# Season 1
# 1 - The One Pitch
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYX0MZ58R/ace-of-the-diamond)
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**[00:03] Eijun**
It's the bottom of the ninth
and the score's tied.
**[00:06] Eijun**
Two outs, bases loaded,
**[00:09] Eijun**
and the count is
three balls, two strikes.
**[00:29] Eijun**
For the Akagi Junior High Baseball Team,
**[00:33] Eijun**
this became our final game.
**[00:37] Umpire**
Game set!
**[00:38] Umpire**
Schools, line up.
**[00:40] Umpire**
Excuse me. Please line up.
**[00:43] Wakana**
Eijun!
**[00:49] Eijun**
I'm sorry.
**[00:51] Eijun**
I couldn't take
you guys to the nationals!
**[00:54] Wakana**
Eijun...
**[00:56] Nobu**
Ei-chan...
**[01:02] Enemy1**
What is this guy on?
**[01:04] Enemy2**
A team that can't even catch pop
flies or grounders in the nationals?
**[01:09] Enemy1**
I heard your school's
being demolished soon.
**[01:12] Enemy1**
Here to make some
last-minute memories?
**[01:13] Enemy2**
There's no way we were going
to lose to a team with a girl!
**[01:17] Enemy1**
You gotta be kidding me.
**[01:22] Eijun**
This is our spirit.
**[01:24] Eijun**
The Akagi Junior High Spirit.
**[01:28] Enemy1**
Huh?
**[01:30] Eijun**
Take this!
**[01:33] Wakana**
Eijun!
***SIGN*** The One Pitch
**[03:09] Sano**
You idiot!
**[03:11] Sano**
Do you even know
what you did to yourself?
**[03:14] Sano**
The other team's coach and
families came roaring to you.
**[03:17] Sano**
the players glared at you with hatred,
**[03:19] Sano**
and you slapped them and
the umpire them twelve times!
**[03:22] Sano**
Are you really okay
**[03:25] Sano**
finishing your three years of junior
high baseball with a record like that?
**[03:28] Eijun**
I understand your anger, Coach.
**[03:31] Eijun**
I feel ashamed for losing
to such a team of clowns.
**[03:35] Sano**
That's not the point!
**[03:37] Sano**
I'm not talking about
the outcome of the game!
**[03:39] Sano**
I'm talking about your slapfest!
**[03:40] Eijun**
Oh, that?
**[03:42] Sano**
Of course!
**[03:43] Eijun**
Oh, I am so ashamed.
**[03:51] Sano**
After all the work you put in
as the team captain...
**[03:55] Sano**
It's hard for me to say this,
**[03:57] Sano**
but some high schools
might not want you now.
**[03:59] Eijun**
I'll be fine.
**[04:02] Eijun**
All I need is a ball
and a bat to play baseball.
**[04:07] Eijun**
That's how we've always been doing it.
**[04:09] Sano**
You really don't get it...
**[04:11] Principle**
Sawamura-kun.
**[04:13] Sano**
Principal?
**[04:14] Principle**
If you like baseball,
you must learn to follow the rules.
**[04:19] Principle**
Violence is never the answer,
even if it's for your teammates.
**[04:28] Eijun**
All right.
**[04:35] Eijun**
Well, I think I've repented
enough, so see ya!
**[04:41] Sano**
Hey, come back here, Sawamura!
**[04:43] Principle**
Oh, it's fine, Mr. Sano.
**[04:45] Sano**
But...
**[04:47] Principle**
He wanted people to remember
our school before it's demolished.
**[04:52] Principle**
I am truly proud of him
for staying late every day,
**[04:56] Principle**
practicing for that goal.
**[05:03] Sano**
He made me procure buses
to take them to practice games,
**[05:06] Sano**
and he made me treat them all
to barbecue for winning.
**[05:08] Sano**
Knowing I won't have to do that
any more is like a dream come true.
**[05:16] Sano**
He went on a rampage when
his teammates were riduculed.
**[05:23] Sano**
It was certainly a very
"Eijun" way to end things.
**[05:31] Eijun**
In the end, I couldn't win
a single game in junior high.
**[05:40] Nobu**
Ei-chan!
**[05:42] Nobu**
Did the coach finally let you go?
**[05:44] Kenta**
Was he super mad?
**[05:45] Eijun**
That would be an understatement.
**[05:47] Eijun**
I came running out
because he wouldn't shut up.
**[05:48] Teammates**
Yeah, that's you, all right!
**[05:51] Teammates**
Won't he still be mad?
**[05:52] Wakana**
Aren't you going to have a hard time
finding a school after that incident?
**[05:56] Eijun**
What are you saying, Wakana?
**[05:58] Wakana**
What are you going to do, stupid?
**[06:00] Wakana**
You need to think before you act.
**[06:10] Eijun**
No need to be so blue and worried, guys!
**[06:13] Eijun**
We're all going to the same high school.
**[06:17] Eijun**
I mean, let's keep it real.
**[06:21] Eijun**
Even if the schools merge
and ours gets demolished,
**[06:24] Eijun**
we'll still have the same
school spirit if we stay together.
**[06:28] Eijun**
We couldn't go to the
nationals in junior high,
**[06:31] Eijun**
but let's make it
a reality in high school.
**[06:35] Nobu**
Ei-chan...
**[06:37] Everyone**
Yeah.
**[06:40] Eijun**
You just wait, nationals!
**[06:42] Eijun**
We're coming to take over!
**[06:47] Wakana**
So...
**[06:48] Wakana**
how do you plan to get in
without an invitation?
**[06:51] Wakana**
The school we're applying to isn't
exactly easy to test into, you know?
**[06:59] Wakana**
Your brain is the biggest of our worries, too.
**[07:06] Eijun**
You guys have all been studying?
**[07:08] Kenta**
Like any normal person would.
**[07:09] Eijun**
Seriously?
**[07:10] Eijun**
I'm still stuck on fractions in math!
**[07:12] Nobu**
I think you should give up.
**[07:14] Eijun**
Never give up!
***SIGN*** Must Win
**[08:06] Gramps**
Eijun!
**[08:08] Gramps**
Hey, Eijun!
**[08:09] Gramps**
Someone's here to see you.
**[08:13] Eijun**
I'm screwed, Grandpa!
**[08:16] Eijun**
Everyone's flying away,
leaving me behind!
**[08:20] Gramps**
Stop dreaming!
**[08:23] Gramps**
Now wash up and come downstairs.
**[08:25] Gramps**
Someone came all the way
from Tokyo to see you.
**[08:30] Eijun**
From Tokyo?
**[08:37] Rei**
Nice to meet you.
**[08:40] Rei**
You must be Eijun Sawamura.
***SIGN*** Rei Takashima Seidou High School Baseball
**[08:46] Rei**
I'm the assistant director
of the Seidou High School Baseball Team.
**[08:49] Rei**
My name is Rei Takashima.
**[08:52] Rei**
We would love to have you on our team.
**[08:56] Eijun**
Seidou High School?
**[08:58] Gramps**
Hey!
**[08:58] Gramps**
Seidou High is a famous baseball school
that's been to nationals numerous times!
**[09:04] Eijun**
Is that supposed to be
amazing or something?
**[09:07] Gramps**
You play baseball,
and you've never heard of Seidou?
**[09:10] Eijun**
Never.
**[09:11] Gramps**
There are tons of professionals
on TV who've graduated from Seidou.
**[09:17] Eijun**
It's more fun to actually play
baseball than to watch it on TV.
**[09:22] Gramps**
Shut your mouth!
**[09:27] Gramps**
Please excuse my grandson's ignorance.
**[09:29] Rei**
No problem.
**[09:31] Gramps**
But why would such a famous school
in Tokyo come here looking for him?
**[09:37] Rei**
I was present at the game he played
the other day and saw great talent in him.
**[09:44] Gramps**
But there was an incident after the game...
**[09:48] Rei**
Yes, the use of his wrists in his slaps
truly represented his ability as a pitcher.
**[09:55] Dad**
This is your chance, Eijun!
**[09:57] Gramps**
Tell her you'll accept the offer
before she changes her mind!
**[10:01] Mom**
We need to celebrate with a feast tonight.
**[10:04] Eijun**
What? Hold on...
**[10:07] Gramps**
Do you have something to say?
**[10:08] Eijun**
I'm gonna go to Tokyo just to play baseball?
**[10:11] Eijun**
Besides, I don't want to play baseball
in such a stuffy environment.
**[10:18] Gramps**
Do you know what you're saying?
**[10:20] Dad**
Do you have any idea
how amazing this offer is?
**[10:22] Mom**
Seriously! This is your
best bet for high school.
**[10:25] Eijun**
It's true that this'll be much
easier than testing into a school.
**[10:31] Eijun**
But I'll be chasing after
the same dream wherever I go.
**[10:34] Eijun**
So I'd rather do that with
the teammates I have here at home.
**[10:44] Gramps**
E-Eijun...
**[10:49] Rei**
I see.
**[10:56] Rei**
So, when would you like to pay us a visit?
**[11:00] Eijun**
Wait—
**[11:01] Rei**
We're going to get busier as time goes on,
**[11:03] Rei**
so it would be nice if you
could come as soon as possible.
**[11:06] Eijun**
*I-Is she even listening?*
**[11:10] Rei**
The baseball field is a mirror
that reflects the players' spirit.
**[11:14] Rei**
It's the only place you can
find the truth, Sawamura.
**[11:17] Eijun**
The truth?
**[11:19] Rei**
That game...
**[11:22] Rei**
That final ball you pitched...
**[11:26] Rei**
Bottom of the ninth,
two outs and bases loaded.
**[11:28] Rei**
A single hit will cost you the game.
**[11:30] Rei**
That pitch wasn't like
any pitch you'd made before.
**[11:37] Rei**
You raised your right leg
without a hint of doubt in you.
**[11:41] Rei**
Your form, balanced on one leg,
was truly beautiful.
**[11:46] Rei**
Your natural ability to prevent a bad
outcome showed as you stood in danger.
**[11:51] Rei**
Or perhaps it was your pride
as a pitcher, but that pitch...
**[11:58] Rei**
You threw it instinctively with your
heart and soul to take that batter down.
**[12:08] Eijun**
That last ball I pitched?
**[12:11] Rei**
I saw the qualities of a true
pitcher when you threw it.
***SIGN*** Emergency Family Meeting
**[12:18] Gramps**
She's been saying weird things from the start.
**[12:21] Gramps**
Like the slapping thing, too.
**[12:22] Mom**
I wonder if she's really from Seidou.
**[12:24] Eijun**
She sounds suspicious to me.
**[12:29] Rei**
Anyway, you should come
see one of our practices.
**[12:35] Rei**
From what I saw,
**[12:36] Rei**
you didn't have an actual instructor
**[12:39] Rei**
or rivals who drove you to strive
to improve at your junior high school.
**[12:45] Rei**
If you are *actually* aiming
to go to the nationals,
**[12:50] Rei**
you should gain something
from seeing a top-level practice.
**[12:55] Eijun**
*The nationals...*
**[13:02] Eijun**
*Is it just me?*
**[13:04] Eijun**
*Or did she make fun of my junior high team?*
**[13:09] Eijun**
*You better be kidding me!*
**[13:11] Eijun**
* Very well! I'll take a good look*
* at your so-called "top level."*
**[13:25] Rei**
Like it?
**[13:26] Rei**
This is our prestigious baseball practice field.
**[13:30] Rei**
We have an indoor practice area over there,
***SIGN*** Seidou Spirit Dorm
**[13:33] Rei**
and most of the team
members live in the dorms.
**[13:37] Eijun**
Wow! What is that machine?
**[13:39] Eijun**
There's so much stuff I've never seen!
**[13:44] Eijun**
I-I'm not falling in love or anything!
**[13:46] Eijun**
I was just caught off guard!
**[13:48] Rei**
Is that so?
**[13:50] Eijun**
Besides, you don't need all this
expensive equipment to play baseball.
**[13:55] Eijun**
I bet you just gather all the best
players from around the nation.
**[13:58] Eijun**
Then it's no surprise that you're good.
**[14:01] Eijun**
In fact,
**[14:03] Eijun**
I would hate to lose to a top-tier team
that's granted anything they want.
**[14:12] Rei**
I won't deny the fact
**[14:14] Rei**
that half of our team members
are from outside the prefecture.
**[14:17] Rei**
They're here to play
baseball abroad, so to speak.
**[14:21] Eijun**
*So you do just invite the good players.*
**[14:24] Rei**
However,
**[14:25] Rei**
this is the age when Japanese high school
baseball is known to be the best in the world,
**[14:29] Rei**
and some scouts come from the major league
to invite players to their teams.
**[14:33] Rei**
"I want to be the best baseball player, ever."
**[14:36] Rei**
Fifteen-year-old boys leave home
**[14:40] Rei**
for the purpose of honing their abilities.
**[14:44] Rei**
I respect all players who have
that determination and aspiration.
**[14:51] Eijun**
*Determination...*
**[15:05] Eijun**
She's right.
**[15:06] Eijun**
I can feel a sense of tension in the air.
**[15:10] Azuma**
Kawakami! Are you kidding me?
**[15:13] Azuma**
You throw like a girl!
**[15:15] Azuma**
How about you pitch with some feeling?
**[15:18] Azuma**
You're already tired?
**[15:20] Azuma**
This is why you can't make the team!
**[15:22] Kawakami**
I'm sorry.
**[15:24] Member1**
Azuma's at it again.
**[15:26] Member2**
He shows no mercy once
he gets his eyes on someone.
**[15:29] Azuma**
If you don't want to get better,
then go back home to your mommy!
**[15:32] Azuma**
We've got plenty of pitchers to replace you!
**[15:36] Kawakami**
I want to get better!
**[15:38] Azuma**
Then give me your best shot!
**[15:40] Rei**
You should take a good look at his batting.
**[15:44] Rei**
That's Kiyokuni Azuma, a monster with
forty-two home runs in his high school career.
**[15:49] Rei**
He's one of the players who'll
be drafted this year.
**[15:58] Azuma**
It's like I'm swinging through air!
**[16:00] Azuma**
You're gonna make my skills rust like that!
**[16:02] Azuma**
Kawakami!
**[16:03] Azuma**
You're done! Get off the mound!
**[16:06] Azuma**
Someone carry him out!
**[16:08] Azuma**
Put him in a cardboard
box and send him home!
**[16:12] Eijun**
What's his problem?
**[16:18] Eijun**
He's gonna play pro ball with a body like that?
**[16:20] Eijun**
Impossible!
**[16:22] Eijun**
Look at his belly!
**[16:24] Eijun**
He looks like an old man!
**[16:26] Rei**
Sawamura, stop!
**[16:28] Eijun**
I bet he's at least forty years old!
**[16:30] Eijun**
There's no way he's in high school!
**[16:34] Azuma**
Who in the world...
**[16:36] Azuma**
is making fun of my cute belly?
**[16:41] Eijun**
Cute belly?
**[16:43] Eijun**
I think you mean your fat belly!
**[16:51] Member1**
Who is that brat?
**[16:52] Member1**
Does he have a death wish?
**[16:54] Member2**
Azuma's been trying to lose
that weight for a while, too.
**[16:58] Azuma**
Get out of my way!
**[17:00] Rei**
S-Stop, Azuma!
**[17:02] Rei**
Sawamura, you apologize right now.
**[17:05] Eijun**
A "baseball abroad" program?
**[17:08] Eijun**
Maybe everyone here has
determination and aspiration,
**[17:12] Eijun**
but just being better doesn't give you the right
to talk trash about other people.
**[17:16] Eijun**
He made fun of his pitches,
**[17:19] Eijun**
and then told him to go back to his mommy?
**[17:23] Eijun**
Even if everyone else is fine with it,
**[17:25] Eijun**
I'm definitely not gonna let it slide.
**[17:29] Eijun**
You can't play baseball by yourself!
**[17:39] Eijun**
Did this prestigious school not teach you
**[17:42] Eijun**
that this is a team sport?
**[17:54] Eijun**
* So I'd rather do that with*
* the teammates I have here at home.*
**[17:58] Rei**
*So he cherishes his teammates.*
**[18:03] Rei**
I'm sorry, Azuma.
**[18:05] Rei**
He just came out
of the countryside,
**[18:06] Rei**
so he's completely clueless
about the real world.
**[18:08] Rei**
He's a pitcher.
**[18:10] Rei**
Do you mind showing him
what batting is all about?
**[18:14] Azuma**
Sure.
**[18:15] Azuma**
I don't mind at all.
**[18:17] Azuma**
However,
**[18:19] Azuma**
I won't let him get off the mound
until he begs for mercy.
**[18:29] Eijun**
Wait a minute!
**[18:30] Eijun**
I never asked to have a match
with some jerk like him.
**[18:34] Rei**
Sawamura,
**[18:36] Rei**
this is a baseball field.
**[18:39] Rei**
If you have something to say,
**[18:40] Rei**
you're going to have to
say it through baseball.
**[18:44] ---**
Now, go get changed.
**[18:48] Miyuki**
This sounds like a lot of fun.
**[18:52] Miyuki**
Rei,
**[18:54] Miyuki**
can I catch his pitch?
**[18:58] Eijun**
Who's he?
**[18:59] Rei**
Kazuya Miyuki, a catcher.
**[19:03] Azuma**
Miyuki!
**[19:04] Azuma**
You're a first year!
Don't get cocky!
**[19:07] Miyuki**
Well, excuse me.
**[19:09] Miyuki**
But you've been kinda high on horse lately,
**[19:12] Miyuki**
so I just think it'll do you good to play
with us kids to go back to basics.
**[19:17] Azuma**
Who's on a high horse?
**[19:20] Member1**
Kazuya, be careful what you say!
**[19:22] Member2**
He's gonna jump you!
**[19:35] Rei**
Miyuki, I'm glad you volunteered.
**[19:39] Rei**
His pitches are a bit peculiar.
**[19:45] Rei**
He himself doesn't
even know what he has.
**[19:49] Rei**
Think you can draw
out his potential?
**[19:56] Miyuki**
Wow, big praise.
**[19:59] Miyuki**
You must have high
hopes for this kid.
**[20:03] Eijun**
Damn it.
**[20:04] Eijun**
What am I even doing?
**[20:06] Eijun**
I knew I shouldn't have come here.
**[20:15] Wakana**
Eijun's in Tokyo?
**[20:20] Eijun**
Ow.
**[20:22] Miyuki**
Wait.
**[20:24] Miyuki**
Is this your first time
with the hardball?
**[20:27] Eijun**
*I didn't know*
**[20:30] Eijun**
* that the hardballs were so*
* much harder and heavier.*
**[20:35] Azuma**
Hey, kid.
**[20:38] Azuma**
If you're gonna apologize,
you better do it now.
**[20:42] Azuma**
Once you get up to the mound,
**[20:45] Azuma**
there's no place for you to run.
**[20:53] Eijun**
Who do you think you are anyway?
**[20:56] Eijun**
You're the one who'll
be begging to run away.
**[20:59] Eijun**
In fact...
**[21:01] Eijun**
No hard feelings even
if I happen to hit you!
**[21:09] Miyuki**
Oh, man! This guy's hilarious!
**[21:11] Azuma**
Miyuki!
**[21:13] Azuma**
Nothing's funny here!
**[21:15] Azuma**
You wanna get hurt?
**[21:16] Miyuki**
Oh, I'm sorry.
**[21:44] Eijun**
* On this day, I pitched*
* eleven balls.*
**[21:49] Eijun**
*This day changed my baseball career*
**[21:52] Eijun**
*forever.*
**[23:35] Eijun**
I have a one-on-one with Azuma.
**[23:37] Eijun**
He's a monster who's going
pro once he graduates.
**[23:40] Eijun**
But I can't stand a guy who
talks trash to his teammates!
**[23:44] Miyuki**
A great pitch won't be born without
the battery working as one.
**[23:47] Miyuki**
Just one all-out pitch
he throws to Azuma
**[23:50] Miyuki**
makes a huge difference in his fate.
**[23:53] Miyuki**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Partner.
**[23:57] Miyuki**
Let's win the national title!
# 2 - Partner
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**[00:04] Wakana**
Eijun's in Tokyo?
**[00:14] Eijun**
* I hate to admit it, but the mound*
* feels really good on my feet.*
**[00:26] Eijun**
* It fits better in my hand*
* than the rubber balls.*
**[00:29] Miyuki**
You should be warmed up now.
**[00:30] Miyuki**
Let's get started.
**[00:34] Azuma**
Your pitching's a joke.
**[00:36] Azuma**
You sure talked big,
but it's average, at best.
**[00:39] Azuma**
I'll send it flying out of the park!
**[00:42] Miyuki**
He's still in junior high.
**[00:44] Miyuki**
Maybe go a little easy on him?
**[00:46] Azuma**
In your dreams!
**[00:47] Azuma**
I always swing with everything I have!
**[00:48] Azuma**
Doesn't matter if he's in junior high.
**[00:52] Miyuki**
I really like that about you, Azuma.
**[00:54] Azuma**
Shut it!
***SIGN*** Partner
**[02:36] Azuma**
You look way too serious, kid!
**[02:39] Azuma**
Just throw it!
**[02:42] Miyuki**
*He looks really stiff.*
**[02:46] Miyuki**
* He won't be able to pitch*
* with even half his strength.*
**[02:50] Miyuki**
*Let's try to loosen you up.*
**[03:09] Azuma**
You're so scared that
your arm's not swinging through!
**[03:11] Azuma**
If you're so afraid to pitch, just say so!
**[03:15] Miyuki**
*That's not it.*
**[03:19] Miyuki**
*He changed his aim the moment he let go.*
**[03:25] ---**
Time out!
**[03:27] ---**
What? If you needed a plan, you should've
said something before we started!
**[03:30] Miyuki**
You threw that one
into the ground on purpose.
**[03:34] Miyuki**
Why?
**[03:37] Eijun**
I felt like he would've hit if I threw there.
**[03:44] Miyuki**
Interesting.
**[03:45] Miyuki**
Let me get this straight. You'd rather
throw a ball than have him hit it?
**[03:47] Eijun**
You got a problem?
**[03:50] Miyuki**
You're absolutely right!
**[03:52] Miyuki**
You see, that was actually
Azuma's favorite location.
**[03:58] Miyuki**
You were so stiff,
**[03:59] Miyuki**
so I thought you'd loosen up
if you got obliterated once.
**[04:03] Miyuki**
If you had thrown there,
he definitely would've hit it.
**[04:07] Miyuki**
I like you, kid.
**[04:09] Miyuki**
Let's slay that monster
together from here on out.
**[04:12] Eijun**
Together? Yeah, right!
**[04:14] Eijun**
I bet you're on his side!
**[04:16] Miyuki**
Learn to accept the good will of others.
**[04:19] Eijun**
Shut up! Don't touch me!
**[04:20] Miyuki**
Anyway, what can you throw?
**[04:23] Eijun**
I pitch fastballs for life!
**[04:26] Miyuki**
Serious?
**[04:28] Miyuki**
This is great!
**[04:29] Miyuki**
I'm even more motivated now!
**[04:32] Eijun**
Damn it!
**[04:33] Eijun**
You're making fun of me!
**[04:35] Miyuki**
Just leave it all to me.
**[04:37] Miyuki**
I know his batting habits well.
**[04:39] Eijun**
It's got nothing to do with you!
**[04:41] Eijun**
This is between me and him!
**[04:44] Miyuki**
What?
**[04:45] Miyuki**
Is that how you see it?
**[04:46] Miyuki**
Then... Do you plan
to play baseball by yourself?
**[04:53] (Flashback) Eijun**
You can't play baseball by yourself!
**[04:56] Miyuki**
I don't know what kind
of baseball you've been playing,
**[04:59] Miyuki**
but the best pitches
**[05:01] Miyuki**
are works of art produced by the pitcher
and the catcher working as one.
**[05:05] Eijun**
Works of art?
**[05:08] Miyuki**
I'll draw out your full potential.
**[05:11] Miyuki**
You just need to trust my mitt
and throw your best pitches.
**[05:15] Miyuki**
It's that simple.
**[05:17] Miyuki**
We'll be great partners.
**[05:23] Miyuki**
Let's get cracking, partner.
**[05:27] Eijun**
*Partner?*
**[05:31] Eijun**
O-Okay.
***SIGN*** Seidou High School Baseball Field
**[05:34] Miyuki**
Thanks for waiting.
**[05:36] Azuma**
That took forever! I was falling asleep!
**[05:37] Eijun**
*The best pitches...*
**[05:39] Eijun**
*are works of art.*
**[05:43] Eijun**
* Wait! We just met today,*
* and he's already calling me "partner"?*
**[05:47] Eijun**
*I accidentally answered, too.*
**[05:50] Miyuki**
* Now then, let's get this*
* monster-slaying started.*
**[05:54] Eijun**
*Works of art, huh...*
**[05:56] Eijun**
*I've never thought of it like that.*
**[06:03] Rei**
*His shoulders loosened.*
**[06:06] Miyuki**
*Now, bring it here.*
**[06:16] Miyuki**
That's a strike... right?
**[06:18] Miyuki**
Nice pitch!
**[06:19] Miyuki**
Batter couldn't even move!
**[06:21] Azuma**
You stupid?
**[06:22] Azuma**
I'm just making sure
he can throw a strike!
**[06:24] Eijun**
* That sound of the ball*
* hitting the mitt...*
**[06:27] Eijun**
*I'm throwing well today.*
**[06:30] Miyuki**
*We can work on his speed in the future,*
**[06:32] Miyuki**
* but it's a pretty good pitch*
* with little deceleration.*
**[06:37] Miyuki**
*Okay, give me one here.*
**[06:39] Eijun**
Wait! There?
**[06:45] Azuma**
The same pitch?
**[06:49] Teammate1**
Whoa! That was close.
**[06:52] Azuma**
Damn.
**[06:55] Eijun**
*Wow! He swings fast.*
**[06:57] Eijun**
* I've never seen someone hit*
* such a strong ball into right field.*
**[07:02] Eijun**
*But the catcher...*
**[07:04] Eijun**
*He made it look like it was the same pitch,*
**[07:06] Eijun**
*but he was sitting a little off to the side.*
**[07:10] Miyuki**
*Nice control.*
**[07:12] Miyuki**
* That pitch was only going*
* to be hit foul, at best.*
**[07:19] Miyuki**
*Watch closely.*
**[07:20] Miyuki**
*He underestimates you,*
**[07:22] Miyuki**
* so he won't hesitate to hit*
* pitches that might be balls.*
**[07:24] Miyuki**
* We don't need to pitch him*
* anything in the strike zone.*
**[07:28] Azuma**
Your control sucks.
**[07:30] Azuma**
How do you expect me
to hit pitches like that?
**[07:32] Miyuki**
*Keep it up, Azuma.*
**[07:33] Miyuki**
*Lose your cool.*
**[07:36] Miyuki**
*But something's odd about his pitches.*
**[07:39] Miyuki**
*Is it getting faster the more he throws?*
**[07:42] Miyuki**
*No, rather...*
**[07:45] Miyuki**
*It's decelerating less.*
**[07:48] (Flashback) Rei**
His pitches are a bit peculiar.
**[07:52] Miyuki**
*I see.*
**[07:54] Miyuki**
* His shoulder's flexible,*
* and his arm is supple like a whip.*
**[07:59] Miyuki**
* His flexible wrist allows him*
* to put a lot of spin on the ball*
**[08:02] Miyuki**
*at the point of release.*
**[08:08] Miyuki**
That was a ball.
**[08:11] Miyuki**
*Fastballs for life? Yeah, right.*
**[08:14] Miyuki**
*I'm sure he doesn't realize it,*
**[08:17] Miyuki**
*but his pitch moves at the plate.*
**[08:20] Rei**
*Looks like he's finally showing his true colors.*
**[08:25] Rei**
* A natural breaking pitch*
* that changes its course at random.*
**[08:30] Rei**
* He was probably unconsciously restricting*
* his own strength in the team back home.*
**[08:36] Rei**
* But that last pitch in his last*
* junior high baseball game...*
**[08:40] Rei**
*He threw that pitch with all his talent.*
**[08:45] Rei**
*It's no wonder the catcher couldn't catch it.*
**[08:49] Rei**
* What's more, there's only one person*
* who's really confused about his pitching.*
**[08:54] Rei**
*And that's Sawamura himself.*
**[09:00] Eijun**
*It's like I'm in the zone today!*
**[09:03] Miyuki**
*Hey, put those sparkles in your eyes away.*
**[09:06] Miyuki**
* Do you know how hard it is to catch a ball*
* when I have no idea where it's going?*
**[09:10] Miyuki**
*Though... I guess that's what my job is.*
**[09:17] Miyuki**
*Just clear your head...*
**[09:19] Miyuki**
*and give me your best shot.*
**[09:21] Miyuki**
*I'll catch it with everything I have.*
**[09:27] Eijun**
*Right down the middle.*
**[09:31] Eijun**
*What is this feeling?*
**[09:33] Eijun**
*I can hear my heart beating loud and clear.*
**[09:39] Eijun**
*Oh, man...*
**[09:41] Eijun**
*I know I can throw my best pitch here.*
**[09:46] Eijun**
*I just gotta trust his mitt,*
**[09:49] Eijun**
*and it'll be the best ever.*
**[09:51] Eijun**
*The best pitch I've ever...*
**[09:54] Eijun**
*ever thrown!*
**[09:56] Azuma**
I'll hit it outta the park, you stupid kid!
**[10:12] Miyuki**
Nice pitch.
**[10:14] Eijun**
*This moment...*
**[10:20] Eijun**
*I think I opened the doors to a new world.*
**[10:30] Dad**
What happened to Eijun?
**[10:33] Dad**
He's been spacing out since
he got back from Tokyo.
**[10:42] (Flashback) Rei**
I think you did Azuma a good favor today.
**[10:47] (Flashback) Rei**
I wanted him to be less
complacent before he went pro.
**[10:55] (Flashback) Rei**
There are many strong schools in Tokyo,
and it's a hard-fought tournament every year.
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium
National High School Baseball Championship
Tokyo Qualifying Matches
**[10:59] (Flashback) Rei**
There's no guarantee that you'll do well
no matter how hard you train.
**[11:04] (Flashback) Rei**
Despite that fact, if you want to give it
a try at our school, give me a call.
**[11:10] (Flashback) Rei**
The decision is all yours.
***SIGN*** Tenth-grade catcher may become savior for prestigious Seidou
**[11:24] Eijun**
*So he was an amazing person.*
**[11:27] Eijun**
* He's in a magazine even though*
* he's only a year older than me.*
**[11:34] (Flashback) Miyuki**
Nice pitch.
**[11:36] Eijun**
* If I played baseball with him,*
* how would I grow?*
**[11:43] Eijun**
*Stop! What are you thinking?*
**[11:46] Eijun**
*Leave this town and go to Tokyo?*
**[11:50] Eijun**
*That's impossible.*
**[11:54] Eijun**
* I'm the one responsible*
* for dragging them into baseball*
**[11:59] Eijun**
* because I wanted to do something*
* with everyone before we graduated.*
**[12:04] Eijun**
*Some of them didn't even like sports,*
**[12:08] Eijun**
*but nobody gave up or quit.*
**[12:13] Eijun**
*I can't betray them now.*
**[12:19] Eijun**
*There's no way I can.*
**[12:28] Background**
Hey. Morning!
**[12:29] Eijun**
*Damn. I couldn't sleep at all last night.*
**[12:33] Yuichi**
Oh, Ei-chan!
**[12:35] Nobu**
Congrats!
**[12:37] Yuichi**
You got an offer from Seidou High, right?
**[12:40] Akio**
That's so amazing.
**[12:42] Eijun**
How do you know?
**[12:44] Akio**
Your grandpa came to my place and told me.
**[12:46] Nobu**
He came to my place, too!
**[12:48] Koichi**
Mine, too.
**[12:51] Eijun**
*Eitoku!*
**[12:52] Eijun**
I never said I was actually going to Seidou!
**[12:56] Koichi**
What? Why?
**[12:58] Eijun**
"Why"?
**[13:00] Eijun**
I'm gonna go to Tokyo just to play baseball?
**[13:03] Yuichi**
Are you crazy?
**[13:04] Yuichi**
It's *the* Seidou.
**[13:05] Nobu**
You have to challenge yourself!
**[13:07] Akio**
I'm sure you'll do fine.
**[13:09] Eijun**
B-But I...
**[13:12] Wakana**
More importantly...
**[13:14] Wakana**
You're all brawn and no brains,
so I don't think you have a choice.
**[13:19] Eijun**
Shut up!
**[13:21] Eijun**
If I really try, I'll pass the exam! No problem!
**[13:24] Wakana**
Don't stress yourself studying.
**[13:27] Wakana**
Your grandpa told me that...
**[13:31] Wakana**
since you've been back,
you've been acting weird.
**[13:37] Wakana**
That you were probably moved
by the baseball you experienced in Tokyo.
**[13:45] Yuichi**
We've found your weakness, Ei-chan.
**[13:48] Yuichi**
You're a pitcher, but you
can't hide your emotions.
**[13:51] Nobu**
Don't worry!
**[13:53] Nobu**
We'll be cheering for you,
no matter where you go!
**[13:56] Akio**
Yeah!
**[13:57] Akio**
You're representing us when you go to Tokyo!
**[14:01] Yuichi**
Congrats, Ei-chan!
**[14:03] Eijun**
*You're wrong...*
**[14:05] Eijun**
*What are you all saying?*
**[14:08] Eijun**
*I want to play baseball with...*
**[14:13] Eijun**
*I...*
**[14:22] Mom**
Hello?
**[14:25] Gramps**
Eijun!
**[14:27] Gramps**
How long are you gonna keep that face?
**[14:30] Gramps**
It's time you—
**[14:31] Eijun**
Gramps.
**[14:33] Eijun**
You told everyone
about the offer from Tokyo.
**[14:36] Gramps**
Oh, I got carried away.
**[14:40] Eijun**
I couldn't tell them...
**[14:43] Eijun**
because they looked so happy.
**[14:46] Eijun**
I wanted to scream so many times
**[14:50] Eijun**
that I was going to play
baseball here with them.
**[14:53] Eijun**
But I couldn't say anything.
**[14:57] Eijun**
What's wrong with me?
**[15:00] Eijun**
Honestly, I still can't make up my mind.
**[15:04] Eijun**
It made me want to test my strength
for the first time in my life.
**[15:09] Eijun**
But... they're all my dearest teammates.
**[15:15] Eijun**
I'm so lost!
**[15:18] Eijun**
I should've never gone
to Tokyo in the first place!
**[15:23] Gramps**
Eijun.
**[15:25] Gramps**
Get off your high horse!
**[15:28] Gramps**
What's with that look when
all your friends are wishing you luck
**[15:30] Gramps**
on your new journey?
**[15:32] Gramps**
Did you think they'd cry
and try to stop you?
**[15:35] Gramps**
Or are you saying that
your friendships won't last
**[15:40] Gramps**
if you're not in the same place?
**[15:48] Dad**
Hey, Eijun.
**[15:51] Dad**
I bet you're just scared to go to Tokyo alone.
**[15:55] Eijun**
A-Are you crazy, Dad?
**[15:58] Eijun**
I'm not scared!
**[16:00] Dad**
Then why don't you go?
**[16:04] Dad**
Don't you want to test your abilities?
**[16:08] Dad**
True, Seidou's not a normal high school.
***SIGN*** Seidou High School
**[16:12] Dad**
Almost everyone there probably batted fourth
and was the ace at their junior high.
**[16:17] Dad**
You're gonna go to a place
like that by yourself.
**[16:19] Dad**
I'd be scared, too.
**[16:22] Dad**
But if you don't follow your heart,
**[16:26] Dad**
you're gonna regret it forever.
**[16:40] Dad**
If you fail, just come back home.
**[16:44] Dad**
Even if that happens,
we won't let anyone laugh at you.
**[16:51] Mom**
Dear, you're thinking back to the time you
went to Tokyo to be a rock star, aren't you?
**[16:57] Gramps**
Ah, yes!
**[16:58] Gramps**
You left for Tokyo saying you'd never be back,
but you came back in three months!
**[17:02] Gramps**
You were crying, too.
Saying that Tokyo was a scary place.
**[17:05] Dad**
Shut up!
**[17:06] Dad**
I don't regret doing it!
**[17:08] Dad**
Why do you think I inherited the farm business?
**[17:10] Gramps**
Your hairdo makes it look
like you haven't given up!
**[17:13] Dad**
This is just a policy I live by!
**[17:15] Eijun**
*I'm so pathetic.*
**[17:17] Eijun**
*Dad's right.*
**[17:20] Eijun**
*I was...*
**[17:22] Gramps**
Damn it, you knuckleheaded son!
**[17:26] Dad**
Shut it!
**[17:27] Eijun**
I'm gonna go.
**[17:32] Eijun**
I need to tell everyone how I really feel.
**[17:38] Eijun**
I'm leaving now.
**[17:39] Gramps**
Wait!
**[17:40] Mom**
It's already late today.
**[17:41] Mom**
Why don't you go tomorrow?
**[17:42] Eijun**
No.
**[17:44] Eijun**
I need to go now.
**[17:46] Eijun**
I can't have everyone
thinking I'm still wishy-washy.
**[17:50] Eijun**
All right!
**[17:51] Eijun**
Here I come, guys!
**[17:54] Dad**
That idiot...
**[17:56] Dad**
If he's visiting everyone's houses,
he's not gonna finish till way into the night.
**[18:01] Gramps**
I wonder who he takes after.
**[18:03] Gramps**
He's a little too straightforward.
**[18:10] Gramps**
But now we'll have some peace at home.
***SIGN*** 6 Months Later
**[18:20] Yuichi**
I was so surprised when he showed up.
**[18:22] Nobu**
Seriously.
**[18:24] Yuichi**
He came to my house in the middle
of the night and asked me to slap him.
**[18:27] Nobu**
It's already been six months since then.
**[18:29] Yuya**
"Inject all your power into me."
**[18:31] Yuya**
Only you, Ei-chan.
**[18:34] Eijun**
Shut up! It's a family tradition.
**[18:44] Conductor**
Passengers boarding the 15:30 train to Tokyo,
**[18:50] Conductor**
the train will arrive momentarily on Platform 2.
**[18:53] Conductor**
Please wait behind the yellow lines.
**[18:54] Mom**
Thank you for looking after my son.
**[18:56] Rei**
Of course.
**[18:57] Gramps**
If you feel like you're
about to fail, give me a call.
**[19:01] Gramps**
I'll send you my power.
**[19:04] Sano**
Hurry up and go, you stupid kid!
**[19:07] Wakana**
At least email me... or something.
**[19:09] Yuichi**
Ei-chan, this is from us.
**[19:13] Eijun**
Thanks!
**[19:14] Akio**
Good luck, Ei-chan!
**[19:16] Others**
Ei-chan, good luck!
**[19:18] Nobu**
Good lu—
**[19:24] Yuichi**
Y-You idiot, stop crying.
**[19:27] Nobu**
Huh?
**[19:29] Yuichi**
You're making it hard
for Ei-chan to say goodbye.
**[19:32] Nobu**
I'm sorry.
**[19:34] Nobu**
But I didn't have strong shoulders,
and I couldn't catch some pitches,
**[19:38] Nobu**
so I thought I was just holding you back.
**[19:43] Eijun**
Nobu...
**[19:45] Yuya**
You idiot.
**[19:47] Yuya**
At first, I was running
straight to third base after I hit,
**[19:50] Yuya**
and he had his batting hands mixed up.
**[19:53] Nobu**
But you never made a face at us ever.
**[19:58] Nobu**
When I made a really bad error,
you cheered me on from the mound.
**[20:05] Nobu**
I love how you're always so optimistic.
**[20:09] Nobu**
Ichiro and Matsui can't even compare.
**[20:14] Nobu**
*You're* our hero, Ei-chan.
**[20:21] Conductor**
The train is departing.
**[20:26] Nobu**
I'm sorry we couldn't be any help to you.
**[20:29] Nobu**
But...
**[20:30] Nobu**
to be honest...
**[20:35] Nobu**
We all wanted to play more
baseball with you, Ei-chan.
**[20:48] Everyone**
Good luck, Ei-chan!
**[20:49] Eijun**
*Wait a minute...*
**[20:53] Everyone**
Good luck, Ei-chan!
**[21:02] Eijun**
*Are you kidding me?*
**[21:05] Nobu**
We're cheering for you all the way!
**[21:14] Eijun**
*Idiots!*
**[21:16] Eijun**
* None of you said anything*
* like that these past six months.*
**[21:21] Eijun**
*It's too late.*
**[21:26] Eijun**
*It's too...*
**[21:34] Rei**
Come on.
**[21:35] Rei**
Let's take a seat.
**[21:40] Eijun**
Is this the determination
that you were talking about?
**[21:45] Eijun**
I... can't lose.
**[21:49] Eijun**
I'm representing them.
**[21:53] Eijun**
I have to go to the nationals.
**[23:35] Miyuki**
Sawamura is finally
joining us at Seidou High.
**[23:38] Miyuki**
He'll meet lots of older
teammates and the head coach.
**[23:41] Miyuki**
I'll teach you the harsh reality
of high school baseball!
**[23:44] Eijun**
I only just started here,
and I'm already in trouble?
**[23:47] Eijun**
You won't let me be a pitcher?
**[23:50] Eijun**
You kidding me?
**[23:51] Eijun**
I came here to be the ace!
**[23:53] Miyuki**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Not Qualified to Be a Pitcher?
***SIGN*** Ace of the Diamond: Not Qualified to Be a Pitcher?
**[23:57] Miyuki**
Let's win the national title!
# 3 - Not Qualified to Be a Pitcher?
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**[00:14] Eijun**
All right!
**[00:16] Eijun**
I'm gonna do it!
**[00:22] Rei**
That idiot...
***SIGN*** Not Qualified to Be a Pitcher?
**[02:00] Rei**
Private Seidou High School
**[02:01] Rei**
Sawamura-kun, be sure to get
a good rest after you finish moving in.
**[02:07] Rei**
Our practice will wear you out
even during the spring break.
**[02:12] Eijun**
I'm very well aware of it!
**[02:15] Rei**
Is that so?
**[02:17] Rei**
Well, my job as a recruiter ends here.
**[02:21] Rei**
You might come across speed bumps
being in a new environment,
**[02:26] Rei**
but I believe in what I saw.
**[02:30] Rei**
Good luck, our future ace.
**[02:34] Eijun**
A-Ace?
**[02:38] Rei**
Also, it'll be a student-teacher
relationship from now on.
**[02:42] Rei**
If you don't speak with some manners,
I'll beat some sense into you.
**[02:46] Eijun**
You serious?
**[02:48] Eijun**
...Ma'am?
***SIGN*** Seidou Spirit Dorm
***SIGN*** Seidou Spirit Dorm
**[02:52] Eijun**
Seidou Spirit Dorm...
**[02:55] Eijun**
Dorm?
**[02:57] Eijun**
It looks more like an apartment.
**[03:02] Eijun**
Who's drying laundry here?
**[03:11] Eijun**
A baseball life? Bring it on!
**[03:17] Eijun**
Wait! I gotta find my room.
***SIGN*** Tohru Masuko Yoichi Kuramochi Eijun Sawamura
**[03:23] Eijun**
Here it is.
**[03:28] Eijun**
Rooming with the upperclassmen...
**[03:32] Eijun**
Considering the level of this school,
I bet they're both amazing people.
**[03:36] Eijun**
I'm getting nervous.
**[03:39] Eijun**
* Once I open this door,*
* a new life begins for me.*
**[03:46] Eijun**
*I'm a little scared.*
**[03:47] Eijun**
*I thought I'd made up my mind.*
**[03:52] Eijun**
*Let's do this.*
**[03:53] Eijun**
*For my new future.*
**[04:05] Eijun**
A ghost!
**[04:09] Kuramochi**
Great success!
**[04:11] Kuramochi**
Don't hate me for this.
**[04:13] Kuramochi**
I was in your shoes last year.
**[04:17] Kuramochi**
Welcome to the Seidou
High School Baseball Team.
**[04:24] Eijun**
Thanks.
**[04:26] Kuramochi**
I'm Kuramochi, eleventh grade.
**[04:28] Kuramochi**
This guy here is Masuko, twelfth grade.
***SIGN*** Nice to meet you.
**[04:32] Eijun**
N-Nice to meet you as well.
**[04:35] Kuramochi**
Don't mind his strange practice.
**[04:37] Kuramochi**
He made an error yesterday,
so he banned himself from talking.
**[04:41] Kuramochi**
Crazy, right?
**[04:45] Kuramochi**
Don't just stand there!
**[04:46] Kuramochi**
Come in!
**[04:48] Kuramochi**
Where did I put it...
**[04:51] Kuramochi**
And the other one...
**[04:54] Kuramochi**
Okay, let's do this!
**[04:57] Kuramochi**
A video game tournament
welcoming the newcomer!
***SIGN*** Bring it on.
**[05:01] Kuramochi**
Let's get this over with quickly.
**[05:03] Kuramochi**
We've got an early practice tomorrow.
**[05:08] Eijun**
* I was totally expecting a super strict,*
* military-like atmosphere, but...*
**[05:14] Eijun**
I'm not gonna lose!
**[05:18] Kuramochi**
If you lose, you're gonna
be our gofer for a year.
**[05:22] Eijun**
Did I just hear something very scary?
**[05:25] Kuramochi**
You're just hearing things!
**[05:26] Kuramochi**
Come tomorrow, we'll still be buddies!
***SIGN*** Looking forward
to tomorrow.
**[05:30] Eijun**
Yeah!
**[05:33] Eijun**
*Well...*
**[05:35] Eijun**
*They're really nice people!*
**[05:49] Newbies**
Good morning!
**[05:56] Kataoka**
I'm Kataoka, the head coach.
**[05:58] Kataoka**
Is this all the new members this year?
**[06:01] Newbies**
Yes, sir!
**[06:03] Kataoka**
Introduce yourselves one at a time.
**[06:06] Newbies**
Yes, sir!
**[06:07] Kuramochi**
I'm sleepy.
***SIGN*** Was it okay to leave
him there like that?
**[06:11] Kuramochi**
Not our problem.
**[06:13] Kuramochi**
It's his fault he didn't
wake up on time.
**[06:17] Rei**
*What is he doing?*
**[06:20] Eijun**
Crap! I overslept!
**[06:22] Eijun**
I can't believe
I'm late on my first day!
**[06:25] Eijun**
Why in the world didn't
my roommates wake me up?
**[06:27] Eijun**
They're the reason I was up so late!
**[06:30] Atsushi**
Atsushi Takemoto
from Minami Junior High!
**[06:33] Atsushi**
I'd like to be the left fielder!
**[06:35] Atsushi**
It's a pleasure to meet you!
**[06:37] Takaoka**
Next.
**[06:38] Hiroshi**
Hiroshi Oshima
from Miyagawa Senior League.
**[06:41] Hiroshi**
I'd like to be the shortstop!
**[06:43] Hiroshi**
I have confidence in my defensive abilities!
**[06:48] Eijun**
*I can't walk out in this atmosphere.*
**[06:51] Eijun**
*What are you doing, you idiot?*
**[06:53] Eijun**
* How do you explain yourself*
* to your friends back home?*
**[06:57] Miyuki**
Crap! They've already started.
**[07:00] Miyuki**
I just couldn't stop watching that video.
**[07:05] Miyuki**
Wait... Aren't you that kid?
**[07:10] Eijun**
Kazuya Miyuki!
**[07:12] Miyuki**
Be quiet!
**[07:14] Miyuki**
They'll catch us!
**[07:16] Eijun**
I-I'm sorry.
**[07:19] Eijun**
*What a surprise.*
**[07:20] Eijun**
*Never thought I'd see him again like this.*
**[07:24] Miyuki**
Anyway, why are you here?
**[07:27] Eijun**
Why am I here?
**[07:28] Eijun**
Because I joined this school!
**[07:32] Miyuki**
Wow! So you're late
on your first day here?
**[07:35] Miyuki**
You have a big attitude wherever you go, huh?
**[07:37] Eijun**
I don't want to hear it from you!
**[07:39] Miyuki**
Well, more importantly...
**[07:41] Miyuki**
You're in a pretty tight spot.
**[07:45] Miyuki**
Our head coach, Tesshin Kataoka,
**[07:48] Miyuki**
is extremely strict about being punctual.
**[07:51] Miyuki**
We have over one hundred
people on our team, so...
**[07:54] Miyuki**
Worst-case scenario,
he'll never remember your name.
**[07:58] Eijun**
That's bad!
**[07:59] Eijun**
That's really bad!
**[08:01] Eijun**
Should I go out there and get on my knees?
**[08:03] Miyuki**
No, just calm down.
**[08:05] Miyuki**
A tardy is a tardy even if you apologize.
**[08:08] Miyuki**
It won't make your sentence lighter.
**[08:11] Miyuki**
However,
**[08:13] Miyuki**
what if you sneak into that line
without anyone noticing?
**[08:22] Miyuki**
So...
**[08:23] Miyuki**
Take a good look at how they're lined up.
**[08:26] Miyuki**
They're doing introductions
from the far end to the close end.
**[08:28] Miyuki**
Once the first row is done,
**[08:31] Miyuki**
it goes back to the far end of the second row.
**[08:34] Miyuki**
While the farthest guy is doing his intro,
everyone will be looking at him.
**[08:38] Eijun**
Right.
**[08:39] Miyuki**
Take that chance to run quickly
**[08:42] Miyuki**
and quietly into the line like a ninja!
**[08:45] Eijun**
N-Ninja?
***SIGN*** Tardy
**[08:51] Ninja**
Yay!
**[08:52] Eijun**
Are you sure?
**[08:54] Eijun**
Wouldn't I be in bigger trouble if I fail?
**[08:56] Miyuki**
Don't worry.
**[08:57] Miyuki**
I made it last year.
**[08:59] Eijun**
You've done this before?
**[09:01] Miyuki**
Do you want to give up on high school
life because of a single tardy?
**[09:05] Miyuki**
Just trust me.
**[09:09] (Flashback) Miyuki**
Nice pitch.
**[09:14] Eijun**
Okay.
**[09:19] Miyuki**
Watch closely.
**[09:20] Miyuki**
You'll only get one chance.
**[09:22] Shinji**
Shinji Kamimaru
from Matsukata Senior League!
**[09:25] Shinji**
I'd like to be the third baseman!
**[09:27] Shinji**
It's a pleasure to meet you!
**[09:32] Takaoka**
Next.
**[09:33] Miyuki**
Go.
**[09:35] ---**
Like a ninja!
**[09:37] Miyuki**
Nice sprint.
**[09:42] Miyuki**
He came here late, but he's
trying to sneak into the line!
**[10:00] Rei**
That idiot.
**[10:01] Eijun**
There's a good explanation—
**[10:06] Eijun**
*When did he...*
**[10:09] Eijun**
*Did he use me as a distraction?*
**[10:14] Takaoka**
Kid.
**[10:17] Takaoka**
You've got some guts
being tardy on the first day.
**[10:20] Takaoka**
And you've got a twisted mentality
for trying to sneak in, to boot.
**[10:26] Takaoka**
Go run for the rest
of the morning practice!
**[10:28] Eijun**
Everything's working against me!
***SIGN*** You deserve it!
**[10:32] Kuramochi**
Wow! He's an idiot!
**[10:34] Kuramochi**
So hilarious!
**[10:35] Takaoka**
That goes for the two older
guys rooming with him.
**[10:40] Takaoka**
And the idiot who jumped into line
while we were busy with him.
**[10:48] Takaoka**
You guys run, too.
***SIGN*** Ahhh—!!
**[11:00] Eijun**
I'm never trusting
a single thing you say!
**[11:04] Miyuki**
Thanks for the compliment!
**[11:05] Eijun**
It's not!
**[11:07] Rei**
I'll have to slap him later.
**[11:09] Rei**
Good thing his grandfather taught me well.
**[11:12] Eijun**
Damn it!
**[11:19] Guy1**
Can I get seconds?
**[11:21] Guy2**
Can I get seconds as well?
***SIGN*** You must eat at least three bowls of rice per meal!
**[11:26] Miyuki**
What's wrong?
**[11:28] Miyuki**
If you don't eat, you're not gonna
last through the afternoon practice.
**[11:34] Miyuki**
Are you okay?
**[11:35] Yamazaki**
Don't barf here!
**[11:43] Eijun**
I feel sick.
**[11:45] Eijun**
I was running all through morning practice,
**[11:48] Eijun**
and I had to eat three bowls of rice...
**[11:54] Miyuki**
International flamingo!
**[11:57] Eijun**
He had three bowls...
**[11:59] Kuramochi**
You're not hitting anything past me!
**[12:02] Eijun**
So did he...
**[12:04] Guy1**
Masuko!
**[12:06] Guy1**
Show some spirit!
**[12:08] Eijun**
He had six bowls...
**[12:11] Eijun**
Are they all monsters?
**[12:14] Eijun**
They all ran as much as I did,
**[12:16] Eijun**
but they're practicing like it was nothing.
**[12:19] Eijun**
They're only a year or two older,
**[12:21] Eijun**
but I have no endurance compared to them.
**[12:25] Mutou**
Tenth graders!
**[12:27] Newbies**
Sir!
**[12:28] Mutou**
We'll have you group into your
preferred positions to see how you fare!
**[12:32] Mutou**
Change into your spikes
and meet me at Field B.
**[12:34] Newbies**
Yes, sir!
**[12:36] Eijun**
Does that mean...
**[12:37] Eijun**
*This is the moment!*
**[12:40] Eijun**
*I get to test my strength!*
**[12:44] Kataoka**
Kid.
**[12:46] Kataoka**
Where are you going?
**[12:48] Eijun**
Where?
**[12:49] Eijun**
To test my own abilities?
**[12:52] Kataoka**
You don't have to participate.
**[12:54] ---**
If you're bored, you can run.
**[12:58] Eijun**
Why do I get special treatment?
**[12:59] Eijun**
The other three have already
joined the practice!
**[13:02] Kataoka**
They already apologized.
**[13:04] Eijun**
Seriously?
**[13:05] Kataoka**
A guy who can't even apologize
for being late to practice...
**[13:08] Kataoka**
is not a member
of the Seidou Baseball Team.
**[13:14] Tanaka**
He totally blew it.
**[13:15] Yamazaki**
Our coach isn't going to cave in.
**[13:19] Kataoka**
If you don't like how I do things,
then don't show up.
**[13:23] Kataoka**
Ever.
**[13:26] Eijun**
*W-Wait a minute...*
**[13:29] Eijun**
*I haven't even done...*
**[13:34] Eijun**
*I haven't even...*
**[13:38] (Flashback) Oldies**
Good luck! You're our hero!
**[13:55] Eijun**
I overslept because I was naive.
**[14:01] Eijun**
I have no excuse.
**[14:03] Eijun**
But I'm... I'm...
**[14:08] Eijun**
I'm...
**[14:12] Eijun**
I'm here to become the ace!
**[14:15] Eijun**
And I'm confident that
I want it more than anyone here!
**[14:33] Takaoka**
Empty words.
**[14:36] Eijun**
Who are you to judge what I say?
**[14:37] Eijun**
I'm being dead serious here!
**[14:40] Eijun**
*Shoot! Manners.*
**[14:51] Eijun**
I was just...
**[14:55] Eijun**
Wait! What are you—
**[15:17] Tanaka**
Look at the faces of the tenth graders.
**[15:19] Yamazaki**
Of course they're surprised.
**[15:21] Yamazaki**
He kicked a pro contract to coach
the school where he graduated.
**[15:27] Yamazaki**
He hasn't lost his touch.
**[15:30] Takaoka**
You want to be the ace?
**[15:34] Takaoka**
Then words are useless.
**[15:36] Takaoka**
Prove it by action.
**[15:40] Eijun**
By action?
**[15:44] Takaoka**
It's roughly ninety meters
from the plate to the fence.
**[15:48] Takaoka**
If you can throw the ball to that fence,
then you can join practice.
**[15:53] Eijun**
A-Are you serious?
**[15:55] Takaoka**
But if you can't throw to the fence,
**[15:58] Takaoka**
give up on becoming a pitcher.
**[16:02] Guy1**
I'm requesting to play pitcher,
too, but I can't do that.
**[16:04] Guy2**
Ninety meters?
**[16:06] Guy2**
That's impossible.
**[16:07] Kuramochi**
Coach must be super pissed.
**[16:10] Kuramochi**
That's too hard for a guy
fresh out of junior high.
**[16:14] Rei**
That idiot...
**[16:16] Rei**
I told him to speak
to the coach with respect.
**[16:22] Eijun**
This place lives up to its prestigious name.
**[16:24] Eijun**
What a simple test!
**[16:26] Eijun**
I just have to throw this ball
way over that fence, right?
**[16:30] Hosoyamada**
Over the fence?
**[16:32] Hosoyamada**
Are you crazy?
**[16:33] Kanemaru**
What's your best distance, anyway?
**[16:35] Eijun**
I dunno.
**[16:38] Eijun**
But...
**[16:40] Eijun**
If I can't even do this...
**[16:42] Eijun**
then I can't be the ace!
**[16:47] Eijun**
*Give up on becoming a pitcher?*
**[16:50] Eijun**
Eijun Sawamura
from Akagi Junior High!
**[16:54] Eijun**
*What kind of choice is that?*
**[16:56] Eijun**
This will be my memorable
first throw in high school!
**[16:59] Eijun**
Thank you for this opportunity!
**[17:01] Eijun**
*Don't even blink, Coach Shades.*
**[17:15] Eijun**
*This is the start...*
**[17:19] Eijun**
*of the Legend of Sawamura!*
**[17:22] Tanaka**
Whoa! It's going pretty far.
**[17:24] Yamazaki**
It just might make it to the fence.
**[17:27] Eijun**
Go!
**[17:32] Eijun**
Why did you curve?!
**[17:50] Guy1**
He threw a curve in a long throw!
**[17:52] Guy2**
It might've hit the fence
if it didn't curve, too!
**[17:57] Takaoka**
Looks like there's your answer.
**[18:00] Takaoka**
As promised, you can give
up on being a pitcher.
**[18:06] Takaoka**
You also can't practice.
**[18:08] Takaoka**
If you're bored, you can run.
**[18:15] Rei**
So much for becoming the ace...
***SIGN*** Seidou Spirit Dorm
**[18:18] Kuramochi**
You're still upset?
**[18:20] Kuramochi**
The coach gave you a chance
after all your disrespect,
**[18:24] Kuramochi**
yet you throw a curveball
in a long throw?
**[18:26] Kuramochi**
That was classic!
**[18:28] Eijun**
*Unbelievable.*
**[18:30] Eijun**
*Do I even know how to throw straight?*
**[18:34] Kuramochi**
You've just been running
for the past three days, too!
**[18:39] Kuramochi**
You might just end up running
for the rest of the year.
**[18:43] Kuramochi**
All of your tenth-grade peers
will be playing in official games,
**[18:46] Kuramochi**
while you just keep running every day!
**[18:49] Kuramochi**
What are you gonna do?
**[18:50] Kuramochi**
Maybe shoot for the Olympics?
**[18:52] Kuramochi**
In marathon, I mean.
**[18:58] Eijun**
Shut up!
**[18:59] Eijun**
I very well know how pathetic—
**[19:00] Kuramochi**
But...
**[19:02] Kuramochi**
You still have three years.
**[19:04] Kuramochi**
Or, technically, two and a half.
**[19:08] Kuramochi**
Notice how Masuko's been
coming back really late?
**[19:12] Kuramochi**
He's already in twelfth grade.
**[19:15] Kuramochi**
So he doesn't have any time.
**[19:18] Kuramochi**
I bet he's swinging his bat alone somewhere.
**[19:25] Kuramochi**
He made one error in the last game.
**[19:29] Kuramochi**
Just a single error,
**[19:32] Kuramochi**
and he's off the starting line-up.
**[19:37] Kuramochi**
"I want to be the ace."
**[19:39] Kuramochi**
"I want to hit fourth."
**[19:40] Kuramochi**
"I want to make the starters."
**[19:42] Kuramochi**
"I want to play in the game."
**[19:45] Kuramochi**
Everyone here wants it.
**[19:50] Kuramochi**
The reality is,
**[19:53] Kuramochi**
we have roughly one hundred
people fighting for nine spots.
**[19:58] Kuramochi**
Only those who do well make it.
**[20:01] Kuramochi**
The others have to wait
for the next opportunity.
**[20:06] Kuramochi**
You're not the only one who feels hopeless.
**[20:21] Kuramochi**
If you walk in here looking
depressed again, I'm kicking you out.
**[20:37] Rei**
Coach Kataoka.
**[20:41] Rei**
Do you really plan to make
him give up as a pitcher?
**[20:47] Rei**
He's only just joined,
and we don't know his strength yet.
**[20:51] Rei**
Isn't it a little early to give the final verdict?
**[20:55] Rei**
And...
**[20:56] Rei**
he's the junior high schooler
who struck out Azuma.
**[21:06] Rei**
Who's running so early in the morning?
**[21:17] Rei**
Sawamura-kun?
**[21:25] Takaoka**
How in the world
**[21:28] Takaoka**
did you throw such a naturally
breaking ball almost ninety meters?
**[21:33] Takaoka**
However, a promise is a promise.
**[21:36] Takaoka**
I can't let him participate
in practice as a pitcher yet.
**[21:42] Takaoka**
*Make him run until the sun sets.*
**[21:56] Rei**
"Yet," huh?
**[23:34] Eijun**
Miyuki is doing amazingly well
in the district tournament.
**[23:37] Eijun**
As I've been stamped with
the seal of unqualified pitcher,
**[23:39] Eijun**
I'm back at school practicing.
**[23:42] Eijun**
But I'm not gonna lose!
**[23:43] Eijun**
I'm gonna be the ace of this team!
**[23:46] Miyuki**
In the midst of Sawamura's
training, a fellow tenth grader,
**[23:49] Miyuki**
Satoru Furuya, approached him.
**[23:50] Miyuki**
What is he doing staying at school?
**[23:53] Eijun**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Are You Like Me?
***SIGN*** Are You Like Me?
**[23:57] Eijun**
Let's win the national title!
**[23:59] ---**
# 4 - Are You Like Me?
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYX0MZ58R/ace-of-the-diamond)
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**[00:00] (Flashback) Kuramochi**
Only those who do well make it.
**[00:04] (Flashback) Kuramochi**
The others have to wait
for the next opportunity.
**[00:09] (Flashback) Kuramochi**
You're not the only one who feels hopeless.
**[00:17] (Flashback) Takaoka**
However, a promise is a promise.
**[00:20] (Flashback) Takaoka**
I can't let him participate
in practice as a pitcher yet.
**[00:27] (Flashback) Takaoka**
Make him run until the sun sets.
**[00:38] (Flashback) Rei**
"Yet," huh?
***SIGN*** Are You Like Me?
**[02:16] Coach1**
Shortstop!
**[02:23] Fujiwara**
Well? How are our
first-years this year?
**[02:25] Natsukawa**
Looks like quite a catch this year.
**[02:28] Natsukawa**
Tojo and Kanemaru from
the Matsukata Senior League
**[02:30] Natsukawa**
went to the semifinals
in the national.
**[02:33] Fujiwara**
Really?
**[02:34] Umemoto**
Also, there's a really tall,
playing-it-cool kind of—
**[02:40] Natsukawa**
Goodness, really?
**[02:41] Umemoto**
Not again, Haruno...
**[02:44] Haruno**
I-I'm sorry.
**[02:46] Fujiwara**
You're still in training.
**[02:48] Fujiwara**
Don't make more work for us.
**[02:51] Umemoto**
We'll take care of this.
**[02:52] Umemoto**
So could you go prepare the drinks?
**[02:54] Natsukawa**
You're such a handful.
**[02:58] Teacher**
Therefore,
**[02:59] Teacher**
we can narrow down
the possible answers
**[03:01] Teacher**
to A and D for the first
multiple choice question.
**[03:03] Haruno**
It's been a week since I started high school.
**[03:06] Haruno**
I'm finally the manager I've
always wanted to be, but...
**[03:10] Fujiwara**
Not again!
**[03:11] Haruno**
I'm always getting yelled
at by my upperclassmen.
**[03:15] Haruno**
And I'm too scared to talk
to any of the players.
**[03:20] Haruno**
I'm starting to think
I'm not cut out for this.
**[03:23] Haruno**
I'm only going to be a pain
in the neck for everyone.
**[03:26] Teacher**
Hey! You again?!
**[03:29] Teacher**
Is my lecture really that boring?
**[03:31] Teacher**
Eh, Sawamura?
**[03:36] Haruno**
Oh, hey...
**[03:39] Haruno**
He's the guy who's always
running around the field.
**[03:45] Teacher**
H-Hey!
**[03:46] Teacher**
Stop sleeping when I'm standing here!
**[03:47] Teacher**
Wake up!
**[03:48] Student1**
It's no use, teacher.
**[03:51] Student1**
He's apparently here
on a baseball scholarship.
**[03:55] Teacher**
What?
**[03:56] Student2**
Really? That's amazing.
**[03:58] Student2**
Our baseball team is famous.
**[04:00] Student3**
I hear practice is really tough.
**[04:02] Teacher**
You moron!
**[04:04] Teacher**
That's more reason I can't let this slide!
**[04:07] Teacher**
Everyone's gonna know who you are,
so so you'd better act appropriately!
**[04:13] Kanemaru**
Teacher, he's not on our team.
**[04:18] Teacher**
What?
**[04:19] Teacher**
What do you mean?
**[04:20] Sawamura**
Yeah, what do you mean?
**[04:23] Kanemaru**
His entrance to the team
hasn't been accepted yet.
**[04:25] Kanemaru**
He's still in training.
**[04:27] Kanemaru**
Don't compare him to us.
**[04:31] Student3**
Are you serious?
**[04:32] Student1**
He's on a scholarship,
and he's in training?
**[04:35] Student1**
What does that even mean?
**[04:37] Student2**
That's kind of sad.
**[04:40] Sawamura**
Don't look at me with pity like that!
**[04:45] Sawamura**
No one's acknowledged me yet,
**[04:48] Sawamura**
but one day...
**[04:50] Sawamura**
I'll be the ace of the team,
and my name is Eijun Sawamura!
**[04:54] Sawamura**
And you'd better remember my name!
**[04:58] Student1**
Is he crazy?
**[05:00] Student1**
What's telling us gonna do?
**[05:02] Student2**
So hot! Hotheaded, that is!
**[05:05] Kanemaru**
Be the ace?
**[05:07] Kanemaru**
Stop dreaming.
**[05:08] Kanemaru**
Your time's already passed.
**[05:10] Sawamura**
Shut up!
**[05:12] Sawamura**
I'm not—
**[05:13] Sawamura**
Old man, stop laughing at me!
**[05:15] Sawamura**
My time is just beginning!
**[05:17] Sawamura**
Damn it all!
**[05:20] Haruno**
Is Sawamura like me?
**[05:30] Kataoka**
I'm sure you all understand well.
**[05:32] Kataoka**
Compared to the biggest summer
tournaments and the fall invitational,
**[05:36] Kataoka**
the spring prefecture tournament
isn't very important.
**[05:41] Kataoka**
However,
**[05:42] Kataoka**
Today, we're up against the team we
lost to in the fall, the Ichidai Third High.
**[05:47] Kataoka**
We'll pay 'em back the humiliation
we received － tenfold!
**[05:50] Team**
Yes, sir!
**[05:51] Kataoka**
Yuki, do the usual.
**[05:53] Yuki**
Yes, sir!
***SIGN*** Seidou
**[06:03] Yuki**
Who are we?
**[06:04] Team**
Seidou, the champions!
**[06:06] Yuki**
Who's shed the most sweat?
**[06:08] Team**
Seidou!
**[06:10] Yuki**
Shed the most tears?
**[06:12] Team**
Seidou!
**[06:14] Yuki**
Are you ready for the fight?
**[06:16] Team**
Yes!
**[06:18] Yuki**
Bearing pride in our hearts,
we have just one goal!
**[06:21] Yuki**
The national championship!
**[06:23] Yuki**
Let's do this!
**[06:24] Team**
Yeah!
**[06:30] Player1**
W-Wow...
**[06:33] Kanemaru**
They just have a completely
different air around them.
**[06:35] Hosoyamada**
They're so awesome.
**[06:37] Player2**
I've always wanted to do that.
**[06:40] Player3**
Man, I really want
to be in the first string!
**[06:46] Coach1**
We're leaving soon.
**[06:47] Coach1**
If you want to come watch
the game, get on the bus.
**[06:50] Players**
Yes, sir!
**[07:03] Kuramochi**
Yo, Sawamura.
**[07:05] Kuramochi**
You're not gonna come see us rock?
***SIGN*** Hurry up!
**[07:08] Kuramochi**
Even if you're in training,
you're still allowed to watch the games.
**[07:11] Sawamura**
I will stay.
**[07:14] Sawamura**
If I don't practice when you don't,
**[07:16] Sawamura**
I'll never be able to get there.
**[07:23] Kuramochi**
You heartless fiend.
**[07:25] Kuramochi**
Well, have fun.
**[07:29] ---**
*Sheesh.*
**[07:30] Kuramochi**
* Is he haughty or just*
* super straightforward?*
**[07:35] Kuramochi**
* Either way, his personality*
* would make a good ace.*
**[07:43] Haruno**
Oh, no! Watch out!
**[07:49] Haruno**
I'm sorry!
**[07:50] Haruno**
Are you okay?
**[07:52] Sawamura**
Why was I hit by a tire?
**[07:54] Haruno**
Oh, just...
**[07:55] Haruno**
I thought in baseball,
you'd use a tire when you run.
**[08:00] Haruno**
I was moved yesterday.
**[08:04] Haruno**
You told everyone your goal,
despite everyone laughing at you!
**[08:12] Haruno**
I think it's wonderful
that you can be so stupid!
**[08:15] Sawamura**
Stupid?!
**[08:16] Haruno**
You see, I've...
**[08:18] Sawamura**
Stupid?
**[08:19] Haruno**
I've been having problems
doing a manager's jobs.
**[08:22] Haruno**
I'm so clumsy,
and I get yelled at a lot.
**[08:24] Haruno**
I'll never be able to be
as cool as the upperclassmen.
**[08:29] Haruno**
But it's always been my dream.
**[08:32] Haruno**
I've always wanted to support the players
who are working so hard for one shared goal.
**[08:38] Haruno**
No matter how much
I'm laughed at or yelled at,
**[08:41] Haruno**
I'm going to work hard
to make dreams come true.
**[08:43] Haruno**
Just like you.
**[08:46] Haruno**
So, here.
**[08:49] Haruno**
You just have to become the ace!
**[08:52] Haruno**
I'm rooting for you!
**[09:03] Sawamura**
This is perfect!
**[09:04] Sawamura**
I was starting to get
tired of *just* running.
**[09:06] Sawamura**
I will happily use it!
**[09:08] Sawamura**
But since I'm aiming to be the ace,
one tire won't be enough!
**[09:15] Sawamura**
Let's add another one! Double tires!
**[09:20] Haruno**
What? Will you be all right?
**[09:24] Haruno**
Wow...
**[09:27] Umemoto**
Hey, what are you doing, Haruno?
**[09:30] Fujiwara**
The bus is leaving!
**[09:32] Haruno**
Oh, I'm sorry!
**[09:40] Sawamura**
*Don't rush.*
**[09:43] Sawamura**
*Look straight ahead.*
**[09:45] Sawamura**
*Just you wait.*
**[09:50] Sawamura**
*I'm coming straight for you.*
**[10:02] Catcher**
The count is 1 ball, 2 strikes.
**[10:04] Catcher**
We threw two in a row
to the outside to bore the batter.
**[10:08] Catcher**
Now, pitch a fast slider to the inside!
**[10:12] Catcher**
Strike him out with your best pitch!
**[10:18] Catcher**
Yes! The perfect pitch!
**[10:28] Crowd1**
Whoa! It's in!
**[10:30] Crowd2**
A three-run homer
in the first inning!
**[10:32] Crowd3**
So that's the famous Kazuya Miyuki.
**[10:35] Crowd4**
Wow!
**[10:36] Crowd4**
He can turn a slider
to the inside into a home run?!
**[10:39] Miyuki**
Oops, it went in.
**[10:42] Catcher**
No way...
**[10:47] Kuramochi**
You anticipated that
pitch and swung for it!
**[10:50] Kuramochi**
Manaka is speechless for having
his best pitch hit right off the bat.
**[10:57] Miyuki**
Pure luck.
**[10:58] Miyuki**
It won't go as well the next time.
**[11:00] Kuramochi**
Luck alone can't hit
that pitch out of the park.
