In the second half of the first inning, the Qingdao High School baseball team attacked.

The first hitter to stand in the strike zone is still the offensive engine of the Seido High School baseball team, Yoichi Kuramochi.

And his opponent is the Yakushi High School baseball team, a previously unknown third-year pitcher.

Not the trump card Sanada they guessed.

Of course, Qingdao would not think that the pharmacist was deliberately trying to retain his strength.

It's not that Qingdao is arrogant, and in the face of a team that they still dare to retain their strength, they can't find one in the country.

In this way, the reason why Sanada Shunhei did not play is that there are only two possibilities left.

One is that he is injured now and there is no way to continue playing. The other is that his physical strength is not enough to support him in nine rounds.

Which of these two possibilities is it? It's all good news for the Seido High School baseball team.

Previously, Sanada showed extraordinary pitching prowess when he played against the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team. Even if the line-up of the Seido High School baseball team wants to score points from him, it will inevitably take some work.

This time. They sent a third-grade pitcher to deliver food, and for the Qingdao High School baseball team, it was a pie-in-the-sky deal.

"Hee hop, you're welcome to Uncle Ben!"

Kuramochi looked at his opponent and raised the bat in his hand.

His opponent left a board and looked lean. Even through his clothes, he could see the bulging muscles on his body.

Macho man!

He is more than 1.8 meters tall and weighs more than 100 percent. A body of tendon meat, a typical baseball player.

Generally speaking, such people are pitchers, and their styles are similar. It's hard to expect them to use the ball and control the ball with precision.

Most of their styles are the same as their body type, just one word, fierce!

Strong pitching, coupled with ferocious ball power.

There is no requirement to strike out the opponent, as long as they can force the opponent to play badly, they will complete the task.

As for the next thing, it will definitely be handed over to the guards.

Of course.

This is just Kuramochi's judgment based on the size of the other party.

Is that what it looks like? He's not completely sure, and it's up to him to observe!

But this team called the pharmacist is really interesting. They seem to have a penchant for surprises, like the pitcher who played today, and the Seido High School baseball team hadn't had any information before.

You can look at the size and momentum of the other party, and the other party is not a character that can be easily solved.

He should have some combat effectiveness!

What is the level of combat effectiveness reached? There is no way to judge the position yet. However, he always believes that the other party is strong, and it is not weak.

"Buzz!"

As if in response to Kuramochi's expectations, the pitcher, who was quite athletic, threw a powerful shot.

The speed of the ball is not very fast, but it is quite impressive.

On the first ball, Kuramochi didn't shoot.

He watched as the baseball flew past his eyes.

His instincts are accurate, and judging from the way the opponent pitches and controls the ball, the opponent is indeed that kind of imposing pitcher.

The pitching posture was amazing, and the baseball appeared in front of his eyes almost instantly.

And it seems, the power is not small.

Basically, it's not much different from the judgment of the position.

In the rest area of the Qingdao Road. Superintendent Kataoka turned to Chris and asked, "Do we have any information about this player?" ”

"Not really! It seems that I have never represented a pharmacist in a competition before. We only know the name, his name is Nao Kikuta! ”

Kikuta, a player who has never represented the team before. In today's game, it was actually used against them Qingdao?

And the other party is not a first-year player, but a third-year player.

"What's the ball speed?"

"One hundred and thirty-seven kilometers!"

Kataoka nodded slightly.

Unlike what he thought, this ball speed is not a star and a half compared to the top pitchers.

Zhang Han could even soar the ball speed to one hundred and fifty-six, nearly twenty kilometers faster than the opponent.

But even this ball speed is not something that ordinary people can throw casually. This ball speed shows that the opponent is not a beginner and must have undergone very strict training before.

"Secret weapon?"

You don't need to look at too many balls, you can judge just that one ball, this guy named Nao Kikuta, should not be as good as Sanada Shunpei.

In other words, the real trump card of the Yakushi High School baseball team is still Sanada, not anyone else.

But this pitcher was not originally used as an ace, but as a secret weapon. His aim was to delay the number of innings and wait for the real ace to play.

