"Bump -" Kōshū stood on Pitcher's Mound and looked behind him along the trajectory. A white light fell to the ground like a meteor. Senior Shirazu was picking it up sideways. This time was enough for the batter to reach first base.
"Safe!"
Finally, Kyoma University finally got its first hit, and it was Kyoma University who held his breath until the end.
"Aoyagi! Well done!"
"As expected of the four sticks!"
Kōshū only glanced at it, then turned around and asked the catcher behind Home Plate for the ball.
It's already the eighth game, and it's only now that First Hit was played. For Seido, this is already acceptable.
Another Fastball pitcher has already been waiting on the sidelines, ready to take over as their ace at any time.
However, this is not good news for the ace Seido himself. Even if Kōshū's physical strength is a rich mine, it will be depleted after being dug out for seven consecutive rounds. What's more, he keeps trying to enter Flow State while attacking, which consumes more energy.
Sweat broke out in layers, Kōshū wiped it off again and again, not daring to complain, for fear that if he spoke out, he would be immediately replaced by Kataoka Manager.
Especially at the end, the two points on the scoreboard seemed precious. These were two solid points scored from that person. He might be able to beat Kyoma University for the first time. He was like a miser, wanting to guard Pitcher's Mound and not let anyone else touch the purity of this victory.
The game entered the first half of the eighth inning, with no one out and someone on first base. It was Kyoma University's turn to bat, and the catcher Renji was at bat.
"Your ace is very tired." Renji said softly.
Miyuki has a lawsuit on his head, but he still has to pretend to be relaxed at this time. "Haha, it's really hard to play against you."
Kōshū has saved enough pitches. When he gets to the next line, he usually throws to the opponent Changeup, hitting infield ground balls to create outs. But even so, his ball speed still drops significantly.
Of course Kataoka Manager could see it. It was Furuya who should have played in this match, but the ace made a speech, which made the supervisor's blood ignited again, "Supervisor, please let me have a complete showdown with the opponent. I don't want to end at this moment."
It really is.. Miyuki only felt that the difficulty of the challenge had increased by two degrees.
Just Kyoma University had four at-bats, and he had completely mastered the rhythm of Kōshū's straight ball, but he failed to handle the power of the ball well and only hit a single.
The next five and six sticks are not vegetarian. 'There is no other way, we can only win by controlling the ball. '
They all go to the corners, which makes the batter feel awkward even if they are familiar with the rhythm.
'Come on, half a ball from the outside corner! '
The bastard catcher in front worked tirelessly to seize the remaining energy of Kōshū, "Damn it, at this point in the game, the sensitivity of his fingers has also dropped a lot, and he still requires such a precise position. What a good senior!" '
Of course, Kōshū can be less demanding and just shoot about the same. Who makes him have such a strong self-esteem? He is in the area where he is best at controlling the ball. How can he allow himself to shoot poorly?
"Huh——" He breathed in all the hot air near Pitcher's Mound into his lungs, and the pitcher's heavy body became two points lighter.
"Come one by one!"
"Come on!"
Kōshū It suddenly occurred to me that if you can enter a state of flow when hitting, then it is also possible when pitching. The only problem is how to enter.
'The feeling in your fingers.. Finger feel.. '
He kept thinking about the touch of his fingers when he pitched, the feeling of rubbing against the sutures, until this memory occupied all his thoughts.
I can't remember the heaviness in other parts of my body, only the feeling of pitching that is constantly emphasized in my heart is still replayed.
All he focused on was his fingers.
The previous pitching movements were all left to his subconscious mind. Only when his arm stretched to the release position did he release all the pitching feelings accumulated in his heart.
"Whoosh——" The sound of sleeve-threading movements filled my ears, and my hands were already empty.
He didn't care about the batter's condition, but for that moment, because he threw the ball exactly according to the existing impression, he felt extremely happy. He liked the feeling of being completely in his own hands.
This feeling of total control doesn't stop at the pitcher's heart.
That confident posture, at the moment when the ball was released, seemed to stain the entire front with its own color.
The batter was severely shocked. After hesitating, he was already a beat late and watched the little ball go into the base.
Straight ball.
Up to now, even if the ball speed has been reduced a lot, logically speaking, the trajectory of the ball should have more free-fall properties, but this ball still maintains smaller vertical changes than other pitchers under the influence of high rotation speed.
A pure straight shot.
The general will scrape the edge of Strike Zone and dive into the catcher's glove behind him.
"Crack--" The catcher's glove didn't even move.
"Good shot!"
Miyuki paused twice, waiting for the goosebumps on his back to fall, before throwing the ball back to the pitcher, "Nice ball!"
Also as a catcher, Renji of Kyoma University has observed Seido's ace from the beginning with a catcher's perspective, and even secretly compared it with his own ace.
'With scalpel-like precision and such execution, he can complete all the catcher's tactical ideas. He is simply the kind of pitcher the catcher wants to have.. '
Of course, that doesn't mean that our own pitchers' ball control is bad. The main reason is that the emotions involved are different. The reason why a scalpel is called a scalpel is that it is both sharp and precise, as well as calm and self-possessed.
As for our own Hongo, it would be more accurate to call it a cannonball.
"Bump -" Renji almost guessed the ball. While running to first base, he also added the second half of the sentence, "But such a scalpel has two problems. First, in order to be sharp and precise, the blade needs to be the thinnest, but it is easy to wear. Second, the person who uses the tool becomes the focus. As long as he guesses the catcher's Pitching Strategy idea.".. '
"Safe!"
"Safe!"
Two rulings came from behind, making everyone at Seido Cheering Section suddenly uneasy.
"Obviously the first few rounds were good, why did this round fall apart all of a sudden."
"Did the trajectory of the ball be seen?"
"Not good, no one is out yet."
In the eighth inning, no one is out, there are people on first and second base, and any deep Fly Ball may lose a point.
"Pause!" Kataoka Manager directly called a timeout.
At the same time, messengers were sent.
The person who came was the serious-looking Eijun. This guy was not often chosen as a messenger.
"Brother! I'm here to convey the supervisor's instructions!"
"Okay, tell me quickly!" Kuramochi was the first one to be unable to bear it anymore and stepped forward to pinch Eijun's face.
"Woooooo, Sunglasses Old Man said, I'll leave this round to you, vote with confidence and boldness! I'll leave the ninth round to you!"
"You must have added the last sentence yourself!" Everyone said almost at the same time. Although this guy had been warming up, with Furuya in front, he couldn't get his turn. It was obvious that Eijun was adding something private to the message.
"Huh?" Eijun, who wanted to listen to the infield meeting after being choked by everyone, was quickly kicked out of Pitcher's Mound.
After arranging the staff, Miyuki finally frowned and said in a deep voice, "Kōshū, you heard what the supervisor said, it doesn't matter if we lose one point in this round. As long as we can get through it safely, we can still win the next round with Furuya here."
"Furuya?" Kōshū murmured. In fact, he still wanted to strive for a complete shot.
"Kōshū!" Miyuki said sternly, "This team is not yours alone, and victory is not something you need to pursue alone. All of us are trying our best to get closer to victory."
Kōshū's wandering eyes were brought back to Pitcher's Mound by the rebuke. He looked at those who were either worried or determined, and nodded, "I know, I've always known."
I had a battle with the landlord today and lowered the rent by 10%.
Expenditure reduction module for resigning and living a peaceful life, the first KR is achieved