The eighth inning is over, the score is Waseda Real (West Tokyo) 3:0 Narashino (Chiba).
The game has one last inning left — for the leading Waseda Jitsugyo, they just need to maintain their 3-point advantage to return to the Summer League finals after five years; for the trailing Narashino, they still have half an inning to create a miracle.
The sweltering summer weather is making it hard to breathe, especially at such critical moments in the match — players and supporters on both sides have unconsciously fallen into silence, making the entire Koshien quiet.
In Narashino's player area on the third base side, their coach Tetsuya Kobayashi is comforting his teammates.
