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Diamond no Ace: Coach, I Want to Be a Batter, Not a Pitcher!

Chapter 147: The Double Pressure of Base-Stealing · Nov 12, 2026

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101 Chapter 101 101: I Anticipated Your Prediction 2026-11-12
102 Chapter 102 102: The Showdown Continues 2026-11-12
103 Chapter 103 103: Battle of Wits 2026-11-12
104 Chapter 104 104: The Changes in You Shunshin 2026-11-12
105 Chapter 105 105: Isashiki — The Joy of Not Being the One Getting Scolded 2026-11-12
106 Chapter 106 106: Two Types of Cutter 2026-11-12
107 Chapter 107 107: Stealing All the Way 2026-11-12
108 Chapter 108 108: The Silent King — Narumiya Mei 2026-11-12
109 Chapter 109 109: Guessing 2026-11-12
110 Chapter 110 110: Sawamura, Who Isn’t Very Smart 2026-11-12
111 Chapter 111 111: You Shunshin’s Last Summer 2026-11-12
112 Chapter 112 112: Untitled 2026-11-12
113 Chapter 113 113: Complete Game 2026-11-12
114 Chapter 114 114: The Next Opponent — Yakushi High School 2026-11-12
115 Chapter 115 116: Seidou Goes Berserk 2026-11-12
116 Chapter 116 115: Raizō’s Provocation 2026-11-12
117 Chapter 117 117: The Loud Senior Gets Struck Out 2026-11-12
118 Chapter 118 118: Sawamura’s Enviable Talent 2026-11-12
119 Chapter 119 119: Narumiya Mei Is Being Manipulated 2026-11-12
120 Chapter 120 120: Seido vs. Yakushi High School 2026-11-12
121 Chapter 121 121: Raichi Todoroki 2026-11-12
122 Chapter 122 122: A Powerful Start 2026-11-12
123 Chapter 123 123: Isashiki’s Roar 2026-11-12
124 Chapter 124: One Inning Crushes Yakushi High School 2026-11-12
125 Chapter 125: The Ace Takes the Stage 2026-11-12
126 Chapter 126: A Powerful Showdown Between Pitchers 2026-11-12
127 Chapter 127 127: The Two Aces Feel the Pressure 2026-11-12
128 Chapter 128 128: Provocation? 2026-11-12
129 Chapter 129 129: Is This Retribution? 2026-11-12
130 Chapter 130 130: Head-on Showdown! Suppressing Raichi Todoroki 2026-11-12
131 Chapter 131 131: A Stunning Performance 2026-11-12
132 Chapter 132: Raichi Todoroki Strikes Out 2026-11-12
133 Chapter 133: The Sharp Cutter 2026-11-12
134 Chapter 134: The Match Ends 2026-11-12
135 Chapter 135: Ushijima, Do You Know How to Throw a Curveball? 2026-11-12
136 Chapter 136: I Shouldn’t Have Asked 2026-11-12
137 Chapter 137: The Noisy Training Routine 2026-11-12
138 Chapter 138: Slider 2026-11-12
139 Chapter 139: Quietly Doing Big Things 2026-11-12
140 Chapter 140: Digging a Trap for the Seniors 2026-11-12
141 Chapter 141: I Must Get to Koshien This Year 2026-11-12
142 Chapter 142: Opening Tactics 2026-11-12
143 Chapter 143: I’ll Give You a Taste of Ups and Downs 2026-11-12
144 Chapter 144: The More Provoked, the Tougher They Become 2026-11-12
145 Chapter 145: The Oppressive Presence of 195 cm 2026-11-12
146 Chapter 146: The Game Within the Game 2026-11-12
147 Chapter 147: The Double Pressure of Base-Stealing 2026-11-12
148 Chapter 148: Sensen’s Provocation 2026-11-12
149 Chapter 149: The More Provoked, the Stronger He Becomes 2026-11-12
150 Chapter 150: Pitcher Duel 2026-11-12

Masuko stepped into the batter’s box, eyes fixed on Maki on the mound.

