The original intention of the diamond ace

"Can I talk to you now about the matchmaking?"

He nodded and looked at me with interest, "Okay, I'll do what you want to shoot later." He looked at my speechless expression, "Oh, you're a pitcher after all, Still have to give priority to the wishes of the pitcher~”

This person definitely wants to see me laugh!He is not the type who will try his best to accommodate the pitcher with the ball. If he is such a gentle catcher, he will not match such a dangerous ball in the first inning.He still prioritizes me, and most of them shake their heads at his matchmaking, he is not very happy about it.

I glared at him angrily, "Let's change the distribution of the ball in the future, make it a good ball, and throw it to them as much as possible." I didn't wait for him to ask, I took it, and quickly took it, "Now I I'm a little tired, but Fuguya, Kawashima-senpai has already pitched in the morning. There is still a day of games ahead, and as a starter, I still hope to throw a few more innings to reduce the burden on other pitchers as much as possible."

He listened to me carefully, and didn't intend to speak. I looked at him suspiciously. Is it really based on my wishes this time?

"So try not to strike out the batters after that, but to distribute the ball around letting them hit the ground or fly. Although the chance of being hit will increase, but the number of balls used will be much less, it is still worth the risk. It’s risky. Waiting for a hitter to hit base, it’s still too late to change to the current distribution. Even if you lose points, with the current point difference, losing one or two runs won’t be a big problem.”

"Then do as you please." Miyuki looked at me with a smile.Oh, it's a little surprising that you listened to me so easily.But that's fine, I don't need to continue persuading, after all, I'm about to hit you soon.

"Well, I'll leave the specific judgment and matchmaking to you, Miyuki."

"Huh? Senior, didn't you always call me senior before!" He looked at me dissatisfied.

"After understanding, I can't scream at all." I walked away with a cold face.

***

I adjusted my hat, took the bat, walked to the strike zone and squatted down, looking at Yuuki in front of me, you have to hit one, otherwise you may not be selected for the first army in the future.

"Pong!"

I was a little surprised to see Yuki running the base expressionlessly. This is really, either a strikeout or a home run.Although his blow was somewhat blind, it is undeniable that if this is an official game, his blow will be the end of the game, and he is a hitter that people will look forward to.

Next is me. Last time I hit a few finger balls. If you give me finger balls this time, don’t be too surprised if I hit them.

But to my surprise, after facing several hitters, the fingering ball that often appeared before only appeared once or twice.I looked at the pitcher on the mound and the sweat on his face and body was visible in the dugout.

It's still too small. Although home runs are not very common, they are by no means uncommon. As long as the hitter is strong enough, he has a chance to hit a home run, let alone a high school with a metal bat. It's baseball.Still being beaten less, as long as he is beaten out a few more times, he will get used to it.

The inning broke out, and after scoring four runs, the opposing pitcher barely got the last out.

After the offensive and defensive exchange, Miyuki squatted behind the home plate and looked at Oda with the powder on the mound, "Don't you pursue pitchers who don't care about strikeouts or even scores?"Although it can be seen that he is very confident in his ball, he will not pursue the things that pitchers value.Oops~ How come there are so many interesting pitchers. '

In the next six, seven (), and eighty-three innings, although all hitters hit base, they only lost one run.Finally, in the second half of the ninth inning, Miyuki asked me quietly before going on the court, "How is it? Are you physically strong enough?"

"No problem!" I was sweating and my face was flushed, but I still spoke confidently.

"Then we're going to strike them all out and get the game over."

I smiled, Miyuki, I have to say, whether it's your matchmaking or your guidance, it's really exciting!

"Let's go!"

***

"competition is over!"

In the last ninth inning, we solved the following three batters cleanly and successfully ended the game with 10:1.

"Ah, ah, after having such a powerful ace and two reliable substitutes, it is really enviable to recruit an incredible first-year pitcher, Director Kataoka." The supervisor of Yamaga said with a smile Looking at Kataoka.

Supervisor Kataoka was completely unmoved by his words, "He still has a lot of shortcomings. Today's practice match allowed us to discover many problems."

"Today's competition also gave our players a lot of excitement. See you next time at Koshien."

"See you at Koshien." Supervisor Kataoka smiled slightly.

***

At night, Director Kataoka's room.

Miyuki stood opposite Director Kataoka and Director Ota with his hands behind his back, talking about the summary of this competition.

………… "Although Yuuki's blow will have a certain impact on the connection of the line, but his strength is just what we lack now, so I still agree with him joining the first army as a substitute. And in some cases that do not affect In the situation where the game is going, let him play to accumulate experience in major competitions, and his strikes will bring greater help to the team next year."

"Then, what do you think of Oda's pitching in the afternoon game, and can he be played in the summer qualifiers?" The director's sunglasses flashed a light.

"Shall we let him play in summer too?! Supervisor Kataoka, this is too risky. Although he pitched well today, the pitching lineup is also very substantial now, so there is no need to take this risk again." Director Ota panicked Zhang said.

Miyuki said without hesitation, "Although Oda's pitching is immature and there are still many areas for improvement, he is also a pitcher who can lead the team to victory. In the summer games, I personally think that some situations can already be handed over to him. .”

"Okay, I see, you go to rest."

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