Ace of Diamond: Return of the Pitcher

Chapter 49: Desperate Decision

“Seidou!”

“Sawamura!!!”

From the stands in all directions, cheers for Seidou and Sawamura resounded. This even includes many fans and audiences who originally supported Yokohama. When they found Sawamura in Seidou’s lineup, they immediately changed their flags and supported Seidou.

In the dugout of Seidou.

Manager Ota opened his mouth in surprise and looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief.

“Sawamura-kun, he is so popular?”

Although he also knew that Sawamura’s reputation in middle school was not small, Ota always believed that the fans of Sawamura would not form a scale until Seidou started to make achievements.

But this is just one round of the Kanto tournament, isn’t it too much?

Moreover, Seidou had not done any publicity beforehand.

“Like a big star!”

Chris’s eyes were full of relief, and he was very happy for Sawamura.

in the corner of the stand.

Takashima Rei proudly pushed up the small glasses on the bridge of his nose.

This is what it means to strike first. If she hadn’t contacted Sawamura in advance, Seidou High School might have missed such a big star. 

In fact, Takashima Rei knew that even if she didn’t contact him in advance or promise so many conditions and, Sawamura’s way of entering Seidou was ironclad.

Of course, not everyone in Seidou was happy. At the very least, the jealous soul of a Kuramochi is very upset!

“This guy!”

He looked at Sawamura, who was interacting with the fans, with a very “malicious” look, his eyes narrowed dangerously.

‘Damn brat, he’s too arrogant. When we go back, I must teach him how the Kohai should respect the Senpai.’

The narrator is passionate and generous and narrates the glory created by Sawamura in the middle school era. Many people who didn’t care much about middle school baseball before also suddenly realized it.

Turn out Sawamura Eijun is such an amazing player.

Dominate the country twice!

The best pitcher of his generation!

A terrifying player is known as the ‘Demon-King’.

Not to mention anything else, just the nickname of ‘Demon-King’ is enjoyable to listen to.

“But why isn’t he on the mound, but in the outfield?”

At this time, some viewers raised questions.

The self-professed spectator next to him immediately answered.

“No matter how good Sawamura is in middle school, this is a high school after all, and his strength as a pitcher is still immature, especially in a place like Seidou. He still needs to be polished!”

“They are letting him familiarize himself with the atmosphere of the high school game at the outfielder position first, and if there is a chance, he will definitely be on the mound.”

“Sawamura’s attack is also good, maybe Director Kataoka is reluctant to put him on the bench.”

A lot of words, a lot of guesses.

Of course, some people guess that Seidou wanted Sawamura to be a secret weapon. But not many people would agree with this statement.

Anyway, this is high school. You never heard of a player that can be used as an Ace just after entering the first grade. (The earliest one is usually in the fall of the first grade. Very few can be the Ace in the summer. Those who have the strength to compete for the Ace in the spring have never appeared in the powerhouses.)

But no matter what, Sawamura is on fire!

As soon as he played, he exploded the audience. And ironically, it wasn’t his pitching that exploded the game, it was his swing.

Through the noise, the game still continues.

Sawamura was back at home plate, and Seidou’s offense wasn’t over yet.

Because the catcher directly chose to touch Sawamura, he also lost the opportunity to stop Shiratsu from going to base. When Sawamura got back to home plate, the situation on the field became one out, with a runner at first base.

Seidou still has the opportunity to attack.

“First batter, shortstop, Kuramochi-kun!”

At this time, Kuramochi took the zone.

When there was someone on the base, it was the turn of Seidou High School’s top lineup, which made Yokohama’s players very tense.

“He-hahaha~”

Kuramochi laughed weirdly while sneaking a glance at the dugout, waiting for Kataoka’s order.

In the dugout, Kataoka certainly didn’t want to miss such an attacking opportunity. But the next two Batters made it a little difficult for him.

Once out, the next two Batters were Kuramochi and Kominato Ryosuke.

If Kominato Ryosuke was a power batter, Kataoka might have let Kuramochi send Shiratsu to second base. Second base is like a scoring lap, and it takes just one good hit to score.

But Kominato Ryosuke is not. In this way, even if Kuramochi advances Shiratsu, it doesn’t make much sense!

Two Outs, someone at second base. The chance of Kominato Ryosuke sending Shiratsu back directly is not high, and it is still up to the third batter, Isashiki Jun.

This requires two consecutive hits, and the opponent is Yokohama-North, and the probability of two consecutive hits is much smaller than a one-hit.

In desperation, Kataoka gave Kuramochi a sign to let him wait for an opportunity.

The probability of Kuramochi and Kominato hitting consecutive hits is not lower than the probability of Kominato and Isashiki hitting consecutive hits. That way, there’s no need to deliberately waste an Out!

Kuramochi nodded with a wicked smile on the corner of his mouth.

‘Since you let me play at will, then I’m welcome.’

Here, Ino pitched the ball, and Kuramochi swung decisively.

Ping!

At the moment when Kuramochi struck, Shiratsu also ran to second base.

The two directly executed the play-and-run tactics without any discussion.

After the baseball was hit, Kuramochi ran to first base like a cheetah.

It’s just that the ball he hit didn’t land well and landed in front of the third baseman.

In the catcher Haku’s eyes, a sharp light flashed.

“Pass second base!”

The third baseman caught the ball, passed it to second base, and Shiratsu was out. When Norimura on second base, wanted to pass to first base, Kuramochi was already on base.

Two Outs, and a runner at first base.

Kuramochi’s speed is too fast, even if he hits the ball to the third base, they passed the ball to the second and then the first, and there is still a chance to block him?

“Tsk!”

The difference is a thousand miles away!

‘If Shiratsu had run ahead of schedule, he might have hit double base!’

Kuramochi thought hard. (Actually, if the third baseman in Yokohama at the time had directly focused on him, he would be out instead.)

“Second batter, second baseman, Kominato-kun.”

In the face of a situation where there are people at the first base, Ryosuke does not have a good strategy, so he can only attack head-on. Kuramochi wanted to steal bases, but with Ino’s fielding experience, he didn’t give him too many chances.

The pitcher’s containment score is perfect, and the Catcher Haku is famous for his strong shoulder.

The risk of stealing bases is too high and a hit is likely to be wasted.

After weighing it, Kuramochi reluctantly gave up the plan to steal bases.

At this time, Kominato Ryosuke used his superb swing skills to hit a hit between the first and second bases.

After the ball passed the fielding, Ryosuke Kominato went to first base himself, and Kuramochi went to second base, noticing that the outfielder hadn’t picked up the ball, and ran to third base without stopping.

“Pass third base!”

At the catcher’s position, Yokohama’s Catcher called out to the outfielder to pass directly to third base.

The outfielder also saw Kuramochi in action and immediately passed third base.

It’s just that the distance is a little far, and when the third baseman catches the ball, there is a little deviation, and his foot does not step on the base bag.

At this time, Kuramochi again. Like a cheetah, Kuramochi was already lurking on the side of third base and slipping.

“Fielding error!”

Yokohama’s third baseman immediately touched Kuramochi with his gloves, but unfortunately, he was one step slower than Kuramochi, and Kuramochi’s hand touched the base bag ahead of time.

“SAFE!”

The continuous offensive, like a raging wave, opened up more opportunities for Seidou.

The situation has become, two Outs, runners on first and third base!

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