"In the first half of the seventh innings, Baishan High School's attack, the hitter on the field was a hitter, right outfielder, Komada-kun."

Along with the stadium broadcast, Komata meteor walked into the right strike area.

The score in the last game was tied. In this game, Baishan's line-up started from the second round of the upper bat, and the supervisor of Dongtuoshi gave active offensive instructions.

Suzuka pitcher Okuda currently uses 106 balls, and the ball control has declined. Once you take a shot, you will get two bad balls with high numbers.

When Komada Meteor saw him waving his shoulders on the pitching mound, he felt that he didn't seem to be intentionally throwing a bad ball, so he decided to watch a few more balls.

Then 3 balls were shot, and the number of balls went to 3 bad and 2 good.

Komada Meteor didn't care much about the full ball. He was the first hitter, so he could go to base.

Komata Meteor waited for a straight ball with a drop in the quality of the pitch. He hit the ball hard on the lawn in front of the left field.

With a first hit, Komata meteor came to the first base bag, and then he seized the opportunity to steal the second base.

No one was out of the second base, and there were runners who captured the second base at the beginning of the seventh inning.

However, in high school baseball, second base is both a chance to score, and it is possible that the runner is locked in second base and cannot score points.

Later, Kawamura Yuruo, who was the second player, and Nakamoto, who was the third player, were eliminated one after another, while Komata Meteor was still staying near the second player.

In the off-court rest seat.

Superintendent Totakuji supported the railing with his left hand, without a reproach on his face. After thinking about it, he gave the secret code of running and tying Nishino on the field.

This instruction requires Komata meteor to leave the base with a large margin and wait for an opportunity to steal the third base, which will involve the other party's attention in the attack area.

Tetsu Nishino remained silent in the attack area, waiting for the ball path he was good at.

The first ball is thrown by a straight ball that rubs against the ground with a low inner corner.

The second ball is also a low ball path.

The slide ball with a low outer angle fell to the home plate and bounced back. Suzuka Catcher Shiba failed to hold the first glove, and the ball fell to the ground, almost letting the ball roll too far.

The baseball that went to the left strike zone was quickly picked up.

Tetsuo Nishino made a blocking gesture to the Indo with his left hand, indicating that Komata meteor should not steal the three base at this time.

"Huh..." Suzuka pitcher Okuda raised his hand to wipe his sweat on the pitching mound. He failed to score in a good goal area for two consecutive goals, and he still played against his opponent's four sticks. His pitching pressure gradually increased.

The third ball flew out of Okuda's hand.

Seeing the track of the ball, Takashi Nishino put down his movement of pulling the stick back.

The baseball hit the infield dirt in front of the home plate, and the loss of shots was severe.

Behind the home plate, the catcher Chuanxi caught the dirty baseball and had to replace it with the presiding judge and pass it up.

3 balls are bad and 0 is good.

Suzuka urgently needs a ball to score in a good ball area, so it is not difficult to guess the choice of their ball type.

call out!

Pitcher Okuda wanted to push the ball down and ensure it was stuffed into a good ball area, which resulted in getting the ball up a little bit from the low post.

This location can be called a "sweet spot".

Tetsu Nishino began to draw the baton back in advance, then swept hard, and the ball he swung out hit the ball.

The ball was pulled to the left middle outfield, and in front of the retreating Suzuka outfielder, he hit the ground under the field wall.

"Ah Sa!!!"

Seeing the ball hit so far from the wall, there was cheering in the rest seat of Baishan High School, and the players leaned out and clenched their fists into the field.

As Suzuka players picked up the ball, Komata Meteor from the second base came back to score.

Takashi Nishino hit a second base in time, and Shiratsuyama once again surpassed the score, temporarily leading Suzuka 2-1.

On the second base, Takashi Nishino waved his arms to his rest seat a few times, then took off the protective gear of his arms and feet and handed them to his teammates who came up.

"It's a straight ball indeed."

Before the ball was thrown, Tetsu Nishino was sure it would be a straight ball.

The ball-pairing strategy in crisis is the best strikeout, and the next best hit.

If you face a hitter who actively plays a stick, don’t give up even if you miss the ball. Use a low ball to lure into the infield and roll.

If it becomes a three-bad ball, the next step is to match the ball that is most likely to score in the good ball area.

Also as a catcher, Tetsu Nishino gradually figured out the opponent's idea of ​​matching balls, and even if he only reads and doesn't guess, he can still play the ball.

After returning from U18, Tetsu Nishino insisted on arriving at the stadium half an hour earlier, specifically training for 14 minor events, and the attack became increasingly comprehensive.

On the pitcher mound, Suzuka Ace Okuda smiled bitterly.

My teammates finally tied the score in the previous game, but they lost it back immediately. It was really not worth it.

But no matter how upset you are, it is useless. In this game, Suzuka had no choice but to go out of the base every time she hit the table.

"Two out! Fight against the next hitter!"

The support of his teammates helped Okuda get rid of a little frustration and pitched the ball out. He only used 1 goal to create the elimination of the Baishan Five baseball player.

The first half of the seventh game ended with a five-ball Nishiura Tomoya's high-flying ball in the field.

The game entered the second half of the seventh innings.

During the offense and defense exchange, under the clear blue sky, in the infield stands of the stadium, more than 20 people were singing support songs by the reserve officers of the baseball department of Baishan High School.

The Supervisor of Suzuka High School listened to the chorus between the members of the Baishan tribe and their parents in the stands, while muttering deeply and sitting at the forefront of the rest seat.

“Until a few years ago, there were only four or five people there.”

"There are so many parents coming now, and it seems that they are already a strong school."

A few years ago, Shiratsuyama High School and Suzuka High School were both teams of first-round tournaments, and they played many practice matches with each other, but everything changed this year.

Baishan High School not only reached the semi-finals of Hague, but also left behind a group of enviable young players, and its reserve strength was strong enough in comparison.

After the third-grade player retired, Baishan still had more than 40 members, and in terms of number, it was also a majority of baseball in the county.

"Is it a change of investment? First grade?"

"From the registered number, it is not Nishino Kazuya who has appeared in Naka, but another first-year-old Tatsukiki."

The Suzuka High School Supervisor was deeply moved when he noticed that the person who went to the pitcher mound had changed.

There are two types of schools that implement the successor investment strategy in high school baseball, and their respective starting points are different.

The first category is that there are sufficient reserves of good pitchers, which can achieve the configuration of double aces or even three aces. Typical examples are such as the 2015 Hagar Yoss Tokushima Tokai Dahai Sagami and the 2017 Hagar Yossan Hanaki Tokuro.

The second category is pitchers who lack long-term suppression, so they need to avoid being beaten by their opponents through follow-up shots. This summer, Shiratsuyama, Omi, Baode Academy and Hitomi all belong to this category.

Now Bai Shan took the initiative to replace the relay pitcher instead of rushing to change the scores after losing the score, which means they are prepared and not a temporary idea.

In contrast, Suzuka High School only plans to make a shot alone in this game with ace Okuda because they lack the second available pitcher in their team.
Chapter completed!