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	 Volume 11
	  Chapter 10 (109)
	   Coach

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(Ch. 10) Coach

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Noda: Coach, Moriya-san fainted from the heat.

Koga: What?

Noda: He went straight from the field to the batter's box, got walked,
	and advanced around the bases on each play until he was tagged out at home.
	As soon as he sat on the bench, he conked out.

Koga: Thanks for the explanation.
	Ouchi!

Ouchi: Yes, Coach?

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Koga: No,
	wait.
	Shima.
	Go play left field.

Shima: Huh?

Arikawa: Eh?

Koga: C'mon guys, three more outs!

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Announcer: It's the ninth inning!
	Will Senkawa's starting pitcher Kunimi finish out his no-hitter against the Sekisho lineup?!
	Or will Sekisho's explosive bats finally awake in the nick of time?!
	Up to bat is the strongest part of the order!
	Starting with the second batter, and continuing to Shikura, batting fourth.
	It's a one-run game!  We still don't know how this one will turn out.

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Teams: Ishigami Sho
	Senkawa

PA: Senkawa High School is making a player substitution.
	In for the leftfielder Moriya-kun, Shima-kun.
	Batting eighth, leftfielder Shima-kun.

Sign: Shima

Hirota: {Are they serious?}

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Player: Coach.

Koga: Don't worry.
	Kunimi won't even let a ball into the outfield, today.

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Mikio: {He's the best on the team at making contact.
	Get on base, Kanoh!}

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Hirota: {Nice one.}

Player: C-Coach.

Koga: Whoops.

Hirota: {A batted ball can find the trickiest places to land.}

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Hiro: Sagawa, get that!

Shuji: Are you nuts?!

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Shima: What?
	I'm sorry.  I didn't drop it on purpose.

Shuji: Nice running.

Shima: Huh?

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Announcer: An error!
	It's recorded as an error.
	The no-hitter is still in place!

Player: Anyone else fielding, and that would have been a hit.

Koga: He's got incredible fielding range,
	if not incredible catching skills.

Announcer: At any rate, Ishigami Shogyo has gotten the crucial first man on base.
	This is what the clean-up hitter is for!

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Koga: Your life is spared, for now.

Dad: Life?
	If we don't get a no-hitter, you're going to KILL me?

Koga: ...moron.

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Announcer: The runner goes!

Hiro: All you, Noda-chan!

Announcer: The pitch misses the plate!

Noda: Perfect!

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Ump: Out!

Coach: Tokyo sure is a large place.
	How could nobody have noticed that pitcher-catcher battery before?

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Mikio: {He sure is enjoying himself.
	Doesn't he feel ANY pressure?}

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Batter: {I'll get on!
	I have to get on, for Shikura...}

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Ump: Strike three, batter out!

Coach: He was so focused on getting the walk
	that he didn't consider going on the offensive and swinging for a hit.
	And what a pitcher.

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Dad: Jesus, that was close!
	Why do you pitch like that?

Announcer: Top of the ninth, two outs, nobody on.
	One more batter until a no-hitter!

 - Chapter 10 End -

 - Volume 11 End -