Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 167: Strike without Blind Spots

"Fourth batter, left fielder, Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Hui's name once again resounded over the Hanshin Tigers Stadium.

Following the introduction on the radio, Zhou Hui walked to the batter's box with a handsome face.

"The next player to play is Zhou Hui. He performed well in the previous two games. Since he entered Qingdao High School as a freshman, he has had a 100% batting average, scored 17 RBIs and three home runs. He can definitely be called the best hitter in this year's Koshien."

When the radio saw Zhou Hui coming up, it began to introduce Zhou Hui's glorious deeds.

Zhou Hui's current number of RBIs and home runs is beyond the reach of many players throughout their entire careers.

However, Zhou Hui had just joined Seidou High School for less than a year, and had only participated in two events, the summer tournament and Koshien, but he achieved such high results.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the best hitter in history.

But for Zhou Hui, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

If the commentator were to talk about his country's deeds again, it would be a test of his eloquence.

Zhou Hui is such a legendary figure, there is nothing you can do about it.

Some people are born to stand at the top.

After Zhou Hui came on the court, to be honest, the catcher of Yokohama Kohoku was a little scared just by seeing the outline of his body.

Looking at his body contour, even if Zhou Hui doesn't take off his clothes, he can still clearly feel his muscles.

This is more obvious than any player from Seidou High School.

The Yokohama Kohoku catcher pushed up his mask. He must have felt a little weak.

In this situation, the best option is to be admitted.

But he didn't want to let Seidou High School load the bases easily.

After the bases were loaded, the center batting line of Seidou High School had not yet finished, and Isashiki Jun or Masuko Toru behind them were likely to help them score first.

At the very least, they could use Gao Fei’s sacrifice hit to allow Seidou High School to score first.

Although only one point is needed, Yokohama Kohoku does not want to lose points right at the start.

Losing points in the first game is definitely a good thing for an offensive team like Qingdao High School.

This way, they might have to score in every subsequent round.

This is unacceptable to Yokohama Kohoku.

The best way is to walk Zhou Hui and then face the batters behind Qingdao High School head-on.

With the bases loaded, catching a double play is very easy due to the rules.

The baseball only needs to be passed to the corresponding base, even if it is second base, third base, or even home base, there is no need to tag out.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Yukichi to score a goal and allow Ice City High School to take three points.

After much hesitation, the catcher of Yokohama Kohoku finally chose to face Zhou Hui head-on.

I also figured it out. Losing one or two points is no big deal.

This year, Seidou High School has two freshman pitchers.

They have no experience in important competitions and are definitely no match for Yokohama Kohoku.

That's what their catcher thinks.

So the catcher of Yokohama Kohoku squatted down and chose to face Zhou Hui head-on.

This decision caused cheers from the whole audience!
We can see Zhou Hui's striking feast again.

Seeing the catcher's decision, the coach of Yokohama Kohoku was at a loss as to where to put his hands and looked very anxious.

"Hiss... Xiaoguang is so brave, that's Zhou Hui!"

But coach Yokohama Kohoku still calmed down.

Since their catcher dared to face Zhou Hui, he must have thought of a way to deal with him.

As for what to do, it depends on him.

"Let's find out his weaknesses first. There are only four corners anyway, let's try them one by one."

Thinking of this, the catcher put his glove first to the low outside corner.

Come one by one.

He didn't dare to play in the high inside corner right away.

The high inside corner is right at Zhou Hui's fingertips and he can knock it out with one swing.

The catcher of Yokohama Kohoku also knew that Zhou Hui was very powerful in hitting the inside corner ball.

He didn't dare to rashly take the inside corner kick.

"Whoosh!"

Guan Lin was also very obedient and threw a low straight ball to the outside corner as his first pitch.

“It’s off.”

Zhou Hui's excellent eye for ball selection told him the answer to this ball.

"Snapped!"

"Bad ball." The referee thought the same as Zhou Hui and gave the same judgment.

"The ball is too low, adjust it slowly."

"Adjust? How can I adjust in this situation when I'm facing this monster and you still won't let me pass?"

Looking at the secret signal given by the catcher, Guan Lin continued to pitch.

This ball is a straight ball high on the outside corner.

"Whoosh!"

This high ball was actually well controlled by Guan Lin, at the very edge of the strike zone.

"Qiang!"

A strange force burst out, and Zhou Hui's arms were full of strength. He picked up the baseball and carried it away.

The baseball flew to the home plate wall but unfortunately landed out of bounds.

"Out of bounds."

"so close."

The catcher of Yokohama Kohoku breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that this position was not Zhou Hui's weak point.

Although baseball is divided into a nine-square grid, most pitches are still made in the four corners.

Any ball path is evolved from these four edges and corners.

"Next ball, low inside corner."

"Whoosh!"

High inside corner, Yokohama Kohoku's catcher is ready to put it at the end.

"Another straight ball."

Whether it is a straight ball or a changing ball, Zhou Hui accepts all of them.

Anyway, there is nothing he can't beat.

"Qiang!"

The baseball was picked up, and it was in the same position again, and the baseball flew straight out.

However, the wind direction today did not seem to give Zhou Hui any face, and he flew out of bounds and behind the wall again.

"Out of bounds."

Still the same position. Still the same result.

The catcher of Yokohama Kohoku is already scared.

Should we send him away as a recommendation?
But the catcher of Yokohama Kohoku still didn't dare to make a decision.

There is one position I haven't tried yet.

Although that position is Zhou Hui’s “sweet spot”, what if he was confused before?
What if this position is the one Zhou Hui is least good at?
Although the probability is very small, the catcher from Yokohama Kohoku still decided to give it a try.

If he succeeds, he will be the first person in this Koshien to find Zhou Hui's weakness.

Maybe in the future he can become a catcher that shocks the world.

"Come on, this is the spot!"

Guan Lin saw what the catcher was thinking.

The dumbest way is to try them one by one.

There is always a way to take him down.

"Whoosh!"

Guan Lin's corner kick was exactly what Zhou Hui wanted.

"Exactly what I want!"

Zhou Hui swung the bat and hit the baseball.

"Qiang!"

This time, the goddess of luck did not stand on Yokohama Kohoku's side, but on Seidou High School's side.