Diamond no Ace 74

Daiya no A Chapter 74

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Akikawa - Seidou
Ninomiya Center 1 Shortshtop Kuramochi
Hashioto Third Base 2 Second Base Kominato
Oonishi Shortstop 3 Center Isashiki
Shiratori Right-Fielder 4 First Base Yuuki
You Pitcher 5 Third Base Masuko
Tsuhima Second Base 6 Catcher Miyuki
Kunimi First Base 7 Right-Fielder Shirasu
Sekiguchi Catcher 8 Left-Fielder Sakai
Takada Left-Fielder 9 Pitcher Furuya
Chapter 74: Conquering Furuya

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The top of the first inning, Akikawa begins it’s offensive.
Number 1, Center, Ninomiya-kun.
Keep a good watch on the ball, Nino~~!!
He won’t be faster than the machine~~
…
Machine?
Their starting pitcher is the first-year Furuya-kun after all…
Not using the Ace from the start, even in the fourth round, they’re really obstinate..

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….
I wouldn’t think they’re putting all that much trust into that first-year pitcher.
In there two previous games, even though they got called, he never got to pitch all the played ininnings.
There might be some other reason for him to be the starting pitcher.
Yeah, makes sense…
If that’s so, it means we can take advantage of that.

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Let’s drag that pitcher down from the mound…
And get in our own pace.

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Play Ball!!
The batter isn’t grabbing short?
But they should have been looking at the previous game?
Well, let’s see how they react to the first pitch…

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Your favourite high one…
Right here!!

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OHHHHH. Today again without mercy!!
What a sound!!
Is he really just a first-yeah!?

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Full power right off the bat, huh.
And I keep telling him to pace himself.
O- Ohhh…What was that!?
How should I describe it… Different from the machine, the pitch seemed to be alive…
The buzzing grew as it approaches…
B- But…
It’s not enough to make me give up…

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He’s still grabbing the bat long even after seeing that pitch…
Could it be, these guys…

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Ball!
Fourth!!
Yeah!! Nice choice!
Great, Nino~~~!!

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Walking the first batter with four balls is the worst you can do, Furuya~~!!
You’re one to say..
He didn’t swing at all.
Yeah.
Number 2, Third Base, Hashimoto-kun.
He’s grabbing the bat long too…
I didn’t want to believe it, but this sucks.

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These guys
Won’t swing at all in this inning…..
The runner doesn’t seem to have the intent to run.
Tch…
Guess they want Furuya to self-destruct by letting him throw a lot of pitches…

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Seems Furuya-kun got a hard start…
They can identify his high Ball, that the other opponents until now always went after…
No… It’s not like they can identify it.

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Be it a strike or a ball,
They don’t have any intention to swing.
Eh!?
Unlike the type that lets hit and field
The fastball pitcher type that goes after a strike out, has naturally a bigger pitch count….
It’s a well thought up plan
But to Furuya-kun it might be the worst possible…

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Ball!!
Aww~~ That makes it 1-3!!
What’s wrong, Furuya---!! // Let them swing out like always!!
Great, Hasimoto~~!!
Nice choice!!
That pitcher isn’t getting strikes.
Obviously… As if a pitcher with unstable control you create a game..

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Conquering him
Is just a matter of time…
Damn… I’m so sweaty…
Kawakami!!

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I knew this would happen sooner or later…
Looks like you aren’t up for this…
There’s no more use for you.
Eh!?

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A split----!? [Split-finger fastball]
R- Right here!?