Soon, the second ball was thrown—this time, a slider aiming for the inside corner against left-handed hitters, got hit by Mori Yuuya, flying up to the third base side stands amidst huge exclamations.
According to the design of Koshien Stadium, as long as this ball falls as infield ball, it's at least a directional double, potentially a triple.
Because of this, neither the pitcher nor the hitter was satisfied with their performance in this turn at bat.
But the advantage ultimately lay with Lin Guanglai; the 0-strike, 2-ball count put him nearly in an unbeatable position—a few seconds later, the next ball, a fastball at 152 km/h, struck the red center of the strike zone, forcing Mori Yuuya, whose bat speed was still a bit slow, to swallow a strikeout bitterly.
"Ha—!"
With another roar, Lin Guanglai raised two fingers to his teammates behind him.
"Two more to go!"
