Back to today's game, Yoshino knows the style of the opposing team and knows that the opposing coach will definitely need to change pitchers after No. 11 is kicked out. This No. 9 is 1.75 tall and has Curveball, the ball speed of the straight ball is around 130. In addition, I know that he has Slider and a ball that will sink. Because he came up last few times, I don't know whether the ball is Changeup or a sinker.
However, Yoshino was aiming for a straight ball. After several confrontations, he saw the opportunity and penetrated the infield.
In the second inning, one out and one and two bases were occupied. It was Kinoshita Little League's turn for the second bat. Ōno decisively chose Sacrifice Bunt to send the bases. So when the third bat came on, it was the same situation Lang Zhi faced in the previous inning. Sacrifice Bunt could not be used. Let's see if we can get familiar with this pitch as soon as possible.
However, pitcher No. 9 did not give Nakajima this chance. Kinoshita Little League left second and third bases behind and began to defend in the third inning.
'Playing from the lower position, let's use straight balls in this game, but now we can add Changeup to hang them. 'Hayakawa has become very bad now,' and then when they doubt whether the next pitch is Changeup, they will use straight balls to earn strikes or strike out. '
Kōshū Full power, Outside Low Corner straight ball with a slight drop, inside angle High Rotation Speed Straight Ball, as if going straight into the hitter's body, which is already difficult to adapt to, and with Changeup interspersed in the middle, it is even more difficult to hit.
This game is also Three Up, Three Down.
At this time, the game is about to pass halfway, and the score between the two teams is 2:0, with Kinoshita Little League taking the lead.
"Come on, come on!" Someone slapped the railing and shouted towards Batter's Box. The one who hit the field was Hayakawa with four sticks.
Pitcher No. 9, in fact, like No. 11, had a premonition before the game started that if other pitchers were okay and if Kinoshita Little League was still the ace, they probably wouldn't win this time. However, the two of them just talked about it privately. After all, one of their numbers was a substitute and the other was a right fielder.
The man with the number 1 on his back is now serving as a center fielder. Although he is the ace in name, he rarely completes pitches. He seems to be just a part of Pitcher Rotation Strategy. Therefore, some people can't stand his self-proclaimed ace and want to lead the team. Or when the team loses, everyone behaves normally, but he has a gloomy look on his face.
'Too unsociable' is a very disturbing comment in Japanese culture.
In the second half of the third inning, Hayakawa scored four hits and successfully reached first base. When Kōshū was struggling with pitcher No. 9, he stole second base.
At this time, the ball count was already full. Kōshū looked back at Coach Ninomiya. The coach still asked him to hit according to his own wishes. After thinking about it, for the next ball, Kōshū directly swung his short stick after the No. 9 pitcher threw the ball and knocked out a slowly rolling ball in the direction of first base.
For a time, the first baseman, pitcher, and catcher all went to make amends. Kōshū took advantage of his short running and ran out of a gust of wind. The second baseman went to first base to catch the ball. However, in order to prevent a collision, he had to slow down in front of first base and put his feet against the base bag before catching the ball. In this way, the moment before he caught the ball, he felt that the base bag beside his feet had been stepped on.
"Safe!"
"Oh - running so fast!" No matter which side Dugout is, this is what they are discussing at the moment.
"That guy starts up so fast."
"Why didn't I see him steal a base last time? Isn't it easy to steal a base at such a speed?"
Such comments did not make Kōshū happy. On the contrary, his face was a little red. As a five-stick player, it was really embarrassing to use a short stick when he really couldn't hit it.
Lang Zhi, who succeeded him next to Batter's Box, didn't think so, "Wow, that guy has changed. If he had just started learning baseball, he would not have such a strong sense of winning. If he had just joined First String, he was still proud of his batting talent and would not do anything like swinging the bat." '
'Haha, since you want to come back and score so much, I'll give you a ride! I won't guarantee it later. '
When Lang Zhi aimed at pitcher No. 9, who was in an unstable mood, he threw a high ball towards the second and third bases. Hayakawa was on second base. When he saw this direction, he immediately stepped back on the base bag and watched the ball pass through three Shortstop Defense Line before he rushed to third base with confidence.
So after three innings, with no one out, Myoizumi Little League faced another bases-loaded crisis.
The messenger came from Dugout, and the infield staff gathered together. "The coach said that the following bats are not very threatening. As long as they are dealt with, it doesn't matter even if one or two runs are lost. This inning will be left to you."
As Myoizumi Little League's coach expected, seven Sacrifice Bunt walked the bases, Hayakawa came back to score, eight Strikeout, and nine soared outfield. Such a crisis situation ended with only one run.
Once again, in such a favorable situation, it was difficult to score points, which basically all depended on the late baton. Coach Ninomiya frowned, and it seemed that he had to give up part of his defense in order to pursue the continuity of the line.
In the first half of the fourth game, this time it was Mingquansi's turn for the second bat. This person was still very threatening. We couldn't let anyone On Base before he came on the court.
The second stick was solved with Changeup last time, so while he still has an impression, use Changeup as bait to strike him out.
What will a batter who has struck out against a certain pitch think about when he pitches Batter's Box again? Although he repeatedly tells himself not to guess what pitch the pitcher will throw, there is still a corner of his mind that is thinking, 'Will he pitch Changeup again? '
It's like taking two math exams in a row. He was very uncomfortable with a geometry question in the first exam, and finally couldn't solve it and handed it in. Then when he handed out the papers in the next exam, would he think to himself, "Don't ever have that kind of geometry question again, you really can't do it." '
The catcher Pitching Strategy's thinking is the opposite. They need to remember the characteristics of each hitter and regard the pitcher's pitches as knowledge points. There are many kinds of pitchers' balls, which is equivalent to comprehensive knowledge points. The hitters always have knowledge that they can remember. If there are points and things that are not memorized, then the test will focus on knowledge points that the hitter has not memorized, or if the pitcher only has two relatively good pitches, which is equivalent to a concentration of knowledge points, then the questions will be asked around and the test points will be hidden deeper. When the hitter is stunned, he will not be able to test well.
Of course, it still needs to be observed here to see whether it is true that the knowledge points are not mastered, or whether it is just poor performance. In this case, there is no criterion for judgment. It can only rely on the subjective feelings of the catcher. After all, the collected batter information may not objectively reflect the actual situation, and most of them still have to be judged by the catcher.
So, for the first pitch, throw an inside corner Changeup, but throw it into the bad ball zone.
Erbang took a step back, stood up again and pursed his lips.
'Looks a little nervous. '
The second ball, another straight ball from an outside angle, has a higher speed and is completely different from the ball just now.
When the ball came, the second bat moved his arm, but failed to keep up with the rhythm, so he let the ball go, "Good ball!"
One good, one bad, a low-speed straight ball in the inside corner. The second bat was already very hesitant at this time. He swung the bat halfway and then took it back. Hayakawa raised his hand and asked the first base judge, who gave a ruling of "valid swing".
Now that there are two good and one bad, the batter should probably make up his mind to swing the bat. Since Changeup can't hit well, then at this time, he will bet on a straight ball and swing the bat.
The last ball was Changeup, and the second stick was swung wide, Strikeout.
Don't worry, you must pay attention to rest. Today is the day to save the manuscript.