In the bottom of the ninth, first up was the third batter, second-year right fielder Yuta Uekusa, and the fourth batter, third-year left fielder Shouta Yamaguchi, but neither could last long—facing the fully matured Lin Guanglai, they couldn't even put up a fight.
"The 21st time—just 1 more to tie! 2 to surpass!"
"The 22nd time! It's a tie! Lin Guanglai! Now both the spring and summer Koshien single-match strikeout records belong to him!"
"The last batter, the only chance—can the Monster of Heisei, the child prodigy of Tokyo, seize the opportunity to become the one standing above all?"
Mizuumi Shouta, second-year, right-handed pitcher and batter, is the starting central fielder and fifth batter for Tokogakuen Academy—he's the third batter in the bottom of the ninth.
Pressure, at this moment, surged in like a tide from all directions.
