Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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The game reached the top of the fifth inning...

The fifth at-bat hit the first pitch, but it was not hit well and was intercepted by Kuramochi who threw to first base to block the out.

Facing the sixth batter, Sanada, Eijun responded with a cutter on the first pitch to get him out.

The remaining seven batters were still out with one pitch.

When the offense and defense switched, Eijun looked at Sanada with pride, "I won't lose to you in pitching!"

"..." Sanada was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing. He couldn't see the pitching action of the ball, and he only threw a carter ball to himself in response, "How could I lose to a freshman! '

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Sanada gave the same response to Eijun, and also used only three pitches to block the first, second, and third batters of Seidou with his defense.

In the sixth inning, the pharmacist's batting line stopped swinging actively and watched the first pitch cautiously.

"nice shot!"

"Are you observing the situation to find the right time to hit?" Chris looked up at the batter and quickly asked for the next ball. "Then let's make as many good balls as possible!"

"nice shot!"

"nice shot!"

'There's no need to give the opponent time to observe, get rid of him quickly! 'The reason why he didn't swing before two strikes was to see the trajectory of the ball clearly, and Chris didn't intend to give him this time.

"Sorry...Please pause..."

The batter called a timeout at this time, saying his shoelaces were loose. Chris looked helplessly at Eijun on the pitcher's mound, "It will be Hong's turn to bat in this inning. Will Kawakami take over as planned or will Eijun continue to pitch..."

In the last at-bat, Eijun suppressed Hong perfectly, and other batters were still unable to find the right time to hit. Eijun is in very good shape, and there are still some pitches that he has not used so far. It would be a pity to let him go like this...

"Sawamura! Good pitch!"

"Just keep throwing in this state!"

"Damn it..." The cheers from the Qingdao bench were a bit harsh to the batter. His rhythm was completely led by the opponent. While tying his shoelaces, he turned his head to look at Lei Shi who was practicing his swing in the rest area. "Even though you are an idiot... you can change the situation of the whole game with just one swing..."

Kobayashi signaled to the umpire and went back to the batter's box. He stepped on the dirt in the batter's box, gripped the bat tightly, and looked at the pitcher. "No matter what, I will definitely get on base!"

There was no extra time for preparation. The pitcher raised his legs, kicked, and swung his arms before the ball appeared in front of him. "It was too early to throw it!"

"Infield!"

The batter gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and hit the ball without even thinking about it. He dropped the bat and ran forward, keeping an eye on the ball.

Before Yuki and Ryosuke arrived, the ball landed between first and second base. Ryosuke seized the opportunity and pounced on the ball, successfully catching it, then quickly stood up and passed it to first base.

"Sawamura!"

Eijun, who had already rushed to first base, caught the ball and stepped onto the base before the runner could reach the base.

"Out!"

"Ooooooh!"

"Ryosuke!"

"Sawamura! Good job filling in the gap!"

Eijun did not return to the pitcher's mound immediately, but smiled softly and looked down at Kobayashi who was looking up, "I won't let you get a chance to get on base."

"This brat!" This mocking smile made Xiaolin grit his teeth in anger.

"Ninth batter, center fielder, Daejeon..."

'Think for yourself, then take action for yourself, and finally take responsibility for yourself!'

Before stepping into the batter's box, Oota looked back at the dugout, pinched his nose and puffed up his cheeks, indicating to the coach that he was going to hit a bunt.

"That guy..." Director Hong understood Oota's plan and just smiled to indicate that it was okay. "Instead of being too cautious and missing opportunities, why not try your best to create opportunities... You guys..."

"Come on!" Da Tian stepped into the batter's box aggressively, "I will give the batting order to Lei Shi in the best possible situation..."

"..."Eijun noticed the batter's action just now and thought he was going to do something. Seeing the normal-speed inside straight ball that Chris-senpai wanted, he responded with a secret signal.

"Want to throw a heavy version?" This was the first time that Eijun had a problem with the pitch. Chris was silent for a moment, "The end must be strong! Come on!"

"..." If it were Miyuki, he might have called a timeout, but Chris-senpai agreed without asking any questions. Eijun admitted that he was a little surprised.

Then he smiled unconsciously, raised his right leg high, stepped towards home plate, swung his arms, and released all his strength in one breath.

At the moment when the pitcher made a series of throwing movements, the batters quickly bent down and made a batting posture that they had never done before, and hit the ball out.

"It's so heavy!" It's more like the ball hit the bat and bounced out rather than hitting it.

Not only was Seidou caught off guard by the hit, but Ota himself was also caught off guard. No matter what the outcome, he just ran to the base first.

The ball jumped out between second and third base, but Rongchun blocked its way before that. It was a ball that could be easily handled by anyone, but it was as if it was a joke, and a slight "squeak" sound reached Rongchun's ears.

