In the cafeteria of Hanshin's Second Army spring training base, Zhang Zhe sat in a seat by the window, eating and looking at the stadium not far away through the window.

He had no hits again today.

"Two games in a row." Zhang Zhe thought sadly.

In the first and second practice games of the second team, he played as a six-bat DH and has not hit even a single hit yet.

In contrast, the good teammates had their own achievements today. Endo Cheng had 2 hits, Takadera Nomu had 1 hit, and Fujita Kento was at the catcher's position.

Zhang Zhe felt a sense of urgency in his heart. While others were making progress, he seemed to be stalling.

The reason was attributed to Zhang Zhe being burdened by excessive training, which made him unable to display his strength even though he had it.

If he plays in normal condition, he can perform better.

However, maybe the coaching staff just wants to tell him that his opponents in the professional baseball field will not wait for him to adjust to his condition before playing against him.

The coaching staff told Zhang Zhe that as long as he is still on the team, the excessive training within the body's tolerance will continue in the past few years or at least the first year.

night.

According to the plan formulated by the coaching staff, Zhang Zhe went to the gym to do weight training to strengthen the muscles of his lower limbs.

Back in the dormitory, Zhang Zhe, whose legs were weak, lay down on the bed and thought with a wry smile.

"It's only been a few days since my legs started to hurt again."

"I still have to play in the game tomorrow."

The next day.

Anyun Citizens Stadium.

The second team of Hanshin FC will face the Japanese club Mitsubishi Kurashiki at home.

The coaching staff continues to let Zhang Zhe serve as the six-base DH.

Hanshin's second team, which was attacking later, launched a scoring offensive in the second half of the inning. After scoring 2 points, there was a man on second base with two outs, and it was the sixth batting order.

""Six sticks, DH, Zhang Jun, carry number 22.""

""Six sticks, DH, Zhang Jun, carry number 22.""

Entering the right batter's box, Zhang Zhe looked up at his teammates near second base, sniffed, and took a breath of hot air.

At this time, there is a runner in the circle, which is when you need to get a hit at the right time.

"Play Ball!"

The right-handed Mitsubishi Kurashiki pitcher threw the ball.

Zhang Zhe focused on observing the flight trajectory of the ball.

When the ball is first released, the spin seen is relatively positive, located closer to the outside corner of the strike zone, and the height is about the right batter's shoulder.

After flying for a certain distance, the ball's fall appears, which is estimated to be much smaller than that of the changing ball.

The pitch closest to this trajectory is the four-seam fastball.

So Zhang Zhe made the decision to hit the ball straight.

Although the release position of the ball is higher than the strike zone, according to the batter's refined physical perception, the flying baseball will continue to fall to the strike zone in a nearly straight path.

The final base entry point will probably be a little above the batter's belt, and this height is exactly in the batter's ideal hitting area.

The feeling of whether the ball is going to come in is almost instantaneous.

"beat!"

Zhang Zhe made a decision and immediately activated his body.

But as soon as the center of gravity moved forward, the power from the legs suddenly felt stagnant, unable to smoothly support the rotation of the hips.

"Keep fighting!"

Zhang Zhe gritted his teeth and didn't want to miss the ball.

He stared at the approaching ball, swung the bat hard, and hit the inside of the ball.

When the ball was touched, the ball left quickly and there was no time to extend the bat.

"despair!"

I saw the ball instantly break away from the bat and fly towards the first base side bleachers.

"The outside world!"

At the same time as the referee's verdict, there were cheers from teammates off the court.

"Ohhh!!!"

"Not bad!!"

"Caught the rhythm!!"

Zhang Zhe was not as optimistic as his teammates off the court. He exited the strike zone and blew his hot breath on his numb hands.

Today's temperature was around 10 degrees Celsius, and the hitting position was not good. Instead, the bat became the one receiving the energy, and the palms of my hands were cold and painful from the shock of the bat.

After adjusting for a while, he re-entered the strike zone.

