Chapter 60: The opponent is too weak

The match between Inashiro and Shuuhoku ended with Inashiro winning by a large margin.

In the third game, the match between Seidou and Shuuhoku began.

Under the lead of Chris, Tanpa's pitching was in very good form.

In less than fifty balls, five innings were completed.

Such a rhythm is extremely rare for Tanpa.

Generally speaking, by the time he reaches the fifth inning, he throws about seventy Pitches. And now, with his pitching count under control, he can fully support until the ninth inning.

A beautiful high drop curve, a Straight ball with a lot of fighting spirit.

The players from Inashiro watched Tanpa's pitching very seriously.

They have to admit that Tanpa is indeed a good pitcher.

His problem is in not pitching, but his character and pitching instability in the late game.

"Even after two years, Chris is still Chris!"

Harada said in a low voice: "His cooperation with Tanpa is obviously much better than that of Miyuki and Tanpa."

"Of course, after all, he was the number one Catcher in Kanto. At that time, Harada-senpai was barely even known…"

Narumiya Mei's eyes are also very bright.

The moment Chris came on the field, both recognized Chris.

In those years when Chris was brilliant, both of them had a good experience of Chris's strength. In the years when Narumiya Mei was a newbie and was bullied by everyone, there were many times thanks to Chris.

Later, they heard that Chris was injured.

They also felt regret, thinking that they could not take revenge.

Now it seems that there is hope for their revenge on Chris.

"Oh, this way, it's not too difficult to be the main force."

Narumiya Mei laughed very unkindly.

Kunitomo shook his neck and made it creak.

His eyes were on Seidou's rest area, or more like on Kataoka.

Tanpa who had grown a lot, and Chris who came back strongly from injury, In addition, although he had seen him pitching yet, knew that he must be the extremely powerful pitcher Sawamura. There is also the original core of Seidou, Miyuki.

Seidou's Batteries are full of talent.

This is really enviable.

Four players, usually the powerhouses get one, and they are all smug. But Seidou got FOUR!

'It's just that the more this is the case, the more difficult it will be to manage.'

Who are you going to pick to be the Ace? Who will be chosen to be the main Catcher?

Such cruel in-team competition, if not handled properly, will bring disaster to Seidou.

'Coach Kataoka, if it's you, you should be able to handle it.'

Five innings are over.

Tanpa had three Strikeouts, pitched 50 in total, allowed two hits, and lost no runs.

This record is very good.

Even if it is put together with Narumiya's record, it is not lesser.

"Nice Pitch, Tanpa."

"It's so cool!"

"Seriously, you can do it if you want, huh?"

The third-year seniors look very excited.

They stared at Tanpa as if to pass on their power to him.

Chris's performance also made it very easy.

"Next, it's time to unlock the Forkball. As the summer competition is getting closer and closer, there are not many opportunities to test it through actual combat. You should cherish it."

Tanpa nodded.

"I will never give up the main position. Will you, Chris?"

Chris was shocked when he heard Tanpa's question, then nodded and smiled.

"Definitely!"

Of course, he wouldn't give Miyuki the position of the main catcher so easily. Otherwise, what's the point of him rushing back from the United States?

Following the enthusiastic declaration of the battery, the momentum of the third-year seniors rose.

"Let's do this!"

"""YEAH!!!"""

Miyuki and Sawamura seemed like abandoned children in a corner. (XD)

The lost two looked at each other and sighed at the same time.

'Is this really a bad harvest year?'

Catcher Chris, Pitcher Tanpa, first baseman Yuuki Tetsuya, second baseman Kominato Ryosuke, third baseman Masuko Toru, and Shortstop Kuramochi Youichi. Outfielder Sakai Ichirou, Isashiki Jun, Shiratsu Kenjiro.

This is the current lineup of Seidou.

The power of this lineup is not much less than that of the real main force of the whole string.

Different from the previous main lineup, in this lineup, Kuramochi and Shiratsu are not third graders, and the other positions are all third graders.

Even in the most prosperous years of Seidou, the main positions were not overwhelmed by the third grades that much.

Seidou's rest area.

President Ota felt that he couldn't sit still at all.

He is so excited!

There was never a moment when he adored Kataoka as much as he does now.

No one knows better than him what this third year looked like when they first entered the school. Except for Chris, there is simply no player who can be called worthwhile.

Now, they have been trained by Kataoka into a team of the top Tyrants in the Nation.

Even if a team consists of all the third graders, Seidou's combat power should not be underestimated.

'Superintendent Kataoka, absolutely the greatest Coach in the world.'

At this moment, Ota almost became a faithful believer of Kataoka.

The sixth inning begins.

In this game, Tanpa began to show his Forkball.

Breaking ball, because the people who throw the ball are different, even if it is the same Breaking ball when different people throw it, there will be completely different breaks.

Take the Forkball for an example.

For pitchers with a certain ball speed, they will mostly learn the Forkball. But not everyone can throw a nice Forkball.

Generally speaking, the more abruptly the ball sinks, the better the Forkball will be.

Some powerful ones even evolved a ball course that is different from ordinary Forkballs.

For example, the break of Narumiya's ball, the break is not particularly large, but the break is extremely fast. Kind of like a Fast Forkball instead of a regular Forkball.

Sawamura's Forkball slid straight to the outer corner. It doesn't look like a Forkball at all!

Tanpa's Forkball also has its own characteristics.

His ball fell suddenly in front of the batter, and it sunk to the inside corner.

Kind of like a sinker, but with less horizontal break and faster speed than a sinker.

The sudden appearance of this ball completely stunned Shuuhoku.

"STRIKE!"

"STRIKE!!"

"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"

Tanpa's outstanding performance successfully aroused Inashiro's vigilance.

"I didn't expect that in a short time, Tanpa had honed such an excellent breaking ball."

"Any team that seriously aims at Koshien will rush forward desperately. If we can't keep moving forward, maybe we will be overtaken by others at some point."

Chris, Tanpa, this battery, stirred the vigilance of most Inashiro players, including Harada.

"O~"

After Narumiya Mei glanced at them, he also grumbled and didn't say any more words.

"How do you feel about this?"

Harada asked curiously.

"The opponent is too weak, and it doesn't show anything. However, Tanpa-san, when he fights with us, he won't make it to the later stage, right?"

Narumiya Mei said indifferently.

Even in the face of Tanpa, whose strength is advancing massively, still did not stimulate Narumiya's fighting spirit.

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