However, although Sendou feels that this game is a pitcher's battle, it is still possible to score or lose points from time to time!
After all, Sawamura and the defense did not have the confidence to completely block the line.
It's Aoki's turn to be the second player in the line. I have to say that Aoki has made the fastest progress in the past few months. For him with a fluid mind, a little improvement in hitting can achieve huge results.
The first game against Fukasawa was proof. It can be said that Aoki's brain led the first three shots in the first game to defeat the opponent's shooting mentality.
Moreover, after practicing in the left-hand bench, they are very good at throwing right-hand pitches. Many pitches that avoid batters, such as Slider and curveballs, will change to the inside corner when facing the batter, instead of changing from the side to the outside corner when facing the right-hand batter.
As for Slider, curveball is the most common Changeup for Japanese pitchers. It can be said that even Changeup is the first choice for any pitcher, even Changeup, Forkball is at the next level because these two balls are Changeup, which is the easiest to master except Sawamura, which has no brain to learn, and is very disruptive and not easy to hit.
Although Changeup is very powerful in combination with Fastball, once it is targeted, unless you want Narumiya Mei to fall like a spiral ball, it is also very easy to target.
The Forkball is difficult to learn. It requires very high finger strength, that is, gripping power.
Seiwa's ace, Fujiwara, actually hates hitters like Aoki, a cerebral, skill-based hitter who still hits left-handed.
His ball speed is considered fast among his peers, but with an average ball speed of about 110 kilometers, how can he keep suppressing it by relying on straight balls, and often face Sendou pitches with an average ball speed of 130 kilometers?
Sendou estimates that his maximum speed will not exceed 130 kilometers, which means Fastball doesn't care about controlling the ball at all. However, that kind of ball is actually more difficult to hit, so it can be faced as a kind of Changeup.
Sendou is also looking forward to the ball distribution of Qinghe's new catcher. Last year's Ishihara can only be said to have good catching skills, but the ball distribution is a mess.
If I remember correctly, in the late game last year, Coach Takei directly took over the ball distribution.
"This hitter was a smart hitter last year, and his skills should have improved a lot this year! Be careful!" As a catcher, Sakurai hit Signals cautiously.
Coach Takei got a lot of information from Coach Nakanishi, and knew that the line strength had evolved, but after all, there was no video data. After all, no one would record a game of this level like Sendou, so it still requires a little trial and error.
"I know, senior Sakurai! Teacher Takei also emphasized it yesterday! I just need to watch senior's glove throw!" Fujiwara nodded slowly and thought to himself.
He is still very confident in his ability to control the ball!
"Crack!"
"Bad ball!"
It has to be said that Fujiwara can become an ace in the first grade. His ball control is really top-notch. Although he cannot shoot Nine Palace Grid, Four-Quadrant's ball control is not much worse than Yang.
The ball hit home plate where Strike Zone entered the outside corner.
"Sure enough, this team is the same as last year. Last year they relied on their ability to distinguish good balls from bad balls, plus Small Ball Strategy to win over their seniors!
Discrimination ability is the foundation of Small Ball Strategy. It really implements this style to the end! "Sakurai was the substitute catcher in last year's practice game. I still have a deep memory of the characteristics of Akashi's team last year.
However, the game has just begun, and it is difficult to judge how much the opponent has improved!
"Looks like this guy is in good shape, next ball, here!" Sakurai found that his pitcher was in good shape and didn't plan to give the batter time to breathe.
"It's so dangerous! I just held back on this kind of ball. What a great ball control!"
If it stays at this level, I won't be able to bear it! "Aoki was also surprised by the opponent's pitching.
As soon as Aoki had this idea, he saw the opponent's pitcher getting ready to throw!
Lift your legs, step, and wave your arms!
"Safety Bunt?"
"Crack!"
"Bad ball!"
"Damn! Is it really here?" Sakurai gritted his teeth secretly.
Sudden strikes force these relatively immature pitchers to change their trajectory, which is Akashi's specialty!
It was originally planned that the ball would go into Strike Zone and then start to hit the inside corner!
However, Qinghe is different from the team that faced Akashi before.
"It doesn't matter, just feel free to throw! If he wants to hit, we will Force Out him on first base!" Sakurai opened his arms to comfort his pitcher.
