NOVEL NEXT Chapter 62: Substitution? Now?
Chapter 62: Substitution? Now?
Six strikeouts in a row, consecutive Strikeouts, including the strongest Batter in Yokohama, Furano.
At this time, Sawamura was like an awe-inspiring and unbreakable demon in Yokohama’s mind.
With him on the mound, the players can’t imagine a Run!
It’s not about being tired or injured.
That’s a psychological thing.
With the psychological quality of Yokohama players, they are not completely intimidated by these illusory things like fighting spirit.
The reason why they are desperate is precisely because they have a rational judgment, and they have a clear understanding of Sawamura’s strength.
With the strength of Yokohama-North’s lineup, it is not impossible to conquer Sawamura’s pitching. But they need time to gather intelligence and get used to Sawamura’s rhythm and pitching.
The time needed is about one to two rounds!
And now, with only the last three Outs left, Sawamura has completed the defense of the game. Do they have so much time to collect information about Sawamura?
It is precisely because of this clear understanding that they are more convinced that it is difficult for them to win points from Sawamura before the end of the game. Even if there is a playoff, the playoff must be long enough for them to hope for a hit and even a score from Sawamura.
As for now, they had better do the fielding work honestly.
That way they have a higher chance of winning. (After all, in any case, Yokohama is now one point ahead of Seidou. In such a stalemate game, the effect of one point is the greater.)
In the second half of the eighth inning, Seidou High School attacked.
“Fifth, third baseman, Masuko-kun.”
“Ughaaaa~”
Masuko stepped into the strike zone aggressively, and the players from Yokohama showed their absolute determination not to back down.
Haku glanced at Miyuki, who was in the on-deck waiting for his turn, and Sawamura, who was also preparing in the dugout.
When Miyuki was on base, the hit rate was terrifyingly high. Sawamura has two hits in the previous three at Bat.
Before fighting with these two fighters, Haku said nothing and did not want anyone on the base.
‘There is no need to hold back, let’s have a showdown here.’
Seeing Haku’s sign, Ino on the pitcher's mound nodded slightly.
Whoosh!
The small white ball flew toward him, and Masuko naturally swung his bat.
Ping!
The ball was hit high and flew high, then fell. Falling out of bounds!
First baseman Furano, who was waiting for the baseball to drop early, took the small white ball into his glove.
OUT!
One Out, no one on base.
This Out is too important for Yokohama-North High School.
The heavy pressure that Sawamura had brought to them just now lingered in their minds. They must never make mistakes, and they must never lose points.
After watching Sawamura’s pitching, the players from Yokohama also have this understanding, that is, if they lose a point, they will lose.
Miyuki and Sawamura’s previous performance in attacking was also obvious to all. Not to mention that Haku didn’t want these Batters to hit a base before the two of them had their turn, even in the entire Team, no one wanted to see such a situation happen.
With Masuko out, the situation they faced became much clearer at once.
Now that the game is close to over, they only need five more outs.
Ideally, there would be no need to fight against the core of Seidou High School at all.
Haku, the Catcher, also breathed a long sigh of relief.
The next batter, when there is someone on base, is more terrifying than the most terrifying batter. And if there is no one on the base, his performance is more average.
After Miyuki was dealt with, they would face Sawamura with two outs and no one on base.
After that, we will solve Sawamura!
The remaining batters, although still cannot be taken lightly. But with the strength of Yokohama, they are still very sure to win.
Haku kept his wishful thinking in his mind.
At this time, he already had a relatively complete solution to the Seidou.
The next step is to look at how to implement it step by step.
This kind of thing, Haku and Ino have cooperated many times, and they are confident.
“Substitution!”
Just when Haku was thinking about how to solve Miyuki confidently, a different voice suddenly came from the dugout of
Seidou High School.
They asked for a substitution.
‘Substitution? Now???’
Who was surprised the most were not the spectators in the stands, but the players and their Coaches from Yokohama.
Before the game, Yokohama conducted a detailed investigation of the lineup information of Seidou High School.
This investigation report includes not only an investigation of the main force of the current Seidou High School first-team squad but also a very detailed investigation of the substitutes. After the investigation, they first thought of the possibility of substitution.
They thought about a lot of people, who might stand up and who might replace them.
Of course, there are also there, and they will never be replaced.
For example, Yuuki, or for example, Miyuki!
The most important of them is Miyuki.
Miyuki Kazuya also played in high school for the first time and was featured in a magazine. he is now a little famous catcher in the nation!
It is not wrong to say that Miyuki is the core leader of defense for the current Seidou High School baseball team.
“How can such a person be replaced?”
The players from Yokohama looked at each other in dismay.
To be honest, they were completely dumbfounded by Kataoka’s decision.
‘What exactly does he want?’
No one in Seidou High School would pay attention to the thoughts of Yokohama’s players and Coach, they just changed their own players.
Chris took the place of Miyuki’s batting and stood in the strike zone.
“I…”
Miyuki was a little unhappy.
Since he became the main catcher of Seidou High School, this was the first time he was substituted in the middle of a game.
“Hyaa-ha-haa.”
Kuramochi looked at Miyuki with a gloating face.
“It’s unpleasant eh, it’s unpleasant right, it’s unpleasant, isn’t it?”
Miyuki wanted to beat him.
Kuramochi laughed and joked: “Now that Chris-senpai is back with a strong comeback, your position as the main catcher may not be guaranteed. After all, you kid is a faulty gun. When there are runners on the base, it is like having a third eye. When there is no one, your batting is totally trash. If you don’t take the time to correct your problem, it is very likely that this summer, Seidou’s starting lineup will not see you.”
Miyuki, who heard this, was speechless.
Although Kuramochi’s words were not pleasant, what he said was indeed the truth. As of right now, just relying on his skills of catching alone, it would be difficult for him to occupy the position of the starting catcher.
Waiting in the on-deck circle, Eijun stared at Chris in the strike zone ahead.
“Shisho!! You can do it!”
Regardless of his past life or present life, this is the first time Sawamura has partnered with Chris in an official game.
Honestly, he was very happy.
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