Chapter 84: The Red and White War (4)
Kenshi Kawakami threw a few more shots later, and the game officially began in the second half of the fourth inning.
On the old student's side was Ichiro Sakai, a second-year student, who moved his hands and took a position of waiting for the blow, looking at Kenshi Kawakami, a first-year freshman on the pitcher's mound
Yukiichi also looked at the sophomore senior in front of him, signaled to Kenshi Kawakami on the pitcher's mound, and placed the ball cover in the low corner area near the hitter's knee.
Hey, why is it so close?
Kenshi Kawakami looked at the ball cover that had been opened in Yukiichiya's hand waiting for the pitcher to pitch, and began to get nervous, if the shot missed a little, it would hit Sakai-senpai next to him.
Kenshi Kawakami hesitated for a moment before shaking his head at catcher Mikoichi who was squatting behind home plate, saying that he did not agree with his matching, but unfortunately the opponent was unmoved by this and still had to put the ball cover in the same place.
Yukiichiya this guy is really excessive, if he is a partner, why can't he discuss it?
Kenshi Kawakami hesitated a lot, but finally chose to compromise and waved his arm to throw the baseball in his palm according to the code given to him by the catcher Yukiichiya.
It's just that the baseball that flew out of the pitcher's mound was not thrown at the position designated by Yukikazu Miyukiya, and it was a bad ball that flew out of the good ball area because the ball was too low.
Yukiichi also moved the ball cover to catch the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound, then got up and took the baseball from the ball cover and passed it back to Kenshi Kawakami, and after crouching again, he made a code and placed the ball cover near the hitter's knee, which is the low area in the inner corner.
Do you have to throw a baseball in such a difficult place?
Kenshi Kawakami was very hesitant about this, and he could vaguely feel that Yukiichi who was squatting behind the home plate was completely different from his usual him, and his insistence on his ball distribution would definitely not change because of his opposition.
In the end, he chose to compromise, and Kawakami shook his right hand as he stared at where the catcher set was placed, and the baseball that he threw sideways flew towards home plate at a different angle than the other pitchers; Hitter Ichiro Sakai watched Pitcher Qiu Fei rush towards him, as if he was about to hit his baseball, and instinctively drove him to take a step back.
"Bang!"
“Strike.“
Yukiichi also moved the ball sleeve slightly, and successfully caught the baseball speeding from the pitcher's mound.
“Nice pitch.“
Yukiichi also got up and took out the baseball from the ball sleeve and threw it back to the pitcher, this is not where I want to shoot!
“……”
Looking at the position of the code and ball cover that Miyukikazu Shinbi had placed, Kenshi Kawakami was a little speechless, "Okay, listen to you, my catcher-sama!" With the idea that it doesn't matter if he is beaten by the seniors in the back, he shook his right hand and threw the baseball in the palm of his hand.
"Ping!"
Ichiro Sakai swung out the bat to sweep the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound, making it fly high, Yukiichi also got up and dropped the protective gear, the whole person's eyes followed the baseball's landing point, and the infield high fly ball into his own ball sleeve.
“out.“
"Ah Xian, as soon as you're out!" Yukiichi also shouted at Kenshi Kawakami on the pitcher mound and then threw the baseball back at him.
Catching the baseball passed by Yukikazu, Kenshi Kawakami raised his hand and straightened his cap, knowing that the number of outs just now was obtained by Yukiichi through his own ball, and it didn't have much to do with the quality of his pitching.
Kurosaki Kazutaka looked at the cooperation between Yukiichi and Kenshi Kawakami on the field, and his originally somewhat gloomy face began to become bright with a smile.
Yuyukikazuya is worthy of being a famous catcher in the middle school period, and compared to the previous game, the catcher whose name he didn't even bother to remember was much better.
The guy in the last game will neither communicate well with the pitcher before the game, nor will he comfort the pitcher when his emotions fluctuate violently, not to mention that he is compared to the current Miyukichi, and even Hiroshi Ono, who played first, is much better than him. Regardless of the sluggish morale and huge score difference on the freshmen's side, a simple and restless defensive factor is enough to multiply the pressure on many pitchers, and then consume a lot of physical strength.
Coming up behind Ichiro Sakai was veteran catcher Keisuke Miyauchi, who seized the opportunity to knock out a long right fielder to run to the first base.
Then came the pitcher of the veteran team and nine batter Koichiro Tanba, Mikoichi also asked the pitcher Kenshi Kawakami on the hill to throw three balls in the middle and low position area of the outside corner, and successfully knocked out the hitter Koichiro Tanba with a straight ball in the middle of the inside corner, and at the same time won the second number of outs, and then ushered in the top hitter of the veteran team.
……
"Zangza, can you help me catch the ball and warm up?"
On the bench, the teenagers who were originally observing the situation on the field raised their heads and looked at each other in some surprise.
There are not a few people who are in the same situation as him.
"Kimura, are you talking to me?"
The peer in front of him stood in front of him, looking down at him, and the expression on his face did not fluctuate much.
"Yes."
Kuroza Naoya frowned, a little uncomfortable, and Takuya Kimura's gaze was projecting condescendingly on him.
"Why?"
Kuroza Naoya has some dislike for Takuya Kimura, but as a good catcher, it is not a good choice to turn down the pitcher's request in one go.
Takuya Kimura, a pitcher who is also a freshman with him, after the ability test on the second day of the freshman joining the company, with his good strength, he beat other freshmen who are interested in pitching positions except for Kurosaki Ichitaka, and became one of the "two super rookie pitchers" in the mouth of the freshmen.
"I want to form a shooting partner with you in the next game."
Takuya Kimura barely hesitated at all, and immediately opened his mouth to answer him.
"Don't you want to form a shooting partner with me?"
It's similar to that guy in Miyuki.,This kind of character is really annoying! Kimura is strong, but few people are willing to have a good relationship with him, one of the reasons is that he is too straightforward to speak.
"Okay, let's go to the cowshed and warm up first." Kuroza Naoya put on the catcher's protective gear and motioned for Takuya Kimura, who was waiting next to him, to go to the cowshed with him to warm up; If Kimura just wanted to warm up before playing, then he, as a qualified catcher, would naturally not refuse such a request.
……
At the end of the first half of the sixth inning, Takuya Kimura was wearing a ball cover while staring at Koichiro Tanba running down from the pitcher's mound, and he was surrounded by a group of defenders of the veteran team, and his face was hard to hide his joy.
"Takuya?"
Yukiichi also found that his new partner in this game was still in place, and turned his head to shout only to see the corners of Kimura Takuya's mouth rising slightly, revealing snow-white teeth, with an expression of impatience.
Oh! Why are the remaining two pitchers all problem children except Ah Xian?
Takuya Kimura heard someone shouting for him and hurriedly ran towards the pitcher's hill.