**[11:03] Kuramochi**
You don't even think it was luck!
**[11:05] Takaoka**
Now, he'll be more reluctant
to throw the slider.
**[11:09] Takaoka**
Aim for his fastballs.
**[11:10] Team**
Yes, sir!
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Stadium 2
**[11:15] Announcer**
Top of the second,
Seidou High is on offense.
**[11:17] Announcer**
The lineup begins with the first batter again.
***SIGN*** Seidou Ichidai
**[11:20] Speaker**
Batting first:
Kuramochi, shortstop.
**[11:37] Haruno**
H-He's... so fast.
**[11:41] Speaker**
Batting second:
Kominato, second baseman.
**[11:45] Announcer**
The runner's on the move!
**[11:48] Announcer**
The ball goes right between
first and second base!
**[11:53] Umpire1**
Safe!
**[11:54] Announcer**
That was a magnificent,
hit-and-run play by Seidou,
**[11:56] Announcer**
and now, they have no outs
with runners on first and third.
**[11:58] Speaker**
Batting third:
Isashiki, center fielder.
**[12:02] Isashiki**
Let's have a good game.
**[12:06] Isashiki**
Bring it!
**[12:10] Catcher**
Let's out-push him with a fastball.
**[12:18] Announcer**
Looks like a jam shot's going long!
**[12:20] Announcer**
And it's a hit!
**[12:23] Announcer**
Another run for Seidou!
**[12:25] Managers**
Yay!
**[12:27] Haruno**
They did it, Takako!
**[12:31] Announcer**
Ichidai's pitcher, Manaka,
cycled through the Seidou lineup
**[12:34] Announcer**
and took a homer in the first inning.
**[12:35] Announcer**
Looks like he's still having
trouble in the second inning.
**[12:39] Announcer**
Seidou still with no outs and
runners on first and third.
**[12:42] Announcer**
Now, "the clean-up" comes to bat!
**[12:45] Speaker**
Batting fourth:
Yuki, first baseman.
**[12:59] Announcer**
It's going long!
**[13:01] Announcer**
Right down the middle of
the left and center field!
**[13:03] Announcer**
Ichidai Third High, a quarter
finalist in the fall invitational
**[13:05] Announcer**
is being dominated
by Seidou High!
**[13:09] Fujiwara**
This is our batting lineup.
**[13:10] Fujiwara**
What do you think?
**[13:11] Haruno**
I-It's amazing!
**[13:18] Sawamura**
Damn.
**[13:19] Sawamura**
The first string gets
to play a game right now?
**[13:22] Sawamura**
I have no problem with
staying back and training,
**[13:25] Sawamura**
but I haven't even touched a ball recently.
**[13:27] Sawamura**
I think I have stress building up.
**[13:30] Sawamura**
Wait a minute.
**[13:32] Sawamura**
I'm the only one on the field.
**[13:36] Sawamura**
That means...
**[13:40] Sawamura**
I can use all the bats and balls I want!
**[13:46] Sawamura**
Why didn't I realize this sooner?
**[13:49] Sawamura**
Wow! It's like I'm in a baseball treasure chest!
**[13:50] Sawamura**
This is what I need!
**[13:52] Sawamura**
Now I can finally play baseball!
**[13:58] Sawamura**
I don't have anyone
to play catch with me!
**[14:00] Sawamura**
Damn it!
**[14:01] Sawamura**
I'll just swing a bat!
**[14:05] Sawamura**
Whee!
**[14:07] Sawamura**
And catch!
**[14:11] Sawamura**
I throw, and I catch.
**[14:13] Sawamura**
The key is to throw as high as you can.
**[14:18] Sawamura**
Throw! And catch!
**[14:20] Sawamura**
Throw! And catch!
**[14:22] Sawamura**
Throw!
**[14:23] Sawamura**
And nice catch!
**[14:25] Furuya**
Hey, is that fun?
**[14:29] Sawamura**
Who's there?
**[14:30] Sawamura**
For how long?
**[14:33] Furuya**
I can play catch with you.
**[14:35] Furuya**
If you want.
**[14:40] Umpire**
Ball!
**[14:42] Miyuki**
You're throwing well today, Tanba!
**[14:47] Kuramochi**
Pitch to contact!
**[14:50] Umpire**
Ball four!
**[15:10] Miyuki**
Too weak!
**[15:14] Isashiki**
Bring it!
**[15:17] Miyuki**
Third base!
**[15:31] Furuya**
I was in the restroom,
and the bus left.
**[15:34] Furuya**
Oh, well.
**[15:35] Furuya**
Not like I'm interested
in a game I'm not playing in.
**[15:40] Furuya**
Since you're here, too...
**[15:42] Furuya**
Are you like me?
**[15:53] Kuramochi**
And nice run.
**[15:55] Umpire**
Out!
**[15:57] Crowd1**
That catcher has an insane shoulder!
**[15:59] Crowd2**
The runner trying to steal
didn't even have time to slide!
**[16:03] Haruno**
Wow!
**[16:05] Haruno**
That ball came flying from
the plate like a white arrow.
**[16:09] Fujiwara**
Tanba has Miyuki to thank for that one.
**[16:17] Runner1**
No way...
**[16:18] Runner1**
I had a perfect start.
**[16:21] Tahara**
*I knew he'd foil my plans.*
**[16:23] Tahara**
*That genius Miyuki boy.*
**[16:26] Tahara**
* It usually takes two years*
* to become a full-fledged catcher.*
**[16:30] Tahara**
* However, his amazing baseball*
* talent is truly marvelous.*
**[16:37] Tahara**
*Why didn't you come to me, Miyuki boy?*
**[16:43] Takaoka**
You got yourself in a jam with a walk,
**[16:46] Takaoka**
and then you gave up a hit
from the weak pitch you threw.
**[16:48] Takaoka**
Tanba,
**[16:50] Takaoka**
what have you been doing
these past two years?
**[16:57] Takaoka**
Kawakami, you're pitching,
starting next inning.
**[17:00] ---**
Uh... Yes!
**[17:01] Takaoka**
Go all out while their
pitcher's feeling weak.
**[17:04] Takaoka**
Let's end the game this inning.
**[17:06] Team**
Yes, sir!
**[17:08] Writer1**
I've gotta say, this game turned
out to be a crazy hitting game.
**[17:12] Writer2**
Just like last year's team,
with their monster, Kiyokuni Azuma,
**[17:16] Writer2**
this year's Seidou batting lineup
is definitely top-ranked in the nation.
**[17:20] Writer2**
They just need a pitcher who can
live up to Miyuki's expectations,
**[17:23] Writer2**
in order to have a chance
at the national title.
**[17:25] Writer3**
I'm sure Head Coach Kataoka
feels bitter about it, too,
**[17:29] Writer3**
since he used to be a pitcher himself.
**[17:32] Mine**
Looks like Seidou's one problem
still remains the same.
**[17:37] Mine**
They're in need of a true ace.
**[17:44] Sawamura**
I can't believe catch is so fun!
**[17:47] Sawamura**
It's not baseball without the ball!
**[17:54] Furuya**
You look happy.
**[17:57] Sawamura**
Of course I do!
**[17:58] Sawamura**
It's been a while since I've touched a ball!
**[18:04] Sawamura**
I bet I could throw to the fence now, too!
**[18:08] Furuya**
I'm sorry if I'm disturbing your fun,
**[18:11] Furuya**
but can you throw properly?
**[18:13] Furuya**
Your throw is disgusting.
**[18:15] Sawamura**
Disgus—
**[18:19] Furuya**
Sorry.
**[18:20] Sawamura**
What do you mean by "disgusting"?
**[18:22] Sawamura**
My throw is normal!
**[18:24] Furuya**
But it bends in weird ways, and...
**[18:26] Furuya**
It's hard to catch.
**[18:29] Sawamura**
That reminds me...
**[18:31] (Flashback) Wakana**
Throw lightly, okay?
**[18:33] (Flashback) Wakana**
It's scary when you throw
because the ball goes everywhere.
**[18:37] Furuya**
But I guess if it's hard
to catch, it's hard to hit.
**[18:42] Furuya**
You might be a good pitcher.
**[18:45] Sawamura**
You wanna say that again?
**[18:47] Furuya**
My shoulder's warmed up now.
**[18:50] Furuya**
So can I throw a little harder?
**[18:51] Sawamura**
Yeah, sure!
**[18:53] Sawamura**
You're a really nice...
**[18:55] Sawamura**
guy.
**[19:06] Players**
Thank you for a great game!
**[19:10] Owada**
Looks like Seidou
just barely out-hit Ichidai.
**[19:13] Mine**
Their batting relies on luck.
**[19:15] Mine**
If they keep playing like this,
**[19:17] Mine**
they're going to have
a tough time in the summer.
**[19:26] Rei**
Our ace, Tanba, is just
coming back from an injury,
**[19:29] Rei**
so he should be fine once
he gets his feeling back.
**[19:32] Ota**
But if he continues
to play like he did today...
**[19:35] Rei**
I understand your worries, Director Ota.
**[19:38] Rei**
However, we only have three months
before the summer tournament.
**[19:42] Rei**
Coach,
**[19:43] Rei**
I believe this calls for
an immediate bullpen restructuring,
**[19:46] Rei**
taking the first-years
into consideration, as well.
**[20:01] Furuya**
Sorry.
**[20:02] Furuya**
I threw a little too hard.
**[20:07] Furuya**
Back home,
**[20:08] Furuya**
no one could catch my pitch.
***SIGN*** Second-year catcher may become
savior for prestigious Seidou
**[20:12] Furuya**
Then I read an article.
**[20:14] Furuya**
So I tested into this school.
**[20:22] Furuya**
I wonder...
**[20:24] Furuya**
if he can catch my hardest pitch.
**[20:28] Sawamura**
*This...*
**[20:30] Sawamura**
*was my encounter with a rival I would battle for the status of ace.*
***SIGN*** Seidou Spirit Dorm
**[20:42] Player1**
Hey, did you hear Tanba
got his ace title revoked?
**[20:45] Player2**
Seriously?
**[20:47] Player3**
Even though we won?
**[20:48] Player1**
We only won because
Kawakami replaced him.
**[20:53] Player2**
We only have three months until the summer.
**[20:56] Player2**
If Tanba's not the ace,
**[20:58] Player2**
then who's going to be our pitcher?
**[21:10] Player1**
What was that sound?
**[21:12] Player2**
Is he seriously a first-year?
**[21:14] Rei**
Satoru Furuya from Hokkaido
Tomakomai Junior High School.
**[21:19] Rei**
He went as far as to test into
our school in order to play here.
**[21:22] Rei**
He's our only first-year who has
thrown 120 meters in the long throw.
**[21:27] Ota**
O-One hundred and twenty meters?
**[21:29] Ota**
He's really not on a scholarship?
**[21:32] Ota**
This is why baseball is so fun!
**[21:35] Furuya**
Are we done already?
**[21:37] Sawamura**
Damn it!
**[21:38] Sawamura**
He's already throwing in the bullpen!
**[21:40] Sawamura**
I can't just stand here!
**[21:42] Sawamura**
I'm going triple!
**[21:46] Takaoka**
Form a team with just the first-years.
**[21:49] Rei**
Then are we playing a game?
**[21:51] Takaoka**
I'd like to see how many first-years
are ready to play in the tournaments.
**[23:35] Sawamura**
First-years versus the upperclassmen!
**[23:37] Sawamura**
We're going to scrimmage
the Seidou Baseball Team.
**[23:41] Sawamura**
What's Shades thinking, anyway?
**[23:43] Sawamura**
And will I get to play, too?
**[23:45] Miyuki**
Though the first-string
members aren't playing.
**[23:49] Miyuki**
Well, let's see it, Sawamura.
**[23:51] Miyuki**
Show us what you can do on the field.
**[23:54] Miyuki**
Next time on *Ace of
the Diamond*: A Clash
***SIGN*** A Clash
**[23:57] Miyuki**
Let's win the national title!
# 5 - A Clash
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***SIGN*** Seidou Spirit Dorm
**[00:01] Sawamura**
Another bowl!
**[00:02] Sawamura**
Please!
**[00:06] Miyuki**
What do you know...
**[00:07] Miyuki**
You're eating now.
**[00:10] Miyuki**
You were throwing up on the first day.
**[00:14] Miyuki**
You youngsters are
lucky you grow so fast.
**[00:17] Sawamura**
Shut up.
**[00:18] Miyuki**
You've gotta chew more.
**[00:19] Miyuki**
It's bad to just swallow.
**[00:25] Sawamura**
Everyone's so quiet.
**[00:27] Sawamura**
Did something happen?
**[00:29] Miyuki**
You haven't heard?
**[00:31] Miyuki**
The first-years and the
upperclassmen are having a game.
**[00:35] Sawamura**
What?
**[00:36] Sawamura**
I haven't heard anything about that!
**[00:38] Sawamura**
Can I play?
**[00:39] Sawamura**
Can I?
**[00:40] Miyuki**
Umm, dude...
**[00:41] Miyuki**
I'm an upperclassman.
***SIGN*** Seidou Spirit Dorm
***SIGN*** A Clash
**[02:14] Miyuki**
Usually, the first-years only
do basic strength training.
**[02:18] Miyuki**
They don't participate
in the first-string tryouts.
**[02:21] Miyuki**
But after our last game,
we're a little desperate.
**[02:25] Furuya**
Excuse me.
**[02:26] Furuya**
Can I sit next to you?
**[02:30] Sawamura**
It's you!
**[02:34] Furuya**
Excuse me.
**[02:37] Sawamura**
Why are you sitting there?
**[02:39] Sawamura**
Sit on the other side!
**[02:41] Furuya**
Miyuki.
**[02:43] Furuya**
During tomorrow's scrimmage,
**[02:45] Furuya**
I don't plan on letting anyone hit my pitch.
**[02:49] Furuya**
If I manage,
**[02:50] Furuya**
will you catch...
**[02:52] Furyua**
my pitch?
**[03:01] Player1**
Hey, rookie.
**[03:02] Player1**
You won't let
anyone hit your pitch?
**[03:04] Player1**
Do you have any idea where you are?
**[03:07] Player1**
You think you're big even though
you're still fresh out of junior high.
**[03:10] Maezono**
If you want Miyuki to catch your pitch,
you need to prove your strength.
**[03:16] Tanba**
Stop ganging up on him.
**[03:18] Maezono**
Tanba.
**[03:19] Tanba**
The only way we fight is on the baseball field.
**[03:23] Maezono**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[03:33] Miyuki**
*I see.*
**[03:34] Miyuki**
*So that's what the coach is after.*
**[03:37] Miyuki**
*He's trying to pump up the upperclassmen*
**[03:39] Miyuki**
*by putting them up against the first-years.*
***SIGN*** Bath
**[03:49] Sawamura**
God damn it!
**[03:51] Sawamura**
You've gotta be kidding me!
**[03:52] Sawamura**
Why was I kept out of the loop?
**[03:55] Sawamura**
Stupid Shades!
**[03:56] Sawamura**
Did he forget about me?
**[03:59] Sawamura**
Why does he have to wear shades, anyway?
**[04:01] Sawamrua**
Does he plan on scaring
the opponent's team with his face—
***SIGN*** Ahhhhhhhhh!
**[04:11] Sawamura**
*Why is Shades in the bath now?*
**[04:15] Sawamura**
*I'm the last guy to take a bath.*
**[04:18] Sawamura**
*I bet he heard what I said.*
**[04:21] Sawamura**
*Someone please kill me!*
**[04:24] Sawamura**
E-Excuse me.
**[04:34] Sawamura**
*My only time of peaceful rest is ruined...*
**[04:38] Sawamura**
*And take off your shades in the bath!*
**[04:42] Kataoka**
Hey.
**[04:43] Kataoka**
How many days have you
been running with tires?
**[04:46] Sawamura**
Th-Three weeks, I guess.
**[04:49] Sawamura**
Actually, I'm thinking about running
with four tires from now on.
**[04:53] Sawamura**
Man, I improve scarily fast.
**[04:58] Kataoka**
When I was in high school,
I ran with truck tires.
***SIGN*** Sawamura's Tire
**[05:03] Sawamura**
T-Truck?
***SIGN*** Shades's Tire
**[05:07] Kataoka**
You've never come to cheer for a single game.
**[05:11] Kataoka**
Why?
**[05:16] Sawamura**
*Crap! Is he mad?*
**[05:18] Sawamura**
*What's gonna happen if he hates me more?*
**[05:21] Kataoka**
Just tell me why.
**[05:33] Sawamura**
I-I don't want to see anybody else
but me standing on the mound.
**[05:38] Sawamura**
I betrayed my junior high friends
to test how far I can go.
**[05:43] Sawamura**
So can I sincerely
cheer on a different pitcher?
**[05:52] Sawamura**
I don't think I can.
**[05:54] Sawamura**
If I can't, then I figured it was best not to go.
**[06:03] (Flashback) Sawamura**
I'm here to become the ace!
**[06:07] (Flashback) Sawamura**
And I'm confident that
I want it more than anyone here!
**[06:19] Kataoka**
You naïve little boy.
**[06:21] Kataoka**
You certainly have the heart of an ace.
**[06:28] Kataoka**
The greed to monopolize the mound.
**[06:31] Kataoka**
Maybe that's what
the current pitchers are missing.
**[06:37] Kataoka**
Show up at the field with a glove tomorrow.
**[06:41] Kataoka**
I'll give you another chance,
**[06:43] Kataoka**
since you were so honest with me.
**[06:52] Crowd**
Hey! Over here!
**[06:54] Kanemaru**
We always have a crowd on Sundays.
**[06:58] Kanemaru**
The alumni, the press...
So many people come to watch.
**[07:02] Hosoyamada**
Crap! I'm getting really nervous.
**[07:04] Kanemaru**
I couldn't sleep last night, either.
**[07:07] Kanemaru**
Never thought I'd have to face the
upperclassmen after a month in high school.
**[07:12] Kataoka**
All the first-years will be able to play.
**[07:16] Kataoka**
Make sure you're all warmed up.
**[07:18] Kataoka**
Yes, sir!
**[07:21] Sawamura**
All the first-years...
**[07:23] Sawamura**
I'll do it!
**[07:24] Sawamura**
I'm gonna make it!
**[07:26] Sawamura**
There's no way I'm letting this one slip by!
**[07:30] Miyuki**
You crying again?
**[07:33] Miyuki**
Good for you.
**[07:34] Miyuki**
You get to practice with the team now, right?
**[07:37] Miyuki**
What strings did you pull?
**[07:38] Sawamura**
Shut up!
**[07:39] Sawamura**
Shouldn't you be in that dugout?
**[07:42] Miyuki**
The first-string players have a break today.
**[07:44] Miyuki**
We have the Kanto tournaments coming up.
**[07:46] Sawamura**
Damn! How unfortunate.
**[07:48] Sawamura**
I was hoping to play against you.
**[07:51] Miyuki**
Wait another hundred years.
**[07:53] Miyuki**
So when are you pitching?
**[07:55] Sawamura**
I don't know, but probably last.
**[07:57] Sawamura**
Knowing Shades...
**[08:00] Miyuki**
Then I'll help you warm up,
as a special service.
**[08:07] Kataoka**
Strike!
**[08:11] Miyauchi**
What's wrong, rookie?
**[08:12] Miyauchi**
You can't swing a bat
if you're on your butt.
**[08:15] Hosoyamada**
What in the world was that?
**[08:18] Hosoyamada**
The ball just stopped in front of me,
**[08:20] Hosoyamada**
then went straight
into the catcher's mitt.
**[08:24] Hosoyamada**
I've never seen a curve like that.
**[08:30] Alumnus1**
Tanba's looking fierce today.
**[08:32] Alumnus2**
Maybe revoking his ace title fired him up.
**[08:36] Alumnus2**
Once that huge vertical curve
starts going to the right places,
**[08:40] Alumnus2**
he'll be back to 100% in no time.
**[08:46] Takaoka**
Strike! Batter out!
**[08:49] Tanba**
Yeah!
**[08:50] Alumnus1**
Whoa! He's usually really quiet!
**[08:52] Alumnus2**
Three for three right off the bat.
***SIGN*** 1st Year
***SIGN*** 2nd-3rd Year
**[09:04] Ota**
I'm still against having this scrimmage.
**[09:07] Ota**
At this rate,
**[09:08] Ota**
the first-years will have their pride
from junior high torn to shreds.
**[09:14] Rei**
We're well aware this game will be one-sided.
**[09:17] Rei**
But if they can't give their all
in a completely disadvantageous game,
**[09:21] Rei**
they won't be useful to us.
**[09:26] Ota**
*She's like a demon when it comes to baseball.*
**[09:33] Makihara**
Oh? What?
**[09:34] Makihara**
Furuya isn't pitching?
**[09:37] Yamazaki**
We'll draw him out in no time.
**[09:52] Kanemaru**
*What the hell?*
**[09:54] Kanemaru**
*I thought this was just a scrimmage.*
**[09:57] Kanemaru**
*They're all dead serious!*
**[10:01] Alumnus1**
The first-years won't stand a chance.
**[10:04] Alumnus2**
Seriously.
**[10:05] Alumnus2**
The upperclassmen can be so immature.
**[10:08] Miyuki**
Do you think they're immature?
**[10:12] Miyuki**
True.
**[10:13] Miyuki**
To a fresh first-year, the pitch
of a third-year is completely new,
**[10:18] Miyuki**
and the speed of a batted
ball is on a different level.
**[10:23] Miyuki**
But to the third-years,
this is a huge chance.
**[10:27] Miyuki**
No matter what happens,
the next game is the last.
**[10:30] Miyuki**
If they don't make the first-string,
it's over for them.
**[10:39] Umpire3**
Safe!
**[10:49] Miyuki**
You're gonna have it tough.
**[10:51] Miyuki**
You'll need to be strong-minded
enough to shut them up by force,
**[10:55] Miyuki**
or you'll never become the ace...
**[10:58] Miyuki**
Whoa, there!
**[11:02] Sawamura**
I'm even more sure now.
**[11:04] Sawamura**
I can't watch baseball.
**[11:06] Sawamura**
I have to be playing.
**[11:11] Sawamura**
I'm so glad I came to this school.
**[11:13] Sawamura**
There are so many amazing
people I can duel with!
**[11:21] Sawamura**
I can't wait to go out on the mound.
**[11:30] Miyuki**
*Well said.*
***SIGN*** 1st Year
***SIGN*** 2nd-3rd Year
**[11:42] Kanemaru**
We're finally switching.
**[11:45] Player1**
The pitcher who made it to the
semi-finals in the junior high nationals
**[11:48] Player1**
is nothing to them.
**[11:52] Sawamura**
What's wrong, guys?
**[11:53] Sawamura**
What's with the gloomy faces?
**[11:56] Sawamura**
We only just finished the third inning!
**[11:59] Sawamura**
We still have six innings to reverse the score!
**[12:02] Sawamura**
Let's not lose spirit!
**[12:03] Player1**
Reverse the score?
**[12:05] Player2**
We're worried about how
many more runs we'll give up.
**[12:08] Kanemaru**
You won't know unless you actually play.
**[12:13] Kanemaru**
The speed of the batted balls,
their runs, their slides...
**[12:17] Kanemaru**
I've never felt so much
pressure being on defense.
**[12:21] Kanemaru**
Damn it!
**[12:30] Sawamura**
If you're overwhelmed by the
opponent before you even play,
**[12:33] Sawamura**
you can't play like you usually do.
**[12:36] Sawamura**
I want to test my strength against them!
**[12:40] Sawamura**
That's why I came to this school
in the first place!
**[12:47] Kanemaru**
*Shut up.*
**[12:49] Kanemaru**
*You're not even officially in the club.*
**[12:52] Kataoka**
Strike! Batter out!
**[12:56] Player1**
Oh! We're switching already?
**[12:59] Miyuki**
That's it. Keep suffering.
**[13:01] Miyuki**
If you can't pick yourselves up from here,
you won't make it to the top.
**[13:05] Takaoka**
All right, first-years.
**[13:06] Takaoka**
We're switching out the
outfielders and the pitcher.
**[13:17] Takaoka**
Very well. You can go
out to the field, too.
**[13:29] Sawamura**
It's here!
**[13:32] Sawamura**
My time has finally come!
**[13:35] Sawamura**
Sir Master Coach!
**[13:36] Sawamura**
Thank you for your wise decision!
**[13:38] Sawamura**
I will definitely meet your expectations!
**[13:44] Alumnus1**
There's a first-year with energy.
**[13:46] Alumnus2**
Is he actually going to be good?
**[13:48] Sawamura**
*The mound I've dreamed of for so long!*
**[13:51] Sawamura**
*This is it!*
**[13:53] Sawamura**
*I'm gonna make it!*
**[13:55] Kataoka**
Where are you going?
**[13:56] Kataoka**
You're going to right field.
**[14:05] Catcher**
Nice throw!
**[14:08] Yamazaki**
Damn.
**[14:12] Yamazaki**
He's not up yet?
**[14:19] Sawamura**
*Why am I an outfielder?*
**[14:21] Sawamura**
* I mean, he never said*
* I could play pitcher, but...*
**[14:25] Sawamura**
* I was a fool for even*
* thinking he had a heart.*
**[14:29] Player1**
Hey, right field! Ball!
**[14:33] Player1**
You idiot! Go back!
**[14:35] Player1**
The hardballs go far,
unlike the rubber ones!
**[14:39] Alumnus1**
Wow! Over the head!
**[14:41] Alumnus2**
I've never seen anyone
fail so hard at Seidou.
**[14:44] Player1**
Pick up the ball! Hurry to third!
**[14:47] Sawamura**
Damn it.
**[14:48] Sawamura**
Look, I've never ever played outfield!
**[14:53] Alumnus1**
Whoa! That's fast!
**[14:54] Sawamura**
Go!
**[15:05] Umpire3**
Safe!
**[15:07] Alumnus1**
Didn't that... curve?
**[15:09] Alumnus2**
Yeah. Into the runner.
**[15:12] Alumnus1**
Did he aim for the runner?
**[15:14] Alumnus2**
Crazy!
**[15:16] Alumnus2**
That first-year is a cold-blooded fiend!
**[15:20] Sawamura**
No way!
**[15:22] Miyuki**
My stomach hurts.
**[15:24] Kanemaru**
A-Are you okay?
**[15:26] Makihara**
If you've got time to worry about me,
**[15:28] Makihara**
you should be worried about your team.
**[15:31] Makihara**
That was a fly to the right field...
**[15:32] Makihara**
that turned into a triple.
**[15:35] Makihara**
We're gonna win this
game by a hundred runs!
**[15:39] Makihara**
We've been training frantically
for the past two years.
**[15:44] Makihara**
We're not gonna let the first-year babies...
**[15:47] Makihara**
make the first-string ahead of us!
**[15:57] Player1**
How long is their
offense going to last?
**[16:00] Player2**
Please just give me a break.
**[16:03] Sawamura**
*W-Wow...*
**[16:05] Sawamura**
*So this is high school baseball.*
**[16:15] Kataoka**
Pitcher change.
**[16:16] Kataoka**
Satoru Furuya.
**[16:17] Kataoka**
Come up to the mound.
**[16:32] Alumnus1**
Who's that?
**[16:33] Alumnus1**
I've never seen him before.
**[16:35] Alumnus2**
Which junior high is he from?
**[16:40] Miyauchi**
Finally, he's up.
**[16:42] Yamazaki**
We'll destroy you, super rookie.
**[16:45] Sawamura**
*How's he...*
**[16:46] Sawamura**
*going to pitch...*
**[16:49] Sawamura**
*against these fearsome batters?*
**[16:58] (Flashback) Furuya**
At tomorrow's scrim,
**[17:00] (Flashback) Furuya**
I don't plan on letting anyone hit my pitch.
**[17:04] (Flashback) Furuya**
If I manage,
**[17:05] (Flashback) Furuya**
will you catch...
**[17:07] (Flashback) Furyua**
my pitch?
**[17:12] Kataoka**
Play!
**[17:18] Tanaka**
That's a windup!
**[17:49] Hosoyamada**
*What... in the world was that?*
**[17:52] Hosoyamada**
* I thought it was low when*
* he threw the ball...*
**[17:56] Hosoyamada**
*but the ball rose...*
**[18:00] Yamazaki**
C-Coach!
**[18:01] Yamazaki**
Are you okay?
**[18:07] Kataoka**
You pass, Furuya.
**[18:09] Kataoka**
You can practice with the
first-string starting tomorrow.
**[18:13] Sawamura**
The first-string?
**[18:15] Haruichi**
Lucky him...
**[18:17] Haruichi**
He passed.
**[18:18] Kataoka**
Pitcher change!
**[18:21] Yamazaki**
Please let him continue, Coach!
**[18:22] Yamazaki**
I'll can hit his pitch!
**[18:24] Miyauchi**
Coach!
**[18:25] Makihara**
Coach!
**[18:26] Kataoka**
There's no first-year who can catch his pitch.
**[18:32] Furuya**
Now I can have Miyuki catch my pitch.
**[18:36] Miyuki**
*Won't let anyone hit, huh?*
**[18:39] Miyuki**
*I guess it was technically true.*
**[18:43] Takaoka**
Tanba, you're done, too.
**[18:47] Takaoka**
If you can pitch without being overwhelmed,
**[18:49] Takaoka**
you can do well at the nationals.
**[18:52] Takaoka**
Be more confident.
**[18:58] Tanba**
Sir!
**[19:03] Alumnus1**
The upperclassmen aren't
doing so hot anymore.
**[19:06] Alumnus2**
So that kid changed the
momentum with just one pitch.
**[19:10] Takaoka**
*I got the results I wanted.*
**[19:12] Takaoka**
*No point in continuing the game.*
**[19:14] Sawamura**
We still have four innings left!
**[19:19] Sawamura**
We're not going down without a fight!
**[19:24] Sawamura**
I'll lead the way!
**[19:26] Sawamura**
Let's start by taking a run back!
**[19:29] Haruno**
Sawamura-kun...
**[19:31] Player1**
Is he crazy?
**[19:33] Player2**
It's not like playing well now
will get us into the first-string.
**[19:37] Sawamura**
All right!
**[19:41] Takaoka**
* I guess I'll see what happens*
* for one more inning.*
**[19:45] ---**
Let's have a good game!
**[19:56] Kawakami**
*He hasn't changed.*
**[19:59] Kawakami**
*He's glaring, without a hint of respect.*
**[20:16] Takaoka**
Strike two!
**[20:18] Kanemaru**
Well, look at that!
**[20:19] Kanemaru**
Yeah, right. He'll lead the way!
**[20:21] Hosoyamada**
He's all talk!
**[20:22] Sawamura**
Damn! I was so close!
**[20:24] Miyauchi**
*He stepped toward the ball...*
**[20:27] Miyauchi**
* Is he not afraid of an inside pitch*
* at his first high school at-bat?*
**[20:35] Kawakami**
*He* is *the guy who picked
a fight with Azuma.*
**[20:38] Kawakami**
* Those who can't be serious in practice*
* don't deserve to play in a real game.*
**[20:42] Kawakami**
*That's what Azuma taught me.*
**[20:45] Kawakami**
*I'll teach you, too.*
**[20:47] Kawakami**
*I'll strike you out with my best pitch!*
**[20:50] Sawamura**
*I'm gonna hit it!*
**[20:57] Sawamura**
*Damn it!*
**[20:58] Sawamura**
*Didn't even graze it.*
**[21:00] Haruichi**
Don't give up!
**[21:01] Haruichi**
The catcher dropped the ball!
**[21:08] Miyauchi**
No point in running!
**[21:10] Miyauchi**
Even if you get on base like this,
the coach won't give you a better score.
**[21:13] Sawamura**
* So long as the play hasn't*
* stopped, I won't give up.*
**[21:16] Sawamura**
* I don't care about the ace stuff*
* or the first-string stuff right now!*
**[21:22] Sawamura**
* I just don't want to let it end*
* without doing a single thing!*
**[21:31] Haruichi**
Run through!
**[21:37] Umpire1**
Safe!
**[21:40] Alumnus1**
Wow! That's the first guy to be on base!
**[21:45] Miyuki**
Though it's just an uncaught third strike.
**[22:02] Haruichi**
Nice run.
**[23:35] Miyuki**
Sawamura managed to be
the first man on base on his team.
**[23:38] Miyuki**
A first-year
**[23:40] Miyuki**
calls himself into the game as a pinch
hitter and swears to bring Sawamura home.
**[23:43] Miyuki**
Who is he?
**[23:44] Sawamura**
And finally...
**[23:46] Sawamura**
I rise to the mound with Masuko at bat.
**[23:50] Sawamura**
I'm getting pumped!
**[23:52] Sawamura**
Next time on *Ace of the
Diamond*: Head to Head!
***SIGN*** Head to Head!
**[23:56] Sawamura**
Let's win the national title!
# 6 - Head to Head
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**[00:00] Haruichi**
Don't give up!
**[00:01] Haruichi**
The catcher dropped the ball!
**[00:06] Haruichi**
Run through!
**[00:11] Umpire1**
Safe!
**[00:14] Alumnus1**
Wow!
**[00:15] Alumnus1**
That's the first guy to be on base!
**[00:19] Miyuki**
Though it's just an uncaught third strike.
**[00:20] Sawamura**
*Whose voice...*
**[00:22] Sawamura**
*was that?*
**[00:23] Sawamura**
* I definitely wouldn't*
* have made it without him.*
**[00:28] Kanemaru**
Was he always here?
**[00:30] Hosoyamada**
Didn't even notice...
***SIGN*** Head to Head!
**[02:06] Miyauchi**
Sorry.
**[02:07] Miyauchi**
I take all the blame for
letting him get on base.
**[02:09] Kawakami**
Don't worry.
**[02:11] Kawakami**
We won't give up a single
run to the first-years.
**[02:13] Kawakami**
Not to mention that
**[02:14] Kawakami**
none of the other first-years look
like they're here to actually play.
**[02:21] Sawamura**
I'm gonna run!
**[02:34] Sawamura**
Not bad.
**[02:35] Sawamura**
I wouldn't expect anything
less from this school.
**[02:38] Sawamura**
You're pitching already?
**[02:40] Kataoka**
Strike! Batter out!
**[02:44] Sawamura**
*I'm trying to steal...*
**[02:47] Sawamura**
*but no openings.*
**[02:49] Alumnus1**
The first-years are terrible.
**[02:51] Alumnus2**
They're not trying to advance the runner,
**[02:53] Alumnus2**
nor are they showing any effort to score.
**[02:56] Hosoyamada**
We don't have a coach.
**[02:59] Hosoyamada**
How are we gonna figure out this
new pitcher's pitching patterns?
**[03:02] Hosoyamada**
It's too late even if you get on base now!
**[03:08] Alumnus1**
Ouch! That's two outs in a row.
**[03:11] Alumnus2**
They're gonna leave their runner hanging.
**[03:15] Furuya**
Excuse me.
**[03:16] Furuya**
I don't have anything to do, anymore.
**[03:18] Furuya**
May I go train on my own?
**[03:21] First-year**
Hey, we're still in the middle of a game!
**[03:27] Miyauchi**
Coach, is that all right?
**[03:29] Kataoka**
It's fine.
**[03:30] Kataoka**
This is the last inning, anyway.
**[03:34] Kataoka**
There's no reason to go further.
**[03:36] Miyuki**
You sure about that, monster rookie?
**[03:38] Miyuki**
Not gonna watch until the end?
**[03:41] Furuya**
It's already over.
**[03:43] Sawamura**
Don't give up!
**[03:44] Sawamura**
The game's only just begun!
**[03:46] Furuya**
A single man can't lead the team to victory.
**[03:50] Furuya**
Baseball isn't that simple.
**[03:52] Kanemaru**
Damn.
**[03:53] Kanemaru**
What's with him?
**[03:54] Kanemaru**
Does he not care about
the game now that he's passed?
**[03:58] Hosoyamada**
It's not as if we like
playing this game, either.
**[04:04] Haurichi**
So...
**[04:05] Haruichi**
What exactly did you come here to do?
**[04:07] Haruichi**
The coach only wants to see results.
**[04:11] Haruichi**
How good you were
in junior high is irrelevant.
**[04:15] Haruichi**
It's about time you figured that out.
**[04:18] Haruichi**
If you don't want to play, then let me.
**[04:24] Haruichi**
Excuse me!
**[04:25] Haruichi**
I'd like to call for a change of players.
**[04:27] Haruichi**
I'm playing as the pinch hitter.
**[04:30] Alumnus1**
Is he copying Furuta?
**[04:32] Alumnus2**
A guy who wants to leave
before the game ends,
**[04:34] Alumnus2**
a guy who calls himself into the game...
**[04:36] Alumnus2**
This season's got some crazy first-years.
**[04:38] First-year1**
Who made you the boss?
**[04:40] First-year2**
Wait! He's using a wooden bat.
**[04:44] Miyuki**
Looks like there's another interesting guy.
**[04:47] Haruichi**
Let's have a good fight.
**[04:54] Alumnus1**
A sign?
**[04:56] Alumnus2**
What?
**[04:57] Alumnus2**
When did they come up with signs?
**[04:59] Haruichi**
*We never did.*
**[05:01] Haruichi**
*The point is to try to distract the pitcher.*
**[05:06] Sawamura**
Wait! What's that?
**[05:08] Sawamura**
What does it mean?
**[05:09] Sawamura**
You never briefed me!
**[05:10] Sawamura**
Hey!
**[05:11] Haruichi**
*There goes my plan.*
**[05:14] Alumnus1**
What was he trying to do, anyway?
**[05:17] Alumnus2**
They're not on the same page.
**[05:19] Haruichi**
*Okay.*
**[05:20] Haruichi**
*I guess I'll have to do this without tricks.*
**[05:22] Haruichi**
I'll definitely get you back to the plate.
**[05:25] Haruichi**
Let's score a run together!
**[05:28] Alumnus1**
He just declared a run.
**[05:30] Alumnus1**
Who is that kid?
**[05:31] Alumnus2**
Way too much of an optimist.
**[05:33] Alumnus2**
I bet he's stupid, too.
**[05:38] First-year1**
Get him back to the plate?
**[05:40] First-year1**
He doesn't look like a hard hitter!
**[05:43] First-year2**
If he holds the bat that short,
he won't reach for the outer pitch!
**[05:46] Ota**
Who is that boy?
**[05:48] Ota**
Did he stand out in the physical ability tests?
**[05:51] Rei**
He's from Yoko Junior High in Kanagawa.
**[05:53] Rei**
Haruichi Kominato.
**[05:56] Miyauchi**
*What's he trying to do?*
**[05:57] Miyauchi**
* Should we throw a ball*
* to the outside to see his reaction?*
**[06:01] Rei**
His batting average in junior high was .635.
**[06:05] Ota**
What?
**[06:06] Ota**
.6?
**[06:08] Rei**
*He changed his grip on the bat!*
**[06:14] Haruichi**
* A ball to the outside*
* against an unfamiliar batter.*
**[06:17] Haruichi**
*There's no easier pitch to hit than this.*
**[06:23] Miyauchi**
He was aiming for that pitch!
**[06:26] Alumnus1**
That's going very close to the foul line.
**[06:27] Alumnus1**
If it goes in, it's a long hit.
**[06:29] Umpire1**
Fair!
**[06:30] Tanaka**
Shoot.
**[06:31] Tanaka**
He started running
the moment the pitcher threw.
**[06:33] Tanaka**
Hurry!
**[06:34] Tanaka**
He's passed second base!
**[06:36] Makihara**
No way we're giving
any runs to the first-years!
**[06:39] Alumnus1**
Whoa! He's going past third!
**[06:41] Alumnus2**
He's running straight for the plate.
**[06:44] Haruichi**
Go!
**[06:46] Sawamura**
*My teammate promised to send me home.*
**[06:49] Sawamura**
*I have to score!*
**[06:52] First-year1**
That's impossible!
**[06:52] First-year2**
He won't make it!
**[06:54] Miyauchi**
I'll blow you away!
**[07:04] Takaoka**
Safe!
**[07:05] Alumnus1**
Wow! The first-years finally scored a run!
**[07:08] Alumnus2**
The batter was good, but I also gotta
hand it to the runner who didn't stop!
**[07:11] Haruno**
Yay!
**[07:14] Kanemaru**
Damn! He did it!
**[07:15] Kanemaru**
Way to go!
**[07:20] Sawamura**
*I made it.*
**[07:22] Miyauchi**
*The timing was completely on my side,*
**[07:26] Miyauchi**
*but he dodged my glove*
**[07:29] Miyauchi**
*and twisted his body*
**[07:32] Miyauchi**
*to put his hand on the plate.*
**[07:35] Sawamura**
I made it!
**[07:37] Miyauchi**
*How could he twist his body in that situation?*
**[07:40] Miyauchi**
*He could've injured his hip or shoulders.*
**[07:44] Haruichi**
He really made it...
**[07:47] Haruichi**
What a guy.
**[07:48] Sawamura**
We've got a run.
**[07:49] Sawamura**
The game's only just begun!
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[07:54] Kataoka**
Out!
***SIGN*** 1st Year 2nd-3rd Years
**[07:59] Miyauchi**
Coach, are you really stopping
the game after this inning?
**[08:04] Miyauchi**
Can we please keep playing?
**[08:06] Miyauchi**
We can't let it end right
after the first-years scored.
**[08:11] Kataoka**
Both teams, line up!
**[08:14] Miyauchi**
C-Coach!
**[08:17] Kataoka**
Wrap it up.
**[08:18] Kataoka**
Even if we keep playing,
the gap will only get wider.
***SIGN*** 1st Year 2nd-3rd Year
**[08:28] Sawamura**
*Bastard...*
**[08:33] Kataoka**
However...
**[08:35] Kataoka**
If everyone on the first-year
team wants to continue,
**[08:38] Kataoka**
it's a different story.
**[08:43] Kataoka**
Well?
**[08:50] Sawamura**
What's wrong with you?
**[08:51] Sawamura**
Are you just gonna let it end here?
**[08:53] Sawamura**
Who knows when we'll have
another chance like this!
**[08:57] Sawamura**
Did you really play all out today?
**[08:59] Sawamura**
Can you swear that to your heart?
**[09:04] Kanemaru**
Shut up.
**[09:05] Kanemaru**
Stop acting so big when
you just got on base by luck!
**[09:10] First-year1**
He's right.
**[09:11] First-year1**
Your bad plays are one
of the reasons we're so behind!
**[09:15] First-year2**
We didn't join this team out of sheer envy.
**[09:20] First-year1**
We're frustrated, too!
**[09:22] First-year2**
Also, who put you in charge?
**[09:25] Kanemaru**
I'm pretty sure I'm better
at everything you can do.
**[09:28] Hosoyamada**
You weren't even officially
on the team until today.
**[09:30] Hosoyamada**
Don't act like you're the team captain!
**[09:32] Sawamura**
What'd you say to me?
**[09:34] Sawamura**
Wait! Does everyone hate me?
**[09:37] Haruichi**
These people just have so much pride...
**[09:42] Miyuki**
Looks like the first-years
still have a lot of energy.
**[09:45] Kanemaru**
We want to keep playing, Coach!
**[09:48] First-years**
Please, Coach!
**[09:49] First-years**
Please!
**[09:54] Kataoka**
Why couldn't you play
like that from the start?
**[09:58] Kataoka**
In high school baseball,
**[10:00] Kataoka**
you don't get a second chance.
**[10:06] Kataoka**
Kid.
**[10:08] Kataoka**
Starting this inning, you're pitching.
**[10:11] Kataoka**
Get up on the mound.
**[10:14] Kataoka**
I've already gone through
all the first-year pitchers.
**[10:17] Kataoka**
If you want to keep playing,
then you need to pitch.
**[10:20] Haruichi**
Nice going.
**[10:22] Miyuki**
Despite his method,
**[10:23] Miyuki**
he is the guy who lit
a fire in everyone's hearts.
**[10:27] Miyuki**
He deserves this chance.
**[10:30] Miyuki**
The coach isn't mean
just to be mean.
**[10:34] Isashiki**
Whoa! What's going on here?
**[10:36] Isashiki**
What's with this turnout
against the first-years?
**[10:40] Isashiki**
You should be up by 200 runs!
**[10:43] Kuramochi**
Jun, that's impossible.
**[10:45] Ryosuke**
What an embarrassing game.
**[10:47] Ryosuke**
Makes me sad.
**[10:49] Isashiki**
Switch with me!
**[10:50] Isashiki**
I'll play!
**[10:51] Kuramochi**
Jun, stop!
**[10:52] Kuramochi**
You just finished lifting!
**[10:56] Furuya**
*Were they...*
**[10:58] Furuya**
*training on their off time?*
**[11:00] Yuki**
Be quiet and watch, Jun.
**[11:02] Yuki**
That's the kid who struck out
Azuma, the man you respect.
**[11:07] Yuki**
You missed it when it happened, didn't you?
**[11:08] Yuki**
What?
**[11:09] Isashiki**
That was him?
**[11:16] Sawamura**
I get to stand on that mound?
**[11:25] Ota**
Your favorite is finally going to be pitching.
***SIGN*** You can do it, Ei-chan! Go to the nationals! Show your Akagi spirit!
**[11:37] Sawamura**
*These guys are always watching me.*
**[11:41] Sawamura**
*I can't do a half-assed job.*
**[11:48] Sawamura**
*Here I go, guys!*
**[11:51] Kariba**
Hey. What do you throw?
**[11:54] Kariba**
You've been talking big all this time.
**[11:56] Kariba**
If your pitching turns out to be
a joke, you're gonna get it.
**[12:01] Sawamura**
Don't worry.
**[12:03] Sawamura**
I won't run or hide!
**[12:05] Sawamura**
I'll throw it all
right down the middle!
**[12:07] Sawamura**
What?
**[12:08] Sawamura**
I'm gonna be giving a lot of hits
away, so it's all up to you, fielders!
**[12:12] Kariba**
Oh...
**[12:13] Kariba**
He's that kind of person.
**[12:15] First-year1**
An idiot?
**[12:17] Kanemaru**
Definitely.
***SIGN*** 1st Year 2nd-3rd Year
**[12:20] Kataoka**
Play!
**[12:23] Makihara**
*They just had a meeting out loud...*
**[12:25] Makihara**
*Throwing everything right down the middle?*
**[12:28] Makihara**
*If that wasn't a bluff, then he's crazy.*
**[12:37] Makihara**
The middle?
**[12:39] Makihara**
You better be joking me!
**[12:40] Crowd**
A home run right off the bat?
**[12:42] Kariba**
That's a no-brainer.
**[12:44] Kariba**
There's no way a pitch that slow
could work against a third-year!
**[12:48] Makihara**
What?
**[12:50] Sawamura**
Yeah!
**[12:51] Sawamura**
Nice going, left field!
**[12:54] Alumnus1**
Gotta hand that one down to the
left-fielder who was defending a little back.
**[12:57] Alumnus2**
It's just a matter of time
until he starts taking a beating.
**[13:00] Alumnus2**
That's the kind of fastballs
the third-years are familiar with.
**[13:04] Miyuki**
*The fastballs they're used to, huh?*
**[13:06] Miyuki**
* If they don't figure out what*
* Sawamura's pitch actually is,*
**[13:09] Miyuki**
*they've got another thing coming.*
**[13:13] Sawamura**
Nice, third base!
**[13:16] First-year1**
It just flew into his glove!
**[13:18] First-year2**
Wow! Two outs with two throws!
**[13:20] First-year1**
We're so lucky!
**[13:23] Saito**
First-years...
**[13:27] Saito**
Miracles don't happen a third time!
**[13:30] Saito**
Wh-What?
**[13:33] Alumnus1**
He jammed it.
**[13:33] Alumnus2**
But it landed in a nice spot.
**[13:39] Makihara**
The second baseman got it!
**[13:46] Umpire1**
Out!
**[13:48] Sawamura**
Wow!
**[13:49] Sawamura**
Did I just see you go... twisty?
**[13:52] First-year1**
Nice, second!
**[13:53] Kanemaru**
Nice, second!
**[13:55] Isashiki**
That second baseman's not bad.
**[13:59] First-year1**
We didn't give them any runs this inning!
**[14:02] First-year2**
Awesome!
**[14:03] Others1**
What are you doing?
**[14:04] Others2**
You just gave the
first-years more momentum!
**[14:07] Saito**
Sorry.
**[14:09] Saito**
*I didn't mess up.*
**[14:11] Saito**
*I thought I completely had it, but...*
**[14:13] Saito**
*what is with his throw?*
**[14:18] Yuki**
A moving fastball that curves
right at the plate, huh?
**[14:21] Yuki**
That's gonna be tough.
**[14:23] Miyuki**
* Of course you would*
* figure it out, Tetsu.*
**[14:25] Miyuki**
His pitch is only gonna get wilder from here.
**[14:29] Isashiki**
What?
**[14:31] Sawamura**
All right!
**[14:32] Sawamura**
The game's not over yet!
**[14:34] Sawamura**
Let's start by getting on base!
**[14:36] Kanemaru**
Look, no one put you in charge!
**[14:39] Ota**
The first-years are looking more energetic.
**[14:42] Ota**
When nice plays happen at defense,
the entire team gets excited.
**[14:45] Ota**
It looks like a completely different
team from the start of the game.
**[14:48] Ota**
Not to mention... Sawamura
is the pitcher, right?
**[14:50] Ota**
His moving is pretty good.
**[14:53] Rei**
Yes.
**[14:54] Rei**
But that's not the only
reason he caught my eyes.
**[15:02] Rei**
At a countryside district
tournament I chanced upon,
**[15:06] Rei**
the junior high team he was on was
basically composed of complete novices.
**[15:12] Rei**
The catcher couldn't catch flies,
**[15:14] Rei**
and his teammates made errors
in critical situations...
**[15:17] Rei**
He faced many pinch situations
**[15:19] Rei**
when a normal pitcher
would've given up the game.
**[15:23] Rei**
Yet, when I saw him lead
his team tenaciously
**[15:28] Rei**
without making a face,
**[15:31] Rei**
I saw a true ace in him.
**[15:36] Sawamura**
Hit one big!
**[15:37] Kanemaru**
You can do this!
**[15:39] Sawamura**
Let's attack like we're here for war!
**[15:41] First-year1**
Be aggressive in your swings!
**[15:44] Catcher**
Furuya, I'm sorry.
**[15:46] Cathcer**
I can't catch your pitch...
**[15:50] Player1**
He's a monster.
**[15:52] Player2**
Damn.
**[15:53] Player2**
What does he want from us?
**[15:56] Player3**
I'm sorry, Furuya.
**[15:58] Player3**
The upperclassmen don't want
to play baseball with you.
**[16:03] Player3**
Sorry.
**[16:08] Umpire1**
Out!
**[16:09] First-year1**
That was close!
**[16:10] Sawamura**
All right!
**[16:11] Sawamura**
We're starting to make some contact!
**[16:13] Sawamura**
We do stand a chance!
**[16:15] Sawamura**
Let's do another no-run inning!
**[16:17] First-years**
Yeah!
**[16:26] Kuramochi**
He made an error yesterday,
so he banned himself from talking.
***SIGN*** Nice to meet you.
**[16:32] Kuramochi**
Just a single error,
**[16:34] Kuramochi**
and he's off the starting line-up.
**[16:38] ---**
Asuka.
**[16:42] Masuko**
Sawamura.
**[16:46] Masuko**
I'm determined to be
back in the first-string.
**[16:49] Masuko**
Give me your all.
**[16:53] Sawamura**
Yes, sir!
**[16:54] Kuramochi**
This will be good!
**[16:55] Kuramochi**
A roommate battle!
**[16:57] Kuramochi**
How's Masuko been doing this game?
**[17:00] Miyuki**
Really well.
**[17:02] Miyuki**
Three hits and six RBIs.
**[17:03] Miyuki**
He's on track for coming back up.
**[17:07] Miyuki**
I'm sure he's noticed
what Sawamura's pitch is.
**[17:10] Miyuki**
Should be a good match
to really see Sawamura's ability.
**[17:17] Kariba**
He's huge...
**[17:19] Kariba**
He's the guy who's on a roll today.
**[17:23] Kariba**
Throwing down the middle's
not gonna work for...
**[17:26] Kariba**
Wait! Wait! Wait!
**[17:28] Kariba**
To him, too?
**[17:32] Sawamura**
Head-to-head! The only way!
**[17:42] Alumnus1**
The catcher miscaught
a fastball down the middle.
**[17:46] Kariba**
Sorry!
**[17:48] Kariba**
What was that pitch?
**[17:50] Kariba**
It looked like the ball
moved at the plate.
**[17:58] Alumnus1**
He's holding the bat short and
standing at the front of the batter's box.
**[18:02] Alumnus2**
What is he thinking?
**[18:05] Miyuki**
Yeah, Masuko knows what's up.
**[18:09] Miyuki**
He's made his swing smaller,
**[18:11] Miyuki**
so he can hit the ball
before it starts to move.
**[18:20] Sawamura**
This tension...
**[18:24] Sawamura**
I love it!
**[18:29] Umpire3**
Foul!
**[18:31] Isashiki**
He used to bat fifth with us.
**[18:33] Isashiki**
He could destroy the fence like that.
**[18:36] Ryosuke**
He hits hard even when
he holds the bat short.
**[18:41] Miyuki**
What will you do now, Sawamura?
**[18:44] Miyuki**
He isn't like Azuma, who underestimated you and hit everything you threw.
**[18:51] Masuko**
Three weeks since that error.
**[18:53] Masuko**
I was such an idiot back then.
**[18:57] Kataoka**
What was that play you just made?
**[18:59] Kataoka**
You were thinking about your at-bat
at the defense, weren't you?
**[19:03] Masuko**
I'm sorry.
**[19:04] Kataoka**
You might stand in the batter's box alone,
**[19:06] Kataoka**
but defense is something
you do with nine people!
**[19:10] Kataoka**
Stop putting the team at risk
with your petty emotions.
**[19:15] Kataoka**
Go cool your head in the second-string.
**[19:18] Masuko**
*I won't make another mistake like that.*
**[19:24] Masuko**
*Now, I only do my best every moment I can.*
**[19:36] Kariba**
*No balls, two strikes.*
**[19:38] Kariba**
*We've got an advantage here.*
**[19:40] Kariba**
*Let's throw a ball here to theoretically...*
**[19:47] Kariba**
Again?
**[19:49] Sawamura**
I can't be the ace if I run away here.
**[19:52] Kariba**
Damn it!
**[19:53] Kariba**
Go die however you want, then!
**[19:58] Sawamura**
*How did it feel...*
**[20:00] Sawamura**
*when I struck out Azuma?*
**[20:02] Sawamura**
*Gotta remember...*
**[20:04] Sawamura**
*that mitt!*
**[20:07] Sawamura**
Go!
**[20:23] Alumnus1**
It's in!
**[20:25] Alumnus2**
That's a home run!
**[20:26] Alumnus1**
Didn't he jam that pitch?
**[20:28] Alumnus2**
Yeah, he hit that over the
fence with pure strength.
**[20:31] Masuko**
*If I was even a little bit more off,*
**[20:34] Masuko**
*I would've been out.*
**[20:37] Masuko**
* It was a nice throw with all*
* your heart in it, Sawamura-chan.*
**[20:42] Isashiki**
The pitcher completely
lost the battle of power.
**[20:45] Isashiki**
I bet he's taken quite
a bit of damage from that.
**[20:50] Sawamura**
*I...*
**[20:51] Sawamura**
*I completely lost.*
**[20:53] Sawamura**
* That was my best pitch*
* with everything I had.*
**[20:57] Sawamura**
*So that's what a battle of power is.*
**[21:01] Sawamura**
*So this is*
**[21:03] Sawamura**
*top-ranked high school baseball.*
**[21:09] Sawamura**
*Awesome.*
**[21:14] Sawamura**
*I want to pitch more.*
**[21:18] Sawamura**
*Way more.*
**[21:26] Ota**
He's...
**[21:27] Ota**
smiling.
**[21:34] Sawamura**
All right!
**[21:35] Sawamura**
Let's switch gears and do this again!
**[21:37] First-year1**
He's not fazed at all!
**[21:41] Kariba**
Does that mean...
**[21:46] Sawamura**
Head-to-head! No other way!
**[21:48] Kariba**
I knew it!
**[21:51] Kataoka**
* So you get even more excited*
* after getting utterly defeated?*
**[21:55] Kataoka**
* It's like you're a baby*
* who's just learned baseball.*
**[23:35] Miyuki**
Furuya's moved up to the first-string,
**[23:37] Miyuki**
and he's been assigned
to form a battery with me.
**[23:39] Miyuki**
On the other hand,
**[23:40] Miyuki**
Sawamura joins the second-string
**[23:41] Miyuki**
and is assigned to receive
coaching from a certain person.
**[23:44] Miyuki**
His name is Chris Yu Takigawa.
**[23:47] Sawamura**
Wh-What is with this guy?
**[23:49] Sawamura**
I have no idea what he's
thinking, and he's scary.
**[23:53] Miyuki**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
The Two Batteries.
***SIGN*** The Two Batteries
**[23:56] Miyuki**
Let's win the national title!
# 7 - The Two Batteries
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYX0MZ58R/ace-of-the-diamond)
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**[00:00] Sawamura**
*I...*
**[00:02] Sawamura**
*I completely lost.*
**[00:04] Sawamura**
* That was my best pitch*
* with everything I had.*
**[00:08] Sawamura**
*So that's what a battle of power is.*
**[00:12] Sawamura**
*So this is*
**[00:14] Sawamura**
*a top-ranked high school baseball.*
**[00:19] Sawamura**
*Awesome.*
**[00:24] Sawamura**
*I want to pitch more.*
**[00:28] Sawamura**
*Way more.*
**[00:30] Sawamura**
All right!
**[00:31] Sawamura**
Let's switch gears and do this again!
**[00:33] First-year1**
He's not fazed at all!
**[00:37] Kataoka**
* So you're even more excited*
* after getting utterly defeated?*
**[00:41] Kataoka**
* It's like you're a baby*
* who's just learned baseball.*
***SIGN*** The Two Batteries
**[02:22] Alumnus1**
Gotta say, the Seido batters are amazing.
***SIGN*** 2nd-3rd Year
***SIGN*** 1st Year
**[02:25] Alumnus2**
In the end, the upperclassmen dominated.
**[02:28] Alumnus1**
But that Furuya kid was something.
**[02:32] Alumnus1**
He left a big impression,
despite only throwing once.
**[02:35] Alumnus2**
We're really lacking a good pitcher,
so he might even become the savior of Seido.
**[02:39] Alumnus1**
It'd be a problem if he doesn't.
**[02:41] Alumnus2**
Also, was it Sawamura
who showed up at the end?
**[02:46] Alumnus2**
He gave up two runs,
but he pitched until the end.
**[02:50] Alumnus1**
You can't hate a pitcher who never gives up.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[02:57] Kuramochi**
What? Really, Masuko?
**[03:00] Kuramochi**
For tomorrow's game, too?
**[03:02] Masuko**
Yeah, I'm back on the active roster.
**[03:06] Kuramochi**
I bet it was the home run
that convinced the coach.
**[03:09] Masuko**
I guess.
**[03:10] Masuko**
Though I barely won that fight.
**[03:12] Kuramochi**
I guess Sawamura's not ready
to play with the big boys yet.
**[03:17] Kuramochi**
I bet he's crying in the room, too!
**[03:23] Sawamura**
Hey, welcome back.
**[03:27] Kuramochi**
Or doing just fine?
**[03:29] Kuramochi**
*You punk.*
**[03:32] [SONG] On-screen**
Drop Kick
**[03:33] Kuramochi**
You serious?
***SIGN*** Sleeper Choke
**[03:34] Kuramochi**
Masuko hit a home run off of you!
**[03:36] Kuramochi**
You're still a rookie,
so you should be more upset!
***SIGN*** Cobra Twist
***SIGN*** Figure-four Leg Lock
**[03:41] Masuko**
My pudding...
***SIGN*** You've got mail!
**[03:44] Kuramochi**
Oh?
**[03:45] Kuramochi**
Aren't you popular?
**[03:47] Kuramochi**
Who's it from?
**[03:48] Sawamura**
Wait! That's an important email
message from my friends back home.
**[03:51] Kuramochi**
Oh, your friends?
**[03:54] Masuko**
My pudding...
**[03:57] Wakana**
*"How was today?*
**[03:59] Wakana**
*Did you pitch well?*
**[04:01] Wakana**
*We're all training hard, too.*
**[04:05] Wakana**
*It's an impossible goal for us,*
**[04:07] Wakana**
* but we all can't wait to see*
* you pitching in the nationals.*
**[04:13] Wakana**
*We're all rooting for you from far away.*
**[04:17] Wakana**
*You can do it, Eijun!"*
**[04:20] Kuramochi**
Wakana.
**[04:22] Kuramochi**
Say, what?
**[04:23] Kuramochi**
Friends? You mean a girl?
**[04:26] Kuramochi**
Is that your girlfriend, huh?
**[04:29] Sawamura**
N-No!
**[04:31] Sawamura**
She's just a childhood friend!
**[04:33] Kuramochi**
Don't get cocky just 'cause you
got to pitch for a couple of innings!
**[04:37] Kuramochi**
You're nowhere near good
enough to play in the first-string!
**[04:43] Sawamura**
I already know that
without hearing it from you.
**[04:52] Ryosuke**
Doing errands for your older roommates?
**[04:56] Ryosuke**
Two hits and a fine play.
**[05:00] Ryosuke**
You made quite an impression, Haruichi.
**[05:03] Haruichi**
No, I was just lucky.
**[05:08] Ryosuke**
I never expected that you'd
really come to the same school.
**[05:12] Ryosuke**
You've always followed me everywhere I go.
**[05:16] Ryosuke**
But if you're just going to copy me forever,
**[05:20] Ryosuke**
you won't be able to surpass me.
**[05:25] Ryosuke**
This place isn't as easy...
**[05:28] Ryosuke**
as you think.
**[05:34] Haruichi**
Brother...
**[05:39] Isashiki**
Where's Miyuki?
**[05:42] Kadota**
I don't know.
**[05:43] Kadota**
I haven't seen him since dinner.
**[05:45] Isashiki**
I told him we were going
to watch Inajitsu's game DVD.
**[05:49] Isashiki**
Where did he go?
**[05:52] Miyuki**
Geez.
***SIGN*** Learn today
***SIGN*** Devote every moment
**[05:54] Miyuki**
Do I really need to catch your pitch now?
**[05:57] Miyuki**
You've been promoted
to the first-string already.
**[06:00] Miyuki**
You're gonna form a battery
with me in the near future.
**[06:04] Miyuki**
Or could it be...
**[06:05] Miyuki**
Did you feel something
watching Sawamura pitch,
**[06:09] Miyuki**
monster rookie?
**[06:19] Furuya**
I...
**[06:21] Furuya**
came to Seido to find
the place where I belong.
**[06:29] Furuya**
Please don't disappoint me...
**[06:32] Furuya**
Miyuki-senpai.
**[06:36] Miyuki**
Very funny!
**[06:38] Miyuki**
I like you!
**[06:41] Sawamura**
* I only threw three innings,*
* but I'm sore all over.*
**[06:45] Sawamura**
* To be honest, I was a hair*
* away from being overwhelmed.*
**[06:50] Sawamura**
* But today, I realized one*
* thing standing on the mound.*
**[06:55] Sawamura**
* It's the most exciting place*
* in all of baseball.*
**[07:02] Sawamura**
I'm not giving up the mound to anyone.
**[07:10] Sawamura**
The next time I stand on the mound,
**[07:13] Sawamura**
I'm not giving up a single hit.
***SIGN*** You've got mail.
**[07:18] Kuramochi**
Shut up!
***SIGN*** Sharpshooter
**[07:19] Kuramochi**
That's not what we're talking about!
**[07:21] Kuramochi**
Show me a picture of Wakana! Now!
***SIGN*** Sleeper Choke
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[07:24] Masuko**
My pudding!
**[07:30] Principal**
Ninety-three members,
including the new first-years.
**[07:35] Principal**
What a splendid sight.
**[07:38] Principal**
Does it seem like you'll make it
to the nationals this year, Coach?
**[07:44] Vice Principal**
We haven't gotten very
close in the past five years.
**[07:48] Vice Principal**
It's about time everyone in Japan
hears about our school again.
**[07:53] Kataoka**
Please rest assured.
**[07:55] Kataoka**
Our goal is always to be
the national champion.
**[08:04] Kuramochi**
Hey!
**[08:12] Kataoka**
We have an impenetrable keystone combo.
**[08:15] Kataoka**
A shortstop and lead-off hitter,
Yoichi Kuramochi.
**[08:19] Kataoka**
Batting second is second baseman,
Ryosuke Kominata.
**[08:24] Isashiki**
Die!
**[08:26] Kataoka**
Batting third is our loud center fielder,
**[08:29] Kataoka**
Jun Isashiki throws hard and hits hard.
**[08:34] Kataoka**
An irreplaceable clean-up hitter
with a keen eye for chance,
**[08:36] Kataoka**
first baseman and captain of the team,
**[08:39] Kataoka**
Tetsuya Yuki.
**[08:43] Yuki**
The wind is blowing from east to west.
**[08:45] Catcher1**
How is that relevant?
**[08:50] Kataoka**
A super heavyweight third baseman
who just rejoined the first-string,
**[08:54] Kataoka**
batting fifth, Tohru Masuko.
**[08:57] Kataoka**
And our key player supporting the team,
**[09:02] Kataoka**
catcher and batting sixth, Kazuya Miyuki.
**[09:05] Kataoka**
They are all top-notch
players in the nation.
**[09:10] Principal**
That sounds very reliable.
**[09:12] Vice Principal**
Then... we're just missing a pitcher?
**[09:19] Vice Principal**
It'll all depend on how much Tanba-kun
**[09:21] Vice Principal**
can recover by being back in the first-string.
**[09:25] Vice Principal**
Forgive me if I'm being rude,
**[09:27] Vice Principal**
but aren't you a little too fixated
on training an ace, Coach Kataoka?
**[09:33] Vice Principal**
In this day and age, you could just
cycle through different types of pitchers.
**[09:38] Vice Principal**
I'm not speaking solely for myself, you see.
**[09:44] Vice Principal**
There are many noisy outsiders
around our prestigious school,
**[09:48] Vice Principal**
and a few of them
are questioning your abilities.
**[09:58] Principal**
Well, please don't take it to heart.
**[10:00] Principal**
You were a foot away from
the national title as a player,
**[10:05] Principal**
and rejected offers from professional
contracts to be a teacher.
**[10:09] Principal**
Everyone knows how devoted you are.
**[10:15] Kataoka**
I simply want to repay
my debt to high school baseball
**[10:20] Kataoka**
that raised me.
**[10:22] Kataoka**
I am always ready to take
responsibility for anything.
**[10:27] Kataoka**
So please
**[10:28] Kataoka**
never give me suggestions
about my methods.
**[10:32] ---**
Excuse me.
**[10:35] Principal**
I'm terrified.
**[10:37] Vice Principal**
Does he even understand?
**[10:40] Vice Principal**
If he can't produce results this year,
**[10:43] Vice Principal**
his job will be on the line.
**[10:49] Ota**
How was it?
**[10:51] Ota**
The first-years took a huge loss,
**[10:55] Ota**
bu some good came of it, correct?
**[10:58] Ota**
That small second baseman is
the brother of Kominato in the third-year.
**[11:03] Ota**
No wonder his plays reminded me of him.
**[11:06] Ota**
And Satoru Furuya, who left everyone
speechless with one pitch.
**[11:11] Kataoka**
About that.
**[11:13] Kataoka**
If we win tomorrow, I'll make
him debut in the Kanto tournament.
**[11:19] Ota**
But he's only a first-year.
**[11:22] Kataoka**
His pitch is so powerful
that it looks like it rises.
**[11:28] Kataoka**
There aren't very many batters
in Japan who can hit that pitch.
**[11:33] Kataoka**
I'll switch between Tanba
and Furuya until the summer.
**[11:38] Ota**
I see.
**[11:40] Rei**
What did you think about Sawamura?
**[11:45] Ota**
Sawamura?
**[11:46] Ota**
Masuko got a home run off of him.
**[11:50] Rei**
He allowed a run from an unlucky
hit to the middle of two fielders,
**[11:53] Rei**
and a passed ball by the catcher,
**[11:57] Rei**
but only Masuko was able
to get an actual hit off of him.
**[12:04] Rei**
Batter superiority.
**[12:06] Rei**
In high school baseball today
where batters have the upper hand,
**[12:09] Rei**
a southpaw-moving,
fastball pitcher is an asset.
**[12:13] Ota**
True, we are lacking
left-handed pitchers.
**[12:19] Kataoka**
An honest-to-a-fault style
of head-to-head pitching,
**[12:21] Kataoka**
and incompetency in pickoffs and fielding.
**[12:25] Kataoka**
He's useless the way he is now, but...
**[12:29] Kataoka**
He has a self-taught form that is grandiose,
**[12:34] Kataoka**
and flexible joints.
**[12:37] Kataoka**
Speaking purely in terms of potential,
**[12:40] Kataoka**
he may be much bigger than the other two.
**[12:46] Kataoka**
For now...
**[12:48] Kataoka**
We'll have Furuya gain
experience in the first-string,
**[12:51] Kataoka**
and I think I'll leave Sawamura
to Chris in the second-string.
**[12:56] Ota**
To Chris?
**[12:59] Rei**
Very well.
**[13:17] Kataoka**
Listen well!
**[13:18] Kataoka**
We have two months until
the summer tournament.
**[13:21] Kataoka**
Practicing without an objective
would only be a waste of time.
**[13:26] Kataoka**
The first step in climbing a hill,
**[13:28] Kataoka**
and the first step in climbing Mt. Fuji...
**[13:32] Kataoka**
Physically the same, but mentally different.
**[13:35] Kataoka**
Which one are we climbing?
**[13:38] Kataoka**
A goal breathes life
into your every day.
**[13:42] Kataoka**
Be ambitious and never
neglect your daily training!
**[13:45] Players**
Sir!
**[13:48] Kanemaru**
* The upperclassmen get to practice*
* fielding and batting through scrimmages.*
**[13:53] Kanemaru**
*But us first-years*
**[13:56] Kanemaru**
*are stuck doing circuits and running.*
**[14:00] Kanemaru**
* Furuya's in the first-string,*
* and even he has to do it.*
**[14:04] Kanemaru**
*I really want to use balls again.*
**[14:07] Haruichi**
Hey.
**[14:08] Haruichi**
You got into the second-string,
but you don't look so happy.
**[14:11] Sawamura**
Of course I'm not.
**[14:14] Sawamura**
I'm still doing exactly
what I was doing before!
**[14:17] Sawamura**
I want to pitch in the first-string!
**[14:19] Haruichi**
Wow! You sure talk big.
**[14:22] Haruichi**
But I'd rather get to play in the second-string
**[14:24] Haruichi**
than be benched in the first-string.
**[14:27] Sawamura**
What?
**[14:28] Sawamura**
A game?
**[14:29] Haruichi**
The games we'll have on the
weekends will be double headers,
**[14:33] Haruichi**
so I'm sure we'll have chances to play, too.
**[14:36] Sawamura**
Seriously?
**[14:36] Sawamura**
That's awesome!
**[14:38] Furuya**
Be quiet.
**[14:39] Rei**
First-year students, Furuya and Sawamura,
**[14:41] Rei**
come immediately to the Field A bench.
**[14:47] Rei**
You two will be given the pitcher
training menu starting today.
**[14:52] Rei**
You'll have twice as much
work to do than everyone else,
**[14:55] Rei**
but good luck.
**[14:59] Rei**
Furuya-kun,
**[15:00] Rei**
you might be pitching in next
week's Kanto tournament,
**[15:04] Rei**
so practice your pickoff
plays and signs with Miyuki.
**[15:08] Furuya**
Okay.
**[15:09] Miyuki**
Rei-chan.
**[15:10] Miyuki**
He has power, but his control is trash.
**[15:14] Miyuki**
Also, he'll have to throw a hundred
pitches every day to build endurance.
**[15:19] Rei**
Oh, you've already been catching his pitch?
**[15:26] Furuya**
I... will do as Miyuki instructs me to do.
**[15:36] Furuya**
It's been too long...
**[15:38] Furuya**
since I last heard the sound
**[15:41] Furuya**
of my pitch being caught by a mitt.
**[15:47] Miyuki**
What's wrong?
**[15:49] Miyuki**
You're the one who dragged me out here.
**[15:52] Miyuki**
Don't hold back.
Throw with everything you've got.
**[15:57] Furuya**
*When I chose this school...*
**[16:00] Furuya**
*I made the right choice.*
**[16:05] Furuya**
It's a pleasure to work with you.
