With two outs and no one on base.

Facing the next batter, when the junior high school has five at-bats, Tetsu Nishino can be more aggressive with the ball. With 2 strikes and 3 bad pitches, he uses a high straight ball to make the batter miss and strike out.

Successfully solved the five sticks of the junior high school who were trying to keep fighting.

"Three out! Exchange offense and defense!"

"y!"

Returning to the dugout, Tetsu Nishino and the others were praised by their teammates. Their excellent fielding and beautiful pitching contained the opponent's attack at the top line and ended the half inning without a score.

After changing out of his catcher's protective gear, Tetsu Nishino picked up a glass of water handed over by his teammates, drank a few sips in a hurry, and walked to the waiting area with a metal bat after a short rest. In the waiting area, Tetsu Nishino waved the bat.

to mobilize shoulder and hand joints.

After the test pitches in the junior high school were completed, Tetsu Nishino walked up to the right strike zone, straightened the brim of his helmet, and politely signaled to the referee that he was ready.

"palyball!"

First half of the sixth inning, score: 1:3

Although junior catcher Okada Masuki and pitcher Toshiya Itaguchi wanted to get Nishino out, they accidentally caught a hit ball by Nishino. Nishino swept the ball to the center fielder.

On the grass in front of him, he ran up to first base.

One hit.

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

The second batter.

Second bat, shortstop, Tamura Naohiko.

Tamura Naohiko stepped into the batter's box, immediately bent down, held the bat in front of him, and assumed a hitting posture. Tetsuya Nishino, who was on first base, was far away from the base and was ready to steal the base at any time.

After calling pitcher Toshiya Itaguchi to contain Tetsu Nishino several times, catcher Masaki Okada had to concentrate on dealing with the batter.

Distracted by Tetsu Nishino's stolen base, pitcher Toshiya Sakaguchi's control of the ball became a little unstable. A slow pitcher like him hates having runners behind him trying to steal bases. Suffering from the loss of ball speed, he

This type of pitcher's ball does not enter the base quickly enough, often leaving more time for runners to steal bases.

The number of balls soon came to 1 good ball and 2 bad balls.

Toshiya Itaguchi mentally forced himself to ignore Tetsu Nishino on first base and just concentrate on dealing with the batter. He took a step forward and waved his arms.

Just when Toshiya Itaguchi was about to complete his pitching motion, Tetsu Nishino suddenly started running!

"Stealing a base!!!"

yelled the junior first baseman.

"No!" Hearing the shout from behind, Toshiya Itaguchi was a little panicked and quickly threw the straight ball hard, allowing the baseball to enter the base as quickly as possible and catcher Okada Masuki caught it. Even if it was hit by a swing ball.

The great Tamura Naohiko successfully hit the ball. He can also pick up the ground ball from the pitcher and pass it to first base to kill Tamura Naohiko.

Sudden!

The moment Toshiya Itaguchi was about to throw the baseball.

Tamura Naohiko in the strike zone, to their surprise, returned to his normal striking posture.

Then.

Naohiko Tamura stared closely at the baseball pitch and swung the bat in his hand.

"Qiang!"

The baseball that was hit flew to the left, over the head of the third baseman, and landed on the field.

"Ha, a home run!"

Running up to first base, Naohiko Tamura cheered softly. He had played well just now. He went to first base himself, and Tetsu Nishino went to second base. When he took off his protective gear and handed it to his teammates, Naohiko Tamura watched.

An annoyed Itakuchi Toshiya said in his heart: Toshiya-kun, I am not someone who likes to be struck.

"Yeah!"

The second base dugout also cheered. No one was out and there were people on first and second base. This was their team's best offensive opportunity in this game.

In the first half of the sixth inning, no one was out and there were people on first and second base.

Hitter, third baseman, Oishi Reitama.

Faced with the crisis of losing runs with no one out and people on first and second base, catcher Masuki Okada chose the defensive approach of stepping forward, trying to catch as many outs as possible through coordinated fielding. Even losing one run was bearable.

However.

"Qiang!"

A curveball that was scooped up!

Oishi Reita's powerful hit hit the baseball hard, and the baseball not only crossed the infield line, but also fell behind the outfielder, forming a deep hit.

"Run!"

The running coach on the third base side gave the signal to Tetsu Nishino, who was rushing over, to continue rushing to home plate. He observed that the baseball almost rolled to the area between the left fielder and center fielder.

Tetsuya Nishino stepped on the third base bag without hesitation and continued his run towards home plate.

"Send it back quickly!"

Catcher Okada Masuki stood up and walked to the home plate. He could only worry there. Even if the outfielder picked up the ball, it was impossible to pass it directly back to the home plate. The physique of a junior high school student made it difficult to pass the ball directly from the outfield.

Home plate pass.

"despair."

Tetsu Nishino gently stepped on the home plate and successfully returned home plate to score!

2:3!

Second Army:2

Junior high school:3

After scoring one run on Tetsu Nishino's home run in the first inning, they finally scored one run on consecutive hits in the sixth inning.

The defensive players in the junior high school felt dumbfounded. After the seniors came up, the intensity of the offense completely changed, as if they were playing a fake game in the first few rounds.

This is a game between high school students and junior high school students.

The junior high school players themselves complained. After all, in baseball games, there is a huge gap in strength between high school students and junior high school students. Even if they are only one grade apart, the gap between the two is still obvious.

Physical differences.

The difference in swing speed.

The gap in competition experience.

Not to mention that Oishi Reitama and the others were the main hitters of the former junior high school baseball club. Itaguchi Toshiya was a trained pitcher who had trained his seniors countless times. They were very familiar with Itaguchi Toshiya's pitching.

Moreover, the offensive of the second army continues.

No one is out and there are people on second and third base.

Hitter, four-bat, center fielder, Iba Tata.

Ibotata looked at Toshiya Itaguchi on the pitcher's mound with a little worry. He had always taken good care of Toshiya Itaguchi. One of the junior's major shortcomings was his lack of self-confidence.

Sure enough, Toshiya Itaguchi blamed himself after losing the score. He looked nervous, and his ball control became more and more unstable. He almost didn't dare to throw into the strike zone, and the number of pitches soon dropped to 0 strikes and 3 bad pitches.

Next ball.

As expected, I still can't afford the number of the team's ace...

Toshiya Itaguchi, with such distracting thoughts, threw the baseball.

"call out"

After a moment of judgment, Ibata in the strike zone swung the bat in his hand without hesitation.

"call"

The moment the baseball hits home plate.

"Qiang!"

A crisp crashing sound.

Baseball flies high in response!

On the pitcher's mound, the panicked Toshiya Itaguchi turned his head and stared blankly at the baseball flying high...

"Snapped!"

The baseball passed over the center fielder's head and hit the high net with all its remaining force!

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

"Fight it out!!!"

"Another home run!!!"

"Three-point shot!!!"

The teammates in the dugout of the Second Army cheered and shouted out, happy for their teammates.

Iba Tata threw the bat to one side and started running the bases. He thought that if he were still in the club, he would call Toshiya Itaguchi mercilessly like a senior.
Chapter completed!