Chapter 46: Another Form of the Pitcher (Part 3)
"Ping!"
Ryosuke Kominato hit the ball out, and it landed between the first baseman and the second baseman, a very nice gap.
The ball was played well, and it was said that there was no problem in winning the hit, but the second baseman in Yokohama Minato also flew to catch the ball and passed it to the first baseman as if he were a god help.
There is no insult to the name of the village!
"Out!"
Two outs, with no one on base, it was the turn of the third batter Jun Izashaki.
Jun Izaki also hit the ball and was taken out by a player from Kohoa Minato with a guard.
"That's great, Yi Neng!"
"It's Yokohama's trump card!"
"Let's keep waving Qingdao's bat."
……
In the stands, the supporters of Yokohama Minato Kita cheered for their trump cards like crazy, and the atmosphere was very hot.
This scene made the children in the Qingdao cowshed look stupid.
"Was that pitcher's pitch strong?"
He asked Sawamura beside him.
Sawamura was very speechless when asked, the top heroes in the country, the ace of Yokohama, do you say it is strong?
"There is no way to experience the strength of some pitchers unless you stand in the strike zone and experience it yourself."
Just like Yokohama's trump card, on the surface, he doesn't seem to be afraid. But in fact, he relied on possession to lure the hitter to swing the bat, and then relied on the guard to win the outs.
If you just talk about his pitching, it's really not that strong.
But with the team, the power of his pitching comes out.
However, it is difficult for such a pitcher to become a top pitcher, and his characteristics are destined to make it difficult for him to complete the opponent and strike out at critical moments. But such a pitcher also has his benefits, he is stable!
In a game, relying on the defense, he can control the points conceded.
For a really strong team, the pitcher's pitching and the hitter's blow must be about a feeling, and since it is about the feel, it must not be 100% reliable. The most trusted thing is the player's defense.
A pitcher like Yi Neng, with the defense of a strong team, forms a strong defense that is very stable. Even a team like Qingdao is not easy to score points.
Here's an example, just like the red and white battle cast by Sawamura in the original book, Sawamura's own strength is actually not very strong, but with other friends who graduated from the young club, he was stunned to press Qingdao's second army to vote four games and only lost three points.
To some extent, Ino is a pitcher of the same type as Sawamura, and with him cooperating with Yokohama's defense, Yokohama has the qualifications to stand at the pinnacle of power.
This is what Sawamura said, some pitchers are powerful, and they can't be seen from the sidelines.
Three outs, offense and defense exchanged.
In the first half of the second game, Yokohama Junior High School attacked.
Tanba and Ino are different types of pitchers, and he relies on ball power and ball lane changes to fight.
"Ping!"
In the first half of the second game, Tamba's ball was swept into the outfield.
It was Yokohama's fourth baseman, first baseman, Furano who hit the ball.
Strong stick, Furano. One of the country's most famous super hitters.
The ball flew far into the left field.
Sawamura calculated where the ball would land, waited there early, and caught the flying ball in his hand.
"Out!"
Outfield Catch!
Although it is a high-flying course, as a first-year, you can judge where the ball lands. Sawamura's performance in the outfielder position is still remarkable.
Furano was killed, and the momentum of Yokohama Minato was greatly affected, and then the two beaters were also dealt with one after another. A strikeout, a flat fly ball on the front of third base, was stopped by Masuko.
Three outs, offense and defense exchanged.
The trump cards of both sides performed very well.
In the second half of the second game, it was Qingdao's turn to attack.
The first hitter is the fourth bat, formed.
At the beginning of the duel, here Yi Neng threw the ball and formed an unceremonious direct swing.
"Ping!"
After the white ball was hit, it flew out like a meteor, and everyone in the scene seemed to be frozen as the baseball flew away.
To describe it in the language of the movie, they are all frozen!
It wasn't until the baseball hit the ground and there was a 'snap' that people 'came to life'.
A clean outfield long hit.
The knot crossed first base, second base, and advanced to third base.
Aodo hit a super three-base long shot that shocked the audience.
No one is out, there is someone on third base! For Qingdao, it was a great opportunity to score.
"Captain, you're handsome!"
"Pretty !!"
"Senior Zengzi, come on!"
"Get ahead, Qingdao."
……
The friends were as excited as if they had taken some kind of stimulant.
At this time, it was the turn of the fifth baton to strike, and before Masuko came on the field to strike, he glanced at the cowshed and waited for Kataoka's code.
In the cowshed.
Kataoka's eyes were extremely sharp, and after looking at the situation on the field, he gave Masuko a code, playing normally, and hitting as far away as possible.
Then he coded the knot again, and ran home plate when he had the chance!
Now it's no one out, there's someone on third base.
It is said that one point is already in the bag, so you might as well let the increase be normal at this time. The pitcher's energy is tied up by the tie at third base, and mistakes are likely to occur.
Taking a step back, even if Masuko is unfortunately out, the next one will be the turn of the sixth baton Miyuki.
When there are people on third base, Miyuki's blow is invincible in the world.
Kataoka calculated well.
It's a pity that the players from Yokohama Minato didn't cooperate well with him.
Ino throws a fishing ball and lets Masuko fly high in the outfield!
At third base, Yusei glanced at where the ball landed and frowned.
Fifty or sixty meters from home plate, if there is a chance or not, there must be a chance. But it's not without its dangers.
Qingdao's third-base running instructor judged, "The distance is enough!" ”
Knot nodded.
Qingdao's purpose is to actively aim for the next base. At this time, being able to score a point means a lot to Qingdao, and it may even completely defeat that pitcher.
Make up your mind and form a run to home plate after the baseball falls into the outfielder's glove.
Abandon the safer way of scoring and go straight to the bases.
The aggressiveness shown by Qingdao Dao makes people stand upside down.
However, the formation of the base, Yokohama Minatokita's outfielder Ginjo, had long expected it, he took two steps back after receiving the ball, and then rushed forward, after catching the ball, directly passed home plate.
The ball, which looked like a white arrow, flew to home plate, and it was not bad.
After catching the ball, the catcher Hakuba uses his gloves to meet the formation.
"Out!"
Double Kill!
Home Plate Double Kill!!
The great score, under the defense of Yokohama's iron wall, was dissolved invisibly.
In the cowshed of Qingdao Road.
Sawamura held his chin with one hand and looked at Inno on the pitcher's mound.
In high school, pitchers like Ineng had a lot of buckets. Of course, there are not too many people who can play to the level of Yineng, but there are always a few.
But when it comes to the profession, there is no market for such a pitcher.
"This is a special pitcher that only belongs to Koshien!"
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