Chapter 76: Sneak Attack

Akio Yabe is not going to let go of his opponent's first ball today to observe. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info because there is no point in observing.

Although Akikawa's pitcher Hideyuki Kanemori's pitching stance is easy to observe by the right hitter. However, with Yabe's current eyesight, he can't do this.

"In the face of a strong hitter, he will first throw an inside corner kick to weaken the opponent's momentum, and the average hitter will start from the outside corner."

Regardless of the information obtained from various sources or the observation made in the actual battle just now, Yabe confirmed the opponent's catcher's matching pattern.

With his own shape, he will definitely not be regarded as a strong stick by his opponent. Then the first ball is sniped into the outside corner.

Kanimon on the pitcher's mound prepares to pitch, and Yabe lifts his left leg in the opponent's pitching stance.

He hasn't started in the last two games, but in private training, Yabe has been practicing for a long time to move his body center of gravity to increase the strength of his strikes.

Now is the time to test the results of your training in real combat.

The first ball flew into the outside corner as he expected.

Yabe took a half-step forward and struck hard. Nothing hit.

The shape of the shifting center of gravity is to some extent detrimental to the accuracy of the shot. But now that there is no one on the base, Yabe still insists on striking in this way.

He'll be hoping to play an impressive long game in today's match.

"It's not necessarily the Mita I've seen before, but there should be a professional baseball scout on hand during today's game."

Yabe had said this to Lee Wonrang before the game. And hopes to stimulate Li Yuanrang's desire to win.

"Was it because Fukushima-senpai threw a no-hitter game in the previous game?"

Li Yuanrang asked at the time.

"That's one of the reasons, but it's mainly about Jinson's pitching."

"Jinsen is so concerned."

"The speed of the ball is the second half of 140 kilometers, and I can control the ball. There are three or four types of variations in actual combat. And it's a sideways. There are not many colleges and universities of this level left in a year. ”

Hideyuki Kanamori is a type of pitcher who is the ideal form of a left relay in professional baseball. Although the suppressive force in actual combat is still unknown, the three elements of ball speed, left shot, and horizontal shot alone are enough to attract a bunch of professional baseball scouts.

Akio Yabe, who had no interest in entering professional baseball, has recently been seeing scouts to observe the team's games. Gradually, he also accumulated his own ambitions.

In today's game, he wants to perform no matter what.

The second ball that came down was missed by Yabe. Bad ball with low inside corners.

This ball was not chosen by Yabe, but guessed.

"The next ball is a curved ball."

Yabe guessed in his heart.

At the beginning, the two speedballs are arranged diagonally with the outside and the inside, and in the college field where the data is incomplete and the data cannot be matched, if the third ball wants to interfere with the opponent's judgment, then "Urgency" is a good choice.

Yabe is determined to meet his opponent's pitch with a sniper curveball mentality.

This time he bet on the right treasure. But it's still aerovibrating.

Two good and one bad.

Even so, Yabe did not give up on pursuing a long fight.

"The next ball is a high ball, and if you can hit it, you can swing it."

In line with the rhythm of his opponent's pitching, Yabe still raised his left leg.

What I was waiting for was a straight ball that was high in the middle. Although the height slightly exceeds the upper edge of the good ball zone. But it's not very difficult to swing the ball in this position.

Akio Yabe stepped forward and swung his stick hard.

The ball is hit in the middle of the outfield.

Akikawa High School stalwart Inoue, who originally despised Minister Ya's strength, was a little forward, and now he had to turn around and pick up the ball.

Yabe struggled to run to first base and then turned to second base.

Lee Wonrang, who was a guest coach at third base, didn't make any gestures to stop him from moving on.

So Akio Yabe went from second base to third base.

When approaching third base, Li Yuanrang still did not make any gestures.

Yabe sensed something was wrong, and turned his head to glance in the direction of the outfield.

A return pass is coming in the direction of the third baseman.

Now it's impossible to turn around and return to second base.

Yabe gritted his teeth and pounced, touching the base bag with his right hand. And his opponent's gloves pressed on top of his head less than a fifth of a second later.

“Safe!”

The referee on third base spread his arms evenly and signaled for Yabe to get on base safely.

"Why didn't you let me stop just now!"

Yabe, who called a pause, asked Li Yuanrang next to him while removing the blow gear.

"I think you can go to third base, don't you think it's too late."

"I mean, when I got close to third base, if I hadn't taken a look, I would have run straight to home plate."

"Huh? Isn't it a matter of course to stop at third base? ”

In addition to comics, half of Lee's baseball knowledge comes from game footage in the baseball club's database, and the other half comes from baseball games.

From the experience gained from both aspects, in-court home runs are rare. Often a home run is the limit.

"The third-base runner is responsible for judging this, alerting teammates when he needs to stop, and sometimes giving decisive signals to move towards home plate."

In college-level games, because of factors such as defensive ability, it is not uncommon to hit home runs on the field.

If it weren't for Yabe's own improvised decision, according to the scene just now, the runner would have attacked directly to home plate.

Let's not talk about whether it's realistic to go straight to home plate. If Yabe hadn't made a smash and was ready to make a turn, it would have been a question of whether he would have been able to get to third base safely.

The next shot to be hit is the shortstop Tokuda Ballo. Before going on the field, captain Ichihei Fukushima deliberately gave a few words.

"Of course, it's best to hit a hit, otherwise it's okay to force a score or sacrifice a high-flying shot."

Fukushima, who rarely gives orders to his teammates, is now desperate to score first. After all, considering the strength of today's opponent, the opportunity to have someone on third base is very rare.

Tokuda nodded when he heard Fukushima's words.

As soon as he stepped into the strike zone, he put on a short stick.

The obvious tactic of forcing points naturally aroused the vigilance of the other side. The infielder took the forward guard.

Akikawa's shooting partner also adopted a highball tactic that disrupts the short game.

Tokuda's first ball is a small flying ball. Luckily, he landed out of bounds before Catcher Ando pounced.

The second ball is a rolling ball in the direction of first base. Also out of bounds.

The next third ball is generally no longer able to be struck. Once you are called out of bounds, the hitter will be immediately kicked out.

Tokuda put away the bat and straightened up, exited the strike zone, swung the bat a few times in the air, and then motioned for his opponent to continue. Make a look like you're ready to fly high and sacrifice to fight.

Pitcher Kingson throws a straight ball from the outside corner that is slightly higher than his knee. It is obviously a countermeasure to avoid high flying balls.

Tokuda, who seemed to be about to swing a big stick, suddenly bent down and held the stick lightly at this time.

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