Chapter 19: A Headshot! (2nd Update)
"Hahaha, haha......"
In the stands, there was a series of laughter.
In the rest area of the Qingdao High School baseball team, the friends couldn't help but laugh.
is worthy of being a senior of Izagi Jun, and his influence is different from that of these ordinary people.
From the moment he stood in the strike zone, the style of painting throughout the game has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Although the scene is hilarious, the offense of the Seido High School baseball team is serious.
Not only is Izashaki Jun standing in the strike zone impressive, but on the first and third bases, Zhang Han and Yuki Tetsuya have also opened their posture and are ready to rush forward at any time.
The offense of the Qingdao High School baseball team is never a simple blow, but the perfect coordination of a whole team.
Especially when there are people on the baseball, the state of the Qingdao High School baseball team is even more crazy.
Every player standing on the court, whether it's the player who is hitting or the player on the base, is trying to show their presence as much as possible to distract their opponents.
"These hateful fellows, no one is too blind!"
Whether it is Zhang Han or Yuuki, they have already left the original base bag, and the intention to move towards the next base bag is basically completely displayed on their faces.
They want to attack, they want to get a point for real.
"Containment?"
Harada, who was in the position of the catcher, glanced at the two aggressive guys with a sharp gaze, silently judging the possibility of pinning them out of the game.
Eventually, he sadly discovered that despite the fact that these two guys were crazy, they didn't seem to take their Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team seriously at all.
But these are superficial phenomena.
In fact, these two men did not go beyond their safe boundaries, and once they realized that there might be danger, they quickly retreated.
Cheng Gong Ming on the pitcher's mound was too lazy to deal with these two arrogant guys.
"Don't look at the seniors, they won't move forward!"
One out, and the offense of the Seido High School baseball team is over.
Before Izashaki's strike, these two guys, no matter how aggressive they were, wouldn't really act.
Their adventures are pointless and may even pose an irreparable risk to the team. With the experience of the two of them, how could they make such a loss-making deal.
The reason why these two guys are so active is nothing more than to attract their attention.
"Now that we all know your plans, how can Young Master Ben be fooled?"
Narumi Cheng put all his attention on the opponent in front of him.
There are people on first and third base, and the other friends of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School may feel that this is an incomparably huge crisis, and they have to face it carefully.
But for Cheng Gongming, such a situation is not entirely a bad thing.
The runner is already on third base, and he doesn't need to worry about the back of him, he just needs to solve the opponent in front of him wholeheartedly.
In this process, Zhang Han tried to break through in front of the past, but whether it was Cheng Gongming or Harada, they just looked at him with a sneer.
The two of them were unmoved......
That look seems to say, if you have the ability, you can run?
Of course Zhang Han didn't dare.
If the opponent is Narumiya, even if the scud of their team is in hold, they are not very sure that they will be able to steal home plate.
Although Zhang Han's speed is not slow, there is still a distance from Cangzhi, and Cangzhi can't do it, let alone him.
Kameda, who was in charge of commentating the game, gave a very high evaluation of the performance of the Seido High School baseball team.
"The offensive quality of the Qingdao High School baseball team is deservedly ranked first among all the big teams in the country. It's like right now, two of the most important hitters on their team are now on the base. But these two players are now willing to play support ...... for their teammates."
They actively steal the base, of course, not for the actual theft, their real intention is actually very clear.
is to cover Jun Izakiki and distract Narumiya, and there is no way to duel with the beaters on the field wholeheartedly.
It's just that their opponents today are too familiar with their routines, so they don't pay attention to them at all.
Naru Narumiya wholeheartedly duels with Jun Isashiki.
"Whoosh!"
The white ball whistled and the baseball was thrown in the middle of it.
"Hit the ball?"
When I saw this ball, Jun Izashaki was about to shatter his teeth.
He didn't expect that Cheng Gongming would be so bold and use such a ball to provoke him at the beginning.
"You brought it on yourself, don't cry when you hit a home run!"
Jun Izaki clenched his teeth and used all the strength of his body to knock the ball out.
