In the bottom half of the inning, with 2 outs and no one on base, it was the most ideal situation for the first-year team's fielding.

"The next hitter on the senior team is,"

"Three bats, first baseman, Arimori-kun."

After Arimori Shion stepped into the batter's box, Hiroki gave him a code word to "push carefully", reminding him not to be easily tricked into batting and to strive for hits.

Shion Arimori, who twirled the bat a few times, expressed her understanding, exhaled, and raised the bat.

However, Arimori Shion's understanding of "playing with caution" is different from others.

"paly ball!"

First goal.

Straight ball from outside angle.

Inside the strike zone.

"Whoa!"

Shion Arimori swung the bat decisively, but she missed the ball and missed.

"So fast!"

Judging from his own experience, Arimori Shion estimated that the ball had traveled 140 kilometers, so even if he judged the path of the ball correctly, he still did not hit the baseball before the first ball had adapted to the speed of the ball.

Second ball.

On the pitcher's mound, Kazuya Nishino threw the baseball hard.

"call out"

"Qiang!"

"Foul!", the base judge ruled it a foul ball.

A high pitch in the inside corner was hit by Shion Arimori, far into the air behind the home plate.

Two high-speed straight balls were fired in succession, chasing the batter immediately.

0 bad balls, 2 good balls, 2 outs.

If the batter is short of a strike, he is out.

Hongshu, who was preparing in the waiting area, was confused when he saw this situation.

What about caution?

After just a few goals, he was chased.

Hiroki was really speechless. He had warned them not to underestimate the enemy. However, when facing the juniors today, they all had a strong desire to attack and couldn't resist the urge to strike.

Shion Arimori, who looked calm on the surface, made a "manly" gesture, indicating that he would be careful in his actions.

However, despite Shion Arimori's calm appearance, she was actually complaining inwardly.

Are all today’s juniors so powerful?

The third ball.

Tetsu Nishino can have more options with the ball and can test hitters.

After the baseball is pitched.

"Crack!"

"Bad ball!"

Shion Arimori watched the ball go into the bases, and he chose the bad ball in the high outside corner. After being chased in the count, he calmed down.

The fourth ball.

After the catcher's mitt is laid out.

Kazuya Nishino on the pitcher's mound raised his leg and stepped out suddenly.

After the baseball was released instantly.

Heading straight for home plate!

The batter, Shion Arimori, who had been staring closely at the pitcher's posture, tightened her grip on the bat, swayed her shoulders a little, but decided not to take a shot.

really.

When the baseball reached home plate, it suddenly fell due to the influence of gravity.

Baseball encountered no obstacles.

"Crack!"

Tetsu Nishino caught the fork just outside the strike zone. It didn't trick the batter into throwing the bat, so the ball was just a bad ball.

2 balls, 2 strikes, 2 outs.

A very delicate situation.

The next pitch can be a good ball or a bad ball, depending on the catcher's distribution and the pitcher's pitch.

The fifth ball.

After the baseball was released.

"?!"

The batter Shion Arimori quickly took a step back, and the baseball almost hit him.

"Bad ball!"

Straight ball from inside angle. Shion Arimori secretly said.

A slightly missed inside corner kick.

Kazuya Nishino's inside-corner pitch, which he threw with all his strength, reached the highest pitch speed possible, so he failed to control the ball well and failed to hit the strike zone that Nishino wanted.

Three consecutive bad balls.

Whether it is used to deceive batters or pitchers into missing shots, the result is detrimental to their pitching.

3 bad balls, 2 good balls, 2 outs.

The next pitch will either be a good pitch and get hit, or a bad pitch and the batter will be put on base, which is a very challenging situation for pitching and catching.

The batter, Shion Arimori, let the ball go three times in a row, allowing Tetsu Nishino and others to worsen the situation.

Tetsu Nishino frowned, and suddenly went from 0 bad balls to 3 bad balls. Sure enough, after it was the main hitter's turn, the number of balls used suddenly increased.

Next ball.

"Qiang!"

Shion Arimori hit a baseball.

"Second baseman!"

The baseball bounced between first and second base.

Very fast!

However, as with the first out in this half-inning, the baseball was hit at a poor angle and not high enough.

Second baseman Oishi Reitama, who was deep in the defensive position, intercepted the baseball with his glove.

Oishi Reita caught the baseball and passed the ball to first base.

"Crack!"

The pass was very smooth. The baseball was firmly caught by first baseman Shogo Konda.

"Three out!"

"Exchange offense and defense!"

The ruling of the chief referee, Supervisor Higashi Takuji, made all the members of the first-year team clenched their fists and jumped for joy.

Three up and three down.

Relying on the overall defense, their first-year team successfully blocked the offense of the seniors in this half of the inning and passed the half of the inning without losing points.

"Well done, be happy."

Tetsu Nishino and Kazuya Nishino touched each other with their gloves.

"Azhe, you did a good job too."

Nishino Kazuya responded with a smile.

After the first game, the score remained 1:0.

First grade team:1

Senior Team: 0

When walking back to the dugout, Hiroki asked Shion Arimori: "How was it? Is it difficult for Kazuya to hit the ball today?"
To be continued...