When Sendou thought that Kuramochi would use his unintentional joke, he was actually overthinking it. Kuramochi just didn't want to be compared too much with his first-year class.
The Shirau next to Kuramochi is now one head and two bigger.
Now three bad balls! What if the opponent comes back with the next ball?
He still couldn't guess whether the next time would be a fake move like this one.
After weighing the pros and cons, Shirau accepted his fate and fought with Seidou.
In a three-ball situation, there must be no more missed pitches. If it is a fake and they miss again, they will walk Kuramochi. That means the bases are loaded with one out, and the batter is still easy to hit.
If they shoot normally, the worst result is that they lose one point and they get the second out count. The good result is that Seidou is still a fake and they get the second good count and let the ball count be full.
But this also means that the opponent also knows very well that the initiative of this goal still lies with Seidou.
As for Hengxue, knowing that the opponent might take action, they had to decide the outcome with Strike Zone, but Shirau didn't dare to gamble.
Because the bases are full, it means that they have to face two or three batters. If they can't successfully resolve the inning before the third strike, then it will be scary to think about facing four and five with the bases loaded.
Betting on success is just to earn a good number of goals. Shirau doesn't have Sendou's ability to see through people's hearts, nor does he have Sendou's confidence and boldness in his own judgment, or madness (there is a thin line between genius and madness). He really doesn't dare.
Even if there is a 70% chance that he will win, the situation will become a three-bad-two-good situation, but the other three chances are that the bases are loaded. Just the word "bases loaded" is enough to scare him away.
Strike Zone decides the outcome, but Seidou may not defeat them.
Because Ino has enough Changeup, the ball speed is fast enough, and the ball control is good enough, Four-Quadrant can control the ball with a straight ball, and Changeup can also control Strike Zone.
There is Furuya on first base, and life or death depends on this hit of Kuramochi, even if it is a bunt, the ball count will be full if it is a foul ball.
In the inbounds, if the ball is not placed well and is hit by a double play by Furuya and Kuramochi near second base, Miyuki will return to home base, as long as he scores later than Furuya.
That is to say, he returned to home plate after Furuya was out, and then Kuramochi did not go to first base, so the score was invalid, although the possibility was very low.
Not to mention the Kuramochi blow, this is beneficial to Hengxue.
Needless to say, if he is killed directly, Seidou can prepare for the next game's offense and defense.
When a hitter is forced to score, the batter is caught, and there is a 100% double play. The third base will die and there is no possibility of survival, because all runners who catch the hit must return to their original bases. The third base has stolen the base in advance, and naturally cannot go back. And when the defensive team wants to kill the runner who is rushing back to the base after catching the batter, he can completely ignore the non-forced base entry rule, Force Out that runner.
As a catcher, Shirau is quite good at being able to see the overall situation to this extent. Although he does not have the strong shoulders of Miyuki Harada, a catcher is a commander who plays with his brains.
Catchers playing downfield are the norm in the profession.
After considering the pros and cons, Shirau made a decision. If you want to double play and have a certain possibility of not losing points, then there is only one Ball Trajectory.
Even if you fail, you may lose a point and get a double play. The worst result is to be hit by Hit and Run, or the opponent's bunt is well placed and does not get an out. In this way, the crisis will continue until the next bat.
The second is the failure of the double play. The attack in this inning will continue, but there will be no one on third base, and a head-on decision is needed to end the inning.
"If it is Hit and Run, this summer, our summer may be over!
But the possibility of Hit and Run is the lowest.
This hitter's short game is not good either, and the outcome is determined entirely by his footwork.
We also have a chance of winning against the second team (if we don't have the confidence to win against Ounisang, then we can surrender without resistance)" Shirau swallowed.
"Done!" Ino nodded!
Surrender and arrest are partners, sharing life and death.
When Ino raised his arms, Miyuki moved again, and everyone's muscles tightened.
Lift your legs!
Kuramochi started to exert force on his hands.
Step!
Kuramochi's feet began to show signs of moving.
When I'm about to throw my arms away,
"The runner's off!" third base called out.
Kuramochi short hitting posture is formed.
"Are you here? Forced to score points!" Shirau secretly thought that he had made the right bet, and now it was time to decide life and death.
It's about who the goddess of luck smiles at!
"Phew!"
"A straight ball in the center?!!!" Kuramochi opened his eyes wide. For him who is not very good at short game, Nemesis's short game... a high-speed straight ball is extremely difficult.
Although he didn't have time to think about the pros and cons, he knew that the other party had been planning for a long time.
