Yuki frowned. As a four-stick player, being targeted was a common occurrence.
But today's situation is different from the past. Every time it is his turn at an important moment, he is always unable to respond and sees his team being dragged into the quagmire.
This was so useless that Yuki rarely frowned.
He stood on Batter's Box and became very cautious. He had to get familiar with the rhythm of this pitcher as soon as possible and then send Isashiki back.
"Yuki——"
"Yuki Captain——"
The sound of cheering behind him gradually faded away from Yuki, and all he could see was the slow motion of the pitcher throwing.
Hongo took his foot forward, and a piece of dust rose slightly. His throwing action was more vigorous than Kōshū's, as if he wanted to put all his power on the ball. White Shadow rushed over from the front in an instant.
Yuki's eyes tightened. Although he wanted to watch more balls, balls like this——
"Good shot!"
On the first pitch, Yuki didn't move. He was calculating Hongo's pitching rhythm.
'There is no movement at all. It's really unpredictable. I probably want to watch more goals. ' In this case, the catcher puts the glove on the outside corner. In this case, the inside and outside corners are crossed to interrupt the batter's rhythm.
Hongo nodded, Seido and Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Batters are tough, of course he knows that, so playing in such a situation not only did not make him feel troublesome, but also gave him an indescribable pleasure.
'Strike you all out! '
Such a mood is pinned on Hongo's pitching. During the twisting and driving process of the body, it seems that the sound of muscles tightening can be heard, and the speed of the baseball is accelerated from 0 to 150 kilometers in an instant.
'Coming! '
Yuki concentrated on following the trajectory of the ball until the end, then stepped forward to swing.
After Home Plate, the catcher's breath stopped for a moment as he watched the bat and ball overlap.
"Bump--" At the same time, there was also the buzz caused by the vibration of the bat. Yuki resisted the power of the ball and made the remaining swing to the end in one breath.
The ball flew far away, but Yuki did not move in place. He could clearly feel that the swing was still a little late, allowing the ball to come in too much, causing the swing angle to be incorrect.
Sure enough, everyone's eyes followed the shadow of the ball flying high, and finally saw it falling into Foul Ball.
"Wow - Foul Ball is super far away."
"If I were to find it more accurately, it would be Home Run."
"The power of these four sticks is really powerful!"
Hongo kicked the soil violently. He had to admit that at that moment, his heart felt weak for a second.
Looking up, out of the corner of my eye, Nitta Manager outside Kyoma University Dugout was hitting Signals at Hongo, but the pitcher continued to lower his head and pretended not to see it.
"That bastard, you think you can stop listening to my instructions when you get to the field." Nitta Manager said with a smile, with a hint of chill in his words.
Then he hit Signals toward home plate. The catcher nodded and shouted "time!" toward the back.
He hurried to Pitcher's Mound, "Hongo, the supervisor said he wants you to walk this hitter."
"Cut", Hongo's feet moved more violently, and a layer of soil was lifted from the catcher's feet.
"Hey, Hongo, don't blame me for not reminding you. If the supervisor sees you losing your temper, you may not have a chance to play in the future."
This sentence immediately caused the pitcher to glare, "No, he let me walk four baseballs precisely because he wanted to win. As long as he wants to win, he can't do without me."
"So..." The catcher was in a dilemma. He knew the personalities of these two people, so he used the delaying tactic as usual, "Well, let's throw two more pitches. If I find that the four-bat has completely mastered your pitching rhythm, just walk him, okay?"
He waved his hand to Nitta Manager to indicate that he had made sense. After he returned to home base, his heart became entangled.
'Although this hitter hit Foul Ball on his last ball, but now he has two good balls, the advantage still lies with us. ' One more strike, and the batter can be struck out, and the conflict between players and supervisors that has been a headache for him will be temporarily relieved.
Hongo looked at Signals in the outer corner, and a fire was lit in his heart, 'Why should I be escorted! '
That man didn't walk from start to finish. If he missed a beat here, so what if he won in the end, he still lost to that man.
"That bastard, all he thinks about is the outcome of the duel with the opposing pitcher. He doesn't care about the victory or defeat of the team at all." How could Nitta Manager not understand Hongo's character? Of course he understands that as long as this pitcher is on the field, there is no way to make him obey the command unless he is taken down. This may also be a counterattack on the court after excessive suppression off the court.
"Then... supervision is required?" the teacher next to him asked vaguely, a little worried, because Nitta Manager had always said that he had punished other players for Hongo's mistakes. He was particularly afraid that Nitta Manager would let Hongo off the field to witness the team's failure in order to teach Hongo a lesson. This thing is a bit crazy, but as a little-known elementary school, Kyoma University has far exceeded Board of Directors's expectations.
"How could it be?" Nitta Manager said with a smile, "I was still worried about how to inspire more ferocity in him. It seems that he has slowly found an outlet on the court. Isn't this just right, as long as this emotion can be useful for victory."
The third ball came.
Yuki This ball must be hit.
"Steal a base!" Isashiki also noticed the tense atmosphere at home plate and quickly chose to attract the opponent's attention from the base bag. But now the catcher doesn't pay much attention to him. The important thing is this duel with the four bats. As long as he can strike out the four bats, Seido's momentum will be suppressed again.
The ball has reached the middle and will pass by in a millisecond, and Yuki's entire power has accumulated to the extreme. The last ball was already swinging so fast, but it was still a little slower, so this time Yuki will swing the bat a little earlier.
But at this point, when he noticed that the ball suddenly stalled and fell in mid-air, there was very little room for adjustment, not to mention that the ball dug a sweet potato directly in front of the catcher.
Yuki already felt that his bat had touched Home Plate, but still did not hit the ball.
"Good shot!"
"Batter's out!"
Seido The mood of the crowd changed repeatedly during this inning. Just now, Isashiki On Base, everyone was cheering. Now, Isashiki stole second base, and everyone was silent.
All because of their four sticks and captain, they were targeted and dismissed again.
"That Forkball." Yuki briefly conveyed the information to Masuko. The common orbit of this ball and the straight ball should be Kyoma University is the strongest player, so the batter has to choose one of the two at the moment of releasing the ball, guessing a straight ball or Forkball. If you guess correctly, you may hit the edge of the ball. If you guess wrong, the bat will be thousands of miles away from the ball.
Another decadent weekend