"Impressive!
Even when they were told to focus on Outside Corner Balls—and even when that battery practically threw nothing but Outside Corner Balls—they still performed like this!!
Most of their pitches hugged the edges of the Strike Zone. It was hard to tell balls from strikes, disrupting the batter's thinking, and the Ball Trajectory itself was difficult to hit!
After getting two strikes, they could even throw a Slider that started in the Strike Zone before breaking into the ball area right by the batter's hands!!
And they had a sinker too. Even that pitch would be troublesome if it was thrown low on the outside corner!!
Even on the outside, they could throw batters into confusion with nothing but fastballs and Changeups. That was a third year battery!!" Yui watched the battery that had retired Kanemaru and sighed inwardly.
"And this kind of practice...
It was different from freely batting against a Pitching Machine or a Batting Practice Pitcher throwing the pitches you wanted!
Only practice this close to a real game could reveal a batter's true ability!!
Situational team batting practice, coupled with the tenacious will to create opportunities and the pressure placed on the pitcher!
This was... the batting demanded of First Team players!!" Yui's gaze sharpened. She steadied her surging emotions and prepared herself for the test.
"Ping!!"
"Pff!"
"It got through!!"
"That's Sendou for you!!"
"Nice batting!!!"
At that moment, cheers erupted across the field.
Yet the man in question wore an expression like he was severely constipated...
Because he had swung at a ball and hit it in the wrong direction, earning himself a double punishment...
Sendou carefully raised his head and glanced at Kataoka Coach, only to find the coach looking right at him!
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For an instant, Sendou even imagined those sunglasses