"It's like playing at the shooting range!"

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But Li Yuanrang didn't understand what it was like to play in the strike driving range.

Not to mention that he had never been to the striking training range, even his striking posture was just taught by Captain Fukushima a few minutes ago, or rather a slight demonstration than a teaching.

In order not to give the new player any strange striking habits, Fukushima used a textbook-like normal stance instead of his own powerful swing style.

The roulette wheel of the ball machine spins at high speed, and the baseball passes through the gap between the three roulette wheels, and then is thrown out of the machine by friction.

At 120 kilometers per hour, those familiar with professional baseball will find this not a remarkable speed. But it only takes a little over a second to go from pitcher's mound to home plate. Observing the path of the ball and reacting and swinging the bat, during this time, is certainly not an easy task for newcomers to baseball for the first time.

Li Yuanrang obviously swung the first ball too late and didn't hit anything. In the second ball, the bat grazed the lower edge of the ball, but it didn't change its trajectory much, and it flew directly into the net behind home plate.

The third ball was delivered, and this time a distinct "bang" could be heard, and the ball was hit to the left side of the infield to become a bocce ball. However, if the defending players were in their positions, the ball would have been easily picked up by the shortstops.

Ten goals were hit, and a total of seven were hit, but none of them could be considered hits.

The next set of ten balls, this time each of them touched the ball. But quite a few of the balls were hit into throw-ins on either side of the infield or above the catcher.

In the third group, there was still not a single batting that could become a hit, but every ball also touched the bat, and this time there were more balls in the court, and the failure to form a hit can only be said to be a matter of luck.

Because the interval between each ball is very short, beads of sweat can already be clearly seen on Li Yuanrang's face at this time.

"That's enough."

Fukushima motioned to his teammates to turn off the tee. It seems that he already knows the results of the test.

"A few more sets, I'm sure I'll be able to hit a hit."

I don't know if I have confidence in myself or if I am a little unwilling, Li Yuanrang hopes to give himself some more chances.

"It's already okay, so it's good."

Fukushima walked over and patted Li Yuanrang on the shoulder. He was actually very satisfied with the results.

There is a big difference between high school baseball and professional baseball. One of them is serendicity.

In addition to the non-utilitarian fighting spirit of high school players and the fighting spirit of fighting for every ball, this kind of surprise comes from the immaturity and uneven basic skills of high school players.

This is especially evident in the garrison. A lot of balls that are never missed or passed in professional baseball will be missed in high school games.

In this case, as long as the ball is hit, there is a possibility of hitting base.

As the captain of Fukushima, he didn't expect much from Li Yuanrang, but just regarded him as a player who made up the numbers, so that he would at least have a chance to stand on the stage of the Western Tokyo Conference in the last summer of high school, even if it was a defeat and a retreat, it could be regarded as a beginning and an end.

But after a simple blow test, Li Yuanrang's performance gave him a surprise.

The ball machine used in the Peace School Baseball Club throws straight balls, but the subtle speed difference between the three wheels can be set to make the trajectory of each ball slightly different.

Therefore, it is impossible to hit every ball just by relying on the right timing. You have to watch the trajectory of the ball carefully.

Because he has never received formal training, once Li Yuanrang sees the ball flying over, his striking posture is out of shape, and the speed of swinging the stick is not good.

As a bystander, it is clear that he constantly adjusts the position and posture of his body according to the incoming ball. Under normal circumstances, this kind of disrupting striking posture and fluidity is a big no-no in the Circle.

However, with this adjustment as a reference, it can be clearly seen that Li Yuanrang's shots are played with the right way to play, rather than swinging the stick with intuition.

While statistically none of the 30 goals were hitted, most of them touched the bat. This shows that Lee's judgment on the trajectory of the ball and the timing of the swing is basically correct.

The technique and even the strength of the swing can be improved through training. However, judgment and dynamic vision are not useful just by practice, which is more or less a talent, and Li Yuanrang's talent in this area does not seem to be low.

"If you're lucky, you might be able to make it to the third round this summer."

Fukushima thought to himself.

"Then it's Encore's time."

At some point, Yabe, who had already changed into a full set of catcher equipment, walked over.

“Encore？”

Li Yuanrang has watched some idol-themed animations, and Encore is the meaning of the encore, which is still known.

"The next track is the ball."

At the beginning, there was no ball selection in the test. However, Fukushima was interested in the results of his observations and wanted to continue to test his ideas.

If Li Yuanrang's dynamic vision and judgment are really outstanding, then he should have a good ball eye. So before the strike test was over, Yabe was asked to change into protective gear first.

"Do you know the rules of the braid?"

Yabe asked.

A good ball zone is an area above the home plate vertically, with the hitter's shoulders and belt as the upper boundary, and the knee as the lower boundary.

During the game, a pitcher's pitch passes through the good ball area and is counted as a good shot. If the player who did not pass the good ball area and hit at the same time did not swing the bat, it was a bad ball.

This basic concept of baseball is of course known to Li Yuanrang. But this is the first time that you can actually judge good and bad balls from the striking zone.

The test of ball selection cannot be done with a pitching machine, so the team's ace, in fact, is the only captain who can really be counted as a pitcher, and Fukushima Ippei is responsible for pitching.

Lee Wonrang was asked to stand in the strike zone with a bat. At the same time, he was told not to swing a stick at the bad ball. After each ball is thrown, it is up to the catcher to determine whether it is good or bad.

Fukushima stretched his muscles first, half warmed up and half demonstratively threw a few shots. Each time Yabe receives a ball, he shouts a Strike or a Ball. This is to familiarize Li Yuanrang with the criteria for judging.

Then the official selection test begins.

After graduating from high school, the main pitcher on the team chose to go to Kanagawa's baseball club instead of going straight to the school's high school, and then he began systematic pitching practice.

Thanks to his strong physique, he can throw straight balls at speeds of more than 135 kilometers per hour, and at the cost of keeping the ball down, he can have decent control around 125 miles.

The ball for the test is up to the catcher, and Yabe doesn't intend to match too many obvious balls. The first ball is a high ball from the outside corner that grazes the ambiguity of the good ball area.

Li Yuanrang stood motionless in the strike zone.

"It's a bad ball, isn't it?"

"Eighty percent is considered a bad ball, unless it encounters a referee with a particularly wide scale."

Yabe makes a decision while dropping the ball back into the pitcher's mound.

The second ball is a quick straight ball. This time, the target is not the corners of the good ball area, but the more inward position.

Yabe knew that Fukushima would be slightly unstable in possession when he threw the ball with all his might. So I'm not very sure what the specific result of this goal will be.

Li Yuanrang obviously felt that the speed of this ball was much faster than just now, and he swung hard but didn't touch anything. A straight ball with a speed of nearly 135 km/h fell into the catcher's glove with a "bang" sound.

"Good shot."

"Correct."

Fukushima's ball was played at a super high level, and it landed directly at the beginning of the Ya Glove, so it was slightly less difficult to judge.

After the return pass, Yabe made a third code.

Fukushima on the pitcher's mound nodded in understanding, then put his fingers on the outside seam of the baseball.