Because he faced the lower position and was in excellent mental condition, Kōshū experienced the refreshing feeling of conquering others with pitching in this game.
"Very good pitch!" Miyuki came over to pat him, but then added, "However, you threw too hard in this round, and the distribution of physical strength is very important..."
The pitcher quickly shook off the nagging catcher and touched his gloves with his infield partner while running back to Dugout.
"..." Miyuki, who was lagging behind, hurried forward and pretended to blend into the joyful atmosphere.
In the sixth round, Seido fell behind by one point. Kōshū, who returned to Dugout, quickly put on his helmet. It was his turn to hit in this round.
"You arrogant boy, we must fight him out soon!" Kuramochi followed, shouting from afar, if this fast-legged pitcher On Base, then the two of them can play a lot of tricks.
As soon as Kōshū walked out, Inajitsu Ace turned his head sharply and looked at each other for a second, and their eyes quickly separated.
The pitcher starts to throw, and the batter swings the bat on one side, but at least 50% of both sides' attention is on the other side.
"Play ball!"
In the last duel, Narumiya Mei prepared for a long time, but still could only grasp the rhythm and could not attack well.
Seeing Batter's Box's face again, the emotions that had just calmed down surged again.
"Die!" A ball turned into a white light and rushed towards the batter. However, after letting go, seeing the trajectory getting closer and closer to the batter, the ace shouted calmly, "Hey!"
Kōshū's upper body leaned back suddenly, and he heard a "pop" sound from behind and the friction sound of the catcher jumping up.
"Bad ball!"
The referee glanced at Ace Inami who was on the pitcher's mound and quickly suppressed his surprise.
"Hey, hey, where are you throwing your money?"
"What if it hits our ace!"
Before Kōshū could say anything, everyone at Seido booed.
Narumiya Mei raised the brim of his hat, signaled, and then started preparing for the second ball amidst the boos.
'Really, it's just the first ball. This time it's my turn, and I'm going to give you a good shake. '
Waving his arm for the second time, in Kōshū's field of vision, the ball was still flying towards his inside corner.
His movements froze for a moment, and then he realized that the opportunity to swing had passed. A white streak passed by his eyes and fell steadily into the catcher's glove behind him.
"Good shot!"
As if to cover the first ball, Narumiya Mei's second ball went in nicely. But the impact of that close ball on Kōshū is still continuing. Anyone who rushes forward and receives such a 'warning' will find it difficult to erase the traces of the ball's existence.
"This straight ball is quite scary when seen up close." The buzz in front of him was heard just now, and the air in front of him was dispersed.
Seeing the batter motionless, Narumiya Mei felt proud in his heart, but was immediately suppressed by another voice, 'This guy is so cunning. He must not be taken lightly until he is out. '
Hayakawa is not sure of his former partner's current psychology, but one thing is certain, 'We must not let him go On Base. '
At the same time, Kōshū's inner thoughts were exactly the opposite of those of his former partner, 'As long as On Base can score, whether it's a touch ball, a bad ball, or a hit, no one is out now. Even if the next two guys hit the bases, I'm guaranteed to score one run. '
The hitter quickly recovers from the danger of contact, even if it is contact, he can On Base.
The third ball came and went to the middle. The rhythm was obviously different from the first two balls. Kōshū watched coldly as the ball entered the base.
"Pah——" A slow outer corner Changeup.
"Bad ball!"
The batter seemed to make full use of the space in front of the two strikes and was not able to hit the ball easily. To make matters worse, the referee seemed to have some opinions on Inajitsu Ace's ball control ability because of the dangerous ball.
This ambiguous ball was judged to be a bad ball.
'One good and two bad, lucky! ' And I saw the trajectory of the Changeup.
On Pitcher's Mound, the man's face looked very bad, Kōshū laughed secretly in his heart.
But he still assumed a stable posture of waiting for the ball, with such momentum that even Hayakawa couldn't tell what ball he was waiting for.
"Bump -" But the next ball, a straight ball from the outside corner that Hayakawa used to test, was hit out by Kōshū without hesitation.
"Foul Ball!"
The batter adjusted his bat and said in his mind, 'Looking too carefully, the bat was released too late. However, the speed difference between the Changeup and the straight ball is really deceiving the eyes. '
Two good things and two bad things, Daoshi Fang still has one step to retreat.
Hayakawa thought for a moment, and connected with Kōshū's efforts to keep up just now, and determined Signals for the next ball.
'Slider? ' Inami's ace frowned. His inner impulse at this moment was to strike out Kōshū with a straight ball.
Of course, reason tells him that when the opponent is getting familiar with the straight ball, it is better to use Bait Ball.
'Damn it Kōshū! '
Because the batter just observed the lesson too late, he chose to swing the third ball a little earlier, but he still had the ability to judge that this was a very beautiful Slider.
It entered the base from Outside Low Corner's bad zone, slid all the way to the batter's heel, and then dived into the catcher's glove.
"Bad ball!"
But it was still a bad ball. Now the ball count was full, and both the pitcher and the batter had no way out.
'What's the next ball going to be? 'Kōshū felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. He was so focused that he stared at the pitcher so closely that he could almost see his eyelashes clearly.
The pitcher frowned and nodded.
The movement of the catcher behind brought the sound of friction between sand and soil, 'Is it the inner corner or the outer corner? '
Judging from the feeling of the wind coming from behind, it seems to be the inner corner.
'Then bet on the inside corner! '
At this time, the catcher's squatting position was exactly inside the corner, and his glove was placed at the batter's knee. "Kōshū will definitely hit the next ball, so use the ball from this angle to decide the outcome!" '
"Hmph~" I have to say that Hayakawa, the catcher, really likes to study the pitcher's mentality. He always opens up the pitcher's blocked mind at the moment of a flash of inspiration, like releasing the gate of a dam.
'Fight if you want! '
Narumiya Mei is not afraid of anyone's bat. His eyes are burning and he only looks at the catcher's glove. His heart is "dong-dong" like a war drum, making his whole body tremble slightly.
The white ball flew out from Pitcher's Mound and headed straight for home plate.
The batter, who was standing firmly on Batter's Box, stared at him and said, 'Here he comes! Inside Corner Ball! '
Po Feng stepped out, and the bat followed immediately!
"Touch——"
The ball was hit high, and everyone in Dugout on both sides was staring at the direction of the ball.
Far, far away, the ball is still flying, and Carlos on the court is still chasing it hard.
Right in front of him, the ball landed hard on the court.
"Run!" the first base pointed at Kōshū.
"Hit! Hit!"
After two innings, Seido finally had another hit, and it came from Narumiya Mei.