Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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The batter at the start of the second inning hit the first pitch high, which made Chris realize that they would change their tactics based on the strength of the batter.

"Have you switched to the waiting ball tactic? This team's coaching is very flexible..." Facing the batter in front of him, Chris chose not to use a fixed pitching method, but to suppress with power.

"In that case...let's abandon the power of the ball and use a fixed pitching method to prioritize ball control...trust the defense to pitch!"

In response to the opponent's strategy, the batter changes his strategy. Faced with a low ball that suddenly enters the strike zone, the batter instantly feels underestimated and falls into Chris's trap.

The third ball was hit to first base and was caught by Yuki. Furuya also responded to his teammate's trust with a qualified first base substitution.

"Fūya! This is a great replacement!"

"amazing!"

"He didn't forget...that's amazing!" Liangjie gave a rare compliment.

"This should be the first time it's successful in actual combat, right?" Kuramochi was also satisfied with the defense this time.

"That's right! We'll kill them one by one!" Isashiki responded in a hoarse voice.

'Experience that can only be accumulated in actual combat...' Chris was very satisfied with Fūya's performance. Before he could even raise his voice to remind him, his body had already moved.

In Chris's view, having this first-year pitcher start four games during this period is a very important asset for him.

However, I have given him special treatment, so it is natural for him to be able to do this. He would be angry if he couldn't do it, even though he still lacks many things that a pitcher needs.

Then, with Fūtani's pitching, he relied on defense to take six or seven bats and quickly ended the first half of the inning.

In the second half of the inning, Yakushi's pitcher completely stabilized his pitching rhythm and did not allow Qingdao to get any scoring opportunities.

Entering the third inning, Fūtani was in good momentum and had cleared eight and nine batters in succession, and was about to face the first batter's thundering strike.

"Timeout...we're going to change pitchers."

Qingdao decisively announced the change of pitcher.

"What?" Lei Zang, who originally wanted to rely on Lei Shi's attack to change the entire situation, and Lei Shi, who was ready to hit that fast ball, both showed shocked expressions at the same time.

"Change pitcher?"

"At this moment?"

"Isn't the pitcher getting better?"

Changing pitchers after one inning, this decision is really quite shocking. Raizo gnashed his teeth and stared at the coach Kataoka on the opposite side, "Asshole! Don't you want our batter to catch the ball at all!"

"Seidou High School changed pitchers. The eighth batter Sakamoto left the game, the seventh batter Furuya moved to left field, and the pitcher who came on was Sawamura..."

Amid the audience's confusion and Seidou's cheers, Eijun trotted up to the pitcher's mound, which aroused the confusion of his teammates.

After all, this was his first time playing in a game without wearing a mask.

"Sawamura! Just calm down and pitch!"

"Sawamura!"

"Eh? He..." Coach Todoroki touched his chin, frowned and pointed at Sawamura on the pitcher's mound in disbelief, "I thought that was the manager just now! It turned out to be the long-haired masked guy..."

"Ha..." Sanada smiled after being surprised. To be honest, if you don't look carefully, you will think he is a girl at first glance, but he also looks very masculine.

"Mingchuan's batters can't hit his ball well. He has accurate ball control but the power of the ball is not very strong... Why can't he hit it well?" Coach Hong said to himself and smiled after understanding, "It's probably because the quality of his ball is quite strange..."

"Drifting ball..." So, Lei Shi also found out that he had shot Carter's ball when watching the game video, although it was only once, "He and I are the same type..."

"He just has a peculiar ball quality!" Coach Hong denied it fearfully. If that were true, it wouldn't be good.

"Is that strange quality of the ball enough to be a weapon for a pitcher, or is it just a flawed thing..."

"Eijun, Furuya has done his job, it's your turn next." The test shot felt good, Chris put the ball in Eijun's glove and pointed at his face, "Is it okay?"

"Well... I feel a little uncomfortable... But it doesn't affect my performance." Rongchun said while lifting his hair. One of the reasons why he didn't like to tie his hair was that it was difficult for people to see his face.

And now standing on the pitcher's mound, he was extremely calm, "Let's take care of that batter!"

"Ah..." Chris nodded and retreated to home base.

"Hahahahaha!" Finally, the game started again, and Lei Shi stood in the batter's box impatiently. "Although I still want to hit that fast ball again, but when I was watching the video, I was always paying attention to him..."

'In addition to this pitcher, there are two more. In one game, you can play with various pitchers. This team is really interesting!'

"He's very motivated..." Although the batter next to him was very aggressive, Chris thought that Eijun didn't need to throw extra balls to test the batter, "Attack aggressively!"

"A low, inside corner, weird ball at normal speed..." It's been a while since I've received such a detailed signal. Eijun confirmed the signal and raised his glove.

He stepped out, turned around, swung his arms violently, and the ball flew out of his hands, passed the batter unimpeded, and landed in the catcher's glove with a pleasant sound.

