"He's showing bunt, but...
Just now..." Asada watched the batter in front of him and recalled their matchup in the first inning.
"They won't hand us outs that easily!!" Kuki on the bench gritted his teeth as well.
The first-years had already suffered enough, so naturally, they would not let their guard down.
But at a time like this, a bunt was basically a tactic meant to disrupt the opponent's mindset.
They did not need the other side to be unprepared. As long as the first-years hesitated and could not figure out their intentions, there would be plenty of opportunities.
*Focus on the batter and swing your arm properly!!!
Their goal is to make you hesitate so you can't concentrate!!* Okumura thought.
The signal he gave was naturally extremely direct: his eyes were fixed only on the batter!!
"Huff!" Asada steadily adjusted his breathing.
"He uses a set pitching position even with no runners on!" Seeing Asada's ready stance, the spectators nearby finally remembered his previous pitches.
After all, that Long Hit had been too eye-catching, and only now did they have time to think about it.
"A lot of pitchers do that these days!
Their velocity and ball power might be a little worse, but they're more stable tactically!!" another spectator chimed in.
"He's tall, his movements are big, and he doesn't have much velocity, so runners can easily get on base!!
Back in middle school, I felt really frustrated when my teacher told me that...
After studying it myself, I eventually found my current style.
Pitchers without much individuality like me often have to face situations with runners on base!!" Hearing the spectators' discussion, Asada thought.
And precisely because of his middle school experience, he was instead very calm whenever there were runners on base.
"Pff!"
"Whoosh!"
"Smack!"