72. Another quirky pitcher appears
Because the pitcher has to be replaced, the fourth batter of Aoba Dodai High School will have to retreat to the waiting area and wait for Tsurumi High School, and the two pitchers can continue to play again after the replacement is completed.
At this time, Aihara, who was squatting in the waiting area, exchanged glances with Kawano, the coach in the rest area, and the coach secretly gave him a tactical code: Don't be nervous, use the decoy style of play, and get on the base safely!
Aihara understood the coach's intentions, nodded in agreement and turned his gaze to the court in the waiting area, watching the performance of the relay pitcher who was about to go on the board to pitch at Tsurumi High School. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
I saw that this was a guy with No. 22 on the back and a slightly chubby figure.
I heard the name from the radio screen of the stadium, and it was Taro Takei Chuan.
Since Aihara was in the waiting area, he didn't have more detailed information about the relay pitcher at Tsurumi High School for the time being, so Aihara could only rely on his performance in the practice pitching of the pitcher named Takei at this time to observe Takei's pitching style.
"Whew~"
"Peng~"
"Whew"
"Peng~"
After a few consecutive practice balls, Watanabe, who was also a relay pitcher in the rest area of the Aoba Dojo, couldn't help but ask the coach worried about his teammate Aihara: "Coach, our teammates in the logistics team didn't collect much information about this Takei, and seeing the few balls he threw on the court, it seems that he is a player who deviates from the wrong way...... Can Ainohara Senpai beat it!? “
Although coach Kawano was a little surprised by Tsurumi High School's replacement of pitchers at this time, he still replied to Watanabe calmly: "Everything will wait until this relay pitcher really starts to pitch in the game!" ~“
At this point, the game was about to start, so Watanabe had a lot to ask the coach, but he had to stop and focus on the game.
On the other side, on the pitch.
Tsurumi High School's pitcher Takei quickly received the ball code from the catcher, and Takei began to step on the board and pitch.
I saw that he used the arm throwing method of no one on the base, first took a little back half a step, and then raised his foot high to rub against his slightly protruding belly, and then strode out and twisted his body, and threw the ball out with a hard throw.
"Whew! ~“
"Ahh ~“
As soon as Aihara saw Takei's ball in the strike zone, he originally wanted to hit the ball hard, but he didn't expect the ball to hit a position that he didn't expect, so when he wanted to see the bat, the baseball had already flown into the base, and in the end, Aihara could only watch the baseball be put into the gloves by the arrestor.
Seeing this, when Aihara turned his head to look at the pitcher's mound, Takei, the relay pitcher of Tsurumi High School over there, showed a very confident smile at Aihara.
Aihara couldn't help but feel a little angry after seeing this scene: "Damn guy, you're really arrogant!" “
So, this time, Aihara stomped heavily on the ground, holding the bat with both hands and waiting for Takei's second incoming ball.
Soon, Takei threw the second ball.
"Whew~"
A speedball that was almost the same as the previous one, and a ball that was also a little surprisingly pointing high in the middle and flying slightly to the right.
Originally, this kind of ball path and ball speed should be relatively easy to play, but Aihara was obviously half a beat slower to hit the bat, and waited until the baseball had passed before swinging the bat.
"Damn, what's going on!? This guy's pitching action ~~~"
However, after Aihara's swing missed, he had no chance to continue the attack.
Because of the previous entanglement with Tsurumi's starting pitcher Fukishi, he had already used up 2 good shots, so this will mean that his swing will be missed, which means that he will be eliminated.
When he passed by the second 5-batter Maki, Aihara frowned and reminded Maki: "Be careful, that guy's pitching posture is very strange, and you can't see his point of play, so you have to be fast!" ”
"Quirk ball pitcher!?" Makiki asked.
Aihara nodded and returned to the rest area after confirming Makiki, and after putting down the bat, he immediately shared with his teammates the details of what he had seen after the duel with Takeshi just now, and said in a very apologetic tone: "Guys, this guy is a quirky pitcher, and he can't see his point at all when he pitches, so he can't hit, sorry!" ”
"Really!?"
