Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 182 Let Him Surrender

"Will he never get tired?"

After Miyuki was dealt with, he scratched his head and walked away, not caring at all that his ball was the best one among all the balls Takagi had thrown.

"Asshole! How dare you say that? That was the only straight ball he hit in this game, and you didn't even get a hit!"

"What can I do? Their second baseman is such a good defender."

When he thought of Fukuzawa, Miyuki showed a troubled expression on his face.

Their team's Fukuzawa's defense is indeed a headache.

No one can deny this.

In this game, Fukuzawa helped Yokohama Kohoku deal with countless difficult balls.

If it weren't for him, Qingdao High School's score might have reached double digits.

"Wouldn't it be fine if you lifted the ball a little higher?!"

Isashiki Jun was still complaining about Isashiki Jun, but the latter had already changed into his catcher's gloves and protective gear.

"Isashiki-senpai, if you don't come again, Coach Kataoka may have to be replaced."

Miyuki turned around and looked at Isashiki Jun.

"So you haven't listened to me for so long!"

Isajiki Jun was furious.

"Cough cough."

Hearing Coach Kataoka's cough, Isashiki Jun immediately put on his equipment and walked onto the court.

"Damn it!"

As he passed the catcher's box, Isashiki Jun cursed at Miyuki.

"whee."

"Bottom of the fourth inning, Yokohama Kohoku is on offense, the sixth batter is shortstop, Yamaguchi-san."

"You should be in full swing, right? So..."

Miyuki directly hit the signal for a changeup.

There was no attempt at any fastball, the inning started with a changeup.

This is a new type of casting method that has never been tried before.

But Sawamura was not shocked at all.

The changeup has become very familiar to him and it is not difficult to throw it.

I nodded naturally.

Fōgaya Akira has already mastered the fast forkball as his regular pitch, but if his regular pitch is still only the straight ball, he will not be able to become an ace pitcher no matter how sharp his inside straight ball is or how slow his outside ball is.

Hold the ball with five fingers, stretch your body, and "shoot"!
"Whoosh!"

Sawamura's high leg lift makes people feel shocking every time they see it.

If you lift it so high, will it really not fall?

This is the wild way.

Sawamura was a wild pitcher in junior high school, without any professional guidance, which made his pitching posture a big problem.

The baseball moves forward and then begins to drop at a steady rate once it enters the strike zone.

From the perspective, the ball has not been spinning at all.

This is not a problem of audience perspective, it's that he really didn't rotate.

A changeup is different from a straight shot and other changing balls in that it does not rely on spin.

Spin is part of a changeup, but a changeup is not one of those.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

It is unusual for a baseball to fall into the glove and still be in the strike zone.

Sawamura is one of the few players who can throw a changeup into the strike zone.

A good ball.

"Very good, next is the inside corner kick."

"Whoosh!"

The broad shoulders blocked the baseball, and from Yamaguchi's perspective, he couldn't see where the baseball landed.

This is one of the characteristics of Sawamura's corner kick speed.

Colorful changing ball!
"Qiang!"

“So sharp!”

Yamaguchi swung the bat and felt the sharpness of the ball, which was completely beyond his expectations. In addition, he was obviously one beat late when he swung the bat, and what he wanted to do was to swing the ball out of bounds.

If he swings this ball, he will have a chance to face the next one!

If he doesn't swing it, he will be eliminated.

Yamaguchi hit the ball harder and harder, trying to use his own strength to hit the ball to the position he wanted.

But unfortunately, Yamaguchi lost his strength in the end and didn't swing the ball very far.

The baseball rolled slowly to second base.

As a shortstop, Kuramochi is the position that needs to be played.

Kuramochi was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and ran in front of the baseball in a flash.

Pick up the ball and pass it.

"Snapped!"

"Out!"

"One out!"

Kuramochi raised his right hand high, completely ignoring Zhou Hui behind him.

Zhou Hui was actually already prepared to defend, and there was nothing wrong with his positioning.

It was just that Kuramochi wanted to show himself more than him, so Zhou Hui gave this opportunity to someone else.

"Well done, Kuramochi-senpai!"

Next, the seventh batter of Yokohama Kohoku came on the field.

Seeing such a big guy, Yukichi immediately changed his mind.

A player of this size cannot deal with Sawamura's outside corner kick at all.

To hit the outside corner ball towards Sawamura, you need quick reaction and carefulness.

At least from the outside, this hitter does not have it.

"nice shot!"

"nice shot!"

"Good ball! Batter out!"

There were three balls to the outside corners, and the batter failed to find the right time to swing at them, so he was struck out!

"Ahhhhhhh! Is this really Sawamura? His matches these past two days were too dazzling. Nothing can stop him!"

Minister Ota was also impressed by Sawamura.

Since Sawamura joined Seidou High School's first team, the person who has changed the most is Captain Ota.

When Sawamura first joined the First Army, Minister Ota was extremely reluctant.

He can make up all kinds of reasons to not accept Sawamura.

It could even be that Sawamura is younger than him.

But as Chris and Miyuki helped Sawamura unleash his potential, Sawamura became a reliable relief pitcher for Seidou High School.

"Strike! Batter is out! Three outs! Attack and defense switch!"

Three at-bats, two strikeouts!
This is the report card of Sawamura’s answer this time.

terrible!

It is hard to imagine whether the opponent who eliminated Akagi Kunihō in the first round would think that he was lucky when he saw this scene.

If they were to fight Sawamura now, they would definitely not be his match.

In the following game, Qingdao High School still failed to score.

One reason is that their batting line is in the back position, and they cannot gain any advantage in a game where the strength of the opponents is similar.

Moreover, Takagi from Yokohama Kohoku also causes headaches for Seidou High School.

These two factors combined meant that Seidou High School did not score a single point in the top of the fifth inning.

When Guan Lin came on the court, Qingdao High School scored eight points. When Takagi came on the court, Qingdao High School did not score a single point.

It is already obvious who is the stronger pitcher.

But Sawamura also surrendered and did not give in at all to Takagi.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, he suppressed Yokohama Kohoku and prevented them from scoring.

Compared with Fūya Akatsuki, Sawamura is not to be outdone.

"Once Sawamura gets his pitching skills right, it will be hard for any team to do anything with him."

"Yes, we need to consider whether the trump card for next year will be Furuya or Sawamura."

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(End of this chapter)