Chapter 92: The Return of the Demon King II

Fourteen strikeouts in three innings!

With such an exciting scene, the excitement of the audience can be imagined.

But the more excited they are, the easier it is for them to neglect some small details that are really important in the game.

It is not surprising that most people come to the conclusion that the two throwing gestures are evenly matched.

But is this really the case?

I'm afraid not necessarily.

There are still calm and sensible people on the court. For example, Fujio, a senior reporter for Baseball Kingdom magazine.

Wearing a peaked cap, with his unremarkable appearance, he has never been a person who can attract attention.

But his understanding of baseball can indeed be ranked on the spot, counting on his fingers, and he can count them all.

Of the 14 strikeouts, it's true that the two pitches were evenly matched.

14 strikeouts, seven for one person, this is a math problem that children in the middle class of kindergarten can figure out clearly.

But there are some details that have been neglected.

For example, Sawamura Eijun pitched these three innings, how many balls did he use in total?

How many balls did Cheng Gongming throw in these three innings?

In the small notebook under Fujio, clear records are made.

In the first inning, Cheng Gongming took 14 pitches and only scored three strikeouts.

In the second inning, Cheng Gongming threw 13 pitches and scored three strikeouts.

In the third game, he used three goals to deal with Kanamaru, five goals to deal with Kuramochi, and seven goals to deal with Kominato Haruichi, a total of 15 goals!

With seven strikeouts in a row, he only threw a total of 42 pitches.

As far as the number of pitches is concerned, Cheng Gongming has already controlled it very well.

If you want to win strikeouts, you will definitely use more bad balls to trick your opponent into swinging.

In this way, the number of pitches pitched by pitchers naturally soared.

Pitchers who can usually get a lot of strikeouts,

The number of pitches is indispensable!

Cheng Gongming's current performance can't be said to be bad, it can even be said to be very good.

It's just that people should die when comparing people, and comparing goods should be thrown away.

Compared with his opponent, the gap is still a bit big.

Same three innings, same seven strikeouts.

How many pitches did Eijun Sawamura throw?

28 balls!

This is the total number of pitches Sawamura Eijun threw in these three innings.

42:28!

Such a huge comparison of data clearly reflects the status of the two people.

In contrast, Sawamura Eijun's strikeout is much easier to pick up.

To put it bluntly, if this kind of game continues, it will definitely be more and more beneficial to the Qingdao High School baseball team.

As the number of pitches increases, Cheng Gongming's physical strength will definitely weaken, and the power and speed of the pitch will also decrease.

At that time, if Cheng Gongming still wanted to continue to win more strikeouts.

Then he has to consume more pitches!

Under the vicious circle, the players of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School must be unable to hold on before Qingdao High School.

Before they knew it, the Qingdao High School baseball team, which was lagging behind, took the initiative to attack first.

This is the horror of Eijun Sawamura.

The game is already going at his pace.

It's just that everyone is immersed in those 14 strikeouts now, and most of them don't notice this.

Thinking of this, Fujio took a deep look at Sawamura Eijun.

He had seen a lot of geniuses in high school, but he was able to be as strong as Sawamura Eijun and still able to maintain self-control.

But it's the first time I've seen it!

For other young talents, the future is actually not easy to judge. In this colorful world, there are too many accidents.

And as young geniuses become famous, they face more and more temptations.

It is difficult for those players who get carried away after becoming famous and have no way to control themselves to become big players.

And Sawamura Eijun can definitely be regarded as a model of youth fame, his current fame has surpassed some star players in the island country profession.

It is normal for a high school player to receive such praise.

Kasawamura Eijun has none at all.

He is still advancing steadily step by step.

His future is limitless.

Almost every time he watched Sawamura Eijun's game, Fujio would feel such emotion.

Although the content of the emotion is the same, the emotions contained in it are quite different.

His feeling became stronger and stronger every time!

Up to now, it has even become a little difficult to restrain.

The game on the court is still going on.

Cheng Gongming, this big fish, has already taken the bait!

Sawamura Eijun has no plans to relax.

Fishing is like this, you must be calm. When you see a fish biting the hook, you immediately lift it up. It is very difficult to catch the fish. Maybe it will scare the fish away!

It's too late, it's too late, it's too late

If it is late, maybe the fish will eat up the bait and leave directly.

Therefore, when fishing, the fire must be just right, and Cheng Gongming must bite the hook deeper.

Then Sawamura was able to lift the fishing rod.

To achieve this, Sawamura Eijun's strikeout must continue.

In the first half of the fourth round, Eijun Sawamura encountered the strongest challenge so far.

Next, he will face Daocheng's second-best Shirakawa, third-best Naruto Naruto, and fourth-best Riku Yamaoka.