As a result, his swing was over, and the little white ball was late.
"Damn!"
Jun Izaki knew he had been fooled.
But by this time, it was too late.
"Smack!"
The baseball smashed steadily into Harada's open glove.
"Speed Ball!"
Facing Zhang Han and Yuki before, it seemed that he was suppressed to death, and Cheng Gong Ming, who didn't have much power to fight back.
When facing the other players of the Seido High School baseball team, it was like a different person.
He threw the ball with great momentum, and the ball he threw was also full of domineering.
"This is the real Prince of Tokyo!"
"This is the super trump card that led the team to dominate the country in the spring Koshien field."
If there is a spotlight on the stadium at this time, the center of the light must be shining on Cheng Gongming's body.
At this time, he was almost invincible.
Jun Izashaki, who missed the first swing, barely hit the ball out of bounds on the second ball.
After only two goals, the core hitter of the Seido High School baseball team has been chased by the opponent.
Some reporters recorded the scene in front of them with their own equipment.
"Seido High School baseball team wants to score in this game, I'm afraid it's not that easy......"
It's not the two core hitters in their team, and the strength is not strong.
Even in the face of Cheng Gong Ming, Zhang Han and Yuki Tetsuya, the combat effectiveness they showed was shocking.
In the first round of the matchup, they scored four bad hits by themselves, and one hit cleanly.
But if the Qingdao High School baseball team wants to score, it seems that the strength of the two of them alone is not enough.
You must know that in this round of the showdown, the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team did not escape, and they were serious and clashed against the players of the Qingdao High School baseball team.
But even so, the two of them just accounted for two bases, and they didn't really score points.
If the hitter behind them doesn't give up, their chances of winning the score are very slim.
This is still in the case of the backbone of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team, which has been facing off against the two core players of the Qingdao High School baseball team.
If it comes to the critical situation of the game, people are unwilling to continue to face each other head-on, and choose to escape......
The chances of the Qingdao High School baseball team scoring are even slimmer.
"Whether or not the Qingdao High School baseball team can score points in this game, the performance of other hitters will play a big role."
Fujio, a veteran reporter for Baseball Kingdom magazine, made a similar judgment.
In the midst of people's regretful eyes, Narumiya Narumiya threw his third goal.
Jun Izaki, who has been chased by two good balls, has no way out and no choice at this time.
He can only bite the bullet!
Speedball again?
The fans in the stands, as well as the players of the two teams watching the game, they were clear from the sidelines.
So they saw the ball thrown by Narumiya Ming clearly.
The first ball is the start of the speed ball and the last ball is the end of the speed ball.
Jun Izashaki, who has been chased, and Jun Izashaki, who is in a hurry to swing the baton and want to win the hit, seems to be solved as a matter of course.
Even the little friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team themselves saw the picture of Jun Izashaki being solved in their minds at this time.
"Is this the end of it?"
They are unwilling, but what can they do if they are unwilling? On the court, after all, it is up to strength to speak.
However, what no one expected was that this time Jun Izashaki didn't swing the stick in advance.
He seems to have known this ball for a long time, it is a speedball.
"Guessed?"
The little friends in the rest area of the Qingdao High School baseball team are all in high spirits.
If you are deceived by a speedball, there is nothing to say. But now that Jun Izashaki has guessed that this ball is a speed ball, the probability of him hitting the ball has become very high.
The friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team rekindled hope in their hearts.
"I knew you guys could do this kind of thing."
Start with a speedball and finish with a speedball.
"Don't be too rampant!"
Jun Izagi looked at the flying baseball with a hideous face and swung the bat in his hand.
This time, the timing of his swing was exactly the same.
I'm about to hit this speedball out.
Zhang Han is ready.
Once the baseball is played, he has to run forward regardless of whether anyone can catch the ball or not.
Just when everyone thought that baseball was about to be beaten out, Narumiya Ming on the pitcher's mound had a sneer on his face.
"Who is naïve, pure senior?"
Just as the bat was about to hit the baseball, the white baseball suddenly fell.