**[16:10] Miyuki**
What's this?
**[16:11] Miyuki**
You're being so obedient.
**[16:13] Furuya**
I figured I should start humble.
**[16:16] ---**
This guy!
**[16:18] Sawamura**
*When did they...*
**[16:20] Sawamura**
*get so...*
**[16:22] Rei**
Sawamura-kun, you'll be working
with Chris, a third-year.
**[16:27] Rei**
Have him teach you about how
to act and lead on the field.
**[16:32] Sawamura**
What?
**[16:33] Sawamura**
This isn't fair!
**[16:34] Sawamura**
I want to pair up with Miyuki, too!
**[16:45] Chris**
What a coincidence.
**[16:47] Chris**
I don't want to pair with you, either.
**[16:51] Chris**
I'm Chris Yu Takigawa.
**[16:55] Chris**
Nice to meet you, loser pitcher.
**[17:02] Chouno**
First!
**[17:03] Furuya**
Hey!
**[17:13] Furuya**
Don't worry about it.
**[17:15] Yamazaki**
Don't give me that!
**[17:18] Ryosuke**
His throws are amazing, but I guess
he's not as good at fielding.
**[17:23] Tanba**
You're thinking too much
about stepping on the base.
**[17:28] Tanba**
If you don't run parallel to the foul line,
**[17:30] Tanba**
the runner's gonna shred your legs.
**[17:34] Tanba**
The moment you release the ball,
you become the ninth fielder.
**[17:37] Tanba**
Don't ever forget that.
**[17:39] Furuya**
Sir.
**[17:43] Kuramochi**
Tanba-san's got a lot of dignity,
giving advice to his rival.
**[17:47] Kuramochi**
Well, he does have way more experience.
**[17:54] Chris**
You look envious.
**[17:57] Chris**
You want to go to the first-string that badly?
**[18:01] Sawamura**
Rather...
**[18:02] Sawamura**
How long are you gonna make me stretch?
**[18:04] Sawamura**
It's already been thirty minutes!
**[18:06] Sawamura**
We're in the bullpen!
**[18:08] Sawamura**
Let me pitch!
**[18:11] Sawamura**
What are you writing down?
**[18:15] Sawamura**
*What's wrong with this guy?*
**[18:16] Sawamura**
* He has a quiet voice,*
* and I have no idea what he wants to do.*
**[18:21] Chris**
Shoulder, elbow, and wrist
joints are very flexible.
**[18:25] Chris**
His fingers are long and have
many traits of a good pitcher.
**[18:32] Sawamura**
What did you say?
**[18:35] Chris**
However...
**[18:37] Chris**
You'll never become the ace here.
***SIGN*** You'll never become the ace here.
**[18:44] Chris**
In the last tryout scrimmage,
why did you ignore the catcher
**[18:49] Chris**
and go for head-to-head duels?
**[18:56] Chris**
Are catchers...
**[18:58] Chris**
just targets to you?
**[19:01] Sawamura**
Th-That's not it at all!
**[19:03] Sawamura**
To be honest, I don't have
confidence in my ball control.
**[19:07] Sawamura**
I didn't want to throw halfheartedly,
**[19:09] Sawamura**
so I thought I could just
throw as hard as I can.
**[19:12] Sawamura**
Besides, a head-to-head battle
of powers is the best part about baseball.
**[19:19] Chris**
That's why you're a loser.
**[19:24] Chris**
Anyway, throw.
**[19:26] Chris**
Though I don't expect anything from you.
**[19:32] Sawamura**
* He calls me a loser*
* and doesn't give me any credit,*
**[19:35] Sawamura**
* but he's got the mask,*
* the guards, the whole package.*
**[19:38] Sawamura**
*Maybe...*
**[19:39] Sawamura**
*You're actually pretty scared of my pitch?*
**[19:51] Sawamura**
*What is he doing?*
**[19:53] Sawamura**
*He didn't move the mitt a single inch.*
**[19:58] Chris**
What's wrong?
**[20:00] Chris**
This is where my...
**[20:02] Chris**
mitt is.
**[20:07] Sawamura**
He's so scary!
**[20:10] Chris**
A head-to-head battle of powers
is the best part about baseball?
**[20:16] Chris**
Maybe for your own self-satisfaction.
**[20:21] Chris**
A pitcher
**[20:23] Chris**
must stand on the mound
**[20:25] Chris**
with everything on his shoulders,
including the benched players.
**[20:29] Chris**
I would never...
**[20:30] Chris**
want to entrust the three
years we spent here to you.
**[20:42] Sawamura**
What is up with that guy?
**[20:43] Sawamura**
He's calling it a day
way before everyone else!
**[20:46] Sawamura**
What does he know from
seeing a few of my throws?
**[20:49] Sawamura**
You're in the second-string, too!
**[20:52] Sawamura**
Don't take out your frustration on me!
**[20:56] Player1**
He's running by himself again.
**[20:59] Player1**
I guess he's already on bad terms with Chris.
**[21:03] Player2**
I don't like him. He's gloomy.
**[21:05] Player3**
You, too?
**[21:11] Sawamura**
Damn it.
**[21:12] Sawamura**
It's like... nothing's
changed at all since myâ
**[21:15] Haruno**
Sawamura-kun!
**[21:20] Haruno**
Here you go.
**[21:22] Haruno**
Chris in third-year asked
me to give it to you.
**[21:25] Haruno**
He said to do it after you
finish your daily menu.
***SIGN*** Today's Menu 10 Hill Sprint, 3x10 Scissor Jump, 2x10 Push Press, 2x10 MB Sit Up Throw, 2x10 Ballistic Lunge, 2x15 Dumbbell Push & Low, 3x10 MB Overhand, 2x15 Lunge & Twist
**[21:40] Player1**
There are a lot of pitchers who lost
their futures pairing with Chris.
**[21:44] Player2**
Maybe the rumor about him
**[21:46] Player2**
going crazy after losing his
first-string position to Miyuki is true.
**[21:51] Player1**
I feel sorry for Sawamura,
having to form a battery with him.
**[21:59] Sawamura**
You've gotta be kidding me!
**[22:01] Sawamura**
I'm gonna kill you!
**[23:35] Chris**
Hey, Sawamura-kun.
**[23:36] Chris**
You certainly talk big.
**[23:39] Chris**
But you'll never,
ever be the ace here.
**[23:42] Sawamura**
Who are you to tell me that?
**[23:45] Sawamura**
Miyuki snapped, all of a sudden.
**[23:48] Sawamura**
What are you hiding, anyway?
**[23:52] Sawamura**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
The Truth About Chris.
***SIGN*** The Truth About Chris.
**[23:56] Sawamura**
Let's win the national title!
# 8 - The Truth About Chris
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYX0MZ58R/ace-of-the-diamond)
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**[00:00] (Flashback) Chris**
A pitcher
**[00:02] (Flashback) Chris**
must stand on the mound
**[00:05] (Flashback) Chris**
with everything on his shoulders,
including the benched players.
**[00:08] (Flashback) Chris**
I would never...
**[00:10] (Flashback) Chris**
want to entrust the three
years we spent here to you.
**[00:17] (Flashback) Haruno**
Here you go.
**[00:19] (Flashback) Haruno**
Chris in third-year asked
me to give it to you.
**[00:22] (Flashback) Haruno**
He said to do it after you
finish your daily menu.
***SIGN*** Today's Menu
10 Hill Sprint, 3x10 Scissor Jump, 2x10 Push Press, 2x10 MB Sit Up Throw, 2x10 Ballistic Lunge, 2x15 Dumbbell Push & Low, 3x10 MB Overhand, 2x15 Lunge & Twist
***SIGN*** The Truth About Chris
**[02:02] Sawamura**
Oh, you've gotta be kidding me!
**[02:05] Sawamura**
Is he trying to kill me?
**[02:06] Sawamura**
You left early, but you
leave me with more training?
**[02:11] Haruno**
A pitcher shouldn't be so emotional!
**[02:15] Haruno**
Aww...
**[02:16] Haruno**
But if you look closely,
**[02:19] Haruno**
it may have a lot of exercises,
but number of reps is pretty small.
**[02:41] Miyuki**
Hey, let's call it a day here.
**[02:44] Miyuki**
You're throwing too much.
**[02:46] Miyuki**
If you keep up this pace,
you won't last until summer.
**[02:50] Furuya**
Can we continue a little bit longer?
**[02:53] Furuya**
Please.
**[02:55] Miyuki**
* I can't say no to that*
* passion in your eyes.*
***SIGN*** Learn today.
***SIGN*** Devote every moment.
**[02:59] Miyuki**
Just ten more, then!
**[03:03] Furuya**
Thank you.
**[03:06] Miyuki**
*He's like...*
**[03:08] Miyuki**
*a wolf who was starving to throw.*
**[03:12] Haruno**
I thought he always kept his cool,
**[03:14] Haruno**
but I guess even he gets
pretty hot sometimes.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[03:22] Kuramochi**
Hey, you're back just in time, Sawamura!
**[03:27] Sawamura**
What are you doing to me?
**[03:29] Kuramochi**
I just got a new game, so let's play!
**[03:32] Sawamura**
Wait...
**[03:33] Sawamura**
I have something I want to ask.
***SIGN*** Today's Menu
10 Hill Sprints, 3x10 Scissors Jump, 2x10 Push Press, 2x10 MB Sit-up Throw,
2x10 Ballistic Lunge, 2x15 Dumbbell Push & Low, 3x10 MB Overhand,
2x10 Lunge & Twist, 2x15 MB One-hand Side, 2x10 Lunge & Twist,
2x15 MB One-hand Side, 2x10 Dumbbell Backswing, 2x10 MB Pitching Throw
**[03:39] Sawamura**
What's an MB Sit-up?
**[03:42] Kuramochi**
What the hell?
**[03:43] Kuramochi**
What's with this training menu?
**[03:45] Kuramochi**
You gonna be a wrestler or something?
**[03:48] Sawamura**
W-Wrestling?
**[03:50] Sawamura**
*Freaking Chris!*
**[03:52] Sawamura**
* I bet he doesn't want*
* me training for baseball!*
**[03:55] Kuramochi**
MB stands for medicine ball.
**[03:59] Kuramochi**
You use it for those exercises.
**[04:02] Sawamura**
Whoa!
**[04:03] Kuramochi**
That's 4 kilos.
**[04:04] Kuramochi**
It'll give you a nice workout.
**[04:06] Kuramochi**
Though this looks more like
**[04:09] Kuramochi**
conditioning for core and inner
muscles to prevent injuries.
**[04:15] Sawamura**
Um...
**[04:16] Sawamura**
Can I borrow this?
**[04:17] Kuramochi**
Sure.
***SIGN*** Unyielding Mind Strengthened Through Strenuous Training
**[04:32] Kanemaru**
What do you want?
**[04:34] Kanemaru**
Do you know what time it—
**[04:44] Kanemaru**
Were you...
**[04:45] Kanemaru**
training this late?
**[04:47] Sawamura**
Chris.
**[04:49] Sawamura**
Can you catch my pitches right now?
**[04:53] Kanemaru**
What are you saying?
**[04:55] Kanemaru**
It's 10:00 at night!
**[04:56] Kanemaru**
Are you crazy?
**[04:58] Sawamura**
I... did everything here.
**[05:07] Sawamura**
You will catch my pitch, right?
**[05:14] Chris**
You think that puts you on our level?
**[05:19] Chris**
364 more days.
**[05:23] Chris**
You do that menu for a year,
**[05:27] Chris**
and then I'll acknowledge you.
**[05:36] Sawamura**
*A year?*
**[05:37] Sawamura**
*A freaking year?*
**[05:39] Sawamura**
In a year, you'll already be gone!
**[05:43] Sawamura**
Do you really hate me that much?
**[05:49] Player1**
Good day.
**[05:52] Player2**
Hello.
**[05:52] Player3**
Hello.
**[05:55] Player4**
Good day.
**[05:58] Sawamura**
Hey, wait a minute...
**[06:00] Sawamura**
Unbelievable.
**[06:02] Sawamura**
He's leaving early again today!
**[06:12] Haruichi**
Hey, Eijun!
**[06:17] Haruichi**
Hey!
**[06:19] Haruichi**
Chris in third-year
asked me for a favor.
**[06:23] Haruichi**
Here.
**[06:24] Haruichi**
It's a new menu.
**[06:32] Sawamura**
He'd better be kidding me!
**[06:35] Sawamura**
Like hell I'll actually do this!
**[06:40] Sawamura**
This tire is all I need!
**[06:43] Sawamura**
Let's go, buddy!
**[06:49] Haruichi**
Hey, what are you gonna do
for the Kanto tournament in two days?
**[06:53] Haruichi**
Everyone's required to go.
***SIGN*** I'm
***SIGN*** Not
***SIGN*** Going!
**[06:59] Haruichi**
I see.
**[07:01] Haruichi**
So you don't want to go.
**[07:04] Haruichi**
For now, we can only
watch from the bleachers.
**[07:08] Haruichi**
It doesn't make me feel good either.
**[07:12] Haruichi**
But they're teams we'll be
playing against in the future.
**[07:17] Haruichi**
Might as well get to know them.
***SIGN*** Kanto Tournament, First Match
Seido (Tokyo) ー Yokohama Academy (Kanagawa)
**[07:43] Guy1**
Whoa, Seido's losing!
**[07:46] Guy2**
They're four runs down.
**[07:48] Guy3**
Tanba was pitching well
until the sixth inning.
**[07:53] Guy2**
But the Yokohama Academy batters
had figured him out by the seventh.
**[07:57] Guy3**
If they lose the pitching battle,
they'll lose the game.
**[08:01] Announcer**
Top of the eighth,
**[08:03] Announcer**
Seido High School has called
for a change in players.
**[08:06] Guy1**
Whoa! A pitcher change!
**[08:09] Guy2**
But does Seido have
a pitcher other than Tanba
**[08:13] Guy2**
who can fare well against
Yokohama Academy?
**[08:15] Announcer**
Switching out Tanba for the pitcher, Furuya.
**[08:21] Guy1**
Furuya?
**[08:23] Guy2**
Hey, he's a first-year!
**[08:25] Guy3**
Seriously?
**[08:27] Guy2**
They're putting in a first-year in this situation?
**[08:30] Guy2**
Is Seido giving up the game?
**[08:33] Haruichi**
Wow!
**[08:35] Haruichi**
He really came out.
**[08:39] YA Coach**
Do they take us for idiots?
**[08:42] YA Coach**
They're bringing out
a first-year to the mound?
**[08:47] YA Coach**
Guys!
**[08:48] YA Coach**
Show that rookie what
high school baseball is about!
**[08:52] YA players**
Sir!
**[08:56] YA1**
He's thin.
**[08:59] YA1**
He's not even built yet.
**[09:02] YA1**
You guys have it tough every year.
**[09:06] Miyuki**
Go easy on us.
**[09:13] Miyuki**
*Don't be surprised.*
**[09:16] Miyuki**
*From this day forward, you guys...*
**[09:19] Miyuki**
*won't forget his name.*
**[09:51] YA Coach**
What are you doing?
**[09:52] YA Coach**
He's a first-year!
**[09:55] YA Coach**
Don't swing at those
high fastballs!
**[10:09] Crowd1**
Five strikeouts in a row!
**[10:12] Crowd2**
Unbelievable!
**[10:13] Crowd2**
Seido's got themselves a monster player!
**[10:16] Crowd1**
What junior high is he from?
**[10:19] Crowd1**
I've never heard of a Furuya!
**[10:21] Crowd2**
Finished off the last guy with a strikeout, too!
**[10:24] Crowds**
One more out!
**[10:26] Crowds**
One more out!
**[10:29] YA Coach**
*Impossible.*
**[10:30] YA Coach**
*We're the ones winning the game!*
**[10:33] YA Coach**
* These guys hit from a pitching*
* machine every day...*
**[10:38] YA Coach**
* but they're still*
* swinging at balls!*
**[10:41] YA Coach**
*How much pressure...*
**[10:44] YA Coach**
*does his pitch have?*
**[10:49] Haruichi**
It's hard to believe he's
a first-year like us.
**[10:51] Chris**
One of his pitches can
crush a batter's heart.
**[10:56] Chris**
This is the difference between
Furuya's talents and yours.
**[11:10] Sawamura**
You...
**[11:11] Chris**
I told you.
**[11:12] Chris**
You'll never be the ace on this team.
**[11:17] Chris**
As long as he's in your grade.
**[11:24] Miyuki**
*His throws are disgusting.*
**[11:27] Miyuki**
* Gotta say we're lucky*
* his control is a little off.*
**[11:30] Miyuki**
* The batters can't figure*
* out where he's throwing.*
**[11:40] Miyuki**
*One last guy.*
**[11:41] Miyuki**
*Just throw the way you want.*
**[11:47] Ota**
Furuya's pitching very freely today.
**[11:50] Ota**
Those two will make a good battery.
**[11:55] Chris**
At this rate, for three years,
**[11:58] Chris**
you'll just be his relief pitcher.
**[12:00] Chris**
Or you can quit here,
**[12:02] Chris**
and try to be an ace elsewhere.
**[12:07] Sawamura**
What about you?
**[12:09] Sawamura**
You're a second-string like me.
**[12:12] Sawamura**
Aren't you frustrated that
you lost to a second-year?
**[12:16] Sawamura**
You finish practice so early.
**[12:20] Sawamura**
If you want to go up, don't you have
to practice harder than anyone else?
**[12:27] Sawamura**
You've just given up on getting better!
**[12:31] Sawamura**
I don't want you talking
like you know anything!
**[12:39] Sawamura**
No matter how high the obstacle...
**[12:41] Sawamura**
I never want to be like you!
**[12:44] Sawamura**
I'll never give up on aiming higher!
**[12:52] Crowd1**
There he goes!
**[12:53] Crowd2**
Six strikeouts in a row!
**[12:55] Crowd3**
He's a real beast!
**[12:58] Crowd1**
Seido's got themselves a strong pitcher!
**[13:01] ---**
Seido's gonna be strong this year!
**[13:05] Ryosuke**
Nice pitching!
**[13:08] Kuramochi**
Nice going, kiddo!
**[13:10] Kuramochi**
We can't end the game
like this after your pitching!
**[13:17] Yuki**
Leave the rest to us.
**[13:20] Yuki**
Let's turn this game around!
**[13:22] Yuki**
Yeah!
**[13:30] Chris**
Give up on aiming higher?
**[13:34] Chris**
For the idiot that you are, you're sharp.
**[13:44] Chris**
Don't end up like me... Sawamura.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[13:58] Player1**
Today's game was amazing.
**[14:01] Player2**
I had goose bumps
at the bottom of the ninth!
**[14:05] Player2**
We lost, but we were a step away
from taking down Yokohama Academy.
**[14:10] Player1**
I bet we can really go
to nationals this year.
**[14:13] Player2**
Yeah, we'd better train hard, too.
**[14:14] Player1**
Yeah!
**[14:17] (Flashback) Chris**
Don't end up like me... Sawamura.
**[14:22] Sawamura**
*He admitted it just like that.*
**[14:24] Sawamura**
*What's his problem?*
**[14:29] Muto**
Hey, Sawamura!
**[14:31] Muto**
What are you doing?
**[14:32] Muto**
You gotta cover the base!
**[14:36] Muto**
What kind of baseball were
you playing in junior high?
**[14:40] Muto**
Baseball's not that easy!
**[14:42] Sawamura**
Sorry.
**[14:47] Muto**
Not there!
**[14:48] Muto**
You gotta cover home plate in this situation!
**[14:52] Player1**
How was he able to join our team?
**[14:56] Kanemaru**
* How is an idiot like him in second-string*
* while we're stuck running?*
**[15:05] Muto**
Stop being so lost!
**[15:14] Player1**
Good day.
**[15:17] Rei**
How was it?
**[15:18] Rei**
You said you don't even
watch professional baseball,
**[15:21] Rei**
but have you figured out that
watching is a good way to learn?
**[15:25] Rei**
Baseball is a sport played by nine people.
**[15:28] Rei**
It's not just hitting, running, and defending.
**[15:31] Rei**
There are lots of things to do.
**[15:34] Rei**
I teamed you up with Chris so you
could figure that out sooner.
**[15:39] Rei**
Is he teaching you well?
**[15:43] Rei**
In the next scrimmage,
I want to let you play,
**[15:47] Rei**
but from what I'm seeing,
that might not be possible.
**[15:51] Miyuki**
Rei-chan, I'd like to see the score book
from yesterday's game...
**[15:57] Sawamura**
Look away!
**[15:58] Sawamura**
Don't look at me! I'm ashamed!
**[16:02] Miyuki**
You're awesome!
**[16:06] Rei**
Did I pick the wrong partner?
**[16:08] Rei**
He's not doing very well with Chris.
**[16:13] Miyuki**
Well, there aren't many people
who can get along with him now.
**[16:18] Rei**
Sawamura-kun, you may not know,
**[16:21] Rei**
but he's the most knowledgeable
about baseball on our team.
**[16:25] Rei**
He also has the knack for
discovering players' potentials.
**[16:29] Sawamura**
Even if you tell me that,
he hardly has motivation!
**[16:33] Sawamura**
He left practice early today, too.
**[16:36] Miyuki**
Whoa! You're saying too—
**[16:37] Sawamura**
I!
**[16:40] Sawamura**
I want to pair up with you!
**[16:42] Sawamura**
I still can't forget that sound.
**[16:45] Sawamura**
That sound I heard the first
time I came to this school.
**[16:49] Sawamura**
In that last game,
**[16:51] Sawamura**
I was trying to throw as close
to that moment as I could.
**[16:55] Miyuki**
* So that's why he was only*
* throwing his best pitch.*
**[17:00] Miyuki**
Well, don't be so impatient.
**[17:03] Miyuki**
If you do as he says,
you'll definitely be able to improve.
**[17:07] Sawamura**
No way!
**[17:08] Sawamura**
I don't want to pair up with
someone so unmotivated!
**[17:11] Sawamura**
Why is he still on the team?
**[17:14] Sawamura**
If he doesn't like to practice,
he should just quit.
**[17:24] Miyuki**
Everyone understands that
you want to get better.
**[17:30] Miyuki**
Especially after the trials.
**[17:34] Miyuki**
But what you said just now...
**[17:37] Miyuki**
I can't let it slide.
**[17:41] Rei**
Miyuki-kun...
**[17:44] Miyuki**
Ruined my good mood.
**[17:49] Miyuki**
Rei-chan.
**[17:50] Miyuki**
I'm borrowing this.
**[17:51] Rei**
Sure.
**[18:10] Rei**
You can't blame him for getting mad.
**[18:13] Rei**
He's the person who respects
Chris as a catcher the most.
**[18:20] Rei**
In junior high, Miyuki could
never win against one team,
**[18:23] Rei**
and that was the team Chris was on.
**[18:28] Rei**
Chris has a father who was
a star player in the NPB,
**[18:31] Rei**
and his plays that made full use
of everything about baseball
**[18:34] Rei**
promised him a bright future on our team.
**[18:39] Rei**
However, maybe everyone's high hopes were too much pressure for him.
**[18:45] Rei**
He kept playing with an injured
shoulder without anyone noticing.
**[18:55] Rei**
How were we so careless
to miss something so big?
***SIGN*** National Training Center
**[19:21] Rei**
We're here.
**[19:23] Animal**
Next, one-hand rowing.
**[19:25] Animal**
Ten reps.
**[19:30] Animal**
Don't rush. Go slowly.
**[19:32] Animal**
Be conscious of what muscles you're using.
**[19:35] Animal**
Go slow.
**[19:38] Rei**
He ruptured his subscapularis
and pronator teres muscles.
**[19:45] Rei**
On our team, with so many players,
**[19:47] Rei**
being away from the team for a year
**[19:49] Rei**
is the same as quitting the team.
**[19:52] Rei**
Even Coach Kataoka asked him
to support the team as a manager.
**[20:01] Rei**
However, he clung to a small chance,
**[20:04] Rei**
and he never gave up
on finishing as a player.
**[20:10] Sawamura**
You're kidding.
**[20:17] Sawamura**
Are you...
**[20:19] Sawamura**
kidding me?
**[20:23] Chris**
You think that puts you on our level?
**[20:27] Sawamura**
You've just given up on getting better!
**[20:31] Sawamura**
I don't want you talking
like you know anything!
**[20:36] Sawamura**
I didn't know anything,
and told him something so...
**[20:42] Sawamura**
But what the hell?
**[20:45] Chris**
Don't end up like me... Sawamura.
**[20:49] Rei**
Hey, Sawamura-kun!
**[20:55] Sawamura**
Why?
**[20:56] Sawamura**
Why did you let a stupid first-year like me
mouth off to you and not say anything?
**[21:01] Sawamura**
Damn it! Are you kidding me?
**[21:04] Sawamura**
Damn it...
**[21:07] Sawamura**
I look like
**[21:10] Sawamura**
a stupid moron now!
**[21:16] Sawamura**
Maybe I haven't done enough
**[21:20] Sawamura**
compared to what
the third-years have built up,
**[21:23] Sawamura**
but I'm an idiot!
**[21:25] Sawamura**
Words alone aren't gonna
make me understand!
**[21:37] Sawamura**
Maybe it's a waste of time for you
to practice with someone like me.
**[21:43] Sawamura**
But I have an impossible request.
**[21:48] Sawamura**
Please...
**[21:49] Sawamura**
Please...
**[21:51] Sawamura**
Please teach me baseball.
**[23:35] Chris**
Sawamura, you're not like Furuya.
**[23:39] Chris**
You have your own distinctive qualities.
**[23:41] Chris**
Those are what you need to hone.
**[23:43] Sawamura**
*What qualities do I have?*
**[23:46] Miyuki**
Hey, you've got the wrong idea!
**[23:48] Miyuki**
You need to—
**[23:49] Miyuki**
I can't just stand by and watch!
**[23:51] Sawamura**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
With Chagrin In His Heart.
***SIGN*** With Chagrin In His Heart
**[23:56] Sawamura**
Let's win the national title!
# 9 - With Chagrin In His Heart
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYX0MZ58R/ace-of-the-diamond)
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**[00:00] Sawamura**
It may be a waste of time for you
to practice with someone like me.
**[00:06] Sawamura**
But I have an impossible request.
**[00:12] Sawamura**
Please...
**[00:13] Sawamura**
Please...
**[00:15] Sawamura**
Please teach me baseball.
**[00:23] Animal**
Who is this crazy boy?
**[00:26] Animal**
Is he someone from your high school team?
**[00:28] Animal**
Yu, I've told you to stop going to practice.
**[00:31] Animal**
If you break your shoulder again,
you'll never be able to play again.
**[00:35] Animal**
Hey, boy! Don't come near my son.
**[00:38] Animal**
If you want to learn baseball, read this first.
***SIGN*** This is how
I succeeded in Japan!!
**[00:42] Animal**
It's written by Jorge Animal,
a former major leaguer.
**[00:47] Sawamura**
Who needs this crap!?
**[00:49] Animal**
No!
**[00:51] Sawamura**
I'm speaking with Chris-senpai!
**[00:54] Animal**
Do you not know who Animal is?
**[00:57] Sawamura**
Not even a bit!
***SIGN*** With Chagrin In His Heart
**[02:38] Chris**
What's this for?
***SIGN*** Masuko Spirits
**[02:41] Sawamura**
Well, sir...
**[02:43] Sawamura**
I thought you'd need to eat a lot to heal?
**[02:47] Chris**
Don't do anything unnecessary.
**[02:48] Chris**
It's gross.
**[02:49] Sawamura**
Gross?
**[02:51] Chris**
Though I'll still eat it.
**[02:52] Sawamura**
You will?
**[02:56] Sawamura**
Good morning, sir.
**[02:58] Sawamura**
It's an honor to—
**[03:05] Sawamura**
Shall I wash your back?
**[03:11] Sawamura**
Do you have enough paper?
**[03:14] Sawamura**
Good day, Chris-senpai!
**[03:17] Student1**
Is he Chris-kun's follower?
**[03:18] Student2**
This is the third-years' floor.
**[03:23] Sawamura**
I'd like to get a third scroll soon.
**[03:26] Chris**
They're quite dirty.
**[03:29] Chris**
Did you throw them, by any chance?
**[03:32] Sawamura**
That's impossible.
**[03:34] Chris**
Twice a week.
**[03:37] Chris**
You still don't know how
to use your body well.
**[03:41] Chris**
You should do those menus
interchangeably twice a week.
**[03:46] Sawamura**
Twice.
**[03:47] Chris**
Overworking yourself is ineffective.
**[03:50] Chris**
Practice isn't about aimlessly working hard.
**[03:54] Chris**
Learn to rest.
**[03:58] Sawamura**
Yes, sir!
**[03:59] Chris**
Also...
**[04:00] Chris**
Don't follow me around anymore.
**[04:02] Chris**
You're a pest.
**[04:03] Sawamura**
A pest?
**[04:05] Sawamura**
* I know I deserve this,*
* but he's a tough one to crack.*
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[04:11] Masuko**
* I'll hide them somewhere,*
* so no one will eat them.*
**[04:17] Masuko**
What's up?
**[04:23] Kuramochi**
Hey, what happened?
**[04:25] Kuramochi**
Did your girlfriend back home dump you?
**[04:27] Masuko**
What are you doing sitting
in a desk, Sawamura-chan?
**[04:31] Sawamura**
It's finally come to me.
**[04:33] Sawamura**
I can't get better just
because I like the sport.
***SIGN*** Bunt
***SIGN*** Force Play
***SIGN*** Knuckle Ball
***SIGN*** Slider
**[04:36] Sawamura**
I have to learn way more about baseball.
***SIGN*** Strike Zone
**[04:41] Kuramochi**
A little late?
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[04:44] Sawamura**
Did you know?
**[04:45] Sawamura**
The Japanese word for "shortstop"
was named by Shiki Masaoka.
**[04:49] Sawamura**
But who exactly is Shiki Masaoka?
**[04:51] Kuramochi**
What are you studying?
**[05:01] Other1**
So he's Satoru Furuya.
**[05:04] Other2**
His fastball really looks scary up close.
**[05:08] Other3**
Tanba's looking better, too.
**[05:10] Other3**
His sidearms are looking really good.
**[05:14] Other2**
They've got some strong pitchers.
**[05:16] Other1**
Guess it wasn't a fluke that they
fought well against Yokohama Academy.
**[05:20] Other3**
Seido is going to be
a tough team this year.
**[05:24] Miyuki**
We're done for today.
**[05:27] Furuya**
A little more?
**[05:29] Miyuki**
Nope.
**[05:30] Miyuki**
You don't have cardio, so go run.
**[05:35] Miyuki**
Thanks for ignoring me!
**[05:44] Kanemaru**
What's he doing by himself?
**[05:47] Kanemaru**
Did he finally get
kicked out of practice?
**[05:49] Hosoyamada**
Apparently, he asked if he could watch.
**[05:53] Kanemaru**
What's up with that?
**[05:54] Kanemaru**
Is he quitting?
**[06:02] Ono**
Ball to second!
**[06:07] Maezono**
Hey, you said that too late!
**[06:10] Maezono**
The pitcher can't see the runner,
so you gotta be his eyes!
**[06:14] Ono**
S-Sorry.
**[06:16] Maezono**
And, shortstop, your coverage was late!
**[06:19] Nakata**
I know!
**[06:21] Sawamura**
*They're so amazing.*
**[06:24] Sawamura**
* They all move together*
* to make one single play.*
**[06:31] Sawamura**
*So this is...*
**[06:32] Sawamura**
*the play to defend the team.*
**[06:38] Rei**
* I wonder if getting yelled*
* at by Miyuki-kun got to him.*
**[06:42] Rei**
* He's finally realized what he's*
* missing and is trying to learn.*
**[06:47] Rei**
* Now, he just needs to*
* communicate with the catcher.*
***SIGN*** National Training Center
**[06:51] Animal**
Damn!
**[06:53] Animal**
Don't be influenced by that twerp.
**[06:56] Animal**
Forget about high school baseball and
just build your body in time for graduation.
**[07:00] Animal**
You have a long baseball career ahead.
**[07:18] Miyuki**
Good evening, sir.
**[07:20] Miyuki**
Just coming back?
**[07:23] Miyuki**
I hear Sawamura's been
following you around every day.
**[07:26] Chris**
Yeah, and I'm quite tired of it.
**[07:31] Miyuki**
But he's really trying to learn
baseball despite how dumb he is.
**[07:36] Miyuki**
He was carefully observing
people's plays today.
**[07:39] Miyuki**
How do you see him, Chris-senpai?
**[07:43] Miyuki**
He's a gem in the rough,
and he throws moving fastballs.
**[07:46] Miyuki**
From the catcher's point of view,
**[07:48] Miyuki**
I don't think there's any pitcher
as difficult but attractive.
**[07:52] Miyuki**
Drawing out his true potential
is really up to us catchers.
**[07:59] Chris**
True, I acknowledge his talent.
**[08:02] Chris**
But I'm not mature enough
to be able to help him grow.
**[08:08] Chris**
Tanba and Furuya...
**[08:10] Chris**
How you lead those two pitchers...
**[08:13] Chris**
That's what will determine
the team's performance this year.
**[08:19] Chris**
Good luck, first-string catcher.
**[08:25] Miyuki**
*Chris-senpai...*
**[08:31] (Flashback) Sawamura**
Why did you let a stupid first-year like me
mouth off to you and not say anything?
**[08:35] (Flashback) Animal**
Forget about high school baseball and
just build your body in time for graduation.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[08:46] Sawamura**
Good morning, Chris-senpai!
**[08:48] Sawamura**
What another lovely day today!
**[08:53] Sawamura**
What do you say?
**[08:54] Sawamura**
Let's play some catch before breakfast!
**[08:59] Sawamura**
It feels great to wake up early.
**[09:01] Sawamura**
And I'd really like to throw.
**[09:04] Chris**
You're so noisy, so early.
**[09:06] Chris**
I'll play catch with you
for a bit, so go warm up.
**[09:09] Sawamura**
I know. You're busy, right?
**[09:12] Sawamura**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[09:19] Sawamura**
How long should I be warming up?
**[09:22] Sawamura**
I'm going to burn up before I even throw!
**[09:26] Chris**
If you have a problem, then I'm leaving.
**[09:29] Chris**
Don't think you'll always be in
top-notch condition when you throw.
**[09:33] Sawamura**
*I can't hear anything you say.*
**[09:36] Chris**
Okay, do 20 sprints, then stretch.
**[09:41] Sawamura**
But everyone's already eating breakfast!
**[09:45] Sawamura**
Fine, I'll do it! I will!
**[09:53] Sawamura**
I'm done.
**[09:54] Chris**
Okay, let's throw.
**[09:58] Chris**
Bottom of the ninth,
two outs and bases loaded.
**[10:00] Chris**
A full count.
**[10:01] Chris**
A hit will cost us the game.
**[10:04] Chris**
What would you throw?
**[10:06] Sawamura**
I'd throw my best pitch right
down the middle. No question!
**[10:11] Sawamura**
In fact, that's all I *can* do.
**[10:14] Chris**
That one pitch determines
whether the team wins or loses.
**[10:18] Chris**
That's what you'd throw, knowing that?
**[10:28] Chris**
Okay, then throw.
**[10:32] Sawamura**
You don't need protectors?
**[10:34] Chris**
Relax.
**[10:36] Chris**
I'm not asking you to throw
to where the mitt is.
**[10:40] Sawamura**
* A full count at the bottom of the ninth,*
* two outs and bases loaded.*
**[10:43] Sawamura**
*In that situation, the only thing I can do*
**[10:47] Sawamura**
*is to believe in my fielders*
**[10:48] Sawamura**
*and throw as hard as I can!*
**[10:54] Sawamura**
*That was a nice sound.*
**[10:57] Chris**
That was a home run.
**[11:00] Sawamura**
Why?
**[11:01] Sawamura**
That was a nice throw!
**[11:03] Chris**
The batter was Matsui.
**[11:05] Sawamura**
That's not fair!
**[11:07] Chris**
Why did you throw without
asking about the batter?
**[11:12] Chris**
Did you already forget the home run
Masuko got off you?
**[11:17] Chris**
You don't have fastballs like Furuya
or breaking balls like Tanba.
**[11:24] Chris**
What are your distinctive qualities?
**[11:28] Sawamura**
I don't know.
**[11:31] Sawamura**
What are they?
**[11:34] Chris**
That's for you to figure out.
**[11:41] ---**
*My distinctive qualities...*
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[11:46] Kuramochi**
Your distinctive qualities?
**[11:48] Kuramochi**
Your stupidity, of course.
**[11:51] Masuko**
You lack the common sense
not to eat other people's pudding.
**[11:56] Sawamura**
I see... So I have no common
sense, and I'm stupid.
**[11:58] Kuramochi**
Also, you suck at video games,
and your wrestling moves don't work.
**[12:01] Masuko**
You don't know baseball.
**[12:02] Kuramochi**
You won't tell me Wakana-chan's email.
**[12:05] Sawamura**
Wakana's email...
**[12:07] Sawamura**
Wait! That's irrelevant!
**[12:09] Kuramochi**
Cross chop!
**[12:11] Kuramochi**
You lose your cool too easily
and forget to speak with respect!
**[12:18] Haruichi**
Your distinctive qualities?
**[12:22] Haruichi**
It's fun to field for you, I guess.
**[12:24] Haruichi**
You send a lot of balls flying.
**[12:26] Haruichi**
Also, there weren't any
foul balls last time, right?
**[12:30] Haruichi**
That's a pretty good feat.
**[12:33] Haruichi**
It doesn't mess up the fielders' rhythm.
**[12:36] Sawamura**
*Foul balls?*
**[12:37] Sawamura**
*Rhythm?*
**[12:39] Sawamura**
*Wait a minute.*
**[12:40] Sawamura**
*Is that why he...*
**[12:42] (Flashback) Chris**
This is where my... mitt is.
**[12:46] Haruichi**
By the way, did you hear the word
about the first-string team?
**[12:49] Haruichi**
As of now, there are eighteen
players on the first-string.
***SIGN*** Super Baseball Theory: The Logic of Batting
**[12:52] Haruichi**
And those eighteen players are all fighting
for the spots on the active roster,
**[12:56] Haruichi**
but twenty players can be registered
for the summer Tokyo District tournament.
**[12:59] Haruichi**
Basically, two second-string players
will be moved up by the summer.
**[13:04] Sawamura**
You serious?
**[13:06] Haruichi**
So the scrimmages will be good
opportunites to show off.
**[13:11] Sawamura**
Two players?
**[13:12] Haruichi**
Yep, two players.
**[13:14] Sawamura**
So we're moving up to the first-string!
**[13:16] Haruichi**
No, nothing's final yet...
**[13:20] Sawamura**
All right! Let's do this!
**[13:23] Furuya**
*I want to eat a crab omelet.*
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[13:36] Crowd1**
There it goes!
**[13:37] Crowd1**
Three consecutive doubles!
**[13:39] Crowd2**
The third-years are on fire!
**[13:41] Crowd1**
Looks like they've gotten better
since the Kanto tournament.
***SIGN*** Teito Seido
***SIGN*** Field B
**[13:48] Koma1**
They're sending the first-string to Teito,
but the second-string to us?
**[13:51] Koma2**
Way to make a fool out of us.
**[13:54] Koma1**
That pitcher is also a first-year.
**[13:56] Koma2**
You serious?
**[13:57] Koma2**
They're blatantly looking down on us!
**[13:59] Ono**
What?
**[14:00] Ono**
You'll throw as I tell you to?
**[14:02] Sawamura**
Yes, sir.
**[14:03] Sawamura**
I'll throw wherever you want me to.
**[14:05] Ono**
Okay.
**[14:08] Sawamura**
* I can't throw amazing*
* fastballs or breaking balls.*
**[14:10] Sawamura**
* So in order to get to the*
* top of the pyramid...*
**[14:13] Sawamura**
*I can only rely on my good control.*
**[14:20] Sawamrua**
* In this game, I'll step up*
* to a whole new level.*
**[14:30] Ono**
Throw where my mitt is? Yeah, right!
**[14:33] Ono**
That was an easy pitch down the middle!
**[14:36] Sawamura**
Why?
**[14:36] Koma**
Yeah! He sucks!
**[14:39] Rei**
*Where is the power in your pitch?*
**[14:50] Crowd1**
He threw in the trials the other day, right?
**[14:53] Crowd2**
He looks smaller today.
**[14:55] Crowd2**
Also, he's taking too many hits.
**[14:57] Crowd1**
He's really doing badly today.
**[15:00] Sawamura**
*What the hell?*
**[15:03] Sawamura**
* So long as I throw to where the*
* mitt is, I shouldn't get hit!*
**[15:08] Sawamura**
*Aim for the mitt.*
**[15:11] Koma1**
A perfect pitch!
**[15:14] Koma2**
It's going!
**[15:15] Koma3**
Run! Run!
**[15:17] Koma3**
Seido's not as good as we thought!
**[15:19] Koma2**
They've got a crappy
pitcher on the mound!
**[15:21] Koma2**
Don't take us lightly just
because we're a public school!
**[15:24] Rei**
*What an outcome...*
**[15:26] Rei**
*He's completely lost himself.*
**[15:30] Ono**
Time out, please.
**[15:32] Umpire**
Time out!
**[15:35] Maezono**
What's with that lazy pitching today?
**[15:39] Sawamura**
Maezono-senpai...
**[15:41] Sawamura**
But I'm just throwing to where
the catcher's holding his mitt.
**[15:44] Maezono**
You think those slow balls won't get hit?
**[15:47] Maezono**
Hurry up and take this uniform off!
**[15:50] Maezono**
You're not the only pitcher on our team!
**[15:52] Ono**
That's enough, Zono.
**[15:54] Nakata**
By wearing this uniform, we bear the
pride and the glories of our past players.
**[15:59] Nakata**
Just because we're the second-string
doesn't mean we can have a pathetic game.
**[16:03] Haruichi**
Nakata-senpai is right.
**[16:05] Sawamura**
Harucchi.
**[16:07] Haruichi**
I don't like fielding behind you today.
**[16:11] Haruichi**
I think you should cool
your head in the dugout.
**[16:13] Sawamura**
Wait a minute!
**[16:15] Sawamura**
I'm thinking the best I can,
and seriously—
**[16:17] Rei**
Sawamura-kun.
**[16:20] Rei**
Pitcher change.
**[16:22] Rei**
Get off the mound, right now.
***SIGN*** Koma Sei
**[16:33] Chris**
You focused too much on control,
and your pitches had no power.
**[16:38] Chris**
Your fastballs maxed out at 130 km/h.
**[16:43] Chris**
It's no surprise you gave up hits.
**[16:47] Chris**
Didn't I tell you?
**[16:48] Chris**
You're not like Furuya or Tanba.
**[16:52] Sawamura**
Then...
**[16:53] Sawamura**
what's something I have that they don't?
**[16:56] Chris**
Bear the loss you had today in your heart.
**[16:59] Chris**
If you do, you can go much higher.
**[17:05] Chris**
Good ball control and faster pitches...
**[17:08] Chris**
aren't something you
can achieve overnight.
**[17:12] Chris**
But if you can be patient and
focus on building the foundation,
**[17:17] Chris**
you'll slowly but surely
set yourself apart.
**[17:30] Teito1**
Another strikeout?
**[17:32] Teito2**
That's a first-year?
**[17:34] Teito3**
He's definitely throwing 150 km/h.
**[17:37] Crowd1**
Hey, are you guys putting this down?
**[17:40] Crowd2**
He only has this fastball.
**[17:41] Crowd2**
We can figure something out.
**[17:44] Miyuki**
*We're getting more scouts by the day.*
**[17:48] Miyuki**
* Guess everyone's hearing*
* the news about Furuya.*
**[17:51] Furuya**
Excuse me.
**[17:53] Furuya**
Time out, please.
**[17:55] Umpire**
Time out!
**[17:57] Ota**
Did something happen?
**[18:02] Miyuki**
What's up?
**[18:03] Miyuki**
We're not even in a pinch.
**[18:08] Miyuki**
Your finger...
**[18:09] Miyuki**
* He throws by putting his entire*
* weight on the tip of his fingers.*
**[18:15] Miyuki**
* Looks like that technique has put*
* too much stress on his fingertip.*
**[18:21] Miyuki**
*Never expected a weakness like this.*
**[18:25] Miyuki**
Go back to the dugout without
showing that to anyone.
**[18:28] Miyuki**
I don't want the scouts from
other schools to find out.
**[18:32] Furuya**
I can still throw—
**[18:33] Miyuki**
Just go back.
**[18:35] Crowd1**
What's up?
**[18:36] Crowd1**
He's getting replaced?
**[18:37] Crowd2**
He's only thrown for two innings.
**[18:40] Tanba**
Coach.
**[18:43] Tanba**
I'm always ready, sir.
**[18:50] Ota**
Tanba!
**[18:52] Ota**
You threw yesterday!
**[18:54] Ota**
You may be warmed up, but...
**[18:56] Kataoka**
Okay.
**[18:57] Kataoka**
But only for three innings.
**[19:00] Tanba**
Sir!
**[19:05] Kataoka**
Furuya.
**[19:07] Kataoka**
You hurt your nail?
**[19:09] Kataoka**
To a pitcher, his fingertips are his life.
**[19:11] Kataoka**
It's proof that you're not
taking good care of them.
**[19:14] Kataoka**
Furuya, you're banned from
throwing for two weeks.
**[19:18] Katoka**
You can run in the second-string
practice field.
**[19:20] Ota**
Coach, aren't you being a little too harsh?
**[19:24] Kataoka**
* A brand new first-year with*
* only time on his hands*
**[19:27] Kataoka**
*and a third-year with his last chance.*
**[19:29] Kataoka**
* The amount of effort they put in*
* this summer will be incomparable.*
**[19:36] Kataoka**
* Looks like the ace number is too much*
* responsibility for a first-year.*
**[19:40] Miyuki**
*Tanba-san is on fire.*
**[19:43] Miyuki**
* So this is what happens*
* to a third-year on the edge.*
**[19:46] Miyuki**
*His curve is getting sharper and sharper.*
**[19:49] Isashiki**
Hey!
**[19:50] Isashiki**
I'm getting bored out here!
**[19:52] Kuramochi**
You seem to be in real good position.
**[19:55] Ryosuke**
You're finally acting like the ace.
**[19:58] Ryosuke**
A little late, though.
**[20:03] Umpire**
Strike!
**[20:04] Umpire**
Batter out!
**[20:21] (Flashback) Chris**
But if you can be patient and
focus on building the foundation,
**[20:26] (Flashback) Chris**
you'll slowly but surely
set yourself apart.
**[20:31] Sawamura**
*He didn't tell me what my qualities were.*
**[20:36] Furuya**
I heard you got quite a beating.
**[20:40] Sawamura**
Furuya!
**[20:42] Furuya**
The moon is pretty tonight.
**[20:44] Sawamura**
You can't see the moon!
**[20:46] Sawamura**
It's cloudy right now!
**[20:48] Furuya**
Oh... You're right.
**[20:54] Sawamura**
*What is he here to do?*
**[20:56] Furuya**
It really sucks.
**[20:59] Furuya**
I didn't think walking off
the mound before burning out
**[21:02] Furuya**
would leave such a bad taste.
**[21:07] Furuya**
The fielders and the catcher
on this team are so reliable.
**[21:12] Furuya**
A pitcher's really lucky to be
able to stand on that mound.
**[21:19] Sawamura**
Yeah.
**[21:21] Furuya**
Yeah, it's great to be on the first-string.
**[21:24] Sawamura**
Damn it!
**[21:24] Sawamura**
Are you here to brag?
**[21:26] Furuya**
If you're not going to use
that tire, can I use it?
**[21:29] Sawamura**
No, this is my partner!
**[21:31] Sawamura**
I won't let anyone else use it!
**[21:33] Furuya**
Oh, there's a bigger one over there.
**[21:35] Sawamura**
What?
**[21:37] Isashiki**
Hey, someone's on the field.
**[21:39] Ryosuke**
I wonder what they're doing,
without even turning the lights on.
**[21:42] Isashiki**
Just six weeks until the summer tournament.
**[21:45] Isashiki**
Looking forward to finding out which
two are coming up to the first-string?
**[21:49] Yuki**
Yeah.
**[21:51] Sawamura**
I'm gonna make the first-string, too!
**[21:54] Furuya**
You're slow.
**[21:55] Sawamura**
Don't leave me behind, Furuya!
**[21:57] Sawamura**
Damn it!
**[23:35] Sawamura**
What exactly do I need to do?
**[23:38] Sawamura**
How do I become a pitcher
Chris-senpai will acknowledge?
**[23:41] Kataoka**
Don't rush, Sawamura.
**[23:43] Kataoka**
Just listen to Chris and
hone your own qualities,
**[23:46] Kataoka**
and you'll find a way.
**[23:48] Sawamura**
Coach...
**[23:50] Sawamura**
But I...
**[23:52] Sawamura**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Hone Your Moving Fastball.
***SIGN*** Hone Your Moving Fastball.
**[23:56] Sawamura**
Let's win the national title!
# 10 - Hone Your Moving Fastball
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYX0MZ58R/ace-of-the-diamond)
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**[00:00] Rei**
Pitcher change.
**[00:02] Rei**
Get off the mound, right now.
**[00:07] Chris**
Bear the loss you had today in your heart.
**[00:10] Chris**
If you do, you can go much higher.
**[00:16] Chris**
Good ball control and faster pitches...
**[00:19] Chris**
aren't something you
can achieve overnight.
**[00:23] Chris**
But if you can be patient and
focus on building the foundation,
**[00:28] Chris**
you'll slowly but surely
set yourself apart.
***SIGN*** Hone Your Moving Fastball
**[02:10] Enemy1**
Yes!
**[02:10] Enemy2**
It's a hit!
**[02:15] Umpire**
Three outs!
**[02:16] Umpire**
Change!
**[02:19] Haruichi**
That should do it.
**[02:22] Enemy1**
How did he get to that ball?
**[02:23] Enemy2**
And he's on the second-string?
**[02:24] Enemy2**
Just how many good players does Seido have?
**[02:29] Rei**
*Haruichi Kominato.*
**[02:30] Rei**
*He has amazing baseball talent.*
**[02:33] Rei**
*In terms of fielding alone,*
**[02:35] Rei**
*he's on par with his brother, Ryosuke-kun.*
**[02:41] Furuya**
*I want to play, too...*
**[02:44] Nakata**
*Only two spots open in the first-string.*
**[02:47] Nakata**
*I don't have any time to waste.*
**[02:49] Maezono**
I'm going to make it to the first-string!
**[02:54] Maezono**
Why?
**[03:00] Nakata**
*You're too stiff.*
**[03:03] Sawamura**
How was that one?
**[03:08] Chris**
Third one in a row to the scoreboard.
**[03:11] Sawamura**
Why?
**[03:13] Chris**
The batters were Randy Bass, Kakefu, and Okada.
**[03:15] Sawamura**
But it sounds good when it hits the mitt!
**[03:18] Chris**
People don't change so quickly.
**[03:21] Chris**
You have to be patient.
**[03:24] Chris**
Haven't I told you that enough?
**[03:26] Sawamura**
I know what you're saying,
**[03:28] Sawamura**
but I'm doing the exercises you gave me,
**[03:30] Sawamrua**
and you haven't told me my qualities yet.
**[03:34] Chris**
You're flexible and have a good pitching form.
**[03:38] Chris**
How do you grip the ball?
**[03:41] Sawamura**
The ball?
**[03:43] Sawamura**
Uh...
**[03:45] Chris**
I see,
**[03:47] Chris**
so you've put absolutely no thought into it.
**[03:50] Chris**
How deep you grip,
how it feels on your fingertips,
**[03:53] Chris**
and how you place
your fingers on the stitches.
**[03:56] Chris**
Because you don't think about
holding the ball in a certain way,
**[03:59] Chris**
your point of release changes every time.
**[04:01] Chris**
Your inconsistent throwing
style creates the moving effect.
**[04:05] Sawamura**
But I'm just trying to throw a fastball.
**[04:08] Chris**
But that moving ball
is the quality that defines you.
**[04:19] Chris**
Furuya throws his fast and heavy fastball
**[04:22] Chris**
by putting his entire weight
on the tip of his fingers.
**[04:26] Chris**
By contrast, the subtle
inconsistencies at your fingertips
**[04:29] Chris**
cause your pitches to break in ways
that a batter can't predict.
**[04:34] Chris**
Maybe it's worked for you in the past,
**[04:36] Chris**
but in high school baseball, we use
a metal bat that makes for easier contact,
**[04:40] Chris**
so you'll just be overpowered.
**[04:45] Chris**
You don't have speed or breaking balls.
**[04:47] Chris**
There's only one way for someone
like you to survive on this team.
**[04:52] Chris**
Hone your moving fastball.
**[04:56] Chris**
Once you get the physical
strength you need to throw faster,
**[05:01] Chris**
your fastballs will be even crazier.
**[05:06] Sawamura**
*Wait a minute...*
**[05:09] Sawamura**
*Then all this time...*
**[05:12] Sawamura**
*he'd been giving me exercises to help me?*
**[05:22] Chris**
Your goal is to become the ace, right?
**[05:27] Chris**
Knowing Miyuki...
**[05:28] Chris**
he'll catch any moving fastballs you throw.
**[05:35] Sawamura**
B-But...
**[05:36] Sawamura**
What about you, Chris-senpai?
**[05:41] Chris**
With graduation right
around the corner for me,
**[05:44] Chris**
this is the best advice I can give you.
**[05:48] Chris**
Be patient, and aim for the top.
**[05:51] Chris**
You still have a long road ahead of you.
**[05:59] Chris**
And don't forget to ice after you work out.
**[06:19] Kataoka**
* We have a month until*
* the qualification tournament.*
**[06:22] Kataoka**
*With their fatigue peaking,*
**[06:24] Kataoka**
*it's time we start the training camp.*
**[06:38] Sawamura**
Ten more.
**[06:42] Kataoka**
Your form is going wild.
**[06:45] Kataoka**
Your body is opening because
you're trying to throw fast.
**[06:49] Sawamura**
Crap, Shades!
**[06:52] Sawamura**
I mean... Good evening, Sir Head Coach.
**[06:57] Kataoka**
What time do you think it is?
**[06:59] Kataoka**
You'll only hurt yourself
by practicing recklessly.
**[07:03] Kataoka**
Didn't Chris tell you that
the key is building the foundation?
**[07:09] Kataoka**
True, there have been
many pitchers who gave up
**[07:13] Kataoka**
because they couldn't
understand what Chris wanted.
**[07:15] Kataoka**
But his method of
prioritizing physical strength,
**[07:18] Kataoka**
as he learned through bitter experience,
**[07:21] Kataoka**
is, by no means, wrong.
**[07:23] Kataoka**
If you can't listen to
your catcher any further,
**[07:27] Kataoka**
I'll have to split you two apart.
**[07:33] Sawamura**
From the moment we met,
he communicated with me as a catcher.
**[07:38] Sawamura**
"Hone your moving fastball."
**[07:41] Sawamura**
"Be patient."
**[07:45] Sawamura**
But...
**[07:46] Sawamura**
At this rate,
**[07:49] Sawamura**
I won't be able to repay my debt.
**[07:52] Sawamura**
I don't know what
I can do in just a few months,
**[07:56] Sawamura**
but before he graduates,
**[07:58] Sawamura**
I want to show him the fruits of my training.
**[08:09] Kataoka**
*I have no words for him.*
**[08:12] Kataoka**
* He's completely forgotten*
* that there are two open spots*
**[08:16] Kataoka**
*in the first-string.*
**[08:19] Kataoka**
Either way, you shouldn't overwork
yourself by throwing recklessly.
**[08:22] Kataoka**
If you're going to train by yourself,
**[08:24] Kataoka**
you should do towel drills.
**[08:26] Kataoka**
Get this.
**[08:27] Kataoka**
No matter how strong you throw,
you can't throw fast.
**[08:31] Kataoka**
What's important is your glove hand.
**[08:35] Kataoka**
Watch.
**[08:38] Kataoka**
It's about how well you transfer
all your strength to your fingertips.
**[08:42] Kataoka**
As a southpaw,
**[08:44] Kataoka**
you must create a wall with your right arm.
**[08:51] Kataoka**
Your right leg supports your body
as you shift your weight.
**[08:54] Kataoka**
Your right hand creates
the wall that stores all that power.
**[09:00] Kataoka**
Like shooting an arrow, you hold
that pull for as long as you can.
**[09:03] Kataoka**
With all of your energy being
transferred from your lower body,
**[09:07] Kataoka**
you swing it down in an instant.
**[09:13] Sawamura**
Wow.
**[09:14] Sawamura**
The wind...
**[09:19] Kataoka**
You try it.
**[09:24] Sawamura**
* The right-hand wall*
* and the pull with my body.*
**[09:29] (Flashback) Chris**
Hone your moving fastball.
**[09:33] Sawamura**
*Make a wall with my right hand, and...*
**[09:37] Sawamura**
*Swing it down!*
**[09:43] Sawamura**
I'm sorry! It was an accident!
**[09:44] Sawamura**
It wasn't on purpose!
**[09:51] Sawamura**
*The right-hand wall*
**[09:53] Sawamura**
*and the pull with my body...*
**[09:55] Sawamura**
*The right-hand wall-pull for short.*
**[09:58] Guy1**
Heads up!
**[10:04] Sawamura**
Who's sending it this far?
**[10:05] Sawamura**
I accidentally screamed like a little girl!
**[10:09] Furuya**
Oh, sorry.
**[10:11] Furuya**
I hit it too hard.
**[10:12] Sawamura**
It was you?!
**[10:14] Guy1**
Whoa! Did you see how far that went?
**[10:16] Guy2**
He hits like a monster, too?
**[10:20] Ota**
You really can't see the limit of his talent.
**[10:24] Ota**
It would be a waste
to keep him on the bench.
**[10:28] Furuya**
*I just really want to throw.*
**[10:32] Makihara**
He sure hits well for a first-year.
**[10:36] Makihara**
Makes me sick.
**[10:37] Kuwata**
Yeah,
**[10:38] Kuwata**
when we're stuck on the second-string
**[10:41] Kuwata**
despite being the best players
on our teams in junior high.
**[10:44] Saito**
Not to mention...
**[10:45] Saito**
It doesn't help when
all the monsters on this team
**[10:47] Saito**
practice harder than anyone else.
**[10:59] Makihara**
Yeah, I don't know what to say.
**[11:02] Makihara**
Everyone here is crazy and stupid.
**[11:04] Kuwata**
But we don't want
to regret being on this team.
**[11:08] Saito**
Yeah,
**[11:09] Saito**
even if we can't be on the field,
**[11:11] Saito**
we want to fight it out
until the end with these guys.
**[11:14] Makihara**
In fact...
**[11:16] Makihara**
We can't quit after coming so far!
**[11:17] Kuwata**
We didn't go through three years
of strenuous training for nothing!
**[11:21] Saito**
I haven't even had a girlfriend
for these past three years!
**[11:24] Both**
You idiot!
**[11:25] Both**
Don't say that!
**[11:27] Makihara**
Send more flying, you newbie first-years!
**[11:31] Saito**
You'd better work so hard at baseball
that you don't have time for a girlfriend!
**[11:34] Kuwata**
And, second-years,
you guys aren't being loud enough!
**[11:38] Kanemaru**
Looks like they're suddenly in the mood.
**[11:43] (Flashback) Chris**
A pitcher
**[11:45] (Flashback) Chris**
must stand on the mound
**[11:47] (Flashback) Chris**
with everything on his shoulders,
including the benched players.
**[11:51] (Flashback) Chris**
I would never...
**[11:53] (Flashback) Chris**
want to entrust the three years
we spent here to you.
**[11:57] (Flashback) Sawamura**
I'm here to become the ace!
**[12:00] (Flashback) Sawamura**
And I'm confident that
I want it more than anyone here!
**[12:06] Sawamura**
Damn it.
**[12:07] Sawamura**
I feel ashamed about saying that.
**[12:11] Sawamura**
*It's not about proving myself.*
**[12:14] Sawamura**
*The one everyone recognizes...*
**[12:17] Sawamura**
*is the ace.*
**[12:21] Chris**
Sawamura.
**[12:23] Chris**
I'm heading out.
**[12:25] Chris**
Do scroll B today.
**[12:27] Chris**
Do three sets of each exercise.
**[12:30] Sawamura**
Yes, sir!
**[12:31] Sawamura**
Have a nice day!
**[12:33] Chris**
*He hasn't pestered me to catch lately...*
***SIGN*** A tad bit lonely...
**[12:41] Sawamura**
Hey, that one felt good!
**[12:48] Chris**
*That drill...*
**[12:49] Chris**
*I don't know if he came up with that,*
**[12:52] Chris**
*but his center is looking more stable.*
**[12:56] Chris**
* Looks like it's the perfect*
* exercise for him right now.*
***SIGN*** National Training Center
**[13:13] Animal**
Hey, Yu.
**[13:15] Animal**
Maybe I shouldn't be
saying this, as your parent,
**[13:19] Animal**
but how about thinking about
the future and quitting high school?
**[13:24] Animal**
Your shoulder is pretty much healed.
**[13:27] Animal**
But I really don't want to let you play Japanese high school baseball.
**[13:32] Animal**
The Japanese fighting
spirit principle is ludicrous.
**[13:35] Animal**
Letting developing pitchers
pitch under the sun for so long
**[13:41] Animal**
is just unthinkable in America.
**[13:43] Animal**
I asked the school to let you quit the team,
**[13:48] Animal**
so why did you go back?
**[13:49] Animal**
What are you going to accomplish
**[13:52] Animal**
by finishing school
as a second-string player?
**[13:59] Animal**
I've already asked my high school
if you could transfer in.
**[14:02] Animal**
We can go to America any time you're ready.
**[14:11] Sawamura**
That's my tire!
**[14:14] Furuya**
It was on the ground.
**[14:15] Sawamura**
Well, I didn't give you
permission, so give it back!
**[14:18] Sawamura**
Also, that's my style!
**[14:21] Sawamura**
Oh, were you secretly
admiring the way I did it?
**[14:24] Furuya**
Yeah.
**[14:24] Sawamura**
What?!
**[14:26] Tanba**
Brings back memories.
**[14:28] Chris**
Tanba.
**[14:30] Tanba**
We wanted to make the team.
**[14:32] Tanba**
That was all we wanted.
**[14:34] Tanba**
Looking at them reminds
me of how we used to be.
**[14:41] Tanba**
Chris, can you check my pitching form?
**[14:45] Tanba**
My control becomes rough
after I pitch seventy times.
**[14:49] Chris**
Sure.
**[14:51] Chris**
Looks like remaining the ace isn't so easy.
**[15:01] Tanba**
How's your shoulder feeling?
**[15:04] Tanba**
It's gotten a lot better, right?
**[15:08] Tanba**
Are you gonna be ready by summer?
**[15:11] Tanba**
It's thanks to you noticing my injury
**[15:14] Tanba**
that I can still pitch today.
**[15:21] Tanba**
The more games I win,
**[15:24] Tanba**
the longer our summer will be.
**[15:27] Tanba**
You'd better come back to the first-string.
**[15:39] Chris**
I know that, deep inside, you already know.
**[15:43] Chris**
I haven't played for a year,
**[15:45] Chris**
and I finish up practice early.
**[15:47] Chris**
Seido isn't forgiving enough
to give a guy like me a chance.
**[15:53] Chris**
But...
**[15:55] Chris**
You've sure learned to talk
when you used to have stage fright.
**[15:59] Chris**
I'm more worried that you'll give
your ace title over to someone else.
**[16:04] Tanba**
Shut up!
**[16:05] Tanba**
I'm not letting anyone take it from me!
**[16:08] Chris**
Yeah, that's the spirit.
**[16:15] (Flashback) Animal**
What are you accomplish
**[16:18] (Flashback) Animal**
by finishing school
as a second-string player?
**[16:22] Chris**
*I'm sure Dad has some sense in his words.*
**[16:26] Chris**
*But...*
**[16:27] Chris**
* I have friends I've been*
* fighting alongside with.*
**[16:31] Chris**
* I want to graduate laughing*
* with my friends, Dad.*
**[16:38] Furuya**
I didn't know those two could laugh like that.
**[16:42] Sawamura**
Yeah...
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[17:00] Sawamura**
Squeeze the glove hard right here,
**[17:05] Sawamura**
and throw like kaboom!
**[17:08] Sawamura**
Squeeze and kaboom!
**[17:09] Sawamura**
And right-hand wall-pull for short!
**[17:11] Sawamura**
Yes!
**[17:12] Sawamura**
I finally feel it now!
**[17:17] Chris**
Sawamura.
**[17:20] Chris**
We have the pitcher
line-up for the next game.
**[17:22] Sawamura**
What?
**[17:23] Rei**
This will be your last
chance in the second-string,
**[17:26] Rei**
so make sure you throw your heart out.
**[17:29] Sawamura**
Last?
**[17:30] Sawamura**
Already?
**[17:31] Rei**
We'll pick two people to join
the first-string after the game,
**[17:34] Rei**
and we'll train until summer, having the camp focused on those twenty people.
**[17:41] Sawamura**
Last...
**[17:43] Chris**
Well, don't feel rushed.
**[17:45] Chris**
Lately, you've acknowledged your weakness, and you've been doing well.
**[17:50] Chris**
Just try to pitch to learn.
**[17:53] Sawamura**
Chris-senpai,
**[17:55] Sawamura**
are you not playing in any games?
**[18:00] Sawamura**
It's only been several days,
and I probably haven't improved much,
**[18:05] Sawamura**
but in the next game,
**[18:07] Sawamura**
please catch my pitches.
**[18:10] Sawamura**
I want
**[18:13] Sawamura**
to form a battery with you!
**[18:23] Guy1**
It sure is big.
**[18:25] Guy2**
I wonder if that hard-throwing
Furuya is playing today.
**[18:32] Zaizen**
So we're playing Seido...
**[18:40] Zaizen**
Looks like he's doing well.
**[18:43] Guy1**
Zaizen, here's your bag.
**[18:46] Zaizen**
Huh?
**[18:47] Zaizen**
Thanks, can you carry it out?
**[18:50] Guy1**
S-Sure.
***SIGN*** Kokudokan Seido
**[19:03] Umpire**
Both teams, line up!
**[19:08] Crowd1**
They're putting the second-string
up against Kokudokan?
**[19:11] Crowd1**
Coach Kataoka's being pretty bold.
**[19:14] Crowd1**
It's the last time the second-string
team is playing, right?
**[19:17] Crowd2**
Look at all the Seido players.
**[19:18] Crowd2**
They look fierce while shooting for
the remaining spots on the first-string.
**[19:24] Umpire**
Bow!
**[19:25] Players**
Let's have a good game!
**[19:28] Crowd1**
But they're bringing him
out for this important game?
**[19:32] Crowd1**
Didn't he get clobbered by Komashiro?
**[19:34] Crowd2**
Is he gonna stand a chance
against the Kokudokan batters?
**[19:37] Kokudokan1**
What? That's not Furuya.
**[19:40] Kokudokan2**
Man, I was looking forward to the battle
with the infamous, hard-throwing pitcher.
**[19:46] Ono**
Hey, Sawamura.
**[19:48] Sawamura**
Yes, Ono-senpai?
**[19:50] Ono**
Uh, yeah.
**[19:52] Ono**
They're going to let you
throw for three innings.
**[19:55] Ono**
If you throw like you did the last time,
**[19:57] Ono**
I'm having you switched out.
**[20:00] Sawamura**
Yeah!
**[20:01] Sawamura**
It's great to be playing with you, sir!
**[20:03] Sawamura**
I will throw like my life depends on it!
**[20:05] Ono**
It's good that you have energy.
**[20:06] Ono**
Make sure it's not the only thing you have.
**[20:10] Furuya**
I want to play a game, too...
**[20:13] Kuramochi**
I wonder what comical thing
he's going to do today!
**[20:16] Kuramochi**
Depending on how he plays, he's not gonna
get a chance for another year.
**[20:20] Miyuki**
* I wanted to see how*
* Chris-senpai would lead Sawamura,*
**[20:25] Miyuki**
* but I guess his shoulder*
* isn't feeling very well yet.*
**[20:34] (Flashback) Sawamura**
I want
**[20:35] (Flashback) Sawamura**
to form a battery with you!
**[20:42] Chris**
I'm not the one choosing
who plays in the game.
**[20:48] Chris**
In any case,
**[20:49] Chris**
you've been given the chance.
**[20:53] Chris**
Don't throw in a way you'll regret, Sawamura.
**[21:06] Sawamura**
All right!
**[21:07] Sawamura**
I'll send these balls flying,
so the rest is up to you!
**[21:10] Maezono**
Wh-What?
**[21:12] Nakata**
There's a difference between letting
them hit and giving away hits.
**[21:17] Umpire**
Play ball!
**[21:22] Ono**
*Sawamura only has fastballs.*
**[21:25] Ono**
* I just gotta collect them low*
* to prevent any long hits.*
**[21:32] Sawamura**
*I don't have speed or breaking balls.*
**[21:35] Sawamura**
*Just like Chris-senpai told me,*
**[21:37] Sawamura**
*all I can do is throw the best I currently can.*
**[21:44] Sawamura**
*The right-hand wall.*
**[21:50] Sawamura**
*Store all my energy for as long as I can,*
**[21:55] Sawamura**
*and release it at once!*
**[21:58] Sawamura**
*Go!*
**[23:36] Sawamura**
I need to show Chris-senpai
the fruit of my training.
**[23:39] Sawamura**
But I can't throw any strikes!
**[23:41] Sawamura**
No outs and bases loaded right off the bat?
**[23:43] Miyuki**
There's only one person I know
**[23:46] Miyuki**
who can get him out of this pinch.
**[23:47] Chris**
I have a plan.
**[23:49] Chris**
We're gonna change...
**[23:50] Chris**
this pinch into our momentum.
**[23:53] Miyuki**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Chris to the Field!
***SIGN*** Chris to the Field!
**[23:56] Miyuki**
Let's win the national title!
# 11 - Chris to the Field!
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**[00:01] Sawamura**
In the next game,
**[00:03] Sawamura**
please catch my pitches.
**[00:05] (Flashback) Sawamura**
I want
**[00:08] (Flashback) Sawamura**
to form a battery with you!
**[00:15] Sawamura**
*I don't have speed or breaking balls.*
**[00:18] Sawamura**
*Just like Chris-senpai told me,*
**[00:20] Sawamrua**
*all I can do is throw the best I currently can.*
**[00:27] Sawamura**
*The right-hand wall.*
**[00:34] Sawamura**
*Store all my energy for as long as I can,*
**[00:38] Sawamura**
*and release it at once!*
***SIGN*** Chris To The Field!
**[02:28] Background**
What was that?
**[02:34] Enemy1**
A wild pitch right off the bat!
**[02:37] Enemy2**
Don't be so nervous, first-year!
**[02:39] Enemy1**
Can you see the catcher's mitt?
**[02:42] Enemy2**
Go home!
**[02:43] Enemy2**
No one wants to play against
a second-string loser!
**[02:47] Rei**
That pitching form...
**[02:52] Ono**
*What just happened?*
**[02:55] Ono**
* I couldn't see his throwing*
* arm with his body in the way,*
**[03:01] Ono**
*and then the ball just shot out.*
**[03:06] Enemy1**
Hey! What's wrong, pitcher?
**[03:08] Enemy2**
What are you so afraid of?
**[03:11] Ono**
* He's completely different*
* from the previous game.*
**[03:17] Sawamura**
*Crap...*
**[03:18] Sawamura**
* It feels a little different*
* than the towel drill.*
**[03:25] Sawamura**
*I need to get it quickly.*
**[03:27] Sawamura**
*Just like the drill.*
**[03:35] Sawamura**
*That one felt good.*
**[03:36] Enemy1**
Go home! You suck!
**[03:38] Enemy2**
Come back when you can throw a strike!
**[03:41] Crowd1**
What's going on?
**[03:42] Crowd2**
He's gotta throw strikes to play.
**[03:46] Ono**
*I'm scared.*
**[03:47] Ono**
*His throwing speed didn't increase.*
**[03:51] Ono**
*I just can't see where he's throwing from,*
**[03:54] Ono**
*so I don't know where to catch it.*
**[03:57] Rei**
*That boy...*
**[03:58] Rei**
*When did he learn to throw like that?*
**[04:03] Rei**
* By creating a wall with his right hand,*
* he's keeping his body closed.*
**[04:08] Rei**
* By doing so, his left arm*
* comes out much later than normal.*
**[04:14] Rei**
*How can he throw in such a tight form?*
**[04:18] Rei**
* It wouldn't be possible*
* without his flexible shoulders.*
**[04:23] Chris**
*Well, I told him to hone his moving fastball,*
**[04:27] Chris**
*but it's only been a week since then.*
**[04:31] Chris**
*In just one week...*
**[04:34] Chris**
*He's about to attain an amazing weapon.*
**[04:41] Umpire**
Ball four!
