"Although Practice Match has won recently, our attack still needs to be strengthened, and the shortcoming of unstable scoring still exists. Without me, will you have to rely on luck to score?
Although our team's Small Ball Strategy has a very high scoring rate!
But get on base! Get on base!
Is getting on base all about luck?
Or specifically bullying weaker teams to increase on-base percentage?
What a joke! You guys!
If you enter the country like this, you won't win a few games. If you are unlucky and encounter a strong team, do you want to lose in one round?
The recent training has doubled for me!
The swing tripled!" Not long after school started, Sendou discovered that the team's batting skills had still not improved. Except for Wakaba and Sawamura, everyone couldn't hold their heads up at all.
As their bodies grow and their physical fitness improves, they have made obvious progress, but the same goes for their opponents. But as their bodies grow, they should intensify their training skills.
Swing speed and other details also need to be re-familiar. Their feelings are not very sharp, so they can only increase their training intensity.
For this reason, Sendou himself tried his best and checked a lot of information. Even Coach Nakanishi only gave the method of holding a short bat.
After two weeks of increasing the amount of training, everyone finally began to adapt to the bonus brought by improved physical fitness.
But there is no way to develop the feel of the ball. Their swing can basically keep up with the ball of junior high school students, but even Kondo, who has the best catching ability, starts to lose his on-base rate when facing strong pitchers.
Although the forward hitting point and the swing without raising the leg make up a lot, the two are basically offset when the ball is hit in a fixed direction to help oneself or a teammate run the base.
To put it simply, there are two improvements, which enhance the ability to hit the ball. Because of the soft ball, it will not become as close as the hard ball Ground Ball.
But when you want to hit it in a certain direction, it will cause sluggishness, causing the ball to become Ground Ball or even empty. After all, pulling and Push Hit are advanced hitting techniques.
"Lada, Push Hit? What if we give up these two technologies?" Sendou thought about it, and he suddenly became energetic when he thought of this.
"Without lifting the legs, moving the hitting point forward, and holding the bat short, what would happen if we gave up on the pull and Push Hit techniques and went in the direction where we are strongest?
I mean, this is a cult for baseball, right? Cult.
Well, there are quite a lot of cults in our team, after all, we are junior high school students! Nine-Man Infield are all out.
I always feel like I have heard of this style of play somewhere. It must have been an anime I watched in my previous life!
But I always feel like that person, like me, values practice more than theory. (Handsome coach Araki. That's the academic team of Autumn Tournament!)
There is no other way, let's try it tomorrow! Sleep! Sleep!"
The next day,
Sendou personally used the whole court as Batting Practice Pitcher. It was not a serious duel. Every ball was the same Ball Trajectory for them to play.
After no one has hit 10 goals,
"How do you feel after playing the ball in left field, center field, and right field? In which direction do you feel the ball is the strongest and smoothest?"
"I would say playing behind the left field with all my strength!" Kondo was the first to speak!
The final result is the direction of the hit, that is, the right field hits the left field, the left field hits the right field, the same direction as the bat swing, and the direction of the head-on collision with the ball.
"That's right. If you use Push Hit, your batting average will be high, but it's really not easy to form Long Hit.
However, Push Hit does not increase the batting average by improving the catching ability, but can make the ball roll out even if the ball is not hit well, so it is not suitable for everyone.
All the methods to improve the catching point have been used, now the main thing is to make the ball fly farther and stronger! "Sendou thought to himself after hearing everyone's answers.
Push Hit Hitting along the ball is like refraction, and pulling is like reflection. Of course, pulling is stronger!
"Then everyone should have discovered that the strongest direction of your ball is the same direction as your Batter's Box!
So how about hitting the ball in the strongest direction no matter what it is? "
"But!"
"You want to talk about baseball's hitting theory, right? But theory is theory after all, and only what suits you best through practice is real.
It is true that hitting the ball in the opposite direction of the runner can make the base run smoother for the runner!
But that's combined with top hitters, who have the skills to hit all kinds of balls in the desired direction.
Top pitchers have pitching skills that try to direct the hitter in the desired direction.
