"Everyone, come on."

After Tetsu Nishino gave a word of encouragement, the starters of the first-year team went to their defensive positions.

The two pitchers and catchers tried to throw a few balls.

“The senior team’s offense in the second half of the inning.”

"One bat, third baseman, Kuriyama-san."

Looking at senior Shogo Kuriyama in the batter's box, Tetsu Nishino thought about the ball distribution strategy for this game.

cautious?

Not really!

Tetsu Nishino believes that when dealing with experienced seniors, too much caution will lead to falling into the familiar rhythm of the seniors.

So he chose another idea of ​​​​matching the ball.

The pitching idea that makes pitcher Kazuya Nishino extremely excited.

After watching Kazuya Nishino nod to the ball signal, Tetsu Nishino made a fist with his right hand and pressed the inside of the catcher's glove, then placed the glove in the corresponding position and said silently in his heart.

Come on, Kazuya, throw yourself here!

First goal.

On the pitcher's mound, Kazuya Nishino pitched with all his strength.

"Crack!"

The baseball hit Tetsu Nishino's glove.

The batter, Shogo Kuriyama, didn't have a bat.

"Bad ball!"

The presiding judge's ruling.

Although the bad ball in the low outside corner did not trick the batter into hitting the ball, Tetsu Nishino was still confident.

Even though this ball basically reached the highest ball speed that he could throw, Kazuya Nishino still accurately threw the ball to Tetsuya Nishino's position, showing that the pitcher had a pretty good ball control.

Throw the ball toward the pitcher's mound.

The state is so good, Kazuya! Nishino Tetsu couldn't help but thought. The bait has been set, it just depends on the subsequent pitching.

1 ball, 0 strikes, 0 outs.

Second ball.

Lift your feet.

Throwing arms.

Baseball shot.

Come straight to home base.

"So fast!"

The hitter Kuriyama Shogo was obviously stunned for a moment. He discovered that Nishino Kazuya's ball speed had improved compared to a few months ago.

"Crack!"

"nice shot!"

Low straight ball from outside corner.

Pitched into the strike zone.

The hesitant Kuriyama Shogo let the ball go.

Two consecutive high-speed straight balls and consecutive low outside corners.

The number of balls came to 1 bad ball, 1 good ball, and 0 outs.

Why not take two shots in a row? Tetsu Nishino thought.

In an instant, Tetsu Nishino decided on the type of ball for the next ball and quickly gave the signal.

Nishino Kazuya moved his shoulders and took a breath.

After making a consistent pitching motion, Nishino Kazuya waved his arm and threw the baseball.

Baseball coming at a gallop!

"Qiang!"

The batter Shogo Kuriyama swung the bat and hit the baseball.

This is a ball that falls into the strike zone.

Or the outside corner is low.

Still a straight shot.

"Um?!"

Kuriyama Shogo, who couldn't help but release the bat, found that the speed of the ball dropped significantly, so that he released the bat a little too early and lacked reaction and preparation.

Slow straight ball.

The baseball bounces quickly between first and second base!

However, the baseball was hit at a poor angle and not high enough. The baseball landed in the infield and bounced in front of second baseman Oishi Reitama, who had moved into position.

Oishi Reita had enough time to catch the baseball, so his pass was very smooth. The baseball was passed into the glove of first baseman Shogo Konda, completing the block on the runner.

Kuriyama Shogo, who was running the bases, had no choice but to run back to the dugout.

"One out!"

The players on the first-year team encouraged each other.

"The next hitter on the senior team,"

"Two sticks, the backbone, Ichikawa-kun."

In the strike zone, Ichikawa Kyotaro raised the bat cautiously. He felt that Nishino Tetsu's batting was really bold. If others guessed it, if the pitcher's ball could not suppress the batter, he would undoubtedly be easily hit.

.

First goal.

"Crack!"

"Bad ball!"

Tetsu Nishino caught the high ball, but the batter Kyotaro Ichikawa saw it clearly and cautiously did not release the bat.

second ball

The outside pitch hit the outside edge of the strike zone, but Kyotaro Ichikawa missed it and missed it.

"nice shot!"

The third ball.

A straight ball in the outside corner of the strike zone was knocked out of bounds by Ichikawa Kyotaro who did not hit the ball well, and it was counted as a strike.

1 bad ball, 2 good balls, 1 out.

So tough?

How many straight balls have you hit?

Ichikawa Kyotaro thought that if he didn't pay attention, he would be chased by two strikes after he released the bat.

Thinking that the first-base hitter Kuriyama Shogo was sent out by Nishino Kazuya's straight ball, Ichikawa Kyotaro secretly reminded himself to pay attention to the change of ball speed.

After noticing the adjustments made by senior Kyotaro Ichikawa and the slight change in his hitting posture, Tetsu Nishino gave the signal for the next ball.

On the pitcher's mound, Kazuya Nishino pretended to hold up his hat and gave a signal to respond.

I understand, Azhe.

Tetsu Nishino, who was behind home plate, moved closer to the batter Kyotaro Ichikawa, getting closer to the batter.

at the same time.

The catcher's mitt is also placed in the strike zone!

Nishino Kazuya raised his leg and stepped out suddenly.

Baseball strikes instantly.

Come straight ahead!

The hitter Kyotaro Ichikawa, who had been concentrating all the time, gripped the bat tightly and swung the bat with all his strength in keeping with the rhythm of baseball entering the bases.

Suddenly.

When the baseball reaches home plate, it is strongly affected by gravity.
To be continued...