Chapter 77: Advancement

Ping!

After the white ball was hit, it seemed like a white lightning bolt that instantly crossed the entire field.

Then hit hard on the back fence of Koshien!

During this process, many players from Seihou High School only had time to turn around and could not make any other moves.

On the pitcher's mound, Akutsu smiled wryly.

He knew that the game was over. In fact, he knew that as early as the first half of the seventh inning, when he had not been able to score points.

Akutsu had a hunch that the game was over.

As if he had a suspicion that he was not Yuuki's opponent!

It is not without reason why he wants to Walk Tetsuya all the way. Against other batters at Seidou High School, he could rely on his data analyses to solve them by game calling.

In fact, other than Sawamura who has won the hits cleanly, the other batters of Seidou have been in Akutsu's predictions to varying degrees.

From this point of view, he really did a good job.

But he also has his weaknesses, and Akutsu's pitching can't go head-to-head with a really powerful Batter.

Although he also has breaking balls, the breaks in the courses he threw are simple, and the angle is not tricky enough. With such a ball, a real monster Batter can not only see through its path but also catch up with his breaks.

No matter what Akutsu did, he still couldn't change that.

It was also his biggest weakness, he had no real Winning Shot.

He is self-aware and has never chosen to go head-to-head with Yuuki until he was forced to go to face him, and he had to face Yuuki head-to-head when the bases were full.

The ending was tragic. His Slider to the corner was unceremoniously Exploded out.

Seidou High School scored three points at once.

To this victory or defeat is decided.

Although Akutsu performed well after that, he successfully dealt with Isashiki and Masuko and did not let Yuuki return to home plate.

But the outcome of the game has already been determined.

In the remaining two innings, they had to score more than three points from the Maou Sawamura.

Even if it is a daydream, the players of Seihou High School will not be so good.

'It's over!'

In the Seihou High School dugout, Coach Nishidera stared blankly at the changes on the field, and a sense of powerlessness rose in him.

The rise of Seidou High School was too fast, and although they have played a good game, as the Champion of the Spring Koshien and the current Champion candidate for this Tournament, he expected more of himself.

Although the victory and defeat were decided, the game was not over yet, and it was the eighth inning of the Seihou High School offense.

"STRIKE!"

"STRIKE!!"

"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"

"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!!"

"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!!!"

Facing the lower lineup of Seihou High School, Sawamura Eijun used his full power and struck them with nine balls.

Clean and neat, not a single ball was wasted.

In the stands, the members of the Brotherhood of Red Hearts and the Demon King's Guards began to cheer under the lead their leader to shout slogans to Sawamura and hype the stands!

"Demon King!"

"Demon King!!"

They were so excited that they were shaking with excitement.

The opponent was Seihou High School, the best candidate for the Championship, so they were powerless against the Maou.

In the stands, there were several draft scouts, and one of them even had bright eyes.

"By the eighth inning, there were only three hits for Seihou players."

"Seihou is not a rookie team, and there is also the Monster Slugger Sano Shuzo. Even if the attack power is used in professional baseball, it will still be effective. I didn't expect them to be played by Sawamura like this…"

"It's amazing!"

The cheers of tens of thousands of people in the audience were deeply imprinted in the minds of these scouts.

At this moment, when they looked at Sawamura, it was almost like looking at a treasure chest.

Adding strength to the team, getting records, achieving titles, and also attracting fans, and bringing money.

Money! How sweet is that?

There is no player more suitable for professional baseball than Sawamura Eijun!

'I must sign him!' One of the scouts, thinking ambitiously.

No need to ask, as long as he can sign Sawamura Eijun, there will be countless cash waving at him. Worth the money, no matter what, he has to be sure to sign Sawamura.

The idea of this scout cannot be said to be bad, but the scout holds the same idea as almost every other scout at the moment.

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

Akutsu, who lost three points, showed more composure. After Seihou High School, which was supposed to be defeated in the previous inning, Akutsu and Seihou players should have lost their fighting spirit and will definitely have loopholes.

Unexpectedly, the opponent is worthy of being a Champion candidate, and even if they are unable to win, they still perform very well. Relying on defense, they scored three consecutive Outs.

First solved Chris, then Shiratsu, and finally Miyuki with three Outs.

"OUT!"

"OUT!"

"OUT!"

Miyuki hit the infield grounder, was blocked, and passed to first base.

Miyuki was Out of the play.

Looking at the rest area opposite with regret, Miyuki muttered in his heart.

"Learn so fast!"

He has been watching Akutsu's pitches off the field, and after a few innings, he found a way to restrain Akutsu.

In fear that Akutsu could see through his intention, he didn't even have an experimental swing when he played.

Only then did he find the right opportunity, guessed the game calling of Akutsu, and won the hit.

Now Akutsu has only played against him once, and immediately found a way to break Miyuki's batting.

'This is still a monster!'

Among the opponents Miyuki had come into contact with before, Akutsu was definitely a monster.

Now the players of Seidou High School are Kominato Ryosuke, Captain Yuuki, and Sawamura Eijun, who have found a way to restrain him. The other batters are still restrained, having it difficult to deal with this pitcher.

If they had not scored in the seventh inning, then, Seidou High School would have to play an extra innings in this game.

Although they should be able to win in the end, if you rely on Sawamura Eijun's physical strength to win, then Seidou High School will be in vain!

To be honest, Miyuki didn't think Akutsu was invincible.

The ones who can suppress him at Seidou High School are the two Senpais Ryo-san and Tetsu-san, and Sawamura also has a good chance of winning a hit.

If the three of them are connected again, it is normal to get two or three more points from him, even if they can't completely destroy Akutsu.

But it's a pity, under the circumstance that Akutsu avoided the strong, until the seventh inning, if he hadn't hit the base early, it is difficult to say whether Seidou High School would have scored in the end.

Three Outs, offense and defense exchange.

In the first half of the ninth inning, Seihou High School attacked.

Right now, it was the turn of the top three Batters of Seihou High School.

"STRIKE!"

"STRIKE!"

"STRIKE! BATTER OUT!"

"STRIKE! BATTER OUT!!"

"STRIKE! BATTER OUT!!!"

"GAME SET!!"

"The third round of Summer Koshien, the match between Seidou High School and Seihou High School is officially over. With a score of 3:0, the winner is Seidou High School!!!"

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T/N: With this, the game ended.

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