Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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Bottom of the seventh inning...

Seidou's batting line also started from the bottom, and the positions of the two aces who had just finished the duel were also switched.

"Seventh bat, pitcher Dumbo."

The opponent's ace seemed to be paying back the opponent for getting a kill from Danbo in the first half of the inning, so he didn't get any chance.

Danbo, who had no particularly significant achievements in attacking, naturally could not escape the fate of being eliminated.

The two aces began to fight secretly without giving in, even though they seemed like two childish guys to others.

Sakai, the next batter, considered that it was his first time hitting this pitcher, and that he had struck out consecutively on pitches to the center field line of his own home plate.

Sakai gave up swinging the bat and chose to wait for the ball, hitting a straight ball that seemed hittable to the third base line.

The eighth batter's strike at this time caught Didong's defense somewhat off guard.

"The bunt was a success!"

"The batter reached base safely!"

"Saka...Sakai!"

“At this moment!”

"..." Sakai climbed up from the base...

Why was the rest area so surprised? Was this attack really so unexpected?

Next it was Hakushu's turn at ninth batter, and here he rarely revealed his inner fighting spirit.

He failed to contribute in today's at-bat, so he is visibly desperate for a hit.

"..." Kageyama glanced at the runners on the base, then looked at the batter again, 'So you want to hit it out...'

"Qiang!"

"Hit the pitcher's feet!"

Hakushu's intention was used to some extent by Teito's pitching and catching partner. After throwing a series of straight balls, they suddenly threw a sinker to the outside corner.

The ball was hit as an infield ground ball, which was caught by the shortstop at second base, thrown directly to the second baseman, and then quickly passed to first base.

"Double kill!"

"The iron-clad defense of Didong High School blocked the opponent's attack!"

“The score difference between the two sides is only one point. I am looking forward to their attack in the next round!”

"Didong's defense is awesome..." Seeing such a neat double kill, the audience in the audience couldn't help but sigh.

"Ah... after losing another point in the fifth inning, it became even stronger."

“The level of both sides is very good.”

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"It's the eighth inning..." Seeing that Fūya fell asleep, Eijun left him alone and went outside.

"Eijun..." Haruichi saw that Eijun came out but didn't see Furuya, so he asked worriedly, "How is Furuya?"

"Oh, it's just a mild case of heat stroke..." Rongchun waved his hand casually, indicating that it was no big deal, "It will be fine in a day or two."

"That's good..." Haruichi heaved a sigh of relief after hearing that. After all, he was already the main force of the team. It would be terrible if he was burned out in the first game.

“Luckily I found it in advance…”

If no one noticed, everyone might think that Fūya's condition had deteriorated. I guess he himself wouldn't have thought of this and would have held on until he couldn't hold on any longer.

"Rong Chun is so amazing!"

"Hehe..." In response to Haruichi's praise, Rongchun blinked and raised his chin proudly, "After all, I didn't read so many books for nothing!"

"Yeah!" Seeing Eijun's proud look of "I'm awesome!", Haruichi replied with a smile, "Because you work hard..."

"Hehe..." Hearing Haruichi's recognition, Rongchun was not humble at all and raised his chin even higher with pride.

"..." I felt like I could imagine his expression even through the mask. After a moment of silence, Haruichi couldn't help but laugh even more.

I feel like if I praise him a few more times he will go to heaven...

However, it is really a happy thing to be recognized by others for something you have worked hard on!

In the eighth inning, Teito started with the first batter. Miyuki certainly wanted to avoid Tamba-senpai facing the fourth batter, Inui, in this inning.

But Teito’s batting line was not so easy to deal with. Even when it was the first time they hit Tamba’s ball, they still stubbornly entangled with it.

Moreover, after only four at-bats, he gave up on changing balls from the beginning of the inning and waited for the easy-to-hit straight balls that would occasionally come his way.

The first and second batters were hit out and relied on defense to handle the outs, but when facing the third batter, he picked a slightly sweeter pitch that penetrated the first and second base defenses.

"Two out!"

"Two out!"

Danbo could only face the fourth batter with two outs and a runner on first base.

"The fourth batter is the catcher."

'It won't end like this!'

'I won't let the game end like this!'

Every batter steps into the batter's box with this thought in mind, and Qian is no exception.

"..." Tamba-senpai's straight ball was targeted, and Miyuki was not surprised. 'First ball, a fork ball to the outside corner...'

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

After throwing two changeups in a row, Qian remained unmoved, and Yukichi still threw a changeup in the third ball.

"Qiang!"

"The outside world!"

Sure enough, three consecutive outside corner kicks were too dangerous. Now the number of balls was two good balls and one bad ball. Yuki looked at Qian vigilantly.