"What, Quirk Pitcher!?"
"The fat man!?"
After coach Kawano heard Aihara's words, he thought about it and immediately gave him a tactical instruction on the blow to the 5 batters who had already played: Makaki, use the deception style to play, and force him to try! If it doesn't work, use the short to build the base!
Makiki nodded in agreement, and immediately performed a short strike stance on Tsurumi High School's side.
This made the two of them a little nervous, and even the catcher pushed their outfield guards forward a little bit.
After he was well guarded, Takei began to step on the board and throw the ball.
"Whew~"
"I guess~~" Although Makiki was already mentally prepared, when he really saw his ball, he was still a little dazed by Takei's quirky ball path.
"Bastard, is it true that Shin Makiki is also a sick cat!? Such a ball hits with a touch ~~"
"Bang! ~”
After a soft sound, sure enough, because of the touch, Makiki sent the bat back to block the ball thrown by Takei.
But because the position of the block was not good, the baseball hit the bat and flew directly to the right rear.
"Throw-in!"
"Bastard~" Makiki finally understood the power of Takei's quirk ball path, and after playing a ball, he thought to himself: It's really troublesome! ~~ This guy's point of play is not visible at all, so it's hard to choose the right time to play! ~
At this time, Makiki continued to prepare for the next blow.
On the Tsurumi High School side, pitcher Takei is also very fast, as if he doesn't have to think too much about the way the ball goes, and immediately stepped on the board and pitched the ball a few seconds after receiving the catcher's return pass!
"Whew~"
It was another very fast speedball, but this time Takei threw it a little too high inside, and almost missed Makaki's face, so frightened that his upper body immediately dodged backwards, and at the same time, the bat in his hand also blocked it.
"Bump~"
This time, Makiki blocked the ball again, and he successfully blocked the baseball in the effective area, but Makiki was not happy.
Because the ball Mumu blocked the effect too poorly, the strength was too great, and the direction was not well controlled, so he went straight to the pitcher's mound. So when Makiki didn't run a few steps, Tsurumi High School's pitcher Takei had already gotten off the pitcher's mound, scooped up the ball, and began to pass it to first base.
By the time Makiki was halfway there, Tsurumi High School's first baseman had caught the ball and blocked him out......
"Ahhh~~Damn bastard~"
Makiki was forced to stop and walked back to the rest area with an unhappy face.
After putting the bat back, Makiki said, "Damn, I can't see where his shot is at all, so it's hard to tell what kind of ball this guy is throwing, so it's hard to hit!" ”
"Is that so!?"
"The relay pitcher of Tsurumi High School is the same pitcher as Kasuga-kun, who belongs to the same quirk ball path!"
"It's really acceptable, Tsurumi High School...... There was no news of this guy named Takei before! ~”
"Ace!?"
In the rest area, there was a discussion about Tsurumi High School's relay pitcher Takei at this time, which made Hayakawa, the sixth pitcher who had to prepare to play, feel a little lacking in momentum at this time.
But as the team's ace pitcher, Hayakawa valued his striking effect more than anyone else.
Hayakawa knows whether his team can stabilize the situation in this game, and it depends on whether he can successfully hit the ball thrown by Takei, the relay pitcher of Tsurumi High School.
So he said loudly to his teammates in the rest area: "Everyone must be discouraged, there is nothing to be afraid of the quirk ball road, don't we have a guy here who specializes in quirk balls!?" On weekdays, Kasuga-kun's ball is still played less...... So, watch me perform! ”
Hayakawa's words were finished for a while, and just as he turned to play, Watanabe in the rest area took the lead in encouraging him: "Come on, Senior Hayakawa, I believe you can do it!" ”
Tsuchihara also spoke out a word of encouragement: "Kill him, Hayakawa-senpai!" ”
"That's right, let's remember it!"
"We're waiting for your performance, Hayakawa"
"Let's remember the ruthlessness~~ Don't let the guys in Tsurumi High School underestimate us!"
"Please, Hayakawa-kun!"
A voice of encouragement made Hayakawa's momentum just now increase by two points again: "Oh~~ Wrap it up on me!" ”