NOVEL NEXT Chapter 80: No Regrets!
Chapter 80: No Regrets!
“What was that?”
Coach Chazawa stared at Furuya on the pitcher's mound in a stunned manner, with a chill in his heart.
‘Fast, too fast!’
Even the players of Narita have used the pitching machine to do a simulated strike practice with a ball speed of 150 kilometers.
But when they saw Furuya throwing the ball, they were still at a loss.
The reason why the players of Seidou High School can easily deal with Ito, who has a ball speed of 145 km, is that their biggest imaginary enemy in West Tokyo is a Fastball pitcher with a ball speed far exceeding 145 km. (Narumiya Mei)
Players at Seidou High School have practiced this speed many times. This is also the reason why they can swing the bat calmly without escaping when facing Ito pitching.
However, this is not the case for the players of Narita. Although they have also practiced at the speed of 150 km by the pitching machine, but that was just practice exercises, which means that they are barely familiar, and players are not required to hit at that kind of speed.
This is fundamentally different from Seidou players. Because there are pitchers with a ball speed of over 145 km in West Tokyo, all the batters at Seidou High School have to hit the ball with a speed of 145 km/h or even 150 km/h.
This gap in experience directly caused two completely different effects. It was the first time that the players of Seidou High School faced Ito’s pitch, and they could swing the bat calmly and finish the swing without flinching at all.
On the contrary, the players of Narita could only avoid and escape in the face of Furuya’s Fastball. As for calming down and swinging the bat, it’s simply impossible.
150 km and 140 km, on the surface, there is only a ten-kilometer difference in ball speed.
But these ten kilometers are two completely different realms.
The 150-kilometer ball, even in the major leagues, can be famous with just Fastballs. That is not a realm that ordinary people can hone by simply relying on hard work.
From the pitcher’s hand to the catcher’s glove, the 150-kilometer ball just needs 0.4 seconds. In these 0.4 seconds, the batter must have a clear view of the path of the ball and keep up with the speed and skill of the swing.
Without enough practice and enough mental preparation, how could it be possible to hit?
During normal circumstances, Furuya’s performance is full of problems, and he seems completely unreliable.
But once on the mound, the effect is completely different.
His presence is unmatched by ordinary pitchers.
“STRIKE!”
“STRIKE!”
“STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!”
The first batter of Narita was struck out without any suspense.
In the face of Furuya, who came out of nowhere like this, Narita Industrial had nothing to do.
“STRIKE!”
“STRIKE!”
“STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!”
There was also no suspense next, and Narita’s second Batter was struck out.
At this time, the Coach of Narita, Chazawa, had already discovered a very big problem in the pitching of Furuya.
That is, many of the balls he throws are high, so high, that they go beyond the strike zone.
Looking from the side, he can see that these pitches are high Balls. a very obvious high Ball!
Since the players can’t hit, they can also take advantage of this opportunity and choose to entangle with the pitcher. As long as Furuya throws more balls, they will gradually find more problems in his pitching.
“Don’t swing at the high Balls!”
When the third batter is in the strike zone. Coach Chazawa immediately gave him the order to let him pass all the highball courses, whether it was a Strike or not!
This order is not difficult to do, even if it is a short 0.4 seconds, it is not impossible to distinguish whether the ball is on the high side or the low side.
It’s just that from the strike zone, Furuya’s pitching is far from simple.
When the baseball was first thrown, it gave the batter the impression that the ball was very low. If you don’t swing, you’re definitely in the strike zone. And after a few meters close to the batter, the ball will suddenly rise!
The high speed of the ball and the harsh sound completely disturbed the batter’s nerves.
This may sound a bit too advanced, but the actual situation is that the batter stood in the strike zone watching Furuya Satoru’s pitching, and was completely stunned! This is also a strong school like Narita Industrial. If you change to a normal school, the average Batter is likely to be paralyzed on the ground.
This is Furuya Satoru’s pitching!
Without prior information, you wouldn’t have the qualifications to stand in the strike zone and hit Sawamura’s pitching.
Similarly, without any psychological construction, you are dead when you face Furuya’s pitching!
“STRIKE!”
“STRIKE!”
“STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!”
Without any suspense, it was another three-pitch Strikeout.
Nine pitches, three Strikeouts!
Although if the batter didn’t swing, a full five of those nine balls were just high Balls!
But there is no if in the world, just looking at the performance of the game, Furuya Satoru stood on the pitching mound of Seidou High School for the first time, and the performance was perfect. Not worse than Sawamura’s performance after he got on the mound yesterday. Even simply speaking of the sensational effect and visual impact caused. The visual impact and effect brought by Furuya Satoru are far more than Sawamura.
“Monster! Monster!!”
Three outs, offense, and defense exchange.
In the second half of the fourth inning, Seidou High School attacked.
At this time, the batter from Seidou High School has already rotated for two rounds!
“First Batter, shortstop, Kuramochi-kun”
This time Kuramochi stood on the left Box.
The strike zone on the left is closer to the first base!
Sanjo judged that Kuramochi was likely to steal bases! He had a fresh memory of the speed that Kuramochi had shown before. To prevent such an unfavorable situation, he also made a special target.
The defense moves forward, and at the same time, the pitch is mainly low balls, such balls, even if Kuramochi wants to bunt it, it is not easy!
And even if the bunt hits the ball, the probability of hitting and not rolling on the ground is very high. For the bunt, the ball not rolling on the ground is simply a failed bunt!
Sanjo thought very well, especially when he saw Kuramochi held the bat short, he was more confident and prepared to take Kuramochi.
Where can he think of the cunning Kuramochi, who didn’t use the bunt at all, but retracted the bat and hit the ball again?
Feint!
Kuramochi feinted and hit the base successfully!
No Outs, runner at first base.
Today’s Kuramochi performance is perfect.
Three at bat, two hits!
Compared to his previous performance, this was a complete mess.
“Hyaa-ha-haa.”
Kuramochi himself is also very happy, and very satisfied with his performance now.
The small knot that had been bothering him was also untied by itself.
He was extremely grateful that Narita Industrial had given up on him.
If Narita Industrial hadn’t given up on him, how could he have come to Seidou? How could there be such a huge improvement?
“Second Batter, second baseman, Kominato-kun!”
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