บท 446: Ken on the Mound (2)

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"Strikeout!"

"Huh? Curveball?"

Santiago blinked a few times, his expression confused. Of course he knew that Ken had this pitch, but during the film sessions, he'd only thrown it a small hand full of times in the World Cup.

Even in Koshien he'd only thrown the pitch once.

He slowly walked back to the dugout and looked at his father quizzically.

"I thought you said that Ken wasn't comfortable with the curveball?"

This time it was Mark's turn to be confused.

"Err, I thought because he had only pitched it a few times he was still not used to throwing it…"

In truth, Ken hadn't needed to throw the curveball often since his fastball was so effective. His forkball had also faded into the background since it often left his elbow feeling sore by the end of the day.

Unfortunately for the US team, his whims had made them misunderstand his pitching abilities. Yet now that they'd seen it, they would be more wary.