Pitching Strategy, who had just lost to the Seido catcher, Hayakawa was not disappointed at all. In other words, this was the position he was accustomed to.
But now he has the backing of Narumiya Mei, 'This hitter is too cunning, I can never hold Narumiya back. '
Miyuki likes to hit accurate balls the most, because in this way, he has to face less uncertainty about the pitcher's pitching and only the catcher's Pitching Strategy strategy.
'The previous Hayakawa and Pitching Strategy mainly attacked Inside Corner Ball. Is it the same in this game? 'Miyuki mentally reviewed his impressions of the previous games and came to the conclusion, 'No matter what, watch more balls. '
"Play ball!"
For a moment, the three people in the duel seemed to have withdrawn from the noisy atmosphere, and only the tense atmosphere between the three of them was flowing.
Narumiya Mei Ace nodded slightly, with drooped corners of his mouth and serious eyes. At this time, he looked very much like a senior.
The pitcher took a breath and let it out slowly.
Then he was about to throw the ball he had practiced thousands of times. White Shadow only flashed in front of Pitcher's Mound, and he was already approaching.
Miyuki only had time to see that it was a Inside Corner Ball, and the emotions generated could not catch up with his subconscious movements, so he had already stepped out, but then he forcibly stopped his movements in the inner voice of "watch more balls".
Watching the ball go into the base, Miyuki sweated a little, as if he had been fighting for a long time.
'It's amazing. Before, I could hide behind when the seniors were here, but now it's completely impossible. ' This expectation does not even come from the supervisor or other team members, but is more the inevitable result of his active thinking in the process of accepting the role of captain.
"Good shot!"
As soon as the ball was good, Miyuki loosened the bat and put it on his shoulder again.
'The first goal is still from the inside corner, so Hayakawa is going to attack the inside corner to the end? Such a strategy will be easily exposed. '
But this makes Miyuki choose the next ball. As long as it is a good ball, he will play it. It would be best if he can take the opportunity to figure out the opponent's plan.
When the batter made his decision, the shadow of the ball had already arrived. Miyuki felt that it was a ball far away from the body, 'Outside corner? Straight ball or Slider? '
With his ready foot already out, the batter's eyes closely follow the changes in the trajectory of the ball, and he holds his breath before the crisis almost comes to his head like a tide. He finally saw the trajectory turning toward the outer corner.
"Huh——" It was confirmed, it was Slider. Miyuki was happy that he had just endured the bat.
"Bad ball!"
'This guy is so cautious. He didn't hit the first ball, but he could hold back the second ball. Aren't he afraid that it will become a situation where he has two good balls? 'Hayakawa thought about it, now that the ball numbers are good and bad, the opponent already has room to move. If he throws Bait Ball at this time, he is almost feeding the opponent the ball number.
Therefore, for the third ball, let's throw it firmly towards the outside corner.
Similar direction, similar trajectory, the next ball is already on its way, giving Miyuki only a few milliseconds to decide whether to take action.
"Bump--" The bat hit White Shadow, and a crisp sound sounded at home plate for a moment.
The shadow of the ball flew out quickly, but Miyuki quickly ran to first base and slowly came back.
"Foul Ball!"
"It was really risky just now." Even if there is a bad situation, there is still room for two bad balls, but Hayakawa called a strike, because only in this way will a cautious hitter take action.
Fortunately, the result is good. Now two are good and one is bad, and the momentum has fallen to the arrest side.
'In the case of two strikes, it is safer to pitch Bait Ball at this time and use pitches in the bad zone to make the batter swing. 'Miyuki is already at a disadvantage, but he is still analyzing the mentality of catcher Inashi.
Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes, and the reverse is also true. As long as the advantaged party still cherishes its advantages, it will be led by a loss-aversion mentality to a more conservative path.
Therefore, now Hayakawa's choice is——
'Two good shots, if I were Miyuki, what would I do? 'Hayakawa is analyzing the information just revealed in his swing, is he impatient? What kind of ball do you guess? In the end, he came up with his initial feelings. In this round, Miyuki, facing Narumiya Mei who had just started Full power, was obviously very cautious and did not want to be eliminated.
Therefore, before and after Home Plate, the two catchers gave completely opposite answers in their hearts.
Miyuki: It will be Bait Ball!
Hayakawa: Come on, strike him out!
Narumiya Mei looked at the opposite catcher Signals with some surprise, feeling that when Hayakawa faced Miyuki, there would occasionally be sparks caused by the collision of souls.
'Come on then! ' The pitcher has no fear, but at the same time he is also cautious. He needs to take every ball seriously now, even if he has to bear the reluctance of not being able to complete the pitch.
This ball carries the pitcher's own sharp attack, passing through the batter's retina, creating a white arc shadow.
Resisting the instinct to retreat when his body was threatened, Miyuki stepped out forcefully and swung the stick.
"Bump--" This straight ball with a low inside angle was thrown very well and successfully forced the batter to swing.
"Ah——" Seido shouted in frustration, and Miyuki, who was still running on the blocked road, shouted angrily, "Hey, hey, don't be like this, okay?"
"Out!"
Maezono looked at the four sticks who ended up in disgrace. "How was it?"
"Aim for the ball you are waiting for, don't be affected by the catcher's Pitching Strategy strategy." Miyuki, who had already calmed down, realized that his whole body was tense just now.
'I didn't expect that I would be like this. The pressure of being a captain is indeed all-round. Not only others, but also my own expectations for myself have been raised to a higher level. ' But at the same time, the improvement of strength itself is not that fast, and there will be a period of 'unadaptation period'.
"What's wrong, captain, why are you lowering your head?"
Miyuki looked up and noticed Kōshū coming out of Dugout and heading towards the strike preparation area.
There was still interest in the corner of the opponent's mouth, and he seemed to be very interested in the duel on Home Plate just now.
"Haha."
Kōshū, who was fooled by the laughter, then turned his attention to the field.
Daoshi Narumiya Mei is powerful in all aspects. If it's summer, the opponent will still be a little proud, selectively confronting some people, and at the same time confidently showing off to others.
Narumiya Mei, who has now experienced a blow, seems to have matured both mentally and technically.
'No matter what, Narumiya-senpai is one year older than me. ' And the difference in the amount of practice and competition in a year cannot be made up by talent. Kōshū Although he was standing on Batter's Box, his mind drifted to pitching.
Internally, there is Furuya, a competitor right in front of us, and externally, there is Narumiya, a senior who has honed his skills for a long time.
'Sailing against the current will lead to retreat if you don't advance. '
Kōshū just stood there thinking, not noticing that his wandering mind had been noticed.
"Three out, switch sides!"
Maezono also returned in vain.
I've been lacking passion lately. I feel like my body has been hollowed out. When I get home, I can't think straight.
The next chapter is written and written, and I just wrote a bug. It needs to be overhauled. There will be two updates tomorrow night.