Diamond Ace Takanono

Chapter 194 The Last Inner Corner

In the second half of the ninth inning, the atmosphere in the court was obviously more enthusiastic. Compared with entering the extended inning, the audience wanted to see the miracle of 'two outs in the second half of the ninth inning'.

Faced with such overwhelming calls, the mound was a bit unfamiliar. Gao Zhiye stepped on the soft and solid ground, and the sense of solidity made him feel a little relieved.

The catcher on the opposite side seemed to be frowning.

"play ball!"

The game started, and everything was receding behind Gao Zhiye like a tide. From a distance of 18 meters, he could see the batter's expression very clearly.

The stomach that was still twitching before the game, now every wave of discomfort has been smoothed out, and a lot of energy in this body can still be tapped out.

The troll had four bats, and looking at the expressionless person on the mound, a bad feeling came to his mind, "This pitcher's psychological defense has not collapsed yet, and it's too early to say it's over." '

He'll swing the first pitch in this inning.

The pitcher didn't shake his head at the signal, and immediately started to throw the ball sideways. The smooth and deep-rooted pitching action injected all the remaining power into it.

The moment the pitch was released, the excess anti-skid powder on the ball was suddenly peeled off, and a thin white mist was released, only the hitter who was staring at the ball noticed.

The four sticks confirmed that it was still a straight ball this time, and it was the inner corner position that Takano was most confident in. He found the best stepping time in a split second.

The direction of the straight ball came, and it really was an inside corner kick straight into the chest, 'I knew it was an inside corner straight ball! ! '

The hitter takes a sharp step, and the power accumulates smoothly from the bottom plate, driving the bat to swing forward, because the step out gives him room to swing the bat. If the ball is found correctly, the ball can be hit Heart.

But the direction of the ball is obviously not in the strike zone. Takano is throwing from the right, and the four sticks are hitting from the left. On the large slash line thrown to the inner corner, it is obviously more inward.

'Damn it, I'm about to squeeze the bat! '

The ball smacked hard with the bat, as the four clubs expected, but was not in the best position.

The moment the two players held their breath, the duel at the home plate was over, the ball flew far away, dropped the bat and rushed towards the first base. Eyes fixed on the very high ball.

Drawing a very high parabola in the air, Jun Isashiki of the center field had already stopped five or six meters in front of the home plate.

"I can catch it!!" Isashiki followed the shadow of the ball with his eyes, and he let out a heavy breath until the ball actually entered the glove.

Immediately, from Seidou's support booth, the suppressed joy burst out, "Isashiki-senpai! Good catch!!"

"Isashiki!!"

"Senior fox dog!!"

Passing the dangerous ball to a nearby outfielder, Isashiki scowled and said, "Che, it's just an outfield fly! Takano, give me a good pitch!"

"Huh—" He took off his hat and wiped his sweat, Gao Zhiye didn't speak, and gave a thumbs up to the center field.

One out count scored.

Gao Zhiye's muscles relaxed for a while, and the sore parts spread to a wide area. Only then did he realize that his whole body was tense just now.

"One out!"

The encouragement from the seniors behind him finally reached his ears.

"Five bats are coming", someone's voice in my heart is talking about the characteristics of this hitter.

After Miyuki passed the code, he casually placed the glove in a position. Since the sixth round, he had forcibly changed his habits, and even Takano had to adapt to a new set of codes.

"Out of bounds!" Five sticks also adopted the strategy of hitting the first ball, and the outside corner kick fell to the side and fell out of bounds.

"Huh?" In the studio, the people watching the ball carefully felt something was wrong, "That catcher seemed to be taken aback just now!"

"Well, it seems to be a problem with the code? The pitcher obviously threw the ball according to the catcher's glove..."

Immediately afterwards, they saw that Qingdao's shooting called a timeout again.

"Well, it feels like Qingdao has to call timeouts twice in almost every inning?" Thinking about it, this pitcher is still a first-year student, and the catcher must always check the pitcher's status.

Back on the mound, it was a two-second blank moment in Qingdao's shooting dialogue.

"Do you need to review the password again?" Miyuki was worried.

"No, I was just for a moment... I don't know why."

The timeout was short, but Director Nitta who was standing outside the bench suddenly laughed, "It's almost there."

In Nitta’s opinion, the collapse of high school kids can happen in an instant, especially in the second half of the game, when fatigue and pressure accumulate to a certain extent, and the movements begin to deform.

At this time, it is just a breath in the heart, and with this breath, you can persevere.

Therefore, the more players who have experienced harsh training, the better they can maintain at this time.

"The batter is out!"

An outside corner kick was about to hit the bat head. Second baseman Ryosuke Kominato threw the sand all over his body and held the infield ground ball very beautifully.

"C'mon, it's the ninth inning..." Although the infielders in Qingdao looked tired, they still played defense with ease.

At this time, Liu Bang was called back to the bench, and Si Bang and Supervisor Nitta were talking fiercely over there.

"...Probably reached this position..." The two of them ignored the six sticks that came back, and were still discussing the details.

Liu Bang heard his name on the radio, "...Supervisor, I..."

At this time, Director Nitta smiled and said: "Listen, the pitcher will definitely throw you a corner kick in a while, and you will hit it in this way..."

'Definitely shoot the inside corner straight ball? Six sticks jogged to the strike zone, thinking about what he had just been told.

’ That’s the most confident pitch that pitcher has, and he’s going to throw it. '

'Step out an extra foot's width so there's plenty of room to maneuver. '

'It's okay to hit the sky. . '

After recalling the six bats, I found that the pitcher on the opposite side was staring at him, 'He must have seen it. . '

Of course, Director Nitta's happy look almost attracted the attention of everyone in Qingdao, even if he already knew that the supervisor was old and cunning, maybe he was just acting, but what if?
'Is he aware of my habitual movements? '

'What the hell are they talking about? '

And that four-bat, this round hit a super long outfield fly, did he master something?
All kinds of thoughts disturb Gao Zhiye's heart.

"Two out!"

"Take down the last person!"

These shouts from the outfield were very loud, and they crushed Gao Zhiye's nerves step by step. There were blood vessels at the temples that pulsated with the heartbeat.

Miyuki's mood was also in a mess almost at the same time, he was thinking about the pitcher's body, he was thinking about who should play in the next inning, and he was thinking about how to calm down the pitcher's heart.

Subconsciously, Miyuki matched a straight ball with a high inner corner, because this position is Takano's favorite position, "After throwing this ball, settle down!" '

　On Valentine’s Day, the center sent us flowers and cakes, only for single dogs, hahaha, it’s so fun to join in the fun

　　
　
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