Triangle defense!
This lineup was conceived by the Godfoot Brothers and Yamazaki Kento together, and of course, Sawamura Eijun's credit is indispensable.
As we said in the previous article, the godfoot brothers are fans of Sawamura Eijun, and they are the very crazy kind.
Almost all the game videos of the Akagi Middle School baseball team, they have seen it. They often fantasize about themselves as members of the team. If they were on the Akagi Middle School baseball team, how would they play?
Countless imaginations made them naturally interested in the tactical formation of the triangle defense.
It's just that the key point is not something that can be thoroughly studied simply by looking at the screen.
They didn't solve the last problem until they met Kento Yamazaki.
Yamazaki Kento is the elder brother of Sawamura's little friend Yamazaki, and they are cousins of a grandfather.
Through the severe torture of his younger brothers, he quickly asked where the joints of the triangle defense were.
There are two core issues.
Lineup changes and ball match.
This is the core of the triangle defense.
After mastering the core technology, the three of them admired Sawamura, the founder of the Akagi Middle School baseball team.
In their view, this set of formations is simply perfect.
Based on this formation, they quickly developed the formation they are using now.
Although the players of Yamamoru Academy are not the top players in the country, they are also traditional strong teams.
Where is the overall quality of their players comparable to the pheasant team of the Akagi Middle School baseball team?
With the triangle defense tactics, the team's strength improved by leaps and bounds.
This allowed them to go all the way and make it to the top eight in the country.
The more powerful opponents they play, the more confident they will be in this set of tactics.
Unless you encounter that kind of super monster, it is difficult for ordinary opponents to take points from them.
Although Kazuya Kamizu knew that this set of tactics was created by Eijun Sawamura, he has already improved it.
He is confident that this set of tactics is definitely much more thorough than the original rough triangle defense tactics.
Even if there are any loopholes, they should have been filled by him, right?
Shinzu Kazuya looked at the rest area of Qingdo High School without knowing why.
At this time, he faced a very difficult choice.
Is it to abandon the formation that they have honed for a long time, or continue to believe.
After abandoning this formation, what did they use to compete with Qingdao High School?
After a few seconds of struggle, Kazuo Shenzu made up his mind.
At this time, there was actually only one path left for him to choose.
That is breaking the boat.
Rethinking new tactics to deal with Qingdao High School is simply unrealistic.
Whether this formation is really flawed?
Now they can only go one way.
Moreover, Shenzuka also has a hunch, even if this tactic has any weaknesses.
Shouldn't be an Achilles heel.
Otherwise, they have met so many strong teams before.
Finished them already!
"Ignore the runners on the field and focus on the batters."
The situation is that no one is out, there are people at first and third base.
unprecedented crisis.
Shenzu and also put on a stance of breaking the boat and sinking the boat.
"It should have been this way!"
Shenzu Tatsuya, who had been suffocated by fire, let out all his accumulated strength at once.
"Whoosh!"
The white ball is extremely sharp.
Even though he had seen through where his opponent was going to throw the ball, the eighth batter of Qingdo High School was not able to hit the ball.
"Ping!"
After the baseball was hit, it landed precisely on the death triangle.
"Snapped!"
"Out!"
Standing ugly.
After he played in place of Jin Maru, it was really shameless to show such a performance.
In the rest area of Qingdo High School.
The faces of all the little friends also became solemn.
The opponent's tactic, strictly speaking, actually doesn't have much flaws.
Even if you see through it, it is not so easy to hit the opponent's ball.
"Ninth, pitcher, Kawakami."
At this time, it was the turn of the blow, Kawakami of the ninth stick.
In the rest area of Qingdao High School, there was no dispatcher.
in the stands.
Akiko Owada is no longer a baseball novice in the beginning. Seeing the performance of Qingdao High School, she also vaguely guessed something.
"At this time, there is no representative to play. It seems that Director Kataoka plans to let Kawakami play in the next game."
Fujio nodded.
Director Kataoka's trust in pitchers is very strong.
Unless it's time for the team's life and death, he'll generally switch shots along the lines he's set.
He probably also had very high expectations for Kawakami-kun, a second-year student.
I just hope this player doesn't let their supervision go too far.
There were people at first and third base, and Kawakami played a bunt.
"Ping!"
Qingdao High School adopted a tactic of forced scoring.
First of all, they really hope to win a point as soon as possible, and on the other hand, they are also trying to paralyze their opponents.
Li's exit, of course, to a certain extent, blocked the offensive momentum of Qingdao High School.
