Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Idea of the New Change Ball (Part 1)
From the fourth game Kawaki to the present, Seido High School has never had any advantage.
That is, Xiaogu relied on his strong arm strength to win a hit.
The rest of the beaters, one counts as one, and all of them are solved. Including Eijun Sawamura and Kazuya Miyuki.
Especially Yuyuki Kazuya, who is the fourth stick, this time he lost face to his grandmother's house. He's faced off against Kawaki twice and didn't score a single hit.
Now that these players from the baseball club of Seido High School go to see Kawaki again, they have completely lost the contempt they had at the beginning.
It's no wonder that Matt, the superintendent of Shonan High School, treats Kawaki as the ace pitcher on his own team, rather than Aota, who performed well before.
It's not that Qingtian is not good enough, but compared to Kawaki, the gap is still a little bigger.
It's too strong, this guy named Kawaki!
His pitching is always puzzling, and until now, there has not been an accurate conclusion.
Some people have speculated before that if he is a quirk ball pitcher like Sawamura Eimura?
"Probably not!"
To this point, Yu Yuki gave a positive answer.
The so-called quirk ball is actually an uncontrollable ball path. The opponent's ball doesn't look uncontrollable, it should be controllable.
Although he has no way to control the direction of his throwing, that is, the ball is not too consistent.
But the changes he imposes on the baseball are constant.
Just look at the effect of the shot, the ball is either hit high flying, or hit out is a landing rebound ball.
In short, there was not a single ball that hit the center of the ball, including the one that was hit by Akira Shibuyani.
The ball didn't hit the center of the ball, it just flew the ball away.
By brute force!
"That's tricky!"
For the first time since dominating Koshien in a row, Seido High School is so helpless as it is now.
"I have to say that the country is really vast. There are endless awesome guys, and I don't know from which corner of the wall can emerge from a powerful player. ”
Even Sawamura was very emotional.
The guy named Kawaki in front of him has never appeared in Sawamura's impression.
If Sawamura has seen it before, or has heard of it. With such a personality, he must have an impression.
But he didn't have the impression that this person existed, so there was only one answer that he could come up with.
When this person was in Sawamura Eijun's previous life, he was not able to mix up the fame.
There are many possible reasons for this.
For example, the other party didn't really like baseball, but they didn't play it again after a brief encounter in high school.
It's like Sawamura Eijun's nemesis Nanami Haruka in Nagano Prefecture.
Because he played baseball as a child, he felt that it was too unchallenging and lost interest.
So much so that after entering high school, I never played baseball at all.
Naturally, it disappeared from the world of baseball.
Another possibility is that something happened during the game of baseball.
In short, life is magical.
It's full of possibilities.
The player named Kawaki in front of him may be walking at a certain fork. Never returned to the world of baseball.
Otherwise, if everything goes well, let this guy in front of him really grow.
Then his fame will definitely be very big.
At the very least, Sawamura Eijun will definitely have heard his name.
Kawaki has such talent and strength.
There were a lot of good performers in today's match, but he was undoubtedly the most dazzling.
Kawaki, a talented pitcher in the first grade.
Now the most complicated feeling is Wang Xi in the rest area of Qingdao High School.
Any talented player is definitely very proud in his heart, and Wang Xi is naturally the same.
Born on Treasure Island, he has been the pride of the sky since he was a child. He was able to do what it took a lot of effort for others to do, and he showed unparalleled talent in pitching.
NextSadaharu Wang!
Someone even gave such an assessment.
He has been a star since he was a child, and he has always thought that his strength is also very good.
This is not bragging, but the truth.
That's what his surroundings feed back into his eyes.
He has a talent that others can't envy, and a monster-level terrifying strength.
Among the peers around him, there is simply no opponent to be found.
After graduating from middle school, why did Wang Xi resolutely come to the island country to learn baseball?
It's because he can't find anyone around him who can compete with him and improve his level.
Why did you choose Qingdao High School directly?
It's just to get closer to your opponents.
Because he wants to surpass Sawamura Eijun, he often comes into contact with Sawamura Eijun and directly competes with him for the position.
There's nothing more exciting than this.
Such a Wang Xi, although he seems to get along well on weekdays, the pride in his heart has always existed.
Suffice it to say, he didn't have any opponents in his mind except for the current ace pitcher of Seido High School, Eijun Sawamura.
Perhaps there are still many deficiencies in his previous performance.
But Wang Xi knows very well that as long as he works hard to revise. He'll catch up soon.
The only person who made him feel like he had little hope, and the person he could catch up with was Sawamura Eijun.
