Ace of Diamonds Golden Boots Silver Rod

Chapter 711 Championship preview, the battle begins

"What? No more tickets?"

"so cold!"

“Today’s showdown is really exciting just thinking about it!!”

"I didn't get much sleep last night!"

"Me too!!"

While the players from both sides were sitting in the locker room preparing, the situation outside the court was equally heated.

Even though the seats were full, there were still people outside who had not bought tickets.

The two biggest championship candidates in Koshien actually faced each other in the second game.

Audiences across the country basically regarded it as a championship battle.

“Finally it’s the second game, perhaps the most watched game in the entire Koshien!

The stadium is now full of spectators, and the TV ratings have reached horrific levels!

The second match between the Koshien champions and runners-up last summer!

For both sides, this game is a key battle on the road to defending their titles, and it is also a battle of revenge!

The winner of last year’s Jingu Tournament was South Hokkaido’s representative Jumo Daifujimaki High School! !

To last summer’s champion, Nishi Tokyo representative, Aomichi High School! ! !

The game is about to begin! ! ! "

……

“There are so many people today!

Nothing like the second round! "Before the game started, the audience at the scene looked at the situation on the court, and each one of them was excited and chatted with the people around them.

“Everyone wants to watch it live!

Whether it's a 150-kilometer duel, or a duel between the strongest hitter and the strongest second-year pitcher! ! "

“The pitchers on both sides were very cold during interviews!!

I really enjoyed Sendō-kun’s interview! ! ! "

"That's Yakushi's Todoroki and Mishima, right?"

"yes!

Yesterday’s game was also very interesting!

Both of these guys had very good hitting records. Their home runs were particularly booming. The speed of the ball made me want to hit it! ! "

"Not only them, there are several star players present today regardless of whether there are teams competing or not!

I even saw White Dragon’s Coach Sasaki before! ! "

"seriously!!"

“There’s nothing we can do about it!

The fame and strength of these two teams make everyone want to watch them live!

Not to mention that the winner between them will also become one of the biggest favorites to win the championship! !

Facing such an opponent, no one dares to treat it without caution! ! "

"That's right!!"

"Is it Qingdao who attacks first?"

"Both sides sent their aces to start!!"

"Of course!

In such an important duel, the momentum at the beginning is also very important! ! ! "

"Oops! I'm getting nervous already!!"

"Don't let it rain!!"

"Hahahaha! Let's start quickly!!!" Lei Shi laughed at this time.

"Don't be so loud, you will be exposed!!!" Mishima, wearing a mask and hat, whispered.

In fact, they have already been exposed!

I don’t know what these two guys were thinking. They were wearing pharmacist’s uniforms, especially for someone as unique as Lei Shi, who didn’t even wear a mask.

Just like what Xian Dao said, the sharpshooter of a certain Rainbow team thought that wearing a hat and sunglasses was called cross-dressing...

……

"I didn't expect this man to start this game!!" Minister Ohta, who also saw the starting lineups of both sides on the scoreboard, said with a constipated look on his face.

"This is not incredible!

They also want to get the upper hand! !

After all, although Jiangu's recent form is very good, there are still big problems in the beginning!

In the first game, he also made several bad shots! ! "Coach Ochiai said.

“The first one to defend is Jumo Daifujimaki High School!!

Let’s introduce the players in each position! "While practicing pitching in Hongo, the on-field announcement began to introduce the players on the defensive side to the entire audience.

“First the pitcher!

The second-year ace, Hongo Masamune, serves as the starter for the first time in this competition! !

And his partner, also a second-year catcher, Renji Madoka! !

......"

"I didn't expect to see the ace showdown right from the start. Coach Nitta understands everyone's thoughts very well!"

Even after seeing the names on the scoreboard, some viewers still sighed like this.

"How is this possible?" However, he was immediately refuted by the people next to him with a smile, but it could be seen that even if it was a tactical arrangement, the audience was very satisfied with this arrangement.

“Coach Arata of Jumo Daifujimaki High School!!

Coach Kataoka of Aomichi High School! !

Both are two teams that can use clever follow-up shots to win all the way! !

In this game...the timing of the follow-up shot has a high chance of determining victory or defeat! ! !

Speaking of which, such tactics also better protect the players’ professional lives! !

This makes people think of those players who threw more than 900 pitches in seven consecutive games a day in Koshien in the summer, resulting in injuries! "

……

"Third baseman!! He's definitely on guard!" Tojo, who was neatly dressed off the field, said to Kuramochi-senpai.

