The start of the 4th innings began, prompting everyone to pay attention once more.
"Batting 4th, 1st Base, Hiroki."
Hiroki made his way up to the batters box with his bat in hand. In the first innings he had been forced to hit a grounder thanks to the slider he didn't judge correctly. Yet he was feeling more confident this time around.
At least, that was until he saw the pitch flying towards him.
WHOOSH
PAH
His bat sailed over the pitch, missing it by a few inches and almost causing him to slip.
Whatever confidence he had earlier seemed like a distant memory as he faced the blond haired pitcher upon the mound.
'This might be a problem.'
Hiroki's premonition seemed to come to life as the next two balls were even harder to read than the last. Thankfully he had managed to make contact on the curve ball and foul it off.
