Chapter 92: Hot Opening! (3rd Update)
"In the final of the Kanto Conference, Nishitokyo Seido High School competed in the Gunma Prefecture Hakuryu Academy, and it has officially begun!"
With a word of commentary, the players on both sides saluted each other, and then took their places and prepared for the game.
In this game, the White Dragon Academy was attacked first, and Qingdao High School was responsible for guarding.
For the start of this game, Kataoka Supervisor also made some considerations.
Needless to say, Kenshi Kawakami is equivalent to being ranked out of the ace competition. Akira Tsukiya is waiting to be developed as a secret weapon. These two people are not enough for Kataoka to pin the hopes of the whole team on them.
The opportunity to play in the Kanto finals will not be given to them.
Now Qingdao, the ones who can really compete for the trump card are Sawamura and Tanba.
So in the final, Kataoka still made up his mind to let both of them play to feel the atmosphere of playing against the top giants in the country.
The starter was Tanba, and Sawamura still honestly defended the left field.
In addition to the pitcher battle, the catcher battle in Qingdao is now becoming more and more fierce. Even compared to the battle for pitchers, the battle for catcher position is more brutal. In a game, follow-up throwing is almost commonplace.
Especially in the blazing summer tournament, it is impossible for any team that aims for Koshien to survive with a single pitcher. The physical consumption of the pitchers is already large, and the schedule is intensive, and the game in Xia Jia is very torturous.
On the Koshien field, there are not a few pitchers who have ruined their careers because of excessive pitching.
This is also one of the places where Koshien is treated with a disease!
In fact, not only Koshien, there are two sides to everything, but in general, Koshien still pins on the dreams of teenagers and creates a social sensation. Its significance is so profound that words are difficult to describe.
You can't just choke on food!
Moreover, after entering the new century, most of the giants in Koshien have adopted a multi-pitcher rotation system, and they will not put all the burden on the ace alone. Unless it's a dark horse team like that that doesn't have enough background, and there is no one to replace at all, the ace won't always be on the pitcher's mound.
For example, keeping Sawamura on the pitcher's hill is the safest for the team, like the current Aomichi. But Kataoka wouldn't do that, even if it would be in the best interest of Aodo for him to do so. He will still play in the summer with Tamba and Sawamura as the core.
The most important purpose of this is to protect Sawamura!
People's hearts are changed by people's hearts, and after being reborn, Sawamura never considered why other schools in the past? It's because he has ever met the best overseer, the best teammates, and the best school in Qingdao......
Of course, it's not that other schools aren't good, it's just that Sawamura doesn't know much about those schools. And even if other schools are the same as Seido in all aspects, Sawamura will still choose Seido.
After all, there is still a feeling in this!
The above are all pitchers, and in the new era of competition, follow-up is already a very normal thing, and it can even be said to be common sense. Basically, a strong school with enough weight will do this.
But have you ever heard or seen that team would swap their main catcher?
Once the main catcher is identified, it is difficult to replace.
The catcher is also a coach on the field, and it is easy to imagine how heavy his responsibilities are. No matter how innocent Kataoka's thoughts are, and no matter how close Chris and Miyuki's strength is.
After all, Qingdao needs to choose a catcher!
The semifinals were given to Chris, and the final Kataoka was handed over to Miyuki. Despite Chris's strong return, his performance in all aspects is not inferior to Miyuki. But in Kataoka's heart, at least at this time, Miyuki is still the team's main catcher.
Otherwise, Kataoka would not have handed over the most crucial game of the Kanto Conference to him.
In the first half of the first game, the White Dragon Academy attacked.
"First bat, guerrilla, Shenlu-san."
The upper members of the White Dragon Academy are neatly distributed in grades, with nine players in five third-year and four second-year. Among them, Shenlu is one of the five third-year students.
In the position of the catcher, Miyuki glanced at Shen Dao, and all the information about Shen Lu flashed in his mind.
Almost all of the White Dragons are very fast, and their mobility is second to none in the country.
But even in such a team, the speed of the divine path is one of the best.
Watching the video of the White Dragon's game, the deepest experience for Miyuki is that once someone from White Dragon High School comes to base, the game will become very troublesome. Considering the speed of Shenlu, he didn't want to be in such a situation at the beginning of the race.
"So, let's go full firing on the first ball, Tenba senior."
First ball: High drop curveball.
Seeing the code given by Miyuki, Tanba subconsciously frowned.
Changing the ball with his best hand at the beginning?
Even in this game, the superintendent arranged for Sawamura to follow the pitch, but in Tamba's own mind, of course, he still hopes that he can finish the pitch. If the goal is to shoot the whole game, it's best to use a straight ball in the first game! After all, Tanba is not Sawamura, and he doesn't have so many change weapons in his hands like Sawamura!
If you use your own change ball frequently at the beginning, in the second half of the game, Tanba's change ball will definitely be used to by the opponent.
At that time, he is likely to be targeted and hit by the other party!
Don't even you believe I can finish casting?
Tanba gave Miyuki a deep look, but didn't say anything. Instead, he nodded slightly, agreeing with Miyuki's opinion on matching.
"Whoosh!"
The white ball flew from Tanba's hand to Miyuki's glove.
In the strike zone, Shenlu has never left the flying baseball in his eyes.
Finally, the ball came, so fast!
As the current ace pitcher of Qingdao High School, Tanba is remarkable in terms of ball speed and ball power.
His pitching is amazing!
It's just that this kind of ball can't make the beaters of the White Dragon Academy flinch.
Although the speed of the ball is not slow, in the eyes of Shenlu, it is not so fast that people can't hit it.
The moment he saw Tambo throw the ball, he had a hunch that he could hit this ball and hit it beautifully!
Here it comes! Now is the time!!
The white ball approached his hand and was about to cross the top of home plate and burrow into Miyuki's open glove.
At this critical moment, Shenlu in the strike area decisively swung the bat in his hand!
The bat whistled by, and the wind followed.
Although he has always been said to be a speed-type player, this does not mean that the blow of the miji is not good!
In fact, his striking power is also very eye-catching.
It's just that such an excellent blow is destined to miss.
Before the baseball approached the hitter's hand again, it suddenly fell rapidly!