"The opponent for the first game has been determined, it is Toritsu High School Mimonsai." Chris, who scouted the game, explained the opponent's situation with detailed information, "Their ace, second-year Kikunaga Masaaki, has a maximum ball speed in the first half of 130. The Changeup they have are Curveball and Slider, But his ball control ability is average, and he was still an outfielder last year."
"The whole team's style is defensive. They are solid in defense and make no mistakes. In terms of attack, they are good at Sacrifice Bunt. They often hit Fly Ball with four sticks."
After Chris finished telling all the information, Kataoka didn't give everyone time to digest, and directly announced the starter for the first game, "Tanba, the first game, it's up to you, and then left field, Kōshū."
"Hi!"*2
"This is our first game this summer. We must not underestimate our opponents. We must play steadily and aggressive attacks and defenses are not allowed."
"Hi!" The firm voices of everyone echoed in the cafeteria.
But when it comes to the game, it's impossible to say that I don't have the mood to play 5 games in advance.
"That posture is even lower than Kawakami's throwing method. It's a low-shoulder Sidearm Pitch."
"Senior Kuramochi seems to be very unaccustomed to this golf course."
While talking, Kuramochi was deceived by a Low Position ball and hit it within the defensive range.
"Slider? Or Curveball?" Kōshū asked Kuramochi.
"I don't know, damn it."
Then even Senior Kominato, who had the best ball selection skills, was defeated.
"It's really difficult to hit the ball from that posture for the first time."
Kōshū looked at Sawamura next to him who had not yet reacted, and nodded. "Eijun, watch this pitcher carefully."
"Huh? Why?"
"This pitcher started throwing very well, but it was because the batters were very unaccustomed to the ball thrown from this posture. I believe that the hitting ability of the seniors can be used to hitting the ball after two innings. The same is true for you. The natural advantage of that posture will be very advantageous at the beginning, but if you want to pitch a few more innings, such as pitching nine innings, then posture alone is not enough. You will have to take a closer look at the outcome of this pitcher later."
Sawamura didn't retort blatantly. He already knew very well how much he weighed. Now as an outsider, looking at a pitcher with the same fate as himself, it was really a different feeling.
Sure enough, in the first half of the second inning, Mimensi High School, which had three strikeouts from Tanba, was continuously beaten out starting from Seido's four strikes. The offensive continued from four to nine. Mimensi's defensive line, which seemed indestructible in the first inning, fell apart in an instant.
"Hoo-ho-dammit, I have put in two years of practice to practice this new posture. In front of a powerful force, it is just one inning, just one inning..." The third-year pitcher who finally got three outs couldn't believe that his three years of hard work in baseball could not even let the powerful force crush them.
After that, even if the ace was replaced, it could not prevent Seido High School from winning. To be honest, the ace was only 130 kilometers away, so only Metropolitan High School with no one available would fall into this situation.
"Yoshi, the game is over." Kōshū patted Eijun, "Let's go as a team."
Seido played very well in the first game, with 5 effective games, but in the face of the crying Mimensi players, Kōshū and others could not show a winning smile. This was the first game, and it was too early to say that they were happy.
"Come on, you must go to Koshien!" The other side cried and said blessings, which were all used to be polite. However, Seido suddenly heard a voice that echoed throughout the stadium and attracted everyone's attention, "Hi! We will work hard!"
"Eijun..."
"Don't be embarrassed over there, come here quickly." Senior Kuramochi, who was in the same dormitory, grabbed his neck and pulled him back.
At the same time, information about Seido also reached other schools through numerous investigators in the audience.
"In the first game, the ace came out as expected. Tanba is in very good condition, especially Curveball. As long as he plays normally, it will be difficult to beat."
"This year's Seido is indeed difficult to deal with. The depth of Dugout is still very scary."
The news of winning quickly spread to her home through social networking sites. As soon as Kōshū turned on her phone, she saw a message from Shen Qing, saying that the newspaper had previously published something like "Resurrection of the Famous Family Seido", so she had specially cut it out and collected it. Today went so well, probably because she hopes to go to Koshien.
He replied, "If you think about it, those reporters are just looking for gimmicks to attract readers. As for whether they can enter Koshien this year, there is still a competition."
Shen Qing asked again, Mr. Sasaki, as the OB, sent sports drinks to Seido. Did they drink it?
"Ah, probably. After all, many people gave gifts and they were all mixed up. But thank you anyway."
But what Kōshū didn't expect was that the topic of 'resurrection of a famous family' would attract reporters so much. They were like sharks smelling blood, surrounding Seido's Bullpen.
"The second game was against a primary school. What's there to record?"
After voting for a while, he couldn't adapt to the atmosphere of being stared at by strangers at close range. Kōshū went to exercise first. Who knows if any of the onlookers were detectives from other schools.
In the second game, Seido faced Murata East, another small school with little reputation. The pitcher's ball speed was only 130, and the ball quality was not particularly outstanding. However, senior Chris still studied it and summarized the opponent's defensive and offensive characteristics.
In this game, Furuya is playing, and Kōshū is standing in the vast left field. The entire left side of the field is within his running range. Not to mention, it is really different from the cramped Pitcher's Mound. Every action there will be stared at by the referee. If you don't pay attention, it will be a pitcher's foul. The left field is really wide. You can run wherever you want.
"Oh Dou, the ball is coming, let's run~"
Furuya A high-strikeout pitcher like this doesn't have many chances to strike out for the opponent. Almost everyone behind the scenes looks at the duel at home plate, and then stands for a while before leaving the game.
However, looking at Furuya's sweating state, it seems that he is using brute force again. As soon as he comes on the field, all he can think about is strikeouts, and the more he throws, the harder he works.
At the end of three games, Seido had accumulated a 6-point advantage. Eijun stood on the sidelines practicing shooting, shouting louder than the players in the court, 'You really know how to find time to show off. '
Kōshū ran back to Dugout, but at the entrance, he was stopped by Kataoka: "You were in the left field just now, were you distracted?"
Although it was a question, his tone was very firm. It seemed that Kataoka had been paying attention to left field for a long time, but he did not announce his decision on Kōshū immediately. Instead, he said to the player with a loud voice on the sidelines, "Sawamura, come here!"
Then Kataoka expressed his decision. "Sawamura, you will play in the next inning, Furuya, you will play left field, Kōshū, you will return to Dugout."
"Hi!"*2
"Hi..."
The fielding and pitching arrangements in the fourth inning are easy to understand. Why was Kōshū removed from the left field? Lang Zhi rubbed his forehead. This time, he was sure that his brother had fallen into his old habit again. He had gone from sleeping while watching games to being easily distracted by unimportant games. He didn't expect that such a rigorous person would have such a weakness.
No, maybe it's because I'm too rigorous and analyze the pros and cons of everything I do, so I see clearly that I will only use my strength in important places and put less effort in other unimportant places. This is actually a way to maximize efficiency. If you are used to this way of doing things, you accidentally use it on baseball, which is always passionate, and this is the effect it has today...
Kōshū is a bit of a social Darwinist at heart. Although there are no villains in shounen comics, I wanted to write about the dark side. After all, people who grow up being treated like this will always be a little distorted.