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

Chapter 191: Using the Rules to His Advantage · Nov 12, 2026

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151 Chapter 151: Seido’s Specialty — Brothers Home Run 2026-11-12
152 Chapter 152: The Match Ends — New Record 2026-11-12
153 Chapter 153: Before the Finals! Slider Evolution 2026-11-12
154 Chapter 154: The Showdown Before the Finals 2026-11-12
155 Chapter 155: The Post-Finals Debriefing Meeting 2026-11-12
156 Chapter 156: The Strategies of Both Sides 2026-11-12
157 Chapter 157: The Legend of Seido 2026-11-12
158 Chapter 158: The Shock of the Fatty Senior 2026-11-12
159 Chapter 159: Head-On Confrontation! Overwhelming Suppression 2026-11-12
160 Chapter 160: Don’t Be Selfish! Let’s Shoulder This Together 2026-11-12
161 Chapter 161: The Final! Seido vs. Inashiro 2026-11-12
162 Chapter 162: King vs. King: A Fiery Opening 2026-11-12
163 Chapter 163: Mutual Recognition 2026-11-12
164 Chapter 164: Seido’s Relentless Offense! Inashiro Under Pressure! 2026-11-12
165 Chapter 165: Last Year’s Grudge! An Eye for an Eye! 2026-11-12
166 Chapter 166: A 150 km/h Two-Seam! A Shocking Opening 2026-11-12
167 Chapter 167: An Overwhelming Strikeout!!! 2026-11-12
168 Chapter 168: The Shock of the Cutter! Shirakawa’s Fury 2026-11-12
169 Chapter 169: Cutter Establishes Authority! Three Consecutive Strikeouts to Open the Game 2026-11-12
170 Chapter 170: Complaints from Two Catchers 2026-11-12
171 Chapter 171: Inashiro’s Cleanup Batter 2026-11-12
172 Chapter 172: The Man Who Got Outs Complains About Everyone Else Striking Out 2026-11-12
173 Chapter 173: Untitled 2026-11-12
174 Chapter 174: The Resolve Behind a Single Hit 2026-11-12
175 Chapter 175: Defensive Mistake 2026-11-12
176 Chapter 176: Inashiro’s Counterattack 2026-11-12
177 Chapter 177: A Unique Approach 2026-11-12
178 Chapter 178: A Chain of Mistakes 2026-11-12
179 Chapter 179: Shirakawa’s Resentment 2026-11-12
180 Chapter 180: Untitled 2026-11-12
181 Chapter 181: Kominato Leaves the Game Due to Injury 2026-11-12
182 Chapter 182: The Little Brother Opens His Eyes! 2026-11-12
183 Chapter 183: The Best Way to Motivate Furuya 2026-11-12
184 Chapter 184: A Friendly Reminder 2026-11-12
185 Chapter 185: Narumiya Mei’s Winning Pitch 2026-11-12
186 Chapter 186: Narumiya’s Evolution 2026-11-12
187 Chapter 187: The Fallen Emperor Refuses to Yield 2026-11-12
188 Chapter 188: Inashiro’s Captain 2026-11-12
189 Chapter 189: Three-Pitch Strikeout — Narumiya Mei 2026-11-12
190 Chapter 190: Inashiro’s Counterattack 2026-11-12
191 Chapter 191: Using the Rules to His Advantage 2026-11-12
192 Chapter 192: Gradually Unsealing 2026-11-12
193 Chapter 193: The Two Aces Dominate 2026-11-12
194 Chapter 194: The Final Inning 2026-11-12
195 Chapter 195: The Quick Forkball Shocks the Entire Stadium! 2026-11-12
196 Chapter 196: Happy Graduation 2026-11-12
197 Chapter 197: Summer Continues 2026-11-12
198 Chapter 198: The Silent Narumiya Mei 2026-11-12
199 Chapter 199: Gold-Level Home Run 2026-11-12
200 Chapter 200: The Eve of the Koshien Battle 2026-11-12

Hirai Tsubasa stepped into the left-handed batter’s box.

