The Seidou High School baseball team faced off against Fukuoka High School in a match.
After a fierce battle lasting five innings, the game finally came to an end.
As the most attention-grabbing team of this era, every game the Seidou High School baseball team plays draws immense attention.
Even regular matches attract this much attention, let alone this one, which is destined to be remembered by many.
This is the fourth round of the Western Tokyo Tournament, the 1/8 finals.
The teams that remain to compete here are the top 16 teams of West Tokyo.
Their strength is unquestionable.
Other than the Seidou High School baseball team, no other team has ended a game early by the fifth inning in this level of competition.
Previously impressive teams like Inashiro Industrial and Ichidaisan High School could only manage to finish games by the seventh inning at most.
From this perspective, the mighty Seidou High School stands alone.
This result also matches their current status.
Although the fans in the stands wouldn't say 100%, 99% of them were there to cheer for the Seidou High School baseball team.
Seeing their team perform so well, the fans were all thrilled, clapping their hands as if cheering on a tidal wave.
The atmosphere was so intense that it could easily rival professional baseball fans.
Journalists who had come to cover the game were snapping photos and recording videos nonstop with their cameras and recording devices.
Not only did the Seidou High School baseball team win decisively, but there were many memorable moments during the game.
For example, first-year pitcher Nishiyama.
Although he didn't appear particularly impressive, his performance was remarkable.
As a first-year pitcher, he played the entire game and only allowed one run.
The Seidou High School baseball team is still in the era of big names and monsters.
New talents have already emerged.
This is certainly worth extensive media coverage, and Seidou High fans would be especially interested in it.
Nishiyama's performance was outstanding!
The defense of the Seidou High School baseball team was also worth praising.
It was the outstanding performance of the field players that perfectly contained the opponent's offense.
But that's not all. As the national first catcher, Miyuki played a pivotal role in this game.
The batting line's ability to capitalize on opportunities and score calmly and steadily.
And what a sight it was!
There are so many highlights about the Seidou High School baseball team that it's almost hard to count.
Their eyes glistened with greedy excitement, and they recorded everything to use, they could already envision the big headlines they would make!
Seidou won! Big win!!!
Still, it was a five-inning effective game!!!
After the disastrous first game, the team made up for it in this round.
Meanwhile, Kanemaru, who scored the final Grand Slam, and Asou, who scored a home run became famous!
Especially the Grand Slam of Kanemaru, which was so dramatic.
That made it even more thrilling.
After the game, the team celebrated for a long time...
They had to express their excitement in some way.
Meanwhile, other games around the region were also coming to their conclusions.
At the venue of Inashiro Industrial High School's game:
The match had reached the seventh inning, with Inashiro leading by eight runs.
The score on the field was 9-1.
The pitcher was a first-year rookie wearing number 20, Akamatsu Shinji.
He had only allowed one run, a performance that was in no way inferior to Nishiyama's.
"Stop fooling around! The game at Seidou is already over. If you can't handle it, I'll take over!!"
In the Inashiro dugout, Narumiya Mei shouted loudly, threatening to replace Akamatsu.
"Haven't you already played earlier?"
The Captain of Inashiro's baseball team was annoyed and questioned him.
Narumiya closed his mouth obediently, though he still muttered a few stubborn words under his breath.
What could he say, he got really excited that Seidou had finished earlier than them, and from the mouth of their scout, the Seidou's lineup was crazy.
How can he not get excited?!
On the pitcher's mound, Akamatsu seemed to have heard Narumiya's words.
He confidently smiled and waved at Narumiya.
'The Seidou game had already ended—what else could be expected of the reigning champions?'
Even Akamatsu, who had just joined the high school, couldn't help but feel amazed.
There was no helping it. In this era, the name of the Seidou High School baseball team was just too renowned.
Before joining high school, Akamatsu had also seriously considered a question:
Should he accept Seidou's invitation?
That's right—the Seidou High School baseball team had invited him.
Ultimately, Akamatsu chose to stick with his original decision and joined Inashiro.
However, Seidou High School still served as a great source of motivation for him.
Just like now—upon hearing that Seidou had already won, Akamatsu erupted with renewed energy.
He secured the final Out beautifully.
Inashiro defeated their opponent 9-1, ending the game in the seventh inning.
Narumiya, who didn't get a chance to play, was bitter about it.
Meanwhile, over at Yakushi High School's game, after a fierce battle, it had reached the bottom of the seventh inning.
The score was 12-2!
Yakushi High was leading by a full ten runs.
A ten-run gap said it all.
The two teams were simply not on the same level.
But that wasn't the most important thing.
The most significant fact was that Yakushi High hadn't even let their Ace, Sanada, take the mound.
Two first-year pitchers had alternated throughout the game. By this point, they had only allowed two runs in total.
Talents—those two were undoubtedly talents.
One of them was already famous across the nation.
He was known as the 'Great Samurai, Igarashi Sora!
Even Sawamura Eijun had a deep impression of him.
Apart from these matches, the teams advancing to the top 8 in the West Tokyo tournament began to emerge one after another.
They were:
The King – Seidou High School Baseball Team
Seidou's biggest rival and the team most likely to trip them up – Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team
The third powerhouse of the "Big Three" – Ichidaisan High School Baseball Team
The rapidly rising dark horse that made it to the top 8 of the Spring Koshien – Yakushi High School Baseball Team
In addition to these four top-tier teams, several other strong teams also secured their spots:
Sousei High School
Seiko High School
Sensen Academy
Yura Sougou High School
These teams were all among the best in West Tokyo. Although they couldn't quite compare to the Big Three, they were considered second-tier powerhouses.
In the top 8 of Western Tokyo, besides the Big Three (Seidou, Inashiro, Ichidaisan), the remaining teams were:
Yakushi High School
Seiko Academy
Sensen Academy
Sousei High School
Each of these teams was renowned in West Tokyo, and at the very least, they were all capable of ranking within the top 16 in all of Tokyo.
Besides these familiar powerhouses, there was also one particularly eye-catching team.
They were the biggest dark horse of this year's tournament.
Previously, they had been a no-name team, often getting eliminated in the second or third round.
But this year was different—they advanced round after round, breaking into the top 16 and now even the top 8.
This team's name was Yura Sougou.
And they would be Seidou High School's opponent in the next round.
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