Chapter 678 - 678: Unleashed

For the audience, what they saw was Zhang Han continuously getting good pitches.

Carlos was forced into a corner by Zhang Han with just two pitches.

So they eagerly anticipated Zhang Han continuing his excellent performance, getting the last good pitch, and striking out the First Batter of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team in one fell swoop.

However, in the eyes of some people who understand baseball, the confrontation between Zhang Han and Carlos just now was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

It was evident that Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team had done a lot of practice before the game started; many of their players were able to grasp the timing of the pitch.

This indicates that before today's game began, the players of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team had already adapted to this pitch speed using a pitching machine behind the scenes.

Moreover, this adaptation wasn't just for one or two people; all of their players had done a lot of this kind of practice.

A prestigious school is indeed a prestigious school; not only is the overall quality of their players different, but their financial resources are also different.

To allow all batters to adapt to this pitch speed via a pitching machine in just a few days is not something every school can achieve.

Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team accomplished it, and did so beautifully; this is their strength.

However, there is still a certain difference between a real person's pitch and a pitching machine's pitch.

Although Zhang Han's Fastball has always been criticized for seemingly lacking special characteristics.

But that's when compared horizontally with other pitchers who have the same pitch speed; when truly compared to a pitching machine, the difference is still very significant.

This is also why the batters of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team, despite being able to grasp the timing of their swings, still found it very difficult to make contact with the ball.

It wasn't until Carlos stepped up that everything seemed to undergo a certain change.

He not only grasped the timing of his swing but also successfully made contact with the ball, hitting it out.

This indicates that although a large portion of Inashiro Industrial's batters have not yet adapted, the top batters of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team have gradually begun to adapt to Zhang Han's pitch speed and pitch.

This is not a good sign.

From Zhang Han's perspective, he must resolve this trouble as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, the consequences would likely be unimaginable.

Outsiders could understand, and Zhang Han and Miyuki were even clearer in their hearts.

Today's game, to be honest, the Seido High School Baseball Team's teammates performed quite well.

In the process of battling wits and courage with the players of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team, they didn't suffer much loss.

But now, they are one run behind.

Whenever it came to critical situations, they seemed to always fall into an inexplicable passive state.

It was as if an invisible big hand was altering the trajectory of the game's operation.

Miyuki understood in his heart that this was merely their illusion.

The reason they felt this way was because they were always within the calculations of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team, or more accurately, within the calculations of Coach Kunimoto.

Aside from Furuya Satoru taking the pitch at the beginning, it seemed that nothing in today's entire game was unexpected by Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team.

To put it bluntly, Seido High School Baseball Team had actually been led by the nose by Coach Kunimoto.

This doesn't mean that Coach Kunimoto had completely seen through all of Seido High School Baseball Team's plans.

He's not a god, how could he have such an ability?

The reason this scene occurred was because Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team had made thorough preparations before the game.

Even if they hadn't anticipated Furuya Satoru pitching or Zhang Han continuing to take the pitcher's mound.

Before the game started, Inashiro Industrial still had their players adapt to a pitch speed of 155 kilometers per hour in advance.

This is the true reason why Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team has reached Koshien more than ten times in the past decade or so.

This is not good; it must change.

Miyuki already had the idea of changing; this time he placed his glove on the inside corner.

Carlos had clearly started to adapt to Zhang Han's pitch speed; pitching to the same location was too dangerous.

What about pitching to a different location? Especially the inside corner closer to the batter.

Upon seeing Miyuki's signal, a battle drum seemed to beat in Zhang Han's heart.

He understood that it was now time to show his hand.

Zhang Han nodded slightly and threw his third pitch.

The fans in the stands were filled with anticipation when they saw Zhang Han throw this pitch.

They couldn't wait to see Zhang Han get his sixth consecutive strikeout.

The white baseball whistled out.

Carlos, who had already been forced into a corner by two strikes, seemed not to worry at all that this was a trap.

The moment he saw the baseball flying, he didn't even blink, aimed at the baseball, and swung his bat.

"Ping!"

"Foul ball!"

The first time might have been a coincidence, but when Carlos hit the ball foul for the second time.

The teammates of Seido High School Baseball Team, including those supporters of Seido High School Baseball Team in the stands.

Had to admit in their hearts that there was no coincidence.

The players of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team had indeed caught up with Zhang Han's pitch speed and hit the ball out.

Of course, they didn't hit it that smoothly.

Hitting the ball foul twice in a row was not what Carlos wanted. If he could, he would certainly hope to hit the ball fair and get a base hit.

Even if Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team's players didn't manage to score in this inning in the end.

Getting a base hit would still have a very different meaning.

This could not only advance the batting order, but most importantly, it could set an example for the other players of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team.

Telling them that Zhang Han was not invincible either.

As long as they were willing to work hard and could adapt to Zhang Han's pitch and pitch speed.

Sooner or later, they would definitely be able to hit the ball out.

"Inashiro! Inashiro!"

Despite hitting the ball foul twice in a row, Carlos was still being pressured by Zhang Han.

But the supporters of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team still felt incredibly excited.

They seemed to have already envisioned Carlos forcefully hitting the ball out.

Such a scene, the players of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team had not even dared to imagine before.

But now it was different; they saw Carlos starting to put pressure on the pitcher.

Following this trajectory, it didn't seem so incredible for them to get a base hit in one go.

The supporters of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team offered their most sincere blessings.

Carlos felt it; a surge of power continuously welled up within him.

The first time he made contact with the ball, Carlos didn't actually have much confidence.

But when he hit the ball foul for the second time, Carlos already vaguely understood something.

Although Zhang Han's Fastball was frighteningly high in quality.

This did not mean that they had no way to hit the ball out.

As long as he adapted to the pitch speed and accurately judged the angle at which the baseball flew.

He would definitely be able to hit the ball out.

"Whoosh!"

Zhang Han on the pitcher's mound, after seeing Miyuki's signal, his eyes flickered slightly, and he threw the ball without hesitation.

Here it comes.

Carlos in the batter's box had never taken his eyes off Zhang Han.

The moment he saw the baseball flying, his pupils widened instantly.

It was the inside corner just now, this time it was slightly outside.

The eyes see the baseball, then transmit the image to the brain, and the brain then directs the body to act.

This is the general swinging process for a batter.

Such a process works against 99.99% of pitchers nationwide.

But if you use such a process to face Zhang Han, one of the nation's top Fastball pitchers.

It's clearly a bit unrealistic.

Because by the time you complete this entire process, the baseball would have already flown past.

Don't look with your eyes, feel with your body.

Now.

Carlos calculated the speed and trajectory of the incoming ball and decisively swung his bat.

Compared to his previous two swings, this time he didn't hesitate at all, unleashing all the power in his body.

If he truly made contact with the baseball, even if it didn't fly out of the stadium, it would at least be a super long hit deep into the outfield.

However, just as the bat was about to connect with the baseball, the baseball suddenly dipped.

The bat and the baseball passed each other, neither making contact with the other.

"Pop!"

"Strike!"

"Strikeout!"

Just when the die-hard supporters of Seido High School Baseball Team were so tense they had given up hope.

Happiness came unexpectedly.

Zhang Han had secured his sixth consecutive strikeout in today's game.

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