Chapter 165: I Really Waited for It
Li Yuanrang has never been a player who is known for his mobility. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
However, at the college level, the strength of the teams is uneven. In the previous group qualifiers, Li Yuanrang also tried to steal bases. There have even been successes.
And now the situation is different.
Just now, Superintendent Yagi deliberately exposed the instructions for stealing the base.
The opposing player on first base also used a code to convey this message to the rest of his teammates.
For the thief code issued by Yagi to Li Yuanrang. To be honest, the superintendent of Keming Pavilion actually didn't believe it.
On the one hand, it is a blatant leak, and on the other hand, all public information shows that Li Yuanrang is not a speed-type player.
The supervisor of Keming Pavilion knows the problem of rough passing of the main game catcher in his team, and also understands that the opponent wants to use this active method of stealing bases to force the catcher to pass the ball more.
In order to seek peace of mind, the catcher Nomura played two consecutive codes to contain the first base.
And Li Yuanrang is self-aware of his speed. I didn't leave the base bag at all.
Of course, since the overseer has already given the directive. The fortress is still to be stolen.
After two containments, Hirohashi threw the first ball of the mat to Tako, the fifth batter of the Peace Academy.
Li Yuanrang started decisively from first base. However, how to look at this kind of start, it is the general action of starting the base, which is completely different from the runner who is good at stealing the base.
Tako, who was in the strike zone, swung his bat as hard as he could. But in fact, when he swung the bat, he didn't pay much attention to the ball at all.
The action of swinging a stick is part of the tactics.
The purpose is to interfere with the catcher's catches and passes.
Catcher Katsunori Nomura had to move half a step to the right to pass a block ball toward second base. Still, in terms of speed alone, the ball should be more than enough to get to second base before the runners.
Li Yuanrang, who was near second base, used a pounce.
Li Yuanrang had just laughed at Yabe's love for batting. Now he has to do it himself.
In fact, the action of the base is not an acceleration in itself, on the contrary. In fact, the main purpose of the base is to brake.
When stealing bases, runners must stop on the base bag to be considered safe to base.
And it's safe not to step on the base bag like you did when you hit first base after hitting the ball.
If you don't need to hit the base or slide and want to avoid being unable to stop on the base, you need to slow down long before you get close to the base. More time will be lost.
That's why the base shoot looks faster than a normal base.
Li Yuanrang knew what level of speed he was. Even with the base, it wasn't much faster.
Supervisor Yagi's tactics are clear, which is to bet on the passing error of the opponent's catcher Nomura.
Li Yuanrang's right hand touched the base bag, but the gloves that the other party expected to touch and kill were not pressed up for a long time.
"Safe on base?"
Li Yuanrang flashed this thought, and then looked up at the situation on the field.
The shortstop in front of him is waving for the ball in the direction of the outfield.
And the opponent's stalwart has just picked up the baseball that leaked into the outfield.
I really waited for the opponent's passing error.
Assuming that Li Yuanrang had known that the ball would leak and did not slow down in front of the base pack, he would probably have safely reached third base by now.
Of course, the results are not too bad now.
As long as the teammates in the back casually hit a hit, Li Yuanrang had a chance to run back to home plate to score.
And the fifth baton Tiangu, who is now standing in the strike zone, although his mobility is average, he still has the striking strength.
The empty shot just now to cover Li Yuanrang on base was not a reflection of his striking strength.
The second ball followed, a fast straight ball with a speed of more than 140 kilometers per hour.
With a swing of the bat, the ball grazed the bat and hit the net behind home plate.
Although he has been out of action for a while, the timing of his swing is now a little delicate. However, the reflex nerves of Tako, who belonged to the same alliance as Hirohashi in elementary school, did not deteriorate.
Now Hirohashi's ball speed can't completely suppress Tagu's swing.
The two are good and not bad, and Hirohashi on the pitcher's mound shook his head twice in succession.
"He doesn't want to throw straight shots to you......"
The catcher Katsunori Nomura whispered to Tako, who was beside him.
It looks like a complaint about his pitching partner. However, it can also be a deceptive tactic.
Leaking the contents of their own balls to hitters is indeed the practice of some catchers.
But the leaked content is true and false. This is an extremely delicate psychological battle.
Hirohashi did shake his head twice in a row at the straight ball's code.
Although he is a year old, he already remembers the opponent he used to play against in elementary school from his name and physical characteristics.
In elementary school games, pitchers basically don't throw the ball.
Tagu, who is quite adept at hitting straight balls, became a hitter in the team's clearance team when he was in the fifth grade. High hopes from the coach.
In a baseball classroom event in which players from all teams around the league participated, the coach led everyone to test their skills against a ball machine that can throw balls.
Originally one of the most anticipated fighters in the league, Tagu shook in front of dozens of his peers.
Since then, Hirohashi has not heard from his opponent.
Hirohashi didn't know what had happened to Tagu in the past three or four years. But now one thing is certain. At least in terms of straight balls, Tagu can still keep up with his speed.
And what about the Changing Ball?
Katsunori Nomura followed the pitcher's intentions with a curveball. And the hitter didn't swing the baton at all.
The curveball sliced across the entire good ball area, deflice low from the outside corner, and bounced off the ground before entering the catcher's glove.
Although he didn't cheat the beater's swing, Nomura dared to match such a ball, which can be regarded as a daring artist.
In addition to his passing accuracy and mental instability, he is actually quite a good catcher.
This kind of change ball that is thrown into his predetermined range, even if it falls too much and touches the ground, Nomura rarely leaks the ball behind him.
Now, Hirohashi on the pitcher's mound is shaking his head again.
"Don't you want to shoot straight this time?"
Tian Gu asked the other party catcher.
"Guess what?"
Taguchai Nomura will take an inside corner. And the ball type is either a speedball or an SFF.
But what he was waiting for was a slide ball.
This was the first slider thrown by Guangqiao today.
The ball flies in from the inside corner of the center, turns and drills into the low corner of the good ball area and goes to base.
It was too late for Tian Gu to temporarily adjust the trajectory of his swing.
The air vibrates three strikes, and the hitter is out.
Hirohashi on the pitcher's mound smirked and forgot to hide his jagged front teeth.
"I didn't expect Guangqiao to use all his strength on you."
Nomura stood up behind home plate and said to Tako, who had just been out, as he dropped the ball back to the pitcher.
Hirohashi touched the brim of his right hat before throwing the last ball.
It's a code for the catcher.
It means that the next ball is to throw a slide that has been sealed by itself.
Hirohashi's sealing of his slide ball does not exactly correspond to the injury he sustained in the first grade.
Or more accurately, that injury may have saved his pitcher's life.