Orix Nakagawa Akira “Survive” 12-year-old poor throwing decision –Professional baseball reporter column –Baseball column: Nikkan Sports

He started playing baseball at the age of seven and decided to play baseball at the age of twelve. Pitcher Satoshi Nakagawa (22 = Rikkyo University), who was fourth in the draft of Orix, turned to underslow, saying, “You can’t survive in the upper world unless you do something different.”

“Professionals are the best in the world of baseball. I’ve been aiming for that. I’m not fast or strong. Without weapons. I have to do something different from other people to survive. I thought to”

The conversion is in the sixth grade of elementary school. Whether to continue playing baseball in junior high school or to devote yourself to a different sport … When choosing a course for the first time in my life, I chose “bad throw”. He made an outstanding appearance in “Yokohama Izumi Senior” who belonged to the mid-Taisho era, and was given a uniform number 1 at Tokogakuen. At Rikkyo University, he went up to the mound in the spring of 1st year and won the best pitcher award, becoming the driving force in Japan for the first time in 59 years.

The maximum speed of a straight ball is 136 km. I’m abandoning my commitment to speed. “If you are aware of the ball speed, the tempo will be monotonous. It will also shoot the ball quality, so it will be easy to get into the orbit of the bat. That will not allow you to miss the ball.” Be aware of the gyro rotation and remove the batter’s timing. I am proud that the pitcher’s purpose is to “take out”.

There are many types of submarine balls such as “slider, change-up, sinker, curve, cut, two seam”. By moving the ball left, right, up and down, the batter is confused. Challenge Japan’s highest stage with your own “how to survive”.[Orix charge Ken Mashiba]