Chapter 756 - 756: Second Match

At this time, Zhang Han had no idea that he had been targeted.

He and his teammates had overcome all obstacles and successfully won the second-round game.

Compared to Sakurazawa, whom they met in the first game, their opponent in the second game, although a private school, had a considerable reputation before.

However, the threat this team posed to Seido High School Baseball Team was almost negligible.

Zhang Han, Yuuki.

They sat on the bench for the entire game.

Several main players also left the field in the 4th and 5th innings, giving the new players a chance to perform.

All four new players who took the field performed commendably.

First was Furuya Satoru, who started on the mound.

His teammates in the dugout had been on pins and needles for him ever since he stepped onto the mound.

They didn't know if this guy, who was full of flaws in practice games, would actually be able to perform in a real game.

The result greatly exceeded their expectations.

Their opponents in the second round were directly stunned by Furuya Satoru's pitch speed.

Although Furuya Satoru's pitch speed was a notch slower than Zhang Han's, in terms of momentum, the baseball this guy threw was not inferior to Zhang Han's pitch.

It might even be more terrifying.

The baseball seemed to have a life of its own, flying in front of the batter in the blink of an eye, and like a monster, it could even make strange noises during its flight.

Although everyone knew that was the sound made by the baseball rubbing against the air due to its extreme speed, actually standing in the batter's box and feeling it was still very frightening...

So much so that the opposing Coach of the team playing against Seido High School was dumbfounded throughout the game.

"How could such a guy be hidden in Seido High School Baseball Team?"

At first, when they knew the opponent was a first-year rookie, they thought they had an opportunity.

Unexpectedly, the final result was like this.

Until the second round, their players didn't even touch the ball.

Even though their Coach repeatedly reminded his players not to be nervous: that guy would throw many bad pitches, and as long as they could control their desire to swing, he might self-destruct due to too many bad pitches.

The players in the dugout also promised well.

But when they actually stood in the batter's box and watched Furuya Satoru's baseball coming, it wasn't that they didn't want to wait quietly, but that they simply couldn't.

The pressure was simply suffocating.

If they didn't choose to swing, they even felt like they would die of frustration.

It was for this reason that they kept choosing to struggle, kept choosing to resist.

Even if they knew it was difficult to hit the ball, and even if they did hit it, it would be hard to send it flying.

They still gritted their teeth and swung their bats.

However, the final result was often not very pretty. A seemingly low ball would rise sharply as it approached home plate.

How could such a ball be hit?

It wasn't until the Fourth Batter came up in the 2nd round.

Their players touched the ball for the first time.

But touching the ball was useless; the hit baseball didn't even fly fifteen meters.

So much so that Kuramochi had to run a good distance forward to catch the baseball.

Facing a monster like Furuya Satoru, the opponent was directly dumbfounded, and the Seido supporters in the stands also looked at each other.

Their own new players performed excellently, so they should be happy.

But given the current situation, they really couldn't be happy?

"Is Furuya Satoru that strong?"

How could they feel so disbelieving?

Especially the girls standing in the front row, seeing the excellent performance of Furuya Satoru, gnashed their teeth.

"Don't work so hard, if you work so hard, won't we be unable to see Han-san?"

The true result was just like that.

For the girls who specifically came to cheer for Zhang Han, this was undoubtedly a huge regret.

Although they saw Zhang Han's figure and appearance, today it was destined that they wouldn't be able to see Zhang Han's heroic posture on the field.

Just when everyone thought Coach Kataoka would definitely let Furuya Satoru pitch the entire game, the Coach changed pitchers when the fifth inning came.

This time, he put in another first-year rookie, Sawamura Eijun.

And Chris, who came on with him.

This master and apprentice pair had sat on the bench for the entire previous game.

Today's game, they waited on the bench for a full four innings.

They had long been holding back a fire.

Now that they had a chance to unleash this fire, how could they be polite?

After the master and apprentice took the field, they immediately brought out their best skills.

Although they used their full strength, Ichikura Academy, as their opponent, did not feel nervous at all; instead, they breathed a sigh of relief.

That first-year's performance on the field was simply too terrifying.

So much so that they almost lost their confidence and motivation to resist.

If that guy had pitched a little longer and gotten the last two outs, they probably would have had no choice but to accept defeat.

However, in the fifth inning, who knows what got into Seido High School Baseball Team's Coach?

He actually sent in another first-year pitcher.

If it was just a first-year, the people from Ichikura Academy wouldn't dare to underestimate him. With Furuya Satoru's precedent, their impression of Seido High School Baseball Team's freshmen was already very negative.

Fortunately, the first-year who came on later finally behaved a bit more properly.

His pitch was only around 130 kilometers per hour.

At the very least, this pitch speed was normal.

"They really are treating us like pushovers for practice."