There can be such a back in front of you, and you can chase after yourself.
In Wang Xi's view, it is a very lucky thing.
It's just that he never thought that in other parts of the island country, even among players of his age, there were people who surpassed him.
It is also necessary to surpass the representative of the island country, the great samurai Igarashi Sora.
"There really is such a thing!"
Wang Xi once praised Sawamura during a chat with him, saying that he was the most powerful pitcher among players of his age.
As a world champion pitcher, Wang Xi's words are absolutely sincere. He has seen the apex of this world, so he can naturally judge Sawamura Rongjun's strength.
"Don't underestimate the world!"
At that time, Sawamura Eijun collapsed on the bed, and he had just returned from training with his tired body.
"Maybe in some corner, there are even more powerful guys than us!"
Of course, Sawamura Eijun also felt this sentence.
Sawamura Eijun, who used to mess around in the big leagues, knows too well how terrible this world is.
Sometimes the most terrifying thing is often not the targets that are set in front of you, but those who catch up later.
Before the age of 23, this feeling is even worse. After all, at that time, he was still in the stage of chasing, and he didn't care about the later figure at all.
But once you are over 23 years old, you will be deeply aware of your old age.
A large number of latecomers are waiting to overtake you and shoot you to death on the beach.
Of course, Wang Xi didn't understand this kind of words.
But now he seems to understand a little.
At this time, Wang Xi was extremely glad that he was able to come to the island country to learn baseball.
The appearance of a strong enemy did not dampen his fighting spirit. On the contrary, it made him more energetic.
Kawaki's performance led the attention of everyone in the audience.
After today's game, he is destined to make a name for himself at the national level.
The opponent of the competition with Qingdao High School, there are more and more such guys now.
Some people even joked that Qingdao High School is a stepping stone for all geniuses.
Of course, this can also be taken as a compliment.
If you don't have a certain strength, how can you be a stepping stone for a talented player?
Although the momentum brought by Kawaki is very strong, it is still a little insufficient to make an impact on Seido High School.
The main reason for this comes from their opponents.
That is, Sawamura Eijun.
Kawaki's performance is amazing, and the great demon king Sawamura Eijun does not fail in his mission.
He never seems to have lived up to the expectations of the spectators and fans, and he can firmly guard the rear of Seido High School at all times and prevent the opponent from taking a step beyond the thunder pool.
The offensive launched by Shonan University all disappeared in front of Sawamura Eijun's pitch.
The two points in the fourth game became fatal knife wounds.
If Shonan University fails to score points in the last two games, they will only be able to accept the fate of defeat.
In the first half of the eighth inning, Sawamura stood on the pitcher's hill.
In the face of the lower hitter of Shonan University, Sawamura Eisumi pitched very calmly.
On the contrary, it was the beaters of Shonan colleges and universities, and they all seemed very nervous.
With six outs left, Seido High School will be able to claim the victory.
In order not to let the result turn out like that, even if they lose their lives, they must not be out easily.
This determination is really good, but it's a pity that in the face of the pitch of the big demon king Eijun Sawamura.
The beaters looked helpless.
"Ping!"
The batter of the sixth batter hit the ball high.
At the position of the second base, Koharu opened his gloves and steadily took the first ball into his gloves.
"Smack!"
"Out !!"
As soon as the game is out, no one is on base.
Seido High School is only five outs away from the final victory.
"Ping!"
Immediately after that, Shonan High School's seventh baton hit a rebound ball from the front of third base.
was grabbed by Kanemaru in his glove, and then passed directly to first base.
"Out!"
Two outs, no one on base.
Seido High School is only four outs away from winning in the end.
The batter of the eighth batter once again hit a high fly.
This time it was Eijun Sawamura on the pitcher's mound who caught the ball.
Three outs, offense and defense exchanged.
Although the beaters of Shonan University have used all their strength.
But in the face of Sawamura Eijun, they are still helpless.
The big devil is still the big devil, your uncle will always be your uncle.
And just like that, the game came to the bottom half of the eighth inning.
In the stands, Owada Akiko muttered to herself.
"This rhythm looks so familiar!"
Truth be told, this rhythm does look familiar, a bit like the current rhythm of Shonan high school pitchers.
On the other side, in the rest area of Seido High School.
Watanabe looked at Sawamura Eijun expectantly.
Sawamura shook his head with a wry smile.
"Our guess should be right, but for the time being, I can't fully hone it, so I can only do it like that."
However, as time goes on, Sawamura believes that he will be able to perfectly simulate Kawaki's pitching!
Even beyond Kawaki's pitching.
He had that confidence, and he never wavered.
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