章 218: Shinjuku vs Yokohama (4)

DING

Dust was sent flying into the air as the ball bounced on the ground in front of him and roared towards the gap between 1st and 2nd base.

Tatsuya who only had a short lead from 1st was almost hit by the ball as he tried to advance to next base. With his great athleticism he was able to hurdle the ball, avoiding a disaster in the infield.

Just before touching 2nd base, he turned his head to see where the ball had gone, only to see the center outfielder in the motion of throwing to his location.

He quickly stepped onto the bag and didn't run any further.

"W-What the hell is he doing?" Words of frustration rang out from the Yokohama dugout.

The coach who had been watching the location of the ball the whole time was currently mystified. The right outfielder had yet to even collect the ball from the ground, yet Tatsuya had stopped on second base instead of trying to make it to 3rd.