v2 Chapter 8： : Glory shines

In the stands, in addition to the students of Yokozuna Middle School and the school's alumni, everyone else supported Akagi almost overwhelmingly.

In just three innings, Sawamura used his superb pitching to conquer the second largest city in the country.

Tens of thousands of people shouted Sawamura's name while applauding rhythmically.

Originally, many of them thought that the brothers of the Brotherhood of Hearts were villagers from Nagano, and their every move was so rustic. But now, one by one, they followed the brothers of the Brotherhood of Brotherhood, shouting together.

"Sawamura! Sawamura!!!"

It was as if the louder they shouted, the more they conveyed their power to the pitchers on the field.

"This is Yokohama Stadium, and now the second round of the Kanto Competition for Junior High School Students is being held. Akagi Middle School is playing against Yokozuna High School. If I hadn't seen this scene with my own eyes, I would definitely have a hard time believing that Akagi is coming to Yokohama for the first time. team."

"Yokozuna is the pride of Yokohama, Yokohama is the base camp of Yokozuna! Now in the base camp of Yokozuna, the audience supports Akagi one-sidedly, which is simply a miracle."

"Let's remember this player's name, Sawamura Eijun! I can't wait to see Sawamura perform at Koshien and beyond."

"He's not a rising star, he's a superstar!!!"

Facing Yokozuna's sudden hit and run tactics, Sawamura calmly handled the crisis after miscalculating.

All the media commentaries who saw this scene changed their tone almost immediately, and they all began to boast about Sawamura. Almost blowing Sawamura into the sky.

These explanations, more or less, all understand baseball.

As the saying goes, details determine success or failure, and it is not just about a player's performance during the high-brightness period. Who doesn't eat dumplings during Chinese New Year? On the baseball field, there is an old saying about evaluating players.

"A game doesn't mean anything."

What really determines the quality of a pitcher is his long-term performance.

These commentators are holding a long-term performance data of Sawamura, and I have to say that this data is very eye-catching. Even if you search all over the country, there are very few that can be compared with Sawamura.

But this record is all about Sawamura's performance in Nagano. When he arrived in Kanto and faced the national-level tyrants, it is impossible to say whether he has such performance.

So before the match between Akagi and Yokozuna, the media showed great restraint. They neither rushed to Akagi to hold stinky feet, nor did they disparage Akagi too much.

All this changed after Sawamura calmly blocked Yamanaka.

On the baseball field, some performances can indeed be explained by the players being in good condition, and some are definitely not explained by being in good condition. Just like Sawamura's calm defense, this is definitely not something a pitcher can do in a flash.

The tactic of Yokozuna just now was very unexpected, and 99% of the onlookers were dumbfounded.

At this time, Sawamura just froze for a moment and the ball flew out.

And Sawamura actually made the defense immediately, without being rhythmized by the opponent at all. It is precisely because of this that Sawamura was able to block Yamanaka in time.

At that time, if Sawamura let the baseball pass by him because he was stunned, not only would he be able to get to base in the mountains, but maybe Nishimura, who was already approaching third base at the time, could directly cross third base and return to home plate.

A pitcher who can still perform amazingly in the face of adversity, then his strength is very worthy of recognition.

Seeing this scene, combined with the previous information of Sawamura, the reporters of the media immediately had a premonition that a superstar was on the rise. Only then did they show a posture of kneeling and licking.

It's just that they are a little bit later than the "Baseball Boys" that reported on Sawamura at the beginning.

in front of the TV.

Yasushi Fukuda, the editor-in-chief of Nagano Ward of Baseball Boys, sat at home and walked around excitedly.

The boss has called him just now. It seems that he will get a promotion and raise his salary, marry Bai Fumei, and the day when he will reach the peak of his life is not far away.

Sawamura is famous!

But at this time, Chicheng's situation is not very good, and it can even be said that he has encountered an unprecedented crisis.

With two outs, the runner was at third base, hitting Yokohama's fourth, Otomo.

On the entire Yokohama stadium, the melon eaters were almost one-sided in support of Akagi and Sawamura. The host, Yokozuna Middle School, has instead become a rat across the street that everyone shouts and beats.

At this time, the bearing of Yokozuna's national hegemony began to show. Although their players are small, they have all experienced real big scenes, and they are still poised in the face of adversity.

Especially the ancestors of Otomo who participated in the national competition before, at this time, they don't take the audience seriously at all.

His eyes looked at Sawamura indifferently, as if looking at a dead person.

"murderous look!"

Sawamura on the pitcher mound glanced at Otomo's ancestor excitedly, and his eyes flashed very brightly.

Surprisingly, a middle school student knew how to use momentum.

The batter's playing is sometimes the same as a fight. It is a combination of bluffing and frightening. The mysterious point of this frightening is the momentum. Use standing, calm bearing, contemptuous attitude, and surging momentum to scare the other party.

Sawamura used this trick to deal with Yokozuna's ace Uesugi before, and with the experience of the old fritters of the Sawamura Alliance, he could even scare Uesugi into a cold sweat.

Unexpectedly, now the other party actually uses the way of others to treat others, and uses this trick to deal with themselves.

"What a surprise!"

Sawamura is very happy!

This trick looks cool and sour to play, but not everyone can use it.

For Sawamura, when the other party showed murderous intent with him, all the other party's plans had been exposed. The duel between offense and defense is a battle of wits and courage between the two sides. According to the previous yokozuna, it is difficult for Sawamura to predict what actions they will take when there are people at the third base.

Not even ruling out the possibility of third base runners stealing bases.

Other bunts, hit-and-run, tactical steals, etc. are countless...

Runners at third base are very dangerous. Even with two outs, the danger is terrifying.

But at this time, since the batter showed murderous intent, it means that the opponent has made up his mind to let the four sticks compete with him.

It looked like they had a lot of trust in Otomo and thought Otomo had a chance to send the third base runner back to home plate.

But would Sawamura be afraid of a head-to-head confrontation?

If the opponent adopts some offensive routines, or even allows the third base runner to steal bases directly, Sawamura may have a headache. Such an intricate duel was too much a test of a team's cooperation, and it was not something that Sawamura could handle alone.

But if you are singled out, WHO is afraid of WHO!

Sawamura's eyes sank, and at the same time he quietly left his original standing position and returned to the center of the pitching mound.