Even Major League has started practicing the fly ball theory, right?
Even if they are not great pitchers and you are not great hitters, the result is the same. The pitcher will not let you hit the ball in the direction you like so casually.
What's more, you don't have this kind of skill in the first place, and then your shots will become weaker and weaker!
Therefore, what you can do is to practice your swing solidly and use the strongest ball to pass through the opponent's defense.
As long as the ball is hit far and creates a hit, won't it help teammates get the same number of bases? "
"Huh?" Everyone was very surprised by this subversive theory!
"Even if the fly ball is not hit properly, it will be more helpful in advancing the base than Ground Ball. Ground Ball can easily cause a double play, but a fly ball is almost impossible to cause a double play as long as the base finger is accurate!
Just like the previous Changeup who had to wait until the end before taking action, this Major League theory is the same. They are indeed the best way to play in theory, but these theories are based on top hitters and pitchers.
These theories are not universal to the uneven world of student amateur baseball.
Make changes, sacrifices and choices based on the actual needs of the team.
If you want it all, first become a top hitter who can compete with any pitcher." When they were surprised, Sendou once again came up with the benefits of this style of play and the subversive but correct logical thinking!
"Strength and swing speed that are not inferior to the power of the ball are what you guys who lack physical strength, skills, and physical fitness need most! Isn't it?"
The ideas of Sendou and Coach Araki are very similar. They don't want the most perfect one, just the most suitable one.
Therefore, what Sendou proposed is slightly different from what Coach Araki said to his players.
The two teams have many similar shortcomings, but there are also differences. What Wanggu High School needs is continuous hits and on-base hits!
Akashi also needs stable hitting, but Akashi is more mature than a junior high school student. Small Ball Strategy has a high probability of scoring as long as he hits base.
All it takes is a hit at a critical moment and not a miss at a critical moment.
So what Coach Wang Gu wants is a hit, while what Akashi wants is for the ball to fly far and then steal bases like crazy. After all, they are playing soft balls. If the ball flies far, there is a high probability of a hit.
Sendou's idea was easily accepted by everyone. After giving up hitting those messy things in that direction and focusing on swinging the bat with all his strength to hit strong balls, the number of balls hitting good lines began to increase significantly.
However, another shortcoming was exposed, the ball did not fly as far as expected.
what to do? Add a weight training quilt.
However, weight training for junior high school students or even high school students is no joke. It requires professionals to control the speed of weight gain and how much weight gain will not affect the speed.
So Sendou called Coach Nakanishi overnight.
A complete plan was made within a few days, with the intention of completing the final transformation before summer.
That is to say, gain weight as reasonably and safely as possible while maintaining the hitting feel, base running and other aspects.
The amount of training increased again and everyone was miserable.
Almost all of them train to the edge of their limit. In the first few days, everyone has to walk on the field for half an hour to replenish energy before they have the strength to go home after training.
Half a month later,
"Ping!..."
"Crack!"
"In!... Left field Home Run!"
"You can still do it as long as you work hard! Kondo!!!"
"Yo west! I'm coming too! Wake up! Sendou!" Sawamura was very excited when he saw Kondo hitting Home Run with the ball fed by Sendou during training. He thought he could do it!
"Hey! You haven't participated in heavy training or hitting practice in the past half month. Who gave you the courage? Or where did you get it. Do you think you can play Home Run with the same confidence?" Sendou looked at Sawamura's expression and complained in his heart.
"Asshole! Go run for me!" But he just said it and drove him away!
Hitting training has nothing to do with him. When this guy saw Kondo's ball flying out while running, he ran over at lightning speed and grabbed the helmet and bat from nowhere to hit him.
Sendou will not tolerate him, so he will just drive him away!
"Hahaha!" Everyone laughed at this funny scene!
"You too, this is just feeding the ball. I know in advance that Ball Trajectory plus itself is an easy ball to hit. Hit it farther for me, otherwise...,
Hehe! "Sendou suddenly turned into a devil.
"Uh! We know!" Now everyone is honest!
"Ping!"
"Didn't you eat? Try harder and fly further!"
"Ping!"
"You should also be more accurate!"
