Chapter 172
I don't know if it was because of the explosive shot just now that he lost confidence. Arata then returned to the old path of straight ball, while Tokito and Takuma, who came on the scene later, did not bother to use the touch method to follow up.
Arata competed with each other, using their good long hitting skills and Arata's toughness, and soon gave Tokai Osugi a two-point advantage.
"Senior, it's already two points! Hey, senior, why are you still studying that shot just now!"
A Cai anxiously looked at the score on the field. Xintai was in no condition today. Seeing that all three of the opponent's spears were on base safely, and two of them even scored, A Cai suddenly became extremely impatient.
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"Don't worry, it's only the first inning now, we have to let everyone try their skills! Moreover, Arata's stolen base is also very threatening, and we may not have no chance later!"
"OUT!"
With Nishijima on first base desperately knocking out the opponent's strong hitter, the three outs were finally gathered, and the players who returned to the sidelines to prepare for the second half of the attack also returned to the bullpen dejectedly.
, and at this moment, Ushijima, who had been studying the video, suddenly stood up, then looked at the crowd and said:
"Arata, Ono, come here for a moment! Everyone, come here too?"
"Eh?"
Hearing Ushijima's greeting, everyone gathered around. Ushijima suddenly picked up the video recorder, played the ball that Arata had shot just now, and then asked in a slightly confused and solemn tone:
"New Tai, how did you shoot this ball?"
"I'm so sorry, senior! My ball...I..."
Arata knew that the loss in the first half of the game was all his fault, and he couldn't help but lower his head in shame.
"No, you didn't understand what I meant. I really want to ask you how you shot this shot!"
"Eh?"
"Come and take a look!"
Ushijima said, playing the video to Arata.
"How's it going? Did you see anything?"
Arata raised his head and shook his head in confusion.
"Then look at it again!"
After Ushijima-senpai finished speaking, he adjusted the screen to slow speed and played it again.
"Look carefully at this ball and its trajectory!"
As the screen slowly showed the path of the ball just now, all the teammates surrounding him suddenly opened their eyes wide.
"The ball...on the ball..."
Before the surprised baby could say anything, a teammate immediately covered his mouth.
"Keep your voice down, or your opponent will hear you!"
"I'm so sorry!"
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"So, Arata...will you still be able to throw such a ball next time?"
Ushijima-senpai lowered his voice, pulled Arata into the cowshed without waiting for an answer, and then whispered:
"Try again and see if you can throw the same ball again. If you can master this throwing method, we will definitely win this game!"
When Arata heard Ushijima's words, he couldn't help but feel energetic.
"While there is still time, let's try it quickly!"
"I saw Arata pick up the ball, then recall the hand shape just now, and then throw it with all his strength."
The strange thing is that the slider that couldn't be thrown just now was successfully thrown this time, but Arata is not happy at all now.
"Wait a minute, Acai! Can you zoom in on Arata's hand?"
"Eh? This... has to be done on the computer!"
"Ah... Arata, think about it carefully, how did you throw the ball just now?"
"I!"
Arata thought about the gesture just now in his mind, first took a deep breath, and then raised his hand again...
"I remember thinking I had to throw a curveball, and then..."
"Whoa!"
As Arata took another shot, Ushijima checked the video again. He found that in that explosive shot, Arata seemed to have forgotten that the ball should be thrown from the side, and he used a straight swing.
method, but there are gestures on the fingers that increase rotation.
"Wait a minute, Arata, use your slider hand, and then use your arm swing to throw a straight ball and try it once!"
Hearing Ushijima-senpai's words, Arata quickly adjusted his posture. This time, he took a deep breath and recited a few words silently.
"Whoa!"
"Bang!"
Another explosive shot, the ball flew out of Ono's reach and finally hit the bullpen's protective net. However, the friends who were watching in front of the bullpen at this time all had their eyes wide open.
"Na...Nani! What...what kind of ball is this?"
"Am I right? The ball... the ball actually floats upwards... upwards...?"
"Do you really want the science teacher to see that Arata's ball has no gravity?"
Hearing everyone's angrily whispering, Ushijima quickly made a silence gesture to everyone, and then warned everyone:
"Starting from the next game, everyone gives Arata some time. If he can throw this kind of ball stably, we will definitely win this game!"
"no problem!"
"Leave it to us!"
"Although we have to rely on Arata for defense, offense is everyone's business!"
"Yes! We want to regain the lost score. We don't have a long game, so we rely on touch attacks. Let famous schools see that we also have two brushes!"
"Do it!"
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In front of the bullpen, everyone's morale has returned again. Ushijima-senpai sees the players' eyes looking forward to victory again.
"Come on! Just don't let your opponent make the score too big. Our decisive battle is scheduled for the ninth inning!"
"Come on! Chiyoda!"
Following the referee's urging, everyone stood outside the court and formed a row. Arata, because he still needed time to figure out the floater, was assigned to the last bat among the nine.
"Ono, you go first! Try to get the ball out of the outfield. Let's win the score back one base at a time and one ball at a time."
"Hey!"
After receiving the bat, Ono immediately stood up in the batter's box in high spirits. At this time, he spread his hands and held the bat horizontally in his hands. When the pitcher of Tokai Osugi threw the ball, Ono made a light touch.
Then he quickly ran towards first base!
"Come on! Come on! A Cai is constantly encouraging from the side, while Ono is like a shot of an arrow, only flying towards the first base!"
"safe!"
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"Wow, Chiyoda seemed very excited in the second half of the inning! He stepped up to first base on the first pitch!"
The TV commentator in the studio asked Director Miyazawa expectantly:
"Yeah! That shot just now was really good, but... why didn't I see Arata Furuta? He doesn't usually hit the first pitch!"
"Hey, is it a tactical adjustment?"
"Maybe! It depends on Chiyoda's next performance. Tokai Osusuo's pitcher should pay more attention to Chiyoda's offensive method. Although the gorgeous long hit looks more exciting, a team like Chiyoda that likes to steal bases is now simply
Chapter completed!