In the first half of the game, under the guidance of Li Yuanrang, pitcher Fukushima Yihei let the opponent go up and down three times. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"Do you have any suggestions for the matching of the ball in the later games?"

During the exchange of offense and defense, Li Yuanrang asked Fukushima.

"More straight balls, I'm a speedball anyway."

Fukushima's answer surprised Li Yuanrang a little.

According to the information previously taught by Yabe, Fukushima Ichihei's ball speed is only at the average level in the university field. The most valuable thing is his possession. Fukushima himself, on the other hand, perceives himself as a speedballer.

After returning to the rest area, Li Yuanrang asked Yabe Akio for his opinion on this issue.

"Speedball is not the same as fast ball, but it is said that the speed ball is the decisive goal. In the case of Fukushima, his speedball revs higher, so he is more powerful when he enters home plate, and he still has some ball control when he is flying at a high speed, which is better than many pitchers......"

When some pitchers are racing the ball, they can't predict where the ball will eventually fall. And Fukushima Ichihei's speedball can at least divide the good ball area into four equal parts for distribution.

"I've even seen pitchers throw the ball hard and smash it into the third base stand."

Yabe continued.

"Third base? How did he do it!? ”

"How do I know ......?"

……

In the second half of the first game, it was the turn of the Peace School to attack.

This is an official game, and Li Yuanrang was ranked third, which is a part of the center base.

The pioneer is played by Miyagi, a third-year stalwart who was originally the first base.

"Artificial turf has a large rebound coefficient, and this can be used to create an infield hit."

Miyagi in the strike zone remembered what captain Fukushima said at the pre-match preparation meeting. After letting go of the two good balls and completing the task of observing the path of the ball, Miyagi slashed hard at the incoming ball and smashed the ball on the lawn in the infield.

The ball bounced high and ended up in the gloves of Kenta Ohtani, a pitcher who stepped back to fill the position.

Despite the fact that the ball speed at the pitch was only average, Kenta Ohtani was a pitcher after all, and he passed the ball to first base with a strong pass, and completed the block in the instant before Miyagi hit base.

Second bat, first baseman Masaoka.

"The opponent's infield is made up of students from three schools, and if you don't work together well, you will have a good chance of getting a safe touch if you point the ball to the three-and-don't zone."

That's what captain Fukushima said before the game.

Masaoka is the second player in the team and is naturally the best player in the team. This time he plans to try this tactic.

This time, Masaoka didn't plan to do any sneak attack shorts, and immediately put on a striking posture after standing in the strike zone.

The combined team's catcher, Yuma Kondo, paired a high ball from the outside corner to disrupt the strike. However, he was still pointed to by the skilled Masaoka to the gap between the catcher and the pitcher.

Ohtani, the pitcher who played the first pitch on offense, was of course not slow, and he quickly ran down the pitcher's mound and bent down to pick up the baseball.

This time it's blocked again.

Now it's the turn of the third batter Lee Wonrang to appear.

"Isn't this the last time we faced the Kai Boss to hit a home run against the first hitter."

As soon as he stood in the strike zone, Yuma Kondo, the catcher of the joint team, took the initiative to come over to talk, and it could be seen that the other party was a loyal viewer of Kazuya Takeda's program.

"Actually, Donald, who is the fifth stick in the back, is our secret weapon."

Since the other party liked this show so much, Li Yuanrang simply made them more impressed by the false information before.

Li Yuanrang took a pose in the strike zone and nodded at his opponent to signal that he could start throwing.

The pitcher's first throw is a straight ball high in the inside corner.

This is the ball that Li Yuanrang is not good at.

"I look like I did my homework before the game."

Li Yuanrang, who let go of this ball and did not swing the bat, thought.

Before the second ball was thrown, Li Yuanrang slightly corrected his posture and adjusted to a semi-open style of play.

"If it's still an inside corner, swing it early."

This is the inside corner kick strategy that Li Yuanrang set for himself before the game.

The second goal turned out to be an inside corner speedball again. And it's closer to the hitter than the one just now. However, Li Yuanrang could see that this was a good ball.

He swung his bat ahead of time as planned. It's a pity that the timing is still slightly off.

The ball was hit into the rest area on the side of third base and swept past the face of Mr. Sato, who was in a daze, startling him.

Throw-in.

Two balls in a row choose the same angle, but the specific position is slightly different. Li Yuanrang didn't know if his opponent did it on purpose.

If it's really intentional. That at least proves that the opposing pitcher's ball control is not bad. Otherwise, even if the catcher's gloves are slightly different, the pitcher may not be able to throw them.

Now the ball count is two good balls, which is definitely a favorable situation for the pitcher. The next third ball is a straight ball with a high outside corner.

The ball was thrown in a more delicate position, and Li Yuanrang did not swing the bat.

“Ball！”

The referee decides that the ball is bad.

When Li Yuanrang squatted in the last game, he tested the referee's scale according to the experience taught by Yabe. Sure enough, as in my own judgment, the judgment of the good ball area is relatively narrow.

The fourth ball is a curved ball. This is the first time Li Yuanrang has seen his opponent throw a change ball today.

The last time I scouted the opponent's practice game, I had hardly seen pitcher Kenta Ohtani throw a change of ball. Li Yuanrang originally thought that the other party was not good at this skill.

But this ball drew a very perfect curve. Fall below the knee from the position of the hitter's waist.

Although it is a bad ball, the trajectory can be said to be very beautiful. And the speed of the ball does not exceed 90 kilometers per day.

"The next ball should be a high ball. Ball species...... It should be a straight ball. ”

Li Yuanrang's mind seemed to instinctively flash these messages quickly. It reminded him of what the other party had said when he was working on ball theory with Yabe.

"When you become a catcher, your mentality will change when you hit, and you can't help but put yourself in the perspective of the opponent's catcher to guess the opponent's ......."

"Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"

Li Yuanrang replied at the time.

"It's not very useful against a normal college team, but in the future, maybe it's going to be useful to play at a higher level."

Yabe: This is a conclusion based on his own experience.

The catchers on college teams aren't all computational players. A lot of people get the main position just by relying on strong shoulders and good catches.

And most pitchers don't have the ability to execute a precision ball-matching strategy.

On the contrary, when facing a strong opponent, Yabe's strategy of guessing the opponent's ball to attack is more useful.

The opponent of the Peace School in this game is certainly not a strong opponent. But this combined team of three schools happens to have a pitcher who has good ball control, and a catcher who is inexperienced but likes to think.

Now the catcher Kondo, who is crouching behind the home plate, has not yet made up his mind about the next fifth pitch.

The scale of the referee seems to be more favorable to the hitter. According to the pre-match intelligence, although the data that can be used as a sample is limited, the hitter Li Yuanrang's selection seems to be good.

How to throw the next ball, Kondo must make a decision in a dozen seconds.