Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 79 Ace Style
One out, runner on second base.

Yakushi High School scored the first point and is leading Qingdao High School by one point.

Today, Danbo did not stage a comeback to defeat Pharmacist High School. Instead, they were defeated by them.

This is not a good rhythm to continue.

Although Danbo will only pitch two innings, if he doesn't stop the decline quickly, both the batters behind him and the pitchers who are replaced will be under considerable pressure.

"Fourth batter, third baseman, Mishima-san."

House seemingly endless rain.

This is the situation that Qingdao High School is in now.

When the scoring should have been stopped, it happened to be the opponent's fourth batter's turn to bat.

Although Mishima is not as scary as Honglei City, he is also a capable hitter for Yakushi High School.

Maybe he is not the best, but this guy is definitely the one who is most eager to win and to achieve results in Pharmacist High School.

"There's a man on second base. There's a man on second base."

"Hit it out."

"Send Anze back."

"Score one more point."

"Impossible, how could I let you score so easily?"

Danbo was very excited. He couldn't let everyone score on him so easily.

Otherwise, he would be sorry for the number one standing behind him.

"The paths of the inside and outside corner balls are too obvious. They are no longer a threat to a team like the Pharmacist. So the only thing we can use now is the curve ball. But if we ask him to use the curve ball all the time, it's not realistic."

Chris was having a serious ideological struggle in his mind.

"Forget it, let's get the outs first."

As he spoke, Chris threw out the curveball signal.

This one point from Pharmacist High School is enough, we can’t let them continue.

"Whoosh!"

Danbo made a move and the white ball flew out instantly.

As long as he can get rid of Mishima, Tamba's condition and mentality will improve, and he can then firmly hold on to this point.

Neither Danbo nor Chris wanted to put too much pressure on the batters behind him.

You can prevent them from scoring and then suppress them in the end.

Seidou High School's batting line is certainly good, but no one can guarantee how long it will take them to score a point from Sanada.

Sanada is the strongest pitcher in Yakushi High School, and his strength is self-evident.

Although he may be slightly inferior to Manaka, Seidou High School has never faced Sanada head-on. After entering the batter's box, no one knows what it feels like to face Sanada's ball.

It's different from Kaname Shinaka.

City University High School is an old rival of Qingdao High School, and both sides know each other well.

Seidou High School knows Manaka Kaname's playing style and Takami's ball coordination, and Ichidai San High School also knows Tamba's playing style and Miyuki's ball coordination ideas, which leads to the two teams fighting each other and playing high-scoring games.

But it’s different from Pharmacist High School.

After all, the two teams have never played against each other.

Mishima slowly raised his legs, apparently gathering all his strength.

If this ball is hit, it will probably be quite powerful.

In Hong Lei Zang's training camp, apart from Hong Lei Shi, the most talented one should be Mishima.

He is also a proud disciple of Hong Leizang.

"coming!"

After Mishima saw the baseball line, his hands began to move. He grabbed the handle of the bat with both hands, swung it in the air, and then pulled it down.

"Snapped!"

Danbo's curveball has a big amplitude! His curveball is not like other pitchers' changeups. Although he doesn't swing to the center of the ball, he can still hit the ball.

Because the change range of that kind of ball is very small, even if it changes, it is still within the range that can be swung.

Unlike Danbo, his range of change is so large that you can't touch him if you only swing at an approximate position.

"Tamba, the ace pitcher of Seidou High School, once again showed off his signature skill. This curveball was truly exquisite. Although there was news that Tamba was injured before the start of the summer tournament, when Tamba returned to the field, his curveball alone was definitely better than that of the spring tournament."

The commentator was also shocked by Tamba's curveball. He couldn't believe that Tamba had just returned to the team after being injured.

"Mishima, aim for the straight ball!"

Hong Leizang gave the tactical orders.

Taking advantage of the fact that Danbo's straight ball has no feel yet and feels soft, this is definitely a good opportunity for them to score.

And Chris's current thought is that it is absolutely impossible to give Danbo an easy straight ball.

At least let him get a strikeout first so he has some confidence.

Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible to match a straight ball under other circumstances.

So for the next three balls, Chris hit all of them with big curve balls without exception.

When facing the curve ball, Mishima didn't swing at all.

But it didn't matter. Tamba hit three curve balls, two good and one bad, and struck out Mishima.

After getting a strikeout, Danbo clenched his fist on the pitcher's mound to celebrate this hard-earned strikeout.

"How is it? Your condition and mentality should be back to normal, right?"

After seeing Danbo get a strikeout, Chris felt relieved.

This should be no problem.

There is one batter left, and this time the inning should end with the loss of one run.

"How come you can't hit his curveball, man?"

After Mishima returned to the lounge, Hong Leizang pointed at his nose and scolded him.

"Didn't you tell me to aim for his straight balls? Who knew he threw so many curve balls?"

Mishima was also very reasonable. He was just executing Hong Lei Zang's tactics. What did he do wrong?

Hong Leizang was speechless for a moment and couldn't say anything.

"cut."

"Fifth batter, center fielder, Abe-san."

"Now that you're back in shape, just keep shooting the ball into the inside corner and let him hit it. Your shooting prowess should be almost back to normal by now."

Chris put his gloves back on with a slight smile on his face.

Danbo also felt more confident.

Even though he lost points because of this ball, the strikeout did give him a lot of confidence.

"Whoosh!"

When pitching, Danbo seemed very confident, his eyes widened and he threw the ball directly out.

Abe focused his eyes on the baseball, waiting for the baseball to be closest to him, and then swung the bat in his hand.

"Qiang!"

Danbo's ball power is also at an above-average level. Now that his form is back, the power of his straight balls has naturally returned as well.

And his "perfect" straight ball is simply not something that a player like Abe can shake.

"Snapped!"

Shortstop Kuramochi caught the ball!

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

Three outs! Attack and defense switch!

In the second half of the first inning, Danbo showed the absolute style of an ace pitcher!
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(End of this chapter)