Chapter 62: A home run confiscated by Zhang Han (2-in-1)
The supervisor of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School is a national friend, and he deserves to be a strategist on the field.
After seeing the excellent performance of Tamba, and his superb high-drop curveball. The Governor quickly adjusted their team's strategy, telling the players to abandon the high-drop curveball and concentrate on playing straight.
There is a big difference between these two types of balls, whether it is the direction of the pitch, the speed of the pitch, or the swing of the pitcher's arms.
It's not hard to tell the difference.
In the face of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team, the Qingdao High School baseball team felt very embarrassed.
It's like being a general when you're playing chess.
Although it is not enough to abandon the son and admit defeat now, his actions have been restrained by the other party, and I am afraid it will be difficult to play as freely as before.
"It's fast!"
As a party to the case, Miyuki's feelings are clearer than anyone else's.
There's no way they can completely give up a straight ball.
In other words, in the process of playing against the hitters of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team, they must shoot straight balls.
Only when a straight ball crosses with a curveball with a high drop can the maximum power of this ball be brought out.
Otherwise, if they only throw the kind of high-drop curveball, although the ball is tricky, sooner or later it will be seen through.
Once the hitters of the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team adapt to such a pitching trajectory, the biggest characteristic of Koichiro Tanba will not exist.
But if you choose to continue to vote according to the previous routine, I am afraid it will also be difficult.
Nowadays, the players of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School have completely given up the blow to the high-drop curveball.
All their attention is on the straight ball. In this case, the straight ball loses its previous convenience.
Considering the striking strength of the hitters of the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team, it was not difficult for them to hit Koichiro Tanba's straight ball.
There are also people in the stands who understand.
For example, Fujio, a senior reporter for Baseball Kingdom magazine, after seeing the choice of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School, he quickly realized how big the next dilemma of the Qingdao High School baseball team is.
Although they are still conservative in their choice, they will not be able to score too many points.
But the players on the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team apparently thought that would be enough.
They believe that their ace will definitely defend the line for them and keep the score for them.
Then they just need to score enough points from the Qingdao High School baseball team.
"Qingdao High School, I'm afraid the trouble this time is not small!"
Fujio took a deep look at Tanba on the pitcher's mound.
He had to admit that this young third-year player has been growing up very fast in recent times.
Maybe it's because of the relationship between being promoted to the third grade, or maybe it's accumulating, in short, the current Tanbo feels like a real trump card.
Standing on the pitcher's mound for the Seido High School baseball team, he never felt as unsettling as he used to be.
This is of course a good thing for the Seongdo High School baseball team.
It's just that the speed at which he grows is still a little worse than the opponents that the Qingdao High School baseball team needs to face.
It's like now, the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School has just changed its striking strategy slightly, and they have encountered an unprecedented huge predicament.
If this dilemma cannot be solved, then the Qingdao High School baseball team may not have much hope of winning this game.
"It would be nice if Koichiro Tanba could show another kind of change at this time."
Fujifu also knows that he thinks so, which is a bit difficult for a strong man.
To be honest, Koichiro Tanba has been able to grow to this level, and for the Seido High School baseball team, he is already Amitabha, how can they still expect such a Tanba to go further?
Just when Fujifu thought so, a sneer appeared on Miyuki Kazuya's face.
He knows very well that if the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team is allowed to do whatever it wants, the future games of the Qingdao High School team will be very difficult to play.
"Now is not the time to retain your strength, let's throw that kind of ball!"
Miyuki gave a secret signal to Koichiro Tanba on the pitcher's mound.
In the official matches before the Seido High School baseball team, Tanba had never shown pitching other than straight balls and high drop curveballs.
So much so that he left the impression on outsiders, as if as long as he can play the high-drop curveball well, it is already a great improvement.
But in fact, as the owner of a high-drop curveball. Koichiro Tanba knows better than anyone what is his weakness in pitching?
