Chapter 56: So Determined

At this moment, the audience was silent.

After three or four seconds, the whole stadium seemed to come alive with the words of the referee.

"OUT!"

"Waaaaah!!!!"

"What was that?"

"One Out, and runner at second base. In the face of the fourth batter, no points were lost, and he was resolved."

"This guy just acted like a novice before, why is he so amazing all of a sudden!"

Seidou's rest area.

Kataoka's face was ashen.

Ochiai is also thoughtful.

 "Tsk, that guy really doesn't have defensive skills. However, he has the intuition of a beast. If we really regard him as a weakness, we may be the ones who suffer." Sawamura who was on the on-deck circle said.

Contrary to Seidou's heavy atmosphere, the players of Yakushi High School felt like they were going to fly!

They are very afraid of Seidou's lineup. Even prepared to lose a lot of points in the first game.

They didn't expect that the defense of Yakushi would perform so well today.

When it was the turn of the fourth batter, Yakushi had already won two Outs.

Happiness! Joy!

Various emotions intertwined in their hearts.

"It's okay, Mino!"

"Raichi, well done!"

"Keep going!"

"One more Out, one more!"

In the rest area, Yakushi's substitutes excitedly cheered on the players on the field.

Todoroki Raizou also had a smile on his face: "My moron of a son, he is still very good at critical moments."

"You are too biased. Although Raichi's performance is indeed surprising, but it was a lot of luck that he was able to stop it just now."

"The game is about 70% skill and 30% luck. Now we have 30% of luck, which is not bad." Todoroki Raizou didn't care.

Sanada smiled wryly.

When a man boasts about his son, and his skin is thicker than the city wall.

However, the game could not have been better if it had gone like this.

Before he played, the smaller the difference in the score, of course, the better.

In this way, it is easier for Yakushi to get back points.

With the beautiful defense of Raichi, the situation facing Yakushi immediately relaxed a lot.

With two Outs and runner at second base, Yakushi only needs to deal with one batter, and the battle this inning can be settled.

Or that is what everyone thought.

"Fifth Batter, pitcher, Sawamura-kun."

When Sawamura stepped into the strike zone, there were a lot of cheers from the stands.

"Sawamura hit it out!"

"Score!"

"Smash it out, Smash it out!!!"

Facing Sawamura, Mino on the pitcher's mound did not flinch at all, he chose to face him head-on.

In Seidou's rest area.

Chris nodded and commented: "It's really tough, and he doesn't shy away from fighting against our strong Batters."

Whether it's Tetsuya or Sawamura they are scary batters with the scary high batting average.

But Mino is determined!

He didn't run away at all, and he didn't even bother to throw a Ball.

"It is because of this that their morale is particularly strong." Miyuki agrees.

The biggest characteristic of Yakushi is that they are not afraid of anyone. No matter who they are facing, Yakushi has the courage and momentum to fight to the end.

Swing aggressively when batting and no one used bunts.

The pitcher threw the ball firmly, and he pitched it boldly, without flinching at all.

"If you do this, you might have the upper hand when it comes to others. But if your opponent is Sawamura…"

On the strike zone, the bat in Sawamura's hand was raised high.

'Interesting, really interesting.'

The pitching of this battery is obviously very general, and they are also very brave. Almost like that his ball is not in the early 130s, but the same as Furuya and Narumiya, who are throwing 150 km/h balls.

'That being the case, then I'm welcome.'

Sawamura opened his stance and held the bat high in his hand.

In the position of the catcher, Watanabe did not relax his observation of Sawamura. Seeing Sawamura holding the bat long, his heart sank, and he immediately signaled Mino to throw an outside corner ball.

On the pitching mound, after Mino nodded slightly, a rather sharp outside corner was thrown.

On the strike zone, seeing the incoming ball, Sawamura immediately started moving.

'To deal with a batter with a long grip, use an outside corner pitch! You've used this approach too much before. Haven't you learned your lesson yet in the match against Sankou?'

Sawamura's entire body was like a spinning cyclone, with the help of the strength of his waist and legs, he violently swung the bat with full strength.

PING!

The white ball was hit and soared into the sky.

PAK!

The white ball hit the scoreboard, and Sawamura scored a two-run homer.

The total score becomes 3:0!

The situation that had just been reversed due to the defense of Raichi's was instantly returned.

Three points in the first inning, although it is not a big score, but Seidou can accept this score.

"Very good!"

Kataoka nodded, extremely satisfied with Sawamura's performance.

In the stands, the voices cheering for Sawamura and the Demon King came one after another.

On the other side, the rest area of ​​Yakushi.

Todoroki Raizou's face was quite ugly.

"This stinky boy is really dazzling and scary."

"He was swinging aiming at the outside corner."

Sanada said gently after the thunderstorm hid.

Todoroki Raizou nodded: "The strategy of pitch calling has been thoroughly studied. Seidou has also put a lot of effort into us. Sanada, I am afraid that you will play early in this game."

When Sanada heard what Todoroki Raizou said, he smiled gently: "I am ready at any time."

Todoroki Raizou nodded in approval.

When he first took over Yakushi, the Yakushi baseball club was poor with nothing in their name. All the good seedlings have been divided up and taken by the Giants. It is conceivable what level of players a team like the West Tokyo Top 16 can get.

Sanada can be regarded as his only unexpected gain in Yakushi.

'This guy is really a good seedling.'

To be able to get this evaluation from Raizou shows the potential of Sanada.

Once he's on the field, Yakushi High will suddenly become two completely different teams.

'Just, not yet'

He can't play yet.

"Hold on, brat. There's no one on the base right now, deal with the batter and get the last Out."

Hearing Todoroki Raizou's orders, the players of Yakushi High School immediately cheered up as if they had taken medicine.

"Sixth Batter, catcher, Miyuki-kun."

In this game, Seidou's lineup was slightly adjusted, and Miyuki and Masuko changed rank.

Both Tetsuya and Sawamura have high on-base rates, so it should be useful to have Miyuki, who is invincible with someone on base, behind them.

Coach Kataoka thought so at the time.

It's just a pity that Sawamura resolved the battle himself and didn't give Miyuki a chance.

By the time he hit the field, the situation was two Outs and no one on base.

Two Out, and no one was on base.

"Really, you don't give me a chance at all."

Before entering the strike zone, Miyuki was so depressed that he almost cried.

For Miyuki, who wants to compete with Chris for the position of the main catcher, of course, he hopes that he can make some achievements in the attack.

If there is any gap between his competition with Chris, that was probably batting!

This game is extremely important. If he can't perform well in both attacking and defense, it will be difficult for him to return to the position of the main catcher.

'I have to work harder and harder.'

'This time, I must go to base!'

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