Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Seventh Strike (First Update)
"Is it a coincidence?"
In the rest area of the baseball team of Inagi Industrial High School.
All the players gathered anxiously to discuss with Carl Rose the strike strikeout.
The game has come to this point, and there are not many opportunities left for both sides. Not only are they running out of opportunities to play, but even the opportunities for discussion are not very broad.
"I didn't know that baseball had suddenly fallen in front of my eyes. The drop wasn't huge, I almost didn't see it......"
Carl Ross has the eyesight to be in the top three of the entire Inagi Industrial High School baseball team.
If he said so, it must be true.
The players of Daocheng Industry are very silent.
Originally, it was not easy to just hit Zhang Han's straight ball, but now you have to deal with possible change balls?
The players of the baseball team of Inagi Industrial High School are not even willing to continue thinking about it.
"Now you can't leave it to chance, just play with him as if the opponent has a finger cross or something like that. If you are not sure about the changing ball, find a way to entangle and aim for a straight ball. ”
The Guoyou Superintendent stopped the whispers of the players and gave his own suggestions.
The players of Daocheng Industry hurriedly said yes.
In the bottom half of the seventh inning, the players of the Seido High School baseball team attacked.
The first to stand in the strike zone was their team's sixth batter, Kazuya Miyuki.
The players of Daocheng Industry, under the leadership of Narumiya Ming, went on the field to guard.
The minister of their team touched his Mediterranean head and asked worriedly.
"Are the kids really okay?"
Zhang Han's straight ball alone has already stretched their line. Zhang Han faced off against six hitters in a row, and Carl Ross barely caught the ball.
If Zhang Han really mastered any change balls, then in the next game, it would be extremely difficult for the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team to score points.
"I don't know!"
The minister of the Mediterranean hairstyle originally wanted to ask for comfort from the overseer of the country, but he didn't expect to get such an answer.
"Then you just swore to the children......
"Am I going to tell them to give up the attack, they can't beat Zhang Han's pitch at all? They will not be willing, but will think about this matter in their hearts, and the ball that could have been played may be difficult to play. ”
"When you encounter this kind of unexpected situation, you can't think of a good solution for the time being, so don't think about it, do it."
Originally, the image of the supervision of the friends of the country was very high in the heart of the Mediterranean minister.
At this time, compared to his previous tall image, it seems that he has grown a little taller.
He looked at the man deeply, thinking to himself that he was worthy of being the best overseer in the Tokyo area at this stage.
Not only is the means of training the players first-class, but the command of the game is also a first-class master.
"Don't worry too much, we're still ahead. If we continue to stalemate, the final result will not necessarily be unfavorable to us. ”
It was rare for the Guoyou Inspector to say a few more words.
The Minister of the Mediterranean nodded subconsciously.
However, he also noticed the strangeness of the supervision of the friends of the country. In the past, they were the overseers, but they were the representatives of the taciturn people, and they cherished words like gold when they spoke.
This time, he said more than 100 words in a row.
It seems that he is not as relaxed as he appears on the outside.
After Miyuki stood in the strike zone, he looked at the empty base bag, and felt that he really didn't have any energy.
In this situation, Narumiya and Harada can think of too many combinations, and it is difficult to guess what kind of routines they will use?
The only thing that can think of a favorable place is probably Zhang Han's pitch just now.
Strong six strikeouts in a row, according to Cheng Gongming's personality, there is a high probability that he will want to compete with Zhang Han.
So there's a good chance he's going to aim for strikeouts as well.
Although there are many such pitching routines, compared to the previous clueless, now at least one clue can be found to follow.
Thinking so, Yu Xing squatted down at the beginning and put on a steady posture.
Then, Narumiya seemed to see through this.
His first shot was aimed at the center.
Regardless of whether this ball is a change ball or not, Miyuki has to swing the bat.
While swinging the bat, he had already made a judgment in his heart. If Narumiya aims for strikeouts, with such a mid-ball, it is estimated that the probability of a finger cross is the largest.
