Here is the first grade team.

Nishino Tetsu and the others also heard the roars of their seniors and felt a little surprised.

"The seniors seem to be very motivated..." Teruaki Tatsumi said. He was playing the right fielder position today and has not been tested too much in the game for the time being.

But Tatsumi Teruaki didn't think it was easy to deal with the attacks of his seniors. In fact, he saw that the defense of the infield was not easy.

The seniors are not only physically larger than their first-year counterparts, but also have much more competition experience than them.

As far as hitting is concerned, the seniors have stronger hitting power and hit the ball faster. They must always pay attention to the power balls hit by their seniors, otherwise they will cause hits that cross the infield.

This is why after coming down, the field players who are usually more active didn't talk much, because they were too tired from being so tense all the time.

At this time, the voice from the radio also reminded them that it was time to attack.

"First half of the fourth inning, first-grade offense."

"The hitter is second, shortstop, Tamura-kun."

Players on the first-year team also spoke out to encourage their teammates.

"Come on, Tamura-san!"

"Shang Yanjun, godfather!"

"Try to get a hit!"

With the support of his teammates on the field, Tamura Naohiko also secretly encouraged himself. Nishino Tetsu has already scored one point for their team, but others have not yet scored a hit.

As a player who was directly promoted to the baseball team, how could Tamura Naohiko be willing to let Nishino Tetsuo take the lead?

However, Naohiko Tamura, who was standing in the strike zone, found that the momentum of his seniors seemed a little different.

Tetsu Nishino was always paying attention to the situation on the court in the dugout, and he also discovered that the seniors' concentration on the game was greatly improved compared to the previous games.

What happened? Did the seniors make adjustments? Tetsu Nishino could only guess in his mind.

What Tetsu Nishino didn't know was that although the nature of this game was still an internal training match, the seniors of the senior team had begun to regard their junior team as a real opponent.

In baseball, there is no relationship between seniors and juniors. Even if they are facing seniors, juniors will hit the ball hard. Even if they are fighting against juniors, seniors will suppress them in the strike zone.

Now, there are two teams of teenagers on the baseball field of Baishan High School.

They are just rivals.

Then you can only try your best to win!

If the first-year team wants to win, then beat them in nine rounds. At this time, most of the senior team players hold this idea. From this round on, the senior team regards the first-year team as a formal player in the game.

The opponent will no longer underestimate the enemy.

"Well, these guys can still think about their own problems."

After noticing the changes in the senior team players, Supervisor Higashi Totoji was very pleased, and his dissatisfaction also subsided a lot. Although the confused mentality of the senior team players cannot be changed all of a sudden, at least in this game, they still understand themselves

adjusted.

As the chief referee, Higashi Takuji could well observe the game status of the players on the field and silently keep it in mind. Seeing that the fielding players and batter Naohiko Tamura were ready, he signaled the pitching to start.

"playball!"

However, as senior Sakuya Yamamoto pitched pitch after pitch, the senior team showed Tetsu Nishino and the others the baseball level of a high school baseball starter.

The first batter of the first grade team, the second batter Naohiko Tamura, was quickly out. With Hiroki pulling the ball high and low, Naohiko Tamura took a shot at a high ball and hit a fly ball in the outfield.

Bureau.

Immediately afterwards.

The second batter, Reitama Oishi, failed to retrieve the low ball and hit a grounder between second and third base. Shortstop Kenjiro Ishida, a senior, threw out the ball at first base.

And the third batter...

Four-bat Ibotata was lured by a slider, swung and struck out.

Three up and three down.

There were no defensive errors.

In other words, their current offensive level as a first-year team is not enough to suppress the senior team's defensive errors.

"this......"

Watching Ibota walk down the batter's box dejectedly, Tetsu Nishino, who was standing off the court, frowned. This fast-paced transition between offense and defense was quite detrimental to their first-year team.

Attack and defense complement each other.

If the attack is unfavorable, it will be very difficult to defend. The three ups and three downs that their first-year team did so neatly could not even consume the number of pitches from the opponent's pitcher.

Having to go on fielding just after sitting down and not taking a few minutes' rest is very hard for the fielding players, especially the pitchers who keep pitching.

In addition, the lack of success in one's own offense will also put pressure on the pitcher, who is in a state of high nervous tension and cannot give up any runs. It is easy to happen that either he does not get a hit, or when he gets a hit, the pitcher completely collapses and is hit out consecutively.

A hit, resulting in consecutive runs.

...What to do? Nishino Tetsu desperately thought of countermeasures.

But as the game continued, Tetsu Nishino felt that he should first think about how to survive the second half of the fourth game, because it was once again the senior team's turn to play at the top.

Exchange of offense and defense.

In the lounge on the senior class side.

Hiroki was giving instructions to the batter who was about to pitch.

"When you are waiting for the next strike, look carefully and put the ball in before hitting it! Also, give me a straight ball to hit, and any change-up ball that is not sure will be pushed out of bounds! Do you understand?"

The first, second, and third batters who were bound to play in this inning, Kuriyama Shogo, Ichikawa Kyotaro, and Arimori Shion all listened carefully.

"Also," Hiroki continued, "when there are runners on base, you can judge whether you want to hit the ball to advance the base based on the number of innings. If you choose to hit the ball, you must be decisive and don't give them time to react!"

The three of them, Kuriyama Shogo, nodded, indicating that they understood. They also knew that the first priority now was to equalize the score and get the two teams back to the same starting line again.

Vice-captain Gochi Iwata, who was serving as a substitute pitcher today, also said from the side: "That kid Kazuya likes to throw straight balls today, so hurry up and let him suffer."

Hiroki looked at Tetsu Nishino, who was trying out a throw on the field, and thought to himself:

Although Zhejun's distribution of mainly straight balls in the first three innings has achieved good results, the real test has only begun now. The opponent will not obediently follow the catcher's rhythm.

After they were all ready, the radio rang at the right time.

"In the bottom of the fourth inning, the senior team's offense. The batter who came on was,"

"One bat, third baseman, Kuriyama-san."

Kuriyama Shogo, who was standing in the batter's box, raised his bat and took a deep breath. This time he had to make some achievements no matter what, and he would never be easily outed.
Chapter completed!