Chapter 39: The Beginning! (2nd Update)
"Hip hop!"
Kuramochi stepped into the strike zone with his eyes firmly locked on the pitcher's mound.
At this moment, his mind kept recalling the information that Watanabe had said before, about the Akumi Light Saint.
This guy's pitching is very sharp, especially the kind of curveball with a high drop, which is even more difficult to resist.
"He's a real genius!"
This is Watanabe's evaluation of Amaku Kosei.
"And it's a super genius who is invincible once he throws his form."
The players of Qingdao High School have no doubt about this information, and according to the information they have gathered, once Tianjiu Guangsheng is able to throw the state, the combat power he can burst out will definitely be outstanding.
Although he has not yet achieved results in high school, his strength is definitely the top in the country.
Kurachi, very sure of this.
When Seido High School held a meeting and analyzed the opponent's pitching strength, it also recognized this.
In other words, the opponent in front of him can be compared with Sawamura, Narumiya, Mukai, and Akutsu.
"Does it mean that the other party has no weaknesses?"
Kurachi once asked.
The thought of fighting with such an opponent made even Kuramochi very nervous.
He knows very well how difficult a pitcher at this level can be.
"This pitcher also has his own weaknesses, and this weakness is not small, such as a shaky start. In the early days of the game, he would sometimes throw some particularly sweet balls. If such an opportunity arises, it must be seized, and it may well be the difference between winning and losing the game. ”
A shaky start!
This is a common problem for many pitchers, and in the time period when the game has just begun, even if the arm warms up well, it is not fully deployed.
As a result, many pitchers often perform unsatisfactorily in the time they first play.
This is on a physical level.
And mentally, when the game just starts, the pitcher's concentration will not reach the level that it will be in the late game.
It is for this reason that many pitchers tend to play poorly in the early hours of the game.
Like Gu Xiao, he also has this problem.
A large proportion of the points lost by Tianjiu Guangsheng before were concentrated in the first game.
Although he conceded very few points overall, he dropped two points in the first game in the fall tournament and play-offs alone.
This ratio is already quite scary.
You know, his total number of points dropped is only five.
The reason why Watanabe will comment on his shaky start is for this reason.
In Kurachi's mind, he kept recalling these materials.
Then he took a big breath and waited for the baseball to fly over.
If he starts unsteadily, the probability of the first goal at the beginning should be the greatest.
Be sure to watch!
Kuramochi's ambitious appearance successfully aroused the interest of the Tenku Light Saint, and he tilted his neck to look at Kuramochi.
Waiting to hit my straight ball?
That feeling was so obvious that Tianjiu Guangsheng wanted to pretend that he didn't see anything, but he couldn't do it at all.
"Funny!"
Knowing you're going to hit a straight ball, will I still throw a straight ball for you?
When I'm an idiot!
"Whoosh!"
Thinking of this, Tianjiu Guangsheng opened his posture and threw the white ball in his hand.
The white ball was like a first-class white light, and it instantly appeared above the home plate.
Kuramo, who had been waiting for a long time and was eager to try, saw the flying baseball, and unceremoniously waved the bat in his hand.
I saw that bat was about to touch a baseball.
A hint of joy flashed in Kurachi's eyes.
You guessed it!
The ball is not fast at all, and the position is not tricky.
He was pretty sure he would be able to hit the little white ball.
At that moment, the baseball that flew straight over suddenly fell!
Curveball !!
This sudden change clearly exceeded the expectations of the position.
He stared at everything in front of him in amazement, his mind full of questions.
How could it not be a straight ball?
"Smack!"
"Good shot!!"
The surprise in Kurachi's eyes hadn't had time to dissipate.
On the pitcher's mound, Tianjiu has been happy for a long time.
"Idiot!"
Completely juggled around.
You put the intention of hitting a straight ball so obviously.
How could I possibly let you really fight?
However, this second ball can not be fished with a straight ball.
Now that you've got your eyes on the straight ball, it's hard to disappoint you too much.
"Whoosh!"
Almost no time was given to react, and the second ball that followed flew over.
In the blink of an eye, the baseball was in Kurachi's hand.
He looked at the flying baseball and smiled bitterly in his heart.
Again!
This ball looks no different from the previous straight ball in Kurachi.
Fortunately, the position is a little off, and there is no need for him to swing the bat in a hurry.
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!"
In this way, the ball count becomes one good and one bad.
Tianjiu Guangsheng himself also felt very magical, originally he thought that this ball was enough to deceive Cang to swing the bat.
Unexpectedly.
When it came to choosing, he was so calm.
"Amazing!"
Tianjiu is an honest person, and the other party performs well, and he is not stingy in complimenting.
Come on!
At this time, his originally small fighting spirit was suddenly boosted.
In Seido High School, everyone's impression of Kuramochi is that his garrison is very good. Once you can get on base, it gets incredibly tricky.
But.
Just talking about the striking strength and the success rate of effective bases.
The strength of the position is not very strong.
To deal with such an opponent, as long as he is not allowed to go to base, he will not be able to make any waves.
Originally, Tianjiu thought so. Unexpectedly, when he actually competed, he found out that Yoichi Kuramochi's striking strength was far from being as simple as he imagined.
First of all, his striking power is actually not inferior, but it is not outstanding.
Especially in a team like Qingdao High School, which is full of monsters, it is even less outstanding.
Then there's his eye for the ball.
Judging from the goal just now, he should be able to see it very clearly.
"King Qingdao!"
Muttering these four words, Tianjiu Guangsheng's eyes began to change, becoming unprecedentedly focused.
He instinctively realized that the team he was facing now was completely different from the ones he had faced before.
He had to give it his all to defeat the enemies in front of him.
Thinking of this, he also had to get serious and throw the baseball in his hand.
"Whoosh!"
The little white ball flew out and was on top of home plate in the blink of an eye.
Here it comes!
Looking at the baseball flying over, Kuramochi suddenly felt blessed to his heart.
Why would he have to fight the other party here?
"Ping!"
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