"Ah!!" Senior Kuramochi nodded.

In today's game, Kuramochi and Tojo are still the first and second players!

Without Senzono-senpai, Hakushu-senpai will have to maintain the balance of the line from behind!

After all, there are too few people in Qingdao at this stage who can trust him with critical moments!

“In this game... we must thoroughly implement the strategy of improving the standard of judging the strike zone!!

Even if you are cornered, there is no problem in giving up a low shot! !

Don’t be afraid to watch a strikeout! !

That's what a pitcher like us deserves! ! !

do you understand? "Coach Kataoka said to everyone at this time.

"Hi!!"

"Immortal! You have to judge for yourself!!

Once you show signs of adapting to the opponent's ball speed and ball path, they may not care about walking you and will thoroughly implement the low ball strategy! ! "Coach Kataoka looked deeply at Sendao and said.

"I understand!!"

Seeing Sendao nodding, Coach Kataoka also nodded and did not continue to say anything.

"It finally started!!" Miyuki sighed.

"Yes!" Xiandao looked at Hongo Masamune, who had been staring at him since he was ready.

“In the first half of the game, Qingdao High School’s attack!

A stick! Shortstop, Kuramochi-kun! ! "

“Train…train!…Run with all your might!!

Train...train! ...don't stop! !

Train...train! ...Run with all your strength! !

Train...train! ...don't stop! !

Fight it out! Kuramochi!

Kuramochi! ! Kuramochi! ! "

Accompanied by the singing of Aomichi's drum band and the cheerleaders in the stands, Kuramochi walked onto the strike zone.

This game is finally about to begin.

“It’s much better than keeping him warm and waiting to appear later!!

No matter what, as long as we don't defeat this pitcher, there will be no victory at all! ! ! "Kuramochi stared at Hongo Masamune, who had his head lowered, and said viciously in his heart as if he had made up his mind.

"finally!!!

The day has finally come! ! !

Sendo Akira! ! ! "Lowering his head and looking at Hongo Masamune in front of his feet, he could no longer restrain his murderous aura.

“Play Ball!!!”

"Hmm~! (Air raid siren sounds)"

As the referee and air raid sirens sounded, Hongo Masamune raised his head.

At that moment, Kuramochi felt that the man in front of him was like a crater that had been suppressed for a long time. Third baseman Aoyagi also immediately stepped forward to guard against Kuramochi's possible safety hit!

In the first game, Kuramochi used this move in the first and third rounds respectively. It was impossible for Jumodai, who was already very tactical and cautious, not to be on guard against this move.

"Let's just attack this fight!!!" Kuramochi had no intention of attacking at all.

"An eye-catching first goal!!!" As the commentator roared, Hongo raised his left leg.

“Whether you touch it or not, the result is the same!!!

Get out of the way, you idiot! ! ! "

"puff!"

"piu!"

"Boom!!!"

"nice shot!!"

"150!!"

"Uh oh oh oh!!"

“The first goal is here!!!

150 kilometers! ! ! "

“You’re on full fire as soon as you come up!!!”

“And it’s a devilish inside corner kick!

Throwing into that tricky corner at this speed and at this angle..."

“Hongo is so awesome!!!”

The audience at the scene immediately screamed in excitement.

What is the effect of the 50,000 spectators shouting in unison?

It was like an earthquake! !

“Ya Lu!!!

How can I beat this speed? "Kuramochi, who was waving his hands empty, laughed and cursed, then whispered in his heart.

Although there was a smile on his face, cold sweat immediately covered his face, which completely betrayed his mood! !

"No!!

The swing is powerful! ! ! Sawamura retorted loudly.

He wanted to cheer up Kuramochi-senpai in this way! !

"puff!"

"piu!"

"Boom!!!"

"Good shot!! TWO!!!"

“Close to the outside corner edge!!”

“The edge with the high inner corner is followed by the edge with the low outer corner!!

No one can take action like this! ! "

"It's terrible, how do you hit a ball like this!!!"

……

"Being able to naturally throw a ball of this speed into that position is also the strength of this pitcher!!"

“He looks very fierce, but his ball control is very good!!

This is also the reason why his evaluation is obviously higher than that of the faster ball speed! ! "

The reporters on the sidelines were all open-mouthed. Looking at these two high-level straight shots, they could only sigh in admiration.

The straight ball is the lifeline of a pitcher. No matter how good the changeup is, a pitcher who cannot do the straight ball will not be able to do it at the critical moment!

