Chapter 29: The Ever Evolving Sawamura

Seeing Yoh Shunshin being dealt with like this, the players of Akikawa Academy felt that the sky was falling!

This is not entirely because Yoh Shunshin is the absolute core and soul of Akikawa Academy.

Mainly because they are always together, and have a clear understanding of Shunshin's strength.

Shun is strong!

From what they observed and saw, Shunshin is not weaker than any star player in high school.

This is not only about Yoh Shunshin's performance as a pitcher but his performance in batting is also very eye-catching.

Shunshin is one of the few people who can really hit Furuya's pitching head-on.

Under such circumstances, Akikawa Academy of course had high hopes for Yoh Shunshin's attack. Otherwise, they wouldn't have deliberately adjusted Yoh Shunshin from the original fifth batter to the fourth batter, just hoping that Yoh Shunshin would get a hit.

Unexpectedly, Yoh Shunshin was no match for Sawamura.

Not to mention hitting the ball forward, he didn't even touch Sawamura's pitch.

This huge psychological gap is too deadly for the people of Akikawa Academy.

If it is said that Shunshin can't do it, will they be of any use if they go and swing on the strike zone?

Different from the pessimism of the players of Akikawa Academy, in the eyes of others, whether it is the Players of Seidou High School or the Popcorn enjoyers who have always supported Seidou High School, this thing is so normal!

Sawamura Strikes Out the opponent's strong batter, this is not news at all, okay? Moreover, Yoh Shunshin is not a well-known Batter.

It was the first time that he was facing Sawamura, of course, he was directly solved by Sawamura.

"Sawamura, Sawamura!!!"

"Demon King, Demon King!!!"

Members from the Brotherhood of Red Heart and the Demon King's Guard have always stood firm on Sawamura's side. Seeing that Sawamura struck Out Yoh Shunshin, although there was no fuss, they still cheered Sawamura excitedly.

In the rest area of ​​Seidou High School, the substitute players also stood up one by one, applauding Sawamura.

"Furuya-kun, won't you go cheer for Eijun-kun?"

Haruichi looked at Furuya, who was sitting there alone and asked in confusion.

"We are rivals!" Furuya replied simply.

'Well, what an arrogant little boy.' Miyuki also stood up, but he did not cheer for Sawamura like the others.

He looked at Yoh Shunshin from behind his glasses and thought.

'Yoh Shunshin's mind is also full of helplessness when it comes to Sawamura's pitching, right? In a one-on-one confrontation, Sawamura can be said to have completely restrained Yoh Shunshin.'

'Yoh Shunshin wanted to hit Sawamura's ball, he could only choose a course to swing at. However, the question is that there are many paths of Sawamura's pitching. Which one should he choose?'

In addition, this is the first time facing Sawamura's pitching, even if you have already selected a course, it is difficult to hit the ball!

For batters who are good at guessing and hitting, Sawamura is definitely the most difficult target to conquer.

The game continues.

Yoh Shunshin returned to his team's rest area.

"I am sorry!"

He took off his hat and apologized for failing the trust of his teammates and oversight.

"Shunshin, it doesn't matter, the game has just started."

"Yeah, without you, we wouldn't be able to get here, and now we can only fight to the end with Seidou High School."

His teammates immediately comforted him.

"How was Sawamura-kun's pitching?"

"Like the rumors, standing on the strike zone, the speed of the ball is terrifyingly fast! However, the real speed of the ball is actually not that fast, As long as you adapt, it is not a pitch that you cannot entangle with. The key is his breaking balls, if he use breaking balls for all the fishing balls, it would be difficult for us to hit it."

"Is there any countermeasure?"

"We focus on two kinds of breaking balls, let's seal his Cutter and Change-up. Except for the Straight ball, only choose these two kinds of balls to swing at. Force Sawamura to throw more of the other breaking balls, breaking balls put a lot of pressure on the pitcher's wrists and fingers. If he uses them a lot, He can't last a game."

Coach Ogata naturally has no reason to refuse Shunshin's suggestion.

Moreover, he also believed in Shunshin's judgment, as long as Sawamura was not a superman, he could not pitch the breaking ball as the core in all nine innings.

"This is a prolonged battle. Everyone must believe in Shunshin and persevere."

Persistence is victory!

After Sawamura struck out Shunshin, Akikawa gave up their attempt to take points from Sawamura in a short period.

This is also more firm, and they are determined to strengthen their defense.

The game continues.

One Out, no one on base.

It was the turn of Akikawa Academy's fifth batter, Shiratori.

He is the most powerful Batter in Akikawa after Shunshin.

When Yoh Shunshin was in the fifth, he was the team's fourth batter.

In the face of such a Batter, Sawamura was very relaxed, and his pitching seemed to be careless.

Whoosh!

The white ball came straight from the plate.

'Right in the center!'

The first ball is in the center.

Although he was determined to consume Sawamura's pitches, Shiratori couldn't restrain his urge to swing after seeing such a sweet Pitch!

For any qualified Batter, hitting such a ball is a temptation that cannot be refused.

For the vast majority of players, it is difficult to resist this temptation.

Even if they knew there might be a trap, seeing such a meatball coming, it would be hard for the batter not to take a bite.

"Hmm!"

With a grunt, overcoming the confusion in his mind, Shiratori made a decisive swing at this ball.

Ping!

The moment the white ball was hit, Shiratori woke up.

Why did he swing the bat like this? And most importantly, not only did he swing, he hit the ball high.

SNAP!

In the pitcher's mound, Sawamura opened his Mitt and caught the ball in his Mitt.

"OUT!"

There is no suspense, another Out.

It was Tsushima's turn as the sixth batter.

Seeing the sight of the fifth batter Shiratori being dealt with, Tsushima became vigilant in his heart and did not rashly swing the bat.

Sawamura threw the ball in the middle continuously, which seduced him to swing.

'Swing? Or endure?'

In his mind, the two little people were constantly fighting.

So much so that he missed the first two balls and the opportunity to swing the bat.

Two Strikes, zero Ball.

At a time like this, he does not need to worry anymore, just swing the bat.

Ping!

After the white ball was hit, it flew right in front of the shortstop.

"Hyaa-ha-haa!"

The swift figure like a cheetah suddenly appeared, and at the first moment when the baseball rebounded, he caught the ball in his Mitt and sent it to first base.

"OUT!"

Three Outs, offense and defense exchange.

Sawamura, who was forced by Akikawa Academy to throw more than a dozen balls in the first inning, regained his pitching rhythm in the second inning.

He settled the fight with seven balls.

In the stands, Fujio, the senior reporter of Baseball Kingdom Magazine, said with calm but a deep tone.

"Sawamura-kun became stronger!"

Compared with Sawamura's performance at the Kanto Tournament in the spring, Sawamura's pitching is more calm now.

Even if the rhythm is disturbed, he can quickly adjust it back. (Actually, his rhythm was not disturbed.)

The professional scouts in the audience watched the scene with great interest.

'This level is far beyond the pitching level of high school players.'

'Sawamura-kun is just a student who has just entered high school half a year ago.'

'When he is in the first grade, what kind of level will he have in the second grade and the third grade?'

No one dares to say!

'Nevertheless, it is conceivable that at that time, Sawamura-kun will definitely be stronger.'

On the road of continuous progress, no one knows how far Sawamura can go.

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