Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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The goal is the pitch that the pitcher is most confident in.

On the first pitch, Akiba hit the high ball from Furutani without hesitation.

"My hand hurts so much! Lei Shi could actually hit such a ball so far!" Qiu Ye quickly threw away the bat after hitting the ball and was about to run to the first base, but unfortunately the ball was hit as a foul ball and came back.

"They hit the ball without hesitation... Could it be that they are targeting Furuya's high ball..." Looking at the batter who had re-adjusted his batting stance, Chris thought he needed to confirm it, although it was a bit risky.

"Hit it two balls higher!" Following the coach's instructions, Akiba hit the second ball perfectly and swept it towards third base.

"Hahaha! Qiu! Good shot!" As soon as Hong on second base heard the sound of the bat, he started running straight to home plate.

"Lei City! Run!"

"Left field! Pass back to home plate!" Chris lifted his mask and instructed the defense to pass back quickly. "I really only targeted Furuya's high ball..."

"Damn it!" Sakai ran hard towards the direction where the ball bounced. He absolutely could not let the ball escape. He had to make sure to block the ball and pass it back to home base.

The ball from left field was almost in sync with the runner. Chris aimed at the ball and prepared himself. He was fully confident that he could tag him before the runner touched the plate. 'What!'

Just as Chris was getting ready to catch the ball and tag it at any time, the ball hit the ground and he had to break his posture to catch it.

"Runner on second base!"

The runner had already successfully reached the base when the ball was caught. In this case, Chris shot a sharp gaze at the runner between first and second base, scaring the runner back to first base.

"Pharmacist High School gets the first point!"

"The catcher is so powerful! He actually scared the runner back!" Yamato was a little scared when he saw this. Although he lost a point first, the catcher's momentum was not affected at all.

"Ah..." Fujio looked at Seidou who was calling a timeout and surrounding the pitcher's mound. He had noticed Takigawa when he was a freshman. "He is indeed a very good player."

His grades in junior high school were also quite impressive, and Fujio was even sure that Takigawa would be a candidate for the post of a regular police officer after the third grade. But unexpectedly, he was not, and he suddenly became silent.

It goes without saying that he was injured, but fortunately he managed to play again in the last summer. I think he must have suffered a lot.

"Fouya! You shot the ball very well. I just wanted to confirm the opponent's strategy." Chris patted Fouya's shoulder to comfort him, hoping to calm him down.

"I didn't expect that they would actually lock on to the high straight ball." Yuki was also surprised, but his tone didn't make it possible to tell that he was surprised.

"Because your low balls and high balls are obvious, it's easier to lock on..." Ryosuke said he wasn't particularly surprised.

"..." Rongchun turned the lollipop and looked at the pitcher's mound. Since he had figured out Pharmacist's strategy, Senior Chris should also have a strategy to deal with it.

There was no need for him to worry, Rongchun turned around and continued to throw the ball towards the glasses blocking net.

"But now we have a strategy to deal with them." Chris smiled. He would not let this point go to waste. "Next, I will also use the fast fork ball, but don't forget that your biggest weapon is the straight ball."

"..." Seeing that Fūya was still unhappy about the hit, Chris chuckled helplessly, "Then... look at the person behind you."

"!" Fūya looked at Senior Chris in surprise. The people behind him were all very reliable, and the person in front of him was also...

"Anyway, don't mind the runners!"

"Focus on facing the batter!"

'Yeah, just trust them to pitch.'

"Calm down! Falling Valley!"

"We are always ready!"

"The pharmacist won't use the bunt tactic. He should use base running to confuse him..." Chris moved his shoulders imperceptibly and made a secret signal to position his gloves.

After receiving the signal, Fūya nodded, looked anxiously at the runner who kept leaving the base, and then made a series of pitching movements, applying pressure while swinging his arms.

The first pitch was a fast straight ball with a low strike zone.

"Qiang!"

"Good!" The baseball was swept to the first base line. Chris signaled to Furuya that he had done a good job while keeping his eyes on the runner on first base who was about to move.

"The first pitch is a straight hit again. It turns out that he was testing the waters by risking losing points just now..." Coach Hong scratched his head in distress as he looked at the catcher who was not moving at the home plate.

Then, something even more distressing occurred to him, "What!"

“Out…out!”

"What...what!" Qiu Ye looked at the ball in the first baseman's hand with a shocked face, 'That catcher threw it without any warning.'

"Oh oh oh oh oh!"

"Hey! You didn't even make any preparations!"

"That catcher's shoulders are so strong!"

Without any warning, Chris suddenly waved his hand and hit the opponent off guard with a home plate pass to first base, causing a sensation in the stadium.

