The sudden changeup caught the Seido High School Baseball Team off guard.
Although the players of the Seido High School Baseball Team never openly acknowledged Ichidaisan Third High School, they actually had a very high regard for Ichidaisan Third High School's strength in their hearts.
Last autumn, Ichidaisan Third High School lost the autumn finals against Inashiro, but they fought until the very last moment.
The difference between the two sides was only one point.
Although Seido won both games against Ichidaisan Third High School, the struggles involved were considerable.
In both games, the Seido High School Baseball Team had to exert their full strength to narrowly secure victory.
Previously, when Yokohama defeated Ichidaisan Third High School, the Seido High School Baseball Team's teammates were surprised, but it wasn't unacceptable.
As the overlord of Kanagawa Prefecture, after a tough battle, they successfully defeated Ichidaisan Third High School.
The score difference between the two sides was not very large.
This gave the Seido High School Baseball Team players the impression that Yokohama was, at most, an opponent on the same level as Ichidaisan Third High School.
Therefore, in this game, they had to give their absolute best.
But now it seemed that the previous judgment was not accurate.
Yokohama had not even used their full strength during their game against Ichidaisan Third High School, but had held back some of their power.
Under such circumstances, Yokohama still defeated Ichidaisan Third High School?
For the Seido High School Baseball Team, the significance between these two scenarios was vastly different.
In today's game, even giving one hundred percent effort might not be enough to defeat this troublesome opponent.
"Second Batter, Second Base, Kominato Ryosuke."
Next, Kominato Ryosuke stepped into the batter's box.
Kuramochi, who had just passed him, looked very displeased.
Despite this, Kuramochi did not forget his duty.
"The changeup's pitching motion is almost identical to a Fastball. I initially thought it was a Fastball, so I subconsciously swung early. This completely messed up my hitting rhythm!"
Is the changeup's pitching motion identical to a Fastball?
Kominato Ryosuke did not reply, but instead glanced thoughtfully at his opponent.
Uehara!
He had never heard of such a guy before.
Before becoming an Ace, he was unknown even within Yokohama.
But now he has suddenly become the Ace of Yokohama Kohoku, and he certainly seems to have a lot of skill.
"I understand!"
After Kuramochi returned to the dugout, his teammates proactively approached him to inquire.
This pitcher, whose pitching speed was not fast, had already left a very difficult impression on the players of the Seido High School Baseball Team.
Zhang Han put on his gear and went to the on-deck circle.
Before he walked over, he also overheard Kuramochi's assessment of this opponent.
The assessment was very high!
He was also a second-year player, capable of becoming Yokohama's Ace, and he was from Kanagawa.
Such a guy should be very famous, so why did he have no impression of him at all?
He subconsciously glanced at Miyuki.
Miyuki understood Zhang Han's meaning and shook his head decisively.
He had also never heard of him.
The opponent should not be a player who gained fame in youth baseball.
Instead, he gradually grew stronger after entering high school.
"What a surprise!"
Zhang Han himself had undergone a complete transformation after entering high school.
But even so, he had some fame before that.
Many famous players in the Kanto region knew of Zhang Han, and some had even faced him.
This was the first time Zhang Han had encountered a player who was unknown in junior high but had become the Ace of a powerhouse in his second year.
While they were talking, Kominato Ryosuke had already been retired.
The opponent only used three pitches to successfully induce Kominato Ryosuke to swing, hitting an infield pop-up.
The hit baseball flew high into the air and then landed directly above the Second Base's head.
Fukuda opened his glove and easily caught the ball, securing it in his glove.
"Pop!"
"Out!"
The players of the Seido High School Baseball Team witnessed this scene completely from the dugout.
During the confrontation with Kominato Ryosuke, the opponent used two types of breaking balls.
One was the slider he had used in the previous game against Ichidaisan Third High School, and the other was the inward floating ball that ultimately retired Kuramochi.
Their trajectories looked similar, but the degree of change and the angles were completely different.
These were two different breaking balls!
Plus the previous Fastball and changeup…
At the beginning of the game, Uehara had already used a total of four completely different pitches.
Three breaking balls, plus a standard Fastball.
At this point, even an idiot could probably see that the Seido High School Baseball Team was in trouble today.
In the stands, Lan Yu shaded her eyes with her hand, watching Uehara display his power on the field, and muttered softly.
"This little brat looks pretty formidable."
"What kind of talk is that?"
Lan He glared at her daughter reproachfully.
Below, several girls lowered their heads in shame after hearing Lan He's words.
Seeing the opponent perform excellently, and given that he was also Zhang Han's opponent, these girls had also been silently criticizing him in their hearts.
Now, with Lan He's words, they felt as if she was talking about them.
Not magnanimous at all!
"How can you gossip about others behind their backs? That's a bad habit."
Those girls who had felt ashamed suddenly widened their eyes, suspecting they must have misheard.
So, gossiping about others behind their backs is wrong, but calling someone a little brat is fine?
On the field, as soon as Zhang Han appeared, the girls in the front row immediately stood up, waving their cheering props for Zhang Han.
At the batter's box, Zhang Han carefully observed Uehara, waiting for him to pitch the ball.
The opponent's pitching speed was not fast, so he didn't need to rush.
He could completely wait until the opponent finished pitching, and then swing based on the change.
With his swing speed, no matter what kind of pitch the opponent threw, he could keep up.
He was also confident that he could hit the ball out.
However, when the opponent threw the first pitch, Zhang Han was somewhat stunned.
It wasn't a Fastball, it wasn't a changeup, it wasn't a slider, and it wasn't even an inward floating ball.
The baseball was pitched almost directly in the center, and just before reaching the strike zone, it suddenly dropped sharply, then fell into the catcher's glove.
It was such a sudden breaking ball that Zhang Han couldn't even swing.
"Pop!"
"Strike!!"
The teammates in the Seido High School Baseball Team's dugout stood up nervously, one by one.
They stared in astonishment at today's opponent, with a hint of disbelief in their eyes.
The previous types of breaking balls were acceptable; the teammates of the Seido High School Baseball Team found them relatively easy to accept.
Even the changeup, which had never appeared before, surprised the Seido High School players, but as long as the opponent dared to keep using that pitch, the teammates of the Seido High School Baseball Team were confident that they could teach the opponent a harsh lesson on the field.
But now, the changeup did not appear; instead, a fifth type of breaking ball emerged.
This was another pitch that Yokohama had never used in their game against Ichidaisan Third High School before.
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