Seido's attack came to an end. The numbers on the scoreboard moved forward again, and a new "0" flashed on the display area in the eighth round.
"You're so tenacious. You don't even score points." In the audience, everyone from Seido sat down again, shouting until their voices became hoarse.
"Seibo High School attack round, two sticks..."
At this time, the rain was almost non-stop, and the entire field of vision showed a washed clarity, allowing Kōshū to clearly see the clenched teeth of the opponent's batter.
'What's wrong? He looks nervous. Or is it just the hitter's personal characteristic? ' His spirit cooled down a bit, partly because his eagerness to attack when he first appeared was partially satisfied, and partly because he saw the score in his hands but let it slip away.
'In the end, the winner still has to be decided by one point. '
Miyuki noticed the slight change in the pitcher's expression. He knew that on the playing field, it is a very important responsibility for a catcher to observe the enemy and control the entire field, but the most important thing is to observe and mobilize the pitcher's condition.
Therefore, at this time, it is time for the usual methods to appear.
Xibang Erbang's ears twitched as he seemed to sense a hint of danger, 'It's most likely Inside Corner Ball. ' At this time, the two sticks were standing in front of Home Plate, as if to seduce the opponent to throw the ball to the inside corner. As soon as the ball hit the inside corner, he would immediately take a step outside.
Kōshū nodded and looked at the glove placed in the outer corner.
Having said that, although the gloves are inanimate, different catchers have different feelings. Miyuki's gloves have sharp edges when viewed from Pitcher's Mound. But the palm of the hand is soft. Sometimes when Kōshū throws the ball, and listens to the sound of the ball diving into the glove, the feeling welling up in my heart is like a child throwing himself into the bed, and the soft quilt wraps him up, giving him an unexpected sense of security.
'The catcher's glove and the catcher himself are really two different creatures. '
He was complaining in his heart, and Kōshū threw the ball without delay. The violent and smooth movements drove the wind on Pitcher's Mound. At the moment he raised his arm, a lot of coolness squeezed into his chest. The solid touch under his feet provided more support. The familiar touch of his fingertips, coupled with the moist air fluttering like silk, gave the ball more upward rotation force.
'Everything is business as usual', after the ball was released, Kōshū had concluded that the opponent could not hit the ball.
The ball went straight to the outside corner, as if God himself had measured it. It had a strong spin, and the batter who was about to take a step out immediately changed the direction of his footing. However, his eyes still did not adapt to this kind of pitch. He just took a step and then watched the ball go into the outside corner Strike Zone.
"Good shot!"
The batter failed to swing the bat. He readjusted his batting posture and felt that something was very wrong. 'Are you still choosing the Inside Corner Ball path? '
He is still hesitating. A pitcher like Kōshū, who can throw pitches from both inside and outside angles, also has a very good pitcher, Changeup. If he reacts every time the ball is thrown in front of him, the time left is very short, and a very powerful shot is needed. With swing speed, people like Sano can wait until the ball reaches Home Plate before deciding whether to swing. Ordinary hitters, the moment they see the ball, must judge whether to release the ball and how to hit it.
'Select Inside Corner Ball! ' In the end, the second bat decided to listen to Coach Seiji's words. This ball is the pitcher's specialty. If it is targeted by three batters in a row, it will definitely show a flaw at some point, or simply give up and not throw.
After Home Plate, Miyuki stared at the batter and repositioned himself in the inside corner. A guess about Xibang's strategy slowly emerged. "Let's verify it," he hit the pitcher with a new Signals.
Kōshū nodded and noticed the position of the hitter again, "One or two of them like to stick to Home Plate so tightly when I'm pitching." '
He deliberately mobilized his inner emotions, and adrenaline entered his blood vessels and flowed crazily along with his emotions.
'If you want to fight, go ahead! '
Sibang finally waited for the type of ball he was targeting. He stepped out with his left foot without hesitation and lifted the bat from back to front. When the ball was about to enter home plate, he had already swung the bat halfway, but at this time, the trajectory of the ball changed slightly and wiped towards the outside corner.
The second bat didn't have time to modify his swing. He only felt the bat shake. Although it was heavy, it didn't feel like it actually hit the center of the ball. 'Damn it, it's not a straight ball! '
In the preparation area on the sidelines, two Xibang players who were about to take the field were closest.
"It must be that Cutter."
"Have you just seen that we are going to target Inside Corner Ball?" Sano was a little doubtful.
"What should I do? Continue?"
From the perspective of the second bat, he has adapted well to the rhythm of the entire pitcher, because Xibang itself has also conducted special training for pitching around 145, so when faced with this question, Sano answered very simply.
"Keep going! If we can play his confident game, I believe it will have an impact on his psychology."
In the space of two sentences of discussion on the sidelines, the situation on the field had already been settled. The second bat only grazed the upper edge of the ball and knocked it into a grounder in the direction of the second baseman in the first infield.
"Out!"
Erbang ran quickly to his home Dugout with mud all over his body. In his peripheral vision, he could see the figure of Sanbang walking from the waiting area.
"This pitcher's pitches, when you really get started, are very heavy, so be careful."
"Yeah! I understand."
Xibang Sanbang stood still at Batter's Box, and looked like he was clinging to Home Plate. This made Miyuki behind him a little confused, 'What's wrong, are you still targeting Inside Corner Ball? '
He weighed it up and decided not to use Inside Corner Ball to deal with the next four batters.
If you throw the inside corner, you are directly feeding the opponent. If you know the path of the ball, if you cannot hit the Home Run, the probability of a first-time hit will still be greatly increased. However, if the opponent does not throw the inside corner because the opponent is aiming for the inside corner, wouldn't it be a waste of a good pitch? Therefore, the timing of the pitch must be chosen well, and the inside corner must be thrown when the opponent thinks it will not be the inside corner.
So, let's lay the groundwork for the four-bat pitching now. This batting mat uses the outside corner with Changeup to get the three-bat out.
The first ball was a straight ball from the outside corner, and the three sticks were swung out, and the general was hit, and the score was Foul Ball.
'I almost got used to the rhythm with the first ball. It's worthy of Xibang's Central Batting Lineup. '
For the second ball, let's play a slightly First Year of High School ball to make the batter think it's a hitable Outside Corner Ball ball.
"Good ball!" The batter saw the baseball's final trajectory turning slightly toward the outside corner. He stopped his hand urgently but it was too late, "It's Cutter!" '
The three sticks readjusted their positions, 'Both balls are outside corners, the third ball, will Inside Corner Ball be used to decide the winner? '
The last ball came, and it was almost a hit. The three bats thought there was something wrong. When they saw the direction of the ball, all kinds of speculations came to their minds. 'This pitcher's number of bad balls is frighteningly low. Will he throw such a sweet ball? It's definitely Slider who will slip into the bad zone in the end, right? '
The extra time to think made him unable to keep up with the pitching rhythm. Before he finished swinging the bat, the ball had already entered the base. He followed the trajectory of the ball until the last three batters, who were almost fuming with anger, "Middle-Middle Ball??!"
The catcher behind Home Plate replied slyly, "Yes, and it is the easiest ball to hit in the game!"
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