"Furuya Satoru, it seems that his ball speed is higher than Kōshū." There was a discussion among senior Second String.
Tanba heard Kōshū's name again. He lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking.
"Another new monster is finally here."
"Play!"
Furuya Satoru had a calm face. People who didn't know better thought he was a calm pitcher like the second Kōshū, but in fact he was just an idiot. Kōshū complained silently in his heart, and then raised his hand, "Kataoka Manager, first-year application for replacement of catcher."
"Ah——" How arrogant. He is only a first-year student, although he can throw the ball well.
But Kataoka actually responded, "What's the reason?"
"Furuya's ball speed is very high, and it is difficult for catchers who have not practiced with him to catch his ball."
"So, who do you want to change?" Everyone couldn't keep up with the rhythm of their conversation. What do you mean, do you mean you can change?
"Hiratani, please excuse me." This was agreed upon at yesterday's catcher meeting. Hiratani is used to receiving Kōshū 140+ pitches and can barely cope with Furuya's pitches. "Anyway, he can't throw Strike Zone, so just go ahead and hit Pitching Strategy. It's fine even if you match the red."
Hiratani's nervousness was slightly relieved. He had already changed into protective gear and tried shooting a few balls with Furuya. 'Not bad. '
"Play!" The game starts again.
For the first ball, Hiratani imagined himself as a target and met the ball head-on. The ball floated up so much that Hiratani had to jump up to catch it. "Fortunately, I was mentally prepared." '
"Wow——" That ball speed, the hitter standing on Batter's Box felt it the most, "Monster pitcher." '
"Seido is pretty good this year, two good first-year pitchers."
But——
"Bad ball!"
"Foul Ball."
"Foul Ball."
"Don't swing at such an obviously bad pitch."
Facing the obviously high bad ball, the batter couldn't help but swing the bat and said, "Damn it, you come up and hit it yourself. It's completely different from Kōshū. This guy has a rough style!" '
"Four balls! Walk!"
"What, the result is that Strike Zone can't be invested at all." At first, it didn't solve the dilemma, but added more bricks and mortar, and Kōshū had three dots on its head.
Fortunately, Hiratani followed Kōshū's instructions and kept matching red hits to Furuya, allowing him to barely hit Strike Zone.
"It's finally over, this game."
In the second half of the game, it was Lang Zhi's turn to attack.
"Tanba, get out of here and stay like this."
Lang Zhi looked back at Kōshū. The new Kawakami Senior was a Sidearm Pitch, which could be thrown to the corners. He spotted a Inside Corner Ball and successfully reached first base.
"That kid is pretty good too, his batting average is very high."
"Yoshi, Sasaki, let me take you back to home plate!" It turned out that the guy behind him was Eijun, an unreliable guy. He asked Eijun to hit his ball that day, and Kōshū could tell that this guy's swing didn't find where the ball was at all.
"Hey, don't go," Kōshū pulled him. "At first, you pretended to swing the bat to hinder the catcher's control. Lang Zhi will take the opportunity to steal second base, and then you Sacrifice Bunt, remember, Sacrifice Bunt."
"Why... Uh huh." Eijun's next words were tightly suppressed, and his face was pinched by Kōshū's hand, "It's so easy to pinch, I've wanted to do this for a long time." '
"There is no reason, just listen to me, do you understand?"
"... Hi." The little animal intuitively told Eijun that if he didn't follow the instructions, he would die.
"Come on, let me shoot a big one!" I didn't know how deep he was in the attack, but he was still secretly on guard.
Kawakami pitched, "Stealing a base——"
The catcher half-crouched, but a bat appeared in front of him. "Yoshi!"
Kawakami's ball speed is already slow, so an unexpected stolen base, "Safe!"
On the next ball, Lang Zhi at second base started again, "How dare you steal third base!!" The catcher's mind was drawn to second base, Batter's Box came up, and the aggressive Eijun clicked lightly.
"Wow, that's wonderful!" came from the onlookers who were not too concerned about the excitement, as well as Kōshū and others who had their thoughts moved.
"Damn it, these first years are not yet discouraged."
The ball slowly rolled along the third base boundary line, right in the middle of the pitcher, catcher, and third baseman.
"There's no one on third base!" Kawakami just picked up the ball when he heard the catcher's words and could only pass it to first base.
"Safe!"
"Out!"
Eijun muttered, "I can obviously fight out!"
Haruichi moved closer to Kōshū, "I'll do the next one."
"Why?"
"I can send Lang Zhi back." Haruichi said with a smile, looking very confident.
Kōshū looked at the next bat. This man couldn't touch the ball several times. He was really hesitant on his expression, but if he spoke, he didn't discuss it with anyone in advance. Is it a bit too much? He himself is not a real coach.
