Diamond Ace Takanono

Chapter 91 Freshman Test
On the second day, after experiencing the three bowls of rice after the morning exercise, the day for freshmen to adapt to training life finally began.

"First graders, next we will conduct an ability test on the defensive position you want. After changing your spikes, gather at the B court." The assistant coach shouted from the sidelines holding the materials.

Gao Zhiye didn't need to test today, but he still came to the B side to see how the other pitchers were doing. He took a step back and accidentally bumped into a panting man behind him.

"Ah, I'm sorry... Dogeza-kun?" Takano quickly swallowed the voice behind: "Sawamura-kun."

"You were talking about Dogeza just now, right?! Everest-kun!" Eijun Sawamura just ran over, but was stared at by Director Kataoka. He panicked and ran even faster.

'What the hell is Mount Everest, probably because I know I'm Chinese? Gao Zhiye believed in his intuition when interacting with people. He looked at this blushing young man, and felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart that he wanted to get close to him, so he decisively showed his affection: "I am Gao Zhiye, and it was Senior Kuramochi who told you Is it? I am Chinese."

"Ah? You are actually Chinese?!!" The man looked extremely flustered, as if he had just done something to destroy international friendship, and said in broken Chinese that he didn't know where he learned: "You... ok. .”

"No need... We were communicating in Japanese just now?" So is it just a coincidence to say that Everest?Of course, when Gao Zhiye got to know Eijun Sawamura better, he would be even more surprised that he knew the full name of the world's highest mountain.

"Oh, that's right, hahahaha."

There were seven or eight people who wanted to be pitchers. Gao Zhiye glanced over, and some people began to swallow their saliva secretly, and everyone was secretly looking at him.

"Gao Jun, it's been a month since the last test, let's take a look at the changes in your stats this month." The assistant coach felt that with such a tall wall as Gao Zhiye, those who are not suitable to be pitchers There will be no struggle, and you can transfer to other positions as soon as possible.

"Okay." Of course Gao Zhiye also wanted to see how he was among rookie pitchers.

In the next explosive test, the pitchers who started together were directly left behind.

'What's the matter with that guy, he can accelerate so fast in an instant. 'In this test, pitchers from the Little League team ranked first. In the impression, pitchers have to pitch for a long time, so endurance is very important, but in fact, explosive power is actually more important than endurance. To put it bluntly, a pitcher's job is to A ball increases from a speed of 0 to more than 120 kilometers in less than two seconds, so compared to long-distance running, pitchers in clubs most often practice sprinting.

And this happens to be Gao Zhiye's talent.

"Next is the test of physical strength, grip strength." Although Gao Zhiye made a very high number for this item, a young man who followed him also made a similar number.

'I haven't seen this person in Tokyo, did he come from studying abroad in baseball? It was a person who seemed a little distant, and Takano didn't go up to talk to him, but looked at Sawamura's number: "Sawamura-kun, this number can only be ranked in the middle."

Sawamura, who just shouted "Let me show you the ancestral palm power of the Sawamura family", suddenly fell silent, and everyone around who heard it couldn't help laughing.

Instead, Tojo, whom he met once during the competition, came over and said, "That's amazing, Taka-kun." He had been thinking about how to talk to Takano since yesterday.

"Tojo-kun, your grip is pretty good too. You are worthy of being Matsukata's trump card." Takano said politely.

"Hey, Gao Jun, have you heard of me?" Tojo's whole thinking was still stuck in junior high school for a while, thinking that Gao Zhiye had heard that he was the ace pitcher of the Matsukata Little League before.

This made Gao Zhiye couldn't help joking: "Didn't you say it yesterday?" Actually, no.

Tojo's face turned red, and he realized that he forgot that he had already reached high school just now, and all his grades in junior high school were cancelled.

"Next, it's a test of arm and shoulder strength, and a test of pitching distance." The assistant coach stood at the home plate and pointed to the center field wall. Points are converted into points, each person has three chances, and the highest value is taken."

