The original intention of the diamond ace

Today's senior Jiang Gu is in excellent condition as expected!

In the first few rounds, the opponent basically let the opponent go up and down.

But the solidity of the opposing second baseman's defense is also surprising.

but…………

No matter how solid the defense is, the screen without the line is useless.

Except for that second baseman, no one has hit Furutani-senpai's ball before.

This game depends on when our side can break through the defense over there.

"Oh, hitters get strikeouts against fast fingering balls!"

"Qingdao's first start Jiang Guxiao has been up and down again in this round. It seems that the fatigue in the spring has fully recovered."

"For Qing Dao, this is good news..."

"The change shot in this inning was very good!!" Sawamura-senpai handed Furutani-senpai a glass of water, "But the straight ball is very ordinary!!"

I leaned on the railing, secretly smiling.It's the first time I've seen someone praise others in such a fierce tone, and Sawamura-senpai is quite powerful in a sense.

"It's been a long time for Jiang Gu to throw a good ball—" He stared at the person who was going to hit the ball with cat eyes, "Is it really okay for you to not behave like this!? Hit it hard!!"

As soon as the words fell, Senior Kuramoki swung his stick violently, "Pong!"

"Aha!"

"Second baseman Kawabata out of reach! Front hit to right field!"

"Okay! The cheetah is coming!!"

I looked strangely at Sawamura-senpai who was still yelling in front of me, he doesn't know how to speak, do you want to ask him to say something nice for me later?

Kuramochi-senpai steals second base with ease, Kominato-senpai hits, and he hits third base, and then Hakushu-senpai hits a grounder, and he walks back leisurely.

Oops—I enjoy watching Kuramochi-senpai run the bases every time. It's so reassuring that such a person is a teammate.

"Okay, Master Cheetah, go around the world!"

Miyuki, who was the next one, stretched out his hand towards Kuramochi who came back, "Beautiful, Cheetah~"

"Shut up!" Kuramo clapped his hands angrily in celebration.

After turning around, he smiled, "Go ahead, Captain!"

There was a stalemate again, until it was Kuramochi-senpai's turn again.

"Four balls!"

After that, Kominato and Hakushu-senpai hit at the right time, Miyuki-senpai was walked, and then it was the man's turn.

'You don't need to hit very far...'

'Shortstop, second baseman's head, swing hard. '

'Facing the ball head-on! '

"Pong!"

Everyone looked at the ball that flew backwards quickly.

This ball is not particularly high, but it is quite long, "Swipe!"

"Fly in!"

"Fifth bat hits a 3-run home run!!"

Ah——, Mae-sono-senpai finally hit the long-awaited home run, I squinted and looked at the excited figure in the distance.

Speaking of which, there will always be such people, whether in reality or in comics or novels.

Almost everyone looks down on him, but he persists without giving up, and he always surprises people in the end.

What I lack is this, presumably the supervisor is optimistic about him, and this is also the point......

In this game, we scored a total of 5 points and the score expanded to 6 points.

In this case, I was put on the mound.

"How's it going, today's state." Miyuki asked, covering his mouth.

"It's okay!" I raised my head slightly confidently and said with a faint smile.

"Hey, it's the first time I play, I'm in a good state, then I'll play the signal for that ball depending on the situation later."

"Aren't you a little bit under control?" He looked at me with a smirk.

"Then leave it to you, senior!"

He turned and went back to the home plate, "Only in this kind of time will you call me senior, this cunning junior." '

'Come on, this rare opportunity, you have to make good use of it! '

The hitter stepped into the strike zone, "A freshman with no information at all, should have a better strategy than that monster." '

'What? !Is this the ball thrown by the first grade! '

"As expected of a famous family, even the first grade is so strong......"

'But we haven't conceded defeat yet! '

"Oh, the first-year pitcher Kazuo Oda, who came in as a reliever, continued the good form of his predecessors, going up and down three times."

"As a rookie playing for the first time, his mentality is very stable."

"Yeah, in addition to his fastball, his curveball that only appeared once is quite amazing. I didn't expect Qingdao to recruit such a good pitcher this year."

…………

At this time, in the arena.

Miyuki and I talked about the pitch just now as we walked back, "I still can't handle the curveball well."

"Yeah, but I feel like the improved pitching has stabilized a lot."

"After that, I won't throw the curveball, and I can add some improved pitches."

"Um…………"

"Hahaha! Oda! Was it calm for the first time, not bad!!" Sawamura-senpai handed me a glass of water.

"Thank you!" I turned my head and took the water with a smile.It seems that you are not avoiding me, I am overthinking.

In the second half of the game, Yui replaced Yuki and played to strike.

The first hitter hit a long hit, and the subsequent hits were connected, so the score was extended to 8 points.

"The game has reached a critical moment. Although it is the seventh game, but since it is now 0:8, if Prince Yaya cannot recover two points in this game, the game will end directly."

"Although this can reduce a lot of garbage time, for the players on the court, this system is still too painful for them."

"This can't be said in the same way. Only one school will win in the end of this game. For most players, there will be very painful moments."

"Oh, suddenly the atmosphere is sad. Oh, let's not talk about gossip, let's pay attention to the trend of this round first."

I looked at the batter who was obviously much more anxious than before, and I felt a little strange in my heart, but there was still no change on my face.

From the hitter's point of view, the freshman on the mound seemed to be looking down at him, the corners of his mouth seemed to curl up slightly.

'Damn it! '

"Empty swing, strike!"

'It's just a first grader, it really makes people angry! '

"nice shot!"

'hateful…………'

"Out!"

'We're not going to throw in the towel here! '

"Out!"

'How could our last summer end here! '

"Out!"

'Damn it, it really doesn't work......'

"competition is over!"

The sharp whistle sounded, accompanied by the familiar cheers and cries.

I looked at the opponents who were crying together in the distance, and the strangeness in my heart turned into fighting spirit.

Sorry for letting your summer end so early though.

Turning my head, my hair drew an arc, I didn't look at the batter's expression, and walked off the mound, but we will be the ones who win in the end!

"8-0, the seven innings ended early!"

"Qingdao High School advanced to the fifth round!!"

in the stands.

"It seems that our next opponent has come out, let's go!" A tall and strong boy said seriously

"Sure enough it's them! It's really scary~" A skinny guy next to him sat cross-legged on the seat.

"Yoshioka, you boy! Don't always say such things!" Several teammates next to him complained in unison.

"However, we still have a chance to win. It depends on what tactics Qingdao will use against us." A small man standing behind said calmly.

"Oh, as expected of our immovable four sticks~ After watching such a game, I can still say such words without changing my face."

"Everyone pack up, we're going back!"

…………

We went back to school and held a quick reflection meeting as usual, after which Senpai Watanabe gave us an overview of the characteristics of the next opponent.

"The hitters in this school are very decisive, and the entire team has thoroughly learned the American style of hitting, from top to bottom is a fishing swing. Although the probability of being struck out is not low, but the slugging rate and home run The number of hits is also relatively high.”

Law and Gakuen... It is a rare major league style of play in Japan, but it is still too early to use it in Japanese high schools, and children nowadays are not so strong. I looked at the information with my face down.

After Watanabe-senpai roughly analyzed the characteristics of batters and pitchers, Director Kataoka nodded to him, he smiled slightly, and stood back.

The supervisor came to the front, "The next game starts first."

"Oda, come here."

oh? ! "yes!"

"The relay is Sawamura."

"Yes! boss!"

"The two of you prepare well these few days, and the others should also be ready to play. I will schedule according to the situation."

"Yes!!"