'Changeup? 'Furuya has no objection. He is the kind of person who becomes more self-confident the more he gets into the state. When he didn't throw the ball at the beginning, he basically had no motivation to shake his head, so he honestly put it in the glove and changed it to an OK hand shape.
Next, there is the action of Kyoma University eight bats that has been imprinted in my mind. This pitcher's pitching rhythm is very fast, so be sure to maximize the swing speed and strive to hit out quickly when the state is unstable.
The eight-bat plan is to put out the first pitch, which will allow the pitcher to feel the batter's aggressiveness, thus affecting the pitcher's starting state.
Traces of the white ball quickly appeared from behind the pitcher's shoulder and came out instantly. The eight bats quickly swung the bat according to the original rhythm.
But something must be wrong, 'Why is the ball coming so slowly! '
Immediately, the bat he swung with great force only hit a ball of air on Home Plate. The wasted energy carried the batter's body around half a circle, and "bang", a certain sound was transmitted through the bones to the ears of the eight bats, "Changeup?"
"Good shot!"
When talking about Seido, Changeup, and Kyoma University, the first thing that comes to mind is the ghostly trajectory. The trajectory of the right-hand pitcher's pitch falling downward toward the inside corner of the right-handed hitter. There is both a difference in speed and a change in trajectory.
The Changeup that was Furuya just now is only different in speed from a straight ball. The trajectory of change is very ordinary, but it is enough. After anyone is used to a straight ball with a ball speed of about 150, a Changeup with a difference of more than ten kilometers will not change the habit of the body.
"Bet Changeup at the beginning," Nitta Manager felt that things were getting into trouble. An extra ball type would give Pitching Strategy more leeway.
"Yo west!" Miyuki hit the second Signals. After throwing Changeup, the shoulder will not be so hard.
Let's start throwing the next ball to Low Position!
"Foul Ball!"
"Bad ball!"
Ba Ba could feel that the pitcher's condition was not particularly stable. The first ball rubbed the upper edge of Strike Zone, and the second ball directly missed Strike Zone. He decided to wait for two more balls to see.
Miyuki frowned. This batter still started with the strategy of hitting the first ball, but now he is watching the ball very carefully. Does he want to wait for Furuya to blow himself up?
"Bad ball!" The baseball pitched from Pitcher's Mound was harder than the last, but the batter didn't pay any attention to it.
"Four balls! Walk!" Eight bats reached first base so easily.
"What's wrong? That pitcher blew himself up as soon as he came up!"
"As a kid, I'm still nervous."
"Hurry up and replace the pitcher from just now."
"Eh? What's going on? I just bought some water. Why did Pitcher's Mound change people?"
Various sounds crowded the stadium as if they were real objects, and orchestral music could not suppress the restlessness of the crowd.
Miyuki quickly called a timeout, "What's wrong Furuya, it was obvious just now..."
Furuya After looking up, the catcher quickly silenced his voice. The pitcher had only played one inning and was already sweating profusely, 'How could that be? 'Did you sweat so much when you just warmed up?
Miyuki didn't dare to say anything, but his mind was running wildly.
That issue that had been put aside for a long time, Furuya's maladaptation to hot weather, had become something he cared about when West Tokyo Preliminaries was there. Since when had this important issue been put aside?
Yes, since arriving at Koshien, in August this year, the Seido competition was basically held in cloudy weather or light rain. At that time, they were still saying they were lucky, but when it came to the finals, the weather here suddenly changed back to normal summer.
The game entered the second half of the third inning, and the time came to 11:30. In the heat of the sun shining directly above his head, Miyuki suddenly trembled. He understood the fact, "Perhaps Kōshū is the only pitcher who can resist Kyoma University." '
"Wipe off the sweat, it doesn't matter." Miyuki pressed his glove against the pitcher's chest with a strong force. "You must relax your shoulders and arms. Believe in yourself. As long as you can let Matsushita go, the ball will be in optimal condition. Using so much force will have the opposite effect."
Furuya nodded, but how far can he do it?
Miyuki didn't dare to show any expression. As soon as he left Pitcher's Mound, he immediately put on the mask.
"What's wrong with Furuya?" Everyone in Dugout was sensitive to the fact that Miyuki was looking this way.
No one dared to make random guesses until Eijun said, "Haha, Haruichi, look, my brother is secretly fanning himself."
This sentence made Chris, who had always been calm, tremble on the bench, and then he quickly flipped through the previous records, "The first game was cloudy with a temperature of 31℃, the second game was cloudy with a temperature of 30℃, and the third game was Xibang. It was light rain in the fourth game, and it was cloudy in the fifth game... In the sixth game, today, the maximum temperature was 40°C. "It has been raining for days, and it has finally cleared up. The sun has been shining on the stadium for several hours today, and the temperature on the ground is about to reach the highest level.
Needless to say, they recalled that when Koshien's first three games schedule came out, they went to see the weather forecast. They saw that in the bad weather, Seido could pick the best one every time. They felt how lucky they were.
Kataoka Manager frowned deeply. He really couldn't pay attention to the status of every player, but the current situation was undoubtedly his mistake and poor consideration.
The third-year ace has already left the game, and the first-year ace came on early. Furuya, who was originally thought to be able to take over for several innings, now has the remaining pitchers who may not be able to pitch the ideal number of innings due to weather conditions...
There was no way out, Kataoka looked at the man in left field.
As time passed, everyone in the stadium seemed to feel something was wrong.
Miyuki didn't dare to call a timeout. He had already called two timeouts in this game. If he made any more moves, the old fox supervisor on the opposite side would definitely notice something. In fact, Kyoma University's second bat was standing next to Batter's Box. His first words were. "This pitcher's condition is not very good."
"Haha, show mercy." Miyuki thought that in this state, he would be unable to make witty remarks, but unexpectedly he still underestimated himself.
After two outs, Furuya, who was unfavorable in the first game in the previous game, fell into a quagmire of finding his form.
The runner was about to move at third base, and Kyoma University held the bat short at second base.
'Come on Outside Corner Ball! '
Furuya kept telling himself, 'Relax your shoulders, relax your shoulders', but the negative emotion about losing points still made him continue to throw harder.
'Fool! The vote was sweet! 'Miyuki looked at the ball being completely covered by the batter's bat.
"Bump-" was a very clear sound, hitting the center of the ball, but fortunately the ball was very powerful, and the general only hit a double.
"Safe!"*2
With two outs and someone on second base, Kyoma University pulled one point back and the score came to 2:1, with Seido temporarily taking the lead.
'what to do? 'Miyuki's eyes turned to Dugout.
Seido There were no more pitchers to waste, and of course, the score, so Kataoka decisively pointed to left field.
"Notification of player change for Seido High School. Pitcher, Kōshū, left fielder, Furuya."
Kōshū played again, but now he already understood the difficulties he would face in the future. Seido's timing of changing shots was completely taken away.