Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 121 Born for big occasions
Harada hit a two-point shot, and Daocheng Industrial also took the lead for the first time so far in the game.

Of course, this is cause for celebration for them.

But for Qingdao High School, this is bad news.

The game entered the second half, but the opponent came from behind and overtook the score.

The only good news may be that there is no one on the bases now, and Akira Fōtani does not have to be distracted by the runners on the bases, which allows him to focus more on facing the batters.

But the score was reversed, and he just conceded a home run.

How could he possibly think about making a good shot?

It was true that he really wanted to finish his pitch, but as a gifted person since childhood, he naturally could not accept the fact that a home run was hit in a short period of time.

When he was in junior high school, no one could catch or hit his ball.

But Harada made him realize that there are always people better than you.

As the captain of Daocheng Industrial, he can do what others cannot do.

"Today's game was really full of upsets."

"That's right, these two talented players from Qingdao are doing such a trick."

"I can understand Zhou Hui, it might be because of the save, but it's not right for Furutani to get a home run."

"There's nothing we can do. They are all first-year students and haven't seen many big events. We can't ask too much of them."

"It looks like Seidou has no chance of making it to Koshien this year."

"At least this year's Qingdao showed us the future. They will definitely be regulars in Koshien in the future. We just have to wait for these two guys to grow up."

"I really feel sorry for Yuuki and the others. They have been noticed by professional baseball, but they still don't have the chance to bring their talents to Koshien."

“This is competitive sports!”

"pause."

Yukichi couldn't help it and called for a timeout.

This time he did have his problems.

I should have known he wasn't worthy of the forkball.

But there was nothing that could be done, as Akihiro Kogure's touch was indeed very bad at that time.

If he didn't have the forkball and had to rely on straight balls to maintain his position, then Harada might have been sent up as well.

Changing tactics in time may be the best option for Qingdao High School.

"Referee, make a substitution."

Director Kataoka couldn't stand it anymore.

Although he saw Miyuki on the pitcher's mound, he still decided to replace him with Akira Shigetani.

And his replacement is already ready in the bullpen.

"Notification of substitutions from Seidou High School. Pitcher Furuya-san is going to take a rest, and the one taking the mound is Sawamura-san."

As soon as he finished speaking, the bullpen door slowly opened, and Sawamura walked up to the pitcher's mound under the gaze of the entire audience, replacing Akira Furiya.

"Okay, leave this pitcher's mound to me. You can go down and rest."

When he got to the pitcher's mound, Sawamura's nonchalant look remained unchanged.

For Sawamura, he will not give up any opportunity to harm Akatsuki Kouyanagi.

Jōgiya Xiao didn't waste time with him and just walked away.

"The ace pitcher in the future will definitely be me."

Looking at Sawamura on the pitcher's mound, Fōgaya Akira's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

But Sawamura was still completely unaware of this.

"I didn't expect to be partnered with you again."

After seeing Sawamura, Miyuki couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Among the pitchers of Seidou High School, except for Akira Fūdani, he may be the most unstable.

"What? Is it unfair for you to be my partner? Master Chris doesn't think so. You still have a long way to go."

"You can say whatever you want, but Daocheng's strong hitting line hasn't stopped yet, so you can't relax too much. Their next batter is Yamaoka Kazuaki, so everything should be done according to my pitching."

"Mura? Are you familiar with each other?"

Hearing how Miyuki addressed Narimiya Mei, Sawamura asked with an innocent look on his face.

Just as Yukichi thought, this guy really didn't listen to him and only picked out the unimportant things.

"This is not the most important thing. In short, we need to perform well. If we win this game, we will go to Koshien."

After saying that, Miyuki ran back to the catcher's box and the game continued.

"Fifth batter, first baseman, Yamaoka-san." "We are one run behind now. We must not let our guard down. We cannot continue to widen the gap. For the first pitch, use the inside corner ball that you are best at."

Miyuki made the signal for an inside corner kick, signaling Sawamura to go straight to his opponent's chest.

Sawamura has become very proficient in the "Seven-Colored Changeup Ball", and it is definitely not something that can be hit with just one look.

"Whoosh!"

It’s still the familiar pitching posture.

The broad shoulders, the raised legs, and the slow pitching rhythm.

No matter how you look at it, it's very non-standard.

"Aren't you afraid of getting hurt by raising your legs so high?"

Riku Yamaoka was intimidated by Sawamura's pitching posture. He kept paying attention to his pitching posture and didn't even pay attention to where the ball landed.

It was not until Sawamura finished his pitching posture that Yamaoka realized that he had not paid any attention to the baseball in Sawamura's hand.

But if you want to pay attention now, baseball has long disappeared.

It was as if it was shrouded in white sunlight and disappeared without a trace.

"Where's the ball?"

It seemed like the baseball was playing hide-and-seek with Riku Yamaoka. When Riku Yamaoka wanted to swing the bat, there was no trace of the baseball no matter what he did.

"Qiang!"

"late."

The moment Yamaoka Riku swung the bat, he felt that he swung too late.

But there was nothing he could do.

He just saw baseball.

He has no foresight, let alone the ability to swing in advance.

The moment the baseball appears, it is already too late to swing the bat, and there is nothing you can do.

That's all I can say.

The baseball rolled to third base.

Toru Masuko solved this ball naturally.

Toru Masuko has already memorized ground balls, catching balls, and passing balls at third base.

He was demoted to the second base because of a ground ball to third base. Maybe he will never make a mistake on any ground ball again in his life.

With one out, there was no one on base.

Zhou Hui got an elimination as soon as he came on, which is better than Kouya Xiao.

Director Kataoka also admires Rei Takashima and Chris.

I admire Rei Takashima's vision in selecting players and Chris's coaching ability.

The two of them have definitely made a significant contribution to Sawamura's current success.

If it weren't for Rei Takashima, Sawamura might still be a half-baked player in the countryside of Nagano.

"Whoosh!"

"Qiang!"

Cheng Gong Ming also didn't get the timing right to swing the bat.

"Snapped!"

Catcher Miyuki caught it steadily.

"Out!"

Two balls, two outs.

As soon as Sawamura came on the court, there were earth-shaking changes.

"Whoosh!"

"Qiang!"

"Snapped!"

"Out! Three outs! Attack and defense switch!"

"Ohhhhhhhh! Seidou High School's decision to make substitutions this time was explosive! After Sawamura came on the field, Seidou High School got three outs in a row! Sawamura eliminated three batters with three balls! He was born for big occasions!"

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(End of this chapter)