Chapter 365: A Dominant Victory

"Perform well today, and use your pitching to suppress them!"

"I will!"

Furuya Satoru nodded. After a year of tempering, his pitching was ranked among the best even among high schools nationwide; dealing with a team like Yongyuan High School was not difficult at all.

Next, Huangqian Yangyi looked at Sawamura again; this guy was an outfielder today.

"Aniki! No need to say it, I understand. Every position is important, and I will fulfill my duties as Center Fielder well!!"

Sawamura puffed out his chest, flared his nostrils, and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Heh, good luck," Huangqian Yangyi shook his head with a smile. This kid was still staring at the Pitcher's Mound while talking; his desire was too intense.

Soon, the game began.

On the First Base side, Seido High School.

On the Third Base side, Yongyuan High School.

At this moment, in the stands on the First Base side, all the members other than the First String had also arrived at the scene to watch the game by the Seido Baseball Club's dedicated bus. Experiencing the cheers of the audience for their own team as a part of Seido for the first time, the First Year freshmen were all fired up, their faces flushed red.

"Hey, hey, this is too terrifying. It's only the third round, right?"

"Our Seido's momentum is too great; the people from Yongyuan High School on the other side are scared silly."

"Senior Huangqian's popularity is what's truly terrifying. Look over there, a fan group of thousands of girls!"

"Koshu, look over there, they're all professional scouts! They definitely are!"

Seto Takuma pointed in one direction and shouted to Okumura Koshu.

Okumura Koshu, whose expression remained indifferent, felt his pupils tremble slightly. He had experienced such scenes before, but back then he was purely a spectator; now, his identity was that of a member of Seido, and the feeling was truly different.

Not far from the two, Yuki Masashi and Yui Kaoru sat together. Yui Kaoru leaned forward like a child, wanting to see more clearly, while Yuki Masashi sat upright with his fists clenched tightly on his knees; one could tell his mood was extremely excited.

Top of the first inning, Seido on offense.

First Batter Kijima Mio and Second Batter Yamaguchi Ken hit safely one after another, then the Third Batter, Furuya Satoru, blasted an Extra-base Hit, sending Kijima Mio home.

Seido scored a run at the start, no outs, runners on first and third.

Then it was Huangqian Yangyi's turn to step up. Carrying his bat, he walked to the Batter's Box with ease and comfort, and Huangqian Yangyi stood directly at the very front of the Batter's Box.

Feeling the pressure from Huangqian Yangyi, the Yongyuan High School Catcher's expression looked very ugly.

They were all high school students, and their Yongyuan High School had also fought through cruel battles among more than two hundred schools to advance to the third round and break into the top 32; there was no reason for such a huge gap!

"Playball!"

Hearing the umpire's voice, the Catcher bore immense pressure and gave the signal.

On the Pitcher's Mound, the Yongyuan High School Pitcher looked at Huangqian Yangyi's batting stance and felt as if he were being stared at by a wild beast, but as the team's ace, his duty was to lead the team to victory! Gathering his courage, he threw an inside high Fastball.

An Inside Fastball, huh.

Huangqian Yangyi's swing was as simple as eating or drinking water. The bat easily connected with the small white ball, gently waking up the soul of Yongyuan High School.

The ideal was plump, but Huangqian Yangyi's bat made them realize the cruel reality.

Boom!

The shadow of the ball flying backward streaked through the air and, unsurprisingly, shot into the stands.

"Home Run!"

"Three-run Home Run!"

"Seido's Fourth Batter and Captain, Ace Huangqian Yangyi, has continued his terrifying momentum from the Spring Tournament. One hit, three runs! Too strong!"

"Good!!"

"Captain!!"

"Nice!"

4 people, 4 runs; Seido's fierce attack caused Yongyuan High School's confidence to completely shatter at this moment.

After the top of the first inning, the score was 6:0.

Next, in the bottom of the first inning, Seido High School's Second Year Pitcher, the cold-blooded fireballer and handsome guy, Furuya Satoru, took the mound.

Whoosh!

Swish!

Whack!

"Strikeout!"

"Strikeout!"

"Strikeout!"

Striking out three in a row, he sent Yongyuan High School down in order.

Furuya's start this time was very aggressive, and his pitching was also very powerful.

The game thus reached the bottom of the fifth inning. When the last batter for Yongyuan High School was tagged out, the entire game ended with a score of 22:0.

Furuya's performance received cheers and shouts from the entire audience; he was a player who also had a brilliant performance in the Spring Tournament and was extremely familiar to and supported by the audience and fans.

The game ended early in the 5th inning, achieving a valid game. Seido captured their first win of the Spring Tournament, successfully entered the top 16, and obtained a seeded spot for the Summer Tournament.

"As expected, it ended early in the 5th inning."

"Yeah, Seido is too strong. And this is even with most of the main players not playing."

"Furuya, who didn't give up a single run, is truly capable."

"Mm-hmm, although his ball speed can't compare to Huangqian's and his control is still lacking, his pitching is already enough to sweep the vast majority of teams."

"Well, actually, Yongyuan still had a chance today, at least they wouldn't have lost so miserably. It was mainly because their ace was broken by Huangqian's Home Run in the first inning, losing all momentum and rhythm, and the others' mentalities were also affected."

"Makes sense, Huangqian's existence is too cruel for Yongyuan."

"Speaking of which, today Huangqian only got three Home Runs, so now it's 99."

"I was already prepared to celebrate 100 when I saw Huangqian step up."

"Seido always ends the game early in the 5th inning, which isn't good for Huangqian to break the Home Run record."

If you want to know how greedy Seido's fans are right now, just listen to these conversations; they actually think ending the game early in the 5th inning is inconvenient for Huangqian Yangyi to break the record.

The players were unaware of the spectators' discussions; after winning, the whole team boarded the bus to leave the venue and return to school, with no intention of staying to watch other games.

After all, they wouldn't encounter a true formidable enemy until at least the Semi-finals; as for the next round's opponent, Seido's intelligence team had already begun working, splitting into several groups to head to different venues to watch games and gather information.

On the bus behind, all the First Year freshmen were seated; having watched their seniors' game in person, each of them felt a sense of endless aftertaste, and the cheers of the audience sounded like a shared honor to their ears.

"The opponents in the upcoming fourth and fifth rounds aren't considered very strong; the fifth round's Chunri First High School was once a powerhouse, but it has declined now. The real opponent will have to be Ichidai Sanko, whom we might meet in the Semi-finals."

"Senior Tianjiu from Ichidai Sanko is also very amazing, with super sharp Slider control. If Senior Huangqian and Senior Tianjiu face off, the game will definitely be spectacular," Seto Takuma imagined excitedly.

The other First Years were very excited upon hearing this, and Yui Kaoru said directly: "Let's work hard! We must also stand on that field!"