"Two outs, nobody on base, and an unexpected high inside fastball for the first strike!
That makes the next pitch harder to call!!" someone said as they watched the field.
Kataoka Coach nodded at that.
As a rival, there was no way they had not gathered Sendou's previous batting data!
Of the four corners of the Strike Zone, Sendou's highest batting average came on low inside, low outside, and high outside pitches!!
His long arms and long bat gave him a stronger ability to fight back against outside pitches!
Relatively speaking, his batting average against high inside pitches was much lower!
Among the other three corners, the two outside corners produced a great many Foul Balls because of how tricky they were!
But the odds of getting him out were not high!!
On the contrary, low inside Changeups often got him out!
And under normal circumstances, it was not as if Sendou could not hit high inside Ball Trajectories, but that was only relative.
Against especially tricky and especially fast pitches, he would still struggle somewhat.
That was determined by his physique and Sendou's still-immature technique!
"That unexpected first pitch, coupled with Amakusa's velocity, caught Sendou off guard.
But the second pitch is the key!" Coach Ochiai continued.
"At this point, all we can do is trust his instincts!!
Besides, when he is not being pressured, no one knows what that kid is thinking!
Although his ability to distinguish pitches has not improved much, he is not afraid to give up swinging whether it is a strike or ball just to disrupt his opponent's thinking." Kataoka Coach said.
"What should we do, Kousei!!" Takami looked toward Amakusa with questioning eyes.
"He really is impossible to read!
That guy is far too willful in the Batter's Box. Right now, it feels