The original intention of the diamond ace

"Safe!" The chief judge opened his arms vigorously, and the high-pitched voice of the verdict turned the crowd in the stands of Qingdao into a sea of ​​joy, and other audiences also talked about it.

"Hahahaha, our representative! See it! The first grade is not easy to mess with—"

"Wow, in this kind of game, the first hitter almost went out, it really makes people dare not stop."

"Good job! Oda!"

"Damn it! I also want to hit the ball so handsomely—"

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In the Qingdao bench area.

"It's changed a lot. The batting movement is much smoother, as well as the expression and attitude from before. Supervisor Kataoka, it seems that your expectations have been met." Coach Ochiai leaned back on the chair, squinted his eyes and stroked his beard, lazily.

Director Kataoka looked at Oda who was stepping on the third base bag, and nodded slightly.

Miyuki who was standing on the side listened with a smile, "It's true that he has changed a lot. Although he still has the same smiling expression, it can be seen that his dedication to each game is completely different from before. Compared with everyone's relationship It was much better before. '

'Whether it's pitching or batting, the progress has been amazing—what an exciting junior! '

The next two hitters were out one after another, so I had to stay at third base. At this time, Supervisor Kataoka from the bench area came out a little bit and made a signal to us.

Hit and run?......

I failed to score points before, do you want to do it again?

What is going on with this school!Whether it's the supervisor or the players, are they all so tough!

It's obviously a life-and-death match, but it's so passionate, even I'm looking forward to it...

"Bang!"

Landed!

I sprinted to home plate and the ball was sprinted to the catcher.

Sliding out sideways, turning and reaching for home plate, the catcher's mitt was on top of my hand.

After a burst of dust, the two of us watched the chief judge nervously.

The chief judge waved his arm with one hand.

"out!"

"Out! The offense and defense of the home plate this time is even better than the third grade in the city!"

"Although it's only the second game, the intense offensive and defensive battle between the two teams is really fast, which really makes people more entangled in this wonderful game. Who will get the ticket to the final in the end!"

in the stands.

"Wow! It's completely different from the previous competition! It is indeed a fierce battle between the winners and candidates."

"This time it's even more difficult to guess. Who can win?"

"I don't think it matters anymore, it makes sense whoever wins this game!"

"Now I still feel that Qingdao has a better chance of winning, after all, Tianjiu's state is still not very good."

"It's already much better than before. I guess it will be difficult for Qingdao to score again in the next round."

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After that, not only Sawamura, but also Amehisa began to enter the state.

What makes people feel powerless is that not only me, everyone in Qingdao has also been struck out more and more times, and the game has reached a stalemate...

By the fourth inning, I was struck out.

The supervisor looked at me who was coming, and said lightly: "Oda, you can come down and rest after the next round."

I pursed my lips, "Yes."

"Aso, you will play in the next game."

"Yes!"

When I was about to walk down the steps, the supervisor said a word to me.

I looked at him in surprise, but he didn't look back and kept looking at the court.

He smiled and continued walking.

I put down the bat, took off the protective gear, wiped it with a towel, and couldn't help thinking about what the supervisor said just now.

"You performed very well today and did not disappoint us!"

He sighed and sat down on the chair.

Not disappointed, but still got replaced.

Although he knew that his defense was far inferior to that of the seniors, he was still a little unwilling to be replaced.

Covering his head with a towel, the corners of his mouth hooked up.

In the fifth game, a crisp sound caused everyone to exclaim.

"Out, out! The three bats of the third high school in the city directly hit the pitcher's straight ball and hit a home run!"

"The game reached the middle game, and the hitters from the city's junior high school finally got a chance, and the score is now 2:1."

Sawamura stared cat-eyed at the batter who was running.

"It's okay, let's deal with the next hitter!"

"Let's solve them one by one!"

"Let them call!"

…………

Sawamura was not affected by the home run, and smoothly settled the next hitter, switching offense and defense.

In the next game, Tianjiu is still in good shape. No one can hit his slider yet. Although he is leading by one point now, it feels like Qingdao is the one being forced.

The game fell into a new round of stalemate...

At the end of the seventh inning, Sawamura walked down the mound panting slightly. The sweat on his forehead could be seen clearly on the bench. I looked at him worriedly. The number of pitches was almost 140, but the pitching state was not too big. Declining, to be honest, it is very tangled whether to switch or not.

Supervisor Kataoka said seriously to Senior Sawamura: "Come down and rest at the beginning of the next round."

Hearing this, Sawamura stopped and faced the supervisor, "Boss, I can continue to vote!"

"As an ace, I wouldn't give up the mound to someone else in this situation!"

I looked at his sweaty face with a determined expression on his face, and smiled, it seemed that there was nothing to worry about.

In the next inning, Sawamura was still on the mound. Unfortunately, his straight ball was targeted by the opponent and he was hit with a single hit. After that, he continued to steal bases and hit and run.

"Oh! The stalemate was suddenly broken, and the third high school in the city ushered in a rare opportunity to tie the score!"

"It's a bit overwhelming to break the balance of such a long time before."

"Yeah, let's see now, can the third high school in the city seize this opportunity to equalize, or even overtake?"

I stood in front of the bench area, clutching the railing, nervously watching the figure on the mound.

It’s okay to be tied here, but if it is overtaken, it will be very difficult to score two points in the next game. To be honest, I doubt whether I can score in the ninth game. After that, I can only hope for the extension later It's over.

"Bang!"

The next hitter didn't hit well, but forcibly swept the ball outfield.The moment he was caught, the runner on third base started straight away.Although the outfielder hit the plate, it was too late before Miyuki's glove touched him.

"safe!"

"City Junior High finally tied the score in the eighth inning! Now that there are two outs and there is someone on second base, City Junior High still has a chance to add points!"

"out!"

"Offensive and defensive exchange!"

In the first half of the ninth inning, Qingdao's offense.

Although Xiao Minato and Baizhou entangled with Tianjiu for a few balls, they still couldn't find the opportunity to attack and were out in the second round.

It's the turn of the four sticks Miyuki Kazuya!

"Aim~shoot out~"

"It's up to you! Captain!"

"At this time, it's time to get big!"

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Miyuki walked up to the strike zone calmly, swung his bat, and said, "The several at-bats in this game were all dominated by sliders. It seems that the catcher trusts the pitcher's slider." '

'It's true that the change is very good, but you have shown me so many times, if you still can't get it out, wouldn't it be terrible! '

He swung the bat hard.

"Pong!"

"Flying in! Master Qing Dao's blow knocked the opponent's ace's slider out of the field!"

"This is really an unexpected development. Just in the last game, the junior high of the city scored a point directly, and was forced to the edge of the cliff in a blink of an eye."

After that, the front court missed the Carter ball and was caught out.

The game came to the bottom half of the ninth inning.

Sawamura was stimulated by Miyuki's home run, and his state has picked up a bit.

Although the hitters tried their best to hit the ball, they still couldn't find a way to deal with those mysterious changing balls at the end of the game.

"Bang!"

"out!"

"Pong!"

"safe!"

The game became extremely hot with one out and one hit.

It's just that Sawamura seems to be expressing something with pitching.

'I am the ace of this team! '

'I will not give up the victory of this game to you! '

Jiang Gu on the bench watched him throwing the ball quietly, and clenched his hands beside him tightly.