Diamond Ace Takanono

Chapter 121 The end of Kiryu's war - almost overturned
In the second half of the fourth inning, Aido attacked. The first player to play was Takano, and when he returned to the field again, his blood was still boiling for that very good slider. There was no way, this was What he has been pursuing for the past half month has finally been shot, but due to the fact that he can't show it happily during the game, he can only use this energy to attack.

"Touch——" Gao Zhiye hit the ball far away and landed in the corner of the right field. He roared, rushed past first base, second base, and finally stepped on the bag of third base .

"Bad... almost flew out, that pitcher is also the same as ours."

"Why does he look so excited, it's very different from the look on the mound..."

"Not hit out," just saw a ball flying so high, Hiromi Tate thought he was going to drop a point directly, just at the moment when he was in a daze, there were cheers from his teammates everywhere.

"Tackle them one by one!"

"Very well done."

"Forget about runners at third base, get serious about batters!"

"Everyone—" After receiving everyone's comfort, Guan's smile returned, that's why he likes to pitch. It's really reliable to have these teammates behind him.

'Damn, it didn't interfere with the pitcher's state at all. On third base, Gao Zhiye raised his hat, and standing on the strike zone was that silent and reliable man—Hakushu.

"Bump—" A ball that wasn't too far away, when the right fielder caught it, he saw that the third base runner had already started running, and now he was almost at home plate, so he could only take an out and pass it to first base.

"safe!"

"out!"

Gao Zhiye was waiting near the home plate, waiting for Senior Hakushu to approach, and the two raised their arms and clapped: "Another point!"

But the scoring in this inning didn't stop there. The adjusted team, apart from being hit by a single by Kuramochi, allowed one run to end the half inning smoothly.

In the fifth inning, the opponent was Kiryu's Shibuji, and Takano's ball became 'easy to hit' again.

"Bump—" Seeing the first ball, Ba Kuo thought about hitting a few more balls in his mind, but his instinct still made him hit the first ball.

"Out!" The result was caught out by the second baseman.

The last time Nine Sticks was out, it was because of the alternation of inside and outside corner straight balls, which disrupted the rhythm. This time, he must learn a lesson. Qingdao probably won't use his real strength to deal with him, the ninth stick.

but--

Nine-stick pitching, ball speed, rotation speed, far surpassed the second inning, and it was his inside corner that was constantly attacking, which made him want to block involuntarily.

"bump--"

"out!"

"Huh——" Gao Zhiye continued to do his relaxation exercises, and soon he was going to face the superior team again. He was really tired. Just relaxing his muscles like this now can't get rid of his fatigue. Sure enough, he practiced too much defense during the training camp over invested.

Under such circumstances, he played with a stick, carried out the supervisor's instructions, and hit 8 balls in a row before being tricked by a carter ball and struck out.

"Carter ball?"

"So there really are still change balls that haven't been used?"

"The slider never showed up again."

Now, because of the appearance of the Carter ball, the joy of successfully consuming so many balls is gone. The second seam, Carter, changeup, slider, it seems that except for the second seam, everyone else is shooting well. Yes, such a pitcher is a first-year pitcher, Kiryu's supervisor finally understood why he was allowed to play against them from Osaka, 'Supervisor Kataoka, is this the talent you want to hide? Two brushes, I have to sympathize with the schools in the Tokyo area for the next two years. '

However, Qingdao began to be vigilant, "Chris, what is the current number of balls?"

"52 pitches, 15 pitches in this inning alone."

Kataoka understood what Chris meant, there were still four rounds left, and Kiryu probably wouldn't make it easier for Takano.

The pitcher, who was thought of by the supervisors on both sides, fell down on the bench at this time. Tanba and Kawakami came over and silently massaged Takano. At this moment, Tanba was in a very complicated mood. Standing in left field, he could clearly understand I can see how the pitcher plays tricks with the pile of bad cards in his hand. Every time I see him and Miyuki smiling mischievously together, I feel from the bottom of my heart that the kid is really 'playing' baseball.

Danba's slightly disappointed mood lasted until the first half of the sixth inning.

"Bang——" The first crisp sound was at the home plate, and the next second, there was the sound of a ball hitting the grid wall in the center field.

"Home run!"

"Pavilion! Great job!"

