Chapter 673 - 673: Mine is Faster

Zhang Han struck out three batters in a row, and his opponents were the core batters of the Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team.

This strong performance was bound to influence the course of the game to some extent.

Even now, the Seido High School Baseball Team still trailed Inashiro Industrial by one run. However, judging from the atmosphere on site, few spectators believed that the Seido High School Baseball Team had run out of tricks at this point.

They all had a strong premonition that Seido High School would make a comeback and launch a furious offensive.

The bottom of the sixth inning presented just such an opportunity.

This inning's batters started with Kominato Ryosuke, the Second Batter for the Seido High School Baseball Team, followed by Yuuki Tetsuya and Zhang Han, who had previously reached base or even scored runs.

In the stands, the supporters of the Seido High School Baseball Team were naturally overjoyed and full of vigor.

The supporters of the Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team also couldn't help but feel restless.

The reputation of the Seido High School Baseball Team was no joke. Everyone knew what kind of offensive power this team would ultimately unleash.

Especially since the core batters of the Seido High School Baseball Team were now stepping up to the batter's box for the third time.

After the first two rounds of adjustment, they had long since become accustomed to Narumiya Mei's ball speed and pitch.

When they weren't accustomed to it, they were still able to score aggressively, so now that they are accustomed, isn't the probability of Seido scoring even greater?

And it wasn't just that.

The Seido High School Baseball Team had already replaced three pitchers, and Zhang Han, who was now on the mound, had only just started to pitch.

This fully proved how effective the previous offense of the Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team had been.

They successfully took out two exceptionally skilled pitchers from Seido High School.

In contrast, although their Ace, Narumiya Mei, had also given up some runs, he had not encountered any major problems.

So their team's Ace was still pitching steadily on the pitcher's mound.

This was a good thing, but from another perspective, it was also an unstable factor.

Narumiya Mei had perfectly suppressed the batters of the Seido High School Baseball Team before, but he also paid a considerable price.

After five innings, his pitch count had already exceeded 70.

In other words, his first physical peak had long passed.

His subsequent pitches, both in terms of speed and power, would likely be significantly affected.

In contrast, the pitcher for the Seido High School Baseball Team had just come on, and there was no such problem for him at all.

Considering these factors, the supporters of the Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team naturally felt a bit uneasy.

However, their Ace seemed completely oblivious to their worries; all of his pitches were basically aimed at the center of the strike zone.

And all of them were Fastballs.

Even though Narumiya Mei's ball speed was astonishing and his ball power was outstanding, seeing him throw such pitches, the supporters of the Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for him.

Almost every pitch made their hearts clench tightly.

"Pop!"

On the first pitch, facing a strike almost perfectly centered, Kominato Ryosuke did not swing.

In the dugout of the Seido High School Baseball Team.

The teammates' expressions were not good at all.

Before this offensive inning, Coach Kataoka had specifically called Kominato Ryosuke over and instructed him to try and exhaust Narumiya Mei's pitch count.

Even if he couldn't get on base, he could create opportunities for Yuuki and Zhang Han behind him.

Kominato Ryosuke solemnly nodded in agreement.

Even though Narumiya Mei's pitch was of a very high standard, the Seido High School Baseball Team was full of confidence in their teammate's ability.

For others, this might be an incredibly difficult task, but if Kominato Ryosuke did it, he might actually succeed.

The players of the Seido High School Baseball Team never dreamed that Narumiya Mei would be such a person.

It was as if he had guessed the tactics of the Seido High School Baseball Team, putting all his pitches right down the middle.

This way, Kominato Ryosuke had no way to use pitches on the corners to foul the ball off.

He could only grit his teeth and go for the win.

Otherwise, if he forced a perfectly centered strike to be fouled off, the probability of an error would be very high.

At this point, the Seido High School Baseball Team could hardly afford to make errors.

No matter how unwilling he was, Kominato Ryosuke could only grit his teeth and swing at the centered Fastball.

"Ping!"

The bat connected with the baseball, and a huge rebound force vibrated through Kominato Ryosuke's tiger's mouth.

Making the bat in his hand almost fly out.

The barely hit ball landed directly in front of the Second Baseman.

The Inashiro Second Baseman caught the ball in his glove and then threw it to First Base.

"Pop!"

"Out!"

One out, no one on base.

In the dugout of the Seido High School Baseball Team.

The expressions on the teammates' faces grew increasingly grim.

"It's as if Narumiya Mei knows what we're going to do next; it's too spooky."

"It's not knowing, but being afraid."

Chris, despite not having played in the game, saw things more clearly than the players who were on the field.

He keenly noticed why Inashiro Industrial, or rather Narumiya Mei, would use centered strikes to duel?

"Narumiya knows very well how many pitches he has thrown. To avoid falling into the predicament of physical exhaustion, he wants to avoid getting entangled with Ryosuke. This is the real reason he uses centered Fastballs."

All the teammates of the Seido High School Baseball Team undoubtedly agreed with this statement.

But mere agreement was useless; the problem facing the Seido High School Baseball Team remained unsolved.

"Our opponent understands us very well; it won't be easy to score against him."

Ochiai concluded.

The teammates of the Seido High School Baseball Team were naturally unwilling to give up.

But unwillingness was useless; they knew in their hearts that Ochiai was speaking the truth.

"This guy's Fastball, whether it's ball power, ball speed, tailing action, or distinctiveness, has reached an outstanding level. It's simply a textbook Fastball. In comparison…"

Kuramochi said with a bitter smile.

Recalling his previous confrontation with Narumiya Mei, Kuramochi felt a deep sense of despair.

In fact, it wasn't just him; many teammates of the Seido High School Baseball Team had similar feelings.

After all, up until now, the Seido High School Baseball Team had only managed a total of four effective times on base.

One of them was due to good luck, and another was a walk.

The only one who truly hit Narumiya Mei's pitch out was Zhang Han.

But Zhang Han didn't think Kuramochi's words were praising him; instead, he felt like he was being called out.

When it came to the distinctiveness of his Fastball, although he was stronger than Tanba and Kawakami.

Compared to Narumiya Mei and Furuya Satoru, he really seemed to be lacking something.

"My ball speed is faster than his!"

Admitting it in his heart was one thing, but verbally, he absolutely could not concede defeat.

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