Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 320 The Strongest Lineup

"pause."

After seeing the secret signal from Director Kataoka, Miyuki quickly called for a timeout.

He also realized just now that Akihabara Kou's ankle could not hold on for much longer.

This is most likely caused by a foot injury. If the pitcher is not replaced, it will definitely have a significant impact on Akira Fōtani.

Seidou High School is not like it was in previous years, lacking excellent pitchers.

The current Qingdao High School is just the opposite.

Although their pitching staff is not the most luxurious in the entire Tokyo area, at least they are not short of pitchers, and their pitching staff is starting to become more diverse.

Their first baseman can even get on the pitcher's mound.

This is the progress of Qingdao High School.

After three days of separation, you should look at each other with admiration.

"It's okay, Miyuki-senpai, I'm fine. I just didn't catch the ball."

Seeing Miyuki coming up, Fōgaya Akira was still being stubborn.

Obviously, he didn't want to go down yet.

"It probably has nothing to do with your hand."

He could tell who Miyuki was and what would happen to the pitchers of Seidou High School including Fūya Akira.

"No, it's just me..."

"Don't make excuses. Coach Kataoka is also planning to make a replacement."

Miyuki pointed at coach Kataoka, and Fūya Akira also discovered that coach Kataoka was already discussing substitutions with the referee.

"Go down and have a good rest. If you get into the movie theater, you won't be able to play in the next game."

Miyuki patted Fōgaya Akira on the back and comforted him.

"But the bullpen isn't open yet."

Xiao Jiangu pointed to the cowshed, which was still as usual.

It can also be clearly seen that Kawakami and Sawamura are still warming up and pitching, with no sign of being replaced.

Miyuki didn't know how to explain this.

It was not until the broadcast sounded and a well-built player appeared in the Qingdao High School rest area, put on gloves and prepared to go to the court, that everyone at Qingdao High School knew what was going on.

It turns out the next pitcher is right on the field!

"Notification of substitutions from Seidou High School. First baseman Zhou will go to the pitcher's mound, while Furuya will go down to rest. Maezono will take his place as first baseman."

The sound of substitutions from Qingdao High School was heard. Zhou Hui on first base started moving, and Maezono in the locker room also began to take action.

"I thought Zhou Hui had a killer move in the finals, but I didn't expect..."

Yuki smiled and didn't say much.

The moment Zhou Hui walked onto the pitcher's mound, he also exchanged his first baseman's glove with that of Kouya Aki.

"The next game is up to you."

"Do not worry."

Jiang Gu Xiao was obviously not that worried about Zhou Hui.

Both of them are from Hokkaido and are neighbors on the Shinkansen.

They were originally from the same place, and Zhou Hui was a player he admired very much.

When Xiao Fōgaya was in junior high school in Hokkaido, he often heard the legend of Zhou Hui.

Unexpectedly, I was in the same high school as him and we became teammates fighting side by side.

It can be said that now, let alone Sawamura, even if Kawakami comes up to the pitcher's mound, Fōtani Akatsuki will not give up the mound with a good face.

But Zhou Hui is different.

Everyone has witnessed Zhou Hui's strength.

In any case, Akira Kotani would not object to him playing on this pitcher's mound.

With Akira Fōgaya leaving the field, Seidou High School formed their strongest lineup.

It may not be the strongest defense, but the offense of this lineup is definitely at its best.

If Zhou Hui were allowed to go to the pitcher's mound, then Qingdao High School's pitcher would already be the strongest at that time.

Combined with the backline, they are basically unbeatable.

"Sure enough, he was allowed to come up."

Coach Oga muttered to himself when he saw Zhou Hui on the pitcher's mound.

Zhou Hui's move to the pitcher's mound was actually part of coach Oga's plan.

If the pitchers of Qingdao High School were unable to suppress them, Zhou Hui would still have a chance to get on the pitcher's mound. But what was unexpected was that Zhou Hui arrived so quickly.

He is the next pitcher after the starting pitcher leaves.

Not Sawamura, and not Kawakami.

He still acknowledged Zhou Hui's strength.

Among the pitchers of Qingdao High School, no one except Zhou Hui can complete a perfect rescue.

Whenever Zhou Hui took the pitcher's mound, he never lost any points, not even allowing any hits.

It's all because of his rich variety of changeup balls.

Of course, if it was just a changeup, it wouldn’t have made Chengkong Academy so nervous.

The main reason is this guy's butterfly ball.

Butterfly ball is rare to begin with, especially in a high school game.

Apart from the ace pitcher of Sakurazawa High School, there are few people who can hit this kind of ball.

But Zhou Hui can throw it skillfully, and better than that guy.

"Acong, that guy is just an infielder, and his pitching skills are not that scary. Even compared to Kawakami who didn't play in this tournament, he is still the same."

The boy named Acong nodded after hearing what Supervisor Oga said.

But he also knew that what Supervisor Oga said was undoubtedly just to comfort himself.

Acong also knew that he was not Zhou Hui's pitcher at all.

"On the mound, I'm back!"

Zhou Hui leaned sideways and pulled his shoulders.

The white ball flew away like a laser beam.

"Whoosh!"

At the same time, Shinichiro Masu on first base did not stay there and chose to steal a base.

As the first runner, it is definitely necessary for him to make good use of his advantages.

His advantage is undoubtedly his speed.

Using his feet to steal bases is also what he is best at.

Speeding up, Shinichiro Masu ran towards second base.

But Zhou Hui hooked his wrist, increased the amplitude, and the speed of the ball also increased.

"Snapped!"

"Bad ball."

Miyuki stood up, without having to squat and stand up, and threw the ball towards second base naturally.

"Snapped!"

After Kuramochi caught the ball, he swept it towards his feet and showed the baseball to the referee.

After looking at it, the referee did not hesitate, clenched his right fist and punched the ground.

"Out!"

Zhou Hui's ball speed is not slow and Yuki has strong arm strength.

In addition, Zhou Hui had predicted the situation and deliberately raised the ball, buying Yukichi another second.

With this number of eliminations, it becomes easier.

One out and no one on base.

"nice shot!"

"nice shot!"

"Good ball! Batter out!"

There was no one on the base, so Zhou Hui's pitching went smoothly.

Facing Acong, he struck him out with three different breaking balls after the first ball.

"nice shot!"

"nice shot!"

"Strike! Batter is out! Three outs! Attack and defense switch!"

The next batter is even easier to deal with.

Zhou Hui’s strength lies not only in that he is a strong hitter, but also in that he is an excellent pitcher.

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(End of this chapter)