Diamond Ace: Qingdao King

Chapter 87 16 Mingchuan Battle 7 Defeated Masters
"call!"

Kuramochi stood on the left field, and now he desperately wants to get on base and score!
After all, everyone can see Jiang Gu's condition, and the first half is so dangerous.If Qingdao can get ahead, it can also reduce some pressure on him, right?

He looked at the mound~ this pitcher is indeed a very standard pitcher.

He is tall, well-built, and has a rather cold and intimidating face~
what!
But Master Kurachi wasn't frightened!
The stick was tight, and he also wanted to see how precise the so-called precision machine was!

~
The ball came towards the outside corner, and Kuramochi retracted the bat that was going out, so he stopped hitting the ball so obviously.Although he is eager to hit the base and score, it is also good to consume more balls from the opponent.

"Snapped!!"

"Bad ball!"

"Snapped!"

"Bad ball!"

The referee called two bad balls in a row, which was within Yang Shunchen's prediction, and he moved the soil on the mound without arrogance or impatience. The ball he just played was just testing the referee's strike zone. See There's nothing cheap about the strike zone that comes to the umpire.Then it becomes even more certain that those bad balls that Qingdao just received that were inexplicably called strikes were definitely caused by Qingdao's catcher.

But~ in the end is how to do it?

And that wild hand...

Thinking of the run just now, even though Yang Shunchen had always had a very calm temper, he felt a little helpless!

With the bases loaded and an out, he hit a single, not to mention that he didn't score a run, and even got a double play by an inexplicable trick of the opponent.

Who can be happy?

Ready sideways, the glove touched the left elbow.

The catcher behind home plate understood and nodded.

Yang Shunchen had already communicated with everyone in the lounge before that they could take their time in this half of the game. The primary purpose was to verify the referee's strike zone.Since there is no problem with the umpire, but the problem lies with Qingdao's catcher, then they can just make the umpire's strike zone smaller.

Because of the catching skills of Qingdao catchers, their original tactics of waiting for bad balls will naturally not be used.If so, then do the opposite.

Qingdao's pitchers have problems with ball control, so make the strike zone smaller. I believe this will make it difficult for Qingdao's catchers to catch.After all, no matter how magical that technique is?But after all, there must be a range.

The smaller the strike zone, the larger the range, and obviously, the more difficult it will be.

Yang Shunchen turned the ball in his hand and looked towards home plate.Come on, the game is so long, let him see how far that pitcher's ball control can go with the catcher's skill.

The ball was pushed into the position just now, and Kuramochi still didn't move!

Three consecutive balls were at the same point, and when the first two balls were bad balls, he let go of this ball on purpose.Between hitting hard and hitting three balls, he chose the latter.

Or it should be said that most of the 'professors' he received and most hitters would choose the latter under such circumstances.

The variability of three balls is too great. Whether it is four balls or walks, it can bring benefits in terms of the number of balls used by the pitcher and the increase in pressure. It is necessary to wait, isn't it?

look!Another bad ball!
The referee arched his arms at this moment: "Strike!"

He could see clearly that the ball had moved inwards a bit more than before, and the pitcher had adjusted it very well.

Kuramochi was a little stunned, the catcher's glove moved?Or was the hit point of the ball just now really...

wrong!

Cang Chi believed in his own judgment, and he had no reason to make such an inexplicable misjudgment.Although the opponent's distribution speed seems to be faster than what I heard before, it is still within his normal strike range.

Two bad and one good, can't wait!
The pitcher on the mound is moving!
The same point of release, it is still a straight ball.

Cangchi's stick came out late but quickly, drawing a beautiful arc, coming...

The ball didn't fall...

Or should I say, the ball is not depressed.

Because of this reason, the center of the ball, which should be pinpointed by itself, only touched the bottom of the ball.

"clatter!"

The bottomed ball flies high~
Gao Fei above the home plate was not difficult to catch at all, and was easily put into the glove by Mingchuan's catcher.

"1 out!"

Ming Chuan took the ball thrown by the catcher and gestured: "1 out!"

His eyes skipped over to Kuramochi, without stopping at all.

He knew that the hitter would shoot that ball just now. With the previous three balls on the line, he can probably guess what he meant to test the strike zone, so he probably will hit the base in a similar position~
That counts.

Compared with strikeouts, if it is not for the referee's strike zone, he is actually more willing to use some high fly or ground ball, which can save the number of balls and solve the hitter more quickly.

In short, it is always better to control the rhythm in your own hands.

~
Qingdao came to Kominato Ryosuke, who was playing second bat, and Chen Xin also went to the preparation area to apply oil and weight rings to his bat.

But while looking at the field~
Precision machine?Chen Xin pouted! 'Boom' sounded!I used to have a nickname, called - strike machine.

Nine squares, plus 12 outer grids can be played, and even the bounce of the explosive throw has not failed to score a home run.Hehe~ Hitting machines versus sophisticated pitching machines?
It's a memorable meeting.

However, this pitcher is indeed experienced, whether it is ball control or the distribution of his physical fitness.

The game they went to watch before also had more than 100 shots, and there was no difference in the speed of the ball from the beginning to the end. For high school students of this age who have not undergone professional adjustments, it can be called awesome.

……

But sideline scouts have a different focus than everyone else.

They originally came to see Jie Cheng and other third-year students, but they didn't expect that Chen Xin's action during the double kill just now attracted their attention.

727's double play is indeed amazing, the predictive ability is also exaggerated, and the replacement is also very clever, but these are just a surprise to the scouts. After all, they are still only a first-year player, and they are still an outfielder. Put it away for a while, and talk about it later.

But his backhand is really amazing!

An outfielder, who the hell knows why the backhand is so pretty?That's not at all what an outfielder, at least not one of his age, can whip out.

At the moment, there are still scouts who just recorded it watching it over and over again.

First, Qingdao's catcher quickly passed the ball to Chen Xin who was running in front of third base. The moment the ball entered the glove, it appeared in his ungloved right hand again.He had to prevent the runner from hitting the plate again so he could pass back to Miyuki.

It's fine if that's the case, and the catcher doesn't have such a thing as being quick occasionally.

But the runner was stunned for a moment, the ball went back into the glove, and then hit the runner~
The interval is negligible, but the technology is so skilled~
The scout clicked his tongue. He dared to say that even in a place called Neon with a strict foundation, he might not be able to find an infielder who can apply the backhand technique to this purpose in actual combat.

The other party is completely an instinct, the kind without consideration at all~
When the runner happened to be stuck just a little distance in front of him, how dare he turn his hand?

Not to mention high school students, even professional players sometimes make low-level mistakes such as unarmed strikes, because sometimes the body reacts faster than the brain~
But Chen Xin dared to come and go like this, so it wasn't a habitual movement at all!
"Why not an infielder..."

(End of this chapter)