In the second half of the fifth inning, Omi replaced the fourth pitcher, Yuki Hayashi.

Omi High School does not have an ace in the absolute sense. The four pitchers are all of similar strength, so Omi's games are often completed by follow-up pitching.

Although Lin Yushu is a second-year pitcher, his strength is not inferior to the three seniors.

In particular, he is a rare left-hander who is excellent in ball control and change-up, and is a skilled pitcher.

After Yuki Hayashi came on the field, under the guidance of catcher Ryo Arima, Omi's defense adjusted and scored four and five outs in a row, containing Hakusan's offense.

After the fifth game, the score remained Omi 0:3 Hakusan.

In the first half of the sixth round, Omi's offense started.

After being unable to score in the first five innings, Omi's batting line finally exploded in the sixth inning. Starting from the second bat, Omi had a strong attack and three batters in a row had hits.

After two rounds of batting, Yamamoto Sakuya's pitches were gradually figured out by Omi's hitters.

Omi's center line broke out at the right time, and he scored a point from Yamamoto Sakuya with consecutive hits, and the score became Omi 1:3 Hakusan.

At this time, Baishan made a change of pitch.

Sakuya Yamamoto pitched, and another pitcher, Gochi Iwata, pitched.

Tetsu Nishino first took advantage of Omi's batter's unfamiliarity with the pitcher and struck out five with Gochi Iwata's sharp slider, then forced Omi's six-bat double play ground ball.

Baishan survived the crisis by only losing one point.

After the exchange of offense and defense, the game entered the second half of the sixth inning.

In the dugout, Tetsu Nishino was watching pitcher Yuki Hayashi's pitching.

Lin Youshu is small in stature and has a very young face. He looks like a middle school student.

When Tetsu Nishino saw Yuki Hayashi always smiling brightly on the pitcher's mound, he seemed to enjoy pitching so much that people couldn't help but want to pinch him.

But it was such an out-of-character pitcher who completely suppressed White Mountain's hitters.

Three up and three down.

The game enters the final round.

In the first half of the seventh game, Omi's attack came.

Facing Omi's lower position play, Tetsu Nishino was very strong with the ball and gave Omi a three up and three down.

With a score of 1:3 between Omi and Hakuyama, the game came to the second half of the seventh inning when Hakuyama attacked.

Nine-hit pitcher Gochi Iwata stepped into the batter's box and was soon out.

Hakusan's second batter was the one-hitting Tetsu Nishino.

One out and no one on base.

Tetsu Nishino stepped into the strike zone in this situation.

"A difficult junior..."

Omi's second-year catcher Ryo Arima was extremely depressed.

As Omi's main catcher, Ryo Arima became a player that the entire Shiga Prefecture paid attention to early on due to his outstanding performance, and was regarded as a player with the potential to play professional baseball.

But facing Tetsu Nishino today, Ryo Arima felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart, and his matchmaking was repeatedly frustrated.

Three at-bats, three hits.

Ryo Arima was helpless after being hit by a first grader three times in a row.

Ryo Arima is a very good catcher, smart and calm, able to understand the situation around him, and skillfully guided four different types of pitchers in Omi's series of games.

Behind home plate, Rō Arima could clearly see Tetsu Nishino knocking the ball out.

Almost always hits the center of the ball.

Arima Ryo was surprised by this. He had encountered many hitters, but he had never seen a player who could judge the hitting point so accurately.

However, Arima Ryo was still keenly aware of Nishino Tetsu's shortcomings.

The blow was too rough.

Of course, a rough statement is comparing him to a third-year player like Kitamura Keigo.

Moreover, Arima found out that Tetsu Nishino's three hits were all straight balls, and most of the change-up balls were out of bounds. So can we infer that Nishino Tetsu is not good at hitting change-ups?

Arima Ryo decided to give it a try.

First goal.

After seeing the catcher's signal, Yuki Hayashi smiled on the pitcher's mound, raised his feet high, and threw the ball with all his strength.

call out!

"Crack!"

The baseball hit the catcher's glove cleanly, making a clear sound.

"Eh?"

Tetsu Nishino, who originally raised his bat as if to hit it, watched the ball enter his glove. The path of the ball just now was really a bit different.

Changeup ball.

Not only are there changes in ball speed, there are also erratic vertical and horizontal movements.

Unfortunately, the ball did not enter the strike zone and was just a bad ball in the high outside corner, but for catcher Ryo Arima, observing Tetsu Nishino's reaction was enough.

Next, let’s try Lin’s pitching, a first-year junior.

Arima Ryo half-knelt on the ground and threw the ball onto the pitcher's mound. He quickly signaled the next pitch and positioned his glove.

Second ball.

After the ball entered the bases, Tetsu Nishino swung the bat hard and hit the ball out of bounds.

Slider inside corner.

Tetsu Nishino will fall into the strike zone if he doesn't hit the ball out of bounds.

1 bad ball and 1 good ball.

The third ball.

Another slider from the inside corner, this time attacking the low post.

"Qiang!"

Tetsu Nishino hit the ball out of bounds with an awkward hitting posture. After swinging the bat, he shook his head and shook his right hand. The action he made when he was squeezed made him very uncomfortable.

1 bad ball, 2 good balls.

The batter is chased.

The fourth ball.

call out!

Changeup ball low in the outside corner.

Tetsu Nishino's rhythm began to change, and he swung the bat and hit the bad ball out of bounds.

Seeing Tetsu Nishino's chest rising and falling slightly, Arima Ryo knew that his batting had been successful so far, and that the batter was starting to miss the opportunity to strike.

The combination of changeup and slider.

Alternation of internal and external angles.

After a set of balls came down, it was time to harvest the batter.

Arima Ryo raised his lips slightly and arranged his gloves. He was convinced that his pitcher Lin Yushu could hit the ball where he wanted.

On the pitcher's mound, Yushu Hayashi raised his feet high again and quickly made a pitching motion.

call out!

The baseball struck in an arc!

Whoosh!

Tetsu Nishino swung the bat in his hand with all his strength, but could only hit the air.

A changeup ball in the outside corner.

"Crack!"

Strikeout!!!

Tetsu Nishino, who swung the bat too hard, swung the bat away and turned his body in a circle, just in time from the right strike zone to the left strike zone.

"Two out!"

On the pitcher's mound, Yushu Hayashi made a two-out gesture with his little hand and shouted to his teammates.

When he saw Tetsu Nishino walking back dejectedly, Lin Yushu looked at him and made a two-out gesture with a smile.

"..."

Nishino Tetsu couldn't laugh or cry. How could Senior Lin be like this? He wanted shrimp meat but also pig heart.

Returning to the dugout and taking off his batting helmet, Tetsu Nishino recalled Lin Yuki's changeup just now. He couldn't hit it at all with that kind of speed difference and change in pitch.

Strikeouts.

Tetsu Nishino hasn't struck out in a long time.

Hakusan High School has played more than 20 practice games in the past few months. Tetsu Nishino has played a lot, but he has rarely struck out.

It was so rare that Tetsu Nishino almost forgot what it felt like to be struck out.

The way he gets out is basically by catching a fly ball in the outfield or intercepting an infield ball. He rarely strikes out with a swing.

Nishino Tetsuya also discovered that he was different from others.
Chapter completed!