Chapter 39: Chasing 1 Point at a time

The rest area of ​​Seidou High School.

Takashima held her arms proudly and looked at Sawamura.

"Even though the physical exertion is very high, Sawamura-kun's performance is still very stable, and he has not lost any Ball. It is really suitable for him to be the Ace of Seidou."

Next to her, President Ota didn't know what to say

Back then, Seidou paid a considerable price in order to invite Sawamura. Even in a desperate attempt, except for Sawamura, they deliberately did not contact other pitchers who were in the limelight at the time.

The school is not without opinions for this kind of gamble.

You said it would be fine if you invited him, but if you didn't win Sawamura over, wouldn't Seidou be completely empty?

And from the previous situation, Seidou had no advantage in fighting for Sawamura.

But even so, they still couldn't stop Takashima Rei's stubbornness.

If she wasn't the chairman's daughter, the school board would have criticized it long ago.

Later, Sawamura chose Seidou, and the turmoil calmed down. The school is also satisfied with this result, especially after the Kanto Tournament, seeing the appeal of Sawamura's horror, the school is even more excited.

It was worth it! Everything was worth it!

Takashima Rei also raised her head high, and since then, she has always talked proudly about Sawamura.

As if she was afraid that others would not know, she dug up all the strong players that Seidou High School could use now.

Miyuki was like this, Kuramochi was like this, and Sawamura was even more like this.

It is generally recognized that there is a bit of Takashima Rei's luck, although she is diligent and pre-emptive. The probability that Sawamura will choose Seidou is not high.

After all, they didn't know what Sawamura was thinking.

'That Ojo-sama.'

Ota pouted in dissatisfaction, even though he was proud of Takashima Rei, he was displeased.

He has to admit, He was a little jealous.

When people mention Sawamura in the future, they will definitely not forget the insight of Takashima Rei and the teachings of Kataoka Tesshin.

In contrast, this Ota Kazuyoshi can't get much light on the trajectory of Sawamura's life.

Such landfall is a bit of a waste on Takashima Rei.

She is the daughter of the chairman and the heir to the family. There is no need to worry about her career at all, but Ota is different.

Although he also has the determination to fight for the Seidou for the rest of his life, the world is impermanent, and no one can guarantee that the Seidou Association will always hire him.

In case one day he went out to look for a job and he mentioned that he was the one who scouted Sawamura.

This is also a very glorious resume, and the more famous Sawamura is, the more brilliant his resume is.

Even if you don't consider it that far. It's also good for bragging rights when you get together with friends to brag and chat.

'Waste, what a waste'

Ota, for the 105th time, is very jealous.

On the other side, Seidou's attack began.

In the first half of the fifth inning, Seidou High School attacked.

This time, it was Seidou's first batter turn again.

Ping!

Relying on a grounder to the shortstop, Kuramochi ran to first base.

"Safe!"

Usually, with this kind of ball, it is almost impossible to hit base.

Nevertheless, Kuramochi's speed is so unreasonable like that.

Having seen such speed, Osaka Kiryuu's catcher's eyes were red.

'The most troublesome runner is on base!'

Next, the development of things seems to be logical. Tachi Hiromi made the first pitch, and Kuramochi went for a steal away.

"Don't underestimate us!"

After the catcher catches the ball, he immediately passes to second base.

But there is time.

He had just made a pass and Kuramochi was at second base.

"Hyaa-ha-haa!"

After being dealt with twice in a row, Kuramochi was also full of fire.

No Out, runner at second base.

Kominato Ryosuke looked towards the rest area, where Kataoka gave a sign.

Ryosuke nodded, used a Bunt Walk, and sent Kuramochi to third base.

"OUT!"

Before, Ryosuke chased Tachi twice. Now, he is even willing to play a supporting role.

Rest area of Osaka Kiryuu High School, Coach Matsumoto gave Kataoka a solemn look.

"It's really stable!"

The step-by-step pressing tactics used by Kataoka made Osaka Kiryuu very helpless.

Although in terms of results, this is not bad. Putting a runner like Kuramochi now on base is inevitable.

However, how Osaka Kiryuu would lose this point is what needs attention.

On the surface, Kataoka seems to have given up the opportunity to further expand the score, but the reality is exactly the opposite. Because Seidou is not greedy for a big score, their offensive tactics are the most stable scoring tactics.

One point is small.

Nevertheless, Seidou's score will keep increasing.

And this is the rhythm of Seidou, they will play more smoothly and more confidently.

Instead, with the opponent's tactics continuing to succeed, Osaka Kiryuu players will feel fortunate that they did not lose too many points…

With one step at a time, the situation of the game will unknowingly turn towards Seidou.

It's like two people running a race.

The man in the lead, no matter how far ahead, still gets nervous when he knows the runners behind him keep coming close to him.

And this tension will turn into very terrifying pressure.

Takahiro Matsumoto, the superintendent of Osaka Kiryuu, knows this very well.

Seidou did not know how many times he had used the same tactics. How could he not know them?

But even if he knew, there was nothing he could do.

One Out, runners at third base.

Isashiki and Kuramochi hit and run together!

The ball was hit by Isashiki, and his irregular swing left Osaka Kiryuu speechless.

Seidou scored the fourth point!

This is not the end, Isashiki is still on first base.

One out, one at first base.

At this time, it was the turn of Tetsuya.

"BALL!"

"BALL!"

"BALL!"

"BALL!"

"Walk to base!"

The Balls continued to go by Tetsuya, and Tetsuya remained motionless, but he did not swing the bat either.

Having Four Balls, Yuuki Tetsuya was Walked.

One out, runners at first and second base.

"Fifth batter, third baseman, Masuko-kun."

At this time, it was Masuko's turn at bat.

Ping!

Masuko hit out a bad hit so he and Tetsu were Out by a double play.

"OUT!"

"OUT!!!"

Three outs, offense and defense exchange.

Seidou's attack stopped at the fifth batter again.

"Wait, what?"

"The fifth Batter today is not effective at all."

"Why put Sawamura on hold?"

"Coach Kataoka probably wants Sawamura to focus more on pitching."

Masuko returned to the rest area in despair.

Kataoka rolled his eyes at him and said nothing.

Beforehand, Kataoka never thought that this game would progress like this.

Now, with the exception of the blind cannon Furuya, Masuko has yet to get a hit.

Others are Kuramochi, Kominato, Tetsuya, Isashiki, Miyuki, Sawamura, Shiratsu. More or less, they all contributed to the offense.

Just Masuko, as the fifth batter of the core lineup, did not do anything.

Three times up, and three times down.

'Looks like it's necessary to give him a bit of a push.' Thought Kataoka.

Seidou's attack was stopped by Osaka Kiryuu High School.

Three Outs, offense and defense exchange.

In the sixth inning, Osaka Kiryuu attacked first.

This time their batters were very smart and changed the previous strategy.

They chose to do a very shameless thing.

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T/N: The Third Chapter! Thank you all for reading, and have a nice day!