In the first half of the second inning.
No Out, a runner at the second base!
In the rest area of Sensen High School Superintendent Ugai Kazuyoshi subconsciously clenched his plump chin.
Moreover, the Players really can't believe it. They thought that Maki was in good shape today, but he still threw such a sweet ball.
"Don't be this surprised, this is a game after all, and any accident may happen."
"The next is to trust your training and focus on how to avoid losing points as much as possible."
Sensen High School began to adjust the fielding position.
Right now, Sawamura went to the strike zone.
In the dugout, Coach Kataoka gave Sawamura a sign.
Bunt!
When he saw the sign, Sawamura felt bad.
The Players of the Akagi Middle School baseball team finally found time to cheer him on. Nevertheless, he can't pitch, and now he has to use bunts.
Tsk!
'If you let me hit normally, I will definitely be able to hit it out.'
Ping!
Although he was very angry since the Coach gave the order, Sawamura had no other choice but to bunt the ball.
After the white ball was hit, it rolled precisely to the center between the first base and the pitcher.
The rolling speed is neither fast nor slow, just perfect.
"Fantastic bunt!"
"Kuramochi, take a good look at it if you have such skills. Your probability of hitting base will be greatly improved."
"Nice assist!"
Amid the cheers, Yuuki ran to third base. Sawamura's own speed was not as fast as Kuramochi's, he was two steps short and did not hit base.
"OUT!"
"Safe!"
Sawamura was Out and Tetsuya reached third base.
One Out, runner at third base!
"Sixth Batter, third baseman, Masuko-kun."
Now, it was Masuko's turn to hit as the sixth Batter.
He raised the bat in his hand high up, as if he was about to make a big swing.
When he really waited for the ball to come over, he immediately changed to bunts.
Almost at the same time, the Captain left the base and headed for Home plate.
Forced score!
Ping!
The white ball was hit Out, and Tetsuya ran back to Home plate smoothly.
"Safe!"
0:1
Seidou High School's first point!
Moreover, this score is crucial!
During the whole process, Sensen High School can almost only play passively, and there is no way to stop it.
Seidou High School's score, like a doctor's scalpel, is neat and precise.
"Rather than expanding the score, they pay more attention to the opportunity to score points first!"
Coach Ugai Kazuyoshi's face was a little ugly.
Although Seidou High School did not directly send the Ace to the field, their strategy was very consistent.
Consistent is certainly not a compliment, but it has to be admitted that a consistent team is very difficult to deal with.
Because they won't give you a chance at all.
He glanced at his students, and the players were a little confused and didn't know what to do.
'This will not work!'
"In that kind of situation, it is inevitable to lose a point. We can't just let their Fifth Batter and sixth batter do normal hitting just in order to guard against Seidou's bunts. In that case, it is even more dangerous. This will be hesitation, you just need to trust the Ace to hold up the situation."
"Yes!"
The players finally recovered their spirits.
Although Coach Ugai Kazuyoshi is not a Coach known for his morale-boosting, that doesn't mean he can't boost morale.
Children, always need to be encouraged.
"Play steadily and get the last Out, Maki."
Seeing his Coach's instructions, Maki nodded.
"Seventh Batter, Catcher, Takigawa-kun."
Two Outs, no one on base.
Chris stood on the strike zone.
In this situation, Chris did not expect to get any additional points. Although it is not that there is no such opportunity, but two Outs, no one is on base. Unless you're lucky, it's hard to hit a pitcher like Maki from the first time.
'But no worry, just let me collect your information.'
The game is still very long, and right now, collecting information on Maki on the spot will definitely be very beneficial to Seidou High School's next attack.
After Chris stood on the strike zone, he posed as if he was going to swing, and didn't move at all.
His eyes, focused on Maki on the mound, did not miss the slightest detail.
'So annoying!'
Sensen's catcher was so stressed that he almost vomited blood.
He had never seen so many tough Batters like Seidou.
Kominato, Yuuki, Sawamura, and Chris.
The stance of these people when they are waiting for the ball, all have their own individualities, which are very different. But one thing is the same, that is very annoying.
Just by looking at the way they waiting to hit, you have no idea what ball they are aiming for.
No information can be collected on the spot, and the catcher can only make judgments based on the previously sorted information.
This is even more depressing. As far as the information Sensen has sorted Out, it seems that there is no ball that these four people can't hit.
Outside corners, inside corners, Breaking balls, and more.
They can hit all of them!
'We must not be careless against Such an opponent. Use low balls to decide the outcome.'
Seeing the sign given by the catcher, Maki on the pitcher mound nodded slightly and then threw the baseball in his hand.
Whoosh!
The small white balls flew like a falling meteor.
On the strike zone, Chris did not choose to swing for the first ball.
SNAP!
"STRIKE!"
After observing a ball, Chris found it very low. Maki's pitching is really not easy to hit.
This drop is too great!
Maki's height is two meters tall, and his throwing point is even more than his height. At that height, Pitching down, The position of the catcher is about forty centimeters from the ground.
Eighteen meters away, a drop of more than one and a half meters! (Considering the height of the catcher's Mitt.)
Under the huge drop, from the standpoint of the batter, when the ball comes over, you can see a complete curve.
The intersection of the swing and the flying ball is very small. One wrong point, either flying high or rolling to the ground…
That's not even with the Curveball situation.
If it is a Curveball, the drop of the ball when it enters the strike zone is even more frightening.
'It's really hard to hit this kind of ball accurately. However, with the strength of those guys, it should be possible. Of course, they need to adapt to this huge drop.'
With an idea in mind, Chris decided that a good batter would do it sooner or later.
Everyone needs to get used to it, and he will help them get used to it!
'Bring it on!'
With the bat up, Chris looks ready.
On the mound, Maki threw the ball.
The feeling of his pitching is much more natural than that of Coach Kataoka yesterday.
After all, he doesn't have to stand on a high mound and throw down. He just throws the ball straight away!
Whoosh!
The white ball whistled.
Chris stood on the strike zone and swung the bat in his hand steadily.
Ping!
The white ball was hit and flew out of bounds.
SNAP!
"FOUL!"
On the strike zone, Chris's face was slightly solemn.
Is it too early for him to swing the bat?
The place of the contact is far from the position he predicted in his mind.
This is bad~
This represented that not all of his previous calculations were entirely correct.
Still need to recalculate!
Right now, Sensen's catcher also noticed Chris's actions.
He gave Chris a surprised look.
'This batter is looking for the opportunity to swing the bat.'
'No, we can't continue to entangle with this guy, the longer it drags on, the more dangerous it will be.'
'Just get rid of him with a high drop Curve.'
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T/N: That's it for Today.
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