Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 105 Zhou Hui's Past
"A changeup..."

Zhou Hui seemed to be thinking about something.

Toru Masuko's starting point was good, but it would be better if he didn't start now.

This is a fact!

Batting training is about the speed and power of the batting, but it doesn't help much with the accuracy of the batting.

To hit a changing ball, what is needed is accuracy, which is also what Zengzi Toru lacks the most at the moment.

His swing power is not bad, and his swing speed is not slow.

In terms of accuracy, he is not good at it.

"But for breaking balls, you can't just swing at them. Masuko-senpai should know that."

Zhou Hui said.

Zeng Zito was stunned. He just picked up the baseball bat and stood there. For a moment he didn't know what to do.

What Zhou Hui said seems to be correct.

"You...why do you know so much?"

He really doesn't know much about pitching.

Even as a boy who played baseball, he didn't have much desire to be a pitcher.

His original intention of playing baseball was just to lose weight, and he never thought about what kind of results he might achieve.

Everything changed after coming to Qingdao High School.

When he first came to Qingdao High School, he was the kind of person who would blush even when the actress he mentioned was him.

"Because I always wanted to be a pitcher, but for various reasons, I ended up like this and became a first baseman."

Zhou Hui explained.

He shook his head as he explained, as if regretting his dream of becoming a pitcher.

Like many other young baseball players, when he first started playing baseball, Zhou Hui also wanted to be the pitcher standing on the pitcher's mound and attracting everyone's attention.

"Then why did you choose to become a fielder?"

Zeng ZiTou's curiosity was immediately aroused.

He started out as a pitcher, then changed his career to become a fielder, and he is still such an excellent hitter.

Zhou Hui's talent is beyond description.

He is a genius born for baseball.

Zengzi Toru dares to say that Zhou Hui was also a good pitcher when he was a pitcher.

A talented person has talent and can do the job no matter what position he is in.

"What else can I say? I'm not suitable. I'm more suitable as a fielder than a pitcher."

Zhou Hui said lightly.

What was once the most unwilling point in my heart can now be treated so lightly.

Zhou Hui first came into contact with baseball when he was in the first grade of junior high school. At that time, he happened to see a major league game on TV and learned about the sport of baseball.

Before playing baseball, Zhou Hui had always played basketball.

At that time, although he was not very tall and his static talent was not outstanding, he had explosive power.

His first step and unshakable strength are the capital for him to gain a foothold on the basketball court.

It was only after he came into contact with baseball that he was deeply attracted by its novel rules and playing style and began to fall in love with baseball.

Although Zhou's mother and father didn't like to give up halfway, seeing that their son was so obsessed with baseball, they sent him to study in the youth baseball team.

Even though Zhou's father was just an ordinary construction worker, he still spent a lot of money to send his son to the youth baseball team for his son's dream.

Zhou Hui’s one-year tuition for Little League baseball is two-thirds of his salary.

But even so, Dad Zhou has always been silently supporting Zhou Hui behind the scenes.

After coming to the youth baseball team, Zhou Hui told coach Matsuoka that he wanted to be a pitcher.

During the basic test, Coach Matsuoka discovered that Zhou Hui's basic skills were very poor.

Especially his ball control, which was a complete mess. Although his ball speed was considered fast among his peers at the time, and he could learn changeups quickly, his poor ball control still persuaded Coach Matsuoka not to play this position.

If a pitcher does not have good ball control, he will not be able to shine on a higher stage.

But Coach Matsuoka also has a keen eye for talent. Although Zhou Hui is not talented as a pitcher, he is rare in other aspects.

Coach Matsuoka still chose to keep him and told him that he had no future as a pitcher and kept persuading him to change to another position.

Zhou Hui couldn't listen at first.

His original intention in playing baseball was to be a pitcher, and if that wasn't the position he liked, he might as well go back to playing basketball.

If you want to be one, you have to be the big star on the scene.

The big star on the baseball field is undoubtedly the pitcher on the pitcher's mound.

Zhou Hui refused at first, being very stubborn and wanting to be a pitcher.

He didn't know why he couldn't be a pitcher. His pitching speed was so good compared to his peers, and was obviously not inferior to them at all.

But Supervisor Matsuoka is even more stubborn than Zhou Hui.

If it doesn't work once, do it twice; if it doesn't work twice, do it three times.

It was only after such repeated persuasion that Zhou Hui was shaken and finally changed his mind.

The rest of the story is obvious. Zhou Hui, who did not play as a pitcher, led the Hokkaido Hawks to win the final championship and became the fourth batter of Qingdao High School.

Supervisor Matsuoka's decision at the time was very wise.

If it were any other coach, after seeing Zhou Hui's fast pitching speed, he would definitely make him the team's ace pitcher.

But Coach Matsuoka took a long-term view and asked him to change his position.

Coach Matsuoka is not someone who only relies on players for supervision as outsiders say.

In Zhou Hui's eyes, he is a good supervisor.

"That's about it. Because of our supervision, I changed to play in another position."

Zhou Hui told Zeng Zi Tou everything about his past.

Masuko Toru was also fascinated by what he heard.

I didn’t expect that Zhou Hui, who seems glamorous, has such a history.

From this point of view, Qingdao High School is lucky.

Fortunately, Supervisor Matsuoka persuaded Zhou Hui.

If it weren't for Coach Matsuoka, perhaps Zhou Hui would be shining on the basketball court now, and Qingdao High School's shooting line would not have been improved to the extent it is now.

"If I have the chance, I will also thank Director Matsuoka from Hokkaido."

Masuko Toru muttered softly.

"What are you talking about?"

"Nothing, nothing. By the way, you said you had a great talent for changeups. You can learn changeups as soon as you learn them, right?"

Zeng ZiTou widened his eyes; this was what he wanted to hear the most.

If things are really as Zhou Hui said, then wouldn't he be saved if he improved his strength?

"That's right, what's wrong?"

"That's all, can you help me?"

"Help? How?"

"You also said that swinging the bat won't help with breaking balls, and the pitching machine is out of service at this time, so I'd like you to help me with a breaking ball, is that okay?"

Now it was Zhou Hui's turn to consider.

He hasn't pitched for a long time, and it's still a question whether he can grip the ball straight.

Masuko Toru's request was really a test for him.

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(End of this chapter)