Chapter 31: The Meiji Shrine Conference Ends and Retirement Race
In the seventh inning, Jinguji was affected by the impact of the sixth inning and lost two more points in the hands of Komaki Tomaki's batter. Director Kataoka had no choice but to replace him and let Yagami Ya come on to pitch; Yagami Ya
Under such pressure, there is no guarantee that the game will end in the seventh inning without continuing to lose points.
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"Qingdao was scored again, it's already 3:5."
In the stands, players from Luzhengsha were watching the match between Seido and Komaki Otomaki.
In the previous game, after Aomichi won three points in a row from Masahiro Okada, they thought it would not be easy for Komaki Tomakomai to reverse Aomichi, and it would be difficult to determine the winner until the last two games; they did not expect that the game would only be
In the seventh inning, Komadai Tomakomai had completely defeated Aomichi's ace Jinguji Ichi, leading to a lead. After Aomichi's reliever Yagami Yagami came on the field, he could only let go of Komadai Tomakomai at third base.
The runner gave up one more run to end the seventh inning.
"Komadai Tomakomai's ace Tanaka is really too strong!" said a team member of Luzhengshe.
"To be able to completely suppress such a powerful Qingdao line is worthy of being the trump card of a team that has dominated the country for two consecutive years."
On the other side of the stands, players from Kansai were also discussing the two teams in the arena.
"Aido's line play was completely suppressed. Although their supervisors wanted to adjust their tactics and make changes, they were unable to do anything in the face of Komada Tomakomai's unrivaled strength."
"In the cloudy final, I'm afraid we will also experience Aomichi's powerlessness against Komaki Komaki's ace, unable to score effectively from his hands."
"Yes, we must find a way to defeat Komaki Komaki's ace pitching."
"It's already eleven forty-five." Hearing this, the other Kansai players stood up and left the stands to go to the shrine for the second ball. Then it was up to them to win another ticket to the finals.
Bar.
"Tanaka struck out Aomichi's batter again! Komaki Tomakomai won the semifinals with a score of 3:5 and advanced to the finals first."
In the face of the powerful strength of Komadai Tomakomai's ace, the score of the game was still fixed at 3:5 until the end. Seido High School stopped in the semi-finals of the Onji Jingu Tournament by two points.
(Note: One of the prototypes of Jumo Daifujimaki is Komada Tomakomai, but I think the author Terashima should only use things that pay more attention to details such as the school name, school uniforms, and location. As for the strength of the team, he should use those years.
A new dark horse team. After all, Komaki Tomakomai, as a frequent visitor to Koshien, is a traditional strong team, not a new dark horse.)
On November 15th, in the final match between Kansai and Komakomai, Komaki was directly blocked by Tanaka Sho, the ace of Komakomai, and lost the game with a score of 0:5.
Everyone in Seido who knew the result of this game had a clearer understanding of the strength of Komadai Tomakomai. Even a team like Kansai, which was almost the same as Seido in terms of strength, was shut out by Tanaka Shogun.
, this means that Komada Tomakomai's ace Tanaka Shodai is also capable of blocking Seido's line in the whole game, which makes everyone in Seido eager to improve their strength as soon as possible to avoid the same thing as yesterday in Koshien in the spring more than four months later.
And today, they and Kansai felt powerless when facing Komaki Komaki's ace.
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November 16, Wednesday.
Director Kataoka put his hands behind his back, looked at the army of people lined up in front of him, and said: "In the Inji Shrine Tournament, although everyone stopped at the top four, it also made us confused between us and the top teams in the country.
the gap between.”
Director Kataoka paused here before continuing: "Three days from now, Saturday will be the official retirement match for the third graders. At that time, I will appear as the referee and will not give any guidance to either of you!"
"Although it is just an on-campus practice match, it is also a match for you to report to the seniors who are about to leave. I hope you can show your best condition to compete with the seniors, so that they can see your growth and retire with confidence.
"
"Yes!" Everyone present responded loudly.
Director Kataoka nodded and continued: "Of course they will respond to you in the best possible condition and show you what they have learned here and on the field in the past two years and how much they can learn from it.
It’s all up to you.”
Director Kataoka looked at the eager army of people in front of him and said with great anticipation: "I hope you can give me a wonderful game."
"yes!"
"Disband, we will train as usual these days." After Supervisor Kataoka finished speaking, he left with Director Ohta next to him.
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November 19th, Saturday.
In the afternoon, the third-grade retirement match scheduled more than a month ago began.
Director Kataoka serves as the referee, and the third-year students are commanded by retired third-year catcher Hiroshi Kiryu (named after a third-year student at Koushikan in 2005). The first army composed of first- and second-year students is led by
Chris is the conductor.
Before the game started, the two teams stood outside the rest area and looked at each other. Everyone's eyes were full of fighting spirit.
"Let us teach you the last lesson." Third-year student Maeda Shoji (named after a third-year student at Teikyo in 2005) said with a smile full of white teeth.
"Cheer up and let the seniors feel our determination!" Dong Qingguo shouted loudly to everyone in the First Army.
"Yes!" Everyone in the First Army shouted loudly.
Director Kataoka took out his whistle and blew it, signaling that the retirement match had officially begun.
Third-year pitcher Yuuto Fukuda (named after a third-year student from Tokai Ohsuda in 2005) stood on the pitcher's mound, watching the opponent's bat Taro Fukuda walk into the batter's box, posing in a posture waiting for a hit, and followed the instructions
Catcher Kiryu Hiroshi gave the signal and threw the baseball in his hand.
"call out!"
"Whoosh!"
"Bang!"
Taro Fukuda actively swung the bat at the first pitch, but the bat he swung past missed the baseball that flew from the pitcher's mound. He waved the metal bat in his hand, and Taro Fukuda waved it again.
Waiting for the strike action.
“nice pitch.”
Third-year catcher Hiroyuki Kiryu stood up and passed the baseball back to Yuta Fukuda. After squatting down again, he gave a signal and opened his ball cover.
Yuto Fukuda nodded, waved his arm, and threw the baseball in his hand. Taro Fukuda looked at the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound with a somewhat low ball path and did not swing the bat in his hand. However, before the baseball entered the home plate area,
The vertical change caused the baseball to rise slightly just enough to fly over the strike zone above home plate, and then caught by catcher Kiryu Hiroshi.