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Ace of Diamond: Return of the Pitcher

Sawamura Eijun, a Relief Pitcher in the Pro League after 10 years of hard work and still couldn’t achieve his dreams, woke up back at the time of his youth. Can he achieve his dreams this time? This is a translation and I don’t own anything.

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Chapter 101: Their Hideous Fangs

With a total score of 2:1, with a hit from Miyuki, Sawamura returned to home plate, and Seidou overtook Hakuryu High School!

One Out, runner at first base!

"Eighth Batter, right fielder, Shiratsu-kun."

Shiratsu went to the strike zone.

Eijun returned to the bench and gave Tetsu a high five.

"Nice job, Senpai!"

"You too!"

Isashiki's eyes almost popped out.

'Too much, too much!'

Both guys had hits and Runs. Compared with others, the performance seems to be obviously not in the same grade.

'But you can just show off your power on the field. Why do you have a bad habit of flaunting each other after you come down?'

So what do they do if they can't get hits?

"Pay attention to unity!"

Chris said coldly.

"Sawamura, your swing just now was immature, and you were almost shutout by the outfielder. You will need to practice more in the future."

After Chris finished speaking, he turned his head and blamed Sawamura.

Sawamura nodded again and again: "I see, Shisho!"

Honestly, the kind of swing that suddenly adjusts the form is really not easy for Sawamura. When he swings normally, it is easy for the ball to fly as long as the contact is good, but when he suddenly changes his striking form, and it is indeed due to luck that he can achieve such an effect.

However, the swing just now was not a bad thing for Sawamura.

Through that swing, Sawamura noticed one thing, it seemed that after the center of gravity was lowered, his swing made it easier for the ball to fly. Just after he stepped out, his whole body was a bit like a squatting stance, a turning swipe, and the center of gravity was very low.

This may be the direction of his future evolution in batting.

Sawamura thought.

Listening to Chris educating Sawamura, Isashiki's face was even more ugly.

Sure enough, the catcher does not know the good thing from bad.

All mouth-wateringly, Sawamura won the RBI, but he was still bad. What was he who was directly shut out?

Eyes returned to the field.

One Out, runner at first base. Seidou High School's offense continued, and the batter on the field was Shiratsu, who had a very stable attacking strength.

Facing Shiratsu, Miyano, and Takehara did not despise him because he was a low-ranking batter, but they were very tricky with the ball.

After tangled with a few balls, Shiratsu hit the ball.

Ping!

The white ball was hit and flew high in the infield.

The Pitcher, Miyano, raised his glove and caught the dropped ball in his glove.

"OUT!"

Shiratsu's face was pale.

Only when he really stood in the strike zone did he realize the horror of Miyano. The ball speed of 135 kilometers is not considered a fastball in high school, but it is definitely not slow.

As a pitcher, this speed of the ball cannot be considered an advantage, and it is difficult to target it as a disadvantage.

In addition, Miyano can pitch to the inside and outside corners. Although the ball control is not as high as the nine-square grid, the basic center, the upper inner corner, the lower inner corner, the upper outer corner, and the lower outer corner can still be separated.

In addition, the most terrifying thing is his variety of balls.

Straight Fastball, high-speed sliders, sinkers, and the Forkball that popped up in this game

Nice ball control, plus a full four high-level Breaking-balls!

This pitcher, who looks unremarkable, is actually a very scary guy.

It wasn't just Miyano who terrified Shiratsu, but also Yuuki and Sawamura.

'How the two of them hit the ball out the first time they faced this pitcher.'

'High school, it really is a place where monsters are rampant.'

"Ninth Batter, pitcher, Tanpa-kun."

"STRIKE!"

"STRIKE!!"

"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"

There was no suspense, Tanpa was struck out, three outs, the offense and defense exchanged, and Seidou High School's offense ended.

Seidou's rest area.

Chris frowned and muttered to Kataoka: "After adding the Forkball, we simply choose one course, and we can't aim at all. There must be more choices!"

The reason why Kataoka asked Masuko to send Sawamura to the third base also saw Miyano's extraordinariness.

'This pitcher, is difficult to overcome.'

After listening to Chris's analysis, he nodded: "We'll talk about it when we attack."

It is now the first half of the third inning, and the Hakuryu High School is attacking.

Hakuryu's rest area.

Miyano was lying on the lounge chair without keeping his image.

"I'm exhausted!"

In his mind, the figure of Yuuki when he made the swing and Sawamura kept popping up.

'Damn, really scary.'

Not to mention Yuuki, Sawamura is also extremely difficult to deal with. There is also Miyuki, who seems to be able to read people's minds, making people even more uncomfortable.

'As expected of Seidou, there are so many terrifying guys gathered.'

This kind of pressure, even in Koshien, Miyano had barely seen it a few times.

He had a hunch that once he let this lineup hit, it would be a complete Explosion!! so much that Hakuryu High School and himself will definitely be doomed.

"As a pitcher, isn't it my responsibility to avoid this situation?"

Opening his eyes, Miyano lost a little bit of innocence before and was a little bit more serious and domineering.

'One Run behind!'

"The opportunity is good now. I have already experienced Tanpa's pitching before. This time, it is time for us to attack."

In the first half of the third round, Hakuryu attacked.

"First batter, shortstop, Shindo-kun."

The first player to play is Shindo, and he still has a normal attacking form.

In the position of the catcher, Miyuki observed him and prepared the ball based on the information he had collected before.

'Beware of his bunts!'

Shindo's speed is very fast, and bunts are not impossible.

But at the same time, his swing was good, and Miyuki didn't dare to let the fielders advance. Moving forward means leaving the fixed fielding position, which also means that there will be a gap in the defense.

Now Seidou can only respond to changes with the same thing. When he sees the Batter using a short hold, the infielder runs forward consciously.

After making up his mind, Miyuki gave Tanpa a sign.

On the mound, Tanpa nodded and pitched.

SNAP!

"STRIKE!"

On the first ball, Shindo did not swing or use a bunt.

The young players from Seidou, who had been waiting for it to come forward, breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the other party has no intention of using a Bunt.

This idea has just emerged, and it has not waited for everyone to think about it. Tanpa's second Pitch is thrown!

Shindo, who was normally preparing to strike, suddenly held the Bat short.

Ping!

The white ball was hit, landed, and rolled toward third base.

"Ugaaa~"

When Masuko saw that Shindo was using the short Bat, he rushed forward quickly.

It's just that his body is too bulky, even though he is already fast compared to the average fat man, he is still a little 'chunky'.

A little slower in catching, a little slower in passing.

Just these two points made Masuko miss the opportunity to block the Batter.

"Safe!"

He was a little faster than passing the ball, and Shindo succeeded at his gamble.

No one Out, runner at first base!

The Hakuryu High School, which uses mobility as a weapon, finally began to reveal their hideous fangs.

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