The catcher who partnered with Sawamura in the first round was Chris. [Full text reading] At this time, Miyuki came to serve as the referee.
I don't know what equipment Miyuki got from there. He even got the protective mask on the head of the referee.
"You are too careful!"
Seeing Miyuki in full armor, Sawamura felt inexplicably happy.
"I'm sailing the ship carefully."
Miyuki laughed.
It wasn't all about himself, it was more about Chris, who had just recovered after all
For Sawamura and Miyuki's caution, Chris was curious and funny, and really took him as a glass man. But Chris really felt the sincerity of the two towards him.
It's just that he's not the kind of person who puts his gratitude on his lips, so this feeling can only flow silently in his heart.
"The first game, what are you going to do?"
Sawamura ran to Chris and asked.
As a catcher, Chris belongs to the lead pitcher type of catcher. He can adjust a pitcher's state to the best. When partnering with Miyuki, Sawamura still thinks about putting forward his own ideas and opinions, but not with Chris, he will choose the ball that suits you according to your state.
Miyuki once said a famous saying that pitching is a work of art created by a pitcher and a catcher!
This is not only Miyuki, but Chris has also done it. Neither is the type to use the pitcher as a tool, and they also hate the pitcher's use of the catcher as a tool to catch the ball. They pay a lot of attention to guiding the pitchers so they can show their best pitches.
Of course, the two also have their own characteristics, not exactly the same.
Chris listened to Sawamura and asked himself, turned around and glanced at them, and said in a low voice, "You haven't shown your new pitching stance in front of them, have you?"
Sawamura was stunned when he heard the words, but he answered honestly: "I must have seen it, but not in the strike zone."
Chris said: "Then let them see, okay!"
Sawamura's new stance throwing the ball, it is absolutely impossible to see the mystery just by watching.
In the first round, Ryosuke Kominato was the first batter, and Jun Isashiki was the second. The formation was the finale.
Ryosuke Kominato stood in the striking position, squinting at Sawamura who was pitching.
Chris has not relaxed his observation of Ryosuke Kominato. After seeing Ryosuke Kominato's stance and holding the stick, he gave Sawamura the first secret signal.
Ball path: Inside corner, normal straight ball!
Sawamura nodded slightly.
He believed in Chris's play.
I saw Sawamura raised his right foot high, and then his right foot slashed down like a battle axe. As his center of gravity shifted, Sawamura's right glove blocked his body like a shield.
On the strike zone, Ryosuke Kominato originally made up his mind to swing the first ball. He has always come across as an extremely tough hitter who likes to pick four bad guys on base. Chris and Sawamura knew this.
So, this time he was uncharacteristically, swinging the bat when he was ready for the first ball.
The plan was good, but when he saw Sawamura pitching, his plan fell through.
The reason is simple. He couldn't even see where Sawamura put the ball. When he pitched the ball, the spot was tightly blocked by his body and gloves.
"Whoosh!"
The baseball was thrown, but Ryosuke Kominato failed to swing.
"Snapped!"
The baseball landed in Chris's open glove with a crisp sound.
"nice shot!"
Miyuki judged with a smile.
"really interesting."
The smile on Ryosuke Kominato's face became brighter and brighter. He even looked back at Miyuki, and when Miyuki felt his heart flutter, he turned to look at Sawamura.
The shot point is completely invisible, and the ball is coming faster than expected.
Sawamura Eijun, two years have passed, the progress of this kid is really scary.
"However, I'm not a scumbag in Qingdao. Let me see, what else is great about your pitching."
Just when Ryosuke Kominato made up his mind, Sawamura's second ball came, and his pitching rhythm was still fast.
On the strike zone, Kominato Ryosuke sneered in his heart.
I'm sorry, but I can't go as you wish.
In the face of this ball, Ryosuke Kominato swung decisively.
"Ping!"
The white ball was hit and flew high.
Sawamura took two steps back, opened his gloves, and caught the ball.
"Out!"
Kominato Ryosuke was directly killed by Sawamura.
In fact, when he touched the ball, Ryosuke Kominato had a premonition that it was bad, because the ball was not hit hard.
Sawamura threw a floating ball.
Because he was so concerned about Sawamura's new pitching posture, he even forgot that Sawamura had many other pitches.
In fact, it's even more scary to think so, because Sawamura's pitching has improved a whole level because he has learned a new pitching posture. The speed of the ball itself has increased, and there is no place to see the ball, and it feels that the speed of the ball is faster than the real ball speed.
"What a little monster!"
Ryosuke Kominato knew that he was being calculated, not only by Sawamura, but also by Chris.
Speaking of which, Chris is also interesting. He only stood where he was now, and whether it was the third grader or Sawamura's partner, he would not let go.
Such a guy is very reliable as a teammate. But as an opponent, it's also a headache.
After Ryosuke Kominato was out, it was Jun Isashiki's turn to strike.
"Please advise!"
Jun Isashiki greeted Chris and Miyuki politely.
There was a big drop of cold sweat on the heads of the two of them.
One of the two is Jun Isashiki's apprentice, and the other is Jun Isashiki's classmate. It seems that we don't need to use honorifics, right?
"This guy has made this a required homework."
"Come on, kid! Show me your pitch."
Turning his face, Jun Isashiki seemed to have changed into the familiar golden retriever.
Jun Isashiki's grip is very informal, but his blows are very positive.
With such an opponent, you can never guess what he is thinking.
Chris frowned, not knowing how to deal with Jun Izashiki. (When Chris was in the first army, Jun Izashiki had not yet played. In fact, until Chris was injured, Jun Izashiki did not make a difference. When he recovered, Jun Izashiki seemed to be the core hitter of the wealthy Qingdao. UU Reading For Isashiki Jun, Chris has very limited understanding.)
Just when he hesitated, he saw Sawamura looking at him with firm eyes.
Rest assured with the ball!
As long as I am here, I will definitely win.
His eyes seemed to speak.
With me, invincible! !
This is the first time Chris has seen Sawamura like this.
It is indeed the super ace who led the team twice and dominated the country.
If nothing else, the domineering arrogance of Sawamura is far beyond what ordinary pitchers can match.
Looking at Sawamura like this, Chris also has a plan to match the ball.
Then hit it hard!
The first ball: red in!