"I understand," Haruichi noticed the other party's concerns and said directly to the next player, "Suzuki, if you don't have the confidence, you might as well let me play."
"Supervisor, first grade application Pinch Hitter."
"Are there really no problems with this year's first-year students? They are so self-assertive."
"He's still holding a wooden stick."
"Kataoka Manager won't be angry?"
But the supervisor acquiesced, and Haruichi made a series of gestures at Batter's Box. Lang Zhi looked full of questions, but still held up the brim of his hat and left the third base bag.
"Hey, are there Signals already in the first grade?"
The pressure came to Second String, 'What are you going to do in the first grade, hit and run? Sacrifice Bunt? '
But it's not the case. Haruichi is played. 'For opponents who don't know the details, just use Outside Corner Ball first, right? It's really easy to guess. '
"Safe!"*2
Next came the pitcher's at-bat. Furuya came on and unexpectedly hit a long hit.
"This guy's blows are actually pretty good."
"It feels like a simple version of Kōshū..."
Kataoka Manager's sunglasses flashed. He originally thought that he had seen all the gains, but he didn't expect that there were still things missing, so let's continue the comparison.
"Safe!" The first grade team scored another point.
"Hey, what are the people at Second String doing? Just let me go!" Senior Isashiki looked at the ugly game board again and was filled with anger.
"Senior, don't mess around!" Kuramochi quickly stopped him.
But the score didn't stop there. Kataoka Manager looked at the first-year Dugout. Eijun was still there very energetic, pointing at himself crazily.
"First grade change, Sawamura Eijun, come on."
"Hey - Supervisor, I will never let you down~"
Kōshū pulled Eijun, who was in a daze, and said, "Eijun, do you still remember what I told you yesterday?"
"Ah, what did you say...?" Looking at Kōshū, whose face turned dark, his heart was as big as Eijun's, and he couldn't help but feel stuck.
"Hey, your ball speed is not high, but your tail power is pretty good, so you must hit the ball as hard as possible, and don't give me a red hit!"
"Hi -" Eijun agreed firmly, but when the catcher asked, he had completely forgotten what he had just asked, "Brother, I seem to have said something, I can't remember, forget it, as a man, I have to vote for Middle-Middle Ball to decide the winner!"
"The front ball is crazy!" Fortunately, Lang Zhi is also in the infield. "Brother said that you should try your best to use your tail power and throw it to the corner. Hey, take a look at Dugout."
Eijun saw Kōshū who was a little angry after hearing his declaration just now, and couldn't help but swallowed. "Since it is my brother's request..."
"Play!"
"Tch." Say what Middle-Middle Ball, watch me hit it out for you. Of course the batter of Batter's Box also heard that declaration, but he swung the bat out, but didn't hit it well. He stayed near Pitcher's Mound, and Lang Zhi made a splash and sat on the ground and passed to first base.
Next, Second String's batters felt as if they had collectively drunk. They felt uncomfortable no matter how they played. They finally got to first base, but failed to hit the next at bat well. Lang Zhi caught the ball, passed it to Haruichi, and caught a double play. The half of the inning ended very quickly. The rhythm of the game seemed to have returned to the time when Kōshū was pitching at the beginning of the game.
"That's a good shot." Kōshū said when he came down, "The opponent probably really thought you were going to hit a red shot, but in the end, all your shots were random balls."
"Oh, it's rare that this is your plan, brother. Even I was deceived." So, in his mind, what kind of image is Kōshū?..
Because of the change in rhythm, everyone in Dugout was in high spirits and gathered around the entrance, "They didn't score in this game, well done! It's time for us to score points next!"
However, the seniors would not let them score, and in a blink of an eye, offense and defense were exchanged. Everyone in Second String felt that the batter in front could not grasp the pitcher's ball, which was very outrageous. Only a few people saw the characteristics of Eijun's pitching, and Senior Zenz, who was in the same dormitory, was one of them.
There is a way to deal with such a pitch, which is to stand in front of Batter's Box and hit the ball before it starts to change.
As soon as Kōshū saw Masuko moving on Batter's Box, he knew that Sawamura's ball with no speed was going to be hit this time.
"Forget it, his ball can only deceive people who are not familiar with it."
"Bump--" The clear sound of the bat hitting the home plate rang out, and the ball flew out quickly and did not slow down until it was blocked.
"Home Run!" Kōshū's first reaction was to look at Sawamura. He still remembered the first time he was hit by Home Run. It was in the middle of the game, the sun was shining brightly and the stadium was very hot. He tried his best to deal with the batters one by one, but when he saw the ball being hit, he even felt a little vented in his heart.
"Come on, keep cheering up and deal with the batter below!" As a result, Pitcher's Mound showed that the guy was still very energetic!
"He is simply an invincible Xiaoqiang. In a sense, he is very powerful."