The true character of a relief pitcher

While swinging the bat, the words of coach Takeshi Ryu appeared in Saburo Tsuchihara's mind.

"Coach, how do you deal with a pitcher's straight ball that goes up slightly?"

Takeshi Ryu's lazy eyes suddenly shrank, and he looked completely naked.

"His wrist-pressing pitch is incomplete because his body is not fully developed, so his changes are incomplete. If his body can grow a little more, his straight ball will definitely become a very terrifying weapon. It's not difficult. Since his straight balls are slightly raised and non-rising, he should aim at one or two centimeters above the straight ball that does not rise, and swing the bat. Although it is difficult for both to hit the center of the ball, as long as the ball is completely Swung the bat with enough power to squeeze the ball out with brute force."

Aim at the top of the straight ball, one to two centimeters away, and swing!

"Om~"

Saburo Tsuchihara seemed to be glaring at King Kong, and when he swung the bat, a low whistling sound was faintly heard. He swung the bat heavily, forcibly squeezing Sawamura's pitch out.

"Clang!"

After the baseball was hit, it quickly passed through the defense in the infield and bounced back to the center field.

Sawamura's face sank, and he turned around and shouted, "Wakana!"

In the middle field, Wakana looked pale as she looked at the flying baseball.

The ball was so fast, it was different from the goofy I received before. Even if it bounced once, the ball was still very fast.

As a childhood sweetheart, she could hear the anxiety in Sawamura's voice. Although she couldn't read the game accurately, she also knew that if the ball passed in front of her at this time, Akagi would be completely over.

Must be stopped!

But, I'm so scared, really scared.

The ball hit the face right away.

Aotsuki Wakana closed her eyes, forced herself to overcome her fear of baseball, opened her gloves, and rushed over.

"Pop!"

A miraculous scene happened. The baseball got into Wakana's glove impartially.

"Pass the ball to Nobu!"

Seeing Wakana catch the ball, Sawamura himself was startled at first. Fortunately, he concentrated on the game and didn't get distracted. He immediately reminded Wakana to send the ball to second base.

At this time, the runner who had been at first base had already crossed second base and was heading toward third base. If Wakana can cross forty meters and pass the ball to third base, there is a chance to block the opponent out of the game.

But can Wakana do it?

Of course, this is impossible, let alone precision, even throwing the ball forty or fifty meters is a bit reluctant for Wakana.

Instead of forcing her to do something she couldn't do, it's better to block the runner at third base in a down-to-earth manner.

Wakana passed the ball to second baseman Nobu. Although this didn't make the runners from Nagano Metropolitan Middle School out, it didn't let them continue to score.

Just now, if Wakana had not been lucky enough to stop the ball and let the ball pass through the area she was guarding, then Nagano Metro would be equivalent to an extra home run. It would take at least half a minute for Wakana to run back, catch up with the baseball, and return the ball to home plate. For half a minute, even a pig could go from the strike zone, through first, second, third, and back to home plate.

Fatty: What kind of example is this, who is the pig?

With the score 2:0, Akagi still has a chance, although this chance is extremely slim. But if the score is 4:0, not to mention the friends, Sawamura himself, I am afraid it will be desperate.

No one was out, there were people at first and third base.

Although the home run was avoided, the crisis at Akagi Middle School was far from over.

There are people at first and third base. For the attackers, it can be said that it is the easiest situation to score points.

In the cowshed of Nagano Metropolitan Middle School.

Takeshi Ryu didn't feel sorry for his disciple who didn't score points. In his opinion, it was just because Akagi had better luck, and he was lucky to have no mistakes in defense.

"But luck won't always be on your side, and the gap in strength is so big, what if luck is always on your side?"

Takeshi Ryu looked at Akagi with a sneer, as if seeing a drowning man struggling in vain.

"Fifth, pitcher, Marian."

Marian walked up to the strike area and said softly to Aoi Ren: "As an opponent, I have to admit that you are really outstanding. You brought such a bunch of fuel bottles to fight with us to this extent. But, that's it. Here. Don't be sad, you lost to the king of Nagano this year, Nagano Metropolis."

Although these words are stinky, they can be regarded as praising the opponent and acknowledging the strength of the opponent.

If you don't think about it, he and Tsuchihara used to be the substitutes of Aoi Ren, then he said that, there is really no problem. But considering the relationship between the two sides, this is a bit provocative.

Aoi Ren glanced at Marian coldly, he understood what Marian meant. Marian was mocking him. He did not choose Nagano Metropolitan, but chose to go to Akagi Middle School in the countryside.

"You don't have to be sad when you lose, because you lost to the best team in the country."

Ren replied indifferently, although the voice was very soft, it slapped his face.

Marian looked back at Ren in disbelief, the best team in the country? Akagi Middle School?

Sure enough, Ren, who had transferred back to the countryside, didn't even have a good brain.

The two sides were at each other's throats, and it seemed that the smell of gunpowder was full.

But in the duel, the performance was very different. The arrogant Marian used a touch bunt.

While Sawamura was throwing the ball, the runner at third base quickly ran to home plate.

The batter hit and the third base runner rushed to the home plate. At this time, Nagano Metropolitan Middle School used forced scoring.

Using such tactics also showed that Nagano Metropolitan Middle School no longer treated Akagi as an ordinary dark horse team. They regarded Akagi Middle School as an opponent who could compete fairly.

Akagi won the respect of Nagano Metropolitan with his own efforts.

Despite this respect, Sawamura didn't like it at all.

He pitched the ball, and he ran to home plate without stopping.

"Clang!"

Marian's bunt was successful, and the baseball bounced back to Sawamura after landing.

It's on the ground!

Sawamura's heart sank. If the ball didn't hit the ground just now, he still had hope of catching the ball. Once it hit the ground, he wanted to pick up the baseball from the ground and pass it to Aoi Ren. I'm afraid it would be too late to stop the runner.

The runner at third base is very fast! He should have practiced bunts and bases specifically.

Steady!

Seeing this scene, Nagano Metropolitan Coach Takeshi Ryu smiled lightly.

Who is Sawamura? He was a relief pitcher in the major leagues in his previous life. How rich is his experience in dealing with crises? Faced with a ball that was almost impossible to stop, he directly covered the ball with his glove, instead of changing hands to pass the ball, he threw the ball back directly with his left glove.

The whole action saved almost 0.2 seconds, and it was precisely these 0.2 seconds that pulled Akagi back from the edge of the cliff.

Ren caught the ball, and the runner from Nagano Metropolis attempted to slide the base. Ren immediately broke down and pressed the opponent's body with his gloves.

"Out!"

No one was out, and someone on the first and third bases forced them to score points, but they were stopped abruptly by the perfect cooperation between Sawamura and Ren.

At this time, Nagano Metropolis's friends looked at Sawamura with complicated eyes, feeling that he was extremely tall.

Is it really just a freshman from an ordinary middle school who is competing with them?

Are you hanging up?