<70> The Pressure from Furuya!
Chapter 70: The Pressure from Furuya!
The baseball soared over half the field, landing more than 60 meters away! Even though it was caught directly in the glove by Seidou High School's outfielder.
The supporters of Seidou High School's baseball team instinctively frowned.
The distance was just too far.
Far enough for the runner from Kokai U Sagara High School's baseball team to sprint from third base to home plate.
In fact, that's exactly what the runner from Kokai U Sagara High School's baseball team did.
The moment the baseball landed in the Seidou outfielder's glove, he didn't hesitate at all and sprinted quickly toward home plate.
Inside Kokai U Sagara High School's dugout.
Kokai's coach was smiling with satisfaction.
"Although our team's little Abe often hits high fly balls, not many of them are hits. However, his probability of sending the ball flying into the outfield is actually ten percent higher than our team's cleanup hitter. Sometimes, seemingly useless skills can become decisive on the field."
Just like now.
A seemingly ordinary high fly ball to the outfield was enough to help their team even the score.
In this, Kokai U Sagara High School's coach was quite pleased with himself.
As for the other players on their team, their feelings were mostly aligned with their coach's.
After all, from their perspective, the ball from that position could never be returned! But the outfielder they imagined was like any outfielder they had seen before.
However, this time, the one catching the ball for Seidou was Furuya.
No one noticed this at first.
Because from everyone's standpoint, it didn't matter who caught the ball. The outcome was already predetermined.
A long throw of over sixty meters, even if the baseball flew perfectly straight, takes more than two seconds to cover that distance.
Add in the time for the outfielder to prepare, the release of the throw, the catcher catching the ball, and reaction time...
Altogether, it could easily take over five seconds.
From third base to home plate is less than 30 meters.
Even for an average person, five seconds is more than enough to cover that distance comfortably.
Not to mention players who have received professional training in high school.
Kokai U Sagara High School's pinch hitter, although not known for his speed, took just slightly over four seconds to run from third to home plate.
For him, this time was more than sufficient.
From everyone's perspective, their assumptions were not wrong.
It was just that Furuya didn't think like they did.
The pinch hitter named Abe hit quite an average ball.
The baseball he hit ended up dropping from a very high altitude.
As a result, Furuya had plenty of time to reach the fall point of the baseball.
Because he had more preparation time, Furuya even managed to gear up for the throw.
"Pop!"
Just as everyone thought Seidou High School's baseball team was beyond saving, the ball fell into the glove.
Furuya promptly raised the baseball, extracting it from his glove as he stepped forward.
The moment Furuya grabbed the baseball, he readied himself and used all his strength to make the throw.
"BOOMM!!"
The moment the baseball left his hand, a sharp sound tore through the air, reaching the players' ears on the field.
"Wow, is that strong?"
Before the players from Kokai U Sagara High School could even react, the players from Seidou High School were taken aback.
They had never seen such a powerful throw before.
"The speed of that throw?"
Even some fans in the stands exclaimed.
To them, this throw seemed faster than any pitch Furuya had thrown in a previous game.
What would typically take two seconds to reach its target, with Furuya, only took a second and a half.
Moreover, with his earlier preparation, he shaved off another half-second.
Together, this was near a full second.
A second may be short, but in terms of throwing, it was enough to change the impossible into the possible.
What was initially thought to be an impossible relay to the catcher's glove, now became possible.
"Pop!"
When the ball landed in Miyuki's glove, the fans felt their hearts leap into their throats.
Even from their own perspective, this scene was incredibly thrilling.
Despite the terrifying throw, the runner from Kokai U Sagara High School did not back down.
At this point, he was only two or three meters from home plate.
"Even as a competitor on the field, I have to admit, you did well! But it's useless."
Even if Seidou High School's catcher managed to catch the ball early, it didn't mean he could react in a fraction of a second.
The runner from Kokai U Sagara High School made a dive, aiming to touch the base with his hand.
This move only took a fraction of a second.
"Pop!"
The runner from Kokai U Sagara High School indeed managed to touch the base.
"I did it!"
Just as he was silently celebrating helping the team tie the score, the cold voice of the umpire reached his ears.
"Out!"
"Third out, change sides!!"
The runner from Kokai U Sagara High School was stunned.
He looked up in disbelief, questioning the umpire.
"Impossible, I touched the base!"
The umpire looked at the player with a hint of sympathy.
"Before you touched the base, he already tagged you with the glove."
The umpire gestured towards Miyuki.
To react and change the glove's direction in that fraction of a second was beyond belief even for the umpire.
Yet, this astonishing thing happened.
The final result was what it was.
Kokai U Sagara High School had exhausted two pinch hitters but didn't score.
Not only that, but their lineup had reset to its original position.
It wasn't until this moment that the coach of Kokai U Sagara High School and the players in their dugout suddenly recalled something they had overlooked.
Even if they truly managed to defeat Tanba, what then? The Seidou High School baseball team isn't only about Tanba.
They also have the first-year monster, Furuya.
Although they couldn't quite grasp just how fast that laser-like throw was, they understood one thing.
If Furuya were not in the outfield but rather on the pitcher's mound for Seidou High School, could they hit his pitches?
No chance! Not a single chance!!!
Until just now, Kokai U Sagara High School's players had never considered giving up.
But at that moment, an unavoidable thought arose in their minds.
And this thought was especially strong!
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