Chapter 83 Ball Control(1/2)
Four bad balls and a walk.
The spectators in the stands were far away, thinking that Tetsu Nishino deliberately hit four pitches and walked four, but that was not the case. It was pitcher Sakuya Yamamoto's ball control that suddenly deteriorated after a series of fielding errors.
The current situation is that with two outs, one and three bases occupied, the runner is only one step away from home plate.
"PalyBall!"
First goal.
Tetsu Nishino placed his glove in the strike zone and gave the signal for a straight ball.
"Um."
On the pitcher's mound, Yamamoto Sakuya swallowed and suddenly raised his legs and threw his arms.
call out!
The ball comes quickly!
despair.
But Yamamoto Sakuya missed the shot!
The ball that hit home plate was almost touching the ground, and suddenly slipped through the legs of Tetsu Nishino, who was caught off guard.
Missed arrest!
Tetsu Nishino quickly took off his mask and stood up to look for the ball. However, he turned around three times and found that he couldn't find the ball and it was gone.
"Behind the referee!!!"
Running off the pitcher's mound, Yamamoto Sakuya shouted hurriedly.
Tetsu Nishino, whose view was blocked by the referee, finally saw where the ball was and quickly went around to pick it up. The referee on the side moved away.
Seeing this scene, batter Jin Miyazaki made a "come back quickly" gesture with his right hand to his teammates on third base, and stepped back to make room.
Kenta Nishikawa, who was on third base, understood the situation, started quickly, and rushed towards home plate.
Picking up the ball, Tetsu Nishino threw the ball to Sakuya Yamamoto, who was filling in.
But it was too late, Kenta Nishikawa slid to home plate first.
"Safe!"
Matsusaka scored another 1 point!
0 to 6!
"Hmm...what happened to Baishan? He made consecutive mistakes under heavy pressure and missed a catch when there was someone on third base. It's so inappropriate."
Commentator Takashi Takayama commented that he found that Hakusan High School's defense was really not very good.
After failing to kill the runner, Yamamoto Sakuya comforted the frustrated Tetsu Nishino and said, "It's okay. I missed the shot. It's not your fault."
With a wry smile, Tetsu Nishino could only calm himself down as quickly as possible and not be disturbed by mistakes. The past mistakes were over, so he should deal with the batter in front of him first.
After a few goals.
Matsuzaka Sho's five-bat hit hit a fly ball to center field by Imamiya Hitoshi and was thrown out.
Three outs, offense and defense exchange.
The second game was finally over, and the players from Baishan High School were relieved. The score was controlled to 1 point in this game, and the score was finally controlled.
But Tetsu Nishino is not so optimistic. He has discovered that the seniors are in a sluggish state today, and few of the balls they hit can be stopped.
Moreover, the pitcher's condition was also very poor. Many balls failed to reach the position he wanted, making it very difficult for him to match the ball.
What's worse is that Matsuzaka Sho's batters adjusted their tactics very quickly, as if they had seen through their Hakusan defense, and they could play whatever they wanted.
This feeling of being suppressed everywhere made Tetsu Nishino quite uncomfortable.
We can only hope for a breakthrough in attack. Not scoring a single point puts too much pressure on the defense.
Tetsu Nishino was thinking about it while swinging the bat in the bullpen.
But Baishan's line was weak today, and the eight and nine bats that went up were quickly defeated and eliminated one after another.
In the top of the third inning, there were two outs and no one on base.
The situation was very unfavorable for Tetsu Nishino. He had to hit a hit to continue his streak.
"PalyBall!"
First goal.
call out!
"Snapped!"
"nice shot!"
144km straight drive!
After letting go of the fast ball, Tetsu Nishino felt that he had to wait a little longer and continued to hold up the bat.
Second ball.
call out!
"Snapped!"
"nice shot!"
127km speed ball!
Tetsu Nishino, who originally wanted to hit the ball, hesitated because he felt the ball was a bit floaty.
Unexpectedly, the opponent's pitcher controlled the ball so steadily, and the baseball hit the bottom edge of the strike zone.
0 bad goals, 2 good goals.
The third ball.
call out!
"Qiang!"
Tetsu Nishino swung the bat and hit the ball out of bounds. If he hesitated more, he would have been struck out by the slider.
Victory in the strike zone.
Both straight balls and change-ups can be pressed on the edge of the strike zone. Such pitchers are really difficult to deal with, and they will be struck out if they are not careful.
And it forced him to take action.
Constantly recalling the trajectory of the straight ball in his mind, Tetsu Nishino prayed that if he was given another straight ball, he would be able to keep up.
The fourth ball.
Haruki Yoshikawa's arm swings on the pitcher's mound.
call out!
"Qiang!"
High straight ball.
Hit!
Center field!
"despair!"
The baseball passed Matsusaka's backhand and landed.
Running to second base, Tetsu Nishino clenched his fists excitedly and hit a double. They still had a chance to score!
"Ichikawa-senpai, come on!" Tetsu Nishino shouted.
Whether or not one point can be regained in this game depends on Kyotaro Ichikawa in second place. As long as he can hit the ball a little deeper, Tetsu Nishino will be sure to score by running back to home plate.
"Qiang!"
The baseball was hit high in the air.
Matsusaka Sho's fielding player was waiting in the infield and easily caught the missing baseball.
Three outs, offense and defense exchange.
Baishan High School's line attack failed again.
Return to the lounge.
Tetsu Nishino picked up a towel and hurriedly wiped the sweat from his face, immediately began to put on protective gear, and played non-stop.
In the second half of the third game, Matsusaka Sho High School's offense turned to Matsusaka Sho's lower position in the batting order.
However, the attacking power of Matsuzaka Sho's lower line was stronger than that of most high school center lines in Mie Prefecture, and Hakusan's frustrated defense was unable to parry.
The first hitter was Sho Matsuzaka's six-bat, which landed in front of the catcher. Tetsu Nishino picked up the ball and passed it to first base to seal the game.
Seeing that he successfully got the first out, Supervisor Higashi Takuji breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this game should be able to deal with Matsuzaka Sho's lower line.
To be continued...