"Three out, switch sides!"
Before anyone shouted, Kōshū got up automatically. In fact, he couldn't sleep at all. As soon as he closed his eyes, messy things came out. There was a voice in his heart, from Chinese singing to Japanese singing. In a trance, it seemed that he had returned to the first time he played as an ace in junior high school. He was so nervous at that time.
Excitement was burning in his chest like fire, but anxiety was slowly creeping up his back. In the two realms of ice and fire, even if his body stopped moving, his heart could not calm down, "This is not like the normal me." '
However, this was not reflected in his pitching. Inside Corner Ball was sharp, pitching at the highest speed and rotation, buzzing towards the batter, while Outside Corner Ball was slow, with a pitch that could not use its strength in the first place. Corner requires the batter to have higher control in order to keep up with the baseball. Before even seeing Changeup, Kōshū simply gave the opponent a Three Up, Three Down.
Anyone with a discerning eye on the field can see that although Three Up, Three Down, the Kyoma University pitcher in the first half of the second inning, was beaten by every player of Seido for at least six balls before he was eliminated. The pitcher and the batter were obviously at odds with each other, but the pitcher on Seido's pitching rhythm was very lively and he had more initiative.
"Maybe Seido will win, their hitters seem to be completely unable to break through that first grader." Although the two games have just ended, many people's balance has begun to shift towards Seido.
"It's just a first-grade kid. The game is still long, but the pitcher just doesn't know why and will collapse in an instant." There are also people who are not optimistic about Seido. "That supervisor, I think he is still very young. Let that Kōshū come on so early. Even if he tastes a little sweetness for the time being, so what, Kyoma University That Fastball first grader hasn't come on the court yet."
Ignoring the noisy sounds on the court, Kōshū took over from Senior Sakai, who was eliminated, and stood on Batter's Box. The weather was very hot, the air in his nose was very hot, and it had been raining for so many days. God finally used up all the clouds that could be used. The whole sky was unobstructed. This was really life-threatening. He hadn't cooled down yet.
'I really want to end it! ' But his bat disagreed. After his eyes followed the ball twice but the bat failed to follow, the missed straight ball was caught by Kōshū.
"Bump--" He successfully reached first base, took off his batting gloves, and his eyes flickered past the crowded auditorium. The dense crowd of people sitting there made him feel a little nauseous.
The next step is Seido's top position. Kuramochi is standing on the left Batter's Box, and his eyes meet Kōshū at first base for a moment.
After that, one of the two stared at the pitcher's feet and the other at the pitcher's shoulder.
When Fuji had just taken a step and had yet to hit the ground, Kōshū twisted his ankle to adjust his direction, crushing the caked sand and creating a dent under his feet. The reaction force provided by the earth increased his running speed to the highest level. He is not the best in baserunning skills, but in terms of short-term explosive power, no one in Seido's team can compare to Kōshū, who has been practicing for several years.
"Steal a base!" the first baseman reminded, causing Fuji to press his wrist. The moment the ball was released, he squatted down.
"Bad ball!" No one cared about the dutiful verdict of the home plate referee. Although Kuramochi was surprised by Kōshū's decision, he quickly pretended to move the bat, which caused a little trouble for the catcher's vision. With such a gap of milliseconds, by the time the catcher received the ball and passed it out, Kōshū was almost at second base.
"Wow -" That speed was engraved in the reporters' bones. Before they could sigh, their wrists had already been raised, their fingers had been pressed down, and the photo of the pitcher rushing to the base was well presented in the camera. "His speed is so fast!" What's even more strange is that no one reported this, because even On Base, this pitcher didn't seem to work as hard as he did today.
"Today's Kōshū seems to be a little different." Chris is sensitive to this. Pitchers generally don't do dangerous actions such as stealing bases on the base. First, they have less training and are more likely to be eliminated. Second, they consume physical strength and are easily injured. As the calmest pitcher in Pitcher Lineup, Kōshū has always stayed on the base bag in previous games.
Kataoka didn't speak, but his brows furrowed.
Lang Zhi on the support bench was very sure that Kōshū was a little nervous, so that his judgment standard of the incident had shifted. If Kōshū in normal condition were to judge this decision, he would definitely say "It's not worth it. Any injury anywhere on the pitcher's body will affect his pitching." But now he is rushing to second base like this.
"Safe!" The speed of Kōshū makes this On Base easy.
'lucky! ' He was a little scared, but he quickly took a step away from the base.
In consumer psychology, there is a study that shows that under different mental states, people will have different quotes for the same product. Similarly, under different mental states, the same person has different attitudes towards active base running.
Now, behind Kōshū, there are two hitters whose batting averages are hovering around 30%. With one out, even if senior Kuramochi hits the bases, he can only reach third base safely.
'If you want to score points here... ' His mind was on the next base.
The moment senior Tanba left the field, the ace number lost its owner, wandering around Pitcher's Mound like a ghost, and found him the moment Kōshū successfully solved the dilemma. Inevitably, the weight of the team's victory or defeat fell on his shoulders without any hindrance.
You must take the initiative to look for scoring opportunities. This is Kōshū's abnormal opportunity and the reason why he acted again.
The audience has already focused on the pitching duel. After all, who would risk stealing third base?
But the second bad ball gave Kōshū a chance.
After the second base bag was captured, Fuji's pitching state fluctuated slightly. The next ball should have been thrown to the outside corner, but it missed the inside corner. At this time, Kuramochi had gritted his teeth and held the bat short, "Foul Ball!"
Fortunately, he got the first strike. Looking at the runner who took a step back, Fuji focused on dealing with the batter.
"Cut," Kuramochi, who had held the bat short and still had poor control, was starting to feel anxious. At this time, he seemed to see Signals coming from second base and made no move in response, but he would definitely swing the next ball!
The pitcher stepped out and prepared to pitch, as if replaying his last stolen base experience. Kōshū stepped almost at the same time, starting without hesitation, followed by Kuramochi swinging the bat, but what shocked him was, "Forkball!"
"Stealing a base!" The catcher was equally surprised, "Who are you looking down on!" '
The moment he swung empty, Kuramochi looked in panic at Kōshū, who was rushing to third base.
The third base instructor shouted at the same time, "Shoot the base!!"
"Safe!" Third Base Umpire's shout stood out in the sudden silence, and was quickly drowned out by the shouts from the entire audience.
"What is that!"
"Is that guy a sprinter?" To be honest, he is.
After all, being out and being safe are actually almost the same. Why is it safe On Base, because the author wrote it like this~~~
——————Bullshit dividing line
[Kōshū's time] The national second-level athlete's speed of 11.6 for 100 meters, 24 meters, takes 2.78 seconds, the time will be faster after throwing the base
[The time when the catcher caught him]
1. The pitcher throws the ball: The setting is 140 straight balls, the fork is about 130, 18.44 meters takes 0.51 seconds
2. The catcher throws third base: After watching the Koshien collection, if the catcher throws second base, the range is between 1.71-1.95, so take 1.88 to catch third base.
3. Third baseman processing: 0.3-0.4 seconds
Probably between 2.69-2.79 seconds