Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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"One out, runners on second and third base, and you can still perform like this!"

Let’s not talk about the pitcher who was just warned by the referee not to talk to the spectators during the game.

Yamato was also surprised by the result. "This first-year pitcher is really amazing! His pitching was not affected at all and he looked so relaxed!"

"Yeah..." Minefuji was also surprised that Seidou had a great harvest this year, with a pitcher like Furuya who made a big splash, and such a skilled and big-hearted pitcher.

The duel that was about to begin on the field attracted everyone's attention, and it was the turn of one of the central figures in Qingdao's batting line.

"Fourth batter, first baseman, Yuuki-kun..."

To everyone's surprise, Yuki kicked the first pitch without hesitation, and it flew directly over the home run wall in right field.

"Ah... it's in! Qingdao's main gun took advantage of the victory and hit a powerful shot!" With Qingdao happy and Yaoshi worried, the commentary on the radio could not overwhelm the passion of the stadium, "The score between the two sides is now six points!"

"The pitch was a little monotonous..." Sanada pulled down his hat in annoyance. Sure enough, he would not be let off. "Not only Lei Shi, the opponent also has a monster card..."

"Occasionally there are some single balls..." Chris could see that the opposing pitcher was already showing signs of fatigue.

"Yes!" Kataoka confirmed, "He is indeed not the kind of player who can maintain his best condition for a long time."

"Really... He's really strong..." Amid the worry of his teammates, Sanada breathed a sigh of relief and smiled nonchalantly, "I might cause more trouble for you guys next time, so please bear with me then!"

After hearing what Sanada said, the worried atmosphere in the pharmacist disappeared immediately, and was transformed into a relaxed atmosphere of trust.

"It doesn't matter at all, Sanada-senpai! Feel free to trouble me!" Lei Shi also encouraged Sanada happily.

"Ah...I don't want you to say that!"

"Why!?"

"Lei Shi, don't hold Sanada back!"

"What a nagging old man! You idiot dad!"

"The atmosphere is getting better again..." Eijun muttered as he looked at Sanada on the pitcher's mound.

He has always admired Sanada-senpai's mentality, which is simply invincible. He really doesn't know how Sanada-senpai developed this mentality during this period. "He is simply born to be an ace..."

Although he was hit out by Yuki, Sanada did not waste any balls afterwards and dealt with the fifth, sixth and seventh batters, Masuko, Chris and Furuya, without letting any batters score from his difficult pitches.

In the seventh inning, Seidou notified the substitution of players... "Left fielder Furuya-kun left the game, pitcher Sawamura-kun moved to left field, and Kawakami-kun replaced Sawamura-kun..."

"I can't accept it..." Fūya followed Eijun with a resentful look on his face. Why could Eijun continue to pitch an inning after pitching a round and then continue to play in left field.

"..." Eijun was helpless with the resentful Furuya behind him. Could he have to guard the left field with him... "Don't be upset, Furuya! This is to save energy for the next game. Maybe it's just to let you start in the next game!"

"really?"

"Of course!"

"..." Seeing Eijun's expression as if to say something false, Koharu said, "The next game has not been decided yet..."

Kawakami, who had just come on the field, was too cautious in his pitching because he failed to let go immediately, and the fourth batter hit an infield single, and then the fifth batter hit a long hit to right field.

When Seidou was once again in a situation with runners on second and third base, Kawakami used a sliding ball to catch the sixth batter.

"With one out and runners on second and third base... In this situation, Sawamura perfectly blocked the next two batters...' Kawakami hoped that he could do the same. He is a senior, 'How can he lose to a junior! '

"Steal a base!"

As Kawakami swung his arms, the runner on third base also moved. Watanabe also caught the ball and swung the bat slightly to sweep the ball out. At the same time, the runner on second base also stood up.

The ball landed in a tricky spot, dodged the infielder's glove and flew toward left outfield. Eijun heard the sound and ran forward, reaching the ball in time.

"Pass to third base!" At this time, the runner on third base had already reached home plate, but it was too late.

"Safety!"

Hearing Senior Chris's call, Eijun put the ball into his glove and took a step forward to pass the ball to third base. Masuko had already stepped on the base bag and caught the ball and threw it to first base without stopping.

"Out!"

"Out!"

"Ooooh! Double kill!"

"Sawamura! Masuko-senpai! Nice pass!"

"Kawakami! Good shot!"

"Tsk... What bad luck..." A rare good opportunity was lost again. Raizo scratched his head in extreme dissatisfaction. We should have put enough pressure on the pitcher. "Sanada! Can you do it?!"

Facing the supervisor's question, Sanada responded with a hearty smile, "The real victory or defeat is in the final game!"

"Kawakami! Great pitch!" Chris returned to the mound and gestured to Kawakami, "What's more important than getting hit is the mentality after getting hit."

"Yes!"

"Although we conceded a point, our defense was very important this time. The trend of the game is still in our hands!"