"You can't follow the rhythm of the other party, you have to kill this guy who came out of nowhere as soon as possible!"

Superintendent Kataoka thought to himself.

And at this time on the court, that Kikuta came out of nowhere.

It's on display.

After winning a good shot, he was in a crazy state and then threw the second ball.

The pace is so fast!

Kuramochi was a little surprised, but he gritted his teeth and swung his bat at the ball.

The opponent has already won a good number of goals, and Kuramochi can't wait to be chased.

So this ball, he can't let it go.

"Ping!"

The moment the bat touched the baseball, Kuramochi's face suddenly became very exciting.

So heavy?

Judging by the force of the shock in his hand, Kuramochi felt that he was not swinging a ball, but a stone.

At most, he pushed the ball forward by more than ten meters, and there was no way to continue to push it forward.

"Out of bounds!"

Fortunately, the ball went off the touchline and went out of bounds. Otherwise, there is a high probability that the position will be out.

Kurachi's breathing suddenly became rapid.

"The strength of the other party is not small!"

What kind of guys are the players of the Seido High School baseball team? Those are the baseball elite at the top of the country.

Their eyes are very sharp, and they can see through each other's bottom line at a glance.

"It should be an explosive pitcher, who can burst out of his power in an instant, but this kind of pitcher is generally not very long-lasting."

Explosive pitchers squeeze too much physical strength, usually two or three innings, at most three or four innings.

If you just want to deal with such an opponent is not difficult, as long as you avoid his strong period for the time being, and then you can deal with him casually.

"The other party doesn't plan to keep casting! He's just stalling the innings and waiting for their ace to play. ”

If you look at it from this point of view, there is no more suitable starting pitcher than this guy named Nao Kikuta.

The power is fierce enough to steal the rhythm. You can also delay the number of rounds and leave a relatively relaxed environment for your trump card.

"Didn't eat? How can it be suppressed in power? ”

Izaki waved his bat unhappily and shouted to Kuraji.

I have to say that his way of cheering for his junior brother is quite alternative.

Kurachi still eats this set.

He bit his cheek and looked at his opponent in front of him.

This barbarian, the strength is really not small!

But if it's more than strength, you may not be able to lose.

When the next ball flew over, Kuramochi even used the strength to feed, and he had to hit the ball out.

But just as he swung his stick, Kuramochi suddenly sadly found that he seemed to have been fooled!

This guy, who looks quite straightforward, actually used a bad ball to trick him into blowing.

"Smack!"

The bats and baseballs staggered, and no one touched anyone.

Kuramochi was knocked out with strikeouts.

As soon as the game is out, no one is on base.

At this time, the Seido High School baseball team sent its second base, Ryosuke Kominato.

When Kuramochi returned to the rest area, he was greeted by the stormy taunts of his seniors.

"Are you stupid? Isn't it a routine operation to match two good balls with bad balls? I didn't even think about it, what were you thinking? ”

"The mentality is broken, it's good to collapse, and it saves people from being embarrassed."

The sarcasm of the seniors was unrelenting.

But it is precisely because of this that the intimacy between them can be seen.

The relationship between Kuramochi and the third-grade seniors is one of the best among all the second-year players. is also Zhang Han, who can barely compare with him.

But the two of them feel different.

Because Zhang Han entered the first army earlier than most of the third-grade seniors, the seniors respected him more. There are even seniors who don't admit it in their mouths, and they take Zhang Han's seniors in their hearts.

Achievers first!

Compared with the vast majority of seniors, Zhang Han, who became the core and main force of the team last year, is the master.

The communication between them is more of an equal.

Kuramochi is different, the third-grade seniors have more closeness to him, and they have more seniors' love for their juniors.

They can play together and talk together.

And the seniors will say that, also because of the blow just now, there is indeed a problem.

He was so obsessed with the duel with his opponent that he completely forgot to use his brain to think calmly. If he could calm down a little, he could actually continue to entangle just now. Even if you don't get a hit in the end, you can still consume the opponent's physical strength and watch more balls.

Kuramochi was quickly struck out, and the bad consequences caused by it also affected Ryosuke Kominato, who played the second bat, to a certain extent.

