Chapter 98

The baseball playing field is a fan-shaped field. Starting from home base, plus first base, second base and third base, it forms a diamond, which is called the infield. In addition, the bounded area is called the outfield. The distance between any softball is 90 feet. In the middle near home base is the pitcher hill, a place piled with soil for pitchers to pitch, with a white pitcher board on it.

The auditorium is surrounded by a layer of barbed wire. Try to avoid the straight ball flying in and hurting the audience. However, the barbed wire is not too high. It can't be stopped if the high-altitude ball falls, but the high-altitude ball can't hurt people.

Regional competitions only compete for qualified places. The teams are strong and weak. Of course, the strong ones have the level of Jiaziyuan. The weak ones are not as good as the middle school and strong teams. In addition, it is a battle. There are not many spectators. Those who sit sparsely on the court should be the relatives and friends of today's competition team, or simply spies. Other schools send people to study their opponents in advance.

Style Island law led Beiyuan xiuci. They found a front row seat with a better vision and sat down. Beiyuan xiuci looked at the scoreboard. At present, the two teams have competed in the sixth inning, with a score of 9:1. Among them, Shinai industry is in the lead, while Zhengling affiliated middle school, which is behind, has not given up and is playing a life-threatening defense.

Beiyuan xiuci looked at the backward Island Law and asked, "how long will they be in neitian?"

"This is the end, Mr. Beiyuan."

Then wait, and Yangzi also looked at the stadium facilities curiously. After watching it for a whole circle, he turned his attention to the field. It was full of freshness. He held the corner of Beiyuan Xiuji's clothes in one small hand for fear that he might run away. However, she usually doesn't pay attention to sports and doesn't understand it, but she is also embarrassed to ask. She just watches there and looks a little embarrassed.

Xueli noticed that she was still very enthusiastic and asked happily, "caviar, don't you usually play baseball? What about soft baseball? Should you have played softball?"

Yangzi shook his head: "don't play, sister Xueli."

"You should play such a fun game. I'll teach you! It's very simple. You can play the ball with a stick. If you fly, you will win, but if you can't, you will lose." Xueli is also a good teacher.

Yangzi was stunned. That's it. Is baseball such a simple game? And Beiyuan xiuci looked at Xueli and smiled at Yangzi: "don't listen to your sister in Xueli. Ask your brother Shidao where you don't understand!"

Xueli said with slight dissatisfaction, "I often play baseball. That's right. It's boring to pitch, but it's interesting to hit the ball. I can't see the ball at once, and I'll definitely win! I often play with monkeys. They call me big sister of Haobang and say I have the strength of professional baseball!"

What do you call a home run? And bragging! Even if Hideki kithara doesn't understand it, she doesn't think she understands it in the snow.

Style Island Law is still very gentle. It is more like a big brother than Beiyuan xiuci. He smiled and patiently explained it to Yangzi. Beiyuan xiuci also stretched out his ears to listen.

Baseball games are generally divided into nine innings. If the same score is added to the game, it will be played until the outcome is determined. However, if the Jiaziyuan game is added to 15 innings, it will be played again tomorrow. After all, it is a high-school game, and we can't tire out young people who haven't grown up.

The game is divided into two teams, each team has nine players, and the two teams take turns to attack and defend.

The attacker swings his stick to hit the ball thrown by the defensive pitcher in turn at home base. After hitting the ball effectively, he runs base and finally returns to home base through first base, second base and third base.

Of course, in addition to hitting a home run, that is, hitting the ball where the defenders can't catch it, they usually don't have a chance to run back to home base and score. Instead, they advance one base bag after another. For example, they go to first base on the first stick and rush from first base to second base after the second stick starts, The second bat occupies the position of first base again - the rules do not allow two offensive players to stand on a base bag, so when the second bat is finished and started, regardless of the height of the first bat, you have to push towards second base, and the same is true if someone is on third base.

