NOVEL NEXT Chapter 5: Sawamura’s Test Results
Chapter 5: Sawamura’s Test Results
Not enough!
In Sawamura’s eyes now, there is only the goal of exceeding 120 meters.
“Come again!” he shouted, asking the assistant coach to pass the third ball.
Holding the ball with the most standard four-seam grip, Sawamura seemed to concentrate all his strength on this ball.
The right foot was raised high, and then as the center of gravity of the body shifted, his arm swung up like a whip, and with this force, he threw the baseball in his hand.
Whoosh!
This time, the small white ball seemed to pass through the obstacle of the 120-meter space, reached the end-line in the blink of an eye, and then flew out two more meters.
“More than one hundred and twenty!”
With a smile on his face, the assistant coach gave Sawamura a thumbs up.
Takashima Rei smiled with satisfaction and made a record from Sawamura’s first record.
Distance: A+
Potential: A+
As expected of the talent she scouted, it is indeed no trivial matter.
“Well done!” Takashima Rei showed a rare smile and whispered to Sawamura.
“Nothing much.” Sawamura smiled and nodded lightly.
In the new team, Furuya Satoru suddenly exuded a furious aura.
Facing Sawamura, he became competitive. Although Sawamura’s ball speed is not as fast as his, intuitively, he thinks Sawamura’s pitching is also very difficult to deal with.
‘This person will compete with me for a place on the pitching mound.’
Sawamura met Furuya’s gaze without escaping.
They were friends in the past life, and if nothing else happens in this life, they will also become good friends.
Sawamura’s character can stick to both sides for the sake of his friends, but he will never let anyone take the mound.
“Crack, crack!”
There was a spark in the center of the eyes of the two of them.
The shy Kominato looked at this and then at that, and suddenly had the thought of being in an interesting era.
“All tests are over, then move on to the next one, the running test.”
“The first one, Oka Kenichi!”
Start all over again.
To be honest, Sawamura didn’t have a memory of any particularly strong speed runners this year. There are two tests for the players, one is the 100-meter run, and the other is the 28-meter run (distance between bases.)
Tested one by one, most of them are normal.
At this time, it was Toujou’s achievements that barely made people’s eyes shine.
100 meters: 12.17 seconds.
Base run: 3.41 seconds
This is the best of all the people tested.
Kanemaru, who came in second, was a whole notch slower than Toujou.
The unparalleled Furuya, who performed well before, fell directly on this test.
100 meters: 13.14 seconds.
Base run: 3.68 seconds
It seems to be passable, but if he is allowed to start at the same time as Toujou, at the distance of 100 meters, he will be behind Toujou by at least seven or eight meters. This is even more pronounced when stealing bases.
Within thirty meters, he would be pulled down three or four meters.
On the baseball field, let alone a one-meter gap, even a one-centimeter gap is fatal.
The gap between Toujou and Furuya is no longer as simple as the gap. In terms of running bases, they are two levels of players.
Sawamura remains the last test.
The first is 100 meters!
The time Sawamura finished running was 12.11 seconds.
That’s faster than Toujou, but not by much.
Then there’s on-base speed.
This time, Sawamura’s performance is very dazzling: 3.3 seconds!
Takashima Rei is also very satisfied with this result. Even if he is dragged to the current first string, Sawamura’s running speed can still rank in the top three (except Kuramochi, there are not many players in this generation of Seidou who are exceptionally fast at running).
Although Sawamura is not very good at running long distances, if it is only within 30 meters, his explosive speed is still terrifying.
12.11 second.
03.30 second!
Potential evaluation: A+
Two tests are over, and one last remains.
The Batting test!
Seidou’s Batting test is also divided into two rounds.
In a round of pitching machine throws, the pitching machine throws ordinary 130km/h Straight balls.
The ball hits the infield for one point, the outfield for two points, and a home run for three points.
Those who can hit to the outer field will be tested by a real player.
In charge of pitching is the second string's backup pitcher Kawashima.
After hitting the ball from the pitching machine to the outfield, challenge Kawashima. At this level, infield hits add one point, outfield hits add two points, and home run hits add three points.
Six points are A+, five points, four points are A, and so on.
In this test, the other new player performed well. After all, for Seidou to take the fancy of them and make an invitation. These guys all have a good batting skills.
Especially Toujou, Kanemaru, and Takatsu, they all got it!
Kawashima’s pitch is not sharp or hard to hit, but home runs are too hard.
Furuya hit a home run, an average hit, and scored four points, the same is true.
Kominato Haruichi, one outfield, one infield, three points.
Of course, this does not fully explain his strength.
As it was said before, the strength of some players cannot be seen by testing. Some powerful players will only explode their strength when they compete.
Take Kominato, for example.
Finally, it was Sawamura’s turn.
He worked so hard on his batting skills in his years in the Pro leagues and has even set some records in his days at Akagi Middle School.
There is nothing to say, the 130 km/h Straight balls were directly smashed off the field by him.
Home run, three points!
Next, it was Kawashima’s turn to pitch.
The opponent was Sawamura, and Kawashima obviously got some kind of hint and began to mix some breaking balls, and the pitcher gradually began to show fighting spirit.
“Seriously?”
Sawamura gave Kawashima a strange look.
Kawashima was so calm before, why is he suddenly so energetic right now?
Takashima Rei’s glasses, reflecting the sunlight, looked very dazzling.
‘Is someone deliberately arranging this?’
Sawamura felt something was wrong there, but he didn’t care.
Kawashima’s ball speed is 130 km/h. Although his pitching has some spirit, the course is not tricky.
The most crucial point, the pitch’s power is not heavy!
In Sawamura’s experience, he especially hated those brute-force pitchers. Instead, he prefers pitchers who don’t have a lot of power.
He is not lacking in combat experience, but only in strength.
For Sawamura, Kawashima’s pitching is really not difficult to deal with.
Finding the right time to swing the bat, Sawamura hit the ball directly.
“Fly, fly out!”
Home run, six points!
Rating: A+
Name: Eijun Sawamura.
Pitching: A+.
Base run: A+
Batting: A+
When this report was handed to Kataoka, Kataoka was very encouraged to transfer Sawamura directly to the First String.
Not only this report, but the key point is that Sawamura left his achievements in middle school.
Twice he led the nameless Akagi to win the national championship.
Such pitchers are not at the same level as ordinary players in terms of experience and mentality.
As they thought at the beginning, pitchers like Sawamura can be used even if they are directly drawn to the first string.
“The most important thing now is for him to get used to the rhythm of high school and the physical strength to keep up with the high school games.”
After reading Sawamura’s test results, Kataoka’s eyes became a little brighter.
“Let him run to exercise his endurance first, and when Chris comes back, give him to Chris to train him.”
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T/N: This Chapter has been revised