With this two-pronged approach, the on-base percentage finally stabilized. As long as they are not distracted, adding Sendou is definitely a terrifying line.
Then the Golden Week training camp arrived.
(Golden Week means that around the beginning of May, several Japanese festivals are held together, and then there is a week's holiday. The dates are not necessarily specific every year, but they are almost the same days.)
Sendou won't be as tossing as the high school team. The bodies of junior high school students can't bear it, but everyone is also tortured by Sendou.
Sendou himself was not having a good time, because Fumino moved into his house again, and the scariest thing was sharing a room with him again!
Don't ask, it's just like this every year!
Sendou's room can see the stars, and Sendou has to look at Fumino and don't let her go through her things. In addition, the two of them are childhood sweethearts and often shared a room when they were young!
As for the reason Fumino said for looking at the stars, of course it is only part of it.
And the two of them
Sendou's room was both big and small, (there were a lot of things) so the bed was put away, the table was set up against the wall, and the two of them slept on the floor Tatami!
So Sendou Golden Week lived a life without shame or shame (actually in dire straits).
But with the arrival of Fumino, both Sawamura and everyone are Fighting Spirit high.
There is no way, as a genius in liberal arts, he just said a few words, if he wants you to cry, he has to cry, if he wants you to scream, he has to scream!
"Training seems to have changed a lot compared to summer!" On the first day, Fumino found that there were many new items added to the training content that were not available before!
"We are also sitting around trying various things, and we have been making changes for more than half a month!"
"Change is a good thing, staying the same is going backwards. So is there progress?"
"Just so-so!"
You can't praise them. If you praise these guys any more, they will go to heaven.
"That's it!" Fumino understood Sendou's hint!
Golden Week There is a game of Practice Match on the last day, and the opponent happens to be Sakura Girls!
The practice rounds are over and the summer split is not far away!
Thinking about Sendou, I feel a little uncomfortable, just like before the college entrance examination, I want to be liberated early but also want to delay the exam day by day.
And Sendou had a very uncomfortable week.
Why? Because I can't keep the snacks I made!
In the words of Fumino, after studying so hard, you must replenish your energy. You have to add one or two extra meals in the evening, and what you add are Sendou's pitiful snacks, desserts, and ice cream!
Sendou can't wait to catch her and spank her!
The lazy Sendou has no choice but to continue buying ingredients to replenish the number of snacks. Otherwise, what if she won't let herself reach out to eat?
What can Sendou do? He is also in despair!
I even prayed that Golden Week would end soon, otherwise my workload would be too high! '.
And also to prevent Fumino from reaching out!
Then there is that classic dialogue!
"What do you mean?"
"That's what it means!"
Then Fumino could only leave in anger!
Talking back is just showing off in front of Sendou, but you still have self-awareness.
But she became even more determined to get good cooking skills.
"We'll see!" Fumino thought, clenching his little fists.
Thanks to Fumino, Sendou feels that every Golden Week is extremely long. It would be fine if it was before junior high school, and I would be fine if I had a longer vacation.
But now, hehe!
However, whether it's funny or crying, Golden Week is finally over!
By the way, the result of Practice Match and Sakura Women's University is 8 to 3.
Akashi has made great progress in changing his playing style and pursuing hits. After special training, the physical gap between boys and girls began to appear.
If you can't hit the ball well, use your strength to force it out. If you can't hit the ball, you can also hit it and hit it out.
If the ball is fast enough, it doesn't matter if the direction of the ball is not good or the landing point itself is not good. Are you afraid of hitting the bases?
Sendou Are you afraid that there will be a lot of runners in front of you?
But even so, Akashi still lost, but the opponent was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat.
After all, this style of play is very suitable for the current Akashi.
Without Sendou, you can score one run after another, and you can even score points stably in a few innings. With Sendou, you can rely on hits to pile up runners in the innings, forcing you to compete with him.
However, for the sake of Summer Tournament later, I chose to walk even if the bases are loaded.
In the end, it seems that it is really unclear who would win if the walk was not so extreme.
This is Akashi after Golden Week.
Please vote for me in this new month!