Grow in the game

In the second half of the game, Akagi attacked.

Yamaguchi hit the infield high fly ball and was killed.

Once out, no one hits the base.

In the second, Oda hit and hit the base. Immediately after the third bat, Ren, hit a double base and advanced to second base, while Oda also hit third base.

Once out, there are people at second and third base.

In the fourth round, Sawamura shot and hit a super long hit. Oda and Ren ran back to home plate one after another and scored two points. Sawamura himself went to second base.

Oda, Ren, and Sawamura's three-game streak helped Akagi lead by two points.

The total score was 2:0.

At Akagi Middle School, the advantage was determined from the very beginning.

Next is the fifth stick, shortstop, Masayoshi Renya.

"Strike, strike, strike, strikeout!"

The weak wind was cool and did not touch the pitch of Kitano's pitcher, and was struck out.

During this process, Sawamura was not idle. He seized the opportunity and quietly advanced to third base while his opponent was unprepared.

Of course, Kitano's catcher was also restrained, but unfortunately, his restraint was a step slower than Sawamura's.

"Safe!"

Two outs, someone at third base!

"Sixth, second baseman, Nobu Nakagawa."

Nakagawa upholds Sawamura's teachings and plays whenever he comes.

"Good shot, good shot!"

For two consecutive goals, he did not touch the ball.

Then the third ball, he don't know if it was a piece of bad luck, or a few months of swinging, and it finally had an effect. In short, he hit the ball out.

"Clang!"

The ball flew out, landed halfway between the pitcher and the second baseman, and passed through their fielding.

"Hit!"

Sawamura was overjoyed and ran to the home plate quickly. Next, Sawamura saw an incredible scene, a figure running towards him from the opposite side.

It's Nakagawa.

This guy hit the left. After hitting the ball, he forgot to turn around and run for first base, but only wanted to run forward, so he rushed to third base and had a meeting with Sawamura.

"Brother, you can't make trouble like this!"

Sawamura now has the heart to cry. This is the 1/8 final in Nagano, not the first round of the competition. Such a mistake is enough to make Akagi stink for thousands of years.

"Run back!"

With a loud shout, he finally woke up Nakagawa. Nobu stopped in a panic, then turned around and ran towards first base again. But after such a delay, there was still time.

Kitano's backbone, passed the ball back, and Ashin was blocked and out of the game.

Three outs, offense, and defense exchange.

In the bullpen on the Akagi side, Ren took off his catcher gear with a livid face.

Too embarrassing, too embarrassing!

The shame was thrown at grandma's house! !

He hit a hit, and he was able to run in the wrong direction. This is the first time Ren has seen him since he started playing.

In the beginning, the audience at the scene was also bewildered by Nakagawa's actions. After a while, they recovered and laughed giggling.

"Talent, Akagi!"

"Go straight to third base! Next time, you should go straight to home plate, it's closer."

"Hehe, hahaha~"

Nobu Nakagawa blushed like a monkey's butt, wishing he could find a hole to crawl in.

Sawamura looked up at the sky, the sun at the end of June was already hot, and it was a little hot on his face.

"fine!"

Resisting the small universe that was about to explode, Sawamura squeezed out a smile: "You finally hit a hit, Nobu."

Nobu Nakagawa looked at Sawamura in surprise, as if yes, he did hit a hit.

"But, can you serve me a snack, first base, then second base, third base, and finally home plate, remember to step on the base bag! How many times have I said that?"

Seeing the surprise in Nakagawa Nobu's eyes, Sawamura finally broke out. He grabbed Nobu's ear and roared in his ear.

The two grew up with bare bottoms, and their friendship was different from Yamaguchi's. For new friends, be as warm as spring, and give them the same care as their home. For old friends, that's another story.

Yamazaki and Wakana fought and dragged Sawamura away. Nobu lost his guilt and surprise. At least he didn't show all his emotions on his face. He looked much calmer. He didn't think that Sawamura was bullying him by pulling his ears in front of so many people. Only a real brother would make such a fuss. He knew that Sawamura did this to distract him and prevent him from indulging in self-blame.

"After that, I won't!"

Nobu Nakagawa solemnly assured. Successfully hitting the ball gave Nakagawa is more confidence. Even if there were serious mistakes later, it would not be so difficult to accept.

Sawamura nodded in relief.

Even if there is a coincidence, everyone has indeed grown a lot.

Should he also trust everyone's defense and try a different way of pitching?

The game continued, and when Sawamura pitched, he changed his previous strategy.

On the first ball, he threw a sharp inside corner kick.

Kitano Middle School's four-stick swing was too late, and he didn't hit the ball well, so he became a high-flying player.

"Yamaguchi!"

The ball flew to third base, and Sawamura reminded Yamaguchi to defend.

Yamaguchi was very nervous, but he kept reminding himself.

I can definitely catch it, I can definitely catch it! I can definitely catch it! !

"Bang!"

Taking two steps forward, Yamaguchi took the falling baseball firmly into his glove.

Catch it, really catch it!

Yamaguchi's face flushed with excitement. He finally got the goofy ball into his glove in the official game.

"Get out!"

"here you go!"

"That's great, Yamaguchi."

"You are the most handsome, Big Thumb!"

Akagi's little friend shouted in surprise, and even Sawamura gave Yamaguchi a thumbs up.

Yamaguchi held up the catching glove excitedly, his eyes were getting wet, and he muttered, "I got it, I got it!"

in the audience.

The two audience members watched this scene in disbelief.

"Isn't it just an ordinary infield goofy? And it's a goofy ball in front of the third baseman. Even if the kindergarteners come, they can catch it. Why are the people in Akagi so excited?"

The audience asked incredulously.

The audience next to him rolled his eyes and smiled bitterly: "How do I know?"

Akagi, these guys are simply a bunch of lunatics!

This is the real thought of most of the audience at the scene.

People who are not from Akagi cannot understand the mood of the little friends at this time.

Nakagawa's hit, Yamaguchi's successful defense, this is the first time!

With the first time, there is a second time.

In subsequent games, Sawamura frequently let his opponent hit his own ball, relying on defense to get the number of eliminations.

Third base, second base, shortstop, outfield!

Everyone has more or less the experience of successfully defending once or twice, or flying high, or looking for the first landing to pass the ball back.

In short, everyone showed their growth.