The match between West Tokyo Seido High School Baseball Team and Saitama Wada High School Baseball Team officially began.
At the start of the game, Wada's pitcher displayed astonishing pitching prowess.
His sharp fastball elicited gasps from the stands.
"This is the fastest pitcher in all of Saitama! Seido High School Baseball Team, get ready to witness it!"
Not everyone was interested in Seido High School Baseball Team's game; some die-hard Wada High School supporters began to boast in the stands.
It was strange, however, that many of their companions remained silent and did not join in.
There was nothing they could do; unlike the fans who only supported Wada, these were different.
They genuinely loved baseball and knew a lot more about it.
Many of them were even fans of Seido High School Baseball Team.
If Seido High School Baseball Team wasn't currently playing against their Wada High School Baseball Team, but against another team, even if that team was also from Saitama Prefecture, they might still openly support Seido High School.
Because of this devotion and fondness, they were very clear about the strength of Seido High School Baseball Team.
If you were to point out other flaws in Seido High School Baseball Team's pitchers, they might even nod in agreement.
After all, Seido High School Baseball Team's pitching staff still had some issues.
For supporters of Seido High School Baseball Team, this was nothing that couldn't be discussed.
After all, a large part of why they liked Seido High School was because of Seido High School Baseball Team's unparalleled hitting ability nationwide.
As for Seido High School Baseball Team's defense, although the pitchers each had their own characteristics, they themselves were not satisfied.
But if you talked about the pitching speed of Seido High School Baseball Team's pitchers, then, unfortunately, they really couldn't agree.
The slowest pitcher in Seido High School Baseball Team right now is named Kawakami.
His average pitching speed can reach one hundred thirty-five kilometers per hour, with his fastest pitch approaching one hundred forty.
Tanba's average pitching speed is almost one hundred forty.
The rookie pitcher Furuya Satoru's pitching speed in his first official game had already soared above one hundred fifty kilometers per hour.
As for Zhang Han, there was simply no comparison.
Even nationwide, he was the top-ranked holder of the highest pitching speed.
When their companions spoke of Seido High School in this way, the informed fans nearby blushed.
It was fortunate that Ogata Jūjirō on the pitcher's mound couldn't hear, or he would have died of shame.
When he played against Seido High School Baseball Team, he never thought of relying on his pitching speed to overwhelm Seido.
He relied on his control and breaking ball, even though these two aspects used to rank behind his pitching speed.
But now, pitching speed wasn't as effective, so he could only settle for second best and fight with his control and breaking ball.
"Whoosh!"
The white ball whistled out, and Kuramochi, standing in the batter's box, frowned slightly upon seeing it.
Don't tell me, those arrogant guys in the stands really weren't boasting; this guy's pitching speed really isn't slow.
It looks like it's approaching one hundred forty.
Approaching one hundred forty means it hasn't reached it yet, so it's over one hundred thirty.
If this wasn't his fastest pitch, but his normal performance, his pitching speed would at most be similar to Tanba's.
"Slower than I thought?"
Kuramochi muttered softly.
When Seido High School Baseball Team watched the game footage before, they thought the opponent's pitching speed should be faster.
The Wada catcher, who had just squatted down and caught the ball in his mitt, happened to hear Kuramochi's soft murmur.
He felt a mouthful of old blood stifled in his throat, almost spitting it out.
What kind of monster was this opponent?
Although Ogata's pitching didn't reach his best state or fastest speed, it was still a normal performance!
One must know that his fastest pitch was only one hundred forty-three kilometers per hour, but the fastest pitch cannot always be thrown.
A pitch approaching one hundred forty kilometers per hour was already a good performance.
But in the eyes of Seido High School Baseball Team's players, this pitch was even slower than they had imagined.
Moreover, the opponent was not Yuuki or Zhang Han, who were the most powerful and terrifying hitters in Seido High School Baseball Team.
It was Kuramochi Yoichi, whose hitting ability ranked latter half in the entire Seido High School Baseball Team.
If the opponent wasn't bluffing, but genuinely felt that way, then the Wada catcher suddenly felt that this game was impossible to play.
If the First Batter was so arrogant, what kind of strength did their subsequent batters possess?
Logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this!
Even if their strength couldn't compare to a prestigious high school from a hellish district like Seido High School Baseball Team, at least they had made it to the second round of the Kanto Tournament, eliminating the runner-up from Gunma Prefecture.
Gunma Prefecture is also a major sports prefecture, with many strong teams.
From any perspective, their strength should not be bad.
Not to mention they had previously made it to the second round of Koshien.
The catcher hesitated for a moment and carefully gave a signal.
As he gave the signal, their defensive infielders adjusted a few steps backward.
Their catcher had already preemptively assumed that the arrogant Kuramochi would hit normally.
Little did he know, after Kuramochi finished muttering softly, he had been constantly watching the Wada catcher out of the corner of his eye.
When he saw the Wada catcher hesitate for a moment before signaling to the players on the field, Kuramochi's heart relaxed.
Success!
"Whoosh!"
When Ogata Jūjirō threw the second pitch, Kuramochi didn't hesitate at all and directly used a bunt.
"Pop!"
The infielders of Wada High School Baseball Team knew something was wrong when they saw Kuramochi set up for a bunt.
This guy, being the first to bat, actually used such a despicable tactic; it's not like a prestigious school at all.
Because they had retreated a few steps beforehand and were not in their original positions, the bunted ball at this moment was very dangerous for them.
But then, Wada High School's Third Baseman smiled.
The opponent's cunning First Batter's trick might be strong, but his bunting skill was really mediocre!
Although he made contact with the ball, the baseball did not fall to the ground and roll over.
Instead, it bounced across the ground in a series of small hops.
These two actions fully demonstrated that the speed of the baseball was different.
Such a fast ball, arriving in front of him in the blink of an eye, naturally eliminated the previously critical situation.
The Third Baseman of Wada High School Baseball Team rejoiced, picked up the ball with his mitt, and then wanted to throw it to First Base.
But when he picked up the ball and aimed at First Base, he froze.
Why was this happening?
Kuramochi, whom he had originally thought had a great chance of tagging out, was like a leopard preying on its prey.
At this moment, he was already incredibly close to First Base.
The Third Baseman of Wada High School Baseball Team's heart pounded like a drum; he hurriedly threw the ball to First Base.
Perhaps because he was in too much of a hurry, he made an error on this throw; even though the First Baseman jumped high and stretched his mitt as far as possible, he still couldn't touch the baseball.
He could only watch helplessly as the baseball flew over his head.
"Safe..."
Kuramochi successfully reached First Base.
No outs, runner on First Base.
But this was not the most important thing; the most important thing was the offensive firepower of Seido High School Baseball Team.
It was fully displayed right from the start of the game.
In contrast, it became incredibly difficult for the players of Wada High School Baseball Team to hold their bases and thus their runs.
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