Attack on the Kyoto University Baseball Club-What Happened to the Prodigy Corps (Part 2)
Part 1: The Kyoto University baseball club makes a strong move in the spring league. What happened to the genius corps >>
Kyoto University seemed to have gotten off to a good start by scoring a point in the opening round of the 2022 Spring League, but after that they struggled.
In the following Doshisha War, the strong pitchers blocked their good legs, and they lost two games in a row, 0-2 and 0-9. The Ritsumeikan War on April 22 was also defeated 1-2, making it a 3-game losing streak.
As if to add another blow, the corona disaster attacks the team. Main pitchers such as Toi Makino (Kitano), Satoshi Tokuda (Kitano), and Yusuke Aizawa (Utsunomiya) became close contacts of Corona one after another and were unable to participate in league matches. The only pitcher he can rely on is Hibiki Mizue (Hibiki/Rakusei), a third-year student who has absolute confidence in him.
Kyoto University’s Hibiki Mizue who won the Ritsumeikan War in the spring league match with a shutout victory
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A succession of withdrawals and rain of blessings
Mizue started the first match against Kinki University on April 30, but was completely defeated 0-6. The second game on May 1st was a tragic match. Although the game was close until the middle of the game, Kinki University made a big inning in the top of the sixth inning. In the pouring rain, the number of “13” was piled up on the scoreboard only this time.
Director Reio Chikada, watching from the Kyoto University bench, was uneasy.
“Even though there are people who have been in close contact with him and there are few players, it would be a problem if he got caught in the rain and caught a cold.
According to the rules of the Kansai Student Baseball Federation, a match is established at the end of the 7th inning. However, the offensive time of Kindai University was too long, and the game was rained out and replayed before the end of the 7th inning. From Kyoto University’s point of view, it was a game that narrowly escaped a lifetime.
Bad weather continued throughout the spring league, not just on this day. For Kyoto University, there was a gap between games, and Mizue, the ace, was able to pitch preferentially. Five days after the rainy war, Mizue showed a once-in-a-lifetime pitch in the second game against Ritsumeikan University, which had been postponed.
“Usually, when I was in a pinch, I would force myself to throw a strong ball, and I would have been about, but on this day I was able to keep my stance and keep the course calm. did”
Mizue looked back. On this day, Mizue shut out Ritsumeikan while allowing 8 hits. The team won 3-0, ending a four-game losing streak.
