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Chapter 46: Another kind of pitchers
Ping!
Kominato Ryosuke hit the ball, and the ball fell between the first baseman and the second baseman, a very good gap.
The ball was good, and there was no problem in getting hits, but Yokohama’s second baseman seemed to have divine help, and also flew to catch the ball and passed it to their first baseman.
“OUT!”
With two Outs and no one on base, it was Isashiki’s turn to hit the third.
Isashiki also hit the ball but was caught by the defense of a Yokohama player.
“You Pitch so well, Ino!”
“As expected of Yokohama’s Ace!”
“Let Seidou’s bats keep swinging.”
In the stands, the Yokohama supporters cheered on their Ace like crazy, and the atmosphere was very warm.
This scene made all the young Furuya in the Seidou dugout look stupid.
“Is that pitcher’s pitch just now very strong?”
He asked Sawamura next to him.
Sawamura was very speechless when asked, a top powerhouse in the country, the Ace of Yokohama, you don’t think he is strong?
“Some pitchers are powerful, you can’t feel it unless you stand in the zone and experience it for yourself.”
Just like the Ace of Yokohama, on the surface, he doesn’t seem to be scary. But that’s not the case. He relies on control to lure batters into swinging, and then he relies on defense to get outs.
If you just talk about his pitching, it’s not really that impacting.
But with the team, the power of his pitching will come out.
However, it is difficult for such a pitcher to become a top pitcher much less a legend. His style is destined to make it difficult for him to fight the opponent and Strike Them Out at critical moments. But such a pitcher also has his advantages, he is stable!
In a game, relying on defense, he can control the loss of points.
For a true powerhouse, the pitcher’s pitching and the batter’s swing all have to tell about the current feeling. Since it is about the feeling of the hand, it must not be 100% reliable. The most reliable thing is the player’s defense.
A pitcher like Ino cooperates with the defense of a strong team, and the well-formed powerhouse defense is very stable. Even for a team like Seidou, it is not easy to score points.
Here is an example. Just like the in-team match from Sawamura’s previous life, Sawamura’s own strength is actually not that strong, but with other freshmen who graduated from junior clubs, he suppressed Seidou’s second string. He pitched four innings and only dropped three points.
To a certain extent, Ino is a pitcher of the same type as Sawamura. With his cooperation with Yokohama’s defense, Yokohama has the qualifications to stand at the peak as a powerhouse.
This is what Sawamura said, the strength of some pitchers cannot be seen off the field.
Three outs, offense, and defense exchange.
In the first half of the second inning, Yokohama attacked.
Tanpa and Ino are different types of pitchers. Tanpa fights by relying on the power of the ball and the break of the ball.
Ping!
Tanpa’s ball was swept into the outfield for the first pitch in the first half of the second inning.
It was Yokohama’s fourth, first baseman Furano who hit the ball.
Furano. One of the most famous super Batters in the country.
The ball flew far into left field.
Sawamura figured out where the ball would land, waited there early, and caught the flying ball in his hand.
“OUT!”
Outfield save!
Although it is a slow high-flying ball, as a first grader, you can judge where the ball is falling. Sawamura’s performance in the outfielder position is still remarkable.
Furano was shut out, and the momentum of Yokohama was greatly affected. After that, the two Batters were also dealt with successively. A strikeout, a goofy fly ball in front of third base, was stopped by Masuko.
Three outs, offense, and defense exchange.
The Aces of both sides performed very well.
In the second half of the second Inning, it was Seidou’s turn to attack.
The starter is the fourth batter, first baseman, Yuuki Tetsuya.
At the beginning of the duel, Ino pitched the ball and Tetsu swung his bat unhesitant.
Ping!
After the white ball was hit, it flew out like a shooting star. During the flight of the baseball, everyone on the scene seemed to be frozen.
It wasn’t until the baseball landed with a ‘pop’ that the people came to life.
A clean outfield hit.
Yuuki went over first base, and second base, and progressed to third base.
Seidou hit a super three-base hit from the first swing.
No Out, runner at third base! For Seidou, this is a great scoring opportunity.
“Captain, you are so cool!”
“Beautiful play!!!”
“Masuko Senpai, come on!”
“Let’s get ahead, Seidou.”
The Players were excited one by one as if they had taken some kind of stimulant.
At this time, it was Masuko’s turn to hit as the fifth batter. Before Masuko entered the field, he glanced at the bullpen and waited for Kataoka’s signal.
In the dugout.
Kataoka’s eyes were extremely sharp. After seeing the situation on the field, he gave Masuko a signal to play normally. The farther he hit, the better.
Then he gave Tetsu a sign to run home plate when he had a chance!
There are no Outs now, there is a runner at third base.
It is said that one point is already in the bag. At this time, let Masuko play normally. The pitcher’s energy is tied up by the runner of third base, and turnovers are likely.
Taking a step back, even if Masuko is unfortunately out, it will be Miyuki who is the sixth batter.
When there is someone at third base, Miyuki’s attack is invincible.
Kataoka had a good plan.
Unfortunately, the players from Yokohama did not cooperate well with him.
Ino throws a weak ball and lets Masuko fly the ball out to the outfield!
At the position of third base, Yuuki glanced at the landing spot and frowned.
Fifty or sixty meters away from home plate, if there is a chance, there is definitely a chance. But it is not without danger.
Seidou’s third base running instructor, judging: “The distance is enough!”
Tetsu gives a nod.
The style of Seidou is to actively aim at the next base and move forward. At this time, being able to score a point is of great significance to Seidou, and it may even completely defeat the pitcher.
Made up his mind, he ran to home plate after the baseball fell into the outfielder’s glove.
Forgot the safer way to score and just steal bases.
Seidou’s aggressiveness made people stand upside down.
However, Yokohama’s outfielder Ginjo had already anticipated the resulting steal. He took two steps back and forth after catching the ball and then rushed forward. After catching the ball, he passed the home plate directly.
The ball, like a sharp white arrow, galloped to home plate without a trace.
After the Catcher, Hakuba, catches the ball, he faces the Yuuki with his gloves.
“OUT!”
Double kill!
The great score opportunity, under the iron wall-like defense of Yokohama, Seidou was stopped.
In the dugout of Seidou.
Sawamura rested his chin with one hand and looked at Ino on the pitcher's mound.
In high school, pitchers like Ino were a lot. Of course, there are not too many who can play to the level of Ino, but they are not uncommon.
But when it comes to careers, there is no market for such pitchers.
“This is a special pitcher that only belongs to Koshien!”
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