On the mound, Ushijima Wakatoshi calmly gripped the baseball inside his glove.

After several innings of adjustments and counter-adjustments, both sides had already become familiar with each other’s tendencies.

This was now a battle of execution.

”Whoosh!”

Ushijima fired the pitch.

Hirai carefully tracked the ball’s trajectory.

Seeing it drift toward the outside corner, he immediately swung.

To prepare for a possible Sinker, he deliberately lowered the angle of his bat.

However, just before reaching the plate, the ball didn’t sink.

Instead, it rose slightly.

”Shootball!”

Hirai’s expression changed.

He had guessed wrong.

Clang!

The lower half of the baseball struck the upper part of the bat.

The ball shot almost straight into the sky.

”Infield fly! Shortstop!”

Miyuki immediately pointed toward the infield.

Kuramochi laughed.

”Haha! Mine!”

He moved into position to make the catch.

But suddenly—

”Don’t move. I’ve got it.”

Ushijima stepped off the mound and headed directly beneath the descending baseball.

Kuramochi froze.

”Huh?”

The Inashiro players also looked confused.

Even Hirai remained standing in the batter’s box.

Everyone assumed the play was already over.

Ushijima settled underneath the ball and raised his glove.

The baseball began dropping toward him.

Then, at the very last second—

He pulled his glove away.

Thud!

The ball hit the ground.

”What?!”

The entire stadium erupted in shock.

Why didn’t he catch it?

Before anyone could react, Ushijima immediately scooped up the ball.

”Masuko! Third base! Double play!”

Without hesitation, he fired the ball to third.

Only then did Harada and Yamaoka realize what had happened.

”Damn it!”

Both runners broke for the next base.

Too late.

Thwack!

Masuko caught the ball and stepped on third base.

”Out!”

The third-base umpire raised his fist.

Masuko instantly threw to second.

Thwack!

Haruichi caught it and stepped on the bag.

”Out!”

The second-base umpire made the call.

Double play.

The inning was over.

For a moment, the entire stadium was silent.

Then—

”WHOOOOOOAAAAAA!!!”

The Seido supporters exploded with excitement.

”What a play!”

”That’s incredible!”

Even Ushijima’s father leaped to his feet in the stands.

”Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!”

The Inashiro players could only stare in disbelief.

No one had expected a double play from what looked like a routine infield fly.

The key lies in baseball’s force-play rules.

Before the pitch:

Normally, if Ushijima catches the infield fly:

However, Ushijima intentionally let the ball drop untouched.

The moment the ball touched the ground, it became a live ball.

That forced Hirai to run to first base.

Since first base was occupied, Yamaoka was forced to advance to second.

Because second base was occupied, Harada was forced to advance to third.

This created force plays at both third and second.

Ushijima immediately fielded the ball and started a relay:

Third Base → Out.

Second Base → Out.

Combined with the original out already recorded earlier in the inning, Seido completed all three outs and escaped the jam.

A risky play.

A dangerous play.

But also a brilliant one.

Only a player with absolute confidence in his judgment would dare attempt it.

”Hahaha! That’s so dirty!”

Kuramochi ran over and kicked Ushijima in the backside.

”Yeah, Inashiro’s definitely going to hate you for that one.”

Haruichi couldn’t help laughing.

Ushijima shrugged.

”It’s called making full use of the rules.”

”Exactly!”

Yuki nodded.

”Baseball isn’t just about power. Sometimes you win with your head.”

Meanwhile, Furuya looked completely confused.

”...What just happened?”

Everyone turned toward him.

”Seriously?”

Isashiki stared at him in disbelief.

”How are you still confused?”

Even Sawamura raised his hand.

”Actually... I don’t get it either.”

Chris sighed.

It seemed another baseball lesson was about to begin.

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