"In the first half of the fifth inning, attacks from the three major universities in the city, six bats, pitcher, Murahashi-kun."
After the Seido player in charge of fielding on the field was ready, the hitter Yusuke Murahashi stepped into the batting box amidst the sound of the announcement. He held the bat in both hands and turned it twice, then raised it high and made a posture waiting for a hit.
"call out!"
"Whoosh!"
"Ping!"
Yusuke Murahashi swung the bat and hit the low ball in the inside corner that Jinguji threw with his arm. Unfortunately, because the ball was not easy to handle, it only flew a short distance and fell between the pitcher's mound and first base. Infield area.
"Crack!"
Jingujiichi ran over from the pitcher's mound, reached out to catch the bouncing baseball, and then lightly tossed it to first baseman Tetsuya Yuki.
“out.“
After Tetsuya Yuki opened his glove and received the pass from Jinguji-senpai, the batter Yusuke Murahashi stepped over the first base bag. Seeing this, the first base umpire clenched his right fist and raised it to determine that the batter was out.
"In the first half of the fourth inning, the three major universities in the city attacked, seven bats, catcher, Chi Yongjun."
As soon as Jinguji reached out to take the baseball passed by his teammate, he bent down and pinched the powder bag next to him. At this time, the batter Shuhei Ikenaga also stepped into the batter's box.
After he stood in the batter's box, he grabbed the bat with his left hand and swung it, then leaned it against his right shoulder. While turning his head to look at the pitcher's mound, he also raised the metal bat in his hand and made a gesture. Waiting for a blow.
"call out!"
"Whoosh!"
"Ping!"
Facing the inside and low outside corner ball thrown by Jinguji with a swing of his arm, Shuhei Ikenaga swung his bat and brushed the bottom of the flying baseball, causing it to float behind the catcher Chris.
“strike.“
After the referee was hit by the floating baseball, he immediately raised his hands and spread them out to judge the ball as a strike.
Chris took the new baseball from the umpire and threw it to Jinguji-senpai on the pitcher's mound.
Ikenaga Shuhei took a step and left the batting area. After moving his hands and feet next to the catcher, he re-entered the batting area and stood still. He first grabbed the bat with his left hand and swung it, then put his right hand up and raised it. Lift it up, turn your head and look towards the pitcher's mound, waiting for the pitcher's pitch.
"call out!"
Jinguji raised his legs and took a step forward, swinging his arms and throwing a ball that seemed to fly past the middle area of the outside corner.
"Whoosh!"
Facing the baseball thrown by Jinguji with a swing of his arm, Shuhei Ikenaga swung the bat out of his hand. Unexpectedly, the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound suddenly turned vertically before being hit by the bat he swung past. The drop was caught in the ball sleeve that Chris had erected on the sand.
"Bang!"
Fingerball? Shuhei Ikenaga stood up on the batting box again, swung the bat, and once again made a gesture of waiting for the hit.
"call out!"
"Whoosh!"
"Bang!"
Faced with Jinguji's pitch to the outside corner with a swing of his arm, Ikenaga Shuhei's bat and the speeding baseball passed by each other within a short distance. Chris opened his sleeve and firmly held the baseball thrown by the pitcher. catch.
“strike out.“
After Chris received the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound, he immediately stood up and raised his hand to pass the ball to first base. At this time, the referee next to him also raised his right hand and made a fist to indicate that the batter was struck out.
"In the first half of the fifth inning, the attack from the three major universities in the city, eight bats, left fielder, Hoshida-kun."
Jinguji bent down and pinched the powder packet at his feet, then looked up at home plate, waiting for the batter to be ready and for the catcher to signal to him.
"call out!"
"Bang!"
Facing the inside-corner low ball thrown by Jinguji with a swing of his arm, Hoshida Mamoru was not prepared to swing the bat and let the catcher open his sleeve to catch the baseball thrown by the pitcher.
“ball.“
Chris knelt on the sand and took out the baseball from the holster, then raised his hand and threw it back to Jinguji-senpai on the pitcher's mound.
"call out!"
"Whoosh!"
"Bang!"
Facing the baseball that Jinguji threw laterally from the inside corner to the center area with a swing of his arm, Hoshida Mamoru swung the bat and missed it by a hair's breadth, missing the baseball that flew from the pitcher's mound.
.
"call out!"
"Bang!"
“ball.“
Jinguji swung his arm and threw a ball that was low and low in the outside corner. Faced with such a ball, the batter would naturally not swing the bat to hit it.
"call out!"
"Whoosh!"
"Ping!"
Mamoru Hoshida hit a ball in the outside corner that Jinguji threw with his arm, sending him flying deep into left field.
After the baseball thrown by the pitcher was knocked away by the batter, left fielder Takashi Fujii ran toward the third base sideline from deep left field near center field while observing the baseball flying from home plate.
He stared closely at the baseball that was about to fall from mid-air, strode across the sideline near the third base bleachers, raised his hand to catch the baseball that just flew over the sideline and knocked out the batter Mamoru Hoshida.
"Three outs, exchange offense and defense."
Takashi Fujii ran out from the depths of the outfield and threw the baseball in his palm to his teammates in front of him, who then passed it to the referee.
"In the first half of the fifth inning, Jinguji-kun, who played steadily, and with the cooperation of his teammates, directly allowed the city's top three hitters to hit three times and three times."
"..."
"The following games are really getting more and more exciting!"
When the commentators and live broadcasters were summarizing the first half of the fifth game that had just ended, the players from the three major cities in the city had already run onto the field under the leadership of their captains, and then dispersed to their respective positions to start the game.
Final preparations before.
"In the bottom half of the fifth inning, Aomichi High School's attack, five bats, right fielder, Isashiki-kun."
When the female announcer's voice sounded, Jun Isashiki had no choice but to wait outside the batter's box with his bat because the umpire was cleaning home plate and the surrounding lines.
When the referee finished cleaning up and walked back behind the catcher, Jun Isashiki walked into the batting area and stood up. He lowered his hands, swung the bat, and then raised the bat high in a posture waiting for a hit.
"call out!"
"Bang!"
“ball.“
Jun Isashiki took a step back to avoid the baseball that seemed to be coming towards him. Shuhei Ikenaga quickly moved his ball sleeve inwards and caught the inside-corner bad ball thrown by Yusuke Murahashi with his arm.
Jun Isashiki walked back to the batter's box, and Shuhei Ikenaga stood up and threw the baseball back to Yusuke Murahashi on the pitcher's mound.
"call out!"
"Bang!"
When the batter thinks that the pitch thrown by the pitcher's arm is a ball in the middle and high position, he quickly stops his swing and allows the catcher to open his sleeve and catch the ball flying from the pitcher's mound without any hindrance.
of baseball.
“nice pitch.“.
The referee raises his right hand and opens his palm to judge the pitch thrown by the pitcher as a strike.
Shuhei Ikenaga stood up and threw the baseball back to the pitcher. Next to him, Jun Isashiki held the bat with one hand and swung it left and right. After that, he held the bat with both hands and leaned on his right shoulder, making a posture waiting for a hit. This chapter has been completed!