But it must also paralyze the opponent.
This may not be a good thing for Qingdao High School's next attack.
Director Kataoka's eyes flashed with wisdom.
He has seen vaguely, very good results.
"Safety!"
Although Kawakami was out, Mae Sono returned to home plate.
The immediate result is the result of a compromise between the two sides.
This point, Yamamoru Academy recognized.
As long as Qingdao High School is willing to take out the number of games in exchange.
They don't seem to mind losing the point!
The total score became 4:2.
The situation was two outs and a man at second base.
Tojo advances to second base!
"First hit, shortstop, Kuramochi!"
At this time, Qingdao High School's blow, it was their turn to hit the line.
In the face of Kuramochi, Yamamoru Academy assumed a defensive posture from the very beginning, which was their regular routine.
80% of them will do this when dealing with Kurochi.
But Kuramochi noticed something different.
On the surface, they seemed to be very wary of Kuramochi's bunts, setting up a formation that would never give him a chance to bunt.
But the real situation is not entirely like this.
Putting such a formation, their main purpose is to let Kuramachi hit the ball to the death triangle.
That V-belt has shrunk!
At this moment, Kuramochi's brain turned desperate, and he instantly understood a lot of things.
Before the co-authoring, Yamamoru Academy put on such a stance, not really to guard against his own bunts, but to force himself to strike.
To put it bluntly, it is to scare people!
unacceptable!
If Kuramochi didn't know what to do in such a situation, then he would really be a fool.
In the face of the flying baseball, Kuramochi decisively threw a bunt.
"Ping!"
After the white ball is touched, it rolls to third base.
After the ball was hit, Kuramochi turned into a blue-blue lightning bolt.
Fast forward to first base!
Tojo also left second base and ran to third base.
Tojo's speed is very fast, coupled with the early start.
There's no suspense to third base.
And Kuramochi, facing the front guard and forcibly stealing the base, looks very dangerous.
The third baseman picked up the ball and hurried to first base.
The more you panic, the more likely you are to make mistakes.
It may be that Kuramochi's sudden move made them confused.
This pass turned out to be a clear error.
Yamazaki Kento, who had just returned to first base, was unable to catch the ball.
All they could do was watch Hiro Kuramochi run to first base.
"Safety!"
At the moment when the pass was wrong, Tojo, who had already reached third base, continued to run forward without stopping.
crazy!
With two outs, someone stole the base!
And it's a double steal! !
And it's a direct steal! ! !
The madness of Qingdao High School stunned their opponents.
Kazuya Kazuya, the catcher of Yamamoru Academy, closed his eyes in pain.
Although Eijun Sawamura will not be returning to Pitcher Hill, they are probably over.
"Safety!"
Before the white ball was picked up and passed back to home plate.
Tojo stepped onto the base of home plate in one step.
The total score became 5:2.
Qingdao High School's lead has returned to three points again.
It's not over yet.
Two outs, man at first base.
It's Kominato Haru's turn to strike!
"Ping!"
After the small white ball was hit, it delicately avoided the death triangle.
With an awkward pull-and-play position, he forcibly changed the direction of the baseball.
coincide?
It's all coincidence?
At this time, although there is already an ominous foreboding in my heart.
Shenzu Kazuya is still so comforting himself He doesn't want to deceive himself, but in this situation, what can he do if he doesn't deceive himself?
When all the cards in his hand have been played, what can he rely on?
At this time, the rest area of Yamamoru Academy.
Their supervisor with a public face finally stood up.
"For the next ball distribution, leave it to Shenzu Tatsuya!"
Um?
Everyone looked at the player who sent the message in shock.
The player in charge of the order was apprehensive, but he still firmly conveyed the supervisor's instructions.
"Although I don't know the specific reason, our formation should have been seen through. Next, all the players stayed in their defensive positions, and the ball allocation was left to Tatsuya, the supervisor said so."
The players of Yamamoru Academy showed unexpected obedience to the orders of their supervisors.
They didn't make any arguments and carried out the order obediently.
"Third stick, outfielder, Sawamura!"
At this time, it was Sawamura's turn to strike the third.
When he saw that there was no change in the garrison, he realized that the other party should have noticed something.
Next comes the battle between the batter and the pitcher.
bring it on!
The rushing blood in his body made Sawamura Eijun excited.
He couldn't wait to avenge his previous revenge.
"I've been waiting too long for this day!"
On the pitcher's mound, Shenzuda also felt that all the cells in his body were shaking.