Chapter 14: Minato's Rescue
"Whoosh!"
In the outfield position, Tojo relied on his strong will to catch up with the baseball that fell in the outfield.
After getting the ball, he didn't dare to delay at all, and passed the ball back to home plate.
If you really want to talk about it, he can be regarded as a master of the arts, and now he is seventy or eighty meters away from home plate.
Getting the ball into the catcher's glove from that position is very challenging.
If he had a choice, even Tojo would not be willing to do so.
But now, he doesn't have any choice.
If he doesn't pass the ball back to home plate now, he will have to watch as the player from Feilian High School scores the second point.
Of course, this is absolutely not allowed for the friends of the baseball club of Qingdao High School.
So even if it's a bit risky, he can only do it.
The baseball crossed a distance of seventy or eighty meters and fell into the open glove of Yukiichiya.
"Smack!"
By the time Yukiichi received the ball, the runners from Fei Lian High School were already close to home plate.
At this time, the runner was only five or six meters away from home plate.
And because Tojo's pass was off, at this time, Yukiichi also received the ball more than two meters from home plate.
Although Yukiichi was closer to home plate, he didn't feel any more relaxed.
Because the runner is still in a state of running at full strength at this time, his speed is moving, and he is moving at an extremely fast speed.
On the other hand, Miyuki Ichiya is still at the moment.
If he had returned to home plate in a timely manner, I am afraid that the opposing runner's feet would have already stepped on the base bag.
Yu Yuichi was also ruthless in his heart, kicked the ground with his right foot fiercely, and jumped up directly with an arrow step. At the same time, his entire body was fully open, and the gloves with the ball swept towards the runner.
This series of amazing actions directly stunned the runners of Feilian High School.
He was dazed and wanted to run to home run, only to be touched by the glove that suddenly came out horizontally.
"Smack!"
When the runner stepped on the base, all eyes were on the referee.
"Out!!"
The referee did not hesitate and gave the result directly.
As long as you are not blind, there will be no objection to this result.
In this way, relying on the joint cover of Tojo and Miyuki Kazuya.
Descending Gu Xiao escaped very thrillingly.
The situation became one out, and there was someone on second base.
At the same time that Yukiichi also touched the runner, Kosugi, the original hitter, had already run to second base.
The crisis faced by Qingdao High School has not yet been completely resolved.
After all, the state of the valley just now is very problematic.
"Pause!"
This matter has reached the point where it has to be resolved.
Miyuki took the initiative to call a timeout.
He then pushed the shield off his face with one hand and trotted up the pitcher's mound.
Gu Xiao lowered his head in annoyance.
He's not a guy who likes to make excuses for his mistakes.
Although he didn't know what he was wrong, one thing he knew was that he was wrong.
Seeing that Miyukichi also ran up to the pitcher's mound, he waited for Miyukiichi to give him a lecture.
But don't be fooled by Yukiichi's bespectacled, gentle appearance.
He's not a Sven.
When it comes to people, this guy is better than anyone else. Even if it is a grain that does not enter the valley, sometimes he will be embarrassed by what he says.
At this time, Xiaogu was ready to be trained.
The result was unexpected, and Yukiichi didn't directly reprimand him.
Instead, very gentle questions.
"Why didn't you just go to home plate?"
Well?????
Falling Gu Xiao is a question mark in his head.
To tell you the truth, he really doesn't know what the current Yukiichi wants to ask?
"In that situation, you should have made it home run, right? What if the outfielder misses the pass, what if I don't get it? ”
Descending Gu Xiao's head was lowered.
He originally thought that his problem was only in pitching, but now that he heard Miyuki's words, he suddenly understood.
Is your mistake more than just pitching?
"If you're serious about catching up with Sawamura, you shouldn't just be thinking about pitching. In that situation just now, if Sawamura was standing on the pitcher's mound, he would have run to home plate to fill in......"
Covering his mouth with a glove, Miyuki's tone gradually became stern.
"If you're willing to be just a bench pitcher, then I don't have anything to say. If you are not reconciled, take advantage of yourself and think about what you can do now. ”
Qianyuan glanced at Descending Gu Xiao rather worriedly.
He was afraid that this junior brother would not be able to bear so many things for a while.
Then he tried to stop Yukikazu with his eyes.
Miyuki Kazuya's gaze was very firm.
His thoughts are actually quite resolute.
If Akira Shibuyani is that material, then he should regain his strength and catch up with Sawamura Eijun's footsteps.
If he's not that material, or if it's not time to be a material.
Then he might as well expose all the problems.
The current valley Xiao has a great reputation.
Compared with the top pitchers in the country, they are not bad at all.
But his real strength, especially his comprehensive strength, is not a little worse than those top pitchers in the country.
If he wants to catch up with others, he must first recognize himself and then catch up.
If he really can't find a direction, then he might as well break everything he has now.
If it is not broken, it will not stand.
Even if he is an important rotation pitcher at Qingdao High School, the team doesn't have much time to waste on him.
After all, in six practice games, Sawamura Eijun will have to pitch two. Descending valley Xiao, one each on the river. The four-man team pitched two games.
In this case, if Gu Xiao can't find out his own problems as soon as possible and make up for them. He's going to be eliminated from his current pitcher lineup soon.
For the time being, no one has been able to shake Sawamura's trump card position.
But the position of the first substitute for Xiaogu is not so stable.
Let's not talk about the first-year rookie who has very good strength.
Kawakami's efforts during this period are also obvious to all. Kawakami has already posed enough of a threat to the current Akatsuki Shibuyani.
