Chapter 44: Pulling Back a Point (Part 1)
In this year's Koshien, many star players emerged from Seido High School, and some of them were even given affectionate nicknames by the audience. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoFor example, Tetsuya Yuki, the captain of the third grade, has the name of a thunderbolt. Ryosuke Kominato was also given the nickname of the Demon Beater. Akira Shibuya, a first-year student, is affectionately known as a monster because of his extraordinary ball speed. Yang Ping has a lot of specialties, but he was not given any nickname. In the same situation as him, it is Miyuki Kazuya, although he did not receive any nicknames and nicknames in Koshien this time. But before, the media had an evaluation of him.
The savior of the wealthy Seido High School - the genius catcher Miyuki Kazuya.
was highly expected by the school, and when he was in the first grade, he was promoted to the main catcher and led the team forward. Although this year's Seido High School is known as a strong school, the captain Tetsuya Yuki is the core. But when it was on guard, it was still dominated by the command and leadership of Miyuki Kazuya. In the evaluation of baseball professionals, his potential and value are not below that of Tetsuya Yuuki, the fourth baseman.
Now this beater has appeared.
Two outs, one or three bases.
In the words of Rei Takashima, there is no more suitable fighter in this situation than Yukiichi.
"It's been a long time since I've had this opportunity."
Yukiichi also came on the field to strike, and couldn't help but sigh. Since Yang Ping came, when it was his turn to strike, there were fewer and fewer people on the base. It's been a long time since he's played an opponent's pitch in such a situation.
It's finally a turn, and you have to help the team score no matter what.
With that in mind, he stared intently at Kawada on the pitcher's mound.
At this time, Kawada was also very emotional. The seventh stick is full of people, and the eighth stick is Yukikazuya. Think about the bottom line of Qingdao High School, which makes the pitcher feel tense at any time. He couldn't believe that he hadn't lost a point until now.
But it's all up to here, and you have to win the last number of outs anyway.
"Whoosh!"
The baseball was thrown into the inside corner and deflected inside.
Hehe, it's a slider!
Although Yukiichi didn't swing the bat, he clearly guessed the way of the ball. Kawada's pitching doesn't have the same talent as Akira Shiratani and Sawamura. There is still a difference between his straight ball and his arm swing. It's not that the pitcher doesn't want to avoid it, it's that he can't avoid it at all. (Here is a popularization of Sawamura's quirk change ball, so much so that the reason why the colorful change ball that evolved later is so terrifying that Kataoka thinks that he can surpass Akatsuki Shibuyani is because when he throws this change ball, his arm swing is exactly the same.) The hitter cannot distinguish the type of ball he wants to throw from his swing and pitching stance. ļ¼
Yang Ping, who was on third base, had a light in his eyes: although Yu Xing did not swing the bat, he judged the ball very clearly. This can be seen in the evil smile that appears from the corner of his mouth.
The ball path can be seen clearly, and the probability of hitting this ball with Miyuki Kazuya's concentration is at least eighty percent.
Thinking of this, Yang Ping secretly decided. As soon as the ball hits the ground, start running!
In the second ball, after the baseball flew, Yukiichi still didn't swing the bat.
"Bad ball!"
The baseball flew into the catcher's glove along the edge of the outside corner, and Yukiichi didn't swing the ball either.
The number of balls is one good and one bad, the first ball is a slippery ball in the inside corner, the second ball is a throw-in in the outside corner, then the third ball is.
Lower center ultra-low ball!
Yukiichi didn't hesitate to swing his bat at the third ball thrown by Kawada.
"Ping!"
The baseball landed behind the second baseman to form a hit.
As soon as the ball landed, Yang Ping ran back to home plate like a cheetah, and at the same time, Gu Xiao reached second base, and Yu Yuichi also went to first base.
"Seido High School catcher Kazuya Miyuki's timely hit, Seido High School recovered a point."
The overall score was 2:1, and Qingdao High School was one point behind.
The player of the troll was a little unwilling, and the catcher glanced fiercely at Yang Ping, who ran back to home plate, and gave the pitcher a code.
In this case, it is helpless to lose a point, so change your mood and win the next beater.
Ninth, left fielder Ichiro Sakai.
In the current Seido High School, the presence of Ichiro Sakai in the first army is getting weaker and weaker, and even the troll pitcher thinks that he can almost be regarded as the weakest link among the Seido High School hitters.
Although there are people on first and second base now, as long as one more number of outs is taken, the innings will be over.
The opponent is Ichiro Sakai, who is the weakest hit at Seido High School, and although Kawada is still strong when he throws, he still seems to be a little eager to achieve quick success.
"Whoosh!"
The baseball flew over and landed in the catcher's glove with a crisp sound.
"Good shot!"
"Good shot!"
Two good balls in a row, one Ichiro Sakai didn't swing the bat, and the other Ichiro Sakai swung the bat but didn't hit the ball.
When I saw Ichiro Sakai swinging his bat at the second ball, there were whispers in the cowshed of Qingdao High School.
"The ball obviously didn't go into the zone, right?"
"I actually shot a bad ball in the inside corner, and Senpai Sakai is very nervous."
"After all, you have to connect the offense, and once you are out, the offense of this game is over."
The troll's catcher is very relaxed, giving Kawada a code and throwing a bad ball to lure it.
Kawada shook his head: there is no need to waste a good ball now, take advantage of the player's hesitation to solve him with a good ball.
The catcher thought about it and agreed to Kawada's suggestion. He also didn't think Ichiro Sakai could hit Kawada's deciding shot.
Come on, deciding shot.
Slider in the inside corner!
"Whoosh!"
Baseball roared. Ichiro Sakai's heart is very calm.
He was in the third grade, and he was not an outstanding existence. It can be said that there is not a decent player in this year's team, and he is the representative of the poor harvest year. No potential, no strength, no talent.
It's the knot, it's Jun Izaki, it's Ryosuke Kominato, it's Masuko Toru, it's they who don't abandon it, they don't give up, and he persists to this day. Countless times I wanted to give up, but it was my companions around him who pulled him and let him persist to this day.
Training until he was tired and fainted in the bath, how hard he worked was for the third-year contestants to see. Even if he didn't behave well, no one said anything.
There are a lot of talented players in the team this year, and they are real talents, who have caught up with most third-year players in a few months of training in the first year, and even aimed at the pride of their class.
Of course, Ichiro Sakai envied them, and his three-year efforts were surpassed by others in just half a year. Ichiro Sakai also doubted himself, but now as a player representing the team, he has to make the effort he should do.
"Ping!"
The baseball was swept away.
(To be continued.) )