**[04:43] Crowd1**
Wow! 4-0 to the first batter!
**[04:47] Sawamura**
Oh, no! What have I done?
**[04:49] Sawamura**
* It was in the book that walking*
* the lead-off batter is bad!*
**[04:55] (Flashback) Miyuki**
From the catcher's point of view,
**[04:56] (Flashback) Miyuki**
I don't think there's any pitcher
as difficult but attractive.
**[05:00] (Flashback) Miyuki**
Drawing out his true potential
is really up to us catchers.
**[05:07] (Flashback) Sawamura**
I want
**[05:10] (Flashback) Sawamura**
to form a battery with you!
**[05:16] Ono**
*Damn it.*
**[05:17] Ono**
*What the hell is he throwing?*
**[05:19] Ono**
*Can I really catch his pitches?*
**[05:25] Umpire**
Ball.
**[05:26] Crowd1**
He's really no good.
**[05:28] Crowd1**
It's not even about being too tense.
**[05:30] Crowd2**
Does he plan to abandon
the game right in front of us?
**[05:34] Sawamura**
*Damn it.*
**[05:35] Sawamura**
*I almost have it.*
**[05:37] Maezono**
Hey, get it together!
**[05:38] Sawamura**
Yes, sir!
**[05:41] Maezono**
Well, it's good that you're energetic.
**[05:43] Nakata**
*I really don't get him...*
**[05:48] Sawamura**
*Don't rush.*
**[05:49] Sawamura**
*I gotta do the best pitching I can.*
**[05:53] (Flashback) Chris**
Don't throw in a way you'll regret, Sawamura.
**[05:58] Sawamura**
*Stronger!*
**[06:01] Sawamura**
*Faster!*
**[06:11] Enemy1**
*Where's his arm?*
**[06:23] Enemy2**
Hey, what are you doing, Sasaki?
**[06:25] Enemy3**
You should've dodged that one!
**[06:29] Enemy1**
Shut up!
**[06:30] Enemy1**
*I would've dodged it if I could.*
**[06:33] Sawamura**
I'm sorry!
**[06:36] Enemy1**
*His pitch looks completely different*
**[06:40] Enemy1**
*from the batter's box.*
**[06:42] Crowd1**
Oh, man.
**[06:43] Crowd2**
He walked the first,
and then hit the second guy!
**[06:45] Crowd1**
It's about time they switched him out.
**[06:49] Haruichi**
* He's definitely being more*
* offensive than the last game,*
**[06:53] Haruichi**
* but it wouldn't be a surprise*
* if he got called off the mound.*
**[06:57] Rei**
What should we do, Coach?
**[06:59] Rei**
His speed has definitely increased,
**[07:02] Rei**
but it may be too soon for his
new style to be used in a game.
**[07:07] Rei**
He hasn't gotten any results,
**[07:08] Rei**
but he's definitely shown us
his potential for the future.
**[07:21] Chris**
He...
**[07:23] Chris**
He's thinking on his own
**[07:25] Chris**
and is trying to grasp something in this game.
**[07:29] Chris**
Please let him pitch a little more.
**[07:33] Rei**
Chris-kun.
**[07:40] Kataoka**
Is this just the beginning?
**[07:41] Kataoka**
Is this the limit of his talent?
**[07:45] Kataoka**
From a small hint,
he figured out his own way,
**[07:48] Kataoka**
and his talent blossomed.
**[07:51] Kataoka**
I've seen many players
who've done so in the past.
**[07:55] Kataoka**
For the past two months,
he's pulled tires running every day.
**[08:00] Kataoka**
He has a tough heart and never
gave up to pursue his goal.
**[08:05] Kataoka**
Those who improve do so in an instant.
**[08:16] Kataoka**
Chris, you've been catching his pitches
**[08:20] Kataoka**
this past month.
**[08:22] Kataoka**
Can you help him make
the most of his strength?
**[08:29] Ota**
What are you saying, Coach Kataoka?
**[08:32] Ota**
He hasn't played for a year
due to his shoulder injury,
**[08:35] Ota**
and what about the others
who've worked much harder?
**[08:38] Kataoka**
True, I asked him to stay
with us as a manager,
**[08:42] Kataoka**
but he's never given up his desire
to play on the field again.
**[08:47] Kataoka**
Even if that meant he would
be treated as an outcast.
**[08:51] Kataoka**
This is the last chance I can give you.
**[08:54] Kataoka**
It's up to you to play or not.
**[08:59] Kataoka**
But you know, he's waiting for you.
**[09:13] (Flashback) Sawamura**
Before he graduates,
**[09:15] (Flashback) Sawamura**
I want to show him the fruits of my training.
**[09:22] Umpire**
Ball four!
**[09:24] Crowd1**
No outs and bases loaded?
**[09:26] Crowd2**
What's that pitcher doing?
**[09:28] Crowd2**
He hasn't thrown a single strike!
**[09:30] Crowd3**
We're here to root for a strong Seido team!
**[09:33] Crowd3**
This isn't what we want to see!
**[09:35] Crowd1**
Get off the mound!
**[09:37] Crowd2**
Yeah! Get off!
**[09:39] Crowds**
Get off the mound!
Get off the mound!
**[09:44] Makihara**
Put on your guards.
**[09:47] Makihara**
The coach just gave you a chance.
**[09:49] Makihara**
Or are you feeling sorry for us?
**[09:53] Makihara**
If you are, we'll jump you.
**[09:55] Makihara**
I don't know what the first and
second-years think of you,
**[09:58] Makihara**
but we know how hard you've been working.
**[10:02] Makihara**
Whenever we were in a slump,
you even gave us advice.
**[10:06] Makihara**
You're also part of this team.
**[10:09] Makihara**
So go out there with your head held high!
**[10:11] Saito**
Yeah, go out there, man.
**[10:14] Kuwata**
Show the ignorant first-years what you can do.
**[10:19] Chris**
Guys...
**[10:24] Crowds**
Get off the mound!
Get off the mound!
**[10:31] Nakata**
Wow! They're mad.
**[10:34] Maezono**
I warned you!
**[10:35] Maezono**
This is what happens when you play so poorly!
**[10:38] Nakata**
Well, we can't have a game
if you can't get strikes.
**[10:41] Ono**
This may make me a failure
as your battery mate,
**[10:44] Ono**
but I don't know how to lead you.
**[10:49] Sawamura**
I'll definitely get us out of this.
**[10:51] Maezono**
What?
**[10:51] Maezono**
Just how are you gonna do that
when you can't throw strikes?
**[10:57] Kataoka**
Calling for a change in players.
**[10:59] Sawamura**
Me?
**[11:00] Maezono**
Of course it's you.
**[11:03] Kataoka**
Switching out the catcher, Ono...
**[11:09] Kataoka**
for Takigawa.
**[11:19] Sawamura**
Chris-senpai!
**[11:41] Kanemaru**
What?
**[11:42] Kanemaru**
What's he doing in a game?
**[11:44] Hosoyamada**
I thought he was just
a manager all this time.
**[11:48] Maezono**
*Is the coach serious?*
**[11:50] Nakata**
* Why is he sending in a guy*
* who hasn't played for a year?*
**[11:55] Aiba**
It's the pitcher who needs to be switched.
**[11:59] Sawamura**
Chris-senpai!
**[12:00] Ono**
I'm sorry, Chris-senpai.
**[12:02] Ono**
His pitching is just wild.
**[12:04] Ono**
It's too much for me to—
**[12:06] Chris**
I know.
**[12:07] Chris**
Good job not letting the ball go past you.
**[12:12] Chris**
It's thanks to you that we haven't
given up any runs yet, Ono.
**[12:17] Chris**
Leave the rest to me.
**[12:22] Ono**
Yes, sir!
**[12:23] Ono**
It'll be an honor to learn from you.
**[12:25] Ono**
Thank you!
**[12:29] Maezono**
What's the coach saying?
**[12:32] Maezono**
I'm sorry to say this,
**[12:33] Maezono**
but I don't think this switch was meaningful.
**[12:40] Chris**
Yes, we're still in a bind.
**[12:44] Chris**
But we can also change
this pinch into our momentum.
**[12:49] Chris**
With no outs, bases loaded,
and a pitcher who can't throw strikes,
**[12:53] Chris**
the opposing team is feeling relaxed,
thinking they'll score a few runs here.
**[12:57] Chris**
But what if we make it through
without giving up a run?
**[13:01] Chris**
No more pinch,
**[13:03] Chris**
and we can deal them a mental blow
**[13:05] Chris**
by giving them a run for their money.
**[13:11] Maezono**
B-But how?
**[13:13] Maezono**
We can't do anything
if he doesn't throw a strike!
**[13:17] Chris**
I have a plan.
**[13:19] Chris**
Come around closer and hide
your mouths with your gloves.
**[13:24] Crowd1**
What are they doing calling
the outfielders over, too?
**[13:28] Crowd2**
It's still the first inning,
**[13:30] Crowd2**
so just play the infield
halfway and concede a run.
**[13:34] Enemy1**
*Hurry up.*
**[13:35] Enemy1**
* There's no point doing anything*
* unless they switch out that pitcher.*
**[13:42] Aso**
Are you serious?
**[13:44] Chris**
I understand it's a very risky play.
**[13:47] Chris**
But we need everyone's cooperation
**[13:50] Chris**
to prevent giving up any runs.
**[13:54] Maezono**
* This person is crazy*
* to have come up with this.*
**[13:57] Nakata**
This is going to put a lot
of stress on the fielders.
**[14:02] Haruichi**
But it sounds like fun.
**[14:04] Chris**
It's up to you.
**[14:07] Chris**
Can you do it, Sawamura?
**[14:09] Sawamura**
Yes, sir!
**[14:11] Chris**
At least you have energy.
**[14:19] Crowd1**
They're playing the infield in.
**[14:22] Crowd2**
They're bringing everyone in for this play?
**[14:25] Crowd3**
Is it to prevent a squeeze play?
**[14:26] Crowd1**
Look!
**[14:27] Crowd1**
The outfield is right behind the infield.
**[14:30] Crowd2**
I see the logic against a walk-off run,
**[14:32] Crowd2**
but if the ball goes past
the outfield, it's a three-run hit!
**[14:35] Crowd3**
This infield shift is way too risky here.
**[14:39] Ota**
Coach, this shift...
**[14:41] Ota**
It's the top of the first inning!
**[14:43] Ota**
Shouldn't we give up a run
and aim for a double play?
**[14:48] Kataoka**
I don't care.
**[14:50] Kataoka**
I left Chris in charge.
**[14:52] ---**
Coach...
**[14:54] Rei**
* It looks reckless at first,*
* but it's a logical strategy.*
**[14:59] Rei**
* This is how Chris-kun decided to make*
* full use of Sawamura-kun's strength.*
**[15:06] Enemy1**
*Are they making fun of me?*
**[15:08] Enemy1**
* I'm a cleanup, and they're*
* not expecting a long shot?*
**[15:12] Enemy1**
*Go ahead and throw a light pitch.*
**[15:14] Enemy1**
*I'll hit it way over your heads!*
**[15:19] Chris**
*For your first pitch...*
**[15:23] Chris**
*We're up against a strong power hitter.*
**[15:26] Chris**
*So throw with your new form.*
**[15:29] Chris**
*Don't hesitate.*
**[15:31] Chris**
* Just believe in yourself*
* and swing that arm down.*
**[15:34] Chris**
*No matter what you throw,*
**[15:36] Chris**
*I'll catch it.*
**[15:43] Enemy1**
*What the...*
**[15:45] Enemy1**
*It's faster than I thought.*
**[15:52] Crowd1**
He tapped it!
**[15:53] Crowd1**
And the runner?
**[15:58] Crowd1**
He can't move.
**[16:00] Crowd2**
That catcher knows how to play.
**[16:01] Crowd3**
He tapped it forward, too!
**[16:05] Chris**
*What a pitch...*
**[16:08] Chris**
*I can't see where it's coming from,*
**[16:10] Chris**
*and it moves around much more.*
**[16:13] Chris**
* But we showed him how the ball moves,*
* and that's what counts.*
**[16:21] Chris**
*For the second pitch,*
**[16:22] Chris**
* don't throw your wild pitch*
* with your new form.*
**[16:26] Chris**
*Throw a fastball right down the middle.*
**[16:28] Chris**
*The head-to-head battle of strength you love.*
**[16:31] Chris**
*Don't worry.*
**[16:33] Chris**
*That's also a fine weapon you have.*
**[16:35] Chris**
*Then, just leave the rest to the fielders.*
**[16:45] Enemy1**
*Down the middle?*
**[16:46] Enemy1**
*Are you kidding me?*
**[16:49] Crowd1**
He only tipped it!
**[16:50] ---**
* The ball's path was*
* completely different!*
**[17:00] Umpire**
Out!
**[17:01] Crowd1**
A force-out at the plate!
**[17:04] Crowd2**
No one's covering first base!
**[17:07] Enemy1**
What?
**[17:08] Enemy1**
The right fielder's covering first base?
**[17:11] Enemy2**
Are you kidding?
**[17:12] Enemy3**
A 4-2-9 double play at the plate?
**[17:15] Crowd1**
Is this what they were going for?
**[17:18] Crowd2**
No outs and bases loaded
**[17:19] Crowd2**
turned into two outs with
runners on second and third!
**[17:22] Crowd3**
Who is that catcher?
**[17:32] Kadota**
Hey, Chris is playing
in the second-string's game!
**[17:35] Tanba**
What?
**[17:36] Isashiki**
Seriously?
**[17:37] Isashiki**
Wait, is his shoulder okay?
**[17:40] ---**
Let's go see!
**[17:44] Kuramochi**
If he's back, your spot
in the first-string might be...
**[17:49] ---**
Huh? What?
**[17:52] Kuramochi**
Where's Miyuki?
**[17:54] Furuya**
He already left.
**[17:57] Furuya**
Before anyone else, in fact.
**[18:01] Crowd1**
That play was awesome.
**[18:03] Crowd2**
I've never seen anything like it.
**[18:05] Crowd3**
That small second baseman's pretty good, too!
**[18:09] Enemy1**
They gained momentum with just one play.
**[18:13] Enemy2**
Damn, it was a ball down the middle.
**[18:16] Enemy2**
I got too tense.
**[18:17] Enemy1**
Listen up, guys.
**[18:19] Enemy1**
We can still score from here.
**[18:21] Enemy1**
Don't swing at balls,
**[18:22] Enemy1**
and only swing at easy strikes!
**[18:24] ---**
Right!
**[18:26] Enemy3**
*Yeah, his pitches are wild.*
**[18:30] Enemy3**
* The catcher might drop*
* the ball behind him.*
**[18:34] Enemy3**
*I'm gonna run if I get the chance.*
**[18:39] Ota**
Could it be that Chris was
aiming for this from the start?
**[18:44] Ota**
Well, he got lucky there,
**[18:47] Ota**
but what if the ball had gone over?
**[18:50] Kataoka**
By provoking the batter
with a super close-up shift,
**[18:52] Kataoka**
he strained the batter,
**[18:54] Kataoka**
and then planted Sawamura's
new pitching trajectory.
**[18:58] Kataoka**
Then the moving fastball
down the middle.
**[19:00] Kataoka**
Chris set layers of trap down.
**[19:03] Kataoka**
And the fielders responded
with their best plays.
**[19:07] Kataoka**
It was, by no means, pure luck.
**[19:14] Umpire**
Out!
**[19:17] Crowd1**
Wow!
**[19:18] Crowd2**
A fast throw to the runner
who was too focused on scoring!
**[19:21] Crowd1**
He got out of that devastating
situation with just three pitches!
**[19:25] Crowd2**
The game's turned around since he came in.
**[19:30] Sawamura**
Wow!
**[19:30] Sawamura**
Wow! Wow! Wow!
**[19:32] Sawamura**
Chris-senpai, your shoulder's fine!
**[19:35] Sawamura**
In fact, I didn't do a thing!
**[19:37] Haruichi**
*Did he really injure his shoulder?*
**[19:41] Maezono**
*Who is he?*
**[19:44] Maezono**
*Is this really his first time playing in a year?*
**[19:51] Haruno**
Wow...
**[19:52] Haruno**
Why is he in the second-string?
**[20:02] Miyuki**
This is how you need to be, Chris-senpai!
**[20:06] ---**
Miyuki-kun.
***SIGN*** Learn today
***SIGN*** Devote every moment
**[20:11] Ryosuke**
What's this?
**[20:12] Ryosuke**
Not going to see the game, Miya-chan?
**[20:17] Miyauchi**
Not interested in a second-string game.
**[20:21] Ryosuke**
You don't need another catcher
fighting for first-string, huh?
**[20:25] Miyauchi**
Don't read my thoughts.
**[20:27] Rysouke**
A shadow that chases
after you at full speed...
**[20:33] Ryosuke**
I know, first-hand, how scary that is.
**[20:36] Crowd1**
It's through!
**[20:38] Crowd2**
A hit to the center field!
**[20:40] Crowd1**
He got the first hit right
after that hell of an inning.
**[20:43] Crowd2**
That lead-off batter knows what's up.
**[20:46] Rei**
*Wouldn't expect any less.*
**[20:48] Sawamura**
Nice batting!
**[20:50] Sawamura**
Your'e awesome, Harucchi!
**[20:52] Haruichi**
Harucchi?
**[20:54] Sawamura**
The last fielding, too!
**[20:55] Sawamura**
You're actually pretty amazing!
**[20:58] Chris**
Why are you just cheering?
**[21:03] Chris**
Get in the bullpen right now.
**[21:05] Chris**
Your new form isn't complete yet.
**[21:09] Sawamura**
Yes, sir!
**[21:10] Sawamura**
I can't throw any strikes!
**[21:15] Miyuki**
What you gain in practice isn't
at all like what you gain in games.
**[21:19] Miyuki**
Make sure you learn well, Sawamura.
**[21:31] Sawamura**
*It's a bit awkward with him...*
**[21:34] Sawamura**
I'm...
**[21:35] Sawamura**
I'm in the middle of a game, so...
**[21:37] Miyuki**
Don't run away!
**[21:39] Chris**
Miyuki, you should join us at the bullpen.
**[21:43] Chris**
As the primary catcher,
you should take a look at his pitch.
**[21:49] Chris**
You'll get to see something interesting.
**[23:35] Sawamura**
All right!
**[23:36] Sawamura**
With Chris-senpai and me forming
an awesome battery, Seido's in the lead!
**[23:39] Miyuki**
Stay on your toes, Sawamura!
**[23:41] Miyuki**
You never know what will happen in the future.
**[23:42] Zaizen**
You're pathetic.
**[23:44] Zaizen**
What are you all doing
against a first-year pitcher?
**[23:47] Zaizen**
Fine, I'll go out of my way to let you know.
**[23:50] Zaizen**
Seido has a weakness.
**[23:52] (Flashback) Sawamura**
Who is he?
**[23:54] Sawamura**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Target.
***SIGN*** Target
**[23:56] Sawamura**
Let's win the national title!
**[23:59] ---**
# 12 - Target
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**[00:01] (Flashback) Kataoka**
Calling for a change in players.
**[00:04] (Flashback) Kataoka**
Switching out the catcher, Ono...
**[00:08] (Flashback) Kataoka**
for Takigawa.
**[00:14] (Flashback) Sawamura**
Chris-senpai!
**[00:17] Umpire**
Out!
**[00:22] Enemy2**
Are you kidding?
**[00:23] Enemy3**
A force-out at the plate?
**[00:26] Crowd1**
Is this what they were going for?
**[00:29] (Flashback) Crowd2**
No outs and bases loaded
**[00:31] (Flashback) Crowd2**
turned into two outs with
runners on second and third!
**[00:34] (Flashback) Crowd3**
Who is that catcher?
**[00:37] (Flashback) Miyuki**
This is how you need to be, Chris-senpai!
**[00:43] (Flashback) Chris**
Miyuki, you should join us at the bullpen.
**[00:47] (Flashback) Chris**
As the primary catcher,
you should take a look at his pitch.
**[00:53] (Flashback) Chris**
You'll get to see
something interesting.
***SIGN*** Target
***SIGN*** Kokudokan Seido
**[02:41] Enemy1**
First base!
**[02:42] Crowd1**
A calm sacrifice bunt!
**[02:44] Crowd2**
Runner's on second now!
**[02:45] Crowd1**
Aggressive when they need to be,
**[02:47] Crowd1**
and careful when they need to be.
**[02:49] Crowd2**
That's right!
**[02:49] Crowd2**
This is Seido baseball!
**[02:52] Chris**
Sawamura.
**[02:53] Chris**
In your new form,
**[02:55] Chris**
what do you think about when you throw?
**[02:57] Chris**
Or even what you feel.
**[02:58] Chris**
Tell me anything.
**[02:59] Sawamura**
What do I think?
**[03:01] Sawamura**
I guess the right-hand wall?
**[03:04] Sawamura**
But I didn't know how
to build the wall, so...
**[03:08] Sawamura**
I've been clenching my glove
like this when I throw.
**[03:13] Sawamura**
When I tried it, it somehow worked.
**[03:16] Chris**
I see.
**[03:18] Miyuki**
*The right-hand wall?*
**[03:20] Chris**
Makes sense.
**[03:22] Chris**
By being conscious of your right hand,
**[03:24] Chris**
you're able to keep your body closed
and increase your ball speed.
***SIGN*** Toward Home Plate
**[03:27] Chris**
However, you're too focused on the wall,
**[03:30] Chris**
and your right foot is turned in.
**[03:33] Chris**
If your body grows accustomed to it,
you might start throwing strikes that way,
**[03:38] Chris**
but it won't give you
any ball control today.
**[03:42] Chris**
While still focusing on the right-hand wall,
**[03:44] Chris**
try to lunge with your right foot
pointed straight to the plate.
**[03:53] Chris**
We're short on time.
**[03:54] Chris**
Throw as many as you can.
**[03:56] Sawamura**
*Right foot pointed to the plate...*
**[04:02] Chris**
Watch closely, Miyuki.
**[04:08] Sawamura**
* I'm getting really nervous*
* with these two watching.*
**[04:15] Sawamura**
*The right-hand wall...*
**[04:18] Sawamura**
*Right foot pointed to the plate.*
**[04:25] Miyuki**
The left arm is so late!
**[04:29] Miyuki**
This...
**[04:37] Sawamura**
It's in!
**[04:38] Chris**
No, it's just barely out.
**[04:49] Animal**
What?
**[04:50] Animal**
A game?
**[04:52] Animal**
Are you crazy?
**[04:53] Animal**
Also, I'm filming right now!
**[04:55] Chris**
*I probably won't be able to play.*
**[04:59] Chris**
* But tomorrow is the last*
* second-string game.*
**[05:04] Chris**
*Can you come watch, Dad?*
**[05:08] Animal**
* That's quite a gallery*
* for a second-string game.*
**[05:14] Animal**
* Despite the cultural differences*
* between Japan and America,*
**[05:16] Animal**
* there seem to be the same*
* baseball enthusiasts everywhere.*
**[05:19] Animal**
* Not to mention, I wouldn't be here*
* if it weren't for the Japanese fans.*
***SIGN*** Kokudokan Seido
**[05:27] Crowd1**
One out and runners
on first and second.
**[05:30] Crowd2**
They scored first with
a sacrifice fly and a hit,
**[05:33] Crowd2**
but he's put himself in another pinch.
**[05:35] Crowd2**
He's still pretty inconsistent.
**[05:51] Umpire**
Ball!
**[05:53] Maezono**
Sawamura!
**[05:59] Chris**
*His first impression was really bad.*
**[06:02] Chris**
* The umpire's making every*
* close call a ball.*
**[06:05] Enemy1**
Yeah, keep it up!
**[06:07] Enemy1**
Don't swing at balls!
**[06:08] Enemy1**
Only at the easy strikes!
**[06:12] Enemy2**
* Man, I can't figure out*
* the timing for his pitch...*
**[06:21] Maezono**
All right!
**[06:22] Chris**
First base!
**[06:28] Umpire**
Out!
**[06:30] Sawamura**
All right!
**[06:30] Sawamura**
Two outs!
**[06:32] Maezono**
You idiot!
**[06:33] Maezono**
There are still two runners on base!
**[06:35] Maezono**
Don't lose focus!
**[06:36] Sawamura**
Sir!
**[06:38] Enemy1**
*I thought it was an easy pitch...*
**[06:41] Enemy1**
*Did the ball move?*
**[06:43] Haruichi**
* No matter what anyone says,*
* he still hasn't given up a decent hit.*
**[06:49] Animal**
Oh, my god!
**[06:50] Animal**
Is that crazy boy starting?
**[06:54] Animal**
Didn't expect him to throw a moving fastball.
That's so uncommon in Japan.
**[07:00] Crowd1**
It's Animal!
**[07:01] Crowd2**
It's the comedian Animal!
**[07:03] Crowd3**
What's a famous comedian doing here?
**[07:05] Crowd4**
Also, he's huge!
**[07:07] Animal**
Who's a comedian?
**[07:09] Animal**
I'm a baseball player!
**[07:13] Animal**
Yu!
**[07:14] Animal**
Why are you playing?
**[07:16] Animal**
I had a bad feeling.
**[07:18] Animal**
This school is trying to destroy you!
**[07:24] Chris**
*Thanks for coming.*
**[07:26] Chris**
*Dad.*
**[07:28] Animal**
Hey, Yu!
**[07:30] Chris**
We're just getting started here!
**[07:32] Chris**
Let's stay focused!
**[07:40] Animal**
*Yu...*
**[07:41] Animal**
*Why are you...*
**[07:44] Sawamura**
Chris-senpai, I didn't know
you could be so loud!
**[07:47] Sawamura**
Your voice cracked a little, though.
**[07:50] Chris**
Shut it.
**[07:51] Chris**
Just focus on throwing at my mitt.
**[07:55] Sawamura**
Yes, sir!
**[07:59] Sawamura**
*I have reliable teammates behind me.*
**[08:02] Sawamura**
*I just have to*
**[08:04] Sawamura**
*throw my best pitch*
**[08:06] Sawamura**
*at Chris-senpai's mitt!*
**[08:10] Enemy1**
What?
**[08:11] Enemy1**
I swung late?
**[08:12] Enemy1**
The pitch wasn't even fast!
**[08:15] Crowd1**
No way!
**[08:16] Crowd1**
Is that catcher going for the fly?
**[08:18] Animal**
Yu! Don't be reckless!
**[08:22] Chris**
*Dad, I'm sorry for breaking our promise*
**[08:26] Chris**
* even though it's just a practice*
* game in the second-string.*
**[08:29] Chris**
*I may not have been able to play,*
**[08:31] Chris**
*but I wanted you to watch this game.*
**[08:37] Chris**
*Because this...*
**[08:40] Chris**
*is my last official game.*
**[08:47] Animal**
No!
**[08:51] Crowds**
Is he okay?
**[08:53] Crowd1**
He... He got it!
**[08:55] Crowd2**
He jumped right into the fence!
**[08:58] Crowd3**
Is he not afraid of getting hurt?
**[09:02] Sawamura**
A-Are you okay, Chris-senpai?
**[09:08] Chris**
No need to worry.
**[09:10] Chris**
I'm not as fragile as you think I am.
**[09:15] Isashiki**
Man, way to make us worried.
**[09:18] Isashiki**
Way too close a play
for a guy just out of rehab.
**[09:22] Miyuki**
He hasn't changed.
**[09:23] Miyuki**
He'll do anything for even just a single out,
**[09:27] Miyuki**
and he guides the team to victory.
**[09:30] Miyuki**
That...
**[09:32] Miyuki**
is how Chris-senpai plays.
**[09:43] Trainer**
Hey!
**[09:43] Trainer**
Hey, Animal. You've gotta stop!
**[09:45] Trainer**
You have another game tomorrow!
**[09:47] Animal**
It's my life!
**[09:48] Animal**
Leave me alone!
**[09:50] Animal**
If I don't swing,
**[09:51] Animal**
I can't sleep!
**[09:55] Sawamura**
All right, let's score!
**[09:58] Sawamura**
Gonna swing with my heart on the bat!
**[10:01] Haruichi**
Eijun-kun, you gotta relax.
**[10:04] Haruichi**
You can't swing well if you're so stiff.
**[10:08] Crowd1**
It's through! To left field!
**[10:10] Crowd2**
That was an amazing hit!
**[10:14] Sawamura**
You got on base, so I could
bring you home, Chris-senpai!
**[10:18] Haruichi**
Probably not.
**[10:20] Isashiki**
Well, look at that.
**[10:22] Isashiki**
He still hits as well as he used to.
**[10:25] Tanba**
*Two slots open in the first-string.*
**[10:29] Tanba**
*Get yourself up here, Chris.*
**[10:37] Kuramochi**
Sawamura just did a bunt!
**[10:40] Masuko**
Completely killing the speed of the pitch, too.
**[10:43] Kuramochi**
Chris-senpai is easily safe at second.
**[10:45] Makihara**
Nice bunt!
**[10:46] Saito**
Nice bunt!
**[10:48] Kuramochi**
Nice bunt, Sawamura!
**[10:50] Kuramochi**
Though it was probably just luck.
**[10:52] Miyuki**
I'm surprised he remembered the signs.
**[10:56] Sawamura**
*Damn it.*
**[10:58] Sawamura**
*What does everyone think I am?*
**[11:00] Sawamura**
* I wanted to hit a big one*
* and bring Chris-senpai home.*
**[11:05] Haruichi**
*For some reason, he's an amazing bunter.*
**[11:09] Crowd1**
One out, runner on second.
**[11:11] Crowd2**
And they're back to the top of the line-up.
***SIGN*** Kokudokan Seido
**[11:14] Crowd1**
Can they open up the lead right here?
**[11:17] Crowd2**
Might turn out to be the early-game climax.
**[11:20] Sawamura**
Harucchi!
**[11:20] Sawamura**
You gotta relax!
**[11:22] Sawamura**
You can't swing well if you're so stiff!
**[11:26] Haruichi**
Um... That's what I told you...
**[11:30] Haruichi**
* But the Eijun-kun*
* and Chris-senpai battery*
**[11:33] Haruichi**
*created this chance.*
**[11:37] Haruichi**
*A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.*
**[11:40] Ota**
He's at .530 so far.
**[11:44] Ota**
How will he do playing the lead-off
man for the first time today?
**[11:50] Rei**
*His stats easily meet the requirements*
**[11:53] Rei**
*to be in the first-string.*
**[11:56] Rei**
* Now, to test if he has what it takes*
* to make full use of this opportunity.*
**[12:04] Haruichi**
*The outfield is rather close.*
**[12:09] Haruichi**
*Do they think I can't hit long?*
**[12:21] Umpire**
Foul!
**[12:24] Crowd1**
Did you see him swing with that tiny body?
**[12:26] Crowd2**
H-He can hit pretty far!
**[12:29] Enemy1**
*I was trying to scare him,*
**[12:31] Enemy1**
*but he hit that high inside pitch pretty far.*
**[12:35] Haruichi**
*That didn't go as far as I thought.*
**[12:39] Enemy1**
You little...
**[12:41] Enemy2**
*Oh, crap! Shouldn't we go a little further out?*
**[12:45] Enemy3**
*We're only a little bit into the game,*
**[12:47] Enemy3**
*so we should watch out for big ones.*
**[12:54] Enemy1**
*A slider to the outside.*
**[13:04] Enemy1**
Right field! Home!
**[13:09] Enemy1**
You idiot!
**[13:10] Enemy1**
Who told you to back up?
**[13:15] Chris**
*He's a little devil.*
**[13:18] Umpire**
Safe!
**[13:22] Chris**
*He controls the bat at his will.*
**[13:24] Chris**
*He's a batting prodigy.*
**[13:27] Chris**
*In terms of talent,*
**[13:29] Chris**
*he may excel his brother.*
**[13:32] Sawamura**
All right, our third run!
**[13:34] Sawamura**
My bunt played such a huge role!
**[13:36] Sawamura**
This is a run we scored with the three of us!
**[13:39] Sawamura**
Right?
**[13:40] Sawamura**
My bunt was awesome.
**[13:42] Chris**
Is it really that important to you?
**[13:44] Chris**
We don't have time to rejoice.
**[13:46] Chris**
Hurry up and get in the bullpen.
**[13:50] Chris**
This will be our final inning together.
**[13:54] Chris**
Throw me your best pitch.
**[13:58] Sawamura**
What are you talking about?
**[14:00] Sawamura**
We've only just started as a battery!
**[14:03] Sawamura**
Let's all get to the first-string together!
**[14:06] Sawamura**
You, Harucchi, and me!
**[14:10] Chris**
*There are only two spots open.*
**[14:15] Chris**
*I guess he's completely forgotten.*
**[14:19] Chris**
Enough with your stupid laugh.
**[14:21] Chris**
Let's go.
**[14:23] Sawamura**
Yes, sir.
**[14:24] Chris**
*But I think I owe a lot to his optimism.*
**[14:32] Animal**
Hey, Yu!
**[14:33] Animal**
Wait just a minute!
**[14:38] Chris**
Dad...
**[14:43] Animal**
Don't rush. Go slowly.
**[14:46] Animal**
That's right...
**[14:48] Animal**
That's how it is.
**[14:51] Trainer**
That's enough!
**[14:52] Trainer**
You gotta stop!
**[14:54] Animal**
* Only the player himself*
* knows how he feels.*
**[14:58] Animal**
*In an unfamiliar environment and culture,*
**[15:01] Animal**
*I used to just swing the bat all the time.*
**[15:07] Animal**
* So that I could prove myself*
* in this foreign land.*
**[15:23] Animal**
Good...
**[15:24] Animal**
...luck.
**[15:28] Animal**
Good luck,
**[15:30] Animal**
Yu...
**[15:33] Animal**
*Just do whatever you won't regret.*
**[15:39] Animal**
Good luck.
**[15:46] Chris**
*Thanks...*
**[15:49] Chris**
*Dad.*
**[15:59] Maezono**
Why?
**[16:00] Maezono**
I was trying to hit it
out of the park!
**[16:03] Sawamura**
Maezono-senpai, you gotta relax!
**[16:06] Sawamura**
You can't swing well if you're so stiff—
**[16:07] Maezono**
Shut it!
**[16:09] Ota**
*He swings wide and lacks in consistency,*
**[16:11] Ota**
*but his power is of definite value.*
**[16:15] Ota**
*Kominato has all-around prowess.*
**[16:19] Ota**
* Sawamura, with his moving*
* fastballs, is intriguing, too.*
**[16:23] Ota**
*And there's Chris.*
**[16:26] Ota**
* Plus there are other second and*
* third-years who could be moved up*
**[16:29] Ota**
*to the first-string.*
**[16:31] Ota**
*But just two people...*
**[16:36] Ota**
*Who is he going to pick?*
**[16:40] Sawamura**
All right!
**[16:41] Sawamura**
Let's send more balls flying!
**[16:43] Sawamura**
I'm counting on you, guys!
**[16:45] Maezono**
Stupid!
**[16:46] Maezono**
Say that after you throw more strikes!
**[16:48] Sawamura**
Yes, sir!
**[16:52] Enemy1**
You're getting shut down
by a mere first-year pitcher?
**[16:55] Enemy1**
Pathetic.
**[16:57] Enemy1**
You won't get to the nationals again like this.
**[17:01] Enemy2**
Zaizen.
**[17:02] Enemy1**
Did I say that out loud?
**[17:05] Enemy1**
Hey,
**[17:06] Enemy1**
I'll let you guys in on a little secret.
**[17:19] Umpire**
Ball!
**[17:20] Umpire**
Safe!
**[17:23] Sawamura**
I'm getting tired of your stupid bunts!
**[17:26] Chris**
*The second guy in a row doing bunts...*
**[17:30] Chris**
*Are they trying to mess up Sawamura?*
**[17:33] Maezono**
Stop being so distracted!
**[17:35] Maezono**
You let the first batter walk again!
**[17:38] Haruichi**
Eijun-kun, calm down!
**[17:40] Haruichi**
Just let them bunt.
**[17:41] Haruichi**
We'll get outs one at a time.
**[17:43] Sawamura**
Yes, sir!
**[17:44] Haruichi**
Um, I'm not your upperclassman.
**[17:49] Enemy1**
That's right. Mess him up.
**[17:51] Enemy1**
Show no mercy.
**[17:59] Kuramochi**
That idiot...
**[18:00] Kuramochi**
He's completely lost his rhythm.
**[18:04] Umpire**
Strike!
**[18:06] Umpire**
Safe!
**[18:08] Enemy1**
*That was close.*
**[18:10] Enemy2**
*But this is working right, Zaizen?*
**[18:19] Sawamura**
A third-strike bunt?
**[18:21] Chris**
Focus!
**[18:22] Chris**
Just swing your arm!
**[18:25] Enemy1**
Damn, he messed up.
**[18:27] Enemy2**
What a waste.
**[18:28] Sawamura**
All right!
**[18:30] Sawamura**
One out!
**[18:32] Chris**
*That's right.*
**[18:33] Chris**
*That's how you should throw.*
**[18:39] Enemy1**
Sorry.
**[18:40] Enemy2**
That was plenty.
**[18:42] Enemy2**
You made him throw quite a bit.
**[18:45] Enemy2**
We're not putting pressure on the pitcher.
**[18:50] Enemy2**
We're doing it on the catcher.
**[18:53] Enemy2**
He was like a monster in junior high,
**[18:57] Enemy2**
but that guy broke his shoulder once.
**[19:00] Enemy2**
Just make him throw more,
and he'll fall apart eventually.
**[19:06] Sawamura**
Bunts again?
**[19:10] Enemy1**
Go!
**[19:12] Isashiki**
A steal!
**[19:13] Isashiki**
No one saw it coming!
**[19:15] Chris**
Can I make it?
**[19:19] Umpire**
Safe!
**[19:22] Crowd1**
What happened?
**[19:23] Crowd1**
Did his finger get caught?
**[19:24] Crowd2**
That catcher made a bad throw?
**[19:31] Enemy1**
What was that?
**[19:32] Enemy1**
He used to throw like
a sniper, but not anymore!
**[19:35] Enemy1**
*I knew it.*
**[19:37] Enemy1**
*He's not fully healed.*
**[19:40] Enemy1**
Keep stealing!
**[19:41] Enemy1**
Steal all you want!
**[19:45] Sawamura**
*His shoulder's still...*
**[19:47] Sawamura**
Chris-senpai!
**[19:49] Chris**
Don't worry.
**[19:50] Chris**
I'm fine.
**[19:53] Animal**
Yu...
**[19:55] Chris**
One out!
**[19:57] Chris**
Outfield! Throw straight to home!
**[19:59] Chris**
Infield! One out at a time!
**[20:02] Infield**
Yes, sir!
**[20:03] Chris**
Don't worry about the runner!
**[20:04] Chris**
Just give me your best pitch, Sawamura!
**[20:07] Sawamura**
Yes, sir!
**[20:16] Sawamura**
*Bunt all you want!*
**[20:19] Sawamura**
*I'm only looking at Chris-senpai's mitt.*
**[20:28] Sawamura**
I'll get it!
**[20:29] Chris**
I got it!
**[20:30] Chris**
*I can make it to third!*
**[20:32] Animal**
You won't make it!
**[20:36] Umpire**
Safe!
**[20:40] Crowd1**
A fielder's choice to third!
**[20:43] Crowd2**
Both first and third bases were safe!
**[20:45] Crowd1**
His control's suddenly going haywire!
**[20:49] Sawamura**
Ch...
**[20:51] Sawamura**
Chris-senpai...
**[20:54] Enemy1**
In just two-and-a-half years
of high school baseball,
**[20:58] Enemy1**
a year of time off is a huge deal.
**[21:03] Enemy1**
Your time's already over.
**[21:07] Enemy1**
As your rival from the senior league days,
**[21:12] Enemy1**
I think it's my duty to finish you off.
**[21:16] Enemy1**
Eh, Chris?
**[21:18] Chris**
*Z-Zaizen...*
**[21:21] Crowd1**
One out and runners
on first and third...
**[21:23] Crowd2**
That catcher's mess-up was huge.
**[21:30] (Flashback) Ono**
They're going to let you
throw for three innings.
**[21:34] (Flashback) Chris**
Don't throw in a way
you'll regret, Sawamura.
**[21:41] Sawamura**
*Damn it...*
**[21:43] Sawamura**
*What am I doing?*
**[21:46] Sawamura**
* It's been my dream to form*
* a battery with Chris-senpai,*
**[21:50] Sawamura**
* but I'm giving him trouble*
* with my own failures.*
**[21:56] Sawamura**
*I...*
**[21:59] Sawamura**
*haven't done...*
**[22:01] Sawamura**
*anything for Chris-senpai yet!*
**[23:35] Chris**
Naoyuki Zaizen.
**[23:36] Chris**
I see.
**[23:37] Chris**
So you guys were going after me.
**[23:39] Zaizen**
I'm so irritated.
**[23:41] Zaizen**
That first-year with sparkles in his eyes,
**[23:43] Zaizen**
and how much faith you have
in him pisses me off!
**[23:46] Sawamura**
I want to keep pitching with
Chris-senpai even after today!
**[23:50] Sawamura**
I'm going to win this game,
no matter what, and...
**[23:53] Miyuki**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
You're in the First-String.
**[23:56] Miyuki**
Let's win the national title!
# 13 - You're in the First-String
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYX0MZ58R/ace-of-the-diamond)
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**[00:01] (Flashback) Za**
I think it's my duty to finish you off.
**[00:05] (Flashback) Za**
Eh, Chris?
**[00:07] (Flashback) Ch**
Z-Zaizen...
**[00:13] Sa**
*I...*
**[00:16] Sa**
*haven't done...*
**[00:18] Sa**
*anything for Chris-senpai yet!*
***SIGN*** You're in the First-String
**[01:54] Sa**
*I'll shut him down, no matter what!*
**[01:58] Is**
Zaizen...
**[01:59] Is**
Naoyuki Zaizen!
**[02:02] Is**
He struck me out every at-bat once
in a game back in middle school.
**[02:06] Yu**
Yeah,
**[02:08] Yu**
he used to be untouchable.
**[02:10] Ku**
Seriously?
**[02:11] Ku**
Neither of you could touch him?
**[02:13] Ku**
What kind of monster is he?
**[02:16] Fu**
* Why is a big shot like*
* that playing pinch hitter?*
**[02:19] Za**
We met once at a hospital, didn't we?
**[02:24] Za**
How's your shoulder been since then?
**[02:29] Ch**
*I see.*
**[02:31] Ch**
*They were actually coming after me.*
**[02:35] Ch**
* One out and runners*
* on first and third.*
**[02:37] Ch**
*What's their strategy?*
**[02:39] Ch**
*Go long or pull off a squeeze bunt?*
**[02:42] Ch**
*Or make the runners run*
**[02:44] Ch**
*to toy with me?*
**[02:48] Ch**
*Damn it! I'm ashamed.*
**[02:51] Ch**
*I knew I couldn't play the way I used to.*
**[02:56] Sa**
Chris-senpai!
**[03:00] Sa**
Let's focus on the batter!
**[03:05] Mi**
*Well said.*
**[03:09] Sa**
Balls are gonna come flying to you,
**[03:10] Sa**
so I'm counting on you guys!
**[03:12] Ma**
Not again!
**[03:14] Ha**
Okay!
**[03:15] Ha**
It's what you're best at!
**[03:19] Sa**
Let's go!
**[03:23] Za**
Bring it on!
**[03:24] Za**
You're way too exciting, kiddo!
**[03:27] Za**
That does it!
**[03:28] Za**
I'll make you cry!
**[03:29] Za**
You'd better be ready!
**[03:32] Ch**
*What a guy...*
**[03:34] Ch**
* He's more calm than*
* I am in this pinch.*
**[03:38] Ch**
Don't underestimate him, Zaizen.
**[03:42] Ch**
His pitch isn't that easy to hit.
**[03:47] EC**
That idiot.
**[03:49] EC**
He ignored me and called himself up to bat.
**[03:56] Za**
God damn it.
**[03:58] Za**
I'm so irritated.
**[04:00] Za**
That first-year with sparkles in his eyes
**[04:03] Za**
and how much faith you
have in him pisses me off!
**[04:12] Za**
Focus on the batter?
**[04:14] Za**
You idiot!
**[04:15] Za**
Squeeze bunt off the bat?
**[04:24] Za**
A bounce pitch?
**[04:27] C1**
A wild pitch?
**[04:44] Um**
Out!
**[04:46] C1**
Squeeze bunt failed!
**[04:47] C2**
Didn't that bounce pitch go wild?
**[04:50] C3**
It basically turned into a wasted pitch!
**[04:53] C1**
Hats off to the catcher!
**[04:55] Za**
*Th-They saw through our signs?*
**[04:58] Za**
*No. No way.*
**[05:00] Za**
*That pitcher?*
**[05:04] Mi**
*What a kid he is.*
**[05:07] Mi**
*It's just like that time.*
**[05:11] Mi**
*The moment he saw the bat position,*
**[05:13] Mi**
*he threw the ball into the ground.*
**[05:16] Mi**
*An adjustment that's only possible*
**[05:19] Mi**
* with a strong lower half*
* and his unique pitching form.*
**[05:23] Mi**
*Not to mention...*
**[05:25] Mi**
*He has unwavering faith*
**[05:27] Mi**
* that Chris-senpai will stop*
* anything he throws.*
**[05:30] Sa**
I'm sorry.
**[05:32] Sa**
I just instinctively...
**[05:34] Ch**
Seriously...
**[05:35] Ch**
You try catching something like that.
**[05:40] Ch**
But it wasn't bad judgment.
**[05:48] Is**
Looks like they actually
make a pretty good pair.
**[05:53] Ku**
Though I'm sure Chris-senpai
is having a rough time.
**[05:55] Ha**
Yep.
**[05:56] Ha**
Eijun-kun never ceases to amuse me.
**[05:59] Mi**
It's such a waste that
this is a second-string game.
**[06:02] Mi**
Wouldn't you say, Furuya?
**[06:04] Fu**
I just want to pitch in a game.
**[06:07] An**
*Not bad, crazy boy.*
**[06:10] Ch**
The runner advanced,
but there are two outs now.
**[06:14] Ch**
You can focus on the batter
without any distraction.
**[06:18] Ch**
Give me your best pitch.
**[06:22] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[06:23] Sa**
Let's all go to the first-string together!
**[06:31] C1**
How many fouls is he going to hit?
**[06:34] C2**
He's really fighting it out.
**[06:37] Za**
*Freaking kid.*
**[06:39] Za**
*You throw really disgusting wavy balls!*
**[06:43] Ch**
*His control's still rough,*
**[06:46] Ch**
*but he's starting to get strikes consistently.*
**[06:49] Ch**
*It's a battle of wills, Sawamura.*
**[06:54] Ot**
The batter is struggling
just to make contact!
**[06:59] Ot**
Are his pitches really that hard to hit?
**[07:05] Ha**
*I wonder how his ball moves.*
**[07:07] Ha**
*I really want see it from the batter's box.*
**[07:11] Is**
Well, look at him now.
**[07:12] Is**
I bet he got conceited
and slacked off during practice.
**[07:15] Is**
He used to be better in middle school.
**[07:20] Za**
Damn it.
**[07:24] Za**
I still have it.
**[07:26] Za**
I know I do.
**[07:29] Za**
This can't be my end.
**[07:31] Za**
Damn it.
**[07:34] Ch**
*His legs...*
**[07:37] E1**
Zaizen...
**[07:39] E2**
Zaizen...
**[07:43] EC**
Our ace and cleanup from his first year...
**[07:46] EC**
I had so much hope for his talent.
**[07:50] EC**
Originally,
**[07:52] EC**
you would've been the
highlight of this summer...
**[07:57] EC**
But you tore the ligament in your right knee.
**[08:00] EC**
If only that accident hadn't happened
**[08:03] EC**
in the prelims last summer.
**[08:09] Um**
Foul!
**[08:10] Sa**
That was close!
**[08:12] E1**
Nice! Your timing's right!
**[08:14] E2**
You've got this, Zaizen!
**[08:16] E3**
Zaizen!
**[08:19] Za**
Stop getting so hot
over this pathetic game.
**[08:22] Za**
You guys are all so petty.
**[08:26] Za**
I guess I need to take you to the nationals.
**[08:32] Ch**
*Zaizen...*
**[08:36] (Flashback) Za**
Hey, Chris.
**[08:40] (Flashback) Za**
Which school are you going to attend?
**[08:43] (Flashback) Za**
If you and I team up,
**[08:45] (Flashback) Za**
we could easily take the nationals.
**[08:47] (Flashback) Ch**
I've already decided on going to Seido.
**[08:51] (Flashback) Za**
I could never go somewhere that far away.
**[08:54] (Flashback) Za**
I'll be going to Kokudokan nearby.
**[08:57] (Flashback) Ch**
Then it looks like we'll be
in different districts.
**[09:00] (Flashback) Za**
Yeah.
**[09:01] (Flashback) Za**
So we'll only be seeing
each other at the nationals.
**[09:12] (Flashback) Za**
Don't let me down, Chris.
**[09:16] (Flashback) Ch**
I won't.
**[09:17] (Flashback) Ch**
But don't let *me* down, Zaizen.
**[09:20] Za**
Man, I'm so lame.
**[09:22] Za**
All that talk, and I can barely play a game.
**[09:27] Ch**
Yeah, likewise.
**[09:31] Za**
Don't give boring signs to the pitcher
and run away from this fight.
**[09:35] Ch**
Don't worry.
**[09:37] Ch**
I don't even know what he'll throw.
**[09:41] Za**
What the hell?
**[09:42] Za**
Bring it on,
**[09:43] Za**
you random kid!
***SIGN*** Kokudokan Seido
**[09:49] Sa**
*This is my last inning of this game.*
**[09:58] (Flashback) Sa**
Please teach me baseball.
**[10:03] Ch**
*Give me your best pitch.*
**[10:10] Ch**
*The old pitching form!*
**[10:13] Sa**
*I've only been pitching for three innings,*
**[10:17] Sa**
*but was I able to show Chris-senpai...*
**[10:20] Sa**
*that I've improved, even a little?*
**[10:25] Sa**
*Was I able to get even a little bit closer...*
**[10:32] Sa**
* to the crown, the ace number,*
* that's still miles away?*
**[10:42] Za**
Bring it on!
**[10:45] Sa**
* For now, I'll just throw*
* my best pitch into his mitt!*
**[11:05] Ch**
* Your original form of raising your*
* knee high and your new wall form...*
**[11:11] Ch**
* You completed your own*
* style at the very end.*
**[11:16] Ch**
Nice throw!
**[11:21] Sa**
I just got a compliment from Chris-senpai!
**[11:24] Sa**
I've done it!
**[11:26] Ha**
That's your priority?
**[11:27] Ot**
Six walks in three innings.
**[11:31] Ot**
By overcoming one pinch
after another,
**[11:33] Ot**
he gave up no runs and no hits.
**[11:37] Ot**
What kind of pitching is this?
**[11:41] Ma**
Stop screaming already!
**[11:46] Is**
What a crazy form.
**[11:49] Ma**
I wonder if I can hit that.
**[11:50] Ku**
Gotta spar with him later,
**[11:52] Ku**
so he doesn't get overconfident.
**[11:54] Ka**
He really did it...
**[11:58] Mi**
Wow! He's really amusing.
**[12:00] Mi**
He's an idiot, and I can't even
begin to imagine what he'll do.
**[12:04] Mi**
If you don't get serious,
he'll catch up fast.
**[12:09] Fu**
*Not even once...*
**[12:13] Fu**
*have I thought...*
**[12:15] Fu**
*I was better than him.*
**[12:19] Fu**
*Can I...*
**[12:20] Fu**
* change my personal menu*
* to running and start now?*
**[12:27] Mi**
Yeah, run!
**[12:28] Mi**
Run till you die!
**[12:30] Mi**
You have zero endurance.
**[12:33] Mi**
And you're ignoring me again!
**[12:35] E1**
Zaizen!
**[12:36] E2**
Zaizen!
**[12:38] Za**
Stop huddling around
with that stupid look.
**[12:41] Za**
You guys are really petty.
**[12:45] Za**
The game's just getting started.
**[12:49] Za**
Hurry up and get in the field, you idiots.
**[12:56] Ma**
Stop crying already!
**[12:58] Sa**
I'm gonna do it!
**[13:00] Sa**
Gonna work really hard!
**[13:02] Ma**
I get it, but walk on your own!
**[13:07] Ka**
You're done for today, Sawamura.
**[13:10] Ka**
Play some catch, then ice your shoulder.
***SIGN*** Kokudokan Seido
**[13:13] Sa**
But what about our offense
at the bottom of the inning?
**[13:17] Sa**
Or am I no good to you anymore?
**[13:19] Ka**
You're done. Period.
**[13:22] Ka**
Chris,
**[13:23] Ka**
you're done, too.
**[13:26] Ka**
Okay?
**[13:33] Ch**
Yes, sir.
**[13:35] Ch**
Thank you very much.
**[13:38] Ka**
Makihara.
**[13:40] Ka**
Saito.
**[13:41] Ka**
Kuwata.
**[13:43] Ka**
You start this inning.
**[13:45] Ka**
Go wild.
**[13:47] 3p**
Yes, sir!
**[13:51] 3p**
Hey!
**[13:52] Ma**
Nakata!
**[13:53] Sa**
Bring us to the batter's box!
**[13:55] Ku**
You don't wanna know
what'll happen if you don't!
**[14:13] Ku**
Only two spots open in the first-string.
**[14:16] Ku**
I wonder who the coach will take.
**[14:19] Ku**
The combat-ready,
**[14:21] Ku**
the veteran,
**[14:22] Ku**
or a diamond in the rough?
**[14:28] Is**
Not like they'll be regular
starters even if they come up.
**[14:32] Is**
That's when the real battle begins.
**[14:34] Ku**
No doubt about that.
**[14:36] Is**
The pre-summer training camp of hell.
**[14:40] Is**
It's not something we can avoid.
**[14:43] Is**
We have no time to worry about those guys.
**[14:46] Is**
Let's go back to practice.
**[14:54] Mi**
*The coach decides who to take.*
**[15:05] Mi**
*But...*
**[15:06] Mi**
*Personally speaking, I want...*
**[15:15] Ot**
You've already made your choice?
**[15:17] Ot**
You know who to take?
***SIGN*** Kokudokan Seido
**[15:19] Ka**
Yes.
**[15:20] Ka**
The summer battle's already begun.
**[15:23] Ka**
I can't spend time selecting two people.
**[15:26] Ka**
Gather everyone immediately.
**[15:46] Sa**
*Hmm...*
**[15:48] Sa**
*Why are we here?*
**[15:51] Ka**
I will now announce the players
moving up to the first-string.
**[15:55] Sa**
*Right, first-string.*
**[16:01] Sa**
*Now?*
**[16:03] Ka**
Based on the past scrimmages,
**[16:05] Ka**
I have chosen these people personally.
**[16:09] Ka**
The two people I call
**[16:11] Ka**
will need to carry
the weight of our school name.
**[16:14] Ka**
Those who are not called,
**[16:16] Ka**
I'd like you
**[16:18] Ka**
to support the first-string
this month until summer starts.
**[16:22] Sa**
*Only two?*
**[16:25] Ha**
*Wow! I'm nervous.*
**[16:32] Ka**
The new first-string players...
**[16:35] Ka**
are first-year, Haruichi Kominato,
**[16:39] Ka**
and another first-year,
Eijun Sawamura.
**[16:45] Ka**
That is all.
**[16:53] Sa**
*Wait a minute...*
**[16:56] Sa**
*What about Chris-senpai?*
**[17:02] Ka**
Totaling twenty first-string players,
we'll play through the summer.
**[17:07] Ka**
You may now leave to get rest
for practice starting tomorrow.
**[17:11] Ka**
Third-years who weren't
chosen, please stay.
**[17:26] Ku**
Hey!
**[17:29] Ku**
Don't stand there looking lost.
**[17:33] Ku**
Let's go.
**[17:43] Ka**
You've all worked really hard
**[17:45] Ka**
these past two years.
**[17:49] Ka**
Practice was tough.
**[17:50] Ka**
Competition was fierce.
**[17:52] Ka**
Pain and frustration followed
you everywhere you went.
**[17:57] Ka**
But you didn't quit.
**[18:02] Ka**
You stuck with
me till the very end.
**[18:09] Ka**
Don't ever stop...
**[18:11] Ka**
making me so proud.
**[18:20] Ma**
*I was ready for this.*
**[18:22] Ma**
*Even if I wasn't chosen...*
**[18:25] Sa**
*I swore...*
**[18:27] Sa**
*not to regret anything.*
**[18:31] Ku**
*Still...*
**[18:32] Ku**
*It... sucks.*
**[18:40] Ma**
*This is where*
**[18:42] Ma**
*our summer... ends.*
**[19:19] Ka**
Chris.
**[19:23] Ka**
There's a path for you out
there as a baseball player.
**[19:29] Ka**
So first, focus on completely
healing your shoulder.
**[19:33] Ka**
With that in mind,
**[19:35] Ka**
I want you to support the catchers
like Miyuki and Miyauchi.
**[19:38] Ka**
I'd also like you to watch
over all the pitchers.
**[19:41] Ka**
Can you do that?
**[19:52] Ch**
Am I really the right guy?
**[19:55] Ch**
My coaching may be stricter
than yours, Head Coach.
**[20:01] Ka**
Yeah.
**[20:02] Ka**
Take care of them.
**[20:04] Ka**
And everyone else!
**[20:05] Ka**
I'd like you to support the first-string
team as fellow Seido players.
**[20:08] 3Y**
Yes, sir!
**[20:09] 3Y**
Of course, sir!
**[20:13] Ch**
*I have no regrets.*
**[20:15] Ch**
*In my last moments,*
**[20:18] Ch**
*I was able to receive the best pitch...*
**[20:22] Ch**
*I've ever had as a player.*
**[20:26] Sa**
*Why?*
**[20:28] Sa**
*Why was I chosen?*
**[20:31] Sa**
*I only pitched well today*
**[20:33] Sa**
*because Chris-senpai was there.*
**[20:36] Sa**
*He's the one who's amazing!*
**[20:39] Sa**
*He drew out my potential.*
**[20:49] Yu**
What are you gonna do out there?
**[20:53] Yu**
Resign?
**[21:00] Yu**
No matter what anyone says,
**[21:03] Yu**
you were acknowledged
by our head coach.
**[21:06] Yu**
That you have what it takes.
**[21:09] Yu**
You were chosen.
**[21:11] Yu**
What are you gonna tell
those who weren't?
**[21:18] Yu**
There's only one thing we can do.
**[21:22] Yu**
We have to get stronger,
**[21:25] Yu**
so we can fight for those who can't!
**[21:33] Mi**
Now...
**[21:35] Mi**
You don't have any time to look back.
**[21:38] Mi**
Not just you...
**[21:40] Mi**
Me, too.
**[21:47] Mi**
*I'm going to fight till the very end.*
**[21:50] Mi**
*The fight Chris-senpai couldn't.*
**[21:54] Mi**
*This goes for both of us.*
**[21:56] Mi**
*So get stronger.*
**[22:00] Mi**
*Stronger.*
**[23:35] Sa**
I'm in the first-string?
**[23:37] Sa**
Why me and not Chris-senpai?
**[23:40] Ku**
How long are you gonna
mope about this?
**[23:42] Ku**
If you don't straighten up soon,
I'll kick you into the ground!
**[23:44] Sa**
But!
**[23:45] Mi**
Ignoring his inner conflicts,
the training camp begins.
**[23:48] Mi**
Can Sawamura survive the
unimaginably merciless practice?
**[23:52] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Training Camp Begins!
***SIGN*** Training Camp Begins!
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
**[23:58] ---**
# 14 - Training Camp Begins!
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**[00:04] Yu**
There's only one thing we can do.
**[00:08] Yu**
We have to get stronger,
**[00:10] Yu**
so we can fight for those who can't!
**[00:16] Mi**
*Stronger.*
***SIGN*** Training Camp Begins!
**[01:52] Ta**
So your shoulder wasn't
fully healed yet, huh?
**[01:56] Ch**
Yeah, I think it'll take some time until it is.
**[02:01] Ch**
But I don't regret anything.
**[02:03] Ch**
I'm grateful for the coach
who used me as a player.
**[02:10] Ch**
Now, it's your turn.
**[02:12] Ch**
It's up to you to make our summer long.
**[02:16] Ch**
I'll support the team
from behind the scenes.
**[02:23] Ta**
*Idiot...*
**[02:24] Ta**
* Don't tell me you don't*
* regret anything...*
**[02:28] Ta**
*In my last summer,*
**[02:30] Ta**
**I* wanted to form
a battery with you.*
**[02:39] P1**
I understand Ryosuke-san's
brother making the first-string,
**[02:41] P1**
but how did Sawamura get in?
**[02:44] P1**
He was basically trash without
Chris-senpai in that game,
**[02:48] P1**
and he's so bad at pick-offs.
**[02:50] P2**
There were other more qualified
second and third-years.
**[02:55] P3**
The coach is so mean.
**[02:57] P2**
I bet we'll eventually
be tossed aside, too.
**[03:00] Ma**
Are you guys stupid?
**[03:04] P1**
Zono...
**[03:05] Ma**
We're a team that's always
playing to make the nationals.
**[03:08] Ma**
It's not uncommon to promote key
players in preparation for next year.
**[03:13] P2**
Yeah, we know!
**[03:16] P2**
But... don't you wish it had been you instead?
**[03:19] Ma**
Of course I do!
**[03:21] Ma**
But...
**[03:23] Ma**
All the third-years who
wanted it even more
**[03:26] Ma**
showed up to practice this morning,
and I mean *all* of them.
**[03:32] Ma**
We still have another year of opportunities,
**[03:34] Ma**
and you're still talking about the past?
**[03:37] Ma**
If you want it, you gotta work for it!
**[03:43] Ma**
*I gotta work for it.*
**[03:45] Ma**
*Just watch!*
**[03:46] Ma**
*I'll definitely make the cut next year!*
**[03:59] Ku**
Miyuki!
**[04:00] Ku**
What are you looking at so seriously?
**[04:05] Ku**
The score book record
of that Kokudokan game?
**[04:08] Ku**
Is reading that your favorite pastime?
**[04:11] Mi**
Well, it's part of my job.
**[04:13] Ku**
Honestly,
**[04:15] Ku**
I didn't expect Sawamura to get
so good in such a short time.
**[04:20] Ku**
Though I'm sure it's all
thanks to Chris-senpai.
**[04:25] Ku**
I'm more worried that he won't
recover from the damage.
**[04:29] Ku**
He was still crying all night last night.
**[04:33] (Flashback) Ku**
Shut it!
**[04:34] (Flashback) Ku**
Quit crying, already!
**[04:36] Ku**
He's the type who throws
well when he feels well.
**[04:41] Ku**
I just hope it doesn't affect how he plays.
**[04:44] Mi**
He'll have to recover.
**[04:47] Mi**
I'm the catcher.
**[04:51] Ku**
You're so cocky!
**[04:53] Ku**
That's what I can't stand about you.
**[04:56] Mi**
Thanks.
**[04:57] Ku**
It wasn't a compliment!
**[05:00] Mr**
Whoever's in charge today,
I'm low on red chalk.
**[05:03] Mr**
*Tsurezuregusa*, written by Yoshida Kenko,
whose real name was Urabe Kaneyoshi,
**[05:06] Mr**
is one of the top three zuihitsu works,
**[05:08] Mr**
along with *Makura no Soshi* and *Hojoki*.
**[05:11] Mr**
This is classical Japanese literature.
**[05:14] Ha**
* It feels like Sawamura-kun has changed*
* a bit since making the first-string.*
**[05:18] Ha**
* He's always been yelling*
* about becoming the ace,*
**[05:21] Ha**
*so I thought he'd look more happy...*
**[05:24] Ha**
*But he's been in class since morning,*
**[05:26] Ha**
*and he isn't sleeping like always.*
**[05:29] Mr**
* Looks like my passion in teaching*
* has finally gotten to him.*
**[05:37] (Flashback) Yu**
There's only one thing we can do.
**[05:41] (Flashback) Yu**
We have to get stronger,
**[05:44] (Flashback) Yu**
so we can fight for those who can't!
**[05:57] Sa**
*Stronger...*
**[06:02] Sa**
*Stronger...*
**[06:10] Sa**
* I have to do everything*
* I can right now.*
**[06:12] Sa**
* It's the only way to express*
* my gratitude for Chris-senpai!*
**[06:18] Sa**
I can't lose!
**[06:20] Sa**
Not to myself!
**[06:22] Sa**
And not to baseball!
**[06:24] Ha**
Eijun-kun's so motivated.
**[06:26] Ha**
Once his mind is set on something,
he goes through with it.
**[06:29] Ha**
That's what I admire about him.
**[06:35] Ha**
*Hey, he got a little faster.*
**[06:39] Ha**
*I can't lose either.*
**[06:45] Ha**
* In the end, my brother didn't*
* once look me in the eyes.*
**[06:50] Ha**
* Is he saying that I'm not*
* ready for the first-string?*
**[06:55] Sa**
Let's go!
**[06:56] Sa**
Ten more!
**[06:59] Mi**
Looks like you were worried for nothing.
**[07:02] Mi**
He's even more motivated than ever.
**[07:05] Ku**
Damn.
**[07:06] Ch**
It'd be a problem if he weren't.
**[07:08] Ch**
Always having a positive attitude.
**[07:12] Ch**
That's his strongest quality.
**[07:15] Mi**
Chris-senpai.
**[07:18] Ch**
But he's going a bit overboard.
**[07:20] Ch**
There are still a plethora
of things he needs to learn.
**[07:26] Ch**
We have to keep him on a leash,
**[07:29] Ch**
or he'll push himself
until he breaks.
**[07:31] Mi**
Absolutely.
**[07:33] Mi**
He's too stupid to know how to hold back.
**[07:35] Ch**
Yeah.
**[07:36] Ch**
He's an idiot who can't hold back.
**[07:39] Ku**
Is that supposed to be a compliment?
**[07:43] Ot**
Coach Kataoka,
**[07:45] Ot**
is it because Tanba isn't doing so hot
**[07:48] Ot**
that you took another pitcher
into the first-string?
**[07:52] Ka**
The number of strikeouts...
**[07:54] Ka**
or the number of hits is irrelevant.
**[07:57] Ka**
In high school baseball,
where one loss is the end,
**[07:59] Ka**
we're not looking for the numbers.
**[08:02] Ka**
No matter how bad the pitching looks,
**[08:05] Ka**
it's fine if it makes us win.
**[08:07] Ka**
That's the kind of ace I'm looking for.
**[08:09] Ka**
So if you ask me, we don't
have an ace on our team.
**[08:14] Ka**
We'll have to turn them into aces
during the upcoming camp
**[08:17] Ka**
and throughout the tournament.
**[08:20] Ka**
If the pitcher's on a roll,
**[08:21] Ka**
I'll let him play, regardless of his age.
***SIGN*** Seidou Spirit Dorm
**[08:35] Ku**
You running today, too?
**[08:38] Ku**
Don't. It's raining outside.
**[08:41] Ku**
You've been overworking yourself lately.
**[08:45] Ku**
The camp starts tomorrow,
**[08:47] Ku**
so you gotta know when to rest.
**[08:53] Sa**
I'll be back.
**[08:54] Ku**
Hey!
**[08:55] Ku**
Did you hear what I just said?
**[08:59] Sa**
Don't worry.
**[09:01] Sa**
The rain can't beat me down.
**[09:03] Ku**
Stupid!
**[09:04] Ku**
That's not what I'm—
**[09:07] Ku**
It's exactly as Chris-senpai said.
**[09:11] (Flashback) Ch**
...he'll push himself until he breaks.
**[09:13] Ku**
Shoot.
**[09:14] Ku**
He's really going overboard.
**[09:22] Ch**
Is your finger better now?
**[09:24] Fu**
Oh. Yes.
**[09:25] Fu**
It's healed.
**[09:27] Fu**
I want to start pitching immediately,
but the coach won't...
**[09:31] Ch**
You keep a cool face,
but you're not hiding anything...
**[09:34] Ch**
I'm sure Miyuki's already told you,
**[09:36] Ch**
but if you don't take care of your nails,
it'll happen again and again.
**[09:39] Fu**
Yes, sir.
**[09:40] Ch**
Also... you need to build
stamina and ball control.
**[09:43] Fu**
*Stamina...*
**[09:45] Fu**
*I hear it everywhere I go.*
**[09:48] Sa**
*I have to push myself.*
**[09:50] Sa**
*I don't have a choice.*
**[09:51] Mi**
Hey.
**[09:55] Mi**
Come with me for a bit, Sawamura.
**[09:59] Mi**
Don't run away.
**[10:01] Sa**
What do you want from me?
**[10:02] Sa**
I want to go run right now!
**[10:05] Mi**
Just follow me.
**[10:07] Sa**
Follow you where?
**[10:09] Sa**
Oh, no!
**[10:10] Sa**
Are you guys mad about me taking
Chris-senpai's spot on the team,
**[10:14] Sa**
and you're all going to jump me?
**[10:17] Mi**
Yep, you're spot on.
**[10:19] Sa**
I knew this day would come!
**[10:22] Sa**
No!
**[10:23] Sa**
I know very well that
I'm far from being worthy!
**[10:29] Mi**
Hey, I brought him over.
**[10:31] Mi**
He was trying to run
in the rain like you predicted.
**[10:35] Sa**
I'll take you all on!
**[10:39] Ch**
I'm not surprised.
**[10:47] Sa**
G-Good morning, Chris-senpai!
**[10:50] Mi**
Wow, you didn't treat me
with the same respect.
**[10:53] [SONG] On-screen**
Devote every moment
**[10:53] Sa**
I wasn't expecting you
to personally teach me a lesson!
**[10:57] Sa**
So this is what being in a strictly
hierarchical society is like!
**[10:57] [SONG] On-screen**
Learn today
**[11:00] Ch**
What are you talking about?
**[11:03] Ch**
I called you here because I wanted to tell you
what you need to do before summer.
**[11:10] Ch**
Furuya, Sawamura, listen.
**[11:12] Ch**
Every play in baseball starts at the pitcher.
**[11:17] Ch**
That's why it's such an important role.
**[11:19] Ch**
Pick-offs with the infield,
**[11:21] Ch**
late base covering,
**[11:23] Ch**
or any other little mistake
could cost the game.
**[11:30] Ch**
Basically, as the ones who have
the ball longer than anyone else,
**[11:35] Ch**
you have to be more familiar with
baseball than anyone on the team.
**[11:42] Sa**
*M-More familiar...*
**[11:45] Fu**
*Than anyone...*
**[11:47] 2p**
*On this team?*
**[11:51] Ch**
You can't win the summer
tournament on momentum alone.
**[11:57] Mi**
Relax.
**[11:59] Mi**
That's why we're here.
**[12:02] Mi**
You can't practice team plays by yourself.
**[12:05] Mi**
Sorry for making you help, Zono.
**[12:07] Ma**
You crazy?
**[12:08] Ma**
I can't say no to Chris-senpai.
**[12:11] Ma**
I'm not doing this for you!
**[12:12] Ha**
I came along, too.
**[12:17] Ch**
Sawamura, I told you, didn't I?
**[12:21] Ch**
Practice isn't about aimlessly working hard.
**[12:24] Ch**
You have to learn to rest.
**[12:27] Ch**
Do you want to end up like me?
**[12:35] Sa**
N-No...
***SIGN*** National Champion
**[12:39] Ch**
It's not bad to have the responsibility
of a first-string player.
**[12:43] Ch**
However, you don't need to
shoulder everything by yourself.
**[12:48] Ch**
So do a light workout today.
**[12:52] Ch**
Okay?
**[12:58] Ch**
Geez, you're quite a handful.
**[13:03] Sa**
Chris-senpai...
**[13:05] Sa**
I...
**[13:07] Sa**
I...
**[13:31] Ku**
You crying again, Sawamura?
**[13:34] Ku**
Man, you're so hard to work with!
**[13:37] Ku**
Fine, we'll help you out, too.
**[13:41] Ma**
For five cups of pudding, that is.
**[13:43] Sa**
Kuramochi-senpai!
**[13:45] Sa**
Masuko-senpai!
