NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 109: Troublesome
Chapter 109: Troublesome
Three Outs, offense, and defense exchange.
Sawamura seems to have won three outs very easily, but in fact, these three outs are not so easy. To get these three Outs, Sawamura deliberately used the Moving ball.
Aggressive batters, while scary-looking, are not that hard to deal with. Whether Miyuki or Sawamura, once they understand the batter’s intention to swing the bat, there are ways to deal with them.
Just like just now, Sawamura used two Moving balls successively to solve the eighth and ninth Batters of the Hakuryu High School.
Originally, he wanted to use another Moving ball to solve Shindo. It’s a pity that Shindo didn’t swing at the first ball, so Sawamura and Miyuki didn’t dare to throw it too much.
Sawamura’s Moving ball doesn’t break until the Batter's hand. If the batter hits the ball directly, no one, including the batter, will feel the break in the Moving ball. The batter standing on the strike zone would at best think that he missed the center of the ball.
But when the ball is pitched, the ball breaks a lot in the batter’s hand to the catcher’s glove.
It was Miyuki’s superb catching skills that he managed to fool the batters. But no matter how superb Miyuki’s catching skills are, this is not a long-term solution. Once the Moving ball is used a lot, some people with good vision can still see the characteristics of the Moving ball.
In middle school, Sawamura didn’t fully reveal his Moving ball, at most, he only used it as some fishing balls. So for high school teams, Sawamura’s Moving ball can still be used as a secret weapon, even if they have studied Sawamura’s middle school game video before.
To avoid exposing the Moving balls, Sawamura and Miyuki adopted the strategy of fishing for the second ball with Shindo.
He didn’t expect Shindo’s swing to be so good. He originally intended to induce him to hit a slow high-flying ball, but he hit a hard hit. This may be the only flaw when he just pitched the ball.
In the second half of the fourth inning, Seidou High School attacked.
Sawamura was the first to stand in the strike zone.
Holding the bat in his hand, Sawamura turned his eyes to the mound.
The way he prepares to swing is very relaxed and natural.
‘It’s really uncomfortable.’
Takehara frowned secretly as he looked at Sawamura like this.
“Sawamura!”
“Sawamura!!!”
“Dong Dong Dong!!!”
“Fight out!”
In the stands, the fans of the Brotherhood of Red Hearts and the Demon King’s Guard were again leading the cheers to shout and cheer.
In such an atmosphere, Takehara, who was in the position of the catcher, was even more upset.
‘What an annoying guy.’
‘According to the general anime plot routine, with such a loud cheering voice, aren’t they all characters who were defeated before?’ (T/N: In anime, there is that logic that when the protagonist defeats an enemy they become friends and then become his audience and cheer on him in his next battles.)
Sawamura is not!
Whether it’s the data collected before, or the match just now. Sawamura used his performance to prove his strength.
Even Takehara, who was unhappy with him, had to admit that Sawamura, who was standing in the strike zone, was an extremely difficult Batter!
“Aggressively attack!”
“Get rid of him.”
“Don’t let the first-year kid show off his power here.”
In the rest area of the Hakuryu High School, there was a sudden loud cheering sound.
Takehara, who was disturbed by Sawamura’s influence, calmed down immediately.
‘Yes, why did I get confused and was led by the nose? We are the ones throwing the ball, just keep attacking aggressively.’
Whether it is against Yuuki or Sawamura, besides aggressively attacking, what other strategies can they have? If they hadn’t pitched with the determination to solve the batter, it would be difficult for them to stop these two guys.
‘Thanks, Coach.’
In his mind, he thanked Coach Sasaki, and Takehara gave Miyano the ball.
“STRIKE!”
“BALL!”
“BALL!”
Ping!
For two consecutive Balls, Sawamura didn’t swing. Then there was an unspecified by the edge Pitch, Sawamura swung decisively, and the ball flew out of bounds.
Two Strikes, two Balls.
When playing against the battery in the first inning, exactly the same ball count.
Only this time there was no one on the base.
‘Bring it on!’
Sawamura took a step back and moved out of the inner corner. Then put on a pose waiting for the ball!
‘This stance again.’
Although Sawamura’s current Form is different from the one used in the first inning. But in general, it’s just a change of soup instead of medicine. Through his actions, he influences the thoughts of the pitcher and the catcher, allowing the pitcher and the catcher to throw the ball of his choice with a higher probability.
Either the inside corner or the outside corner, Sawamura must have chosen a course.
It’s just that Takehara and Miyano, who were prepared this time, were not fooled.
Ping!
Sawamura hit the ball again, but he obviously chose the wrong course and didn’t hit the ball well.
SNAP!
The ball landed in front of the second baseman and was caught directly.
“OUT!”
One Out, no one hits base.
“Sixth, third baseman, Masuko.”
“BALL!”
“STRIKE!”
Ping!
“FOUL!”
Two Strikes, one Ball, the batter is chased.
Whoosh!
Without much hesitation, Miyano threw the ball directly.
“Ugahhh!”
With a roar, Masuko decisively swung the Batter.
This ball, Masuko aimed very accurately, if the ball path does not change, Masuko even has the confidence to hit a long hit or even a home run.
But the break came, and when the ball was close to Masuko, it suddenly sank.
Ping!
Masuko reluctantly relied on his own powerful swing and forcibly squeezed the ball out.
It was just that the ball sank suddenly, and Masuko didn’t play well either. He only swept over the baseball, which bounced in the infield and landed in the hands of the pitcher Miyano.
“OUT!”
Two outs, no one on base.
“Seventh Batter, catcher, Miyuki.”
Ping!
Miyuki, who is good at guessing the opponent’s ball, swings the bat decisively in the face of the first ball.
After the white ball was hit, it flew erratically, close, and slow.
Such a ball is naturally hard to resist for the fielder of the Hakuryu High School.
SNAP!
The fielder opened his glove and picked the ball in the air into his glove.
“OUT!”
Three outs, offense, and defense exchange.
The rest area of Seidou High School.
Miyuki was the last one to hit the field, and the last one to come back out of all the players in Seidou High School.
“You did play beautifully, look at this ball, it flew accurately into the fielder's glove.”
Kuramochi said with a smile.
“A person who was dealt with twice in a row and didn’t get on base once, who has the right to speak of me?”
Miyuki retorted rudely.
Next to him, Sawamura frowned and looked at the rest area of the Hakuryu High School.
“This game is really troublesome.”
The score is now 4:2, and Seidou High School is two points behind.
It can be seen from Miyano’s pitching before.
It is not easy for the players of Seidou High School to get consecutive hits from his hands, and even to recover points.
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