Diamond Ace Takanono

Chapter 250 Match Point
"bring it on!"

Hayakawa's thoughts were interrupted by the newly arrived Maezono.

'Ah, the voice is so loud, so this person just created the first double kill.Wow, I feel a bit stiff. '

Recalling this, Hayakawa came up with an idea.

So after two consecutive slider swings, a red ball made the front field hit a high-fly ball in the direction of the center field. Karl Ross stood in the original position and received the ball almost without moving.

Looking up into the field, because the distance is not enough, the runners on the first and second bases dare not move at all.

"One out!"

"one by one!"

Daoshi's players saw the hope of not losing points.

Soon Aso came on the field. He knew his duty, so he put on a short bat from the beginning.

'It's really different, the hitter just now wanted to try to hit it out by himself. '

Of course Aso understood the difference between himself and Maeda. Facing the aggressive ace on the mound, he was actually a little worried that he would mess things up.

"bump--"

"The outside world!"

The two men on the base ran two steps, and quickly rushed back to the base to save their lives.

"During bunt, the ass sticks out like this, just like me!" The bullpen pitcher, Eijun who is actually the batter's cheerleader and on-site coach, held an air bat in his hand and showed it to the batter with his own tricks.

"Damn it—" everyone on the bench heard it too, they could always hear Eijun jumping up and down, but they were just used to it, and they didn't want to pull people up and get attached to him.

but!

Bunt, only bunt, makes everyone unable to lift their heads in front of him, no matter what ball, no matter what direction, as long as Eijun wants to hit, he can almost succeed.

"It's really weird..." As everyone gritted their teeth, Aso clicked for the second time.

"If you want to bunt, just bunt!"

Narimiya threw it toward the hitter's bat.

The violent tremor made it difficult for Aso to grasp the direction of the baseball for a while, but he finally managed to hit the ball in the direction of first base.

"safe!"*2
"out!"

The first and second base runners who started early, reached the base safely.

So there are two outs, and there are people on the second and third bases.

"Tojo! It's time for you to perform!" From the bench came the shout of his friend Kanamaru.

"Gudu" Tojo swallowed, a little worried that this action would be seen as nervous.

'A first-year hitter. . .Stand in the middle of the strike zone. . Hayakawa stared at the hitter's feet, thinking about dribbling.

But when he touched Cheng Gongming's eyes focused on him, the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end.

To be honest, when a person with superior strength looks at him so intently and decides to trust him, an impulse surges up in his heart for no reason, wanting to do something different from the previous style.

So, the original decision was abandoned.

'Come on, let's make your throwing better.Press the opponent with a straight ball. '

This signal made the pitcher on the opposite side laugh unconsciously, and the catcher's blood was almost responding to him.

Looking back at the runners on the second and third bases, it seems nothing.

Stepping out fiercely, Naruto's pitch has come in front of Tojo.

'Inner corner! 'The bat was cautious and he didn't swing it out. At this time, he didn't have the confidence to hit the ball well on the first pitch, and Qingdao obviously had no second chance.

"nice shot!"

"Score! Come back and score!!"

Qingdao's bench has the highest desire to score again, and they have experienced a drop from the highest expectation to the lowest.

However, it is also such an experience that makes baseball teenagers more tenacious than their peers. They see that line again and again, but they never touch it in the end.

The world of sports is very cruel. To get points is to get points. Being weaker than others will show up in every game.

The only thing the baseball boys can do is, after falling again and again, try to touch that line again.

He was full of energy, as if he had never experienced a blow.

"Tojo! Come on!!"

There are a lot of voices from the bench here. They are more unwilling than those who are on the field, but the shouts are still very loud, because this is their common honor.

Even if other people perform well, it will objectively deprive them of the opportunity to play, and they will hope that the other party will perform better.

'Very cautious, then the next step is to expand the outside corner of the strike zone! "Hayakawa immediately confirmed the ball. The combination of inside and outside corners and strikeouts is a test of the pitcher's ball control. Cheng Gongming is in good condition now.

Nodding slightly, the pitcher doesn't show any emotion now.

This surprised Superintendent Guoyou a bit. In the case of people on the second and third bases, before, even Cheng Gongming would lower his face and look very serious, but the anger and a little willfulness hidden in it could be felt.

Now, from the breath coming from the mound, the core is calm.

'It seems that it is right to choose Hayakawa to match with Narimiya. "Supervisor Guoyou didn't just focus on the pitcher. The pitcher and catcher are integrated on the field. If the pitcher can make this change, then it must be the catcher on the opposite side who can make him fully trust.

"Gudu" throat throbbed again, but the moisture in the mouth was very low, and Tojo's saliva suddenly receded like a tide to nowhere, leaving only his desert-like tongue.

'I'm a little nervous. . '

As Tojo thought about it, he saw Shirokage ahead again.

'Shoot out!Must fight out! '

As soon as he saw that the direction of the ball was coming from the outside corner, Tojo immediately reacted, stepped out, and aimed at the gap in right field.

swing --

'etc! ’ Tojo was about halfway through his swing, when the ball turned to the outer corner, ‘Slider? ? ? '

"Really, that catcher actually asked for a slider, isn't he afraid of missing a catch??"

Generally speaking, in a critical moment like someone on the second and third bases, the catcher will not want all kinds of change balls that are easy to miss, such as sliders, fingers, etc. Once they miss, they will turn around and deal with the gap , enough for the runner to run back and forth.

"Pa—" Hayakawa's body slid out suddenly, blocking the ball in front of him, and while picking up the ball, his eyes were fixed on the third base.

"nice shot!"

"Nice!" This time, there were two strikes and no balls, and the situation seemed to be completely in Daoshi's favor.

"Tojo! Follow the ball well!!"

"Get out!"

"Huh—huh—" the batter held the bat in front of his face and took a deep breath, 'What ball will be used against me next? '

The answer is clear, that sharp changeup.

'Think back, Takano's changeup, think back! '

At this point Hayakawa hit the next signal at home plate: 'Next, changeup!Come on, strike him out! '

The atmosphere at home plate is at its peak, and the pitch is about to pass the inning without a loss, and the batter has only one last chance left.

(End of this chapter)