Volume 2: Dormant Rebirth Chapter 013: A miserable defeat!
The battle of the century between the two giants was indeed exciting to watch at the beginning.
Especially when the aces and batting lines of the two teams fight each other, the fist-to-flesh collision is so pleasing to the eye!
At the beginning, the third high school of the city university gave Qingdao a heavy blow.
They directly defeated the ace of Qingdao High School baseball team, Xiu Ze, and scored 4 points in one go.
The Qingdao High School baseball team was not to be outdone. Led by the fourth-bat monster Dong Qingguo, they successfully recovered three points in the fourth inning.
The score between the two sides became 5:3.
In the next few rounds, both sides fought back and forth and neither gave in.
By the 7th inning, the score between the two teams became 7:6.
The Seidou High School baseball team went from trailing their opponent by 4 points to only one point left.
If the game continues in this situation, it is not certain that Qingdao will be able to turn the tables in the end.
At the critical moment, the fat pitcher from the city's top three university stabilized the situation.
The batting line of the Seidou High School baseball team was not allowed to continue its rampage.
With his newly mastered changing ball, he successfully dealt with Yamada, who was playing fifth, after walking Toshokuuni.
Safely win and be eliminated.
That’s not all. In the subsequent attack, they continued to expand the score and scored 3 points in one go.
The score on the field became 10:6!
With two innings left in the game, Seidou High School's defeat was almost a foregone conclusion.
The score being behind is not even the most important reason.
The most important reason is that the pitchers are not strong enough.
In the previous few games, sophomore senior Danbo performed very well.
Under Chris’s strong guidance, he pitched five full innings and only gave up two runs.
He played an indispensable role in helping the Seidou High School baseball team catch up with the score.
But in the subsequent confrontation, his lack of physical strength also broke out.
In the later stages, his shots were weak. City University High School seized this opportunity and widened the score.
The fans watching the game around also sighed when they saw this.
"What a shame for Qingdao High School!"
"Their batting line-up is absolutely top-notch, but there's no reliable guy on the mound."
"The ace Xiu Ze is quite capable. If he plays well, with his terrifying power, few people can hit the ball out."
"Who says he isn't? If he can always give full play to his strength, then he is indeed a top player. But he is a nervous guy, and no one can predict when he will perform well or not."
"Director Kataoka is having a headache, right?"
"It seems that Qingdao will not be able to break through the obstacles of City University and Daocheng this year."
“Let alone challenging the other two powerful families, they might not even be able to defeat Pharmacist and Cheng Kong next.”
"Not really. They say a lean camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how good the Qingdao High School baseball team is, it is still one of the top teams in the country. It's impossible for them to be bullied by the top eight or top sixteen teams. Not to mention that their batting line-up is the best in the world."
"That's no use. Even if the batting line can score as many points as possible, they can't win if the pitcher throws a sieve."
"I'm afraid there will be no chance at this year's Koshien."
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As a member of the Qingdao High School baseball team, Zhang Han felt his face burning even though he was not among the players on the field.
These words were like slaps in the face.
He wanted to stand up and roar.
"Who said Qingdao is not good? Stand up for me!"
But with the score on the field like that, even if he stood up, what else could he do except show his bravery?
Hidezawa, Tamba...
To be honest, both of these pitchers have good potential. In Zhang Han's opinion, their strength is not weak either.
Normally, he shouldn't be so embarrassed on the court, right?
But who made them unlucky to meet the third-year high school student in the city?
It is not impossible to predict that there will be such an ending in the end .
In fact, it wasn’t just Seidou High School’s pitcher who couldn’t handle City University’s third-year batting line-up.
The chubby ace in the city's junior year was also beaten badly by the batter of the Qingdao High School baseball team.
If this had happened in the past, it would have been strange if they hadn’t lost!
The loss was due to the lack of pitcher strength.
But he was lucky, although his situation was not very good, he only lost six or seven points in a few games.
But he is better than Seidou's pitcher!
What else is there to say? It's just like two people going on a trip to the forest and suddenly a tiger appears behind them.
The outcome between them does not depend on who can beat the tiger, but on who can run faster.
The city junior pitcher took advantage of this.
It’s not that he performed so well, it’s mainly because the two pitchers of Seidou High School baseball team were even worse in today’s game.
Supervisor Tahara is very clear about this issue.
Although they were about to beat Qingdao, there was no complacency or arrogance on his face.
He knew very well that the reason why the city's third team was able to win the game was mainly because Qingdao's ace was in poor condition.
If Xiu Ze is in good shape, they will probably be the ones who fall behind by a large margin or even lose.
"In the next training, we must continue to strengthen everyone's defensive capabilities. Are you ready, boys?"
Although the players of Seidou High School baseball team were unwilling to accept defeat, they still tried hard to find opportunities at the last moment.
In the end, the third-grade player scored one point, and the second-grade players Jie Cheng and Chris also scored one point together.
They recovered two points before the end of the game.
The third high school students in the city were not idle either, although the pitcher of the Qingdao High School baseball team looked exhausted.
They still took advantage of the situation and won three points.
The final result of the game was 13:8!
The powerful Qingdao High School baseball team lost to the city's third high school by a large margin.
It was the biggest defeat in recent years.
Although the Seidou High School baseball team had lost to the City University several times before, this was the first time the difference was more than 5 points.
Miserable defeat!
A complete and utter defeat!
"Tokyo Spring Tournament, quarter-finals. The team that made it to the semi-finals is City University No. 3 High School!!! The score is 13:8. Although the players of Qingdao High School baseball team performed very tenaciously, the gap in strength cannot be made up by tenacity. Let us congratulate City University No. 3 High School..."
The commentator's words drifted further and further away.
The players of Seidou High School baseball team stood on the field like puppets.
They had been planning for half a year and finally waited for this opportunity, and originally wanted to show their talents.
I didn’t expect the final result to be like this!
With the strength they have shown now, can they really challenge the city’s third and Daocheng before the summer competition begins?
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