The assistant coach glanced left and right. For some reason, the pitchers who were originally scattered in twos and threes gathered into a group with Takano as the core: "Then Takano-kun, you go first."

Gao Zhiye turned his right arm. He had already passed and caught the ball just now, and his shoulders had already moved. At the home plate, he took a light run-up step, and swung his right arm forward suddenly. , the ball flew into the sky, and it didn't land for a long time. It wasn't until the end of the field that it lost momentum and finally landed inside the field.

"109 meters!" The voice of the ruling came from a distance.

In the queue waiting for the test, some people have already begun to waver.

"No, it's also the first grade."

Takano seems to be a little troubled, not because of poor grades, it's all Yuyuki's fault, talking about Narimiya in his ears all day, as if trying to instill in him the idea of ​​competing with Narimiya, "Narimiya When Ming was in the first grade, his long-range shot could reach 113 meters. 'As a result, I still listened to it, and couldn't help but start comparing.

"the second time!"

This time Takano took two extra steps, "110 meters!"

"Come again!"

"112 meters!"

"Tsk." After the test, Gao Zhiye was speechless. How could it be so small, "When Narimiya was a freshman, the speed of the ball exceeded 140 kilometers. 'This Miyuki, it's better to have a strong catcher this year and kick him out.

"Hahahahaha, don't be discouraged, Gao Jun." The pitcher from the countryside patted Gao Zhiye's arm, "Take your time."

Next, Hideaki Tojo threw the best result of 98 meters, and Eijun Sawamura, who was comforting Takano just now——

"Come on, watch my first shot in high school, the first shot in the history of the legend of Sawamura!" The loud voice almost attracted all the eyes of the B court.

But as Sawamura threw his first ball in a serious manner, everyone who was quiet for two seconds burst into laughter: "That pitcher, he was testing long shots, and he actually threw a curve ball!! Hahahaha .”

"Hahaha, isn't this the one who got down on the first day? Is he going to debut in Qingdao as a comedian?"

"Pfft—" Even Gao Zhiye laughed, did this guy do it on purpose?No, definitely not, so he can't throw a straight ball yet?Gee, what atrocious conditions he was pitching in.

At this time, the dedicated coach sent the test result: "89 meters."

The assistant coach is a rare person who can maintain a calm mind in the midst of ridicule: "Gao Jun, you teach him how to shoot the straight ball. The next one is Jiang Guxiao."

"So, how do you hold the ball?" Takano pulled the flushed Sawamura aside.

"What...how did you hold it, that's how it is held." Sawamura, who was a little unclear, held the ball with five fingers and showed it to Takano.

"...Really, did you really enroll in Qingdao as a special recruit?" Gao Zhiye even doubted the gold content of his status as a sports promotion exempt student.

And just when the two were struggling with the grip, the back of them fell silent at some point, "120 meters!!"

Gao Zhiye turned his head away, and met a pair of eyes that were shining with fire, 'Hostile? ’ That was his first reaction, and then ‘This guy’s first shot is 120 meters?Farther than me and Cheng Gongming! '

"Oh, what is this guy capable of... Hey, how did he get here?"

Not to mention Sawamura, Takano was also in a daze.

"I won't give Miyuki-senpai to you!" After saying this, the man walked aside, and Takano muttered, "I'll give it to you! It's so inexplicable!" What, that catcher The "rotten peach blossom" he had brought in, he wanted to complain to Sawamura, whom he had just met, how unreliable Miyuki Gu Xiao liked, when he heard laughter from the side.

"Hahaha, okay, I won't give up Miyuki-senpai either, let's have a fair competition!"

"Huh???" Takano had a question mark on his face, so the friend he just chose is also Miyuki's 'rotten peach blossom'? ? ?Inexplicably caught in the 'scramble for luck', he really immediately!immediately!Just want to quit.

