Chapter 112: Believe in Sawamura

When there are no available talents under his command, the head coach will undoubtedly have a very headache.

When there are too many talents under him, the head coach can't stand it.

Last year, because Kataoka had too many good pitchers, it was difficult to decide who to play in some less critical games?

The current situation is the same, and it is also difficult for him to choose because there are too many excellent catchers.

The three catchers in the rest area of ​​the baseball club of Qingdao High School all stood excitedly, afraid that the supervisor would not see them.

Ono's eyes were steady, obviously already prepared, and he also thought that at this time, he should be sent on the field.

If Sawamura Eijun can't make it, who will rely on the key game?

It must be Jiang Guxiao!

He was the top pitcher on the Seido High School baseball team.

Ono Hiroshi, in the position of Qingdao catcher, is equivalent to Jiang Guxiao.

At times like this, he thought he was doing his part. Among the remaining three catchers, he spent the longest training time with Eijun Sawamura and received the most passes from Eijun Sawamura. Not to mention his back number, which is still No. 12.

This is the back number of the main backup catcher!

Now that the team needs it, of course he must be the first to stand up.

Followed by Yu Jingxun, this guy almost wrote words on his forehead.

"Let me go, I'm ready!"

As expected of the former captain of the national team, facing the big scene, he showed no sign of timidity.

On the contrary, it is also the most active.

If it weren't for Ono, maybe Kataoka would have directly sent Yui Kaoru to play on impulse.

However, considering the existence of Ono, the reason for Pai Yujing Kaoru to play seemed a little insufficient.

Could it be that he was sent on the field because of his fighting spirit?

Ono has the same fighting spirit, but his personality is not as sunny and outgoing as Yujing Xun, which can be clearly expressed.

The last of the three is Misshu Okumura,

He doesn't look as positive as the first two, but the look in his eyes can't be fooled.

This guy is also eager to try and want to play. It's just that because of his personality, he couldn't behave like Kaoru Yui.

This is difficult!

It seems that anyone can be chosen, but it seems that none of them are so suitable.

Take Okumura for example.

At this stage, Director Kataoka's most promising next main catcher is actually not Kaoru Yui, who was once the captain of the national team.

Nor is Jun Matsumoto, the best catcher.

On the contrary, the basic ability in front of him is not as good as Kaoru Yui, and his catching skills are not as good as Matsumoto's Okumura.

Compared with the other two freshmen, Okumura has an advantage that the two of them cannot compare.

That is imagination and the ability to understand the game!

Players in other positions are fine, as the actual command tower and commander on the field.

In the position of catcher, the ability to read and comprehend the game situation is undoubtedly a very important factor.

The most practical point is that the three catchers stand together, and what Director Kataoka looks forward to most is Okumura's performance in the catcher's position.

If possible, he actually wanted to play Pai Aocun at this time.

Coach Ochiai had approached Kataoka quietly before, and gave his own advice on the position of the catcher.

"Ono-san has always been a substitute in the team. Okumura-san, you have your own ideas. I think Yui-san's ability is the most trustworthy at this time."

What he said was very clear, almost equivalent to telling Kataoka by name, who is the most suitable to play.

Even if Kataoka was in his heart, no matter how much he expected Okumura's performance in the catcher's position, when he heard this sentence, he couldn't help being stunned.

Ono has always served as a substitute and has never played in key games. Is it a problem whether his own mentality can stand the test?

Okumura is the most thoughtful of the three, the problem is that he is too thoughtful. I don't know if I can cooperate with Eijun Sawamura's work?

Yu Jingxun, who used to be the captain of the national team, is worthy of any situation.

His own strength is qualified, and he seems to be the most suitable candidate.

Kataoka hesitated for a few seconds, then turned to look at Eijun Sawamura.

Sawamura has changed his equipment and is ready to play.

In a short while, Baizhou has been dealt with.

Three outs, exchange of offense and defense.

The game came to the first half of the eighth inning, and the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team attacked.

"Ono! You come to be the catcher! Cooperate with Sawamura and finish the next game."

"yes!"

Ono Hiroshi answered very loudly.

Obviously, this result had already been expected by him.

Kaoru Yui and Okumura both looked very disappointed.

But they still gave Ono support and encouragement.

"Senior, it's up to you!"

"We will stay below and study hard."

Chen Ping, who was in the same grade, had already performed so well on the court.

How can they sit still?

They really want to play and play.

However, Supervisor Kataoka did not give them this opportunity.

Ochiai at the side pinched the mustache on his chin and didn't speak for a long time.

The person who played was not Kaoru Yui recommended by him, but Hiroshi Ono.

Ochiai, who has been working with Director Kataoka for more than half a year, is of course very clear that the reason why Director Kataoka did this is definitely not to fight against himself.

He must have his own ideas.

It wasn't until after hearing Supervisor Kataoka's advice to Ono that Ochiai realized what Supervisor Kataoka was thinking.

Compared with these three catchers, Director Kataoka is obviously more willing to believe in Sawamura Eijun's ability.

