One out, runners on first and second bases.
Waseda Industries, cleanup hitter, Lin Guanglai's turn at bat.
Over a month has passed since the summer game, but Lin Guanglai's record of four home runs in Summer甲 has caught the attention of all the teams in Tokyo, with many teams beginning to intensely study him.
Seeing Lin Guanglai step up, the center fielder from Nihon University Fengshan quickly signaled his teammates to back up, ready to catch the ball deep in the outfield.
The pressure on the mound weighed heavily on Watanabe Hikaru, who communicated with his own catcher at length before throwing the first pitch of this at-bat.
"Pop."
"Ball."
The pitch exceeded a speed of 130 kilometers per hour, but the angle was slightly low—passing beneath Lin Guanglai's kneecap and failing to enter the strike zone.