After figuring out the newly introduced Sawamura and seeing his pitch speed, Ichikura's Coach felt that his life had new meaning.

This time, they absolutely had to score a point, or at least get a hit.

Otherwise, Ichikura Academy's Coach wouldn't know how to face those third-year players who were about to retire.

But just as they were ambitiously trying to perform and turn the situation around, the players of Seido High School Baseball Team once again gave them a good lesson.

The teammates of Seido High School Baseball Team used practical actions to tell him that some differences in strength are like natural barriers, impossible to overcome.

"Ping!"

"Pop!"

"Out!"

"Out!"

The Coach and players of Ichikura Academy hadn't even understood what was happening.

They were already out.

It all happened too fast, so much so that they didn't even see the mystery behind it.

"What is going on with you two?"

After the game, the third-year players of Ichikura Academy were crying their eyes out.

But their Coach's attention was not on them at all.

Instead, he focused his gaze on the two players who had just left the field. He especially wanted to know why they had hit such soft and weak balls?

"The opponent's pitch is strange!"

Although they couldn't describe in words what exactly Sawamura Eijun's pitch was like, their intuition told them that something was definitely abnormal about it.

They clearly saw it accurately, and until the bat hit the ball, they thought they had hit it well.

But why, in the end, did the hit baseball not fly as they had imagined?

On the other side, in the dugout of Seido High School Baseball Team, the teammates were celebrating excitedly.

Although this game, for the teammates of Seido High School Baseball Team, was not even a challenge, the significance of today's game for Seido High School Baseball Team was still different.

Today's game, after the 3rd inning, Seido High School Baseball Team had already secured victory.

Two absolute core batters, Yuuki and Zhang Han, did not play.

This certainly had a huge impact on Seido High School Baseball Team's batting lineup.

But even so, they cleanly scored a full seven runs in the first inning.

After that, Ichikura Academy's players began to stabilize the situation and adjust their mindset.

Only then did they start to control the runs allowed.

Seido High School Baseball Team never got such good offensive opportunities as in the 1st inning again.

But even so, in the subsequent 4 innings, they also successively scored a full nine runs.

Almost every offense, they were able to use different tactics and methods to snatch two or three runs from their opponent's hands.

It should be known that Yuuki and Zhang Han, being the absolute core, had been sitting obediently on the bench since the beginning of the game, not having played at all.

Under these circumstances, Seido High School Baseball Team, in the 32-to-16 game, still completely crushed their opponent with incredibly powerful strength.

The final score was 16:0, and the game ended early in 5 innings.

In addition to the excellent performance of the two first-year pitchers, the two first-year batters also had very impressive performances when they came in as substitutes.

Kominato Haruichi got two hitting opportunities.

The previous practice game ultimately affected Coach Kataoka's judgment.

He used to value Jinguji the most among the first-year batters.

But now, even if he hasn't completely leaned towards Kominato Haruichi, he at least values him as much as Jinguji.

Taking this game as an example, the first pinch-hitter Coach Kataoka put in was Kominato Haruichi.

As a result, Kominato Haruichi, who took the place of his older brother, performed no less admirably than his brother.

He hit the ball to the outfield in both of his two hitting appearances.

He got a total of one first base hit and one second base hit.

At the same time, he also sent a full two runners back to home plate.

Such a performance was dazzlingly frightening.

Jinguji, who also made his first appearance, although he only got one hitting opportunity, also cleanly got a hit.

As for players making their first appearance in the Summer Tournament, the performances of Kominato Haruichi and Jinguji, even if not perfect, were enough to make many people envious.

Being promoted to first string in their first year to participate in the Summer Tournament.

And starting in the second game and achieving good results.

For many players, this is definitely the most perfect start.

If it weren't for Zhang Han, an upperclassman, who happened to be on the team, just their performance in this game would probably be enough for Coach Kataoka and the coaching staff to rethink their future use of them.

But because they had experienced a similar situation last year; at that time, Zhang Han's performance was even more insane than these two guys.

No matter what, these two guys are still substitutes for the team now.

Zhang Han had already become one of the team's three main players at that time, and in the first game of the Summer Tournament, he was already dazzlingly impressive.

Because of such an example, although the performances of Jinguji and Kominato Haruichi were also excellent, both the Coach and other players on the team were much calmer.

After winning the game, the teammates left one after another.

A few reluctant fans in the stands also prepared to leave.

When leaving, those with close relationships would certainly catch up.

"As expected of Seido, they are just too strong!"

"Even without these two absolute core players on the field, they can still..."

"The two first-year pitchers have also matured..."

In the corner, a person wearing glasses was carefully trimming his overgrown nails.

He seriously glanced at Seido's dugout.

There was no one there anymore...

"This opponent does indeed seem very strong."

You Shunshin, wearing glasses, silently raised his head after trimming his nails.

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