**[13:47] Ku**
All right, let's start with pick-offs.
**[13:50] Ku**
You gotta get the slide stepping down.
**[13:55] Ch**
Sawamura, don't get the wrong idea.
**[13:58] Ch**
Training you two to be full-fledged pitchers
**[14:02] Ch**
is something I'm doing for the team.
**[14:04] Ch**
I haven't given up on
being a baseball player.
**[14:10] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[14:11] Sa**
I'm looking forward to working with you!
**[14:13] Ch**
Just a heads-up, but it'll
be hell starting tomorrow.
**[14:15] Sa**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[14:17] Mi**
*Damn...*
**[14:19] Mi**
* I wish I could've competed*
* with him for the catcher position.*
**[14:25] Ku**
Thai kick out of the blue!
**[14:27] Sa**
Why?
**[14:29] Sa**
Ow! What the hell was—
**[14:31] Ku**
Oh, are you talking back?
**[14:33] Mi**
What are you doing?
**[14:35] Mi**
Can't get into their circle?
**[14:39] Mi**
Well, he's surprisingly
always surrounded by people,
**[14:43] Mi**
and you're always off doing your own thing,
so you two are different.
**[14:53] Mi**
But...
**[14:55] Mi**
Well, I think you're fine the way you are.
**[14:57] Mi**
You lead the team with strength.
**[15:00] Mi**
That's your style.
**[15:07] Mi**
To be frank,
**[15:08] Mi**
I can't have fun if you all
have the same pitching style!
**[15:13] Fu**
Um...
**[15:14] Fu**
I've been thinking this for a while, but...
**[15:17] [SONG] On-screen**
Learn today
**[15:18] Fu**
you have a twisted personality.
**[15:22] Mi**
I get that a lot.
**[15:53] Ta**
*I won't give up the ace number to anyone.*
**[15:57] Ta**
Miyauchi.
**[16:00] Ta**
Can you join me at the bullpen later?
**[16:03] Mi**
You gonna throw today?
**[16:05] Ta**
Yeah, there's a pitch I want to try.
***SIGN*** Second Week of June ー First Day of Training Camp
**[16:32] Ma**
You hit so cleanly.
**[16:35] Yu**
You okay, Makihara?
**[16:37] Ma**
Shut up!
**[16:38] Ma**
Don't be concerned.
**[16:39] Sa**
Yeah, Tetsu.
**[16:41] Ku**
We're on standby, too.
**[16:42] Ku**
Just hit until you've had enough.
**[16:44] Ma**
You ready?
**[16:46] Yu**
*Guys...*
**[16:48] Yu**
* Thanks for your thoughts,*
* but can you throw harder?*
**[16:52] Ma**
Merciless!
**[16:59] P1**
Wow! Look at those two.
**[17:00] P1**
They move like ninjas.
**[17:02] P2**
He's a first-year, and he's
keeping up with Ryosuke-san.
**[17:11] Ku**
I bet it's not fun for Ryosuke-san
to be competing with his brother.
**[17:15] Ku**
But...
**[17:17] Ku**
We should be able
to see a difference later.
**[17:21] Ma**
Hey! Sawamura!
**[17:23] Ma**
Do you have any idea
where the runners are?
**[17:27] Ma**
Tell me!
**[17:28] Sa**
First and second.
**[17:29] Ma**
Then you gotta cover
the plate for outfield hits!
**[17:32] Sa**
That's right!
**[17:34] Ma**
So don't just stand there on the mound!
**[17:36] Ma**
Don't look lost!
**[17:40] Ma**
Furuya, don't miss such an easy catch!
**[17:43] Ma**
Are these guys going to be okay?
**[17:45] Ma**
They haven't improved one bit.
**[17:47] Ch**
They won't get any better
when they have to think about it.
**[17:51] Fu**
Don't worry about it.
**[17:52] Sa**
That's not for you to say!
**[17:53] Ch**
They need to be able to imagine
multiple scenarios before throwing,
**[17:56] Ch**
then act accordingly,
like it's second nature.
**[18:00] Ch**
Tanba, Kawakami,
**[18:01] Ch**
go in the bullpen first.
**[18:05] Sa**
What about us?
**[18:06] Ch**
You two are going to do
this until you perfect it.
**[18:11] Ch**
Shouldn't surprise you.
**[18:12] Ch**
After this, you're going
to catch outfield flies.
**[18:16] Sa**
Outfield?
**[18:17] Fu**
*I didn't sign up for this.*
**[18:18] Ch**
It doesn't end at catching.
**[18:20] Ch**
You have to throw back
to the plate afterward.
**[18:21] Ch**
Got it?
**[18:22] Mi**
*Makes sense.*
**[18:24] Mi**
* They have to run to catch flies,*
* and then have to throw far.*
**[18:27] Mi**
* They'll need to throw*
* dynamically to throw far.*
**[18:32] Mi**
*What a perfect menu for them.*
**[18:35] Mi**
* Though they don't*
* seem to understand.*
**[18:37] Mi**
* Both the coach and Chris-senpai*
* are thinking with open minds.*
**[18:41] Mi**
* Furuya's batting skills are*
* too good to keep in the dugout.*
**[18:46] Mi**
Oh, Tanba-san,
**[18:48] Mi**
if you're going to the bullpen, I'm open.
**[18:49] Ta**
No.
**[18:51] Ta**
I'll ask Miyauchi to catch.
**[18:54] Ta**
I want to focus on that pitch again today.
**[18:55] Mi**
Okay.
**[18:59] Ot**
With this camp happening,
**[19:00] Ot**
it really feels like summer's approaching.
**[19:03] Ot**
I sure hope there won't be
any quitters again this year.
**[19:06] Re**
That would be best.
**[19:08] Ka**
*Becoming one with the team.*
**[19:10] Ka**
That's the goal of this camp.
**[19:15] Ma**
What are you doing?
**[19:17] Ma**
You'd better not do that in a game!
**[19:20] Sa**
*Damn it!*
**[19:20] Ma**
Crying won't get you off the hook!
**[19:26] Re**
Let's not think about him...
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[19:32] Sa**
Wow, food!
**[19:35] Sa**
Did you make all of this?
**[19:38] Sa**
Awesome!
**[19:39] Sa**
Well, time to dig...
**[19:41] Ku**
Don't start before your upperclassmen!
**[19:46] Ka**
Where's my fried chicken?
**[19:48] Sa**
This training camp doesn't feel that
much different from normal practice.
**[19:51] Ku**
The only difference is that people
who commute also stay in the dorms.
**[19:55] Ku**
But the practice amount more than doubles
**[19:58] Ku**
since we use two fields
for only twenty people.
**[20:01] Ku**
You better thank everyone
for helping us out!
**[20:05] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[20:06] Ku**
Also, don't hold back on eating.
**[20:08] Ku**
We have practice even after the sun sets.
**[20:11] Sa**
Oh, awesome!
**[20:13] Ha**
Oh, then here.
**[20:14] Ha**
We made plenty, so eat up!
**[20:21] Sa**
Thanks to this, I can go all night long!
**[20:26] Yu**
He's gonna barf.
**[20:28] Ma**
For sure.
**[20:29] Is**
He's dead.
**[20:31] Ry**
Poor thing.
**[20:33] Ku**
Jun-san made me eat
until I died last year.
**[20:36] Ku**
The training camp of hell
has only just begun!
**[20:41] Mi**
*I'm so glad he's not older than me.*
**[20:44] Ku**
Twenty sprints from pole to pole!
**[20:46] Sa**
Let's go!
***SIGN*** – 20 Pole-to-Pole Dash –
**[20:56] Sa**
*I do this every day with tires on.*
**[20:58] Sa**
*This is nothing.*
**[21:00] Ku**
Ninety-second interval's up.
**[21:01] Ku**
Go, Sawamura!
***SIGN*** – 100 Base Running –
**[21:03] Sa**
100 base running!
**[21:15] Sa**
Stop resting, first-years!
**[21:18] Sa**
Get ready.
**[21:20] Sa**
I can't breathe.
**[21:21] Sa**
Sawamura, go!
**[21:23] Sa**
*Are you serious?*
**[21:25] Sa**
Go, Furuya!
**[21:26] Sa**
*What the hell?*
**[21:28] Sa**
*It's paced too fast!*
**[21:29] Sa**
*And the lack of people...*
**[21:32] P1**
The ten people at Field B are almost done!
**[21:34] P2**
You want to start over from scratch?
**[21:40] Sa**
We're doing this every day...
**[21:41] Sa**
for one week?
**[21:43] Ka**
All right, that's enough for the first day.
**[21:46] Sa**
*Th-Thank God...*
**[21:48] Ka**
Finish up with twenty laps around the field!
**[21:51] Ka**
Everyone's running, and everyone's yelling!
**[21:54] Yu**
Let's show some spirit!
**[21:56] Re**
Hoorah!
**[21:57] Yu**
One, two!
**[21:57] Re**
One, two, one more time!
**[21:59] Yu**
One, two, three, four, one!
***SIGN*** Let the pre-summer training camp of hell begin!!
**[22:00] Re**
Hoorah!
**[22:00] Sa**
Let the pre-summer training
camp of hell begin!
**[22:01] Yu**
Two!
**[22:02] Re**
Hoorah!
**[22:02] Yu**
Three!
**[22:03] Re**
Hoorah!
**[23:36] Mi**
The pre-summer camp has finally begun!
**[23:38] Mi**
Are the first-years already
dead from the hellish training?
**[23:42] Sa**
I can't go down from something like this.
**[23:44] Sa**
More importantly, catch my pitch!
**[23:46] Fu**
No, Miyuki-senpai will catch my...
**[23:48] Mi**
All right, come to my room later.
**[23:50] Sa**
What? Your room?
**[23:52] Mi**
Just come, okay?
**[23:53] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Lead With Your Plays!
***SIGN*** Lead With Your Plays!
**[23:56] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
# 15 - Lead With Your Plays!
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***SIGN*** Day 2 of Camp
**[00:10] Sa**
Damn it!
**[00:12] Sa**
I'm still tired from yesterday!
**[00:14] Ku**
You're done.
**[00:15] Ku**
Go do your fielding practice.
**[00:16] Sa**
Damn it!
**[00:17] Sa**
I'm still tired from yesterday!
***SIGN*** Lead With Your Plays!
**[01:51] Sa**
*Two hundred soft-toss batting drills,
field practice, and running...*
**[01:55] Sa**
* This is way too much*
* to do before breakfast.*
**[01:59] Ka**
A *minimum* of three bowls of rice.
**[02:02] Ka**
I have to report to the upperclassmen
if you don't finish anything.
**[02:07] Ka**
Here. Eat this, too.
**[02:09] Sa**
What? Do you hate me?
***SIGN*** You must eat at least three bowls of rice per meal!
**[02:11] Ka**
It's my gift for making the first-string.
**[02:14] Sa**
I can tell you don't mean it!
**[02:16] Is**
You don't sound tired, Sawamura.
**[02:19] Is**
Should we make the
evening practice harder?
**[02:20] Sa**
Not at all!
**[02:21] Sa**
I'm seriously tired!
**[02:27] Ka**
Hey!
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[02:28] Ka**
You're not eating anything!
**[02:30] Ka**
Stop pretending to eat!
**[02:35] Ha**
Sawamura-kun,
**[02:36] Ha**
Kanemaru-kun said he'll tell the
upperclassmen you were sleeping.
***SIGN*** Watchdog
**[02:45] Sa**
*I'm not safe anywhere!*
**[02:47] P1**
You're holding it backwards!
***SIGN*** Evening Practice
**[02:55] Fu**
*I just want to stand on the mound.*
**[02:57] Is**
Sakai, Shirasu!
**[02:59] Is**
*Looks like Furuya can play outfield!*
**[03:02] Sa**
* I'm not handing*
* my spot over to anyone.*
**[03:04] Sh**
*I won't lose.*
**[03:06] Ch**
Furuya's basically made
of pure baseball talent.
**[03:10] Ch**
His fielding isn't too bad.
**[03:12] Ch**
But look at you...
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[03:15] Ch**
You don't need to do
outfield practice anymore.
**[03:18] Sa**
What's with that sigh?
**[03:19] Ch**
Oh well.
**[03:21] Ch**
I guess I'll let you pitch.
**[03:24] Ch**
This guy'll catch anything
you throw at him.
**[03:28] Ch**
He's the best on the team.
**[03:30] Ch**
Throw as much as you'd like.
**[03:32] Sa**
The net?
**[03:34] Sa**
You're not going to catch
for me, Chris-senpai?
**[03:37] Ch**
Don't be naïve.
**[03:38] Ch**
If you want a catcher,
ask Miyuki or Miyauchi.
**[03:41] Sa**
I thought we had something together!
**[03:44] Ch**
It'll feel more realistic if you use a ball
**[03:46] Ch**
instead of just practicing
your form with the towel drill.
**[03:49] Sa**
All of these?
**[03:51] Ch**
Just throw from close-up.
**[03:53] Ch**
But throw each ball with care.
**[03:56] Ch**
Don't ever forget what you felt
when you threw that pitch.
**[04:03] Ch**
Make that form your second-nature.
**[04:06] Ch**
Got it?
**[04:08] Sa**
Chris-senpai...
***SIGN*** Day 3 of Camp
**[04:17] Sa**
What's wrong?
**[04:18] Sa**
Feeling tired already?
**[04:22] Ha**
*I can't move my legs.*
**[04:24] Ku**
* Looks like they're not*
* moving identically anymore.*
**[04:27] Ry**
* If you're tired,*
* go ahead and take a break.*
**[04:30] Ry**
There are many people
who want to take your place.
**[04:35] P1**
It's getting quiet!
**[04:37] Ma**
Where's your spirit?
**[04:38] Ma**
Want me to take over?
**[04:43] Ha**
I'm perfectly fine.
**[04:44] Ry**
Then don't show it, stupid.
**[04:49] Ma**
Hey!
**[04:50] Ma**
Swing with your hips!
**[04:51] Ma**
The ball's not flying
forward at all!
**[04:54] Fu**
*I just want to be on the mound.*
**[04:58] Ch**
Your foot's not high enough.
**[05:00] Ch**
It was much higher
during the game.
**[05:02] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[05:04] Sa**
*Damn...*
**[05:05] Sa**
* I can't raise my legs*
* because of all the base running...*
**[05:09] Ch**
You're throwing too high.
**[05:14] Sa**
* The older guys are throwing*
* like they're not tired.*
**[05:18] Fu**
*Why am I still not in the bullpen?*
**[05:21] Yu**
One, two!
**[05:22] Re**
One, two, one more time!
**[05:23] Yu**
One, two, three, four, one!
**[05:25] Re**
Hoorah!
**[05:25] Yu**
Two!
**[05:26] Re**
Hoorah!
**[05:26] Yu**
Three!
**[05:27] Re**
Hoorah!
**[05:27] Yu**
Four!
**[05:28] Re**
Hoorah!
**[05:29] Yu**
One!
**[05:29] Re**
'Rah!
**[05:29] Yu**
Two!
**[05:30] Re**
'Rah!
**[05:30] Yu**
Three!
**[05:30] Re**
'Rah!
**[05:30] Yu**
Four!
**[05:31] Re**
'Rah!
**[05:36] Ka**
We practice again in the morning.
**[05:38] Ka**
Stretch and get some sleep!
**[05:40] PP**
Yes, sir!
**[05:42] Sa**
*Crap...*
**[05:44] Sa**
*I can't move...*
**[05:45] Fu**
*At all...*
**[05:48] Ha**
* How are they still...*
* standing?*
**[05:52] Sa**
*Monsters!*
**[05:56] Ka**
How are the two first-year pitchers?
**[05:59] Ka**
The fatigue should be
getting to them by now.
**[06:02] Ch**
Yes, sir.
**[06:03] Ch**
As you instructed,
**[06:04] Ch**
they aren't pitching until
they get used to the camp.
**[06:08] Ch**
I plan to slow down their training soon
**[06:09] Ch**
to let them pitch in the bullpen
and for batting practice.
**[06:13] Ka**
How are Tanba and Kawakami?
**[06:16] Mi**
They are doing fine.
**[06:18] Ka**
We still have a long way to go.
**[06:20] Ka**
Don't push them too hard.
**[06:21] Mi**
Yes, sir.
**[06:24] Ta**
* I want to focus on*
* that pitch again today.*
**[06:27] Ka**
On the last weekend of our camp,
**[06:29] Ka**
I've arranged three practice games.
**[06:32] Ka**
On Saturday, Furuya and
Sawamura will throw a game.
**[06:36] Ka**
For the doubleheader on Sunday,
**[06:38] Ka**
I'll have Tanba and
Kawakami on each game.
**[06:41] Ka**
I don't care about the score.
**[06:43] Ka**
I just want to see how
strong-willed everyone can be
**[06:48] Ka**
at maximum fatigue.
**[06:59] Sa**
That was close!
**[07:01] Sa**
I almost drowned!
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[07:02] Sa**
Don't fall asleep!
**[07:03] Sa**
You'll die if you do!
**[07:05] Sa**
And you should've woken me up!
***SIGN*** Day 4 of Camp
**[07:09] Mi**
Nice pitch, Nori.
**[07:12] Ka**
It feels unsettling
to hear you compliment.
**[07:14] Ka**
What's the rest of it?
**[07:16] Mi**
I mean it.
**[07:17] Mi**
There aren't many batters
who can hit what you just threw.
**[07:21] Mi**
You're a sidearm pitcher.
**[07:23] Mi**
You gotta use the wide strike
zone you have effectively.
**[07:26] Mi**
You have amazing ball control.
**[07:29] Mi**
You need to pitch
with more confidence.
**[07:37] Mi**
Great pitch, as always.
**[07:39] Mi**
He's tired, so it's not bad.
**[07:43] Mi**
But I can tell he's throwing
every pitch with everything he has.
**[07:47] Mi**
We don't have the luxury of another year.
**[07:50] Mi**
I'll take your catcher spot soon, too.
**[07:55] Mi**
Yes, sir.
**[07:56] Mi**
Looking forward to it.
**[07:58] Ma**
Hey!
**[07:59] Ma**
Stop looking around!
**[08:01] Ma**
Focus over here!
**[08:03] Sa**
*Damn it!*
**[08:03] Sa**
*I want to pitch already!*
**[08:08] P1**
Nice fielding!
**[08:10] P2**
So you *can* do it if you try.
**[08:12] Sa**
* Hey, my body just*
* moved on its own!*
**[08:15] Ch**
* Finally, he's starting to do*
* it without thinking about it.*
**[08:19] Re**
*I just hope it wasn't a fluke.*
**[08:21] Fu**
*I can't lose.*
**[08:25] Ma**
Furuya!
**[08:26] Ma**
Focus on the ball!
**[08:31] Ku**
This is tough.
**[08:32] Ku**
I'm at my limit.
**[08:35] Is**
Someone carry the first-years!
**[08:39] Mi**
Have you been practicing
the forkball in secret lately?
**[08:45] Mi**
With your height, Tanba-san,
**[08:47] Mi**
I think it's an excellent
choice of weapon.
**[08:50] Mi**
But no matter what
breaking ball you throw,
**[08:53] Mi**
it's the fastball
that brings it to life.
**[08:56] Mi**
Please don't ever forget that.
**[09:04] Ta**
* Saying whatever he wants*
* to his upperclassman...*
**[09:06] Ta**
*To be frank, I don't like this guy.*
**[09:11] Ta**
It's up to you to decide
if it's useful or not.
**[09:14] Ta**
But I have faith in what I throw.
**[09:20] Mi**
* Trying to learn anything he can*
* just to keep the mound for himself.*
**[09:26] Mi**
*Pitchers are all egotists.*
**[09:30] Mi**
*Though...*
**[09:31] Mi**
* Being able to control*
* those egotists*
**[09:34] Mi**
* is why I enjoy being*
* a catcher so much.*
**[09:39] Fu**
Just ask Chris-senpai to catch for you.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[09:41] Sa**
I already did, and he politely declined!
**[09:45] Sa**
I'm going first!
***SIGN*** Ignore
**[09:46] Sa**
Hey, don't ignore me!
**[09:49] Mi**
What are you two doing?
**[09:51] Mi**
Get in the bath already.
**[09:53] Fu**
I haven't been in the bullpen lately,
**[09:55] Fu**
so I wanted to ask you to catch.
**[09:56] Sa**
I'm only here because
Chris-senpai told me no.
**[09:59] Mi**
Wait, now?
**[10:01] Mi**
You guys were dying after
the base-running exercise.
**[10:03] Mi**
And you still want to pitch?
**[10:05] Sa**
Yes!
**[10:06] Sa**
Let me pitch once!
**[10:07] Fu**
I'd like ten pitches.
**[10:09] Sa**
Then I want fifteen!
**[10:10] Fu**
Twenty, then.
**[10:14] Mi**
*Hey, man...*
**[10:15] Mi**
*What about my plan for the night?*
**[10:18] Mi**
*They're completely self-centered.*
**[10:23] Mi**
Interesting!
**[10:26] Mi**
You guys are awesome!
**[10:28] Mi**
If you have that much energy,
it should be fine.
**[10:31] Mi**
Go take a bath,
then come to my room.
**[10:34] Sa**
Are we pitching in your room?
**[10:36] Mi**
Don't mind the details.
**[10:37] Mi**
Don't take too long.
**[10:42] Sa**
Excuse me.
**[10:44] Mi**
Hey, you're here.
**[10:47] Is**
You guys are late!
**[10:48] Is**
Get in here, already!
**[10:50] Mi**
You guys are full of energy, right?
**[10:52] Mi**
Can you take care of them?
**[10:55] Mi**
They come over every night,
and I'm really tired.
**[10:58] Is**
Hey!
**[10:59] Is**
First-year, massage my foot!
**[11:01] Ku**
Sawamura, go get me juice.
**[11:02] Na**
Not fair! I want one, too.
**[11:04] Yu**
Miyuki, let's pick up from
where we left off yesterday.
**[11:08] Mi**
May I please have a break?
**[11:10] Mi**
I can't handle you, Tetsu-san.
**[11:12] Mi**
You're too weak.
**[11:13] Mi**
Can you play shogi?
**[11:16] Sa**
I've played with my grandpa, so a bit.
**[11:18] Mi**
All right!
**[11:19] Mi**
Go, Sawamura!
**[11:20] Sa**
Wait, what about the bullpen?
**[11:23] Yu**
Let's have a good game.
**[11:25] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[11:26] Sa**
*Crap, I can't say no.*
**[11:28] Mi**
Tetsu-san and Nakata
are commuters.
**[11:32] Mi**
So they come here
to play during the camps.
**[11:35] Mi**
Jun-san asks me
for a massage every day.
**[11:38] Mi**
Kuramochi and Nakata are
gaming buddies, apparently.
**[11:42] Mi**
And... why is Masuko-san sleeping here?
**[11:45] Mi**
But, you know...
**[11:47] Mi**
It's not bad to learn about the people
**[11:49] Mi**
playing defense behind you, right?
**[11:56] Sa**
*That was on his mind...*
**[11:59] Sa**
*when he called us over?*
**[12:03] Mi**
All right...
**[12:05] Mi**
Well, take care of things!
**[12:09] Mi**
I'm going to sleep in Zono's room.
**[12:12] Yu**
What's wrong?
**[12:13] Yu**
It's your move.
**[12:15] Is**
Hey, you!
**[12:16] Is**
Massage my feet!
**[12:19] Sa**
*Damn it! He ran away!*
**[12:21] Sa**
*Now* I *have to deal with them?*
**[12:23] Yu**
*You're good.*
**[12:24] Ku**
Sawamura, where's my juice?
**[12:26] Sa**
He's so self-centered!
**[12:28] Mi**
I can finally get a good night's sleep.
**[12:32] Is**
That hurt!
**[12:33] Is**
Be more gentle.
**[12:35] Fu**
I'm sorry. Bad habit.
**[12:36] Is**
Bad habit? What?
**[12:38] Ku**
Did you know?
**[12:39] Ku**
Sawamura has a girlfriend back home!
**[12:42] Sa**
Hey! Don't tell them!
**[12:43] Sa**
It's a lie!
**[12:44] Sa**
She's just a childhood friend!
**[12:47] Is**
Oh?
**[12:48] Is**
Could you tell us about it in detail?
**[12:52] Yu**
In detail.
**[12:54] Sa**
She's not my girlfriend!
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[12:56] Sa**
I haven't even been
replying to her emails!
**[12:58] Ku**
Don't worry about that!
**[12:59] Ku**
I've been replying
to her in your place.
**[13:02] Sa**
Bastard!
**[13:02] Sa**
So it was you all along!
**[13:04] Ku**
Ill-mannered attack!
**[13:10] Sa**
I want to go back to my room and sleep.
**[13:12] Fu**
The captain wants oolong tea.
**[13:15] Sa**
Why do you look happy?
***SIGN*** Day 5 of Camp
**[13:20] Ch**
Furuya, Sawamura.
**[13:22] Ch**
You're going into the
bullpen this evening.
**[13:25] Ch**
Get yourselves warmed up beforehand.
**[13:27] Sa**
Wh-Who's catching?
**[13:29] Sa**
Is it you, Chris-senpai?
**[13:31] Mi**
I am.
**[13:34] Mi**
Got a problem with that?
**[13:39] Ch**
Miyauchi asked me if he could.
**[13:43] Ch**
As a first-string catcher,
I don't see why not.
**[13:46] Ch**
Despite how he looks, he's got
more spirit than most of us here.
**[13:56] Is**
I want more!
**[13:57] Is**
I'm not tired at all!
**[14:00] Yu**
Another one!
**[14:04] Ry**
Haruichi, you're in the way.
**[14:08] Ot**
It's already day 5 of the camp,
**[14:11] Ot**
and the third-years
are still roaring.
**[14:14] Re**
The grief they experienced last year from
being one step away to the nationals
**[14:17] Re**
must be motivating them.
**[14:21] Ka**
Move aside.
**[14:25] Ka**
I'm batting.
**[14:28] Ka**
First-year Kominato, get off the field.
**[14:30] Ka**
Everyone else, I hope you're ready.
**[14:36] Ry**
You'd get hurt if you stay.
***SIGN*** – Coach Batting Practice Begins –
**[14:40] Ka**
Let's go nonstop!
**[14:42] PP**
Yes, sir!
**[14:50] Ch**
Why are you surprised?
**[14:52] Ch**
Miyauchi can catch 150 km/h balls
thrown from a pitching machine.
**[14:56] Ch**
Don't hold back and throw
as hard as you can.
**[14:59] Fu**
*Damn.*
**[15:00] Fu**
* I can't throw well*
* with all the fatigue.*
**[15:03] Ch**
You're up next.
**[15:04] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[15:07] Sa**
* Just like how it felt*
* when I threw at the net.*
**[15:14] Mi**
* It's so much harder to catch*
* when you're looking at it head-on.*
**[15:21] Ch**
That was too high.
**[15:24] Sa**
Can I keep throwing more?
**[15:25] Ch**
Calm down.
**[15:26] Ch**
Throw every pitch
with attention to detail.
**[15:29] Fu**
*Can I throw at full speed next?*
**[15:32] Ch**
Calm down, again.
**[15:35] Ch**
*They're so self-centered...*
**[15:37] Ch**
You'll throw in the bullpen and
batting practice today and tomorrow.
**[15:41] Ch**
On Saturday,
**[15:42] Ch**
you two are throwing
for an entire game together.
**[15:45] Fu**
A...
**[15:47] Sa**
...game?
**[15:48] Sa**
Seriously?
**[15:49] Sa**
Yes!
**[15:50] Sa**
I can throw in a game!
**[15:52] Fu**
Who's going first?
**[15:53] Ch**
Why, aren't you energetic...
**[15:55] Ch**
Go run more.
**[16:01] P1**
Wow...
**[16:07] Ka**
What's wrong?!
**[16:08] Ka**
You're getting quiet!
**[16:09] P1**
Wow.
**[16:11] P3**
Hey, go turn the lights on.
**[16:13] P3**
It's gonna go on for a while.
**[16:19] Is**
One... one more...
**[16:22] Ka**
I can't hear you!
**[16:23] Ka**
Where's your normal attitude, Isashiki?
**[16:26] Is**
One more!
**[16:30] Ka**
Who taught you to catch like that?
**[16:33] P1**
Wow! How long will they be doing this?
**[16:35] P2**
Even those amazing upperclassmen
are on their knees.
**[16:38] P1**
And the coach is a monster,
taking them all on by himself.
**[16:44] Ka**
Where's that smirk of yours, Kominato?
**[16:59] Ka**
What's wrong?
**[17:01] Ka**
Can't get up, Yuki?
**[17:06] (Flashback) Yu**
Captain?
**[17:08] (Flashback) Yu**
Me?
**[17:10] (Flashback) Ka**
Yeah.
**[17:11] (Flashback) Ka**
The third-years
unanimously picked you.
**[17:15] (Flashback) Ka**
With so many people,
**[17:17] (Flashback) Ka**
I'm not asking you
to keep everyone in check.
**[17:19] (Flashback) Ka**
You just need to lead with your plays.
**[17:34] Yu**
One more.
**[17:50] Yu**
One more...
**[17:53] Yu**
Please...
**[18:00] Yu**
Coach...
**[18:23] Sa**
*Wow...*
**[18:24] Sa**
*They're going to be defending for us...*
**[18:27] Yu**
*...in the game on Saturday.*
**[18:30] Ka**
All right, last one!
**[18:31] Ka**
Don't lose focus until the very end!
**[18:34] PP**
Yes, sir!
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
***SIGN*** Day 6 of Camp
**[18:39] Sa**
*It's over!*
**[18:43] Sa**
*All that's left of this hell is the game.*
**[18:47] Mi**
Thank you for the food!
**[18:49] Sa**
More importantly...
**[18:50] Sa**
When are you gonna catch my pitch?
**[18:54] Sa**
The game's tomorrow!
**[18:56] Mi**
Talking to me?
***SIGN*** Willpower
**[18:57] Sa**
Don't we need to do anything?
**[18:58] Sa**
A meeting for tomorrow?
**[19:00] Sa**
Do some preparations?
**[19:01] Fu**
That's right.
**[19:03] Mi**
Are you guys being serious?
**[19:05] Mi**
What are we gonna talk about when
you can't throw breaking balls?
**[19:11] Mi**
You guys probably have a lot of fatigue,
**[19:13] Mi**
so go get obliterated tomorrow.
**[19:19] Fu**
*A breaking ball...*
**[19:21] (Flashback) Mi**
Hey, Furuya.
**[19:22] (Flashback) Mi**
Use this.
**[19:24] (Flashback) Fu**
Nail polish?
**[19:25] (Flashback) Mi**
It helps prevent your nails from cracking.
**[19:28] (Flashback) Mi**
You might've been fine
with just fastballs until now,
**[19:31] (Flashback) Mi**
but not anymore.
**[19:33] (Flashback) Mi**
Once people do the research,
**[19:34] (Flashback) Mi**
and they start letting your high
ball pitches pass, we're doomed.
**[19:39] (Flashback) Mi**
You need to run more
and improve your ball control.
**[19:42] (Flashback) Mi**
Also, there are balls you can throw
without putting pressure on your nails.
**[19:47] (Flashback) Mi**
If you find yourself bored,
put a ball between your fingers like this.
**[19:51] (Flashback) Mi**
Some famous pitcher long ago
**[19:53] (Flashback) Mi**
apparently lifted a 2-liter glass
bottle with just his two fingers.
**[19:57] (Flashback) Mi**
Forkballs stress your elbow,
so I won't let you throw much,
**[20:01] (Flashback) Mi**
but if you even have
just one breaking ball,
**[20:03] (Flashback) Mi**
your fastballs will
become harder to hit.
**[20:06] (Flashback) Mi**
Get me even more excited,
monster rookie.
**[20:12] Fu**
* I'd completely forgotten*
* about that...*
**[20:14] Sa**
And you call yourself a catcher?
**[20:17] Mi**
Hey, I'm older than you...
**[20:19] Sa**
Learn a little from Chris-senpai!
**[20:24] Ka**
* First-year Kominato,*
* get off the field.*
**[20:26] Ry**
*You'd get hurt if you stay.*
**[20:29] Yu**
*One more...*
**[20:31] Yu**
*Please...*
**[20:46] Ma**
Hey, Kominato.
**[20:47] Ma**
Still up?
**[20:48] Ha**
Maezono-senpai?
**[20:50] Ha**
Y-Yes.
**[20:52] Ha**
I can't sleep for some reason.
**[20:54] Ma**
Then, can you look at my swing?
**[20:56] Ma**
I feel like I'm swinging
under a little bit.
**[20:59] Ha**
You're doing that this late?
**[21:01] Ma**
Of course, I am!
**[21:03] Ma**
I can't spend all my time
just helping out the first-string.
**[21:06] Ma**
I'm not good enough yet,
so I can't stop practicing.
**[21:11] Ry**
*This place isn't as easy...*
**[21:14] Ry**
*as you think.*
**[21:16] Ry**
* There are many people*
* who want to take your place.*
**[21:24] Ha**
Excuse me.
**[21:25] Ha**
Can I practice with you?
**[21:27] Ma**
What?
**[21:28] Ma**
Y-You crazy?
**[21:30] Ma**
You need to stop practicing!
**[21:32] Ha**
Please!
**[21:33] Ma**
Don't be self-centered!
**[21:35] Ma**
Damn it.
**[21:36] Ma**
I was a fool for coming here.
**[21:38] Ma**
You just need to tell
me about my swing.
**[21:40] Ma**
Besides, you have a game tomorrow!
**[21:42] Ha**
It's not like I'll play anyway.
**[21:44] Ma**
Idiot!
**[21:44] Ma**
Be more confident!
***SIGN*** Day 7 of Camp
***SIGN*** Seido
***SIGN*** Kiryu
**[23:36] Mi**
It's the first game of the
end of training camp.
**[23:39] Mi**
We're up against
Osaka Kiryu High School,
**[23:41] Mi**
last year's runner-up
at the summer nationals.
**[23:43] Ka**
Go get obliterated today.
**[23:45] Fu**
Has he lost his mind?
**[23:46] Fu**
I'm not letting anyone hit off of me.
**[23:49] Sa**
Says the guy who's gotten
himself in a bind off the bat!
**[23:51] Sa**
Get off!
**[23:52] Sa**
I'm going in, right now!
**[23:53] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Challenge.
***SIGN*** Challenge
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
# 16 - Challenge
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**[00:03] Ka**
What's wrong?
**[00:05] Ka**
Can't get up, Yuki?
**[00:11] Yu**
One more.
**[00:22] Yu**
One more...
**[00:25] Yu**
Please...
**[00:29] Yu**
Coach...
**[00:43] Sa**
*Wow...*
**[00:45] Sa**
*They're going to be defending for us...*
**[00:47] Yu**
*...in the game on Saturday.*
**[00:50] Ha**
You're doing that this late?
**[00:52] Ma**
I'm not good enough yet,
so I can't stop practicing.
**[00:57] Ry**
*This place isn't as easy...*
**[01:00] Ry**
*as you think.*
**[01:03] Ry**
* There are many people*
* who want to take your place.*
**[01:10] Ha**
Excuse me.
**[01:11] Ha**
Can I practice with you?
**[01:13] Ma**
What?
**[01:14] Ma**
Y-You crazy?
**[01:16] Ma**
You need to stop practicing!
**[01:18] Ha**
Please!
**[01:19] Ma**
Don't be self-centered!
**[01:21] Ma**
Damn it.
**[01:22] Ma**
I was a fool for coming here.
**[01:24] Ma**
You just need to tell
me about my swing.
**[01:26] Ma**
Besides, you have a game tomorrow!
**[01:28] Ha**
It's not like I'll play anyway.
**[01:29] Ma**
Idiot!
**[01:30] Ma**
Be more confident!
***SIGN*** Challenge
***SIGN*** Seido
***SIGN*** Kiryu
**[03:09] Ka**
Coach Matsumoto.
**[03:10] Ka**
Thank you for coming
from so far away today.
**[03:14] Ka**
The summer's right around the corner.
**[03:15] Ka**
Let's have a nice, productive game.
**[03:19] Ma**
A nice game?
**[03:20] Ma**
Your starting pitcher is a first-year.
**[03:24] Ma**
In preparation for the summer season,
**[03:27] Ma**
I understand you want to try new things.
**[03:30] Ma**
However, you're bringing
a first-year up against us?
**[03:35] Ma**
I hope it means you have
high expectations for him.
**[03:38] Ma**
Or could it be...
**[03:39] Ma**
You want to keep him a secret
from the other teams in your district?
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[03:49] Ma**
Either way, we'll be
having some fun as well.
**[03:54] Um**
Bow!
**[03:55] PP**
Have a good game!
***SIGN*** Kiryu Seido
**[04:13] Ka**
Furuya, go get obliterated today.
**[04:17] Ka**
With fatigue from the camp,
don't expect to do well.
**[04:21] Fu**
*Get obliterated?*
**[04:23] Fu**
*Has he lost his mind?*
**[04:26] (Flashback) Ka**
You're banned from
throwing for two weeks.
**[04:29] (Flashback) Ka**
You can run in the
second-string practice field.
**[04:32] Fu**
*I haven't pitched from the mound...*
**[04:34] Fu**
*for more than two weeks now.*
**[04:36] Um**
Play ball!
**[04:37] Fu**
*I'm not letting anyone get a hit.*
**[04:41] Mi**
*Well, then...*
**[04:45] Sa**
What's wrong?
**[04:46] Sa**
Scared before we start?
**[04:47] Sa**
Even if you go down,
I'm right behind you!
**[04:49] Sa**
Wait! Give me the
mound right now!
**[04:51] Ha**
H-Hey!
**[04:52] Fu**
* I'm not scared,*
* nor am I giving you the mound.*
**[04:56] Re**
*Osaka Kiryu High,*
**[04:58] Re**
* the runner-up for last*
* year's summer nationals.*
**[05:02] Re**
* They can each lift an average*
* of 180 kilograms using just their backs,*
**[05:06] Re**
* and they're known as the strongest*
* batters in the country.*
**[05:09] Re**
* With fatigue from the camp*
* and no breaking balls,*
**[05:14] Re**
* this is going to be*
* a tough game for Furuya-kun.*
***SIGN*** Kiryu Seido
**[05:42] Um**
Ball!
**[05:44] C1**
A bases-loaded walk!
**[05:45] C2**
That pitcher's having a really bad day.
**[05:48] C1**
That's three runs already.
**[05:50] C2**
And, you know, no one's
swinging at his high balls.
**[05:58] Fu**
*Damn, I can't throw at all.*
**[06:03] Sa**
*What the hell is he doing?*
**[06:06] Ma**
What do you think about
that first-year pitcher?
**[06:09] E1**
He has speed, but his balls and
strikes are easy to distinguish,
**[06:12] E1**
so it isn't hard to get a hit.
**[06:14] E1**
It shouldn't take long to figure him out.
**[06:16] Ma**
* He told me they were*
* in the middle of a camp...*
**[06:20] Ma**
Don't hold back even if
they aren't doing well!
**[06:23] Ma**
Hit until the pitcher faints!
**[06:25] EE**
Yes, sir!
**[06:26] Ma**
*Don't blame me, Kataoka-han.*
**[06:30] Ma**
*We might break your special rookie.*
**[06:35] Ot**
Even with the fatigue,
I didn't think he'd do this bad.
**[06:40] Ot**
Shouldn't we switch him out
before he begins to doubt himself?
**[06:44] Ka**
Furuya's pitching until the fifth inning.
**[06:47] Ot**
C-Coach!
**[06:55] (Flashback) Ka**
In tomorrow's game,
**[06:57] (Flashback) Ka**
how would you two control
the two first-years?
**[07:00] (Flashback) Mi**
If it were me,
**[07:02] (Flashback) Mi**
I'd let Furuya plow through
with his powerful fastballs.
**[07:06] (Flashback) Ka**
And Miyuki?
**[07:07] (Flashback) Mi**
I don't plan on doing
anything with him.
**[07:12] (Flashback) Mi**
He's going to be tired.
**[07:13] (Flashback) Mi**
He'll take a lot of hits tomorrow.
**[07:16] (Flashback) Mi**
What?
**[07:17] (Flashback) Mi**
At the moment,
**[07:18] (Flashback) Mi**
he doesn't care about pitching
patterns and combinations.
**[07:22] (Flashback) Mi**
I want to take tomorrow's game,
**[07:23] (Flashback) Mi**
and teach him, through experience,
about how important ball control is.
**[07:28] (Flashback) Is**
So cruel...
**[07:32] (Flashback) Ka**
Miyuki, you're catching tomorrow.
**[07:35] (Flashback) Ka**
We'll be up against Osaka Kiryu.
**[07:37] (Flashback) Ka**
It's going to be a tough game,
but stick with me until the end.
**[07:42] (Flashback) SS**
Yes, sir!
**[07:49] Ku**
Ryo-san!
**[07:55] C1**
H-He stopped it!
**[07:56] C2**
That center-field hit
turned into a double play!
**[07:59] C3**
How did he catch that?
**[08:00] Sa**
H-He flew!
**[08:02] Sa**
So you aren't just a Street Fighter master,
Kuramochi-senpai!
**[08:06] Ka**
Nice, Ryo-san!
**[08:07] Ka**
Nothing can get past those two!
**[08:11] Ha**
*Amazing...*
**[08:12] Ha**
* How can they move*
* like that after the camp?*
**[08:15] Ku**
Man, my body's so heavy.
**[08:18] Ry**
You're not alone.
**[08:25] Mi**
The infield saved you there.
**[08:29] Mi**
I guess, in your current condition,
**[08:32] Mi**
keeping it under ten runs
will be a job well done.
**[08:36] Fu**
I'm not...
**[08:38] Fu**
giving up...
**[08:39] Fu**
any more runs.
**[08:44] Ha**
Whoa!
**[08:44] Ha**
There's something around you.
**[08:48] Mi**
*He didn't lose his temper on the mound.*
**[08:51] Mi**
*But the more frustrated he gets,*
**[08:54] Mi**
*the slower he pitches.*
**[08:56] Mi**
*This where your real challenge starts.*
**[08:59] ---**
*I hate this...*
**[09:03] Mi**
* I wonder when he's going*
* to come to terms with himself.*
**[09:08] Sa**
What's so funny about this game?
**[09:09] Sa**
Help him pitch like Chris-senpai would!
**[09:13] Mi**
Wait...
**[09:14] Mi**
Why are you losing your temper?
**[09:16] Mi**
Didn't you want to switch
with him a moment ago?
**[09:18] Sa**
You're right!
**[09:22] Ch**
*He doesn't like not being able to pitch,*
**[09:25] Ch**
* but he also doesn't like it when Furuya,*
* pitching in his place, gives up hits.*
**[09:32] Sa**
Hey, ready to switch?
**[09:35] Sa**
Stop ignoring me!
**[09:38] Ha**
Need a towel?
**[09:40] Ch**
* That means he acknowledges*
* Furuya quite a bit.*
***SIGN*** Kiryu Seido
**[10:00] Ku**
*Wow!*
**[10:01] Ku**
*He has a really scary glare.*
**[10:07] Ku**
A pitch I like!
**[10:11] Ku**
*That's heavy!*
**[10:15] E1**
Wow! He's fast!
**[10:19] Um**
Out!
**[10:21] E1**
He almost made it with a hit to third?
**[10:25] E2**
What the hell?
**[10:26] E2**
His legs are crazy!
**[10:28] Ku**
Damn.
**[10:29] Ku**
That was a hit I could've gotten!
**[10:39] EP**
*Damn.*
**[10:40] EP**
*Give up already!*
**[10:43] Um**
Ball four!
**[10:47] C1**
Hey, how many fouls did he hit?
**[10:50] C2**
Pretty sure it was at least ten.
**[10:52] Ry**
*You throw nice, heavy balls.*
**[10:55] Ry**
*We're all tired over here,*
**[10:57] Ry**
*so it's only fair you get tired, too.*
**[11:03] Is**
Take that!
**[11:08] Is**
Go through! Damn it!
**[11:12] Ry**
*Nice bunt.*
**[11:14] Na**
A hit to the right
even with a big swing.
**[11:18] Na**
That's the difference
between Jun-san and Zono.
**[11:20] Ma**
Shut up!
**[11:23] Ma**
They all seem to have individuality,
**[11:26] Ma**
but they aren't moving very well today.
**[11:32] Ma**
I don't mind it a single bit.
**[11:35] Ma**
It'll give my guys a lot of confidence.
**[11:46] Ma**
All right!
**[11:48] Ma**
The stage is set!
**[11:50] Ku**
Hit it hard!
**[11:51] Sa**
Tetsu!
**[12:07] Ma**
There it is!
**[12:08] Ma**
A hit straight to the left-field fence!
**[12:10] Sa**
That's it, Tetsu!
**[12:12] Sa**
Always reliable!
**[12:14] Ma**
*Sh-Shoot!*
**[12:15] Ma**
*He's on a different level.*
**[12:17] Ma**
*We can't pitch to him.*
**[12:33] C1**
Wow! What a waste.
**[12:35] C1**
They only scored one run this inning.
**[12:37] C2**
But that had a lot of power.
**[12:39] C2**
I've never seen such
a high fly to the pitcher.
**[12:42] Re**
He still can't hit breaking balls well.
**[12:45] Ch**
Indeed.
**[12:46] Mi**
*You need to relax more, Masuko-senpai.*
**[12:52] Fu**
*No more runs.*
**[12:57] Mi**
*So do you.*
**[12:59] Mi**
*You can't take out Kiryu like that.*
**[13:11] Ha**
I'm sorry I took so long.
**[13:14] Ha**
I went back because I forgot to buy tape,
**[13:16] Ha**
and then again to buy barley tea packs.
**[13:18] Ha**
And on my way back,
there was an abandoned cat, and...
**[13:21] Ha**
Is something wrong?
**[13:25] Um**
Ball four!
**[13:28] Ha**
No way.
***SIGN*** Kiryu
Seido
**[13:30] Ha**
We've lost 11 runs
in four innings?
**[13:33] Ha**
With Furuya-kun pitching?
**[13:36] C1**
What's going on?
**[13:37] C1**
That pitcher's ruining the game.
**[13:40] C2**
I was looking forward to how
they were going to play against Kiryu.
**[13:44] C2**
I don't even have the energy to jeer.
**[13:47] C3**
Let's go home.
**[13:48] C1**
We don't want to see Seido like this.
**[13:52] Ch**
Kiryu's batters are good.
**[13:54] Ch**
They noticed Furuya's poor ball control,
**[13:57] Ch**
and they're not swinging at all.
**[14:00] Ka**
What's his pitch count?
**[14:01] Ch**
It's the middle of the fourth,
and he's thrown over 100 pitches.
**[14:13] Sa**
I've warmed up plenty!
**[14:15] Sa**
Let me pitch, Shades—
**[14:18] Sa**
I mean, Coach!
**[14:19] Ot**
Hey!
**[14:21] Ka**
You'll throw in the sixth inning.
**[14:23] Ka**
Just shut up and watch.
**[14:24] Sa**
I can't do that!
**[14:27] Ma**
You're so mean, Kataoka-han.
**[14:30] Ma**
I'm sure you have your reasons,
**[14:32] Ma**
but you're going to
destroy him at this rate.
**[14:36] Ma**
The fielders are being cold, too.
**[14:40] Ma**
They're not saying
anything to the pitcher.
**[14:42] Ma**
I feel sorry for the pitcher.
**[15:04] Mi**
*You're quite a guy.*
**[15:07] Mi**
*You've given up so many walks,*
**[15:10] Mi**
* yet you haven't thrown*
* a single pitch purely for control.*
**[15:20] Fu**
Excuse me. Time out, please.
**[15:28] Mi**
*Crap.*
**[15:29] Mi**
*I guess he's at his limit.*
**[15:36] Fu**
Miyuki-senpai.
**[15:40] Fu**
How can I...
**[15:42] Fu**
avoid giving up runs?
**[15:47] Fu**
I hate to admit it,
**[15:48] Fu**
but I'm not pitching well today.
**[15:51] Fu**
But I don't want to walk
away pitching like this.
**[15:56] Fu**
Please give me some advice.
**[15:59] Mi**
*Well, damn...*
**[16:01] Mi**
*Scrap the limit.*
**[16:04] Mi**
*He isn't even close to giving up.*
**[16:07] Mi**
* Not to mention,*
* he's suppressed his frustration*
**[16:11] Mi**
*and asked me for advice.*
**[16:14] Fu**
Hurry up!
**[16:16] Mi**
*He could be a little more polite.*
**[16:24] Mi**
*I'm sure of it now.*
**[16:28] Mi**
*He...*
**[16:29] Mi**
*has what it takes to be the ace.*
**[16:35] Ma**
Wh-What?
**[16:38] Fu**
*Why is he laughing?*
**[16:42] Mi**
All right, Furuya.
**[16:43] Mi**
Calm down and think.
**[16:45] Mi**
You've given up seven hits.
***SIGN*** Kiryu Seido
**[16:48] Mi**
You're losing runs
mostly from base on balls.
**[16:53] Mi**
Despite that,
**[16:54] Mi**
do you know why Tetsu-san and
Jun-san haven't said anything?
**[17:00] Mi**
It means you...
**[17:02] Mi**
have their trust.
**[17:17] Mi**
* It's actually just what*
* we decided to do last night.*
**[17:22] Is**
*I'm about to burst, Miyuki.*
**[17:27] Mi**
The pitcher's job isn't
just to get strikeouts.
**[17:31] Mi**
You need to start pitching with
a little more trust in your teammates.
**[17:37] Mi**
That's all.
**[17:43] Mi**
And remember to look at
my mitt when you throw!
**[17:55] Fu**
*Trust...*
**[18:06] (Flashback) O1**
Shut up!
**[18:07] (Flashback) O1**
We're tired of you.
**[18:09] (Flashback) O2**
What are you saying
in this cold weather?
**[18:12] (Flashback) O1**
If you want to play baseball,
do it elsewhere.
**[18:20] (Flashback) O3**
Hey, that monster's
practicing on his own.
**[18:24] (Flashback) O2**
Forget him.
**[18:25] (Flashback) O2**
He's not our problem, anymore.
**[18:40] (Flashback) Sa**
Hey, Furuya! Hey!
**[18:42] (Flashback) Sa**
You awake?
**[18:43] (Flashback) Sa**
Say something!
**[18:45] (Flashback) Sa**
What's wrong? Already done?
**[18:46] (Flashback) Sa**
Switch? You wanna switch?
**[18:49] (Flashback) Ch**
Pipe down a bit, Sawamura.
**[18:51] (Flashback) Sa**
Chris-senpai!
**[18:55] Fu**
*That's right.*
**[18:59] Fu**
*This isn't...*
**[19:01] Fu**
*where I used to be.*
**[19:10] Mi**
*It's finally starting to get fun.*
**[19:13] Mi**
*Now it's really time to play ball.*
**[19:18] Mi**
* The pitcher's job isn't*
* just to get strikeouts.*
**[19:21] Mi**
* You need to start pitching with*
* a little more trust in your teammates.*
**[19:26] Fu**
That's right.
**[19:29] Fu**
I just need to trust
his mitt and throw.
**[19:34] Fu**
His mitt...
**[19:46] Mi**
Center!
**[19:48] Is**
Got it!
**[19:50] E1**
Be ready to tag up!
**[19:55] E1**
Go!
**[19:59] Is**
Go to hell!
**[20:05] Um**
Out!
**[20:12] Sa**
Isashiki-senpai!
**[20:13] Sa**
You're not just
a rowdy upperclassman!
**[20:19] Ku**
Nice, Jun-san.
**[20:20] Ry**
Would've been safer if it had bounced.
**[20:23] Is**
Shut up!
**[20:24] Is**
And Furuya!
**[20:25] Is**
You forgot to cover home!
**[20:30] Is**
What would've happened
if my throw was off a little?
**[20:36] Is**
Stop playing baseball by yourself.
**[20:38] Is**
Idiot.
**[20:49] E1**
That center fielder threw
better than we thought.
**[20:52] E1**
More importantly,
**[20:53] E1**
why did you hit the first pitch?
**[20:55] E1**
The plan is to wait until
we're at two strikes.
**[20:58] E2**
I-I'm sorry.
**[21:00] E2**
It came so close to my face,
and I accidentally swung.
**[21:05] Mi**
Furuya.
**[21:07] Mi**
Understand now?
**[21:10] Mi**
Getting frustrated and tensing up
isn't how you throw fast.
**[21:13] Mi**
What a fastball pitcher
like yourself needs
**[21:16] Mi**
is ball control and
endurance management.
**[21:20] Mi**
Now then, let's go score.
**[21:24] Mi**
All for a certain someone.
**[21:33] Mi**
Crap! Straight to the pitcher!
**[21:36] Ku**
He's so lame.
**[21:39] Fu**
That's zero hits from him so far.
**[21:41] Re**
That idiot...
**[21:43] Ch**
Miyuki does much better
with runners on base.
**[21:47] Re**
He's too inconsistent.
**[21:50] Sa**
Furuya's already done for,
**[21:52] Sa**
and that catcher with
the goggles is useless.
**[21:54] Sa**
This means I have to play!
**[21:55] Ku**
Shut up, Sawamura.
**[21:56] Sa**
But I can't!
**[21:57] Ch**
Pipe down.
**[21:58] Sa**
B-But...
**[21:58] Ha**
Let's keep it down, Eijun-kun.
**[22:01] Sa**
Not you, too, Harucchi!
**[23:36] Sa**
Their pitcher looks so scary!
**[23:38] Ha**
But he's laughing.
**[23:40] Wh**
The hellish running and pitching...
**[23:42] Wh**
They were all for this very moment!
**[23:45] Mi**
Hey, you're up, Sawamura!
**[23:47] Mi**
It'll be the first time since you faced Azuma-san
that I'll be catching for you.
**[23:50] Sa**
All right!
**[23:51] Sa**
Balls will go flying, so—
**[23:54] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Games Are Fun.
***SIGN*** Games Are Fun.
**[23:56] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
# 17 - Games Are Fun
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYX0MZ58R/ace-of-the-diamond)
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**[00:01] Fu**
How can I...
**[00:03] Fu**
...avoid giving up runs?
**[00:08] Fu**
Please give me some advice.
**[00:11] Mi**
*Well, damn...*
**[00:13] Mi**
*Scrap the limit.*
**[00:15] Mi**
*He isn't even close to giving up.*
***SIGN*** Kiryu
Seido
***SIGN*** Games Are Fun
**[01:58] E1**
Nice one, Tachi!
**[01:59] E2**
Nice pitch!
**[02:00] Mi**
* Hiromi Tachi,*
* the ace of Kiryu...*
**[02:04] Mi**
* He's throwing faster*
* as the game progresses.*
**[02:07] Mi**
*He's a really good pitcher.*
**[02:10] Ta**
*The hellish running...*
**[02:13] Ta**
*The hellish pitching...*
**[02:16] Ta**
*The hellish weight lifting...*
**[02:19] Ta**
*The hellish practice...*
**[02:23] Ta**
* This is the stage*
* where I show it all off.*
**[02:28] Ta**
*Games are so fun.*
**[02:33] Sa**
Wh-Why is he smiling?
**[02:36] E1**
There it is!
**[02:37] E1**
Our Tachi's scary smile!
**[02:39] E2**
He's on a roll right now!
**[02:47] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[02:49] C1**
Oh, man! Three for three!
**[02:53] Sa**
I can't leave this game
up to someone else!
**[02:55] Ha**
Just calm down...
**[02:59] Mi**
The ace and the cleanup
who's scored two runs so far.
**[03:02] Mi**
He's the one supporting the team.
**[03:06] Mi**
Hey, Furuya.
**[03:09] Mi**
I told you to hold a ball with your fingers
**[03:10] Mi**
while you were banned from pitching, right?
**[03:14] Mi**
We never practiced it, but throw it.
**[03:22] Mi**
Hey, now...
**[03:34] Ta**
Don't walk me to first now,
little first-year!
**[03:40] Mi**
*I guess he really loves games.*
**[03:46] Mi**
*He looks really scary, though.*
**[03:48] Mi**
* But it's time we started*
* having some fun, too.*
**[03:55] Mi**
*Don't worry.*
**[03:56] Mi**
*He won't swing. I promise.*
**[04:11] Um**
Strike!
**[04:14] Ta**
Come on!
**[04:15] Ta**
Don't throw a slow ball just
because you can't get a strike.
**[04:20] Mi**
Not like you'll swing
until you have two strikes.
**[04:26] Ta**
*Little twerp...*
**[04:34] EC**
*Sure thing.*
**[04:35] EC**
*Blow it out of the park.*
**[04:40] Mi**
*We need to strike him out*
**[04:43] Mi**
*to break the spirit of the other team.*
**[04:45] Mi**
*This forkball is going to be just for show.*
**[04:49] Mi**
*Let's plow through this situation*
**[04:51] Mi**
*and create momentum for our team.*
**[04:59] Ta**
*Come! Come! Come! Come!*
**[05:05] Mi**
*A fastball?*
**[05:06] Ta**
*Thank you!*
**[05:26] P1**
What was that pitch?
**[05:29] P2**
A fastball dropped?
**[05:31] P3**
I-I'm not sure.
**[05:33] P3**
But it's the first time
I've seen Miyuki miss a pitch.
**[05:40] Mi**
* There's no way I could*
* catch that on the fly.*
**[05:44] Mi**
*The ball traveled really fast*
**[05:46] Mi**
* and dropped right*
* in front of the batter.*
**[05:49] Mi**
* It was closer to that other pitch*
* than to a forkball.*
**[05:52] Mi**
* The breaking ball that came out*
* at the end of the 20th century...*
**[05:55] Mi**
*The split-finger fastball.*
**[05:59] Mi**
*That idiot...*
**[06:01] Mi**
*He was afraid of letting the ball slip*
**[06:02] Mi**
*and didn't put it in deep enough.*
**[06:04] [SONG] On-screen**
Simply unprepared
**[06:07] Mi**
*But it was a lucky accident.*
**[06:10] Mi**
*We wiped that smirk right off his face.*
**[06:15] Ot**
D-Don't tell me Miyuki...
**[06:18] Ot**
...made Furuya throw that
pitch without any practice.
**[06:22] Ka**
I assume so.
**[06:23] Ka**
Seeing as he failed to catch it.
**[06:25] Ot**
That's insane!
**[06:27] Ot**
What is he thinking?
**[06:30] Ch**
*Seriously...*
**[06:31] Ch**
*You sure know how to be bold.*
**[06:35] Ch**
* You're teaching Furuya a lesson*
* about control through experience*
**[06:38] Ch**
* while simultaneously trying*
* to draw out his full potential.*
**[06:43] Ch**
* You sure know how*
* to utilize a practice game.*
**[06:48] Mi**
*Now that we've cornered the batter,*
**[06:51] Mi**
*it's smooth sailing from here.*
**[06:53] Mi**
*Throw your most comfortable pitch*
**[06:55] Mi**
*and strike him out.*
**[07:03] Ch**
*The tides have changed.*
**[07:05] P1**
Nice pitch!
**[07:06] P2**
Nice throw!
**[07:10] Yu**
That was your best pitch today.
**[07:12] Is**
You should've thrown that from the start!
**[07:15] Is**
Don't ever hold back!
**[07:17] Ry**
Nice pitch!
**[07:19] Ku**
Not bad, kid!
**[07:26] Mi**
*Yeah.*
**[07:27] Mi**
*Feels good, huh?*
**[07:29] Mi**
* That's how it feels to hear*
* your teammates' support.*
**[07:32] Mi**
* Whether or not you grow*
* is all up to you, though.*
**[07:33] [SONG] On-screen**
Touched
**[07:36] Is**
Hurry up and throw!
**[07:40] Ha**
Furuya-kun is really something.
**[07:42] Ha**
I've never seen a forkball like that.
**[07:47] Mi**
Don't get hot-headed
over a first-year.
**[07:51] Mi**
You're our ace.
**[07:53] Mi**
You can prove it tomorrow.
**[07:58] Ta**
*Miyauchi.*
**[08:04] C1**
He finally got his head in the game!
**[08:06] C2**
This inning was perfect!
**[08:08] EC**
*I see.*
**[08:10] EC**
*I can see why Kataoka-han loves him so.*
**[08:12] EC**
*He was like a different man this inning.*
**[08:16] EC**
*So this is his true nature.*
**[08:21] Sa**
*He really is amazing.*
**[08:23] Ka**
Sawamura.
**[08:25] Ka**
Once Furuya bats, you're up.
**[08:28] Ka**
Are you ready?
**[08:30] Sa**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[08:32] Fu**
We don't have to switch.
**[08:34] Sa**
Shut up!
**[08:35] Sa**
I know you're tired!
**[08:37] Sa**
Go strike out for all I care!
**[08:38] [SONG] On-screen**
Ignored
**[08:41] Sa**
*Damn.*
**[08:42] Sa**
*I've gotta calm down.*
**[08:44] Sa**
* This is my first time*
* pitching in the first-string.*
**[08:46] Sa**
*I can't mess up.*
**[08:48] Ha**
You're finally going out as a first-string.
**[08:53] Mi**
Hey, you look really stiff.
**[08:56] Mi**
Don't tell me you're nervous.
**[08:58] Sa**
Me? Impossible!
**[09:12] C1**
It's went over!
**[09:13] C2**
That was a long one!
**[09:14] C2**
Deep in center field!
**[09:17] Sa**
A... home run?
**[09:20] Mi**
Looks like he put an end to the pitcher
**[09:23] Mi**
who was feeling down after striking out.
**[09:28] CE**
Tachi!
**[09:31] CE**
This is the national level.
**[09:33] CE**
There are still many more
interesting people in this world.
**[09:36] CE**
Well?
**[09:37] CE**
You glad you came
on this little excursion?
**[09:39] C1**
That's right, Tachi!
**[09:41] C1**
This is what we came here to see!
**[09:44] C2**
Be yourself and have some fun!
**[09:47] C3**
Let's have fun, Tachi!
**[09:48] C4**
Let's kick their butts!
**[09:52] C5**
Tachi-senpai, I just love your smile!
**[09:57] Mi**
This is why he's one
of the best coaches in Osaka.
**[10:00] Mi**
He easily got the pitcher
back on his feet.
**[10:05] Mi**
Don't be so tense, Sawamura.
**[10:08] Sa**
I-I'm not tense! Damn it!
**[10:10] Ha**
You might want to watch your mouth...
**[10:12] Mi**
I want to see how your ball moves,
**[10:14] Mi**
so let me catch a few.
**[10:16] Sa**
O-Okay.
**[10:17] Mi**
But...
**[10:20] Mi**
Brings back memories, huh?
**[10:22] Mi**
You and me forming a battery.
**[10:27] (Flashback) Mi**
Rei-chan,
**[10:28] (Flashback) Mi**
can I catch his pitch?
**[10:35] Sa**
You looked so sure of yourself.
**[10:40] Sa**
That was my first impression of you.
**[10:44] (Flashback) Mi**
Man, your pitch is really hard to catch.
**[10:46] (Flashback) Mi**
It's also really high,
**[10:48] (Flashback) Mi**
so we won't have a good game like this.
**[10:50] (Flashback) Mi**
Because of your new form,
**[10:52] (Flashback) Mi**
your arm comes swinging late.
**[10:56] (Flashback) Mi**
You need to release a little later.
**[10:58] (Flashback) Mi**
Like you're trying to throw
the ball into the ground.
**[11:01] (Flashback) Sa**
Okay.
**[11:03] Sa**
*I'm at Seido today*
**[11:05] BG**
Strike! Batter's out!
**[11:06] Sa**
*because I met him.*
**[11:08] Mi**
Oh, looks like we're up.
**[11:14] Mi**
Well, let's have fun.
***SIGN*** Kiryu
Seido
**[11:19] Ka**
I'd like to call for a change in players.
**[11:22] Ka**
Replacing the pitcher
from Furuya to Sawamura.
**[11:27] EC**
*What?*
**[11:28] EC**
* He's switching out the pitcher*
* who just picked up his rhythm?*
**[11:32] Ka**
Furuya, go into left field.
**[11:36] Ka**
I'll play you like this
in the summer tournament, too.
**[11:39] Ka**
Go defend with that in mind.
**[11:42] Fu**
*Left field?*
**[11:45] Ch**
*He lacks endurance as a pitcher,*
**[11:48] Ch**
*but his batting is too good to bench.*
**[11:50] Ch**
* The coach definitely has*
* plans for Furuya this summer.*
**[11:55] Ka**
Sawamura, you're...
**[11:57] Sa**
Y-Yes, sir?
***SIGN*** Ba-dump Ba-dump
Ba-dump Ba-dump
**[12:04] Ka**
Just... do your best.
**[12:05] Sa**
That's it?
**[12:08] Ku**
He's not expecting anything from you.
**[12:09] Sa**
You!
**[12:10] Sa**
Don't say it out loud!
**[12:14] Mi**
He wouldn't even put you
in the dugout if that were true.
**[12:18] Mi**
You have your own qualities.
**[12:21] Mi**
Just believe in yourself and pitch.
**[12:27] Mi**
Well, let's go.
**[12:31] Sa**
All right!
**[12:33] Sa**
Balls will go flying,
**[12:35] Sa**
so thank you for devending!
**[12:37] Ku**
You're already messing up your words!
**[12:44] (Flashback) Ka**
I'll play you like this
in the summer tournament, too.
**[12:47] (Flashback) Ka**
Go defend with that in mind.
**[12:50] Fu**
*I'm ready to pitch again whenever.*
**[12:53] EC**
*You've done it now, Kataoka-han.*
**[12:56] EC**
* Are we just practice for your*
* first-year pitchers, at best?*
**[13:02] Um**
Play!
**[13:04] E1**
* No matter what he throws,*
* I'm hitting the first pitch.*
**[13:11] Mi**
*Let's go.*
**[13:20] Sa**
*Like I'm...*
**[13:23] Sa**
*throwing it into the ground!*
**[13:27] Um**
Strike!
**[13:29] EC**
*You idiot.*
**[13:30] EC**
* What are you doing...*
* watching that ball come down the middle?*
**[13:34] E1**
*Wh-What the...*
**[13:37] E1**
*His form...*
**[13:39] E1**
* I couldn't see where*
* the ball came from.*
**[13:51] (Flashback) Ka**
Miyuki.
**[13:52] (Flashback) Mi**
Yes?
**[13:54] (Flashback) Ka**
I'm putting you in charge
of the pitchers tomorrow.
**[13:58] (Flashback) Ka**
Moving fastballs aren't good against
metal bats that make hitting easy.
**[14:02] (Flashback) Ka**
Considering how strong
the batters of Kiryu are,
**[14:05] (Flashback) Ka**
they should be the perfect team
to test out Sawamura's strength.
**[14:09] (Flashback) Ka**
I don't care if they focus
on the easy pitches.
**[14:12] (Flashback) Ka**
Just make sure they swing.
**[14:16] (Flashback) Mi**
Easier said than done, sir.
***SIGN*** Learn today
***SIGN*** Devote every moment
**[14:19] (Flashback) Mi**
But...
**[14:20] (Flashback) Mi**
If his pitch works against
a top-tier team like Kiryu...
**[14:28] (Flashback) Ka**
Exactly.
**[14:30] (Flashback) Ka**
I will decide whether I'll use him this summer
**[14:33] (Flashback) Ka**
based on his performance tomorrow.
**[14:38] Sa**
*That feeling.*
**[14:40] Sa**
*It's just like back then.*
**[14:49] Mi**
* Don't be so happy about*
* just one strike, Sawamura.*
**[14:56] Mi**
* This is your final*
* first-string examination.*
**[15:01] Sa**
*Like I'm...*
**[15:03] Sa**
*throwing it into the ground!*
**[15:09] E1**
*Crap.*
**[15:10] E1**
*I still swung too late?*
**[15:13] Sa**
All right!
**[15:14] Sa**
That's one out!
**[15:18] E2**
Yes! A hit to right field!
**[15:21] E3**
Let's keep this rhythm, Murata!
**[15:23] E4**
All right!
**[15:25] Sa**
*I thought I got him out.*
**[15:29] Mi**
*It was too high.*
**[15:30] Mi**
* If you don't throw lower,*
* they'll turn your pitch against you.*
**[15:34] E1**
*Be careful, Murata.*
**[15:36] E1**
*It's faster than it looks.*
**[15:45] Mi**
*Didn't Chris-senpai teach you?*
**[15:48] Mi**
*It's a nice opportunity to test it out.*
**[16:01] EC**
* He may be a southpaw,*
* but he's a first-year.*
**[16:04] EC**
*If there's an opening, run for it.*
**[16:16] E1**
*His knee's facing in.*
**[16:17] E1**
*I got this!*
**[16:20] Sa**
You fell for it!
**[16:25] Sa**
See that?
**[16:26] Sa**
This is the pick-off I learned
directly from Chris-senpai!
**[16:36] Um**
That was completely a balk!
**[16:37] Um**
Runner to second base.
**[16:39] Sa**
Wh-Why?
**[16:40] Sa**
I stopped!
**[16:42] Sa**
I'm pretty sure I did it perfectly!
**[16:45] Yu**
Your legs were completely crossed.
**[16:47] Yu**
Anyone would call "balk" on that.
**[16:50] EC**
Oh, come on.
**[16:51] EC**
He doesn't even know
how to do a pick-off?
**[16:54] Sa**
*Oh, no!*
**[16:56] Sa**
*I'm making Chris-senpai lose face!*
**[16:58] Ch**
I'm sorry.
**[16:59] Ch**
He's a slow learner.
**[17:02] Ka**
Yeah, I know.
**[17:06] Mi**
*You never disappoint me.*
**[17:08] Mi**
Sawamura.
**[17:12] Mi**
Switch it up.
**[17:13] Mi**
Focus on the batter.
**[17:15] Sa**
*Another to the inside?*
**[17:19] Mi**
*They'll hit far if you're not careful.*
**[17:22] Mi**
*Inside and low.*
**[17:25] Mi**
*Throw it right here.*
**[17:34] Sa**
*Crap!*
**[17:35] Sa**
*It went up again!*
**[17:37] E1**
*Wh-What kind of pitch is that?*
**[17:40] E1**
*I couldn't tell where it came from.*
**[17:45] Mi**
*Right here.*
**[17:47] Ch**
*Well, well...*
**[17:48] Ch**
* Miyuki's obstinate*
* about the inside low.*
**[17:50] Ch**
* It's scary enough to throw*
* there for a normal pitcher.*
**[17:54] Ch**
* With what little ball*
* control Sawamura has,*
**[17:57] Ch**
*it must put even more pressure on him.*
**[18:04] Mi**
*Still too high.*
**[18:06] Sa**
Shortstop!
**[18:07] E1**
*That felt really weird on the bat.*
**[18:10] Ku**
Damn! I hate hits that come here!
**[18:13] C1**
He has nowhere to throw!
**[18:14] C2**
That's no outs, and runners
are on first and third.
**[18:17] C1**
That pitcher's already
got himself cornered!
**[18:19] C2**
He looks a little pale, too.
**[18:21] C3**
That balk really hurt.
**[18:24] Ot**
Oh, what luck.
**[18:26] Ot**
That could've been an out.
**[18:28] Ka**
A hit is a hit.
**[18:30] Ka**
It's because they always
swing their bats all the way.
**[18:32] Ka**
Not luck.
**[18:34] Mi**
*Will you give up runs slowly?*
**[18:37] Mi**
*Or will you stand your ground?*
**[18:39] Mi**
*This is where it counts.*
**[18:42] Yu**
Focus on the batter, Sawamura!
**[18:44] Is**
Let him hit over here!
**[18:46] Is**
I'll get one out at home!
**[18:48] Ry**
We're not counting on a strikeout.
**[18:50] Sa**
Yes, sirs!
**[18:51] Sa**
Thank you, sirs!
**[18:53] Mi**
*So much respect...*
**[18:55] Mi**
*But what about me?*
**[18:59] EC**
* The infield is defending close,*
* preparing to lose a run.*
**[19:02] EC**
* I'd be desperate for an out, too,*
* if I were them.*
**[19:07] EC**
* Murata, run to second*
* as soon as he pitches.*
**[19:11] EC**
* Asano, you can hit it*
* if he throws it down the middle.*
**[19:15] EC**
*Nakai, come home if you can.*
**[19:20] EC**
* That pitcher's lost*
* himself after the balk.*
**[19:24] EC**
*Don't give him any time to recover.*
**[19:32] Sa**
*Are they gonna run?*
**[19:34] Sa**
*Do they want to run?*
**[19:36] Ha**
*Calm down, Eijun-kun.*
**[19:40] (Flashback) Ch**
Listen, Sawamura.
