V3_Chapter 6: Punished For Excellence

‘We lost points~’

At this moment, the players of Maimon High School truly felt the shadow of their failure.

Sawamura’s pitching made it impossible for them to find a scoring gap.

Even in their brains, there is no way to imagine the scene of taking a point from Sawamura by themselves.

After seeing Sawamura’s pitching, the players at Maimon High School immediately realized that there was only one chance of winning this game it was to not lose points and wait for Sawamura to make mistakes.

Great pitchers are not gods either.

There are always times when they make mistakes, or they miss a Pitch, or they get tired…

Therefore, as long as they do not lose points, the players of Maimon High School will never give up their victory.

After losing points, they finally realized that defeating Seidou might just be an unattainable dream for them.

“Seventh Batter, pitcher, Sawamura-kun.”

This time, Sawamura returned to the bottom of the lineup.

It’s not that Kataoka doesn’t trust Sawamura’s batting power. Arranging Sawamura to play in the lower lineup is mainly to allow Sawamura to focus more on pitching.

No Out, runners at first and second base!

Sawamura waved the bat in his hand and walked to the strike zone.

Right now, it was the most turbulent moment for the players of Maimon High School.

They are on the verge of falling, even without Seidou’s persisting attack they will fall.

‘This is boring!’

Although pitching in the game makes Sawamura very happy.

Nevertheless, it was really hard to get Sawamura interested in playing against an opponent of this level.

People who have played video games generally have the same experience. Playing against other people who are better and more skilled than you is more fun even if you are losing.

The players of Maimon High School worked very hard, and their spirit was very touching.

However, this does not change the fact that they are ‘weak’.

Such a team, even if they didn’t meet Seidou, would be very difficult to win three games and make it to the quarterfinals.

Unless their opponents are also weak, and their luck is still against the sky, Just relying on their Submarine pitcher to defend can make them float for a while, but they still do not have that kind of strength to keep them afloat all the time.

Sawamura, who is not interested in the game itself, has little interest in mashing some potatoes.

The bat in his hand was raised high, and Sawamura’s batting form was wide open.

Maimon’s Catcher was taken aback.

Right now, there were runners at first and third base, and no one was out. He thought that Sawamura might choose to bunt.

After all, the Giant teams, value scoring more points than the continuation of the offensive.

Especially in the early stages of the game, it is particularly important to establish a leading edge.

Unexpectedly, Sawamura wanted to fight normally.

However, that’s fine by them too!

Sawamura’s pitching really made them hopeless. If you can play him by the nose when he is at bat and make him angry, easier for him to reveal flaws.

It’s not that Maimon has no chance at all.

‘Bring it on!’

‘Throw the ball into the outside corner, even if it’s a Ball.’

This was their previous strategy to deal with Yuuki, although it was unsuccessful against the Yuuki.

‘But dealing with Sawamura shouldn’t be a problem, right?’

The catcher of Maimon High School encouraged himself in his mind.

Whoosh!

Like a ball that suddenly jumped out of the ground, the ball approached the mound.

The average Batter, watching this kind of pitching, will indeed be very uncomfortable. Because pitchers generally pitch from the upward, the ball is thrown from high to low.

The batter is used to the change from high to low, and seeing the ball flying from low to high will of course be uncomfortable!

Unfortunately for Maimon, Sawamura is no ordinary Batter!

He has more than ten years of baseball experience in his previous life. What kind of strange pitcher has he never seen?

On experience, It was absolutely impossible to find a more experienced Batter than Sawamura in the entire high school.

So the habit problem is solved!

The speed of the ball is not fast, in the early 120 km/h (75 Mph). Among the pitchers in high school, this pitcher’s ball can even be said to be slow.

Not only that but there is no power in pitching!

How much power can a 120 km/h ball have?

The only problem is the angle.

Sawamura used a big swing grip to frighten him. With the timidity of a catcher of Maimon High School, of course, he did not dare to pitch to the inside corner, so he could only pitch to the outside corner.

Sawamura first aimed at the outside corner.

Taking a step forward, Sawamura’s body moved forward. The ball path from the outside corner, for him, became the center.

The bat in his hand, like a judge’s hammer, fell heavily.

Ping!

The small white ball was hit and flew into the sky.

Sawamura threw away his bat, clenched his left hand, and stretched it to the sky.

He knew he had hit a home run!

With Sawamura’s announcement, the small white ball landed on the stand beyond the outfield as if it was under control.

Home run!

Three-point Home run!!!

Seidou High School leads the score by four points!!!

“It feels like nothing!”

Sawamura ran the bases excitedly and muttered in his mouth.

It feels like playing a game against AI. Although it’s not interesting, the five-chain kills can still make you very happy.

Obayashi, Kobayashi, and Miyamoto had already made preparations.

When the pitcher and Sawamura faced off, they held their breath and watched intently.

The ball went out because it was hit so well, their eyes followed the ball, and they didn’t have time to cheer.

The Home run hit, and Sawamura was already on the verge of first base.

Moreover, before, Sawamura raised his hand like he had hit a Home run. Before the fans cheered, the players of the Seidou Second String and the Third String had already started to cheer.

They still missed the best time to cheer again.

Miyamoto’s face turned pale.

This is all caused by his poor command.

Next time, next time he must be the first to cheer…

“Home run!”

“0:4!”

“Demon-King, Demon-King!!!”

“Sawamura, Sawamura!!!!”

“This kid must have saved the world in his last life. He has encountered good things no matter what.”

In the dugout, The players of Seidou cheered.

Only Kuramochi’s face was not very good-looking.

Sawamura, this stinky boy, was aiming for the ball that had struck him out earlier.

‘That damn boy!’

Four in a row, four points!!!

No matter what kind of training Maimon had gone through before, at a time like this, they had realized that their summer was over.

This game has already been marked in advance.

In addition, Seidou’s attack is far from over.

Masuko, Chris, Sawamura.

The three reunited at home plate and gave each other a high five.

“Sawamura-chan, nice batting.”

Masuko said in a soft voice.

“Well done!”

Chris also smiled and said to Sawamura, his eyes were like an older brother looking at his younger brother.

When the three returned to the rest area, they saw Kataoka’s cold face.

“Didn’t I say there’s no need for flashy long hits?”

Suddenly, spring is gone!

The winter is coming.

Sawamura shivered subconsciously.

“Did you take my words for granted?”

Kataoka glared at him with a fierce look.

Sawamura shrank his neck subconsciously and did not dare to speak.

‘Boss, I just hit a Home run and completely defeated the opponent.’

‘It is difficult to do, but I also have to be disciplined and punished?’

“From the next inning, get off the mound and go out to the outfield to calm down.”

“Yes Boss.”

Sawamura replied feebly.

When Kataoka was angry, Sawamura would not be so stupid to talk back to him.

Right now, Sakai hadn’t played yet, and when he heard Kataoka’s words, his eyes were filled with tears.

‘I didn’t do anything you know?’

‘Why did Sawamura make a mistake and I was the one who ended up being replaced?’

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