"Bad ball!" The first pitch was Slider, which turned to the outside corner. The batter had no sense of attack.
For the second ball, Hayakawa placed his glove low inside the corner, saying, "This ball needs to be thrown to the edge. If you can get a strike count, you can force the batter to release the bat." '
"Huh——" Facing Seido's four bats, Hirano couldn't help but be cautious, but fortunately he trusted the catcher's glove.
Stepping out, he pitched the ball to the inside corner of the batter, and then saw the batter start without hesitation.
'What? 'Hayakawa's mind was greatly moved. This guy guessed that this was a shot to steal the ball, so he took action without hesitation.
Fortunately, Hirano did not throw the ball to the extreme position that the catcher wanted. Miyuki failed to pick up the low pitched ball and could only lift it out of Foul Ball.
"Foul Ball!"
Although the process was not the same as expected, it was Inomi's side who grabbed the good number.
'Miyuki seems very confident. '
'No, it almost hit an infield grounder. '
The catchers on both sides wiped away a cold sweat.
Now the situation is good and bad, and the showdown at home plate continues.
"Good ball!" Miyuki Hayakawa, who thinks he has grabbed a good ball, will throw Bait Ball again at this time, cheating on the swing to get the ball count or simply hit a ground ball to get out. But he didn't expect that this time it was a straight ball from the outside corner.
"Haha, you have grown up too." Leaving these words with unclear meaning, Miyuki forced a shot on the next ball and hit the ball over the shortstop's head.
"Safe!" Miyuki stepped on the base bag and looked back at the slightly stunned Inami catcher at home plate.
'But you still can't escape the original imprisonment, Hayakawa. The chains of the past are still tied around your neck. As long as you don't break free for one day, I will be able to see through you for one more day. ' In a sense, the two catchers are completely opposite types. One cares too much about his own style, and the other cares too much about the comfort of the pitcher.
Kōshū stood in the strike preparation area, and was not surprised to see Miyuki strike out again, "This guy's batting average seems to have increased horribly recently. Is it the pressure of the captain?" '
"Time!" Hayakawa interrupted this tense situation and came to Pitcher's Mound.
"Just now, the opponent's skills are First Year of High School. Don't be nervous, just deal with the next person." The next person, if you look at the batting average only, does not seem to match his Central Batting Lineup status.
Maezono and Miyuki on the base bag secretly exchanged glances, but their plans could be roughly guessed even if they didn't see them.
Score a run first, but the condition is to steal a base now or hit out.
To be on the safe side, Miyuki moved his feet.
But then, there was a sudden check from the pitcher. Miyuki stood up after jumping the base. Before taking two steps, the pitcher on Pitcher's Mound had already thrown the ball quickly.
'Oops! 'Miyuki immediately ran to second base.
At the same time, Maezono put out a short stick, "Bang——"
Under tension, the ball was pointed in front of Pitcher's Mound, and over there was Hirano who came down immediately after throwing the ball.
He only took one step to get the ball, then turned around and tossed the ball in one go, just like the action of a shortstop.
"Wow -" the scene was in a commotion, because the pitcher turned around and threw the ball towards second base.
There, Shirakawa had been waiting for a long time, and the ball was passed to the glove very accurately, just like it had been trained in countless practices.
Immediately afterwards, second baseman Inomi quickly reversed his hand and passed the ball to first base.
In a cloud of smoke and dust, the referees from both places made their judgments, "Out!"
"Out!"
"Double play!"
Miyuki patted the second base bag and got up in frustration.
Maezono lowered the brim of his hat. A hard-earned hit from his teammate was ruined by a nervous failure Sacrifice Bunt.
Anyone with eyes can see that the ball was not clicked well and the force on the ball was not completely removed.
The ball that caused Sacrifice Bunt to go out instead bounced in front of home plate, bounced high, and went straight into the pitcher's glove.
"Two out!"
Daoshi's momentum is strong.
The sound of cheering from Seido was suffocated, and then it became stronger again under the leadership of Eijun.
"Brother, fight out. For your own sake, fight out!"
"Yes...Kōshū, come on!"
'What a fuss! 'Kōshū passed by two frustrated guys and didn't get any explanation.
When he walked to home plate and gave a brief salute to the referee, his eyes met the smiling eyes under the mask.
'I didn't expect that we actually met at the game. ' As if infected by that smile, Kōshū couldn't help but smile.
But then, the sudden shadow of the ball broke the happy scene at home plate.
"Bad ball!" The caution on Hayakawa Pitching Strategy fully showed that he was still in a good mood.
The fact that Kōshū did not move also proved that he did not relax because of this encounter.
'Tsk, what a troublesome guy. ' After a year, the voices of arrest are synchronized again.
"Peng——" Sensing that Inomi wanted to grab the good balls, Kōshū destroyed all the good balls that were just passing by, and at the same time kept an eye on the bad balls that were not very reliable and let them go.
After a few balls, the ball count is full.
'Is this guy trying to force Narumiya out? 'Hayakawa was vaguely aware of what the other party meant.
Kōshū understands his mission very well. Scoring is of course the first, followed closely by holding off the pitcher for a while.
Excellent tracking ability, the pitching in this game was stalemate to 13 balls.
The pitcher's pitches were noticeably faster.
Hayakawa In order to stabilize the pitcher's mood, the interval between hitting Signals was longer, and at the same time he opened his hands to comfort the pitcher.
'Don't be anxious, just because it's the last good shot, you can't be anxious. '
Kōshū After hitting more than a dozen balls in a row, he gradually got used to the pitcher's pitching, 'Walk or strike out? '
When the ball came out of the pitcher's hand, the batter's mind finally settled, 'Of course it was hit, the walk was still too far from home plate! '
"Bump--" This was a Outside Corner Ball, which was knocked away by the strong arm of the attacker.
Far behind the right fielder, Seido Dugout boiled.
Kōshū launched his explosive legs, stepped on the first base bag, and then turned to the direction of second base.
"Go go!" the first baseman yelled, pointing to the left.
"Pa—" By the time Shirakawa caught the ball, Kōshū had already stood on the base.
"It ran very fast, but there will be no next time." Inami's second baseman spoke gloomily.
Both sides understand the meaning of this sentence. It is estimated that after this round of attacks, Narumiya Mei will come on the scene, and Seido's attack will naturally be much more difficult.
But this has nothing to do with the current Seido. Kōshū on second base and Lang Zhi who came up nodded and said, 'I'm ready to score at home plate, you have to hit it farther! '
'Damn, being behind you always puts a lot of pressure on me! 'Lang Zhi gripped the bat tightly.