If Xiaoya can maintain his peak state all the time, there is nothing to say, whether it is Kawakami or Wang Xi, they can pose a threat to him.
But if you fall to the state of Gu Xiao, it's just like now.
That's when it all gets very hard to say.
After listening to Miyuki Kazuya's words, Tsukitani Xiao finally came back to his senses.
He no longer blindly pursues ball speed, but adjusts his pitching rhythm and controls his pitching in the good ball belt.
Even if it drops the valley, his ball speed has been reduced by a small level.
He is also still the fastest pitcher in the country.
His ball still maintains a speed of more than 150 kilometers, and he is a big hit in the baseball club of Fei Lian High School.
Originally, Feilian University's countermeasure was to completely let go of all the tricky balls and only shoot at the balls that were easy to play.
Otherwise, you will never swing the baton before the two good balls!
There is nothing wrong with this countermeasure itself, as long as there is no way to throw the ball into a good ball belt, he will kill himself sooner or later.
But again, once he's able to throw the ball into the belt.
The players of Feilian University will also fall into a very big passivity.
It's like now, the white balls are drilled into the good ball belt one after another, so that the hitter is helpless.
"Good shot!"
"Good shot!!"
With two good balls in a row, Fei Lian High School's fourth baton was chased.
In this way, it doesn't matter what ball is thrown next? He can only choose to swing the bat!
Come on!
Come on!!!
The beaters of the four sticks of Feilian High School are also secretly encouraging themselves in their hearts.
Although Gu Xiao's ball control was recovered by himself, this does not mean that there are no problems on Gu Xiao.
For example, he now also has a very big problem.
That's when his ball speed slows down...
The desperately fast pitch has been replaced by the usual fast ball.
Although the ball speed is still very fast, it is not the type that cannot be hit at all.
So he was determined to hit the ball out.
"Boom!"
At this moment, a sharp pitch that was exactly the same as before flew over.
How, probably?????
The fourth batter of Fei Lian High School was directly stupid.
What about reducing the speed of the ball and controlling the ball accurately?
The dignified king Qingdao High School, how can you not play according to the routine?
"Smack!"
Unfortunately, this time the bat didn't hit the baseball.
Fei Lian High School's fourth batter, was knocked out for the second time.
Miyuki Kazuya in the catcher position.
Eyes squinting dangerously.
The other party's plans are already on his face, if he can't solve the opponent, he will be too sorry for the name of the country's No. 1 catcher.
Two outs, two on second base.
The situation became favorable to Seido High School.
Although in this game, Qingdao High School inevitably lost points.
But if you only lose one point, then the result is still acceptable.
Even if Gu Xiao can adjust back to his state by himself, it may not be a good thing for the Qingdao High School baseball team.
Eijun Sawamura needs a replacement.
No matter how capable Kawakami and Wang Xi are, there is still a gap between their performance and that of the full-fledged Xiaogu Xiao.
If you make a choice, the Qingdao High School baseball club still hopes that Akira Shibuyani can cheer up.
The game continues.
Seeing that Qingdao High School was about to get through this crisis, I didn't expect another accident to happen at this time.
It was the fifth-best pitcher at Flydown High School who caused the accident.
Fairy grass straight!
He is a person who is not willing to be lonely, and his chances are getting slimmer and slimmer.
So he shot directly without mercy.
"Ping!"
changed his previous attitude of waiting for the ball, and the first ball thrown by Gu Xiao, Xian Cao Zhi hit it directly.
Even Yukiichi was very surprised by this.
It's not that he doesn't know that the other party will change their strike strategy sooner or later. But according to his previous thoughts, no matter how fast the people from Feilian University reacted, they would not change their strategy until the next game of attack.
You can't negate your established strategy just because of a previous coincidence.
That would be very reckless.
I didn't expect Xiancao Zhi to be so decisive.
Without any hesitation, he just hit the ball out.
The white ball flew down behind the pitcher, on the side of the second baseman.
It's a typical gap!
Yukikazu in the position of the catcher was shocked.
He had to raise his evaluation of the fairy grass.
Originally, he thought that Xiancao was just a good pitcher and looked quite handsome.
I didn't expect the ability to read the game and the strength of the blow to be so strong.
To be able to hit the ball in that direction, there is not enough ability to read the game and a certain amount of technique.
It simply can't be done.
Not to mention acting decisively.
I was able to make a name for myself in middle school.
This guy is really not ordinary.
12 Heavenly King and the Great Demon King of Sawamura.
When I was in middle school, there were many players who broke through.
As far as the players that Yukikachi himself has seen, one is counted as one, and it is not an easy person.
For example, Narumi Narumiya of Inagi Industry, Masamune Hongo of Troll High School, and Haruka Nanami of Nagano Prefecture.
and Eijun Sawamura in their ranks.
Which of these guys is the easy one?
Shake your head and push these unrealistic ideas out of your head.
Kazuya Miyuki's eyes followed the direction in which the baseball flew out.
If this ball lands, it will be difficult to stop the hitter from going to base.
The runner on second base also has a high probability of running straight back.
Miyuki Kazuya had already prepared for the worst in his heart.
At this time, a dexterous figure came out of the crowd.
He pounced sideways and pinpointed his glove to the first drop of the baseball.
"Smack!"
The next thing I saw was that the human body fell heavily to the ground, and then rolled twice in succession before it stopped.
You can see how hard he rushed before.
"Minato!"
In the outfield, Sawamura exclaimed worriedly.
The figure that rushed out was none other than Sawamura Eijun's little friend Kominato Haruchi.
And he saw one of his hands raised in the air, which was his glove.
In his glove, a small white ball was tucked between them.
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