Behind home plate, in the catcher's area, Tsuchiya Ryota pondered for a while, then stood up from the ground. After calling a timeout, he walked to the pitcher's mound.
With a runner on second base, he was about to face Konan's two strong batters. The pressure on him as a catcher was extraordinary — in the previous two at-bats, Uchida Saint was still affected by the atmosphere of the game, and his performance was far below what he usually showed in practice. He had to calm him down for the game to continue.
"Saint, I will simplify the next pitches — take a deep breath first and don't let the scene influence you. We still have a lot of time left!" Tsuchiya Ryota patted Uchida Saint's shoulder to comfort him, seeing him still a bit tense.
"Anyway, just trust me, trust your teammates behind you — even if they hit, we will retrieve the ball!"
