Chapter 112: Monster Hongo (3rd Update)
Seido High School's match against Troll Otomaki High School has begun.
The first to attack was Seichi.
In today's game, Qingdao High School's playing line has not changed much.
The first stick is still a position.
Because he had previous experience in fighting, Superintendent Kataoka also knew that it was simply unrealistic to want to attack Hongo in a short period of time.
So the task he gave to the players was very clear.
That's the number of entanglement balls.
"How to better distinguish between good and bad balls will be the key to winning or losing today's game."
If you supervise your own home, you should naturally keep it in mind.
Kuramochi is holding this belief and standing in the strike zone.
His eyes were firmly locked on Hongo, waiting for Hongo to throw the ball.
Here it comes!
"Boom!"
The pitch, as if the sky was falling apart, suddenly appeared at hand.
In the face of this ball, Kuramochi did not swing the bat.
The ball landed in an extremely tricky position, and they gave up the ball completely.
Forming good balls, they are also difficult to play well. If it's a bad ball, it's earned.
Before the number of balls is chased, such a ball will never be shot.
This was the first strategy of Seido High School.
"Smack!"
The sound of a baseball smashing into a glove sounded unusually harsh.
Strike the position in the zone, but unmoved.
Once a player has made up his mind about something, the combat power they can burst out is very amazing.
"Bad ball!"
The referee gave a verdict on the ball.
In the catcher's position, Renji picked up the baseball in his hand and passed it back to Hongo.
The ball in the corner is motionless.
Have you completely given up on this kind of ball before being chased?
Renji thought thoughtfully, and then decisively gave Hongo a second code.
"Smack!"
"Good shot!"
It's almost the same position, only this time it's in the good zone.
The position in the strike zone is still motionless.
Sure enough, I gave up.
Renji nodded secretly.
Then he glanced thoughtfully, the beater after Qingdao High School.
Is it only Kuramochi who gives up all corners, or is it that all the hitters at Seido High School are going to do it?
He will need to wait for the other players to come on the court to verify this.
The task at hand is to solve the position loss first.
Next goal, inside corner!
"Whoosh!"
A little slower than the ball just now, the small white ball went straight into the inside corner.
Kuramochi in the strike zone was not given for nothing, and through this change in momentum, he was keenly aware of Hongo's possession.
The ball speed has slowed down!
This means that the pitcher has more attention when he is in possession of the ball.
The ball should go into the good ball belt.
Now is the time!
Kuramori, who had made up his mind, opened his stance and made a decisive shot at the inside corner.
"Ping!"
The white ball was touched and rolled out of bounds.
"Out of bounds!"
Damn it!
Kuramochi's face was extremely ugly.
The ball just now wasn't Hongo's all-out pitch. But even if the opponent didn't use his full strength, the terrifying ball power still deflected his bat.
So much so that the ball that could have reached the in-bounds was touched out-of-bounds.
The number of balls is two good and one bad, and the position is chased.
In this case, as long as you are not sure that the next ball will fall out of bounds.
If you hold it, you have to swing the bat.
"Boom..."
Here comes the ball!
The position of the baseball below the center.
Kurachi, who has been chased by two good balls, can only choose to swing the baton in the face of the baseball that suddenly flew over.
After training day after day, Kuramochi barely kept up with Hongo's ball speed.
When you look at the bat, you have to knock the white ball out.
The little white ball suddenly fell.
Finger Fork Ball!
The sudden appearance of the knuckle caught Kuramochi off guard. He could only watch as the little white ball fell around his bat.
"Smack!"
"Good shot!"
"Strikeout!!
At the beginning of the match, Hongo showed unparalleled pitching and settled the position very cleanly.
Kominato, who followed closely behind and stood in the strike zone, was not able to get any favors.
When facing him, Renji gave Hongo two corner kicks in succession.
Both corners were good balls, but Kominato Haruichi didn't swing a single ball.
At this time, Renji has actually determined what tactics Seido High School is going to use?
They deliberately gave up all corner kicks and only focused on the good shots that were missed, and the swings of the ball after being chased.
The purpose of the tactics is very simple.
They are consciously consuming the number of pitches in their hometown.
The opponent is the old enemy of Seido High School, the pitcher formation of the troll Otomaki High School, although it is not only Hongo. But the only pitcher who can really show his hand and compete with Seido High School is Hongo.
This point was obviously seen through by the people of Qingdao High School.
That's why they set up such a dragon gate formation, intending to drag down Hongo with too many pitches.
"That's a good idea!"
Such a tactic, Renji also has to admit, it is really exciting.
It's just that the tactics have to work.
Since losing to Sawamura and Narumiya, Motoxiang has never relaxed his demands on himself.
Possession, Deciding Ball, Physical ......
Everywhere he could, he tried his best to do his best.
Now he will definitely not lose to anyone.
The same goes for Qingdao.
Come on, it's time to show what you're made of.
Renji crouched down and gave Hongo a code.
Hongo on the pitcher's mound nodded, then pulled out of the stance and threw the ball.
"Whoosh!"
The little white ball suddenly jumped into the inner corner.
Kominato Harushi, who has been chased by two good balls, has no choice at this time.
He could only face this ball and decisively swing the bat in his hand.
The bats and the white balls staggered, and neither of them was able to touch each other in the end.
"Smack!"
"Good shot..."
"Strikeout!!
After Kuramochi was knocked out by a strikeout, Kominato Haruichi followed closely behind, followed by a strikeout.
As soon as he got on the field, he threw two strikeouts, and Hongo at this moment is simply a real monster.
It's chilling.
The players of Seido High School looked at each other.
It wasn't that they weren't unaware of Hongo's pitching horrors before.
Not to mention the media reports, just looking at the video of the game, you can also see the strength of the other party.
But when you actually play against Hongo, the feeling is still different.
It's so powerful that it can even make people feel hopeless.
There is no hope, no hope at all.
At this moment, they can't see Hongo's defeat at all.
They couldn't even come up with a way to get the points out of Hongo's hands.
Dazed!
To put it bluntly, I'm a little stunned.
It was at this time that Sawamura Eijun stepped into the strike zone.
Although Kataoka Supervisor has ordered that he is not allowed to pitch handball in this game.
But if one finger is injured, the blow will not be affected much.
It is for this reason that Superintendent Kataoka was able to agree to participate in the tournament as an outfielder by Eisan Sawamura.