This kind of blow that can be safely on base or score directly is called a "hit".

In the game, it often happens that there are offensive players on the three bases. At this time, the fourth bat comes out, one bat determines the world, plays a clean hit, and then can return the companions on the third base to home base and get a point. If you hit a home run, you would buy enough time for the three companions on the base and yourself to run back to home base and score four points at one stroke.

If all the players are good at playing strong sticks, and the pitcher strength of the other side is very weak, the ball type has not changed, and the ball speed is also slow, the hitters of the attacking side can hit one by one, and hit hits one by one, which can make the opponent despair by scoring in one round.

As for defense, the pitcher is the main force, and the best pitcher in a team is called the ace. The highest goal is to make the opponent can't hit a ball, so the opponent will naturally lose his scoring ability.

The pitcher who throws the ball into the effective hitting area is called a good ball. If the other party fails to hit three good balls in a row or swings the bad ball, it is called "strike out three times". When the next batter comes on, the cumulative three batters are out, that is, "three outs", the attack and defense are exchanged, which can be regarded as half inning. Each side has one attack and defense, that is, one inning, and the game has nine innings, Whoever scores more points wins.

In addition to the pitcher, the defender also has eight players, including home base catcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, shortstop, backbone, left fielder and right fielder. If the batter of the attacking side hits the ball successfully, these defenders need to start receiving the ball.

Not waiting for the ball to land and receive it directly is called "catching", and the batter is out; If you catch up after landing, you need to judge who to pass to according to the situation on the field. For example, if the opposite side is rushing towards second base along the base line, you can pass it to the second baseman to block the other side's forward route, but the other side can't go back. A companion is on first base. When he goes back to first base, two people will commit a foul, and it won't work if he goes to second base. The other side's second base will be out as soon as he touches him with the ball. This is called "Stuffy kill"; or pass it to his own team near the other party to catch up with the other player who is preparing to go to base and let him out. This is called "interception".

Of course, there are many tactics, which are just the most basic. But after talking about the island law for a while, let alone Yoko, even Hideki kithara is a little confused - no wonder this sport is only popular in a few countries in the United States and Japan, which is too troublesome.

He summed it up and felt that the main purpose of the defender was to throw a good ball and not be hit by the other party. Even if the other party hit it, he should ensure that his own side can receive it, while the purpose of the attacker was to hit a hit as much as possible and make a home run better.

The pace of the baseball game was very slow. Xiuci kithara watched the pitcher who was lagging behind on the field swing his head around to check the other party's movements to prevent the other party from stealing bases. He also had a secret signal communication with the catcher partner squatting on home base. It seemed that the catcher gave him the ball. He felt unreliable. He couldn't make up his mind for a moment. He also went to see the supervision teacher off the field, hoping that the supervision teacher would give some instructions. This pair of shoes A cautious attitude that will die if you don't throw well will kill you.

However, Hideki kithara can understand that after working hard for a whole year, who doesn't want to achieve good results, who doesn't want to become the focus of attention of the whole country, gain both fame and wealth - if they lose the first round, they will return home, and Jiaziyuan will be directly pulled down in August. A year's efforts can be said to be of no value.

The fierce competition shows that everyone who enters the competition pursues only victory, and only the winner's pay is valuable.

Beiyuan xiuci attached great importance to the victory and defeat, interrupted the popular science of Shidao law, saved Yangzi's life, and asked, "are neitian's opponents strong?"

Style Island law turned back and said with a soft smile: "I watched the video of last year with the male horse. It doesn't seem very strong. If it was strong, the male horse wouldn't be so worried about gain and loss last night."

Kithara xiuci thought about it. If the other party is a super strong team, according to the pissing nature of Uchida's male horse, it is estimated that he called last night to cry his father and mother and complain about God's injustice, rather than having to pull him to watch the game.

