Diamond Ace's Passionate Swing

"Just one sentence is enough to revitalize the players' morale," Miyuki exclaimed.

Miyuki looked at Sawamura Eijun beside him.

"It's your turn, Sawamura."

"Don't be so nervous, Sawamura."

Sawamura retorted, "I...I didn't!"

He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.

"You're being disrespectful again." Miyuki looked at Sawamura, who was furious.

"I'd like to confirm your shot trajectory."

"Let me try catching a few balls."

The coach was negotiating with the referee, saying, "Excuse me, I need to make a substitution."

"Outfielder Lin Xiao is going to rest."

"Furuya moves to right field, and Sawamura is replaced as pitcher."

Coach Matsumoto looked at Coach Kataoka's substitution and exclaimed, "What?"

"That pitcher was just getting into the game, and now he wants to make a substitution."

Coach Kataoka said to Lin Xiao and Furuya, "Lin Xiao, you come down and rest. Furuya, you go and guard the right field."

"Yes."

Lin Xiao and Jiang Gu responded simultaneously.

"This kind of scheduling will also occur in the official summer competitions, and you and Lin Xiao must be mentally prepared."

"Go up and guard, Lin Xiao, go down and stretch."

Kataoka: "Sawamura, as for you..."

"Yes," Sawamura replied earnestly.

Kataoka: "Anyway... just focus on your pitching."

Sawamura: "That's it."

Kuramochi: "Hahaha."

"Your expectations are so low."

Sawamura: "Shut up, don't say things like that."

Lin Xiao encouraged him, "I wouldn't have let you play if I had no expectations for you. Good luck, Sawamura."

"Watch me, I'll try my best to throw the ball to the opponent."

Please give me your guidance.

Contest…

It has entered a new phase.

Eijun Sawamura is about to make his appearance!

Coach Matsumoto only just realized that Seido had made three consecutive substitutions. "You're something else, Coach Kataoka."

"So we were used to train your first-year pitchers."

"start."

Top of the sixth inning.

Sawamura took a deep breath, adopted his unique pitching stance, and swung his arm dramatically, making the baseball seem to be hidden within his body, making it impossible for the batter to find the right spot to place the ball.

"Whoosh!"

The baseball, accompanied by the sound of the wind, hurtled towards home plate.

The batter swung the bat with difficulty but failed to touch the ball.

"nice shot!"

Sawamura thought smugly that as long as he threw a ball like that, the batter would have no chance of hitting it, and even if he did, he would have reliable teammates to defend him.

"Bang!"

On the second pitch, Sawamura's throw was caught by the batter.

The baseball arced high into the air and flew towards right field, resulting in a single.

Furuya Akira moved quickly and caught the ball, but the batter had already safely reached base.

Sawamura frowned in frustration; he hadn't expected his ball to be hit so easily.

Miyuki gave the signal, his eyes sharp, "The ball's trajectory is too high, Sawamura."

"Once the shot is missed, the opponent can simply use brute force to carry the ball away."

Sawamura was still a little nervous, but he nodded nonetheless.

In Kiryu's dugout, the next batter, Murata, was preparing to take the bat.

The teammate standing on first base looked at his teammate and thought, "Watch out, Murata! That first-year left-handed pitcher is better than I thought!"

Murata nodded, indicating that he understood.

Kiryu's coach, Matsumoto, stood with his arms crossed, his eyes fixed on the situation on the field.

He suddenly made a concealed gesture.

"Even though I'm a left-handed pitcher, my opponent is only a freshman. Give him a chance to attack!"

The runner on the base understood immediately, leaning forward slightly and moving his feet further away from the base, ready to steal to second base at any moment.

Sawamura stood on the pitcher's mound, completely unaware of Kiryu's intentions.

He focused on his pitching, ready to finish off the batter in front of him.

Suddenly, he saw the runner begin to move.

Sawamura's body reacted instantly, his left foot turning inward, preparing to throw the ball to first base to draw defenders.

"Hehe, watch this!"

Sawamura confidently turned around and threw the ball to first base.

"This is a first-base pick-off ball that Chris personally taught me!"

The ball flew towards first base, and Tetsuya Yuki caught it steadily.

But his expression showed a hint of helplessness.

The runner stood between first and second base, pointing innocently at the umpire.

The umpire pointed to the pitcher's mound.

"Pitcher foul! Runner advances!"

Sawamura was stunned; he had no idea what had happened.

Why?

He shouted, his face full of confusion.

"I did stop moving! This whole sequence of movements should be perfect, right?"

Yuki looked at Sawamura from first base and sighed helplessly.

"Your foot is completely turned around; it's clearly a pitcher's foul."

Sawamura's mouth gaped open in an "O" shape; he simply couldn't believe his ears.

"Huh?"

Coach Matsumoto looked at Sawamura on the field in disbelief. "What? That first-year student doesn't even know how to use crowd control?"

Sawamura's face turned pale instantly.

"Oops!"

He lowered his head in frustration.

"I embarrassed Chris."

The atmosphere in the rest area of ​​Seido was somewhat somber.

Chris looked apologetically at Coach Kataoka.

"Sorry, that guy just can't seem to learn it."

Coach Kataoka shook his head, indicating his understanding.

"I understand."

Lin Xiao sat in the corner of the bench, watching everything that was happening on the field, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hahaha..."

"Is Sawamura here to be funny?!"

He laughed so hard he almost fell over, and tears were streaming down his face.

Takashima Rei sat next to Lin Xiao, frowning, and nudged him lightly with her elbow.

"Cease your pace!"

Lin Xiao immediately shut his mouth, but his shoulders were still shrugging, clearly still trying to suppress a laugh.

Back on the field.

Seeing Sawamura's embarrassed expression, Miyuki couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hahaha, Sawamura, you really lived up to my expectations, you always manage to create some unexpected situations."

Sawamura's face turned bright red; he was still reeling from the embarrassment he had just experienced.

Seeing this, Miyuki quickly called out, "Sawamura, stop worrying about it and focus on dealing with the attacker."

Sawamura took a deep breath, composed himself, and looked at where Miyuki's gloves were placed.

Miyuki pointed his glove towards the inside corner. "Pitch the inside corner. Remember, if you throw a ball that's too sweet, the opponent will just use brute force to carry it away."

Following Miyuki's instructions, Sawamura took an inside corner kick.

His pitches were still ridiculously high, and the batters were terrified because they couldn't see where Sawamura was going to put the ball, and every pitch looked like it was going to hit the batter's head.

However, the batter still managed to hit the ball, exclaiming excitedly, "That was so easy! This was practically a free point!"

Seeing this, Sawamura shouted, "Shortstop!"

Kuramochi Yoichi quickly moved his feet, preparing to receive the ball.

But when he saw the ball flying towards him, his heart sank, and he couldn't help but say, "It's the hardest landing point."

The angle at which the ball bounces after landing is very unpleasant.

Kuramochi didn't have time to pass the ball, and the batter easily and safely reached first base.

The audience started discussing: "That pitcher is in big trouble right from the start. He looks terrible. The pitcher's foul earlier really had a big impact."