After that, Senior Chris gave a brief introduction. Mimon Nishi often uses bunts in the line and rarely makes defensive mistakes. It gives the impression that it is a defensive team.
Other seniors also added some important information, such as the fact that the four bats often hit fly balls, and that he has strong shoulders in the left field.
After that, Coach Kataoka used a few simple words to mobilize the morale of all employees and relieve Kawakami's recent pressure.
"Tomorrow's fight will be smooth, follow Kiryu's battle!"
"Hi!" When everyone heard the coach's arrangement, only Sendou looked confused. Shouldn't he just win one game?
"Letting you hit five sticks is acknowledging your strength. You must have guessed it, right? We need to hide your information.
However, even though it is an important first battle, it is understandable to go all out, and others will not think so!
Do you understand? "
"Yeah!"
Sendou understands that he is already Seidou's top five player, but he will try his best to hide his information. However, an ordinary team like Mimon Nishi won't think so even if he is a five-stick player.
"However, if I discover your strength..." Coach Kataoka did not continue talking about the lower area, but Sendou was still frightened.
After that, it was disbanded, and everyone except Furuya was allowed to act independently.
Sawamura Because Furuya got the starting job, he aggressively approached the coach and told him that he would be ready, but was depressed when the coach answered in a small voice.
But after being called away by Chris, he followed happily.
Sawamura's face is very changeable.
On the day of the first battle, Seidou showed the momentum and formation of a famous family.
The instrumental section, Cheerleading Squad, has it all, plus 70 or 80 non-official players, which in itself puts a lot of pressure on those non-famous teams.
And as a member of a famous family, you can feel the sense of honor and pride.
"Who are we?!"
"King Seidou!!!"
"Who sweats the most?!"
"Seidou!!!"
"Who shed the most tears?!"
"Seidou!!!"
"Are you ready to fight?!"
"Oh!!!"
"With the honor of our school in mind, we have only one goal, which is to dominate the country!
Let's go!!! "
"Oh!!!"
Seidou, who had just put away his things, first gathered around Circle Formation, and then did a routine in front of everyone.
The atmosphere immediately reached a climax.
"Let's go!"
"Oh!"
Following the order from Captain Tetsu, the player Seidou entered the room.
The game begins!
"Now begins the second round of the West Tokyo competition!
Seidou High School vs. Mimon Nishi high school game! "
Contest Seidou First Attack,
"Seidou's five sticks are in the first grade!" The audience discovered the lineup of Seidou.
"It's true!" Obviously these two viewers did not watch Spring Tournament.
Spring Tournament and Kanto Tournament don't have a large audience, so there are many people who don't know Sendou. Not to mention these two, there are Jingu Tournament, Autumn Preliminaries and even Spring Koshien that baseball fans don't watch much.
"That Sendou! Spring Tournament just finished the entrance ceremony and became the starter. Didn't you expect to start in an important game?" The baseball fans who watched Spring Tournament gave them some knowledge.
And poor Furuya is unknown to anyone. Except for those who have watched it with their own eyes, basically no one knows about the game, and these fans will not go to the venue to watch the game.
"It's true! Seidou This is the first time that a first grader is made the starter so soon!"
"That's right! Not only Seidou, but this must be the first time that anyone in the entire Tokyo area can be called a famous family!"
"Is it okay? Let the first graders start in such an important game!"
It's no wonder that the audience is worried, the first game is too important, don't think that it will be fine if it is a weak team.
The emotional state of high school students is extremely unstable. It is easy for problems to occur in the first game due to some incidents, and serious state loss. It is not uncommon for a famous family to lose to a rookie.
On the contrary, only by trying their best to win can the players be on the right track psychologically.
"It doesn't matter! Sendou-kun is already a qualified starter, but Spring Tournament shocked me!
Didn't you see that Back Number?
On the 8th, that Isashiki gave way to him! "
Before the game started, there was already a lot of discussion because of Sendou.
The Seidou side encountered some troubles at this time. He was the starter during practice pitching on the field. He was not the ace in the data, but the first substitute for Back Number's tenth pitcher.
"Back Number ten! Minamidaira Mamoru, third grade!
Served as a pitcher in first grade.
But he has never appeared in an official game as a pitcher since then.
I didn't think of it before, but the only reason I can think of is that he spent two years practicing low-shoulder side shots for this summer. "Even if Seidou's information is rich enough and Chris's notes are comprehensive enough, we can only have these records.
