Score:1:3

In the first half of the fifth round, the second army attacked.

As soon as they came up, the junior high school team quickly got two outs. The first and second batters of the second team were easily eliminated. One was struck out and the other was caught by an outfielder. Neither of them could get a hit.

Two outs and no one on base.

Next batter.

Nine bats, pitcher, Kazuya Nishino.

Kazuya Nishino walked up to the left batter's box carrying the metal bat. He first stood and straightened his helmet, turned the bat a few times, then raised the bat and stared at Toshiya Itaguchi on the pitcher's mound.

"palyball!"

result......

"Snapped!"

"Strike! Three strikes! The batter is out!"

"Three out! Exchange offense and defense!"

Kazuya Nishino, who was struck out by three balls, smiled awkwardly and left the field with the bat. Compared to hitting, Kazuya Nishino spent almost all his training time on pitching practice. Therefore, Kazuya Nishino always struck out in the three balls.

, hit by chance, and you will earn it if you hit it.

In this game, three ups and three downs, the second army did not score.

The game continues.

In the second half of the fifth inning, the offense of the junior high school.

First batter.

Junior high school third-stringer, center fielder, Kei Sakaguchi.

After a few goals.

"Qiang!"

The baseball was hit to the center field grass, and junior high school student Kei Sakaguchi successfully ran to first base.

One hit.

"Bright blow!"

"Okay! Sakaguchi-san!"

"One more hit!"

The first batter was on base, and Kazuya Nishino, who was on the pitcher's mound, was also dissatisfied with the pitch he just made. With 2 strikes and 1 ball, Kei Sakaguchi caught a straight ball that was a little hittable, and he almost got jumped.

Second baseman Oishi Reitama intercepted the ball and narrowly missed a single over the infield.

"Damn it, I didn't throw it well." Kazuya Nishino seemed to be unaccustomed to the baseball in his hand and failed to control the ball's entry point, making this straight ball in the strike zone easier to hit.

No one is out and there is someone on first base.

Great chance to score.

next batter

Four sticks, catcher, Okada Masuki!

It was another great opportunity to launch an offense. As the team's main hitter, Okada Masaki didn't want to miss this good opportunity, so as soon as he entered the strike zone, he concentrated on waiting for the baseball to be released.

First goal.

Straight ball from outside angle.

"call out"

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

The number of balls is 1 good ball and 0 bad ball.

Second ball.

Outside corner slider.

"call out"

"Snapped!"

"Bad ball!"

The baseball fell outside the strike zone when it reached base.

The number of balls is 1 good ball and 1 bad ball.

The third ball.

High curve ball.

"Clang!"

The baseball was pulled out of bounds and hit the ground.

"Out of bounds! Good shot!" the referee ruled.

The number of balls is 2 good balls and 1 bad ball.

The fourth ball.

High straight ball.

"call out"

"Snapped!"

"Bad ball!"

The batter, Masuki Okada, correctly judged the ball as a bad ball to trick the batter into throwing out the bat. Masuki Okada suppressed the urge to throw out the bat and watched as the ball was caught by Tetsu Nishino.

Before I knew it, I had reached 2 good goals and 2 bad goals.

Fellow catcher Masuki Okada had a strong hunch that Tetsu Nishino was likely to hit a good ball on the next pitch. So he quietly adjusted his posture, changed the length of his grip, and decided to swing boldly on the next pitch.

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Sure enough, after Masaki Okada observed Tetsu Nishino's signal to match the ball, Kazuya Nishino on the pitcher's mound nodded cautiously and adjusted his breathing rhythm.

Immediately afterwards.

Step forward suddenly.

Kazuya Nishino threw the baseball in his hand without hesitation!

"call out"

coming!

It was indeed a good shot!

Okada Masuki, who was closely watching Kazuya Nishino's pitching action, was delighted. From the pitcher's release point and ball path, he subconsciously judged that the ball would land in the middle of the strike zone.

Swing the bat decisively!

The swinging body drives the arms to deliver a powerful blow!

"Qiang!"

However.

not good!

The ball path became lower.

The feeling from the collision between the bat and the baseball told Okada Masaki that he had been fooled by the ball.

Low curve ball!

The arc of the baseball's fall when it entered the base prevented him from catching the center of the ball, and he could only hit the upper part of the ball. But Okada, who was fully adjusted, swung the bat with maximum strength, and the hit baseball made a "click" sound.

It hit the infield ground, the remaining speed did not decrease, and it quickly bounced in the direction between the second base bag and the third base bag.

A high-speed grounder between second and third base!

still have a chance!

Seeing the ball pop out so fast, Okada ran towards first base at full speed. He felt that the ball could pass through the infielder's defense.

"Snapped!"

A swooping figure stopped the baseball with his glove!

Second-team shortstop Naohiko Tamura, who fell sideways on the dirt, quickly got up, took out the baseball firmly caught in his glove and threw it towards the second base bag.

On the second base bag, the second baseman Oishi Reitama of the second team, who had been prepared for the game, had already run over from the defensive position and was standing on the second base bag waiting.

Yossi!
To be continued...