Chapter 40: Shameless Opponent

The first half of the sixth inning was also the last inning in which Sawamura and Miyuki partnered.

Right now, they were facing the second Batter.

This second batter is a very difficult Batter. He observes the ball very carefully and is very skilled in hitting all kinds of courses.

With such an opponent, Miyuki naturally did not dare to be careless and was very careful when calling.

Wall-Making Form, plus precise ball control, and Moving ball breaks…

'Should be enough to deal with this batter!'

Miyuki also made a plan and gave Sawamura a sign.

On the pitcher's mound, Sawamura nodded silently.

Then, the second batter of Osaka Kiryuu saw the Mitt on Sawamura's right hand being pushed forward like a wall, and as the center of gravity of his body moved, his left hand waved like a whip.

Whoosh!

Without any warning, the white ball whizzed out.

On the strike zone, the ball looks incredibly fast, scary fast.

The second Batter of Osaka Kiryuu swallowed subconsciously, his nerves tense.

'So scary!'

Although the other teammates had already told him about Sawamura's Form in the rest area, However, really standing on the strike zone and seeing it is another matter.

The moment the ball flew over, he felt his breath freeze.

Of course, because he had seen Sawamura throw the ball in the rest area before, he knew very well that Sawamura's real ball speed was not so fast.

But it was precisely this visual dislocation that made it more difficult for him to get the timing of the swing.

'This is bad.'

First ball, the batter did not swing the bat.

SNAP!

The baseball went straight into Miyuki Kazuya's Mitt.

"STRIKE!"

The Catcher looked up at the Batter.

The batter's face turned slightly pale, obviously, Sawamura's Pitch successfully scared him!

'The next ball, the probability of swinging the bat is very high.'

When people are frightened, they will start to struggle and resist subconsciously.

This has nothing to do with anything in psychology, it's just an instinct that people are born with.

Miyuki smiled in his thought and gave Sawamura a sign.

On the pitcher's mound, Sawamura nodded slightly.

Then again, an almost identical pitch was thrown over.

Like a comet, a small white ball streaking across the field.

Sharp and dazzling!

On the strike zone, Osaka Kiryuu's second batter, as Miyuki had expected, swung his bat.

The bat is half a moment later than the baseball.

SNAP!

The baseball slipped through the shadow of the bat and into Miyuki Kazuya's Mitt.

"STRIKE!"

Two Strikes, the batter was chased.

Now, the batter still did not give up, and he kept adjusting his stance.

'Want to find the right moment to swing the bat?'

Miyuki thought and gave Sawamura a sign.

At this time, according to the rules of Pitch Calling, it is also possible to throw a Ball. After all, a batter who has already been chased by two Strikes has a higher probability of swinging the bat next.

But taking into account Sawamura's personality, Balls are not ideal.

'Right now, let's use the Strike to decide the outcome. It can better reflect Sawamura's pitching and rhythm.'

In fact, this is nothing more than a high-sounding excuse!

Miyuki's truest thought in his heart was that it was a bit of a waste to use Balls against a Batter like Osaka Kiryuu's second batter.

'No need!'

So he decided on the third ball, and Sawamura was still assigned a Strikes.

On the pitcher's mound, Sawamura pitched.

Whoosh!

The white ball whizzed, and the batter on the strike zone swung calmly.

Ping!

After the white ball was hit, it bounced directly behind the catcher.

"FOUL!"

This result was obviously a little unexpected to Miyuki. He raised his head and glanced in surprise, looking at the batter on the zone.

'Just now, was it luck?'

Sawamura's Moving ball did not break too sharply. As long as the batter does not miss the swing, it is not difficult to hit the ball forward.

But this batter did not hit the ball forward.

In this way, there are only two possibilities, either the batter's batting rhythm is completely messed up, and the bat swings wrongly.

Another situation is that…

Ping!

"FOUL!"

The fourth ball was thrown out of bounds again.

With the swing skills of the second batter of Osaka Kiryuu, Miyuki thinks it is understandable to say that he made one mistake.

The pitcher misses the pitch, the batter misses, and it's all uncertain.

But you made two mistakes in a row, and both times, the ball flew out of bounds.

If you want to say that you made a mistake, you can't justify it.

The opponent's purpose is obvious, that is to use more balls to consume Sawamura's physical stamina.

Osaka Kiryuu High School has a close relationship with Seidou High School. Their superintendent does know that now is the end of the Seidou High School's Hell Training Camp.

In this case, the players of Seidou High School were at a disadvantage.

They are equivalent to pushing themselves into a corner and then playing against Osaka Kiryuu.

As for Osaka Kiryuu, not only is it an absolute advantage, but it can also wait for work.

In this case, it would be shameless for you to think about consuming the physical strength of Seidou High School players.

'How can they be so shameless?'

However, Takahiro Matsumoto, the Superintendent of Osaka Kiryuu, did just that.

Not only will he do it, but he does it thoroughly.

Ping!

Having been entangled with Sawamura's six for balls, the second batter of Osaka Kiryuu made a mistake and hit the ball forward instead.

"Hyaa-ha-haa."

With a string of weird laughs, Kuramochi picked up the ball and sent it to first base.

Only then did the second Batter of Osaka Kiryuu was resolved.

Miyuki himself was relieved to see Osaka Kiryuu's second batter Out.

'Only this batter in Osaka Kiryuu has this kind of hitting skills. Most of the others are power Batters.'

'And thankfully he wasn't so skilled too, of course, not all batters are like Ryo-san.'

Otherwise, if they were all batters like this, then Sawamura's stamina would really be a problem.

It's just that Miyuki was a little too optimistic, he never imagined the shamelessness of Osaka Kiryuu would go.

When it came to the third Batter of Osaka Kiryuu, he played a bunt directly.

After he put up a bunt, Sawamura pitched normally.

After throwing the ball, Sawamura took the time to run forward so he could field.

The pitcher is also a member of the fielders. After the ball is thrown, he must also take action according to the situation on the scene.

For example, right now, the batter is likely to bunt the ball, and the pitcher has to run forward.

Bunted balls, may be toward first base, it may be toward third base.

But it's more towards the pitcher!

So there's nothing wrong with the pitcher running forward and taking a defensive attitude.

But after seeing Sawamura running, the batter put his bat back in an instant.

Which is equivalent to Sawamura running for nothing.

"You son of a b…"

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