Chapter 646 - 646: Impression

"Wow, what was that?!"

The fans in the stands continuously erupted in various exclamations.

They had never imagined that such a thing would happen on the field, leaving them feeling caught off guard.

Furuya Satoru's pitch was already a visual feast.

When the hitters of the Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team were forced to swing and miss again and again, it elevated this visual feast to its peak.

In the stands, even those who weren't die-hard supporters of the Seido High School Baseball Team, some neutral fans, couldn't help but get excited.

"No wonder the Seido High School Baseball Team gave up on Zhang Han's incredibly fast pitch and let him focus on being a fielder."

"Exactly! I originally thought Coach Kataoka was too soft-hearted, only considering the individual development of the players and not the team's interests. Now it seems we've wronged him. The Seido High School Baseball Team clearly has an Ace pitcher candidate."

"It's just a bit of a shame for Han-san; his ball speed is clearly so fast."

"You can't chew more than you can bite. Not knowing how to choose and give up will affect a player's future achievements, especially for someone like Zhang Han, who is very talented in all aspects. Ichiro's ball speed was also very fast, but he ultimately didn't choose to be a pitcher, did he?"

When people discuss, they often can't help but turn the topic to Zhang Han.

This is also the inescapable fate of a public figure.

But precisely because of the comparison with Zhang Han, Furuya Satoru's performance at the beginning of this game was even more stunning.

It should be known that the first three batters of the Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team, although not as famous as Seido, were genuinely strong.

Carlos, Shirakawa Katsuyuki, who had maxed out his hitting skills, and Yoshizawa, a powerful third-year hitter.

Which one of these three, if pulled out, wouldn't be a prominent presence at the batter's box?

But all three of them, without exception, were struck out.

Three consecutive strikeouts, with a total of nine pitches.

The monster rookie Furuya Satoru resolved the first three batters of the Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team.

If there were a scoring system to rank the beginning of the game, Furuya Satoru's start would definitely be full marks.

In the dugout of the Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team, the previously warm atmosphere was as if a basin of ice water had been poured over it.

Everyone had cold faces, and no one spoke.

"That's too embarrassing, you three. Not one of you even touched the ball."

Narumiya Mei erupted after the silence.

"Go pitch first! We'll reflect on our mistakes after the game ends."

Carlos said.

Shirakawa and Yoshizawa didn't speak, but their fighting spirit hadn't faded.

Coach Kunitomo, observing all of this, nodded almost imperceptibly, saying nothing.

After winning the Spring Koshien, the players' mentality had indeed changed somewhat; they seemed to be floating, unable to settle down completely.

Fortunately, after the loss to Yakushi High School, the players were thoroughly awakened.

They clearly knew how they had achieved all of this.

If they wanted to maintain it, they had to redouble their efforts and not be complacent in the slightest.

It was precisely this change in mindset that allowed them to overcome all obstacles and successfully advance to the Kanto Tournament Final.

Although their current state hadn't fully caught up to when they participated in the Spring Koshien Final, it was already quite close.

The players were gradually finding their rhythm and wouldn't get lost even when encountering setbacks in the game.

This was good.

But to win the game, this alone isn't enough.

They must be better than their opponents.

Furuya Satoru.

Re-examining this first-year pitcher, his growth rate wasn't actually as significant as the players had imagined.

His pitch still had quite a few bad balls, especially high ones.

But when facing such pitches, even Carlos and Shirakawa couldn't escape and all swung at those pitches.

This was the biggest problem.

"Does his pitch feel that much pressure from the batter's box?"

It should be, otherwise why would Carlos and Shirakawa swing at such obvious bad balls?

"We must find a way to get this rookie off the mound as soon as possible; otherwise, if he really gets into a rhythm, there might be considerable trouble."

The top-ranked Coach in Tokyo was already starting to devise a plan to deal with Furuya Satoru.

Of course, before dealing with Furuya Satoru, they had another thing they absolutely had to do.

That was, to deal with the hitters of the Seido High School Baseball Team.

Bottom of the first inning.

Seido High School Baseball Team's offense.

The first to step up to the batter's box for the Seido High School Baseball Team was still their First Batter, Kuramochi Yoichi.

"Hee-haw!"

Kuramochi, standing at the batter's box, seemed to be in very high spirits.

Because of Furuya Satoru's pitch, the Seido High School Baseball Team's rhythm was completely picked up.

In this atmosphere, it was a good opportunity for the Seido High School Baseball Team to score runs.

Narumiya Mei can basically be said to be one of the most complete pitchers in Tokyo and even the entire country.

His ball speed, control, breaking ball.

Any one of these, taken individually, is not ranked first nationwide.

His ball speed isn't as good as Zhang Han's, and there are many people whose control is more precise than his. As for the breaking ball, Uehara, whom the Seido High School Baseball Team had encountered before, was truly a monster.

But even if Narumiya Mei isn't ranked first in any single aspect, when all these aspects are combined, you will be surprised to find that he can basically rank in the top few nationwide in every category.

In terms of ball speed, he is currently only slightly weaker than Zhang Han.

As for others, even compared to Furuya Satoru, who is called a monster rookie in the Seido High School Baseball Team, his ball speed is not much different.

The only one clearly surpassing him nationwide is Zhang Han.

Other pitchers, compared to him, are at most on par with him.

As for breaking balls, although Narumiya Mei only knows four or five types, which is more than half less than Uehara, within the national scope, to be able to master so many types of breaking balls and hone each one to an extremely exquisite level, Narumiya Mei is probably also able to rank in the top three.

Finally, control; this can basically be considered Narumiya Mei's weakest aspect.

Compared to those super monsters who master nine-grid control, his field-grid control ability is definitely a bit worse.

But even so, his control ability can still rank in the top ten nationwide.

What kind of terrifying level of comprehensive strength does a pitcher like this, whose ball speed can rank in the top three nationwide, whose breaking ball power can rank in the top three nationwide, and whose control can rank in the top ten nationwide, truly reach?

Just looking at the data, it is already very clear.

Not to mention watching him pitch live.

Watching Narumiya Mei pitch live is also a kind of enjoyment.

Of course, as an opponent, that's another matter.

The players of the Seido High School Baseball Team are currently playing that role.

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