"Higaki, we'll fight after we've made our selection." Daocheng Industrial's fourth baton, Goto Takashi, squatted in the waiting area and shouted to Hinoki Higaki.
"Higaki-senpai, come on!"
"Higaki, take aim and hit!"
In the dugout on the third base side, the Daocheng Industrial players were also shouting at him.
The runner on the base, Koyanagi Ryuumi, took the opportunity to take a few steps toward second base, and then quickly retreated to first base when Jinguji turned his head and looked over.
Higaki Kojiro swung the bat and looked at Jinguji Kazuo on the pitcher's mound, waiting for a hit.
Kentaro Matsuda glanced at the Inagi Industrial hitter Higaki Kojiro in front of him, gave a signal to Jinguji on the pitcher's mound, and then placed the ball cover in the low outside corner.
Jinguji nodded, and after making a pitching motion, he suddenly turned around and threw the baseball in his palm toward first base.
"call out!"
Ryuu Koyanagi, who was some distance away from the first base bag, quickly turned around and flew back to first base. The first base judge once again put his hands flat to signal the runner's safety.
After throwing the ball, Jinguji turned around and faced home plate. Following the signal given to him by Matsuda, he stepped forward and swung his arms to throw the baseball in his palm.
"call out!"
"Whoosh!"
"Ping!"
When a baseball is hit by a batter and then flies backwards, it is a foul ball.
"call out!"
Koyanagi Ryuumi once again made a pitching motion at Jinguji. The moment he was about to pitch, he strode towards second base.
"Whoosh!"
When Jingujiichi heard the second baseman's cry of "stealing a base" and threw the baseball in his hand, he immediately squatted down. Kentaro Matsuda also immediately changed his posture to catch the ball, preparing to catch the ball from the pitcher's mound.
The flying baseball was immediately passed to second base. Unfortunately, Higaki Kojiro still chose to swing the metal bat in his hand vigorously when faced with such an unhittable ball.
"Ping!"
After the baseball was hit by Hinoki Higaki, it flew backwards toward the right field. After evading the interceptions of first baseman Higashi Kiyokuni and second baseman Tanaka Yuki, it was caught by the running up right fielder Hiroshi Ohta.
“safe.“
The first base umpire and the second base umpire respectively signaled that the batter Higaki Hoshijiro and the runner Ryu Koyanagi had successfully reached base.
Daocheng Industrial's fourth-bat and shortstop Goto Takashi stood in the batting area and directly waited for a hit.
On the pitcher's mound, Jinguji nodded and agreed to the signal given by catcher Matsuda, raised his leg and swung his arm to throw the baseball in his palm.
"call out!"
The baseball flew off the pitcher's mound and headed straight for home plate.
Goto Takashi took a step back with his left foot, waved his arms vigorously, and swept away the metal bat in his hand.
"Whoosh!"
"Ping!"
The sound of the baseball colliding with the metal bat was heard. The baseball was swept off the home plate by Goto Takashi and flew along the first base sideline.
Jinguji quickly turned his head to see where the ball landed, and ran towards first base, waiting for first baseman Higashi Kiyokuni to catch up with the baseball and pass it back to him in time.
The baseball flew upside down from home plate and landed outside the first base sideline. Seeing this, Dong Qingguo returned to his defensive position.
Jinguji Kazuichi stepped onto the pitcher's mound again, took the baseball thrown by the umpire, tossed it a few times in his hand, and carried it behind his back.
Kentaro Matsuda signaled the defense to retreat, and then signaled to Jinguji for an outside corner kick.
"call out!"
"Whoosh!"
"Ping!"
"The outside world!"
The baseball was once again swept away by Goto Takashi. He waved the bat in his hand. It was still a little too hasty just now. If it could be slower, it might be a long outfield hit.
Kentaro Matsuda turned his head and glanced at Qingdou's rest area, and happened to see Director Kataoka flashing several secret signs to him. He nodded, then flashed his own secret signs to the defenders behind Jinguji, and then threw the ball
The sleeve is placed in a low position in the inner corner.
"call out!"
"Whoosh!"
"Ping!"
After hitting the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound, Goto Takashi knew that a hit would not lead to a run, so he immediately dropped the bat in his hand and started running the bases.
"Third baseman! Shortstop!"
"I got it." Third baseman Tetsuya Yuki and shortstop Taro Fukuda ran towards the direction where the baseball flew backwards from home plate. Unfortunately, they were a little slow, and the baseball flying from home plate hit the infield.
, and then bounced into the left field area.
"Texas hit!"
"Goto-senpai is so handsome!"
"Well done! Goto."
In the rest area of Daocheng Industrial, all the players from Daocheng Industrial who were not playing were cheering for their teammates on the court.
Next up is Daocheng Industrial's left fielder and five-bat player Yu Funabashi.
After comforting his ace, Kentaro Matsuda returned to his squatting position behind the plate and looked at the batter in front of him before giving his signal to Jinguji on the pitcher's mound.
"call out!"
"Whoosh!"
"Bang!"
“strike.“
"call out!"
"Whoosh!"
"Ping!"
"The outside world!"
"call out!"
"Whoosh!"
"Ping!"
"The outside world!"
…
As soon as Yu Funabashi, the hitter of Inagi Industries, came on the field, he got tangled up with Aomichi's pitcher Jinguji.
"call out!"
"Whoosh!"
"Ping!"
The baseball that rushed from the pitcher's mound was hit hard by Funabashi Yuu, turned into a white light and shot straight into the sky. It began to lower its height when it approached the center field fence, and finally hit the top of the center field fence and bounced to the ground.
Funabashi Yu dropped the bat in his hand, ran to first base with a smile, and then ran from first base to second base. The runner on the base, Goto Takashi, ran to third base, while Koyanagi Ryuumi and Higaki Hoshijiro successively
He ran back to home plate and scored 2 points for Daocheng Industrial.
"Double hit! Daocheng Industrial's Funabashi-kun hit a two-run double, giving Daocheng Industrial a good start."
Although the excited voice of the commentator cannot be heard on the field, it can be felt in the warm atmosphere in the stands.
"Senior Saito, come on!"
"Ace, let's hit a home run!"
"Saito, hit the ball with all your strength!"
Daocheng Industrial ace Yuki Saito walked into the batter's box with his bat, bowed to the umpire, raised his bat and turned to look at the pitcher's mound, waiting for a hit.
Jingujiji, who had just been hit by Yu Funabashi with a two-run double, began to calm down after taking a few deep breaths.
Thinking of what Matsuda had just said to him when he came over to comfort him, "Daocheng Industrial's six bats, that is, their trump card is not difficult to deal with," he clenched the baseball in his hand and threw the baseball in his palm according to the code Matsuda gave him.
"call out!"
"Whoosh!"
"Ping!".
Saito Yuuki vigorously swung the metal bat in his hand, sweeping the baseball that came from the pitcher's mound away from the first base sideline.
Jinguji frowned. He was still very confident in the shot he just made. How come he was still hit by the batter? Although Saito Yuki's hitting level is very good, compared to Goto Takashi
, Funabashi Yuu and the others are still far behind, shouldn’t it be like this?