"nice shot!"

"Ha...hahaha!" Looking at the catcher's glove, Lei Shi just saw the ball move a little, and turned to report to the dugout, 'His ball really moved! And his pitching posture is very special!'

After receiving his son's report, Director Hong gave him a thumbs up, "Very good, let's watch one more ball to observe the ball's path!"

"How amazing!" Seeing the father and son communicating with just a blink of an eye, Sanada couldn't help but sigh, "They really have a good relationship."

"I just watched him go..." After watching the hitter who didn't move at all, Chris immediately gave the signal for the next pitch, "Next is the outside corner, try to keep it as low as possible."

"nice shot!"

'My left hand was blocked by my body, and suddenly...' I didn't expect there would be a pitcher with this kind of pitching posture. Lei Shi was completely aroused, 'I really want to beat him up! '

'There's no need to give them time to observe the ball's path, let's make it quick! The next ball is a low-speed, high straight ball from the inside corner.'

"The pitch has to be tricky enough, I'll finish you off with this one!" Rongchun quickly received the signal and made a series of pitching gestures, aiming to hit the bat next to the batter.

"This ball..." Lei Shi looked at the incoming ball and felt something was wrong as he swung the bat. The feeling of hitting the ball was not much better.

Lei Shi successfully hit a high fly ball. Rong Chun looked up at the ball slowly falling, took two steps back, raised his hand, and steadily put the ball into his glove.

"Oh oh oh oh oh!"

"Tooth has been completely suppressed!"

"Nice throw, Eijun!"

"Sawamura! Perfect finish!"

"..." During the exchange of offense and defense, Rong Chun looked at Lei Shi's surprised expression and gave him a smug smile.

"..." Lei Shi, who was still standing between the bases in a daze, couldn't help but grin with excitement when he saw his provocative behavior, 'This pitcher's ball is really hard to grasp!'

"Tsk... How troublesome..." Unexpectedly, Lei Shi was actually being chased. Supervisor Hong looked back in distress, "Hey, it's almost time for Sanada..."

"He's already gone..."

“So reliable!”

"That pitcher is really interesting..." Even Sanada got a little excited after seeing the pitch just now, and he rarely showed interest in other pitchers.

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"Only one point until the third inning... I thought Yakushi's batting line would be even more explosive..."

"Seidou had complete control over the course of the game... I didn't expect they would arrange a follow-up pitch there!"

"But Yakushi can't just sit there and wait for death... After all, their batting line-up completely defeated Ichida's Shinaka!"

"Ah... the impact is truly unforgettable..."

"..." Zhenzhong, who was being discussed by the audience at this time, was standing silently at the back of the rest area.

In the third inning, Isashiki hit the first pitch to the middle of first and second base, and reached first base, consoling himself by saying, "Another great hit."

"Nice stumbling grounder!"

"What...what!" Izashiki, who was exposed, blushed with shame and anger, and looked at Zhe who was holding the next stick.

Yuki stepped into the batter's box to the rhythm of the cheering song. His seemingly calm gaze emanated a fierce aura the moment he swung the bat.

With a crisp hit, the ball was sent to the left, went directly over the infield, and finally hit the ground in front of the left fielder and bounced out.

Isashiki successfully returned to home base and scored another point, and Yuki also successfully reached second base.

"Substitute!"

With the team trailing by five points, coach Hong announced a substitution. Although it was a bit early, it would not be a good idea to let Qingdao maintain the situation.

"In the bottom of the third inning, Yakushi High School changed pitchers. The one who replaced pitcher Sano was Sanada... Pitcher Sanada."

The pitcher who ran up to the pitcher's mound accompanied by the broadcast was the pitcher that Qingdao Fang was really on guard for, "He's out..."

"..." Like everyone else, Eijun also turned his attention to Sanada, "So one of Sanada-senpai's signature balls is the carter ball... Didn't you mention it during the last meeting..."

During the last meeting, Rong Chun was in a daze the whole time and almost fell asleep, so he basically didn't hear much of the pharmacist's analysis.

He couldn't remember much about the old memories of his previous life, "Forget it... just let it go!"

"I'm counting on you, Junping!"

"Use your balls to hold them down!"

Sanada naturally received cheers from his teammates, including Lei Shi who showed his reliability to Sanada, "Sanada-senpai, it's okay to let him hit it! I will definitely catch it!"

Hearing Lei Shi's words, Sanada couldn't help but be shocked, and said honestly, "Your place is too scary, I won't let the ball fly to you, it looks very dangerous..."

"Lei Shi, don't hold Sanada back! Aim for the butt! Because you don't have a very good brain."

"Supervisor...Supervisor..." The assistant coach couldn't help but stepped forward to stop the supervisor from provoking Lei Shi again, but it was obvious that he failed to stop him.

"You're so nagging, you old dad!" Lei Shi was very dissatisfied with what his father said and retorted, "This is all because of genetics, what can I do!"

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