For the players of Hanamaki East who are defending on the field, they can keenly feel the changes happening to the Waseda Jitsugyo players as the offense, beginning with the non-stop strikeout that allowed Lin Guanglai to run back to home plate and score.
Simply put, they have become more aggressive in their attacks - this aggression refers not only to the batters' aggression in the batting area but also applies to the baserunners.
Waseda Jitsugyo has clearly accelerated the rhythm and aggressiveness of their baserunning. As long as they make contact with the ball, whether it's a foul or in play, a base hit or a weak grounder, or even a high fly ball that doesn't go far, their batters will sprint towards first base with exaggerated ferocity, often ignoring the risk of injury for the sake of gaining those fractions of a second.
