Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 60: Monsters Arrive
"The fourth batter, left fielder Zhou Hui, is a talented hitter from Huaxia. He was born in Huaxia and his family moved to Hokkaido when he was in junior high school. Zhou Hui spent his entire junior high school years in Hokkaido. The Hokkaido Eagles, which he led, were often at the top of the country. The Matsukata Little League was no match for them at the time."

A middle-aged man in a yellow jacket said in the stands of the audience.

It can be seen from his words that he has done sufficient homework for this game and knows the players on the field very well.

"So who is better between him and Yang Shunchen?"

The girl next to him, who was a head taller than him, asked.

The two of them can be considered a pair.

It’s just that the height difference between this pair looks a bit funny.

The girl is a whole head taller than the boy.

If this height difference could be reversed, it might still be true.

A girl who is this tall will be an eye-catching "scenery" wherever she goes, but it is also true that she will feel embarrassed.

After all, no girl wants to be called "King Kong Barbie".

"Let's go with Zhou Hui. We can see from the previous matches that he has strong striking ability. Although the opponents are a bunch of second-rate teams, his strength is still unquestionable. As for Yang Shunchen, it's true that he controls the ball well enough, but he's still a little behind Zhou Hui."

Both of them are reporters for Baseball Kingdom, a famous newspaper in West Tokyo. The man's name is Fujio and he is the chief reporter of the newspaper.

The woman, Akiko Yamato, was not as experienced.

"No one is out, bases loaded, Qingdao High School's chance has come! Qingdao High School also got the turn of their new fourth batter monster, Zhou Hui, from the first grade!
It is worth mentioning that pitcher Yang Shunchen and batter Zhou Hui are both young talents from China. This Chinese derby is bound to be extremely exciting!"

"Zhou Hui, I finally waited for you."

Yang Shunchen muttered, facing Zhou Hui head-on.

If there is someone on the base, the batter will face the batter sideways, and few people will face the batter head on.

Because that would require raising your hands high to throw the ball, which would easily give the batter a chance to steal bases.

But if you don't do this, you won't be able to use your full strength.

But it's okay now.

Qingdao High School is now in a state of full bases, so Yang Shunchen doesn’t have to worry about this at all.

With the bases loaded, there is no possibility of stealing bases.

He believed that no matter how fast Kuramochi was, he would not dare to steal home base easily.

Stealing home base is a very risky thing.

What he needs is not only your speed, but also your reaction, prediction and skills, which are all indispensable.

Not to mention that the opponent is Mingchuan Academy, even if the opponent is Mishimon High School, Kuramochi would not dare to say that there is a 100% chance of successful theft.

Yang Shunchen slowly took a step back with his left foot, placed his hands in front of his chest, and did not look anxious at all.

Zhou Hui was also waiting patiently, staring at Yang Shunchen intently.

He must win this Chinese derby!
"Whoosh!"

A small white ball was pushed out from Yang Shunchen's fingertips.

With a flick of his hand, a straight ball came over.

"Another low outside corner?"

Zhou Hui was a little confused.

During the seminar yesterday, Chris and Watanabe had already confirmed that Yang Shunchen has four pitch paths.

The inner corner is high, the inner corner is low, the outer corner is high, and the outer corner is low.

They correspond to the four corners of the strike zone.

But in the real game, it seemed that Yang Shunchen only shot in that one position.

That's the low outside corner!
Apart from this position, Yang Shunchen seemed to have no interest in the other three positions.

Only has a soft spot for the low outside corner.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

"Another good ball brought in?"

Zhou Hui has always been cautious when playing. He won’t swing the bat for the first ball and will always take a wait-and-see attitude.

On the scoreboard, a light indicating a strike came on.

From Zhou Hui's perspective, the ball's path was very clear, and he could reach it with just a stretch of his hand. However, the tricky position made Zhou Hui unconfident about how far he could hit the ball.

In that position, no strength is needed at all.

This is a bit annoying.

It's really terrible.

After adjusting his position, Zhou Hui still held the bat high.

"As expected of a prestigious school, even the striking postures are textbook-level. So standard."

Seeing Zhou Hui's attacking posture, Bai Niao muttered.

A school like Mingchuan Academy, which has not achieved good results for many years, does not have much requirements for supervising the baseball team.

All you need to know is the rules, how to swing a bat, and some knowledge of baseball.

Anyway, they don’t rely on this result to make a living.

This resulted in many hitters at Mingchuan Academy not being able to figure out the most basic striking postures.

This is why Shiratori was so envious when he saw Zhou Hui's striking posture.

Teaching under professional supervision is different.

"But you train so much every day, there will always be times when you are exhausted!"

As he spoke, Shiratori placed the ball high in the inside corner.

"Diagonal throw"!
This is also a shooting method that Yang Shunchen often uses in competitions.

First the outer corner is low, then the inner corner is high.

Next is from the high outside corner to the low inside corner.

Two by two, they are all on a diagonal line.

Chris also specifically talked about this point in the seminar a few days ago.

All the students at Qingdao High School knew about Yang Shunchen's playing style, but no one knew how to restrain him.

"Whoosh!"

High inside corner!

Seeing this position, Zhou Hui almost burst into laughter.

This position is his "dessert spot".

This is what he was waiting for!
Although Yang Shunchen can't make any sweet shots, it gave Qingdao High School a headache.

But when Chris was analyzing, he mentioned that Yang Shunchen would shoot from the high inside corner.

This gave Zhou Hui a new idea.

If the sweet ball can’t be waited for, then can the high ball in the inside corner be waited for as well?
What he was waiting for was Zhou Hui's "diagonal shot".

When Zhou Hui saw the high ball in the inside corner, it was like a "hungry wolf" seeing a piece of "fresh meat".

I'm jealous!

According to Zhou Hui's previous experience, he would definitely try to hit this kind of ball.

But when he saw that the three outfielders of Mingchuan Academy pushed the ball very far, he immediately changed his mind.

Chris’s teachings were also put to use!
"Qiang!"

Zhou Hui chose to strike horizontally and hit it out flatly!
The third baseman leaped high and didn't even touch the baseball.

"Well done!"

Zhou Hui threw away the bat and started running the bases.

Kuramochi on third base ran back to home base first, followed closely by Ryosuke on second base.

2: 0!

Seidou High School scored first!

Yuki ran to second base, and Zhou Hui could only stay at first base.

After this hit, Zhou Hui's batting average in the summer tournament is still 100%!
In his at-bats, not a single hit was not a hit!
It’s really like a “monster descended upon the earth”!
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(End of this chapter)