Ace of Diamonds Golden Boots Silver Rod

Chapter 138 The attack in the first round

However, although Sendō feels that this game is a pitching battle, it is still very possible to score or lose points from time to time!

After all, Sawamura and the defense did not have the confidence to completely block the line.

It's Aoki's turn to be the second player in the line. I have to say that Aoki has made the fastest progress in the past few months. For him with a fluid mind, a little improvement in hitting can achieve huge results.

The first game against Fukasawa was proof. It can be said that Aoki's brain led the first three shots in the first game to defeat the opponent's shooting mentality.

Moreover, after practicing in the left-handed batter, they are very good at throwing right-handed pitches. Many pitches that avoid batters, such as sliders and curveballs, will change to the inside corner when facing the batter, instead of changing from the side to the outside corner when facing the right-hand batter.

The slider and curveball are the most common change-up pitches used by Japanese pitchers. It can be said that even the change-up ball is the first choice for a pitcher. Even the change-up ball and the fingerball are one level below. It is because of these two balls. Except for people like Sawamura who have no brains to learn it, it is the easiest to master the variation ball that has strong disruption and is not easy to hit.

Although the speed ball is powerful in combination with the speed ball, once it is aimed, unless you want to be like Gong Ming, it will fall like a spiral ball, which is also very easy to target.

Fingerball is difficult to learn. It requires a lot of finger strength, that is, gripping power.

Fujiwara, Seiwa's ace, actually hates hitters like Aoki, a cerebral and skill-based hitter who hits left-handed.

His ball speed is considered fast among his peers, but with an average speed of about 110 kilometers, how can he keep suppressing it by relying on straight balls, and often face Sendō's average speed of 130 kilometers?

Sendō estimates that his maximum speed will not exceed 130 kilometers, which is a fast ball that doesn't care about ball control at all. However, that kind of ball is actually more difficult to hit, and it can also be faced as a change ball.

Sendō is also looking forward to Seiwa's new catcher's pitching. It can be said that last year's Ishihara could only say that his catching skills were good, but his pitching was a mess.

If I remember correctly, in the late game last year, Coach Takei directly took over the ball distribution.

"This hitter was a smart hitter last year, and his skills should have improved a lot this year! Be careful!" Sakurai, the catcher, gave the signal carefully.

Coach Takei got a lot of information from Coach Nakanishi and knew that the strength of the line had evolved, but after all, there was no video data. After all, no one would videotape a game of this level like Sendō, so in reality, it still needs to be recorded. A little bit tentative.

"I know, Sakurai-senpai! Teacher Takei also emphasized it yesterday! I just need to watch the senior's glove throw!" Fujiwara nodded slowly and thought to himself.

He is still very confident in his ability to control the ball!

"Snapped!"

"Bad ball!"

It has to be said that Fujiwara was able to become an ace in the first grade. His ball control is really top-notch. Although he cannot shoot the nine-square ball, his four-square ball control is not much worse than Yang.

The ball hit the outside corner and entered home plate.

"Sure enough, this team is the same as last year. Last year, they relied on their ability to distinguish good balls from bad balls and combined with small ball tactics to win over their seniors!

Discrimination ability is the foundation of small ball tactics. I have really implemented this style to the end! "Sakurai was a substitute catcher in last year's practice match, and he still has a deep memory of the characteristics of Chimai's team last year.

However, the game has just begun, and it is difficult to judge how much the opponent has improved!

"It looks like this guy is in good shape. Next ball, here!" Sakurai found that his pitcher was in good shape and didn't plan to give the batter time to breathe.

"It's so dangerous! I just held back on this kind of ball. What a great ball control!"

If it stays at this level, I won’t be able to bear it! "Aoki was also surprised by the opponent's pitching.

As soon as Aoki had this idea, he saw the opponent's pitcher getting ready to throw!

Lift your legs, step, and wave your arms!

"Safe strike?"

"Snapped!"

"Bad ball!"

"Damn! Is it really here?" Sakurai gritted his teeth secretly.

Sudden strikes, forcing these relatively immature pitchers to change their trajectory, are also Chicheng's specialty!

The original plan was for the ball to enter the strike zone and start hitting the inside corner!

However, Qinghe was different from the team that faced Chicheng before.

