Chapter 99: Oscar-level acting skills

No Out, runner at second base!

It's Sawamura's turn to attack.

As soon as Sawamura stood in the strike zone, the stadium, which was originally quite noisy, suddenly fell into a state of boiling like a pot was opened.

"Dong Dong Dong!!!"

"The Brotherhood of Red Heart will always support you!!!"

The drums are cheering here.

On the other hand, the Demon-King's Guard, who used themselves as a board, formed lines and then formed words, had already won against the Brotherhood of Red Heart even if they did nothing.

Looking at Miyamoto, whose nose seemed to be going to heaven, Obayashi and Kobayashi's noses were almost crooked.

"What's so amazing, isn't it just a big screen?"

"We are the most die-hard supporters of Sawamura-kun."

Other viewers were not used to this scene at first. Now it's a habit, so it's no surprise.

"That is a lot of cheers, Sawamura."

"It would be really a shame if he is so highly anticipated that he can't display his strength."

"No way, they are not calling him the Demon King for nothing."

"I hope he doesn't get caught in the pressure like Ichiro."

"No! I trust him."

"Yes, he is the Demon-King Sawamura Eijun."

The dugout of Hakuryu High School.

The players looked at each other in dismay. They had probably heard rumors about Sawamura's fans before. But really, they can't help but be surprised.

Is this guy really a high school student? Not that baseball Star?

In the center field, Mima's eyes never left Sawamura.

"It's the same as always!"

As one of the famous upcoming talents, Mima is of course no stranger to the Demon King who is pressing on their heads. He has watched a lot of Sawamura and Akagi's game videos in private.

He knew about the existence of the Brotherhood of Red Heart and the Demon King's Guard.

But even if you know it, the experience on the spot is still different.

"High school is not middle school, you have to be careful, oh, Great Demon-King."

Mima's fighting spirit seemed to explode from his body.

But at this time, Sawamura's eyes were on the pitcher mound.

'No Out, runner at second base. What will you do, Miyano-san who pretends to be a pig to eat a tiger.'

The rest area of ​​the Hakuryu.

Sasaki held the stopwatch and stood at the front of the team.

'No Out, runner at second base!'

'The first base is still empty, and it is not necessary to be brave if Walking is not impossible. But now the game has just started, if it is like this, the momentum will also become a problem.'

'And even if it is a Walk, the aggressive four Balls and the cowardly four Balls are different!'

'Don't run away, aggressively attack!'

With a click, the stopwatch was closed by Sasaki, who gave instructions to his battery on the field.

The Hakuryu High School, which had carefully studied the Seidou data before, did not dare to underestimate Sawamura at all.

So far, Sawamura has made his first appearances at the Kanto tournament and has dazzled the audience time and time again. The number of hits in the field is terrifying, and the hit rate is even more terrifying, reaching 68.5%.

The most frightening thing is that when there are people on the base, Sawamura rarely misses.

And he also can hit long, he has hit a home run before!

Even if Sawamura is only a freshman in the first year, his performance in the strike zone is astounding and scary.

Realistically, when there were people on the base, Hakuryu really didn't want to fight with Sawamura Eijun.

But if they don't fight, what will they do?

There are no Outs now, and there is a runner at second base. Even if Sawamura was Walked, it would be no Out, runner at first and second base.

After that, Masuko Toru and Miyuki Kazuya!

These two are also extremely difficult to deal with, especially Miyuki. Once there is someone on the base, his performance is not inferior to Yuuki and Sawamura.

To do that, except to give Seidou a hit, has no meaning.

Instead, it is better to actively attack with the idea of ​​walking Sawamura.

Here we have to explain what it means to actively attack with the plan of ​​Walking the batter.

A pitcher usually decides whether he is going to throw a Strike or a Ball before he throws. Leaving aside when you're throwing a Ball. If you're going to throw a Strike, you must bring the ball to the Zone to say hello to the batter.

To avoid accidentally throwing a Ball, the more unreliable a pitcher is, the closer the pitch is to the center, and the sweeter it is when it's time to get a Strike.

In this way, the batter himself is more comfortable to play, and some batters are good at guessing the ball. He can also guess whether you are going to throw a Strike based on the count you have. Some fascinating guys can directly guess the specific ball distribution.

Back to the topic, what is an aggressive attack?

In fact, it is very simple to understand. It is to give up the concept of Strikes and Balls and throw all the balls in the corners, where the batter is most uncomfortable to swing at.

As a result, if the pitcher's Control is not particularly good, it is naturally impossible to determine whether he can throw a Strike.

But at least he won't throw some sweet balls out!

This is called aggressive offensive pitching.

The probability of throwing four Balls is very high, and the probability of solving the batter is also not small.

"BALL!"

"BALL!"

"STRIKE!!!"

Two consecutive Balls that strayed from the outside corner, and then another Strike that was tucked into the inside corner.

This one-mile-like from inside to outside corners makes the entire strike zone extremely wide.

The count is two Strikes and one Ball.

On the strike zone, Sawamura's face was not good-looking.

Eijun, who was extremely experienced in competitions, saw through the Hakuryu's plan at a glance. To be honest, although this plan is a bit lame, it really works very well.

It's easy to use, he's a little bit cornered.

Seeing the troubled Sawamura, Takehara felt relieved.

'No matter how talented you are, you will be helpless in the face of our random punches.'

'Next, send the ball to the outside corner!'

Ping!

Sawamura swung the bat, and the Ball from the outside corner was thrown out of bounds by him.

Two Strikes, two Balls, Sawamura was chased.

Takehara, the Catcher, glanced at Sawamura proudly.

'It's messed up!'

'Not even Strikes and Balls can be distinguished.'

On the strike zone, Sawamura's face was also ugly.

However, he was still very stubborn. He didn't take a step back, but instead brought his stance against the zone.

It looked like he was going to hit the ball no matter how far it was.

With a position like Sawamura, dealing with outside corner Pitch is naturally no problem.

'But how do you target the ball in the inside corner?'

'Next ball: Slider Ball in the inside corner!'

On the pitcher's mound, Miyano nodded and Pitched the ball decisively.

His current mood is actually similar to Takehara's, and being able to solve Sawamura is a very happy thing for them.

They were just immersed in joy and neglected one thing.

Sawamura's hitting rate is as high as 70%, standing in the strike zone, will he not calm down?

Stepping out with his right foot, Sawamura stepped aside from the inner corner and swung decisively at the inner corner.

Ping!

The white ball flew out and passed the fielder's defense, forming a long hit.

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