"It's really scary!"
"Huh?" Sendou suddenly spoke and attracted the attention of a group of people.
"Three-year students who work hard for the Last Summer!
In other words, the tricks they have carefully prepared for two years are being used on us. "Sendou smiled slightly and continued to finish the second half of the sentence.
"No matter what tricks the opponent has, we just need to believe in our baseball." Coach Kataoka said decisively to boost morale after seeing the words.
"Hi!"
Facing an opponent with absolutely zero information, Lead-off Hitter is the unluckiest touchstone and the one with the heaviest responsibility.
Before Center Batting Lineup comes, try your best to test the opponent's intelligence.
But in this way, you can't focus on the duel and get hits, but you can fight as much as possible.
However, facing such an unfamiliar pitcher, how could it be so easy for you to get what you want?
And you can't just shoot at this kind of ball that has no intelligence at all, otherwise it will be solved with one ball, and Cheetah's face will probably be lost.
"Play ball!" With the referee's announcement, the game officially started, and the air defense siren sounded in the field.
"Kuramochi, I'm going to hit you!"
"Use your footsteps to disrupt your opponent's rhythm!" Kuramochi's information is no longer a secret, and it doesn't matter if the seniors shout it out.
"Crack!"
"Good shot!"
"So slow!" Not only Kuramochi, but other people also commented in their hearts.
If you know the pitcher's ball speed for a good ball, it can't be said to be a profit or a loss. Just like what Sendou said, the game is still long!
And this ball also tells that this pitcher's ball has a lower posture and release point than Kawakami.
Ball Trajectory floats first and then falls. This is a change that only Slow Ball can make. Therefore, because the ball speed is slow, the change is relatively large, which will be very troublesome.
Even Sendou was watching attentively. He could not let go of an opponent who had no information at all.
Sendou I felt relieved when I remembered that there were several hitters in front of me to help me test. (Why does it sound so awkward!)
The second ball started very low, with Strike Zone inserted. When it entered Strike Zone, it made a small inward angle change.
Kuramochi, who originally wanted to swing the bat forcefully, stopped, and the result was a second strike.
But this is a correct judgment. This kind of slow and large Changeup can easily be killed if it is shot without preparation.
"Hey! It's not like you! Kuramochi, cheer up!"
"Be more proactive and do your best!"
The OBs on the sidelines were more anxious than the other, but they didn't know. Seidou didn't have any information about this pitcher, and it couldn't be said that they didn't understand the ball.
"Hey! Where are you going? Sendou!"
Seeing this Changeup, Sendou became uneasy and walked out of the bench. Sawamura noticed this and asked.
"Go and see Bullpen!"
"I have no idea what it means!"
"Don't make any noise! Sawamura!"
"Ah! Senior Chris!"
"Sendou hopes to find an angle to observe the opponent's ball!
It seems that he also attaches great importance to today's first battle! "
"Oh! I understand!"
When Sendou just found a good angle, Kuramochi missed the third ball!
Not to mention Kuramochi or even Sendou, I can't tell what kind of ball it is, but the range of changes is there and very low.
Although the catcher didn't catch it either, Force Out was still on first base and got one strikeout. (Strikeouts not caught by the catcher will be counted as strikeouts even if Force Out is received.)
Sendou's eyes lit up. His fishing method was very restrained against this kind of Low Ball.
He was thinking about whether to target this Ball Trajectory.
The OBs who didn't know the situation felt that it was caused by Kuramochi's abnormal way of waiting for the ball.
"Rebound Ball handled it very well!" Captain Tetsu and Jun-san discussed their judgments.
"Ah! Sure enough, these two are not temporary hunting partners!"
Before Ounisang stood on Batter's Box, he had a short exchange with Kuramochi. Sendou was far away and could not be heard. The coach gave Signals to aim for Ball Trajectory.
He repeatedly noticed Sendou's gaze, glanced at it, and then looked straight at the court.
Just ignored...
Miyuki also felt that the first game was not going well, so he called Furuya out and used throwing and catching to warm up in advance. On the other hand, he hoped to take the opportunity to understand and adjust Furuya's mentality and state. With his expressionless face, it was difficult to tell whether he was nervous or not.
