Chapter 71: The Most Important

Tokyo, in the dormitory of the baseball club of Inajitsu High School.

The main force of the team has just finished their practice game and is watching the live broadcast of Koshien.

The live screen is a bit dark.

The Maou, Sawamura Eijun, threw Balls in a row and walked the fifth batter of Seihou High School Hirahara Rei.

"A strange thing happened, Sawamura-kun actually made four Balls. This is the first time that Sawamura-kun has thrown four Balls in this year's Koshien. The chance of Seihou High School scoring has greatly increased…"

The voice of the commentator was a little excited.

For him, he had no special support in his heart for either Seihou or Seidou. Moreover, as a commentator, he still hopes to see Seihou High School able to conquer the Maou.

For media workers, the more dramatic the situation on the field, the more excited they are.

If this game becomes famous, it will be even better for the commentators.

"Hey, that's really awesome!"

"Anyway, the opponent is the champion of Spring Koshien, and their level is clearly different."

"I just don't know if they can really conquer the mountain that is Sawamura in the end."

When the teammates were talking, a young man behind them, said coldly.

"Don't underestimate Eijun!"

Hearing Narumiya Mei's words, Inashiro's players turned back in surprise.

"But it is one Out and runners at first and third bases, with Seihou High School committed to scoring, there is not much that can be done as a pitcher," Tadano replied, his voice full of confusion

"Itsuki, if it's yours, what are you going to do in the position of Chris-senpai?" Narumiya Mei asked with a pouted mouth.

"Let's go forward and defend, and then use the speed of Mei-san's ball to confront the batters head-on."

"Sawamura is not Mei. Although his ball speed is not slow, he still has a big gap with Mei. It may be difficult to suppress Seihou's bunt by simply using the speed and power of the ball." Shirakawa interjected.

When Tadano heard Shirakawa's rebuttal, he was speechless.

To be honest, Sawamura's pitch isn't particularly good against bunts. It's not that Sawamura is really weak against bunts, but compared to other aspects of the Maou, Sawamura really doesn't have many advantages against bunts.

If Seihou High School deliberately targets this, there is still hope.

"Eijun has naturally soft shoulders and joints. As long as he cooperates with Chris-senpai, he can completely contain the movements of the third-base runner. If the third-base runner wants to force a score, the two of them can work together to throw the ball directly out of the strike zone and be ready to stop his steal. In fact, that's what they did before, and the reason they were forced to throw Balls in a row was because of Akutsu at third base."

In Narumiya Mei's eyes, a hint of caution flashed.

Although he has never played against Akutsu, as a pitcher of the same level, he can probably understand Sawamura's current situation.

When pitching, Akutsu should have done something that made Sawamura and Chris-senpai think that he would definitely hit the home plate!

As a result, Akutsu didn't really steal the base until Sawamura Walked Hirahara to the base.

So much so that the situation has reached a dangerous situation where one Out and runners at first and third base.

"But this is also considered to be an opportunity inside the hardship!"

'This situation is indeed dangerous for Seidou High School, but it also means opportunities. It depends on whether Chris-senpai and that stinky boy Eijun can use it.'

Narumiya Mei's worries are undoubtedly superfluous.

After Hirahara hit first base, Chris and Sawamura thought about what they were going to do next.

It's like playing chess. Originally, they thought that they were forced to abandon a chess piece by the opponent, but they did not expect that after the chess piece was really removed, they would suddenly face this situation.

One Out, one at first and third base.

Right now, there is no need for Sawamura to continue fighting alone.

He could have used other ways to get Outs. Although there is a little reluctance in his chest, he can't solve Akutsu alone.

Fortunately, Sawamura has a mature mentality and knows that nothing is perfect in this world.

'Next, just focus on dealing with the batter.'

'Forward guard!'

With a countermeasure, Chris directly gave orders to the first and third basemen on the field.

making both of them move forward to guard.

According to Chris's order, there was no problem with Yuuki and Masuko, and both of them moved five or six meters forward.

Although this distance is not very large, it is definitely enough to deal with bunts.

At the same time, the shortstop Kuramochi moved away from the second base toward third base.

Like this, even if Masuko at third base steps up to catch the ball, he can fill up to third base at any time.

The same is true for Kominato Ryosuke at the second base position. He moved towards first base and was ready to fill up to first base.

All is ready except for the opportunity!

Seidou High School made it clear that the bunt was not on Seihou's list of choices. If the players of Seihou High School chose to play bunts right now, they would most likely be blocked by the players of Seidou High School.

In the Seihou High School dugout, Superintendent Nishidera held his arms and watched the duel on the field calmly.

Seidou High School's reaction now is exactly as he expected.

In fact, it is not difficult to guess at all, it is just a common practice of big teams.

It is precisely because everyone uses it that this approach is the most reliable.

"Coach Kataoka has really trained a group of capable players."

While he remarked in admiration, Coach Nishidera did not give in. As the Coach of Seihou High School, he also gave a sign to the players on the field right now.

At third base, Akutsu looked thoughtfully at Sawamura who was about to pitch on the mound, but his face was calm now.

On the surface, it seems that because of his strange actions, he forced Sawamura Eijun to Pitch the Four-Ball for the first time.

But the real situation is actually the opposite.

Just now, he was forced to stay at third base without moving a single step by Sawamura Eijun's pitching, and the chance of him stealing the base is now out of the picture because of the change in the fielders' formation.

'This attack is likely to fail!'

For some reason, Akutsu suddenly had this hunch.

What happened next confirmed his hunch.

Coach Nishidera gave a sign to the sixth batter of Seihou High School and let him swing normally!

It doesn't matter if it's a high fly or an infield grounder, Seihou High School will have a chance!

Because of the overall advance of the infield defense, there was a huge gap in defense around the Ace pitcher of Seidou.

As long as the batter on the field can hit the ball in that direction, No matter how weak the ball he hits, it will be a hit.

Even if there is no hit, it will create a suitable opportunity for Akutsu at third base.

Whether it's a bunt or a normal swing, it's all about winning.

This is the most important.

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