Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 122 The Last Chance
"The final of the West Tokyo Summer Tournament between Seidou High School and Daocheng Industry seems to be a tug-of-war. The two teams have not scored in nearly three innings. Both Narimiya and Sawamura have maintained the strength that a high-level pitcher should have. Now the game has been dragged into the top of the ninth inning. If Seidou High School does not score, then Daocheng Industry will defend the title this summer."

The situation became so intense that the commentator couldn't help but start explaining the current situation in detail.

The score difference between the two teams was very small, not enough to end the game directly, and the fans at the scene had not left yet.

Although Daocheng Industry seems to be in the lead, they are actually very scared.

On one side is Daocheng Industry, which aims to defend its title in the summer tournament, and on the other side is Qingdao High School, which has been waiting for five years.

The end of this game is bound to be extremely exciting.

"Come all over."

Before the batting in the top of the ninth inning, Coach Kataoka asked the referee for a long timeout and gathered everyone together.

Although it is Seidou High School's turn to bat in the center lineup next, the pitcher is Narimiya Mei, so coach Kataoka cannot be careless.

"I think you all want to go to Koshien, whether it's the first-year rookies like you, Sawamura Shuki, or the second- and third-year students who have been working hard but never made it to Koshien. You all want to go to Koshien, right?"

Coach Kataoka is right. Every boy who plays baseball longs to go to Koshien.

The kind of plot you only see in comics.

"Yes."

This sentence was answered loudly and powerfully.

Seidou High School's desire for Koshien has reached its peak.

"Very good, now the opportunity is right in front of us. If you want to go, grab it! Who will be the next batter?"

"I!"

Yuki picked up the bat, his eyes determined.

"Yuuki-ni is also a third year student, and has been dreaming of Koshien for three years. I don't want future generations to describe you as the captain of Seidou High School who never made it to Koshien, right?"

"of course."

"If your goal is to play professional baseball, play well in the next at-bat and try to get on base. We have to tie or even surpass the score."

"Yes!"

"Top of the ninth inning, Seidou High School is on offense, the third batter, first baseman, Yuuki-san."

"This time they start from the center line. Does Ming have enough stamina?"

The assistant supervisor of Daocheng Industrial was a little worried and kept smacking his lips.

Cheng Gongming has already shot nearly a hundred balls so far, and his physical strength may not allow him to continue like this.

Although one hundred pitches is relatively rare in a nine-inning game, it cannot be denied that one hundred pitches is indeed a watershed in a pitcher's physical strength.

It depends on whether you can rush through.

"kick off!"

Harada glanced at Yuuki, who still had that murderous aura.

I don’t know why, but every time Harada sees Yuki, his heart starts to tremble.

Almost the same as Yuki.

Last year, he and Yuki had met once.

But he was sitting on the bench at that time.

At that time, Yuki had already become the main force of Seidou High School, while he was just an ordinary backup catcher.

There was no chance to play at all.

But even so, he felt that no one could get close to Yuki's strength.

He has definitely evolved again this year, and his strength may no longer be something Harada can resist.

"It's okay, Ming, just use your straight ball to break through him. As long as he goes down, the back line will not pose any threat to us."

Thinking about this, Harada typed out the secret code.

Thinking this way, he no longer took Zhou Hui and Isajiki Jun seriously.

Isajiki Jun is the kind of player who relies on brute force. He only got one hit from Narimiya Mei last year. It's hard to say for sure this year.

Daocheng Industry should be thankful that Chris was injured.

If Chris hadn't been injured, this batting position would have belonged to Chris.

He is not an easy opponent for Daocheng Industry.

And what about Zhou Hui?

If it wasn't for that fall, maybe Harada would still be a little bit afraid of him. But after that save, Harada was no longer afraid.

Especially when he was struck out by Chengmiya Ming, Harada was full of confidence.

Although it may seem like taking advantage of someone's misfortune, injuries are indeed part of the game.

No game will be cancelled just because your star player is injured.

What's more, this is a crucial game.

Seidou High School wants to enter Koshien, and so does Daocheng Industry.

It depends on who is tougher!
"Whoosh!"

The white ball flew over, and its speed remained unchanged.

From the speed of the ball, Harada can tell that there will be no problem for Cheng Gongming to play an overtime game.

It seems that the West Tokyo championship has already touched them.

"Snapped!"

High inside corner, Harada presses right down.

His ball speed is not as fast as that of Akihiro Kouya, so it won't hurt too much when it reaches Harada's hands.

"nice shot!"

Although this ball was a good one, it also made Harada feel a little embarrassed.

Yuuki doesn't swing the bat?
At this time, the decisive moment, the batter will swing the bat as long as it is not an obvious bad ball.

This is especially true when facing Daocheng Industry, which has always used the same pitcher and has not changed its pitcher.

As long as there is a good opportunity, they will swing at it, even if it is an obvious bad ball.

"Maybe Yuuki couldn't make a 100% shot with the chance just now. It's better this way. Keep shooting these tricky shots!"

Once again, he adjusted the position of the gloves and gave the signal.

This time it was a straight ball high to the outside corner.

Harada especially reminded that one must do it in the most tricky way possible.

"Whoosh!"

"Qiang!"

But unfortunately, Harada's calculation was wrong again, and Yuki chose to swing directly at this ball.

In order to earn good ball counts, Harada didn't even throw a changeup.

If Yuki bites the center of this ball, won't it fly out directly?

He still didn't understand Yuuki.

Yuki wasn't waiting for an opportunity, he was just waiting for the ball.

Yuki's habit is to wait for a pitch before swinging.

Let the brain remember the path and characteristics of this ball, so that he can be better prepared for the next ball.

A habit is often very important in high-level competitions.

"I should have known better to play with the outside corner."

Harada regretted his match.

Seeing the baseball flying high in the air, he even had the urge to slap himself.

The baseball flew and landed precisely in right field.

"We haven't surrendered in this game yet."

It seemed that Coach Kataoka's words had worked. After not getting a hit in several at-bats, Yuki hit a double this time.

No one out, second base occupied.

This time it is Daocheng Industry's turn to be on the edge of the cliff.

"Fourth batter, left fielder, Mr. Zhou."

"This is my last chance..."

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(End of this chapter)