Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 146: The Super Pitcher
"Although the result was good, the ball control was still not good. If Michael's brain hadn't short-circuited, we might have lost points in this game."

Although there were three strikeouts, Miyuki still found out the shortcomings of Akira Fōtani.

Even now, Akihiro Fōgani has not corrected his problem of poor ball control.

But compared to before, it’s been a lot of progress.

Michael is a radical, unlike his friend Aaron.

If it was Allen who hit the ball just now, the outcome might have been different.

No matter what, it’s a good thing that we defended this game.

"Michael, what's wrong with you? Can't you see that a lot of the balls are bad?"

As soon as he returned to the lounge, Allen couldn't help scolding his friend.

"Hey, his ball is so fast that I can't help but swing at it when I'm excited. It would be so exciting if I could hit a ball that fast."

Michael has a lot of aftertaste.

Now he is still fantasizing about what would happen if he hit the ball and it landed on the ground and became a hit or a home run.

"The coach just said that it doesn't matter if we don't score in this round. Just let Michael pay attention to himself. In the next game, we must defend against their offense and try to score in the second round."

After listening to what their coach said, the players of Ice City High School immediately followed Michael and Allen to translate.

"OK, OK, absolutely OK, Director Kitamura."

Michael also tried his best to find a few simple words to reply to Beicun, the supervisor of Bingcheng High School, for fear that he would not understand.

"Don't forget, Seidou High School's batting line is known as the top five in the country. We won't have any advantage against them."

"Top five in the country? How dare you say that? Then let me go meet them!"

Allen picked up his glove and ran to the pitcher's mound excitedly.

Now, it's his turn to perform!

"The opponent's ace pitcher is Aaron Daniel, a player with great power. There is no need to worry too much about the speed of the pitch, the main thing is his power."

Before going on stage, Watanabe explained to everyone what Allen should pay attention to.

"And that guy's highest pitching record is 131 meters. For a high school student, there is no rival. This record is even more terrifying than Furuya's."

Chris added.

Chris's information is very detailed, and all the records of his opponents are in his notebook.

After hearing this number, the students of Qingdao High School couldn't help but be surprised.

131 meters!
What kind of arm strength does this require?

Moreover, his pitching speed has not been developed to its full potential, only his pitching power has been developed.

If his abilities in all aspects reach their peak, he will become a pitcher that the whole country fears.

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

Kuramochi didn't have any major concerns.

He has a lot of speed, so all he has to do is put the bat sideways and find a good angle to hit the ball.

Ice City High School obviously did not use any special tactics against Kuramochi.

The infielders stayed where they were, and few of them moved forward.

"You still don't know me well enough."

Kuramochi recited silently in his heart, opened his mouth slightly and breathed evenly.

"The first ball, a low straight ball to the outside corner, he definitely couldn't pick it up."

"Whoosh!"

Allen obviously didn't pay much attention to the catcher's signal and shot directly without even nodding.

It doesn't help that his hitting style is definitely better than the catcher's.

This is the cultural difference between the two countries.

In terms of baseball, the island nation has not yet caught up with the United States.

The United States has the world's largest, most professional, most luxurious, and most star-studded baseball league, which is something that the island country cannot compare to.

Allen's pitching posture is simple and efficient, without any fancy moves. Basically, he just stretches his arms and throws the ball when he sees the catcher open his glove.

For this ball, Allen and the catcher thought the same thing, that it was the right spot to throw it.

But they didn't expect that Kuramochi had no intention of picking up the ball at all.

"With your fielder's position, you guys can't do anything if I knock him out."

"Ping!" Kuramochi knocked the ball out.

Throw down the bat, run wild, and run towards first base!
“It’s so fast!”

Allen couldn't help but feel emotional.

"Safety on base!"

Even though the third baseman's reaction was quick, he still couldn't catch up with Kuramochi who was running at full speed.

The umpire on first base clearly saw with his own eyes that Kuramochi reached the base first.

No one out, first base occupied.

"This is a good opportunity. Come on, Senior Ryosuke."

"Torture him with your eye for ball selection."

"The second batter, second baseman, is Ryosuke Kominato."

Ryosuke, the "Pink Devil", stood in the batter's box and showed his signature smile.

"Tsk, I won't let all of you get on base!"

After Kuramochi got on base, Allen's plans were all disrupted.

Since I can't do three ups and three downs, I'll just try not to let you score!

"Whoosh!"

The white ball turned into white light and flew straight into the catcher's glove.

But the speed of this ball was not very fast, only about 142km.

After Seidou High School got used to Fōgaya Akira's pitching, they no longer took pitches with speeds below 150km/h seriously.

"Qiang!"

"Good weight!"

Ryosuke's expression immediately changed, revealing a look of pain.

Although Ryosuke looks thin, he is very strong.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to hit back and forth against many pitchers.

But this time, facing Allen's pitching, he really couldn't stand it.

Although the ball was hit out, the bat in his hand also fell at the speed of light.

Note that this is not what Ryosuke thought, but he was directly shaken down!
His palms were numb from the shock, so Ryosuke naturally couldn't hold the bat.

"Shortstop!"

Allen turned around and gave orders calmly.

After the shortstop picked up the ball neatly, he cooperated with the second baseman and the first baseman to complete a wonderful double play.

"Well done!"

"Double kill!"

"Whoa!"

Ice City High School was very excited, and some players even "returned to their roots."

After being double-killed, the duo from Qingdao High School had no choice but to leave the field.

"Your hitting ability is becoming less and less worthy of a top batting line."

"Do you think you're fast enough to continue to be the leader?"

Even though the situation was so unclear, the two of them couldn't forget to tease each other.

After putting his helmet down, Ryosuke held his breath and watched the next batter come on the field.

The third batter of Seidou High School, Tetsuya Yuuki!

He had just witnessed Allen's pitching.

It's terrifying, but there's no way he can control it!
Next, it’s up to Captain Yuki.

If he can't play well, then the only one who can do the job from Qingdao High School is Zhou Hui.

"Third batter, first baseman, Yuuki-san."

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(End of this chapter)