Noki Suzuki took out a respirator and put it into her mouth, relying on the respirator to assist her spontaneous breathing exercises so that there would be enough gas exchange in her lungs to forcibly calm down her excitement.
The ball speed just now was definitely 160, and the guy's throwing posture was wrong, his body was too tight, and he consumed too much unnecessary muscle energy. If he received professional training, his ball speed could even try to hit 170!
The world record is only 177, and this kid is not even an adult yet!
If compared with peers... Suzuki Noki carefully recalled the Koshien data that he had seen before, and the average ball speed of the previous Koshien winning pitchers was around 145, with the high being 150+ and the low being around 137,138 - that kind of
It is technical and does not depend on ball speed to determine victory or defeat.
While the entire audience was stunned, Yuma Uchida was the first to react, got up and shouted: "Where's the ball!?"
Not only did he fail to catch the ball, but it hit him and bounced to nowhere. This is considered one of the most serious mistakes made by a catcher in the game.
The pitcher throws the ball too high, too low or too far, causing the catcher to fail to catch the ball. This is called a wild throw. If the opponent takes the opportunity to score, it is considered the pitcher's ERA and has nothing to do with the catcher. However,
, if the pitcher throws the ball into the strike zone but the catcher still doesn't catch it, it's not the pitcher's fault but the catcher's responsibility. This is called a catch.
Although baseball is known as one of the ball games with the most complex rules, the core rules are very simple - that is, control of the ball. Its two core elements, "scoring" and "out", are inseparable from control of the ball.
The offensive team is trying hard to hit the ball just to get the ball out of the defensive team's hands. It is better for the defensive team to prevent the offensive team from hitting the ball and let the ball smoothly return to the catcher's hands. If this happens three times in a row, the batter will be "struck out".
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If you are hit, you need other defensive players to catch the ball and directly complete the "catch". It also allows the offensive player to "out" directly. If you cannot catch the ball, you need to chase the ball back immediately and then pass it quickly.
into the hands of the teammate who should have the ball on the court.
As long as you hold the ball and touch the offensive runner, you can "knock him out" and prevent him from getting on base or scoring. After the offensive team has three outs, the offense and defense switch, and it is regarded as holding an inning.
But now the ball can't be found. If it's an official game, it means that the defender has completely lost control of the ball and cannot defend at all. It is possible for the opponent to get on base or even score.
The temporary referee also reacted and started looking for the ball. Kitahara Shuji also ran over and asked slightly apologetically: "Uchida, are you okay?"
Yuma Uchida looked at him speechlessly - no wonder you told me not to blame you when I look back. Did you mean it on purpose? You worked really hard not to want to come!
He patted his chest depressedly and said, "It's protected by protective gear, so it'll be fine, but I didn't expect you to be so powerful..."
If you had told me you were so good, I would have begged you to go to the Jiaziyuan regional competition with me. If Alu could ask you to go to Yulong Banner, then I can also beg you to go to Jiaziyuan, right?
You can't just help Alu because he's handsomer than me. Beiyuan, you can't be the kind of person who cares about your appearance!
"Let me see!" Kitahara Shuji ignored Uchida Yuma's psychological dynamics and prepared to help him check his body. After all, it was his first time to play and he didn't know what to expect. He used all his strength and ran very close.
The lethality was estimated to have increased by at least 30%, but Noki Suzuki pushed Yuma Uchida away and said seriously: "Don't worry about him, how does your arm feel? Does your elbow hurt? I was serious just now.
Warming up?"
She gently stroked Kitahara Hideji's arm, her movements were very gentle, as if she were caressing a peerless treasure, which immediately gave Kitahara Hideji a chill. He hid quickly and shook his shoulders slightly. He did feel a little uncomfortable.
There was a slight tearing pain in the muscles, but he didn't take it to heart. He thought it was the negative effect of the [Breathing Power] skill - if the strength dropped by 40%, it would be normal for the muscles to feel discomfort, right?
He smiled lightly and said, "I'm fine. Do you want to come again at a normal distance?" After trying it once, he felt more at ease - it's not that I won't come, it's that your team is really not suitable for me, and there's nothing I can do about it, so that request
That’s it!
Suzuki Noki still wanted to grab his arm - this is such a perfect body, it makes people envious - but Kitahara Shuji still dodged him, and it felt like Suzuki Noki's current vision was a bit abnormal.
Noki Suzuki was a little regretful that she couldn't grasp such a golden right arm, but she still smiled and said: "Of course I will do it again! Warm up well this time, don't be reckless."
