Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 284 How Daocheng Lost
"Qiang!"

The sun was standing above the players in the batter's box, and the reflected light pierced directly into the first baseman of Ugusumori High School.

Fortunately, the baseball was not heading in his direction, otherwise he would never have been able to catch it.

That’s right, the batter in the batter’s box is Hikasa.

The sixth batter of Seidou High School and also their starting third baseman.

Although his striking ability is average due to his big bald head, the sunlight reflected on his shiny head can still cause some trouble for defensive players.

Moreover, his method does not violate the rules of the game.

A good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

The third baseman quickly struck out, picked up the baseball and threw it to first base.

"Snapped!"

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

It was really not difficult for Higasa to hit this ground ball.

It is not that difficult for Ukumori High School to deal with it.

At the end of the first inning, Qingdao High School scored a point with the cooperation of Kuramochi and Hakushu, and Zhou Hui added another point for the team with his home run.

A 2:0 lead is enough for Qingdao High School.

This game might be able to end early.

After this game, it will be the showdown against Wanggu High School.

Compared with Ujimusimori High School, Wanggu High School is definitely more valuable.

Although Wanggu High School is a public school, it is an established and strong team after all.

Ugumori High School can't even compare.

Back in the locker room, Coach Kataoka gave Higasa some brief instructions on his batting technique before starting the next inning.

"In the bottom of the first inning, Ukusumori High School is on offense. The first batter, center fielder, is Kondo-san."

"Come on, Kondo!"

"It's up to you!"

"Go first!"

"Go ahead and strike! Big Tree!"

The atmosphere at Ukumori High School is still very good.

Let’s put the results aside for now. At least everyone is having fun playing baseball.

Matsubara, who was sitting in a wheelchair in the lounge, was very happy.

That’s the feeling, that’s the purest feeling of baseball.

"Sawamura!"

"trump card!"

"Sawamura! Sawamura! You're so handsome!"

Hearing this voice, Sawamura's expression immediately changed and he smiled widely.

Yuki covered his face, unable to bear to look.

"You, can you at least tell the gender before being proud of it..."

"kick off!"

The referee didn't care and raised his hand to announce the start of the game.

Sawamura also reacted immediately and became serious.

"For the first pitch, it's better to hit it from the inside corner. The guys from Ukusumori High School love to swing the bat."

After giving Sawamura the tactics, Miyuki also began to give secret signals to the fielders.

"You all need to concentrate, too. The guys from Ukumori High School are all very fast. They're acting like they've never won a game before, so we need to be careful."

This is true.

They don't care about their bodies when they get on base, as long as they can get on base.

Even if he pounced on it, there would be no surprise.

"Whoosh!"

An inside corner kick straight to the chest.

Seeing the speed of the ball, Miyuki no longer had any desire to catch it.

Kondo could have hit a straight ball with a speed of about 130 km/h with his swing.

The rest will be up to the fielders.

"Qiang!"

Just as Miyuki thought, Kondo aimed at the baseball and swung at it.

"Sharp!"

The angle is sharp, coupled with Sawamura's soft limbs and unpredictable ball release point.

It wasn't done well at all.

"Third base!"

Although he is not very good at hitting, Higasa is more than capable of handling this kind of ground ball.

Catch the baseball, put it in the glove, and throw it to first base. All in one go.

Although the trajectory of the baseball was a bit crooked, Zhou Hui was still able to catch it steadily after some adjustments.

"Snapped!"

"Out!"

Just like that, Seidou High School got their first out.

It seems that their attack is no more than this.

Today's opponent doesn't seem to be a difficult person.

After Kondo Daiki was eliminated, the contestants behind Ukusumori High School also appeared.

"Second batter, catcher, Kishine-san."

The pitcher and catcher duo Sawamura and Miyuki still have confidence. After all, the batter just now gave them enough confidence.

"The ball speed is about 130 kilometers, the outside corner is slow, the inside corner is sharp, and there is also a changeup. Of course, the most troublesome thing for people is that quirky ball."

Kishine was mumbling something, but everything he said was heard by Miyuki.

He has very good ears.

"When you are struck, remember to say these words in your heart next time."

"What do you mean?"

Obviously, Kishine still didn't know why Miyuki said this.

Come to think of it, this was also their first time to make it to the third round.

The previous victory over Daocheng Industry was also a coincidence.

Their professionalism is not as high as Qingdao High School.

Apart from a passion, there is nothing else.

But for them, that was enough.

This kind of wild guy with some strength is actually the kind that is difficult to deal with.

On the pitcher's mound, Sawamura raised his legs high, and his head and legs were almost parallel.

"This is?"

Kishine thought to himself that this was not good.

He had never seen Sawamura's pitching posture before.

To be honest, although this posture is surprising, its shortcomings are also obvious.

All the strength was concentrated on the forefoot, which caused considerable harm to him.

He is in high school now. If Sawamura is lucky enough to enter the professional baseball league in the future, he may suffer some injuries.

With this pitching posture, physical strength is also a big problem.

For details, you can look at Shunpei Sanada from Yakushi High School.

In order to increase the speed of the pitch, this pitching posture was also inspired by Shunpei Sanada's pitching.

If Sawamura really makes a name for himself with this, he may really have to thank this guy Sanada Shunpei.

"140km?!"

Kishine swallowed.

He could only give an approximate speed of the ball, that's all.

He is not a professional speed meter and has no idea how fast the ball is.

As a rough estimate, 140km is about right.

"Qiang!"

The ball's speed suddenly increased, leaving Kishine unable to react.

There's no mention in the information about his hitting speed being that fast.

He had no control over Sawamura's rhythm and the point of the ball landing, and the baseball he hit fell around Zhou Hui.

Zhou Hui also stepped forward to pick up the baseball and ran to first base.

He stepped on the base with his right foot and got one out.

"Out!"

Two balls, two outs.

Sawamura's opening was relatively perfect.

Although the next batter reached the center plate, he was unable to gain any advantage over Sawamura.

"Whoosh!"

"Qiang!"

A loud metallic sound was heard, and after the baseball was hit, it was caught by Aso Takashi in the left outfield.

"Snapped!"

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

"How did that kid A Ming lose?"

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(End of this chapter)