It was a sound that could often be heard, the sound of objects rubbing against gravel. At that moment, the white baseball changed its original trajectory and slid through the glove towards third base.

"Varied..."

"Irregular rebound!"

"Datian! Run!"

Hearing the sound behind him, Otanamu sped up and rushed towards the white base. When Zengzi quickly rescued the rebounding ball and passed it to first base, the runner had already reached the base.

"Safety!"

"Oh oh oh oh oh!"

"Nice fight! Ota!"

"Pharmacist can actually hit a bunt. This is the first time I've seen that!" The audience was more surprised about this lucky hit than the fact that Pharmacist hit a bunt.

"Finally started to score seriously..."

"And the next one is..."

"First batter, third baseman, boom..."

The sound of the broadcast suddenly exploded in the audience...

"It appears! The Monster Beater!"

"Hit a big one!"

"We want to see you guys fight back against each other, do something amazing!"

"Such enthusiastic support..." Rongchun dug his ear holes helplessly.

Audiences are like this, expecting more exciting performances, wanting to see more amazing things, like the frenzy during the third match of the city university...

Chris called a timeout, and the infield defenders gathered on the pitcher's mound.

"Sawamura!"

"Irregular rebound... This is an uncontrollable factor, there's nothing we can do..." Rong Chun slumped his hands, showing that he was not affected at all, "Please don't mind, hahaha..."

"..." He was comforted before he could say anything, and everyone was silent for a moment.

"If you get beaten up, you should act like you're getting beaten up..." Ryosuke smiled and chopped at Eijun's head with a knife.

"Why are you pretending to be mature!" Kuramochi kicked Eijun on the butt without any hesitation.

"Well...it's okay if Sawamura-chan is angry!" If the ball hadn't bounced just now, the batter would have been blocked. Masuko could understand the feeling of when a ball that you could clearly catch slips away from your hands.

“Hahaha…” Rong Chun shook his head to accept the praise from his predecessors.

"Eijun did a great job..." Chris smiled gently and looked towards the rest area and Haruichi who was running up.

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At this time, the three people from the city university who arrived late had already gathered together with Zhenzhong who arrived earlier. After seeing the situation on the field, they already knew what would happen next.

"If you pass on the order, it means..."

"Let Sawamura continue pitching..."

"It's true that the next two batters are left-handed. It would be ideal to let Sawamura continue to pitch this inning and then change pitchers in the next inning."

"Just play like before, this inning is up to Sawamura!" That was all Coach Kataoka said.

"Eh..." These words seemed familiar. If it were my past self, I would definitely be excited. 'What happened then... the first match with Lei Shi...'

"It's like he got hit with a home run... He must be disappointed that he couldn't live up to the expectations of the coach, but he quickly cheered up and cheered for Kawakami-senpai who was pitching next..."

"That male chauvinist actually said that..." Rongchun exclaimed with a little surprise, "Could it be that Xiaochun wanted to comfort me? He distorted the meaning of the supervisor!"

"How is that possible!" Xiaochun jokingly denied Rongchun's weird doubt.

"Anyway, keep shooting with this momentum!" Chris said as he gently tapped the little head, which occasionally came up with new ideas, with his glove.

"Throw your ball freely!" Yuki chuckled.

"Leave the rest to us!" Zengzi also chuckled.

"And the score difference is five points..." Ryosuke still smiled and made a move.

"Don't let your guard down!" But Kuramochi continued to kick him in the butt.

"Come on, Eijun!" Koharu also gave one last cheer.

"Yes!" After seeing everyone off, Rong Chun straightened his hat, looked at the supervisor in the rest area, and whispered in a voice that only he could hear, "I won't let you down... Boss..."

"Humph...it turns out it's not a relief pitcher!" Coach Hong couldn't help but reveal a domineering smile, "If the pitcher was changed, we could deal with it together, but forget it..."

"As long as Lei Shi hits one, the whole team will wake up. You should have caught the ball. Don't make the same mistake twice!"

"start!"

One out, runner on first base, score difference of five runs, and the batter is Hong Leishi.

Eijun let out a sigh of relief, his gaze fell calmly on the home plate, and he gripped the ball.

And Lei Shi's hungry eyes for baseball were fixed on the pitcher's mound, gripping the bat tightly.

As the pitcher raised his legs, stepped forward, and swung his arms to throw the ball, soon after, the batter's bat blocked the ball's path and swept it out with all his strength.

There was a crisp sound followed by a dull thud, and the ball hit the right field fence before the defense could react.

"No! It's not this kind of ball!" Unable to hit the ball he wanted, Lei Shi's unhappy roar echoed throughout the court.

"You hit such a low ball so far..." Chris looked at the expressionless Eijun to make sure he was not affected. "You waited until the ball was close to you before shooting, and you caught the ball's trajectory perfectly..."

'Normal ball speed changes are useless to him... For low balls, try to keep the ball as low as possible!'

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