The game between Seido High School and Inashiro Industrial concluded its third inning, with Seido High School leading by three runs.
Before this game officially began, even the most ardent supporters of Seido High School Baseball Team, those die-hard Seido fans, had never imagined such a situation would arise?
The former West Tokyo champions, Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team, were completely suppressed by the players of Seido High School Baseball Team, utterly unable to retaliate.
In just three innings, Seido High School Baseball Team had already taken a three-run lead.
And that wasn't the end of it; it seemed Seido High School Baseball Team's advantage would continue.
In contrast, Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team's situation was far from optimistic.
Their Ace, Nishimonji, was not the benchmark for Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team, and his strength had not reached the pinnacle.
It was difficult for people to imagine him being able to withstand Seido High School Baseball Team's offensive in the subsequent innings and control the runs conceded.
What about Seido?
Their Ace, Hidezawa, seemed to have undergone a complete transformation after the game against Ichidai San.
Before this tournament, people actually rated Hidezawa lower than Nishimonji.
Among the Ace Pitchers of the three powerhouse schools, his strength was considered to be at the bottom, meaning he was the weakest.
But today's game completely shattered people's previous perceptions.
Was the man standing on the pitchers mound truly the Hidezawa they once knew?
Was his strength not too terrifying?
The most surprised, however, was Zhang Han of Seido High School Baseball Team.
Ever since the team's practice game, Hidezawa would always pester him, asking him about his strength, if there were any issues, or if there was any room for improvement.
The opponent was the team's Ace and also his senior.
From Zhang Han's position as a new junior, no matter what he said, it seemed inappropriate.
This put him in a dilemma.
Despite the difficulty, he couldn't refuse his senior's request for help.
So the two communicated a lot, and Zhang Han believed he had a clear understanding of Hidezawa's strength.
Besides Coach Kataoka, Chris, and Miyuki in the team. Zhang Han didn't believe anyone understood Hidezawa better than himself. But precisely because he understood, he was even more surprised.
In just two days, 'undergoing a complete transformation' wasn't enough to describe Hidezawa's strength.
He gave off the impression of being a completely different person!
"Could he have taken some banned substances? How could his strength improve so much?"
He was completely baffled.
But the miracle on the field continued to unfold.
In the top of the fourth inning, Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team was on offense.
Up until now, their team hadn't managed a single decent hit.
The batting order had only gone through 9 players in three innings, and next up was their First Batter, Kobayashi.
The opponent was one of Inashiro's core hitters; his strength was beyond doubt.
A highly skilled player naturally possesses a sense of pride.
Kobayashi was like that; he was usually very arrogant.
But now, he couldn't be arrogant at all.
Looking at Hidezawa on the pitchers mound, Kobayashi's head was full of question marks.
He shared the same confusion as Zhang Han.
Was the man standing on the pitchers mound opposite him really Hidezawa?
His height, weight, appearance, and even his pitching stance.
They were all similar.
But combined, the opponent's entire aura was completely different.
Why was this?
Can't figure it out, can't understand it…
Kobayashi was completely lost in confusion.
While the batter was lost in confusion, Hidezawa on the pitchers mound showed no hesitation.
After receiving Miyuki's signal, he almost without any delay, threw the small white ball in his hand.
The ball flew fast, reaching the batter in the blink of an eye.
Facing the suddenly appearing baseball, Kobayashi's reaction was clearly half a beat slow.
Missing the optimal time to swing, Kobayashi chose to hold back.
His choice itself wasn't wrong, but the confusion in Kobayashi's heart grew even larger.
It's like this again!
Why is it like this again?
He had this feeling from his first hitting: the timing of his hitting was completely off.
Even if Hidezawa's ball speed had improved during this time, it shouldn't have caused such a significant change, right?
He couldn't grasp the timing at all now.
Excellent!
What kind of person was Miyuki Kazuya?
As long as the opponent showed even a tiny flaw, he wouldn't let it go.
Seeing the dazed and confused Kobayashi, Miyuki immediately knew that the opponent was currently in a state of bewilderment.
In other words, he hadn't fully understood what changes had occurred in Hidezawa.
This was just too perfect!
It was like playing poker; although he hadn't seen the opponent's hole cards, he had probed out a pair that the opponent couldn't beat.
And it was a very small pair!
In this situation, by just combining a little, if they could come up with a reasonable way to play their cards, then solving the opponent would be incredibly easy.
Come on!
Miyuki gave the signal.
Hidezawa on the pitchers mound frowned slightly.
Honestly, his Fastball was feeling particularly good right now.
He felt his Fastball was unstoppable and could directly take out the opponent with it.
However, his previous coordination with Miyuki was good.
Although this guy was even more arrogant and unlikable than Chris.
But his ability was unquestionable.
Listening to him once or twice for now was fine.
A sharp Changeup whistled out.
Facing the suddenly appearing Changeup, Kobayashi was clearly unprepared and could only watch the ball pass by.
"Pop!"
"Strike!"
Two consecutive strikes gave Hidezawa a two-strike lead.
The batter was cornered.
In the dugout of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team, the atmosphere was chillingly low.
These players had previously anticipated various situations.
They believed they were well-prepared psychologically and had long been ready to face Seido.
But now they realized their preparations were far from enough.
This enemy before them was several times more formidable than any enemy they had encountered before.
No matter how unwilling they were to admit it, judging from the three innings of play so far.
The absolute strength of Inashiro Industrial was probably inferior to that of Seido High School.
This was not them belittling themselves.
But reality.
The situation on the field itself explained everything.
Now, Seido was dominating Inashiro Industrial!
Inashiro Industrial High School, if not completely helpless, was certainly in an absolute disadvantage.
The three runs in the 3-0 score had little to do with luck; they were basically genuine strength.
So far, Seido had already secured 5 hits, while Inashiro…
"Strike!"
"Strikeout!"
After the Changeup, there was another outside ball, tempting the opponent to swing.
As a result, Kobayashi swung and missed, striking out.
One out, no one on base.
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