Two Outs, runner at second base.
The batter on the strike zone was the fourth batter of Seidou High School.
Yuuki Tetsuya, his current reputation is not as big as Sano Shuzo, who has the title of Monster Slugger. But this does not mean that his strength is inferior to Sano Shuzo. At least in the evaluation of the materials collected by the players of Seihou High School, Yuuki is not inferior to the strongest player in their team, Sano Shuzo.
And to challenge such an opponent with someone on second base!
No matter who it is, they dare not say confidently that they will be able to solve the opponent.
In the position of the catcher, Hirahara was also hesitant.
When they watched the video of the Seidou High School game before, they had a strong impression of Yuuki Tetsuya's swing.
Honestly, he really didn't want to go up against the batter with someone on the base.
Although he has two Outs now, Sawamura Eijun has also reached second base. All it takes is a single hit, and Sawamura Eijun at second base is likely to run back to home plate.
'Let's be careful with the next calling!' Hirahara warned himself.
After thinking about it, he gave Akutsu on the pitcher's mound a sign.
1st ball: A Ball that is close to the border of the inner corner!
Against such batters, it is very dangerous to rashly throw a Strike. It is better to look at the batter's reaction on the first Pitch and see how the batter will act against the ball, and then they can decide the next Game calling strategy.
On the pitcher's mound, Akutsu nodded slightly and threw the ball Out.
Whoosh!
The small white ball with a speed of 140 km/h is also very fast. Almost in the blink of an eye, the ball appeared beside the batter.
SNAP!
The small white ball plunged straight into the catcher's Mitt. Of course, it was a Ball that was out of the strike zone.
In the position of the catcher, Hirahara glanced at Yuuki on the strike zone in surprise.
When the white ball just flew into the batter's hand, Yuuki on the strike zone did not respond.
He is motionless, like an ancient statue that has never changed.
Moreover, he gives a faint shuddering feeling.
'It's so frustrating!'
There must be a way to do it.
In the second ball, after hesitating for a while, Hirahara still gave Akutsu the sign of a Ball.
SNAP!
"BALL!"
In the face of this ball, Yuuki on the strike zone also did not make any reaction, exactly the same as his previous stance.
Zero ball count is no Strike, two Balls!
'This is more troublesome.'
If they don't want to Walk him, the next ball has to be a Strike. Otherwise, the count becomes zero Strike and three Ball, and then the situation of the battery will be passive.
It was just two consecutive Balls, and the result did not give any answer. In this way, Hirahara didn't know how to call.
Akutsu is strong!
Whether it's ball control, ball speed, or even breaking balls.
His level is at the top of the country.
But that doesn't mean Akutsu's pitching doesn't have any weaknesses. Not only does he have, but he has two of them.
It's not accurate to say it's a weakness. To be more precise, it's not perfect!
All of Akutsu's Breaking balls are sharp, probably because they're too sharp, but none of them is unique.
Akutsu does not have an exclusive Winning Shot.
This is his first weakness.
Just like now, I want to go head-to-head with Tetsuya. Hirahara couldn't even think of a Winning Shot for Akutsu, a decisive ball that would definitely make the batter miss.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Hirahara still gave a sign.
In the face of such batters, after all, they dare not take too much risk, and can only choose some corner Breaking balls!
With Akutsu's terrifying ball control level, the corner Breaking ball he Pitch is definitely enough to confuse Yuuki.
Just after seeing the sign he gave, Akutsu on the pitcher's mound did not nod but shook his head very decisively.
'Is the Breaking ball in the inside corner too dangerous?'
Hirahara Rei dare not confirm this.
However, since Akutsu raised an objection, he still has to respect Akutsu's thoughts. Facts have proved that the team has played until now, and Akutsu has not missed it.
So Hirahara Rei changed to another call, this time he used a Breaking ball from the outside corner.
Akutsu on the mound still shook his head.
After two or three changes in a row, the results were all the same, and Akutsu shook his head.
Hirahara also realized that something was wrong right now, and he immediately applied for a timeout with the referee.
"Time!"
After calling the timeout, Hirahara Rei ran up to the pitching mound and asked while taking off the mask on his face.
"Fishing or Walking?"
Since Akutsu did not agree to use the corner Breaking ball, it means that he does not intend to face the batter. In this way, his purpose should be either to use a fishing ball or a Walk.
Akutsu didn't answer, so Hirahara talked.
"Two Outs, someone on the second base has an empty bag for the first base. It doesn't have to be a head-to-head fight with Seidou High School's four at the moment. It's just the first inning if you Walk the opponent…"
"Don't worry about the number of innings, every time we will face Yuuki in this game, we will Walk him."
What?
Even if their time as partners is not short, Hirahara still finds it difficult to accept Akutsu's plans sometimes.
Walk him every time?
In this way, regardless of whether they win or lose in this game, they will be famous for their achievements.
Is it necessary for them to help the players of Seidou High School like this? Or is it that Akutsu has no confidence in dealing with Yuuki Tetsuya?
"You don't have to open your mouth so wide, no matter how much you open your mouth, it's not going to help us win. The one who wins on the baseball field is the one who loses the fewest points.
You always have a misunderstanding that the more hits the opposing team has, the more likely they are to win, which is wrong!"
"No matter how many effective hits the opponent has, as long as there are no points, everything is zero. So what we have to do is to minimize the possibility of dropping points. With this as a premise, it is a matter of course that we minimize the elements of risks too!"
"You!!"
Hearing Akutsu's deviant remarks, Hirahara opened his mouth wide. But after a long time, nothing came out of it.
However, what Akutsu said made him very uncomfortable. But he has to admit that what this guy said really makes sense.
Hirahara retreated from the pitcher's mound with no words.
"BALL!"
"BALL!"
"Four Ball Walk!"
Two Outs, with runners on first and second base.
Now that Yuuki is walking, although many viewers feel that the Ace pitcher of Seihou High School has no courage, most of the audience still understands his approach.
After all, runners are at second base, and it is more dangerous to face the opponent's fourth Batter head-on.
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