"Futani, that's one out." Chris threw the ball to Futani and smiled naturally, "Focus on dealing with the batter."

At this moment, Miyuki and Eijun both got goosebumps at the same time.

Seeing Chris's performance, Yuki was so excited that he was shocked. 'Chris's condition is getting better and better. Oh no... I'm so excited!'

"..." Senior Chris was rarely so tough. Looking at the pitcher and catcher on the field who were working well together, Rongjun took a deep breath and exhaled, "This way, the opponent won't dare to steal bases easily."

"As expected, I am really envious... What should I do... I really want to stand on the pitcher's mound and pitch!"

Afterwards, Fūtani used a quick forkball to get two strikes, then used a lob to get rid of three batters, and finally struck out four batters.

In the second half of the inning it was Qingdao's turn to attack, and the batters would not miss this offensive opportunity.

Kuramochi used a bunt on the first pitch, using his speed to easily reach first base. He even took advantage of the pitcher and catcher who were seriously dealing with Ryosuke and stole second base directly.

When Kuramochi entered the scoring circle, Ryosuke chose to advance the bases, sending Kuramochi to third base, while he retreated to the dugout.

Isashiki, who came up as the third batter, was also very daring and hit the ball directly to the right outfield wall. Not only did he reach second base, but Kuramochi also returned to home plate easily, bringing the game back to the starting point.

"If it's about grabbing points, we won't lose! Just accept your fate!"

"..." At this time, Coach Hong had a forced smile on his face, with veins throbbing on his forehead. He did not expect to only get one point in the first game. "Sanada... Looks like you have to play early in this game!"

When the score was tied and Seidou had only one out, Yuki calmly stepped onto the mound and delivered a stunning hit.

“Ah!” Lei Shi’s hand that caught the ball was pulled back by the impact force, and even his glove was almost knocked off. The power of this ball really made him feel the strength of the batter, “Ha...hahahahahaha!”

"What a scary swing! That guy also smells like money." Hong Lei Zang's nose for gold was very accurate and he smelled the scent of money from Yuki.

"Luckily it flew into the glove..." Sanada also saw from this hit that the swing power was no less than that of Lei Shi, which was indeed amazing.

When Yakushi turned his attention back to the fifth batter who was coming to bat after the previous ball, Masuko directly hit the flying straight ball and swept the ball over the block, scoring another two-run home run for Seidou.

"Hahahaha..." Seeing Coach Todoroki's shocked expression, Eijun laughed heartily without any conscience, and did not forget to cheer for senior Chris who was about to go on the field to bat.

"Chris, please take over the baton!"

"Masuko's swing was very skillful...she should be able to hit even a breakaway." Chris stepped on the dirt and prepared to hit.

Ingenious...changing ball, thinking of these two points, Chris cleverly caught the fast fork ball of the first ball and moved it to the right outfield.

Another hit that hit the right field wall allowed Chris to easily reach second base, and Seidou was once again in the scoring circle.

At this time, an even more unexpected situation occurred. Fūya's hit once again stirred up a craze in the stadium.

"Straight... straight to the scoreboard!"

"Even the blows are so powerful!"

"This guy is such a freak! He doesn't look like a first-year player at all..."

"Hahaha..." Seeing the gloomy expression on coach Todoroki's face, Eijun even bent over with his hands on his stomach. He finally suppressed a cough before saying to Furuya who was running the bases, "You have to get back the points you lost yourself, right..."

"..." Miyuki was also shocked by this development, but, "Sawamura... do you want to vote or not..."

"Hahahahaha! You're awesome! I'm looking forward to competing against you again..." After seeing the home run, Lei Shi excitedly challenged Fūya who ran to third base, "Huh?"

But Furuya didn't react at all and ran straight over, because after pitching three innings, he would be replaced, "I don't want to be replaced..."

'I don't want to be replaced after three innings!'

When he ran to the dugout, Furuya's momentum was fully released, and he expressed his wish to the coach with a hungry look, "I want to continue pitching... and continue to enjoy the game..."

After staring at each other silently, Kataoka moved his gaze away first and looked at Chris who was changing his equipment. "Chris, although it's earlier than scheduled, replace Furuya when it's the opponent's turn for the second round of attacks."

"Ok."

"Furiya..." Continuing to ignore his dissatisfied momentum, Kataoka added: "The next batters are all third graders, and their momentum is very high. Do a good job of suppressing them!"

"Then go guard left field. I'll be ready to switch you back at any time. I believe you can do it well, right?"

"Yes!"

Sakai, who came after Furuya, was also in good spirits, but unfortunately he hit a high fly ball to left field and was caught out.

From then on, Seidou’s batting line almost took a turn and took the lead 1-5.

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