Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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In the first inning, Inami encountered a crisis with a runner on third base, and it was Seidou's center fielder's turn to bat at this time.

The audience on Inami's side were a little unhappy. This situation was disturbing no matter how you looked at it.

"It's only the first game!"

"calm down!"

In contrast, as Isashiki came on the court, the audience seats in Qingdao burst into warm cheers.

"awesome!"

"A-Chun! Please!"

"Isashiki! Let's score!"

With one out and a runner on third base, they hoped to at least get a run...

At this time, in the Qingdao rest area, coach Kataoka was standing at the entrance giving secret signals to Isashiki in the batter's box and Kuramochi at third base.

'After deciding which ball to hit, hit the first ball...'

After receiving the secret signal, Isashiki and Kuramochi touched the brims of their hats to show that they understood.

Inami has also made preparations for the current situation, driving forward to defend the infield and maintaining the outfield, ready to return to home base at any time.

Seeing Ming distracted by Kuramochi at third base, Harada glanced at Kuramochi who was eager to make a move at third base, "Even if it's a ground ball, he will rush back..."

Point-grabbing tactics, Gao Fei sacrificed himself to hit...

"We really need to be prepared to lose a point in this situation. As long as we survive this crisis, we will be able to take control of the game..."

"A-Ming... you know what I mean?" Harada adjusted his posture and put out his gloves. "This guy likes to hit the first pitch, so make it a little tricky!"

"……" Ming nodded after seeing the signal, then turned his attention back to pitching and prepared himself for it.

"Come on...Come on...Come on..." Isashiki in the batter's box stared at Narimiya fiercely.

He knew that Inami's pitchers and catchers would be wary of hits to the right side, so they wouldn't throw easy-to-hit balls to the outside corner.

"Come on! Throw the ball to me from the inside corner!"

Looking at the path of the ball caused by Narimiya's every move, Isashiki was secretly happy that the path of the ball actually changed just as he predicted.

'Slider...'

"Woooooooooooo!" For a moment, Isashiki seemed to see Narimiya's smug expression, and he roared and hit the flying baseball.

Even if it's a changing ball, he has to hit it!

"Qiang!"

"First pitch! Hit the ball high!" Amid the surprised expressions of the audience, the announcement was also excited, "The infielder drove forward to defend...Will the ball fall somewhere interesting?"

"Second baseman, step back!" The pitch was so tricky, but the bat was still swung completely out. Harada was shocked but did not neglect it. He immediately ordered the second baseman who was defending in front to step back and chase the ball.

"Fall it down!" Izashiki dropped his bat and started running, watching the ball's direction. "Fly over there! Hey!"

With Isashiki's roar, the baseball finally landed under the influence of gravity, and it was exactly what he expected...

"No way!" Cheng Gong's facial expression suddenly went out of control and he looked at the falling ball in shock.

The ball fell right between the second baseman and the center fielder, and Kuramochi at third base returned to home plate after the ball fell.

"Seidou High School Pioneer scores!"

"Oh oh oh!!"

"Well done!"

"Senior Jun!"

"Great!" Isashiki was as excited as everyone else and raised his fist to celebrate.

"This timely hit is very meaningful." Yamato was also shocked by the result of such an active first pitch.

"Yeah...it was Kuramochi's successful stolen base that created this trend..." Fujio folded his fan and looked towards the celebrating Qingdao rest area.

One out, runner on first base... "The next batter is still..."

"Next up is the mainstay of Seidou's batting line... the fourth batter, first baseman Yuki!"

"Yuki!"

"Azhe!"

"team leader!"

As the broadcast sounded, Yuki stepped into the batter's box to the rhythm of the enthusiastic cheers from the stands and the band's cheering song.

After Seidou took the first point, the players of Inami changed their minds slightly.

Carlos looked at the man in the batter's box with a more alert look on his face. 'I didn't expect that the Pioneer would score so easily...'

After seeing the blow just now, Hirai also began to get nervous, "I didn't know my opponent was so strong..."

And Shirakawa was mumbling, "What I mean is... it's completely different from the previous opponent..."

"It's still the first inning..." Harada looked at Ming who was on the pitcher's mound with a gloomy face. It was obvious that he was getting angry. "Don't get mad..."

"Azhe! Fight!"

Amid Isashiki's roar, Narimiya on the pitcher's mound threw down his powder bag and raised his chin, glancing proudly at Yuki in the batter's box.

"It's time to make a concerted effort..." Suddenly a diversionary ball came, almost making Isashiki unable to react.

"Snapped!"

Fortunately, he was not far from the base and almost touched the base before being tag-out by the first baseman.

When Isashiki stood up, he glanced at Narimiya on the pitcher's mound and saw him extending his glove to ask the first baseman for the ball, with an expression completely different from before.

