I have to say, Moriyama Junpei truly lived up to his status as the ace pitcher of a championship-level team: ever since he was substituted in during the first inning, aside from the initial unstable mindset that led to a lost point, in the subsequent few innings, although Waseda Jitsugyo managed occasional hits, they couldn't return to home base to score again.
At Waseda Jitsugyo's side, after confirming that they couldn't expand their score advantage for the time being, they immediately chose to adjust their mentality and began to tangle with the opposing pitcher as per their planned strategy.
On the pitcher's mound, Moriyama Junpei wiped the sweat off his forehead with his forearm, breathing heavily: Waseda Jitsugyo's batters are truly "annoying," sticking to him like a series of leech plasters; they swing at balls they should hit and even at those they shouldn't—he barely pitched three innings before his pitch count broke the 70-mark barrier.