**[19:42] (Flashback) Ch**
The point of a pick-off
isn't to get an out.
**[19:45] (Flashback) Ch**
It's to keep the runners from starting
with a big lead and a good start.
**[19:50] (Flashback) Ch**
You're a southpaw, so you can
see the first-base runner.
**[19:53] (Flashback) Sa**
Make eye contact!
**[19:57] (Flashback) Ch**
Stop him with your glare.
**[20:00] (Flashback) Sa**
And make it look like a pick-off, but...
**[20:05] EC**
What?
**[20:08] Mi**
*Too high.*
**[20:12] Mi**
*That's a goner.*
**[20:27] Sa**
*The ball's inside my glove.*
**[20:31] Sa**
*I caught it.*
**[20:33] Sa**
*What...*
**[20:34] Sa**
*do I do now?*
**[20:37] Sa**
*Right! The third-base runner!*
**[20:40] Mi**
Sawamura! Second base!
**[20:42] Mi**
Double play!
**[20:49] Um**
Out!
**[20:51] C1**
All right, a double play!
**[20:53] C2**
The third-base runner couldn't move!
**[20:55] C1**
That Sawamura kid isn't bad!
**[20:59] Ku**
You were practicing the slide step?
**[21:01] Ku**
I gotta say, not bad.
**[21:03] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[21:04] Sa**
This is all thanks
to Chris-senpai's guidance!
**[21:06] Ku**
Don't care.
**[21:08] Mi**
You threw it down the middle, though.
**[21:12] EC**
*What the hell's wrong with that pitcher?*
**[21:15] EC**
* He can't do a pick-off right,*
* but he knows how to slide step?*
**[21:19] E1**
C-Coach!
**[21:20] E1**
Your true colors are showing!
**[21:23] Ch**
* He didn't forget to look*
* at the third-base runner in that play.*
**[21:28] Ch**
* I'm sure it was done unconsciously,*
* but it was a great play.*
**[21:33] Mi**
* I thought he'd blank out more,*
* but he's calmer than he looks.*
**[21:37] Mi**
*Maybe he's used to these situations*
**[21:40] Mi**
*since his junior high team was so bad.*
**[21:46] Mi**
*Man...*
**[21:47] Mi**
*Both Sawamura and Furuya*
**[21:49] Mi**
*are seriously fun to deal with.*
**[21:59] Sa**
Balls will go flying,
so thank you for defending!
**[23:35] Sa**
All right!
**[23:36] Sa**
A double play to save our butts!
**[23:38] Mi**
Don't be so happy so soon.
**[23:40] Mi**
They're a top-tier team.
**[23:42] Mi**
With your level of pitching,
you'll be in another bind soon enough.
**[23:44] Sa**
What should I do then?
**[23:47] Mi**
I'll teach you.
**[23:48] Mi**
There is so much depth in pitching.
**[23:50] Sa**
Wait! That's not an answer!
**[23:52] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
I Hate It, But...
***SIGN*** I Hate It, But...
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
# 18 - I Hate It, But...
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**[00:00] (Flashback) Mi**
Rei-chan,
**[00:01] (Flashback) Mi**
can I catch his pitch?
**[00:08] Sa**
*You looked so sure of yourself.*
**[00:12] Sa**
*That was my first impression of you.*
**[00:17] Sa**
*I'm at Seido today*
**[00:19] Sa**
*because I met him.*
**[00:22] (Flashback) Ka**
Miyuki.
**[00:23] (Flashback) Mi**
Yes?
**[00:25] (Flashback) Ka**
I'm putting you in charge
of the pitchers tomorrow.
**[00:29] (Flashback) Ka**
Moving fastballs aren't good against
metal bats that make hitting easy.
**[00:33] (Flashback) Ka**
Considering how strong
the batters of Kiryu are,
**[00:36] (Flashback) Ka**
they should be the perfect team
to test out Sawamura's strength.
**[00:41] (Flashback) Ka**
I don't care if they focus
on the easy pitches.
**[00:44] (Flashback) Ka**
Just make sure they swing.
**[00:47] (Flashback) Mi**
Easier said than done, sir.
***SIGN*** Learn today
***SIGN*** Devote every moment
**[00:50] (Flashback) Mi**
But...
**[00:51] (Flashback) Mi**
If his pitch works against
a top-tier team like Kiryu...
**[00:56] (Flashback) Ka**
Exactly.
**[00:58] (Flashback) Ka**
I will decide whether I'll use him this summer
**[01:00] (Flashback) Ka**
based on his performance tomorrow.
***SIGN*** I Hate It, But...
**[02:42] Sa**
Right field!
**[02:44] Sa**
Nice catch!
**[02:45] Sa**
Um...
**[02:47] Sh**
Shirasu.
**[02:49] Sa**
Shirasu-senpai!
**[02:50] Sa**
I mean, I've never seen
anyone catch a ball like that!
***SIGN*** Kiryu Seido
**[02:57] Ot**
We somehow made it
without giving up a run.
**[02:59] Ot**
That inning was bad for my heart.
**[03:01] Re**
Despite everyone's fatigue,
**[03:03] Re**
they all seem to be well focused.
**[03:06] Re**
* I wonder how the coach sees*
* Sawamura-kun's pitching today.*
**[03:13] EC**
*A moving fastball...*
**[03:16] EC**
* It's not common, but some people*
* who aren't properly taught how to throw*
**[03:20] EC**
* before high school*
* do learn to throw like that.*
**[03:23] EC**
* It's a tricky pitch to hit for my players*
* who hit from a pitching machine.*
**[03:27] EC**
*Kataoka-han,*
**[03:30] EC**
*could he be your real secret weapon?*
**[03:38] E1**
*A relaxed, natural stance.*
**[03:42] E1**
*Not a good sign.*
**[03:45] Mi**
You really suck.
**[03:48] Mi**
That double play just now was pure luck.
**[03:52] Mi**
The last out was Shirasu's amazing play.
**[03:54] Mi**
We might not have given up any runs,
**[03:56] Mi**
but it wasn't your doing.
**[03:57] Mi**
If you keep throwing down the middle,
**[04:00] Mi**
they're gonna score in no time.
**[04:02] Sa**
*No compliments...*
**[04:04] Sa**
But you're only holding
the glove on the inside!
**[04:07] Sa**
If you gave me more options,
I'm sure I could—
**[04:10] Mi**
What?
**[04:11] Mi**
Did you say something?
**[04:12] Mi**
Can you repeat that?
**[04:14] Mi**
You have what it takes
to throw to the outside corners?
**[04:18] Mi**
You have breaking balls
that break from strike to ball?
**[04:22] Mi**
That's why you need to throw inside.
**[04:25] Mi**
Are you even watching
the other team's pitching?
**[04:34] E1**
*Not even a flinch.*
**[04:36] E1**
*We can't throw to the outside like this.*
**[04:39] E1**
*We've just gotta keep throwing close calls.*
**[04:43] Mi**
To be frank, that catcher
is avoiding Tetsu-san.
**[04:47] Mi**
But the same four balls you throw
**[04:50] Mi**
could have completely
different implications,
**[04:52] Mi**
depending on whether you throw
offensively or cowardly.
**[04:56] Um**
Ball four!
**[04:58] E1**
Okay, okay!
**[05:00] E1**
You're throwing well today, Tachi!
**[05:07] Ma**
*This pitcher...*
**[05:08] Ma**
*throws good inside strikes.*
**[05:11] Mi**
A persistent inside offense
plants a seed in the next batter.
**[05:16] Mi**
Watch Masuko-san's at-bat.
**[05:18] Mi**
He's going to swing at an outside pitch.
**[05:28] Ma**
*I got it!*
**[05:31] E2**
First!
**[05:32] E3**
Got it!
**[05:33] C1**
Damn! A fly to first!
**[05:36] C2**
The five-hole batter is horrible today!
**[05:40] Ma**
Damn! A slider.
**[05:42] Mi**
See?
**[05:44] Mi**
There's more to pitching
than meets the eye, huh?
**[05:47] Mi**
You don't have anything but
your energy to rely on right now,
**[05:50] Mi**
so at least learn to pitch to the inside.
**[05:56] Mi**
*Here I am lecturing, but...*
**[05:59] Mi**
*I haven't made a single hit today.*
**[06:01] Mi**
*It's about time I made one,*
**[06:03] Mi**
* or who knows what these*
* guys will say to me.*
**[06:07] Mi**
*I guess I'll go for it.*
**[06:12] Mi**
*Scary.*
**[06:14] E1**
* In the past two at-bats,*
* this batter just ignored the meatballs,*
**[06:19] E1**
*but he swung at the hard-breaking balls.*
**[06:22] E1**
*What is he thinking?*
**[06:24] E1**
*Let's throw some to the inside,*
**[06:26] E1**
* then finish him off*
* with a fastball to the outside.*
**[06:36] E2**
Tachi!
**[06:37] E2**
He's stealing—
**[06:40] E2**
*Crap! He's...*
**[06:41] E2**
*completely forgotten about the runner.*
**[06:45] Um**
Ball!
**[06:50] Ma**
Hey, the captain ran!
**[06:51] Ka**
That was a complete steal.
**[06:54] P1**
Nice run!
**[06:55] P2**
Nice, Tetsu!
**[06:57] Ch**
They were going for that.
**[07:00] Ka**
The credit for that one goes to Miyuki.
**[07:02] Ka**
He focuses much better when
there's a runner on second instead of first.
**[07:08] EC**
They're thinking on their
own and playing freely.
**[07:12] EC**
This is a good team.
**[07:14] EC**
Tachi!
**[07:16] EC**
Four more innings!
**[07:18] EC**
Don't give them any more runs!
**[07:21] E1**
Coach, what are you saying?
**[07:26] EC**
I know you can do it.
**[07:34] Mi**
Wow! That's quite a thing to tell him.
**[07:37] Mi**
Not to mention, he looks happy.
**[07:39] Mi**
Kiryu seems to be
a surprisingly fun team.
**[07:43] E1**
Yeah, this is kind of our thing.
**[07:47] E1**
Wait! No, it's not!
**[07:48] E1**
Those two are just special!
**[07:51] Mi**
Wow! The classic
Kansai joke reaction!
**[07:53] E1**
Don't make me do that!
**[07:55] E1**
*Well...*
**[07:57] E1**
*He's really calm.*
**[08:00] E1**
*The runner's on second now,*
**[08:02] E1**
*so let's give him an outside strike.*
**[08:04] E1**
*Take him down...*
**[08:05] E1**
*with your heavy pitch.*
**[08:08] E1**
*Nice outside.*
**[08:16] P1**
Yes!
**[08:17] P1**
A long hit right down
the right field baseline!
**[08:19] P2**
He's a different person
when there's a runner.
**[08:22] E1**
*Are you kidding?*
**[08:23] E1**
* He stepped hard and*
* pulled that outside pitch?*
**[08:26] Mi**
*Gotta fight power with power.*
**[08:31] P1**
Yeah! We got a run!
**[08:34] Ha**
Wow! He pulled that one hard.
**[08:46] Um**
Out!
**[08:48] E1**
Two outs!
**[08:49] Sa**
I'll avenge you! Um...
**[08:52] Sh**
Shirasu.
**[08:53] Sa**
Shirasu-senpai!
**[08:57] Sa**
Good luck!
**[08:59] E1**
Too close!
**[09:02] Sa**
*Two outs and a runner on third.*
**[09:04] Sa**
*We're down seven runs.*
**[09:07] Sa**
*I can do it, too.*
**[09:08] Mi**
Sawamura, keep your eyes on the ball—
**[09:18] ---**
Batter out!
**[09:20] Mi**
*He's got a lot to learn.*
**[09:26] Sa**
Damn.
**[09:27] Sa**
I'll hit it next time!
**[09:28] Sa**
I must!
**[09:29] Mi**
Hey.
**[09:31] Mi**
Don't let that strikeout
bother you on the mound.
**[09:36] Mi**
This is where it counts.
**[09:38] Mi**
Throw to the inside.
**[09:41] Sa**
Yes, sir.
**[09:44] Mi**
You're not talking
back to me anymore?
**[09:47] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[09:53] Mi**
*He's standing at the very front.*
**[09:56] Mi**
* Did they already figure*
* out Sawamura's pitch?*
**[10:00] EC**
* Even if it's a moving fastball,*
* it's not very fast.*
**[10:04] EC**
* Hit it hard at the front*
* when it comes close.*
**[10:09] Mi**
*What a scary team.*
**[10:11] Mi**
*You have even less elbow room now.*
**[10:15] Sa**
*I'll throw it right there.*
**[10:22] Mi**
*Outside!*
**[10:23] EC**
*Hit it!*
**[10:34] Um**
Out!
**[10:36] C1**
Wow! He stopped it with his body!
**[10:38] C2**
And he's not even fazed!
**[10:42] Ma**
One out, Sawamura-chan.
**[10:45] Sa**
Masuko-senpai!
**[10:48] Mi**
*Saved by the fielders again.*
**[10:50] Mi**
*But now, we're up against...*
**[10:52] Mi**
*the 3-4-5 cleanups.*
**[10:56] Mi**
*If you don't throw perfectly,*
**[10:59] Mi**
*they'll make it sting.*
**[11:06] Mi**
*Now then, what should we do?*
**[11:10] Re**
Is Miyuki-kun being
serious against Kiryu?
**[11:14] Ch**
Looks like it.
**[11:17] Ka**
What a tactician.
**[11:19] Ka**
I told him I wanted to know
if Sawamura's fastball
**[11:22] Ka**
will be effective or not.
**[11:26] Ka**
* It's true that if his throws*
* start collecting on the inside,*
**[11:30] Ka**
* even Kiryu's batters*
* should have trouble.*
**[11:33] Ka**
*It looks like Miyuki*
**[11:36] Ka**
* gives Sawamura more credit*
* than I thought he did.*
**[11:41] Mi**
*Not enough.*
**[11:43] Sa**
Left field!
**[11:44] Sa**
Crap! It's you!
**[11:45] Fu**
*Here it comes...*
**[11:47] E1**
It's gonna go long.
**[11:48] E1**
Go for second!
**[11:55] E2**
*That was close.*
**[11:59] Is**
*Damn.*
**[12:00] Is**
*Don't stop halfway, you chicken.*
**[12:06] Sa**
You stopped him with your scary face!
**[12:09] Sa**
Nice one, Beard-senpai!
**[12:10] Is**
Who's a beard?
**[12:12] Fu**
We're in a game.
**[12:14] Is**
You're letting them hit too much!
**[12:16] Mi**
Excuse me. Time out.
**[12:18] Um**
Time out.
**[12:20] Mi**
Sawamura.
**[12:22] Mi**
I hope you understand.
**[12:23] Mi**
We're up against that guy next.
**[12:30] Mi**
I guess I was asking
too much of you,
**[12:34] Mi**
so I won't ask you to throw
to the inside anymore.
**[12:38] Sa**
Not exactly what I wanted...
**[12:40] Mi**
He's the ace and cleanup of one
of the best schools in Osaka.
**[12:43] Mi**
And you're standing
on the mound right now.
**[12:46] Mi**
Just put your heart into it.
**[12:49] Mi**
Trust the fielders.
**[12:56] Mi**
Though Furuya struck
him out. Just saying.
**[13:01] Sa**
Wh-What are you saying?
**[13:04] Mi**
Nothing.
**[13:06] Sa**
* Is he here to cheer me up*
* or to put pressure on me?*
**[13:11] Sa**
*He's so twisted,*
**[13:13] Sa**
*self-centered,*
**[13:15] Sa**
* and I have no idea what*
* he's thinking sometimes.*
**[13:19] Sa**
*And I hate it.*
**[13:22] Sa**
*I hate it, but...*
**[13:26] Mi**
Thank you for waiting.
**[13:31] Sa**
*I...*
**[13:40] Sa**
*I...*
**[13:41] Sa**
* came to this school,*
* to Seido...*
**[13:43] Sa**
*because I wanted to throw to him.*
**[13:54] Sa**
*I'll make him acknowledge me!*
**[14:03] E1**
*I-Inside?*
**[14:05] Um**
Strike!
**[14:09] Mi**
*Look at that.*
**[14:11] Mi**
*I knew you had it in you.*
**[14:24] Ha**
Um... These are rice balls.
**[14:26] Ha**
Please eat them on your way back.
**[14:29] E1**
Wow! Thanks!
**[14:31] E1**
You guys made them?
**[14:31] Ha**
We apologize if they're not good.
**[14:35] E1**
You guys are so lucky.
**[14:37] E1**
You have four girl managers!
**[14:39] E1**
Not to mention, they're all cute.
**[14:42] M1**
He says you're cute.
**[14:47] E2**
Aren't you guys in camp right now?
**[14:49] E2**
You need to let loose more.
**[14:50] E1**
That last-inning offense was tough.
**[14:53] Is**
Shut up!
**[14:54] Is**
We weren't going down
without a fight.
**[14:55] Is**
We'll get revenge next time.
**[14:58] E2**
Bring it on!
**[15:01] E3**
Hey.
**[15:03] E3**
You know...
**[15:04] E3**
Watching you play
reminded me of the old days,
**[15:08] E3**
and it was nice.
**[15:13] E3**
Work hard.
**[15:16] Sa**
Yes, sir. Thank you—
**[15:19] E4**
Sorry for that.
**[15:22] E4**
Despite how he looks, he's shy.
**[15:25] Sa**
Shy?
**[15:26] Fu**
*I wanted to see his smile again.*
**[15:30] EC**
We had a lot of fun today.
**[15:33] EC**
And thank you for letting
us practice, as well.
**[15:36] Ka**
The pleasure is ours.
**[15:38] EC**
I must say, I'm quite envious of you.
**[15:42] EC**
You have two completely different
pitchers in the same year.
**[15:47] EC**
The kid who threw amazing fastballs
at the end is something, for sure,
**[15:53] EC**
but the southpaw pitcher
who came out halfway
**[15:56] EC**
is interesting, as well.
**[15:59] EC**
Once he gets some ball control,
**[16:02] EC**
he'll become a fearsome pitcher.
**[16:05] EC**
It's no wonder you want
to keep him a secret.
**[16:09] Ot**
* One of the best coaches in Osaka*
* acknowledges Sawamura...*
**[16:15] Re**
* He gave up three runs*
* pitching the last four innings.*
***SIGN*** Kiryu Seido
**[16:20] Re**
* To put it another way, he only gave*
* up three runs with fastballs alone*
**[16:23] Re**
* against their powerful*
* batting lineup.*
**[16:28] Ka**
They still have a lot to work on.
**[16:31] EC**
Oh, you're a tough coach.
**[16:33] EC**
Either way, I think you gave my players
a run for their money, as well.
**[16:38] EC**
Let's play in the nationals next time.
**[16:43] Ka**
Let's.
**[16:46] EC**
All right, boys!
**[16:47] EC**
We're going to Kanagawa tomorrow.
**[16:49] EC**
Don't lose energy!
**[16:51] EE**
Yes, sir!
**[16:54] Yu**
Thank you very much!
**[16:56] PP**
Thank you very much!
**[17:08] Fu**
He smiled.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
***SIGN*** Staring into the distance
**[17:24] Ha**
Huh?
**[17:26] Ha**
You guys aren't eating much.
**[17:31] Sa**
I'm just really tired.
**[17:33] Sa**
There's so much pressure,
throwing in the first-string.
**[17:46] Sa**
*I don't want to do anything today.*
**[17:55] Sa**
*Damn.*
**[17:57] Sa**
* In the end, I could only throw one*
* pitch to the inside.*
**[18:04] Sa**
* Anything I threw close to center*
* was hit into the outfield.*
**[18:11] Sa**
*I made errors in fielding,*
**[18:14] Sa**
*and my ball control was horrible.*
**[18:18] Sa**
* As I am now, I'll only*
* be a burden to the team.*
**[18:23] Sa**
*I need better control.*
**[18:26] Sa**
*I need more fielding practice.*
**[18:29] Sa**
*Batting, too.*
**[18:31] Sa**
*So much to do.*
**[18:36] Sa**
Damn it.
**[18:37] Sa**
I'm physically tired,
but I can't go to sleep.
**[18:48] Fu**
*Stamina, ball control.*
**[18:50] Fu**
*Stamina, ball control.*
**[18:53] Fu**
*Stamina roll.*
**[18:54] Fu**
*Hey, good jumble.*
**[18:59] Sa**
Hey!
**[19:02] Sa**
You little...
**[19:03] Sa**
What are you doing on your own?
**[19:05] Sa**
That's not fair!
**[19:07] Sa**
*Wait, was he having trouble sleeping, too?*
**[19:12] Sa**
Hold on a minute!
**[19:13] Sa**
That's my little pal you've got there!
**[19:15] Sa**
Can't do that.
**[19:17] Fu**
Who cares?
**[19:18] Fu**
I don't see your name on it.
**[19:21] Sa**
I do have my name on it!
**[19:23] Sa**
Right here!
**[19:24] Fu**
Oh, where?
**[19:27] Fu**
Is this written in pencil?
**[19:28] Fu**
It's also in hiragana.
**[19:29] Sa**
Shut up!
**[19:32] Ku**
What are those two doing?
**[19:34] Ku**
Fighting over a tire?
**[19:36] Ku**
They just had a game today,
**[19:38] Ku**
and they're still going to practice?
**[19:40] Mi**
They can't sleep from all the adrenaline.
**[19:44] Mi**
They're not playing
tomorrow, so who cares?
**[19:48] Ku**
So what do you think of Sawamura's pitches
after personally catching them?
**[19:52] Mi**
The pitches he throws aren't that bad.
**[19:55] Mi**
He got a lot of help from the fielders,
**[19:57] Mi**
but he held the Kiryu
lineup to three runs.
**[20:01] Mi**
But ball control,
fielding, etc...
**[20:04] Mi**
He has way too much
he's missing, just like Furuya.
**[20:07] Mi**
To be honest, as it is,
**[20:08] Mi**
I can't put my faith
in him in a tight spot.
**[20:12] Ku**
Figured.
**[20:14] Mi**
* What's important is whether*
* he understands that.*
**[20:18] Ku**
So that means our ace
this summer will be Tanba-san.
**[20:22] Ku**
Furuya's got an stamina problem, too.
**[20:25] Mi**
If he threw his best consistently,
he would've been our ace long ago.
**[20:29] Mi**
The coach is only hard on him
because there's that much expectation.
**[20:33] Ku**
More importantly, are you gonna be okay?
**[20:36] Ku**
As far as I can tell,
Tanba-san doesn't like you.
**[20:43] Ku**
He's a little hard-headed,
**[20:45] Ku**
but you're way too straightforward,
despite being a year younger.
**[20:49] Ku**
It's no surprise he doesn't like you.
**[20:55] Mi**
*Damn! He's observant.*
**[20:58] Mi**
It's unavoidable.
**[20:59] Mi**
A battery consists of both
the pitcher and the catcher.
**[21:02] Mi**
It doesn't matter who's older.
**[21:06] Mi**
If it means making the pitcher shine,
**[21:10] Mi**
I'll do whatever it takes.
**[21:12] Mi**
I'll lie if I have to,
**[21:14] Mi**
and make myself hated if I have to.
**[21:17] Ku**
*He's...*
**[21:19] Mi**
Hey!
**[21:21] Mi**
You two!
**[21:24] Mi**
Just because you're not playing
tomorrow doesn't mean you can sleep in!
**[21:28] Mi**
We start early, so don't
overwork yourselves!
**[21:32] Mi**
Though you guys gave
up fifteen runs between you,
**[21:35] Mi**
so it'd be surprising
if you could sleep at all!
**[21:39] Mi**
Well, bed time for me.
**[21:41] Sa**
Wait right there!
**[21:43] Sa**
It was fourteen runs total!
**[21:45] Sa**
Don't add any!
**[21:47] Fu**
That's right!
**[21:48] Fu**
Don't add!
**[21:50] Sa**
No one can tell who you are
without your hat and goggles, anyway!
**[21:55] Ku**
*You don't have any friends, do you?*
**[22:00] Sa**
I hate you!
**[23:35] Sa**
We close our camp with a three-way
series of practice games.
**[23:38] Sa**
Tanba-senpai, Kawakami-senpai,
show us how it's done!
**[23:42] Na**
Hey, I heard you've got
a rookie who throws super fast?
**[23:45] Sa**
Wh-Who are you?
**[23:46] Mi**
Mei Narumiya.
**[23:47] Mi**
He's the second-year ace
of Inashiro Vocational High School,
**[23:50] Mi**
the team that beat us last summer.
**[23:52] Sa**
He's the one?
**[23:53] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Fate.
***SIGN*** Fate
**[23:56] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
# 19 - Fate
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**[00:01] Sa**
On the final day of camp,
***SIGN*** Seido
Inashiro
**[00:03] Sa**
we held a three-way round robin
between Seido, Inashiro, and Shukoku.
**[00:11] Um**
Ball!
**[00:12] Ka**
Damn.
**[00:14] Ka**
He's so intimidating.
**[00:44] Mi**
*Kawakami.*
**[00:45] C1**
Put some heart into it!
**[00:46] C2**
Five runs in the eighth inning alone.
**[00:49] C2**
They've finally caught up.
**[00:52] C3**
Summer's right around the corner.
**[00:54] C3**
We lost to Kiryu yesterday, too.
**[00:56] C3**
Are we going to be okay?
**[00:58] C2**
Not to mention, this isn't
just a practice game.
**[01:01] C2**
It's against our biggest rival in the West District,
Inashiro Vocational High School,
**[01:06] C2**
led by Coach
Hiroshige Kunitomo.
***SIGN*** Fate
**[02:40] C1**
Inashiro and Ichidai 3rd
**[02:42] C1**
have robbed us of our chances
at the nationals for the past five years.
**[02:46] C1**
If we keep playing like this,
we're definitely not going this year.
**[02:50] Sa**
Coach!
**[02:51] Sa**
Kawakami-senpai's
at his limit!
**[02:54] Sa**
He's tired from camp, too!
**[02:56] Ku**
Sawamura, stop!
**[02:57] Sa**
If you give me the green light,
I'll happily go out there!
**[03:00] Ka**
I don't have any plans for you today.
**[03:02] Ka**
Go away.
**[03:04] Sa**
No plans?
**[03:05] Sa**
I'm not doing anything today?
**[03:07] Ma**
Come with me, Sawamura-chan.
***SIGN*** drag
***SIGN*** drag
**[03:09] Ku**
You idiot!
**[03:12] Ku**
The coach knows Kawakami's
at his limit.
**[03:16] Ku**
He's seeing if Kawakami has the spirit
to finish a game even in his exhausted state.
**[03:21] Sa**
But that team's strong!
**[03:24] Sa**
So I have to go out there!
**[03:26] Ma**
Where do you find so much confidence?
**[03:29] Ku**
You seriously don't understand anything.
**[03:33] Ku**
They don't have their best
players playing today.
**[03:38] Ku**
No one's stupid enough to show his
entire hand right before the season.
**[03:43] Ku**
We have our non-starters playing, too.
**[03:46] Sa**
Th-That much thought went into this?
**[03:48] Sa**
So complicated.
**[03:49] Ku**
We all have each other
**[03:52] Ku**
on our minds.
**[03:53] Ku**
Also, Kawakami has the skills
**[03:57] Ku**
but lacks the heart.
**[03:59] Ku**
Throwing an entire game against
Inashiro should give him confidence.
**[04:04] Ku**
*He's been doing well so far.*
**[04:07] Ku**
* I'm sure you're*
* exhausted, but...*
**[04:09] Ku**
*don't give up, Kawakami.*
**[04:11] Mi**
Hey.
**[04:15] Ka**
Wh-Where are you touching,
Miyauchi-senpai?
**[04:20] Mi**
Seems like you've still
got a pair down here.
**[04:23] Mi**
Then your should be fine.
**[04:26] Mi**
Your pitching is getting slower,
**[04:28] Mi**
but you've made it
this far on your own.
**[04:32] Mi**
Throw with more confidence.
**[04:35] Ka**
Um... Sir...
**[04:36] Ka**
Can you please let go?
**[04:38] Mi**
Yeah, you'll be fine.
**[04:42] Mi**
Just throw your arm down
as hard as you can.
**[04:45] Mi**
I'll catch whatever
you throw at me.
**[04:49] Mi**
Don't lose heart.
**[04:51] Ka**
Yes, sir!
**[04:59] (Flashback) Mi**
I'm playing in the
first game, sir?
**[05:01] (Flashback) Ka**
Yeah.
**[05:02] (Flashback) Ka**
We'll be up against Inashiro.
**[05:04] (Flashback) Ka**
Support Kawakami
with offensive calls.
**[05:07] (Flashback) Mi**
What about...
**[05:09] (Flashback) Ka**
Tanba will form a battery with
Miyuki for the second game.
**[05:14] (Flashback) Ka**
Okay?
**[05:20] (Flashback) Mi**
Yes, sir.
**[05:22] (Flashback) Mi**
I'll do my best.
**[05:27] Mi**
* I can't call plays like Miyuki,*
* nor can I hit like him.*
**[05:33] Mi**
*I figured that out long ago.*
**[05:35] Mi**
*But if I admit it, I'll...*
**[05:40] Mi**
*I'll...*
**[05:44] Mi**
*never allow a ball to pass.*
**[05:50] Mi**
* This is the only*
* thing I can do.*
**[05:59] Ka**
The mitt looks bigger than usual.
**[06:02] Ka**
* That's more than enough*
* for me, Miyauchi-senpai.*
**[06:08] Um**
Strike!
**[06:10] E1**
*Outside on the frame?*
**[06:12] E1**
*He's regained his strength.*
**[06:15] Ka**
Nice throw, Kawakami!
**[06:17] Ka**
Let's be confident!
**[06:18] Hi**
Pull it together, Nori!
**[06:20] Hi**
We've got your back!
**[06:22] Ue**
Throw with confidence!
**[06:24] Ue**
We'll turn this game around!
**[06:26] Ka**
Let's do this, Kawakami!
**[06:31] EC**
* So they get back on their feet*
* without the help of their coach.*
**[06:35] EC**
*They're well-trained.*
**[06:38] EC**
* They'll be a tough team*
* to beat, yet again, this year.*
***SIGN*** Seido
Inashiro
**[06:45] EE**
Thank you!
**[06:47] Ku**
Hey, Sawamura.
**[06:49] Ku**
Hurry up and clean up the dugout.
**[06:50] Sa**
Yes, sir.
**[06:52] Ku**
We're all watching the game
between Inashiro and Shuhoku.
**[06:56] Ku**
Inashiro's probably bringing
out their best next game.
**[07:00] Sa**
A three-way round robin...
**[07:03] Sa**
This is a first for me.
***SIGN*** Shuhoku
Inashiro
**[07:06] Sa**
I'm getting really excited.
**[07:12] Sa**
I want to play, too!
**[07:14] Sa**
Furuya and Harucchi
are playing!
**[07:16] Na**
Hey, you there
with the energy.
**[07:19] Na**
Yeah, you.
**[07:21] Na**
Is Furuya throwing today?
**[07:24] Na**
I hear he throws like a monster
even though he's a first-year.
**[07:28] Sa**
*Inashiro?*
**[07:30] Sa**
*He wasn't in the previous game.*
**[07:33] Na**
I figured I'll check out
how fast he actually throws.
**[07:36] Ha**
You're just worried he might
throw faster than you.
**[07:41] Ha**
You're such a small guy.
**[07:43] Na**
Shut up!
**[07:44] Na**
I'm just genuinely curious!
**[07:46] Ha**
So small.
**[07:49] Sa**
*What's up with these two?*
**[07:51] Sa**
He's not throwing today.
**[07:53] Na**
Seriously?
**[07:55] Na**
That was all I came here to see.
**[07:57] Na**
He got six strikeouts against
Yokohama Academy, right?
**[08:01] Sa**
Yeah, I guess.
**[08:02] Na**
Hey, how'd he do it?
**[08:03] Na**
What's his top speed?
**[08:05] Na**
What breaking ball does he throw?
**[08:06] Sa**
Man, shut up...
**[08:08] Na**
Why isn't he throwing?
**[08:10] Na**
Is he not feeling well?
**[08:11] Na**
Or are you just keeping him secret?
**[08:15] Sa**
*All he cares about is Furuya!*
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[08:18] Sa**
Don't you two know about
**[08:20] Sa**
Seido's other new amazing pitcher?
**[08:24] Na**
Who's that?
**[08:26] Sa**
Well, you see.
**[08:28] Sa**
We had a game against
Osaka Kiryu yesterday, and...
**[08:31] Na**
Against Kiryu?
**[08:32] Sa**
Indeed.
**[08:33] Sa**
And Furuya pitched in the game.
**[08:36] Sa**
But the result was horrible.
**[08:38] Sa**
He lost eleven runs in five innings.
**[08:41] Sa**
That's eleven runs!
**[08:43] Na**
You're lying.
**[08:45] Sa**
Not at all.
**[08:46] Sa**
It's the truth.
**[08:49] Sa**
And when everyone thought it was over,
a hero came to the rescue.
**[08:53] Sa**
Me! Sawa—
**[08:54] Ku**
Thai kick!
**[08:58] Ku**
Stop talking about our team, you idiot!
**[09:02] Na**
Wait! That was all true?
**[09:05] Na**
He just gave away secrets
to a rival team.
**[09:08] Ha**
Is he an idiot?
**[09:10] Mi**
Yeah, it's the truth.
**[09:13] Mi**
Furuya's not doing very well right now.
**[09:16] Na**
Kazuya.
**[09:17] Na**
When you say it,
it sounds like a total lie.
**[09:21] Mi**
So you're pitching today, right?
**[09:24] Na**
I sure am.
**[09:25] Mi**
Time to get some valuable data, then.
**[09:29] Sa**
Are you all friends?
**[09:30] Ha**
Let's go, Mei.
**[09:32] Ha**
I don't like him.
**[09:34] Na**
Oh, yeah.
**[09:36] Na**
Last summer, Kazuya's calls
completely shut you—
**[09:39] Ha**
Shut up.
**[09:39] Ha**
Let's go.
**[09:41] Na**
Well, see ya.
**[09:44] Mi**
Sawamura.
**[09:45] Mi**
As a fellow southpaw,
don't miss his pitching.
**[09:50] Ku**
Last summer, in the semi-finals...
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Championship, Tokyo Qualifier
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium
**[10:06] Az**
You little...
**[10:09] Um**
Strike!
**[10:11] Um**
Batter out!
**[10:26] Mi**
He's our fated rival.
**[10:29] Mi**
If we don't take him down,
**[10:32] Mi**
we can't go to nationals.
**[10:38] Um**
Strike!
**[10:41] Mi**
He's the second-year ace
of Inashiro Vocational High School.
**[10:44] Mi**
Mei Narumiya.
**[10:48] Um**
Strike!
**[10:55] SC**
Wh-What are you doing?
**[10:57] SC**
You've gotta swing to hit it!
**[11:00] S1**
Even if you say that,
what pitch do I aim at?
**[11:09] C1**
Shuhoku have been picking up speed in the
East District, but they're being dominated.
***SIGN*** Shuhoku
Inashiro
**[11:14] C2**
He's given up five hits in six innings,
**[11:17] C2**
but he gets outs when he needs them.
**[11:19] C3**
He really has the presence of an ace.
**[11:23] Is**
That annoying brat...
**[11:25] Is**
He wasn't going
all out in the first half.
**[11:27] Is**
He just stepped up his game.
**[11:30] Yu**
Yeah.
**[11:34] Yu**
A sharp slider,
**[11:37] Yu**
a forkball that almost
goes into the ground,
**[11:39] Yu**
and what makes those
breaking balls come to life...
**[11:46] Yu**
is his fastball with a top speed of 148 km/h.
**[11:56] Yu**
Vertical and horizontal breaks,
in addition to a powerful fastball.
**[12:01] Yu**
A truly exemplary pitcher.
**[12:10] Mi**
Hey, watch closely.
**[12:13] Ch**
Looks like they understand how
complete his pitching style is.
**[12:19] Mi**
As an opponent,
**[12:22] Mi**
there really isn't anyone
worse to play against.
**[12:27] Na**
*They're watching.*
**[12:29] Na**
* They're watching with*
* hilarious faces.*
**[12:33] Na**
*I really want to play them.*
**[12:36] Na**
* There's nothing better than*
* surprising the batter before me.*
**[12:43] Ha**
*Hey, now.*
**[12:44] Ha**
*You're throwing that here?*
**[12:46] Ha**
* The coach told us not*
* to throw it, you know?*
***SIGN*** Let me throw
***SIGN*** I'm throwing
***SIGN*** I want to throw
**[12:57] Ha**
*He's not changing his mind.*
**[12:59] Ha**
*Don't blame me...*
**[13:01] Ha**
*...if the coach gets mad.*
**[13:05] S1**
Damn.
**[13:06] S1**
*I'm just going to go for his fastball.*
**[13:11] Na**
*Here's a little special gift.*
**[13:13] Na**
*Watch closely.*
**[13:24] S1**
*The ball isn't...*
**[13:27] S1**
*here yet.*
**[13:29] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[13:35] Is**
A...
**[13:36] Is**
...changeup?
**[13:38] Na**
Yay!
**[13:41] Sa**
What was that half-assed throw?
**[13:45] Fu**
*How did he miss that slow pitch?*
**[13:51] Sa**
Huh?
**[13:53] Sa**
What's wrong, guys?
**[13:55] I1**
Nice, Mei.
**[13:56] Na**
Thanks!
**[13:57] I2**
Nice pitch, Mei.
**[14:04] IC**
I thought I told you not
to give away any new information.
**[14:09] IC**
I'm switching you out this inning.
**[14:11] Na**
What?
**[14:12] Na**
Seriously?
**[14:15] Is**
Damn, that wasn't even funny.
**[14:18] Is**
He already has a good fastball,
**[14:20] Is**
and both vertical and
horizontal breaks.
**[14:22] Is**
Now he has an off-speed pitch?
**[14:26] Is**
That brat.
**[14:27] Is**
Just how good is he going to get?
**[14:32] Na**
Masa-san.
**[14:34] Na**
I'm getting replaced.
**[14:36] Na**
But I'm the ace.
**[14:37] Ha**
Of course you are, stupid.
**[14:40] Ha**
Didn't you throw it knowing
this would happen?
**[14:44] Ha**
You've been working hard
this past year to win nationals.
**[14:49] Ha**
I don't think it was wrong of you
to show Seido your determination.
**[14:54] Na**
Right?
**[14:56] Na**
I've been working hard.
**[14:58] Ha**
But don't say so yourself.
**[15:01] Ha**
Man, you're so small.
**[15:03] Ha**
But we've gotten better because
of experience from last year.
**[15:08] Na**
And we'll continue to get even better.
**[15:12] Ha**
Those guys haven't even
gone up on stage yet.
**[15:18] Ha**
But we've experienced
it first-hand.
**[15:21] Na**
The stage of nationals.
**[15:27] Is**
I want to hit him.
**[15:28] Is**
His overconfident
face makes me mad!
**[15:30] Ry**
Make sure you hit him with a ball.
**[15:33] Ma**
I'm going to hit in today's game.
**[15:37] Ku**
I'm getting excited.
**[15:39] Ch**
* There has to be*
* a weakness somewhere.*
**[15:42] Ch**
*I have to find it.*
**[15:43] Mi**
* You probably threw it to scare us,*
* but it's not that easy, Mei.*
**[15:49] Mi**
*We don't get scared that easily.*
**[15:55] Sa**
We haven't lost!
**[15:56] Sa**
I don't quite know exactly what,
but we haven't lost!
**[15:59] Sa**
* I really need to hurry up and*
* become a part of this team!*
**[16:03] Ha**
I need to train even harder.
**[16:06] Fu**
*I won't lose.*
**[16:12] Ta**
Miyuki.
**[16:13] Ta**
Let's go warm up.
**[16:15] Ta**
You should check out how I'm
throwing today in the bullpen.
**[16:21] Ta**
So you'll know how to call the plays.
**[16:31] Mi**
*Tanba-san.*
***SIGN*** Seido
Shuhoku
***SIGN*** Round Robin Game 3
**[16:48] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[16:50] Mi**
Nice pitch.
**[16:53] Ha**
Have to say, it's gonna be hard to hit
a curve ball that drops so much.
**[16:57] Na**
Not to mention, there aren't many
pitchers who can throw that.
**[17:02] Mi**
*He's doing really well.*
**[17:04] Mi**
* He's controlling his curve ball*
* almost perfectly.*
**[17:08] Mi**
*We don't need any balls.*
**[17:09] Mi**
*Let's let him hit, Tanba-san.*
**[17:15] Ku**
Ryo-san!
**[17:17] Um**
Out!
**[17:18] Ma**
All right! A double play!
**[17:20] Ku**
Nice, shortstop!
**[17:21] Sa**
Nice pitch, Tanba!
**[17:23] IC**
He's throwing efficiently
without any unnecessary balls.
**[17:27] Ha**
Yes.
**[17:28] Ha**
He's throwing his curve ball
at all the right moments.
**[17:31] IC**
*And the one behind his pitching is...*
**[17:34] IC**
*...that catcher, who's making the calls.*
**[17:37] Re**
After five innings,
he's thrown forty-three pitches.
**[17:41] Re**
He's pacing well, so far.
**[17:45] Ch**
Nice pitch, Tanba.
**[17:53] (Flashback) Ta**
Miyuki.
**[17:54] (Flashback) Ta**
Let's go warm up.
**[17:58] (Flashback) Ta**
So you'll know how
to call the plays.
**[18:02] Ch**
* Did Inashiro's game*
* light a fire under you?*
**[18:05] Ch**
* Did you feel that Miyuki's calls*
* were necessary for you to pitch well?*
**[18:10] Ch**
* It was the first time*
* you approached him.*
**[18:17] Mi**
* He's definitely throwing*
* with a good rhythm,*
**[18:20] Mi**
* but Miyuki hasn't asked*
* for a forkball even once, so far.*
**[18:24] Mi**
*Does he not see any use for it?*
**[18:29] Mi**
Tanba-san.
**[18:32] Mi**
I think...
**[18:33] Mi**
...they're going to start focusing
on a certain pitch soon.
**[18:37] Mi**
I'll start asking for forkballs next inning.
**[18:42] Mi**
One of the objectives in today's game
is to throw a complete game.
**[18:47] Mi**
We've been able to keep
your pitch count low,
**[18:50] Mi**
so let's take this chance
to make this game ours.
**[18:53] Mi**
*He's been...*
**[18:54] Mi**
*...planning this from the start?*
**[18:57] Mi**
The second half is the real battle.
**[19:02] Sa**
He sounds like an actual catcher.
**[19:04] Sa**
Is he the same guy who only
asked for inside throws?
**[19:07] Fu**
*He didn't make any calls to me.*
**[19:10] Ha**
I guess it depends on the pitcher.
**[19:14] Ta**
*I thought you weren't asking for it*
**[19:16] Ta**
* because you weren't confident*
* you could catch it.*
**[19:20] Ta**
Try and catch it, if you can.
**[19:35] C1**
Can't Isashiki hit without a roar?
**[19:38] C2**
The batters are doing well, like always.
**[19:41] C3**
They're doing better than usual
because of Inashiro's last game.
***SIGN*** Seido
Shuhoku
**[19:46] S1**
Damn.
**[19:51] S1**
*Just where am I supposed to throw?*
***SIGN*** Seido
Shuhoku
**[19:57] Na**
Man, it's so boring.
**[19:59] Na**
I already know that Seido can hit.
**[20:03] Na**
I wish I could see Furuya throw.
**[20:06] Na**
You're not working
hard enough, Shuhoku!
**[20:08] Na**
Make Seido bring out
the pitcher I want!
**[20:11] Ha**
You're still talking about him?
**[20:14] Ha**
People have the impression
that Seido doesn't have good pitchers,
**[20:17] Ha**
but both Tanba and Kawakami
are good pitchers.
**[20:20] Ha**
Stay focused and watch until the end.
**[20:23] Na**
But he self-destructs in the second half...
**[20:26] Na**
...even though he can throw really well.
**[20:29] Na**
It's hard to watch as a pitcher myself.
**[20:37] Na**
He just made eye contact.
**[20:38] Ha**
Stop hiding.
**[20:40] SC**
Okay, go for the fastballs.
**[20:43] SC**
Do not swing at his curve balls.
**[21:01] Ta**
*Right off the bat?*
**[21:03] Ta**
*You little!*
**[21:07] S1**
*Yes! A fastball!*
**[21:15] S1**
*It dropped?*
**[21:20] Mi**
* Following the same*
* path as a fastball,*
**[21:22] Mi**
* it drops right in front of*
* the batter like a sinker.*
**[21:26] Mi**
*To be honest,*
**[21:27] Mi**
* I didn't think it would be this amazing*
* until I caught it personally,*
**[21:31] Mi**
*Tanba-san.*
**[21:33] I1**
Hey, who knew he could
throw a forkball?
**[21:36] I2**
It was pretty fast, too.
**[21:41] Ha**
I told you to stay focused.
**[21:44] Ha**
Everyone who wants to go
to the nationals is desperate.
**[21:50] Ha**
If you take them lightly,
**[21:52] Ha**
we just might end up
getting preyed upon.
**[23:36] Mi**
I wasn't expecting your forkball
**[23:37] Mi**
to be at such a high level.
**[23:39] Ta**
Miyuki, can we focus on
throwing more forkballs?
**[23:42] Ta**
I want to have it down before summer.
**[23:44] Sa**
Wow.
**[23:45] Sa**
The third-years are putting so much
into their last tournament.
**[23:49] Mi**
But then, something terrible happens.
**[23:52] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Emergency.
***SIGN*** Emergency
**[23:55] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
# 20 - Emergency
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**[00:01] Mi**
I think...
**[00:02] Mi**
...they're going to start focusing
on a certain pitch soon.
**[00:05] Mi**
I'll start asking for forkballs next inning.
**[00:11] Ta**
*Right off the bat?*
**[00:13] Ta**
*You little!*
**[00:17] S1**
*Yes! A fastball!*
**[00:22] S1**
*It dropped?*
**[00:27] Mi**
* Following the same*
* path as a fastball,*
**[00:29] Mi**
* it drops right in front of*
* the batter like a sinker.*
**[00:33] Mi**
*To be honest,*
**[00:34] Mi**
* I didn't think it would be this amazing*
* until I caught it personally,*
**[00:38] Mi**
*Tanba-san.*
***SIGN*** Emergency
**[02:14] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[02:18] Yu**
Nice pitch!
**[02:20] Ma**
Nice pitch!
**[02:21] Ta**
*I can do this.*
**[02:24] Ta**
*My pitching...*
**[02:26] Ta**
*...is good.*
**[02:29] Mi**
*In terms of speed and angle,*
**[02:31] Mi**
*it was the best I could've imagined.*
**[02:33] Mi**
* Now, it's much easier to call*
* plays in the second half,*
**[02:37] Mi**
*Tanba-san.*
**[02:39] Sa**
Wow!
**[02:41] Fu**
*I want to throw.*
**[02:43] Ot**
Tanba's really looking well!
**[02:45] Ot**
He's doing well with Miyuki, too!
**[02:48] Ch**
Looks like he's prepared
well for the summer.
**[02:52] Ch**
* It's a huge improvement*
* over his forkball I know.*
**[02:56] Re**
*True, he's doing well so far.*
**[02:59] Re**
*But...*
***SIGN*** Yokohama
Seido
**[03:01] Re**
* Tanba-kun's biggest weakness*
* is his fragility after he gives away a hit.*
**[03:07] Re**
* The question is whether*
* or not he can conquer it.*
***SIGN*** Seido Shuhoku
**[03:17] Ta**
Miyuki.
**[03:20] Ta**
Let's focus on throwing more
forkballs the last three innings.
**[03:26] Mi**
* I think that pitch alone*
* was effective enough.*
**[03:30] Mi**
* Do we really need to throw*
* more with Inashiro watching?*
**[03:36] Mi**
*His pitch slows down in the second half.*
**[03:39] Mi**
*I don't want to use the forkball too much,*
**[03:41] Mi**
*as it requires a lot of grip strength.*
**[03:44] Mi**
We should use the forkball to scare them,
**[03:46] Mi**
but I think it's best
to center the plays
**[03:49] Mi**
around your fastball and curveball.
**[03:51] Ta**
No, I want to throw forkballs.
**[03:54] Ta**
I don't have a lot of opportunities
left to throw them in a real game.
**[04:04] Ku**
*Oh, come on.*
**[04:05] Ku**
*I thought they were doing well,*
**[04:07] Ku**
* but it looks like they're*
* not on the same page at all.*
**[04:12] Ka**
Tanba.
**[04:14] Ka**
Are you saying that as
a pitcher representing the team?
**[04:18] Ka**
Or are you saying that for your
own good as a baseball player?
**[04:25] Ka**
Which is it?
**[04:26] Ka**
Tell me.
**[04:30] Ka**
If...
**[04:31] Ka**
...you're saying it for your own good,
**[04:35] Ka**
then I can't give you the ace number.
**[04:43] Ot**
But, Coach!
**[04:50] Ta**
I think it's both.
**[04:52] Ot**
Hey, Tanba!
**[04:53] Ot**
What are you saying?
**[04:54] Ta**
I know...
**[04:56] Ta**
I tend to put myself
down in the second half,
**[05:00] Ta**
and I understand that Miyuki
is thinking about me.
**[05:06] Ta**
But if I don't conquer my weakness
with my own strength,
**[05:10] Ta**
I can't stand on the mound with confidence.
**[05:14] Ta**
It is in order to become the true ace.
**[05:17] Ta**
That is my honest answer.
**[05:28] Yu**
*Tanba.*
**[05:30] Ku**
*Tanba-san.*
**[05:35] Mi**
Very well.
**[05:37] Mi**
If that's the case,
**[05:39] Mi**
I'm with you all the way
until the very end.
**[05:42] Mi**
I can't ignore a pitcher's opinion...
**[05:45] Mi**
...when it's this strong.
**[05:47] Is**
Where did you learn
to talk big like that?
**[05:50] Is**
If you give up a run now,
**[05:52] Is**
you'd better take responsibility.
**[05:53] Is**
You'll shave your head all the way!
**[05:57] Ry**
Oh, that's good.
**[05:58] Ry**
I'm in.
**[05:59] Yu**
I'm in.
**[06:01] Ku**
Or you could grow
your hair long.
**[06:04] Ot**
Hey! Knock it off!
**[06:06] Ch**
You give up a run, you shave your head.
**[06:08] Ch**
You lose two runs,
you shave your eyebrows, too.
**[06:12] Ch**
I'll write it down.
**[06:14] Ot**
Chris! Not you, too!
**[06:18] Ku**
Chris-senpai, you're awesome!
**[06:20] Ch**
Three runs, and you
grow your hair long?
**[06:23] Re**
Tanba-kun...
**[06:25] Re**
was tall when he joined,
**[06:27] Re**
and we had high hopes
for him as a pitcher.
**[06:30] Re**
But he was extremely shy,
**[06:32] Re**
and couldn't even look us
in the eyes sometimes.
**[06:36] Re**
But look at him now.
**[06:37] Ta**
I'm always ready, sir.
**[06:40] Re**
*With summer right around the corner,*
**[06:42] Re**
*it looks like he'll be ready just in time.*
**[06:51] Sa**
*It's not about proving myself.*
**[06:55] Sa**
*The one everyone recognizes...*
**[06:58] Sa**
*...is the ace.*
**[07:00] Fu**
*Trust...*
**[07:07] Um**
Next batter!
**[07:08] Um**
Hurry up, please.
**[07:10] Sa**
Oh, Tanba-senpai's up next.
**[07:12] Ot**
We're sorry.
**[07:13] Ot**
He'll be there in a second.
**[07:15] Sa**
When did Shirasu-senpai get on base?
**[07:19] Sh**
You weren't watching?
**[07:20] Sa**
And Sakai-senpai is back in the dugout.
**[07:22] Sa**
Shut up!
**[07:24] Sa**
I'm sorry I hit straight to third base.
**[07:26] Is**
Tanba!
**[07:27] Is**
Hit it!
**[07:28] Is**
But don't try too hard!
**[07:30] Ry**
It'll affect your pitching!
**[07:32] Ta**
Damn.
**[07:33] Ta**
*Those guys don't think I'll hit.*
**[07:39] Ta**
* I want to play baseball*
* for as long as possible.*
**[07:43] Ta**
*I want to win...*
**[07:45] Ta**
*...as many times as possible.*
**[07:49] Ta**
* I don't want to see*
* the days I devoted to baseball*
**[07:52] Ta**
*go down the drain.*
**[07:55] Ta**
*Everything is about getting to the stage.*
**[07:59] Ta**
*We're definitely going...*
**[08:03] Ta**
*...to nationals.*
**[08:05] Ku**
Tanba-san's determined to hit.
**[08:08] Mi**
* Though I hope he strikes out,*
* so it won't affect his pitching.*
**[08:17] S1**
*Why?*
**[08:19] S1**
*What makes us so different from them?*
***SIGN*** Seido Shuhoku
**[08:25] S1**
* We've been working hard*
* for the past three years, too.*
**[08:30] S1**
*Damn it.*
**[08:32] S1**
*Damn it!*
**[08:35] S1**
You've gotta be
kidding me! Damn it!
**[08:38] S1**
*You've gotta be—*
**[08:41] S1**
*Crap.*
**[08:42] S1**
* The ball slipped out*
* because of the sweat.*
**[09:18] C1**
Hey, didn't that hit his face?
**[09:20] C2**
Right in the face as he was about to swing.
**[09:23] C3**
That fall didn't look very good.
**[09:25] Re**
Director Ota, get the car!
**[09:27] Ot**
Right away.
**[09:28] Ka**
Don't move, Tanba.
**[09:29] Ta**
I'm fine.
**[09:31] Ta**
I can stand.
**[09:32] Ka**
Just stay put.
**[09:33] Ka**
Where's the stretcher?
**[09:36] C1**
It was Chris last year.
**[09:38] C1**
This year, it's Tanba.
**[09:40] C2**
Not even luck is on Seido's side.
**[09:43] SC**
I am terribly sorry.
**[09:46] SC**
Especially right before summer.
**[09:51] Ka**
It was an accident
that happened during a game.
**[09:54] Ka**
It's not your pitcher's fault.
**[09:58] Ka**
However, would it be okay...
**[10:01] Ka**
...if we ended this game here?
**[10:04] SC**
Yes, that's perfectly fine.
**[10:06] Ka**
I'm sorry about this after
you came all this way.
**[10:13] IC**
Hey, let's get ready to leave.
**[10:15] I1**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[10:16] Na**
*I feel really bad for them,*
**[10:19] Na**
*but I didn't get to see Furuya pitch.*
**[10:23] Ha**
*Tanba.*
**[10:26] IC**
* With the summer right*
* around the corner,*
**[10:28] IC**
* I'm sure this accident will*
* heavily influence the team.*
**[10:34] IC**
*I'm truly disappointed, Kataoka-san.*
**[10:38] IC**
* I wanted to play you in the*
* prelims in your best condition.*
**[11:01] Ma**
The tournament drawings
are today, right?
**[11:03] Sa**
Yeah.
**[11:04] Sa**
Tetsu and the director are going.
**[11:07] Is**
I see.
**[11:09] Is**
*It's really going to start.*
**[11:12] Is**
*This is our last summer...*
***SIGN*** Faculty Office
**[11:20] Re**
I'm sure everyone's already heard
about Tanba-kun's condition.
**[11:24] Re**
People are more shaken up
than I'd imagined.
**[11:27] Re**
If we don't get them to switch gears,
they may not be able to recover.
**[11:32] Ot**
I've just returned, Coach.
**[11:36] Ot**
The brackets for the summer are set.
**[11:45] Sa**
There are so many schools.
**[11:47] Ha**
Tokyo's split up into east and west,
so it's not that bad.
**[11:52] Ha**
There are much more competitive
districts in the nation.
**[11:56] Fu**
Five games to get to the final.
**[11:59] P1**
We won't play Inashiro until the final.
**[12:02] P2**
We'll play Ichidai in the quarter-final.
**[12:06] Ku**
Are the upperclassmen
going to be okay?
**[12:09] Ku**
They've looked completely
defeated since yesterday.
**[12:12] Mi**
* Considering they've been training*
* together all these years,*
**[12:15] Mi**
* what happened yesterday*
* must've really hit them hard.*
**[12:18] Mi**
*It had to happen...*
**[12:20] Mi**
* ...when we were supposed to heighten*
* our spirits for the summer.*
**[12:27] Ka**
I'm sure you've all heard,
**[12:29] Ka**
but Tanba's chin was cracked
by the accident yesterday.
**[12:34] Ka**
Luckily, it's not a complete fracture,
**[12:36] Ka**
and his brain was not affected, either.
**[12:39] Ka**
But he might not make it to the prelims.
**[12:46] Ka**
To be honest, I still feel unsettled.
**[12:51] Ka**
He was finally starting
to recognize his position as the ace,
**[12:54] Ka**
so I'm sure he's feeling
upset about it as well.
**[13:00] Ka**
This is my sincere opinion
as the coach of this team,
**[13:03] Ka**
and the decision was not influenced
by my personal emotions.
**[13:07] Ka**
I am giving the ace number to Tanba.
**[13:10] Ka**
Until he comes back,
**[13:12] Ka**
we will fight the battles as one team!
**[13:18] Ka**
With that in mind,
Kawakami is a must, but...
**[13:21] Ka**
...Furuya and Sawamura.
**[13:24] Ka**
You two first-years will be
playing more frequently, as well.
**[13:30] Ka**
When that happens, I want the
third-years to take the reins,
**[13:32] Ka**
and help support these two.
**[13:41] Ka**
Let's do this.
**[13:42] Ka**
Yes, sir!
**[13:46] Re**
* Who knows if Tanba-kun can*
* come back in his best state.*
**[13:52] Re**
*But this type of accident*
**[13:55] Re**
*can sometimes help unite the team.*
**[14:00] Re**
*If we can achieve that...*
**[14:03] Fu**
*I need...*
**[14:05] Fu**
*...stamina roll.*
**[14:07] Sa**
*I'll... get to play?*
**[14:11] Sa**
*But...*
**[14:16] Sa**
*Am I even ready...*
**[14:18] Sa**
*...to play in his stead?*
**[14:22] Ch**
Looks like you know
what you're missing.
**[14:27] Ch**
Then it should be fine.
**[14:30] Ch**
Miyuki.
**[14:33] Ch**
I think you understand,
but we don't have time.
**[14:36] Ch**
We have to focus on training
their fielding and ball control.
**[14:42] Mi**
Indeed.
**[14:45] Ch**
Let's get them ready by summer.
**[14:53] Ch**
It's simple,
**[14:55] Ch**
but it's the best way to get the
feeling on your fingertips down.
**[14:58] Ch**
From now on,
**[15:00] Ch**
do this whenever you have time.
**[15:01] Sa**
Yes, sir.
***SIGN*** Pivot-Leg Jumps
**[15:09] Ch**
One-legged jumps to strengthen
your pivoting leg.
**[15:12] Ch**
Jump straight up and
pause at the landing.
**[15:14] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[15:16] Sa**
* Can we really be doing something*
* so basic when we don't have time?*
**[15:21] Fu**
*I want to pitch more.*
***SIGN*** Lunge & Turn
**[15:26] Ch**
Lunge and turn.
**[15:27] Ch**
Push the ground with your
foot and turn your hips.
**[15:31] Ch**
This is a necessary
action in pitching.
**[15:33] Sa**
Yes, sir!
***SIGN*** Thera-Band Training
***SIGN*** Dumbbell Training
***SIGN*** Menko Exercise
**[15:48] Ch**
Okay.
**[15:49] Ch**
Next, go join situational
field practice.
**[15:53] Ch**
We'll have a thorough
meeting on fielding.
**[15:56] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[15:58] Fu**
Thorough...
**[16:00] Ch**
We don't have time,
but don't rush.
**[16:07] Ch**
You lack many things both
physically and technically.
**[16:12] Ch**
But rushing won't help
you attain them sooner.
**[16:16] Ch**
First, you recover
from the camp.
**[16:19] Ch**
Then we'll selectively strengthen
what you need for pitching.
**[16:24] Ch**
Now, go practice your fielding
like it's a real game.
**[16:29] Sa**
*Chris-senpai.*
**[16:33] Sa**
*That's right.*
**[16:35] Sa**
*He always...*
**[16:36] Sa**
*...coaches in our best interest.*
**[16:40] Sa**
* We just need to trust*
* him and follow him.*
**[16:43] Sa**
Yes, sir, Chris-senpai!
**[16:45] Fu**
Yes, sir.
**[16:46] Ch**
Don't forget to study, too.
**[16:49] Ch**
Finals are coming up.
**[16:56] Sa**
*Substitute x = y, and...*
**[16:59] Sa**
*I'm lost.*
**[17:00] Sa**
*I don't know anything.*
**[17:04] Ka**
If you fail, you have to take the makeup.
**[17:06] Ka**
The more makeups you need,
the less practice you get,
**[17:10] Ka**
and you won't get to play in the games.
**[17:12] Sa**
A-Are you serious?
***SIGN*** The other classroom
**[17:15] Ha**
Stop.
**[17:16] Ha**
Learn to face reality.
**[17:18] Sa**
Ka-Kanemaru!
**[17:20] Sa**
Help me out here!
**[17:22] Sa**
My head's already full from
Chris-senpai's baseball lessons!
**[17:27] Ho**
It's your fault for always
slacking on schoolwork!
**[17:31] Ka**
I guess I could help you
out with your studies.
**[17:36] Ka**
* Chris-senpai asked*
* me to help, too.*
**[17:40] Ka**
*And I hate to admit it,*
**[17:42] Ka**
*but he's...*
**[17:44] Ka**
*...really doing his best.*
**[17:48] Ka**
We don't have much
time until summer.
**[17:50] Ka**
And you really might have
to play in the games.
**[17:54] Ka**
I don't care if you just
cram it or whatever,
**[17:56] Ka**
but stuff everything into your head!
**[18:02] Ho**
Kanemaru.
**[18:04] Ka**
You're not just
representing the team.
**[18:09] Ka**
You're representing all
us first-years, too.
**[18:27] Re**
The team, as a whole,
isn't shouting very much.
**[18:30] Re**
Perhaps they haven't
fully switched gears yet.
**[18:38] Ka**
Get Yuki and Isashiki.
**[18:46] Ka**
Do you...
**[18:47] Ka**
...understand what the team's situation is?
**[18:51] Yu**
Yes.
**[18:52] Is**
Yes.
**[18:54] Ka**
Then...
**[18:56] Ka**
...why aren't you two
the first ones shouting?
**[19:00] Ka**
You're the top players of the team.
**[19:08] Ka**
With Tanba's incident,
**[19:10] Ka**
the entire team is feeling down.
**[19:14] Ka**
Shouldn't you third-years be
the ones firing up the team?
**[19:25] Ka**
Yuki.
**[19:26] Ka**
Isashiki.
**[19:28] Ka**
You two...
**[19:30] Ka**
...should do pitching practice in the
bullpen every day starting today.
**[19:40] Ka**
In reality,
**[19:41] Ka**
after the camp, we should be switching
to a lighter training menu.
**[19:46] Ka**
But in order to win
with this current team,
**[19:49] Ka**
we're going to need
your strength even more.
**[19:53] Ka**
I know I'm putting a lot on your
plates with more practice as well,
**[19:58] Ka**
but no one else can do it.
**[20:06] Fu**
*No pitching practice today either...*
**[20:08] Sa**
*I'm allowed to go running, right?*
**[20:18] Is**
How's that, Miyuki?
**[20:20] Is**
Like my bazooka ball?
**[20:24] Mi**
They're all balls, sir.
**[20:26] Is**
What?
**[20:27] Yu**
Ironic that you throw
strikes from the outfield.
**[20:31] Yu**
Move aside, Jun.
**[20:33] Yu**
This is how you throw a strike.
**[20:36] Is**
You throw like a fielder, too.
**[20:39] Mi**
*Jun-san's looking lively again.*
**[20:43] Mi**
*So that's what the coach was going for.*
**[20:47] Mi**
* They both have a high*
* sense of responsibility.*
**[20:50] Mi**
*If the coach says it's for the team,*
**[20:52] Mi**
* of course, they wouldn't*
* stay feeling down.*
**[20:55] Is**
What's wrong, Kawakami?
**[20:56] Is**
If you're not gonna
throw, let's switch!
**[20:59] Ka**
I will!
**[21:01] Ka**
Miyauchi-senpai, I'm going.
**[21:03] Mi**
Just hurry up and throw!
**[21:05] Mi**
*And...*
**[21:07] Mi**
*to provoke the actual pitchers.*
**[21:14] Ch**
What's wrong?
**[21:16] Sa**
Yuki-senpai and
Isashiki-senpai are...
**[21:19] Ch**
No matter what you say,
you're not pitching today.
**[21:23] Ch**
More importantly, we need to reflect
on your field practice today.
**[21:30] Ch**
*Tanba.*
**[21:32] Ta**
* You'd better come back*
* to the first-string.*
**[21:39] Ch**
*This time, we'll be the ones waiting.*
**[21:43] Ch**
*For our ace...*
**[21:45] Ch**
*...to come back.*
**[21:52] Ka**
* You're representing all*
* us first-years, too.*
**[21:56] Sa**
*I don't have a choice.*
**[21:59] Sa**
*I have to get ready by summer!*
**[23:36] Mi**
We still don't know when our ace,
Tanba-san, can come back.
**[23:38] Mi**
We'll have to get by with
what we have for a while.
**[23:41] Sa**
There's another obstacle
standing tall in our way!
**[23:44] Sa**
The final exams!
**[23:45] Sa**
Will Furuya and I manage
to get passing grades?
**[23:48] Mi**
And the summer district
tournament begins!
**[23:50] Mi**
The battle for nationals is on!
**[23:53] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
To the Dream Stage.
***SIGN*** To the Dream Stage
**[23:56] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
**[23:58] ---**
# 21 - To the Dream Stage
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***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[00:01] Wa**
*What, really?*
**[00:03] Wa**
*You're really in the first-string, Eijun?*
**[00:06] Wa**
* When I told everyone about it,*
* they were so happy!*
**[00:11] Wa**
* They were saying,*
* "Ei-chan really is our hero!"*
**[00:17] Wa**
*If your school keeps winning,*
**[00:20] Wa**
*we'll go cheer you on!*
**[00:23] Wa**
*Good luck, Eijun!*
**[00:29] Ka**
You think I can't see you texting?
**[00:31] Ka**
Do you even know
what you need to do?
***SIGN*** No Fail Marks!!
**[00:34] Sa**
Well... I couldn't resist
escaping from reality.
**[00:36] Ka**
I'm leaving!
**[00:38] Sa**
W-Wait!
**[00:40] Sa**
Kanemaru!
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
***SIGN*** To the Dream Stage
**[02:13] Is**
Yeah! Bring it on!
**[02:16] P1**
*Uh... You have way too
much motivation, Jun-san.*
**[02:22] Is**
*I'll hit and hit and hit and hit!*
**[02:24] Is**
*I'll be the one leading the way.*
**[02:27] Is**
Fly away!
**[02:28] Is**
To infinity and beyond!
**[02:30] P1**
Jun-san, that's a pop fly to third.
**[02:32] P1**
That's all.
**[02:36] P2**
Tetsu-san's just been standing
there with a bat for ten minutes.
**[02:41] P3**
He has that untouchable aura...
**[03:03] Yu**
All right.
**[03:04] Yu**
That was a good practice.
**[03:06] P3**
How's that possible?
**[03:08] P2**
Captain and Jun-san
look really pumped up.
**[03:10] P3**
Yeah, we gotta shout more, too.
**[03:16] Ma**
*In the Osaka/Kiryu game,*
**[03:18] Ma**
* I couldn't follow up on Tetsu,*
* who was strategically walked.*
**[03:22] Ma**
*I stopped our offensive momentum.*
**[03:25] Ma**
* I have to give everything*
* I've got for my last tournament.*
**[03:29] Ma**
*I don't want any regrets.*
**[03:36] Ka**
The harder you try to swing,
the less power you'll get.
**[03:41] Ka**
Try to remember the game
**[03:43] Ka**
where you hit Sawamura's
pitch out of the park.
**[03:47] Ma**
*That game.*
**[03:51] Ka**
Even if you make your swing smaller,
it won't kill your power.
**[03:56] Ka**
It was none other than
yourself who proved that.
**[04:02] Ka**
Be more confident in your swing.
**[04:08] Ma**
You're kidding.
**[04:09] Ma**
He hits really well.
**[04:12] Re**
* He's just as good as his brother,*
* Ryosuke-kun, in hitting the ball squarely.*
**[04:16] Re**
* And he's made countless*
* clutch plays in practice games.*
**[04:21] Re**
* Moreover, when he stands*
* in the batter's box,*
**[04:23] Re**
* you can expect him*
* to do something meaningful.*
**[04:27] Re**
* His presence in the dugout gets*
* the other players motivated, as well.*
**[04:33] Ry**
*He's swinging patiently.*
**[04:36] Ry**
* Feels like you can hit anything*
* in that state, doesn't it?*
**[04:41] Ry**
*Though...*
**[04:42] Ry**
*I'm not giving you my place on the field.*
**[04:49] Fu**
*Yes.*
**[04:50] Mi**
You don't learn, do you?
**[04:52] Mi**
Want to stop?
**[04:54] Mi**
Did you already forget
the game against Kiryu?
**[04:57] Mi**
You're not going to throw well
if you're too tense.
**[05:01] Mi**
Just throw low and carefully.
**[05:04] Mi**
What you need right now
is control and pacing.
**[05:09] Fu**
*Stamina roll.*
**[05:11] Fu**
*Low and careful...*
**[05:18] Fu**
*The ball flew just now.*
**[05:21] Fu**
*But I threw lightly.*
**[05:27] Mi**
Nice throw.
**[05:29] Mi**
Don't forget that feeling.
**[05:32] Ch**
Good job, Furuya.
**[05:33] Ch**
Until Tanba comes back,
**[05:36] Ch**
you and Kawakami will be really busy.
**[05:39] Ch**
You want to avoid
needlessly getting tired.
**[05:49] Sa**
How's this?
**[05:51] Sa**
*Why do I have to throw into the net?*
**[05:55] Sa**
*Am I considered useless?*
**[05:58] Ch**
You're inconsistent in how
much you raise your foot.
**[06:02] Ch**
That's why your releasing
point is inconsistent.
**[06:05] Ch**
You need to solidify your form.
**[06:08] Sa**
Yes, sir.
**[06:09] Ch**
You don't have anything
other than a fastball.
**[06:13] Ch**
So ball control is your biggest priority.
**[06:20] Ch**
*The other thing is...*
**[06:23] Ch**
*...how he holds the ball.*
**[06:26] Ch**
*Depending on how I teach him,*
**[06:27] Ch**
* I can finely tune*
* the weapon he already has.*
**[06:33] Sa**
What is it?
**[06:36] Ch**
Nothing.
**[06:37] Ch**
Just solidify your form.
**[06:39] Sa**
Yes, sir.
**[06:40] Ch**
*Don't rush.*
**[06:42] Ch**
*Right now, we're the only ones...*
**[06:44] Ch**
*...who can keep him on a leash.*
**[06:49] Ha**
Senpai!
**[06:51] Ha**
There's something amazing
happening at the campus!
**[06:55] Ha**
The brass band and cheerleaders
are all practicing!
**[07:06] Ta**
We can't lose to them.
**[07:09] Ta**
Let's work hard.
**[07:11] Ha**
Yes!
**[07:14] Ha**
The only thing we can do is support
the players with everything we have, but...
**[07:22] Ta**
Wait, Haruno!
**[07:23] Ta**
Didn't you leave to get ice?
**[07:25] Ta**
Where's the ice?
**[07:26] Ha**
Oh, no! I'm sorry!
**[07:28] Ha**
I got distracted by the cheer practice!
**[07:30] Ta**
Hurry up and go!
**[07:32] Ha**
Yes!
**[07:37] Ka**
How's the injury doing?
**[07:40] Ta**
Good.
**[07:41] Ta**
The pain has decreased significantly.
**[07:44] Ta**
Please let me join practice,
starting tomorrow.
**[07:47] Ot**
Wh-What are you saying, Tanba?
**[07:49] Ot**
It may not be swollen,
but it's still cracked!
**[07:51] Ot**
I know how you feel,
but don't push yourself!
**[07:54] Ta**
I don't want to hinder the team
any more than I already have.
**[08:02] Ot**
*Tanba...*
**[08:03] Re**
*Tanba-kun...*
**[08:07] Ka**
The quarter final.
