Chapter 30: The Magical 'Magic Ball'
Feng Xiangao clearly felt that the blood in his body began to boil.
It's time for a showdown!
Although the game had just started, Akagi Middle School, who was in a weak position, had to throw out the trump card that he had prepared in advance.
When Sawamura said that he only shot straight balls, Fengxiang Ouichi was desperate. In his opinion, even if Sawamura unlocks his changing ball, their probability of winning this game will not exceed 20%, not to mention that Sawamura only uses straight balls.
It was not until Sawamura demonstrated it in front of him that Fengxiang Ouichi regained hope for victory.
"bring it on!"
Feng Xiangao crouched down and opened his gloves at Sawamura.
On the pitcher mound, Sawamura looked grim.
Step, raise, swing, pitch!
The whole action was done in one go, without any slack.
"Whoosh!"
The small white ball, like a laser, was thrown from Sawamura's hand, passed a distance of 18 meters, and got into Feng Xiangao's open glove.
"Snapped!"
There was a crisp sound from the glove.
On the strike area, Marian's face was dull for a moment.
just……
"nice shot!"
Not allowing Mari An to think about it, Feng Xiangao stood up and passed the ball back to Sawamura.
After receiving the ball, Sawamura threw his second ball without stopping.
"Snapped!"
"nice shot!"
For two strikes in a row, the batter didn't swing.
At this time, Marian felt that his brain was not enough.
So fast!
Not only the speed of Sawamura's pitching, but also the rhythm of his pitching is abnormally fast.
It is said that with such a hurried pitch, the ball control should not be very stable. But just two goals, Sawamura threw precisely into the outside corner.
This pitcher is more terrifying than he imagined!
Marian tightly held the bat in his hand, his eyes fixed on Sawamura's every move.
As a pitcher, he was so immersed in his opponent's pitch just now that he forgot to swing the bat, what a shame!
Now two strikes behind, as long as the next ball into the strike zone, he must swing.
Otherwise, he was a dignified Nagano Metropolitan Middle School ace, and he was struck out with three strikes without swinging the bat. Wouldn't it be a joke?
coming!
Without letting Mari Ando wait, Sawamura's third goal came, and the ball was in the middle!
Seeing this ball, Mari An Xin smiled. He just said, how could Sawamura hold the ball with such a fast-paced pitch. Look, a good ball is here.
In the face of the big gift that came to the door, Marian naturally would not be polite. He confidently swung out the bat in his hand.
"Ping!"
The bat hits the baseball, sending it flying high.
Marian's hitting power is very strong, and the ball hits very high, but it is strange that the ball does not fly very far. The baseball landed vertically five or six meters in front of the pitcher.
As if taking a walk, Sawamura took a few steps forward, opened his glove, and caught the dropped ball in his glove.
"Snapped!"
"Out!!!"
Marian was taken out.
Three outs, offense and defense exchange.
The supporters of Nagano Metropolitan Middle School let out a sigh when they saw that Marian was not playing well.
After Sawamura and Fengxiang came off the stage, they looked at each other and smiled.
They finally passed the first level without any risk.
Next, let's look at the offense.
On the other side, in the cowshed of Nagano Metropolitan Middle School. Marian is very self-blame, and he hit a high straight ball just now that Sawamura missed the ball. As the ace of the team, the core is the fifth best, which is too embarrassing!
Not far from him, the coach Feng Xiang Long Yi originally squinted and closed his eyes to rest in peace,
He abruptly opened his eyes and looked at Sawamura in the bullpen opposite.
This pitcher is interesting!
The game continued, and in the second half of the game, Akagi Middle School attacked.
"strike out!"
"Out!!!"
The ball speed ranks first in Nagano Prefecture, with a full 136 kilometers. This is still an average value. According to legend, Marian's peak speed is even close to 140.
Although the ball control is not very stable, with such a fast fastball and a huge crossover ball, Marian ranks second among pitchers in Nagano Prefecture. This kind of strength is no problem to deal with Yamaguchi Ken and Oda Bensheng.
One of the two struck out, the other barely touched the ball and was caught by the pitcher.
Two outs, no one on base.
Akagi's batter's turn took the third, Fengxiang Ouichi.
"Ping!"
Feng Xiangao swung the bat as soon as he hit the first ball, and the baseball flew high.
Home plate flying high!
This ball was caught by Tuhara without any suspense.
Three up and three down!
Marian's performance, to the little friends of Chicheng now, is simply the level of the wild beast.
They are not a level opponent at all!
"It's so embarrassing in terms of hitting. If I don't pitch better, how can I be worthy of the title of ace?"
Marian said.
Most of Nagano's friends around him rolled their eyes at him, and no one really paid any attention to him.
In the first half of the second game, Nagano attacked.
This time, the guys did well, with Sawamura striking out one and first baseman Oda Motobu taking one. Another, the ball hit Yamaguchi right in front of him. Yamaguchi picked up the baseball, sent it to first base, and shut him out.
In the first half of the second game, Akagi Middle School finally held on.
In the second half of the second game, Akagi Middle School attacked.
"Fourth, pitcher, Eijun Sawamura."
Sawamura stood on the strike zone, and after tangled with Marian for a few balls, he found an opportunity and hit it with one stick.
"Ping!"
After the baseball is hit, it flies to the outfield.
Sawamura threw away his bat and ran towards first base.
I have to say that Marian's pitching is really good, not only is the speed of the ball amazing, but also the power of the ball is not bad. After a few balls, Sawamura's hands were a little numb.
There are not many middle school students who can have such strength.
"Snapped!"
Although Sawamura barely ran to first base, in the direction of the outfield, the outfielder from Nagano Metropolitan Middle School was already standing at the base of the baseball and gave the ball to the next.
"Out!"
cut~
Sawamura made a dissatisfied cut. The ball he played just now was obviously good, and the ball should land in the center of the midfielder and the right fielder.
From this angle, it is said that there is no problem in getting hits.
I don't know if it was a coincidence or the outfielder of Nagano Metropolitan. The defense was really good. In short, he caught the ball.
This shot by Sawamura stirred up pitcher Marion's anger.
Next, Mari's pitch became more powerful.
"Strike, strike, strike, strikeout!!!"
He was full of firepower, and these little friends from Chicheng Middle School could stand it there, and they were quickly resolved one by one.
The game continued unwittingly.
Whether it was Sawamura or Mari, neither let their team lose any more points.
At first, nothing.
As Sawamura solved Nagano Metropolis' core line for the second time, Nagano Metropolis' friends found something was wrong.
Why, the key balls they want to score, all hit high fly?