Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 263: Full Bases and Surprising Effects

No one out, one and two bases occupied.

Qian Xiangang has already entered the scoring circle, and Didong High School has a good chance of scoring first.

Standing on the pitcher's mound, Sawamura began to grit his teeth.

A pitcher like Sawamura is only suitable for playing in a favorable inning.

When you are in an unfavorable situation, it doesn’t mean that you have no chance to turn things around, but there is a big gap compared to a favorable situation.

"This is going to be difficult."

Yukichi naturally knew this as well.

Switching should be impossible now.

Both Fōgatsu Akira and Kawakami probably haven't warmed up well yet.

This is one point.

The second point is because of the number of games.

It's only the second inning and the pitcher is still the new ace pitcher Sawamura.

Coach Kataoka's decision to change the pitcher was not to protect the confidence of his new ace or to do it too early.

To be honest, in this inning, coach Kataoka wanted Sawamura to pitch the entire inning.

But it all depends on his performance.

If he continues to concede hits, becomes exhausted, and becomes confused when pitching in the fifth inning, then coach Kataoka will plan to change pitchers.

But now is definitely not the time.

Kawakami and Fōgaya Akira were still sitting in the locker room and did not go to the bullpen to warm up.

"Sixth batter, pitcher, Mukai-san."

Mukai Taiyo shook his hair and walked into the batter's box in a dashing manner.

After entering the batter's box, Zhou Hui kept staring at this guy.

it's him!
He was one of the few pitchers who didn't let him get a hit during junior high school.

One of the reasons why Zhou Hui chose to come to Tokyo to play basketball was to seek revenge.

Miyuki stood up and walked to the left batter's box.

Jingyuan!

Mukai Taiyang was stunned.

Why don't you confront him head on when you meet for the first time?

In the current situation, a full bases attack is indeed more suitable for Qingdao High School.

If he faces Mukai Taiyo directly, he might give him a hit.

Losing points is not good for both Sawamura and Seidou High School.

No team wants to lose points right at the start.

But if Mukai Taiyo was walked and the bases were loaded, according to the rules, it would not be difficult for Seidou High School to get the outs.

Lose one point at most.

One point is still very easy to pursue for Qingdao High School.

They have such confidence!

why?
Of course it’s because they have Zhou Hui in fourth place!
Zhou Hui's home run only means one point, so they don't need to panic at all.

The experience of the summer tournament and Koshien also taught Seidou High School that bases loaded are not the best chance to score.

It would be faster to fill up the bases.

"Snapped!"

"Ball. Ball. Walk."

Mukai Taiyo threw away the bat and ran towards first base helplessly.

At the same time, Qian Xiangang on second base ran to third base, while Menjian went to second base.

Sometimes, winning or losing is more important than face.

Seidou High School lost the game because they couldn't let go of their pride and made many tough moves.

If Seidou High School could use their brains and think of other ideas during the game, they would not have failed to enter Koshien once in five years.

"Seodou High School chose to walk Teito High School's sixth batter Mukai and face the seventh batter Okita head-on. However, this means Teito High School has a great situation with no outs and the bases loaded. What is Seidou High School doing? What is Miyuki thinking? Their new trump card? Can Sawamura save the team from this dire situation?"

Since Yukichi did this, he must have a way to deal with it in his mind.

Coach Kataoka didn't say anything. After Koshien, it wasn't just the players of Seidou High School who improved, even Coach Kataoka had made great progress.

To be honest, the previous director Kataoka could only be considered a rookie director, and he often acted on impulse.

If he had seen this move in the past, he would have replaced the catcher long ago.

But it's different now.

Director Kataoka is now more and more able to understand Miyuki's thoughts and no longer cares so much about it.

As long as the team can win, anything is fine.

It's about competition, not face.

The more senior the supervisor, the more thoroughly they understand this principle.

Director Kataoka has only just begun to understand this principle.

As a supervisor, Director Kataoka still has a long way to go.

His judgment of people is very accurate, but he just doesn't know how to cultivate them.

Anyone can spot a good player, but it is not easy to train one who can stand on his own.

Sawamura is one of them.

He was favored by Director Kataoka, who also provided him with professional action guidance.

If he can really become the super pitcher in people's eyes, Coach Kataoka's reputation will also be much higher.

"Seventh batter, shortstop, Okita-san."

“Now is the time for us to come up with the innings.”

Yukichi glanced at the situation on the field and smiled slightly.

Although the rain has a big impact now, the rain combined with Sawamura's quirk ball may really have a miraculous effect.

"Red center straight ball."

Miyuki matched the ball, which made Sawamura feel unfamiliar.

He didn't even know how long it had been since he last shot the red ball.

It seems that the last time I voted was during the welcome game.

At that time, he could only hit the red ball.

Why on earth?
Although Sawamura didn't understand, he still raised his legs high and threw the ball.

"Whoosh!"

Sawamura's pitching has a very large amplitude, but the rhythm is abnormally slow.

Sawamura hooked the entire baseball and threw it with all his strength.

In this situation, if you don’t want to lose points, the best way is to try your best.

"Qiang!"

"Oops!"

The moment he swung the bat, Okita realized that he had not mastered the angle and timing.

Yukichi smiled knowingly.

This is what he was waiting for!
Because of the influence of rain, Sawamura's straight red ball floated directly to the low outside corner.

In this case, a direct swing will inevitably result in a poor hit.

The baseball rolled straight in front of the third baseman Higasa, as if there was a magnet on Higasa's glove.

Higasa put the ball away and stepped on the third base to get the first out.

Then, the baseball was passed into the glove of catcher Miyuki.

After Yuki stepped onto the home plate and took down Inui Kengo, he did not stop and quickly passed the ball to first base.

Zhou Hui on first base also caught the baseball steadily.

With the sound of the baseball entering the glove three times, the umpire also shouted "out" three times!
At this point, Qingdao High School has completed this incredible defense.

Three kills!

This is not common at all on a baseball field because of the timing, distance between the bases, and the speed of the runners.

This scene suddenly appeared, and both the audience and the commentator went crazy.

And Yukichi once again refreshed people's perception of him!
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(End of this chapter)