Chapter 22: The Second Swing (Part 1)
"These freshmen are doing a good job!"
"Especially the catcher and the kid who won the home run before, even if he gets to the first team, he should have a good performance."
On the periphery of the stadium, the alumni who came to the Seongdo High School baseball team to watch the team practice were talking.
Today's orientation match exceeded many people's expectations.
In fact, they had vaguely heard the rumors before, saying that when this year's freshmen were tested, there were many players who showed good potential.
But potential is potential after all, and there is still a long way to go before real strength.
This distance will take time to make up.
Therefore, the vast majority of alumni are not optimistic about new students before the orientation game begins.
If a player can play well, it's already very powerful. Compete with the old students and even take the lead in the score.
That's simply not possible!
To be a man, the most important thing is to be realistic and down-to-earth step by step.
As a result, as soon as today's orientation game began, everyone's glasses were shocked.
It's amazing!
The performance of the new students is really amazing!
Not only did they take the lead, but to some extent, they maintained it.
At the end of the two games, they still led the old team 2-0.
Such a performance, not to mention the alumni who came to see the excitement, even the team's coaching staff and players.
They were shocked!
These freshmen are so capable, more capable than they ever imagined.
Originally, I just wanted to show my strength and abuse the seniors of the newcomers. At this time, I had to change my mentality and regard these juniors in front of me as competitors at the same level as them.
In the rest area of the freshman team.
Because the team is doing well and the points are leading.
The atmosphere of the team has also become good, with the friends smiling and discussing their performance and performance just now.
It can be seen that they are happy with their previous performance. And secretly competed, in the following games, we must make persistent efforts.
Although the freshman team performed well, not every player performed well.
If they want to be promoted, they have to take into account not only the interests of the team, but also their own performance. If their own performance is not impressive, how can they be valued by Kataoka and the coaching staff of the Seido High School baseball team?
All in all.
The freshman team is thriving on the surface, but in fact, there are many hidden crises in the background.
It's just that this kind of crisis is covered up in their lead.
Once the team has a dilemma.
Then their next road is bound to be very tortuous.
There are a few people who understand among the freshmen, and Zhang Han is one of them.
Looking at the optimistic and positive friends around him, the worry in his heart became more and more intense.
On weekdays, he practiced with the seniors of the Second Army, and he was very clear about the strength of these scholars.
According to Zhang Han's judgment, the main reason for the current situation is that these seniors of the old student team did not expect the new students to be so capable?
Especially didn't expect that Zhang Han's blow and Yu Xing's ball matching would cause them so much trouble.
To put it bluntly, I was just caught off guard.
Once they react, they are bound to fight back like a storm. At that time, the friends of the freshman team may be difficult to withstand.
For the sake of the new team, a two-point lead is still too little. They really want to stand on the same starting line as the old team and play a game with dignity.
You have to score more points!
While the score does not guarantee a victory for the freshmen, it can give them a relatively fair platform.
Let them rely on their strength and real swords and guns to have a showdown with their opponents.
Zhang Han, who stood in the strike zone for the second time, upheld this idea in his heart.
He's going to score!
The bat in his hand was firmly grasped by him in both hands. This time, unlike before, he didn't fully grip the long stick again, but shortened the striking distance by a while.
The palace in the position of the catcher is keenly aware of this.
"Humph!"
His two noses, like those of a burping bull, spewed out two clouds of gas in anger.
This junior brother is so cunning!
Previously, for his long play, Miyauchi and Hidesawa have designed a set of matching strategies.
The two are very sure that the junior brother who solved this trouble.
Now he has changed to his normal swing and no longer pursues all-out long swings as before.
There is no way to achieve the strategy they originally formulated.
Hidesawa on the pitcher mound is the ace of the Seido High School baseball team in the end.
Seeing the expression in the palace, he actually guessed that their original plan could not be used.
Xiuze shook his head at first, then nodded firmly.
It doesn't matter, just go head-to-head!
The previous Zhang Han blow was indeed outstanding.
But it's not without an element of coincidence luck.
He didn't believe it, he couldn't even deal with a kid who had just entered high school.
As long as he can fully show his pitching, he doesn't believe that he can't suppress Zhang Han?
The pitcher's desire for a head-to-head duel is highly inflated.
In this case, the palace can only push the boat with the current.
"I also believe that with your strength, you will definitely be able to solve him."
Come on!
Both the pitcher and catcher made up their minds and agreed.
Xiuze raised his legs high, and in the process of pitching, he even used the strength to feed.
was hit a home run before, and it was impossible for him to treat Zhang Han as an ordinary junior brother anymore.
It is even more impossible to show mercy.
In this ball, he gathered all his strength.
"Whew!"
The baseball instantly crossed many obstacles and came to Zhang Han's eyes.
Zhang Han watched the ball fly in front of his eyes without any reaction.
"Smack!"
"Good shot!!"
In the referee's position, Superintendent Kataoka, who was wearing sunglasses, nodded secretly.
Although it was a little late, the team had already dropped two points.
But Hidesawa finally returned to his original pitching form.
As long as he can throw his due power, he will be one of the best pitchers in the entire Tokyo area.
"Whew!"
Immediately following the first goal, Senior Hidesawa didn't make any stops and threw his second ball.
The position of this goal is much worse than the first goal.
The first ball was tricky, although it didn't quite land in the center of the good zone. But it's only three or four balls from the center, and it's generally a good ball in the middle.
Facing a good ball in the middle and the most common straight ball.
Zhang Han would never allow himself to let go.
He resolutely stepped out and swung his bat at the flying ball.
"Ping!"
The bat hits the baseball with a crisp sound, and the baseball bounces off the bat and lands behind Superintendent Kataoka.
"Out of bounds~"
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