We should know that the top three batters of Waseda Jitsugyo are among the best in all of Japan:
Aside from Matsunaga Kenta who often plays a tactical role, Shinjiro Chongxin with the first bat and Kenshu Yasuda with the third bat are both considered to be of a level that might become professional in the future, attracting attention from the Waseda University baseball team and many professional scouts.
Since they have said so, it proves we can indeed target Ohtani Shohei's pitching from this point.
For this at-bat, Lin Guanglai's strategy for himself was that unless the count reached two strikes and the next pitch forced him to swing, he would let go of all the breaking balls and only go for the fastballs in the strike zone to hit—if he could hit a drive directly, all the better; getting a walk wouldn't hurt either.
On the pitcher's mound, Ohtani Shohei touched the brim of his cap, pressing it down further to shield his eyes from the glaring sunlight.
