The Attack and Defense of the Saigo's game

It was almost a duel between zero and one second.

Saigo High School successfully broke through the defense of Seidou High School and scored a run for the team without an out. Moreover, not only that, the runner of Saigo High School who originally run from the second base to the third base, when the third base runner glanced at Tanaka's running speed and Inoue-senpai's waiting position, he continued to fling his arm decisively and took the risk to enter the base with instructions.

In a situation that no one expected.

The scene of the second base runner that quickly rounded the third base and went straight to the home plate, made the third baseman's Azuma-senpai's face couldn't help but show a look of shock and anger coming.

"Who gave you such courage!?"

"Steal!!!"

A very tough offensive stance.

That bold method of attack.

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!?"

It was also successful in making the whole audience let out a gasp of surprise once again.

For such a risky move of Saigo High School.

And shook to the core.

However, it was a courageous move after all, and this offensive act was undoubtedly a suicidal choice.

At the moment when the third baseman Azuma-senpai shouted, Tetsuya-senpai, who had already received the ball, quickly swung his arm without thinking and threw the ball in his hand towards the home plate.

"Whoosh!"

Trying to steal bases by hoping for a mistake by Seidou High School!

Well, Seidou High School will only tell you that you can't get a second chance, so if you want to dream, then go home and sleep!

The flashing ball shadow.

The speeding figure.

"Snap."

The runner was still a couple of lengths away from home plate.

Chris-senpai at the home plate had already steadily pocketed the ball into the mitt, and he turned around, causing the runner who was trying to steal the base to change his expression and quickly turned his head and turned over in an attempt to return to the third base.

"Pin him down, Chris!!!"

Only to run into the aggressive Azuma-senpai coming head-on.

"OUT!!!"

The second base runner from Saigo High School ended up paying the price for his risky move by being pinned in the middle of the third base entry line.

"What a bunch of morons!!!"

On the third-base side, on the Saigo High School dugout, Coach Nishikado couldn't help but curse inwardly.

There is a limit to how bold you can be.

That distance.

That speed.

Still trying to steal home plate, He was speechless at his own player's obvious choice to steal home, which was a good situation.

The runner on third base successfully returned home to score.

The batter is not out yet.

Saigo High School could have followed the gourd and threatened Seidou High School's defense in the next at-bats but now, with the runner on third base out, Saigo High School's situation, which could have been a big advantage, was instantly weakened.

Even so, this tough offensive stance of Saigo High School left a deep impression on the audience, and Inoue-senpai, who was back on the mound, was even more upset. If he had just made a mistake, missed the ball, or passed to the first base when he popped up the pitch, wouldn't he have lost two runs steadily?

At this moment, Inoue-senpai that looks at Saigo High School is also flashing a very heavy scared look.

"Go and tell Tanba to get ready."

On the first base side, on the dugout of Seidou High School.

Coach Kataoka looked unchanged and whispered to Kusunoki-senpai, who was standing by.

"Yes!"

Kusunoki-senpai immediately replied, put on his hat, and then jogged towards the side of the field where the bullpen is located.

The gaze of Shigeno, who was standing behind Coach Kataoka, flickered slightly.

"Inoue-senpai is still pitching too conservatively."

It was almost the same moment.

Shigeno and Miyuki, who was in the stands, both had the same thought in their hearts.

Miyuki was even thinking about how he should match the ball to Inoue-senpai at this moment if he was on the field.

"It's a pity, Saigo High School, it was so close to getting two points."

"In my opinion, it's completely stupid. How can you run back to home plate from that distance? Unless Seidou High School made a mistake in defense, it's possible, right? Hakuryuu High School, which is said to have the fastest base running speed in the country, has an average base running time of 4.1 seconds for a single base bag, and they don't dare to choose that way. This runner from Saigo High School, and that base running instructor, are brain-dead choices...."

"Yeah, that's the interesting thing about high school baseball, sometimes it's fun to gamble like that."

"That's true, but after losing the big advantage of having a man on third base, it's not so easy for Saigo High School to continue scoring to close the gap and recover the disadvantage."

"That guy Inoue is still pitching too conservatively."

"I can only say that Saigo High School had no problem at all in commanding the first half of the game and seized the opportunity, but unfortunately, they buried half of the advantage themselves."

"It depends on what Saigo High School chooses to do next, huh?"

The number of outs for the runner on third base was indeed obtained, but that was obviously because of the opponent's risky move to get the number of outs, and after giving up a run, with a runner on the base bag and the next still being the top of the batting lineup, Chris-senpai did not hesitate to ask for a timeout here and trotted to the pitcher's mound.

"Inoue-senpai, the advantage is still completely in our hands, do not need to suppress, let go a little to pitch, in terms of strength, we are still stronger."

Chris-senpai covered his mouth with his hand and whispered to Inoue-senpai on the pitcher's mound.

"The opponent should be aiming for a ball that is on the inside, so let's match the ball on the outside, Inoue-senpai."

"Ok, I get it, Chris."

Inoue-senpai let out a ragged breath slightly and said so in a deep voice to Chris-senpai.

As if others could see Inoue-senpai's problems, Inoue-senpai was quite clear about the problems that existed in himself.

However, Inoue-senpai could not fix this problem because he was afraid that the change would cause him to make a bigger mistake.

In that case, it is better to maintain the current state, this situation at the moment.

For Inoue-senpai, it is the range that is within his control.

It's a catcher's duty to guide the pitcher to the best of his ability, and it's something a catcher must do, but no matter which catcher is facing a pitcher like Inoue Koji, there is a feeling of helplessness inside.

You can't deny that it's a mistake for a pitcher to be cautious.

There are countless instances of losing games due to carelessness leading to pop-ups, missing pitches, and then getting crushed, and you can't ask a pitcher whose personality is a stable type to completely let go and fight, but Chris-senpai is doing his best to cooperate with Inoue-senpai, trying to unleash his strength as much as possible.

As a catcher.

Chris-senpai has already done everything he could do.