Wanting to completely anger Cheng Gongming, he pushed him into a corner.

Sawamura Eijun still has to strike out these few.

Looking up at the video recorders and cameras in the stands, Sawamura Eijun's eyes flashed a trace of coldness.

If he had a choice, he would not be willing to use the hole cards he honed so quickly.

But the opponent is Daocheng, so if you want to be foolproof, you won't have to use anything at all.

"Then I won't be polite!"

Eijun Sawamura on the mound seemed to have made up his mind, and there was no hesitation when he went to pitch.

"Whoosh!"

coming!

Seeing the flying baseball, a sharp light flashed in Bai He's eyes.

He had a premonition that Sawamura Eijun's next pitch would be extraordinary.

So his cheeks were tightly bulging, and he was well prepared psychologically.

As long as that little white ball flew over, he would hit that ball mercilessly.

It must not be sloppy, and it must be unceremonious.

Without making Baihe wait too long, the shooting star flew over like a shooting star.

Facing the sharp pitch that flew in, Bai He saw the timing, and swung decisively.

"Ping!"

The moment the bat hit the white ball, the expression on Bai He's face was stunned.

He seems to have underestimated Sawamura a little bit. This guy not only can shoot tricky balls, but also can't underestimate the power of straight balls.

Although he barely touched the ball, there was no way to hit the ball forward.

He could only watch helplessly as the small white ball flew to the side of third base.

"The outside world!"

Miyuki at the catcher's position was like a roundworm in Sawamura Eijun's stomach. He quickly understood Sawamura Eijun's plan and firmly cooperated with it.

After hitting the straight ball, Bai He lowered his body's center of gravity.

He intends to improve the power and accuracy of his strikes.

Miyuki, who saw through all this, decisively gave the signal to Sawamura Eijun, and Sawamura Eijun immediately threw the magic ball unceremoniously!

Among all the changing balls of Sawamura Eijun, the third-level magic ball has the largest change range.

Sure enough, facing such a huge change, even Bai He didn't seize the opportunity to strike.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!!"

With just two goals, Sawamura Eijun successfully chased Shirakawa.

After chasing his opponent, he didn't intend to stop, but threw his third ball non-stop.

So fast!

Seeing the ball, Bai He felt like his eyes were about to pop out.

Sawamura didn't give him time to think at all, changing balls one after another.

With no time to think about the opponent's distribution, Bai He could only swing the bat according to his intuition.

The ball that was about to be hit suddenly fell down.

Baihe swung his bat again and missed.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!!"

"strike out!!!"

In the end, it was another change ball, and Eijun Sawamura just used the change ball to strike out Shirakawa.

Nicely scored the first out!

The fans in the stands were already too excited.

"Eighth, eighth in a row!!"

Although they had a faint feeling before that something big was about to happen.

But that was just a feeling after all, and it was still a long way from the real big event.

But it's different now, they really feel it.

The possibility immersed in their imagination may not necessarily happen.

Isn't Eijun Sawamura's pitching rhythm getting smoother and smoother?

"I won't let you go on!"

Cheng Gongming, who was on the strike zone, roared through gritted teeth.

Sawamura Eijun, this stinky boy, seems to be on the hook today. Even Karl Rose and White River were struck out!

And they were struck out when they hit the strike zone for the second time.

Cheng Gongming is not stupid, of course he knows the meaning behind it.

Sawamura Eijun is going crazy.

No matter what, he couldn't let this kid continue to be arrogant, otherwise he wouldn't be able to stop him at all.

Narimiya, who made up his mind to hit Eijun Sawamura's pitch, was unable to touch Sawamura's pitch from beginning to end!

Super fast straight ball!

Changeup!

One last slider! !

A new change ball that is completely different from all previous change balls is presented in this way.

For Cheng Gongming who aimed at the carter ball, of course it was impossible for him to hit this kind of ball.

So the inevitable three consecutive ball swings failed!

"nice shot!"

"nice shot!!"

"nice shot!!!"

"strike out!!!"

Sawamura, who scored two strikeouts in a row, is now in full swing.

Next he will face Riku Yamaoka, the fourth baseball player on the Daocheng Industry High School baseball team.

"nice shot!"

"nice shot!!"

"nice shot!!!"

"strike out!!!"

Another three strikeouts, another nine pitches,

After the four innings, Sawamura Eijun's total number of pitches added together is only 37.

With this kind of game rhythm, he is not afraid of even 15 rounds, let alone nine rounds.

In contrast, Cheng Gongming on the other side was not so lucky.

In the second half of the fourth round, Qingdao High School attacked.

The first to stand on the strike zone was the third pitcher, Eijun Sawamura.

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