Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 266 When the rain stops, it's my turn to perform
"Qiang!"

"First baseman, hurry up!"

Qian Xiangang stood up, looked at the high fly ball hit by Kuramochi, pointed at the first baseman and gave orders.

The first baseman of Didong High School also ran over immediately and caught the ball with a nimble leap.

"Snapped!"

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

In the end, even though Aso Takashi got off to a good start with an safe goal, Seidou High School still failed to score in this inning.

After three games, Qingdao High School still had a one-point lead.

The main reason is Sawamura's experience.

I didn’t play many games in junior high school, and naturally I never encountered a game on a rainy day.

Racing in the rain, lack of experience led to this situation.

If Coach Kataoka had coached Akagi Junior High School before, Sawamura would definitely not be like this now.

Sawamura really started playing baseball in high school.

The same goes for Sawamura and Akira Fūya.

"Now you know, you can't use short hits on rainy days."

Miyuki put on his protective gear and said to Sawamura.

Sawamura just nodded slightly and did not respond directly.

He regretted his action just now.

Although there would be no good result if he hit it, even if he was struck out, it would be very likely for Seidou High School to score.

But unfortunately, he hit a double kill.

"Your advantage is pitching. Next, you just need to suppress their batting line."

After saying that, Miyuki handed Sawamura a towel.

"Wipe your hands. It's not raining outside now. Don't slip when you throw the ball."

"Top of the fourth inning, Teito High School is on offense, the third batter, left fielder, is Mita-san."

"You struck him out in his last at-bat, so there shouldn't be any problems now."

As he spoke, Miyuki placed the gloves in the inner corner.

"Use your sharp straight ball to have a head-on confrontation with his bat!"

Sawamura nodded and raised his long legs.

After spreading his broad shoulders, he landed heavily with his right foot, pulled his body, and threw the white ball out.

"Whoosh!"

The white ball, like a sharp sword, stabbed towards the chest of the batter Mita. The wind that came to block it seemed to be non-existent and was crushed away.

"Qiang!"

Mita's swing was also very clean, and he didn't hesitate too much when facing such a sharp straight ball.

Just with that one hit, he was shocked by how sharp the ball was.

After the baseball was hit, the bat immediately slipped out of the hand and the small white ball slowly rolled to first base.

"Damn it, I wasn't shooting in that direction at all."

Zhou Hui on first base immediately abandoned the base behind him and stepped forward to pick up the ball.

"Xiao Huihui, pass the ball quickly."

Zhou Hui didn't even look back. He just shook his right wrist lightly, and the baseball flew into the hands of Sawamura who was in the substitute position.

It has become muscle memory. Even if he doesn't look back, he knows the approximate direction of the pitcher's return to first base.

"Snapped!"

"Out!"

The first out was scored just like that.

Teito High School couldn't do anything to Sawamura.

One out and no one on base.

"His inside corner shots are very sharp, seniors should pay attention to this."

Mita said to Qian Xiangang who came over.

Qian Xiangang also took these words to heart, but did not take them too seriously.

You can't understand a pitcher by just listening to what others say without watching it yourself.

This is true for the Suns, and it is true for all pitchers in the world.

"The fourth batter, the catcher, Inui-san."

When Qian Xian first entered the batter's box, the most eye-catching thing was his Didong High School uniform with his big muscles on it. His big muscles were about to burst the uniform.

This made Yuki look envious.

Compared with Qian Xiangang, he is like a little chick.

When the two stand together, it is hard to imagine that they are from the same profession.

The latter's Miyuki is more like a weak scholar, while Qian Xiangang looks like a high school baseball player.

But for the catcher position, physical fitness is important, but the most important thing is your brain.

After blocking it with his gloves, Miyuki gave a signal to Sawamura and then sent the ball to the outside corner.

Sawamura's outside corner kick has reached perfection.

When Sawamura first came to Seidou High School, outside corner balls were a torture for him.

He just couldn't get the shot to the outside corner.

Even if you throw it intentionally to the outside corner, the baseball will go to the inside corner.

But it's different now.

The moment he can control the Quirk Ball and use it as a regular weapon, Sawamura will be hard to rival.

"Whoosh!"

Two fingers open and the baseball slides out.

The baseball slid along the edge of the invisible strike zone.

Qian Xiangang, standing in the batter's box, couldn't understand the rhythm of the ball.

I don’t know if it’s his problem or the ball’s problem.

In his eyes, the baseball seemed to never fly over and was always flying slowly.

Just like a little duck crossing the road.

"Qiang!"

"It's over. Wrong timing."

The baseball was hit straight, rolling past Sawamura and heading towards second base.

Sawamura had just completed his pitching posture, so naturally there was no way to intercept it.

We can only wait and see how second baseman Chun Shi will solve the problem.

"Koharu!"

Chunshi has always been relatively stable when it comes to defense.

After running two steps towards the baseball, he lowered his body and caught the ball while running.

"Snapped!"

"Out!"

Use two balls and get two outs.

Sawamura's performance in this inning was a bit like that of a summer tournament.

Sawamura's strikeout number in Koshien is still quite impressive.

Although it’s not much, it’s better than nothing.

In the summer tournament, although Sawamura had some strikeouts, most of his pitches still relied on the defense's condition.

"Fifth batter, right fielder, Monma-san."

Supervisor Okamoto in the lounge of Teito High School was also a little anxious, with obvious beads of sweat visible on his forehead.

The heavy rain had just passed, but beads of sweat were already forming on my face.

Coach Okamoto was really anxious about the performance of Teito High School just now.

"Coach, don't worry. It's just one point and we can still get it back. And Coach Kataoka has always believed in the relay pitching tactic. No matter how good Sawamura's condition is, he can't pitch until the end of the game."

Unlike Director Mukai and Director Okamoto, he looked calm and composed.

Although winning by taking advantage of the opponent's substitutions does not seem so glorious, it also shows that Mukai's research on Seidou High School is indeed very thorough.

Mukai has studied the tactical methods thoroughly, so defeating them will naturally be no problem.

"Qiang!"

"Snapped!"

Sawamura raised his hand and caught the last baseball.

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

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(End of this chapter)