Ace of Diamond: Return of the Pitcher

"How embarrassing, it's like an adult playing with a child."

When regarding baseball, Takashima's evaluations are very strict.

These players of the Second String are still very strong. But they lacked in skills and experience compared to Sawamura. Two years ago, Sawamura defeated Chris, Yuuki, and Kominato Ryosuke.

Now that two years have passed, it is easy to clean up these batters who have not even entered the first string.

Takashima Rei even knew that Sawamura had deliberately suppressed his strength because he wanted to cooperate with the first-year Catcher. If not, it would be possible for him to Strikeout everyone.

"Strong as a monster!"

Ota was aware of Sawamura's strength, but after watching today's game, he couldn't help being horrified.

Sawamura would be so strong.

"I can't take it anymore; I want to play!"

Isashiki Jun couldn't help but want to play when watching his juniors being abused to such a degree by Sawamura.

"Stop!"

The Captain called him off immediately.

"Our teammates haven't shown their best, how can we play?"

Kuramochi giggled and said, "Jun-san, don't worry too much, we are teammates of the same team, and I believe there will be opportunities."

He said words of consolation, but in fact, he also complained in his heart.

"Look at you running your mouth, as if you can go up if you want."

Who plays and who doesn't, it's not Isashiki who has the final say.

After all, it depends on what Kataoka wants.

In the position of the referee, Kataoka watched the game continue calmly.

In the fifth inning, neither side scored, and all batters were Shutout.

After that, in the senior's team, the pitcher was replaced by Kawakami, and Tanpa went off.

His performance in this game was really impressive. The scene of the double play off Sawamura perfectly shows the attitude of the Ace.

In the first half of the sixth inning, the freshmen attacked.

Kawakami's pitching is not as scary and tricky as Tanpa's, but he also has his own set. By getting the batters to keep hitting the ball, and relying on the fielding to get the outs.

Kawakami did very well.

In addition, he is a side thrower, so it is really difficult to hit the ball that looks like it is coming from the back of the batter.

After he played in the sixth inning, he quickly scored three outs.

So far, no freshman has had a single hit except for Sawamura's one.

In the second half of the sixth inning, the senior's team attacked.

Sawamura pitched to contact and got a lot of grounders, easily shutting out the seniors' team again.

In this way, the game unknowingly came to the seventh inning, and the situation on the field, the first-years, and the seniors gradually began to get accustomed to each other.

In the position of the referee, Kataoka's eyes never left Sawamura.

He knew that Sawamura was very talented and experienced, and should be a pitcher with a high degree of completion, but he never thought that Sawamura's degree of completion would be so high.

High school baseball is a typical game where strong and weak matter. In fact, it is not only high school baseball but also middle school baseball. In middle school, because of the problem of developing sooner or later, there will be a problem of throwing a strong pitch and hitting the weak balls.

A freshman who can directly enter the first string to be used as a combat force. This kind of genius is rare. Among these geniuses, batters account for the vast majority. A pitcher like Sawamura who can play directly in high school.

Even in The whole nation is very rare.

'He is really a treasure!'

Kataoka sighed in his heart that he believed that there was no need to continue this game. But if it is announced that it is over, these senior players will not be reconciled.

There are three innings left, so let me see how far you can hold on.

The game continued, and in the first half of the seventh inning, the freshmen attacked.

"STRIKE!"

"STRIKE!"

"STRIKE! BATTER OUT!!!"

The first Batter was mercilessly struck out by Kawakami.

The kind of pitch that seems to be coming around from behind the batter, so that the freshman can't find the timing for the swing.

Speaking of, this game is extremely unfair to freshmen.

Although it was a match between the second string and the first year, the two pitchers were the strongest Ace and backup pitcher in Seidou, and the Catcher was the backup of the first string. Although most of the Batters were from the Second String, the Battery were all from the First String.

If it wasn't for Sawamura's understanding of Tanpa's pitching, it would have been difficult for him to hit the previous ball.

But, this is Seidou's style.

One Out, no one on base, and it was Sawamura's turn to Bat.

As soon as Sawamura stood in the box, he faintly heard the sound of the seniors sucking in the air.

'This is embarrassing, it makes me like a devil.'

The current Sawamura, in the eyes of the third-year senior, is similar to the devil.

After standing in the box, Sawamura raised the bat in his hand high, and then his entire body relaxed completely. No part of his body was deliberately exerting force, he just stared coldly at the pitcher mound. Kawakami.

'This guy is glaring at his Senpai!'

Kawakami was quite emotional.

He has a good relationship with Azuma, and from the respected senior, he has heard a lot of legends about Sawamura's impoliteness.

Most importantly, Azuma also told him.

"Don't give the Ace number to the Kohai!"

That so-called junior kid was talking about Sawamura, right?

With a decision made in his heart, Kawakami began to prepare to throw his proud slider.

Then he saw the senior Miyauchi in the position of the catcher and gave him a signal.

'Straight ball!'

'Straight ball?'

'Why?'

Kawakami does not understand.

Tanpa, the Ace of Seidou, is not a pitcher who is good at straight balls, and his ball power is not very strong. At least among the Aces in the third grade, Tanpa's straight ball is not a tough one.

And Kawakami is even more so, his straight ball power is extremely small. If it weren't for taking advantage of the slider, his straight pitch would hardly even be a weapon. His weapons are ball control and breaking balls.

In this case, why use the straight ball, which he is not good at, to challenge Sawamura, who is very good at Batting?

Kawakami is puzzled!

'Hmm, trust me!'

Miyauchi's answer is simple.

'The data won't lie, and what Sawamura is not good at dealing with is straight balls.'

Although Kawakami had some doubts in his heart, he still threw the ball according to Miyauchi Keisuke's request.

Whoosh!

On the first pitch, Kawakami threw a Straight that strayed a bit from the inside corner of the strike zone.

This ball, Sawamura did not swing.

"BALL!"

Sawamura's nose was almost crooked when he saw the baseball dig into the glove of the catcher.

'This is a straight ball, where it is the breaking balls to deal with me?'

In fact, Miyauchi or many people who study Sawamura have misunderstood. Sawamura is not bad at hitting Straights, he is just not good at hitting heavy balls.

He has experience and strike skills. It's just that due to developmental reasons and the characteristics of his own body, he doesn't have a strong swing. So in middle school, he avoided hitting Straight balls.

It's not that he can't hit straight balls, but it's hard to hit straight balls that have much power.

And even then, he still has a very big record.

But Kawakami's Straight, is it considered a powerful ball?

'Isn't this just a wonderful little misunderstanding?'

A smirk appeared at the corner of Sawamura's mouth.

In baseball, wrong judgment can be fatal.

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T/N: THE Third Chapter!!

That's it for today and Thank You All For Reading.