Although the infielders did not step forward, their center of gravity began to lower, and they were obviously ready to rush forward at any time.
Seeing this, Aoki could only put away his caution. After all, Ono didn't get on base, and Safety Bunt wasn't a big enough deterrent!
The third goal!
"Crack!"
"Good shot!"
A Inside Corner Ball hit the batter's chest!
Even if I have faced this kind of combination countless times, without the top sense of space of Sendou, this Inside Corner Ball will still be affected a lot when the first two goals are bad balls from the outside.
The fourth ball!
"Crack!"
"Good shot!"
Swing empty!!!
Aoki obviously underestimated the opponent's boldness. When he made two bad balls, he did not think about earning strikes, but instead threw another bad ball, which missed the outside corner Strike Zone.
But Aoki believes that a situation with one good goal and two bad goals will definitely result in a good goal.
All the disadvantages of such a start have been brought back, and the number of balls is two good and two bad, giving you an advantage in shooting and catching!
"Bold ball matching, they also have the advantage of a bad ball, good ball or bad ball?" Even Aoki at this time, facing an unfamiliar opponent, began to hesitate.
The fifth ball was thrown without hesitation!
"Inside Corner Ball!"
"Slider?" When Aoki faced the previous sweep, he found that it was Changeup, but it was too late.
"Ping!"
"Crack!"
The bat just touched the side of the ball a little, and the weak infield Ground Ball was easily solved!
When the ball is not full, it is too difficult to get hits when being chased, and the opponent has too many options to match the ball.
"Two out!" Sakurai saw Aoki's out number and shouted loudly!
The players on the field also responded one after another. The morale was already there, and the focus of the game was now. The next step was Center Batting Lineup in the first round.
When Kondo entered Batter's Box, Aoki took the initiative to replace Oyama and became the first base pointer.
This is also their unwritten rule. They rotate the base finger. However, if Aoki is not on base, Aoki will go to first base or third base as the base finger.
The latter Sendou also entered the preparation area. Although Coach Takei and several Practice Match teams chose to walk Sendou, it was mainly because of what Coach Nakanishi said, the gap was too big.
As for how big the actual gap is, even the teams that played all the seats and walked Sendou don't know, but those teams are too weak, so they can only choose to believe unconditionally.
But Qinghe is different from this young army. They are players who made a name for themselves in the previous summer games. How can they be convinced?
If someone else just says a word, he will give up all the seats without any conditions?
What a joke!
Teenagers who have never experienced social beatings are not afraid of anything. If they know that they are weak, that's it. Now Qinghe thinks that he is very powerful. They have never played against a team like Little Senior League, so they probably won't feel that they are any worse.
Although Coach Takei also said the same thing as Sendou, it also meant to make Sendou lose his mental interest and lower his condition.
If the situation is too good, we will still have a showdown with him.
For example, there is no runner situation!
However, Sendou, who is accustomed to rational thinking, obviously did not realize this.
He really thought today would be another boring game.
"Phew!"
"Crack!"
"Good shot!"
First ball, Vertical Slider falling from inside corner to outside corner!
This ball is really difficult to hit for right-handers!
"Changed the ball distribution again? This catcher is very smart!" Sendou, Aoki realized at the same time that the opponent's catcher used his brain to play ball, instead of using a fixed combination like ordinary catchers to distribute the ball.
"And this pitcher will definitely know how to curve! That Takei-san, there's no way he wouldn't let such an excellent pitcher practice the curve! It's just a matter of level!" Sendou went into in-depth analysis.
Second goal!
"Same Ball Trajectory?"
"Crack!"
"Good ball!" The second ball is the same Ball Trajectory straight ball from inside angle!
"Two good shots!"
"It doesn't take a second! I'm being chased!" Sendou muttered.
The third goal!
"Phew!"
"Crack!"
"Good shot!"
"Batter's out!
Three out! Change the scene!!! "The referee shouted loudly!
Watch the strikeout!
On the last ball, Kondo, who was dazzled by the shaking, had a problem with the space and watched the ball well!
"Well done!"
Seeing Kondo being dealt with, Sendou also got up and returned to the bench!
What Sendou didn't see was that the opponent's shooter and even all the players were staring at his back with burning eyes.
"Sorry! I didn't swing the bat!" Kondo returned to the bench, took off his helmet and apologized.
