"After losing one point in the first half of the tenth inning, Director Kataoka changed pitches. I don't know if it was a bit late to change pitches. After all, the state of Jinguji players has been getting worse and worse from before." The live broadcaster said.
The host also began to introduce the new players to the audience: "The new pitcher is Seido's ace, second-year pitcher Yagami Yagami. Player Yagami has performed very well in previous games, I don't know if he can
Can we lock the points for Qingdao in the next game and stop losing points anymore?"
"It would be nice if we changed pitches before, so that we could see the showdown between sophomore pitchers sooner." The commentator also interjected.
"Haha, don't worry, if Qingdao cannot equalize the score in the second half, then they will lose the opportunity for subsequent duels; if the top three cities in the city cannot lock the score in this half, the same will happen." said someone at the scene.
The live broadcaster laughed loudly: "The game has started again. Let's take a look at the performance of the three major players in the city."
In the dugout on the third base side, while Chris was standing on the edge of the dugout making final preparations, the female announcer's voice rang: "In the bottom half of the tenth inning, Seido High School's attack, eight bats, catcher, Taki
Mr. Chuan."
By the time the female broadcaster repeated it for the second time, Chris had already tied his glove, picked up the bat handed by his teammates, turned around and ran to the field.
Chris jogged from the dugout to home plate, squatted outside the batting box and did two deep squats, stood up, grabbed the bat with one hand and stretched his arms, and then stepped into the front right batting box.
Chris lowered his head and swept the ground with his right foot, swung the bat in front of him with his left hand, turned his head to look in the direction of the pitcher's mound, then held the bat tightly with both hands and leaned it against his right shoulder, and then put it
Hold it upright and wait for the pitcher's pitch.
"call out!"
"Bang!"
If the ball is really hit in the outside corner and is about to be thrown with an arm, it will be caught in the catcher's sleeve before the batter has time to swing the bat to strike.
“good shot.“
Shuhei Ikenaga stood up and threw the baseball he just caught back to Kaname Manaka on the pitcher's mound.
Chris looked down at the ground in the batting area, swung the bat with his left hand, then turned to look at the pitcher's mound, and leaned the bat on his right shoulder. When the pitcher was ready, he raised the bat high and waited.
blow.
"call out!"
"Whoosh!"
"Ping!"
Chris aimed at the baseball thrown by the pitcher and swung the bat to throw the ball to the outside corner. Unfortunately, he did not handle it well. The baseball flew high into the air and flew directly to the outside area, and finally fell to the ground.
The aisle behind the first base dugout is located in the middle of the aisle.
"Out of bounds!"
Shuhei Ikenaga took the new baseball from the umpire and threw it to Kaname Manaka on the pitcher's mound.
Manaka stretched out his hand to take the baseball passed to him by the catcher. He looked at the signal signal given by Ikenaga-senpai after squatting down again and nodded.
"call out!"
"Bang!"
To really hit the ball, you need to raise your legs and step forward, swing your arm according to the catcher's request, and throw a ball that not only deceives the batter into swinging, but also adjusts the state and feel; Chris faced such a ball that was too wide, and the angle was a bit off.
If the ball is low and low, you will naturally not swing the bat.
“bad shot.“
After taking the baseball passed back to him by senior Ikegashi, Kaname Manaka nodded slightly at the signal given by the senior again, then raised his legs and took a step forward, and according to the code just discussed, he threw the baseball in his hand.
"call out!"
"Crack!"
Once again, he was about to swing his arm and throw a ball that was outside and low in the outside corner. Not only did the batter not swing the bat to hit, but even the catcher did not expect that the pitcher's ball control would have a big problem at this time.
The ball glove that caused him to move over did not catch the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound, causing the flying baseball to fall straight from his open glove onto the sand.
“bad shot.“
Chris turned around and walked a few steps away with the bat in his left hand, took a few deep breaths, calmed his breathing, and then walked back to his original position: he lowered his head and swept the ground with his right foot, then grabbed the bat with his left hand and waved it twice briefly.
, while turning his head to look at the pitcher, he also leaned the bat on his right shoulder.
"call out!"
Chris faced the baseball that Manaka was about to throw with a low inside corner and a high position. He was about to swing the bat to hit it away, but he didn't expect that his legs were instinctively stretched upward to avoid it.
It's like a baseball flying towards my thigh.
"Bang!"
Ikenaga Shuhei opened his sleeve to catch the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound, stood up quickly, and waved his right hand vigorously to express his excitement.
"Strike out." Seeing this, the referee raised his right hand to indicate that the batter was struck out by the opponent's pitcher.
Chris turned around and left the batter's box with the bat in his left hand. Behind him, Manaka Kaname, who was on the pitcher's mound, was filled with excitement because of Chris's strikeout. After reaching out to take the baseball passed back to him by the catcher,
, raising his right hand to show an out gesture to the people around him.
"In the second half of the tenth inning, Seido High School's attack, nine bats, pitcher, Yagami-kun."
When Manaka was about to stretch his arms and move his hands and feet, Yagami was already standing on the right batting box. He first held the metal bat with one hand and waved it twice by his side, and then put his right hand up, holding his hands tight
He held it, swung the bat and swept it forward, turned to look at Manaka Kaname on the pitcher's mound, raised the bat and waited for his pitch.
"call out!"
"Whoosh!"
"Ping!"
Facing the first pitch thrown by the pitcher, Yagami chose to swing aggressively and hit the low ball in the outside corner that was about to be thrown.
"Out of bounds!"
Because Yagami didn't hit the ball properly, this one flew directly over the first base sideline and fell onto the lawn outside the field.
Ikenaga Shuhei stood up and took the new baseball from the umpire, turned around and raised his hand and passed it to Manaka Kaname on the pitcher's mound.
Manaka stretched out his hand to catch the pass from his senior, took off his ball cap and wiped the sweat from his forehead, waiting for the catcher's signal.
Yagami grabbed the bat with both hands and shook it under his body first, then raised it to the chest and abdomen. While sweeping it forward with force, he also turned his head to look in the direction of the pitcher's mound, and then directly raised the bat vertically.
Take a stance waiting for a blow.
"call out!"
"Bang!"
Manaka was about to swing his arm and throw a baseball that moved laterally from the non-strike zone to the high area in the outside corner. Yagami Yoruichi was deceived at first and mistakenly thought that the ball was a ball. When he realized that it was wrong, he tried to swing again.
By the time it was over, it was already too late. The catcher's glove just caught the flying baseball.
"Good shot." The referee raised his right hand and made a fist, indicating that the pitcher threw a good ball.
Yagami took a few steps back with the bat in hand, raised his foot and tapped his fingertips on the ground, then walked back to his original position and stood up. This chapter has been completed!