'An opposing pitcher and four batters? Tanba quickly turned his gaze back to the field, just in time to see Takano turning his head back, "Is he all right, he was kicked out after guarding for so long. . '

But then, he saw the gloved arm of the pitcher hanging down again, and he understood the meaning, "Since you are kicked out, losing points is inevitable, why don't you take advantage of others running in circles?" Time to relax quickly. He thought of Takano's previous actual battles in the team, and explained the relaxation process like this, "Senior Tanba, do you want to try it? Not only is it helpful for sleep, but it can also restore physical strength and spirit during the game." '

"It's really interesting, kid, but I still won't give you the trump card." Danba understands the significance of the weekend's concentrated game. This is Kataoka's final exam for these pitchers for the summer game. The will to be exhausted and whether you can lead the team to victory are very important assessment points, so now is not the time to panic, the most important thing is to prepare for tomorrow's game.

In the remaining three innings, Takano's physical strength declined significantly. In the first half of the seventh inning, he was hit with a string of hits. Fortunately, he caught a double play. At this time, there were two outs and third bases, so he didn't hide it. , four offensive bads, four walks, and five duels got the last out of the game.

"This round is finally over—" No matter how optimistic he is, it is very tiring to meet a team as strong as Kiryu Osaka after the first game of his high school career. He really doesn't want to meet that center again. The 8th and 9th innings were a bit more competitive, and this confrontation with the four or five sticks will be the last time of this game.

"Don't relax." Miyuki tapped Takano's waist.

"Don't knock it, my whole body hurts." He has now thrown 90 pitches. "I know that if I get loose, I have to face the center line again, and I don't want it."

In the second half of the round, it was the center of Qingdao's turn to play the line again. As a result, Takano was not given much rest time, so he switched sides again, "The collective misfire, it is most reliable to form a senior team, four teams and three, and then it turned out to be me. This pitcher, as well as Isashiki-senpai, two of three, and even Miyuki had a guaranteed hit, Masuko-senpai, what's the matter with you, the game has zero hits so far. '

As a result, in the 8th inning, he was still caught by the six bats and hit a single. "Ah, even if all strikeouts are lost, the next inning will have to face the third bat. Maybe, I have to meet with four or five bats." . . '

The score between the two sides was deadlocked at 4:2, until the 9th inning. Facing Kiryu's Hiromi Tate again, Takano shook his head continuously at Miyuki's secret signal in this game.

'Bad ball from the outside corner. '

Takano shook his head.

'Strike from the outside corner? '

Shaking his head again.

Miyuki's smile couldn't help coming out of the corner of his mouth, "Then I know, you want to play against this four-bat, right? But now your physical strength is no better than the third inning. Now there are people on the first and third bases, and you are hit out. I don't care, the next ball is a straight ball at the chest position of the inside corner! '

"Touch——" Hall lived up to the expectations of his teammates on base, and hit a deep position in the outfield. The second base runner went straight to home plate, and the situation suddenly became one out, with people on second and third bases.

Then there was a second base clearing hit in five bats, and the game was turned over in an instant, 4:5, Qing Dao trailed by one point.

"You first grader, cheer me up!"

"There is still the second half of the game, don't relax!"

"Concentrate on dealing with the batter!"

Gao Zhiye took off his hat and signaled to his seniors that he was out of the game. He knew that his move just now was too capricious, but since that was the case, he could only concentrate on dealing with the batters behind.

"That's right, it's this expressionless face even if you lose points, you just keep it up—wuwuwu" At some point, Eijun, who was unattended, had already run outside the bench, clapping his hands and shouting at Takano , as if he was the supervisor, but he was quickly dragged into the bench by Chunshi covering his mouth.

"Hahaha," Gao Zhiye couldn't help laughing out loud, his mood to get off work is beyond words, and there are still two hitters after that, hurry up and strike out, the score in the second half of the inning will be handed over to the reliable seniors .

. . .

"competition is over--"

Following the referee's order, the teenagers on both sides assembled to salute. On the sidelines of the game, the big scoreboard, the column of the ninth inning, and the upper and lower rows all displayed the word '3'. In the end, these seniors gave back Takano, the game ended with 7:5, Aomichi won the final victory, and this is the first time Takano has made a perfect shot.

'It's finally over'. After the adrenaline of the game was secreted, there was only exhaustion left. The coaches were still chatting over there, and Takano had already added friends with Tate Hiromi.

"I really want to hit the ball you throw with all your strength. I feel that our characteristics are very similar."

Gao Zhiye slapped haha, thinking in his heart, you already hit me a home run, what more do you want!

The 'staring' expression beside him cannot be ignored, Jiang Gu and Rong Chun stared at Gao Zhiye, "What's wrong?"

"I want to join too."

"Me too."

"...kids?"

(End of this chapter)