Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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"Don't just watch others all the time. You also need to prepare yourself. The coach will actively send players who are in good condition to play."

Haruichi thought of his brother's reminder and stood at the edge of the batter's box. "My brother is right. I really have a chance to play."

The catcher saw the batter standing so close to the plate and gritted his teeth, "Even if it's a hit, you still have to get on base..."

"This really doesn't fit your brother's style..." In Kuramochi's impression, Koharu was the type who preferred to take things step by step and didn't seem like someone who would do such a risky thing.

"He's not the type to express his thoughts..."

"Yes!"

But when he's on the court, he does things that even his brother can't imagine, 'Haruichi, what are you going to do...'

Seeing the batter in the batter's box, Yang didn't take it too seriously. "He uses a wooden bat in a high school baseball where metal bats are the mainstream. It shows that he is very confident in his hitting... But, how are you going to deal with the inside corner ball with that posture!"

Aiming at Yang's pitch, Xiaochun stepped outside without hesitation as the ball flew out of his hands. He was aiming for the ball in the inner corner from the beginning.

When Yang was sure that the ball would be a foul ball no matter how he hit it, Chun Shi hit it into left field and successfully reached base.

Seeing Haruichi blushing and posing happily, Ryosuke smiled unnaturally, "What an amazing talent. Having such a brother... is really a headache..."

The next player to come on the field, Eijun, glanced at the rest area before going on the field. He did not receive any instructions from the supervisor, "Just play freely..."

"That's a great look, it's a pity I can't bring you in..." Looking at the sniper he was interested in on the mound, Eijun chose to bunt and send Koharu to second base.

"Ohhh! That's wonderful!"

"The ball went over the line!"

"Tsk... this kid's bunt is really impeccable!" Kuramochi had to admit that he was a little envious and a little angry.

The coach's instructions were, 'It's the end of the game... The opponent's defense should also feel a lot of pressure, don't hit a fly ball, hit a ground ball to the right!'

Kuramochi saw the ball's path and hit it to the outside corner, and his extraordinary base running speed also put pressure on Mingchuan's defense to a certain extent.

When the right outfielder was eager to deal with the ball, he made an unnecessary mistake and the ball fell out of his hand.

Just when Mingchuan made this defensive mistake, Kuramochi stepped onto first base and successfully reached base for the first time in the game.

The situation suddenly became one out and a runner on third base. In this situation, Qingdao has many tactics to use.

Kuramochi didn't get too far from the base, nor did he seem to be trying to steal the base, which made the first baseman relax.

Just when Yang was batting against Ryosuke, the second batter, Kuramochi suddenly stole a base, shocking the Mingchuan defenders, "He ran away without leaving the base!"

"Don't pass it on!"

When the catcher caught the ball and was about to deal with it quickly, Yang stopped him and let Kuramochi go to second base.

'That's good! ' Instead of letting him fret at first base, Young can focus more on dealing with the hitter.

Despite this, the current situation was not good for Mingchuan, so coach Ogata called a timeout.

"Shun...I'm sorry, I was too anxious..."

"Don't worry about it! Why are you so nervous?!"

"It has come to this... Let's fight them!"

“Yes…yes!”

"I will pitch with confidence in you..." Looking at the batter of Qingdao, Yang raised the corner of his mouth excitedly, "It depends on whether we can get a hit and let the game be decided, or whether we have to survive the crisis and wait for the opportunity to come..."

"Don't you think this kind of extreme tension... is the essence of baseball?"

"Shun..."

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The game resumed, and Ryosuke launched an offensive to force points from the beginning. Yang Shunchen reacted and threw the ball out of striking range.

Unexpectedly, Ryosuke gritted his teeth, chased the ball and jumped over to knock it out...

"You're still playing this ball... Damn it..."

Yang quickly rescued the ball. At this time, Haruichi, who had started early, had already returned to home base. Yang had to use his eyes to distract Kuramochi from stopping at third base and pass the ball to first base.

Kuramochi seized this opportunity and made a surprise run to home base as Yang turned around.

"Pass...pass back to home base!"

"No way! How can I force you to take points... two people at a time! "

Before the catcher caught the ball, Kuramochi had already scored two runs with a high-speed slide.

"Ohhh! Got the second point!"

"What a great high-speed slide!"

"That footwork is basically a foul!"

Before Mingchuan could recover, Ryosuke took the opportunity to rob and advanced to second base.

“I will never miss an opportunity. I will advance as soon as I get a chance…” Yang looked at Ryosuke at second base and lowered his hat amid the cheers. “The batting skills that can handle that kind of ball… plus the aggressive baserunning that is integrated with the batting…”

This round of blow was a big one for Mingchuan...

"Asshole! Our attack isn't over yet!"

Turning his head to look at Qingdao's next three, four, and five batters, Yang Shunchen's eyes were shining, and he couldn't stop his excitement. 'This is the level of baseball in Japan...'