The second ball follows a similar trajectory to the first ball.

Zhang Zhe originally wanted to hit the ball, but felt that the ball had run a little outside, so he stopped his action in time and allowed the baseball to enter the base.

"Snapped!"

"Bad ball!"

The teammate at the beginning of this inning had already scored 2 points. Zhang Zhe also wanted to send his teammate at second base back to home base, so he had a strong desire to hit the bat.

The third ball came in and almost went straight to the red.

Zhang Zhe swung the bat and hit the ball.

"despair!"

"The outside world!"

Zhang Zhe was very upset because he failed to hit the ball well, "It's such a pity. I don't know if there will be another ball as sweet as this."

The thigh strength supply is insufficient, the bat speed cannot be increased, and every time the ball is hit, it is just a little bit behind.

The cameras of reporters on the sidelines were clicking.

Mitsubishi Kurashiki's starting pitcher was not in good shape in the second half of the first inning. He had already scored two runs on consecutive hits by Hanshin's second batter.

The starting pitcher of the Mitsubishi Kurashiki team also missed a lot of shots. Why did Zhang Zhe in the strike zone continue to suffer setbacks, allowing the number of pitches to reach 1 bad and 2 good, which was unfavorable to the batter.

Is Hanshin’s one-touch performance substandard this year?

The reporter's question comes from the strength represented by the named pick. Other players at the lower picks have hits every game. As a first-hand player and a semi-professional pitcher, he seems to be helpless. Is this reasonable?

After the Mitsubishi Kurashiki team gained the ball advantage, they successively gave low-ball balls to lure Zhang Zhe to hit the bat.

All Zhang Zhe can rely on is his own eyes.

He picked out two bad balls, bringing the number of balls to 3 bad and 2 good.

With a full ball count, Zhang Zhe was extremely cautious and focused on the pitcher's movements.

The baseball flew out of Mitsubishi Kurashiki's pitcher's right hand.

At first glance, the ball seems to be heading toward the outside corner of the strike zone, which makes people want to hit it with a bat.

However, Zhang Zhe, with the assistance of excellent dynamic vision, judged that the trajectory of this ball was likely to be a change ball based on the spin type of baseball that is completely different from that of a four-seam fastball.

The ball flew for a certain distance and gradually tended to move to the right.

In a very short period of time, Zhang Zhe subconsciously made a judgment.

This ball should be a changeup ball that moves toward the outside corner of the right-hand batter. Although the initial direction is toward the strike zone, the final entry point is likely to miss the ball zone.

Zhang Zhe let go of the ball and watched it enter the catcher's glove.

"Snapped!"

Standing up straight and putting down the bat, Zhang Zhe prepared to go to first base. This posture was also intended to increase the impression on the referee.

This ball is a bad ball, don't hesitate!

The presiding judge's decision was not affected and the final decision was quickly made.

"Bad ball!"

"Four bad balls!"

"The batter is out!"

Heaving a sigh of relief, Zhang Zhe walked to first base, half happy and half reluctant. He couldn't be said to be particularly happy.

In the last few games, he has only been able to get on base with four bad balls, which has slightly hurt his self-esteem.

Stepping on the first base bag, Zhang Zhe secretly muttered that he must hit a hit in the next at bat to break his own hitter.

However, Zhang Zhe's only on-base hit in the first inning with four balls and a walk was the only time Zhang Zhe hit the bases in the game. The results of his swings in the next three atriums were all outs.

The final result of the game was that the second team of Hanshin Team defeated Mitsubishi Kurashiki Team 4-0.

Zhang Zhe's poor hitting performance still did not improve in the subsequent games.

During the spring training in February, Hanshin's second team played 6 practice games and achieved a good result of 5 wins and 1 loss.

To the surprise of the outside world, the team's first rookie player Zhang Zhe went without a hit for 25 consecutive games, which was incompatible with the excellent competitive state of the second team.

From this, public opinion began to ferment.
Chapter completed!