**[08:10] Ka**
Come back by the quarter final where
we'll most likely face Ichidai Third High.
**[08:15] Ka**
In your best condition.
**[08:20] Ka**
Everyone is fighting,
believing you'll be back.
**[08:25] Ka**
So you need to trust them, too.
**[08:35] Sa**
It's a miracle!
**[08:36] Sa**
Kanemaru, take a look!
**[08:38] Sa**
I aced this test!
**[08:40] Ka**
*You just barely passed on all of them.*
**[08:44] Ka**
*I'm so glad I focused on key topics.*
**[08:47] Ka**
*Though I guess he did work hard.*
**[08:49] Sa**
My personal best.
**[08:54] Ha**
Don't worry.
**[08:55] Ha**
They'll let you take the
make-up before the tournament.
**[09:00] Ka**
I'll be passing out your numbers.
**[09:03] Ka**
Come take your number as I call you.
**[09:06] Ka**
First, number 1.
**[09:08] Ka**
Koichiro Tanba!
**[09:13] Ta**
*The ace number*
**[09:16] Ta**
*when I can't even play?*
**[09:20] Ka**
What's wrong?
**[09:21] Ka**
Hurry up and come get it.
**[09:23] Ta**
Yes, sir.
**[09:27] Ka**
Don't rush.
**[09:29] Ka**
Get better carefully.
**[09:42] Is**
Wait! Why did you shave your head?
**[09:45] Ta**
Well, I couldn't throw until the end.
**[09:48] Is**
Way to be serious!
**[09:51] Ku**
You look good, Tanba-san.
**[09:54] Ry**
You're not shaving your eyebrows?
**[09:55] Ta**
Stop.
**[09:57] Ka**
Continuing.
**[09:59] Ka**
Number 2, Kazuya Miyuki.
**[10:02] Mi**
Yes, sir.
**[10:03] Ka**
Number 3, Tetsuya Yuki.
**[10:05] Yu**
I humbly accept.
**[10:08] Ka**
Number 4, Ryosuke Kominato.
**[10:11] Ry**
Yes, sir.
**[10:12] Ka**
Number 5, Toru Masuko.
**[10:14] Ma**
Yes, sir.
**[10:16] Ka**
Number 6, Yoichi Kuramochi.
**[10:18] Ku**
Thank you!
**[10:20] Ka**
Number 7, Ichiro Sakai.
**[10:23] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[10:24] Ka**
Number 8, Jun Isashiki.
**[10:26] Is**
Yeah!
**[10:28] Ka**
Number 9, Kenjiro Shirasu.
**[10:30] Sh**
I'll do my best.
**[10:32] Ka**
Number 10, Norifumi Kawakami.
**[10:34] Ka**
Yes, sir.
**[10:35] Ka**
Number 11, Satoru Furuya.
**[10:39] Ka**
Make sure you take the make-up tests.
***SIGN*** Shock!
***SIGN*** Glance
***SIGN*** Glance
**[10:43] Fu**
*Make-ups...*
**[10:45] P1**
*He's 11?*
**[10:47] P2**
* He was 18 in spring,*
* so that's a big step up.*
**[10:52] Ka**
Number 12, Keisuke Miyauchi.
**[10:54] Mi**
Yes, sir!
**[10:57] Ka**
Number 13, Masa'aki Kadota.
**[10:59] Ka**
Yes, sir!
**[11:01] Ka**
Number 14, Fumiya Kusunoki.
**[11:03] Ku**
Yes, sir!
**[11:04] Ka**
Number 15, Shoji Higasa.
**[11:06] Hi**
Aye, sir!
**[11:07] Ka**
Number 16, Shin Tanaka.
**[11:10] Ta**
Yes, sir.
**[11:11] Ka**
Number 17, Naoki Endo.
**[11:13] En**
Yes, sir.
**[11:14] Ka**
Number 18, Kunio Yamazaki.
**[11:17] Ya**
Aye.
**[11:18] Ka**
Number 19, Haruichi Kominato.
**[11:22] Ka**
And lastly, number 20.
**[11:26] Ka**
Eiju—
**[11:27] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[11:30] Ka**
That was quick.
**[11:31] Sa**
Thank you very much!
**[11:33] Ku**
That idiot!
**[11:34] Ku**
He said yes before
the coach called him!
**[11:36] Mi**
My stomach hurts.
**[11:38] Sa**
*Thank god.*
**[11:40] Sa**
*I have my number.*
**[11:43] Sa**
*It's still two digits right now,*
**[11:45] Sa**
*but I'll get to that one number, someday.*
**[11:49] Ka**
For scorekeeper...
**[11:50] Ka**
Chris, can you do it?
**[11:54] Ch**
Yes, sir.
**[11:56] Ka**
And the managers.
**[11:58] Ka**
You've all been a great help.
**[12:04] Ha**
Game uniforms?
**[12:07] Ka**
You'll cheer on the team
from the bleachers
**[12:09] Ka**
as part of the team, won't you?
**[12:21] Yu**
Hey, you're crying, Takako-senpai.
**[12:23] Ta**
No, I'm not!
**[12:25] Ha**
I understand.
**[12:26] Ha**
I know how you feel!
**[12:27] Ta**
Shut up!
**[12:30] Ka**
I'm sure you all understand, but there's
no second chance in high school baseball.
**[12:34] Ka**
Our hard work and the sweat
and tears we've shed...
**[12:37] Ka**
...have all been for this summer!
**[12:45] VP**
We came to say good luck,
but it doesn't look like we can intrude.
**[12:50] Pr**
Y-Yeah.
**[12:52] Ka**
All right.
**[12:53] Ka**
Do the usual.
**[12:54] Yu**
Yes, sir.
**[13:00] Sa**
Wait, how do we do this?
**[13:02] Is**
Tanba, don't shout.
**[13:06] Yu**
Who are we?
**[13:07] Te**
Seido, the champions!
**[13:08] Yu**
Who's shed the most sweat?
**[13:10] Te**
Seido!
**[13:11] Yu**
Shed the most tears?
**[13:13] Te**
Seido!
**[13:14] Yu**
Are you ready for the fight?
**[13:16] Te**
Yes!
**[13:17] Yu**
Bearing pride in our hearts,
we have just one goal!
**[13:20] Yu**
The national championship!
**[13:22] Yu**
Let's do this!
**[13:23] Te**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium
**[13:44] An**
We will now begin
the National High School
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Championship, Tokyo Qualifier
**[13:47] An**
Baseball Championship
East and West Tokyo Qualifiers.
**[14:00] Na**
It's hot, and it's cramped.
**[14:02] Na**
And I can't see because of Masa-san...
**[14:05] Ha**
Be quiet, Mei.
**[14:14] Za**
*There are way too many people here.*
**[14:19] Sa**
There are so many players!
**[14:21] Ha**
The opening ceremony is
for both Tokyo East and West.
**[14:24] Ha**
The West plays here,
starting with the semi-finals.
**[14:28] Ha**
Coming back here should be our first goal.
**[14:31] Re**
*Two hundred and sixty schools in Tokyo.*
**[14:35] Re**
* After just three weeks, only one school each*
* from East and West is chosen.*
**[14:43] Re**
* The fierce summer battle to qualify*
* for nationals is about to begin.*
**[14:53] Sa**
Hey!
**[14:54] Sa**
What are you doing?
**[14:55] Sa**
It's cramped here, so stand up!
**[14:57] Fu**
I'm tired from the crowd.
**[14:59] Sa**
How weak are you?
**[15:05] P1**
No, really.
**[15:11] Na**
Tanba-san lost his hair
because of the ball to his face!
**[15:15] Ha**
Don't hide behind me.
**[15:17] Ha**
It scared us when it happened,
but looks like it wasn't too bad.
**[15:21] Is**
Damn right it wasn't!
**[15:23] Is**
Tanba's face is harder than iron!
**[15:25] Ta**
Iron?
**[15:25] Is**
It's not gonna lose to some baseball!
**[15:27] Te**
Hard as rice crackers, even.
**[15:28] Ta**
Rice crackers?
**[15:29] Ry**
No, those would crack.
**[15:30] Is**
Just get yourselves
pumped up before you play us!
**[15:34] Ha**
You guys sure have a lot of energy.
**[15:35] Ha**
I think you should drink some water.
**[15:38] Sa**
Furuya, walk on your own! Damn it!
**[15:40] Fu**
I can't.
**[15:42] Na**
Furuya?
**[15:46] Na**
*He's Furuya?*
**[15:49] Sa**
Hey, the spy from Inajitsu!
**[15:51] Sa**
Are you here to spy on us again?
**[15:54] Na**
You're the one who started blabbing.
**[15:56] Na**
Wait...
**[15:57] Na**
You're on the first-string?
**[15:59] Sa**
Indeed!
**[16:00] Mi**
You need to zip your lips.
**[16:04] Ha**
You guys had better not stumble
before you play us.
**[16:07] Is**
Right back at ya!
**[16:11] Ha**
At the final.
**[16:15] Yu**
Yeah.
**[16:16] Yu**
At the final.
**[16:24] Ha**
We've been getting an awful lot of gifts lately.
**[16:27] Ha**
Another three boxes came today.
**[16:30] Ta**
The alumni come to watch every day, too.
**[16:34] Ta**
So this is pretty normal every year.
**[16:37] Yu**
We have a lot of alumni
who've played in nationals, too.
**[16:41] Ha**
Really...
**[16:42] Ta**
Though I'm sure it puts a lot
of pressure on the players.
**[16:51] Fu**
* First, I have to catch,*
* then I step on the base.*
**[16:56] P1**
Nice cover!
***SIGN*** Feels good
**[16:58] Yu**
That was good.
**[17:00] P2**
Nice one, Furuya.
**[17:02] Fu**
*I did it.*
**[17:05] Mi**
Ball to third!
**[17:06] Mi**
You can make it!
**[17:10] P1**
Nice fielding!
**[17:12] P2**
Not bad!
**[17:13] P3**
Probably just a fluke!
**[17:15] Fu**
Nice fluke.
**[17:16] Sa**
You, too!
**[17:19] Re**
Looks like their practice
is starting to pay off.
**[17:24] Re**
The big question is if they
can do this in a real game.
**[17:31] P1**
What are you doing?
**[17:32] P1**
That went straight
to you, Kawakami!
**[17:33] P2**
Don't rush it!
**[17:34] P2**
Learn from the first-years!
**[17:36] Ka**
I'm sorry!
**[17:37] Ka**
One more, please!
**[17:39] Mi**
*Oh, man.*
**[17:40] Mi**
*He's been stiff lately.*
**[17:43] Mi**
*Now that I think about it,*
**[17:44] Mi**
* he doesn't have much experience*
* as a starter in important games.*
**[17:49] Mi**
*Could it be...*
**[17:50] Mi**
* Not having Tanba-san here*
* is putting a lot of pressure on him?*
**[18:00] Ch**
Coach.
**[18:02] Ch**
We went to watch the game.
**[18:04] Ch**
Our first opponent is Maimon West.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[18:13] Ch**
Uniform number 1, southpaw pitcher,
Masa'aki Kikunaga.
**[18:17] Ch**
His fastest pitch is
a little under 130 km/h.
**[18:20] Ch**
His breaking balls are curves and sliders.
**[18:23] Ch**
He's a second-year who's been chosen
as the ace starting this summer.
**[18:27] Ch**
He was in the outfield as a first-year.
**[18:30] Ch**
His ball control isn't very good.
**[18:33] Ch**
He's the second son
in a group of three siblings,
**[18:35] Ch**
and his hobby is playing billiards.
**[18:37] Ch**
His brother also plays baseball.
**[18:38] Sa**
* H-How much information*
* is in that notebook?*
***SIGN*** Byakko
Maimon
**[18:43] Ch**
They bunt often, and they make
very few errors in defense.
**[18:47] Ch**
They turn their chances into runs
and defend the lead until the end.
**[18:51] Ch**
I would call them a defensive team.
**[18:54] Sa**
The clean-up batter hits pop flies a lot.
**[18:57] Ku**
The left outfielder
has a strong shoulder.
**[19:00] Ka**
Okay, thank you.
**[19:03] Ka**
The opponent is coming
with momentum after a win.
**[19:07] Ka**
We must not underestimate them.
**[19:10] Ka**
No matter who we play,
play the best you can!
**[19:13] Ka**
If you do, victory will inevitably follow.
**[19:15] Te**
Yes, sir!
**[19:17] Ka**
As for the starting pitcher this game...
**[19:23] Sa**
*C-Could it be...*
**[19:26] Ka**
Furuya, we're going with you.
**[19:35] Ka**
I know how important
the first game is.
**[19:37] Ka**
But in order to get
through this tournament,
**[19:40] Ka**
we'll need to cycle
through pitchers.
**[19:42] Ka**
Kawakami.
**[19:45] Ka**
You need to be ready...
**[19:47] Ka**
...to go out at any moment of the game.
**[19:50] Ka**
You're the only one reliable
enough to take this role.
**[19:55] Ka**
C-Coach...
**[19:58] Ka**
Can you do it?
**[19:59] Ka**
Yes, sir!
**[20:00] Mi**
* He didn't start Kawakami,*
* but not because he doesn't trust him.*
**[20:05] Mi**
*In fact, it's because he trusts him*
**[20:08] Mi**
* that he's putting him with*
* experience in the back.*
**[20:12] Mi**
* By understanding your*
* role from the start,*
**[20:15] Mi**
*you can focus on your own task*
**[20:17] Mi**
*without feeling worried.*
***SIGN*** badump badump
**[20:20] Mi**
And with Kawakami ready to go whenever,
**[20:23] Mi**
Furuya can throw without
worrying about his stamina.
**[20:31] Sa**
If that's the case, Mr. Coach!
**[20:33] Sa**
Should I be ready to go out
whenever possible, as well?!
**[20:36] Ka**
Hm?
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[20:38] Ka**
Yeah...
**[20:39] Ka**
Something like that.
**[20:40] Sa**
You don't sound sure!
**[20:44] Mi**
Furuya.
**[20:46] Mi**
You stay a little.
**[20:49] Sa**
Damn it.
**[20:51] Sa**
What is this feeling inside me?
**[20:53] Sa**
I have to run!
**[20:55] Ha**
I think I'll join you.
**[20:56] Ch**
Sawamura.
**[20:58] Ch**
I saw you in the bullpen today.
**[21:01] Ch**
Your pivoting leg looks solid,
and your form's solidifying well.
**[21:05] Ch**
Your control's a little weak,
**[21:06] Ch**
but you're throwing more strikes now.
**[21:09] Sa**
Chris-senpai!
**[21:13] Ch**
You want to throw some?
**[21:14] Sa**
Are you going to catch for me?
**[21:17] Ch**
This is going to be the last thing...
**[21:20] Ch**
...I'll be able to teach you.
***SIGN*** Maimon West High School
**[21:32] E1**
How was it?
**[21:33] E1**
Were people from Seido here today?
**[21:36] E2**
Yes, they were recording the game.
**[21:39] E1**
I bet they're looking down on us
because we're a public school.
**[21:43] E2**
Coach Chiba, I'm not too sure about that.
**[21:46] E1**
They are!
**[21:48] E1**
I can already imagine their
faces turning pale at the game.
**[21:53] E1**
Never underestimate your opponent.
**[21:56] E1**
With me, Junichi Chiba, leading the way,
**[22:00] E1**
Seido High School is hardly a threat!
**[23:36] Sa**
The summer tournament
has finally begun!
**[23:38] Sa**
We're up against
Maimon West High School!
**[23:41] Mi**
We weren't underestimating
them a single bit,
**[23:42] Mi**
but who would've
expected this surprise?
**[23:45] Fu**
I won't let anyone hit.
**[23:47] Sa**
Hey, Furuya!
**[23:48] Sa**
I'm ready to go any time!
**[23:50] Sa**
So switch with me now!
**[23:51] Sa**
You don't have stamina, so I'll—
**[23:53] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Calling for Attention.
***SIGN*** Calling for Attention
**[23:56] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
# 22 - Calling for Attention
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**[00:00] Yu**
Who are we?
**[00:01] Te**
Seido, the champions!
**[00:03] Yu**
Who's shed the most sweat?
**[00:04] Te**
Seido!
**[00:05] Yu**
Shed the most tears?
**[00:07] Te**
Seido!
**[00:08] Yu**
Are you ready for the fight?
**[00:10] Te**
Yes!
**[00:11] Yu**
Bearing pride in our hearts,
we have just one goal!
**[00:14] Yu**
The national championship!
**[00:16] Yu**
Let's do this!
**[00:18] Te**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Calling for Attention
**[02:04] Yu**
Let's go!
**[02:05] Te**
Yeah!
**[02:08] An**
We will now begin the second round
of West Tokyo Qualifiers,
**[02:13] An**
between Seido High School
and Maimon West High School.
**[02:21] Ha**
Our summer's finally about to start.
**[02:26] Ha**
I really hope no one's nervous
**[02:27] Ha**
for this important first game.
**[02:31] Um**
You're the one who's nervous.
**[02:33] Fu**
Don't worry.
**[02:35] Fu**
I'm sure they're fine.
**[02:46] Ku**
Dude...
**[02:47] Ku**
Number 10?
**[02:49] Ku**
Where's the southpaw ace?
**[02:52] Ku**
Not to mention...
**[02:54] Ku**
...he's a submarine pitcher.
**[02:56] Ch**
Number 10.
**[02:58] Ch**
Mamoru Minamidaira,
third-year.
**[03:02] Ch**
He played as a pitcher as a first-year,
**[03:06] Ch**
but he hasn't been a pitcher
in an official game since then.
**[03:10] Ch**
It's almost unthinkable,
**[03:13] Ch**
but he must have spent two years
practicing his submarine pitch
**[03:18] Ch**
just for this summer.
**[03:26] Um**
Play ball!
**[03:29] Ma**
Kuramochi! Hit it!
**[03:32] Ku**
Let's stir things up with your legs!
**[03:35] Ku**
*Well, what should I do?*
**[03:38] Ku**
*The lead-off man's job is to get on base.*
**[03:43] Ku**
* But I shouldn't simply hit off*
* a pitcher we know nothing about...*
**[03:53] Um**
Strike!
**[03:55] Ku**
*That's slow!*
**[03:58] Ku**
*He goes lower than Kawakami.*
**[04:01] Ku**
* The pitch comes up,*
* and then it goes back down.*
**[04:04] Ku**
* The lack of speed in his pitch*
* really makes this difficult.*
**[04:10] EC**
Do you see their faces?
**[04:12] EC**
Seido is looking completely lost
when faced with an unknown pitcher.
**[04:19] EC**
*Chiba's Art of War,*
**[04:22] EC**
*Rule 1.*
**[04:25] EC**
* Make the first move,*
* no matter what it takes.*
**[04:29] EC**
*They're nervous playing their first game.*
**[04:32] EC**
*If we can shock them even a little, it's good.*
**[04:36] Ku**
*It's low.*
**[04:38] Ku**
*Is it just barely in?*
**[04:42] Um**
Strike two!
**[04:44] C1**
Hey!
**[04:45] C1**
This isn't like you, Kuramochi!
**[04:47] C2**
Be more aggressive!
**[04:50] Ku**
*Crap.*
**[04:52] Ku**
*I'm cornered.*
**[04:53] Ku**
*I can't ignore the close ones anymore...*
**[04:57] Ku**
* I need to show everyone*
* what kind of pitcher he is.*
**[05:05] Ku**
*Shoot!*
**[05:06] Ku**
*Was it a curve? A slider?*
**[05:10] E1**
Batter's running!
**[05:11] Ku**
*I couldn't tell because it was so slow.*
**[05:15] ---**
Out!
**[05:16] C1**
Wow! A strikeout!
**[05:19] C2**
Shouldn't have just stood
there the entire time!
**[05:22] Yu**
The catcher was calm
**[05:24] Yu**
in picking up that bouncing throw.
**[05:26] Is**
Yeah.
**[05:27] E1**
One out!
**[05:29] ---**
One out!
**[05:32] Is**
These guys definitely didn't
form their battery overnight.
**[05:37] Ku**
I'm sorry, Ryo-san.
**[05:39] Ry**
I got to see that last breaking pitch.
**[05:41] Ry**
You did your part.
**[05:45] Ka**
*Focus your hits on the easy throws.*
**[05:50] Mi**
Hey, Furuya.
**[05:52] Mi**
Let's play some catch, just in case.
**[05:54] Sa**
Sh-Should I do it as well?
**[05:57] Mi**
Why?
**[06:05] Mi**
*He's got a real poker face, and I can't tell...*
**[06:08] Mi**
*but is he calm or nervous?*
**[06:14] Mi**
*If possible, I want a run here,*
**[06:18] Mi**
*so he can be calm on the mound.*
**[06:21] Um**
Ball!
**[06:24] EC**
*He's not swinging at the low ones at all.*
**[06:29] EC**
*Let's throw some to the outside.*
**[06:33] EC**
*No! Too far in!*
**[06:37] C1**
Wow! Straight to third!
**[06:39] C2**
Not a lucky day!
**[06:41] ---**
*I waited too long.*
**[06:44] C3**
Are they gonna be okay?
**[06:46] C3**
They're getting outs, one after another.
**[06:49] C2**
Maybe they're nervous?
**[06:55] C1**
Isashiki, you'd better hit it!
**[06:58] C2**
Roar!
**[06:59] C2**
You're the Spitz of Seido!
**[07:02] C2**
Who's a Spitz?
**[07:10] ---**
Calm down, Isashiki!
**[07:11] C2**
He could hear us?
**[07:15] Ku**
From the right box,
his pitch to the outside...
**[07:18] Ku**
...probably feels really far away.
**[07:25] C1**
Yes!
**[07:27] C1**
It's going!
**[07:29] C2**
Run, Isashiki!
**[07:34] C3**
Wow! A three-for-three?
**[07:36] C2**
What was the right field doing so far back?
**[07:39] C1**
They've really studied the Seido batters.
**[07:43] Is**
*Damn.*
**[07:45] Is**
*He only threw to the outside.*
**[07:48] Mi**
Furuya, let's go.
**[07:50] Fu**
Yes, sir.
**[07:54] Mi**
*We didn't underestimate them.*
**[07:57] Mi**
*Our guys were all just trying to do their jobs.*
***SIGN*** Seido Maimon
**[08:01] Mi**
*But I really wanted that first run.*
**[08:06] Mi**
* Furuya is starting,*
* and Kawakami is closing.*
**[08:09] Mi**
*This is our best pitching order right now.*
**[08:14] Mi**
*If Furuya fails to make a good start,*
**[08:18] Mi**
* it's going to be a bad way*
* to open the season.*
**[08:23] EC**
They're underestimating us!
**[08:25] EC**
Maybe they think they aren't,
**[08:27] EC**
but deep down, they actually are!
**[08:31] EC**
We underdogs have got
to take advantage of that!
**[08:36] EC**
And there's the proof!
**[08:39] EC**
Their starting pitcher is a first-year.
**[08:41] EC**
No matter how prestigious they may be,
**[08:43] EC**
they wouldn't use a first-year
if this first game was important to them.
**[08:49] Sa**
Hey, Furuya!
**[08:52] Sa**
Even if you get hit, I'll be right behind you!
**[08:56] Sa**
So get off the mound!
**[08:57] Sa**
You don't have stamina,
so just leave the rest to—
***SIGN*** Ignore
**[09:02] Sa**
Hey, don't ignore me!
**[09:04] Ha**
Good, they're being themselves.
**[09:04] Sa**
Look over here, Furuya!
**[09:07] Mi**
Furuya.
**[09:10] Mi**
I don't plan on playing
all nine innings today.
**[09:15] Mi**
So you can go all out from the start.
**[09:20] Mi**
Want to strike out everyone?
**[09:26] Fu**
Miyuki-senpai.
**[09:29] Fu**
That was the plan all along.
**[09:40] Mi**
*Sheesh...*
**[09:43] Mi**
*He hasn't changed a single bit.*
**[09:48] C1**
That pitcher's a first-year.
**[09:50] C2**
Where's the ace, Tanba?
**[09:53] C3**
This is an important first game.
**[09:55] C4**
If they lose here, it's over,
**[09:56] C4**
so are they willing to risk it?
**[10:06] EC**
He can't even catch properly.
**[10:09] EC**
That first-year's so nervous.
**[10:12] EC**
* He might just knock*
* himself out throwing balls.*
**[10:18] EC**
*Listen well.*
**[10:19] EC**
*Don't swing unless it's a meatball.*
**[10:32] Um**
Play!
**[10:35] Mi**
*You're standing rather close to the plate.*
**[10:37] Mi**
*I wouldn't do that...*
**[10:40] Mi**
*Now then...*
**[10:42] Mi**
*Will Furuya's start...*
**[10:45] Mi**
*...turn out well...*
**[10:47] Mi**
*...or badly?*
**[11:22] Um**
S-Strike!
**[11:26] C1**
Wow! What was that pitch?
**[11:28] C2**
Is he really a first-year?
**[11:31] C3**
How fast was that?
**[11:36] Um**
Strike!
**[11:37] EC**
You idiot!
**[11:39] EC**
Those are all high balls!
**[11:40] EC**
Don't swing!
**[11:43] E1**
*What in the world?*
**[11:45] E1**
* I've never even seen*
* this from a machine.*
**[11:49] E1**
*I'm scared just standing here.*
**[11:55] EC**
I'm telling you!
**[11:59] EC**
Don't swing at the high pitches!
**[12:03] Um**
Strike!
**[12:04] Um**
Batter out!
**[12:09] Ka**
All right!
**[12:10] Ka**
Three for three!
**[12:11] Ho**
All out from the start!
**[12:14] Ka**
Look!
**[12:15] Ka**
Our opponent looks lost!
**[12:18] Yu**
Nice pitch.
**[12:19] Ry**
Nice pitch.
**[12:20] Ku**
Nice one, Furuya.
**[12:21] Ku**
Though they were mostly balls!
**[12:26] Mi**
*He's not even nervous.*
**[12:28] Mi**
*He's more fired up than usual.*
**[12:31] Mi**
* Maybe it's thanks to what*
* the coach told him.*
**[12:37] (Flashback) Ka**
Furuya.
**[12:38] (Flashback) Ka**
Do you understand what it means
to have Kawakami behind you?
**[12:44] (Flashback) Ka**
Just because you're starting
**[12:46] (Flashback) Ka**
doesn't mean you have
to shoulder everything.
**[12:50] (Flashback) Ka**
Just do what you can.
**[12:54] (Flashback) Ka**
Throw with confidence.
**[12:56] (Flashback) Ka**
You have the strength to be trusted
with our important first game.
**[13:02] Fu**
*Have the strength...*
**[13:05] Fu**
*Have the strength.*
**[13:06] Fu**
*Have the strength.*
**[13:07] Fu**
*Have the strength.*
**[13:08] (Flashback) Sa**
Stop recalling it!
**[13:11] Mi**
*It's good to have spirit,*
**[13:13] Mi**
*but he's throwing way too high.*
**[13:16] Mi**
*It may be fine today,*
**[13:18] Mi**
*but we'll have trouble later on.*
**[13:23] E1**
Wh-What is with him?
**[13:26] E2**
Is he a monster?
**[13:28] EC**
What are you doing?
**[13:29] EC**
Hurry up and get out onto the field!
**[13:31] EE**
Yes, sir!
**[13:36] EC**
*You have to switch gears in your heads.*
**[13:38] EC**
*If you defend tenaciously,*
**[13:40] EC**
*a path will open up for you.*
**[13:44] EC**
*Chiba's Art of War,*
**[13:48] EC**
*Final Chapter.*
**[13:51] EC**
*Always be optimistic.*
**[14:08] Ka**
Hit it long, Yuki!
**[14:11] Ka**
Yuki! Yuki!
**[14:24] Sa**
The shortstop is right by the second base.
**[14:28] Is**
What an extreme right-side shift.
**[14:31] Is**
Are they only going to throw
to the outside for the righties?
**[14:35] Sa**
It's possible that they might just walk him.
**[14:40] Ka**
Boys, take a good look at Yuki's batting.
**[14:56] E1**
*Throw to the edge of the strike zone.*
**[14:59] E1**
*If we end up walking him, it's fine.*
**[15:07] Um**
Ball.
**[15:13] E1**
*He didn't even bat an eye.*
**[15:17] E1**
*Crap.*
**[15:18] E1**
*It's a little in!*
**[15:26] E2**
*I knew it was coming, but...*
**[15:30] E2**
*...it was too fast.*
**[15:33] C1**
It went through the outfield!
**[15:35] C2**
A strong hit that went
between the right-side shift!
**[15:38] Ma**
Yeah! First hit!
**[15:40] Ma**
Nice hit, Tetsu!
**[15:42] Ku**
Tetsu-san!
**[15:44] Ka**
We don't need a long fly.
**[15:47] Ka**
Hit low and strong,
**[15:49] Ka**
and obliterate their defense.
**[15:58] Ma**
All right!
**[15:59] Ma**
Two hits in a row!
**[16:00] Ku**
No outs and runners on first and third!
**[16:03] C1**
Miyuki!
**[16:05] C1**
Let's do this, Miyuki!
**[16:07] C1**
Miyuki!
**[16:15] E1**
*Damn.*
**[16:16] E1**
*I thought they'd swing wider,*
**[16:19] E1**
*but they're swinging to connect.*
**[16:22] E1**
*They might even make a squeeze play.*
**[16:27] E1**
*A breaking ball for the first pitch.*
**[16:30] E1**
* Throw it inside and low,*
* in case they squeeze.*
**[16:40] Mi**
Aim and swing.
**[16:48] E1**
He came to hit the first pitch?
**[16:51] E1**
It's a super low ball!
**[16:56] Sa**
It's over!
**[16:58] C1**
The third base runner is safe at home!
**[17:00] C2**
First base runner's
slowly getting to third!
**[17:07] Sa**
Yeah! First run!
**[17:09] Ha**
Nice run, Masuko-senpai!
**[17:11] Ya**
Three hits in a row!
**[17:13] Is**
Miyuki's taking all the spotlight!
**[17:17] Ry**
Though he only hits when there are runners.
**[17:20] Ku**
*Freaking Miyuki.*
**[17:21] Ku**
*He was totally aiming for that pitch...*
**[17:23] Ku**
*...that I struck out on.*
**[17:26] E1**
*What are they thinking?*
**[17:29] E1**
*Are they a team that just hits hard?*
**[17:36] E1**
Squeeze on the first pitch?
**[17:41] E1**
Ball to first!
**[17:48] Ka**
Yeah, second run!
**[17:49] Ka**
Nice bunt, Shirasu-senpai!
**[17:51] Ho**
And Masuko-senpai
is faster than he looks!
**[17:55] Ha**
Yay!
**[18:10] Sa**
Wow!
**[18:12] Sa**
Runners are coming home,
one after another!
**[18:15] Sa**
I can't stand around, either.
**[18:18] Sa**
Harucchi!
**[18:19] Sa**
Let's go play catch!
**[18:21] Ha**
Are you playing today?
**[18:23] Sa**
That, I don't know!
**[18:26] Sa**
But it's hot today,
**[18:28] Sa**
and who knows when Furuya might die.
**[18:32] Ha**
D-Die?
**[18:34] Sa**
Either way...
**[18:36] Sa**
It's not like I'll get
in trouble for warming up.
**[18:43] Ha**
*What an optimist.*
**[18:45] Ha**
*This is one thing...*
**[18:47] Ha**
*...I can learn from him.*
***SIGN*** Seido Maimon
**[19:17] Ot**
They looked a little
tense in the beginning,
**[19:20] Ot**
but Furuya's pitching and
Yuki's hit pushed everyone's back.
***SIGN*** Warm
***SIGN*** Warm
**[19:25] Ot**
The opponents are still
swinging late to Furuya's pitch.
**[19:30] Ot**
So if we have ten runs
up after five innings,
**[19:32] Ot**
the game will be called, right?
**[19:34] Ot**
Maybe Furuya can finish the game.
**[19:37] Ka**
No.
**[19:38] Ka**
Even if we have short games,
**[19:40] Ka**
we're cycling pitchers this summer.
**[19:43] Ka**
Have Kawakami ready to go anytime.
**[19:46] Ot**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[19:48] Mi**
*Furuya's getting strikes with high balls.*
**[19:53] Mi**
*Once the batters stop swinging at them,*
**[19:55] Mi**
*he'll have to throw more.*
**[19:58] Mi**
* His pitching isn't going to work*
* against the higher-level schools*
**[20:02] Mi**
*that practice with 150 km/h machines.*
**[20:05] Mi**
*The coach understands that.*
**[20:13] Sa**
I feel great!
**[20:14] Sa**
I only feel this great
once every four years!
**[20:19] Ha**
*As frequent as the Olympics?*
**[20:21] Ha**
*That's not good.*
**[20:25] Sa**
I'm ready to go anytime!
**[20:31] Ot**
There's a boy who's been
calling for attention.
**[20:35] Ch**
I'm sorry.
**[20:37] Ka**
Hey, Sawamura!
**[20:39] Ka**
Stop idling around when
you're not playing!
**[20:41] Ka**
You're embarrassing the team!
**[20:42] Ho**
Go back to the dugout!
**[20:45] Ka**
Hey, you're gonna get tired
if you throw so much here.
**[20:48] Sa**
I'll be fine, sir!
**[20:50] Sa**
I want to fight!
**[20:54] Ha**
*I think his pitch is moving more than usual.*
**[21:06] (Flashback) Ch**
This is going to be the last thing...
**[21:09] (Flashback) Ch**
...I'll be able to teach you.
**[21:14] Sa**
*I didn't understand what he meant then,*
**[21:18] Sa**
*but now I see.*
**[21:21] Sa**
* This is the last tournament*
* for the third-years.*
**[21:25] Sa**
* The moment we lose,*
* they're done with the team.*
**[21:36] Ya**
Sawamura.
**[21:38] Ya**
The coach wants you.
**[21:41] Sa**
*What does he want?*
**[21:42] Sa**
*I was having a nice time throwing.*
**[21:46] Ka**
You're going in next inning, Sawamura.
**[21:50] Is**
Seriously?
***SIGN*** Shock
**[21:53] Ka**
You're ready, right?
**[22:01] Sa**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[23:35] Mi**
Coach Kataoka is determined to get
through this summer cycling pitchers,
**[23:39] Mi**
and he's sending Sawamura
out to the mound.
**[23:41] EC**
Boys!
**[23:42] EC**
Don't give up! Show them
that we have some spine!
**[23:45] Mi**
As the other team plays desperately,
**[23:47] Mi**
how will you pitch?
**[23:49] Sa**
Now that I'm standing here,
**[23:50] Sa**
I can't lose heart!
**[23:52] Sa**
Let's go!
**[23:53] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Official Game Debut.
***SIGN*** Official Game Debut
**[23:56] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
# 23 - Official Game Debut
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**[00:01] Sa**
*I see.*
**[00:03] Sa**
* This is the last tournament*
* for the third-years.*
**[00:08] Sa**
* The moment we lose,*
* they're done with the team.*
**[00:13] Ka**
You're going in next inning, Sawamura.
**[00:17] Ka**
You're ready, right?
**[00:23] Sa**
Y-Yes, sir!
***SIGN*** Official Game Debut
**[01:57] C1**
A fifteen-run difference after four innings.
**[02:03] C2**
Seido's switching their pitchers already.
**[02:17] C1**
Is that a first-year southpaw?
**[02:24] C2**
At this rate, it looks like their ace,
Tanba, won't be coming out.
**[02:37] E1**
Hasunuma!
**[02:38] E1**
He throws way slower
than the last guy.
**[02:40] E1**
Keep your eyes on the ball!
**[02:41] E2**
Yeah.
**[02:44] E2**
This is...
**[02:45] E2**
...our last game, right?
**[02:49] E1**
Hasunuma...
***SIGN*** Seido Maimon
**[02:54] E2**
I get that they're strong,
**[02:56] E2**
but we haven't gotten
a single hit yet.
**[03:11] Yu**
Stay calm.
**[03:13] Is**
I'll allow two runs!
**[03:14] Is**
Any more, and you're dead!
**[03:16] Ku**
We're not looking for humor here.
**[03:19] Ma**
One out at a time, Sawamura-chan!
**[03:21] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[03:22] Sa**
Balls will go flying,
so thank you for defending!
***SIGN*** Ignore
**[03:26] Sa**
Furuya!
**[03:27] Sa**
You say something, too!
**[03:29] Mi**
*It's the perfect time to bring Sawamura out.*
**[03:31] Mi**
*I have nothing but respect for you.*
**[03:35] Ot**
Is he going to be okay?
**[03:48] EC**
Hasunuma!
**[03:50] EC**
Be aggressive!
**[03:53] EC**
Only think about swinging
like you practiced!
**[03:56] EC**
Put your entire three years on the line!
**[03:59] EC**
Come on, Hasunuma!
**[04:01] E1**
Coach...
**[04:02] EC**
You've got this, Hasunuma!
**[04:04] EC**
I know you'll hit it!
**[04:06] EC**
You can do it!
**[04:09] EC**
*This is the difference...*
**[04:10] EC**
* ...between us, who are just trying*
* to win as many games as we can,*
**[04:14] EC**
* and those who are seriously*
* aiming for the nationals.*
**[04:19] EC**
Hit it!
**[04:21] EC**
*I thought I could catch them off guard,*
**[04:23] EC**
*but I was underestimating our opponent.*
**[04:30] E1**
Hit it, Hasunuma!
**[04:32] E2**
Yeah!
**[04:33] E2**
Swing from the first pitch!
**[04:35] E3**
Don't lose!
**[04:36] E3**
Be aggressive!
**[04:37] E2**
Let's at least get a run!
**[04:40] E3**
Let's show them what we've got!
**[04:43] E2**
Hasunuma, hit it!
**[04:48] C1**
Let's go!
**[04:49] C1**
Hit it!
**[04:50] C2**
Hit it!
**[04:55] Sa**
*S-So much cheering...*
**[04:57] Sa**
*Everyone's here with the same gravity.*
**[05:00] Sa**
* All the third-years are putting*
* everything into this tournament.*
**[05:08] E1**
Coach...
**[05:09] E1**
Guys...
**[05:12] E1**
Let's do this!
**[05:15] Um**
Play.
**[05:20] Mi**
*Don't let it get to you, Sawamura.*
**[05:23] Mi**
* This is what the summer*
* tournament is like.*
**[05:44] E1**
Ow...
**[05:46] E1**
But that was lucky.
**[05:48] E2**
All right!
**[05:49] E2**
That's our first man on base!
**[05:51] E2**
That pitcher's nothing special!
**[05:52] Sa**
I'm sorry.
**[05:53] E1**
He's really nervous!
**[05:56] Mi**
Excuse me. Time out.
**[06:02] Ku**
Stop being so tense!
**[06:04] Mi**
Hey, be more discreet.
**[06:07] Ry**
Want another one?
**[06:08] Ku**
Want us to kick you off the mound?
**[06:11] Sa**
I'm not leaving!
**[06:12] Sa**
I'm the only one who can
get us out of this pinch.
**[06:16] Yu**
Pinch?
**[06:18] Mi**
Like you're one to talk.
**[06:21] Ku**
*What the?*
**[06:22] Ku**
*He's his usual self.*
**[06:24] Ot**
Kawakami!
**[06:24] Ot**
Get Kawakami!
**[06:26] Ot**
Hey, Coach!
**[06:28] Mi**
You have speed today,
so I'm not worried.
**[06:31] Ma**
But you're too tense.
**[06:34] Mi**
Stop trying to use your head
and just look at my mitt.
**[06:39] Mi**
Pitching to contact is your style, isn't it?
**[06:44] Sa**
Balls will go flying a lot, so be prepared!
**[06:47] Mi**
I told you to relax.
**[06:49] Ry**
And don't talk so casually.
**[06:52] Ku**
After we get back, we're sparring.
**[06:59] Ka**
I'm ashamed...
**[07:02] EC**
I've found an opening!
**[07:04] EC**
I can't let this chance go to waste!
**[07:06] C1**
Hey, Coach Chiba's
looking energetic again.
**[07:09] C2**
Though he's moving way too much.
**[07:14] C1**
A bunt?
**[07:16] C2**
They need to hit
to close this huge gap.
**[07:19] E1**
*Say what you will.*
**[07:21] E1**
* We'll use our chance*
* to score, one run at a time.*
**[07:25] E1**
* That's the baseball we've*
* practiced for three years.*
**[07:33] E1**
*We have to score a run.*
**[07:36] Mi**
*We have a huge lead.*
**[07:38] Mi**
* Why do you think the coach put you*
* on the mound this inning?*
**[07:44] Mi**
* As the opponents do*
* whatever it takes to score,*
**[07:46] Mi**
*how will you pitch?*
**[07:51] Mi**
* The coach is serious about*
* training you guys in the games.*
**[08:03] Sa**
*Win or lose.*
**[08:05] Sa**
*That's the kind of game we're playing.*
**[08:09] Sa**
*So long as I've been asked to stand here,*
**[08:11] Sa**
*I can't lose heart!*
**[08:14] E1**
*His form...*
**[08:17] E1**
*Where's his arm?*
**[08:23] E1**
*That was fast.*
**[08:24] Mi**
Sawamura!
**[08:25] Mi**
Second base!
**[08:28] Sa**
*I want to play...*
**[08:30] Sa**
* ...as many games as*
* possible with this team!*
**[08:40] Sa**
*I want to get stronger...*
**[08:43] Sa**
*...with the team!*
**[08:47] C1**
The first-year roared!
**[08:49] C2**
He's good at fielding.
**[08:54] Sa**
Yes!
**[08:55] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[08:56] C1**
How long's he gonna do that?
**[08:58] C2**
Someone stop him...
**[09:02] Ch**
He was able to check
the runner before throwing.
**[09:04] Ch**
Don't worry.
**[09:05] Ch**
Sawamura is calm.
**[09:08] Ot**
Oh, is that so?
**[09:10] Sa**
Two outs!
**[09:12] Ch**
It wouldn't be like him
to not overtly show his emotions.
***SIGN*** Seido Maimon
***SIGN*** Top of the 5th 1 Out, Runners on 2nd and 3rd
**[09:41] Ot**
First pitch.
**[09:43] Ot**
The first-years are making
aggressive plays this year.
**[09:45] Sa**
Nice hit, Harucchi!
**[09:47] Ot**
Or should I say, bold plays.
**[09:52] Sa**
All right.
**[09:53] Sa**
I'll be right behind you!
**[09:56] Ku**
You just got switched for a pinch hitter!
**[09:58] Ku**
Go back to the dugout!
**[10:01] Ma**
Sawamura-chan, let's go back.
**[10:03] Fu**
It's...
**[10:04] Fu**
...my turn next, so don't get in my way.
**[10:07] Sa**
D-Damn it!
***SIGN*** Ignore
**[10:09] Sa**
You sure talk big for striking out!
**[10:13] Sa**
Coach, send me out as
pinch hitter in his place!
***SIGN*** Municipal Stadium
**[10:16] Sa**
I will gladly meet your high expectations!
**[10:20] Ka**
Just be quiet.
***SIGN*** Same Time
Tachikawa Municipal Stadium
***SIGN*** Ichidai Jitsusen
**[10:54] C1**
Ichidai Third High is strong!
**[10:56] C2**
They didn't get to the quarterfinal
at the invitational by luck.
**[10:59] I1**
Nice pitch, Manaka!
**[11:01] I2**
Nice pitch, Manaka!
**[11:05] Re**
*He's putting good spin on his throws.*
**[11:08] Re**
* The batters can't help*
* swinging at his low sliders.*
**[11:13] C1**
Ichidai Third High is matching up
with Seido at the semifinal, right?
**[11:18] C1**
Who do you think'll win?
**[11:20] C2**
I think Ichidai Third High is the favorite.
**[11:22] C1**
But you can't ignore the Seido batters.
**[11:25] C2**
Ichidai Third High took the fall,
**[11:27] C2**
but Seido won the hitting
battle in the spring.
**[11:30] C2**
Who'll take the final round
of this close one-on-one battle?
**[11:35] C1**
Man, I can't wait to see it.
**[11:37] C2**
Who's gonna take it?
**[11:40] IC**
Manaka boy, perfect.
**[11:43] I1**
Thanks.
**[11:46] IC**
*Using Manaka boy in the spring tournaments*
**[11:50] IC**
*with his fatigue from the invitational*
**[11:52] IC**
*was my mistake as the coach.*
**[11:56] IC**
* But Manaka boy has grown*
* tremendously after he lost that day.*
**[12:04] IC**
* We'll have revenge for the spring,*
* Seido High School.*
**[12:15] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[12:17] Um**
Game set!
**[12:20] M1**
We got through with just those three!
**[12:22] Ha**
Yes!
**[12:24] M2**
Kawakami-kun, nice pitch!
**[12:26] Sa**
*It's already over after five innings?*
**[12:45] Um**
Please line up.
**[12:47] Um**
Bow!
**[12:49] EE**
Thank you!
**[12:54] E1**
Good luck, you guys.
**[12:55] E2**
You'd better go to the nationals!
**[12:57] E3**
We have no regrets from a loss like this.
**[13:01] E4**
Hey.
**[13:03] E4**
First-years, you, too.
**[13:11] E4**
Good luck.
**[13:16] Sa**
*The losing team...*
**[13:18] Sa**
*...is cheering on the winning team?*
**[13:23] Sa**
*O-Of course...*
**[13:26] Sa**
* These guys were aiming for*
* the nationals, just like us.*
**[13:36] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[13:37] Sa**
I'll do everything I can!
**[13:40] Sa**
I'll play for you guys, too,
**[13:43] Sa**
so please continue your support!
**[13:45] Sa**
Thank you for playing for three years!
**[13:47] Sa**
Thank you!
**[14:00] Ch**
It was a crucial first game,
**[14:02] Ch**
and you were both too tense.
**[14:05] Ch**
Sawamura.
**[14:06] Ch**
The double play was nice,
**[14:08] Ch**
but the two walks you gave away
immediately after were unnecessary.
**[14:12] Ch**
Furuya.
**[14:13] Ch**
If we continue to win,
**[14:14] Ch**
our opponents will have
done their research.
**[14:17] Ch**
The way you pitched today won't work.
**[14:20] Mi**
Do you know what "control" means?
**[14:23] Mi**
Don't make noises in the bullpen.
**[14:25] Mi**
It's annoying.
**[14:26] Ch**
What if the batter
had been Alex Cabrera?
**[14:30] Sa**
*But I got the outs...*
**[14:34] Re**
Their batters have improved
a great deal since the spring,
**[14:37] Re**
and their ace, Manaka-kun, seemed
to be in top-notch condition.
**[14:42] Re**
The match against Ichidai
**[14:44] Re**
will be decided by how much
our pitchers can improve by then.
**[14:52] Ka**
We have two more games before then.
**[14:54] Ka**
First, we have to win the next game.
**[14:57] Pr**
Hello.
**[14:59] Pr**
You dominated the first game.
**[15:01] VP**
Congratulations, Principal.
**[15:04] Pr**
Though I didn't watch the game.
**[15:06] VP**
Let's hope you can keep it up
and easily get to nationals.
**[15:16] Pr**
They're already practicing
after the game today?
**[15:19] Pr**
Why not let them rest today?
**[15:22] Ka**
The boys are practicing on their own.
**[15:25] Ka**
We've only taken the first
step of a long journey.
**[15:31] Ka**
We don't have any player who gets
elated from winning one game.
**[15:41] G1**
Hey, isn't he the one?
**[15:47] G2**
H-He isn't like how he was on the mound.
**[15:51] G1**
But he was really amazing!
**[15:53] G1**
I'm positive everyone
will know him in the future.
**[15:56] G2**
Then maybe I'll cheer him on privately.
**[15:59] G1**
Hey, no fair!
**[16:00] G1**
I found him first!
**[16:03] G3**
Hey, look.
**[16:04] G3**
He has the number 19 uniform.
**[16:07] G1**
He's so cute!
**[16:09] G1**
He looks like a girl!
**[16:13] Ha**
S-Sawamura-kun, you're making
weird noises again!
**[16:16] Ka**
His eyes are open,
and he's smiling for some reason.
**[16:21] Ha**
The sound changed.
**[16:25] B1**
Game tomorrow, right?
**[16:27] B2**
We'll go cheer you on!
**[16:29] B3**
Tetsu, hit a home run!
**[16:32] B2**
Masuko, your stomach's growling.
**[16:35] B3**
Howl, Isashiki!
**[16:36] B2**
The Spitz of Seido—
**[16:37] B2**
Sorry!
**[16:39] B4**
Good luck, baseball team!
**[16:41] G1**
Tetsu-san!
**[16:42] B1**
You'd better go to nationals this year!
**[16:49] G1**
They're fighting again?
**[16:50] G1**
But they're always together.
**[16:53] G2**
They don't have any friends.
**[17:04] Ka**
Throw cautiously as you check how it feels.
**[17:07] Ka**
Once your shoulder's warmed up,
let Miyuki sit and throw.
**[17:11] Ta**
Yes, sir.
**[17:12] Mi**
*A month since the accident,*
**[17:14] Mi**
*and he's finally back in the bullpen.*
**[17:18] Mi**
*When Tanba-san was in junior high,*
**[17:21] Mi**
* he was the reliever for Manaka-san,*
* the ace at Ichidai, right?*
**[17:26] Mi**
* When the coach said to come*
* back by the game against them,*
**[17:30] Mi**
*that must have been the reason.*
**[17:34] Mi**
Tanba-san, one more!
**[17:45] Mi**
Nice throw!
**[17:46] Mi**
It's slowly looking better!
**[17:49] Mi**
* It's nowhere near as good*
* as before the accident.*
**[17:53] Mi**
*But...*
**[17:55] Mi**
*...it's the ace number he finally got*
**[17:57] Mi**
*after going his separate way.*
**[18:00] Mi**
*I can tell from his pitch*
**[18:03] Mi**
*that this tournament means a lot to him.*
**[18:07] Mi**
*Two games until the quarterfinal.*
**[18:11] Mi**
*We can't lose.*
**[18:18] Fu**
*So hot...*
**[18:20] Fu**
*It's really humid.*
**[18:28] Sa**
Did you see that?
**[18:29] Sa**
My new, evolved fastball!
**[18:31] Ch**
It's too high.
**[18:33] Ch**
Don't make me repeat myself.
**[18:36] Re**
Did you teach him how to grip the ball?
**[18:39] Ch**
Yes.
**[18:40] Ch**
I only taught him the basic four-seam.
***SIGN*** Four-seam
**[18:45] Ch**
Four-seam, a basic way
of throwing a fastball
**[18:49] Ch**
by putting your fingers
on the seam in four places.
**[18:52] Sa**
This!
**[18:54] Ch**
Sawamura's been throwing
without thinking about the grip.
***SIGN*** Learn today
***SIGN*** Devote every moment
**[19:00] (Flashback) Sa**
Four-seam?
**[19:02] (Flashback) Sa**
Is he an American rapper?
**[19:05] Ch**
With his flexible joints, soft fingertips,
**[19:09] Ch**
and the random ways he grips the ball,
**[19:11] Ch**
his moving fastball is born.
**[19:14] Ch**
In the Kokudokan game,
when I catching,
**[19:18] Ch**
the pitch he threw
that struck out Zaizen...
**[19:21] Ch**
...was probably a coincidental four-seamer.
**[19:27] Ch**
To Sawamura, it's a straight fastball.
**[19:29] Ch**
In other words, it's another
type of moving for him.
**[19:34] Ch**
In the future,
**[19:35] Ch**
I'm hoping he'll be a pitcher
who can move his pitch at will.
**[19:46] Re**
Sorry.
**[19:47] Re**
I can't imagine him doing
that at all right now.
**[19:51] Ch**
Hopefully, in the very long run.
**[19:56] Fu**
I'm done with the run, Chris-senpai.
**[20:00] Ch**
Then warm up your shoulders
and come to the bullpen.
**[20:04] Ch**
You should be able to throw
without any extra strength now.
**[20:07] Re**
*I see.*
**[20:08] Re**
*So that's what it was for.*
**[20:10] Ch**
Maybe you should run before a game, too.
**[20:15] Re**
It may be too much
to ask from a first-year,
**[20:20] Re**
but we need you in order
to win this summer.
**[20:24] Re**
Tanba won't be back for a while,
**[20:27] Re**
so you're the ace in the meantime.
**[20:32] Re**
Good luck.
***SIGN*** July 20
***SIGN*** Summer Tournament Round 3 Seido vs Murata East Chigusa vs Yamato Higashi Kamiyama vs Akikawa
***SIGN*** Round 3 Seido vs Murata East
***SIGN*** Murata East Seido
**[21:21] Ku**
You idiot! Stop going all out!
**[21:24] Mi**
He seriously won't listen to anything I say.
**[21:27] Ku**
You're not gonna last, you know?
***SIGN*** Warm
**[21:29] Fu**
*Yes, I will.*
**[21:30] Fu**
*Because I'm the ace.*
**[21:36] Sa**
*Damn him.*
**[21:37] Sa**
* He's gotten even more cocky*
* after being told he was the ace.*
**[21:40] C1**
Yeah, Furuya.
**[21:41] C1**
He's a first-year pitcher for Seido.
**[21:43] C2**
He's a real monster!
**[21:49] E1**
He's nothing special.
**[21:52] E1**
He just throws as hard as
he can without any pacing.
**[21:56] E1**
The baseball of this country
that I admired...
**[21:59] E1**
...was at a much more
intricate and high level.
**[23:36] Mi**
You look pumped, Furuya.
**[23:38] Mi**
You're throwing well.
**[23:40] Yu**
I don't care about a pitcher
who just throws fast.
**[23:42] Yu**
There are other Seido
pitchers to worry about.
**[23:45] Sa**
Chris-senpai, who is he?
**[23:47] Ch**
Shunshing Yeung,
an exchange student from Taiwan.
**[23:49] Ch**
He's the ace of Akikawa Academy.
**[23:51] Sa**
An exchange student?
**[23:53] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Precision Machine.
***SIGN*** Precision Machine
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
# 24 - Clockwork
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**[00:13] C1**
Yeah, Furuya.
**[00:14] C1**
He's a first-year pitcher for Seido.
**[00:16] C2**
He's a real monster!
**[00:22] E1**
He's nothing special.
**[00:25] E1**
He just throws as hard as
he can without any pacing.
**[00:29] E1**
The baseball of this country
that I admired...
**[00:32] E1**
...was at a much more
intricate and high level.
***SIGN*** Clockwork
**[02:14] Mi**
Let's stay focused!
**[02:17] Is**
Let's go!
**[02:18] Ka**
Let's do this!
***SIGN*** Murata East Seido
**[02:20] C1**
They're up by eight runs
after four innings?
**[02:23] C2**
Damn, they're strong.
**[02:25] C2**
Is this gonna be another called game?
**[02:29] C3**
Hey, Shun.
**[02:30] C3**
You're not watching any more?
**[02:34] C4**
It's easy to figure out
a pitcher who just throws fast.
**[02:40] C4**
What I'm worried about is
**[02:42] C4**
their strong batter line-up,
**[02:45] C4**
their closing second-year pitcher,
**[02:48] C4**
and the third-year ace
who has yet to show.
***SIGN*** Sawamura's cry for attention ends in vain . . .
**[02:58] Mi**
Furuya!
**[03:00] Mi**
What are you looking at?
**[03:01] Mi**
Hurry up and throw!
**[03:04] Mi**
You've got too much power, right?
**[03:07] Mi**
I'll let you throw as many as you want.
**[03:09] Mi**
Here.
**[03:14] C1**
That pitcher's a monster!
**[03:16] C1**
He throws at full strength,
even at the bullpen?
**[03:22] C2**
He's been striking out almost every batter,
**[03:25] C2**
but he's still not satisfied?
**[03:32] Mi**
The ball's too high!
**[03:34] Mi**
You need to throw more
carefully and lower!
**[03:37] Fu**
*He's been more strict as of late...*
**[03:42] Mi**
*He didn't play many games in junior high,*
**[03:46] Mi**
* so he doesn't know*
* the value of a single pitch.*
**[03:50] Mi**
*But this is a win or lose tournament.*
**[03:54] Mi**
* It's too late to realize*
* after the fact, Furuya.*
**[03:58] Sa**
If you're not gonna work, switch with me!
**[04:01] Fu**
I will.
**[04:02] Mi**
Sawamura, leave him alone!
**[04:04] Sa**
But I'm overflowing with ardor!
**[04:07] Mi**
Then you can keep shouting
until you lose your voice.
**[04:10] Ha**
* Looks like it's a tough job*
* to keep these two in check.*
**[04:24] C1**
A two-run home run
into the back screen!
**[04:26] Ha**
Yay! That was a home run!
**[04:29] Um**
Up by ten runs in five innings!
**[04:32] Fu**
It's a called game!
**[04:33] Na**
Captain Yuki!
**[04:37] Is**
That's rare.
**[04:38] Is**
You don't usually go for home runs.
**[04:40] Yu**
I want to give the pitchers
as much rest as possible.
**[04:44] Yu**
I'm glad that went in.
**[04:47] Is**
You're too perfect, Captain.
**[04:52] Sa**
We're done in five innings again?
**[04:55] Mi**
*So this is the job of our team captain.*
**[05:00] Mi**
*He's acting more and more like it lately.*
**[05:03] Mi**
*Though he's still really bad at shogi.*
***SIGN*** Murata East Seido
**[05:07] Um**
Okay.
**[05:09] Um**
Bow!
**[05:10] EE**
Thank you!
**[05:11] Sa**
Great job on your three
years of high school!
**[05:19] C1**
Good luck next game!
**[05:21] C2**
We'll come to cheer you on again!
**[05:24] GG**
Miyuki-kun!
**[05:27] Sa**
Official games are something else...
**[05:29] Ha**
The summer tournament is special.
**[05:32] Ka**
Good. You're all here.
**[05:34] Ka**
After you finish stretching,
**[05:36] Ka**
grab lunch at the bleachers.
**[05:38] PP**
Yes, sir!
**[05:39] Ka**
We're all staying...
**[05:41] Ka**
...to watch the next game.
***SIGN*** Three-Round, Three-Game Tournament Seido－Tomurata Higashi Tochigusa－Toyamato Higashi Tokamiyama－Akikawa
**[05:44] Ka**
The team that wins...
**[05:45] Ka**
...will be our next opponent.
**[06:00] Mi**
Take a good look at
Akikawa Academy's pitcher.
**[06:03] Mi**
He has something you guys don't have.
**[06:07] Ch**
An exchange student from Taiwan,
**[06:10] Ch**
Shunshin Yeung, second-year.
**[06:14] Sa**
He's not Japanese?
**[06:16] Ch**
He originally came to learn Japanese,
**[06:19] Ch**
but he was introduced to Japanese baseball and fell in love with it.
**[06:25] Ch**
He stays later than anyone at practice,
**[06:27] Ch**
and he studies more than anyone
to make Japanese baseball his own.
**[06:31] Ch**
He has hunger.
**[06:34] Ch**
He has that untouchable aura
**[06:36] Ch**
and amazing control
from his everyday practice.
**[06:39] Ch**
People call him...
**[06:42] Ch**
...Clockwork.
**[06:48] Sa**
Clockwork?
**[06:51] E1**
*That was close.*
**[06:52] E1**
*He threw right in my face.*
**[06:59] P1**
The ball.
**[07:01] E1**
D-Damn.
**[07:03] E1**
He's not going to apologize
to me about that pitch?
**[07:06] E1**
*You've gotta be kidding me.*
**[07:11] E1**
*Way to the outside?*
**[07:18] E1**
*Th-The same place again?*
**[07:24] E1**
*Where next?*
**[07:25] E1**
*In? Out?*
**[07:29] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[07:33] E1**
*Three pitches in the same place?*
**[07:39] P1**
*That was one ball outside the strike zone.*
**[07:45] P1**
* Not even an idiot would throw*
* three pitches to the same place.*
**[07:53] Um**
Game set!
**[07:57] Yu**
3-0.
**[07:58] Yu**
They defended their early-game runs.
**[08:01] Yu**
After they scored, the fielders
started playing differently.
**[08:06] Is**
Yeah, controlling in and out
**[08:09] Is**
and keeping the pitch low.
**[08:12] Is**
The other team only got five hits.
**[08:15] Is**
Just shows how much faith
the team has in him.
**[08:19] Sa**
*Faith?*
**[08:21] Fu**
It's so hot.
**[08:23] Is**
The game's three days
from now, on a Wednesday.
**[08:26] Is**
And this one isn't going to be so easy.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[08:32] Ch**
Their ace, Yeung, doesn't
throw many breaking balls,
**[08:36] Ch**
but he's thrown curveballs
and forkballs to get the strikes.
**[08:41] Ch**
His speed is only around 130 km/h,
**[08:44] Ch**
but what we need to worry about
is his clockwork-like control.
**[08:49] Ch**
From in-high to out-low,
**[08:52] Ch**
and out-high to in-low.
**[08:55] Ch**
He uses the diagonal very well
to keep the batters guessing.
**[09:00] Ch**
He'll probably never throw
anything near the middle.
**[09:08] Ch**
The key to beating him will be
how well you can stick to your swings
**[09:11] Ch**
without being tossed about
by his pitching to the corners.
**[09:17] Ka**
Swinging with hesitation will only
give more confidence to the pitcher.
**[09:22] Ka**
No matter what he throws,
swing without hesitation.
**[09:25] Ka**
You must remember that.
**[09:28] Ka**
One more thing.
**[09:29] Ka**
To put damage on a clever pitcher like him,
**[09:33] Ka**
we need speed and bunts.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[09:37] Ka**
You two can put pressure
on him by getting on base.
**[09:42] KR**
Yes, sir!
**[09:57] C1**
Wow! Amazing!
**[09:59] C2**
Feels good just watching.
**[10:01] C1**
They don't just practice swinging big.
**[10:03] C1**
They also practice the dull plays, too.
**[10:05] C2**
They scored massively two games in a row.
**[10:09] C2**
I'm sure their next opponents are scared.
**[10:11] C1**
Look at the captain, Yuki-kun.
**[10:14] C1**
He has a special air.
**[10:15] C1**
There are scouts from
pro teams here, too. Right?
**[10:20] C1**
I heard he's not
interested in that at all.
**[10:23] C1**
He probably has his hands full
**[10:25] C1**
trying to lead the team to the nationals.
**[10:30] C3**
Wow! So many reporters.
**[10:32] C3**
I didn't know Seido
was the talk of the town.
**[10:35] C4**
Owada, no need to state the obvious.
**[10:39] C4**
Under the guidance of
Head Coach Kataoka,
**[10:41] C4**
will they finally regain
their prestigious fame?
**[10:43] C4**
This is a team with many
things to write about.
**[10:49] C4**
What's that look?
***SIGN*** Will First-Year Become Savior for Prestigious School Seido?
**[10:52] C3**
There's also the Kazuya Miyuki boy
you wrote about last year.
**[10:57] C3**
I'm his fan!
**[10:59] C3**
His glasses fit so well!
**[11:01] C4**
You just have a fetish for glasses.
**[11:04] C3**
Glasses conquer all!
**[11:06] C4**
Well, everyone's here to look at
the monster, first-year pitcher.
**[11:12] C4**
We're going to the bullpen, too.
**[11:13] C3**
O-Okay!
**[11:19] Ka**
Sawamura!
**[11:20] Ka**
Where are you throwing?
**[11:21] Ka**
Are you trying to hit me?
**[11:22] Sa**
My bad!
**[11:24] Ch**
Thank you, Kanemaru.
**[11:26] Ch**
For volunteering to do this tough job.
**[11:30] Ka**
Not at all.
**[11:31] Ka**
It'll be better practice
if a batter is standing here.
**[11:35] Ka**
Not to mention seven out of the nine
Akikawa batters are lefties.
**[11:35] Sa**
Like this?
**[11:39] Ka**
He might be asked
to pitch, since he's a lefty.
**[11:40] Sa**
Like this?
**[11:43] Sa**
Like this!
**[11:44] Ka**
Though I'm sure the possibility
is close to none.
**[11:48] Ka**
Come at me, Sawamura!
**[11:50] Ka**
I'm not afraid of your pitch at all!
**[11:55] Sa**
Kanemaru.
**[11:57] Sa**
Here I come!
**[11:58] Sa**
Right to the inside!
**[12:03] Ka**
You threw that one on purpose!
**[12:05] Sa**
I'm sorry.
**[12:06] C1**
He has an interesting form.
**[12:08] C2**
That must've hurt.
**[12:13] Mi**
Nice ball!
**[12:16] C1**
In the bullpen, it's just Kawakami-kun
and the first-year Sawamura-kun...
**[12:22] C1**
The ace, Tanba-kun, is throwing
into the net with the coach.
**[12:26] C1**
We're only at Round 3,
but the ace hasn't thrown a single time.
**[12:31] C1**
I wonder if the rumors
of his injuries are true.
**[12:34] C2**
Who knows.
**[12:35] C2**
If that's the case,
**[12:36] C2**
it'll be another hard
summer without their ace.
**[12:41] C2**
Even if Furuya-kun can throw
really fast, he's still a first-year.
**[12:46] C1**
Oh? Now that you mention it,
**[12:48] C1**
where is the famous,
monster, first-year pitcher?
**[12:57] Mi**
*He...*
**[12:58] Mi**
* He's taking a nap,*
* and he's not even hiding?*
**[13:02] Mi**
*Even I can't laugh seeing this.*
**[13:05] Mi**
Wake up!
***SIGN*** Learn Today
***SIGN*** Devote Every Moment
**[13:08] Mi**
You'd better be done with running.
**[13:12] Fu**
I am.
**[13:13] Mi**
Get out here!
**[13:15] Mi**
You need to pitch in the bullpen.
**[13:16] Fu**
No, it's hot today.
**[13:19] Fu**
I'll be there in a little while.
**[13:21] Mi**
Of course it's hot!
**[13:23] Mi**
It's summer!
**[13:26] Mi**
*Is he going to be okay?*
**[13:28] Mi**
*We're in the middle of a tournament.*
**[13:32] Mi**
You didn't finish
your meal yesterday, either.
**[13:35] Mi**
If you don't eat right,
you're not gonna last.
**[13:41] Mi**
This year, the summer
is going to be hotter than usual,
**[13:45] Mi**
so you'd better get used to...
**[13:49] Mi**
*Summer?*
**[13:53] Mi**
*That's right.*
**[13:54] Mi**
*He just came from Hokkaido this year.*
**[13:58] Mi**
*To him, it's the first summer in Tokyo.*
**[14:06] Mi**
*Could it be...*
**[14:07] Mi**
*...his body isn't used to this temperature?*
**[14:18] C1**
Wow! It's fast!
**[14:19] C1**
And that sound.
**[14:21] C1**
Sounds heavy.
**[14:23] Mi**
*He has power in his pitch.*
**[14:28] Mi**
* Looks like his gear changes*
* when he holds a ball.*
**[14:34] Mi**
All right,
**[14:35] Mi**
let's call it a day.
**[14:38] Fu**
I can still pitch.
**[14:40] Mi**
It's fine.
**[14:41] Mi**
Just cool down and be done.
**[14:44] C1**
Wait! He's already done?
**[14:46] C1**
He's only made around ten throws.
**[14:50] C2**
Well, we're in the middle
of the tournament,
**[14:52] C2**
so maybe they just verified his pitch.
**[14:55] C1**
I see.
**[14:56] ---**
All right!
**[15:01] Sa**
Damn it!
**[15:02] Sa**
That was a ball by a hair!
**[15:04] C1**
But some people seem to have
a different schedule, despite the tournament.
**[15:09] C2**
Well, he is interesting. That's for sure.
**[15:12] C2**
* How will Akikawa face Seido*
* with so many pitchers?*
**[15:17] C1**
Akikawa has someone I like, too.
**[15:19] C1**
Glasses!
**[15:22] C2**
We're reporting on Akikawa tomorrow.
**[15:24] C2**
And don't get the wrong idea.
**[15:26] C2**
Let's go.
***SIGN*** Tokyo Nerima-ku Akikawa Academy
**[15:37] P1**
Don't run away!
**[15:38] P2**
Like hell I will.
**[15:40] P2**
Bring it!
**[15:42] P1**
Here it is.
**[15:58] P2**
Crap!
**[15:59] P2**
That's 160 km/h?
**[16:01] P3**
I'll die!
**[16:02] P3**
I'll die if that hits me!
**[16:04] P4**
I'm up next.
**[16:05] P2**
Stand a little back.
**[16:07] C1**
Batting practice with the machine
set to the highest speed?
**[16:11] C1**
Is this a countermeasure
to Furuya-kun, Head Coach Ogata?
**[16:17] PC**
You know...
**[16:18] PC**
They can't hit a pitch like that on the fly.
**[16:22] PC**
The goal is to adjust their eyes.
**[16:25] PC**
You know...
**[16:26] PC**
All the opponent teams
**[16:28] PC**
were swinging at
Furuya-kun's high balls.
**[16:35] PC**
You know...
**[16:36] PC**
If they can stay calm and see the ball...
**[16:40] PC**
You know...
**[16:42] PC**
No matter how fast a kid can throw,
**[16:44] PC**
it won't be faster than 160 km/h.
**[16:49] PC**
You know...
**[16:51] C1**
I see!
**[16:52] C1**
The coach's speaking habit: "You know."
**[16:54] C2**
Don't put that down!
**[16:59] P1**
Next, out low.
**[17:02] P2**
Bring it!
**[17:10] P1**
Sorry, that went in a little.
**[17:13] P1**
Next, inside middle.
**[17:20] P2**
Shoot.
**[17:22] P2**
I messed that up!
**[17:24] P1**
Don't worry.
**[17:26] P1**
I'll throw it again, same place.
**[17:28] C1**
What?
**[17:29] C1**
The ace is throwing for batting practice?
**[17:33] PC**
You know...
**[17:34] PC**
Shunshin doesn't throw in the bullpen.
**[17:39] PC**
Ball control is nurtured in games.
**[17:43] PC**
This is a practice method
he came up with on his own.
**[17:48] PC**
He throws about 200
pitches every day.
**[17:52] PC**
Next, anywhere.
**[17:55] P1**
All right! Let's do this!
**[17:58] P1**
*In or out?*
**[18:00] P1**
*Which is it?*
**[18:05] P1**
Damn it!
**[18:06] P1**
Right down the middle!
**[18:09] P2**
You suck!
**[18:10] P1**
Don't laugh!
**[18:13] C1**
* A serious one-on-one*
* in batting practice.*
**[18:18] C2**
*Glasses!*
**[18:20] PC**
You know...
**[18:21] PC**
We used to lose after
the first game, until last year.
**[18:26] PC**
It's about how effectively
we can practice with limited time.
**[18:31] PC**
Shunshin has honed his control
through batting practice,
**[18:35] PC**
and the batters thoroughly practice
the pitches they have difficulties with.
**[18:39] PC**
Just a lone pitcher
**[18:41] PC**
has changed our weak team
into what you see now.
**[18:47] C1**
I see.
**[18:49] C1**
His clockwork-like pitching comes from
**[18:52] C1**
an environment like this.
**[18:59] C1**
Why is Yeung-kun playing baseball in Japan?
**[19:04] PC**
You know...
**[19:05] PC**
This is something I heard from his parents,
**[19:11] PC**
but it all started when he saw Japanese
professional baseball back in Taiwan.
**[19:17] PC**
He was mesmerized by the plays on TV.
**[19:20] PC**
What moved him even more
**[19:23] PC**
was a Taiwanese player playing
on a Japanese team.
**[19:29] PC**
But...
**[19:31] TV**
Strike out!
**[19:33] TV**
What's up with Lin?
**[19:34] TV**
That's his fifth consecutive strikeout!
**[19:37] TV**
His glory from last year
is nowhere to be seen!
**[19:40] TV**
He's having a tough time
hitting the inside pitches.
**[19:44] PC**
The Japanese pitcher
**[19:46] PC**
analyzed and took advantage
of the opponent's weakness.
**[19:51] PC**
Inside Shunshin, those mixed feelings
**[19:55] PC**
eventually turned into
respect for Japanese baseball.
**[20:04] PC**
Our high school has had a long
relationship with high schools in Taiwan.
**[20:09] PC**
But Shunshin is actually officially
here as a language exchange student.
**[20:15] C1**
A language exchange student?
**[20:17] PC**
Yes.
**[20:18] PC**
But everyone, including myself,
**[20:22] PC**
have been moved by his
sincerity toward baseball.
**[20:26] C2**
Shunshin Yeung.
**[20:29] C2**
Doesn't sound like he's all
clockwork like people seem to say.
**[20:32] PC**
Yes.
**[20:33] PC**
I don't know many people
with so much passion.
