Different results

Two outs, and no one on base.

They survived the core lineup at Tenryuji Middle School. Ninety-nine percent of the people on the scene thought that the match would be the same as when Akagi played Nagano Metropolis, and it would go to a playoff.

In the extra match, the side that scores first will undoubtedly be closer to winning.

on the stand.

Yasushi Fukuda, the editor-in-chief of the Nagano area of ​​Baseball Boys. A pair of eyes, like two huge searchlights, shone on Sawamura's body. Since these little guys from the Akagi Middle School baseball team miraculously counterattacked Nagano Metropolitan Middle School, one of the three kings, he has been paying attention to them.

Yasushi Fukuda believes that the future of Akagi is definitely not limited to Nagano.

Of course, that's not the reason why he pays so much attention to Akagi. Akagi's most attractive to him is Akagi's ace pitcher, Sawamura Eijun.

Sawamura is different from all geniuses. Other geniuses grow up step by step, and their growth trajectory can be seen more or less. For example, the baseball you learned there, why you like baseball, what records you have, what rankings you have won, how you have performed, and so on.

Any team, as long as there is talent, is like putting an awl in a trouser pocket, you can't help but find it, it will find people.

Sawamura was different. Before entering Akagi Middle School, no one knew about Sawamura. As if he was born out of nowhere, he turned the entire Nagano Prefecture upside down as soon as he was born.

Originally, everyone thought that although Sawamura had great potential, Akagi's overall strength was weak, and it was too early to challenge the three kings. As a result, Sawamura slapped everyone in the face with practical actions. Akagi broke the record of Nagano Prefecture for 20 years for the first time he participated in the competition, and overturned one of the three kings!

After defeating Nagano Metropolitan Middle School, Akagi no longer had the advantage of being a dark horse. In this case, I encountered Tenryuji Middle School, which was even more powerful than Nagano Metropolis.

"This time, Akagi should be out of luck?"

Many people who eat melons think so, but what is the result?

Facing the No. 1 Tenryuji Middle School in Nagano Prefecture, Akagi not only did not collapse but even in the first five rounds of the game, it firmly suppressed Tenryuji Middle School. If it weren't for the outbreak of Nagano's No. 1 player Nanami Haruna, Tenryuji might even sink in Sawamura's wonderful pitching.

Seeing that Sawamura easily solved the fourth and fifth bats of Tenryuji, the supporters of the Brotherhood of hearts are all terrifyingly bright-eyed. They who have seen the miracle of Akagi certainly don't mind meeting them again.

At this time, in the cowshed of Tenryuji Middle School.

The old man, Yamano, no longer looks like a hot old man, his face is very flat, and his eyes are deep and bottomless.

He patted his hat and then made a gesture of wiping his neck.

Tenryuji Middle School started to use its trump card.

At the time, Sawamura hadn't noticed this.

It wasn't until he saw Tenryuji Temple's sixth batter, posing for a bunt, that Sawamura realized something was wrong.

Sawamura looked at the cowshed of Tenryuji Middle School in surprise. That old man, have you found it?

He was a little unsure. If the old man Yamano saw his intention, why didn't he act before? Now that the game is drawing to a close...

on the stand.

"Hey, hey, two outs have already been played. Are the batters in Tenryuji crazy?"

"In front of the first and third bases of Akagi, including the catcher, there are six people hoarding. At this time, isn't the bunt a death sentence?"

"Probably being fooled by God Sawamura."

"Haha, I didn't expect that the king of Tenryuji, which won the top eight in the country, would have such a day."

"Thinking about it makes me happy!"

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On the other hand, when Sawamura pitched the ball, he was very careful. He chose the straight ball with the greatest power, and at the same time made the ball into the outside corner with precision. Such hitters generally have a harder time stopping the ball, and even if it hits the ball, it bounces back toward the middle ground between the pitcher and the first baseman.

"Clang!"

The six-stick hitter at Tenryuji used the bunt without any hesitation. After the baseball was touched, it bounced off and fell out of bounds.

"Foul!"

Tenryuji's sixth batter angrily hit his head with a bat.

Damn, the ball lands in the outer corner, it is not easy to stop the ball even if it is a bunt, and the power of the ball is much heavier than expected.

"Next time, be sure to fight well!"

On the pitcher's mound, Sawamura's face was so ugly that he was dying.

He finally determined that the opponent was not testing, but determined to use bunts to open a gap in the defensive formation of Akagi Middle School.

Wakana and Oda were almost guarding against the batter. It took less than two seconds from the time the baseball landed to when they picked it up, and it took less than a second for the rest of the pass.

As far as the current Akagi Middle School's defense is concerned, as long as the ball hits the infield, the entire defense is completed, and it only lasts for just over three seconds. Even though Tenryuji has always been known for being agile, their batters ran from the strike zone to first base in far more than three seconds.

At this time, the batters at Tenryuji used bunt tactics, which seemed to be no different from suicide. But even so, the batter of Tenryuji still unswervingly adopted the short-strike offensive and launched a suicide charge toward the hinterland of Akagi without hesitation.

In the cowshed of Tenryuji.

The assistant coach of Tenryuji Middle School looked worriedly at the changes on the field and felt very uneasy. Although Coach Yamano has rarely made mistakes before, he can often come up with some strange, but very practical ideas.

But this time is too risky, isn't it?

"Coach!"

I really can't convince myself to stand by, the assistant coach of Tenryuji is still ready to make his own suggestions People are mature and skilled, Yamano Hiromitsu is such a typical example, as soon as the assistant coach speaks, he knows what his deputy wants to say ?

"Why do you think Akagi Middle School uses such a strange garrison?"

"Of course, it's to defend against bunts. If they are like this, it is difficult for even a professional team to use bunts to attack, right? With this defensive formation, pitchers can give batters their duel with all their heart."

Yamano smiled like an old fox: "Yeah, the analysis is right. But are we all frightened by the dragon gate array on the other side's surface? That we neglected a very important thing. Why is Akagi so afraid of bunts?? Generally speaking, it is enough to go forward and defend in response to bunts. Like them, I am afraid it is not just as simple as being on guard."

As if to verify Yamano's words, Sawamura's second pitch was hit by Tenryuji's sixth.

"Clang!"

Bunt, fly to third base.

"Wakana!"

Sawamura's voice trembled slightly.

Wakana looked at the ball that rolled towards her and said, "Leave it to me!"

She bent down and picked up the small white ball with ease.

The whole action is very clean and neat. Up to now, the ball has been hit, and not even a second has passed, and the batter has just started.

"Pass first base!"

In the bullpen of Tenryuji, the assistant coach closed his eyes in pain.

It's over, it's over. He knew that the garrison was so close that there was no difference between bunts and courting death.

Not far from him, Yamano's old eyes were shining brightly.

He doesn't seem to be surprised that Wakana can receive the ball, but he still looks forward to future development.

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