Chapter Ninety-Three: Wind and Rain(1/2)
In the strike zone, Li Lei had no expression on his face.
His eyes were steady, like a laborer completing a job he didn't like.
Compared with pitching, it feels like you are completely in control and designed by yourself, just like a magician on the stage.
During the blow, Li Lei didn't feel much pleasure or excitement...
But he still has to do it.
As a baseball player, he wants to enter Koshien with the team and create unprecedented dark horse history.
He can't be biased.
It's like a top student wants to get a good score during an exam.
In addition to the subjects you like and are good at, you have to put more thought and energy into studying some subjects you don't like so much.
Just like before, Li Lei practiced swinging the bat 200 times every day.
One hundred practice swings with the ball, one hundred practice swings without the ball.
Hard work and sweat don’t lie.
This is a famous quote from the guys on the Aomichi High School baseball team.
Li Lei once heard Sawamura and the others say this when he was playing a practice match with them.
Li Lei deeply agreed.
Let’s compare before joining the Yakushi High School baseball team and now more than three months after joining the Yakushi High School baseball team.
How much has Li Lei's pitching ability improved?
He doesn't know yet.
But his striking strength has undoubtedly improved a lot.
So far, Kojima, who does not seem to be weak in pitching, is not considered a very powerful person in Li Lei's eyes.
As long as he performs normally, he has a high probability of knocking out the opponent's pitch.
Li Lei has confidence in himself.
But his teammates on the Yakushima High School baseball team were full of worries about his next performance.
"Is that kid Li Lei okay?"
Mishima frowned.
"Based on your previous performance in the strike zone, you don't seem to be qualified. Why don't you worry about Li Lei?"
The seniors were not polite at all and directly pointed out Mishima's pain points.
From the first to the fifth pitch, everyone except Mishima hit the ball.
They either get home runs or hits.
Pharmacist High School's outstanding performance in hitting is undoubtedly eye-catching.
The more this happens, the more Mishima's mistakes will be magnified.
The players mocked him, but they were not polite at all.
The players on the Yakushima High School baseball team are much more lively than the players on any other team.
When teammates perform well, they will praise them highly.
Whether it's defense or attack.
As long as you perform well, the players of the Yakushima High School baseball team will never be stingy with their applause.
They will use the best words in the world to praise you.
But if you perform poorly, you can’t blame others for being criticized.
"I told you, it was just a coincidence."
While several people were talking, Kojima on the pitcher's mound threw out the baseball in his hand.
"Whoosh!"
The white baseball disappeared in a flash and smashed into the catcher's open glove.
"Snapped!"
"nice shot!"
Seeing this scene, the pharmacist contestants who were arguing just now frowned unconsciously.
The effect of Thunder City's super home run is very obvious.
If they had read correctly, after the home run, the pitcher's condition of the Seongkong High School baseball team was greatly affected.
Sanada just seized the opportunity and hit the ball away.
Originally, the friends of the Yakushima High School baseball team thought that the opponent was wavering, or in other words, unstable.
It will continue for a while.
Unexpectedly, after just one blow from Sanada, he recovered.
"Now, I'm afraid it's going to be a bit troublesome!"
Even the third-year seniors who had just complained about Mishima couldn't help but frown.
Compared to Qiuye and the others, Li Lei's striking strength is undoubtedly inferior.
All three islands made mistakes.
Li Lei...
Just when the players on the Yakushi High School baseball team were secretly sweating for Li Lei.
The white baseball appears again.
Kojima on the pitcher's mound is a person who adjusts his mentality very quickly.
After he suffered a critical hit, he could quickly forget the discomfort caused by the blow.
Then a new round of pitching begins.
This was the case when facing Mishima before, and the same is true now when facing Li Lei.
Xiong Qie, the coach of the Seongkong High School baseball team, is a very famous and experienced supervisor.
He would send Kojima as the starter because he took a fancy to this characteristic of Kojima.
Although it is difficult for Kojima to surprise the team.
But his resilience will not put too much burden on the team.
Their team's ace is somewhat special and cannot finish nine innings. Considering this situation, it is definitely not a bad idea to let Kojima start.
Seeing that the island was back to normal, everyone in Chengkong also breathed a sigh of relief silently.
However, at this moment, Li Lei suddenly moved in the strike zone.
He took one step forward and took action decisively.
Swinging the bat two hundred times a day finally showed its effect at this time.
"Ping!"
The white baseball was hit over the head of the first baseman.
The first baseman of the Seongkong High School baseball team jumped up high and tried to stop the ball with his glove.
However, his glove was four to five centimeters away from the baseball.
In the end, he could only stare wide-eyed and watch the baseball leap over his head.
Then hit him behind.
Li Lei seemed to have done a trivial thing, first running to first base, and then running to second base.
Sanada, who was originally staying at second base, took this opportunity to return directly to home base.
The Yakushima High School baseball team scored the 4th point.
"Coincidence, this is all a coincidence!"
Mishima was so thick-skinned that he kept saying that all of this was just a coincidence.
The friends from the Yakushima High School baseball team came to celebrate Sanada and Li Lei, but no one paid him any attention.
In the stands.
The faces of all the players on the Qingdao High School baseball team and the city's junior high school baseball team became more solemn.
Especially when they saw that the batters lined up behind Li Lei were still actively swinging their bats to attack.
They first used a hit and run to send Li Lei back to home base.
Help the team score the 5th point!
To be continued...