Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 80 Left Hit
"It was our turn to attack in the second half. We didn't expect that Yakushi High School would directly put Sanada in the starting lineup. Although it was just an unexpected thing, we have also studied a lot about how to break through Yakushi in recent days. Especially about Lei Shi and Sanada.

From the attack just now, we can see that we are facing Lei Shi head-on, and he is much stronger than we researched. So if we can't do anything to Lei Shi, we have to take advantage of Sanada. "

Coach Kataoka said a lot, and the students of Qingdao High School listened to every word.

They are now the lagging party, and Pharmacist High School has the absolute initiative.

But Seidou High School's goal this year is Koshien, and they are definitely not satisfied with the semifinals.

They will not let Pharmacist High School show off for too long, nor will they allow the initiative to be firmly in the hands of Pharmacist High School.

They want to let the audience know that the Qingdao High School team that used to lose its legs and collapse in crucial matches is "dead"!
They are now the brand new Seidou High School!

"Kuramochi, you are very important as the first batter. We have also talked about this in the previous seminar. You are very important in today's game. You should know what to do, so I don't want to emphasize it too much. Remember, you must get on base!"

Director Kataoka pointed at Kuramochi who was ready and said.

Kuramochi just nodded and didn't say much.

Kuramochi is the core of Seidou High School's victory this time.

He has the potential to influence the game today.

At the seminar, Qingdao High School studied Sanada over and over again, but still couldn't figure out anything.

Everyone understands the general principle, and can also study what kind of pitcher Sanada is.

But I just can't find a solution.

Chris and Watanabe did a very good job analyzing Sanada's abilities.

They studied Sanada's playing style through just a few of his games.

There is no way. The video materials of Pharmacist High School in the past few years have long been lost, and they are not a traditional strong team, so there is naturally not much information about them on the Internet.

In addition, Sanada is a sophomore. He was only a freshman last year, so it is not known whether he will have playing time. Even if there is video footage of Yakushi High School, it is not certain whether there is any pitching video of Sanada.

In addition, Sanada's talent was discovered by Hong Leizang. Perhaps in his first year, if Sanada's talent had not been discovered, he would have been just a second-tier player.

There is no need to say more about the information about junior high school, don’t even think about it.

Therefore, it is not easy to study Sanada's technical characteristics through just a few games.

It was Zhou Hui who came up with the solution.

Sanada's pitching is a little special, but it's only special for right-handed hitters.

His pitches are very targeted at right-handed hitters.

For example, his Carter ball would approach the chest of the right-handed batter when advancing to the base, making the right-handed batter at a loss, and sometimes even misjudge the direction and position.

Even his jet ball makes sense.

But throwing this kind of ball puts a lot of pressure on him.

Especially for his ankles, it is a "devastating" burden.

If he wants to throw this kind of ball, Sanada's pitching posture must be different. Because of this pitching posture, he needs to kick his feet every time he plays to reduce the damage to his ankle.

So this is also the reason why he did not start in the previous few games. Physical strength is the biggest problem.

His physical strength can only sustain for five rounds at most.

If he wants to become an ace pitcher, it's not that Sanada doesn't have the ability, it's just that he is not suitable.

So the way to deal with Sanada is to rely on left-handed hitters.

To a left-handed hitter, his pitch looks just like any other.

Be it a straight ball, a carter ball, or a jet ball.

From a left-handed hitter's perspective, it's almost exactly the same, it just looks different to a right-handed hitter.

This is why Kuramochi can become the core of this game.

He is a "two-handed" hitter, which gives him a big advantage against Sanada. "In the bottom of the first inning, Seidou High School is on offense, the first batter is shortstop, Kuramochi-san."

The competition is not about theoretical knowledge, but about practice.

No matter how much you say, it is better to practice it once.

Kuramochi stood in the left batter's box and Sanada was stunned.

Hasn’t this kid ever seen him hit with his left hand?
Although Kuramochi is a two-handed player, he usually stands in the right batting box closer to first base.

So few people know that he can also stand in the left batter's box.

Facing the left hit, Sanada started to feel awkward.

"It looks like he has studied it specially, but if he is not a professional, he will be forced to stand in the left batter's box and will be unable to do anything to Sanada."

As Qiu Ye thought about it, he finally felt relieved.

He still had some impression of Kuramochi.

His pace is still unforgettable in Qiu Ye's mind.

That speed is so terrifying!

"For the first ball, just use the Carter ball."

Although Sanada's straight ball is very powerful, it is not the kind that cannot be hit.

In order to limit Kuramochi's performance, the first ball must be started with a changeup.

This is their safest option.

"Whoosh!"

Sanada swung his long arms and swung the baseball in his hand out.

The white ball turned into a white laser, flying through the air, and quickly approached Qiu Ye's gloves.

The first ball must be hit! This is Qingdao High School's tactic today!
"Qiang!"

There was no drag in his swing. As long as he hit the ball, and it wasn't a fly ball, and it landed in fair range, Kuramochi had great confidence in getting to base.

At least first base is absolutely no problem!

"Third baseman, hurry up!"

As soon as the third baseman was called, Qiu Ye's heart immediately sank.

Their third baseman is Thunder City!

A definite defensive "loophole"!
Sure enough, when Hong Leishi bent down, the baseball rolled away from his glove and rolled to the outfield.

"Damn it!"

Kuramochi, who originally had no chance of reaching second base and was lucky to even reach first base, saw this scene and felt that the situation was very good. After running past first base guarded by Mishima, he rushed to second base.

"Safety on base!"

After this set of moves, Kuramochi didn't even have to slide to the base, it was very clean and neat.

"Well done Kuramochi!"

After Kuramochi reached base, the rest of Seidou High School's batting order could be executed in the normal order.

Whether Seidou High School's tactics can be executed depends on Kuramochi.

His position in Qingdao High School is quite important!
Kuramochi got on base, which was definitely something Yakushi High School didn't want to see.

After Kuramochi gets on base, their defensive attention will undoubtedly be diverted to Kuramochi.

The next games will be difficult!
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(End of this chapter)