Chapter Seventy-Three: Advanced Skills
"The other party has made a move!"
After the pitcher mound discussed the strategy, the players at Bunkyo University were quick to take action.
Facing the danger of no one out and someone on first and third base. They very decisively chose to face off against Kominato Haruchi.
At the same time, the infielder's defensive position has also been greatly adjusted.
The first and third basemen all have varying degrees of forward pressure. The shortstops and second basemen took a few steps back.
The entire infield was guarded, forming a huge M!
"Uchino Guard Cross!"
Yukiichi in the rest area also muttered in a low voice.
"What?"
The front garden next to him asked with a frown.
"A kind of garrison formation, with the base bag as the core for guarding, it seems that the opponent wants to win the double kill......"
Ambitious!
Not surprisingly, though.
In the face of such a dangerous situation, if the other party is indifferent, it is equivalent to finding their own death.
As you are now, choose to take the initiative to struggle.
Actually, it couldn't be more reasonable.
Even if there is a great risk of struggling like this, as long as you struggle, there is hope.
As if thinking of something, Yukiichi also glanced thoughtfully at Kataoka not far away.
Kataoka had the pair of sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, so that people couldn't see his expression at all.
Just when Yuyuki hesitated, did he take the initiative to remind his own superintendent? Ochiai, who was originally sitting in the rest area, walked up at some point, touched the mustache on his chin and said.
"The other party is getting moving!"
He didn't say a word of superfluous words. However, he believed that with Kataoka's ability to supervise him, he would be able to understand what he meant.
Kataoka didn't disappoint him, and after nodding imperceptibly, he decisively made a secret signal to the players on the field.
Now the other party's purpose is clear.
We don't want another point anyway.
What to do in this case?
Of course, you can't just give up.
The more strictly the other party defends, the more we have to tear a hole in the other party's body.
The third base Wang Xi found the opportunity to steal the base directly.
When you have a chance at first base, you run to second base, and if you don't have a chance to create an opportunity, you have to put on a posture of stealing base.
Put pressure on the pitcher on the pitcher's mound!
After instructing the runners on the base bag, and then Superintendent Kataoka, he gave a code to Kominato Harushi in the strike zone.
This point, no matter what, must be taken.
After the three of them received the code, they all looked serious, but no one said anything, they all nodded slightly and went their separate ways.
As the three of them acted together, the entire court immediately became noisy.
Even the supporters who were originally cheering for Qingdao High School were very energetic, and at this time, their voices gradually became low.
It's not that they don't want to cheer for the team, it's the scene in front of them, it's so exciting, they're really afraid of missing a key point.
"It's time to decide the outcome of the game!"
In the stands, Fujio, a veteran reporter for Baseball Kingdom magazine, judged decisively.
Owada Akiko next to him also recognized this, and her head was like a chicken pecking rice.
They can tell, let alone the scouts who came out of here to see the game.
Although the players these scouts are not on the field right now, this does not affect their appreciation of the game in the slightest.
It's exciting!
This kind of fierce collision, even the old birds who have been fighting in the baseball career for many years, are also enthusiastic and excited to watch.
"That's the charm of high school baseball!"
Because the professional baseball relationship is too mature, it is inevitable that there is a little less passion.
For example, a professional baseball team has at least 10 smaller pitchers.
In this case, if the pitcher is not in good shape, they will immediately make a substitution. to minimize the likelihood of the team dropping points.
On the contrary, this is not the case in high school baseball.
Here you can see more powerful collisions, more risky tactics.
Although the technique is inevitably immature, the ornamentation is definitely not bad.
This is the charm of high school baseball, and it is also the original charm of baseball.
Under the attention of tens of thousands of people on the field, the tactical duel between the two teams began.
In the position of the catcher, Aoki Shan's palms were a little damp.
Not to mention other friends, even he was so nervous that he couldn't do it. On the contrary, it was those exchange students, because they experienced more scenes, and their performance was more calm.
Nervous to nervous, Aoki Shan's thoughts have never been messed up from beginning to end.
Before, on the pitcher's mound, they had already discussed tactics. Now it's up to us to see how well the tactics are implemented...
Is it what can bring the team back to life? was still directly shot to death by the opponent with strong strength.
Aoki cedar has no way to determine this.
But that didn't stop him from doing it boldly.
Come on!
Giving a code to the pitchers on the court, Aoki Sugi squatted in the catcher's position.
"Whoosh!"
Without any hesitation, Jack Epro threw the little white ball in his hand.
It seems that his pitching rhythm is faster than that of Sawamura Eimura, and in the blink of an eye, the white ball has come to his eyes.
