Chapter 47: Strange Defense

on the field.

The little friends of the baseball team of Chicheng Middle School stared blankly at the people who came to cheer him up, unable to believe what he was seeing.

Even Fengxiang and Oda, who are well-informed and mentally strong on weekdays, are a little dumbfounded.

When was the last time they saw this battle?

It seems that it was still the fifth grade of elementary school, when they participated in the national competition.

When did the Akagi Middle School baseball team become such a popular team?

"Bros!"

At the scene, Sawamura was still relatively calm. He had seen too many big scenes. Although the thousand people in front of him moved him, it was not enough to make him lose his color.

"Now, we have no way out. No matter what lies ahead, we can only continue to rush forward,"

Sawamura said with a wry smile.

"Ah~"

My friends, have the same feeling. Even if it's not for themselves, for the audience who are willing to stand up to the scorching sun and cheer them on, they can only fight.

"Nagano Prefecture Competition, the second game of the semifinals, the Akagi Junior High School Baseball Team will play the Tenryuji Junior High School Baseball Team, now starts!"

In the first half of the game, Tianlong Temple Middle School attacked.

Before going to the field, Akagi's friends looked at Sawamura with disgust. Having never eaten pork, they have seen pigs go away. After so many games, they also know that the side that goes first in the game will be better off.

In the two key games of Ke Zemura, the boxing game was lost.

"You are lucky, don't play with small steel balls in the future, are you just giving money to people?"

Yamaguchi opened his fleshy lips and complained.

Having said that, Sawamura was somewhat embarrassed.

It seems that his luck has been really bad recently.

"Forget it, for us, although there are advantages to attacking first, defending first is not a bad thing. Isn't it, Mr. Ace?"

Feng Xiang said, his eyes fixed on Sawamura.

"certainly!"

Sawamura nodded with a smile: "For this game alone, the back attack may not be a good thing for us."

Rather than watching Nanami Haruka's pitch, she felt despair.

It's better to show first, one's own defense, and give the other side a slap in the face.

In the first half of the game, Akagi's defense began.

In this game, the defensive lineup of Akagi Middle School changed. Cangyue Wakana, who was originally guarding the center field, suddenly adjusted to the third base position to guard the third base. Former third baseman Ken Yamaguchi was moved to center field.

"The first one, catcher, Hattori classmate."

Hattori, second grade, one of the main core players of Tenryuji Middle School. He is the partner of ace pitcher Haruka Nanami, and is also the unstoppable number one on the team.

"Has the defense been adjusted?"

In addition to these clear information, Hattori also has a characteristic that his eyes are sharp enough. It is often possible to see the intention of the other party through some superficial phenomena.

Only this time, he was a little confused.

I really don't understand, what is Akagi doing?

To be honest, that fat man in Chicheng's team was actually quite well-guarded. How could such a core defensive player be replaced?

"I really don't understand!"

I don't understand, and Hattori didn't have much trouble. Since you can't figure out what the other party's intention is, then use your own action to open a gap.

"Ping!"

On the first ball, Hattori used a bunt strike.

He hit the ball precisely in the direction of third base, and then the whole person flew to first base.

Although Cang Yue on third base worked hard to pick up the ball and pass it, she was still a step behind.

"Safety!"

No outs, man at first base.

Tenryuji Middle School, although when we met before, seemed to despise Akagi Middle School,

But when it comes to the real game, their tactics are very conservative.

From the very beginning, they used bunts to attack, even if the three kings were in civil wars on weekdays, this situation was rare.

Tenryu Temple, obviously, has regarded Akagi as the object that needs to be guarded the most.

"so fast!"

"That guy is, Scud, Hattori? Sure enough, the speed is extraordinary."

"Yeah, he played on behalf of Phoenix Temple last year, but he was not a catcher at that time, but a running agent."

The second stick, also used a bunt.

It's a pity that his ball, which did not stop as well as Hattori's, landed in front of Sawamura and was picked up by Sawamura and sent to first base.

"Out!"

Although the batter was out, the former first base runner Hattori took the opportunity to get to second base.

Once out, there is someone at second base.

"Third, pitcher, Haruka Nanami."

Throughout Nagano Prefecture, the biggest players appeared.

"Aoyi, let me see the strength of your new partner."

In the position of the catcher, Feng Xiang looked up at Qi Hai Yao and said in a low voice, "Although I said that, you may not be happy. However, I think Sawamura should be a more powerful genius than you."

"Oh, then I'm very interested."

Qi Hai Yao smiled brightly, so bright that people couldn't take their eyes off.

He himself is not outstanding at all, even ordinary. But once you laugh, it's totally different.

Charming!

"Then I really have to be careful!"

"Ping!"

Facing Sawamura's sharp pitching, Nanami Haruka chose the same bunt as the first two.

Then he rushed out like a sharp arrow.

The ball was heading towards Sawamura. Sawamura rushed forward, picked up the ball, and passed the ball to first base without even lifting his waist.

"Snapped!"

When baseball came, Nanami Haruka ran to first base almost at the same time.

The linesman hesitated for a while, and finally raised his hand: "Safety!"

"Ooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!"

It was only at this moment that cheers erupted from the stands on the side of Tianlong Temple.

Once out, there is someone at first and third base.

With just bunts and runs, they've won very good scoring opportunities.

Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Tenryuji Middle School has indeed grasped the weakness of Akagi.

That is, except for the three points of catcher, first baseman, and pitcher, all the defensive points of Akagi Middle School are loopholes. Except for the high-flying ball delivered to the door, they are basically the equivalent of wooden stakes.

"Fourth, first baseman, Pingyuan."

At the moment of crisis, the most dangerous hitter in Tianlong Temple went to the strike zone.

The situation faced by Akagi Middle School was very bad.

In the position of the catcher, Feng Xiangao stared at Nanami Haruka on the first base with a fire-breathing eye.

This bastard, didn't he just say that he was going to decide the outcome? It's really despicable to use a bunt.

On the pitching mound, in the face of the crisis, Sawamura was very calm.

He indifferently stretched out a finger and clenched it into a fist.

This was the secret code they had negotiated before, and it was also a defensive formation specially used to target the short-play tactics that Tianlong Temple might use.

Cang Yue and Xiao Tian, ​​who were on the first and third bases, moved forward ten meters from their garrison positions and guarded against the batter. At the same time, the Yamazaki brothers in the left and right outfields approached the infield sideline for ten meters.

Second base and shortstop also followed, almost in line with Sawamura. They can fill first and third base at any time.

The entire second base was completely vacant, and no one was guarding it.

The most interesting thing is that in the field, Yamaguchi did not move forward, but chose to retreat, retreating to the rear of the entire stadium.

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