Because of the implementation of the three-semester system. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoIn Japan, the holidays between semesters are not too long.

The length of the holiday depends on the climate.

Take, for example, the Kanto region. The longest summer vacation is just over a month. And the winter vacation is just more than a week before and after New Year's Day.

Although it does not have the name of "co-juku". However, during the winter vacation after New Year's Day, the members of the baseball club devoted themselves to practice almost all day.

If you start counting from the autumn time of November. Now the baseball club has been training intensively for almost two months.

It's time to validate the results of your training.

Although the indoor driving range is only the size of the infield, the pitcher mound still has it.

Li Yuanrang squatted behind home plate. Instructor Aragaki stood next to him with a speedometer in hand.

It's not just the three members who usually serve as pitchers. Other players who are interested in trying their pitching skills can also take this opportunity to try their ball speed.

"Let's make it clear first, it's not sure where I hit this ball."

Outfielder Tedako's weight is basically the same this winter. And as far as he could see, he had a little more muscle.

He never played as a pitcher. Now it's just a matter of joining in the fun.

"Anyway, I'm wearing protective gear, so you can't hit me."

Testing ball speed doesn't really require a catcher to crouch behind home plate. Li Yuanrang did this so that his teammates had a clear goal when pitching.

Tian Guwu struggled to throw a baseball.

Although the ball certainly didn't go into the good ball area, at least it was still the position that Li Yuanrang received.

"One hundred and twelve kilometers."

Coach Aragaki read out the numbers on the speedometer.

"It's fine, as a layman."

At present, the only left-handed shooter on the team, Masaoka and Tagu are old acquaintances. The two always don't miss any opportunity to demean each other for fun.

"Then you'd like me to see what level an expert pitcher is!"

Masaoka Ji stepped up to pitcher mound and threw the first shot.

"One hundred and twenty-six kilometers."

That's a bit slower than his fastest speed.

"It's too cold in winter, and my arms aren't hot enough!"

Masaoka made excuses for his ball speed dropping.

However, the room temperature of the indoor practice field of the baseball club of the Peace School has always exceeded 20 degrees.

The first ball didn't count, and Masaoka threw a few more shots in quick succession. None of the balls exceeded the speed of the first ball.

The third person to climb the pitcher's mound was Ibaraki, who was usually in charge of intelligence and orders.

"It took some time in the winter to practice the penetration of second base. Should be useful for ball speed. ”

Ibaraki is not a pitcher and does not intend to be a pitcher. Today I just wanted to test my shoulder strength for passing speed.

"One hundred and twenty-seven."

"You see you're not as fast as a layman."

Tako heard Ibaraki's ball speed and looked at Masaoka gloatingly.

Of course, the appearance of the previous players is just a warm-up.

The protagonists of this ball speed test are the team's two main pitchers.

Tokuda ball did enough to warm up and went to the pitcher's mound.

The first ball was thrown 145 kilometers.

This speed is not unexpected.

What really surprised Li Yuanrang, who received the ball, was that the baseball flew almost directly into the place where his gloves were placed.

"Try throwing a few more shots!"

Li Yuanrang wanted to confirm whether Tokuda's possession just now was accidental.

Tokuda on the pitcher's mound nodded.

He threw three more shots in a row.

"One hundred and forty-five kilometers."

Coach Aragaki stared at the location on the speedometer.

It seems that Tokuda's ball speed is probably like this for the time being.

And Li Yuanrang felt unwilling. The three balls just now didn't go straight into the glove like the first one.

However, it was also much better than Tokuda's possession at the autumn tournament the previous year.

"Don't care about the speed of the ball, let go of the shot!"

Li Yuanrang made such a request to Tokuda.

Although many pitching theories suggest that there is no correlation between ball possession and ball speed.

But Lee knows that one of the necessary ways for most pitchers to improve their ball control is to control the speed of the ball.

Tokuda's pitch just now must still have some scruples.

In order to relax his body, Tokuda temporarily retreated from the pitcher's mound.

I did half a set of gymnastics with soft shoulders.

Then he stepped onto the pitcher again. Take a deep breath. That's when pitching began.

"One hundred and forty-eight kilometers!"

Coach Aragaki read out the number of the speedometer almost in shouting.

In the first grade, the speed of the ball is 148 kilometers, which is quite impressive.

However, Coach Aragaki raised his head and saw Li Yuanrang's action of catching the ball, and realized that he was happy too early.

Tokuda's goal was clearly over the good zone.

No, it should be said that it has nothing to do with the good ball zone anymore.

Li Yuanrang not only stood up to receive the ball, but also received the ball with his left hand almost completely straight.

The ball flew at an altitude of more than two meters. If it weren't for Li Yuanrang's quick reaction, I'm afraid it would have leaked behind him.

Obviously, Tokuda can't play at his top speed.

On the premise that he can control the ball, Tokuda's actual ball speed is still 145 kilometers.

That's not much faster than the record in the fall.

Of course, Tokuda has not been without progress this winter.

At least the ball control is still a lot more accurate than in the autumn game. This is far more valuable in practice than ball speed.

The last person to stand on the pitcher's mound was Akio Yabe, the head of the baseball club.

Yabe is probably the hardest working player since Akiaijuku.

It's not just about the amount of training. He is also very restrained in his diet and daily routine.

As a result of this effort, the growth of the muscles of the arrow's arms has been able to be distinguished with the naked eye.

"Don't control the ball yet, let's just look at the speed of the ball today."

Li Yuanrang shouted at the pitcher.

"I'll do my best."

Unlike other pitchers, Yabe never slowed down in pursuit of possession.

His ball speed used to average the bottom half of 120 kilometers. The top speed is only a little over 130 kilometers.

There is simply no room for depression.

In today's test, Yabe used his usual way of pitching.

The first ball was thrown one hundred and thirty-four kilometers.

"Yabe, your training has paid off!"

It's not just the speed of the ball in numbers. Li Yuanrang can also feel the difference when he catches the ball.

The force of Yabe's ball into the glove is very much better than in the fall.

"Let me try two more shots!"

Yabe struggled to throw the second ball.

It's hard work, but the body's memory still keeps Yabe in control when pitching.

The ball is still in the good zone.

"One hundred and thirty-seven?"

Coach Aragaki couldn't believe his eyes when he confirmed the numbers.

Even Yabe himself didn't believe it, and he ran to Inspector Aragaki to confirm.

The speed test screen shows 137 kilometers indeed.

"How many more shots shall I make?"

Yabe had no idea what to do with the number. Despite two months of special training, the ball speed has suddenly increased to 137 km/h.

Yabe returned to the pitcher's mound and threw seven or eight shots in quick succession.

The fastest ball reached 135 kilometers. Most of them are one hundred and thirty-three, four kilometers long.

"Probably the speedometer is inaccurate."

Yabe thought to himself.

But then again, even the 135 kilometers of the second speed piece. It's also a lot faster than Yabe's previous speed.