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The catcher of Fuso third walked up to the pitcher's mound, and the infielders also surrounded him.

On the sidelines, sophomore pitcher Kuwabara, who wears the number 15 jersey, has begun to warm up.

But the opponent did not change the pitcher in the end. Hiroyuki Chiba continues to invest mainly.

Akio Yabe, the fifth batter, deliberately sniped the slow curveball. But he didn't win the bet. He was struck by a straight ball that was traveling at more than 140 kilometers per hour. I didn't even have time to swing the bat.

The Tokuda ball behind him is different.

Tokuda didn't guess the ball to play, he really relied on his reflexes to hit the ball.

Facing the pitcher for the second time, Tokuda has become accustomed to the rhythm of the pitch.

A through ball is pushed to the right field and lands next to the outfielder.

There was enough time for Tokuda to run to second base.

"It's a pity, this half of the game can only end here."

Yoshikawa, a scout of the Hiroshima team in the stands, suddenly came out of nowhere.

Now it is Kawasaki, the seventh batter, who has somehow become popular, and now he is on the stage again in a situation where he can score ahead of the score. The spectators in the stands naturally cheered.

"So unfavorable about Kawasaki?"

Yoshikawa's side asked Nanbu Yoichi. Minami and Kawasaki were also teammates in middle school.

"You can see from the way he swung his baton off the court just now, but I'm also a professional baseball scout."

Start with a diagonal speedball to get two good shots. Then a slow curveball with a low inside angle takes the air vibrating.

Kawasaki, who was bent on swinging a big stick to score points, was struck out by three balls.

"But I didn't win this point just now, and it's not a bad thing for the Peace Academy......"

Yoshikawa began to explain his opinion.

In this half game just now, Fuso's third ace Chiba lost three points. Considering that the score was still a draw on the field, it was not enough for the overseer to make up his mind to make a switch.

But if four points are dropped in the same inning, it's a different story.

Although in the entire Tokyo area, this year's pitchers are not a good harvest. But Fuso No. 3 is a famous family after all.

They have more than one rescue pitcher available on their bench.

In particular, Kuwabara, who is in the second year this year, finished nine games in the last game. The pitching content is also good.

At this time, replacing Kuwabara may be more suppressive than Chiba, who has gradually been touched by the opponent.

And now that Chiba has gotten his third outs, he gives the team an illusion that he has stabilized his position. I'm afraid there will be a bigger crisis in the later games.

Under the four innings, Fuso's third hit was seven, eight, and nine sticks. Although Chiba Hiroyuki, who is the beater, also has a certain threat. Fukushima Ichihei still relied on possession to make the opponent three up and three down.

After exchanging offense and defense, Li Yuanrang planned to take off the catcher's mask to breathe, but Fukushima signaled to Li Yuanrang to accompany him to the sidelines to practice throwing.

"It's just a drain on your physical strength to practice throwing now, right?"

Li Yuanrang felt that Fukushima had not rested in the first place, and it made no sense to practice throwing between games.

"If I want to finish the game, I'll have to change my pitching form."

Kazuhei Fukushima's possession benefited from his pitching stance. This pitching position tries to hold your arms steady and not release your shoulders too early.

Use the stability of your body to control your arms.

It's not a low-effort form of pitching, and it can also inhibit ball speed.

In fact, there is another way to pitch in Fukushima. It was he who completely let his physical nature go to pitch.

Extend your left arm to the right and throw the ball with the strength of your waist.

This method of pitching has always been practiced privately by Fukushima, but it is rarely used for ball control reasons.

Compared to his usual position, this form of ball is faster and, more importantly, less physically demanding.

"Will I get hurt if I do this?"

Li Yuanrang has heard of a point of view. Whether a baseball player hits or throws the ball, if he rashly changes his or her posture, the probability of injury increases.

"Now is not the time to think about such a thing. And this kind of throwing method using waist force is actually closer to the laws of nature. ”

The height is close to 185. The stout Fukushima Issei has only been able to throw 130 kilometers of ball speed. In fact, one of the reasons is that he pitches almost exclusively with the power of his upper body. Instead, this is a throw that puts a greater load on the arm.

Pitching practice area on the right side of the field. Li Yuanrang set up a posture to catch the ball. Kazuhei Fukushima started pitching with his other pitching stance.

Even with a visual inspection, you can see the increase in ball speed.

The first ball was too biased to the right. Li Yuan asked the backhand to pick it up. The gloves didn't touch the baseball.

Fortunately, Akio Yabe, who was standing behind Li Yuanrang and was in charge of filling the position, caught the ball in time. Didn't interfere with the game on the field.

Kazuhei Fukushima took off his cap and wiped his sweat with the sleeve of his jersey. Threw the second ball he practiced.

This time it's finally a position that the catcher can take.

Li Yuanrang clearly felt the improvement of ball speed and ball power.

Not only is it far faster than in the race just now. Even better than the power of the last ball.

The third ball, the fourth ball, all the way to the back of five balls. Ichihei Fukushima walked over to the catcher's side.

"Straight balls, that's it."

Li Yuanrang nodded.

"Next up is the change ball."

"If you skate, forget it today......"

Li Yuanrang is not easy to say, but Fukushima Ichihei is really unusable today.

"Would you like to try a knuckleball?"

Ichihei Fukushima will throw a cross ball. Even the casting code agreed with Li Yuanrang also has a code for referring to the forkball.

However, whether it was training or practice matches, Fukushima's finger fork ball against Li Yuanrang did not work well.

Therefore, in the actual matching of the official game, Li Yuanrang sealed the finger fork ball.

"Knuckle Ball or continue to seal."

Li Yuanrang had to tell the truth.

"No, I think I should try."

Akio Yabe, who was next to him, gave his opinion.

Because the slider cannot be used, Li Yuanrang's matching ball in this game can only be matched with curved balls and straight balls. It's very difficult to deal with opponents.

If you add a knuckle now, even if it's used occasionally, it will help the situation.

Kazuhei Fukushima turned around and returned to the pitching position in the practice area. It was a slope made of red clay from the shrine. Simulate the angle of the pitcher's mound.

Li Yuanrang squatted in the position of the catcher. A knuckle ball is thrown. Not far in front of the catcher, he began to stall and fall. The amplitude isn't huge, but the subtle speed difference is enough to confuse the beater.

Li Yuanrang stood up and gave a thumbs up in the direction where Fukushima was.

It is different from the previous finger fork ball, and it is probably related to the current pitching position. Fukushima's goal is completely useful.

On the playing field, stalwart Miyagi hit a three-base direction to roll the ground.

He ran as hard as he could, and finally flew to the base.

Both hands touched the first base. At this time, the first baseman's gloves were pressed against his helmet.

“Out！”

With the referee's decision. The attack of this half-game of the Peace School is over.。

Next, Fukushima Ippei's new pitching form will be tested in actual combat. (To be continued.) )