""One more out to go!"

The commentator's voice made the supporters of Seiryo High School in front of the TV feel at their lowest point. Although the game was not over yet, the originally hopeful prayers were gradually replaced by the anguish of accepting reality.

On the contrary, the supporters of White Mountain High School suddenly worried about gains and losses, and had a sense of unreality. Especially those who had accompanied the baseball team through ten years of difficulties, faced with the reality in front of them, even suspected that they had not awakened from the dream.

Feeling disappointed, the announcer in the stadium read slowly.

""Second bat, left fielder, Arimatsu-kun.""

""Second bat, left fielder, Arimatsu-kun.""

Seiryo High School junior Kazuki Arimatsu walks into the batter's box.

Zhang Zhe did not pay too much attention to the batter, not because he underestimated the enemy, but because what he should be most concerned about at this time was his teammates.

From the catcher's box, you can see every teammate on the field. Their preparation actions are different, but they all have the same action and look towards them.

Zhang Zhe knew that many people were looking at him.

As early as last year in Hajia, Zhang Zhe learned to calmly deal with tens of thousands of glances mixed with different thoughts without wavering in his heart.

It is inevitable that the feeling of excitement gradually takes over his mind, but Zhang Zhe still knows what to do next and how to do it.

Addressing current hitters has always been the most important task.

Kazuki Arimatsu had a hit before, and now he has to fight to continue his hit streak. Every choice he makes will determine whether Seiryo High School's final hope is shattered.

His options are few.

Zhang Zhe knows that the initiative is firmly in his own hands. As long as he guides his teammates to show their due strength, it is natural to win the third elimination.

Zhang Zhe has always been extremely determined in oppressing his opponents.

"Throw more carefully."

The first ball is a slider with a low outside angle.

This position is farthest from the batter's eyes, and there is interference from the height difference.

Nishino Kazuya threw the ball, and the path of the ball was roughly as expected.

The batter, Kazuki Arimatsu, did not hit the bat.

From Zhang Zhe's perspective, the ball touches the lower edge of the strike zone and is an ambiguous ball. There is much to be done about this.

The moment he catches the ball, he quietly lifts his gloves.

"Crack!"

The shock was not comfortable, so Zhang Zhe held his gloves in place, hoping to deepen the impression of the chief judge.

The tactical deception had an effect, and the chief judge made a firm decision as always.

"nice shot!"

The catcher's pull is allowed by baseball rules. Generally speaking, the success rate is around 20%, and there is a huge room for operation.

Zhang Zhe often makes reasonable use of the referee's "trust" in him at critical moments.

The decision of this goal made Kazuki Arimatsu confused. He turned around and looked back at the dugout at a loss, trying to seek help from the supervisor and teammates.

However, what makes Kazuki Arimatsu uncomfortable is that he only received a lot of support for "choose the ball well".

Zhang Zhe saw Arimatsu and Teru's movements and expressions.

Nervous emotions are slowly swallowing up Arimatsu Kazuki's judgment, and the Seiryo coaching staff, who are stuck behind the score, can't come up with a solution. The players' personal abilities have become the only hope to save the game.

A home run can change a lot of things, including the score, morale, offensive and defensive situation, etc. It just so happened that Xing Leng had the experience of winning with a home run in the last inning of this tournament, so the audience had some vague expectations.

Kazuki Arimatsu had no idea of ​​taking any chances. He needed to fight to keep the strike zone first, and Zhang Zhe fully understood this.

Zhang Zhe is still crouching behind the outside corner of the right batter.

The second ball is a straight ball from the outside corner.

Kazuya Nishino, who had thrown more than 110 balls, also entered a period of fatigue, and his ball speed dropped slightly and was controlled in the 145 range.

Baseball is coming.

Looking at the right strike zone, the ball's entry point seems to be close to the strike zone, and you can swing the bat to follow it.

"Qiang!"

Arimatsu Kazuki hit the ball with his swing, but he didn't use the right part of the stick and only knocked the ball away.

On the catcher's bench, Zhang Zhe squatted peacefully, and the ball was hit as expected.

The baseball flew into the first-base stands.

"Out of bounds!"

Zhang Zhe and Nishino Kazuya took advantage of two good balls by catching the batter and hitting foul balls.

0 bad goals, 2 good goals.

The batter's options are shrinking and shrinking, and he has been forced to the edge of elimination.

"Crash, crash, crash!!!"

The atmosphere at Koshien Stadium was as hot as boiling water reaching its peak.

One goal left!

The winner of Hagar will be decided in the next moment!

Compared with the boiling atmosphere in the stands, the atmosphere of despair permeated the Xingling rest area. The players gathered at the guardrail and shouted at the top of their lungs with red eyes, "Come on Xingling."

Seiryo's tragic wish, Ishikawa Shi's tragic wish, and Kitano Shinetsu's tragic wish, is it really impossible to break through today?

"Xing Leng, come on!!"

"Xing Ling, come up!!!"

The shouts from the supporting stands spread throughout Koshien, attracting many sympathetic spectators to join in, and the momentum became louder and louder.

People easily break out in despair.

Seeing the tragic look on Arimatsu and Teru's face, Zhang Zhe felt that it was necessary to take the initiative to cool down and make full use of the number of bad balls.

The third ball is a low fork ball.

"Crack!"

"Bad ball!"

The fourth ball is a high straight ball from the outside corner.

"Crack!"

"Bad ball!"

The fifth ball is a low slider.

"Crack!"

"Bad ball!"

Kazuya Nishino's pitches have been unable to enter the strike zone, making people wonder if he suddenly lost control of the ball.

It is a serious matter for a pitcher to not be able to find the strike zone. The live broadcast camera switched back and forth between Kazuya Nishino and Zhang Zhe, trying to figure out what was going on, but there was no clue from the expressions of the two of them.

Judging from the number of balls used, it seems that he should be tired. Could it be that the pitcher suddenly lost control of the ball?

Many spectators had this thought, and even the Xinglin players in the dugout thought so.

The pitcher's erratic control of the ball and self-destruction is an opportunity for the trailing team to come back. If four consecutive bad balls lead to runners crowding the bases, and then another at-bat, the reversal of the plot will be wonderful.

It's a coincidence.

One of the reasons for Hakusan Haja's defeat last year was that Kazuya Nishino was unable to control the ball and the runner crowded the bases and hit a home run.

In the dugout of Baishan High School on the first base side, the faces of the Baishan players who crowded towards the exit changed. They had been waiting for several minutes since the two outs and still could not rush onto the field.

"Captain, Kazuya, hold on!!"

There were two outs and no runners in the bottom of the ninth inning.

3 bad goals and 2 good goals.

How the next goal will develop is still unknown.

Zhang Zhe carefully observed Arimatsu Kazuki's expression to confirm whether he was lucky enough to pick four bad balls.

In fact, it was not Zhang Zhe's first choice to fill up three balls. The original plan was to lure the batter to chase the ball and swing, thereby safely getting a strikeout.

The matter has come to this, and it is useless to think too much about it.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Zhe gave the signal to the pitcher's mound.

"High position!"

"Straight ball!"

"bring it on!!"
To be continued...