Kōshū actually doesn't understand what the catchers are thinking when they Pitching Strategy. When Hayakawa and Miyuki are together, I often watch them suddenly say something meaningless, such as:
"For left-handed hitters, Slider really shouldn't hit the ball well."
"Yeah, near the knee, they see the shot and think it's a good shot, so they miss it."
"The next pitch is Inside Corner Ball and you can strike out."
As a result, the conversation continued with such interest that the pitcher next to him fell silent without even realizing it.
But if you think they are all talking nonsense, their methods at certain moments will make people immediately alert. For example, in the second strike just now, the confidence and rhythm of the attack were destroyed by Hayakawa.
'It's really great,' Kōshū Pitching Strategy himself, it's probably inside and outside, and then whether to throw a high ball or a Low Position ball, let's cast the dice in our mind first.
The second bat who was struck out quickly lowered his head and ran off the field. The person who replaced him at Batter's Box was the first grader who swung the bat very hard. Judging from his figure, he didn't look like a first grader at all. The last time he hit the ball, he seemed to be very unaccustomed to high-speed straight balls. In the end, he was struck out by a straight ball with a high inside angle. In summary, he is a player with good swing speed but poor pitch selection.
To deal with such a hitter, you need to use equally powerful pitches.
The first pitch, a straight ball with a high inside angle, the baseball wiper fell behind.
The three bats swung the bat twice, and then stood still at Batter's Box. It seemed that their expressions were not affected, and they felt like they were not thinking about anything. There is no doubt that hitters with this style are in the first year of junior high school. They mostly rely on talent and intuition. Just like Kōshū's initial hit, their expressions and psychology are the same., I really wasn't thinking about anything, so I only needed one straight ball after another to create the atmosphere of the duel and arouse their interest in attacking. If they hit Changeup again, they would suddenly play poorly and be eliminated miserably, or they could continuously use inside and outside angles to expand the Strike Zone in physical sense, and they would finally be eliminated.
The second ball, Outside Low Corner's straight ball, needs a lower speed and eventually lands in the bad ball zone.
"Good shot!" Three swings failed.
"Huh?" He was chasing the batter with two hits and zero hits so quickly. Even though he felt something was wrong with the three-hit ball, he still couldn't help but swing the bat at the next high inside-angle hit ball.
"Two out!"
Kōshū shouted to the defense behind him. The catcher received the ball and passed it to first base. After the infield was passed all over, the ball returned to the pitcher's glove. It looked like an infield pass You play, but it was actually a way to improve the concentration of the infield.
Baseball games are stinky and long, and it is a bit difficult to maintain the same concentration for such a long time. Moreover, pitchers with high strikeouts like Kōshū will have much less content to deal with for the field. It is inevitable that their attention will be slightly less concentrated. If they are hit out at this time, they may make mistakes, so the catcher will pass the ball to first base or third base after the batter comes off the field to mobilize the attention of the infield.
'It seems like there are so many people and things that catchers need to pay attention to. 'Kōshū thought to himself.
The next player in the game was Mingquanji who hit Kōshū's pitch with four bats. Both pitchers and catchers were very alert at this time.
'I showed him too many straight drives in spring training! ' The last four shots were made by hitting the low-angle straight ball that Kōshū was proud of.
Well, it doesn't have to be a straight ball to start the game, just hit Changeup on the first ball.
"Good shot!"
Hayakawa noticed that the four-stick's feet moved, but after discovering that it was not a straight ball, it stopped immediately, so was it staring at the straight ball to hit it?
Just to test it out, the next ball should be a straight ball from the outside corner. It doesn't matter if the referee calls it a bad ball.
"Foul Ball——" Sure enough, it was hit, but it was already two strikes. The pressure on the batter increased. Even if he knew that the opponent's pitcher saw through him and he was going to hit a straight ball, there was no way out.
Hayakawa: 'Give him a few more ambiguous balls to hit. '
"Foul Ball"
"Foul Ball"
The four-bat stick is really sticky. I hit several Foul Ball balls in a row, and I had to wait for a good straight ball to go into the base.
'Then let's do a Cutter that turns to the outside corner! '
Kōshū's Cutter is around 128, which is only 10 kilometers away from the fastest speed of 138. It is almost as fast as other pitchers' fastest straight balls, so in the first half it seems to be almost a straight ball trajectory, only to suddenly tilt to the outside corner at the end.
