August 20th, night.

On the eve of the semi-finals.

Xigong City, a district, Qingdao High School is staying at a hotel.

In the spacious conference room inside the hotel.

At this moment, the eighteen members of the first army of Qingdao High School, as well as the four giants of the coaching staff, as well as the members of the reconnaissance team led by Sato's predecessors gathered in the conference room of this large university to hold a final pre-game strategy meeting for the semi-finals that will come tomorrow.

And before the strategy meeting officially begins.

At the signal of Superintendent Kataoka, the TV set placed in the top spot once again played the video of the match between Kiryu High School and Kamijo High School.

"Huh"

"Pong !!"

It also focused on the hitting scene of the three home run hitters at Kiryu High School.

In particular, the blow of Hiromi Tate.

The extremely smooth striking picture.

The feeling of heaviness that came to my face.

The expressions of the people in Qingdao High School who were present, especially Tanba, Kawakami, Sawamura, and Shibuyani in the pitcher lineup, became very solemn.

In the summer of last year's championship, before the start of the summer of the summer of the championship, it was already the first force to beat the West Bond High School and was known as the first power to play the line, although after winning the championship, the proportion of third-year retirements was large, resulting in a serious decline in the overall level of the team (this is also the reason why the autumn competition was completed by the Seishosha. ）

But the foundation is still there, and the team's overall offensive style is also dominated by heavy power strikes.

You don't need to look at the blow of the four-stick Hiromi Pavilion.

Just the blow of the lower sequence line can be called heroic.

Looking at this quarterfinals again through the video, it is really a good enough strike battle.

It's not that the pitchers in the last high school are too bad, but Kiryu is strong enough to be able to withstand the pitchers of this line, and nationwide, a palm can be counted, which must also be matched with a catcher with outstanding strength for the pitcher, otherwise, no matter how good the pitcher, once the arrester drags his feet, he may be hung up by Kiryu High School.

"Pure power-based line, of course, there is no super hitter like Saibonsano's Shuzo in the team, but from the first stick to the last one, all of them are the type that will swing the stick vigorously, their blows, not half-hung pitches and guards can be blocked, especially its swing speed, if the infield has the slightest slackness, it will definitely be crossed over, at this point, it is not only the task of casting, but also the place where all the fielders in the infield must be guarded, this is a winning division, the acquisition of countless pennants, It's already the best demonstration of their strength, and I want every player to be able to concentrate on it and not have the slightest gap in the defensive moment. ”

After the video was played, Superintendent Kataoka turned his head, stepped forward, and looked at the people of Seido High School in front of him and said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

Tanba, Sawamura, and infielders such as Kuramochi and Ryosuke Kominato also immediately responded loudly.

Powerful power to play the line.

The easiest thing to be threatened is the infield.

Many times, the infield hit, whether this is blocked, or become a hit, to a large extent, depends on the personal quality and ability of the infielders, such as Qingdao High School, it is difficult to be knocked out of the infield hit, unless it is a more tricky position, such as close to the pitcher's hill side position, or irregular ejection, these two situations, is the most difficult for the infielders to defend the infield strike, once this happens, there is a high probability, it depends on luck, good luck can be blocked, If you're unlucky, you'll be able to send an infield hitter to the opposite side and let the opposite runner get on base (except for open guys like Kuramochi and Carl Ross, there are and only teams like White Dragon High School, and its core runners need to pay attention to the fact that other runners, with general infield strikes, are difficult to base with this. ）

"Very good, the rest of what needs to be paid attention to is the ace pitcher of Kiryu High School - Kan Hiromi, who is also the team's four batters, is undoubtedly the only core existence of Kiryu High School at present, his straight ball, in the training match two months ago, you have all experienced it, heavy texture, this is the straight ball of Kan Hiromi, if you talk about the power of the ball alone, even above Shigerun, and in the previous game, his skillful use of the finger fork ball, is bound to become the core of tomorrow's game, such a change ball, It's easy to make his straight ball more intimidating, and you can't make him throw the pace he wants, otherwise, the rhythm of the game will completely fall into the hands of Kiryu High School, but this is the only thing that is absolutely not allowed, understand!? ”

"Yes, Overseer!!"

The Tetsu team, Shigero, Chris, Miyuki, Izawaki and others immediately straightened up and replied loudly.

"The angle, the height, the speed of the swing, whatever the position, in short, from the first inning, we have to keep putting pressure on the ace pitcher, making him feel the pressure of the guard, even if it's just the slightest mental anxiety, it's enough to be our goal to break them, and at this point, we must follow through."

Hiromitsu Ochiai, who was standing next to Superintendent Kataoka, also stepped forward slightly after Superintendent Kataoka finished speaking, and said slowly with a lazy look.

As for why it starts from the first game, because this is almost something that needs to be considered, in this semi-final, Kiryu High School's position is completely different from Qingdao High School, if you dare to let the substitute pitcher appear in the first game, Qingdao High School is completely confident, and the victory of the game is determined in the first game, Kiryu High School wants to win, there is only one way, that is to go all out, and there is no other way, this is not the arrogance of the king, but a rational analysis based on objective facts.

Even if this analysis is wrong, Superintendent Kataoka and Hiromitsu Ochiai will be even happier.

Kiryu High School gave itself a chance.

Isn't that the most joyful thing!?

"Yes, Coach."

"So, next, I'll announce it, tomorrow's starting lineup, other positions and strike order remain the same, starting pitcher, Akira Shotu, starting catcher, Chris, according to the established arrangement, the first three innings will be handed over to Tsubuyani, depending on the situation, Tanba will appear from the fourth inning, and Sawamura and Kawakami will also have to make the necessary preparations for the debut, understand!?"

It can be said that it is a pre-emptive arrangement.

It's just that the starting pitcher is not Tanba, but actually Shibuya, at this point, it is indeed beyond the expectations of most people present, including Shigeruno, so if you calculate it, Xiao, a first-year pitcher, is the pitcher with the most starts on the Koshien court in the existing Qingdao First Army.

"Yes, Overseer!"

Senior Chris naturally immediately responded loudly.

Descending Gu was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses and straightened up in response.

"Yes!"

"The team that has won the most championships in history, Kiryu High School, which has been praised as the strongest team several times, is an unprecedented strong opponent, but the odds of winning are still a higher one, and the victory in this game must belong to us! Don't hesitate! ”

"Yes, Overseer!!"

The fighting spirit hidden in the depths of my heart, that unwavering faith.

Silent night.

Magnificent flowers about to bloom on the top!

On this grand stage.

The best showdown! Coming soon!

This is the last carnival of the summer!!