'His expression changed...' At this time, Miyuki, who was watching the game in the rest area, immediately noticed Narimiya's change.

After getting the ball, Ming looked back at the batter's box, then threw the ball hard toward home plate.

"For nothing! This ball is too easy to hit!" He ignored the signal and hit the red ball. Harada felt his heart stop instantly...

Seeing the path of the incoming ball, Yuki naturally would not miss such an easy ball and swung the bat quickly.

"Snapped!"

However, the ball was not as easy to hit as expected, but went into the home plate and into the catcher's glove faster than Yuki's swing.

Everyone in the audience was shocked at this moment. Facing the fourth runner, he actually chose to fight a fair fight.

The first ball went into the red center...

"..." Harada was really relieved at this time. Fortunately, he was not kicked out. '...You idiot!'

"This...is it okay to decide the outcome with the opponent at this time?" That ball really scared Yamatoda so much that he jumped up and looked at Fujio in confusion.

"Of course no problem!" Fujio was apparently calmer, "A player who appears cowardly at a time like this can never be Inami's ace pitcher..."

But... this...

"A Ming is getting serious..."

"Yeah..." Chris put on his helmet and confirmed what Yuki said, and unconsciously turned his head to glance at Rongchun who was sitting behind him.

Facing the serious Narimiya, Yuki remained undeterred, holding on to the ball path and not letting go of a single bad ball.

"OK! Good choice!"

"The pitcher can't make the shot!"

The number of balls suddenly became one strike and two balls, which was exactly what Qingdao wanted.

Qingdao knew that when he first came on the field to pitch, it was a good opportunity to attack with all his might!

While Cheng Gong's condition is still not on track, it would be best if he could score another point with the fourth and fifth batons.

"Ming, relax..." Harada found that Cheng's ball control was unstable because he threw the ball too hard, so he signaled him in time, "This guy won't hit the ball badly..."

"Qiang!"

On the fourth pitch, Yuki caught up with the speed of the pitch, but he didn't hit it well, and the baseball flew backwards and hit the net.

"He's really following the lead this time..." Harada looked at Yuuki with a vigilant look, "He won't let us kill him so easily..."

At this time, Cheng Gong on the pitcher's mound saw the secret signal given by Aya senior and frowned in surprise.

"I'm not trying to scare you... In order to stop them from getting so arrogant, we have to kill them for sure!"

Seeing Senior Aya's serious expression, Cheng Gong showed a sharp smile.

"Kill him! Ah Ming!"

"Azhe! Get out!"

Yukichi, who was in the rest area, saw the situation and his intuition told him that the ball was coming. 'He became very impatient because he lost a point... Now is a good opportunity to hit Ming's winning ball...'

At the same time, Yuki also sensed the changes on the pitcher's mound, tightened his bat, and did not miss any move of Chengmiya on the pitcher's mound.

"Here it comes! It's a changeup!"

The moment he stepped forward, Yuuki stopped swinging the bat, just as he had predicted...

What he didn't expect was that the ball actually fell...

The ball and the bat cross paths here...

"Snapped!"

At this moment, everyone was shocked...

I should have had the right moment to hit the ball, but I ended up hitting the lower half of the ball...

His pitch not only disrupted the timing of hitting the ball, but also relied on the rotation like a screwball to make the ball fall off the hand!

That goal was beyond Yuki's imagination...

This is Narimiya’s changeup!

After Yuki was out, Masuko walked from the batting cage to the batter's box.

But he failed to seize the opportunity and hit the slider to the pitcher's mound, where he was blocked by the defense at first base.

"Three people are out! Attackers and defenders switch!"

Although he lost the first point in this tournament, Narimiya still perfectly eliminated the fourth and fifth batters.

"In the end, he only threw one changeup..."

Chris, who had no chance to bat, quickly changed into his catcher's gear and looked at the unmoved Eijun.

"Are you ready?"

Rongchun seemed not to have heard it and continued to immerse himself in the book.

No one interrupted him until Rongchun raised his hand to close the book, took off his headphones, looked up at Chris senior, and smiled widely.

"I'm ready!"

After biting the remaining candy into pieces, Rongchun took out the candy stick, raised his mask, picked up his gloves, stood up and walked out of the rest area.

the other side...

"Hey, Ming!" The first thing Harada did when he returned to the rest area was to call out to Chengmiya, "Why are you so excited in the first game?"

"Hehe..." Cheng Gong turned around and looked at Senior Aya with a smile, "Do you think so?"

"I didn't get serious just because I lost points. Anyway, I didn't intend to set a record of no lost points."

"After they score... we just need to score..." As Cheng Gong's smiling face gradually turned ferocious, "That's how it is..."

"..." Seeing Narimiya's unconvincing expression, Harada sighed helplessly, 'Isn't this just getting serious...'

"Fourth runner, I'm looking forward to your performance, ok?"

"Shut up!"

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