Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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On the same day, while Inami was doing batting practice against Seidou's pitching lineup, Seidou's batting lineup was also doing batting practice against Narimiya Mei's pitching.

"Whoa whoa!"

"You played great!"

"That machine threw the ball nearly 150 kilometers, right?"

"The left-hander with the fastest pitch speed reaching 148 kilometers...If we don't get out in time to hit Cheng Gong's straight ball, we won't win the game."

The audience's sharp comments confirmed the concerns of today's batters. Sakai was very upset because his incoming ball hit the pitcher's fly ball.

"Sakai, you just let the bat touch the ball. You should swing the bat completely!" Kataoka, who was coaching from the side, couldn't help but yell at Sakai sternly when he saw him swinging the bat hesitantly.

"Listen carefully! A half-assed swing will only embolden your opponent! Even if you get struck out, keep swinging hard!"

"Yes!"

"Qiang!"

"Oh! Furuya..." Then a blow that was no less powerful than the blows of the seniors once again caused the audience to exclaim, "He's also good at hitting..."

"Qiang!"

"Beautiful..." Seeing Haruichi also hit a beautiful long hit to the outfield, Rongjun couldn't help but sigh, and then walked to the position that had finally been vacated.

"Okay! I'm going to hit him too!" Rongjun raised the bat majestically, giving people the feeling that he was going to hit him hard.

However, facing the fierce pitch from the pitching machine, Rongjun unexpectedly held the bat short and hit an amazing ground ball.

"Amazing!"

"Let the ball roll slowly along the third base line!"

"The ball is going at 150 kilometers per hour! How can it be hit with a single strike?"

"Is there no touch this guy can't do?"

"Because he is not afraid of the ball at all..." Compared to the exclamations of his peers, Kawakami was relatively calm. He is really amazing!

"Really?" Baizhou was also a little surprised. After all, it was impossible for someone to have no feeling at all about the oncoming fast ball and get so close.

"Strike Master!"

"..." In fact, Danbo, who was not good at striking, felt hit for a moment, and a little envious.

"That kid..." It has to be said that Sawamura's hitting is indeed quite good. Kuramochi sighed and turned his gaze to Ryosuke in front of the net, feeling a little uneasy.

After finishing the morning practice, the players walked towards the cafeteria amid the cheers of the audience. The afternoon defense practice will begin at one o'clock after lunch.

"Fanggu, Sawamura..."

Before that, Tamba called the two first-year pitchers and said, "Let's eat while we read Inashi's information."

"Yes!" The two first-year students gladly accepted the invitation from their seniors.

Seeing that the four pitchers in the pitching lineup were able to get along happily, Miyuki smiled with satisfaction, "As long as Tanba-senpai can lead the pitchers, we will be more relaxed."

"Yeah..." Chris also agreed with this point.

This team advanced all the way with the help of four pitchers, and it was because he knew this that he was able to say those words in the reflection meeting last night.

"I... even though I got the number of the ace pitcher, I couldn't play in the first game. It was because of you three that I was able to stand on the pitcher's mound again."

"In the game the day after tomorrow...the one standing on the pitcher's mound is the ace pitcher!"

After lunch, the fishermen gathered together at a table and began to discuss information about Inashi.

Chris, who was sitting next to Eijun, spread out his notebook and pushed some of it over to Eijun next to him to look at.

"We still need to be careful of the opponent's first and second batsmen. Their speed and hitting skills are no less than ours. They will definitely use their speed to shake us."

"Of course, we must also pay attention to the long hits of strong batsmen..." At this point, Chris pointed to the information on the notebook and couldn't help but reveal a serious look, "But the most terrifying thing about Inashi's batters is their obsession with winning."

"Persistence in winning?" Fūya blinked his confused eyes in confusion and looked at Chris for answers.

"That's right... Last year when we played against Inami, they relied on the fourth batting scoring tactic to win the game."

"..." No further explanation was needed, as Eijun had clearly experienced firsthand how strong that team's obsession with victory was.

Although each player has a strong personality, they will unite and launch an offensive in order to seize the opportunity.

In order to secure a point, even if it is the fourth batter's turn, the scoring strategy will be implemented...

"From this perspective, they can be said to be the team that knows best how to play a game that will not lose..." Miyuki added with some confusion, and one must not be less wary of Inami.

"Gurgle..." Jōgō couldn't help but swallow his saliva when he heard it. Just the 'game that won't be lost' alone was not easy here.

"In short, don't throw four balls or walk the ball casually. Go to the bullpen this afternoon to check everyone's pitch type!"

"Yes!"