"It doesn't matter, just feel free to throw! If he wants to hit, we will block him at first base!" Sakurai opened his arms to comfort his pitcher.

Although the infielders did not step forward, their center of gravity began to lower, and they were obviously ready to rush forward at any time.

Seeing this, Aoki could only put away his caution first. After all, Ohno didn't get on base, so the deterrence of a safe strike or something was still not big enough!

The third goal!

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

An inside corner ball that goes right into the batter's chest!

Even if he has faced this kind of combination countless times and does not have the top sense of space like Xiandao, when the first two goals are bad balls from the outside, this inside corner kick will still be affected a lot.

The fourth goal!

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

Swing empty! ! !

Aoki obviously underestimated the opponent's boldness. When he hit two bad balls, he did not think about earning strikes, but instead threw another bad ball, grazing the strike zone in the outside corner.

But Aoki believes that a situation with one good goal and two bad goals will definitely result in a good goal.

All the disadvantages of this start have been brought back, and the number of balls is two good and two bad, giving a shooting and catching advantage!

"Bold match-up, they also have the advantage of a bad ball, good ball or bad ball?" Even Aoki at this time, facing an unfamiliar opponent, began to hesitate.

The fifth ball was thrown without hesitation!

"Inside corner kick!"

"Sliding ball?" When Aoki swept it out, he found that it was a change ball, but it was too late.

"Ping!"

"Snapped!"

The bat just touched the edge of the ball a little, and the weak infield ground ball was easily solved!

When the ball is not full, it is too difficult to get hits when being chased, and the opponent has too many options for matching the ball.

"Two out!" Sakurai shouted when he saw Aoki's out number!

The players on the field also responded one after another. The morale was already there, and the focus of the game was now. The next step was the center line in the first round.

When Kondo entered the batter's box, Aoki took the initiative to replace Oyama and became the first base finger.

This is also their unwritten rule. They rotate the base finger. However, if Aoki is not on base, Aoki will go to first base or third base as the base finger.

Sendō from the back also entered the preparation area. Although Coach Takei and several teams practicing games chose to walk Sendō, mainly because of what Coach Nakanishi said, the gap was too big.

As for how big the actual gap is, even the teams that played all the seats and walked Sendao don't know, but those teams are too weak, so they can only choose to believe unconditionally.

But Qinghe is different from this young army. They are players who made a name for themselves in the previous summer games. How can they be convinced?

If someone else just says a word, he will give up all the seats without any conditions?

What a joke!

Teenagers who have never experienced severe beatings from society are not afraid of anything. If they know that they are weak, that's all. Qinghe now thinks that he is very powerful. They have never played in a youth baseball team and they probably won't feel that they are any worse. .

Although Coach Takei also said that to Sendō, he also meant to make Sendō lose his mental interest and lower his condition.

If the situation is too good, we will still have a showdown with him.

For example, there is no runner situation!

However, Immortal Dao, who is accustomed to rational thinking, obviously did not realize this.     He really thought that today would be another boring game.

"call out!"

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

The first ball, a vertical sliding ball falling from the inside corner to the outside corner!

This ball is really difficult to hit for right-handers!

"Changed the ball distribution again? This catcher is very smart!" Sendao and Aoki realized at the same time that the opponent's catcher used his brain to play ball, rather than using fixed combinations like ordinary catchers.

"And this pitcher must know the curveball! That Takei-san, there's no way he wouldn't let such an excellent pitcher practice the curveball! It's just a matter of level!" Sendō went into in-depth analysis.

Second goal!

"Same pitch?"

"Snapped!"

"Good ball!" The second ball was a straight ball from the inside corner on the same path!

"Two good shots!"

"Not too many seconds! I'm being chased!" Xiandao muttered.

The third goal!

"call out!"

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

“Batter’s out!

Three out! Change the scene! ! ! "The referee shouted loudly!

Watch the strikeout!

On the last ball, Kondo was dazzled by the shock. He had problems with space and watched the good ball pass!

"Well done!"

Seeing Kondo being dealt with, Sendō also got up and returned to the bench!

What Xiandao didn't see was that the opponent's shooter and even all the players were staring at his back with burning eyes.

"Sorry! I didn't swing the bat!" Kondo returned to the bench, took off his helmet and apologized.

