White Mountain High School Baseball Field.

Everyone is training seriously, making the stadium extremely lively.

After the Red-White War, Hiroki arranged a lot of special training for Nishino Tetsu as a catcher, and through training he got rid of some irregular habits.

At home plate, Hiroki is coaching Nishino Tetsu.

at this time.

I saw Tetsu Nishino adjusting his body behind the home plate, facing the direction of the incoming ball, spreading his legs, and sinking his buttocks into a squatting position.

And his feet and body are slightly facing the second baseman, his left foot is a little in front of his right foot, and his passing arm is placed on the side of his thigh.

Seeing that his posture was well maintained, Hiro Shu nodded and explained:

"This is the position for catching a ball with no one on base and a strike. Because Zhejun, you are a right-hand pitcher, so this position is helpful for you to push your glove forward and create a ball for the passing arm after catching the ball.

More arm room.”

Nishino Tetsu listened attentively.

"Also," Hiroki continued, "the mistake you often make is squatting too high and not squatting down completely."

"You should often find that your left hand is always blocked by your left knee."

After thinking about it, Tetsu Nishino found that this was indeed the case. He always felt that his body was very inflexible after squatting down.

After explaining almost everything, Hiroki asked him to return to the initial action.

Initial actions are often used during games, mainly to communicate with pitchers using gestures or signals.

Tetsu Nishino still maintains a squatting position, but lifts his hips slightly, puts his knees forward, and keeps his chest straight. His gloves are placed on the outside of his left leg, and his right hand can be used to give signals between the legs.

Let him give the code at will, Hiroki walked to both sides to check whether he could give the code covertly.

Seeing that Nishino Tetsu's posture was maintained very well, Hiroki nodded with satisfaction.

He is also very satisfied with the comprehension ability of his junior. Tetsu Nishino can quickly master the technical essentials every time he practices, but he is not sure how he will perform when there is pressure in the game.

"Okay, let's take a rest."

Hiroki said, it's just squatting exercises, there's no need to be so tired.

While sitting together to rest, Hiroki continued to explain to him the different squatting positions before catching the ball.

There is no one on the base, there is someone on the base, and after 2 strikes, different situations correspond to different squatting postures, and each squatting posture has a specific role in the game.

Adopting the correct squatting posture can speed up the conversion of movements and reduce physical exertion, so Hiroki took the trouble to correct Nishino Tetsu's movements over and over again.

then.

Hiroki showed him how to squat when there is a runner on base.

The basic position is similar to when there is no one on the base, except that the feet are further apart, the hips are raised to the level of the knees, and the chest is down and close to the knees.

When Tetsu Nishino was practicing, Hiroki was on the sidelines constantly correcting him.

Maintaining a correct posture requires a certain amount of strength and athletic ability in the legs and waist. Even if Nishino Tetsu's physical fitness is very good, he must continue to train various postures to increase his body's strength and flexibility.

Switching back and forth between several squatting positions, Tetsu Nishino perfected his movements over and over again in order to form muscle memory and be able to perform them smoothly in competitions.

An hour passed quickly.

At this time, Senpai Moriyama Aoi came over and reminded them to prepare to pack their things and get in the car to play exchange games at other schools.

After quickly packing up, Tetsu Nishino got on a bus parked outside the stadium with everyone.

Because today their opponent in the exchange match scheduled by Hakusan High School was Kuwana North High School in Kuwana City, and Kuwana City is in the northernmost part of Mie Prefecture, so they took the bus there.

However, Hakusan High School did not prepare a special bus for the baseball club. Supervisor Takuji Higashi used his connections to obtain a small shabby bus, and he acted as the driver to carry the players to games.

"Is everyone here?" Totoji asked.

Miss Kato Monamei counted the number of people and nodded.

Listening to the commotion behind him, Toshi turned his head and looked at the excited and expectant players.

He shook his head helplessly and cursed with a smile: "These guys are like this every time."

Without stopping the players, Higashikata started the car and drove the players north.

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

"Crack!"

The baseball flew into Tetsu Nishino's glove, along with the referee's ruling.

"Bad ball."

Glancing at the score board next to him and observing the runners on the field, Tetsu Nishino analyzed it silently.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, two outs.

There are people on second and third base.

The batter is the opponent's four bats!

The score difference is 2 points.

The current score is Hakusan High School 4:2 Kuwana North High School. Only a slightly deeper hit is needed for Kuwana North High School to equalize the score.

What's worse is that the ball just now failed to induce the batter to release the bat, so the number of balls came to 3 balls and 2 strikes.

The game has reached its most critical moment.

Everyone was watching intently, waiting with their hearts for the next ball.

Hiroki was the third baseman in the game, and he couldn't help but feel nervous at this time.

In such a difficult situation, what choice would Zhejun make?

After Tetsu Nishino secretly gave the signal between his legs, Gochi Iwata nodded cautiously on the pitcher's mound.

Stepping out with his front foot towards home plate, Gochi Iwata suddenly waved his arm.

call out!

The moment the baseball entered the base, the batter swung the bat in his hand, but he did not expect that the ball was completely unexpected.

The ball slipped past the interceptor and into the glove.

"Crack."

Although the sound is not loud, it is very pleasant.

"Strikeout on empty swing!"

"The batter is out!"

The four batsmen of Kuwana North High School looked at Tetsu Nishino in surprise, shocked by the boldness of the first-year catcher.

That ball just now was a bad ball!

If you dare to give a bad ball in this situation, aren't you afraid that the bases will be loaded?

However, the results of the catcher's distribution speak for themselves. Catching the batter is the final result. Kuwana Kita High School's four at-bats have nothing to say. If he was struck out, he can only blame himself for not choosing the right ball and not holding back the bat.

After the game, the two teams also shook hands and saluted in a very friendly manner. Everyone gained something from this game and the game was very smooth.

After winning the game, Gochi Iwata happily patted Tetsu Nishino on the shoulder and said, "Haha, you are a good boy."

Tetsuya Nishino was very happy when Iwata-senpai recognized him.

Based on his understanding of the ball just now, the four-bat hitter would not be willing to watch, and the bat would definitely come out, so he boldly played a low ball.

Sure enough, the batter's nerves did not collapse, and he swung the bat immediately.

"Nice performance, Zhejun."

Yamamoto Sakuya also came over and said encouragingly.

In the first half of the game, he served as the starting pitcher, and under the guidance of Tetsu Nishino, he only allowed one run and a large number of innings.

Yamamoto Sakuya couldn't help but think.
Chapter completed!