Mimon Nishi's catcher hopes to trick Onisan into taking action on the low ball, but let alone the coach giving instructions, even if no instructions were given, Onisan's ability to identify the ball is the best in the team.
They also underestimated the famous players. Except for Sendou, a guy who doesn't distinguish between good and bad, and Jun-san, who will take action as long as it suits his appetite, the others have also been trained for a long time and will not take action easily.
However, on the second ball, when he originally wanted to continue to cautiously throw Low Ball to the outside corner, the pitcher missed the throw.
Fortunately for them, however, Onisan scored into the glove at third base.
Jun-san, a three-ball player, was demoralized by the words of support for Senior Xi's Spitz, and the first ball was missed magnificently.
"Judging from the right seat, that Outside Corner Ball will feel quite outside!"
When Sendou came back and was ready to take the equipment on the field at any time, he heard Kuramochi tell Masuko-senpai what he saw on Batter's Box.
However, at this time, Isashiki hit a fly ball to right field, but the opponent's right field retreated early. This was the position of Jun-san, who had a strong shoulder.
The moment he saw the ball flying out, Sendou pushed back the bat he was about to take out.
Jun-san, who had just taken two steps, also stopped.
"Crack!"
"Out!"
Got killed!
Three Up Three Down.
Everyone in the audience was disappointed, surprised, and worried, but Sendou knew that due to the efforts of the first three seniors, this pitcher had no secrets.
It is really difficult for a pitcher with this kind of ball speed to hit in Changeup unknown situations.
But in turn, the hitter has more time to distinguish the ball and be more accurate.
If you know the ball type in advance, you can give up even if Changeup is not easy to hit. Not to mention that this pitcher's Ball Trajectory is low, and his Changeup changes cannot be said to be weird. This kind of lateral change of the ball means that it is difficult to hit the ball when it falls diagonally.
Moreover, the opponent is afraid that Seidou Batting Lineup will always use the outside corner Low Ball to decide the outcome. Changeup is also the vertical Low Ball. For left-handed players, American Style Lifting Hit is the main one, and Line Drive is the supplementary one. Sendou is his Nemesis.
This is good news for Sendou, but not necessarily for Seidou.
Although he figured out the opponent's pitcher, Furuya was starting for the first time after all. He scored first and tied the game, so the pressure on the pitcher was different.
Although Furuya is a Natural Airhead.
Furuya's first move made Coach Chiba of Mimon Nishi feel that Seidou was underestimating the enemy.
"Hey! Furuya! Even if you are beaten out, I am still preparing!
Switch with me immediately, you have no physical strength! "Okay, in the second half, Sawamura spoke his mind.
He was ignored by Furuya!
"You guys can't ignore me! Furuya Look over here you bastard."
However, with Sawamura making such a fuss, everyone knows that there is nothing wrong with Furuya's status.
"Please be quiet!" Sendou came out from behind and slapped the brim of Sawamura's hat down, blocking his sight.
"What are you doing! Sendou! I'm scared to death!"
"Be a little quieter!"
"Ah! Senior Chris!"
"Sure enough, Senior Chris's words are really useful!" Sendou sighed in his heart and walked towards the court.
In the middle of the game, I heard Miyuki fanning Furuya, saying that he had no intention of dragging the game to the ninth inning, and that he was aiming to strike out all players.
As a result, Furuya said that this was what I had planned from the beginning.
Sendou was speechless.
The audience had never seen Furuya Kanto Tournament appear, and they became worried.
In addition, Furuya was so clumsy that he couldn't even catch the ball, and kicked him when he went to pick it up. The whole audience burst into laughter, and some viewers became even more worried.
However, knowing that Furuya is such a person as Seidou player, the coaching bench and the support bench composed of substitutes are not so troublesome.
They were just worried about the condition of the thing.
Mimon Nishi was really happy, even lucky, thinking that Furuya might destroy itself.
After the fielding players relax and other exercises at their positions, the second half of the first inning will officially begin.
And Furuya Satoru, starting from today, is destined to be deeply remembered by everyone.
Just like spring, they remember Sendou Akira deeply.
Unknowingly, Sendou, who is also a first-year student, looks like a reliable old man in the eyes of the OB gate.
Although I am in first grade, I don't want to feel like first grade.
Please vote, everyone go to bed early and good night,
By the way, I made a mistake in writing Seidou that the third round is the first battle. I have corrected it. I forgot to mention it before.