So he didn't choose a catcher who is the most suitable to deal with Daocheng now. (From Ochiai's point of view, this person is Kaoru I, and from Kataoka's point of view, this person is Okumura.)

Instead, he chose one, trusted Sawamura Eijun 100% unconditionally, and was willing to be a green leaf catcher for Sawamura Eijun.

Not every catcher has such awareness.

Hiroshi Ono, who has been working as a substitute for a long time, has always been very down-to-earth, although he has no particularly amazing talents.

This may also be the reason why Supervisor Kataoka took a fancy to him.

The green leaves don't need to be too dazzling, as long as they cooperate to set off the red flowers.

When two men are together, there is one thing that is almost impossible to avoid.

That is to fight!

Men are such creatures, and this situation will be more obvious when two excellent men are together.

Therefore, even if the shooters in the giants' teams are very good players, they still need a running-in period.

Without running-in, without comparing who is stronger and who is weaker, the dominant position cannot be determined.

Without knowing who is in charge, it is easy to go wrong when shooting. You must know that not everyone is in harmony like Sawamura Eijun and Miyuki.

And even these two guys who are most compatible have their own priorities.

Obviously, the reputation of the big devil is stronger than the number one catcher in the country.

Okumura, Kaoru Yui.

It's not wrong that these two first-year freshmen are excellent, but it is precisely because they are so excellent that they must have arrogance in their hearts.

They may not be willing to be a machine for Sawamura Eijun to catch the ball.

In contrast, a catcher like Hiroshi Ono is much better. He is very clear that he and Sawamura Eijun are not in the same dimension, so naturally he will not have a sense of competition with Sawamura Eijun.

In addition, the foundation is solid enough, and I usually practice more with Sawamura Eijun.

It is more appropriate to send him to play at this time.

After seeing it clearly, Ochiai nodded and stopped expressing his opinion.

The Qingdao High School baseball team's competition for positions is invisible to outsiders.

From their point of view, it was only natural for the Qingdao High School baseball team to send Ono to play at this time.

Sawamura and Ono, who were about to play, were discussing pitching tactics after playing.

"how do you want to do it?"

Ono Hiroshi made his position very clear, and he was just a helper.

Naturally, whatever Sawamura Eijun wanted to do, he would cooperate.

"Next, the opponent will definitely pester me desperately, forcing me to shoot particularly tricky shots."

Sawamura Eijun is also very clear about the current situation.

Put his heart in the heart and put him in the position of Guoyou's supervisor, and he will definitely do the same.

Forcing Sawamura to use extremely tricky changing balls, even if the hitter misses the swing, the catcher may not be able to catch it?

This naturally exposed the weakness of the Qingdao High School baseball team in changing catchers.

"Is there any countermeasure?"

"Is there any countermeasure, just take one step at a time. But since the opponent wants to entangle, they should hit all the good balls out of bounds, right?"

Ono Hiroshi is not stupid, Sawamura said a little bit, he immediately understood Sawamura's plan.

"This idea is not bad. If you use it well, it should be easy to solve the opponent."

"Then let's play!"

"Fifth bat, catcher, Tadanoki."

At this time, Tadanoshu stood on the strike zone and was ready to swing at any time.

Sawamura on the mound looked calm and relaxed, as if he didn't care about the situation in front of him.

After seeing the referee's hand signal to start, Sawamura Eijun didn't stop at all, just opened his posture and shot the ball!

Tatian Yeshu on the strike zone, his heart immediately twitched.

He really didn't expect that Sawamura Eijun would be so decisive.

Don't give them a chance to react at all, just throw the ball directly.

He is not afraid, the catcher is in a hurry, can't catch the ball?

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

Tadanoki obviously thought too much, but Sawamura Eijun didn't have such worries.

His pitch was as strong as ever.

Ono, who was at the catcher's position, also caught the ball steadily, seemingly with ease.

Although Sawamura Eijun's level was tricky, he couldn't handle it at all. Level 3 changing balls are also difficult to catch...

But after more than a year of hard work, it is not a big problem to catch Sawamura Eijun's ordinary eccentric balls and grade 1 and 2 change balls.

For a while, Tada Yeshu was caught off guard.

Of course, Sawamura Eijun would not give Tadanoki a chance to readjust his state.

And so, almost non-stop, Sawamura threw his own second pitch.

"Whoosh!"

The white ball is like a laser beam, which instantly spans a distance of more than ten meters and appears on the strike zone.

"What a sharp ball!"

Tadanoki, seeing this ball, was subconsciously shocked.

He remembered Guoyou Supervisor's previous advice.

entanglement! It's not to let Sawamura Eijun exhaust his energy, but to force him to shoot some tricky shots.

He has now won 18 strikeouts, and every additional strikeout is a new record.

As long as there is an opportunity, Sawamura will not let it go.

Once Ke Zecun wants to get more strikeouts, he has to throw more tricky pitches.

That guy's pitch was so weird that even the catcher of Qingdao High School's baseball team might not be able to catch it.

If this happens, their chance will come!

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