NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 108: The Real Ace
Chapter 108: The Real Ace
Two Outs, no one on base.
Even though Sawamura’s pitching was average, Miyuki didn’t seem to give Sawamura a sign. But people also noticed that something was wrong!
Two balls, two Outs.
This feels so weird
In the dugout of the Hakuryu.
Coach Sasaki held the stopwatch’s hand, slightly pale.
‘No, it feels very wrong.’
“The next ball, don’t swing the bat no matter what!”
Sasaki gave a sign to the batter Shindo on the field.
In baseball, there are a lot of rhythms. One of them is that when the first two batters were both resolved by one ball, the batter who came on after the two Outs should not be resolved by one ball anyway.
It is better to get a Strikeout than let the opponent solve the batter with one ball.
This rhythm, if we really want to investigate it, can’t be verified, but this rhythm does have its truth.
Being solved by one ball in a row will make the attack of one’s own side end very fast, and at the same time, it is likely to fall into the rhythm of the other side. At this time, choosing to let go of the first ball, to a certain extent, can disrupt the pitching rhythm of the pitcher.
SNAP!
“STRIKE!!”
In this way, on the first ball, Shindo didn’t swing, and Sawamura and Miyuki scored one Strike.
Miyuki lifted his eyelids, glanced at Shindo, and gave Sawamura the first sign.
The rest area of the Hakuryu High School.
Director Sasaki’s heart sank.
Sure enough, the ominous feeling he had before was right. Miyuki and Sawamura’s previous performances weren’t affected at all, they just made the best of the situation, taking advantage of Hakuryu’s aggressive attack, and wanted to get the number of eliminations as soon as possible.
Right now, Shindo not swinging at the first ball, which can be regarded as disrupting the arrangement of Sawamura and Miyuki to a certain extent.
Next, just look for a chance to swing.
On the strike zone, Shindo also knew this, and his eyes were firmly fixed on Sawamura as if he wanted to stare out a hole in Sawamura.
Sawamura on the pitcher’s mound was unmoved, and he didn’t hesitate to throw the ball.
The ball path is the low corner of the inside corner.
Are you serious?
Shindo knew in his heart that Sawamura, who had regained control of the ball, should have returned to his previous rhythm.
After that, the ball will become more and more tricky. Sweet balls, strikes, or something, it’s impossible to come here.
‘Bring it on!’
Watch me hit out!!
Aiming at this tricky inside corner ball, Shindo swung decisively.
Ping!
The white ball was hit and flew into the gap in left field.
This ball, Sakai did not stop this the first time, but he caught the ball before the first rebound point. Shindo hit first base and couldn’t move on.
After Sawamura came on the field, the first hit of the Hakuryu High School came.
On the pitcher's mound, Sawamura’s eyes flashed a little surprise.
In the position of the catcher, Miyuki’s eyes are also quite intriguing.
He didn’t expect that the ball in the inner corner was swept away by the Hakuryu’s Batter.
Originally, Miyuki and Sawamura, both considered Shindo, played a slow high-flying ball to the outfields.
Miscalculated~
‘It is because of the uninterrupted swing of the bat every day that he can hit such a tricky ball there.’
Miyuki shrugged his shoulders and gestured to Sawamura, who was helpless.
The players of Hakuryu High School are worthy of being one of the top players in the nation. Their level is indeed incomparable to the previous opponents of Seidou.
Sawamura signaled that it was okay, and re-ready to pitch.
At this time, Shindo on the first base began to be unruly, and he quietly moved to the second base.
The rest area of the Hakuryu High School.
Sasaki gripped the stopwatch in his hand nervously.
With Sawamura’s pitch and Miyuki’s restraint, the time between the two to restrain the stealing base was 3.28 seconds.
Shindo’s fastest time to steal second base was 3.25 seconds.
Theoretically speaking, Miyuki and Sawamura’s partners should not be able to stop Shindo’s way of stealing bases.
“Don’t be in a hurry, don’t panic. There’s no need to go to second base on purpose. Everything follows the normal rhythm. If he moves, you move with it, and if you have a chance, steal base.”
On this side, he gave the sign of Shindo, and on the other side, Sasaki also gave the sign to Hoshino, which was a batter.
Play whenever you have a chance, regardless of the runners, it is not impossible to play and run.
With a two-point lead, we can use any risky attack to overwhelm Seidou’s defense.
In the dugout of Seidou.
Kataoka shouted coldly: “Tanba, Kawakami, and Furuya, you three, take a good look at what Sawamura does when there are people on the base.”
This is a bit too embarrassing. Not to mention Furuya Satoru, Tanpa, and Kawakami are both Sawamura’s seniors.
Kataoka said this but also made a great decision.
After speaking, he stopped talking.
On the baseball field, the strong is the teacher. Although Sawamura is two years younger than Tanpa, his performance on the mound can indeed be Tanpa’s teacher.
Kataoka advised guidance.
As for whether the three are willing to comprehend, and how much they can comprehend, it is up to them.
On the field, Sawamura snorted and threw two pinning balls.
On the first base, Shindo calmly resolved the crisis. He wasn’t too far from the first base, even if Sawamura wanted to kill him, it was impossible.
“Is it useless?”
Furuya muttered.
Chris next to him shook his head: “This is not useless. The purpose of Sawamura’s restraint is not to solve the runner but to prevent the runner from leaving too far from first base. At the same time, it can also test the runner’s reaction and guess he is It’s not about stealing bases on the next pitch.”
Now, Sawamura has tested it out.
Sawamura opened his stance to throw the ball, and Shindo on the first base rushed to the second base.
There is a fundamental difference between someone on first base and someone on second base. If there is someone at second base, it is equivalent to entering the scoring circle. At the speed of the Hakuryu, with just one average hit, they might be able to get back to home plate.
In the position of the catcher, there was a cruel smile on the corner of Miyuki’s mouth.
He suddenly stood up sideways, leaving his original squatting position.
On the pitcher’s mound, Sawamura deliberately missed by almost a meter, and just gave Miyuki who stood up to catch the ball.
Miyuki took the ball, raised his arms, and passed it to second base.
“Hyaa-ha-haa!”
Kuramochi, who was originally restrained, has long since gotten carried away in the tense moment. After covering up the second base, he caught Miyuki’s pass and smiled as he looked at Shindo who was running over.
“Thank you for your hard work!”
Touch out!
The rest area of the Hakuryu High School.
Sasaki paused the stopwatch.
2.95 seconds!
Sawamura’s movements were quicker, and Miyuki saved a lot of time because he didn’t have to stand up from squatting, but could pass the ball directly. The cooperation between the two was faster than before, a full 0.3 seconds.
At 0.3 seconds, the result was out.
Three outs, offense, and defense exchange.
“Beautiful work!”
“As expected of Miyuki!”
“Containment, full score!!!”
The players of the Second String and the Third String applauded Miyuki who solved the runner.
In the dugout of the Hakuryu.
Sasaki’s face was ugly to death.
‘Not just the catcher, but the pitcher as well?’
Sawamura knew that he was going to steal bases on the first pitch before Shindo stole the base.
“What a horrible guy!”
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