"So amazing..."
"The baseball, it dropped..."
Raichi Todoroki, at the batter's box, had just swung and missed. Koichiro Tanba had thrown the most outstanding pitch of the game, successfully deceiving Raichi Todoroki into swinging and missing.
At this, the Yakushi High School Baseball Team's dugout was immediately filled with an air of trepidation. Their players were all silent. Even Raichi Todoroki swung and missed? They really couldn't imagine what kind of pitch Tanba on the pitcher's mound had thrown.
Fortunately, the showdown was not over yet. If that had been the last pitch, then they would probably really be crying.
"Ping!"
The second pitch, Raichi Todoroki hit the ball foul. His swing was still powerful.
Miyuki, in the catcher's position, thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a way to get Raichi Todoroki out without taking risks. Since that was the case, it was better to take advantage of Tanba's hot streak and have a decisive battle with the opponent.
Having made up his mind, Miyuki once again signaled for a high breaking ball. Theoretically, as long as Tanba could successfully throw this pitch, their hope of getting the opponent out would greatly increase.
A ball that dropped directly from a high point, with such a large arc. Even if the batter swung, it wouldn't be easy to hit the center of the ball.
Tanba gritted his teeth and threw the ball with a straightforward attitude. With the team holding an overwhelming advantage, his performance was very relaxed. The white ball dropped sharply as it approached the strike zone.
It was about to fall into Miyuki's glove.
Suddenly, a bat, with lightning speed, fiercely struck the baseball. Although he didn't hit the center of the ball, he still cleanly swept it out.
"Gahahaha..."
The one hitting, of course, was Raichi Todoroki. Even if he only grazed it, the white ball still flew to the very back of the field. Before Isashiki Jun could get there, it heavily landed on the ground and bounced away.
"Good hit!"
Although Isashiki Jun quickly got the ball and returned it in time, Seido High School Baseball Team still inevitably lost a run. Sanada at Second Base directly crossed Third Base and ran back to Home Base.
The score on the field became 12:8. Yakushi High School Baseball Team caught up by one run, and Seido High School Baseball Team's lead was only four runs.
This was not over yet. Raichi Todoroki also took this opportunity to successfully run to First Base.
One out, runner on First Base. Seido High School Baseball Team's crisis in the ninth inning had clearly not passed yet.
In Yakushi's dugout, and among many fans in the stands who were originally neutral, everyone became energized. Even though they knew the hope was slim, they didn't give up the chance to cheer for Yakushi High School Baseball Team players.
"Keep hitting, you still have hope."
"I never thought Yakushi High School Baseball Team could persist until here..."
"After all, they won against Inashiro."
People were discussing animatedly, and reporters who came to interview were constantly taking photos. Even the commentator from Tokyo Television, at this moment, had most of his attention on Yakushi.
It was unclear when, but Yakushi seemed to have become the protagonist of this game. Seido High School, on the other hand, had become a supporting role. It seemed as if everyone was paying attention to Yakushi's performance and hoping they could achieve even greater accomplishments. Seido, which originally held an absolute advantage, had instead become the villain obstructing Yakushi High School Baseball Team's progress.
"This trend is not good!"
In the outfield, Isashiki Jun grumbled unhappily. In this atmosphere, the Yakushi High School Baseball Team players were very likely to be stimulated and thus perform outstandingly. Then wouldn't Seido High School really become a mere backdrop?
He wasn't the only one with this concern. Many of his teammates in Seido High School Baseball Team had similar feelings. They sensed that the atmosphere on the field was very wrong and that they had to quickly deal with the opponent in front of them. Otherwise, they might encounter very big trouble later.
However, the more cautious Seido High School Baseball Team acted, the better Yakushi High School Baseball Team's luck became. In the subsequent showdown, they easily hit the ball out and beautifully got a hit.
"Safe!"
Raichi Todoroki, who was originally at First Base, ran at an astonishing speed. He quickly passed Second Base and ran directly to Third Base. Although the final slide was a bit redundant, his speed still left a very deep impression on the Seido High School Baseball Team players.
Next, he didn't even need a hit. As long as Mishima could hit a ground ball or a fly ball, Raichi Todoroki had a very high chance of scoring.
One out, runners on First and Third Base.
Facing the huge crisis, Tanba's expression visibly began to tense up. So much so that his first pitch to Mishima didn't even make it into the strike zone. The baseball deviated from the strike zone and fell into Miyuki Kazuya's glove.
"Ball!"
"Scared? This senpai is really a coward."
Mishima's tongue was venomous. He wouldn't miss this opportunity to mock his opponent.
Miyuki's face was cold, and he didn't bother with this player. In Miyuki's mind, everything that had just happened was replaying. Tanba's condition seemed to be problematic.
Just at this moment, in the Seido High School Baseball Team's dugout, Coach Kataoka walked two steps forward and signaled. Upon seeing the signal, both Miyuki and Tanba were greatly moved. Then both nodded slightly and began to focus on their showdown with the batter.
"So young, and already knows what's most important in a game? Kataoka of Seido High School Baseball Team? Truly, the younger generation is formidable."
Todoroki Raizo slowly closed his eyes. He no longer needed to pay full attention to the game.
"Whoosh!"
Tanba threw a Fastball. Seeing it flying, Mishima didn't hesitate and swung his bat directly.
"Ping!"
The bat solidly hit the baseball, and Mishima felt a significant recoil in his hands. Before, they had put all their attention on Tanba's high breaking ball. They really hadn't noticed that this pitcher's velocity was also not bad.
The white ball flew to the back of the field. Zhang Han rushed out first, caught up with the ball before it landed, and then raised his glove.
"Snap!"
"Out!"
The ball hit by Mishima was caught for an out just like that.
However, the Yakushi High School Baseball Team players were clearly not resigned to such a result. Raichi Todoroki, who was on Third Base, ran directly towards Home Base. From Third Base to Home Base was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight meters. With Raichi Todoroki's speed, it would only take a little over three seconds. During this process, if Zhang Han hesitated even a little, Seido would find it very difficult to stop Raichi Todoroki.
The problem was that Zhang Han did not hesitate.
Not only did he not hesitate, but the moment he caught the ball, his body had already started to run forward. As Zhang Han ran, the ball in his glove was transferred to his right hand, and then he threw it out fiercely.
"Whoosh!"
The white ball, like an arrow shot by a master archer, traveled over sixty meters and accurately landed in Miyuki's glove. At this time, Raichi Todoroki was still a full five or six meters away from Home Base.
Miyuki very easily adjusted his posture and touched Raichi Todoroki with his glove.
"Snap!"
"Out!!"
The original catch for an out thus turned into a double play. And with it, this intense game, after nine innings of fierce battle, finally came to a perfect conclusion.
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