All members of the same two sides are staring at this hit. The hit must be made, otherwise the third base runner will be caught in vain.
"Yalu!" Kuramochi said with hatred in his heart, and then took action.
"Touch!"
The ball, which is more than 140 kilometers straight, bounces back quickly the moment it touches the bat.
The landing point is between second and third base, close to second base, within the fielding range of the shortstop.
The angle of this ball is perfect. Even if it is near the center, most of the ball will not be able to bounce to the second base so accurately.
There was just a slight chance of a double kill without losing points. Obviously they were lucky, but it was not to the point of a stable double kill. Seidou also had a chance to survive.
"Crack!"
The shortstop got the ball, stepped on the base bag, and quickly passed the ball to first base.
At this time, Miyuki's return to base is no longer important. Only when Kuramochi successfully reaches base can the score be valid.
A collision of speed and speed.
"Kuramochi!"
"Ku! ku! ku! ku!"
"Crack!"
The benches of both sides are far apart and it is impossible to tell who is first.
"Safe!"
"Yo Xi!!!"
But the first baseman near first base, the base finger, the umpire and Kuramochi himself all know the result, and the result is relatively obvious in their eyes.
Kuramochi ran past first base, his roar and the referee's decision sounded at the same time.
"Yo Xi!!!" After hearing the verdict, the Seidou bench and support seats celebrated loudly together.
Although they have maintained their hits and offense, it is also true that they have not scored from the second inning to the sixth inning. This score is also of great significance.
This is why Shirau took risks. Giving away a point for free is equivalent to giving away the rhythm and momentum of the game.
"Forcing points taken successfully!!!
It was a wonderful game between the two sides. Although Hengxue's bold shooting and catching strategies gave them the advantage, even the goddess of luck also smiled on them.
However, in the end, it was Kuramochi's footwork that was better, avoiding the embarrassing situation of being double-killed and unable to score!
Seidou High School additional score!!!
Now the situation is two outs and one base!
What kind of game will we see next? "The commentator was very excited by the attack and defense of this goal. He never thought that such a high-level tactical duel was actually led by high school students. He was also shocked by Hengxue's courage in shooting.
But in the end, they still lost a bit in terms of speed, only for a moment.
In baseball, life and death can be determined by the blink of an eye, and even the blink of an eye is long. After all, the blink of an eye is 0.3 seconds, and in baseball, life and death can be determined by 0.1 seconds in many cases.
"Three points difference!" Isashiki-senpai, who raised his arms high, felt as if he was relieved, and at the same time he was even more powerful!
"Did you lose? But the result is not bad!" Shirau raised his head and sighed in his heart. He looked at Ino on Pitcher's Mound, and the Fighting Spirit in their eyes was not erased.
"Second bat! Second baseman, Kominato Ryosuke-kun!"
"Yo Xi!
Come on! Seidou's one-two punch combo! "
"Onisan!!!"
"One hit! Please!"
"Don't care, just deal with them! Shirau! Ino!"
Just as both sides were cheering for the players, Kuramochi had already left the bases significantly!
"This is off base!!!
Seidou High School continued the attack without hesitation! "Commentary passion revives.
"Attack! Attack! Attack!
Maintaining an offensive mood at all times is Seidou baseball! "A spectator shouted loudly on the sidelines. Although not many people could hear it, it still did not hinder his enthusiasm.
"Crack!"
"Safe!"
Although Ino fully demonstrated his excellent containment skills, Kuramochi showed no sign of weakness and challenged Ino with large departures again and again.
Containment does not necessarily require getting the runner out. On the one hand, it is to prevent the runner from leaving the base unscrupulously and to interfere with the runner's starting rhythm as much as possible. On the other hand, it is also to cooperate with the catcher to hit him at second base when the opponent steals a base.
So before the catcher decides on the distribution plan, the pitcher and the runner will not give in to each other.
The showdown between Kuramochi and Ino was extremely thrilling. After all, he was deceived by Ino's fake move in the last round.
Speaking of which, Kuramochi's two hits were quite thrilling, and both were sacrificed to Furuya...
"The duel with this guy cost about 20 balls in two games.
In the first at-bat, Forkball struck out, but in the second at-bat, he selected Four Balls to get on base.
The feel of the ball is very good and the hitting skills are also very good. Ball Trajectory cannot be pitched well! "
Ino nodded when he saw Shirau decided on the ball type, and made a fake pitch to try again.
"Crack!"
"Safe!"
Kuramochi, who was extremely careful, carefully avoided it.
