VS Dark Horse Yakushi Part 1
Ichidai High VS Yakushi High,
One of the biggest rival of Seidou was defeated by Dark horse Yakushi high by 12-13.
Ichidai high's Ace Manaka was injured in the match and had to Retire . Relief pitchers couldn't Handle the batting line up of Yakushi.
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Sawamura: Huh where's our bus?
Furuya: This way.
Kominato: No this way.
Sawamura: If we don't hurry, we are going to be left behind. Our boss is that kind of person.
Kominato: Stop calling him Boss.
Furuya: Water !
Sawamura: Are you in desert or what? Furuya?
Sawamura: It's Todoroki kun
Kominato: the game just ended and he's already practicing.
Sawamura: From close up, that swing's really amazing.
Kominato: when serious Kojima's swing is even more amazing.
Sawamura: What he is holding back in the matches? What is he underestimating others?
Kominato: No, It means that he doesn't met anyone that needs him to get serious.
Sawamura: Oh, OK.
Yakushi coach: Hey, Hey don't rest.
Raichi: Today's pitcher was really spirited...
Yakushi coach: There are lot of pitchers in this country as spirited as him.
Raichi: I want to hit more and more and every pitcher in the country. Blow them all away.
Yakushi coach: You want to play in the pro league, right Raichi? Then you can fight against various pitchers every day. For now you smashed Manaka the other's pitchers in west Tokyo that are worth your time is Inashiro's Narumiya Mie.
Sawamura: before facing Inashiro you're going up against our team aren't you? they don't consider us at all.
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Next day,
Training field,
Sawamura: Todoroki Raichi I definitely won't lose to him. Don't underestimate us. we'll win
Kuramochi: Th-They're pretty fired up.
Miyuki: ..... I told them to take it easy today, but I guess I wasted my breath, they don't listen at all.
Kominato: Actually yesterday.
"EH"
Isashiki: don't screw with me they said something that ridiculous? We aren't even on their radar?
Kominato: Well not in those exact words.
Isashiki: But that 's what they meant.
Kuramochi: Just bring it on Yakushi...
Don't be angry with stomach sounds alone.
Kojima: {Few angry marks came on his temple} [even though I knew what they said but still to be underestimated by a First year] Hohoho, they dare to underestimate us, let's see you get hit from me.{Devil smile appeared on his face that can make even demon king to hide under pillow}
Kominato: [G-Good thing they weren't there at that time, I already my hands full of stopping Sawamura.]
Yuuki: Be it Yakushi or Ichidai we're just going to crush them. We'll give our answer on the field.
Tanba: Yuuki, Isashiki, Masuko and Kojima for the three days until the match will you do some sheet batting with me? I want to regain my match sense as soon as possible.
Isashiki: Sure, still we can't go easy on you especially Yuuki.
Tanba: Yes I know.
The whole team made the environment just what is found in the official match, runners on base, Pick ups, hit and run everything for the next 3 days. All the pitchers and batters practiced in turns.
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Sanada: You guys still watching the video again...
Akiba: Raichi's dad told us to watch it closely.
Sanada: With the Tape of Manaka san you all watched till the tape got worn out. So how's Seidou?
Raichi: These two are interesting but the best of them him.{Kojima}
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Coach: {crouching on the ground fiddling with stick} Our starting pitcher tomorrow will be Kojima, you will pitch for 3 Innings. Starting from 4th Inning It'll be Furuya, from 7th it'll be Sawamura. Well this might change slightly depending on how the game is going be prepared in time.
"Yes sir"
Miyuki: Ho, 3 Innings pitcher relay.
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Quarter finals: Seidou VS Yakushi.
Reporters:
"It's pretty crowded"
"Well it is a match to determine one of the four strongest in the west Tokyo"
Isashiki: What the hell is with this order,
Ryousuke: It's changed again from when they played against Ichidai.
Chris: They've made their move.
coach: yeah.
Yakushi High's line up:
1 .Todoroki
2 .Akiba
3 .Mishima
4. Yamauchi
5. Fukuda
6. Mino
7. Watanabe
8. Kobayashi
9. Ooda
Miyuki: Are you ready?
Kojima: yes, I am itching to go to the mound.
Miyuki: OK, let's go.
