3-run home run!

Throwing away the bat, Hiroki raised his right hand and ran the base.

Being bombarded, Nishino Kazuya opened his mouth and looked at the seniors running the bases with a bitter smile.

At home plate, Tetsu Nishino held a mask and watched the seniors return to home plate one by one and step on the plate lightly.

First, senior Shogo Kuriyama on second base returned to home base, then Shion Arimori on first base jogged back to home base, and then the two of them waited with smiles on their faces.

at last.

Hiroki, who had hit a home run, also stepped onto the home plate and smiled and high-fived Kuriyama Shogo and Arimori Shion who were waiting.

"Haha, good fight!"

"As expected of the captain!"

Kuriyama Shogo and Arimori Shion praised.

After returning to the dugout, teammates came over one by one to give Hiroki a high-five.

The powerful blow directly tore apart the first-year team's defense, or in other words, it directly treated the first-year team's defense as if it were nothing, leaving the first-year defenders with no chance to work hard.

One strike reversed the score.

In an instant, the score that had been maintained for nearly 3 games was changed.

1:3!

First grade team:1

Senior Team:3

At this time, Tetsu Nishino was still thinking about the ball just now.

The slider thrown on the first pitch unfortunately landed in the upper middle of the strike zone. The senior varsity hitter, who had been ignoring other pitches and targeting straight balls, suddenly hit the slider decisively.

Tetsu Nishino had to suspect that the batters of the senior team were premeditated.

Otherwise, why did Hiroki-senpai hit the changeup on his first pitch when he risked getting struck out by a changeup before?

If that's the case, Tetsu Nishino thinks it's really terrible.

His matchmaking was completely guessed.

In other words, his distribution was actually guided by the opponent's batter, which meant that the opponent's batter had been inducing him to distribute the ball!

Nishino Tetsu smiled bitterly.

If his batting was truly seen through, it would make sense for Hiroki-senpai to decisively hit the ball.

In the dugout of the senior team.

Gochi Iwata curiously asked Hiroki, "Hiroki, didn't you say you wanted to hit a straight ball? Why did you suddenly hit the slider?"

Smiling, Hiroki took off his batting helmet and said, "Well, Kazuya throws such a hitable slider, so he can't stop hitting it, right?"

"The main reason is that I waited a little longer just now to see clearly that the slider would fall into the strike zone, and then I tried to hit it. Even if it was not a good hit and it was only 2 outs, the subsequent batter still had a chance to score."

"It's really yours," Gochi Iwata said with a smile, "It was a beautiful fight. Haha, that kid Kazuya is probably going to cry."

If Hiroki knew that Tetsu Nishino was doubting his life now, he would definitely feel dumbfounded.

It is true that many catchers like to guess the ball when hitting, and Hiroki is no exception. Sometimes he also guesses the opponent's catcher's pitch to hit.

But this does not mean that the catcher has the ability to induce the opponent's distribution.

If it is really that powerful, the strike rate of forced arrests would probably be quite terrifying.

Hiroki did have some guesswork in the home run he hit just now, but it was more based on his ball selection ability and the hitting skills he had developed.

Of course, if Hiroki knew that his hit had the effect of intimidating the opponent's catcher, he would find it very interesting and wish he could do it more times.

At this time, Tetsu Nishino, after playing four games, the jersey on his back was already soaked with sweat, which made him a little uncomfortable.

Turning his mind back to the game, Tetsu Nishino had to change his ball distribution strategy again.

The cruel facts told him that with the state of pitcher Kazuya Nishino's change-up pitch today, it was best to use straight balls as the mainstay and change-ups as a supplement.

After all, the straight ball is a pitcher's lifeline.

"call"

After taking several deep breaths, Tetsu Nishino wanted to slowly calm down.

Tetsu Nishino currently lacks the experience of losing points and being bombarded.

For a catcher, situations such as his pitcher being hit, being bombed, and losing consecutive runs are common occurrences in his baseball career.

Faced with this kind of disadvantage, how to quickly calm down and continue to serve the ball without being affected is a big question. The catcher must learn effective mentality management methods.

However, Tetsu Nishino had no experience in this area at all.

"well......"

Why do you have to match the ball like that! Tetsu Nishino gritted his teeth and asked himself in his mind.

He was in a very uncomfortable mood right now and could only force himself not to think about it.

Nishino Kazuya noticed something strange about him.

"Hey, man! Isn't it already out of the game?"

With a smile on his lips, Kazuya Nishino made a "manly" gesture to his catcher, and then made a "one out" gesture to the infielder.

"Let's deal with the hitters one by one!"

Nishino Kazuya shouted loudly, the game is not over yet, it is not okay to give up at this time.

Seeing Kazuya Nishino's expression of "I just got bombed", Tetsu Nishino felt like laughing inexplicably.

Kazuya is pretending again. Tetsu Nishino laughed secretly.

However.

Unknowingly.

Tetsu Nishino's mood gradually calmed down and he began to think about how to deal with the next batter.

The next hitter in the senior class is five-hitter Nao Ito.

The last time he played in the mat, Tetsu Nishino used a low ball to induce an infield grounder for a double play.

In this case, keep the straight ball strong.

First goal.

Inside angle straight ball.

Use the fastest ball speed to hit the strike zone!

Tetsu Nishino gave the secret signal.

"I won't miss another shot this time!"

After whispering encouragement to himself, Nishino Kazuya shook his arms rapidly.

"call out"

The ball went very fast and hit the glove in an instant!

"Crack!"

Tetsu Nishino and Nao Ito looked at the referee at the same time.

Supervisor Higashi Takuji shouted quickly and firmly: "Good shot!"

A good shot from the inside corner edge with precision!

Only such a ball hitter would be afraid of!

"Well done, be happy!"

Throw the baseball to the pitcher's mound, Tetsu Nishino shouted.

Hitter Ito Nao frowned. These two boys adjusted very quickly.

Second ball.

After making constant decisions in his mind, Tetsu Nishino still made a straight shot.

This time it's the outside corner of the strike zone!

If you want to fight, then fight, Ito-senpai!

Pitch to the hitter and use the quality of the ball to suppress the hitter. This is Tetsu Nishino's current idea of ​​​​distributing the ball.

Since batters are always targeting straight balls, they might as well not run away from them.

Let’s face off!

On the pitcher's mound, Kazuya Nishino also became serious and moved his shoulders a little.

Baseball strikes quickly!
To be continued...