Behind the plate, Sensen’s catcher suddenly stood up.

”First baseman—move up!”

”Watch out for the bunt!”

The defense shifted forward immediately.

They were ready.

Masuko glanced back at third.

Ushijima met his eyes.

A silent exchange.

Then—

A sign.

Masuko’s expression flickered in surprise… but he nodded.

”…No way,” someone muttered in Seido’s dugout.

”He’s not actually planning that, right?”

Kuramochi narrowed his eyes.

”…Yeah. He is.”

”With Masuko? That’s risky…”

On the field—

Masuko squared to bunt.

A clear sacrifice.

Sensen reacted instantly.

”Maki, don’t let your guard down,” the catcher called.

”He may be the sixth batter now, but he used to bat cleanup. If you give him something easy, he can still drive it.”

He set the target.

Outside.

Maki delivered without hesitation.

A curveball.

It rose slightly—

Then dropped sharply.

A clean 12-to-6 break.

Masuko adjusted.

”Tap!”

The ball died off the bat, rolling slowly toward the mound.

A perfect bunt.

It forced the pitcher to field it—keeping the corner infielders out of the play.

The moment the ball touched the bat—

Ushijima broke for home.

Maki charged forward, scooping the ball near the third-base line.

But the moment he picked it up—

Something felt off.

”…Why is he still here?”

Ushijima—who should’ve been charging home—

Was turning back.

Running toward third.

”…?!”

Sensen froze.

”Maki! First base!” the catcher shouted instantly.

Maki’s instincts screamed at him.

If he threw to third now—

Ushijima would get back safely.

And Masuko would still reach first.

They’d gain everything.

”Damn it!”

Maki pivoted—

And fired to first.

At that exact moment—

Ushijima stopped.

He turned.

And sprinted back toward home.

”…What?!”

”He’s going again?!” the third baseman shouted.

Masuko dove into first—

”Safe!”

”Home! Throw home!” the catcher yelled.

The first baseman barely had time to react.

He turned and fired the ball toward the plate—

Ushijima was already halfway there.

The catcher stretched his glove forward—

Eyes locked on the incoming throw.

Ushijima didn’t slow down.

Not even for a second.

Two long strides—

Then he launched himself forward.

At the same time—

The ball hit the catcher’s glove.

Smack!

The catcher spun—

Reaching to tag—

Thud!

Ushijima’s hand slammed onto home plate.

A split second later—

The glove came down on him.

Silence.

All eyes turned to the umpire.

”Safe!!!”

The stadium exploded.

”What a play!!!”

”That was insane!”

”Double pressure—on both the runner and the batter!”

”Seido scores first!!!”

In the dugout, Seido players jumped to their feet, roaring in excitement.

At home plate, Ushijima pushed himself up—

A rare smile crossing his face.

From first base, Masuko stared in disbelief—

Then grinned and raised his fist.

Ushijima returned it with a distant fist bump.

”That was brilliant,” a reporter muttered from the stands.

”A perfectly executed home-steal combination.”

”…Do they actually practice that?”

The answer—

Yes.

This was a coordinated tactic Ushijima had refined in training with Kuramochi and Miyuki.

A layered play built on pressure and misdirection.

First—

Masuko bunts to the pitcher.

Forcing a quick decision.

At the same time—

Ushijima breaks for home.

Drawing the pitcher’s full attention.

Then—

At the critical moment—

He slows.

Turns back.

Forcing the pitcher to hesitate.

If the ball goes to third—

Ushijima returns safely.

Masuko reaches first.

If the ball goes to first—

Ushijima reverses again—

And steals home.

A perfect trap.

A decision game.

And no matter what the defense chose—

They were already too late.

Masuko let out a breath, still stunned.

”I… actually made it…”

Originally, he was just supposed to be the decoy.

The bait.

But instead—

They both succeeded.

And once again—

Seido proved it.

This wasn’t just power.

It was control.

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