Random fists beat the ignorant master

"Clang!"

Sawamura's straight ball from the inside corner was hit and flew towards third base.

"Yamaguchi!"

Sawamura immediately called out third baseman Yamaguchi to guard.

"pass it to me!"

Although the ball was hit like a blind cat and a dead mouse, it was hit. But Sawamura's ball power was not for nothing. After the hitter hit the ball, he did not hit the ball far, and the speed of the ball was not fast. In professional terms, this is an infield bouncing ball that isn't very difficult to handle.

Yamaguchi Ken twisted his plump body, pounced on it, stopped the ball neatly, and passed it back to first baseman Oda.

"Out!"

Akagi Middle School successfully scored the first elimination, and Sawamura gave Yamaguchi a thumbs up.

"Nice job!"

"Hehe~"

Yamaguchi was a little embarrassed, but he felt that he did a good job. Although the ball is not difficult to handle, there are no obvious mistakes in his interception and passing.

In the cowshed of Nagano Metropolitan Middle School.

Takeshi Ryu looked at Oda, who was catching the ball, thoughtfully.

The pass just now is not without deviation, but the deviation value is really not large. The first baseman did not leave the base bag, but simply changed his catching posture to catch the ball steadily.

This may be a normal thing for other teams. But it is different when it comes to Akagi. Compared with a year ago, their performance now is completely different from the two teams.

"Not only the pitchers, but the entire team in Akagi has improved. It's no wonder that Okita Middle School has no chance at all."

Takeshi Ryu judged in his heart.

"Coach, I'm sorry!"

Facing Takeshi Ryu, he was extremely embarrassed by the first shot he just came off the field.

The coach had already told him the way of the ball, but he still hadn't hit Sawamura's ball. After defining the ball path, the 130-kilometre straight ball should not be difficult to hit at the level of Nagano Metropolitan Middle School.

After all, Nagano Metropolis also has pitching machines, and they have also simulated ball speeds of 130 or higher. The pitching of the pitching machine is almost the same as the straight ball with a limited pitch. The balls they threw from the pitching machine before, obviously played very well.

"It doesn't matter, the hit just now was good, didn't I almost get a hit?"

Takeshi Ryu smiled and comforted the batter: "You just hit Sawamura's pitch, how do you feel?"

From not being able to touch the ball in the past, to be able to hit the ball now, this is already a very obvious improvement! Takeshi Ryu originally thought that he would give a few words of encouragement, and the little guys would express their determination with excitement, saying that they would definitely fight next time or something.

Unexpectedly, the answer the batter gave him was not like this.

"It's very heavy! When the bat hits the baseball, it feels like hitting a shot put, and the bat is so heavy that it seems to be about to fly out..."

Um?

Takeshi Ryu glanced at the batter in disbelief and then set his sights on the pitcher's mound again.

Apart from changes in ball speed, space, and priorities, is even the power of the ball very heavy?

"It's a terrifying opponent."

One out, no one hits the base.

It was Nagano Metropolitan Middle School's second bat, and the batter didn't hesitate to swing the bat.

"Clang!"

The white ball was hit and flew to the position where the shortstop was guarding.

"It's cool!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Sawamura's eyes, but nothing could be seen on his face, he just reminded Masayoshi Renya to guard.

Renya rushed out to catch the ball but did not expect the baseball to bounce irregularly after it hit the ground. (The spin of the baseball itself, or the irregular bouncing of an uneven field.)

Renya waited in the position where the baseball should have bounced, and fluttered.

The baseball passed through the cool defence and bounced back to the outfield.

Nagano Metropolis' first hit appeared!

Their second bat ran smoothly to first base.

One out, there is someone at first base.

On the pitcher's mound, Sawamura made a consoling gesture to Renya indifferently.

The irregular bounce just now belongs to the category of luck and has nothing to do with defensive mistakes.

Renya nodded and returned to his defensive position.

Sawamura turned his head and glanced at the runner on first base, with a trace of solemnity hidden in his eyes.

The first batter can be said to be a blind cat who killed a mouse, but two consecutive batters swung the bat on the first ball, and they both guessed the path of the ball and hit the ball out. If it was a coincidence, Sawamura would not believe it.

Wiping the corners of his mouth with gloves, Sawamura's eyes flashed with a high fighting spirit. Originally, he thought that Nagano would not be able to play any tricks, but now it seems that he is underestimating his opponent.

"Has the ball distribution been seen through? Is it my own little move, or is it our secret signal?"

Thinking of his own small actions, Sawamura immediately denied this. His pitching posture has been corrected by more than a dozen coaches in the major leagues. Although I dare not say that there are no flaws, the human eye should not see any flaws.

The only possibility left is that someone's secret code has been seen through.

Sawamura and Fengxiang teamed up to pitch, so naturally, there was a secret signal. If there is no sign at all, it is hard for Feng Xiang to catch the 130-kilometre high-speed ball. In addition, Sawamura's ball control is very good in the case of staggered inside and outside corners, if Ren does not know in advance which way Sawamura will throw the ball, it is normal for him to miss the ball.

Of course, this also proves Sawamura's pitching ability. The catcher is not easy to catch, and the batter is naturally even more difficult to hit.

Therefore, Sawamura's logical guess is that their secret signal has been seen through. Whether Nagano's first or second bat just now, they were obviously locked in the ball. Otherwise, as long as their hearts are shaken, it will be difficult for them to play Sawamura's ball.

With the ball not being seen through, pitchers with good ball control will definitely have an advantage over those with unstable ball control, because the initiative is in the hands of the pitcher. But once the ball is seen through, a pitcher with good ball control has no advantage. On the contrary, a pitcher with poor ball control makes it impossible for the batter to aim, and a pitcher with poor ball control will not be able to make a shot even if the catcher asks him to shoot inside and outside corners. Good ball control is different. As long as you see through the ball path, you can lock the ball you want to hit in a very small range because a pitcher with good ball control will definitely throw the ball there.

After having doubts, of course, Sawamura wanted to verify it.

After the third bat Marian came on the field, he threw a ball on the float, and then another ball with a high-legged float. In these two balls, Mari did not swing the bat.

At this time, Sawamura strengthened his guess even more. It should be that the opponent saw through the match between himself and Fengxiang. He even guessed the countermeasures of Nagano Metropolitan. They should have given up their floater and change-up. Straight ball to swing.

Such speculation did not make Sawamura easy but made him a little difficult.

After all, it is impossible for him to throw all the float balls with a wrist-pressing posture, or all the change-ups. The purpose of changing the ball is to make the straight ball more powerful, and all pitching with the changing ball as the core is tantamount to courting death for Sawamura.