Chapter 193 Semi-finals
Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture.
Get off at JR Kintetsu Matsusaka Station, take the Mie Transportation Bus at the No. 4 exit route, go to Iigao Station, mail, Yuhara Station, get off at the Chubu Middle School entrance, and walk for 10 minutes.
The Prefecture Ying Songsaka Stadium appeared in front of you.
“It’s here.”
Someone in the crowd said that two schools were waiting for supporters. Shirayama Town was relatively close to each other, and Shiratsuki City was far away, from the northern part of Mie Prefecture to the southern part of the central area.
The start time is coming soon.
The game at Matsusaka Stadium in the morning has ended. It is almost 12 noon. The players of both teams are hurrying to warm up.
"Swish—swish—"
On the field in front of the rest seat, the players stood in a row in a row, waving their bats to practice.
After feeling the physical activity started, Takashi Nishino stopped and stood behind with a bat to watch the seniors practice.
Kyotaro Ichikawa saw it and said with a smile: "Shao Taka, is that OK?"
"Um."
“There are some people who warm up.”
Takashi Nishino touched the brim of his hat and replied.
The first match was Baishan High School. He came out of the rest seat to practice very early, so it ended naturally a little faster than his predecessors.
On the other side, Xiaogao's people were doing the same exercises.
It's 12:20 noon.
The players, supervisors, recorders and caddies from both teams were all ready and gathered at the exit of the rest seat, waiting for the referee's instructions.
"Carry team!"
The players of the two teams roared "Ya Sa" and rushed out with vitality and lined up the teams on both sides of the home plate.
"salute!"
"Please give me some advice!"
"Please give me some advice!"
After saying that, Baishan's players ran back to the rest seat, while Xiaogao's players ran to the garage position on the court, making passes and catches with each other.
The radio rang on the court.
"The 100th National Colleges' Wildball Player Rights Commemorative Third Conference, the quasi-final Baishan High School match against Xiao High School, and Xiao High School, who will be on guard first."
"Now we are introducing the garrison players of Akatsuki High School. First of all, the pitcher, Hashimoto, back number 5. Catcher, Sugawara, back number 2. First baseman..."
Hearing the name of Akigaki's starting pitcher, Takashi Nishino looked over in surprise in the waiting area.
In the previous games, Ace pitchers made the final shots, but today they changed the shots against them, and Hashimoto, the captain who originally played third basemen, was the starting pitcher.
"It's a little strange." Nishino Tetsuya thought.
After Xiaogao's attack and training, he finished his attack.
The radio said: "The first half of the game was the offense of Baishan High School. The hitter now is, a baton, catcher, Nishino-kun."
"A stick, catcher, Nishino-kun."
The referee took out a brush and cleaned the plate. Takashi Nishino stood on the right strike zone and raised the bat to prepare.
“PlayBall!”
As the referee pointed his hand at the pitcher, a "buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz
First ball.
Before pitching, Akaga's pitcher Hashimoto looked at his teammates in the field, turned around and saw the secret code clearly, and nodded heavily.
The left foot took a small step back and stepped on the pitching board with his right foot. Hashimoto turned slightly to the right, raised his left foot and stepped forward, while his arm swung, and finally he suddenly dropped the ball and made a move.
call out!
Baseball headed straight for the plate!
In the good ball area!
Straight ball!
I don’t know if it’s careless or missed shots, or if Xiao Gao’s attack is sure to use the ball quality to suppress the hitter. Whether it is the speed of the ball or the position of the base, this ball is a good ball for high school hitters.
"It is too sweet!"
Takashi Nishino said intimately.
If Akigao's arrest was deliberately shot to him, then Takashi Nishino would definitely be fooled because he would not easily let go of such a straight ball in the high position in the good ball area.
Swing the baton for the first ball!
"Clang!"
Takashi Nishino swung his baton and pulled it to the left. The ball was instantly hit and flew out. He crossed over the inland field and landed in front of the left outfield.
"Da da da da!"
Akagao's left fielder took the lead and picked up the ball and immediately passed it back to the inland field. But Takashi Nishino had already reached first base safely, but he did not make it to the second base, just to be safe.
One hit.
As the pioneer, Tetsu Nishino swung the baton and got on the base bag in the first swing in this game.
Baishan's teammates were a little accustomed to it, and they all lay on the guardrail of the rest seat, shouted "Beautiful blow" and continued to watch the game.
Because they knew that the hitters from behind needed to send Tetsu Nishino back to home base, and then they could really shout out happily.
"It's okay, Hashimoto, keep on investing." Akaga's stamina signaled to the captain.
No one was out of first base.
It was Shiraishan's second club, Ichikawa Kyotaro.
First ball.
Straight ball in the outer corner.
"Bang!"
"Bad ball!"
After receiving the ball, Akigaki's catcher Sugawara made a gesture of force, asking pitcher Hashimoto to continue to shoot into the good ball zone and don't start dodging just because he was hit.
"The White Mountain hitter will not attack such a bad ball."
Akigao has watched a video of the game between the three rounds of the game against Shirata vs. Shirata. With Yoshiki Okara's high-speed ball, it cannot be said that every time he can catch a hitter from Shirata, Hashimoto's ball is even more difficult.
"The Baishan players are very patient in choosing the ball and biting the ball very accurately. It is not a good thing to spend it."
Akaga's catcher Sugawara knew very well that their Akaga's current situation could not afford a war of attrition.
The second ball.
call out!
The ball entered the base position similar to Tetsuo Nishino's goal.
"Clang!"
Ichikawa Kyotaro hit the ball with a stick, but he didn't hit it well. Not only did he feel very heavy in the hit, but he also did not hit the ball completely.
The ball flew high towards the center and left field.
Xiaogao's left fielder and the backbone rushed towards the landing point at the same time. Finally, the backbone went one step first and connected the ball into the glove.
"The hitter is out!"
When the ball was hit, Takashi Nishino started running towards second base. After seeing that it was a high-flying ball, he turned back to the first base and stood up.
Once eliminated.
"Oh, the ball is a bit heavy."
Kyotaro Ichikawa thought while jogging back to the rest seat. Akigaki pitcher Hashimoto's ball was not particularly difficult to play, but it was not as easy to play a hit.
In short, you can't underestimate any pitcher.
Next, Arimori Shiyuan, who had three sticks, also hit a high-flying ball, which was very close to the inland field and was received by the retreating shortstop.
"The hitter is out!"
Two out.
The next hitter's prompt broadcast: "Four pokers, third baseman, Tsujikun."
Seeing the captain Hiroki Tsuji walk to the attack area, Tetsuki Nishino recalled the elimination of Kyotaro Ichikawa and Arimori Ashien just now.
It seems that the low post shots thrown by Xiaogao pitchers are all bad balls, and they are often difficult to play. In this way, the hitter will subconsciously shoot straight balls that hit the high-level shots in the good ball area.
But obviously, it is very difficult to bite the ball at once, so Kyotaro Ichikawa and Ashimori both played high-flying balls.
"Senior Tsuji, can you fight?"
Chapter completed!