'Interior angle, or interior angle. ' Whether it was a straight ball or Changeup, they all came towards the inside corner, making Inami's nine-stick unable to exert any force at all.
"Touch--" It was another Two-Seam Fastball ball. The touch felt wrong on Jiuban's hand. He secretly screamed that it was not good, dropped the bat and rushed to first base.
While running, everything happening on the field is in his eyes.
The ball bounced after Pitcher's Mound, jumped to a strangely high position, and almost passed directly over the second baseman's head.
Haruichi had not expected this kind of bouncing trajectory, so his body started a little slower. When it reached the highest point, the baseball had already passed the glove.
'opportunity!! ' A burst of panic disrupted all Haruichi's thoughts, and his heart suddenly dropped, 'It's just an infield Bouncing Ball.. '
At this moment, the sound of a baseball being connected to a glove was heard from behind.
"First base!"
When Haruichi turned around to look, the shortstop had passed the ball in time.
"Out!" In just three goals, Inami's nine shots were eliminated.
"Sorry——"
Kuramochi shook his head, "No, the ball bounced irregularly, I don't blame you."
"Hi -" With such a partner, there seems to be an airtight wall behind Haruichi, "Companion, what a beautiful word." My brother must have stood here like this before. He must be the wall behind senior Kuramochi. '
On Pitcher's Mound, Kōshū also breathed a sigh of relief. His calmness just now almost broke his power because of this Bouncing Ball.
"Huh——" The pitcher shook his Anti-Slip Powder bag and prolonged the pitching time. As a result of the violent base running just now, he quickly lost a lot of energy.
"Come back quickly." Kōshū lowered his head and looked at his chest. There seemed to be a chain holding a beast called "Energy".
It was released from the body during the last game and wandered around the court, just not returning to the temporarily empty chest.
We can only take our time, and the pitcher pretends that everything is fine and maintains the basic confidence in the field.
But the next batter has already reached Batter's Box. Inami's pioneer, Carlos, has a footwork that is not inferior to that of a Seido cheetah, and an excellent On Base rate, which makes his threat suddenly rise to a higher level.
"One out!"
"Kōshū, come on!"
Amidst the cheers, Kōshū nodded slightly.
'I didn't seem to shake my head in this game. It should be said that I rarely shake my head at Miyuki's Signals. '
But as soon as this thought came to mind, the pitcher felt something bad, 'He got lost.. Was it just because of the base run in the last inning that my concentration was lost? '
No, there should be more. For example, he is the one who faces the loss of one point. The depression after One Breath, One Push can affect people's fighting spirit.
'Stop thinking about it and remember the feeling of throwing the ball, the feeling of fingering the ball. ' I kept chanting sutras in my mind to warn myself. Kōshū still looked so confident on the outside. He took a big step and threw the power of his body through his arms.
A ray of white light suddenly appeared in the batter's sight. Carlos did not release the bat. His eyes followed the shadow of the ball until it clearly turned outward in front of home plate.
"Bad ball!"
The style is very different from the previous one. To deal with Carlos, the first ball Miyuki wants is actually Bait Ball.
"Haha, it's exactly what I thought." The batter's words came to the catcher's ears with a chuckle.
'What's the meaning? Did you just guess it? ' However, when you think about it, it is clear that everyone has seen the intensity of the Seido ace's run just now. Naturally, one can think of the strategy of the catcher increasing the ratio of Changeup in pitches to create outs if the pitcher lacks physical strength.
Furuya has just been replaced, and now the only pitchers Seido can call are Kawakami and Eijun. But once another pitcher is brought on, Regulars in the left field will inevitably come off, which means that Kōshū will return to Pitcher's Mound later, and the defense of the left field will be weaker than other positions.
"Kōshū, we may have to face Inami's early bats in this inning, are you okay?" Kataoka Manager asked the pitcher before everyone took the field. His eyes were so sharp that they almost looked into Kōshū's heart.
"No problem, I can pitch and rest."
After saying this, everyone laughed, and then they complained to this guy in their hearts, "He is really too arrogant. Fortunately, he is from our side, otherwise we really want to beat him." '
This answer, which clearly showed contempt for the opponent, did not satisfy Kataoka Manager. What he wanted was a considered answer from the pitcher.
Being stared at by the supervisor, Kōshū was under great psychological pressure, so he could only reply seriously, "Let's add Changeup to the straight balls in this game, so that they can miss the center of the ball." This can save some balls.
Miyuki, who is the center of Pitching Strategy, originally planned to do so, so when the supervisor glanced over, he nodded honestly. "For this inning, let's do this Pitching Strategy." The game is about to enter the second half, and in the later stage, the pitcher's tenacity is needed.
However, after hearing the batter's muttering, these thoughts were all forgotten by Miyuki. The extra Bait Ball, people with rice and rice don't know how to swing the bat, so don't create more balls.
'Come in bravely! ' Even if you don't have enough energy now, have the courage to pitch in. 'Your pitching is enough to solve them. '
Strongly stimulating the energy of his body, Kōshū stepped out fiercely. At this time, not all the power coming from the ground was transformed into a sense of support.
Under the pressure of the ground and the foot, the pain that had just been relieved seemed to be faintly traced again in the ankle.
But not much, Kōshū can tolerate it.
The pitcher's delivery is smooth, without any pauses, and with full force.
Carlos originally said the words, ready to face the storm-like attack of Seido. At this time, he stepped out, drew a circle with the bat, and swung it towards the place where White Shadow expected to go.
But in an instant, the shadow of the ball seemed to disappear from the batter's eyes, 'Is it that Changeup again? '
That Changeup is almost a replica of Ling Ming. Even when fighting, it is a headache.
"Stab-" Narumiya Mei made a rather harsh noise in Dugout. Thinking of that Changeup, he felt very aggrieved, "That kid just worships me secretly, Hayakawa! Otherwise, why would he want to imitate my Changeup!"
"Hi~Hi~ Who made that pitch so perfect? I think any pitcher will feel itchy when he sees it. Even the Changeup I received for the first time from Narumiya, I couldn't help but feel excited." Hayakawa has mastered the perfect compliment technique, which is not to simply respond, but to dig into the details and create a sense of reality in the compliment, so that the pitcher feels that he is not being dealt with.
"Hmph, you are really good at talking."