baseball boy

At the end of the game, Director Ota said in a good mood in the supervisory office, "I didn't expect Sawamura's pitching to be so exciting against Wanggu Station."

"Hey, and the number of balls used in the 9 rounds is only 109 balls." Rei Takashima smiled.

Ochiai glanced at Director Kataoka who was smiling and said nothing, "I see, I finally understand the reason why Director Kataoka can't give up on Sawamura. Seeing such a wonderful pitching performance, whether it's against Furutani who can't play due to injury For Sato, who can only do wild harvesting, it is quite a stimulus."

Minister Ota and Rei Takashima's lip corners were slightly sluggish, and Kataoka paused holding the cup. No one spoke for a while, and the atmosphere was a little stagnant.

.........

The next day was training as usual, but Ryoma joined the infield defense practice. This arrangement by Supervisor Kataoka surprised everyone.

"Third baseman!" Kataoka threw a white baseball with his left hand, and swung the bat with his right hand. The hit ball violently hit the yellow sandy soil, but bounced quickly.Ryoma jumped up and caught the bouncing earth with his right glove.

Kataoka didn't say anything, no one knew that the eyes under the sunglasses showed a little joy, "The next second baseman!"

"That guy is amazing, he can catch such a ball," Kudo was pleasantly surprised and at the same time looked at Dongwei with a little envy, then changed the subject, and said with some doubts, "Why did the supervisor let Sato What about infield fielding practice?"

Watanabe on the side vaguely had an answer in his mind. His eyes revolved around Sato, who kept catching the ball and passing it to his teammates. He said to the two people next to him, "The supervisor must have his own considerations, probably for the next game."

"What, the infield is already crowded enough, why is this guy here to join in the fun?" Jinmaru clicked his tongue in displeasure, and then when he saw someone with a strong figure who didn't miss a ball, flashed through his mind It was blank, and after recovering, I found that my palms were covered with sweat, "Damn it, why is it the third baseman? If this continues, can I still start the next game?"

But Kanamaru is not the only one who has this kind of thinking, there is another one who is also nervous and sweating profusely. Hikasa Shoji can only watch the defensive practice where he is excluded, feeling extremely anxious.

"Lower your waist! Don't hesitate after catching the ball!" Kataoka yelled at Ryoma while swinging the bat.

"Yes!" Liang Zhen touched the sweat on his face and shouted firmly, but his heart was not very calm, "What, why did you ask me to do infield defense practice, I really want to pitch, today's I haven't even finished my swing yet."

The first few people in the infield of the first army also had different expressions, "What's the situation, this kid came to the infield to join in the fun again?" Cang Chi had a slightly puzzled face, but his hands kept moving.

"This kid is growing so fast that he can't even make a mistake in the fielding practice in the infield," Maenozoo said with a serious face, "As a senior, I must never lose to him, whether it's in hitting or... ...infield fielding."

"It's amazing, Liang Zhen catches the ball in the infield so accurately," Xiaomin said with a smile on his face, "We defend with Liang Zhen in the infield, although they are in different positions, but the sense of stability... really Looking forward to the next game…”

Miyuki, who had already received a round of Sawamura's changeup, saw the scene on the infield side through the bullpen, and couldn't help smiling, "Is that brat so worthy of the trust of the supervisor?"

"Senior Miyuki! Come and catch my ball, as a catcher, you should take the pitcher seriously!"

Sawamura's yelling came from the bullpen, and Miyuki said helplessly, "It's so noisy! Even if I go to catch the ball, can you make a good shot?"

"Whispering!" Sawamura yelled nervously, turning the ball in his hand, "Damn it, I'll show you the ball right away!"

The night was getting dark, and the day's practice time was coming to an end, "Damn it, I've been doing infield catch and defense training in the end." Liang Zhen wiped the sweat from his forehead with some displeasure.

"All the members go back to have dinner, and the members of the first army will have a pre-match meeting!"

"Yes!"

After dinner, as usual, it was time for Senior Abbe to lecture. In fact, it was also a meeting for discussing tactics and intelligence. It could not help but be supervision and small gifts. Even Coach Ochiai rarely attended.

"Is it true that Pharmacist and City Junior won over there? It has become a rematch in the summer competition."

"The two schools are fighting each other to the death. To be honest, it is a very lucky thing."