The center batting line then demonstrated its strength to the fullest. Facing Qingdao's fierce bombardment, Mingchuan directly lost five points in this inning.

In the eighth inning, Eijun used three balls to deal with the third and fourth batters, but he dragged his feet a bit when facing the fifth batter Yang Shunshin.

"He's a tough guy indeed... This is his first time pitching against Sawamura!" Miyuki glanced at Yang, who was concentrating on the pitcher.

Yang looked at two balls directly, and caught Rong Chun's ball path on the third ball. He entangled three foul balls. The situation could be ended with just one strike, but Yang still held on to the pitch.

“Wait until the ball is close to home plate before swinging…” Not only is there a strange posture where you can’t see the release point, in addition to drifting balls, there are also changing balls where you can’t tell the type of ball.

Yang was sure that this pitcher hadn't used his full strength yet. He didn't expect that Qingdao had such a strong pitcher. "Hurry up... Let me see your other pitches!"

"..." The gaze from the batter's box made Eijun feel like he was being targeted by a hunter. This was a long-lost feeling of being hunted for Eijun.

'I'm going to get rid of this guy!'

'I'm completely excited...' Although he couldn't see Sawamura's expression, Miyuki could sense from his sharp gaze that Sawamura was showing a strong desire to win for the first time.

'Straight ball in the red...'

I have to admit that Miyuki is really good at arousing the pitcher's emotions when it comes to pitching.

Rongchun looked at the catcher's glove and prepared to throw the ball. This was the straight ball he had honed for many years. "Come if you can hit it!"

"A straight red ball!" Yang hit the ball hard, "accelerating!"

The ball flew straight toward home plate, and instead of enthusiastically meeting the bat, it slid over the bat with spin and headed straight for the glove behind.

"Good ball! Batter out!"

It's just that his personality is too strong, which makes it easy for pitchers to dislike him. As expected, it would be better for a catcher to be like Senior Chris.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Yang Shunchen did not allow any batter to hit his ball, ending the inning.

In the ninth inning, Kawakami came on the field.

Because he was asked to prepare for the first game, Miyuki was worried that his fighting spirit would not last that long.

However, Kawakami, who was used to playing as a reliever, performed well at the beginning of the inning, beautifully allowing the opponent's batters to get up and down three times, ending the game.

"competition is over!"

Seven to two, in the end Qingdao defeated its opponent.

Amid the applause of the audience, the two teams lined up on the field. The losing side was in tears, and the winning side was not very happy either.

"Thanks for the advice!"

"Senior Yang..." After the others finished speaking, Rong Chun extended his hand to Yang, "If there is a chance, I hope we can meet on the professional baseball field!"

"Professional baseball..." Yang was stunned for a moment, then smiled knowingly and held Rong Chun's hand. Yes, there will be many opportunities to play baseball in the future, "Yeah!"

"Can I add a line later?"

"Can..."

Miyuki originally wanted to say hello to Yang Shunchen, but after talking to Sawamura, Yang Shunchen turned around and left with a look of relief.

After thanking the audience who came to support, everyone was busy cleaning up the rest area to make room for the next team.

"Hurry up! Don't forget your stuff!"

"Eijun? Are you okay?"

"Well... okay!" Picking up his luggage bag, Rongchun turned around and followed him out of the rest area.

When catching up with the team, the atmosphere suddenly quieted down, and Rong Chun headed towards the main team, the city's third high school.

"Congratulations on advancing to the top eight!"

Kataoka also pinched the brim of his hat and nodded in response.

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The next game is between City University No. 3 and Pharmacist, and Qingdao will watch City University No. 3's game in the stands.

Rong Chun did remember that this match was the battle for the rise of the pharmacist, and it was also the preliminary round that would bring a storm to Lei City, so it should not be missed.

Before that, let's go find Yang Sun-shin first.

Everyone in Qingdao sat down in the audience. Chris was planning to share some basic information about the city's third year with the first year, but, "Where is Rongchun?"

"Ah...Eijun went to find Yang from Mingchuan." It seems that Eijun just said one sentence and ran away in a hurry. Xiaochun hurriedly explained: "He wants to add Yang senior's line."

"Really... Then let's wait until he comes back..."

"He went all out to ask for a line from him. It seems that Sawamura really likes him..." At the end of the game, Sawamura only said a few words to Yang. Miyuki was a little puzzled. "He even skipped the high school and told him that he would see him in the professional baseball field!"

"Then he must know about Yang..." Seeing that they probably didn't know, Chris explained what Rongchun said.

"Taiwan's enrollment is half a year earlier than Japan's, so Yang studied in a Taiwanese high school for half a year. According to the rules of the conference, he will lose the qualification to participate in the Japanese High School Baseball League after next spring..."

"So that's how it is..." Miyuki was surprised that Sawamura would notice these details, but a player as good as Yang Shunchen would not be able to compete next year, "What a pity..."

"yes..."

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