"Do you feel like his pitching condition has improved?" Kōshū asked as he passed by Haruichi.
"Yeah." Haruichi looked back at Dugout on the opposite side. There were already two people standing outside swinging the bat. The one who swung the bat the most energetically was Amakuhisa who just got off Pitcher's Mound.
The pitcher didn't seem to be nervous or frustrated at all about conceding two runs. He looked very much looking forward to the hit.
'What a strange pitcher. '
"The game is about to begin." Haruichi said this abruptly and without end.
But Kōshū immediately understood the meaning. After the opponent's pitcher's condition improved, the real game began. After that, the ace pitcher's pitching quality, endurance and usual training intensity were compared, as well as the adaptability of the line in the rally and the mental concentration of the fielding staff.
The team that can reach the Autumn Tournament finals will obviously not be that simple.
"Let's go!" Putting on their hats, Kōshū and others ran towards the field.
Now that the endurance battle has begun, when facing Ichidai Third's low position, we must consider the issue of physical strength distribution.
Miyuki has tacitly changed the method of Pitching Strategy, with Two-Seam Fastball and straight balls as the main body of Pitching Strategy. It mainly prevents batters from hitting the ball accurately and creates infield ground balls.
"Out!"
Another batter was shut out at first base, and finally it was Ichidai Third's turn with nine at bats and pitcher Amakuhisa Kousei.
"I heard that his ball floats in front of his eyes. It's true." The hitter talked to the opponent's catcher in a familiar manner.
"Haha." Miyuki didn't reply anything.
But just because he replied to the modal particles, Amakuhisa felt the catcher's involvement, "There is also Two-Seam Fastball who can change at hand. Of course, what I am most curious about is the accuracy of that straight ball. How did you train to that level?"
"Ahem, please take your seats, both parties." The chief judge couldn't stand listening anymore and spoke to stop the harassment.
"Sorry, I got too excited." The hitter shut up.
At this time, Miyuki looked up and confirmed that this person was not lying, "This pitcher's batting average is very low and there is no need to use bad balls." '
Just three strikes and three strikes!
First ball, a straight ball with a high inside angle.
Amakuhisa only saw a set of smooth and direct pitching movements, and a white ball immediately flew towards his face.
hide!
Of course, while hiding, the batter felt a sense of déjà vu accompanied by appreciation.
'There's no extra movement in this pitch, it's standard but it always feels beautiful. Just like when eating potato chips, you don't need scissors or tearing the bag open along the serrations on the edge - that will destroy the integrity of the bag. Instead, you can directly place your hands on both sides of the bag and open the mouth of the bag easily and simply. '
"Pop -" The sound of the catcher catching the ball seemed to be in his ears.
"Good shot!"
It turns out that they just encountered this kind of pitching. No wonder they haven't been able to open up the situation.
For the second ball, after admiring the pitching action again, Amakuhisa watched the ball go to the outside corner again. The gap between the inside and outside made him unable to adapt, so he could only swing it empty.
'Like what? The paragraph just now is still too lengthy. How can anyone have the time to listen to the entire description? I need a short word to sum up my heart. '
Amakuhisa was chased by two good balls, one of which missed the ball. But looking at his expression, it seemed that he was not dissatisfied, but was enjoying it very much.
The third ball doesn't need to be fancy, just a straight ball.
The batter stared closely at the ball going into the base, a little disappointment appeared on his face, "What's going on? None of them are floating!" Are you so careless in dealing with me? '
"Good shot!"
"Batter's out!"
"Three out, switch sides!"
The Seido team members in front of them quickly withdrew, and Amakuhisa walked back slowly, and finally found the word in the noise, "Violent Aesthetics, it's Violent Aesthetics!"
"Eh? What are you talking about?" It turned out that he had returned to Dugout. Everyone looked at his excited expression and was a little worried about his physical distribution.
"It doesn't matter - I feel like I can definitely vote to the end."
The pitcher seemed to have completely forgotten that he had to leave the field a few days ago because he was too tired, but the supervisor was so fond of him that no one said anything.
In fact, according to the practice of other strong schools, although players like Amakuhisa can rejoin the team after withdrawing, there is a high probability that they will not be selected as official players. One is that the personal patience of such players is questionable, and the other is that it is unfair to other people who have been struggling in the department. However, the supervisor has always been an unconventional person and still chooses to trust Amakuhisa.
"I can pitch until the tenth inning!" He was arguing with everyone while walking, and the pitcher had already extended the game to ten innings without authorization.
"... It's better not to do that!"
But Amakuhisa, a man who always talks carelessly, will stick to what he believes in.
In the first two games, Seido got a total of six hits from him and scored 2 runs.
Starting from the third game, everyone at Seido suddenly felt the pressure, and the number of hits was visibly reduced. In the middle, Haruichi and Miyuki wanted to hit the line in series, but they were never able to do so.
Of course, correspondingly, Kōshū's pitching can still be said to be retractable and free. Except for using all his strength when dealing with Central Batting Lineup, he did not use all his strength at other times, resulting in two hits, but no points dropped.
But he still resented the lack of hits.
On the one hand, everyone in the team started one after another, leaving only him, Maezono, and Asou. On the other hand, he also began to gradually pay attention to improving his hitting ability. He and Furuya were both pitchers. Although that guy was struck out from time to time, once he caught the trajectory, he could hit a super long hit or Home Run.
I really don't know where that thin-looking body gets so much energy.
As for Kōshū himself, so far, the number of Home Runs in high school has been pitiful. Most of the time, he just fell near the Home Run wall for a long time and always lacked a little energy.
'I always feel like I've been resting on my talent's laurels since the second year of junior high school? 'Kōshū didn't have any sudden improvements in hitting, 'Let's start hitting the ball a little further forward in the next game. '
At this time, there was movement in the field.
"Bang——" He said Maezono-senpai, and then he hit a big Fly Ball on the field. Kominato and Miyuki were nailed to the base bag and could not move.
"Out!" The center fielder caught the ball safely.
"Three out, switch sides!"
"What a pity!"
"It's always this five-stick one!" When I heard it, I was following Seido's game.
Ochiai Coach secretly glanced at Kataoka Manager's face. Nothing could be seen from the motionless face, 'Wouldn't it be better to lift Kōshū up earlier? ' He has long been dissatisfied with the fact that Seido is now the fifth-level player, and he is still the vice-captain.
People without talent are destined to have a low upper limit. Even if Eijun is now on the upward trend, Ochiai's idea has not changed. To provide guidance to those players who have little hope is just that he had to do so due to the pressure of supervision.
I'll report on my work tomorrow. I still played for a long time tonight, so uncomfortable.