Ignoring the turmoil on the pitcher's side, Lang Zhi, who tested the infield defense, was also uncomfortable.

After several waves of screening, there are not many people left, and the frequency of rotation has also accelerated.

"Hi——" Lang Zhi just took a few breaths, and the front seat was empty, and he raised his hand to ask for the ball.

The coach hit a very fast and tricky bouncing ball, which landed near the mound for the first time, and bounced irregularly to another direction. Even the coach himself applauded himself. Hold the ball.

"Out! Get up quickly and go to the sidelines!" Lang Zhi didn't know the people on the sidelines very well, and walked to the side with his head down. A child with pink hair watched him for a while, as if hesitating whether he should go forward .

"Hi—" The next person stepped forward and finally eliminated one of them. If this continues, the remaining few of them will really not be able to hold on.

Another grounder came and the man quickly tucked in the glove and passed to the hoop set up at first base, but this time he got up too fast and the ball fell out of bounds against the sloping mouth of the rim.

"Out!" In the blink of an eye, another person was out.

"Ah Nong, my name is Xiaochao Chunshi." The child finally plucked up the courage, he looked at the unwilling expression on Langzhi's face, and thought that he and Langzhi were the same kind of person.

"Ah, Sasaki Roichi."

"Sasaki-kun is so good, stick to the last round." The two said a few words politely, and the final result has been released. The accuracy of receiving and passing the ground ball is probably at the end of the upper reaches.

Then there is the baserunning test, sprinting to the bases with all your strength, and when the coach calls out 'slide base', you must respond immediately and smoothly without slipping out of the bases.

The coaches haven't been able to fully recognize everyone, so the test must be performed in the order of the list in the booklet, and the two friends who have just chatted for a few words are separated immediately.

When it was Lang Zhi's turn, he showed the style of hitting, and the coach gave an order "GO!" He immediately dropped the bat and rushed to first base. He only gave instructions at that time. Before that, he had to keep sprinting with all his strength. When Lang Zhi walked to the middle of the first and second bases, he heard a "sliding base!" After standing up with momentum, he just stopped on the base bag.

'Very beautiful. 'Anyone with a discerning eye can see the difference between him and the previous ones.

'Damn it, it's another player from the powerful Little League. His basic skills are too solid. '

The assistant coach nodded, and then shouted the command: "Steal third base!"

Before he had time to pat the dirt on his body, Lang Zhi immediately rushed to third base and completed another beautiful slide.

"Finally, home plate!"

It is also very tiring after such a lap, but the next lap will be immediately. How to perform when you have no physical strength is also a key item to be tested.

"Sasaki, GO!"

Regardless of Lang Zhi who was already exhausted, he returned to the pitcher side. At this time, the mood of many pitchers was a little unstable. Anyone who saw a pitch close to 150 kilometers would not maintain peace of mind.

'Haha, that guy, after throwing such a scary shot, gave me another look. Gao Zhiye, who originally sneered at the declaration of war, suddenly realized the strength of the opponent, and became serious.

"Although the speed of the ball is fast, they are all high balls." Takano whispered to Sawamura bb.

"Ah! That's right, you're shooting bad shots!" Sawamura was stunned for two seconds, then woke up, and immediately jumped out to accuse Furutani Akatsuki.

Originally, he thought that Sawamura would be choked back, but who knew that Akatsuki Fuguni seemed to have been stabbed in his weakness all of a sudden, and his arrogance suddenly became a little weaker.

'What's going on, such a crazy speech, but the result is also a pure and arrogant guy? '

Tojo Hideaki, who watched everything from the sidelines, felt that the three people had formed a circle that was difficult for others to enter, so he temporarily stopped thinking about pitching with Takano.

As a result, after this pitching practice, Gao Zhiye, who originally wanted to compete for the limelight among the freshman pitchers, was robbed of the limelight by others in the end. No matter how many achievements you have made, they will all be cleared here. What everyone sees is pure strength, so guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and forge ahead.

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