Volume 2: Dormant Rebirth Chapter 032 Fast Straight Ball
The baseball field dedicated to the Qingdao High School baseball team, Field B.
Zhang Han stood on the pitcher's mound, his heart pounding.
At this point in the game, the gap between the new and old students has widened. The score on the field is 10:3. Unless there is any major accident, the freshmen will have no chance at all.
This means that the outcome of the game is already determined.
Although the result of the game was difficult to change, Zhang Han's ambition was far from over.
The overall assessment of the freshman team has ended.
But Zhang Han’s own assessment has just begun.
What kind of strength can he show on the pitcher's mound? After entering the first team, will he have the opportunity to get on the pitcher's mound?
All this depends on the results of his next game.
"Another strong contender for the ace title!"
Not only Zhang Han understood this, but the alumni who visited the competition also knew it clearly.
The next test may determine Zhang Han’s future.
"I admit that this guy's hitting is pretty good! Even compared to the team's main players, he's not inferior. But when it comes to his pitching, I'm afraid it's not so good."
Matsukata is a relief pitcher for Little League Baseball.
This title might work in an ordinary school, but in a place like Qingdao High School Baseball Team, even if you are a substitute player for a big Little League team, or even if you are the trump card of a big Little League team, after entering Qingdao High School, the effect will not be as good as you think.
As a senior supporter of Seidou High School baseball team and an old alumnus of the school .
They live and work not far from the school.
Such old alumni know the team better than many of the team's coaches and players.
Before, they didn't know how many times they had seen it.
Those ace players who were very successful in middle school immediately showed their true colors once they joined the Qingdao High School baseball team.
Even the ace pitcher was not immune, not to mention the substitute pitcher like Zhang Han.
And this guy was quite unlucky as he met Chris at the very beginning.
He was just a freshman, but he was promoted to be the team's main catcher.
The people around all had expressions of watching a good show. Although they were very happy that the freshmen like Zhang Han could show their outstanding talents.
But compared to this scenario, they hope that the senior students can teach the freshmen a lesson.
The Qingdao that they support cannot be challenged by a group of freshmen.
Chris in the batter's box took a very ordinary batting stance.
Pretty normal grip and stance.
But this kind of posture carries infinite deterrent power.
Zhang Han suppressed the uncomfortable feeling, raised his legs high, and then dropped them heavily.
All in all, it has been more than two months since the school was on vacation.
It was Zhang Han's first time to pitch on the pitcher's mound.
To be honest , this feeling is quite fresh.
While enjoying this feeling, Zhang Han gathered all his strength into his pitching arm and swung it out hard.
His index finger and middle finger hooked the baseball hard, adding more spin to the baseball.
“Swoosh…”
The baseball separated from Zhang Han's fingers and appeared in front of Chris in the blink of an eye.
“The ball is going pretty fast!”
"That guy was able to hit a home run off Hidetaka's ball, so it's only natural that he has such a low speed."
The alumni who were watching were surprised but not shocked.
Chris also looked a little surprised. He didn't swing at the first pitch, but calmly let the ball go.
"Snapped!"
The baseball hit Hiroshi Ono's glove hard, making a loud echoing sound.
Zhang Han, on the pitcher's mound, was delighted.
really.
The enhanced strength not only increased his hitting power, but also increased the speed and power of his pitches.
This was the first time for Zhang Han to experience such a comfortable pitching feeling.
With this kind of pitching, it is not impossible to defeat Chris.
"nice shot!"
Ono said this and passed the ball back to Zhang Han.
In a blind spot that people couldn't see, he clenched his hands several times as he caught the ball.
There is a dull pain at the base of my thumb.
I don't know what Zhang Han ate at home in the past few months. The power of his pitching has increased so much!
If they had not worked together for more than a year, Ono might not have been able to catch the ball.
After the baseball entered the glove, it was still moving around.
"I knew it. The team's ace pitcher is going to have another competitor!"
The alumnus who said this at the beginning spoke excitedly to the people around him.
Although they felt bad seeing the senior team being so badly defeated by the newcomers.
But the team can have a strong competitor like Zhang Han at the pitcher position.
That would definitely be a good thing for the Seidou High School baseball team, and a very good thing.
In the next games, they will either adopt a pitching rotation or enhance the competitive awareness within the team.
Will greatly improve the level of the team's pitching lineup.
Thinking long-term, with Zhang Han's joining, Qingdao's chances of winning the summer competition will increase by at least 10% or 20%.
Originally, they longed for the unattainable championship and a place in Koshien.
It is no longer an unattainable dream.
People are excited, and so is Chris. As the team's main catcher, he certainly hopes that the team's catcher will have some new blood.
Although he was happy, Chris did not intend to show mercy.
In terms of performance, this year's freshmen have performed well enough in this welcome competition.
They have already proved themselves!
On the contrary, the situation on the senior students' side is becoming more and more serious.
There were only 5 people .
Who to choose to fill the first team? It is difficult to determine.
The first-year students are performing well now. If nothing unexpected happens, at least two of them will be promoted directly to the first team.
Then the places left for them in the second and third grades will be very limited.
As a contestant of the same period, Chris certainly hopes that more teammates can be selected into the first team.
It's for his own good, and also for the sake of his former companions.
Chris is not going to show any mercy, he is going to go all out.
Just when Chris made up his mind, Zhang Han threw the second ball.
"This rhythm is going crazy..."
The crowd watching the game were all extremely surprised. They had imagined many situations before, and generally speaking, it should be difficult for Zhang Han to face Chris.
But from Zhang Han's performance, you can't tell at all.
Baseballs are very fast, and although Chris has never actually measured it, he can roughly judge it.
The ball speed should be close to 140 kilometers! It may even exceed it.
For a rookie, this is an absolutely super fast ball. Even if all the high school players are included, this pitch speed is still very high.
But this ball was not beyond Chris's tolerance!
“Ping…”
"Snapped……"
“Out!!”
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