Ryosuke Kominato himself is not good at playing against explosive pitchers, and now he doesn't have any information. As a result, he was deceived by the opponent and only hit an infield rebound ball.

"Smack!"

After the ball was received by the shortstop of the pharmacist, it passed straight to first base.

"Smack!"

"Out!"

In this way, the situation becomes two outs, and no one is on base.

In the first game of the game, although the Qingdao High School baseball team showed good combat effectiveness, the entire game situation was completely suppressed by the opponent.

First, Zhang Han lost points.

Originally, the Qingdao High School baseball team was crushed by the pharmacist.

Now they have been dealt with two beaters in succession, and the one who has solved them is still a guy who has never even heard of them before.

As a result, the situation of the Qingdao High School baseball team was inevitably suppressed by the opponent.

Zhang Han is in this situation, standing on the strike zone.

In the past, every time he went on the field, he would chat with the friends around him and share information.

But this time, he didn't say a word from the beginning of the change of equipment. Bring a batting helmet, gloves and drag a bat.

Zhang Han just stood in the strike zone.

Today's game made him feel very aggrieved. I finally had a chance to pitch on the court, but these guys from the Yakushi High School baseball team didn't give me any face.

He was actually taken off the home run!

I didn't succeed in the school~

Is it strange that Zhang Han can be happy in his heart?

He had a fire in his heart, and he had to vent it no matter what.

Isn't it just a loss of a point?

Since those guys on the baseball team of Yakushi High School were able to snatch that point from him.

Then he will let the pharmacist high school baseball team rob it and how to return it.

As soon as he got on the field, Zhang Han held the longest bat. His purpose was clear, to hit a home run.

The catcher of the pharmacist high school baseball team, even if he is not an elite, he is not a fool. Zhang Han's performance is so obvious, where can people not see it?

This is clear, it will be a long fight!

Can they make Zhang Han happy?

How could it be, there were no doors.

Aren't you going to take a home run? Aren't you going to use the longest stick?

Then I'll give you an inside corner.

Although Kikuta's possession may have been a little worse, he was still able to distinguish between inside and outside corners in general.

"I don't believe that you can hit a ball like that, you can hit it with that swing?"

The Yakushi High School baseball team moves fast.

Zhang Han's purpose is too strong!

Because of this, it is not too difficult to deal with. Those who are really difficult to deal with will not let people see his intentions.

After all, after letting others see the intention, it is easy to be targeted.

Nao Kikuta on the pitcher's hill, after receiving the code, also knew that this was a big challenge.

He took a deep breath and pressed all the strength of his body on the two fingertips of the pitcher, and the power he didn't send out even exceeded 100 percent, reaching 12 percent.

"Whoosh!"

The white ball, like a cannonball, instantly appeared on top of home plate.

Seeing the baseball flying, Zhang Han stepped out directly and pulled his body back more than 20 centimeters.

In this way, the inside corner kick that was originally difficult for him to play basically became a middle ball.

Then he grabbed the bat tightly with both hands, waited for the ball to come into his hands, and hit it hard.

This swing posture, although it successfully defused the inside corner, was very awkward.

In this awkward posture, it was actually difficult for Zhang Han to burst out all his strength.

But even if his strength didn't fully explode, the bat slammed into the baseball and scooped it out.

The small white ball that was hit drew a huge arc and finally crossed a distance of ninety-one meters, sticking to the sideline in the stands.

"Home Run !!!"

At this moment, the entire stadium was boiling.

Whether it's looking at Zhang Han's striking posture or looking at the flight trajectory of that ball. The vast majority of people don't really have much hope, and in their opinion, a little luck is a long fight. If you're a little unlucky, the ball might be out of bounds.

Who would have thought that even in such an awkward position, Zhang Han still blasted the ball out strongly.

It's just that this home run flew 912 meters away and fell.

Of all home runs, except for in-court home runs, they should be considered the closest home runs.

But a home run is a home run, even if it is the closest, Zhang Han successfully chased that point back.

He fulfilled his promise.

He took back the points he lost.

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