Chapter 79: Four Balls
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In the first half of the sixth inning, Miyagi, the first batter of the Peace Academy, ran an infield hit.
Then he relied on the cover of the left-hand hitter Masaoka to complete the steal.
When Li Yuanrang came on the field to strike, it was a great opportunity to get someone out of the game.
But in this case, he only hit the outfield flyball that was caught by the stalwarts.
Back in the rest area, Li Yuan let down the protective gear and helmet, leaned back on the seat and sulked.
"Doesn't it mean that playing right has an advantage over left sideways? Why can't I hit a hit. ”
Li Yuan let the first three blows, and the only one to get out of the base was to rely on four bad escorts.
"You still hit the ball, we didn't even get the skin."
Second-year third baseman Kawasaki and outfielder Yamaha both had consecutive strikeouts today. I didn't even hit a throw-in.
"I've heard that a pitcher who deals with this kind of sideways throw is to keep an eye on the trajectory from the moment he shoots."
Another sophomore, second baseman Honda, hit an opponent's pitch today. Now he is showing off his achievements as an experiencer.
"The moment of the shot?"
"That's the time to ......"
Tian Gu, who was in charge of statistics, stood up and imitated the posture of the opponent's pitcher and made a pitching motion.
Then the hand stops at the moment of the throw.
"You see, if you look at it from the perspective of the right-hand hitter, you can see it clearly."
Although Tako rarely plays games based on his own wishes, he has a lot of theoretical knowledge related to baseball.
Regarding the experience of the strategy horizontal pitcher, he told a lot of Li Yuanrang.
"Have you tried all of this yourself in the competition before?"
Li Yuanrang asked.
"There are so many horizontal pitchers in elementary school games, of course I haven't tried it. It's all from the Internet. ”
As a beater, Tian Gu Wu, the golden age was the time of elementary school students. I don't really have any practical experience in college-level competitions.
……
Li Yuanrang was really able to go on the court to verify the blows he had just heard, and it was already in the first half of the ninth game.
The score was 1-3. This half-game is also the last chance for the Peace School to recover the score.
Miyagi, a stalwart, leaned back in his chair and covered his face with the brim of his hat, pretending not to sleep and not watch the situation on the field. Captain Fukushima leaned on the guardrail at the edge of the rest area, staring at the strike zone.
If they can't win on a comeback, this game will be the final game of the third-year duo's college career.
It's absolutely impossible to say that you are not nervous.
The first to play was the second batter Masaoka.
After the first three bats were not swung, and after the number of balls was two good and one bad, Masaoka swept almost every ball he threw out of bounds.
"That shot just now was obviously a good shot in the middle, why did you hit it out of bounds."
Li Yuanrang, who chose to wait in the rest area because of the scorching sunshine, asked his teammates around him.
"Some people can't switch back to hitting once they start sticky mode, maybe that's the kind of thing Masaoka is."
Hitting a pitcher's ball out of bounds in succession requires more than just concentration and bat-handling skills. Rhythm is also an important factor.
Once some fighters enter this mode, they can only hope for the opponent's four bad guarantees if they want not to get out. If you still think about hitting a hit, it will ruin the rhythm and lead to distraction.
After a nine-ball battle, Akikawa High School catcher Ando called a timeout and walked up the pitcher's hill.
"He's ruining Masaoka's striking rhythm."
Akio Yabe, who was in the rest area, could see his opponent's strategy at a glance.
The timeout can interrupt Masaoka's ability to keep hitting throw-ins.
Sure enough, on the next ball, Masaoka swung an empty stick in the face of the outside corner slider. Strikeouts out.
"I cost the opponent 30 goals today."
When he returned to the rest area, Masaoka showed off his achievements to the oncoming Li Yuanrang.
Although he couldn't get out of the base, it still helped his team to consume the opponent's stamina.
The number of balls pitched by Hideyuki Kanamori today is close to 150 balls. One-fifth of it was spent on Masaoka.
In the future, Jinson, who will probably enter professional baseball as a relay pitcher, may not encounter a game that requires such a large number of balls to be shot in the future.
"What is Kanemori's physical strength now?"
Li Yuanrang raised this question in his heart.
On the surface, it seems that Jinson's possession of the ball is still in the normal range.
And because there is no relationship between speed measurement data, there is no rational understanding of ball speed.
Li Yuanrang came to the strike zone and stared at the opponent's left hand that was throwing the ball.
This time, he intends to observe the ball from the moment he shoots.
All the time, teammates and many others have praised Li Yuanrang's eyesight on the court in person.
Now he's going to use his specialty to attack the pitchers of the opposing team.
The opponent's first ball is thrown. It's an inside corner. Li Yuanrang let it go. Ball.
Li Yuanrang felt that compared to the straight ball with a speed of more than 140 kilometers per hour in the previous strikes, the ball just now was much slower.
Especially since it stands to reason that the feel speed of the inside corner should have been faster.
The next straight ball with a low middle slightly regained some of its original speed, but unfortunately it was really too low, and it was a bad ball again.
In the third ball, Li Yuanrang saw the movement of the catcher with the corner of his eye, which should be the outside corner kick he wanted.
But as soon as this ball was shot, it could be seen that the damage was too obvious.
Three bad balls.
"Is it because of physical strength that I really can't control the ball? Or is it a escort disguised as a four-bad ball? ”
In the middle of the line, behind Li Yuanrang is the captain of the four bases, Fukushima Ippei.
It's a stronger home runner in theory.
However, the tactic of escorting the third baton and then playing it against the fourth batter is not uncommon in actual matches.
The fourth goal was still a clear bad goal.
Li Yuanrang swung his stick at the air like a mischief. Then he turned his head to look at Takuya Ando, who was squatting behind home plate.
Ando glared at Li Yuanrang with an unhappy expression.
Now Li Yuanrang understands that the other party is going to deliberately escort himself.
In the next ball, Li Yuanrang watched the baseball go into the catcher's glove. Then went to first base.
Regarding the question of why the opponent wants to escort himself and not face it head-on, Li Yuanrang is puzzled.
The first three hits of the game failed to hit a hit. Although there were some achievements in the previous practice games, the team he was in was not well-known, and the opponent might not know about it.
Could it be that the messages exchanged with Mutsu Takeo have helped?
Li Yuanrang recalled the conversation a few days ago.
"According to you, Fukushima Ichihei is the strongest long-range cannon in the team?"
Takeo Mutsu asked as he sipped on a beef risotto.
"So far, it seems to be the case, and the smooth is also four sticks, so it looks very convincing."
Yabe said.
"Do you have any weaknesses, Captain Fukushima?"
"How could he tell you such a thing!"
"That's it......"
This last sentence was said by Kazuhei Fukushima himself and Mutsu.
"Let's just say you saw me hit a couple of doubles in my base-running drill."
Fukushima didn't lie, and that afternoon by Aragaki and Sato's semi-combat training, Fukushima played a lot of double kills to roll the infield.
But the problem is that the balls are deliberately meant to train the infielders......