In the second game of the summer Koshien quarterfinals, the match between West Tokyo Qingdo High School and Nagano Xinglong High School is in full swing.
This game dazzled the audience.
too fast! Too intense! fantastic!
In the second half of the first game, Qingdao High School won the triple play. And after two outs, it was a very clean three-game play.
This helped Qing Dao High School lead by one point.
On the other hand, Xinglong University did not suffer. In the first half of the second game, they launched a counterattack.
In terms of the level of counterattack alone, they are still very high.
It's just that in front of the talented catcher Chris, this high-level counterattack did not turn up any waves.
On the base, Matsumoto, who was about to steal the base, was directly killed.
Two outs, no one on base.
At this time, the batter of Xinglong High School was Fengxiang Aoyi.
"Ping!"
He hit the ball beautifully to the outfield!
In the outfield position, Sawamura opened his glove leisurely and stably caught the ball in his glove.
"Snapped!"
"Out!"
There is no suspense, three outs, offense and defense exchange.
Until the end of the game, Feng Xiang couldn't help recalling the ball he just hit in his mind.
A high drop curve ball that suddenly falls from the batter and drills into the strike zone.
The ball changes from top to bottom, the speed is very fast, and the angle is scary.
This kind of ball is really not easy to hit, it is not easy to hit it, and even if it hits the ball, it is very easy to miss the center of the ball, either high or low.
"It's scary!"
Encountering such an opponent is enough to make people feel chilling. Considering that the opponent was only a backup pitcher from Qingdao High School, Feng Xiangao felt a bad feeling for a while.
In the second half of the second game, Qingdao High School attacked.
The seventh best at Qingdo High School is Chris.
Before playing, Supervisor Kataoka specially explained that he must be completely defeated before the opponent's pitcher finds his state.
Judging from the information they had collected before, the more Qi Hai Yao got to the later stage of the game, the sharper the pitch, and the less likely it was to lose hits.
While he has not yet fully found his form, it would be most beneficial for Qingdao High School to defeat him in one go.
Chris thought the same thing after he stepped into the strike zone.
In his mind, he kept calculating what Fengxiang and Qihai might throw next.
In the end, he turned his attention to the first ball.
As a qualified ace pitcher, after the opponent has shown amazing strength, if you want to stabilize the situation, the first ball is particularly important.
So Chris guessed that Nanami might have taken his favorite curve ball in the first place.
"Whoosh!"
Chris guessed right, and it was the curveball that was flying head-on.
After guessing the ball path, Chris will naturally not hesitate to swing.
"Ping!"
After the white ball was hit, it flew high.
In the position of the catcher, Feng Xiang stood up and opened his glove, firmly catching the high-flying ball that fell from the sky into his glove.
Home plate flying high!
"Out!"
When Chris returned to the rest area, he couldn't help asking Sawamura next to him.
"Why is Nanami Haruka's curveball different from the previous changes?"
"This is the characteristic of Nanami Haruka!"
For this, Sawamura naturally had no reason to hide it. When he was in middle school, Sawamura Eijun had fought against Qi Hai Yao and Tenryuji three times.
As for Nanami Haruka, that is a clear understanding.
As the old saying goes, the people who know you best are not your relatives and friends, but your enemies.
For the Akagi Middle School baseball team at that time, Nanami Haruka and his Tenryu Temple were their worst enemies.
As for the enemy, Sawamura naturally had to study it very clearly.
"For the average person, different pitchers, even if they throw the same kind of variation ball, will have different variations. To put it in a literary point of view, there are a thousand pitchers with a thousand curve balls, and there are a thousand different curve balls. And Nanami Haruka's characteristic is that even if he throws the same variation ball, he can throw a different variation."
This is the true face of Nagano's son Nanami Haruka!
How can Nanami Haruka not have his own characteristics if he can keep pace with Tokyo Prince Narutomiya Naruto?
"That is to say, even if we guess the way the opponent is going to shoot, we may not be able to play well, right?"
"It's not wrong for you to think so."
For this, Sawamura did not deny it.
"Ping!"
"Out!"
"nice shot!"
"nice shot!"
"nice shot!"
"strike out!!!"
After Chris was out, Baizhou and Nanami Haruka tangled for a few rounds, and finally hit a level fly and was blocked out.
Tanba Koichiro, the ninth bat, was struck out directly.
As a pitcher, Tanba Koichiro is still very talented, but as a hitter, his strength is very average.
Three outs, offense and defense exchange.
The game came to the top half of the third inning.
The game was fast-paced and scary, but it wasn't just a pitching battle. The blow played an important role in this, but because the defenses of both sides were too strong, the blow could not exert any power for a while.
The game continues.
In the first half of the third game, Xinglong High School attacked Even if it was the turn of the lower line to play, Xinglong High School was also a star player.
The seventh batter was the catcher Hattori of the original Tenryu Temple.
Scud Hattori, fast and scary.
It's just a pity that Chris and Danbo didn't give him a chance to use Scud.
Just as he hit the ball with a bunt, he was caught by Masuko, who had driven the front guard, and the ball was passed to first base.
"Out!"
Once out, no one hits base.
"Eighth, outfielder, Hirata."
At this time, it was Hirata's turn to strike. Hirata was also a player from the original Tianlong Temple, and his strength was very strong.
"Ping!"
After Hirata hit the ball, the white ball flew high.
At second base, Ryosuke Kominato opened his glove and caught the ball steadily.
"Snapped!"
"Out!!!"
Two outs, no one on base.
"nice shot!"
"nice shot!"
"Ping!"
"Out!!!"
There is no suspense. When it came to the ninth baseball, he also failed to play the ball well and was blocked out.
Three outs, offense and defense exchange.
So far in the first three innings, Tanba Koichiro has not allowed anyone from the super dark horse Xinglong High School, who has performed well, to effectively hit the base. (Actually yes, Matsumoto had a hit. It was only later blocked by Chris, so it was not considered effective.)
In the second half of the third round, Qingdao High School attacked.
The matchup in this game was brilliant and very intense.
For the time being, it's not a lot.
Although there aren't as many strikeouts, the pace is still scary.
Played until the second half of the third inning, and the game had just passed in just over ten minutes.
"so fast!"
In the stands, an unshaven middle-aged man muttered in a low voice.
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