"Okay!" Kitahara Shuji smiled and walked to the pitcher's mound, declaring: "If it still doesn't work, you can't blame me for not coming."
Suzuki Noki immediately turned around and stared at Uchida Yuma, and ordered: "Uchida-kun, he only has a fast ball speed, but it doesn't change much. You have to catch his ball no matter what, do you understand?"
Yuma Uchida looked at her innocently and cursed in his stomach.
How can you give an order for such a thing? The nine seconds and ten seconds for 100 meters are only one second faster, but are they the same level? One has broken the world record, and the other is at the level of an ordinary athlete!
In normal training, the ball speed is 120. I didn’t see Kitahara’s ball clearly just now. It was obviously faster than 120, not just a little bit. Maybe it was the difference between nine seconds and 12 seconds for 100 meters!
What's more, I have never trained with Kitahara, so there is no tacit understanding...
At a ball speed of 120, it only takes 0.055 seconds from the pitcher to the catcher, and the time to pass through the strike zone is 0.011 seconds. When the ball speed increases to the range of 150 or 160, the time is even less, estimated to be around 0.03 seconds, and the ball path is not
Straight - even the arrows shot by archers don't fly in a straight line, and now the arrows thrown are more like balls.
Is it easy to complete observation, judgment, nerve transmission, and body and hand movements in such a short period of time while also achieving just the right amount of movement? The neural response time of a normal person is 0.12 seconds to 0.16 seconds!
You damn girl, I am a normal person, not a superman!
A batter's swing has always relied on anticipation. Otherwise, why would the catcher need to observe and study the batter's mental state to match the ball? The batter is blind, so don't I also have to be blind when I catch the ball? I have no idea at all.
He doesn't know his game, and we've never practiced together. How can we guarantee this?
Yuma Uchida really wanted to shout: You can do it, come on?!
But he didn't dare, so he could only say with a sad face: "Coach, I will work hard!"
Suzuki Nozomi knew from his expression that he had no confidence at all, but after looking around the club members, he felt that he was not as reliable as Uchida Yuuma. After all, this was a full-time catcher, so she could only encourage him and said: "Uchida-kun, I
I'm optimistic about you! As long as you can catch it, Beiyuan will be your partner from now on! Think about the future and concentrate!"
"Yes, I will definitely work hard!"
Mmp, now he doesn’t want to come. He is a man with ideas. None of us can be his master. It’s useless if you just ask me to work hard? If you hope to catch his ball, it’s better for you to get under his bed and get him a ball.
It would be more reliable if the fairy jumps to take a photo of you together!
Uchida Yuuma continued to curse, and squatted down at home plate again. This time he did not even put his free hand behind his back - he usually needs to put it behind his back, so as not to be injured by the flying ball without protection.
, but in this situation, why are you trying to hide? If your own batters could hit such a ball, they would have already gone to a famous baseball team. How could they come to such a college?
Improving the capture rate is the most important thing.
Kitahara Shuji returned to the pitcher's mound and found that Shimoda Jiro was imitating the pitching action he had just made, and he was imitating it with great concentration - this action suddenly seemed very non-standard, but could the ball speed be so fast? Think about it carefully, it's a bit like
What a storm of pitching in the major leagues!
No, you have to practice on your own when you go back!
Kitahara-san is so secretive, so awesome! It’s your first time playing baseball? Are you trying to trick a fool? You’ve long felt that something is wrong. There are no boys in Japan who have never played baseball!
Kitahara Shuji didn't understand what Shimoda Tsuguo was doing. He didn't pay attention to his actions just now. He wasn't throwing the ball, he was throwing the ball like a brick or stone. In fact, he was going to hit Yuma Uchida.
He always felt that the baseball club belonged to these people and was their territory, and he was actually a guest, so he was very polite. After waiting for a moment, Shimoda Tsuguo experienced the movements again before he asked politely: "Shimoda-san, now
Can you go to the pitcher's mound?"
Shimoda Jiro came to his senses, bowed quickly and said: "Of course... I'm sorry, Kitahara-san, I was rude just now! I'm sorry!"
This is because I am blind and cannot see people, and I thought that this person is here to be a reliever for me. It turns out that this person is here to be an ace, and I should be a reliever for them.
Couldn't he have interpreted it as an insult when he was asked to come off the mound just now? Was that explosive ball just a warning to himself?
Shimoda Jiro was a little uneasy, but Kitahara Hideji was stunned. Shimoda Jiro had always been very polite, so why should he apologize? He was a little confused, so he quickly said a few polite words and went to the pitcher's mound, that is, that short bumpkin.
