Chapter 104: Nanami Haruka

In the second game of the summer Koshien quarterfinals, the match between West Tokyo Seidou High School and Nagano Hoshiryu High School is in full swing.

This game dazzled the audience.

The game was intense with so many movements and unexpected twists.

In the second half of the first game, Seidou High School won three hits consecutively, And after two Outs at that, it was a very clean three hits.

This helped Seidou High School take the lead by one point.

On the other hand, Hoshiryu did not suffer. In the first half of the second game, they launched a counterattack.

In terms of the level of counterattack alone is still very high.

It's just that in front of the talented catcher Chris, this high-level counterattack did not turn up into any waves.

On the base, Matsumoto, who was about to steal the base, was directly solved Out.

Two Outs, no one on base.

right now, the batter of Hoshiryu High School is Hosho Okuchi.

Ping!

He hit the ball beautifully to the outfield!

In the outfield position, Sawamura opened his Mitt unhurriedly and stably caught the ball in his Mitt.

SNAP!

"OUT!"

Three Outs, offense, and defense exchange.

Until the end of the game, Hosho couldn't help recalling the ball he just hit in his mind.

A high drop Curve that suddenly falls in front of the batter Box and drills into the strike zone.

The ball changes from top to bottom, the speed is very fast, and the angle is scary.

'This kind of ball is not easy to touch, and definitely not easy to hit, and even if you hit the ball, it is very easy to miss the center of the ball, either high or low.'

"It's scary!"

Encountering such an opponent is enough to make people feel chilling. Considering that the opponent was only a backup pitcher from Seidou High School, Okuchi felt a bad feeling for a while.

In the second half of the second game, Seidou High School attacked.

The seventh batter of Seidou High School is Chris.

Before playing, Coach Kataoka specially explained that the opponent's pitcher must be completely defeated before he finds his rhythm.

Judging from the information they had collected before, the more Nanami got to the later stage of the game, the sharper the pitch, and the less likely he was to lose hits.

While he has not yet fully found his rhythm, it would be most beneficial for Seidou High School to defeat him in one go.

Chris thought the same thing after he stepped into the strike zone.

In his mind, he kept guessing what Hosho and Nanami might throw next.

In the end, he turned his attention to the first ball.

'As a qualified Ace pitcher, after the opponent has shown amazing strength, if you want to stabilize the situation, the first ball is particularly important.'

So Chris guessed that Nanami might throw his favorite Curveball in the first pitch.

Whoosh!

Chris guessed right, and it was the Curveball that was flying to the zone.

After guessing the ball path, Chris will naturally not hesitate to swing.

Ping!

After the white ball was hit, it flew high above the home plate.

In the position of the catcher, Hosho stood up and opened his Mitt, firmly catching the high-flying ball that fell from the sky into his Mitt.

"OUT!"

When Chris returned to the rest area, he couldn't help asking Sawamura next to him.

"Why is Nanami's Curveball different from the previous breaks?"

"This is the characteristic of Nanami Haruka!"

For this, Sawamura naturally had no reason to hide it. When he was in middle school, Sawamura Eijun had fought against Nanami and his team, Tenryuji Middle School, three times.

So he had a clear understanding of Nanami Haruka's characteristics.

As the old saying goes, the people who know you best are not your relatives and friends, but your enemies.

For the Akagi Middle School baseball team at that time, Nanami Haruka and his Tenryuji Middle School were one of their biggest rivals.

So Sawamura naturally had to study them very clearly.

"As it is known, different pitchers will have different breaks even if they throw the same kind of breaking ball.

If there are a thousand Curveball pitchers, then there are a thousand different Curveballs. The characteristic of Nanami Haruka is that even if he throws the same Breaking ball, he can throw it with different breaks."

This is the true ability of Nagano's son Nanami Haruka!

Being able to keep pace with Tokyo Prince Narumiya, how could Nanami Haruka not have his own characteristics?

"That is to say, even if we guess what the opponent is going to throw, we may not be able to hit well, right?"

"It's not wrong for you to think so."

For this, Sawamura did not deny it.

Ping!

"OUT!"

"STRIKE!"

"STRIKE!"

"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"

After Chris was Out, Shiratsu tangled with Nanami for a few balls, and finally hit a slow fly high ball and was blocked.

Tanpa Koichiro, the ninth batter, was struck Out directly.

As a pitcher, Tanpa is still very talented, but as a Batter, his swing is very average.

Three Outs, offense and defense exchange.

The game came to the top half of the third inning.

The game was fast-paced and intense, but it wasn't a pure Pitching Duel. The attack played an important role in this, but because the defenses of both sides were too strong, the attack could not exert their strength fully.

The game continues.

In the first half of the third inning, Hoshiryu High School attacked.

Even if it is the turn of the lower lineup of Hoshiryu to play, there are also star players.

The seventh batter was the catcher Hattori of the original Tenryuji Middle School.

The starter Hattori, is fast and nimble.

It's just a pity that Chris and Tanpa didn't give him a chance to use his speed.

Just as he hit the ball with a bunt, the ball was caught by Masuko who was ready and it was passed to first base.

"OUT!"

One Out, no one hits base.

"Eighth Batter, outfielder, Hirata-kun."

It was Hirata's turn at bat. Hirata was also a player from the original Tenryuji Middle School, and his strength was decent.

Ping!

After Hirata hit the ball, the white ball flew high.

At second base, Kominato Ryosuke opened his Mitt and caught the ball steadily.

SNAP!

"OUT!!!"

Two Outs, no one on base.

"STRIKE!"

"STRIKE!"

Ping!

"OUT!!!"

There was no suspense. When it came to the ninth batter, he also failed to hit the ball well and was blocked Out.

Three Outs, offense and defense exchange.

So far in the first three innings, Tanpa Koichiro has not allowed anyone from the super dark horse Hoshiryu High School, who has performed well, to effectively hit the base. (Although Matsumoto won a hit, he was just blocked by Chris later, so it cannot be considered effective.)

In the second half of the third inning, Seidou High School attacked.

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