In the second half of the inning, Seido's defenders took up position.
"That guy is finally going to play." Narumiya Mei looked at the figure running towards the left field, No. 1 looming between the runs.
At the entrance, Kunimoto Manager gestured to Carlos on Batter's Box, "Just as we expected, this pitcher is the starter, and he chose the ball well. Don't be tricked by the high Bait Ball."
Carlos lightly wiped the brim of his hat towards Dugout. They had been preparing for revenge since the end of summer. Fastball is a pitcher, but after all, the ball speed of the pitch is not as fast as that of the ball machine.
Miyuki looked down at the batter's position. The force of Furuya's test pitch just now was still in the glove, which prompted him to place the glove in a low inside corner.
Pat the ground, 'Shoot a little lower. '
Furuya nodded slightly and turned sideways to prepare to pitch. From the batter's point of view, it was easy to see the change in the thickness of the opponent's body. "This pitcher seems to be a little stronger than in the summer." '
A ball White Shadow immediately flashed in front of the batter at home plate. His body tensed up for a moment with the arrival of the baseball, and then quickly Matsushita became energetic again.
This was a straight ball below the knee. Carlos judged it immediately after seeing the ball coming.
"Bad ball!"
'Are you too concerned about this batter? 'Miyuki passed the ball back, looked at Carlos, and placed his gloves in the outside corner this time.
The Pitching Strategy in the inner and outer corners is a good way to strike out the batter. Through the distance difference between the two balls before and after, it artificially expands the range of the batter's guess. Of course, what Pitching Strategy needs is a pitcher who can accurately hit the inside and outside corners.
Otherwise, it will be like Seido now.
Carlos saw the incoming ball again and was not frightened by the roaring momentum. The ball was a bit far away. Sure enough, the referee immediately said, "Bad ball!"
That's two bad goals.
Furuya found it difficult to get into the groove at the beginning. It was fine when encountering an ordinary team, but it was a bit bad when encountering Inashi.
"Time!" Miyuki decisively called for a timeout.
"What's wrong? Are you still out of shape?"
Furuya looked down at the gloves.
"... it's not about the gloves, okay?"
Seeing the pitcher nodding obediently, Miyuki patted his chest, "Would you like to try other pitchers' relaxation techniques, such as Kōshū's whole body muscle relaxation method, or Sawamura's deep breathing?"
"Hmm." Furuya closed his eyes and pulled away from the noisy stadium. He only limited his senses to the touch of the body and had a deep dialogue with his muscles. Then, he opened his eyes again, cooperated with his hands, and took a deep breath.
"Okay, now it's time to get serious. Let's vote hard!"
"Yeah!"
Kōshū took advantage of the pause between the two arresters and took two steps forward.
It has just started now, and Furuya's strength and power are at their best. Even if he is hit by the opponent at this time, he will not fly too far due to his strength.
"Play ball!"
After this interruption of the game, the atmosphere of the building that was about to collapse was gone. Carlos clicked his tongue in his heart. He now has the advantage of two bad balls and must take advantage of it.
The pitcher on Pitcher's Mound took another shot.
This time the target was the inside corner. Carlos was going to watch one more ball and observe the pitcher's condition before taking action. Unexpectedly, he stood and watched the ball hit the corner and go into the base.
"Good shot!"
As soon as the referee's voice sounded, the batter came to the conclusion in his mind, 'We can't wait any longer, this pitcher's condition seems to be improving! '
So the next ball was shot against Bait Ball, which had a high inside angle. "Bump--" This touch definitely did not hit the center of the ball. When Carlos dropped the bat and ran to first base, Kunimoto Manager's cold face appeared, 'Aren't you not allowed to hit the lob? '
"Damn it!" The catcher's Pitching Strategy seemed to know his heart. When he made up his mind to swing, he fed him a lob.
"One out!"
After that, the Furuya state recovered. Although the ball path was still a little bit away from the First Year of High School point, it was still within the Strike Zone range. The remaining two outs were quickly obtained.
"Three out, switch sides!"
So after the first game, both sides Three Up, Three Down each other to show respect.
In addition to Dugout, Kōshū put on his batting helmet and gently swung the bat. Behind the scenes, there was the sound of cheering Miyuki.
"Captain, come on!"
"Fight it out, Miyuki!"
"Yu! Fortunately! One! Ye! Hit! One shot!" Eijun shouted a fast-paced slogan, but it made people's heads spin as soon as they heard it.
"Haha, you have a very good relationship with them." After Home Plate, Hayakawa suddenly started chatting with Miyuki who had just come up.
"Ah, if you think this is a good relationship, then forget it." Miyuki's words sounded particularly reluctant.
But the purpose of Hayakawa is not just to chat. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Will Miyuki have psychological fluctuations because of this first meeting on the court?
He observed Seido's four bats from top to bottom, thinking about how to strike him out.
'Try it? ——No, a half-baked ball is of no use against Miyuki. Then use Decisive Ball from the beginning? ——Then Decisive Ball is no longer Decisive Ball. There must be sufficient foundation for Decisive Ball to play its necessary role. '
Hayakawa forced himself to stop his unruly thinking and decided to think in the opposite direction. Based on his understanding of Miyuki, he certainly understood that most of the reasons why this person could hit the ball were because he guessed the ball very accurately.
'However, judging from these games in the autumn, it was not in vain for Seido to let him be the fourth batsman. From the data, he seems to be slowly getting rid of the state of pure guessing. No, wait, now is not the time to hesitate. Based on Miyuki's knowledge of me, what ball does he think I will match? '
Depending on the pitcher, Hayakawa will have different Pitching Strategy. If the character is weak, peaceful, and not aggressive, for example, the current Hirano will increase the proportion of Bait Ball. Those with tough personalities and strong aggressiveness, such as Inajitsu Ace Narumiya Mei, use more attacking paths.
In the final analysis, Hayakawa does not have fixed characteristics of Pitching Strategy. If we insist on talking about characteristics, it is to cater to the personalities of different pitchers and make them feel comfortable throwing, so as to maximize their abilities. Just like people like friends who have similar personalities to themselves, so do pitchers. Most of them want friends who have similar personalities.
'At this time, what can make the pitcher perform his best is to throw more Bait Ball. But Miyuki knows my Pitching Strategy characteristics and knows that I will vote Bait Ball to him, so he will not be fooled. Bait Ball will become a bad ball. At this time, offensive pitching is better... '
Hayakawa's mental activity was enough to write a report, but when it came time to hit Signals, Hayakawa's finger still involuntarily hit Bait Ball Signals, which made the pitcher feel more at ease.
The glove was placed in the outside corner, and the catcher smiled bitterly in his heart, 'Sure enough, I still can't give up... '