In the bottom of the seventh inning, it was Eijun's turn to bat first, although the process ended in two balls and two strikes.

But the result was exactly the same as the last time he came in to bat, with the pitcher's fly ball getting him out.

The ninth batter, Hakusu, hit a high fly ball to the shortstop after two balls were entangled. After a turn, Kuramochi was completely suppressed after Sanada came on the field, and his proud footwork had no place to be used.

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"The difference was still five points at the end of the seventh inning..." It seemed to Yamato that this game was completely in Seidou's hands.

"Kawakami-kun, who had the score down to one point in the seventh inning, was very impressive, but I felt that his condition was not very good..." Fujio Mine said to the coach in front of the Qingdao rest area, "This game... It is difficult to judge the direction of the game until the end..."

"You guys..." Sanada, who insisted on standing on the pitcher's mound and pitching with all his strength to encourage the team, had obviously begun to stiffen. Raizo knew very well what Sanada meant to the team, "We must catch up in this inning!"

"Try your best to score those points so that Sanada can pitch easily in the next two innings!"

"Oh oh oh oh oh!"

While doing his best to rest and recover his strength, Sanada couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth while catching his breath.

In the top of the eighth inning, the first batter of the Yakushi team was the eighth batter, Kobayashi...

"Xiao Lin! You must hit it out!"

"You must get on base even if you die!"

"Come on! I will hit it!" Xiaolin roared fiercely, 'Of course! If we don't explode in the at-bat, how can we be worthy of Sanada who has worked so hard to pitch!'

Seeing the ball coming, Xiaolin swung the bat hard and hit the ball with all his strength. "I aimed at the low curveball from the beginning! It's not as sharp as the last pitcher!"

The ball flew over the infield at an extremely fast speed, hit the fair ball line in left outfield, and bounced out of bounds.

"It went through!" Kobayashi excitedly punched the ball, but suddenly a figure rushed out of bounds and blocked the ball. He was so frightened that he ran away immediately.

Eijun threw himself to the ground and quickly got up, then turned around and passed the ball to Yuki-senpai while kneeling on the ground. Unfortunately, before the ball reached Yuki-senpai's glove, the runner stepped on the base.

"Tsk..." Although he knew it was difficult to block him at this distance, Rongjun still smacked his lips in dissatisfaction and climbed up.

"Oh! Sawamura! Perfect defense!"

"Good catch!"

"That ball was actually caught!" The ninth batter Daejeon stomped his hands on the ground before going to the batter's box, and looked back at the supervisor, 'Should we prioritize advancing the bases now... No, we need to actively get to the bases now! The next batter is Lei Shi, and one hit will be enough!'

"Coach, no one is out and there are runners on base! This is a great opportunity!" This situation is definitely an opportunity, and the assistant coach was anxious to remind coach Hong.

"...I understand!" Lei Zang certainly knew that this was a rare opportunity, but seeing that Ota was planning to actively play the ball, Lei Zang did not intend to stop him. On the contrary, he was very happy that the player was thinking seriously about how to play the game.

“……” Kawakami’s eyes distracted the runner on first base, then he looked back at home plate.

"Very good, he is still calm..." Chris gestured to comfort Kawakami, "Relax a little, the most important thing is the mentality, and the victory or defeat must be decided in the mentality."

'The first pitch is a low ball to the outside corner. It doesn't matter if it's a bad pitch. Just throw it freely!'

Kawakami nodded to the signal, glanced at the runner, and then quickly made a series of pitching gestures and threw the ball.

"Bad ball..." Datian stared at the position of the ball and determined that it would be a bad ball, and watched the first ball.

"nice shot!"

"What..." Datian didn't expect that the referee would call this ambiguous ball in the corner as a good one. He suddenly felt a toothache, but he couldn't say anything.

"Kawakami, that ball is very sharp!" Chris threw the ball back. Because Eijun's ball control was very good, it expanded the referee's strike zone to a certain extent, and Kawakami's ball control was not bad either. As long as he could throw the ball accurately into the glove, this ball could indeed get away with it.

Second pitch, a slider into the inside corner.

Kawakami let out a breath, glanced at the runner's determined expression, suddenly raised his legs and swung his arms, throwing the best pitch he could.

"Steal a base!"

"The ball's amplitude is bigger than expected..." The batter swung at this ball after missing it just now, "But I can hit it!"

"Qiang!"

With the batter's unhappy expression on his face, he just swept the ball out. The ball was not hit very well, but he still used brute force to make the ball fly over the second baseman's head.

Although Isashiki tried his best to save the ball, the runners still got to first and second base.

Now Kawakami has to face the Thunder City with no one out and runners on first and second base.

"Axian!"

"Don't forget the mood to attack!"

"Leave the defense to us!"

Kawakami took a deep breath. He could clearly feel the threat from the strike zone.

"I have my own responsibilities, too. Furuya and Sawamura have performed so well, I must safely hand over the mound to Tamba-senpai!"

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