Some people in the current broadcasting room have also noticed this.
"Ah, with this swing, I completely guessed what the ball was."
"It looks like it is. The Seibo One bat was probably waiting for a straight ball, but the first ball turned out to be Changeup."
"Hmm, if it's a straight ball, the position is indeed similar. Seido's Kōshū, the quality of the straight ball is quite high, the speed is almost on the edge of a professional, and he is only a first-year player."
"By the way, let me explain to you why rotation speed is important in baseball. This involves knowledge related to fluid mechanics-" In the broadcast room, the anchor began to explain why pitches are more powerful in humid weather. In the practice on the field, Kōshū really felt that this kind of weather that "neither condenses into droplets nor flows down" allows him to better dial the ball.
Correspondingly, Ichiba felt the power of Inside Corner Ball that was causing discussion in Dugout in the West. The ball was like riding down the elevator. Its speed was not affected by the distance between Pitcher's Mound and Home Plate at all. It still went straight to the door, making him unable to help but swing the bat to resist.
"Foul Ball!"
Although he tried his best to swing the bat, he still couldn't keep up with the rhythm. Because it was the first time he faced such a straight ball, the action pattern formed subconsciously was to hit the ball below where he saw the ball. However, such a swing could only scrape the lower edge of the ball, resulting in a hit of Foul Ball.
'It's about half a ball higher than the expected position', this is the conclusion he came to after one bat, but this conclusion will not help him in his next swing.
After experiencing the fierce Inside Corner Ball, there is the slow Slider on the outside corner. One rush and one slow, one inside and one outside completely deformed the batter's posture.
"Three out, switch sides!"
After the bat ends, immediately report your feelings to Coach Seiji.
"Well," the supervisor nodded, and then turned to the players who were preparing in Dugout, "You heard it, that straight ball must be hit halfway up the ball to hit the target."
"Hey——" In fact, everyone can truly realize this when they reach Batter's Box, and the number of games left is limited, which does not give them time to adapt at all.
"Yoshi, then don't think about attacking. Everyone should take their attention back to me and concentrate on defense. We are only one point away now. We must defend and then score one point. This is what we will do next."
'You don't need to score too many points, just one point? ' To extend the game and look for loopholes, that's what they can do.
"Hi!"
However, the situation became dangerous after Seido Hachi Hakushu hit a hit. Seido, who had already experienced a round of Hakusan pitching, got a hit without hesitation. Miyuki flew out to the outfield, and Sakai's bunt failed. At this time, second base was occupied. Hakushu added another hit, and the situation became two outs, one third base was occupied, and it was Takano No. 9's turn.
Kōshū, who made his first at-bat appearance in this game, is not yet familiar with Shirayama's pitching, but this does not prevent him from using his arm strength.
"Bump--" Kōshū followed the ball with eyes like a hawk, but after all he was still unfamiliar with the pitching rhythm, so he released the bat a little late. As soon as he hit it, he felt something was wrong. He watched the high and far ball pass over the infield and outfield, and finally the angle became more and more deviated, and fell into the stands of Foul Ball in the right field.
"What a pity!"
However, Xibang's pitcher breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart was relieved again. There were people on the first and third bases, and only one out was needed. Instead of risking a duel with this pitcher who hit a super long Foul Ball, it was better to let him On Base and catch the next person.
"Bad ball!"
On the last ball, Kōshū judged it to be a bad ball and did not hit the ball.
"Guaranteed!"
The result was two outs and the bases were loaded. Whether Seido could score or not, all the pressure, including in the broadcast room and outside the field, was instantly given to Kuramochi.
"Cheetah, Seido's cheetah! Run!" The unseemly support from the sidelines could no longer reach Kuramochi's ears. The pressure on him was now doubled. In this game, he only had one hit in the previous inning, and he took advantage of the rain to increase and the infielder's processing speed was slowed down, and he ran to first base.
"Come on!" He stood on Batter's Box, looking like he really wanted to make a big swing, but in fact he was very anxious and unsure in his heart, "We must hit it. There is only one point difference now, and the pressure on the pitcher is too much." '
But self-confidence is something that comes from practice. It is composed of successful experiences. If you do one thing and succeed, and do another thing and succeed again, self-confidence will be established as a matter of course.
When there is very little successful experience, it is actually the world telling you, 'You don't have to be confident'. Kuramochi is now on the verge of inferiority complex. Especially after Koshien, the teams he faced and the level of pitchers have significantly improved. While others can still keep up, he has begun to fall behind.
Xibang's pitching team has seen through this hitter's outside power and midfielder. Now, the most important thing for them is to control the ball in the infield, or simply strike out three balls.
First goal, Outside Corner Slider, Kuramochi. The tense muscles did not bring him more strength, but instead restricted his normal performance.
"Good shot!"
'Damn, these are so brave to shoot. If Slider hadn't caught it, we would have scored a point directly. '
However, what lies in Kuramochi's mind is another answer. It's not that the pair are very confident, but that they have figured out his details and think they can deal with him in this way.
"Batter's out!"
Kuramochi hit a ball and wanted to try to run to first base again. As a result, the resistance of the sand in front of home plate increased. Without a few jumps, the catcher directly hit Masuko who was forced to enter the base.
"Ah——" The pityful voices were scattered in the audience, but they added up and turned into a tsunami rushing towards Kuramochi. He lowered his head and ran towards Dugout quickly.
"What a pity, Seido lost an opportunity to load the bases." It was also such a pity in the broadcast room.
In distant Tokyo, many enemy teams had turned on the TV in advance to observe the performance of Seido in Koshien. When they saw this place, they all felt a little regretful.
"This place! If it were Carlos, this problem wouldn't have happened at all!" The Regularss who were tweeted together began to endure the tweets after Kōshū appeared on the stage. High-pitched torture, listening to him say things that have nothing to do with the game, such as "That guy's expression is too awkward," or "Look, this guy is our formidable enemy when he comes back, please watch this guy's pitching carefully!", and so on.
"Hahaha, Seido's wiring problem has been exposed a little bit. After Central Batting Lineup leaves in the fall, can they still be called super wiring?" Coach Todoroki, the pharmacist, has already started gearing up to rub Seido on Autumn Tournament.
Others, such as Ichidai Third and other school main players, want to see how far this team representing West Tokyo can go, including Kinoshita Little League. The summer is too hot, so watching the game in the video room is a good choice. Showing them the performance of last year's seniors in high school can stimulate their motivation to learn baseball.