Zhang Han threw a similar shot just now, and with Cheng Gongming's personality, it is not surprising that he wants to return a tooth for a tooth.
Seeing the flying baseball, Miyuki secretly gritted his teeth and stepped out.
"Ping!"
When the bat in his hand touched the baseball, Miyuki's face suddenly turned pale.
Fooled!
It's not a finger fork ball, it's just an ordinary straight ball, although there is also a small drop, and the drop is far less than that of the change ball.
As a result, the ball hit the top of the bat, almost at a 90-degree angle, and bounced directly into the sky.
Harada stood up solemnly, stared at the baseball with his eyes, stretched out his gloves, and caught the falling baseball steadily.
"Smack!"
"Out!"
Harada, who received this ball, sighed with relief, as if he had worked hard to kill Miyuki.
In the stands, supporters of the Daocheng Industrial High School Gang Team were amused by laughter.
The heavy pressure brought to them by Zhang Han's terrifying light speed ball before completely disappeared.
Although Zhang Han's pitching did make them feel uneasy. But their ace is not bad, and there is such a reliable catcher.
At the pitcher level, they really don't lose to Qingdao.
Yu Xing smiled bitterly, he knew very well that the next duel would probably become very troublesome.
Sure enough, Masuko, who came on the field later, almost suffered the exact same fate as Miyuki.
In the face of the sudden appearance of good play, the instinct of a good player is not allowed to let them go at all.
Masuko made a decisive shot, but the baseball that was hit rebounded to the ground, and was caught by the second baseman of the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team, and then passed directly to the first base.
"Smack!"
"Out!!"
Two outs, no one on base.
The eighth batter on the field next is Bai Zhou, who replaces Zhang Han to guard the outfield.
Although he is not the absolute main force of the team, the blow has always been steady, and the friends in the rest area of the Qingdao High School baseball team are still looking forward to him.
As a result, as soon as he came on the field, he was directly solved, and it was a clean strikeout.
Three outs, offense and defense exchanged.
In the rest area of the Seido High School baseball team, it became silent.
When Zhang Han was pitching in the last game, he perfectly suppressed the beaters of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School.
At that time, the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team were still very happy.
They are very sure that in today's game, they will have a chance to pull down the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team, which has just won the championship in the spring Koshien competition.
But the reality is often so cruel.
Their confidence had just shown a little hint, and then it was ruthlessly extinguished, and they didn't even leave a trace of illusion for their friends on the Qingdao High School baseball team.
In the first half of the eighth inning, it was the turn of the core line of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School.
The first to play was their team's second batter, Katsuyuki Shirakawa, whose striking skills were no inferior to Ryosuke Kominato's.
Because of Narumiya's perfect pitching, the momentum of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team, which had just been suppressed, showed signs of a comeback.
The beater was very excited, his eyes were staring at Zhang Han with a eager expression.
Bai He was really excited, he had known Zhang Han when he was in middle school, and he had thought that the two would face off in this way after they reached high school.
After all, Zhang Han was originally a pitcher.
But what he didn't expect was that the guy who could only be regarded as a difficult one in the past has now evolved into a complete monster.
Even if he followed Cheng Gongming and stood on the same court to pitch, he didn't fall behind at all.
Even in terms of momentum, it can be even better.
"I really didn't expect it, so let me see what you learned on the Qingdao High School baseball team, right?"
Bai He's eyes drooped.
For those who are familiar with him, they know very well that this is a sign that he is serious.
"Seventh! Seventh!!! ”
The fans in the stands, led by the young ladies at the front of the stands, shouted together.
Akiko Okawada glanced around blankly for a few moments, and then looked at his predecessor Fujio.
"What are they talking about?"
"They're telling Zhang Han to get his seventh consecutive strikeout. Although it is said that before, there were pitchers who won far more than seven strikeouts. But seven in a row, which had never been seen before. At least this Kanto Congress has not yet appeared. The highest is Nari Gongming, who has only won six consecutive strikeouts in a single game of this Champion East Conference. ”
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