Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 132 Qingdao's batting line-up is 3 up and 3 down? !

Chapter 132 Qingdao's batting line is actually up and down three times? !

In the first inning, Kawakami performed very well, with two strikeouts, allowing Baoming High School to see their strength.

Anyone who can get a position in Qingdao High School is definitely not an ordinary person.

The following pitching tactic is to retain the strength of stronger pitchers. This is one of Coach Kataoka's tactics.

Go to Kawakami first, to put it bluntly, it’s Tian Ji’s horse racing.

Besides, Kawakami is not a bad pitcher.

No matter from which perspective you look at it, there is nothing wrong with Qingdao High School's decision to have Kawakami start.

Moreover, there is no such thing as an early end to the Koshien game. No matter how big the score difference is, the game must be played to a full nine innings.

This also allowed Qingdao High School's pitching tactics to shine in Koshien.

Perhaps Coach Kataoka knew from the beginning that Seidou High School could enter Koshien, and the follow-up pitching tactics were paving the way for this moment.

Director Kataoka's mind is something that ordinary people can't guess.

Although he did not make it to Koshien for five consecutive years, he did make it to Koshien when he was a player.

There is a question mark over the player training ability, but the tactics are definitely top notch.

Coach Kataoka went to college, and the games in college have very high tactical requirements.

If professional baseball sometimes relies on players to fight alone and demonstrate personal heroic abilities, then college is all about teamwork.

Baseball is not a one-person sport.

"In the bottom of the first inning, Seidou High School is on offense. The first batter is the shortstop, Kuramochi-san."

“Must get on base!”

"Show your speed!"

"Master Cheetah!"

As soon as Kuramochi came on the court, the students of Seidou High School began to cheer.

They are all Koshien teams, both have the strongest combat power in the country, and their strength should be comparable.

But from the cheers of the audience, one can feel that the two teams are in heaven and one is below.

After all, Seidou High School is an established strong team in the big city of western Tokyo.

There were also quite a few cheerleaders from Baoming High School, but they pale in comparison to Qingdao High School.

There's nothing we can do, since they are Qingdao High School.

"We must not let him get on base, or it will be bad."

The catcher of Baoming High School began to think about the pitch.

He had very little brains to go around.

Yoshida can only throw a straight ball, and just put his glove in a random relative position. Don't expect him to confuse the batter with a changeup.

After all, Akira Fōgani can still play a fork ball, and with his terrifying speed and power, Miyuki has more options.

But unlike Fōgaya Akira, Yoshida is very good at ball control.

This is something that Xiao Fōgō cannot compare to.

"Let's hit the first pitch at the outside corner. Even if he gets on base, he can't get to second base. First base is his limit."

The catcher put his mitt in position.

Unlike other teams, Baoming High School's tactical style is unique.

Everyone else is hitting short shots to defend the position, but only they choose long shots to defend the position.

The only thing that is the same is that they also know how much impact Kuramochi's getting on base will have on them.

"Whoosh!"

The ball path is straight and the ball speed is medium to high.

"This ball speed is the best in Kyushu, so it's quite normal."

The Kyushu region is not a fierce battle zone.

If this speed of ball was used in fiercely fought areas such as West Tokyo, Kanagawa, and Hokkaido, I'm afraid we wouldn't even make it to the quarterfinals.

There are a large number of teams in these three regions, and even if you pile them up, you can still find more than a dozen strong teams.

"Qiang!"

Kuramochi chose to swing at the first pitch.

Throwing down the bat, Kuramochi started a 100-meter sprint.

Home plate is not far from first base.

Looking at the first base, Kuramochi became more and more energetic.

But Yoshida is not a vegetarian either.

Instead of watching it roll deeper, Yoshida stopped it near the pitcher's mound.

This sudden pounce left Qingdao High School dumbfounded.

This is the desire for victory!
It hurts to look at it.

Without even waiting to stand up, Yoshida threw the baseball directly to first base.

"Out!"

"Damn it!"

Kuramochi stomped his feet in anger.

I thought the baseball was going to go through, but who knew the opposing ace pitcher would play it like this.

The arm is the most important part of a pitcher. Is he really not afraid of getting injured?

"Second batter, right fielder, Hakushu-san."

This is the first time that Hakushu has played with such an early batting order.

In all the competitions he has participated in since Qingdao High School, except for those representing the second team, he has basically never had such a high ranking.

It's either the eighth or the ninth baton.

This baton can only be obtained when representing the second team.

This was the first time I represented Seidou High School in a national-level competition, and I was the second runner-up.

It would be fake to say you are not nervous.

"Whoosh!"

High inside corner!

Specifically attacking Baizhou's weaknesses.

Strength has always been Hakushu's biggest weakness.

In high-intensity competition, his strength is not an advantage at all.

His figure is only slightly better than Ryosuke's.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

Hakushu watched the pitch and didn't swing.

This feeling of stabbing my chest is really uncomfortable.

Baoming High School used the same old trick again.

"Whoosh!"

With two consecutive balls at the same spot, no one believed that Hakushu could resist swinging the bat.

Baizhou really couldn't help it.

"Qiang!"

Across the infield!
The position behind the first baseman!
Baizhou was indeed stable and did not disappoint everyone.

He ran to first base and got the first hit for Seidou High School.

"Beautiful!"

"Well done!"

"It has to be you!"

Seidou High School took Hakushu's steady performance for granted.

They think that’s what Hakushu is like.

Break the balance!

One out and one on first base.

It was Seidou High School's turn to bat in the center field.

"Third batter, center fielder, Isashiki-san."

Isajiki Jun spat out the branch hanging in his mouth and stood in the batter's box.

Whether just now or now, to be honest, his words and actions are very much like those of a little hooligan.

Maybe he is such a person.

But Director Kataoka doesn't care about this.

Kuramochi is an example.

Even though Kuramochi was a well-known gangster in Chiba before, Director Kataoka saw his potential and promoted Kuramochi to the top of the team regardless of past grudges.

Problem teenagers have never been a problem at Seidou High School.

"Whoosh!"

Red medium to high.

Throwing a high ball at Jun Isajiki is simply courting death.

I don’t know what Yoshida was thinking.

I just can’t understand this!
"Go to hell!"

"Qiang!"

Isajiki Jun is not one to take it easy. When he sees a good ball, he will just swing at it.

But I don't know what Isajiki Jun was thinking, he actually chose a chopping swing posture.

After seeing this choice, not only Isajiki Jun himself, but also Baoming High School was stunned.

It took me a full second to realize that this was an opportunity.

The shortstop caught the ball and passed it to the second baseman to get the first out, and then the second baseman made a big jump over Hakushu.