Chapter 374: The Dominant Tianjiu Kosei

Ichidai Sanko and Nio Gakusha entered an intense confrontation right from the start of the game, especially Nio Gakusha, whose Pitcher went all out in the first inning, making it very difficult for the Ichidai Sanko Batters; only one Batter reached base in the top of the first.

In the bottom of the first, Nio Gakusha was on offense, and their attack was indeed fierce; starting from the first Batter, they swung at Fastballs without hesitation, and Tianjiu Kosei was unstable at the start, with his Slider's inability to drop being exploited by them, as they let go of every pitch they saw was a Slider.

In the blink of an eye, Nio Gakusha's violent offensive achieved good results, with no outs and runners on first and second.

In this great situation with a scoring opportunity, under the direction of the Nio Gakusha manager, the third Batter chose a sacrifice bunt, sending the runners on first and second to second and third base in one go.

One out, runners on second and third.

Nio Gakusha's fierce opening offensive put Ichidai Sanko into a deep crisis, but at this moment, Tianjiu Kosei on the Pitcher's Mound revealed an excited smile.

Whoosh!!

The fourth Batter did not miss this scoring opportunity, hitting a single to the right side to send his teammate home and score one run.

Nio Gakusha, having scored first, was in high spirits at this moment, and with one out and runners on first and third, they still had a great chance to score, so it would depend on the performance of the subsequent Batters.

After the fifth Batter came to the plate, Tianjiu Kosei seemed to have found his rhythm, his sharp Slider making it hard for the opponent to hit a good ball; the little white ball fell right near second base, and the Ichidai Sanko Second Baseman quickly intercepted the ball to force out the fourth Batter, then threw the ball to complete a Double Play, thus neutralizing Nio Gakusha's offensive.

"Three outs! Switch sides!"

The sudden Double Play interrupted the momentum Nio Gakusha had just built up, and a gain of only one run was not enough for them to take control of the game.

"As expected of Ichidai Sanko's ace; although he was unstable at the start and gave up a run, he was able to adjust his state immediately, completely unaffected by the run he gave up."

"Nio Gakusha's plan fell through; they must have wanted to score at least two runs in the first inning to gain an advantage and then focus on defense."

"With only one run, once Tianjiu Kosei finds his rhythm and goes all out, Nio Gakusha probably won't have a chance."

"They can only continue to attack aggressively, taking advantage of the fact that Tianjiu's touch isn't that hot yet, and try to get another run in the second inning."

In today's game, the spectators could also see clearly that Nio Gakusha did not have much of a chance to win; if they couldn't score more runs at the start, they would appear very passive in the rest of the game.

By the second inning, Ichidai Sanko's batting lineup still couldn't score against Nio Gakusha's tight defense.

But in the bottom of the second, Tianjiu Kosei struck out three Nio Gakusha Batters in a row.

As the game progressed, Nio Gakusha felt increasingly strained; from having the advantage in the first inning to barely being evenly matched in the second, by the third inning, Ichidai Sanko snatched a run, and Nio Gakusha fell into a disadvantage.

From then on, Nio Gakusha's Batters were completely rubbed against the ground by Tianjiu Kosei in the Batter's Box; that Slider, which sat almost at the limit, precisely wandered on the edge between strikes and balls, and the tricky pitch path made it difficult for the Batters to grasp the sweet spot of the ball to hit it, and in most cases, they couldn't even catch the timing to swing.

Powerless to resist.

The continuous strikeouts highlighted Tianjiu Kosei's strength, yet Ichidai Sanko's batting lineup also had some difficulties against Nio Gakusha, scoring two runs in the fourth, one in the fifth, one in the sixth...

Just like that, one run at a time, scoring wasn't easy, but they slowly widened the gap.

By the time the ninth inning ended, the score was 8:1.

Ichidai Sanko successfully defeated Nio Gakusha and advanced to the Spring Tournament semi-finals.

"Clap clap clap clap clap clap!"

"Kosei!"

"No surprises there; as expected, it's Sanko that advanced."

"Isn't that a matter of course? The four major powerhouses of the Tokyo district aren't so easy to overcome."

"Tianjiu's Slider is really sharp; as long as he can keep honing it, I'm afraid few people will be able to hit his pitches well at the high school level."

"Haha, now that you mention it, I'm looking forward to the game between Ichidai Sanko and Seido."

"The semi-finals, huh? I wonder to what extent this Ichidai Sanko can perform against Seido, led by the Overlord."

"It'll be difficult; Ichidai Sanko's batting lineup is far inferior to Seido's."

"That's true, but even so, the game will definitely be very exciting."

With the end of this game, Seido High School and Ichidai Sanko both entered the semi-finals; after watching the game, the Seido group didn't stay at the stadium and all boarded the bus to return to Seido.

On the other side, the game between Inashiro Industrial High School and Chuangsheng High School had also begun; Inashiro's Left-handed Emperor Narumiya Mei seemed a bit unstable, giving up two runs at the start, but fortunately, he stabilized his state in time, and Chuangsheng High School couldn't find another shred of opportunity; the score was 7:2, and Inashiro Industrial won.

In the last game, Yakushi High School vs. Teito High School, as Yakushi, who obtained the last half-spot in the Tokyo district at the Spring Koshien, their performance at Koshien was also commendable. But perhaps precisely because of this, Sanada Shunpei, as the ace, seemed to have burned out a bit too much, and his fatigue hadn't dissipated even now; his state had been fluctuating and unstable since the start of the Spring Tournament.

In this game against Teito High School, he was also reached by the opponent's Batters many times, and the game's rhythm was firmly grasped by Teito; in the end, Teito High School steadily pushed the game's rhythm and defeated Yakushi High School with a score of 6:3, becoming the last team to enter the semi-finals.

Not a single surprise; the spectators in the Tokyo district were speechless again when they saw this semi-final list: the four giants, it was them again.

"Inashiro and Teito, who do you think will win?"

While eating dinner, everyone chatted about the semi-final matchups in the cafeteria.

"It's hard to say; Narumiya Mei just returned from Koshien, and his state in this Spring Tournament is also fluctuating; Teito has been dormant for a few months, so whether it's team chemistry or rest, they are definitely better off than Inashiro."

"Yeah, how many days has it been since they returned from Spring Koshien? Then came the Spring Tournament; even our own ace was affected and had to temporarily leave the Pitcher's Mound, so Narumiya Mei's unstable state is inevitable."

"Hehe, that just goes to show that our pitching staff is deeper than Inashiro's; Kawakami, Furuya, and Sawamura are all pitchers who can hold their own, while Inashiro can only rely on Narumiya Mei to carry the flag alone; I almost feel sorry for him."

Listening to their teammates' teasing, the pitchers who were named didn't react much, but Furuya and Sawamura were very happy.