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This time, Shimoda Jiro didn't dare to go up. He stood "halfway up the mountain" and handed him a powder packet, letting him absorb the sweat from his hands to increase the friction, and then handed him a baseball - as long as the team's ace ace was present.
The pitcher's mound is the absolute domain of ace. It's better for others not to get on it. This is due respect.
The members of the baseball club who had been secretly laughing at Kitahara Shuji just now straightened their posture and lined up in a row to watch the game carefully - the stadium is a place of victory and defeat, and the strong should be respected.
If you really become teammates, you can be more casual, but now that you are not teammates, your attitude must be correct and you must not be rude.
Kitahara Shuji felt that the atmosphere had changed a bit, but he didn't take it seriously and just left after dealing with it.
He started to rub the pitcher's plate on the pitcher's mound, preparing to wait for the "power reduction of 40%" debuff to expire, but everyone present had no objection and watched him rub there again and again - he really looked like a general!
This is how an ace should be, there's nothing wrong with it.
Kitahara Shuji waited for the time, and then he looked up at Uchida Yuma. Seeing Uchida Yuma wearing a visor and nodding his head to get ready, he smashed the baseball twice in his glove and squeezed it firmly in his hand.
Uchida, I'm sorry, I have to embarrass you again, but I used to help you make snacks all day long, but you ended up using it to chase girls. Isn't this considered a credit? Please understand more! I blame you for Suzuki No.
I hope this little girl gets better, this guy is always looking for trouble.
He thought in his mind, and directly activated the subsidiary skill of [Aikido] [Breathing Power]. Instantly, there was a sharp pain in the muscles all over his body, and his eyes were a little bloodshot, but they were still within the tolerable range, and his hands were even more so.
Without hesitation, he aimed the ball at Yuma Uchida and threw it.
The ball suffered too much force and lost its rotation in the air. Its trajectory was somewhat erratic, leaving only a series of afterimages on the human retina.
Uchida Yuuma was very energetic this time, but as soon as Kitahara Shuji moved on the pitcher's mound, the ball seemed to appear in front of him in an instant. He quickly picked up his glove to catch it, but it still missed.
His vision and the trajectory of the ball didn't match up. He didn't hold the ball at all when he grasped it. Instead, it shot out of his glove, hit his faceplate, and then bounced toward the infield and started rolling rapidly.
It was better than the first time when he couldn't even find the ball, but this kind of mistake was still a major mistake in the game, and it was very likely to result in points and kills. Kitahara Shuji directly attacked from the pitcher's mound and caught the ball first.
When he got the ball, he walked directly to Suzuki Nozomi with the ball, handed her the gloves and the ball together, and said with a smile: "I have fulfilled my promise, and there is nothing I can do about it..."
Noki Suzuki refused the ball and glove, demanding: "Try again!"
Kitahara Shuji shook his head and said with a smile: "I tried it according to your request. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work... You can play here, I'm going back!"
After a pause, he asked with great interest: "Suzuki-san, you spent so much time and wasted so much thought, but in the end got nothing. What do you think?"
I asked you to dig a hole to harm me, and now it's all in vain. Are you feeling happy?
He was in a happy mood, and without waiting for Suzuki Noki's answer, he shook his head and sighed: "You could have asked me to help you take care of your health, but you missed it. It's a pity - by the way, don't ask Uchida.
Trouble, this is a matter between the two of us, implicating him will make me look down on you."
After he finished speaking, he smiled and patted his butt and left, very expertly, leaving Noki Suzuki standing alone.
Yuma Uchida came over with some sarcasm and carefully explained: "Coach, you really can't blame me, I tried my best."
Nozomi Suzuki stood expressionless for a while, then smiled again and turned around and said: "Don't worry, things have already happened. There is no point in blaming you. I will not do such stupid things. On the contrary, I am very happy..."
Yuma Uchida took a step back slightly. Was he mad? He asked carefully: "What is the coach so happy about?"
Suzuki looked at Kitahara Shuji's back as he walked towards the small building and said with a smile: "Of course I'm happy to find such an excellent pitcher! The road to Koshien is more stable!"
"But...but none of us can catch his ball 100%!" Yuma Uchida was a little worried that Noki Suzuki would send him as a lobbyist again.
Suzuki Nozomi glanced at him and said with a smile: "This is easy to handle, just change to a catcher who can catch his ball 100%!"
Yuma Uchida asked in surprise: "Do we have that kind of person in our club?"
"If you don't have one, just find one from outside... His physical fitness is very good, but there are people in our school who have similar physical fitness to him." Suzuki Noki is a person who will never give up until he achieves his goal. He smiled and said: "Uchida-san, you