Ace of Diamonds: A world-class speedball signed at the start

July 21.

The blazing sun rises high in the sky.

"It's so hot—"

"It seems to be over 30 degrees today."

Minister Ota sighed as he walked to the rest area.

"Hmm."

Vice Minister Takashima nodded: "This summer seems to be hotter than usual." "

Minister Ota took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, looked at the stadium and said, "It's really admirable that the players are willing to train in such hot weather." "

......

On the pitch.

Kuramoto, Kominato and others conduct strike training in the strike zone.

Lin Tian, on the other hand, was in the pitching area, conducting pitching training.

Valley-lowering is running.

Sawamura is practicing ball control.

Yuki and the others are practicing running bases.

In a word.

Everyone did not train perfunctorily because of the summer heat.

......

Evening.

Coach Kataoka summoned everyone to the cafeteria.

Chris took out his notebook, stood at the front, and began to share the intelligence he had gathered.

"Yang Shunchen didn't throw much change."

"But he used curveballs and fingerballs to cheat the number of balls."

"The ball speed is about 130 kilometers per hour."

"The most important thing to pay attention to is the extremely accurate ball control!"

"From the inner high angle, to the outer low angle..."

"From the outer high angle, to the inner low angle..."

"He's very good at using diagonal paths to interfere with the batter's beating rhythm!"

"At the end of a game, you hardly throw an easy-to-hit ball that is off the middle!"

"Don't be fooled by the fans who throw themselves on the edge of the corner..."

"How to hit the ball with your own swing habits may be the key to dealing with this pitcher."

"The above is Yang Shunchen's information."

Kataoka nodded gratifyingly: "Hard work." "

Subsequently.

He faced all the players and said in a deep voice: "Swinging the bat at will will only increase the momentum of the opposing pitcher." "

"You have to choose your ball!"

"If you choose, then don't think about it, just swing the stick with all your might!"

"Don't forget that!"

"And..."

"To shake the heart of such a smart pitcher, you need to rely on mechanical power and touch..."

Speaking of which.

Kataoka looked at where Lin Tian, Kuramoto, and Kominato were sitting.

"Your baseball will definitely put pressure on each other!"

Lin Tian chuckled.

"Don't worry, I will torture him with blows and speed to make him doubt his life!" "

Kataoka: "If he doesn't avoid fighting, then grind him to death with an out-of-bounds ball!" "

Lin Tian: "No problem! "

......

Following.

Greet the blazing sun that seems to steam people.

Qingdao once again started the hot training.

While!!

While!!

While!!

The sound of hitting the ball came out one after another.

Every ball was hit to the deepest part of the outfield.

Passers-by and reporters who came to watch the practice of Qingdao all showed expressions of amazement.

"That's awesome!"

"It's really comfortable to watch them hit the ball!"

"It is worthy of being the team that can win two games in a row!"

"This kind of line is also a huge threat to the opponent, right?"

"Among them, the most outstanding strength is Lin Tian, whether he is pitching or blowing, he is a well-deserved ace level!"

"Professional scouts seem to be paying attention to him!"

"But in previous interviews after the game, Lin Tian said that he had no interest in professional baseball."

"At this time, Lin Tian, I'm afraid he only wants to lead the team into Jiaziyuan, right?"

When the audience was talking about it.

A tall woman walked over.

"Wha-"

"What a lot of journalists!"

"Is Qingdao so high-profile?"

The woman is a reporter for the monthly magazine [Baseball Kingdom], and her name is Akiko Owada.

"Of course!"

The man who replied was also a reporter from [Baseball Kingdom], whose name was Fujio Mine.

He looked at the players who were training and said in his heart:

"Last year's Qingdao had a strong line-up, but the pitcher was a dead end."

"But this year, the pitcher lineup has been reinforced at the highest level."

"If nothing else."

"The place for Nishikyo to compete in Koshien should fall to Qingdo, right?"

That's what came to mind.

Minefujio noticed Akiko Owada looking at him with an intoxicated expression.

"What's wrong?"

Mine Fujifu was full of question marks.

"The second-grade Miyuki that Mr. Feng reported last year is also there!"

"I'm a fan of his!"

"Those glasses are handsome!"

Akiko Owada opened the magazine in her hand, pointed to Miyuki on it, and said with excitement on her face.

"You're just pure spectacle control!"

Mine Fujio wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"But..."

"Most of the people are coming for first-year quickball pitchers today, let's go to the bullpen too."

Hearsay.

Akiko Owada was even more excited.

Because Miyuki is a catcher, if you go to the bullpen, you will most likely meet Miyuki himself!

......

A course bullpen.

At the suggestion of Shinji Kanamaru.

Chris asked Shinji Kanamaru, who was wearing a full-body protective gear, to stand in the batter's seat.

And then.

Sawamura began to follow Chris's instructions and threw inside corners.

But......

Say it's the inner corner...

But the first ball flew directly towards Shinji Kanamaru's head!

If Chris hadn't picked it up quickly, Shinji Kanamaru's helmet would definitely have been hit!

"You... Where are you kid throwing?! "

The frightened Shinji Kanamaru roared angrily.

"Sorry!"

Sawamura quickly took off his hat and apologized.

"Kanamaru."

"I'm sorry."

"Let you personally offer to do such dangerous work."

Chris said apologetically.

"It's okay..."

"There are batters standing, closer to the actual battle, and it will help more in practice..."

"And seven of Akikawa's nine batters are in the strike zone standing on the left."

"I think this left-handed pitcher will have a chance to play."

"But!"

"This probability should be equal to zero, right?"

Shinji Kanamaru felt that he should be crazy.

Otherwise, why use such a dangerous way to help Sawamura improve ball control.

But......

Thinking of Sawamura's tired figure running with tires dragged every day...

Have to admit!

Shinji Kanamaru was touched by Sawamura's efforts!

So......

Although I am still a little unhappy that a person like Sawamura, who does not understand baseball at all, can get the position of the First Army ...

But deep down!

But I feel that Sawamura, who works so hard, should get more opportunities to play!

"Sawamura!"

"Let the horses come!"

"Your ball is not scary at all!"

Shinji Kanamaru roared and took a batting pose again.

"Kanamaru..."

"Thank you..."

Chris said with relief.

"Inside corner!"

"I'm coming!"

Sawamura was brought up by Kanamaru's momentum, and also roared.

And then!

Throw the ball with all your might!

Bang...

The baseball hit Shinji Kanemaru's back...