chapter 47

"Huh?"

"Is anyone still practicing so late?"

Coach Kataoka, who passed by the indoor practice range, heard the sound of hitting the ball from inside and walked there.

When he came to the door.

I just saw Sawamura using the high-speed ball that touched Asad.

While~

While~

While~

...

The sound of hitting the ball one after another.

It means that Sawamura can touch every ball.

And.

The rate of progress is visible to the naked eye.

When Kataoka had just arrived at the door.

Sawamura's touch will only make Asad's high-speed ball bounce high.

And after a few balls.

Sawamura's touch began to make Asad's high-speed ball bounce to the left and right.

When Asad threw the 10th ball.

Sawamura can even make the ball roll at his feet.

This means.

Sawamura has already defused Asad's qiuwei.

If Asad continued to cast...

Sawamura will definitely be able to further control the landing point of the ball!

...

Have to say!

Sawamura's touch talent is indeed strong!

Change to someone else!

Even if it takes a year!

You can't necessarily get the progress that Sawamura just made!

And Coach Kataoka also knows this!

So...

When he watched the whole process, the whole person was stunned!

Kataoka didn't expect it at all!

Sawamura's touch talent turned out to be so strong!

And!

Such a short time!

That's a huge improvement!

If it takes a week, a month!

Wouldn't Sawamura s impact become even more terrifying?!

"Shhhh

Thinking of this possibility, Coach Kataoka had to admit that he was moved.

More precisely.

At this moment, coach Kataoka had the idea of 'letting Sawamura replace Ichiro Sakai and play as an outfielder'.

After all.

Whether it's Asad or Furuya!

You can throw a high-speed ball at 150 mph!

Faced with this kind of ball, it is difficult for the opponent to hit the ball to the outfield position!

Even if you hit, as long as you pay enough attention, it is still easy to catch!

So.

Although Sakai's defensive ability is stronger than Sawamura's, it is difficult to use.

And Ichiro Sakai's blow ...

Although the long fight is very powerful, but...

If you can't hit the ball, no matter how strong the strength is, it's useless...

Say it ugly!

Put a dog in the beater seat, and you can get the same data as Sakai!

Because...

Neither touches the ball...

But!

What if Sawamura replaced Sakai?

With Sawamura's striking ability, he can at least send his teammates to base!

And...

If the third base runner was Asad...

With Asad's speed, there is even a chance to be sent back to home plate by Sawamura's touch!

The more Coach Kataoka thought about it.

The more I think this arrangement is very good.

"Hmm..."

"At tomorrow's practice session."

"Just let Sawamura use all the touches."

"If you can play well, then at the summer conference, let Sawamura replace Ichiro Sakai's starting position!"

...

Indoors.

After Asad threw 10 balls, he walked in front of Sawamura.

"Look, with the same ball speed, you can easily touch the ball using the touch position." "

"Although I couldn't control the landing point at first."

"But as you use it more and your proficiency increases, you slowly adjust your shots."

"Such a clear progress."

"In fact, it has been fully proved that your touch talent is very powerful."

"Honestly!"

"If I have such a talent, but do not cherish it, I will be punished by heaven!"

"Of course, I can understand your feelings of not liking touches."

"After all, compared to the strike stance, the touch is really not so handsome."

"But Sawamura..."

"Although it is very handsome to swing the stick with all your strength, the premise is that you have to hit an attack!"

"If it doesn't come out, then in the eyes of the audience, this behavior is extremely ugly!"

"And the touch..."

"Although the probability is to sacrifice yourself and become a teammate..."

"But this behavior is in the eyes of the audience!"

"But it is countless times more handsome than repeatedly unable to fight!"

"More critically!"

"Since you want to be a pitcher, your pitching level will definitely be compared by the coach with me and Furuya."

"As long as you can't surpass me and Furuya."

"Then it's hard for you to stand on the pitcher's mound."

"And your touch is extremely powerful, so even if you can't pitch, you can participate in the official game as a fielder!"

"Of course."

"So much has been said."

"I didn't mean to force you to practice touching."

"I just don't want you to waste your good touch talent."

"If after thinking about it."

"If you think you still want to practice striking, then I definitely won't say anything."

"After all, everyone has the right to choose freely."

"It's just..."

"If there is a mistake in the direction chosen, then you have to bear the consequences!"

"That's it, that's all I have to say."

"The rest, you just think slowly."

...

After guiding Sawamura .

Asad left directly.

Since Coach Kataoka left first, the two did not meet.

And Sawamura ...

Standing in the indoor practice field, he fell into deep thought.

1 minute ~~

2 minutes ~~

3 minutes ~~

...

A full 5 minutes passed.

Sawamura finally made a decision.

That is!

Listen to Asad!

Give up the blow for now and hone the touch exclusively!

As for how to practice?

Baseball books, of course!

And then...

While reading a book...

Sawamura's attention, as always, went to strange places ...

For example, who came up with the name and why did you come up with it...

...

Sunday.

The cross-practice competition between seido and Daocheng high school officially began.

The first one.

Seido vs Daocheng high.

Seido's starting pitcher was Kawakami.

Because Daocheng high did not send the main players.

So in the first seven innings.

Kawakami was still able to suppress Daocheng high's line and did not give Daocheng high a lead.

But after coming to the eighth inning.

With excessive physical exertion.

Kawakami was eventually blasted.

In the eighth game, Daocheng High scored 5 points in one go and gained a huge lead!

"Seido only has the opportunity to attack in the ninth game, but with such a big point difference, even seido has a headache, right?"

"The pitcher who suppressed Kiryu yesterday, why not let him go to the pitcher's mound?"

"Isn't that nonsense? Daocheng High is the strongest rival in the western Tokyo along with city junior High! "

"In the past five years, Daocheng High and the city's junior high school have been occupying the appearance quota of Koshien."

"If they collect intelligence, it will be much more difficult for seido to rush into Koshien!"

"Hmm... I think that with Asad's strength, even if he is collected intelligence, he doesn't have to worry about being targeted! "

"Plus one! However, after all, seido has not been in Koshien for five years, no matter how cautious Coach Kataoka is, it is not excessive! "

While the audience was talking.

The players on the pitch have returned to their respective rest areas.

"Coach!"

"Captain kawakami has reached his limit, right?"

"After all, the training is so tired!"

"If you need me, I can go up at any time!"

Sawamura, who plays as a left fielder, enthusiastically recommends himself as soon as he arrives at the rest area of Seido.

"This game doesn't need your pitch, give me a step down."

Coach Kataoka said lightly.

"But that team is very strong!"

Hearing this, everyone in seido had a black line on their faces.

Asad helplessly spoke: "Where did you get the confidence to say this?" "