Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 241 The icing on the cake
Hongo picked up the ball and threw it towards first base.

No matter what, Seidou High School can occupy the second base.

Once you reach second base, you are in the scoring circle.

Judging from the current batting order, the closest strong hitter to Seidou High School is Chris.

As long as Chris can perform normally and hit a double, it will not be difficult for Qingdao High School to score.

When he is in his best form, Chris can hit a hit, let alone now that he is in a good mood.

Hitting may be even simpler.

The Qingdao High School team can now be described as a "space battleship".

When Hongo passed the ball, he was still emotional, which could be seen from the flight trajectory of the baseball.

The ball was clearly too high, even above the first baseman's head.

"shit."

The first baseman leaped hard.

"Okay!"

"The pitcher made a mistake!"

“Keep running, keep running!”

When they saw the baseball fly over the first baseman's head, the students of Seidou High School screamed.

Mistake!
Hongxiang made a mistake in passing the ball!
This is a good signal for Qingdao High School.

The physical fitness of the first baseman of the troll Daitojuan is not as good as that of Hongxiang. Facing this ball, all he can do is to watch.

The baseball hit the guardrail behind the first baseman.

Seeing this, Hakushu immediately continued his pace, hoping to run back to home base.

Akihiro Kouya was not idle either. He immediately ran past first base and headed towards second base.

“Stop, stop.”

Shirasu, who ran to third base, wanted to continue running to home base, but was stopped by the base running instructor Kimura at third base.

The first baseman has already picked up the baseball, and he doesn't have much distance to throw back to home plate.

If Baizhou continues to run now, he will definitely be eliminated.

I thought it was one out and there was a runner on second base.

Unexpectedly, Hongo's actions brought an unexpected surprise to Qingdao High School.

No one is out and there are runners on second and third base.

Hongo stood on the pitcher's mound, his eyes beginning to look empty.

Such a low-price mistake happened to him, and he couldn't bear it for a while.

Now the outside world has begun to call him a talented pitcher, and he is recognized as the best pitcher in the country.

At this time, his every move will attract the attention of the whole country.

"Oh my! The ace pitcher of Giant Troll Daifujimaki, Hongo Masamune, made a mistake! This mistake gave Seidou High School another chance to score! Hongo's condition has been wrong since the fifth inning. Can he hold on for the rest of the game?"

"It's true that the temperature in Hokkaido is much different from that in Hyogo, but I won't be exhausted in the fifth inning."

Said Akiko Yamatoda, a female reporter from Baseball Kingdom.

Baseball Kingdom is one of the best baseball newspapers in the island country, and they are present at almost every game in Koshien.

The finals are no exception.

These are their jobs, there is no way they wouldn't come.

“It’s not a matter of physical strength.”

It was Fujio who saw the reason at a glance.

Indeed, this has nothing to do with physical strength.

Although there is a big temperature difference between Hokkaido and Hyogo, dehydration and exhaustion are not common in Hongo.

This can be seen in the last game.

The match with Didong High School will definitely have a significant impact on physical strength.

But even so, Hongxiang can still pitch until the ninth inning.

Physical strength is no longer a problem.

"After coming out of the locker room, Hongo was like a different person. I don't know if he had a quarrel with coach Nitta. In short, he was always a little emotional when playing."

"Emotional?"

Fujio nodded without further explanation.

Emotional pitching is absolutely taboo for a pitcher.

The game on the field continues.

"Kuramochi, this is a good opportunity."

Ryosuke said to Kuramochi.

Kuramochi's striking has been in a bad state in the past few games, and Ryosuke also took this opportunity to mock him.

"You don't need me to tell you. I know it myself."

"First batter, shortstop, Kuramochi-san."

After Kuramochi came up, he did not choose the right batting zone which was closer to first base, but instead chose the left batting zone which was easier to get started.

A little different.

"Calm down first, Hongo."

"Stop talking nonsense and just catch the ball." Hongo didn't want to hear a word Yasuda said.

The catcher is a garrulous creature.

"boom!"

Hongxiang still did not seek flexibility and still chose the straight ball.

Although it was well controlled, it was not that scary after Qingdao High School got used to it.

"Qiang!"

Kuramochi aimed at the very bottom of the baseball and hit it, hitting the ball straight up.

"Snapped!"

However, the ball was found by Guangnei and caught steadily.

"Out!"

A good opportunity wasted.

Kuramochi's state at Koshien and his state at the regional tournament are completely different.

"The shortstop will be replaced in the fall."

"Senior, you should consider whether your height allows you to play in college or professionally."

In response to Ryosuke's ridicule, Kuramochi directly hit back.

"He is in the worst condition right now, so I'll let you experience how powerful I am."

As he spoke, Ryosuke stepped into the batter's box with confidence.

Among the top batting line-up of Qingdao High School, the only two players that impressed Hongxiang were Zhou Hui and Chris.

He didn't take anyone seriously except the two of them.

"boom!"

So when Hongo saw Ryosuke going to the batter's box, there was more disdain in his eyes.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

The inside corner kick is still so sharp and controlled very well.

"nice shot!"

The second goal was also an outside corner kick from a very good position.

Two consecutive goals immediately put Ryosuke into a desperate situation.

But through observation, Ryosuke did discover that something was wrong with Hongo.

It can be said that he is very confident about the following attack.

"boom!"

"Qiang!"

"Foul ball!"

Sure enough, for the next ball, Liangjie found the right angle, swung lightly, and hit the ball out.

"That's what it feels like."

The feeling has returned, and Ryosuke can start to disgust people.

There was also a devilish smile on his face.

Ryosuke's sense of the ball has always been different from that of ordinary people, so he has this playing style.

"boom!"

"Snapped!"

"Bad ball."

Hongo also tried to lure Ryosuke to swing the bat, but the effect was not good in the end.

"Out of bounds."

"Out of bounds."

"Bad ball."

"Out of bounds."

"Out of bounds."

"Out of bounds."

"Bad ball."

……

After eighteen balls, the number of balls had reached the full number of two strikes and three balls.

The situation in this township is not optimistic.

"boom!"

"Snapped!"

"Ball. Ball. Walk."

In the end, Hongo failed to defeat Ryosuke and sent him to first base.

The lead was 2:0 for Qingdao High School, and the situation was even better at this point.

……

(End of this chapter)