Takeshi Ryu guessed that Sawamura used the bunt to block the path of the ball. Naturally, he was completely wrong. But to say, this is really no wonder him. After all, the information he obtained was incomparable to those of the Brick House Called Beasts who had studied Sawamura in the major leagues.
One wrong step, one wrong step!
Since Takeshi Ryu guessed the reason why Sawamura used the bunt first, Nagano Metropolitan will inevitably suffer.
Originally, with Sawamura's current physical condition, playing the 135-kilometre ball in Marian was still a little difficult. But since Marian has fixed the ball path for himself, Sawamura won't be so troublesome when it comes to playing.
"Clang!"
With the same high bad ball, Sawamura decisively swung the bat and hit the ball out.
After the ball was hit, Sawamura successfully advanced to first base, and Fengxiang followed to third base. After reaching third base, Aoi Ren didn't stop himself but continued to run forward.
Akagi, apart from the first few hits, doesn't have the ability to attack fortifications at all.
Rather than waiting for them to create miracles, Ren should take risks on his own.
Ren made up his mind and ran directly to home plate. At this time, the fielders of Nagano Metropolitan Middle School also passed the ball back. Although Sawamura's bunts and tricks are good, they are not without weaknesses. The biggest weakness of his attack is that he can't hit the straight ball far.
You know, if Sawamura swings the bat with all his strength, he will use his soft body, but he is a ruthless character who can pump the ball out of the home run in the first grade. But after compressing his swing, his striking power was very small.
Fortunately, in this shot, because Marian deliberately wanted to throw a high ball, he did not swing his arms with all his strength and showed all his power. Sawamura played fairly well, the ball flew off the first baseman's right side.
The first baseman jumped with all his strength and couldn't reach the ball, so he could only hope for the outfielder behind him.
The ball lands in the outfield, and the outfielder bounces the ball for the first time after it hits the ground, blocking the ball. At this time, Ren had already run past third base and ran towards home plate!
"Stop looking down on people!"
The outfielder, with a flash of coldness in his eyes, then tried his best to pass the ball back to home plate, where he was the catcher.
His return transmission was slightly off, about one meter off. But at this time, Ren had only just crossed the third base, and in terms of timing, it would be no problem for them to touch Ren.
"Bang!"
Tsuchihara received the ball, and at this time Ren was still seven or eight meters away from home plate. Tsuchihara clenched his teeth and felt ruthless in his heart.
I'll kill you right here!
Before letting Ren go to the base, it was caused by his and Marian's guilty mistakes. Make up for your own mistakes. With this thought in mind, Tsuchihara resolutely waved his gloves towards Ren who was rushing over.
He wants to touch Ren!
Aoi Ren also realized this. At this time, he played a tricky game, and he deliberately avoided the oncoming gloves while running. Slipped from the back of the home plate.
Slide the base!
Such a move caught the plump Tsuchihara by surprise. Although he is not as fat as Yamaguchi Ken, his body is also sturdy. Such a tall person will inevitably have poor physical flexibility.
When he reacted, Ren's hand had already touched the base bag one step ahead.
"Safe, score!!"
With a total score of 1:0, Akagi Middle School scored in the first round of the attack.
Such progress in the game directly pushed Nagano Metropolitan Middle School into a dead end. According to their original plan, first, consume Sawamura's physical strength, and then find a way to surprise Akagi at the last moment of the game.
Now, let's not talk about whether the big surprise can be successful or not. Those who are behind in the score must first find a way to recover the score.
These little guys from Akagi Middle School have a diamond-level trust in Sawamura. As long as they are ahead, that's pretty much a predetermined win. Under such a mentality, they will only be more relaxed and the game will be more comfortable.
Speaking of professional points, the competition has entered the rhythm of Akagi Middle School.
If you play at the pace of others, can you still win?
Nagano Metropolis is facing such an embarrassment now.
In the second half of the game, Nagano Metropolitan Middle School attacked.
In the first round of offence, Takeshi Ryu's instruction to the players was to play freely and try to seize the opportunity. Don't miss a single hit and a possible score. With a solid attacking rhythm, look for Akagi's loopholes.
As a result, it was naturally rather tragic.
Although Sawamura's ball speed is only 130 kilometres, he has precise control of the ball and even has a floating ball in the middle. Not to mention anything else, the improved ball speed of Sawamura made Nagano Metropolis's friends a little bit unbearable.
"Strike, strike, strike, strikeout!"
"Strike, strike, strike, strikeout!!"
After two consecutive strikeouts, it was Nagano's third hit, Marian.
As a national star player, Marian is outstanding in both hitting and pitching. Not to mention in Nagano, even in the whole country, Marian is an outstanding hitter.
Otherwise, he would not have been selected as a substitute pitcher by hitting to be the main force in that legendary team.
To put it bluntly, although Marian is Nagano Toritsu's third bat, his strike power is definitely not worse than their fourth bat, Tuhara, and even a little bit better.
Such an opponent, still makes Sawamura a little interested. Although it doesn't feel as strong as the Matsumoto Ken that I met before, there are all kinds of batters, and it's not a good batter who swings the bat well.
But it's just a little bit of interest!
The current Akagi, after a year and a half of training, is no longer the grassroots team it used to be. With such teammates on guard, Sawamura wants to take down Marian, it really doesn't matter.
"strike!"
"Clang!"
"Foul!"
The number of counts reached two strikes and zero balls in a blink of an eye. (A foul is counted as a strike until two strikes.)
On the strike zone, Marian's face involuntarily began to seep cold sweat.
Inside corners, then outside corners!
Although they are not in the corners, Sawamura's possession of the ball is already terrible. Add in his speed and power, staggering pitches from inside and outside corners…
Needless to say, the floating ball path is just a simple straight ball. Sawamura is already very terrifying now.
From Marian's standpoint, he didn't even have the confidence to hit Sawamura's straight ball.
Just as he was stunned, Sawamura's third goal came!
"Whoosh!"
The white ball roared like a laser beam.
On the strike zone, Marian waved the stick with an ugly face.
But he waited for the end of his swing, the baseball hadn't come yet!
"Bang!"
"Strike!"
"strike out!!"
The hemp inside is like ashes, the ball just now was a change-up!
He had forgotten it before, it's not that Sawamura can't use a changeup ball, it's just that he rarely shot before.
Marian, including the Nagano Metropolitan Middle School buddies who were watching the battle, all had ugly expressions on their faces.
They seem to have no choice but to take Sawamura.