Don’t underestimate baseball!

Do you think a catcher only needs to know how to catch the ball?

With his head lowered and his hands on his legs, Tetsu Nishino sat quietly, his mind constantly echoing what Abesuke-senpai said to him.

The pitcher was knocked down by the opponent, how could the catcher stay out of the situation?

how so......

Is it because of my matchmaking that Iwata-senpai's ball was hit?

Unable to help clenching his fists, Nishino Tetsu secretly gritted his teeth. Only then did he realize that he had even forgotten to take off his helmet, and there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

In the dugout of Hakusan High School.

Aoi Moriyama poured a glass of water and handed it to the players who returned to the dugout. Seeing Tetsu Nishino sitting there silently, she picked up a glass of water and walked over.

"Zhejun...a real man?"

"Ah...Senior Aoi, it's okay, thank you..."

Tetsu Nishino raised his head and found that it was Senior Aoi Moriyama. He smiled deliberately and reached out to pick up the water glass. He felt that his throat was a little dry and he wanted to drink water.

When taking the water glass, Tetsu Nishino's hand accidentally touched Moriyama Aoi's hand.

Eh?

Zhejun's hand.

So icy!

Looking at Nishino Tetsu worriedly, Moriyama Aoi found that his expression was not good. She was delicate and noticed that Nishino Tetsu's heart was not as relaxed as he showed.

It's just that at this time, Tetsu Nishino didn't know Aoi Moriyama's worries, he was looking towards the court.

"Crack!"

"nice shot!"

In Hakusan's seventh at-bat, Yuichiro Kajikawa was struck out directly.

"Three outs, exchange offense and defense!"

In the first half of the second game, Baishan's attack soon came to nothing.

Although the first batter, 4-bat Hiroki Tsuji, hit a single, the following three batters failed to connect the line, leaving only one base in the end.

After putting on his helmet, Tetsu Nishino forced out a smile and said, "Senior Aoi, thank you."

Seeing his reluctant look, Moriyama Aoi said softly: "That..."

"What's wrong?"

"Um...it's nothing...Zhe-kun, come on!"

The words came out as different words. Moriyama Aoi gave Nishino Tetsu a smile, clenched her little hand and encouraged him.

"Um."

Tetsu Nishino took the mask and turned around.

Following the running figure and seeing the neatly ironed serial number on his back, Moriyama Aoi put his hands together and prayed that the team's situation would get better soon.

Don't worry about losing points...

As expected, I still can’t say this.

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

Commentator Takashi Takayama continued: "In the second half of the game, Sho Matsuzaka's line shot was very fast and he scored 5 points. As a result, Hakusan High School was forced to make adjustments to change shots."

"Now in the second half of the second inning, Hakusan High School will once again face Matsusaka Sho's strong hitting line. Can the pitcher who comes in hold it? Can Hakusan's defense hold it?"

He found that Baishan's left defense also began to come under heavy attack.

In the second half of the second inning, the score was 0 to 5. The batter who came on was Sho Matsuzaka's first bat, Keita Ito.

Crouching behind home plate, Tetsu Nishino was thinking about the ball distribution plan.

Yamamoto Sakuya-senpai is a ball-controlling pitcher, but the ball speed is not very fast. Once he is entangled, the path of the ball will be seen through, which is fatal, so he can only switch between straight balls and change balls.

And you have to keep the ball path low.

On the pitcher's mound, Yamamoto Sakuya said he understood. For several consecutive pitches, he kept the ball on the edge of the strike zone, slowly forcing the batter.

"Qiang!"

The baseball was hit and hit the ground in front of the strike zone, losing most of its power, and it didn't hit the ground very quickly. After receiving the ball, third baseman Hiroki Tsuji passed to first base, shutting out the batter.

One out.

"How's the pitcher's ball?"

When they came down, Matsusaka Sho's second-in-command Takuro Yoshinaga asked to see if Keita Ito, the first-in-command, had noticed anything.

Keita Ito said: "Same as the intelligence we collected, the ball speed is not fast, but the ball control is okay."

When he got to the batter's box, Matsusaka's second batsman Takuro Yoshinaga raised his bat.

First goal.

Yamamoto Sakuya threw a straight ball with all his strength.

"Crack!"

"nice shot!"

Yoshinaga Takuro looked at the scoreboard, where a speed measuring machine was connected, which could display the speed of the thrown ball in real time.

134km is really slow.

Just as he was thinking about it, Yamamoto Sakuya stuffed in another strike ball. Yoshinaga Takuro did not swing the bat. He made a mistake in thinking that the ball was not in the strike zone.

0 bad balls, 2 good balls, 1 out.

Yoshinaga Takuro shook the bat, thinking that he must take action.

The third ball.

call out!

Whoosh!

The batter, Takuro Yoshinaga, swung the bat hard, but the baseball seemed to be a beat too late and passed the bat.

"Crack!"

"Out!"

Tetsu Nishino used a change-up ball to lure Takuro Yoshinaga into the air and got two outs.

"Ah, a speed ball?"

Takuro Yoshinaga was annoyed that the speed of this change-up ball was only 125 kilometers, and the ball speed difference was nearly 10 kilometers. As a result, he couldn't grasp the timing of swinging the bat, and he was struck out by three balls.

When he returned, he quickly told the supervisor Masuzu Ishimura how he felt during the blow.

Ishimura Masuo, who had been a supervisor for decades, reacted immediately and quickly judged Nishino Tetsu's idea of ​​arresting him.

So Matsusaka Commercial Supervisor Masu Ishimura once again gave the signal for adjustment.

Use your right hand to touch the brim of your hat, then touch the earlobe of your left ear, and finally pat your chest, meaning...

"Put it in and fight again!"

A slow ball speed means it enters the base slowly, leaving the batter more time to react. The batter can put the ball into home plate and then hit it, risking a strikeout while standing to improve the hitting accuracy.

Once you hit the ball, it's a long hit.

On the strike zone, Nishikawa Kenta, Matsuzaka's third bat, carefully watched the actions of his supervisor and nodded cautiously.

Kenta Nishikawa missed several consecutive pitches and allowed the baseball to enter the bases. He hit two balls in the vague area on the edge of the strike zone, and the umpire ruled them as bad balls.

The number of goals came to 3 bad goals and 1 good goal.

On the next pitch, Tetsu Nishino provided a hitter's ball.

"Qiang!"

Hitter Kenta Nishikawa hit the baseball with his swing.

Left center field.

Fortunately, although the baseball flew far toward the left center field, it flew relatively high, and judging from the angle, it should not be able to escape. Left fielder Nao Ito was able to rush to catch it.

"despair"

The ball hits the ground!

"Eh? Hakusan's left fielder actually missed the ball?!" commentator Takaya Takayama complained.

Fielding error by left fielder.

Seeing that Hakusan made a mistake, Sho Matsuzaka's baserunning instructor decisively let him go.
To be continued...