Chapter 48: Slide!

When the commentator said Sawamura's name, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became extremely strange.

The originally noisy scene suddenly became much smaller.

In several places, there was even an eerie silence.

"Who?"

"What?"

"What happened?"

Not everyone watches middle school baseball, and many people don't know Sawamura's Title. And these people soon found themselves in the minority in the audience.

Everyone else's eyes were full of excitement and mixed expressions of surprise.

In the Kanto region, Sawamura's name is very familiar to loyal baseball fans. There are very few of them who don't know Sawamura. For such a talented young man, they have always been concerned about Sawamura's development.

Want to see which high school he got into? What is the current strength and so on?

After Sawamura graduated from middle school, it was as if he had evaporated, and there was no news of him. (Mainly after retiring, the media's topic about Sawamura cooled down.)

Unexpectedly, he joined Seidou silently.

Looking back at the field, the baseball passed through Yokohama's defensive gap.

Sawamura ran to second base in one breath.

The second hit of Seidou High School appeared, and the creator was Sawamura Eijun.

"OK!"

"Nice Batting!"

"As expected of Sawamura!"

"I knew it, you can do it."

The first people to boil in the stands were the Players of Seidou's Second String and Third String, and Sawamura's popularity among them was not low.

Kominato Haruichi looked at Sawamura enviously.

"I can't tell that he is a first-year student like us. He participated in the Kanto Tournament in his first year, and he just started and scored a hit. Eijun-kun really has the aura of a star."

Kanemaru nodded.

"Yeah, strong like a monster!"

It is precisely because they are both freshmen that they can more clearly understand the gap between themselves and Sawamura. Now Sawamura, in the First String, seems to be an indispensable fighting force. Even to keep his strength and not let him go to the mound, he must be put on the field.

His swing made it difficult for Superintendent Kataoka to let go of him.

"Sawamura!"

With the shouting of the Players of the Second String and the Third String, 60% of the fans around them shouted.

The cheering sound that was evenly matched before changed in an instant.

"What the hell happened?"

Kuramochi looked at the audience in the stands with a look of surprise. did they go crazy?

"Sawamura, Sawamura!!!"

It was only one or two at first, and then gradually the whole stadium became noisy.

On the second base's bag, there was a slight smile on the corner of Sawamura's mouth.

'This feeling is really long gone~'

Sure enough, in the real game, the feeling is still different.

On the other side, on the bench of Yokohama.

"What?" (NANI!)

"That person is Sawamura."

"That Sawamura?"

"Can it be that Sawamura? Of course, it's Akagi's Sawamura."

"O~"

After hearing this, the Yokohama players all showed the same expressions as before.

Yes, it should be that Sawamura, of course, the 'Demon King' Sawamura. Otherwise, there will be such a big battle there?

The Coach of Yokohama looked at Sawamura and nodded secretly.

No wonder he thought the name Sawamura looked familiar before, but it turned out to be him. When Sawamura graduated, Yokohama also sent an invitation to Sawamura, but it was a pity that Sawamura politely declined.

Unexpectedly, he went to Seidou!

In any case, he can't let him go wild.

"Do not let Sawamura have any chance to get another base, solve the next batter decisively."

With the decision, the Coach of Yokohama gave a sign to the players on the field.

The catcher Haku received the sign and nodded.

"Eighth, pitcher, Tanpa-kun."

After Tanpa stood in the batting zone, he saw his Coach giving him a signal in the bullpen.

Walk Sawamura to third base!

Realizing the strong defense of Yokohama, Kataoka has given up the unrealistic idea at the beginning. Now it's safe to put it in the bag, get the score you can get, and get it!

On the strike zone, Tanpa nodded.

Tactical bunt is a compulsory course for Seidou high school players. And for opponents like Ino, his pitching is very easy to bunt. 

Ping!

Tactical bunt, with stealing bases.

With Tanpa out, Sawamura made his way to third base.

One out, the runner at third base.

It was Shiratsu's turn as the ninth Batter.

Yokohama's dugout.

The Coach of Yokohama sneered.

Seidou's intentions have been revealed. The next step is either play and run, or forced scoring. In any case, Seidou wanted to win a Run.

"Do you think we are the kind of untrained team? That we give you Runs if you want it?"

In the face of Seidou's pressing, Yokohama immediately adopted forward defense.

They put on a wall that they would not give up a point no matter what!

Shiratsu hesitated for a moment and looked at the bench.

In the dugout, Kataoka gestured to continue.

That means to be reckless!

A contact pitcher like Ino also has obvious weaknesses. Because he does not have a particularly strong ball, once he is guessed, it is easy for people to hit a home run. Apart from that, there is one more thing.

This kind of ball that's easy to bunt against!

Although it may not be possible to go to the base, as long as the landing is ensured, it can create a great opportunity for Sawamura.

Shiratsu put on a stance to strike normally.

The Yokohama players were taken aback for a moment, thinking that Shiratsu might have given up the bunt.

Just when their hearts were relieved, Shiratsu changed to a bunting stance.

Ping!

The white ball was hit, hit the side of first base, and rolled against the sideline of first base.

Although the Yokohama players felt relieved, their tempered bodies responded naturally. (This is also a feature of powerhouses. Their defense must be practiced until the body moves first before the brain. This is actually not as difficult as imagined. readers who have played table tennis probably know that when you hit a certain level, your body will naturally Respond to the ball. Some people, even with glasses off, play just as well.)

The baseball lands and the first basemen of Yokohama and Sawamura start almost simultaneously.

Sawamura ran to home plate, and the Yokohama first baseman picked up the ball and passed home plate.

In terms of distance, Yokohama's first baseman must be much faster. Fortunately, he has to pick up and pass the ball, which gives Sawamura time.

SNAP!

By the time the Yokohama first baseman passed the ball to their catcher, Sawamura was close to home plate.

"Go to hell!"

Haku looked at Sawamura in the same way one would look at an enemy who killed his parents, and would risk his life just to block him.

Facing Haku's useless overaggression, Sawamura made a beautiful side slide, bypassed Haku's gloves, and put his hand on the plate.

"Safe!"

In the Kanto Tournament, the first one to score points was Seidou High School!

With a total score of 1:0, Seidou High School temporarily leads.

After scoring, Sawamura raised his arms high towards the audience.

"Seidou! Seidou!!!"

"Sawamura, Sawamura!!!"

At this moment, everyone's eyes were shrouded in Sawamura, and he became the biggest focus of the stadium.

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T/N: And that's it. Sorry, I couldn't upload yesterday, I came back tired from work, then I got busy with other things. Anyway finally the matches are starting, and things are going to get exciting from here. Thank you all for reading, and have a nice day.

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