Compared to the tense atmosphere among the team members, Supervisor Kunito seemed very calm.
Of course, winning is better than losing, but if we can learn more about important opponents before the National High School Wildball Players Tournament in Nishi Tokyo, then we can have reservations about the less important Tokyo High School Wildball Tournament in the spring.
It's not impossible, and temporary failure can inspire their competitive spirit and sense of honor.
"Come on! There's one last good shot left."
"Iori, feel free and bold to vote for him!"
"Don't be afraid, Yagami, we are supporting you from behind!"
The players on Qingdao's side are also cheering for Iori Yagami.
Like Director Kunitomo of Daocheng Industrial, Director Kataoka also has his own ideas: Yagami Yagami is sufficient in terms of strength, but before transferring to Seido, he did not participate in any form of competition for a year, whether it was a practice match or a competition.
In official competitions, although his performance on the field was impressive, he was unable to become the core, the ace, that could lead the team to victory.
He needs to continue to observe Yagami Yagami's performance in key events in order to make better targeted training to ensure that he can maximize his strength before the National High School Wildball Players Gonnishi Tokyo Conference.
Thinking of this, Director Kataoka turned his attention to the stands where Seido's cheerleaders and support groups were. Although he couldn't see what was going on there from the rest area, he could tell just by listening that the members of the Second and Third Army were cheering for the players on the field.
come on.
When he thought that there was an injured Chris there who had not yet recovered, Director Kataoka immediately frowned.
Among the second-year students, the two team members that Director Kataoka was most optimistic about each had their own problems, so his original plan to use them as the core to guide other students in the same grade had to be temporarily shelved, especially this year.
Chris may not be able to participate in the summer, which makes him feel even more regretful.
It's a pity that although the current catcher Kentaro Matsuda has good catching skills, he is still not as flexible as Chris in his thinking of distributing the ball.
Ordinary games can be handled very well, but when it comes to the National High School Wildball Players Nishi Tokyo Tournament in July, the situation on the field is changing rapidly. He can't give instructions throughout the whole process, right? In Chris's case,
In the case that they may not be able to play, we must consider whether the two freshmen in the first grade can hold up the situation under such circumstances.
At the same time, while Director Kataoka was deep in thought, Yagami had already thrown the baseball in his hand.
"call out!"
This was Yagamiya's winning pitch, a very fast slider that looked like a fast straight ball from the beginning. The baseball moved laterally before flying to home plate, successfully causing the hitter Hideshi Ozawa to miss the swing.
"Whoa!"
"Bang!"
"strike out." The referee gives the decision that the batter is out.
"yes!"
Yagami made a fist with his left hand in a victory gesture, then ran off the pitcher's mound and returned to Aomichi's dugout with the others.
"Well done!"
"What a great shot!"
"Iori, you are a very good boy."
“We didn’t continue to lose points, so we really weren’t disappointed.”
Yagami, who ran back to the rest area, was rubbed by the third-year senior. When he broke free from the senior's hands, Senior Fujii had already put on protective gear and was ready to play. He quickly said to Senior Fujii: "Senior, the next blow is just right.
Please.”
"I'll hit the ball!" Takashi Fujii said, took his baseball and walked out of the dugout, walked all the way to home base, stood in the batting area, and made preparations to hit.
Daocheng Industrial catcher Shirakawa Eisei looked at the Seido hitters in front of him and thought about how to deal with them. Seido still has many strong hitters this year. For example, the hitting level is similar to Harada and Yoshizawa, and they are also sophomores.
In addition to Tetsuya Yuuki, sophomores like Toru Masuko and Jun Isashiki also have very good hitting skills.
After thinking for a while, Hidesei Shirakawa gave a signal to their ace Saito Yuki and moved outward.
"call out!"
"Whoa!"
"Bang!"
“strike.“
After successfully scoring the first strike, Masako Harada looked at Takashi Fujii, who had repositioned himself to wait for the bat, and continued to ask pitcher Yuki Saito for the ball in the outside corner.
"call out!"
Takashi Fujii looked at the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound. Because the ball's path was obviously far away from the strike zone, he watched it fly past his eyes.
"Bang!"
“ball.“
Now it was a good ball and a bad ball. Shirakawa Eisei moved his ball sleeve first, and then asked Saito Yuki for a ball close to the edge of the strike zone.
"call out!"
"Whoa!"
Looking at the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound, Fujii Takashi twisted his body, swung the metal bat in his hand vigorously, and directly hit the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound with a strong posture.
"Ping!"
The baseball that flew backwards quickly after being hit by the batter attracted the attention of the Daocheng Industrial defenders. Fujii Takashi did not care about the direction of the baseball that flew out, and directly dropped the bat in his hand and started running the bases.
“safe.“
When Takashi Fujii flew towards third base in one breath, the entire Jingu Second Field was boiling. He looked up at third baseman Ryu Koyanagi who had just caught the ball from center fielder Keisuke Kawanishi.
Now, I am very happy that I hit a triple from Yuki Saito.
"Three base hits!"
"Well done, Fujii."
"You guys are stealing the show now."
There were excited cheers from the stands supporting Qingdao.
At the same time, amidst the cheers of the crowd, Dong Qingguo walked to the home plate. He carried the bat and glanced at Saito who was being comforted by Shirakawa on the pitcher's mound. After bowing to the referee, he stepped over
Step into the batting cage.
After standing on the batting cage, Higashikawa first waved the bat in his hand, then raised the bat high and turned to look at pitcher Yuki Saito on the pitcher's mound.
"call out!"
After Daocheng Industrial catcher Shirakawa Eisei returned to squatting behind the plate, Daocheng Industrial ace Saito Yuki quickly waved his arms and stepped forward to throw the baseball in his palm. Dong Qingguo looked at the direction of the baseball flying on the pitcher's mound.
He quickly took two steps back to avoid the bad ball that was too far to the inside corner.
After seeing that Shirakawa had passed the baseball back to Saito, Tokiyokuni walked into the batter's box again, shook off the metal bat in his hand, stood up, and waited for a hit.
"call out!"
The baseball that Yuki Saito swung was still leaning towards the inside corner, and it was a high ball flying from the pitcher's mound. Tokiyokuni never considered whether the ball was good or bad, and he swung the metal bat in his hand with all his strength.
"Whoa!"
"Ping!".
"Out of bounds!"
The baseball flying from the pitcher's mound was swept away by Dong Qingguo and flew to the sideline of third base. This chapter has been completed!