"Don't worry! It's just that the pitcher is very good at controlling the ball. Sen-chan can't even change the ball, so we still can't catch the ball!" Everyone comforted.

"The game has just begun! Don't worry! Because it's still growing! There are still many opportunities!

Next is our defense. Don't bring in the messy thoughts when attacking, and defend this game well! "Xian Dao, who was wearing armor, spoke in a casual tone.

"Oh!!!" Seeing their spiritual pillars saying this, everyone swept away all negative emotions.

"Okay! Let's go!" Xiandao, who was neatly dressed, said angrily.

"Oh!!!"

Due to the encouragement of Xian Dao, no one had any abnormalities during the subsequent defensive passing practice, and the passing was very smooth.

Coach Takei next to him secretly admired that Xiandao has the style of a general!

In just one year, this Chicheng team has become more disciplined, and their basic skills are even better than their Qinghe team.

After Sawamura simply caught a few warm-up balls from Sawamura and walked into the strike zone with a bat from Seiwa, the referee announced that the second half of the first inning had officially begun.

Last year, Sawamura's ball gave them the impression that the straight ball had slightly irregular changes, so they did not dare to be careless.

And from the fact that the batter stood at the front of the strike zone, it can be seen that they also want to establish an advantage in the first inning.

However, if Sakurai's pitching can be said to be a combination that is good at pitches, then Sendō's pitching is aimed at hitters.

Just like Sendō understood when he was a child, if he understands the opponent's batter's thoughts through various means, he can theoretically match the ball to a near-perfect match.

To use an analogy, it's like a batter has made up his mind to aim for an outside corner ball, and suddenly an inside corner ball hits his chest. Basically, the batter can't swing the bat!

Even Miyuki is the same, so he guesses the ball very accurately. In fact, if he guesses wrong, he can only watch and strike out.

This is why he has never been able to beat Chris. Chris in junior high school can see through Miyuki's psychology through a few games and matching balls, and guess his psychological activities. If he can win, it will be a ghost.

Even Miyuki, who is in his third year of high school, does not have this ability. At most, he can judge the other party's style and personality through long-term confrontation and familiar situations.

Instead of thinking about Chris, Xian Dao, who plays psychology, reads minds, and can guess the other person's thoughts in a short time and guide the other person's thoughts when facing strangers.

This is no longer a baseball ability. Even Chris is just trying to guess the psychology of a person with a distinctive personality like Miyuki.

Just like Supervisor Sakaki can almost guess most of Miyuki's shots throughout the game, but due to Chris's experience, he can't hit all the shots like Eiichiro Sakaki.

The difference between Xiandao and them is that he really guesses from the perspective of psychology. However, due to lack of experience, he cannot conduct detailed psychological analysis of strangers, but he can still grasp the psychology of critical moments.

What's more, he has a magical skill, which is the ability to judge the other person's thoughts through subtle changes in the body.

Just like Watakuji in the super intelligence game, when the opponent decides to aim for a certain ball path, it is equivalent to telling Sendō his thoughts through body language, and it cannot be hidden.

Because Sendō's dynamic vision allowed him to see clearly, a hair on the batter's body moved a few millimeters.

But although he has great skills, Sendou really doesn't like the two positions of catcher and pitcher.

If you don't like or dislike baseball, you are interested in hitting, and you are excited about facing off against strong pitchers, then you will have an unabashed dislike of being a pitcher or a catcher.

He hated the catcher's over-brained analysis, and he also hated the catcher's stuffy armor.

As for the pitcher, he simply hates the hard work of this position. Under the bright sun, every ball he throws is like a final sprint of 100 meters, bursting out with all his strength.

My whole body feels sore after pitching a little too much. In addition, Sendao himself is not a person who likes to be in the limelight. If he likes it, he will be a ghost.

"Sure enough, these kids are still so innocent! Come on!" Xiandao squatted at home plate and glanced at the batter, smiling secretly in his heart.

"In the center! Ha! You are still so crazy! Immortal!" Sawamura saw the code and said in his heart while preparing to throw the ball.

"call out!"

"Huh? Right in the center?"

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

"If you want to observe the path of the ball so much, then we will not be polite to make good shots!" Xiandao's purple-gold pupils carried the majesty of a superior, and glanced at the batter in shock!

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