On the contrary, the straight ball is fast and fierce, the ball control is good, and the power of his change ball has increased exponentially! !

“Next is the third goal!!

Is it a slide ball? still……"

"Quickly finger the ball!!" Kuramochi gritted his teeth and added in his mind.

At the same time, I recalled the supervisor's instructions in my mind. Now that I was forced to a dead end, I had to implement the strategy of not playing low ball.

"puff!"

"ah!!"

"piu!"

"Straight ball!" Kuramochi, who barely saw the line, took action immediately.

"Boom!!!"

When he had already taken the shot, he realized that the ball was falling, but it was already too late.

At the same time, almost all the batters on the Qingdao bench had sweat on their faces.

They feel unprecedented pressure! ! !

This is the man who fought fiercely with his seniors in the summer...his pitching! ! !

“Strike out!!!

The ace Hongo used a quick finger ball to eliminate the lead hitter Kuramochi! ! ! "The commentator shouted excitedly.

“I said it all!!

Get out of the way, you miscellaneous fish! ! ! "After throwing the ball, Hongo Masamune, who didn't even look at the result, turned around and emphasized again in his heart.

In other words, there is no need to look at the results at all! ! !

"You actually hit a rebound ball that landed early before it reached home plate. That proves how fast you can throw a straight ball!!!" the audience outside the stadium shouted loudly.

"Yes! This kind of ball can be called a miss!!

Only a high-speed straight ball that the batter has no time to distinguish can do this kind of thing! !

Wait until he recovers to the point where he can control the changing ball...

ah! ! Just thinking about it makes my heart unbearable! ! ! "

Just one seat and the audience will go crazy! ! !

"Boom! Boom! Don't!!!" Sawamura slapped the guardrail and shouted at Kuramochi who returned to the bench.

He wanted to say don't worry, but he didn't even pronounce the "t" sound of "Don't".

"It's so noisy!!" Kuramochi complained immediately.

"hateful!!

The straight ball was too fast, and he could only prepare to take the shot when he was swinging his arm, and he basically didn't even have time to distinguish the ball! ! ! " Kuramochi lowered his head and thought to himself in disbelief.

Straight balls with this kind of ball speed and control of the ball path are still too rare. When hitters can't adapt, their eyes can't catch it.

However, when people are excited, they simply cannot calm down and think about these things.

Just like the discovery that helped Du Yuesheng transform from an ordinary person to a big boss...

That is to say, when people are extremely fearful, their IQ is zero!

In fact, the principles are the same. When they are emotional, people who usually have high IQs will become extremely stupid!

This is also the importance of emotional management or staying calm!

At this time, Kuramochi, who looks like a delinquent on the surface but is actually particularly interested in the relationship between his seniors, if he knew that Hongo called his senior a "bastard fish"...

That’s fun!

Let’s get back to the subject, because Hongo Masamune felt the pressure not only on the Seido bench, but also on all the powerful hitters outside the court! !

"Ha ha ha ha!

I really want to take a look! ! "Only Lei Shi laughed and looked very interested in Hongo's ball, his eyes shining.

"If it were me, I wouldn't take the obvious bad shot!" Mishima said.

This is the difference between the audience and the batter. You can only truly feel the speed of the ball when you are actually standing in front of the pitcher.

Looking at it from the side, not to mention 150 kilometers, even 510 kilometers is not enough to make it difficult for the eyes to follow.

"Hahaha!

Is this guy demonstrating to you? ! ! "Miyuki said with a smile.

"I guess so!!

That kind of guy whose fighting spirit becomes stronger the stronger his opponent is, is really annoying! !

You are the same kind of person as me! ! "Xian Dao also smiled.

"No, no, no! This isn't the time to laugh!" A group of people nearby complained in unison.

"puff!"

"piu!"

"Boom!!!"

"nice shot!!!"

“Quick cross ball for the first ball!!

So far, no bat has been able to touch Hongo's authentic ball! ! ! "

　In fact, I haven’t had any migraines in the past two days, and my mental state is pretty good!

　　If I have the chance to write an extra one thousand or two thousand, I still remember that I still owed a lot during the Chinese New Year!

　　There is no way to take leave due to illness, but you must make up for the part you have promised to make up.

　　I have been thinking about this supplement for almost a year...

　　Remember if it’s eight thousand or nine thousand, just count it as nine thousand!

　　

　

(End of this chapter)