Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 36: The former No. catcher
"kick off!"

The referee of Qingdao High School raised his hand to signal the start of the game!
Kuroshikan High School VS Seidou High School, the game is about to begin!
"Ichiro, watch out for the fight!"

"Shoot out! Hit out!"

"First up!"

The atmosphere of this game is no less than that of the summer competition.

As soon as the first batter stepped into the batter's box, the locker room in the Blacksmith Hall began to get restless.

In terms of momentum, perhaps this is the only area where they can suppress Qingdao High School.

Zhou Hui stood one meter away from first base, not completely on the first base.

This will help increase his defensive area.

Unless there is someone standing on first base and needs the pitcher's restraint, Zhou Hui's defensive position will always be like this.

Chris calmly gave the secret signal to Masaki Kuwata.

In the first game after returning, he still played the secret code so skillfully.

"Whoosh!"

The first ball was an outside corner kick.

"Qiang!"

"Foul ball!"

The playing style of Heishi Hall in this game is to swing the bat wildly!

No matter what, just hit the baseball when you see it, whether it's a good ball or a bad ball.

This is a bit like Qingdao High School.

Just swing aggressively!

This is also their only chance to score against Seidou High School!

"Whoosh!"

In the next ball, Kuwata followed Chris's signal and threw a high lob very smoothly.

"Do you dare to swing at this ball?"

"Qiang!"

When the batter saw the baseball, he didn't care whether he was in the strike zone or not and just hit it hard.

If the baseball is not in the strike zone, it will not be that comfortable for the hitter.

Is this style of play crazy?

A ground ball to first base!
Zhou Hui ran over quickly, picked up the baseball and was about to throw it towards first base.

But at this time, Kuwata was still on the pitcher's mound and there was no one on first base!
"That's sloppy."

Seeing this, Zhou Hui took a step and ran towards first base.

At this moment, he was competing in speed with the first runner in the Hei Shi Hall!

Fortunately, the ball was not thrown too far, and Zhou Hui's speed was also acceptable, so he reached first base before the first batter of the Heishi Hall.

"Out!"

The referee on first base watched Zhou Hui take a step faster and made the call without hesitation.

"so close."

Zhou Hui threw the ball back and Sang Tian caught it.

But this time, the thing that Director Kataoka was most worried about happened!

Not enough tacit understanding!
Zhou Hui and Sang Tian did not communicate well on this ball.

If there had been communication in advance, judging from Zhou Hui's actions, Sangtian should have made a move to go to first base to fill the position.

“One out, one out.”

Kuwata didn't pay attention to so many details and stretched out his hand to tell the good news to other classmates.

"Kuangtian."

Chris's voice was like thunder in his ears, and Kuwata immediately looked at Chris.

Chris took off his mask and looked at Kuwata seriously.

When Sangtian saw this expression, he was even a little scared and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

This is the pressure Chris feels.

"What's wrong?"

Kuwata scratched his head, feeling at a loss.

"You didn't react correctly to that ball just now. The pitcher was the ninth fielder after the ball was hit. You should have run over quickly to fill the spot."

Chris made timely criticisms of Kuwata's playing style. He was as strict as ever, with a vicious look in his eyes.

"Ah, yes."

Faced with the sudden criticism, Kuwata had no choice but to agree.

After brushing off the dust on his body, Zhou Hui lowered his body and prepared for the next defense.

You never know which way the baseball is going to go, so as an infielder, the most basic thing is that you have to stay focused.

After the first batter of the Kuroshikan team returned to the locker room, he did not hear any nagging from coach Sekiguchi, but instead heard more voices of encouragement.

He made the plan, and the batter executed it perfectly. He couldn't say anything if it didn't work out. The opponent was Qingdao High School.

Supervisor Sekiguchi could only comfort himself in this way, but he couldn't say it out loud.

Because Zaizen has always been dissatisfied with Seidou High School, he also wants to prove in this game that he is no worse than Seidou High School.

Any supervisor with a little bit of common sense would not say such sensitive words during this game.

"One out, no one on base."

Chris stood up and reported the situation.

Even if everyone knew it, he still had to say it again.

This sense of responsibility seems to have become a habit.

The second batter at the Kuroshikan is a left-handed hitter.

Kuwata is a left-handed pitcher, and as they say on the baseball field, left-handed pitchers restrain left-handed hitters.

But for some reason, Kuwata's control of the ball was extremely off this time.

Almost every ball is a long way from the strike zone.

It's a distance that a batter can't reach even if he swings at it.

It was so obvious that the second batter at Heishe Hall stopped swinging and was walked with four balls.

"call."

Kuwata blew towards his palms, as if to blow away the bad luck on his hands.

"The muscles are relaxed. They are too tense when you throw."

Chris said to Kuwata.

Just by looking at the path of the ball, you can see Kuwata's problem.

"Okay, I know."

Kuwata nodded.

"Great, someone's on base."

"Then just hit all the balls!"

"Come on, Sato!"

The third batter of Kuroshikan is a third-year catcher named Sato.

At first base, Zhou Hui put his right foot on the base and extended his glove toward home plate.

This way, if the pitcher wants to contain the ball, it will be very smooth.

"Whoosh!"

The runner on first base had no intention of stopping at all. After Kuwata made a pitching gesture, he gave up first base and ran towards second base.

"Steal a base!"

Zhou Hui shouted, making Chris alert as well.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

Kuwata squatted down immediately, and after Chris caught the ball and stood up, the baseball was thrown to second base without much accumulation of power.

"Snapped!"

After the second baseman caught the ball, he bent down and pressed his glove on the leg of the runner sliding to the base.

"Out!"

The poor runner was eliminated before his feet even touched the second base.

This is the former top catcher of Qingdao High School!

"Such strong arm strength?"

The runner walked down dejectedly, already impressed by Chris's arm strength.

"You haven't played in a match for so long, but your strength hasn't dropped drastically?"

Zaizen carried the bat and looked at Chris.

He has long been concerned about this old rival.

He is the fourth batter of the team, and if the third batter gets on base, he will have a chance to compete with Chris.

"Whoosh!"

The small white ball was pushed out from Kuwata's fingertips.

Spinning towards Chris's gloves.

"Qiang!"

"Snapped!"

"Out! Three outs! Attack and defense switch!"

The last ball was caught steadily by the right fielder.

Thanks to Chris's careful planning, Qingdao High School managed to pass the first game steadily and shut out the opponent.

The Heishi Pavilion started with three ups and three downs, which undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to their self-confidence!
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(End of this chapter)