Falling?
The speedball fell?
The sudden change made the friends in the rest area of the Qingdao High School baseball team stunned.
Then they saw that the white baseball was staggered with the bat, and neither of them could touch the other.
"Smack!"
"Strikeout!"
"Three outs, offensive and defensive exchanges!"
In the rest area of the Seido High School baseball team, all the friends were dumbfounded.
They don't understand at all?
Why does the speed ball suddenly fall rapidly?
Zhang Han returned to the rest area to change his equipment, he glanced thoughtfully at the rest area of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School, and looked at Cheng Gongming, who was high-fived his teammates with ease.
"Is this the hole card you've hidden?"
I'm afraid it's not that simple......
This is a good goal. But when facing himself and Yuuki seniors, Narumiya didn't use it.
Why is that?
The only reasonable explanation that Zhang Han could think of was that he didn't dare.
He didn't dare to fool himself with such a ball, nor did he dare to fool Yuuki with such a ball......
"Does that mean there are any other hole cards?"
Playing against the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School is really exciting!
In the second half of the first game, the Baseball Team of Daocheng Industrial High School attacked.
The Seido High School baseball team, which tried to score points first, failed to achieve its strategic goal and was stopped by the players of the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team.
So much so that they had to face the blow of the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team with 0 points.
"Please!"
Superintendent Kataoka said solemnly to Koichiro Tanba.
In this situation, it seems that they can only pin their hopes on the starting pitcher in today's game.
Although Tanba felt that the burden on his shoulders was not small, he still nodded happily.
"Don't worry, Overseer."
Although in the last year, he was robbed of the trump card position by the junior brother who was one year lower than him.
Tamba didn't sink either.
On the contrary, until now, he thinks that may be a good thing.
No matter how reluctant he is to admit it, it is difficult to change a person's character. It's like him, cowardly by nature.
If he is allowed to be the ace of the team, it will be difficult for him to lead the Qingdao High School baseball team to greater glory.
Such a heavy burden not only crushed his body, but also his spirit.
He always wants to throw a ball that can match the ace status of Qingdao Road.
But he is not that material after all, and in the end he can only draw a tiger and not an anti-dog.
By removing the burden of the ace, he can have a more relaxed mentality and face the game.
"Come on!"
Tamba is in good shape.
In today's game, the catcher who is partnered with him is Miyuki.
Miyuki breathed a sigh of relief silently.
Actually, he was a little worried......
He hopes that his friends can score points when they attack just now, which can help Damba relieve a lot of pressure.
Now that the score has not been scored, they do not have any advantage, and they have to face the counterattack of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School......
Thinking about the situation in front of you, it's really unfavorable.
Fortunately, Senior Tamba is in good shape, so in this way, he may be able to ......
The competition officially began, and the first hitter to stand in the strike zone of Inagi Industry was Carl Ross, a young black man with a strong body.
As soon as this guy came on the field, he put on a hangy appearance, the bat in his hand was the same as the stick in the child's hand, and he was making a blind gesture.
"What is this for? Have you changed your style? ”
Miyuki glanced at this opponent with curiosity, feeling as if he had rabies and was not well.
In the rest area of the Qingdao High School baseball team, there are also friends who are talking.
"This guy, there's something wrong with your brain, right?"
Chris frowned.
"Although I don't know, what exactly happened to Carl Ross? But if he swings the bat like this, it will be difficult for Miyuki to judge what ball he chose? ”
The current main catcher of the Seido High School baseball team relies on intelligence and analysis to match the ball.
Belongs to the orthodox data stream catcher.
Carl Rose's sudden move has a great chance of interfering with Miyuki Kazuya's matching.
This is what Chris can see, but Miyuki, who is the person concerned, doesn't actually feel much now.
He's just trying to find a way to get this pesky little black guy out of the game as soon as possible.
First ball, straight ball from the outside corner!
Try to be on the edge of the good ball zone, and it's okay to deviate from it......
In the rest area of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School, the supervisor of Guoyou nodded imperceptibly.
Here's your chance!
