With people on second and third base, and two outs, at least the first run can be scored.
Takashi Fujii, the fifth bat of Seido, thought so, waved his arm, and swept the metal bat out.
"Whoa!"
The baseball thrown by Hiromi Tate was once again knocked out by Aomichi's batter, flying backwards towards the right field.
Before the right fielder picked up the rolling baseball and returned it, Naoya Kuraza successfully ran back from third base to home plate, scoring Aomichi's first run.
At this time, Osaka Kiryu asked the referee for a timeout again. The messenger went up and had a small meeting with the infielder before retreating. Hiromi Tate, who was standing on the pitcher's mound, raised his hand to take off his ball cap and used his arm to
He wiped the sweat from his forehead, squeezed the powder pack, stood up again and took out the baseball from the holster.
Osaka Kiryu catcher Masanori Wakamatsu gave a signal to Hiromi Tate on the pitcher's mound, then reopened and set up his glove.
Stay steady! Brother Tatehiro, if you want to continue to enjoy this practice game, you must pitch this round well.
Toru Masuko had been standing outside the batting area with his bat in his hand, waiting quietly for the catcher to return to home plate. It was not until Masanori Wakamatsu returned to the home plate and squatted down that he stepped into the batting area, bent down and bowed to the umpire.
He saluted, and then made a gesture of waiting for a blow.
Another hitter who was very difficult to deal with. Catcher Masahiro Wakamatsu looked at Tohru Masuko's steady stance and sighed in his heart. It seems that Tatehiro will be replaced soon. I hope it won't affect him in the future.
status.
At this time, Toru Masuko, who was standing in the batter's box, had only one idea, which was to hit the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound.
"call out!"
"Bang!"
"Ping!"
"Out of bounds!"
"call out!"
"Bang!"
"Ping!"
"Out of bounds!"
Not good at hitting change balls?
Wakamatsu Masahiro looked at the batter in front of him, and when he knew that he was not good at hitting change balls, it would be easier to end the inning by getting the third out.
…
"call out!"
The baseball suddenly rushed towards the pitcher's mound, and Kiryu Osaka's four-hitter swung the metal bat out of his hand with great force.
"Ping!"
There was a crisp sound of metal hitting the ball above home plate.
Miyuki Kazuo, who was squatting to catch, quickly stood up and took off the protective gear on his face, shouting to other defensive players: "First base! Right field!"
Although first baseman Isashiki Jun was running as hard as he could, he still missed the baseball that flew backwards from home plate and rolled it onto the right field turf.
Miyuki Kazuya also saw the Osaka Kiryu runner standing at second base running up to the third base bag and then continuing to run. He wanted to rush back to the home base in one breath. Unfortunately, no matter how anxious he was, there was no way because the baseball had not been returned yet.
If you give it to him, you won't be able to block the runner.
"call out!"
At this time, Naoya Kuraza, who was playing as the right fielder, was an excellent catcher and made the best choice in an instant, which was to put the batter on second base and not allow the runner to run back to home plate to score.
"Bang!"
Kazuya Miyuki successfully caught the pass from Naoya Kuraza and used his baseball glove to touch the runner who was running back to home plate.
"uot."
The runner's hand had already touched the home plate. At the same time, Kazuya Miyuki's ball cover also touched the runner's body. The referee made a sound to indicate that the catcher's ball cover would touch the runner's body first.
With two outs at this point, there's someone on second base.
Miyukiichi also asked the referee for a temporary timeout and then ran onto the pitcher's mound.
"Senior Yagami..." He was just about to say something, but Yagami took the first step and stretched out his golf sleeve to pat his shoulder.
"Don't worry, I haven't been affected by this." Yagami looked very relaxed, "Our opponent is Osaka Kiryu after all. We were on the verge of losing points in the fourth game, which is already very good."
"...Didn't you say that you want to defeat your opponent?" Miyuki Kazuya responded in a low voice.
"Of course it's best to shut out the opponent, but if everything that needs to be done has been done, we can't force our ideal result." Yagami said while motioning the catcher to look at the scoreboard behind: "We are now at 0
:2 leads, don’t worry about it.”
Miyuki Kazuya was a little confused when he walked off the pitcher's mound and returned to home plate. Shouldn't I be the one to comfort the pitcher? Why was he comforted by the pitcher instead? However, it is good to have such a strong-hearted pitcher to partner with me, at least in the future.
When guiding a pitcher to throw, there is no need to consider the opponent's emotions too much.
Miyukiichi also returned to squatting behind the home plate, thinking about the current situation, and then looked at Osaka Kiryu five-bat Masaki Yamaguchi who was standing in the batting area, and then gave the secret signal to the senior on the pitcher's mound.
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Now that Osaka Kiryu's hitters have adapted to Yagami's fast ball and two-seam fastball, I'll add a curveball and sinker.
Let's throw a curveball first! Throw it here, Mr. Yagami.
After Yagami nodded in agreement, he turned the baseball in his palm with his left hand, then raised his arm high, strode forward, swung his arm, and threw the baseball in his palm.
"call out!"
Masaki Oyamaguchi, who was waiting for a hit on the batter's box, stared closely at Yagami Yagami on the pitcher's mound. He noticed that the baseball shot out of Yagami Yagami's palm like a white light and flew straight from the pitcher's mound to home plate.
come over.
Yamaguchi Masaki vigorously swung the bat in the direction of the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound, but the moment he swung the bat, the baseball that was about to fly into the home plate made a beautiful diagonal arc in mid-air.
Falling downward.
"Whoa!"
The metal bat swung by the batter alternated with the falling baseball.
"Bang!"
The baseball flying from the pitcher's mound managed to fall into the open sleeve of catcher Kazuya Miyuki who was crouching behind the batter.
“nice pitch.“
The slightly raised corners of Miyuki Kazuya's mouth revealed his mood at the moment. He stood up, took out a baseball from his holster and passed it back to his senior on the pitcher's mound.
Yamaguchi Masaki turned his head and glanced at the catcher Kazuya Miyuki behind him, then turned back to look at the pitcher Yagami Yagami on the pitcher's mound, thinking in his mind whether he should continue to stare at the pitcher's fast ball.
If Aomichi pitcher Yagami Yagami continues to throw change balls, he will not be afraid. The reason why he missed the swing just now is purely because Aomichi's throw was unexpected. The diagonal movement direction of the curve ball is fixed, and its trajectory is easy to change.
He will see through it and hit a long hit... The problem is what if the changeup thrown by Seido's pitcher is not a curveball?
Yamaguchi Masaki looked back at his rest area. Director Matsumoto was giving him a signal. After reading it carefully, he nodded, turned around and moved his hands, raised the bat high, raised his left leg slightly, and did
Make a gesture of waiting for a blow.
Focus on the pitcher's fast straight balls first. Except for the easy-to-hit balls, leave the rest for the time being. This chapter has been completed!