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Ken felt a rush after seeing the look of approval, feeding even more into his confidence.

The next ball he sent was a two-seam which aimed to break towards a right handed batter.

Once again the coach caught it perfectly, feeling his blood heat up.

'He's fast…'

He threw the ball back, already caught up in the moment.

After another 8 balls, each as fast as the last one, Coach Takashi frowned a little. This time he actually made a sign, yet since they had not spoken beforehand about signs, Ken had no idea what it meant.

He could only make the assumption that the coach wanted to see a breaking ball this time, so he nodded in response.

Ken performed his usual wind up and sent a forkball flying towards the strike zone.

PAH

'Good good. But I really want to see that curveball.' The coach thought inwardly.

"Let's see your curveball." Coach Takashi said aloud, throwing the ball back to Ken.

 "Yes sir."