"Whoosh!"
Tanbo, who received the code, threw the baseball in his hand very decisively.
The opponent is Daocheng Industry, the strongest team of their generation.
In the face of such an opponent, in the face of such an enemy, Tamba's will to fight is very strong.
The baseball in his hand was launched at a breakneck speed.
"Whoosh!"
Seeing this ball, many people who were originally unimpressed by Tanba's straight ball suddenly felt their eyes light up.
"This guy's straight ball, yes!"
Although compared with Zhang Han and Cheng Gongming's straight balls, they are much inferior.
But it's a lot better than they imagined.
Such a straight ball may not be used as a lore ball. But if it's just a normal weapon, it's still very powerful.
At the very least, it can interfere with the judgment of the hitter.
"Good!"
The location is a little sweeter, and there is a risk of being beaten out.
However, the momentum is fully displayed, the speed is also very good, and even if it is hit, the problem should not be very serious.
As a test of the first goal, in the eyes of Miyuki Kazuya, this goal is undoubtedly very qualified.
He's ready to catch the ball!
He opened his glove, but the white baseball didn't get into his glove.
The baseball was forcibly stopped as he approached his glove.
How so?
Carl Rose, who had been a fool before, had a smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Don't think we're unprepared!"
The two teams have played each other for too long, the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team, any pitcher who is familiar with the Seido High School baseball team.
Especially Tamba, who has the most appearances.
His best way to play at the beginning was actually a high-drop curveball, with a 54% probability of being used as the first ball.
The second is a straight ball from the outside corner.
Although there are some other paths, they account for more than 80% of the total.
Carl Ross started aiming for a straight ball in the outside corner, and his previous indiscriminate swing was just a mental cue.
"The preparation of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School is too sufficient!"
The reporter of the Tokyo Baseball Newspaper widened his eyes in surprise.
When he was in college, he minored in psychology. Carl Ross's previous indiscriminate swing of the bat, which seemed to be useless on the surface, actually gave his opponent a strong psychological cue.
It doesn't matter if it's a pitcher or a catcher, when they try to get the ball through the bat and into the glove.
They will subconsciously avoid places where the bat is within reach.
That's where the bat just swung wildly.
"Ping!"
The ball that was bitten was hit solidly into the outfield.
Like a cheetah from Africa, Carlros was chasing his own food, dodging the first base and running to the second base with incredible speed.
By the time Jun Izashaki passed the ball back, the guy had reached second base safely.
"Safety!"
The sudden change caught the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team off guard.
A guy who needs to be vigilant the most, just went up to second base safely.
It wasn't until Carl Ross got to second base that Yukiichi wondered, what had just happened?
These guys actually use the method of psychological suggestion to look for opportunities to get on base?
"Daocheng, everything has been sacrificed!"
Compared with the Qingdao High School baseball team, the preparation of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team in today's game is not only more sufficient, but also more positive.
They have thought through all the conditions, even every detail of the game.
A single small detail failure cannot directly affect the outcome of this game.
But what if it's not a single small detail, but a series of small details?
The consequences are very serious.
In the rest area of the Seido High School baseball team.
Touching the fall of the mustache on his chin, he muttered thoughtfully.
"It's been calculated!"
Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team, such tactics are well practiced.
And such a detailed tactic is absolutely impossible to be able to come up with in the past few days, and the other party has such a plan early on.
"I'm afraid that since the end of the Kanto Conference, the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School, which has been lying on the back burner, has been thinking about how to fight back!"
Today's game, they have been preparing for two months.
This also means that it is definitely not one or two small details, it is very likely that many small details are connected together.
"Overseer!"
Minister Ota rubbed his hands nervously and looked at Kataoka.
Superintendent Kataoka, as always, was expressionless, but his mouth was not idle.
"In today's game, Inamori Industry has been planning for a long time. However, we are not completely unprepared......"
Although the Seido High School baseball team did not spend two months on Inagi, they also set aside at least two weeks to study this opponent.
Realizing that he had suffered a loss, Yu Xing immediately changed his strategy.
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