Chapter 168: How The Finals Should Be

Sawamura Eijun's three consecutive Strikeouts immediately aroused the excitement of the audience and made them cheer again and again.

They cheered for Seidou and Sawamura as if they wanted to collapse the entire Koshien stadium.

The reporters held the cameras in their hands and kept taking pictures of this exciting scene.

How popular it is!

Now they have all begun to look forward to how Sawamura will look after entering professional baseball. As far as Sawamura's achievements are concerned, he may not be the best player in Koshien, but he is undoubtedly the most popular right now.

In the corner of the outfield stand, the unshaven middle-aged man's eyes began to become bright.

He has been investigating Sawamura Eijun's performance and has always hoped to get in touch with Sawamura.

However, he was a little reserved before, and it seemed inappropriate to contact Sawamura this early with his identity.

But now, he felt that he couldn't care about this.

If he can't get in touch with Sawamura as soon as possible, looks like he won't get his turn to contact Sawamura Eijun.

'The rise of this guy is too fast, so fast that people are caught off guard.'

"After this game is over, I will see what I can do!"

Although Sawamura Eijun is only a first-year high school player, the future is full of variables, but even the potential shown by Sawamura Eijun is enough for them to take risks.

There were many teams that made up their mind to contact him in advance when Sawamura Eijun entered the second year.

This unshaven middle-aged man originally had the same mindset. But now, he has changed his mind.

What if they were rubbing with the law the wrong way? What if the future is uncertain? Sawamura Eijun's current abilities and popularity are enough for them to take risks.

Where in the world could there be a free lunch?

Any decision must come with a price.

Fortunately, he does not lack an adventurous spirit.

Anyway back to the game.

Eijun's three strikeouts were a huge boost to the morale of Seidou High School.

This marks that for the time being they don't need to worry about fielding!

In fact, as long as Sawamura stood on the pitcher's mound, all the players at Seidou High School would feel extremely at ease. Because of Sawamura Eijun's performance, their task was much easier.

Just think about how to get Runs!

"The Komadai's Ace pitcher deliberately withheld information about the Screwball. In this way, they took the initiative in the defense!"

Coach Ochiai said with a bit of a headache.

Although Sawamura's performance on the mound was solid. And there is nothing to worry about in the fielding for the time being.

However, if the scores are not obtained for a long time, more pressure will be on Seidou High School.

In this game, Seidou High School had placed too high hopes. There were tens of thousands of people at the scene, looking eagerly at Seidou High School, which naturally made the players very motivated.

But if there is no good performance, this motivation will also turn into pressure.

"You have to find a way as soon as possible to deal with his Screwball."

This conclusion is not surprising to the players of Seidou High School.

The question is how are they going to crack Nitta's Screwball?

"I have a suggestion."

Right now, Sawamura spoke up.

Everyone is looking at him, ready to hear what he has to say.

"That kind of Screwball can be completely overlooked, as long as you are not chased by the count, you can ignore it and aim at other balls to swing!"

Kuramochi looked unhappy: "What if all his balls are Screwballs?"

"He won't!"

Sawamura smiled confidently: "Although the Komadai have always relied on rotating pitchers in defense, But the two most powerful pitchers are still Nitta and Hongou, and Nitta has hidden his skills! If you were Komadai's Coach, would you easily take him off the field? The Ace in the field cannot be easily given up by anyone. Therefore, it is unlikely that Nitta will be replaced on short notice.

In this way, he must maintain his rhythm and physical strength. It is impossible to keep throwing the Screwball, even if he wants to, his body can't stand it.

And if he somehow continued to pitch it continuously, then it means he will be replaced early, and all the work on the Screw will be for naught."

The Screwball requires rotating the arm inward toward the body, the opposite of a Curve. This form is exactly the opposite of the pitcher's pitching force. If you keep throwing it, it will cause great harm to the body.

The pitchers in the Major Leagues who made a name for themselves by throwing the Screwballs are gifted players in their own right.

But even with that, they were inevitably injured and retired.

Even if the average pitcher can hone the Screwball, it is impossible to throw for too long.

Sawamura's suggestion was quickly accepted by everyone.

Of course, the reason why it went so smoothly is mainly Seidou High School, and now I can't think of any other countermeasures.