To be precise, it's not the weakness of the high-drop curveball, but the weakness of his pitching.
Even if he has a high drop curveball, no matter how superb his shooting is, it can't change the fact that he has few balls.
Not to mention his straight ball, although it can be regarded as sharp, but compared to the high-drop curveball, it is obviously not one or two levels worse.
What if the opponent aims for a straight ball?
What is he going to do?
The overseer mentioned this matter, and Tanbo also went to his heart.
So he's been trying to get the new ball.
This is certainly not an easy task.
If it were easy to do, Tamba, who had already been promoted to the third grade, would not have only learned the high-drop curveball, which is a change ball.
Fortunately, Tamba did not give up.
During this time, he has been working his new path.
Although he has never used it in an official match so far, it does not mean that his new variation has not been practiced.
It's time to show it off!
With this realization, Tanba raised his legs high, and then threw the baseball in his hand fiercely.
It's coming, straight ball!
In the strike zone of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School, the hitter finally waited for the ball he wanted to wait for after being chased by two good balls.
Seeing the trajectory of the baseball, the eighth baseball of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team, clutched the bat in his hand tightly with both hands, and then hit it.
"Buzz!"
Don't look at the lower hitter, the eighth batter of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team, the swing of the baton is also very amazing.
He chose almost the perfect timing, and the bat was about to slam into the baseball.
However, at this time, the baseball suddenly fell.
The beater's face suddenly turned crimson.
He watched as the bat in his hand staggered with the flying baseball, and neither of them could touch the other.
"Smack!"
"Good shot!"
"Strikeout!!"
The beater who has finished swinging the bat, how ugly and ugly the face is at this time.
He obviously didn't expect it to be like this in the end?
In the rest area of the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team, the Inagi Industrial players who originally thought that they had found Tanba's weakness and held the key to victory in the game.
They all fell silent.
They stared at the pitcher's mound with mixed eyes.
The players of the baseball team of Inagi Industrial High School probably never dreamed that Koichiro Tanba, who had never been taken seriously by them before, would become such a huge stumbling block.
As soon as the game is out, no one is on base.
The ninth baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School, which followed closely on the field, had the idea of playing in his heart, and he also shot straight balls.
Although Tanba's knuckle ball made them feel very caught off guard.
The players of the Daocheng High School baseball team also know in their hearts that if they continue to aim for a straight ball at this time, the probability of winning a hit may not be very high.
But there is no way, who has forced them to this point by Tanbo, at this time except for shooting straight balls, there is no other idea at all.
Tamba was very empathetic and threw a straight ball on the first shot.
The batter of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School probably never dreamed that there would be a pie in the sky.
Seeing the straight ball flying, he swung his bat.
But the moment he swung his bat, his mind couldn't help but think back to the knuckle ball that Tambo had just solved for their eighth stick.
Even though it was only a split second, his bat had already touched the baseball, and the hit baseball rolled into the infield.
"Hip hop!"
Like a cheetah hunting, Kuramochi rushed over at breakneck speed, firmly grasping the baseball into his glove, and then passing to first base without stopping.
"Smack!"
"Out!"
As Tambo showed a new change of ball, his whole pitching rhythm became a little different.
The beater of Daocheng Industry was also easily solved by him.
Two outs, no one on base.
In the rest area of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School, someone was already frowning tightly at this time.
"Under the interference of the finger forkball, can't you even swing the stick thoroughly?"
If the blow just now was thorough enough, even if it couldn't get a hit, the baseball should be able to hit far away.
But just now, the result was completely different from what everyone imagined.
After the baseball was knocked out, there was no force at all, and the position of the landing was still the infield.
By this time, Tambo had managed to win two outs.
The nine hitters of the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team have already rounded twice, and they only scored two points in the second game.
After that, Koichiro Tanba firmly controlled the rhythm of the pitching, and did not give the hitters of the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team any more opportunities.
