In the first half of the seventh inning, Yokohama-North High School attacked.
"Eighth Batter, catcher, Haku-kun."
Speaking of which, Yokohama's lineup arrangement is also very interesting. The seventh batter, Ginjo, and the eighth batter, Haku, are all qualified to rank at the forefront. But they were placed at the end of the line.
Although Seidou's end of the line is also very powerful, that's because Seidou's entire line is too strong. Even Sawamura and Shiratsu, who were not weak in attacking strength, could only play in the lower ranks.
This is obviously not the case in Yokohama. Ginjo and Haku stay at the end, and the probability of waiting for the sweet balls is too high.
Five innings ago, of the three hits Tanpa had conceded, one was hit by Haku.
Haku entered the field, looking at Sawamura on the pitcher's mound, his eyes were full of provocation.
'Come!'
On the pitcher's mound, Sawamura sighed when he saw Haku like this.
There are still three innings left in the game, and the difference is two points. If you want to turn the situation around, it is not enough to not lose points. Got to get the score back!
At this time, it is not enough just to think about how to deal with the Batter.
He also has to lead the team forward through his own pitching.
The catcher, Miyuki's eyes seemed to light up.
The first ball: a Straight ball to the inside corner!
'Your new form, the Batters in Yokohama have never seen or heard of it. Then let's give them a good surprise.'
Miyuki obviously understood what Sawamura was thinking, or in other words, the two thoughts were synchronized.
To shake the determination of Yokohama, they must make them feel extraordinary pressure. This can be on the attack, and naturally, it can also be on the defense.
Miyuki and Sawamura invariably wanted to make a big impact with pitching.
On the pitcher's mound, Sawamura raised his right foot high, and then stomped it down, as if he was about to split the ground.
At the same time, the glove on his right hand was like a wall in front of him, completely blocking his throwing arm.
On the strike zone, Haku, who had been staring at Sawamura's pitching, widened his eyes in surprise.
'I can't see it at all, the starting point of the ball is hidden.'
In this case, it is not easy to judge the timing.
Just when Haku was stunned, Sawamura's pitch came.
Whoosh!
From the release to the baseball entering Miyuki's glove, it was just a blink of an eye.
SNAP!
"STRIKE!"
Haku, who was watching the ball, felt that the cold sweat on his forehead was about to fall.
This ball is so fast~
More than 140km.
Just as he was stunned, he saw the dissatisfied faces of Yokohama's friends in the bullpen.
"Ordinary Straight ball, why not swing?"
"Fight out, Haku."
"Don't let the first-year kid be arrogant."
Haku was a little surprised.
Are these guys stupid, a first-year kid who throws clearly over 140km, why aren't they surprised?
The weirdest thing is that everyone is not surprised.
"That's weird!"
Haku's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at Sawamura on the pitcher mound.
'Is it that weird pitching form that makes it look like the ball is going much faster than it really is?'
In other words, the real ball speed is not that fast.
'Then let me take a good look at your pitching form…'
Haku's brain is like a computer. He has considered and calculated a lot of things, but in the end, the information is incomplete. He can only continue to look at Sawamura, waiting for Sawamura's next ball to come.
The second ball is a very ordinary, an ordinary Straight ball that can no longer be any more ordinary.
Not only is the ball ordinary, but you can even see the ball drop point.
SNAP!
"STRIKE!"
This ball, Haku Yu, who made up his mind not to swing the bat, naturally missed.
Two Strikes, zero Balls.
With such a pitch distribution, Haku had to look at the Catcher in surprise.
Miyuki looked at Haku and said with an innocent expression.
"As expected, you won't swing at that ball."
Haku's heart turned violent, and he looked at Miyuki disbelievingly, just like looking at a monster.
'He knows what I think, how is that possible?'
'It's normal, the first time anyone sees Sawamura's pitch, and they would definitely not dare to swing the bat easily at the second.'
Miyuki glanced at Haku, he understood Haku's thoughts, in fact, and the reason was very simple. Because Miyuki discovered that Haku was very similar to him.
This is also a batter who hits by guessing the ball!
Such a Batter is not good at being the first Batter. Not to mention, he didn't have any data about Sawamura.
To obtain more information, it is their only choice to let go of the unsure ball and choose entanglement to obtain information.
Miyuki saw through this and gave Sawamura an ordinary straight ball.
Then the third pitch!
Whoosh!
Sharp pitching, whizzing.
Haku, who had already been chased by two Strikes, had no way out, but could only swing the bat.
'Wait a minute, the ball is so far, it's a Ball to the outside corner.'
Haku resisted the urge to swing and watched Sawamura's third Pitch.
SNAP!
"STRIKE! BATTER OUT!!!"
Haku glanced at the referee in surprise, unable to believe what he had just heard. Was the ball just now a Strike?
Two inside corners, and one outside corner limit.
Not only the speed of the ball but also the control of the ball is a monster level?
Sawamura Eijun, is he really a first-grade? This kind of ball speed and ball control is not at all like what a first-year rookie can throw.
"OK!"
"Demon-King!!!"
"As expected of the Demon King!!!"
"Very well Pitch."
"Three strikes, three strikes!!!"
In the audience, bursts of clamor sounded.
Sawamura got on the mound for the first time and struck out the batter.
What could be more exciting than this?
Of course, there are.
Like the second strikeout, the third strikeout, and the strikeouts after another.
The next scene directly stunned the batters in Yokohama.
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE! BATTER OUT!!!"
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE! BATTER OUT!!!"
It doesn't look like the ball is slow, but it doesn't get there really fast either. But it was just some ordinary straight balls, but they struck out the Yokohama batters one after another.
Yokohama's bench.
The Coach of Yokohama looked at his students in disbelief.
"You said that the ball was a bit faster than it looks from the strike zone."
Haku smiled bitterly: "It's not a bit faster, it's a lot faster! It's about ten kilometers difference."
From 130km/h to 140km/h!
These two ball speeds are fundamentally different.
"And it's not just ball speed and form, but his ball handling, the edges of the inside corners and the edges of the outside corners, he can use that well too."
"I kind of understand why Sawamura got the nickname 'The Great Demon-King' in middle school. Even a high school student can't hit this kind of ball, let alone a junior high school student. Who swings a bat at that kind of pitching?"
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