Chapter 25: The first striker, Li Lei!(1/2)
"nice shot!"
"nice shot!"
"Ping!"
"The outside world!"
"nice shot!!!"
"strike out!!!"
"Three outs, exchange offense and defense!"
The third hitter of the Yakushi High School baseball team is indeed the team's core powerhouse.
At the last moment, he caught Li Lei's pitch and knocked the ball away.
But he failed to hit the ball well and the baseball flew out of bounds.
He was finally defeated by Li Lei's fork ball and struck out.
Three consecutive strikeouts made the batters of the Yakushima High School baseball team go three-up and three-out.
Li Lei's performance gave the freshmen of Shishi High School's baseball team a shot in the arm.
Except for the three guys from Mishima, most of the freshmen were a little nervous about the match against the senior team.
They don't know if they can win?
They don't even know if they will face a disastrous defeat?
Therefore, when the senior students of the Yakushima High School baseball team represented the team in the Tokyo Spring Tournament, their performance was very average.
In the third round, they were eliminated by the city's junior high school baseball team.
Don't look at the fact that they were eliminated by the senior high school students in other cities. Even the senior high school students in other cities may not be able to remember the names of these supporting players.
The gap in strength between the two sides is just that big.
But even so, the seniors of the Yakushima High School baseball team also made it to the third round, which means they eliminated 75% of their opponents in Tokyo.
They are one of the top 1/4 teams in Tokyo!
Can a group of rookies like them who just graduated from junior high school really be able to compete with such a team?
Newcomers are very hesitant inside and they are not confident.
But I saw Li Lei’s pitching and the seniors’ weak swing performance.
These newcomers suddenly discovered that the seniors were not as scary as they thought.
At least compared to Li Lei, they are not scary at all.
In this competition with the seniors, maybe they really might win...
"Li, beautiful!!!"
After the exchange of offense and defense, the players from the freshman team returned to the rest area one after another. When Hongleishi saw Li Lei, he excitedly gave a thumbs up.
"My name is Li Lei, not Li Meili!"
Li Lei always feels powerless when facing the thunder market.
"He means, Li Lei, you did a great job!"
Qiuye was on the side to help explain.
Li Lei showed an awkward yet polite smile.
"Haha, don't worry about these details! I admit that your pitching is a little better than mine. But when it comes to the speed and power of the pitching, I am still better."
A proud voice sounded.
"I really don't know where your confidence comes from?"
Akiba was equally powerless when facing Mishima like this.
Does he really not know what he should say to make his friends recognize his pitching?
In the first half of the game, Li Lei zero-blocked his opponent.
It only took him 10 pitches to get three consecutive strikeouts.
The seniors were silenced by the beating. It is estimated that their hearts were broken at this time.
In the second half of the inning, the freshman team began to attack.
Several powerful players are naturally positioned close to each other.
Li Lei, who was so badly beaten by Todoroki Raizo's complaints, was responsible for the first blow.
Followed closely by Akiba, Mishima and Todoroki City.
The fifth pole is Yonehara and the sixth pole is Mihashi.
Why was Li Lei able to get such an important position?
Of course, it all depends on the support of teammates!
Compared to his pitching, Li Lei's hitting is indeed not good enough.
But at least he had practiced swinging the bat and had many practical experiences.
The other guys in his team are different. The only one who is really experienced is Yonehara.
Yonehara now serves as the core's fifth baton.
He was originally not qualified, but in order to let Akiba, Mishima and Todoroki City line up.
He could only move from the second baton position to the fifth battalion position.
Even Mihashi, a perennial substitute in youth baseball, was assigned to the sixth bat.
Li Lei is responsible for playing the first baton, what else can be said?
"Did you arrange this?"
Todoroki Raizo looked at Li Lei, who was the first to occupy the strike zone, and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
The pitcher is responsible for hitting the first pitch, which is still rare to see.
"I have just become captain."
Li Lei rolled his eyes helplessly.
He just became the captain and the game started immediately without any time to make arrangements, okay?
As for the order of attack.
Of course, Honglei City, who has already demonstrated his striking capabilities before, will make arrangements for everyone.
Honglei City has no idea.
It was Akiba and Mishima who finally made the decision. The two of them decided the order of attack.
Li Lei's ability to serve as the team's first batsman is inseparable from the importance Akiba and Mishima place on him.
"Then you have to perform well. Don't even miss the ball when the time comes. That would be embarrassing!"
Todoroki Raizo joked with a smile.
Faced with such unfair supervision, Li Lei was helpless.
He could only pretend not to hear Todoroki Raizo's words, and then focus on his opponent.
The person responsible for pitching on the mound is the team's No. 1 pitcher, Yuuto Mino.
After he stood on the pitcher's mound, the second and third grade seniors did not forget to cheer him on.
"Let that kid hit it, we will definitely stop the ball with our bodies."
"He's just a kid who's a freshman in high school, he's not very powerful!"
"do not be afraid……"
Hearing the cheering voices behind him, the Sanye players almost lost their breath and vomited blood.
To what extent do his teammates distrust him to say such things?
"Shut up all of you, I know what to do."
After quarreling with his teammates, Sanye took a serious look at Li Lei, who was about to attack.
Although they had already guessed that Li Lei was not an easy person.
Baseball international students are a normal operation in a wealthy high school.
It is said that the Osaka Kiryu High School baseball team recruits a special admissions team every year! In such a team, the proportion of international baseball students accounts for almost more than 50%.
But among their pharmacists, Li Lei should be the only one since the team was founded.
How could such a guy not be strong?
"I won't let you hit the ball away easily. I'm the ace of the Yakushima High School baseball team."
To be continued...