The game scene was dull for a while. He got up and bought everyone iced fruit juice drinks and some snacks. He mainly bought them for Yangzi. He was very frugal, but he couldn't be frugal with Yangzi. He always wanted to feed her well.

Yangzi gave xiuci Beiyuan a sweet smile and ate with her sister Xueli.

The two teams lingered for more than 40 minutes to finish the remaining three innings. No wonder Jiaziyuan began to hold trials with IH in June in August. With this efficiency, it's good that these more than 100 teams can finish in more than a month.

After the game, there was a sharp air defense alarm, which frightened kithara xiuci. Instinctively, he looked up at the sky and didn't react until a moment later. This may be a strange tradition. Zhengling affiliated middle school in the field failed to successfully reverse the defeat. He lost the game by 14-2. The last stick was kneeling on the ground crying and finally moved away by his cloudy companions.

No one cared about his tears. The stadium staff quickly repaired the ground, and soon the scores of the two teams on the scoreboard were cleared. Shinai industry entered the second round of war, and the summer of Zhengling affiliated high school ended.

The players from both sides of the next game entered the field and began to warm up. Among them was the male horse of Uchida. He wore a baseball cap and a diagonal striped baseball uniform. He looked less cheap and more like a sports boy. He didn't concentrate on warming up. Instead, he looked for them in the stands with his eyes. Soon he found them, rushed over and helped them through the barbed wire Holding the brim of the baseball hat to salute, Hei hei smiled and shouted, "pay attention to my hero's posture!"

At ordinary times, he dared to speak like this. The island law must have turned his eyes white, but this time he not only didn't mind, but encouraged him and shouted at him, "come on, male horse!"

As the bitch's friends, Beiyuan xiuci couldn't pour cold water on him at this time. He also shouted, "neitian, fight well!"

Yangzi also clenched his small fist and shouted, "senior, please come on!"

The snow filled his mouth with banana slices and shouted vaguely: "￥ &#& * #&#"

Kouma Uchida had already seen Xueli and Yoko. He winked at Hideki kithara and smiled twice. He said he was very satisfied with Hideki kithara's attention. He also brought his girlfriend to cheer him on. It was interesting. Then he turned around and ran away - a senior student was calling him.

The players from both sides began to line up. It is estimated that this kind of battle is not valued. It is a bit of a rush. Both sides salute each other, salute to four referees, and then the air defense alarm rang again - Beiyuan Xiuji is really speechless. What's the problem? Why do you pull the air defense alarm when you play baseball?

Then he took a closer look at the field and found that there was no male horse in Uchida. He was surprised and asked Shidao law, "where are the people in Uchida?" shouldn't all the people in private Dafu be on the court when defending?

The island law pointed under the seat: "the male horse has entered the cowshed."

The cowshed is the lounge for players who don't play. The etymology comes from a tobacco company called "bison" in the United States. When American professional baseball was founded, it seemed that this company had long hung advertisements on the player preparation room, and one side of the preparation room was mesh. Later, it was passed on and on, and the preparation room was also called cowshed.

Kithara xiuci is speechless. Why don't you call everyone here? He asked, "which position does Uchida play? Can't you get him?"

"He is a catcher in the first grade pitching and catching group. He can't be a starter. It's estimated that the starter will play when he's tired!"

Hideki kithara is speechless. It sounds like she can't play!

He was prepared to beat Uchida to death in case he didn't play right away, and the game on the pitch had already begun. The opponent is Nagano Kawa high school, wearing a pure white baseball uniform and on the offensive side. Their first hitter is standing in the strike area, stretching an arm to indicate that he is not ready. He desperately takes his feet to dig the ground. Looking at that posture, it seems that he wants to dig a shallow pit there to prevent losing his strength in starting later.

In the standby area not far from him, Nagano's two batters are kneeling on one knee, leaning on a bat to observe the pitchers of private Dafu.

Kithara took a look at the scoreboard. At present, it's 0:0. I hope I can win!