Fast, really fast!
The kind that catches people off guard.
Haruichi Kominato, who originally wanted to play short, immediately changed his mind when he saw this ball and put the bat back.
The small white ball burrowed into Aoki's glove with precision, making a loud resounding sound.
"Knock~"
It was an incomparably heavy ball, and it made people shudder.
"Minato didn't use a short hit?"
In the rest area of Qingdao High School, there was a lot of discussion immediately.
Obviously, this result is a bit difficult for everyone to accept.
In the case that the opponent has already come up with a countermeasure, the opponent absolutely does not want to continue to lose points, and chooses to face the players of Qingdao High School head-on.
Shouldn't Qingdao High School do the opposite and score a point first?
As long as it's again... Score one point, and you can completely push the opponent in front of you into the abyss.
Even from a psychological point of view, isn't doing what the other person least wants to see the most beneficial situation for your own side?
"It's not that he doesn't want to, it's that he can't."
Miyuki also heard the discussion of his friends around him, and took the initiative to speak.
"You can't use a short shot for that ball just now, and if you play it short, the ball will bounce far away."
"How do you know?"
Maezono asked, puzzled.
"That's how Kominato Harushi judges, I just want to trust his judgment."
Miyuki really guessed right!
When Haruichi Kominato tried to touch the ball in front of him, he suddenly had a feeling of unconsciousness.
He felt like the ball was heavier than all the balls he'd ever encountered.
There is no reason for this, there is this intuition.
Haruichi Kominato trusted his instincts and gave up the ball.
Noticed?
In the position of the catcher, Aoki Sugi frowned and looked at Kominato Haru.
No, not yet.
The position and movement of the blow have not been adjusted, and it should be that they have not been aware of it.
Or just be skeptical.
"It's so sharp!"
complained silently in his heart, but Aoki Shan still decisively typed the previous code.
Because Qingdao High School chased them too hard, correspondingly, they didn't have many opportunities to choose.
In this way, it is not completely without benefits.
Now they can be more convinced of their choice.
Anyway, there is no way out, who cares, one more time.
Come on!
Aoki Shan's momentum of breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat infected Jack Apro on the pitcher's mound.
"Kosugi, that's how it should be."
Jack Apro was not used to the mother-in-law and mother-in-law personality of the island people.
In contrast, he prefers face-to-face matchups.
A real knife and a real gun.
"Whoosh!"
The white ball came to the front of Kominato Harushi at a faster speed than just now.
This time, Kominato Harushi is obviously mentally prepared.
He took the normal swing of the bat.
"Ping!"
The moment the bat touched the white ball, Haruichi Kominato felt as if his two arms had been run over by a car.
Heavy to death.
He tried to get the ball back on track, but he couldn't.
The white ball bounces off the bat and into bounds.
"Out of bounds!"
One good number of balls, one out of bounds.
Kominato Haruichi was chased by two good balls.
Although there were many female spectators in the stands, they were still unwavering in their support for him.
But most of the audience was not optimistic that he would be able to hit the ball.
Apro's ball, it's just too heavy.
If you think about it carefully, except for Sawamura Eijun's home run and that hit, Seido High School can really hit the ball by hitting it, and there are actually very few hits that win hits beautifully.
is full of calculations, and it is just a Wang Xi.
Yoichi Kuramochi's basebase relied on his own speed.
Not to mention, Jack Ephiro's pitching itself is very restrained from players like Haruichi Kominato.
The previous two goals are the best proof of this.
Lookers-on see most of the game.
The audience's eyes are bright, and what they perceive is not wrong at all.
With Kominato Haruichi's own strength, it was really difficult to hit the ball 100 percent.
Especially when he used a wooden stick.
"Obviously the strength is good, but he is so stubborn, if he is willing to use a metal rod now, the situation will definitely not be so passive."
In the eyes of Coach Ochiai, there is still indelible regret.
It's really the ball sense of Kominato Haruchi itself is too good, if this little guy is willing to listen to his own advice.
Qingdao High School's line will definitely be better in series.
Just when everyone has lost faith.
In the strike zone, there is still one person who is unwilling to give up.
That person is Kominato Haruichi.
Here it comes!
In the blink of an eye, the third ball flew over.
This is also the goal that Jack Epro threatened to strike out against Kominato Haru.
It's just that before his words fell, he was slapped in the face.
The little white ball was hit and flew out.
Although the distance of flying out is not far, only seven or eight meters at most, it rebounds when it lands.
But the opportunity presented itself anyway...
Kominato Haruichi's face finally had a little more smile.