"It seems that it will not be easy to avoid a showdown with him..." Normally, Miyuki would choose to face the batter head-on, but in his opinion, this batter is just as dangerous as Yuuki-senpai.

When Miyuki looked at the pitcher's mound, Tamba on the pitcher's mound was also looking at home plate. He was very motivated.

"..." Yuki thought for a moment and gave a signal with a slight movement of his right hand, then moved his glove to the inside corner, 'It doesn't matter if it's a bad ball! It has to be tricky enough!'

'Curveball inside corner! '

Danbo nodded, tightened his gloves and prepared to pitch.

He was targeted with a straight ball again, which made him very unwilling, but it was different here. They worked so hard to get here.

"The juniors are working so hard, risking possible injuries just to get an out..."

They have to go further and reach the top, so they can't stop here.

"As a senior, how can I not respond?"

"call out!"

"!" Qian's eyes shocked as he looked at the ball that seemed to be flying straight towards his face. He stepped back with his right foot the moment it stepped out.

"Eh?" Miyuki saw the batter's movements from the corner of his eye.

If he does this, the inside corner ball path will become the center ball path...

"Qiang!"

"!" The baseball flew across the sky above the stadium at high speed, and Danbo turned back in shock.

"It flew over the right fielder's head!"

The baseball hit the right field wall, and the runner had already passed one base and was on his way to the next target.

When Hakushu caught the ball and threw it back to the infield...

"Runners on third and second!"

"This is the fourth baton of Didong!"

"Dry!"

"Dry!"

"Wow! His hitting posture is out of shape!" Yamato couldn't help but exclaim. He didn't expect that he could still hit so far.

In the rest area, Kataoka's expression remained serious, which made the panicked Minister Ota behind him seem even more panicked.

"It's really surprising." Miyuki didn't expect that Inui would hit the curveball in the opposite direction of the other hitters, almost hitting it towards the red center.

Looking at the back of Tamba-senpai on the pitcher's mound, Miyuki is now thinking about how to make Tamba-senpai not care.

"Huh..." Amid everyone's worried expressions, Tamba let out a deep breath.

"Tamba-senpai! I didn't..."

"Two outs!" After taking a deep breath, Danbo raised his hand and shouted to the defensive players, "I will take down the last batter. I'll leave the defense to you!"

"..." Halfway through his words, Yukichi was stunned.

The guards were all looking at Tamba-senpai in shock...

Only the third-grade players reacted first, and the stadium suddenly erupted with shocking shouts.

"Tamba! Go ahead!"

"Kill them!"

"You actually said what we wanted to say!"

"Ugga!"

"Leave the rest to us!"

"Tamba-senpai!"

"Huh..." It seemed like he had never shouted like this before. Tanba was inexplicably a little nervous here. He turned around and signaled to Miyuki to continue, "Although we are facing a crisis, we can't be nervous."

"..." Chris, who was helping Kawakami practice pitching in the bullpen at this time, saw Tamba's posture on the pitcher's mound and smiled softly.

"I am standing here now... for the team's victory. There is no point in panicking!"

"Rely on the existing strength to fight the enemy!"

"Should I say I've let it go... or have strengthened my resolve..." Miyuki didn't expect that Tamba-senpai would have this side of him, "That goal just now won't be in vain!"

Danbo nodded at the signal and then made a series of pitching movements.

'You can't give in!'

"Qiang!"

The baseball once again flew high over the field...

"..." Isashiki looked up at the ball, ran back a few steps, and stretched out his glove...

"Snapped!"

“Great!”

"Got it!"

"It was a solid hit, but it was a high fly ball to center field!"

"It was Didong's turn to bat in this inning, but he still didn't score!"

"Ace Danbo, despite facing the crisis of runners on second and third base, still successfully suppressed the opponent's offensive in the eighth inning!"

"Tamba! Good shot!"

“That was a great performance!”

"here you go!"

"Tamba-senpai!"

"..." Looking at Tanba-senpai running back to the rest area amid cheers, Eijun also joined in the praise, "Tanba-senpai, that was a great shot!"

This is a magical place...

Everyone can achieve considerable growth here, even leaps and bounds, and it won't be surprising if any changes occur.

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In the bottom of the eighth inning, the score between the two sides was still only one point apart.

Facing Seidou's top batting line, Teito made good use of their unfamiliarity with the ball path in their first attack.

He also tried his best to avoid letting the scoring line continue and did not want to reveal any flaws.

There is still one inning left, as long as we can successfully complete the defense in the second half of the inning.

They all firmly believed that as long as the game was not over, they still had a chance to turn the situation around.

It no longer matters to them who the goddess of victory is smiling at. What matters is that they have not given up.

When the final result comes out, you will naturally be able to judge who the smile is directed at.

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