"I don't know why they hit a straight ball. Anyway, when the ball comes, I will hit it."

Tetsu Nishino didn't know that it was the opponent's catcher who was thinking too much that made him make such a distribution. He took off his batting helmet, then took off his batting gloves and protective gear, and sat on the bench to rest.

After communicating with the director Hiroki that day, Tetsu Nishino put the focus of his hitting training on the hitting skills of straight balls. He spent 80% of his time practicing hitting straight balls and only 20% of his time practicing hitting change balls.

Therefore, during this period of time, his ability to judge and hit the ball has improved very quickly. Coupled with his own athletic talent, facing the red ball that Toshiya Itaguchi just threw that was less than 130 kilometers away, he subconsciously

I swung the bat with all my strength. As a result, the bat hit the center of the ball and went out perfectly.

In addition, he had just come into contact with baseball and had not yet formed a fixed tactical routine in his mind. He judged the ball he could hit and took action decisively. The catcher of the junior high school, Okada Masuki, used the idea of ​​​​a regular baseball player to match the ball.

As a result, he unexpectedly gave Tetsu Nishino a ball that was very easy to hit.

Tetsu Nishino picked up a glass of water and drank it, then sat in the dugout and watched the game carefully.

In the first half of the game, the second army attacked.

score:

Second Army:1

Junior high school:0

No one is out, no one is on base.

The second bat of the second team stood in the batter's box, swung the baseball bat a few times, then raised the baseball bat, waiting for the opponent's pitcher to pitch.

Zhesang can play, and I should be able to, too. Erbang thought in his heart that he also hoped that he could create scoring opportunities for the team just by playing on the bench this time.

"Fight it out!"

"Attack!"

"One hit! One hit!"

"Playball!" the referee ordered.

Before the second bat of the second team could recover, Toshiya Itaguchi on the pitcher's mound had already thrown the baseball hard!

"call out"

The baseball seemed to fly in front of the second bat of the second army in an instant. He didn't have time to make more judgments, so he hurriedly swung the bat hard.

"Crack!"

"Air swing! Good shot!"

It was an obvious low ball from the outside corner, but he subconsciously chased it, and it turned out to be a good ball due to an empty swing.

Suddenly accelerated pace!

"call out"

"Clang!"

It was a high, inside-angle pitch. Although it was a little outside the strike zone, the baseball was so close that he had to swing the bat. As a result, it only hit the lower part of the baseball, and the baseball bounced into the back block.

"Out of bounds! Good ball!" Before two good balls, any ball that hits out of bounds is considered a good ball, so there is no problem with the referee's decision.

The number of balls immediately came to two good balls and no bad balls!

The batter is being chased!

As long as there is one more strike, the batter will be out!

The second bat of the second army secretly felt bad in his heart. The situation suddenly came to a point where it was completely unfavorable to him. He was also a little confused whether he should swing the next ball or not.

What's going on?

Is this baseball?

The second bat of the second army found that his eyes could not adapt to the speed, rhythm and path of the pitch immediately. It felt like the ball flew over all of a sudden, and his swing speed could not keep up. It was obvious that baseball was inseparable.

It's far away but can't be hit.

How did Zhesang get hit...

"Crack!"

"nice shot!"

"Three strikes! The batter is out!" the referee said loudly.

Eh?!

Am I out?

Just when he was still thinking about the last pitch, and was stunned, Toshiya Itaguchi immediately inserted a straight ball in the strike zone high in the inside corner.

"Ahhhhh!"

Toshiya Itaguchi on the pitcher's mound couldn't help but roar.

Three strikes and three strikes!

He got the first out of the inning cleanly, and his slowly recovering pitching condition allowed Toshiya Itaguchi to regain his confidence, and he was finally able to ease his depression a little after being hit by a home run.

"One out!"

"nice shot!"

"Got it!"

"Solve it one by one!"

"One out! One out!"

Junior high school catcher Masuki Okada and the fielders also spoke out to encourage their pitchers, reviving the morale that had just been hit by Tetsu Nishino.

The second batsman of the second army walked off the field depressedly, holding his baseball bat to the side. He lowered his head and took off the protective gear on his hands while thinking.

What on earth gave me the illusion that the other team's pitcher was hitting the ball well?

"How about it?"

Facing the second hitter, the third hitter asked. When he was observing the waiting area, he found that the second hitter seemed not to keep up with the rhythm, and his judgment of the ball path was inaccurate, so he was quickly taken out.

"I'm not too sure. It felt like the ball came over all at once, and I didn't see clearly where the center of the ball was. You can experience it yourself when you hit it."

The second bat of the Second Army said helplessly that the hitting in the game was indeed very different from the usual training. The sense of presence and tension would make people subconsciously swing the bat, eager to hit the ball.

Sanbang, who didn't get any good advice, could only walk to the strike zone with his own doubts.

It’s better to be cautious! The three-bat hitter in the second army thought in his heart, at least he should not take a shot easily on the bad ball in the strike zone.

"playball!"

In the first half of the game, the second army attacked.

One out, no one on base.

"call out"

In the strike zone!? The three bats, who were staring closely at the point of release, had little confidence in their own judgment. In the end, they couldn't help their inner impulse to swing and hit the incoming ball hard.

"Qiang!"

"Crack!"

As a result, the bat only hit the lower edge of the baseball, and the baseball rubbed the metal bat and was refracted to the back net. It was a high straight ball in the outside corner above the strike zone, and the batter hit it out of bounds.

"nice shot!"

Following the referee's decision, the number of goals came to one good goal and no bad goals.

Will it be decisive?

Junior high school catcher Masuki Okada, who was squatting behind home plate, took the clean baseball handed by the umpire, threw it to Toshiya Itaguchi on the pitcher's mound, and thought to himself.

What he had just matched was a high ball in the outside corner, in order to test the batter. Unexpectedly, the batter took a decisive shot at the ball so easily, allowing their side to get a number of strikes.

The situation of one strike and no bad balls cannot be said to be beneficial to the hitter or the pitcher. But through the observation of these few balls, catcher Masuki Okada felt that he seemed to have discovered a fact.

These seniors don't seem to know how to play baseball.

Maybe you can match the ball like this.

Okada Masuki decided to test it again to verify his idea. He squatted and gave a signal to Toshiya Itaguchi on the pitcher's mound indicating the type of ball and the path of the ball. Toshiya Itaguchi nodded understandingly.

Itaguchi Toshiya turned slightly sideways, holding a baseball in his right hand, and flicked his arm.

"call out"

Another good shot?!

The third bat of the second army felt that this was a good ball from the outside corner, so he swung the bat hard without hesitation!

Baseball has spun out of the strike zone!

His bat could barely hit the top of the baseball, and the baseball hit the infield dirt, forming an infield ground ball that bounced between first and second base.

The second baseman of the junior high school easily intercepted the baseball, flicked his arm, and passed it to the first base. While the third baseman of the second team was still desperately running, the first baseman of the junior high school caught the baseball and completed the shutout.

"Runner out!"
To be continued...