Chapter 53: Strikeout! (1st Update)
PPS: I'm very sorry, but I got up early this morning to go to the grave, and then I had to go to my relatives. The legs are tired and sore, tragedy. So the update is late, and I hope friends can Haihan.
As the competition progressed, the first- and second-year players of Seido High School felt more and more the horror of the third-year seniors.
This gap is all-encompassing, not in one aspect, but in the whole the gap is very large.
Hakushu, who plays sixth baseball, is very strong in the newly established Seido High School baseball team. Don't look at him as just playing the sixth base, but in terms of strength, Hakushu can even compete with others for the third place in the team.
The core first person of the freshman Qingdao High School, of course, is still Sawamura Rongjun, there is no dispute about this, and there is also no room for much controversy about the position of the second person. Although he just filled Chris's position and won the No. 2 main number, Yukiichi was originally a star player at Seichi High School, and his strength is undoubted. After Senior Chris left the team, he perfectly took over all the responsibilities of Senior Chris. Even before Chris's return, he had been the No. 2 main force in that Qingdao High School, the absolute core.
Therefore, the position of the first and second person is almost impossible to discuss. Compared with the two of them, the gap between the others is too obvious, and it can even be said that they are not players of the same level at all.
The third person is different, who is the third place in the current Seido High School baseball team?
This is probably a huge puzzle, and it is difficult for anyone to give a definite answer.
And Hakushu is one of the strongest contenders!
In the strength of the freshman Seido High School baseball team, Hakushu may be ranked third.
Facing the third-grade throwing partner, he was like a child, being played with by others.
Soon he was tricked out.
Hakushu himself was unwilling, and the other players were even more so.
The so-called cold lips and teeth, if Baizhou can't do it, then what can other people do?
"Seventh stick, stalwarts, Tojo."
As soon as he was out, it was Tojo's turn to play on the freshman Seido High School baseball team.
"Tojo! Tojo! ”
"Come on!"
Kanemaru and Sawamura are the two people who have the best relationship with Tojo in the team. At this time, it is natural to cheer on your friends.
In Sawamura's own opinion, Tojo's strength is not weak, and the third-year player is not particularly familiar with him, so the probability that he can win a hit is not small.
This is not to say that Tojo's strength surpasses Hakushu, but Sawamura, as a pitcher, knows too well the pitcher's routine. That's why he thinks Tojo has a chance to get a hit.
Professional baseball is a different story, and in high school baseball, an ace pitcher is very stupid if he kills chickens with a knife.
If a pitcher wants to throw a few more innings, or even a full shot, he will not be able to give it his all against every opponent.
If he does, it only shows that he is still very immature.
In the circle of ace pitchers in high school, there has always been a saying that it is called tailor-made.
To put it bluntly, the audience will use what kind of pitch they use against the opponent when they put it off the plate. It's not all about targeting the opponent's weaknesses, but also about allowing the ace pitcher to conserve his stamina.
The ace pitcher in high school baseball is not as strong as the pitcher in a professional baseball team. The difference in strength between their ace pitchers and bench pitchers is often very large. In some key games, the ace pitcher must make it to the end.
That's why this phrase can be circulated.
For the current third-year players of Qingdao High School, they have only one ace pitcher, and the substitute pitcher is not nothing, but the gap between the strength and the senior Tanba is incredible, and there is no way to make up for the position of the senior Tanba.
In order to ensure that he can win in the end, Tenba senior must finish the pitch. As a result, he will not be able to give it his all against every opponent.
In the case that they are not aware of Tojo's strength, it is very likely that Tojo will be regarded as an opponent who can win the number of outs consistently.
If that's the case, Tojo might be able to surprise them with a big surprise.
Sawamura thought very well, but unfortunately the reality turned out to be an incomparable slap in the face.
Facing Tojo, Chris kept letting Tanba throw outside corners, and finally forced Tojo to fly the ball high with a high drop curveball.
"Smack!"
"Out!!"
Sawamura, who was watching from the sidelines, gave a heartfelt thumbs up to Senior Chris.
As a worthy Master Chris, he is extraordinary, he not only studied Tojo, but even studied it very thoroughly.
Tojo is a typical strong hitter, and he can hit the ball from any position with a good ball.
In this way, his position is generally impartial and unbiased.
With Tojo in such a position, Tanba kept throwing the ball into the outside corner. Tojo's subconscious center of gravity began to shift outward.
As his center of gravity shifted, his stance became closer and closer to the good ball zone.
At this time, he suddenly throws a high-drop curveball that flies to the inside corner, and it is naturally easy to solve him.
It's a simple thing to say, but to put it into practice, it's still very demanding for the pitcher, who needs to keep throwing the ball into the outside corner and making sure that Tojo doesn't get a good number of balls against the ball.
This can lay enough foreshadowing for the final lore.
"Awesome!"
said that Koichiro Tanba studied Tojo so thoroughly, Sawamura absolutely didn't believe it. Only Chris can do that.
Even if the opponent is a junior brother in the first and second grades, he can do his best. Not only for the main force of the original team, but even the substitutes have been studied very thoroughly.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this rigor that he will become a good enough coach in the future.
Sawamura shook his neck, his eyes becoming focused.
The game was tougher than I had imagined.
The difference of one point may be even bigger than you think!
Tojo was out, the freshman Seido High School baseball team was out twice, and it was the turn of the eighth batter.
Although Gu Xiao is ranked in such a position, it does not mean that Gu Xiao's striking strength is just like this.
The reason for this arrangement is only because he is now a pitcher, and he only throws two innings.
He was followed by Kawakami, who was substituted, and Aso, an outfielder, who was more suitable for them than the previous baseman.
Standing in the strike zone, Akira Tsukitani still maintained his terrifying momentum on the unarmed mound before.
When facing Tanba, his eyes are fierce.
"What a terrible junior!"
In the face of such a drop of Gu Xiao, Tanba Koichiro was not angry, but was in a good mood.
Free to the monster junior, Koichiro Tanba also went all out when pitching.
"Good shot!"
"Good shot!"
"Good shot!"
"Strikeout!!