"Everyone must have seen it when they watched the game on the court. What needs to be paid attention to is their super heavyweight hit line, and they scored 4 home runs from the hands of Senizumi Maki." Watanabe said.

"Although Xia Tian retreated before showing their strength, their players are very good." Cang Chi folded his arms and looked at the several players in the video.

"There are also many people predicting that they will be among the top this year."

"Maki's curve ball was completely broken by them. The difference from Wang Gu is that they wait until the ball reaches their hands and then hit it with all their strength. It is the so-called power type." Watanabe added.

"It doesn't matter if it deviates from the center of the ball." Kuramochi grinned mischievously, and turned his head to look at Sawamura behind him. "It may be a natural enemy for you!"

"I don't think so!" Sawamura said loudly.

"All hitters swing with all their strength, so the pitch must not be too high," Ryoma pinched his chin and muttered to himself, "I see, a high pitch is fatal...the key lies in the low pitch." The change ball was..."

"The core of a pitcher is these two people," Watanabe said, pointing to the two tall players in the video, "Ace Kojima and first-year left-handed pitcher Ogawa."

"The eyebrows are so ugly..." Liang Zhen couldn't help complaining.

Miyuki, who was sitting next to him, looked puzzled, "Eh? Is this the point?"

"Although Xiao Chuan, who was in the first grade, pitched in the field, he was replaced before he could throw a full inning."

"The winning ball is the slider," Qianyuan said.

"Not only that, but also the screw ball." Watanabe glanced at the garden in front of him. "However, Ogawa, who is still in the first grade, is not stable in handling the ball, giving people the impression of being careless. And the straight ball of the ace Kojima will be broken in the second half of the game." There is a phenomenon of floating, so I think there should be a lot of good shots.”

"Don't be fooled by their momentum, never let go of good shots."

"The first thing is to defeat the opponent in front of you, and we will think about the finals after we win!" Miyuki concluded.

"Sawamura, Sato, the supervisor is calling you." Kudo shouted at the two of them.

"Eh?"

"Eh? Boss?"

"knock knock"

"Come in"

"Boss, you called me?"

"excuse me"

One tall and one low boy walked into the supervision office, "Well, I called you here because I want to tell you something." Kataoka stood in front of the window and looked at the moonlight.

"Satou, do you know why I asked you to do infield defensive practice?" Kataoka asked suddenly, which surprised Ryoma, "It's for the preparation of the next game."

Before Liang Zhen could answer, Kataoka had already dispelled the doubts in his heart, "Then... the next game, supervisor, you mean to let me guard the infield?"

"Yes, but not entirely," Kataoka said to the boy with puzzled eyes, "I want you to be ready to throw the ball at any time."

"But...wasn't I in charge of the outfield in previous games? Now..."

"Not only you, but I will also make Jianggu ready at any time."

"What do you mean, let Fuguya get ready?" Sawamura, like Ryoma, was also at a loss and didn't understand what the supervisor said at all.

Rei Takashima seemed to have thought of something, and raised his glasses, "Could it be that Director Kataoka is going to go down to guard the left field?"

"What! I'll go to left field and I'll go to infield? Then the starter for the next game..."

Sawamura's expression became exaggerated, and he almost pointed at himself, "I'm planning to let Kawakami play as the starter in the next game." The supervisor said.

Sawamura was hit hard, and he didn't expect things to be like this at all. Liang Zhen seemed to understand a little bit, "Could it be that the arrangement of the supervisor is to deal with Cheng Kong's threading?"

"Well," the corner of the supervisor's mouth curved up slightly, "With the attack power of you and Jiang Gu, the pressure on Cheng Kong's pitchers will also increase."

"I'm afraid the supervisor also considers the wide range of balls possessed by Senior Kawakami, which is incomparable to us freshmen." Liang Zhen thought through all the joints and said, "Yes, I will definitely guard the infield."

"In addition to fielding practice tomorrow, you have to go to the bullpen. You can't forget the feeling of your fingertips. Even if you are not on the mound, you can still gain the trust of your teammates. Prove everything with your performance." Supervisor Kataoka said to Shangliang With a real gaze, he said clearly every single word.

"Yes! If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first." Liang Zhen closed the door and let out a foul breath.

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