Chapter 108: The Real Ace (Tribute to the Runaway Little Fatty)
Two outs, no one on base.
Even if Sawamura's pitching is average, even if Miyuki still doesn't seem to give Sawamura the ball. But people also noticed that something was wrong!
Two goals, two outs.
This feeling is too weird~
In the cowshed of the White Dragon Academy.
Superintendent Sasaki pinched the stopwatch's hand, slightly white.
No, it doesn't feel very right.
"The next ball, no matter what!"
Sasaki gave the beater on the field a secret signal.
On the baseball field, there are a lot of little conventions. One of them is that when the previous two hitters were solved by one goal, the hitters who came on the field after the two outs could not be solved by one goal anyway.
It's better to be strikeout than to let the opponent solve it with a goal.
This convention, if you really want to investigate, can no longer be verified, but this practice does have its truth.
Being solved by one goal in a row will end your side's attack very quickly, and at the same time, it is likely to fall into the rhythm of the opponent. At this time, choosing to let go of the first ball can disrupt the pitcher's pitching rhythm to a certain extent.
"Smack!"
"Good shot!!"
That's it, on the first ball, Kamiji didn't swing the bat, and Sawamura and Miyuki won a good number of balls.
Miyuki lifted his eyelids, glanced at Kamiji, and gave Sawamura the first code.
The rest area of the White Dragon Academy.
Overseer Sasaki's heart sank.
Sure enough, the ominous feeling he had before was right. Miyuki and Sawamura's previous performances were not affected at all, they just took advantage of the situation, taking advantage of the white dragon's active attack, and wanted to win the number of exits as soon as possible.
Now, the first ball of Shenlu did not swing the bat, which can be regarded as disrupting the arrangement of Sawamura and Miyuki to a certain extent.
Next, it's time to look for an opportunity to swing the bat.
In the strike zone, Shenlu also knew this, and his eyes were firmly locked on Sawamura, as if he wanted to stare Sawamura out of a hole.
Sawamura on the pitcher's hill was unmoved, why should he continue to do it, and he didn't hesitate to pitch.
The path is the corner with the inside corner low.
Seriously?
Shenlu knew in his heart that Sawamura, who had resumed possession of the ball, should return to his previous rhythm.
After that, the ball must be getting more and more tricky. Sweet balls, good balls or something, it's impossible to come over at all.
Come on!
Watch me hit out!!
Aiming for this tricky inside corner, Shenlu decisively swung the bat.
"Ping!"
The white ball is hit and flies into the gap on the left field.
Sakai didn't stop the ball at the first time, but he caught it before the first rebound point. God was on the first base and couldn't keep going.
After Sawamura came on the court, the first hitter of the White Dragon Academy appeared.
On the pitcher's mound, a small surprise flashed in Sawamura's eyes.
In the position of the catcher, Miyuki's eyes are also quite intriguing.
I really didn't expect that the ball in the inner corner, the hitter of the white dragon would be swept there.
Originally, Miyuki and Sawamura were both counted as Shenlu and played a high-flying outfield.
Miscalculated~
"It is precisely because of the non-stop swinging of the bat every day that he can hit such a tricky ball there."
Miyuki shrugged his shoulders and motioned to Sawamura, which was helpless.
The players of the White Dragon Academy are worthy of being the top giants in the country, and their level is indeed incomparable with the previous opponents of Qingdao.
Sawamura signaled that it was okay and reprepared to pitch.
At this time, the divine path on first base began to be dishonest, and he quietly moved to second base.
The rest area of the White Dragon Academy.
Sasaki nervously clutched the stopwatch in his hand.
Sawamura's pitch and Miyuki's containment, the time for the two to cooperate to contain the base steal was 3.28 seconds.
The fastest time for Shenlu to steal second base is 3.25 seconds.
Theoretically, the partner of Miyuki and Sawamura should not be able to stop the thief of the divine road.
"Don't be in a hurry, don't panic. There's no need to go out of your way to second base. Everything came at a normal pace. If he moves, you will follow suit, and if you have the opportunity, you will steal the base......"
This side gave the Shenlu code, and on the other side, Sasaki also gave the Xingchi code that struck.
If you have the opportunity, you don't have to worry about the runners, and it's not impossible to run with you.
With a two-point lead, we can use any risky attack to break down the defense of Qingdao.
In the cowshed of Qingdao Road.
Kataoka Kiyoshi shouted coldly: "Tanba, Kawakami, Shimitani, you three take a good look, what does Sawamura do when there are people on the base." ”
This is a bit too much of a slap in the face. Akatsuya doesn't say that Tanba and Kawakami are both seniors in Sawamura.
When Kataoka said this, he also made a lot of determination.
When he had said that, he was silent.
On the baseball field, the master is the teacher. Although Sawamura is two years younger than Tanba, his performance on the pitcher mound can indeed be Tanba's teacher.
Guidance advice, Kataoka gave.
As for whether the three of them are willing to comprehend or not, how much they can comprehend depends on themselves.
On the court, Sawamura pumped a cold shot and threw two containment balls.
On the first base, Shenlu resolved the crisis very calmly. He didn't go too far from the base pack on first base, and even if Sawamura smoked cold and wanted to touch him, it would be impossible.
"Do you do useless work?"
Tsukitani muttered.
Chris next to him shook his head: "It's not useless, the purpose of Sawamura's containment is not to touch the runner, but just to keep the runner from leaving first base too far." At the same time, you can also test the runner's reaction and guess if he is going to steal the base on the next ball. ”
Now, Sawamura has come out of the way.
Sawamura pulled out the pitch and prepared to pitch, and the god on first base on this side rushed to second base.
There is an essential difference between having someone on first base and someone on second base. If there is someone on second base, it is equivalent to entering the scoring circle. At the speed of the White Dragons, with just one normal hit, they might be able to run back to home plate.
In the position of the catcher, the corners of Miyuki's mouth showed a cruel smile.
He suddenly stood up sideways and left where he had been crouching.
On the pitcher's mound, Sawamura deliberately missed almost a meter, just enough to give Miyuki who stood up to catch the ball.
Miyuki took the ball and picked up his arms to pass to second base.
'Hip hop! ’
The position that originally maintained restraint, but now in the tense moment, he has long been forgotten, and he caught Miyuki's pass when he made up for second base, and looked at the Shenlu who ran over and smiled.
"It's so hard for you!"
Kill out!
The rest area of the White Dragon Academy.
Sasaki pressed the stopwatch to pause.
2:95 seconds!
Sawamura's movements were fast, and Miyuki didn't have to stand up from the squatting action, but could pass the ball directly, which also saved a lot of time. The two of them cooperated faster than before, a full 0.3 seconds.
0.3 seconds, the result of the outing.
Three outs, offense and defense exchanged.
"Well done!"
"It's a good luck!"
"Containment, full score!!"
The friends of the second army and the third army applauded the restrained Yuxing.
In the cowshed of the White Dragon Academy.
Sasaki's face was ugly to death.
It's not just catchers, pitchers are just as scary, okay?
Before Kamiji stole the base, Sawamura knew that he was going to steal the base on the first ball.
"What a horrible guy!"
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