"Bump--" The four sticks failed to grasp the center of the ball, and the ball landed near Pitcher's Mound. Kōshū reached out to catch it, ending the first half of the fourth game.
Halfway through the game, Kinoshita Little League led 3 to 0, and the opponent had very few hits throughout the game. Until the end of the game, Myoizumi Little League had only four solid hits.
"You're very good. Do you want to exchange email addresses?" Pitcher No. 11 flinched under the gaze of Kōshū and began to say other words to fill the gap. "Look, we are both pitchers. We can exchange our feelings about pitching-"
Kōshū didn't say anything, just took out his mobile phone and said, "Where is your mobile phone?"
After all the chaos, Kōshū left in the car and said goodbye to the No. 11 pitcher outside through the car window - that is, Mishima.
"There are still two games to go before Spring Tournament can enter the league. I hope everyone will play steadily and play games without regrets." Coach Ninomiya made a brief summary in the car, and then the personnel deployment for the next game. "The next two games will be through follow-up. After entering the official Spring Tournament, the schedule will be very tight."
That is to say, he will probably change to Closing Pitcher again, or only play as an outfielder. Kōshū felt the burning eyes from behind, "Why, it's not like I want to occupy the left fielder's position." '
No matter what everyone in the team thinks, the competition in the West Tokyo branch is still going on quickly.
Two weeks later, Kōshū brought the soup cooked by Grandma Sasaki to Confinement Center. He came to the entrance, took a deep breath, and finally dissipated the resistance in his heart. In part, Lang Zhi, who already had roundworms in Kōshū's stomach, was very puzzled by this. If possible, he would really like to stay alone with Shen Qing.
'What is that guy doing? How sticky is the vase? ' Because he broke the vase, Lang Zhi, who was being explained the 'Responsibility Class' by his grandfather, lost the qualification to visit Shen Qing.
"Phew - I hope that woman isn't here..."
But that's impossible——
"Oh, isn't this Sasaki Family's eldest son!" A woman came up and eagerly followed Kōshū, who was walking faster and faster towards the house.
But there was no one in the room. The woman smiled from behind and said, "Where is Mrs. Sasaki in the library? Look at you, you are leaving in such a hurry, I didn't even have time to tell you."
Kōshū said nothing, put down the soup, turned around and walked into the library.
"Do you know how to get there?" As soon as she said this, she saw the figure walking in the right direction, and she immediately changed her words: "Ah, that's amazing, I know how to get there twice."
It was originally a five-minute journey, but it only took three minutes for these two people to walk there. Kōshū had a sullen face, but from time to time he smiled and greeted the nurse in front of him. The woman next to him didn't think it was anything, and was busy arranging her curly hair. She dyed her hair just after giving birth, so the baby couldn't even breastfeed.
"Mrs. Sasaki can't run away anymore. Look at you kid who is anxious." Kōshū walked silently, but a snake-like soft and cold hand was wrapped around his arm. The hand was pressing gently, not too hard. "As expected, he is practicing baseball, so he is in good health."
"Buzz--" The irritation almost broke through the top of the head, but the hand quickly retracted, leaving only a gust of wind with high-grade perfume. "Look at you, okay, kid, go find your mother, I'm going to sunbathe at the door."
This is why Kōshū doesn't want to come here.
[Today's Worker Bee Diary]
①When I went to work today, there was a commotion behind me. Someone asked, "Where did XX go? What happened?"
Answer: "My back hurt so much that I couldn't straighten up, so I went to the hospital..."
Then two hours later, she came back and said it was a lumbar muscle strain... Came back with a bunch of medicine...
I was really shivering. I was working on PPT until late at night yesterday and almost fainted at my workstation. I must be anemic. At that time, I insisted on staying at the company with the thought, "If anything happens, this is still considered a work-related injury."
②Then there will be a tug-of-war tomorrow morning?? The boss didn't let me take the job, maybe because he thought I was weak.
Before the team building, I climbed a wild mountain for four hours. The slope was too shaky and there was no flat ground. My feet were always tilted and my calves were straining. At the end of the climb, my legs cramped for half an hour. I cramped while climbing, and I had a fever that night... So maybe she thinks I'm weak.. Actually, I quite want to participate.