In the first half of the second game, Seidou High School attacked.

"Fifth Batter, Center, Isashiki-kun."

Right now, it was the Beard-senpai's turn to attack.

Although Sawamura advised them to let go of the Screwball for the time being, who is the Beard-senpai? If he could be obedient, he wouldn't be Isashiki Jun.

Facing the first ball, he swung the bat!

The white ball was hit and landed right in front of the pitcher.

SNAP!

"OUT!"

'Damn!'

Isashiki was depressed to no end.

Of course, he is not completely brainless, he thinks that the probability of the opponent throwing a Screwball on the first ball should not be high.

As a result, the rest area of ​​Seidou High School was also unexpected.

"So they really plan to replace him."

Coach Ochiai touched the goatee on his chin and said with a frown.

Next to him, Miyuki nodded: "Although he won't throw all Screwballs, the game calling will be around the Screwballs."

"Like this, the game should be a rotation between Nitta and Hongou. Nitta's task should be five to six innings, that is, two rounds against us."

Sawamura's analysis is very reasonable.

Even Coach Kataoka and Coach Ochiai had to nod.

"Then there's no problem, just attack when you find an opportunity," Kataoka ordered solemnly.

After Isashiki was Out, it was Masuko's turn.

Whoosh!

Facing the whistling Screwball, Masuko did not choose to let it go according to Sawamura's first suggestion. Masuko is the only one who is best at dealing with Screwballs at Seidou High School right now.

Buzz!

The low sound of swinging the bat seemed to drain all the air on the strike zone.

Ping!

After the small white ball was hit, it soared forward and landed in the defensive gap in the outfield.

The baseball lands and Masuko hits base.

He wanted to go over first base and run straight to second base.

However, Renji's return speed is too fast, Masuko has no chance, and if he barely runs second base, he is likely to be touched Out.

One Out, runner at first base.

And now, the batter of Seidou is the seventh batter, and the catcher is Chris.

"Seidou!"

"Seidou!!"

The atmosphere of cheering in the stands became more and more enthusiastic.

Although the players of Seidou High School have not been able to score points so far, their performance is very good.

The offense is perfect, and the defense is perfect.

As for the result of not scoring any points, the supporters on the scene also understand very well. After all, it is the final.

If it's that easy to win, it doesn't make much sense for them to watch the game!

On the strike zone, Chris was very calm, the bat in his hand was raised high, ready to give his opponent a fatal blow at any time.

Whoosh!

In the face of a critical situation, Komadai High School behaved very calmly without panicking at all.

The small white ball whizzed and charged straight into the inner corner.

According to Chris' judgment, the ball must be a Screwball, so he chose to let it go.

SNAP!

"STRIKE!!"

Not everyone has the terrifying power of Masuko, who can use brute force to forcibly sweep the Screwball forward.

To be honest, apart from Masuko and Yuuki, no one in the current Seidou High School is confident that they will be able to sweep the Screwball forward.

Of course, that's not to say that someone else can't hit a Screwball and get a hit. Just whether they can get a hit or not, luck has become a very important aspect.

Whoosh!

After Chris was behind with a strike, Nitta threw a second pitch, which was still a Screwball.

Chris knew he couldn't hold back any longer.

If he doesn't swing on the second ball, the count will become a two Strike and he is chased.

In that case, the result is to be expected. What will a pitcher do when faced with a batter already being chased? Of course, throwing his own Winning Shot to completely solve the Batter.

Either this ball is the next ball, Chris must play.

Then this ball.

Ping!

The bat hit the small white ball, and Chris felt like his arms were being crushed by a roadroller.

'So heavy!'

Heavier than he imagined.

Chris even doubts if this ball is really something that humans can throw.

The white ball was half-heartedly hit forward by Chris and landed right in front of the second baseman.

The second baseman at Komadai Fujimaki High School effortlessly caught the ball in his Mitt and passed it to the second base.

Their shortstop had gone to the second base to cover the position. After catching the ball, he stepped on the base bag with one foot and blocked the runner from the play.

Then passed to first base.

"OUT!"

"OUT!!"

Double play!

This result finally restored the morale of the Komadai Fujimaki High School.

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