Bottom of the ninth inning, two outs.
Waseda Real 10:2 Nihon University Third.
Uchida Saint stood on the pitcher's mound, staring directly at the batter standing on the right side of home plate.
The current situation is 3 balls and 2 strikes, full count, with no one on base.
On the sidelines, in the Waseda Jitsugyo players' area, no one could sit there calmly anymore; all the substitutes left their seats, leaning over the railing, eyes glued to the field.
Although the suspense of the game's outcome had long been lost, when victory was just within reach, the finals just before them, the hearts of Waseda players still had ups and downs—Lin Guanglai was no exception.
On the pitcher's mound, Uchida Saint moved; his front foot rose high, then his body twisted rapidly to swing his arm, sending the baseball darting from his fingertips straight toward home plate.