Seidou's lineup:
1. Kuramochi Youichi SS
2. Kominato Ryousuke 2B
3. Isashiki Jun CF
4. Yuuki Tetsuya 1B
5. Kojima Yasuhiro P
6. Masuko Tooru 3B
7. Miyuki Kazuya C
8. Shirasu Kenjirou RF
9. Furuya Satoru LF
Top of the First Inning Yakushi on the offensive.
Kojima went to mound and finished his practice pitches and waited for Raichi to step up to the plate.
Raichi swung his bat for few times and stepped in the left handed batter box. He was laughing, Kojima sent him a death scare and activated his aura. Seeing Kojima turning serious, he stopped his laughing and took his stance.
Kojima took a stance and started with a fastball on the right top corner perfectly in the Catcher's mit for a called strike. Then a ball. Then a change up in the lower section of strike zone. Raichi swung his bat and sent the ball to the foul towards 3rd base. count was 1-2. Kojima pitched his 4th pitch. The ball traveled with good speed right down the middle. Raichi swung his bat but ball suddenly dropped right in front of the bat and directly went into the catcher's mit and struck out Raichi with only 4 pitches.
Crowd and Seidou burst out in cheers.
Kojima tuned towards his teammates and shout while showing his first finger "One Out"
His team mates burst out into cheering "One out" "Nice pitching Kojima".
Akiba stepped on the plate. Kojima pitched fast ball for a called strike. He jammed Akiba on 2nd pitch with a cut ball.
Kojima struck out Mishima with three strikes. They jogged to the dugout, Kuramochi and Ryousuke changed their gear and went to their appropriate positions.
Kuramochi sent a single over pitcher's head and sprint to the 1st base. Ryousuke hit the ball between 1st and 2nd baseman and sending kuramochi to the 2nd and himself went to 1st base with ease.
Isashiki sent the ball in the outfield on the first pitch sending Kuramochi to home base with ease, Ryousuke 3rd and himself to the second.
Captain Yuuki Hit the ball so fast towards Raichi that after catching the ball he fell on his butt.
Kojima stepped in right hand side of the batter box after taking few Practice swings. Pitcher throw a ball for first pitch. He pitched another pitch but in strike zone. Kojima took monstrous step from his left leg and completely his swing at very fast speed, he tossed his bat and start to jog around the basses without even looking towards the ball. Ball directly went Past the fence and disappeared in the trees adding 3 runs to the scoreboard. Crowd burst out with cheering. He tagged the home base and high five with Masuko went to the dug out. He was patted on the back of his head and back and congratulated.
Yakushi coach: What a Swing and physique, he reeks of money.
Matsuko stepped up to the plate and swung his bat at first pitch and sent the ball over the fence scoring a solo home run. After tossing his bases he started to jog, after tagging home base he direct to dug out.
Miyuki sent grounder directly to the pitcher and was tagged out. Shirasu stepped up to bat and ended their inning with a grounder to the short stop, who threw the ball to the fist base.
1st half of the 2nd inning:
Kojima struck out Yamauchi with three pitches. Fukuda hit a grounder to Masuko, who threw to the Yuuki. Mino popped out to the Ryousuke.
2nd half of the 2nd inning:
Yakushi brought their ace Sanada Junpie and replaced Mino. He retired with his fast ball and shoot ball which broke to right handed side batter box.
1st half of the 3rd Inning:
Kojima changed his gear he pitched only breaking balls and struck out 7th and 8th batter back to back. 9th batter hit a grounder to 1st base and ending their inning.
2nd half of the 3rd inning:
Yuuki stepped up to bat and went in the right handed batter box and took on his stance Sanada pitched two ball on the outside. He pitched his third ball in the inside of the strike zone Yuuki swung his bat and sent the ball to the left corner of the field and directly went to second base.
Kojima stepped on the plate and took the first pitch as a called strike, it was difficult pitch on the outside corner of the strike zone. Sanada throw two balls outside of the strike zone making the pitch count 2-1. He pitched another fastball on the far lower outside corner of the strike zone. Kojima fouled to the 3rd base line. He fouled another ball the back of the stand making pitch count 2-2. Sanada pitched a shoot ball to inside upper corner of the zone. the speed of the ball is around 140kmph. Kojima swung his bat and connect with the ball. Ball connect with the slimmer section of the wooden bat. Bat broke into the two with loud sound and ball went in to the air.