"Lin Guanglai! It's him again! Another home run from Lin Guanglai!"

"Amazing! Simply amazing! Forgive me for being at a loss for words momentarily, for I truly don't know what words can describe such a genius!"

"History bows before him! Common sense simply doesn't exist for him!"

"Lin Guanglai! This new era's monster! With the baseball and bat in his hands, he shatters all the heavy shackles and chains of history, as if declaring to us—"

"Welcome to the new era, my friends!!!"

The commentator responsible for the live broadcast of the match spoke a long string of words all in one breath, just to express his overwhelming excitement—simply because this home run alone helped Lin Guanglai create a series of new historical records.

Six single-tournament home runs, surpassing Kiyohara Kazuhiko from PL Academy in 1985, taking the first place in history;

Three consecutive matches with home runs, the first since Hagiwara Keigo of Osaka Tsubaki in 2008, the seventh in history.

Furthermore, unlike players who spent several matches or achieved the feat only in the later stages of the tournament, Lin Guanglai completed this historical breakthrough in just three matches—if Waseda Jitsugyo indeed reaches the finals, it means Lin Guanglai has a whole three matches to continue elevating these records to heights unreachable for future generations.

In the nearly century-long history of the Summer Koshien tournament, countless remarkable figures have emerged, including many legendary names: Wang Zhenzhi, Kiyohara Kazuhiko, Matsuzaka Daisuke, Yu Darvish... Any one of these people is destined to be inducted into the hall of fame;

And now Lin Guanglai, with his excellent performances in various competitions this year, has long been considered by many to be on par with, or even more talented than these legends.

This history-refreshing home run seemed to unlock something, as under Lin Guanglai's inspiration, Waseda Jitsugyo's entire lineup launched another offensive streak.

Fifth in the lineup, Hagiyama Mitsuo, single hit.

Sixth, Yagaki Kentaro, single hit.

Seventh, Uesugi Yasuyuki, single hit.

Eighth, Egami Kenji, sacrifice bunt forced score.

Ninth, Sato Ken, sacrifice fly.

First, Shigetsugu Shenjiro, double hit.

The entire lineup was energized by that solo home run, with consecutive hits leaving the Sakushin Gakuin defense in disarray, even with their coach's repeated pauses unable to adjust.

Waseda Jitsugyo's offensive was as swift and thunderous as lightning, and by the time their opponent finally came to, having secured the third out at the second lineup's Manabe Kenta, the score had already opened up to a staggering margin.

With only a third of the match passed, the score had already become 8:0—in an average match, many players have just settled into the game's rhythm by this point.

On the scoreboard beyond the outfield, the score digit for Waseda Jitsugyo jumped again, and the Sakushin Gakuin players visibly showed signs of dejection.

The players' emotions in the past three innings were akin to riding a rollercoaster:

In the first inning, a home run by the opponent's fifth player handed them a harsh blow and losing 4 points directly; but with the coach's encouragement, they could still comfort themselves with the notion that the match had only just begun, barely maintaining their composure;

In the second inning, holding with no losses brought their spirits from near despair back, filling them with greater hope for the match ahead;

Then came Lin Guanglai's thunderous strike, followed closely by Waseda Jitsugyo's fiery offensive.

Facing a daunting score gap of 0:8, players on Sakushin Gakuin couldn't help but wonder if they still had any hope for a comeback at all, given the continuous point losses.

It's not just the players of Sakushin Gakuin thinking so; many spectators in the stands had the same question in mind:

These neutral spectators, braving the summer heat, gave up their weekend lounging in air-conditioned comfort, watching TV and eating watermelon, traveling long distances just to watch the match in Koshien Stadium—they came not merely to witness a one-sided slaughter.

"Sakushin, come on!!!"

Marked by such a call from the stands, neutral spectators who delight in competition and Sakushin Gakuin's own supporters erupted in loud cheers, putting all their effort into supporting the underdog.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in Koshien tilted overwhelmingly—even though Waseda Jitsugyo's cheering squad is among the best nationwide, with less than ten thousand people it's hard to withstand the remaining over thirty thousand's unified shouting, their momentum was temporarily subdued.

This is Japan, this is Koshien, where the weaker side always garners more support and cheers.

Last summer, the audience rooted for Waseda against Konan for their return to the Summer League, and now they cheered for Sakushin Gakuin.

On the pitcher's mound at the center of the field, Lin Guanglai stood hands on hips, gazing around the stadium with a smile—last summer, they were dragon slayers, and this year they've become the dragon itself.

At this moment, Lin Guanglai suddenly thought that being in this position isn't so bad.

Today, he was determined to play the great villain!

...

"Strike out! Game over!"

"Score 2:10!!! Winner, Waseda Jitsugyo!"

On the 11th day of the 93rd Summer League, in the second match of the third round, West Tokyo's representative, Waseda Industries, achieved an overwhelming victory against the tournament's black horse Sakushin Gakuin, advancing to the Summer League quarterfinals for the second consecutive year without suspense.

Though they lost the match, the players of Sakushin Gakuin weren't overly disappointed—after years away from Koshien, reaching the third round far exceeded their pre-match expectations, and having expended every effort losing to the top favorite led by a monster, left these players without regret.

After the match, due to his outstanding performance, Lin Guanglai was once again invited by the media for a post-match interview; unlike before, today he was joined by Hagiyama Mitsuo, who similarly hit a home run, for the post-match interview session.

When journalists asked Lin Guanglai about his feelings on playing against Sakushin Gakuin, Lin Guanglai said:

"Although today's match was won by us, with a considerable score difference—I still feel it was a pretty tough game."

"Sakushin Gakuin's players were resilient and posed considerable challenges for us during the match."

"Our goal this summer at Waseda Jitsugyo is singular; it's the historical seventh consecutive spring-summer championship, something I stated a long time ago; everyone knows Sakushin Gakuin happened to be the first team to achieve this feat."

"Feeling extremely happy to progress by defeating such a team—"

"Not just because we are one step closer to realizing the dream, but because advancing by defeating the first consecutive championship team grants me a unique sense of destiny."

"Sakushin Gakuin is the Giant—standing on the Giant's shoulders, this moment, I am confident that we have the ability to stand taller and see further!"

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