"Huh? They are arranging like this and they are completely messing around!"
Kōshū picked up the opponent's opponent who had been thrown to the ground by senior Isashiki. He was surprised to find that when dealing with Ichidai Third, Central Batting Lineup was all ranked one, two or three, especially Todoroki Raichi, who originally had four sticks but now has one stick.
"It really puts pressure on people." Even if he is not the first pitcher, he is also a pitcher. He originally thought that he would face a strong hitter in the second half of the first inning or the second inning, but he has to face it directly at the beginning. No matter who it is, there will be some pressure in his heart.
"Tanba, it doesn't matter, feel free to vote!"
"Tanba, I believe in your efforts over the past three years!"
"The other party is only a first grader!"
Compared to the reaction of senior Tanba, these third-year seniors were visibly anxious, fearing that it would affect their ace's mood.
"Haha, it doesn't matter. It's just right. Anyway, I'm already prepared. It's better to face that Central Batting Lineup directly from the beginning." With the encouragement of his friends, Tanba's mood was filled with excitement before he could get nervous.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the game starts.
"Hey blind!" Seido came out with all his strength, facing the attack of the pharmacist in the first half of the first game.
Kōshū In this round of Starting Left Field, he stared at the slender figure on Pitcher's Mound and said in his heart: 'Senior Tanba, relax, relax! '
Little did he know that there was someone staring at him in Dugout opposite.
"Tch. That Kataoka Manager, I really envy him. It's not enough to have one pitcher on Pitcher's Mound. We also need to reserve one in the left field." Coach Todoroki leaned on the bench with his legs crossed. "It's great to be strong - damn, I drank too much yesterday. I have a headache when I see Pitcher Lineup across from me!"
"Hahaha, didn't you say yesterday that the pitchers on the opposite side all have big weaknesses?" Sanada, the ace of the pharmacist, exposed Coach Todoroki's lies without mercy.
"That's what I said when I was drunk. It doesn't count. By the way, where is our batter?" Coach Todoroki saw the empty Batter's Box and the man stuffing bananas behind him, "Hey, Raichi, come up and beat him up! The biggest weakness of Seido's ace is his mentality. You can knock him out in the first inning!"
"Supervisor, the sound is too loud, the other side will hear it." Sanada reminded.
Although Coach Todoroki still looked carefree, he shut his mouth and watched his idiot son stand on Batter's Box.
Miyuki looked at the hitter very carefully. Without listening to the voice of the opponent Dugout, he could probably guess what they wanted to do, 'Use a lob to attract him to swing, or directly attack with a walk.. No, a walk in the first inning might affect Tanba's mentality even more. '
But in the first inning, there is no room for adaptation or error, and the hitter must be outed here.
The first ball, a high inside corner ball, passed in front of Raichi, but he was not afraid at all, so he let it go without hitting it.
"Bad ball!"
"Well done, that's what!"
"Raichi, watch the ball carefully!"
The second ball, Outside Low Corner, needs to be thrown low enough.
"Bad ball!"
"What's going on? Seido wants to walk that batter?"
"There's nothing we can do about it. I heard that Ichidai Third's ace was beaten badly in the last game."
"But it's a walk as soon as it comes up..." The busybody had just finished saying this when he saw the next ball, Seido attacking the inside corner again.
"Ah, swing!"
"Foul Ball!"
"That low ball can also hit Foul Ball."
"It seems that Seido's strategy is to keep the ball low and prevent the opponent from making long hits."
But at this time, Seido's shooting was not easy at all. Senior Tanba showed great control from the beginning, shooting two balls in a row to the designated position, but the pressure on the opponent did not reduce at all.
'Come on, another lob from the inside corner! '
Tanba At this time, Pitching Strategy trusted Miyuki so much that he could only trust the guidance of the person on the opposite side. The 'feeling of pitching' had completely filled his brain, leaving him no time to worry.
"Touch——"
"Foul Ball!"
Fortunately, the opponent was lured out of the stick, and an angry voice came from the pharmacist's Dugout: "Hey, Raichi, don't chase the bad ball!"
'For the last ball, use your best Curveball to strike out the opponent! ' This pair of pitches didn't give the batter any time to adapt. Outside Low Corner's Curveball perfectly brushed Strike Zone into the bases.
"Good ball! Batter out!"
"Huh——" Miyuki and Tanba both breathed a sigh of relief involuntarily. They finally solved this guy. This feeling was like crossing a river on thin ice, fearing that their next step would miss the mark.
"Hahahahahahahaha." Raichi on Batter's Box stared at his Outside Low Corner without moving, and then let out a burst of laughter that could be called court harassment. When the referee reminded him to leave, he pointed to Tanba: "That ball is really good, hahahahaha!"
After sending away that Todoroki Raichi, Seido, the stagnant atmosphere in the venue finally began to change.
"Tanba! Send them out one by one!"
"Tanba, great job!"
Just now, the people behind them were watching the duel at home plate, fearing that their own encouragement would put pressure on the pitcher. Now, at least in these two games, Seido took the initiative to change pitches in his own hands.
Thinking back to the internal meeting the night before when Kataoka Manager added a catcher to the third grade, he said categorically, "If necessary, use Pitcher Rotation Strategy's method. We must not allow the opponent to adapt to the pitching of our pitchers."
This is a self-breakthrough for Kataoka, who has always wanted to cultivate an ace, and it is also the optimal solution based on the current reality of the team Pitcher Lineup. Of course, if possible——
Kataoka paid close attention to the disciples on Pitcher's Mound, 'Tanba, after this trial, it's up to you whether it will break again or become stronger. ' He still wants to train Tanba, the person he has spent two years of hard work on, to become a real ace.
"Bump--" Yaoshi's second bat was squeezed into the stick by Inside Corner Ball and hit a ground ball in the direction of the pitcher.
"Out!"
"Two out!"
Then came three Mishima. After two good and three bad, I thought the next one I saw was a good ball in the red, but after I swung the bat, it only hit the air, "Damn it, it's Forkball!"
"Three out, switch sides!"
All the viewers who originally came to watch the script were a little disappointed, "What? I thought the pharmacist defeated Ichidai Third, but when I met Seido, he was still like this."
The audience in the auditorium said it was easy, but the players in the field were not at all relaxed, especially Tanba. Perhaps because he was too nervous, he was already sweating a lot as soon as the first game ended.
"Tanba, water!" The two Dugout pitchers handed out a glass of water, which made Tanba stunned for a moment. Kōshū passed by from behind and said with a smile, "Tanba, please accept their kindness. All Pitcher Lineup pitchers are of the same mind."
Tanba chuckled lightly and took the water, "Yeah."
I started writing at 9:30 in the evening, and by 11:30, it was already 4,300!
It's the first time so soon, I'm already beginning to doubt my memory
After review, I wrote quickly today because I thought about it very thoroughly. It took me an hour to summarize the plot of the anime and think about my own plot.
All told, it was 4,300 in three hours, which is my fastest!!
PS: After reviewing the plot, I decided to return to my original intention and think about the purpose of writing the article. I decided not to directly translate the anime plot into text. Therefore, I will continue to delete and add a lot of plots in the future. I deleted the plot where the three little ones got lost and met Coach Todoroki, because Kōshū would not let them get lost!!