In the face of such superb pitching by the team's ace, those supporters of the Qingdao High School baseball team could no longer restrain their inner emotions.
They didn't even call out Seongdo's name this time, but directly called Tanba.
"Tamba! Tamba !! ”
From this moment on, Tamba was sincerely recognized by the supporters of the Seido High School baseball team.
Two outs, no one on base.
It was the turn of the batter, the first baseman of the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team, Carl Rose.
Just when the Qingdao High School baseball team wanted to go all outs and finish the game.
Accident, it happened.
Got tangled with Carlos for a few balls, and Tambo, who had successfully chased him down.
Threw his last ball.
But I don't know if it's because he's too focused, or if his body is now so tired that it's numb.
Tanba didn't notice that his throwing hands were already a little wet.
So much so that when he pitched, the ball slipped a bit and was not able to apply enough spin.
The baseball was unremarkable, flying towards the good ball in the middle.
Although there is a slight change, the change in ball speed is basically negligible.
Pitching error, at this time?
Yukiichi also knows very well in his heart that in one game, the pitcher throws so many balls, and it is basically impossible to say that he does not make a mistake in a single ball.
But some mistakes are acceptable.
For example, a violent throw, not getting into the good ball belt. Or something else......
As long as the number of good balls is dominant, such mistakes are tolerable.
Mistakes are not allowed when a ball is thrown into a good belt, especially if it is close to the center.
Because if you make a mistake, the consequences can be fatal, just like now.
When he saw a good ball in the center, he originally planned to stick to the end and consume Tamba's physical strength, but of course he would not let go of this ball.
The strength of his whole body was poured into the two arms in which he swung the bat, and he saw the timing of the baseball flying and swung the bat in his hand fiercely.
"Ping!"
The bat sturdyed against the white baseball, and then knocked the baseball far away.
In the stands, those supporters of the Seido High School baseball team. Including the players in the rest area of the Seido High School baseball team, they all stood up nervously.
From their point of view, there is a very high probability that this ball will fly straight out of the court.
Even if he can't fly out and the ball is hit so far, there is a good chance that Carl Ross will run to second or even third base.
Position in the outfield.
Zhang Han watched the baseball fly in his direction.
Because he didn't have enough mental preparation, his position was still relatively high.
At this time, I had to run to the back of the court urgently.
But he waited until he ran to the back of the field, only a few steps from the wall.
The baseball didn't fall either.
Although the speed of the baseball has slowed down, there is still a great possibility that it will fly out directly.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Han couldn't care so much, he gritted his teeth and rushed over with an arrow step.
One foot on the wall, the body jumped up by inertia, and then another kick.
With the help of these two feet, Zhang Han jumped almost two meters high.
He then spread his body fully and tried to catch the flying baseball with his gloves.
At this time, it is definitely nonsense to say that the calculation is good......
Zhang Han is just doing his best and obeying the destiny of heaven.
In the eyes of the audience, the white baseball they had been staring at was about to go over the wall.
At this moment, above the wall, a figure suddenly appeared.
"How can a man jump so high?"
The idea had just popped into the minds of the audience, and then they saw the man, like a gibbon, fully stretching his body and holding the baseball that was about to fly out with his gloves.
"Smack!"
At this moment, the entire stadium fell into unprecedented silence.
Everyone's eyes were firmly locked on the person who received the ball.
After Zhang Han grabbed the baseball, he fell from a height of two meters and staggered forward a few steps.
Still, he held his glove aloft, and in it was the white baseball.
Immediately afterward, cheers erupted in the stands like a tidal wave.
"Hanmulberry !!!"
"Zhang Han !!!!"
The narrator's commentary has been completely overshadowed by this cheer.
"Out!"
Three outs, offense and defense exchanged.
Carl Ross managed to hit a good ball in the middle of the field and was about to hit a home run.
Unexpectedly, it was confiscated by Zhang Han like this.
This incident was almost fatal to the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School.
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