"Try to hit the ball to the left, try to hit the ball to the left, try to hit the ball to the left..." Standing outside the batter's box, Chongxin Shen Zhong repeatedly emphasized the team's pre-game tactical arrangement to himself.
As the air raid siren sounded at Koshien Stadium, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, stepped forward, and entered the batter's box.
In this game, the starting pitcher for Chukyo University is still their sophomore left-handed pitcher, Asano Fumuya.
As the game started, Chongxin Shen Zhong didn't rush to attack—since they decided to engage in a long battle with the opponent, they needed to patiently maneuver from the start; even if they couldn't hit the ball out, exhausting the opposing pitcher's pitch count and observing the pitcher's habits were good strategies.