"Don't worry! It's just that the pitcher has good ball control. Sen-chan can't even Changeup, so we still can't catch Ball Trajectory!" Everyone comforted one after another.
"The game has just begun! Don't worry! Because it's still growing! There are still many opportunities!
Next is our defense. Don't bring in the messy thoughts when attacking, and defend this game well! "Sendou, who was wearing armor, spoke in a casual tone.
"Oh!!!" Seeing their spiritual pillars saying this, everyone swept away all negative emotions.
"Okay! Let's go!" Sendou, who was neatly dressed, said confidently.
"Oh!!!"
Due to the encouragement of Sendou, during the subsequent defensive passing practice, no one had any abnormalities, and the passing was very smooth.
Let Coach Takei next to him secretly admire, Sendou has the style of a general!
In just one year, this Akashi has become very disciplined, and their basic skills are even better than their Qinghe.
After Sawamura simply caught a few warm-up balls from Sawamura and walked into Batter's Box with a clear stroke, the referee announced that the second half of the first game had officially begun.
Last year's Sawamura ball gave them the impression that the straight ball had slight irregular changes, so they did not dare to be careless.
And from the moment the batter stood at the front of Batter's Box, it can be seen that they also want to establish an advantage in the first game.
However, if Sakurai's ball matching can be said to be a combination that is good at Ball Trajectory, then Sendou's ball matching is aimed at hitters.
Just like Sendou understood when he was a child, if he understands the opponent's batter's thoughts through various means, he can theoretically match the ball to a near-perfect match.
For example, it's like a hitter has made up his mind to aim for Outside Corner Ball, and suddenly a Inside Corner Ball hits his chest. Basically, the hitter can't swing the bat!
Even Miyuki is the same, so he guesses the ball very accurately. In fact, if he guesses wrong, he can only watch and strike out.
This is why he has never been able to win against Chris. Chris in junior high school can see through Miyuki's psychology through a few games and matching balls, and guess his psychological activities. It's a ghost if he can win.
Even Miyuki, who is in his third year of high school, does not have this ability. At best, he can make judgments based on the opponent's style and personality through long-term confrontation and familiar situations.
Instead of thinking like Chris, Sendou, play psychology, Mind Reading, when facing strangers, you can guess the other person's thoughts in a short time and guide the other person's thoughts.
This is no longer a baseball ability. Even Chris is just trying to guess the psychology of a person with a distinctive personality like Miyuki.
Just like Supervisor Sakaki can almost guess most of the balls matched by Miyuki throughout the game, but due to Chris's experience, he cannot hit all the balls like Sakaki Eiichirou.
The difference between Sendou and them is that he really guessed from the perspective of psychology. However, due to lack of experience, he cannot conduct detailed psychological analysis of strangers, but he can still grasp the psychology of critical moments.
What's more, he has a magical skill, which is the ability to judge the other person's thoughts through subtle changes in the body.
Just like Watakuchi in One Outs, when the other party decides to target a Ball Trajectory, it is equivalent to telling Sendou his thoughts through body language, and it cannot be hidden.
Because Sendou's Dynamic Vision allowed him to see clearly that a hair on the batter's body had moved a few millimeters.
But although he has great skills, Sendou really doesn't like the two positions of catcher and pitcher.
If you don't like or hate baseball, you are interested in hitting, and you are excited about playing against strong pitchers, then you will have an unabashed dislike of being a pitcher or a catcher.
He hated the catcher's over-brained analysis, and he also hated the catcher's stuffy armor.
As for the pitcher, he simply hates the hard work of this position. The big Taiyou is basking in the sun, and every ball is like a final sprint of 100 meters, bursting out all the strength of his body.
I feel sore all over after pitching a little too much. In addition, Sendou himself does not like to be in the limelight. If he likes it, he will be a ghost.
"Sure enough, these kids are still so innocent! Come on!" Sendou squatted at home plate and glanced at the batter, smiling secretly in his heart.
"In the center! Ha! You are still so crazy! Sendou!" Sawamura saw Signals and said in his heart while preparing to throw the ball.
"Phew!"
"Huh? Right in the center?"
"Crack!"
"Good shot!"
"If you want to observe Ball Trajectory so much, then we will not be polite to make a good score!" Sendou's purple-gold pupils carried the majesty of a superior, and he glanced at the batter in shock!
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