Chapter Twenty-Four: In the Middle! (2nd Update)
"Good shot!"
"Good shot!"
"Ping!"
"Out of bounds!"
"Bad ball!"
The number of balls, two good, two bad.
The second stick of Mingchuan Gakuen, Hashimoto. Entangled with Sawamura for a full four goals!
The first bat, Ninomiya had six goals, and the second bat, Hashimoto, also saw more than four goals.
At this time, anyone who is familiar with Sawamura's pitching will notice that something is wrong.
There has been a noticeable increase in the number of pitches made by Sawamura.
Rest area of the Qingdao Road.
Coach Ochiai touched his mustache and glanced at Kataoka.
At this time, as a coach, it is time to remind the players.
But looking at Kataoka's meaning, there is no meaning to remind at all.
Don't you want to wait for Chris and Sawamura to come back before you make a move?
It's not impossible to do this, after all, this is only the first game, and even if Sawamura throws a few more shots, it doesn't matter the overall situation.
Thinking of this, Ochiai stopped talking.
On the court, Chris and Sawamura were quite calm.
When it's time for them to pitch, they still pitch.
"Whoosh!"
A small white ball, like a streamer, appeared in the low position of the outer corner.
Hashimoto gritted his teeth and didn't swing his bat.
This goal, it's too far.
"Ping!"
"Good shot!"
"Strikeout!"
This is a good goal.
Through experiments, Chris has roughly estimated Mingchuan's strategy for distinguishing good and bad balls.
"It's clever, but it's not without loopholes."
If you follow this rhythm, even if Sawamura keeps throwing with a straight ball, it is not impossible to persevere.
After all, if Mingchuan's strategy wants to succeed, it is that the game will drag on long enough.
Otherwise, in the fifth or seventh game, the gap between the two sides is too big, and there is no hope for Mingchuan.
"If we continue to cast like this, the result may not be unfavorable to us."
With a plan in mind, Chris motioned for Sawamura to continue.
"Third bat, shortstop, Onishi."
After two outs, Mingchuan's hitter took the turn of the third batter.
This beater's performance at the beginning was no different from the previous Ninomiya and Hashimoto.
It looks like I'm going to let go of the first two balls, and after the two good balls, I'll get entangled with Sawamura.
That's not much to say, let's take two good goals first.
Chris and Sawamura both thought so, but they didn't expect an accident at this time.
Just after they had made up their minds, Mingchuan's third stick suddenly swung off.
"Ping!"
The similar rhythm before made Sawamura and Chris subconsciously think that the third baseman Onishi would be the same as Ninomiya and Hashimoto, with the main purpose of consuming Sawamura's balls.
Unexpectedly, people suddenly attacked.
This rhythm caught Sawamura and Chris off guard.
Fortunately, Sawamura's own pitching was more difficult to hit, and although Onishi hit the ball, he didn't hit the ball in bounds.
"Smack!"
The baseball falls outside the touchline.
"Out of bounds!"
This sudden attack made Sawamura's face suddenly turn hideous.
Trick me?
Mingchuan doesn't play cards according to the routine, he has cooperated with Mingchuan to perform, but Mingchuan doesn't play according to the routine.
A rest area in Meikawa.
Superintendent Ogata's smile was still humble.
"Our tactics are called defensive counterattacks, and of course we have to counterattack when we have the chance."
Since it is a chronic poison, it is natural to have a little attack.
If they don't take a cold shot, Sawamura will most likely not throw the ball with all his might before the two good shots.
In this way, they took a cold shot, and Sawamura naturally didn't dare to be careless with every goal.
Moreover, if this ball is hit, it happens to hit Sawamura relaxing, then they will make a lot of money. Mingchuan can take the opportunity to get a hit!
Ming Chuan's plan was very good, but they didn't know that what they did had officially angered a terrifying creature.
Sawamura is furious!
A straight-hearted person like Sawamura likes it best, of course, in a head-to-head confrontation that goes straight to the point.
Mingchuan played such a little cleverness, which obviously angered Sawamura.
He's getting impatient!
"Master!"
Seeing Sawamura, who had clear offensive intentions, Chris was also helpless.
It may feel a little early, but now that it's the fourth round of the tournament, it's time to come up with some means.
Unlock, Quirk Balls - Change!
Seeing Chris's code, pitcher mound, Sawamura laughed.
He had had enough of such an uncomfortable feeling.
Come on, since Mingchuan wants it, he will fulfill them.
The number of balls is two good and zero bad.
The beater is chased!
Sawamura throws a ball.
"Whoosh!"
The little white ball, whistling.
This ball, no need to judge whether it is good or bad.
Ball path, in the middle!
Not high, not low, unbiased!
Ball in the Red!
When he saw this ball, Onishi was a little surprised.
Shooting athletes, you can't shoot so accurately, right?
Although it is good to vote in the middle, it is not so easy to vote in such a red shot.
Will Sawamura vote too accurately?
However, now is not the time to think about that, the most important thing is to get the ball out of bounds.
As soon as this idea popped up, it was vetoed by Onishi himself.
Like the kind of corner kick that Sawamura threw before, because after hitting it, it flew to the corner, and it was not difficult to hit it out of bounds with a little adjustment.
It's not easy to hit a ball like this out of bounds.
It's complicated to say, but Ohnishi's mind is just turning for a moment.
Swing the bat!
In the end, he decided to swing the bat, and in any case, he had no reason to let go of the good ball in the middle.
"Hit out!"
With a grit of teeth, Onishi waved his stick decisively.
"Ping!"
After the white ball was hit, it flew in front of Sawamura impartially and was caught by Sawamura.
"Smack!"
"Out!"
Caught by a pitcher!
Three outs, offense and defense exchanged.
The first Ninomiya has six goals, the second Hashimoto has five goals, and the third Onishi has three goals.
In the first game alone, Sawamura threw a full fourteen balls.
This is actually a relatively normal number for other players.
It is very difficult to win a game, three outs, not a dozen goals, and twenty goals under.
But for Sawamura, such a number of pitches is almost enough for him to throw two innings.
Overall, Mingchuan's strategy was successful.
It's just that I don't know if they, who have completely angered Sawamura, will be able to maintain it in Sawamura's subsequent attack.
"Good vote!"
"Well done!"
The Qingdao players also know that Sawamura is being targeted.
After being targeted, Sawamura can still vote better and better, which is not easy.
Sure enough, with him on the pitcher's mound, everyone was inexplicably relieved.
"We're not going to put all the pressure on you."
Kuramochi swore and patted Sawamura's shoulder and said to Sawamura.
Sawamura quietly avoided the dangerous creature: "I hope! ”
"Huh?"
Hearing Sawamura's words, Kuramochi suddenly glared at him with a fierce look.
"The offensive has begun!"
Without waiting for Kuramochi to trouble Sawamura, the second half of the game began.
Kuramochi, as the starting first batter of the Qingdao Road, must be played immediately.
"I'll settle accounts with you when I come back."
Kuramochi gave Sawamura a warning little look viciously, and then walked up to the strike zone.