Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 194 Tanaka's Evaluation

Struck out!
In fact, Zhou Hui was mentally prepared for this matter.

Although he was rarely struck out since he was a child, the strikeout that he remembers most clearly was by Cheng Gong Ming.

That was the first time he was struck out in his high school career.

Zhou Hui made his way through the summer tournament and was only struck out in the final. Among players of the same age group, he is definitely at the top of the pyramid.

It is not even limited to the pyramids, but has reached the sky.

If the batters of Koshien are compared to a pyramid, the strong hitters of Kiryu High School are at the top of the pyramid, while several batters of Seidou High School are on the second level.

By analogy, the worse the striking ability and the less impressive the data, the lower the level they will be in.

The reason why Zhou Hui is in the sky is that he is not at the same level as these batters.

Zhou Hui showed a level far beyond these batters. They are no longer from the same world and naturally cannot be compared together.

Zhou Hui already has the strength of a second-tier professional player. To be honest, the regional competition will no longer satisfy Zhou Hui. Only Koshien can increase his strength.

His strength has reached a bottleneck, and it is very difficult to break through.

Zhou Hui's batting average is now 100%, and it is difficult to improve it.

The only statistic that is not eye-catching is the home run.

But a home run is what every hitter desires most, but it is not so easy to hit.

Zhou Hui's home run number is still in the single digits, and he only hit one in this Koshien.

Judging from home runs, he is not among the top in this Koshien.

But his batting average proves that he is definitely a hitter at the top of the pyramid.

None of the three home runs so far were accidental.

After finishing the match with Tanaka, Zhou Hui threw the baseball bat on the open space next to him and blew air into the base of his thumb.

He has not yet fully digested the stinging sensation he just felt.

Tanaka's shots really made his hands numb.

I didn't have this feeling when I played against Akira Fōgaya, but it was the same with Tanaka.

It is obvious that the speed and power of the two players' balls are similar. If you talk about the speed of the ball, it seems that Akira Kotani is slightly better.

There is still a gap between the ace pitcher in high school and the ace pitcher in the country.

"Here, put this on."

Tanaka carefully took out a board of Band-Aids and handed it to Zhou Hui.

After Zhou Hui got it, he immediately put it between his thumb and index finger, which temporarily gave him some relief.

"Go back and take good care of yourself. If blisters really form, it will be bad for tomorrow's game."

Tanaka instructed, with a hint of self-blame flashing in his eyes.

Why should I argue with a child?
Scout Kawashima also came over at this time.

"Student Zhou Hui, are you okay?"

Zhou Hui shook his head. This minor injury was nothing to him.

Put a Band-Aid on it and wait for it to heal slowly. Zhou Hui should be able to play in tomorrow's game.

Speaking of which, this is the first time Zhou Hui has been injured in all the time he has been playing baseball.

As the boss of the team, he has always been a man of steel.

Whether it was a friendly match, a qualifier or a national competition, there was no scenario where he could get injured.

Compared with him, the strength of those people is simply not enough, so from childhood to adulthood, Zhou Hui has hardly ever been injured during competitions.

Even if the pitcher threw the hit ball intentionally, Zhou Hui would only feel like a mosquito biting him.

It doesn't matter.

Only Tanaka could inflict some minor injuries on Zhou Hui.

This is still a straight ball in the red.

If it was an inside corner ball and Zhou Hui hit it again, he wouldn't know whether he would be able to lift the bat the next time he swung.

"Mr. Tanaka, you are so silly. You use so much strength to play with a kid. Do you think he is the fourth batter in professional baseball?" Scout Kawashima accused Tanaka.

Tanaka also realized his mistake. If Zhou Hui really couldn't play tomorrow, he would regret it for a while.

"Mr. Zhou Hui's ability is too strong. I really wanted to fight him with all my heart, so I forgot to control the strength. Mr. Zhou Hui, I'm really sorry."

Zhou Hui shook his head.

"It's okay, you'll be well again tomorrow."

The reason why Zhou Hui has such strong physical fitness is also closely related to his healing ability.

Generally, if a high school batter hits Tanaka's straight ball without any slack, no matter what position he is in, he may not be able to practice normally the next day because the ball is too powerful.

But Zhou Hui wouldn't be like that.

On the contrary, Zhou Hui still believes that he can play in the game tomorrow.

"But Mr. Tanaka is really amazing. I have never seen such a cool straight ball. It's really great to be able to play against Mr. Tanaka."

Zhou Hui also sincerely admired Tanaka.

It feels great to play with professionals.

"You're very strong too. I thought you would be missed by my three consecutive swings. Hahahahahahaha."

Tanaka is also a competitive person and he never lets go when playing against high school students.

The purpose is to make him strike out.

If he didn't think so, perhaps Zhou Hui's knuckles wouldn't have suffered any minor injuries.

But what he didn't know was that Zhou Hui's powerful dynamic vision made him fail.

Zhou Hui will not swing the bat for a ball he is not sure of hitting.

It is also related to this reason that we rarely see him swinging in vain.

Only fight battles you are sure to win.

"Zhou Hui, you are very talented. I have never met a pitcher as strong as you."

Tanaka spoke out what was in his heart.

Zhou Hui was stunned.

He was praised by the No. 1 pitcher in the country!
"If your opponent was me in high school, you would probably beat me up right now. I was afraid of hitters like you when I was in high school."

"Mr. Tanaka..."

After being praised like this, Zhou Hui suddenly didn't know what to say.

"So promise me that you will participate in the professional baseball draft after you finish high school. I believe your ceiling is definitely in the major leagues."

From this sentence, it can be seen that Tanaka has a high opinion of Zhou Hui.

Although there are rumors that Tanaka will step onto the pitching mound in the major leagues, he has not confirmed this matter.

This proves that he still doesn't have that much confidence in himself.

But he has great confidence in Zhou Hui and believes that he can definitely enter the major league.

"really?"

Tanaka tilted his head and nodded.

"All you have to do in the future is to work harder and train harder. Don't give up halfway. I will be waiting for you on the stage of the major leagues."

Tanaka looked at Zhou Hui.

Zhou Hui looked at Tanaka with a smile on his face.

"If you say so..."

Tanaka nodded, the meaning was self-evident.

In this way, the two fulfilled their promise to meet in the highest hall of baseball.

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(End of this chapter)