Ace of Diamonds Golden Boots Silver Rod

Chapter 11 Practice Competition ()

Sendō jogged back to the bench.

"Sendou, start pitching with all your strength in the next inning! You will be the catcher in the fourth inning. One inning is enough. After all, it is your first time playing, so enjoy the game! Baseball is not just about hitting! Fielding can be fun sometimes. .”

"OK!" Xiandao didn't care about this.

"Pong!" As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of a hit ball was heard in the field.

Sendō looked back and saw the ball traveling through three runs to create a hit.

"It looks like it won't be over for a while. The opponent's third baseman is still a little nervous. The seniors have obviously started to target him."

"Who knows? Immortal, you don't know what state a creature like humans will be in the next second." Coach Nakanishi said pointedly.

"Third baseman, don't be afraid, just enjoy the game! This kind of opponent is not easy to encounter!"

"What about the catcher?" Sendō said to himself as he looked at Masako Harada who was comforting his teammates on the field.

"It's a little more interesting!"

After saying this, he returned to his seat without looking back.

With teammates on the court who were under the same pressure, the Mariners finally let go, forgetting about winning and losing, and their performance began to return to normal. In the end, the Wildcats' score was fixed at 5 points in this round, and the game went smoothly.

"It's our turn, Sendō, it's better to forget about the score!" Coach Nakanishi said to Sendō who was about to play.

"It's nothing, I didn't care about this in the first place!" Xiandao didn't look back at all. Coach Nakanishi shook his head and laughed.

"Since the coach asked you to throw with all your strength, come on, come to the center to add to the fun." The Wildcats' catcher put his glove in the center without any cover this time.

"call out!"

"Boom!"

"what?"

"play!"

"What? Didn't the engine run at all before? That pitcher! This ball is at least 30 kilometers faster than the previous inning!"

The Mariners were in an uproar.

Their players couldn't see it in the last game, and they were still lamenting the decline in the Wildcats' dominance. Although the Mariners coach knew that Sendō didn't use his full strength in the first game, he didn't expect it to be so far behind.

"This is the ace and four bats of the Kanto Kings!" The Mariners' catcher felt the pressure again at this moment.

Their center hitters may be able to compete with pitchers with a ball speed of 100 kilometers in the second to third rounds, but they are a bit weak above 110 kilometers. What's more, he is still playing from the bottom position.

There was no suspense in the second inning with 3 strikeouts.

The Wildcats' second inning started with a good hit. After a round of line observation, the Mariners' ace was already taken.

After consecutive hits, three at-bats were unexpectedly caught by fly balls, proving that the Mariners had completely returned to normal. With ONE OUT on first and second base, and the batter had four at-bats, it was Sendō's turn.

"To be honest, every time this guy swings the bat, I have a strange feeling, but I can't tell what it is." Harada looked at Sendō who stood in the strike zone for the second time with a complicated look.

"No matter what, you must see clearly whether you are strong or weak in this game, and take the initiative to solve it here. Since the purpose of this game is to feel the strength of the Wildcat and learn from it, there is no reason to let it go. It’s such a good opportunity to walk you out. Since you’re the fourth bat, there must be a reason, right?”

"Senior, please don't look at me like this, it's a bit disgusting! (The Japanese word "jimo" is disgusting, it's not an offensive swear word, it's a bit similar to an awkward word)"

"Disgusting?" Harada Masako was a little helpless when he met such a new personality. He was interrupted and didn't say anything to him, so he started to give secret codes.

“Whoops!” 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　•　　　　　•　　　　　　　　　　 grants\'

"Strike!" For the first ball, Harada boldly went for a strike that hit the ball down the middle.

"Remember, their bench just shouted that this guy can't distinguish between good and bad shots? Then I'm going to give it a try." After putting down the outcome, Harada's leadership became more flexible.

"call out!"

"Snapped!"

"Ball!" This ball was a high ball in the inside corner that was slightly outside the strike zone. Sendō even had to retreat a little to avoid it and didn't even make a move.

"call out!"

"Pong!"

"Out of bounds!" The third pitch was from the outside corner and was actually slightly outside the strike zone.

"It felt a bit far when I took the ball just now, and the inside corner ball before felt even further away." Xiandaoxin thought, while his eyes continued to glance around. His lack of concentration is not so easy to control.

"Sure enough! In that case, where is this ball?"

"call out!"

"Snapped!"

"Ball!" This ball went even further than the last time.

"Although he has some tricks, he is still a simple guy. But he can't be fooled," Xiandao thought as he looked at the ball.

At the same time, he closed his eyes when the other party confirmed the secret signal, and slowly opened them after a few seconds. The Immortal, who was exceptionally gifted in vision, could use this method to eliminate the impressions of the previous balls, but it was only effective for a few people.

"This guy must have been thinking about whether the next ball will be the inside corner or the outside corner due to these few balls!" Harada guessed.

"Whoops!" The first ball was also a mid-range ball that lowered the ball path.

"Qiang!"

"You're kidding!" Harada looked at the ball in a daze and said this.

Xiandao didn't speak after hearing it. What he responded to was the big home run that flew over the guardrail. And this 3-pointer directly changed the score to 8-0.

After that, five and seven hits were scored again, and finally eight ground balls were blocked and the game was changed.

On the defensive side, Sendō easily got two strikeouts in the third inning, three on and three off.

In this inning, the Mariners directly changed the pitcher, and because they completely forgot about the score, their recovery began to suppress the Wildcat line and returned a three-up and three-down.

In the first half of the fourth inning, Sendō became the catcher. The bad-tempered Sendō didn't give the opponent any chance, but he still almost got a long hit by the four-bat catcher, but unfortunately it was caught by the outfielder.

In the bottom half of the fourth inning, the Wildcats started the game as a center hitter, unexpectedly hitting the bases safely with three at-bats.

Sendō once again hit a long hit and scored one run. Although the new pitcher did not panic, there was no pressure on him at all, and his debut was perfect.

The performance against the Wildcats' top line was pretty good, and then they allowed one single in five at-bats, relying on an irregular jump to get on base.

The score was 9-0, NO OUT first and third base. However, in the subsequent duel with the six bats, the fifth bat of the first base was blocked by a diversion ball forced by Harada, and the sixth bat was caught by a fly ball of the first base, and the seventh base was eliminated. It's a catcher's strikeout.

(End of this chapter)