At this point, every pitcher in the lineup has an idea deep in their hearts about what they can do for the team...

"Perform the best performance you can right now!" Tanba believes that he can do it right now.

"I must not cause any trouble to the team..." Although the result of the previous game was unanimously recognized by everyone, Kawakami was still a little nervous in the final.

"Finally I can pitch..." Fūya, who was a little off track, just looked forward to his pitcher's mound.

"..." Standing up and following everyone, Rongchun held the baseball, lowered his eyes and whispered imperceptibly, "We will win, right..."

"Yes..."

Unexpectedly, his subtle mumbling would get a response. When Rongchun turned around, he saw Chris-senpai looking at him with sharp eyes.

"We will definitely win!" Even though he himself was not 100% sure about this, Chris blurted out in response to Rongchun's 100% certainty.

"...Yeah." Seeing Chris-senpai's unusually serious expression, Rongchun curled up the corners of his mouth and smiled softly, "We will win!"

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Before the practice at one o'clock in the afternoon started, I met someone I hadn't seen for a long time and whom I missed.

He was the main hitter of the team last year, Dong Qingguo, who later joined the professional baseball team as the third pick.

"Manager, come over and help me."

"Okay... okay!" Yoshikawa Haruno, who was closest to the person who came, was stunned for a moment and then stepped forward in a panic.

"Is there anything else?" Three senior managers then came forward to help.

"Nonsense! Do you know who sent these things? There are still a lot of them in the car! This is the gift I want to give to them!"

"If this can help them, then it's nothing!" Dong took the three managers back to the car and took out the condolences they brought one by one.

The appearance of professional baseball players here obviously attracted everyone's attention, and the audience who followed professional baseball were also shocked.

"But...how can a professional baseball player...it's baseball season now!"

"I heard that he was sent to the second team to lose weight. It is said that he needs to lose ten kilograms before he can play..."

"lose weight?"

After hearing the explanation from the insider, the people around were also shocked.

However, seeing Dong's body shape...

"Ah... Senior Adong! Isn't this Senior Adong?"

It was almost time for training, and Isashiki, who was the first to enter the court, immediately discovered that the person moving things in the rest area was his respected senior Higashi.

Dong turned his head when he heard the shout and saw Isashiki was the first to run over excitedly, "Oh...Isashiki!"

"long time no see!"

"Hello..."

"Hello there!"

"Hello..."

The others followed closely and ran forward to greet Dong Qingguo, the graduating senior.

"Adong-senpai..." When facing Dong-senpai, Isashiki's first reaction was to poke that round belly and asked in confusion: "Has your body become bigger? Why did you get fatter after joining the professional baseball?"

"Shut up! This is because I can't play. I'm getting fat because of too much stress!"

"Have you said hello to the chief supervisor?"

"I just went to see him..." Dong, who was a little angry because his sore spot was touched, became depressed the next second when he heard Director Kataoka, "In the end, he just told me to "lose weight quickly"..."

"..." Everyone was in a state of silence...

"My affairs are not important! What's important is you guys!" Dong didn't want to talk about his embarrassing stories with his junior classmates anymore, otherwise his image in the hearts of these junior classmates would be ruined.

"I'll leave my unfulfilled dream to you guys!" Dong pointed at everyone and smiled at their surprised expressions, "Hehe...you must make it to Koshien for me!"

On the other side, the pitchers also started their pitching practice.

"Next ball! Quick fork ball!"

"Snapped!"

"Quick pitch!"

"Snapped!"

"Not bad..." After several consecutive good shots, Yuki raised his lips in satisfaction, "The ball was low enough, and because I didn't play in a game, the ball was very powerful."

Then Miyuki stood up, put away the baseball, and signaled to Furuya, "Okay! It's over."

"What? It's over?" It was over after just a few pitches, and Fūya asked in dissatisfaction.

"What are you talking about? Tomorrow is the main event! What I'm most worried about is your stamina!"

"What!" In an instant, Fūya was hit by Miyuki's ruthless sarcasm, and his original pitching momentum was gone.

"Snapped!"

Next to Furuya, the Tamba and Miyauchi groups were practicing pitching.

"Tamba-senpai's pitching speed is quite fast..." Seeing Tamba's pitching, Miyuki ignored Furuya who was silently turning on the gas stove on the opposite side, and chatted with Miyauchi.

"Yeah..." Miyauchi snorted, then turned to look at Miyuki, "But sometimes the straight ball is still too high."

In the last game, although his opponents took advantage of the balls he didn't control, the fact that he pitched until the fifth inning should have given him confidence...

The ball was in good condition, but it was a great bonus to have him become more confident...

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