Chapter 635 - 635: Advance To The Finals

The game reached the top of the ninth inning, and Yokohama Kohoku, trailing by three runs, was naturally unwilling to accept such a result.

At the last moment, they launched a furious counterattack.

Standing on the pitcher's mound for Seido High School Baseball Team was Zhang Han.

For true baseball professionals, this was not surprising at all.

Zhang Han did not get the chance to pitch throughout the tournament, and after seeing the previous inning from Tanba and knowing he was at his limits, Coach Kataoka took him out and gave the opportunity to close out the game to Zhang Han instead of the rookie Furuya or the unreliable Kawakami.

Zhang Han lived up to Kataoka's expectations, performing remarkably well on the field.

He successively retired Yokohama Kohoku's Eighth and Ninth Batters.

Two outs, no one on base.

Now they only needed one more out to end this semifinal game.

In the stands, a player who had specifically come to scout Seido High School Baseball Team's information lifted his head from behind the camera and stretched his neck.

"Zhang Han has really improved!"

Since he started pitching with his right hand, even though the speed fell from the monstrous levels it was at when he pitched with his left hand, it was still high, and along with more stable control and breaking balls, he was a premier pitcher.

Stepping into the batter's box at this moment was Yokohama Kohoku's First Batter.

This guy initially adopted a defiant and unyielding stance, as if he was going to fight to the death with the Seido High School Baseball Team players.

Considering their current predicament and position, the Seido High School Baseball Team teammates understood why he behaved this way.

"Two outs, two outs!!!"

"Let him hit it!"

The Seido High School Baseball Team fielders gave him sufficient support at this time.

Since it's been a while since Zhang Han pitched in an official game, they knew he needed their support and they gave it in abundance.

He calmly gazed at his opponent and threw a confident pitch.

However…

"Ping!"

The First Batter, who looked so imposing, unexpectedly used a bunt.

Then, he sprinted towards First Base.

In the Seido High School Baseball Team dugout, the teammates were startled.

"Too cunning!"

"This guy's speed is really fast!"

In the Yokohama Kohoku dugout, the Coach looked at Shimoo, who was desperately running to First Base, with a complex expression.

Despite appearing large and sturdy, Shimoo's speed was genuinely the fastest on their team.

His hitting was also good, and because his hitting was good, he usually confronted opponents with his hitting.

He rarely used a bunt to steal a base.

Rarely using it doesn't mean he couldn't; in fact, Shimoo was very talented in this regard.

Now, in order to get on base, Shimoo had even abandoned his long-held principles.

It seemed the players hadn't given up on the game yet.

Not just him, but the other Yokohama Kohoku players as well.

Their eyes still gleamed, clearly showing no intention of giving up the game.

The baseball bounced towards First Base.

Yuuki rushed out first, picking up the ball.

At this point, the runner was only about six or seven meters from First Base, a blink of an eye away.

"Good!"

Yokohama Kohoku supporters couldn't help but cheer at this moment.

Given the current situation, it seemed unlikely that Seido High School Baseball Team would be able to prevent Yokohama from getting on base.

First Base was empty.

After picking up the ball, Yuuki barely looked back and threw the ball towards First Base.

"A mistake? Run!"

The Yokohama Kohoku players were overjoyed by this unexpected stroke of luck.

However, their excitement didn't last long.

As the baseball descended, a glove arrived just in time, catching the ball firmly.

The Zhang Han who reacted almost instantly was a step slower, stepping onto the First Base bag.

Even though he was a bit slower than the glove, he was still a step faster than Shimoo.

"Thud!"

"Out!"

There was no dispute about the result.

Three outs, game over.

Seido High School Baseball Team did not get to their fifth round of hitting.

Their bottom of the ninth inning offense ended before they even got to bat.

Although they only managed nine hits in the entire game, a full third of them were Homeruns.

So their score was still very high; nine effective times on base resulted in a full seven runs.

They ended the game leading Kanagawa's champion, Yokohama Kohoku, by three runs.

"The Kanto Tournament semifinal between West Tokyo Seido High School Baseball Team and Kanagawa Yokohama Kohoku, after nine innings of fierce battle, the final victor is Seido High School Baseball Team!"

The Commentator in the stands was passionate and eloquent.

Seido High School Baseball Team's die-hard supporters, and many of the casual spectators in the stands, all stood up excitedly at this moment, shouting the name of Seido High School Baseball Team loudly.

Everyone said that Seido High School Baseball Team had big problems, and they themselves felt some of them.

Especially regarding the pitcher.

But what was the final outcome?

Facts proved that what those people said was hot air, completely useless.

Instead, Seido High School Baseball Team seemed to be improving with every game.

After their players had time to adjust, not only did their individual strength improve rapidly, but their team coordination was also astonishing.

"One minute on stage, ten years of practice off stage."

Fujio spoke with emotion.

"That coordination that looked so natural just now, I wonder how many times it was practiced in private."

Zhang Han, although he has always given people the impression of being a genius, in fact, the training he underwent at Seido High School Baseball Team was the most rigorous.

And precisely because of such rigorous training, his strength was actually much stronger than people imagined.

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