Chapter 32: The Rescue Pitcher
While swinging the bat, the words of Coach Fengxiang Longyi appeared in Saburo Tsuchhara's mind.
"Coach, how do you deal with a pitcher's straight shot that goes up a little?"
Fengxiang Longyi's lazy eyes suddenly shrank, and he looked completely naked.
"His wrist-pressing pitch is incomplete because his body is not fully developed, so his changes are incomplete. If his body can grow a little more, his straight ball will definitely become a very terrifying weapon. It's not difficult. Since his straight balls are slightly raised and non-rising, he should aim at one or two centimeters above the straight ball that does not rise, and swing the bat. Although it is difficult for both balls to hit the center of the ball, as long as the ball is completely Swing the bat with enough power to squeeze the ball out with brute force.”
Aim at the top of the straight ball, one to two centimeters away, and swing!
"Om~"
Saburo Tsuchihara seemed to be glaring at King Kong, and when he swung the bat, a low whistling sound was faintly heard, and the heavy swing of the bat forced Sawamura's pitch out.
"Ping!"
After the baseball was hit, it quickly passed through the defense of the infield and bounced back to the center field.
Sawamura's face sank, and he turned around and shouted, "Wakana!"
In the field, Wakana looked pale as she looked at the flying baseball.
This ball is very fast, and it is different from the high fly that I received before. Even if it bounces once, the ball is still very fast.
As a childhood sweetheart, she could hear the anxiety in Sawamura's voice. Although she couldn't read the game accurately, she also knew that if the ball passed in front of her at this time, Akagi would be completely over.
Must be stopped!
But, so scared, really scared.
The ball hit the face right away.
Cang Yue Ruona closed her eyes, forced herself to overcome her fear of baseball, opened her gloves, and rushed over.
"Snapped!"
A miraculous scene happened. The baseball slid into Cang Yue's glove impartially.
"Pass the ball to Ashin!"
Seeing Cang Yue catch the ball, Sawamura himself was startled first. Fortunately, he was concentrating on the game and didn't get distracted, and immediately reminded Cang Yue to send the ball to second base.
At this time, the runner at first base had already crossed second base and moved towards third base. If Cang Yue can cross forty meters and pass the ball to third base, there is a chance to block the opponent out of the game.
Can Cang Yue do it?
This is of course impossible, let alone precision, even throwing the ball forty or fifty meters would be a bit reluctant for Cang Yue.
Instead of forcing her to do something she couldn't do, it's better to block the runner at third base in a down-to-earth manner.
Cang Yue passed the ball to second baseman Kawashin. Although this didn't make the runners from Nagano Metropolitan Middle School out of the game, it didn't let them continue to score.
If Cang Yue had not been lucky enough to stop the ball and let the ball pass through the area she was guarding, then Nagano Tori would be equivalent to an extra home run. It would take at least half a minute for Cang Yue to run back, catch up with the baseball, and return the ball to home plate. For half a minute, even a pig can go from the strike zone, through first, second, third, and back to home plate.
Tuhara: What kind of example is this, who is the pig?
With the score 2:0, Akagi still has a chance, although this chance is extremely slim. But if the score is 4:0, not to mention the friends, Sawamura himself, I am afraid it will be desperate.
No one out, someone on first and third base.
Although the home run was avoided, the crisis at Akagi Middle School was far from over.
There are people at first and third base, and for the attackers, it can be said that it is the easiest situation to score points.
In the cowshed of Nagano Metropolitan High School.
Fengxiang Longyi did not regret that his disciple did not score points. In his opinion, it was just that Chicheng had better luck, and he was lucky to have no mistakes in defense.
"But luck won't always be on your side,
Furthermore, with such a huge gap in strength, what if luck is always on your side? "
Feng Xiang Long Yi looked at Chi Cheng with a sneer, as if seeing a drowning man struggling in vain.
"Fifth, pitcher, Marion."
Mali walked up to the strike area and said softly to Feng Xiang Aoyi: "As an opponent, I have to admit that you are really outstanding. You brought such a bunch of fuel bottles to fight with us to this extent. But, that's it. Here. Don't be sad, you lost to the king of Nagano this year, Nagano Metropolis."
Although these words are stinky, they can be regarded as praising the opponent and acknowledging the strength of the opponent.
If you don't think about it, he and Tuyuan used to be Fengxiang Ouichi's substitutes, then there is really no problem for him to say so. But considering the relationship between the two sides, this is a bit provocative.
Feng Xiangao glanced at Mali coldly, he understood what Mali meant. Mari was mocking him. He did not choose Nagano Metropolitan, but chose to go to Akagi Middle School in the countryside.
"You don't have to be sad when you lose, because you lost to the best team in the country."
Feng Xiang replied indifferently, although the voice was very soft, it slapped his face.
Mari looked back at Feng Xiangao in disbelief, the best team in the country? Akagi Middle School?
Sure enough, Feng Xiang, who had transferred back to the countryside, was not even mentally ill.
The two sides were at each other's throats, and it seemed that the smell of gunpowder was full of gunpowder.
But in the duel, the performance was very different. The arrogant Mari used a touch bunt.
While Sawamura was throwing the ball, the runner on third base quickly ran to home plate.
The hitter hit, the third base runner rushed to the home plate, and Nagano Metropolitan Middle School used a forced score at this time.
Using such tactics, it also shows that Nagano Metropolitan Middle School no longer takes Akagi as an ordinary dark horse team to deal with. They regard Akagi Middle School as an opponent who can compete fairly.
With his own efforts, Akagi won the respect of Nagano Metropolis.
Despite this respect, Sawamura didn't like it at all.
He pitched the ball, and he ran to the plate without stopping.
"Ping!"
Mari succeeded in the bunt, the baseball bounced back after landing, and bounced back to Sawamura.
It's on the ground!
Sawamura's heart sank. If the ball didn't hit the ground just now, he still had hope of catching the ball. Once it hit the ground, he wanted to pick up the baseball from the ground and pass it to Feng Xiang Oichi. I'm afraid it would be too late to stop the runner.
The runner at third base is fast! He should have practiced bunts and bases specifically.
Steady!
Seeing this scene, Nagano Metropolitan Coach Fengxiang Longyi smiled lightly.
Who is Sawamura? He was a relief pitcher in the major leagues in his previous life. How rich is his experience in dealing with crises? Faced with a ball that was almost impossible to stop, he directly covered the ball with his glove, instead of changing hands to pass the ball, he threw the ball back directly with his left glove.
The whole action saved almost 0.2 seconds, and it was precisely this 0.2 seconds that pulled Akagi back from the edge of the cliff.
Fengxiang caught the ball, and the runner from Nagano Metropolis attempted to slide the base. Fengxiang immediately broke down and pressed the opponent's body with his gloves.
"Out!"
No one was out, and someone on the first and third bases forced them to score points, but was stopped abruptly by the perfect cooperation between Sawamura and Fengxiang.
At this time, Nagano Metropolis's friends looked at Sawamura with very complicated eyes, feeling that he was extremely tall.
Is it really just a freshman from an ordinary middle school who is competing with them?
Are you off?