Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 242: Bases Full Is Not the Best Opportunity
One out, bases loaded.

If we talk about the most torturous and disgusting person in Qingdao High School, it has to be Ryosuke Kominato.

Compared to Seidou High School's strong hitting line of hits and home runs, Ryosuke seems a bit out of place.

But he can rely on his outstanding personal ability to get on base and become the starting player of Seidou High School.

His short stature prevents him from becoming a strong hitter, which is why he has such a strong playing style.

The main purpose of this style of play is to torture the pitcher.

None of the pitchers who faced off against Ryosuke could leave the field with a smile.

Originally, Hongo had a chance to leave with a smile, but because of his emotional pitch, he was tortured.

Taking off his gloves and helmet, Ryosuke stretched out at first base.

"It's so relaxing."

Looking at Ryosuke's face, Kuramochi in the lounge felt even more uncomfortable and even pouted.

"Really."

Just now he was mocking him for not being able to get into college or play professional baseball, but now he’s getting on base using this method.

If I don't work harder, maybe what I said will come true on me.

"Call for time out, call for time out."

Old man Nitta made a gesture to Yasuda.

If we don’t call a timeout now, when will we?

"Pause."

Yasuda understood what Mr. Nitta meant, and immediately asked the referee for a timeout and prepared to go up.

In fact, he didn't know whether Hongo would listen to him, but since Mr. Nitta had said so, what else could he do?

At this point, this is the only way it can be.

Yasuda ran quickly towards the pitcher's mound, feeling scared as he ran.

In the entire Giant Troll Vine Scroll, besides Old Man Nitta, the biggest one in the village is Hongo.

Although Yasuda is the main catcher, he is useless if the ace pitcher gets angry and makes a mistake.

They still act according to the opinions of their fellow villagers.

After all, Hongxiang is the real boss of this team.

During the days after entering Koshien, the players of the Troll Daifujijuan had been trying to curry favor with him for quite some time.

Yasuda didn't dare to go against Hongo at all.

So this time is also a test for him.

Otherwise, it is not impossible that the junior Hongo would turn against the senior Yasuda.

Being uninhibited has always been his character.

In the Troll Vine Scroll, there is no such thing as ranking by seniority, it is all based on strength.

Otherwise, first-year students would not have such a say.

We will listen to whoever brings the team into Koshien.

"Um... Hongo..."

When he arrived in front of Hongo, all Yasuda could do was greet him with a smile and dared not say anything else.

If Hongo glared at him, he would be so scared that he almost pissed himself, let alone speak.

"The message has arrived."

Just when Yasuda was at a loss, a substitute player of the troll Otojuan ran up, muttering messages.

As soon as these words came out, Yasuda felt like the air was fresh.

Old man Nitta also knew that Yasuda could not deal with Hongo, so he shouted and sent the order up.

The student in charge of delivering the message ran up to the pitcher's mound.

"What did the old man say?"

Hongo still had a proud expression on his face.

"Coach Arata said that there's nothing to complain about with the bases loaded now. As long as you play well, you'll be able to do it when it's your turn next time to bat, but..."

The first few sentences sounded quite pleasant to Hongo's ears, but the next sentence made Hongo frown.

"But Coach Nitta said that if you lose points, you will be replaced immediately."

"Will you replace me right away?"

When Hongo heard this, he couldn't believe it.

No matter what happened in the past, the old man didn't dare to replace himself.

Are you so determined now?
Hongo also wondered if the Giant Troll Otojuan still had a lot of pitchers in reserve.

After the messenger finished speaking, he also ran towards the locker room.

Although he pretended to be calm, he was already scared inside. That was his hometown, how could he say that?

This time's delivery was definitely his most difficult task.

"Thank you for your hard work, Datian."

"If you knew how hard it was, you would have let someone else go up next time."

"Well, now that Director Nitta has finished speaking, I will go back first and make sure to get back into shape."

With that, Yasuda also ran back, leaving Hongo standing alone on the pitcher's mound in a daze.

If you lose points, you're out.

impossible! Absolutely impossible!
It's not that it's absolutely impossible for him to leave the field, but it's impossible for him to lose points!

"Third batter, catcher, Chris."

"Senior Chris, the bases are loaded, which is a good chance to score. Come on!"

Miyuki cheered for Chris in the lounge.

But Chris and Zhou Hui's eyes were very serious.

With the bases loaded, is this really a good opportunity to score?
It may not seem so!
The bases are loaded, which is also the best time for defensive players to perform.

Chris, who is in third place, might find this situation difficult to deal with.

"kick off!"

When Chris walked into the batter's box, Hongo's eyes had become completely different.

His eyes seemed to be burning with fire.

It seems that what Mr. Nitta said just now really brought out all his strength.

"boom!"

Sure enough, when the first pitch was thrown, the speed and power of the baseball were very different from before.

It's like I've been promoted to a higher level all of a sudden.

If Ryosuke had faced this kind of ball just now, it would have been very difficult for him to hit it.

"Snapped!"

Yasuda stepped forward and held the baseball.

"nice shot!"

After a good shot, Chris also saw it.

Hongo's status is back.

And the bases are loaded now, so it may not be a good opportunity to score.

In his two at-bats at home, Chris only had one hit.

The two can be said to be evenly matched, but it is not known who will be better this time.

"boom!"

Hongxiang's pitch was still very explosive, and the white ball came flying and headed straight for Chris' chest.

When he felt the baseball flying toward his chest, Chris swung the bat.

When facing the ball thrown by a pitcher like Hongo, you simply cannot catch it with your naked eyes; you have to rely more on your feeling.

Chris has always had a great feel for the ball.

Straight ball from the inside corner, caught!

"Qiang!"

But the moment Chris swung the bat, he was completely stunned.

The baseball took a small fall.

This ball is a quick fork ball!

Another 150km fast fork ball!

If you only look at the front, you can't tell whether it is a straight ball or a fast fork ball.

Even someone as strong as Chris suffered a setback here.

Who can catch a 150km changeup?

The baseball bounced into Guangnei's glove, and while stepping on the second base, he passed the ball to first base.

"Out!"

"Out! Three outs! Attack and defense switch!"

Double kill!

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(End of this chapter)