In the evening, it was completely dark.

"I'm back"

As soon as he entered the door, Tetsu Nishino called home.

"Sure enough, I went to the store."

Although when he opened the door just now, Tetsu Nishino knew that his parents might have gone to work in the store, but out of habit, he still shouted.

Today, Hiroki and the others came back late after playing the game. When Tetsu Nishino and other first-year students helped clean up, the sun had dropped very low.

After putting on slippers in the entrance hall, Tetsu Nishino walked into the living room and found a note on the coffee table. He picked up the note and read it, and it read:

Xiaozhe, we went to the store to work. You don’t have to come over to help tonight. Do your homework. The dishes are in the refrigerator. Remember to heat them up before eating!

Hi hi

Nishino Tetsu said silently.

After putting down everything, Tetsu Nishino went upstairs to get his clothes and take a shower. According to his habit, he took a shower first and then had dinner, especially after participating in club activities. He was so sweaty that he wouldn't have the appetite to eat until he washed up.

"drop"

Tetsu Nishino pressed the start button of the washing machine, put the clothes in and started washing. After doing this, Tetsu Nishino went downstairs wearing casual home clothes.

He walked to the kitchen, poured a glass of water, and drank it. After drinking the water and placing the glass on the dining table, Tetsu Nishino opened the refrigerator.

"Hey, I'm going to eat fish today."

It just so happened that Tetsu Nishino usually liked fish, so he took out a few vegetables wrapped in plastic wrap and heated them in the microwave. Then he filled a bowl of still-warm rice and sat at the dining table to eat.

While eating, Tetsu Nishino took out his mobile phone and started browsing.

If he was eating with his parents on a regular basis, Nishino Tetsu would definitely be scolded for his behavior of playing with his mobile phone while eating. But today, when he was alone, Nishino Tetsu felt free to play.

The notification bar on his phone lit up. It was Kazuya Nishino who sent him a line message.

Nishino Kazuya: Zhe, have you finished eating?

Tetsu Nishino: Not yet, I’m eating.

Nishino Tetsu casually sent a Q-version emoticon of eating, and Nishino Kazuya responded with a scornful emoticon.

Nishino Kazuya: Why are you still eating so slowly?

Tetsu Nishino: The meal must be delicious, why are you in a hurry...

Nishino Kazuya: Let’s not talk about this anymore. Do you want to watch the new episode tonight?

Seeing this message, Tetsu Nishino immediately made a shocked expression.

Tetsu Nishino: Why do you still have time to watch the new show? Isn’t there any composition assignment in your class’s Chinese class?

Nishino Kazuya: ..., it’s over, I forgot, Azhe, what should I do???

Tetsu Nishino: How do I know...

Nishino Kazuya: Azhe, help me this time...

............

"call"

"Finally finished."

Nishino Tetsu put down his pen, stretched, picked up his phone and checked the time. It was almost 10 pm. He had been writing an essay assigned by the teacher just now, and it took him several hours to come up with an essay that he thought he was good at.

Nice article.

Next.

Opening the drawer, Tetsu Nishino took out a notebook. The notebook was used by him to record some key points of training or competition, as well as his own reflections.

Turning to the part where he wrote some information about the pitchers in the baseball club, Tetsu Nishino picked up the pen and added a new sentence based on his feelings about today's game.

The catcher has to be the one who knows the pitcher best.

Looking at the newly written sentences, Tetsu Nishino recalled that during the game, he did not have a better understanding of the pitching characteristics of Teruaki Tatsuki and Kazuya Nishino, which caused a lot of trouble for the team's defense.

"Ah, this is so inappropriate."

Tetsu Nishino was really ashamed when he thought back on it. Thinking about it from his perspective, how uncomfortable it would be if he were a pitcher and pitched to a catcher who didn't understand him.

Then Tetsu Nishino carefully compiled the pitching characteristics and game status of Teruaki Tatsumi and Kazuya Nishino that he had collected, and secretly determined in his heart that he must work harder to become familiar with the pitchers in future training.

Then Tetsu Nishino began to reflect on his performance as a catcher in the game.

Average.

This is his evaluation of himself.

Because it was a match against junior high school juniors, there weren't actually many challenges. But even so, Tetsu Nishino still had many shortcomings. As a beginner, his time in contact with baseball was still too short.

Think of commanding the field, this important task of the catcher.

Tetsu Nishino was very inexperienced and failed to adjust his fielding according to the situation on the field several times. For example, when he observed that the opponent's batter was trying to advance the base with a bunt, he did not let the infielder defend in time, nor did he change the corresponding position.

Match the ball strategy to deal with it.

Not to mention reminding teammates to fill positions, which requires a lot of experience.

The catcher, as the defender with the best view, has the responsibility to remind the fielders who cannot see what is happening behind them. Especially when there are runners running the bases, the fielders often lose sight of the runners behind them because they cannot see them.

In desperation, if a wild throw occurs or the ball is passed to the wrong base, some fielders will even freeze there and be unable to pass the ball.

At this time, it is necessary for the catcher to shout and gesture reminders in a timely manner.

"It's really a very important part."

Tetsu Nishino sighed.

He could write so many summaries for today's game alone, and I'm afraid he won't have to write more in the future. But he also enjoys it. Nishino Tetsu always believes that every regret and reflection will become the source of progress for the next time.

Turning another page, Tetsu Nishino wrote another content.

Fill the position.

In baseball games, there are many ways for fielding players to complement each other. The most common one is between the second team, that is, the cooperation between the second baseman and the shortstop. There are also pitchers and basemen, catchers and basemen, and pitchers and catchers.

There are really too many coordinations, and different tactical systems and different game situations are different.

In fact, Tetsu Nishino didn't know much about this during the competition.

After the game, the deputy director of shortstop Gochi Iwata came to him and reminded him that there were several times during the game when infielders made mistakes in filling positions, resulting in out-of-position situations, and told him that he had better pay attention to it in the future.

When I heard Gochi Iwata's suggestions, Tetsu Nishino was a little confused. Now that I reflect on it, I realize that I still have many shortcomings. Tetsu Nishino wrote down these valuable suggestions very carefully.

Suddenly remembering some interesting things from the game, Tetsu Nishino couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

It was a sacrifice bunt in the junior high school, and the baseball hit the spot between pitcher Kazuya Nishino and catcher Tetsu Nishino, forming a half ball.

The way he and Nishino Kazuya stared at each other at that time made him want to laugh when he recalled it.

The two people understood each other's meaning with their eyes.

You pick it up, Azhe, what are you doing in a daze?

Hmm?! Didn’t you pick it up if it wasn’t Kazuya?! It’s closer to you.

"..."

"..."

In the end, Tetsu Nishino shouted "I'll do it" and quickly stepped forward to pick up the ball and pass it to first base, otherwise he would have given his opponent a single in vain.

Nishino Tetsu was complaining about himself at that time.
Chapter completed!