Chapter 358: Base on Balls

The first pitch was a swing and a miss; Carlos moved back a bit, which allowed him to wait for the ball to come in closer before hitting and also gave him plenty of time to swing.

Whoosh!

Huangqian Yangyi raised his shoulder high and stepped forward, the small white ball whipping out along with his lowered arm, a streak of white flying toward home plate.

"It's coming! Outside!"

Carlos's pupils constricted slightly, his body twisted violently, and his swinging bat reached the front of the ball in an instant.

Bang!!

The baseball suddenly veered out of the strike zone at that moment, and the tip of Carlos's bat barely grazed a part of it.

"Jianjie!"

The baseball flew out of bounds and landed on the ground.

Tsk, this guy's reach is really long.

Miyuki looked up at Carlos; it felt like the opponent's arms could touch his knees, being able to reach a ball that far off.

Then, the third pitch, an inside low Forkball; Carlos swung and missed, resulting in a Strikeout.

Moving on, the second Batter, Shirakawa Katsuyuki, was a batter who was very good at selecting pitches, yet Miyuki chose to face him head-on when calling the pitches.

Clearly, Miyuki's choice was correct: pitch it for him to hit! He couldn't hit it well!

Huangqian Yangyi's pitch speed and power were not so easily hit well; Shirakawa Katsuyuki hit a ground ball on the first pitch and was put out at First Base.

Immediately after, the third Batter also failed to get a hit, another three-up, three-down; the coordination between Huangqian Yangyi and Miyuki continued to give the Inashiro lineup a headache.

Top of the second inning, Seido on offense.

Huangqian Yangyi, the first to step into the Batter's Box, was unsurprisingly given a Base on Balls.

To win the game, what Inashiro needed to do today was to not let anyone get on base before Huangqian Yangyi, so they could give him a Base on Balls without any hesitation, directly weakening Seido's scoring ability.

Standing at First Base, Huangqian Yangyi shrugged helplessly, then looked toward the Batter's Box, where Shirasu was staring at Narumiya Mei with a serious expression.

"Go for it, Shirasu!"

"You have to hit it!"

"Blast it out!"

"I'm counting on you!"

The cheers of the spectators could not influence the situation on the field; facing Narumiya Mei, Shirasu swung decisively on the first pitch, connecting with an Inside Fastball, but the quality was poor; the baseball landed in front of First Base and Second Base, Huangqian Yangyi was forced out directly, and then Shirasu was put out right after, a Double Play!

Suddenly getting two outs, the shouts and cheers of the Inashiro fans almost shattered the stadium.

"Tsk, they really aren't holding back at all; it's not like they're leading in score, is it really necessary?" Miyuki pouted and complained.

Huangqian Yangyi, who had just come off the field, heard this and pinched Miyuki's butt hard.

"You say that, but if you had been able to get on base in the previous at-bat, how could I have been given a Base on Balls."

"That's not necessarily true, even if you had reached First Base, I think they still would have given you a Base on Balls," Miyuki said.

"That's right, Huangqian, you need to be prepared to be given a Base on Balls whenever there aren't two people on base," Shirasu said, looking back toward the Inashiro side.

Hearing this, Huangqian Yangyi looked pained, then looked at his own first, second, and third batters.

"You three! You must find a way to get on base, you hear me?"

Miyuki was speechless, Kuramochi coughed dryly, and Haruichi shouted: "Yes!"

Sigh~ such an honest kid.

Everyone sighed one after another.

"Aniki! You can't bully Haru-chan!" Sawamura stepped forward and said loudly: "The heavy responsibility of getting on base, just leave it to me, let me go up!"

"Get lost, there's no turn for you today."

During the conversation, Maezono Kenta on the field blasted a high fly ball, which was caught for a Flyout.

The game reached the bottom of the second inning, Inashiro's 4th Batter, Narumiya Mei!

Huangqian Yangyi looked at the little blondie; he was already the 4th Batter, his growth was much faster than in the original story, both in pitching and batting.

Come on, Yangyi!

The me of now is no longer the me of before; your ball, I'll hit it flying away in a moment!

Sensing Narumiya Mei's intense desire to win, Huangqian Yangyi tilted his head and gave Miyuki a look.

No way!

Miyuki almost laughed out loud; are we really doing this?

Uh-huh, I want to!

Huangqian Yangyi looked at Miyuki with longing.

Miyuki nodded, feeling quite helpless inside; this was the finals, to pull something like this.

Come on, pitch it over.

Huangqian Yangyi smiled, and Narumiya Mei suddenly had the feeling of being toyed with.

Ball!

Ball!

Ball!

Ball!!

Batter awarded a Base on Balls!

The whole stadium went quiet; what kind of decent person smiles when giving a batter a Base on Balls, and smiles so happily at that.

Watching Huangqian Yangyi's cheeky expression, Narumiya Mei was so angry his tooth roots ached.

"Coward! Damn it! Bastard! Idiot..."

Narumiya Mei kept cursing as Huangqian Yangyi slowly walked to First Base.

Turning his head to look, that bastard was still waving at him; invisible "hi," hi your head, hi!

Letting Narumiya Mei reach base was, first, to get revenge for being given a Base on Balls himself just now, and second, because the opponent's momentum was currently fierce; being suddenly interrupted at a time like this is as uncomfortable as being stopped just before the climax, and it would be difficult to recover afterwards.

Fifth Batter, Yamaoka Riku, is a power-hitting type of Batter, but his batting technique lacks finesse; utilizing the edges and corners of the strike zone, Huangqian Yangyi quickly recorded a Strikeout against him.

Next, Sixth Batter and Seventh Batter, Yabe and Jiangqi; both were seeing Huangqian Yangyi's pitching head-on in a game for the first time, and they were struck out without explanation.

In the following third inning, both sides were still unable to successfully launch an offensive; after three innings, the two sides were tied at 0:0.

It wasn't until the fourth inning, after Kominato Haruichi was put out, that Miyuki finally managed to get a hit off Narumiya Mei, and the spectators at the scene began to cheer; however, Huangqian Yangyi was still given a Base on Balls, and in the end, Shirasu came up to bat and was put out, and Maezono Kenta was struck out; in the top of the fourth, Seido still returned empty-handed.

A stalemate; the game arrived at the second half just like that.

Top of the eighth, Seido on offense; Kuramochi Yoichi seized an opportunity with a bunt to stand in the Batter's Box, Kominato Haruichi used a sacrifice hit to send him to Second Base, and then Miyuki connected with a Changeup, barely pushing it to the right side, and Kuramochi reached Third Base.

Two outs, runner on Third Base.

Finally, the Seido fans saw hope for scoring.

Huangqian Yangyi, who had been given a Base on Balls for the entire game, finally had a chance to swing the bat.

The game was almost over; at this moment, as long as one takes a one-run lead, it is possible to decide the outcome of today's game.

Hooo~

Standing in the Batter's Box, Huangqian Yangyi took a deep breath, feeling very emotional; an opportunity, this run, must definitely be taken.

And on the Inashiro side, Narumiya Mei was also under great pressure; he had always been very wary of Kuramochi Yoichi, and hadn't let him find a chance to reach base in the previous 7 innings, but now the balance had still been broken by him.

Once such a runner reaches base, it creates a chain reaction; looking at Kominato Haruichi and Miyuki Kazuya behind him, they directly chose to sacrifice themselves to let him advance to the base.

Now looking at Huangqian Yangyi in the Batter's Box, Narumiya Mei also knew that he had to face him head-on; wanting to give him another Base on Balls was already impossible.