However, just now Shirau also gave first base a Signals that quickly crossed back to Pitcher's Mound.
Then just when Kuramochi stood up and was about to leave the base, Ino was already throwing the ball quickly in a fixed posture.
Good pitchers are so difficult to control. In fact, second-year Sawamura is also very difficult to deal with, and he knows all kinds of containment methods.
Although the fake move is definitely not good, the advantage is that he is a left-hander. Even if he is not as strong as Ino, he still suppresses the top runner of the White Dragon at first base.
"Phew!"
"Crack!"
"Good shot!"
"First pitch Forkball! The batter missed!"
"So fast!
With such a fast pass, can he still quickly find the Forkball way to hold the ball?
This guy! "Kuramochi is naturally talking about the first baseman passing the ball to Ino. Ino can also quickly find the way to hold the ball that is prone to mistakes like Forkball, and throw the ball quickly.
It can be seen that this decisive ball has been trained to instinctive reaction.
Moreover, the biggest difference between Hengxue and Spring is the improvement of the ace. Not only has Changeup evolved slightly, but the ball speed has also improved. The truly terrible improvement is the perfection of containment technology.
Maybe he himself knew that his room for improvement in a short period of time was limited, so he started from other aspects.
The growth of Ino is the biggest misjudgment of Seidou.
But this is youth, this is the high school league, Koshien.
No one in high school knows which player will suddenly grow explosively, and no one knows which player will suddenly run out of talent and become invisible to everyone.
This move not only deceived Kuramochi, but also deceived Ou Nisang.
Ounisang also didn't expect that the ball thrown by such a fast ball was not a straight ball but Changeup.
Next up is Head-on Showdown!
This time, Ino looked at Kuramochi, but Kuramochi still left the base without fear, but everyone could see clearly that he was not as far away from the base as last time.
This is to avoid the situation like last time where the bases were returned and the opponent just got up and threw the ball.
But for the defender, the purpose of containment is achieved.
Containment cannot completely prevent runners from stealing bases. At most, it can take advantage of one or two false moves, but it can allow runners to start farther away from the next base in the game.
Moreover, the benefits of one or two successful fake moves are already unexpected gains. If used well, it can also completely suppress the runner.
However, for Ino, the current situation can no longer be improved. Kuramochi can only choose to accept the current distance from the base and start to concentrate on dealing with hitters.
But neither Kuramochi nor Ou Nisang dared to relax, because they were afraid that he would do the same operation again.
This is also a psychological advantage.
"Sawamura! Do you see clearly?" At this time, Miyuki began to output to Sawamura.
"What?" Sawamura, who was enjoying his work, turned back dissatisfied.
"Ino-san's Pickoff Throw! I'll explain it to you when I get back!"
However, Sawamura ignored him and continued to cheer for Onisan!
Now that he would explain it later, Sawamura, who was often bullied by Miyuki, naturally chose to ignore him.
Miyuki It's helpless, even if the fool has been deceived many times, the same trick will not work anymore.
"The time has come to show off your strength and courage! Ino!
Come on! "In the court, Shirau continued to hit Signals with the second ball.
When competing for strength and courage, Hengxue is not the only one who knows this!
"Steal a base!"
"Phew!"
"Ping!"
"Out of bounds!"
"The straight ball in the inside corner is almost identical to the previous Forkball Ball Trajectory. The batter didn't hit it well!
That's two good shots!
If there is one more strike, the game will change! "
On the foul ball, Kuramochi also returned to first base, waiting for an opportunity again.
Onisan fell into memories.
"Sendou!"
"Huh?"
"For the opponent's pitcher, deduct Forkball, what do you think is the lifeline?
If they guessed that we were targeting Forkball, what ball type do you think they are most likely to choose as the winning ball? "
"Hmm...! Straight balls and curve balls!
They are extremely confident in Forkball, the winning pitch. However, excluding the winning pitch, curveballs and straight balls, one slow and one fast, are this pitcher's lifeline.
If they find out that we are targeting Forkball, then the two Ball Trajectorys, the straight ball and the curveball with a low outside angle, may be the type of ball that the catcher chooses to win. "
I now understand why the original author doesn't write much about on-base duels. A Inajitsu in the summer game versus a Yakushi Game from Autumn Tournament and others don't write much about the battles on the bases.
It's really too brain-burning...
Congratulations, I am no longer in debt. Although I feel like I am struggling for my life and my head hurts a little. It seems that I really need to rest more recently.
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I don't understand these activities at all, so I have been immersed in coding and learning to improve my plot conception skills.
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