**[20:38] C1**
I wonder what's going
on inside his head.
**[20:45] P1**
Next, inside middle.
**[20:48] P1**
* I wanted to do everything*
* I could to play baseball in Japan.*
**[20:54] P1**
*This pitch...*
**[20:57] P1**
* ...goes to my parents*
* who sent me here.*
**[21:05] P1**
*This pitch...*
**[21:07] P1**
*...goes to my Japanese father*
**[21:09] P1**
*who supports me in various ways.*
**[21:17] P1**
*And this pitch...*
**[21:21] P1**
...goes to my teammates
who've played with me so far.
**[21:28] P2**
Damn!
**[21:29] P2**
That was outside!
**[21:35] C1**
Wow.
**[21:36] C1**
It's batting practice, but he's
very thorough with every pitch.
**[21:41] C2**
* At first, it looks like*
* a one-man team led by Yeung-kun.*
**[21:45] C2**
* But the other players are also*
* enjoying baseball to the fullest.*
**[21:50] C2**
* A team like this will be quite formidable*
* once they pick up momentum.*
**[21:57] C2**
* They have more than a small*
* chance to beat Seido.*
**[23:35] Sa**
Round 4 starts tomorrow!
**[23:36] Sa**
We're up against Shunshin
Yeung's Akikawa Academy!
**[23:39] Ka**
Sawamura, I'll stand in the batter's box.
**[23:41] Ka**
Show me what you can do.
**[23:43] Sa**
Aye, General!
**[23:44] Ka**
Who's a general?
**[23:45] Sh**
Seido's starter is a first-year.
**[23:47] Sh**
We can take full advantage of that.
**[23:49] Mi**
Akikawa makes their move
the moment the game begins.
**[23:52] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Anti-Furuya Strategy.
***SIGN*** Anti-Furuya Strategy
**[23:56] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
# 25 - Anti-Furuya Strategy
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**[00:04] C1**
Wow.
**[00:06] C1**
It's batting practice, but he's
very thorough with every pitch.
**[00:10] C2**
A team like this will be quite formidable
once they pick up momentum.
**[00:17] C2**
They have more than a small
chance to beat Seido.
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
***SIGN*** Anti-Furuya Strategy
**[01:59] Ka**
To prepare for the game tomorrow,
we're wrapping up practice.
**[02:03] Ka**
The game begins at 10:00 AM.
**[02:05] Ka**
We'll do a light warm up and
enter the stadium by 8:30 AM.
**[02:09] Ka**
It's going to be above thirty
degrees again tomorrow,
**[02:12] Ka**
so don't practice too much
and get plenty of rest.
**[02:16] Ka**
That is all.
**[02:17] PP**
Thank you!
**[02:19] Sa**
We're done already?
**[02:19] Sa**
But we have a game tomorrow.
**[02:21] Ha**
It's *because* we have
a game tomorrow.
**[02:24] Is**
Hey, Tetsu.
**[02:25] Is**
Want to watch the Akikawa video again?
**[02:28] Yu**
No, I've already done the simulation.
**[02:32] Yu**
I just need to swing
like I always do tomorrow.
**[02:34] Is**
*That's our captain.*
**[02:36] Ku**
Oh, Jun-san!
**[02:37] Ku**
I want to watch the video!
**[02:39] Ku**
I want to simulate base stealing.
**[02:41] Ma**
Gotta check his slide step, too.
**[02:43] Is**
Masuko, you're running, too?
**[02:46] Ku**
Are you serious?
**[02:48] Ry**
Haruichi.
**[02:50] Ry**
Join me when I hit off the tee later.
**[02:55] Ha**
I can join you?
**[02:57] Ry**
What are you saying?
**[02:59] Ry**
You can hit, too.
**[03:00] Ry**
So, later.
**[03:02] Ha**
O-Okay.
**[03:03] Ku**
That's rare.
**[03:05] Ku**
Ryo-san's talking to his brother.
**[03:07] Is**
Well, they are brothers.
**[03:13] Sa**
Wait right there, Kazuya Miyuki!
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[03:16] Sa**
Don't you want to catch
my new and improved fastball?
**[03:20] Mi**
Shut up!
**[03:21] Mi**
Don't call me by my full name!
**[03:22] Mi**
I already caught your
pseudo-fastballs yesterday.
**[03:26] Sa**
It's not pseudo, you bastard!
**[03:27] Ha**
Where are his manners?
**[03:29] Mi**
Hey, Furuya.
**[03:30] Mi**
Forget the idiot and let's go.
**[03:32] ---**
Hey, wait!
**[03:33] Mi**
*Oh, forgot he's an oddball, too.*
**[03:36] Mi**
Let's pitch a few after the sun sets.
**[03:39] Mi**
I want to see how your forkball is, too.
**[03:43] Fu**
*After the sun sets?*
**[03:46] Mi**
But don't go all out, okay?
**[03:49] Mi**
*That's right.*
**[03:50] Mi**
*He just came from Hokkaido this year.*
**[03:55] Mi**
*It's his first summer in Tokyo.*
**[04:00] Mi**
*Could it be...*
**[04:01] Mi**
* ...his body isn't used*
* to this temperature?*
**[04:11] Re**
Are the high temperatures worsening his fatigue?
**[04:17] Re**
He hasn't been throwing for too long,
but he has played in two games.
**[04:21] Ch**
But his pitch hasn't gotten weaker.
**[04:24] Ch**
It's a tough call.
**[04:30] Ka**
Kawakami, be ready from
the first inning tomorrow.
**[04:34] Ka**
Yes, sir!
**[04:36] Ka**
*Fatigue from the heat and pressure*
**[04:39] Ka**
*are unavoidable as we advance.*
**[04:43] Ka**
* That's why we need everyone's*
* strength to win these games.*
**[04:48] Ka**
*The entire team's strength.*
**[04:56] Ry**
You seem to be swinging
without any doubts.
**[04:59] Ry**
During the game,
don't just babysit Sawamura,
**[05:02] Ry**
and be ready to go anytime.
**[05:05] Ry**
You were pinch hitter
in the first game, remember?
**[05:07] Ry**
The coach uses the players
who are doing well in practice.
**[05:13] Ha**
Oh, you haven't swung yet.
**[05:16] Ry**
Don't worry about me.
**[05:18] Ry**
Practicing at this point
won't really help me.
**[05:20] Ry**
I just need to give my all tomorrow.
**[05:24] Ry**
Here, swing more.
**[05:27] Ha**
* But I've been swinging*
* for almost an hour...*
**[05:30] Ha**
*But it's a little nostalgic.*
**[05:34] Ha**
*I haven't talked with him like this for ages.*
**[05:40] Ka**
Man, Sawamura's pitch really moves.
**[05:45] Ch**
Yeah...
**[05:46] Ch**
Not even Sawamura himself
knows how it'll move.
**[05:47] Sa**
All right!
**[05:50] Ch**
Sawamura, four-seamer.
**[05:53] ---**
Right!
**[05:55] Sa**
This is like this, so...
**[06:01] Sa**
It's this!
**[06:05] Ch**
* You... had better not*
* do that in a game.*
**[06:10] Ch**
Let's be done after ten pitches.
**[06:18] Ka**
It just barely missed me.
**[06:20] Ka**
Sawamura!
**[06:21] Ka**
You don't care if you hit me, do you?
**[06:23] Sa**
Huh? Should I?
**[06:24] Ka**
Of course you should!
**[06:27] Ka**
Inside pitch practice toward
left-handed batters...
**[06:30] Ka**
Are you practicing
for the Akikawa line-up?
**[06:34] Sa**
G-General!
**[06:36] Ka**
Who are you calling "General"?
**[06:37] Ka**
Goodness...
**[06:39] Ka**
Isn't it a little late
to be practicing, Chris?
**[06:44] Ch**
My apologies.
**[06:45] Ka**
Don't get carried away.
**[06:49] Ka**
Hey!
**[06:50] Ka**
Give me your bat and helmet.
**[06:52] Ka**
Wait, Coach...
**[06:57] Ka**
Show me your inside pitch.
**[07:02] Ka**
It's not safe!
**[07:03] Ka**
That helmet won't save you
when his pitch hits you!
**[07:06] Ka**
I don't care.
**[07:08] Ka**
Try me!
**[07:10] Ka**
Seriously?
**[07:13] Ch**
*Could it be that he's...*
**[07:16] Ch**
* ...seeing if Sawamura*
* will be useful tomorrow*
**[07:20] Ch**
*because Furuya is unreliable?*
**[07:24] Ka**
What's wrong?
**[07:25] Ka**
Hurry up and pitch.
**[07:27] Ka**
Are you afraid of hitting me?
**[07:30] Ka**
*So much pressure.*
**[07:32] Ka**
*I couldn't throw here.*
**[07:34] Ka**
* B-But if he can throw to the*
* inside under this pressure...*
**[07:44] Mi**
*I'm glad I came to check on him.*
**[07:47] Mi**
*It's looking very interesting.*
**[07:57] Ka**
Sawamura, you're going?
***SIGN*** Fuchu Municipal Stadium
***SIGN*** Seido vs Akikawa
Yakushi vs Ichidai Third
**[08:16] Ha**
It's really hot.
**[08:18] Ha**
And it's only nine in the morning.
**[08:20] Fu**
It'll get hotter today, too.
**[08:29] Ka**
We play like we talked
in the meeting.
**[08:32] Ka**
Don't forget to check the signs.
**[08:35] EE**
Yes, sir!
**[08:36] Ka**
Stay hydrated
**[08:38] Ka**
and players in the dugout should
support those playing by any means.
**[08:41] EE**
Yes, sir!
**[08:42] Ka**
We need everyone's strength
to win from this point on!
**[08:47] Ka**
Furuya, you're starting.
**[08:48] Fu**
Yes, sir.
**[08:50] Ka**
Kawakami and Sawamura,
**[08:52] Ka**
be ready to go anytime!
**[08:56] KS**
Yes, sir!
**[08:57] Ku**
Huh? Did he just say Sawamura?
**[09:01] Ku**
That's unexpected.
**[09:06] Ku**
I wonder if something happened
with the coach yesterday.
**[09:09] Ku**
Or it wouldn't make sense, right?
**[09:10] Mi**
*Man, he's sharp.*
**[09:18] Is**
Why are you hiding in the corner?
**[09:21] Ry**
Make sure you stay inside
the dugout, Shiny-head.
**[09:24] Ry**
You're blinding.
**[09:26] Ma**
Careful not to burn your head
with no hair protection.
**[09:29] Ta**
Guys...
**[09:33] Yu**
Let's go!
**[09:37] C1**
They're here!
**[09:39] C2**
It's Seido!
**[09:42] C1**
Isashiki!
**[09:43] C2**
Masuko!
**[09:44] C3**
Tetsu-san!
**[09:45] C4**
Furuya-kun!
**[09:54] E1**
Wow! They get cheers.
**[09:56] E2**
There's a big crowd over there.
**[10:01] E2**
They have a brass band
and cheerleaders.
**[10:03] E2**
But look at our side...
**[10:06] E3**
Well, everyone's busy with summer class.
**[10:10] E4**
My parents told me to quit baseball!
**[10:13] E4**
Makes you want to cry.
**[10:15] E3**
Mine, too.
**[10:17] E3**
"We didn't send you to Akikawa
so you could play baseball."
**[10:20] E5**
Well, not like we joined
to do it so seriously, either.
**[10:25] E2**
But...
**[10:26] E2**
We can't quit now after coming this far.
**[10:29] E2**
After meeting Shun, we've learned
the sweet taste of victory.
**[10:38] Sh**
I love Yuming.
**[10:41] Sh**
Soothes my heart.
**[10:42] E1**
Yuming?
**[10:44] E2**
You really love Japan, don't you?
**[10:46] EC**
You know, Shunshin...
**[10:48] EC**
How are you today?
**[10:50] Sh**
How am I?
**[10:51] Sh**
The usual.
**[10:54] Sh**
I throw like the usual
**[10:56] Sh**
and get outs like the usual.
**[10:58] Sh**
That is my job as the pitcher.
**[11:02] Sh**
No matter... who we're up against.
**[11:07] EC**
*Your words are truly reliable.*
**[11:12] EC**
You know...
**[11:13] EC**
Just as Shunshin said,
no matter who we're up against,
**[11:16] EC**
we just do our own baseball!
**[11:19] EC**
Now, let's enjoy baseball
as much as we can!
**[11:23] EE**
Yes, sir!
**[11:26] R1**
As Akikawa going first,
**[11:29] R1**
I'm sure they'd like to score first
and play their usual game.
**[11:32] R2**
But Seido is a stronger team, overall.
**[11:37] R2**
So how well Yeung-kun
can pitch against Seido
**[11:41] R2**
will be the key.
**[11:44] R2**
Will the big-name Seido take the game?
***SIGN*** Akikawa
Seido
**[11:47] R2**
Or will Akikawa become the dark horse,
centered around Yeung-kun?
**[11:52] R2**
Whoever wins will advance
to the quarter-final.
**[11:57] Mi**
We're lucky we got the early
game before it got too hot.
**[12:01] Mi**
You should be able to throw like usual.
**[12:07] Fu**
I plan on throwing until the end today.
**[12:12] Mi**
*Man...*
**[12:14] Mi**
* The scary thing is that*
* he truly thinks he can do it.*
**[12:20] Mi**
Anyway, be sure to pace yourself today.
**[12:26] Mi**
Hey, what's with that silence?
**[12:29] Um**
Line up!
**[12:30] EE**
Let's go!
**[12:32] ---**
All right!
***SIGN*** Seido vs Akikawa Begins
**[12:48] An**
Top of the first,
**[12:50] An**
Akikawa Academy's offense starts with
**[12:53] An**
number 1, center fielder,
Ninomiya-kun.
**[12:57] E1**
Keep your eyes on the ball, Nino!
**[12:59] E2**
He can't throw faster than the machine!
**[13:05] Fu**
*Machine?*
**[13:07] EC**
You know...
**[13:08] EC**
They're starting with the first-year Furuya-kun again.
**[13:12] EC**
They can still keep their ace
on the bench in the fourth round.
**[13:15] EC**
What a big team they have.
**[13:18] Sh**
It's highly doubtful that the team has
that much faith in the first-year pitcher.
**[13:24] Sh**
Their past two games have both
been called at five innings,
**[13:28] Sh**
so he didn't pitch
completely until the end.
**[13:31] Sh**
Perhaps there's a special reason
**[13:35] Sh**
they have to send that pitcher out first.
**[13:40] EC**
I see. You're right.
**[13:43] Sh**
If that's the case,
then we can exploit that.
**[13:48] Sh**
Let's drag him off the mound quickly
**[13:52] Sh**
and make the game ours.
**[13:59] Um**
Play ball!
**[14:03] Mi**
*He's not holding the bat short.*
**[14:06] Mi**
* He should've seen Furuya's*
* pitch in the last game.*
**[14:10] Mi**
* Well, let's see how he*
* reacts to the first pitch.*
**[14:14] Mi**
*Your favorite high pitch.*
**[14:16] Mi**
*Right here.*
**[14:31] C1**
Wow! Merciless as usual!
**[14:33] C2**
That's a scary sound!
**[14:35] C3**
Is he really a first-year?
**[14:38] Mi**
*Man, all out from the start.*
**[14:41] Mi**
*I told you to pace yourself...*
**[14:45] E1**
*What was that pitch?*
**[14:48] E1**
*Unlike the machine's, it was alive, and*
**[14:51] E1**
*it came at me with a roar.*
**[14:54] E1**
*B-But...*
**[14:58] E1**
*It's not too scary.*
**[15:04] (Flashback) EC**
The goal is to adjust their eyes.
**[15:08] (Flashback) EC**
You know...
**[15:13] Mi**
* Even after that pitch,*
* he's still not holding it short.*
**[15:25] Um**
Ball four!
**[15:27] E1**
Yeah! Nice job!
**[15:28] E2**
Nice one, Nino!
**[15:30] Sa**
There's nothing worse than walking
the first batter, Furuya!
**[15:34] Ka**
Like you're one to talk.
**[15:35] Ch**
He didn't even swing once.
**[15:39] Ka**
Yeah.
**[15:40] An**
Number 2, third baseman,
Hashimoto-kun.
**[15:44] ---**
All right!
**[15:50] Mi**
*This batter's holding the bat long, too.*
**[15:55] Mi**
* I thought this might happen,*
* but this is bad.*
**[15:59] Mi**
*These guys aren't planning to swing.*
**[16:05] Mi**
*The runner doesn't look like he'll run.*
**[16:07] Mi**
*Damn.*
**[16:08] Mi**
* They plan on tiring him out*
* by making him throw a lot.*
**[16:13] R1**
It's a difficult start for Furuya-kun.
**[16:21] R1**
The opponent isn't swinging
at his high balls anymore.
**[16:27] R2**
No, that's not what they're doing.
**[16:31] R2**
They don't plan on swinging,
regardless of strike or ball.
**[16:39] R2**
*Unlike pitchers who pitch to contact,*
**[16:41] R2**
* fastball pitchers who get*
* strikeouts naturally throw more.*
**[16:47] R2**
* It's a very bold strategy with*
* a risk of simply striking out, but...*
**[16:53] Um**
Ball!
**[16:54] R2**
* It's probably the strategy*
* Furuya-kun hates the most.*
**[16:59] C1**
That's ball three!
**[17:02] C2**
What's wrong, Furuya?
**[17:04] C3**
Get strikes like usual!
**[17:06] C4**
It doesn't look good for Seido.
**[17:12] E1**
Nice one, Hashimoto!
**[17:14] E2**
Eyes on the ball!
**[17:15] E3**
That pitcher can't throw strikes!
**[17:20] Sh**
*No surprise.*
**[17:21] Sh**
* A pitcher with no control*
* can't make the game.*
**[17:27] Sh**
*Beating him is only a matter of time.*
**[17:32] Fu**
*Damn...*
**[17:34] Fu**
*The sweat is annoying.*
**[17:44] (Flashback) Mi**
Once people do the research,
**[17:45] (Flashback) Mi**
and they start letting your high
ball pitches pass, we're doomed.
**[17:50] Mi**
* We knew this was coming*
* sooner or later.*
**[17:55] Mi**
*If you can't overcome this situation,*
**[17:58] Mi**
* you won't have a chance*
* to throw in the future.*
**[18:05] Fu**
*Split?*
**[18:09] Fu**
*Now?*
**[18:15] Sa**
*Furuya.*
**[18:22] Mi**
*Do it!*
**[18:34] Um**
Ball four!
**[18:37] Na**
Oh, no! Two walks in a row!
**[18:40] Um**
And that last one bounced.
**[18:42] Ha**
Will Furuya-kun be all right?
**[18:48] R1**
Wasn't that a breaking ball?
**[18:51] R1**
In this situation when
he'd want a strike?
**[18:54] E1**
Hey, that battery's getting lost!
**[18:56] E2**
They're just gonna crash
and burn from here!
**[19:02] An**
Number 3, shortstop,
Onishi-kun.
**[19:06] E1**
Eyes on the ball, Onishi!
**[19:08] E2**
Pitcher has no control!
**[19:12] Fu**
*Again...*
**[19:14] Mi**
*Just throw as I tell you to.*
**[19:22] (Flashback) Mi**
Sheesh...
**[19:23] (Flashback) Mi**
Your drop is inconsistent,
so it's really hard to catch.
**[19:27] (Flashback) Mi**
But you're able to throw
relaxed when you throw this.
**[19:33] (Flashback) Mi**
If only you could throw
your fastball the same way.
**[19:38] (Flashback) Mi**
Let's be done soon.
***SIGN*** Learn Today
***SIGN*** Devote Every Moment
**[19:42] (Flashback) Fu**
I haven't thrown a pitch
I'm satisfied with.
**[19:45] (Flashback) Fu**
Please let me throw
a little more.
**[19:47] (Flashback) Mi**
We have a game tomorrow!
**[19:49] [SONG] On-screen**
Ignored
**[19:51] (Flashback) Mi**
Yeah, way to ignore me.
**[19:55] (Flashback) Fu**
Throwing as hard as I can
is the only thing I can do.
**[20:00] (Flashback) Fu**
I will throw as much as I can
if it means helping the team.
**[20:06] Mi**
*I see.*
**[20:08] Mi**
*He went all out in the last two games*
**[20:11] Mi**
* because he was trying*
* his best for the team.*
**[20:21] (Flashback) Mi**
Keep that feeling inside
you for tomorrow's game.
**[20:26] (Flashback) Mi**
No matter what happens tomorrow,
**[20:29] (Flashback) Mi**
we'll support you the best we can.
**[20:33] Um**
Strike!
**[20:37] E1**
*Did that just drop?*
**[20:39] C1**
Yeah!
**[20:40] C1**
Nice pitch!
**[20:41] C2**
Your arm's swinging!
**[20:43] Mi**
*Now, fastball down the middle!*
**[20:48] Um**
Strike!
**[20:51] E1**
*Wait a minute.*
**[20:52] E1**
*What's this all of a sudden?*
**[20:54] Ot**
He's finally throwing strikes.
**[20:57] Sa**
All right!
**[20:58] Sa**
Nice one, Furuya!
**[20:59] Sa**
Keep that rhythm and keep pitching—
**[21:01] Um**
Ball!
**[21:02] Sa**
Don't make me eat my words!
**[21:05] Sa**
Hey!
**[21:06] Ka**
*He's actually cheering him on.*
**[21:12] Um**
Strike!
**[21:13] Um**
Batter out!
**[21:15] E1**
What's going on?
**[21:17] E2**
What happened?
**[21:18] Sh**
The more strength you
have in your shoulders,
**[21:21] Sh**
the harder it is to control
a breaking pitch.
**[21:25] E1**
Then that catcher called for a breaking
pitch to loosen up the pitcher?
**[21:31] E2**
That's crazy!
**[21:32] E2**
He risked walking
the batter for that?
**[21:36] Mi**
*All right.*
**[21:37] Mi**
*Your shoulder's looking loose now.*
**[21:40] An**
Number 4, right fielder,
Shiratori-kun.
**[21:45] E1**
*What should I do, Coach?*
**[21:48] EC**
*Let's wait.*
**[21:50] EC**
*This inning, we'll see it out.*
**[22:00] Sh**
*Kazuya Miyuki, huh?*
**[23:36] Mi**
Furuya's control has stabilized,
**[23:38] Mi**
but Akikawa's not backing
down just like that.
**[23:41] Sh**
In order to make the game ours,
**[23:43] Sh**
we have to destroy this batter right here.
**[23:46] Fu**
I'm not letting anyone hit.
**[23:48] Sa**
You all right, Furuya?
**[23:49] Sa**
Boss! When am I up?
**[23:52] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Miracle Akikawa.
***SIGN*** Miracle Akikawa
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
# 26 - Miracle Akikawa
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**[00:00] Mi**
*I see.*
**[00:02] Mi**
*He went all out in the last two games*
**[00:05] Mi**
* because he was trying*
* his best for the team.*
**[00:13] Um**
Strike!
**[00:14] Um**
Batter out!
**[00:18] E1**
*W-Wait a minute.*
**[00:20] E1**
*What's this all of a sudden?*
**[00:22] Sa**
All right!
**[00:23] Sa**
Nice one, Furuya!
**[00:24] Sa**
Keep that rhythm and keep pitching—
**[00:26] Um**
Ball!
**[00:27] Sa**
Don't make me eat my words!
**[00:30] Sa**
Hey!
**[00:31] Ka**
*He's actually cheering him on.*
**[00:35] E1**
What's going on?
**[00:37] E2**
What happened?
**[00:38] Sh**
The more strength you
have in your shoulders,
**[00:41] Sh**
the harder it is to control
a breaking pitch.
**[00:45] E1**
Then that catcher called for a breaking
pitch to loosen up the pitcher?
**[00:51] E2**
That's crazy!
**[00:52] E2**
He risked walking
the batter for that?
**[00:56] Mi**
*All right.*
**[00:57] Mi**
*Your shoulder's looking loose now.*
**[00:59] An**
Number 4, right fielder,
Shiratori-kun.
**[01:05] E1**
*What should I do, Coach?*
**[01:08] EC**
*Let's wait.*
**[01:09] EC**
*This inning, we'll see it out.*
**[01:20] Sh**
*Kazuya Miyuki, huh?*
***SIGN*** Miracle Akikawa
**[02:56] Um**
Strike!
**[02:58] E1**
*I-It dropped?*
**[03:01] Yu**
Nice pitch, Furuya!
**[03:02] Ry**
So you *can* throw strikes after all!
**[03:05] Ku**
Keep that up!
**[03:06] Ku**
The batter's not gonna swing!
**[03:09] Is**
Kill them all!
**[03:14] Fu**
*The team...*
**[03:17] Fu**
*The mound gives me strength.*
**[03:21] Um**
Strike!
**[03:26] Fu**
*I'm not alone.*
**[03:29] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[03:34] Sa**
Damn it! He recovered!
**[03:35] Ka**
Are you cheering for him or not?
**[03:39] R1**
Consecutive strikeouts
after his two walks.
**[03:42] R1**
Where did this consistency come from?
**[03:45] R2**
Now it's two outs with two men on base.
**[03:48] R2**
Akikawa's plan is to increase his pitch count,
**[03:51] R2**
so I wonder what they'll do now.
**[03:55] An**
Number 5, pitcher,
Yeung-kun.
**[04:01] Mi**
*Here he is.*
**[04:03] Mi**
*The key player of this team.*
**[04:05] Sh**
You made him throw
breaking balls to loosen him up.
**[04:11] Sh**
Must be tough to be a catcher
when the pitcher is stupid.
**[04:15] Mi**
Not really.
**[04:19] Mi**
I'm not afraid of a batter
who isn't going to swing.
**[04:23] Mi**
By the way, great Japanese.
**[04:26] Sh**
*This battery... is dangerous.*
**[04:30] Sh**
* I have to take them*
* out right here.*
**[04:38] E1**
C-Coach!
**[04:40] E1**
Could Shun be trying to...
**[04:44] EC**
*We can't let the pitcher recover.*
**[04:47] EC**
*Is that how you feel, Shunshin?*
**[04:51] Sh**
*I'm going to swing for it, Coach.*
**[05:04] Ch**
That Yeung player has been a key player
**[05:07] Ch**
in scoring runs for their team.
**[05:10] Ch**
If we want to stop Akikawa
from building momentum,
**[05:12] Ch**
we have to get him out here.
**[05:15] Ka**
Yeah.
**[05:17] Ch**
*Miyuki,*
**[05:19] Ch**
*you've gotta lead Furuya.*
**[05:25] Mi**
* Looks like he's going*
* to be swinging for real.*
**[05:30] Mi**
*Then...*
**[05:33] Mi**
*Right here.*
**[05:39] Um**
Strike!
**[05:48] Ka**
Yeah! Nice one, Furuya!
**[05:50] Ma**
Nice pitch!
**[05:52] E1**
He swung at a high ball!
**[05:55] E2**
It really does look like it's
floating from the batter's box.
**[06:00] E2**
Even for Shun, this could be difficult.
**[06:04] Mi**
* He already has the timing*
* down for Furuya's pitch?*
***SIGN*** It's not as fast as I thought.
***SIGN*** Is it because he's not winding up?
***SIGN*** Makes it easier for me.
**[06:22] Mi**
*He...*
***SIGN*** Don't chase with your eyes.
***SIGN*** Feel with your skin.
**[06:35] Mi**
*Another high one.*
**[06:38] Mi**
*We'll be lucky if he swings again.*
**[06:43] Um**
Ball!
**[06:45] Sa**
Calm down, Furuya!
**[06:47] Mi**
*He's tightened up again.*
**[06:50] Mi**
* Can he also feel the pressure*
* that Yeung is applying?*
***SIGN*** Feel with your skin.
***SIGN*** Don't chase with your eyes.
***SIGN*** Feel with your skin.
**[07:08] Mi**
*Relax.*
**[07:09] Mi**
* We can't use an inconsistent pitch*
* as the final pitch yet.*
**[07:13] Mi**
*Let's distract him a little with this,*
**[07:15] Mi**
* then plow through with*
* your fastball at the end.*
**[07:18] Mi**
*We have to finish this inning with him.*
**[07:24] E1**
Shun.
**[07:27] E2**
Shun.
**[07:33] Sa**
Furuya!
**[07:34] Sa**
Even if you give up a hit,
we're right behind you!
**[07:37] Sa**
Just leave everything to us
and give up a hit—
**[07:39] Ma**
Don't even say that as a joke!
You're useless!
**[07:42] Sa**
Useless?
**[07:43] Ka**
It's still the first inning, Furuya!
**[07:45] On**
Just calm down and throw like usual!
**[07:51] Yu**
We're right behind you.
**[07:52] Is**
Just kill him now!
**[07:54] Ku**
Let him hit right here.
**[07:56] Ry**
Don't worry about the runners!
**[07:59] Fu**
* All these people are giving me*
* words of encouragement.*
**[08:05] Fu**
*I can't betray them.*
***SIGN*** Hit whatever he throws.
**[08:13] Mi**
*Don't be tense.*
**[08:15] Mi**
*Throw down your arm!*
**[08:20] Fu**
*I can't betray...*
**[08:24] Fu**
*...everyone's support!*
**[08:27] Mi**
*Yes, and drop right here!*
**[08:31] Mi**
*It's not...*
**[08:40] Mi**
Left field!
**[08:42] Sa**
*I think I can make it.*
**[08:43] Is**
Don't risk it!
**[08:44] Is**
Play safe!
**[08:47] Sa**
I can do it!
**[08:49] E1**
Miss it!
**[08:56] E2**
It went through!
**[08:57] E2**
Keep running!
**[09:00] Is**
You idiot!
**[09:02] Is**
Don't make such a risky
play from the start!
**[09:08] Is**
Gotta be kidding me!
**[09:24] C1**
Akikawa scored the first two runs!
**[09:31] C2**
Their ace, Yeung, smacked
the pitcher in the head!
***SIGN*** Akikawa
**[09:41] An**
Number 6, second baseman,
Tsushima-kun.
**[09:46] I1**
Akikawa scored first?
**[09:48] I2**
Yeung's two-run hit was timely.
**[09:50] I3**
Seriously?
**[09:51] I4**
Was Furuya throwing?
**[09:53] I2**
Yeah. It wasn't Tanba.
**[09:57] I5**
*What are you doing, Koichiro?*
**[09:59] I6**
Akikawa as a team doesn't really
give me the vibe, you know...
**[10:04] I5**
Hiro, you were watching?
**[10:07] I6**
But it's different for the guy
who came all the way from overseas.
**[10:12] I6**
That Yeung guy has
amazing focus on every pitch.
**[10:17] I6**
Let's hope these two runs
don't settle the game.
**[10:26] Mi**
*You're fine.*
**[10:27] Mi**
*Come!*
**[10:34] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[10:36] Ma**
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
**[10:37] Ma**
Nice pitch, Furuya!
**[10:39] Ka**
Good job holding it out!
**[10:42] Sh**
* I was hoping he'd take*
* some damage from my hit.*
**[10:46] Sh**
* Guess this pitcher's not*
* as fragile as I thought.*
**[10:50] Mi**
You got a little tense.
**[10:53] Sh**
*And that's a good, aggressive catcher.*
**[10:58] Sh**
* He asked for the same pitch*
* that I hit off of him.*
**[11:02] Sh**
* I'm glad I was able*
* to score this inning.*
**[11:06] E1**
Nice batting, Shun!
**[11:07] E2**
Nice hit!
**[11:10] Ka**
What's Furuya's pitch count?
**[11:12] Ch**
Twenty-four.
**[11:14] Ch**
He had to throw quite a lot.
**[11:16] Yu**
It's still the first inning.
**[11:17] Yu**
Relax.
**[11:18] Is**
Let's get them back.
**[11:19] Ku**
Put away your aura!
**[11:25] Ta**
Switch your gears.
**[11:26] Ta**
What you do after you
give up a hit is what's important.
**[11:33] Mi**
*Tanba-san.*
**[11:37] Ta**
Now, listen.
**[11:38] Ta**
When you give up a hit, blame Miyuki.
**[11:41] Ta**
It makes switching gears easier.
**[11:43] Fu**
I see.
**[11:45] Mi**
*Hey, now.*
**[11:48] An**
Bottom of the first, Seido High School's
offense starts with...
**[11:53] An**
...number 1, shortstop,
Kuramochi-kun.
**[11:57] Ma**
Kuramochi, let's go!
**[11:59] Ma**
Let's get back the runs this inning!
**[12:01] Sa**
Start it off, Kuramochi!
**[12:05] (Flashback) Ka**
To put damage on a clever pitcher like him,
**[12:09] (Flashback) Ka**
we need speed and bunts.
**[12:11] (Flashback) Ka**
You two can put pressure
on him by getting on base.
**[12:18] R1**
Though Akikawa scored two runs,
**[12:21] R1**
how will Yeung-kun's pitching fare
against Seido's strong batters?
**[12:25] R2**
Indeed.
**[12:26] R2**
It's a very exciting game already.
**[12:32] Um**
Play!
**[12:35] Ku**
* In order to make plays with my speed,*
* I've gotta get on base first.*
**[12:43] E1**
Third base!
**[12:44] E1**
He's gonna bunt!
**[12:47] Ku**
*They figured it out.*
**[12:49] Ku**
*Then I'll hit it over here.*
**[12:54] Ku**
*He's good.*
**[12:57] Um**
Out!
**[13:00] ---**
Tch!
**[13:01] E1**
Nice fielding, Shun!
**[13:04] Ch**
They've done their research.
**[13:06] Ch**
He should've waited
and let the first pitch go.
**[13:10] Sa**
Where are you rolling the ball?
**[13:12] Sa**
You have to be like this
and hit it right on the line!
**[13:15] Ku**
Shut up!
**[13:16] Ku**
I really don't want
to hear it from you!
**[13:18] CC**
Ryo-san!
**[13:18] An**
Number 2, second baseman,
Kominato-kun.
**[13:19] CC**
Ryo-san!
**[13:20] CC**
Ryosuke!
**[13:21] CC**
Ryosuke-san!
**[13:23] Ry**
*He plays really well.*
**[13:26] Ry**
* I came out to Tokyo from Kanagawa,*
* but he's from Taiwan.*
**[13:30] Ry**
*That's pretty amazing.*
**[13:34] Ry**
*But sorry.*
**[13:36] Ry**
*I'm gonna bully you a little.*
**[13:47] Um**
Foul!
**[13:49] Ma**
Yeah! That's the seventh pitch!
**[13:51] Sa**
I'd hate to be the pitcher right now.
**[13:53] Ku**
Nice job, Ryosuke!
**[13:55] Ku**
Keep it up!
**[13:58] Sh**
* They have a pitcher*
* who can't pace himself,*
**[14:02] Sh**
* but they also have*
* a batter who has techniques.*
**[14:10] Sh**
*Interesting.*
***SIGN*** Interesting.
**[14:14] ---**
*Ball!*
**[14:16] Ry**
* That's a very good course,*
* but that's one ball out.*
**[14:22] Um**
*This pitcher is amazing.*
**[14:25] Um**
* He's been throwing right*
* to the catcher's mitt.*
**[14:33] Um**
*That's a little more in.*
**[14:36] Um**
*No way.*
**[14:38] Um**
* Is he going to make*
* a one-ball adjustment?*
**[14:42] Um**
*In high school?*
**[14:44] Ry**
*It's close, but...*
**[14:46] Ry**
*...it's out.*
**[14:49] Ry**
*All right.*
**[14:50] Ry**
*I get a free pass to—*
**[14:50] Um**
Strike!
**[14:51] Um**
Batter out!
**[14:58] Um**
What is it?
**[14:59] Ry**
Nothing.
**[15:02] Ry**
* I guess I should've*
* swung at the close one.*
**[15:07] Ha**
He got a no-swing strike?
**[15:09] Is**
*Damn.*
**[15:11] Is**
* Now we have to swing*
* at every close call!*
**[15:14] Mi**
* By consistently throwing*
* to where the catcher's mitt is,*
**[15:18] Mi**
*he got the umpire on his side.*
**[15:25] Mi**
*So this is "clockwork."*
**[15:27] Mi**
*Shunshin Yeung's pitching.*
***SIGN*** Akikawa Seido
**[15:35] E1**
Eyes on the ball,
**[15:36] E1**
Tsushima!
**[15:38] Ma**
Focus on the batter!
**[15:40] Yu**
Focus!
**[15:47] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[15:54] Mi**
Nicely done, Furuya.
**[15:55] Ry**
Nice pitch.
**[15:57] E1**
Damn! That was close.
**[15:59] E2**
We just needed one more hit.
**[16:01] E3**
But it's not easy to hit his pitches!
**[16:04] EC**
You know...
**[16:05] EC**
If we keep defending tenaciously,
we'll have another chance.
**[16:09] EC**
Let's switch gears!
**[16:11] E1**
Yeah, let's go!
**[16:13] ---**
Yeah!
**[16:14] E2**
You can pitch to contact, Shun!
**[16:19] Ha**
We just shut down their chance to score,
**[16:22] Ha**
but they still have energy.
**[16:24] Re**
Yes.
**[16:25] Re**
Furuya-kun's not doing badly, either.
**[16:30] Re**
But he's been having to throw a lot.
**[16:34] Re**
* The first inning's outcome*
* has put the other team on a roll.*
**[16:43] C1**
Into the right!
**[16:45] C2**
Nice hit, Isashiki!
**[16:47] Is**
Can't shut me down!
**[16:52] Sh**
* He could hit that far*
* while he was off-balance?*
**[17:07] E1**
*We can't underestimate this batter, Shun.*
**[17:10] E1**
*What do we do?*
**[17:12] Sh**
*Let's fight him.*
**[17:14] Sh**
* If we strike him out,*
* we can gain momentum.*
**[17:20] Um**
Strike!
**[17:21] Sh**
*A strike to the outside,*
**[17:24] Sh**
* then finish him off*
* with an inside strike!*
**[17:31] Sh**
*He hit that pitch...*
**[17:34] Sh**
* ...into the outfield without making*
* perfect contact with the ball?*
**[17:38] E1**
Left field!
**[17:39] Is**
The same hit you gave us!
**[17:41] Is**
Go through!
**[17:44] E1**
*What do I do?*
**[17:45] E1**
* It's just like the hit*
* the other guy couldn't catch.*
**[17:50] E1**
*I guess I'll play safe and—*
**[17:57] C1**
Wow! No way!
**[17:59] C2**
A miracle scorpion catch!
**[18:01] C3**
That was just pure luck!
**[18:04] Re**
* We lost two runs when our*
* opponent hit the ball there.*
**[18:10] C1**
I-I got it!
**[18:11] C1**
I-It's in my glove!
**[18:14] C2**
Don't cry, Takada!
**[18:16] Re**
* But for them, it turned*
* into a miracle play.*
**[18:24] Re**
* This game is definitely*
* playing out*
**[18:27] Re**
*perfectly in their favor.*
**[18:30] MM**
Furuya-kun!
**[18:31] Um**
Hit it!
**[18:33] Sa**
Furuya!
**[18:34] Sa**
Your bat and the ball are this far apart!
**[18:37] Sa**
Eyes on the ball!
**[18:40] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[18:53] Ku**
Don't worry, Furuya.
**[18:55] Ku**
You just focus on pitching.
**[18:59] Ku**
* I have to get on base*
* and create an opportunity.*
**[19:05] Ku**
*He won't throw any meatballs or four balls.*
**[19:11] Ku**
*So I have to be aggressive!*
**[19:16] P1**
Yes!
**[19:17] Sh**
You have time, Kunimi!
**[19:19] Sh**
Calm down!
**[19:21] Ku**
*I have to get on base!*
**[19:23] E1**
Shun!
**[19:26] Um**
Out!
**[19:31] E1**
Oh! Kunimi!
**[19:32] E1**
Nice toss!
**[19:33] E2**
Nice cover, Shun!
**[19:35] E3**
Two outs!
**[19:40] Sa**
*Kuramochi-senpai...*
**[19:45] Sa**
*Don't you mind it!*
**[19:47] Ku**
Just say the short version!
**[19:49] Ku**
It sounds sarcastic!
**[19:52] R1**
Another super play for Akikawa.
**[19:55] R1**
Seido's having a hard
time making a comeback.
**[19:58] R2**
Yeah.
**[20:00] R2**
* Akikawa has completely disabled*
* their first and second batters so far.*
**[20:07] Um**
Strike!
**[20:09] Ry**
*Again?*
**[20:11] Ry**
*You're way too lenient, Umpire.*
**[20:13] Ry**
*If you give him strike for that,*
**[20:16] Ry**
*I'll have to swing at every close ball.*
**[20:22] Ry**
*Another close one!*
**[20:26] Ry**
*A breaking ball?*
**[20:34] E1**
Straight to the pitcher!
**[20:35] E2**
Nice pitch, Shun!
**[20:37] E3**
Three for three again!
**[20:40] EC**
*Seido's batters can't do a thing...*
**[20:44] EC**
*...against Shunshin's pitching!*
**[20:46] EC**
* Everyone's looking strong,*
* following Shunshin's lead,*
**[20:50] EC**
* and they don't even look nervous*
* playing against a prestigious school.*
**[20:53] EC**
*You know...*
**[20:54] EC**
*If we keep this up until the end...*
**[21:00] Sh**
* He followed my breaking ball*
* with determination alone.*
**[21:07] Sh**
* You guys live up to*
* the prestigious name.*
**[21:10] Sh**
*All of the batters swing with confidence.*
**[21:19] Sh**
*One more run.*
**[21:22] Sh**
* In order to shut down*
* this team completely,*
**[21:25] Sh**
*we need another run.*
**[21:29] Sa**
Hey, Furuya!
**[21:30] Sa**
I'll switch whenever you want!
**[21:32] Sa**
In fact, switch with me right now!
***SIGN*** Ignore
**[21:36] Sa**
Don't ignore me again!
**[21:43] Mi**
*This is bad.*
**[21:45] Mi**
*It's getting hotter.*
**[21:57] Sa**
If you think it's cold,
nothing's hot, Furuya!
**[23:36] Mi**
It's mid-game with Akikawa Academy
still two runs ahead.
**[23:38] ---**
It's getting hotter.
**[23:40] ---**
How many more innings will Furuya last?
**[23:41] Ka**
He's thrown over sixty pitches now?
**[23:43] Ka**
If he allows a runner,
I'm switching him.
**[23:46] Ot**
I know! Let's get Kawakami out!
**[23:48] Ot**
Kawakami!
**[23:48] Sa**
Is Kawakami-senpai
relieving Furuya? Or is...
**[23:53] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
I'm Not Running.
***SIGN*** I'm Not Running
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
# 27 - I'm Not Running
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**[00:04] E1**
Straight to the pitcher!
**[00:06] E2**
Nice pitch, Shun!
**[00:10] Sh**
* He followed my breaking ball*
* with determination alone.*
**[00:18] Sh**
* You guys live up to*
* the prestigious name.*
**[00:21] Sh**
*All of the batters swing with confidence.*
**[00:29] Sh**
*One more run.*
**[00:32] Sh**
* In order to shut down*
* this team completely,*
**[00:35] Sh**
*we need another run.*
**[00:44] Mi**
*This is bad.*
**[00:46] Mi**
*It's getting hotter.*
***SIGN*** I'm Not Running
***SIGN*** Akikawa Seido
**[02:38] Ka**
So his pitch count is over sixty now?
**[02:41] Ch**
Yes.
**[02:42] Ch**
At this rate, he'll reach 100
by the fifth inning.
**[02:44] Ch**
It's a difficult situation.
**[02:46] Ch**
It's getting hotter, as well,
**[02:48] Ch**
so we don't know how long he'll last.
**[02:50] Ot**
We can't give up any more runs.
**[02:52] Ot**
Though it's still early on,
**[02:53] Ot**
we should think about switching him out.
**[02:55] Ot**
I know! Get Kawakami!
**[02:56] Ot**
Let's get Kawakami!
**[03:04] Mi**
*They're starting with the seventh batter.*
**[03:07] Mi**
*Don't put any extra force into it, Furuya.*
**[03:10] Mi**
*No one's hit your fastball yet.*
**[03:20] Sa**
Safety!
**[03:24] Fu**
*Or not?*
**[03:27] Mi**
*Damn.*
**[03:28] Mi**
* Not only are they*
* making him throw more,*
**[03:30] Mi**
* they're trying to tire*
* him out with bunts.*
**[03:35] Mi**
* Are they planning*
* to completely crush him?*
**[03:42] Sh**
*Of course.*
**[03:44] Sh**
* A small nation will use whatever*
* it takes to defeat a large nation.*
**[03:48] Sh**
*The sooner they switch pitchers,*
**[03:50] Sh**
*the more this game is ours.*
**[03:55] Sh**
* And their ace hasn't*
* pitched in any games yet.*
**[04:00] Sh**
* We have to drag their team's*
* worry out onto the field.*
**[04:16] R1**
Every time they try to bunt,
the pitcher has to run forward.
**[04:19] R1**
It's not a pretty strategy,
but it must be tough for the pitcher.
**[04:22] Sa**
Hey, Furuya!
**[04:24] Sa**
Stop getting flung around
by their bunt stance!
**[04:26] Ka**
Kokudokan did the same to you,
if my memory serves me right.
**[04:30] Ch**
* Even if he knows it in his head,*
* his body reacts on its own.*
**[04:34] Ch**
*I just hope it doesn't make him stiff again.*
**[04:39] Mi**
*Throw like you're going to make him bunt!*
**[04:45] Ka**
If Furuya allows a runner
this inning, I'm switching him.
**[04:50] Ka**
I assume the Ichidai team
is watching from the bleachers.
**[04:54] Ka**
We can't afford to show
his weakness any further.
**[04:59] Ch**
*He's right.*
**[05:01] Ch**
* If Furuya gets completely*
* crushed in this game,*
**[05:03] Ch**
* it'll be harder to use him*
* down the road.*
**[05:06] Ot**
It's Kawakami, right?
**[05:08] Ot**
It'll be a long relief for him,
**[05:10] Ot**
but we don't have anyone else.
**[05:12] Ka**
No, it's still early in the game.
**[05:15] Ka**
If we use Kawakami now,
we'll fall right into their trap.
**[05:19] Ot**
B-But we don't have anyone else
who could pitch in this...
**[05:26] Ot**
D-Don't tell me...
**[05:30] Ot**
What?
**[05:32] Ot**
Are you serious?
**[05:34] Ka**
Yes. I'm sending Sawamura out.
**[05:37] Ka**
Kominato, go tell Sawamura.
**[05:40] Ha**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[05:43] Ha**
* Eijun-kun is switching*
* with Furuya-kun...*
**[05:46] Ha**
*Wow! This is getting intense!*
**[05:50] Ch**
* He's using Sawamura*
* instead of Kawakami.*
**[05:53] Ch**
* When he showed himself last night,*
* was he already thinking about this switch?*
**[05:58] Ch**
* Thinking "we still have Kawakami left"*
* instead of "we only have Kawakami left"*
**[06:03] Ch**
* will completely change the mentality*
* of the players on the field.*
**[06:07] Ch**
* The coach knows that our batters are*
* more than capable of taking back this game.*
**[06:13] Ch**
* Now it rests on him to live up*
* to the coach's expectations.*
**[06:18] Sa**
Me?
**[06:19] Sa**
Me? Really?
**[06:20] Ha**
Once he allows a runner.
**[06:22] Sa**
All right! Let's go!
**[06:24] Ka**
Wait! Stop!
**[06:25] Ha**
Not until he allows a runner!
**[06:29] Mi**
*The reserves are moving around.*
**[06:34] Mi**
*Is it almost time to switch Furuya?*
**[06:40] Mi**
*Well, we don't really have a choice.*
**[06:43] Mi**
*We can't let him be crushed in this game.*
**[06:48] E1**
*He's already exhausted.*
**[06:51] E1**
*Don't hate us.*
**[06:53] E1**
*We're desperate, too.*
**[06:59] E1**
Strike!
**[07:01] E1**
Batter out!
**[07:02] E1**
*What the...*
**[07:04] E1**
*He got even faster?*
**[07:07] Ha**
Look! One out!
**[07:08] Ha**
Furuya-kun's not giving up the mound.
**[07:11] Mi**
*You didn't let him bunt.*
**[07:13] Mi**
*You shut him down by force instead.*
**[07:17] Mi**
*Man, you're really stupid.*
**[07:24] Is**
You idiot...
**[07:29] Sa**
Furuya...
**[07:41] Sh**
*He's still a dumb first-year.*
**[07:43] Sh**
*It's like he wants us to crush him.*
**[07:47] Sh**
* If that's what you want,*
* we're not holding back.*
**[07:52] Fu**
*I can't let this team's summer end here.*
**[07:58] Fu**
*I'm throwing until the end!*
**[08:05] Um**
Strike!
**[08:06] Um**
Batter out!
**[08:09] Sa**
*Furuya.*
**[08:18] Mi**
*Furuya, just one more.*
**[08:21] Mi**
*Fight it out right here!*
**[08:29] Um**
Ball four!
**[08:35] Mi**
*So he can't relax, even with his forkball.*
**[08:39] C1**
Oh! He gave away a walk!
**[08:41] C2**
Such a waste after getting two outs!
**[08:44] Sa**
He allowed a runner!
**[08:48] Ka**
Time out, please.
**[08:52] Ka**
Miyuki, pitcher change.
**[08:57] C1**
They're switching him out already?
**[08:59] C2**
Isn't it too soon?
**[09:01] C2**
It's still the fourth inning.
**[09:02] E1**
Yeah!
**[09:03] E1**
We sent that fastball pitcher down!
**[09:07] E2**
Who's up next?
**[09:08] E2**
The side thrower? Or is it the ace?
**[09:10] Sh**
*No.*
**[09:12] Sh**
*The ace hasn't thrown in the bullpen yet.*
**[09:19] Sa**
Furuya.
**[09:21] Ha**
Hey, Eijun-kun.
**[09:23] Ha**
You're up.
**[09:24] Sa**
Y-Yeah...
**[09:28] Ka**
Sawamura.
**[09:31] Ka**
I'm right behind you.
**[09:33] Ka**
Go crazy out there.
**[09:35] Ha**
Good luck!
**[09:39] An**
Seido High School has called
for a change in players.
**[09:44] Ka**
They're bringing in Kawakami-senpai.
**[09:46] Ka**
It'll be a long game for him,
**[09:48] Ka**
but we don't have a choice in this game.
**[09:51] An**
Replacing Number 9, Furuya-kun...
**[09:56] An**
...Sawamura-kun as pitcher.
**[09:58] An**
Sawamura-kun as pitcher.
**[10:03] Ma**
Hey...
**[10:04] Ma**
What are you doing there...
**[10:08] Ma**
...Sawamura?
**[10:11] R1**
Another first-year pitcher?
**[10:13] R1**
Even the Seido bleachers look quiet.
**[10:17] R2**
*That pitcher with an interesting form.*
**[10:21] R2**
* A very aggressive player*
* when they're behind in runs.*
**[10:24] R2**
*Is he that reliable?*
**[10:28] R2**
*Or are they super tight on pitchers?*
**[10:34] Sa**
Furuya, the ball.
**[10:42] Sa**
Hey! Don't ignore me right now!
**[10:48] Yu**
It's an order from the dugout.
**[10:50] Yu**
Switch with him, Furuya.
**[10:55] Ku**
Hey!
**[10:58] Ku**
Furuya!
**[11:02] Ka**
Furuya...
**[11:04] Ha**
Furuya-kun...
**[11:07] Um**
What's wrong?
**[11:08] Um**
Hurry up with the switch.
**[11:10] Ot**
C-Coach, Furuya's not
coming off the mound.
**[11:15] Ch**
*Furuya...*
**[11:29] Sa**
Furuya, the ball.
**[11:32] Yu**
It's an order from the dugout.
**[11:34] Yu**
Switch with him, Furuya.
**[11:38] Ha**
Furuya-kun...
**[11:44] C1**
What's going on?
**[11:45] C1**
Are they not switching?
**[11:48] Ku**
We'll turn the game around.
**[11:51] Ry**
You're way too selfish for a first-year.
**[11:53] Ku**
Go rest in the dugout.
**[11:56] Ku**
You listening?
**[11:58] Mi**
I asked for forkballs,
but you couldn't relax,
**[12:02] Mi**
and your fastballs are only getting higher.
**[12:06] Mi**
Even if you keep throwing,
you'll drag the team down.
**[12:10] Mi**
Now hurry up and get off the mound.
**[12:20] Sa**
Furuya.
**[12:27] Sa**
* You can't get off the mound after*
* allowing runs because of your mistake.*
**[12:32] Sa**
*That's what you're thinking, right?*
**[12:35] Sa**
*But...*
**[12:37] Sa**
*...this...*
**[12:38] Sa**
*...is a team battle.*
**[12:44] Sa**
*I'll carry on your frustration.*
**[12:49] Sa**
Leave the rest to me!
**[13:19] Fu**
I hate you, for some reason.
**[13:21] Sa**
Wh-What did you say?
**[13:23] Fu**
I hate you!
**[13:24] Sa**
Don't repeat it!
**[13:26] Fu**
Wow, I'm tired.
**[13:30] Mi**
*He ended up getting replaced,*
**[13:32] Mi**
*but he didn't let us down.*
**[13:35] Mi**
*No matter how tired he was,*
**[13:37] Mi**
*he tried to throw until the end.*
**[13:52] Mi**
*We've inherited...*
**[13:54] Mi**
*...your spirit.*
**[14:00] C1**
Hey, man.
**[14:01] C1**
What happened?
**[14:02] C2**
Is Seido all right?
**[14:04] C3**
Some miscommunication with the dugout?
**[14:06] E1**
Damn! A southpaw?
**[14:08] E2**
He's a first-year, too.
**[14:10] E1**
Damn it.
**[14:11] E1**
How many players do they have?
**[14:13] E1**
They don't need to use their ace against us?
**[14:18] Sh**
No.
**[14:20] Sh**
After this switch, I'm certain of it now.
**[14:23] Sh**
Their ace won't be playing this game.
**[14:33] Ku**
Man, you're pitching in this situation?
**[14:36] Ku**
The coach must be a daredevil.
**[14:39] Ry**
You sounded too cool just now.
**[14:42] Ku**
Don't act like a hero here, you prick!
**[14:45] Sa**
Why me?
**[14:46] Ry**
But the coach probably
respects your intensity.
**[14:51] Yu**
Most likely.
**[14:53] ---**
Oh, yeah.
**[14:55] Ku**
What are you guys talking about?
**[14:58] Mi**
*Well, well. They were all there?*
**[15:00] Mi**
*Last night...*
**[15:04] (Flashback) Ka**
It's not safe!
**[15:06] (Flashback) Ka**
That helmet won't save you!
**[15:10] Mi**
* I'm glad I came*
* to check on him.*
**[15:11] Mi**
*It's looking very interesting.*
**[15:14] (Flashback) Ka**
What's wrong?
**[15:16] (Flashback) Ka**
Hurry up and pitch.
**[15:19] (Flashback) Ka**
Are you afraid of hitting me?
**[15:23] Ka**
*So much pressure.*
**[15:26] Ka**
*I couldn't throw here.*
**[15:28] Ka**
* But if he can throw to the*
* inside under this pressure...*
**[15:35] Ka**
*Oh, are you throwing, Sawamura?*
**[15:41] Sa**
*If I run away here,*
**[15:43] Sa**
* there's no way I can throw*
* in a first-string game!*
**[15:47] Sa**
*I can't run away!*
**[15:58] Mi**
Last one!
**[15:59] E1**
His speed is a lot slower
than the last guy's.
**[16:04] E2**
What should we do, Coach?
**[16:05] E2**
Should we see how he throws first?
**[16:08] EC**
No, you've all done enough waiting.
**[16:12] EC**
Let's get aggressive from here.
**[16:16] Sh**
Nino.
**[16:17] ---**
Yeah?
**[16:18] Sh**
If you can put a dent in this pitcher,
**[16:21] Sh**
it'll help us win even more.
**[16:27] E1**
Just tell me to score
without beating around the bush.
**[16:30] E2**
You've got this, Nino!
**[16:32] E3**
Don't miss his meatballs!
**[16:35] E1**
Leave it all to me!
**[16:36] EC**
We sure will! You know...
**[16:37] E3**
Hit it!
**[16:39] R1**
The Akikawa dugout looks
energetic, as always.
**[16:42] R2**
We're in the mid-game,
but it's a two-run difference.
**[16:46] R2**
Seido must want to end
this inning quickly
**[16:49] R2**
and connect it to their next attack.
**[16:52] R2**
* Let's see if they can change*
* the tides with this new pitcher.*
**[17:08] E1**
*Try to get the pitcher's attention, Takada.*
**[17:13] E1**
*I'll aim for right between first and second.*
**[17:16] E1**
*If he gives me a meatball, I'll pull it hard.*
**[17:21] Mi**
*Hey, you look stiff.*
**[17:24] Mi**
* You didn't need to inherit*
* Furuya's stiffness, you know?*
**[17:27] Mi**
*Throw once to first and look around.*
**[17:31] Sa**
*I forgot to stare at the runner.*
**[17:37] Ka**
You idiot!
**[17:45] C1**
That was close!
**[17:46] P1**
Hey, what are you doing?
**[17:47] Ka**
Where are you throwing?
**[17:48] Ma**
Get it together!
**[17:50] Is**
Calm down, idiot!
**[17:51] Ku**
Or we'll kick you off the mound!
**[17:54] R1**
Wow...
**[17:55] R1**
His teammates are merciless.
**[17:57] Ot**
Look at that!
**[17:59] Ot**
He's bound to screw something up for us!
**[18:01] Ot**
We should change
to Kawakami before it happens.
**[18:03] Ot**
Coa—
**[18:08] Ot**
*Why does he trust him so much?*
**[18:16] Ku**
It's too late to do that now!
**[18:18] Ka**
Do that before you throw!
**[18:21] Mi**
*Wow! That was close.*
**[18:23] Mi**
*He's a real pain in the ass, too.*
**[18:26] Mi**
*But now that you're on the mound,*
**[18:29] Mi**
*I can't just give up on you.*
**[18:31] Mi**
*Give me a four-seamer to the inside.*
**[18:37] Mi**
*You can, can't you?*
**[18:41] Sa**
Let's see...
**[18:42] Mi**
*Hey, stop!*
**[18:43] Mi**
* Don't blatantly*
* affirm your grip!*
**[18:47] Mi**
* It's the pitch you*
* threw to the coach.*
**[18:59] (Flashback) Ka**
He threw without hesitation...
**[19:02] (Flashback) Ka**
...right into the coach's chest.
**[19:05] (Flashback) Ka**
What kind of heart
does he have?
**[19:11] (Flashback) Ka**
So that's the four-seamer?
**[19:14] (Flashback) Ch**
Yes, but he still
misthrows sometimes.
**[19:19] (Flashback) Ka**
It's a nice pitch with spirit.
**[19:27] Mi**
Come!
**[19:30] E1**
*The first pitch.*
**[19:31] E1**
*I'll pull it hard!*
**[19:37] E1**
*First pitch!*
**[19:44] Sh**
*He swung late?*
**[19:46] Sh**
*It wasn't even that fast!*
**[19:48] Um**
Strike!
**[19:51] Ka**
Yes!
**[19:54] Yu**
Nice pitch.
**[19:56] ---**
Oh, yeah!
**[19:58] Is**
So you do have it in you!
**[20:00] Ku**
Let's get aggressive!
**[20:01] Ry**
Nice.
**[20:11] E1**
*What the hell?*
**[20:15] E1**
*His pitch...*
**[20:25] E2**
What are you doing, Nino?
**[20:27] E3**
His pitch is slow!
**[20:29] E4**
Eyes on the ball!
**[20:34] E1**
*Damn it!*
**[20:35] E1**
*It's seriously hard to time it right.*
**[20:41] E1**
*His left arm is hidden behind his body,*
**[20:46] E1**
*and then...*
**[20:51] ---**
Oh, yeah!
**[20:53] E1**
*Did that one... move?*
**[20:56] Sa**
Yes!
**[20:58] MM**
Third!
**[21:01] P1**
Wow! He got an out!
**[21:04] P2**
S-Sawamura got an out
without allowing a runner!
**[21:08] Sa**
Yes!
**[21:11] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[21:13] Sa**
Yes! Yes!
**[21:13] Ku**
Shut up!
**[21:14] Mi**
*A moving right after a fastball.*
**[21:17] Mi**
*Just what I ordered.*
**[21:19] Mi**
* Though his control's*
* still weak.*
**[21:22] Ch**
* He carried on Furuya's spirit*
* and threw with his heart.*
**[21:26] Ch**
* Shutting them down with*
* the first batter here was big.*
**[21:29] Ka**
*That brat!*
**[21:31] Ka**
* He's gaining confidence because*
* the coach acknowledged him.*
**[21:34] Ha**
Nice pitching, Eijun-kun!
**[21:38] Ha**
Wow! Sawamura-kun!
**[21:42] Ot**
*It was his first relief with a runner on base.*
**[21:46] Ot**
*But what guts he has...*
**[21:54] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[21:56] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[21:57] Sa**
Yes! Yes!
**[21:58] Ku**
Shut up!
**[23:36] Ha**
Takako-senpai, Sawamura-kun
got us out of a pinch!
**[23:39] Fu**
We can't relax yet, Haruno.
**[23:40] Na**
It's still the fourth inning.
**[23:42] Sa**
I'll give it all I've got!
**[23:43] Sa**
Look how powerful I've become!
**[23:45] Um**
Listen to what he's saying...
**[23:46] Fu**
Then how about we look back
and see how much he's grown?
**[23:49] Ha**
Okay!
**[23:50] Sa**
Wait, what?
**[23:51] Ha**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Path, Eijun Sawamura to the Scorching Mound.
***SIGN*** Path, Eijun Sawamura to the Scorching Mound
**[23:56] MM**
Let's win the national title!
# 28 - Path, Eijun Sawamura to the Scorching Mound
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**[00:03] Sa**
The final game...
**[00:05] Sa**
...of my junior high career.
**[00:17] Sa**
My last pitch meshed
the gears of my fate.
***SIGN*** Path, Eijun Sawamura
to the Scorching Mound
**[01:58] (Flashback) Recap**
Nice to meet you.
**[02:01] (Flashback) Recap**
You must be Eijun Sawamura-kun.
***SIGN*** Rei Takashima Seido High School Baseball
**[02:06] (Flashback) Recap**
I'm the assistant director
of the Seido High School Baseball Team.
**[02:08] (Flashback) Recap**
My name is Rei Takashima.
**[02:11] (Flashback) Recap**
If you are *actually* aiming
to go to the nationals,
**[02:15] (Flashback) Recap**
you should gain something
from seeing a top-level practice.
**[02:22] Recap**
*Is it just me?*
**[02:24] Recap**
* Or did she make fun of*
* my junior high team?*
**[02:28] Recap**
*You better be kidding me!*
**[02:31] Sa**
I went to Tokyo to watch the Seido
High School Baseball Team's practice.
**[02:36] (Flashback) Recap**
If you don't want to get better,
then go back home to your mommy!
**[02:39] Sa**
I couldn't stand Azuma-san
talking trash to his teammate,
**[02:45] Sa**
so I challenged him to a duel.
**[02:49] Sa**
And then he showed up.
**[02:51] (Flashback) Recap**
This sounds like a lot of fun.
**[02:55] (Flashback) Recap**
Rei-chan,
**[02:56] (Flashback) Recap**
can I catch his pitch?
**[03:00] (Flashback) Recap**
Who's he?
**[03:02] (Flashback) Recap**
Kazuya Miyuki, a catcher.
**[03:06] Mi**
I'm Kazuya Miyuki,
a second-year at Seido.
**[03:10] Mi**
My first impression of Sawamura was...
**[03:13] Mi**
Well, a guy with a big attitude
**[03:16] Mi**
but not the skills to back it up.
**[03:20] Mi**
But Rei-chan herself brought him here,
so I figured he must have something.
**[03:25] Mi**
That's why I volunteered as catcher.
**[03:27] (Flashback) Recap**
The best pitches
**[03:29] (Flashback) Recap**
are works of art produced by the pitcher
and the catcher working as one.
**[03:32] (Flashback) Recap**
Works of art?
**[03:35] (Flashback) Recap**
Let's get cracking, partner.
**[03:39] (Flashback) Recap**
Partner?
**[03:42] Mi**
Sawamura's pitch far
exceeded my expectations.
**[03:48] Recap**
*Fastballs for life? Yeah, right.*
**[03:50] Recap**
*I'm sure he doesn't realize it,*
**[03:54] Recap**
*but his pitch moves at the plate.*
**[03:57] Mi**
His pitch was a natural moving fastball
that changed its path at random.
**[04:07] Recap**
*Just clear your head...*
**[04:09] Recap**
*and give me your best shot.*
**[04:11] Recap**
*I'll catch it with everything I have.*
**[04:16] Recap**
*Right down the middle.*
**[04:19] Recap**
*What is this feeling?*
**[04:21] Recap**
* I can hear my heart*
* beating loud and clear.*
**[04:25] Recap**
*Oh, man...*
**[04:27] Recap**
*I know I can throw my best pitch here.*
**[04:31] Recap**
*I just gotta trust his mitt,*
**[04:34] Recap**
*and it'll be the best ever.*
**[04:36] Recap**
*The best pitch I've ever...*
**[04:39] Recap**
*ever thrown!*
**[04:41] Recap**
* I'll hit it outta the*
* park, you stupid kid!*
**[04:55] Recap**
*Nice pitch.*
**[04:57] (Flashback) Recap**
This moment...
**[05:03] (Flashback) Recap**
...I think I opened the
doors to a new world.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[05:09] (Flashback) Sa**
The pitch I threw at Miyuki-senpai
wouldn't get out of my head,
**[05:13] (Flashback) Sa**
so I decided to join the Seido
High School Baseball Team.
**[05:16] Sa**
Nice to
meet you.
**[05:18] (Flashback) Sa**
But even after I joined,
**[05:21] (Flashback) Sa**
there were many obstacles in my way.
**[05:25] (Flashback) Recap**
I'm Kataoka, the head coach.
**[05:28] (Flashback) Recap**
Is this all the new members this year?
**[05:30] (Flashback) Recap**
Yes, sir!
**[05:34] (Flashback) Recap**
I can't walk out in this atmosphere.
**[05:36] (Flashback) Sa**
Damn it!
**[05:38] (Flashback) Recap**
He came here late, but he's
trying to sneak into the line!
**[05:51] (Flashback) Recap**
A guy who can't even apologize
for being late to practice...
**[05:55] (Flashback) Recap**
is not a member
of the Seido Baseball Team.
**[06:00] (Flashback) Recap**
If you don't like how I do things,
then don't show up.
**[06:04] (Flashback) Recap**
Ever.
**[06:15] (Flashback) Recap**
I overslept because I was naive.
**[06:20] (Flashback) Recap**
I have no excuse.
**[06:23] (Flashback) Recap**
But I'm... I'm...
**[06:28] (Flashback) Recap**
I'm...
**[06:32] (Flashback) Recap**
I'm here to become the ace!
**[06:35] (Flashback) Recap**
And I'm confident that
I want it more than anyone here!
**[06:49] Sa**
And then, I was forced
to form a battery with...
**[06:53] Sa**
...someone I didn't know
instead of Miyuki-senpai.
**[06:56] (Flashback) Recap**
I'm Chris Yu Takigawa.
**[07:00] (Flashback) Recap**
Nice to meet you, loser pitcher.
**[07:13] (Flashback) Recap**
What is he doing?
**[07:15] (Flashback) Recap**
He didn't move the mitt a single inch.
**[07:20] (Flashback) Recap**
What's wrong?
**[07:22] (Flashback) Recap**
This is where my...
**[07:23] (Flashback) Recap**
mitt is.
**[07:26] (Flashback) Recap**
A head-to-head battle of powers
is the best part about baseball?
**[07:31] (Flashback) Recap**
Maybe for your own self-satisfaction.
**[07:36] (Flashback) Recap**
I would never...
**[07:37] (Flashback) Recap**
want to entrust the three
years we spent here to you.
**[07:45] Sa**
I couldn't understand Chris-senpai,
**[07:48] Sa**
and my urge to retaliate
only grew larger.
**[07:55] (Flashback) Recap**
Switching out Tanba-kun for
the pitcher, Furuya-kun.
**[08:28] (Flashback) Recap**
It's hard to believe he's
a first-year like us.
**[08:31] (Flashback) Recap**
One of his pitches can
crush a batter's heart.
**[08:36] (Flashback) Recap**
This is the difference between
Furuya's talents and yours.
**[08:45] (Flashback) Recap**
You...
**[08:47] (Flashback) Recap**
I told you.
**[08:48] (Flashback) Recap**
You'll never be the ace on this team.
**[08:52] (Flashback) Recap**
As long as he's in your grade.
**[09:03] (Flashback) Recap**
What about you?
**[09:04] (Flashback) Recap**
You're a second-string like me.
**[09:07] (Flashback) Recap**
Aren't you frustrated that
you lost to a second-year?
**[09:11] (Flashback) Recap**
You finish practice so early.
**[09:16] (Flashback) Recap**
If you want to go up, don't you have
to practice harder than anyone else?
**[09:22] (Flashback) Recap**
You've just given up
on getting better!
**[09:33] (Flashback) Recap**
Give up on aiming higher?
**[09:37] (Flashback) Recap**
For the idiot that
you are, you're sharp.
**[09:46] (Flashback) Recap**
Don't end up like me... Sawamura.
**[09:58] Sa**
Back then,
**[10:00] Sa**
I didn't know anything.
***SIGN*** National Training Center
**[10:02] Sa**
How naive I was or anything
about Chris-senpai.
**[10:07] (Flashback) Recap**
We're here.
**[10:09] (Flashback) Recap**
Next, one-hand rowing.
**[10:12] (Flashback) Recap**
Ten reps.
**[10:15] (Flashback) Recap**
Don't rush. Go slowly.
**[10:18] (Flashback) Recap**
Go slow.
**[10:21] (Flashback) Recap**
He ruptured his subscapularis
and pronator teres muscles.
**[10:28] (Flashback) Recap**
On our team, with so many players,
**[10:30] (Flashback) Recap**
being away from the team for a year
**[10:32] (Flashback) Recap**
is the same as quitting the team.
**[10:35] (Flashback) Recap**
Even Coach Kataoka asked him
to support the team as a manager.
**[10:42] (Flashback) Recap**
However, he clung to a small chance,
**[10:45] (Flashback) Recap**
and he never gave up
on finishing as a player.
**[10:51] Recap**
*You're kidding.*
**[10:54] Recap**
*Are you...*
**[10:57] Recap**
*kidding me?*
**[11:00] (Flashback) Recap**
Hey, Sawamura-kun!
**[11:04] (Flashback) Recap**
Why?
**[11:05] (Flashback) Recap**
Why did you let a stupid first-year like me
mouth off to you and not say anything?
**[11:11] (Flashback) Recap**
Damn it!
**[11:12] (Flashback) Recap**
Are you kidding me?
**[11:14] (Flashback) Recap**
Damn it...
**[11:16] (Flashback) Recap**
I look like...
**[11:19] (Flashback) Recap**
...a stupid moron now!
**[11:30] (Flashback) Recap**
I have an impossible request.
**[11:34] (Flashback) Recap**
Please...
**[11:36] (Flashback) Recap**
Please...
**[11:38] (Flashback) Recap**
Please teach me baseball.
**[11:44] Sa**
On the Seido Baseball Team,
there's another pitcher...
**[11:48] Sa**
...who's a first-year.
**[12:03] (Flashback) Recap**
Sorry.
**[12:04] (Flashback) Recap**
I threw a little too hard.
**[12:07] Sa**
This... is how I met the one who
will be my rival pitcher on the team,
**[12:14] Sa**
Satoru Furuya.
**[12:23] (Flashback) Recap**
What are you doing?
**[12:24] (Flashback) Recap**
He's a first-year!
**[12:27] (Flashback) Recap**
Don't swing at those
high fastballs!
**[12:32] Sa**
Furuya is a fastball pitcher
who gets strikeouts by power.
**[12:37] Sa**
But...
**[12:38] (Flashback) Recap**
Furuya, I'm sorry.
**[12:41] (Flashback) Recap**
I can't catch your pitch...
**[12:44] (Flashback) Recap**
He's a monster.
**[12:46] (Flashback) Recap**
Damn.
**[12:48] (Flashback) Recap**
What does he want from us?
**[12:51] (Flashback) Recap**
I'm sorry, Furuya.
**[12:53] (Flashback) Recap**
The upperclassmen don't want
to play baseball with you.
**[12:58] Sa**
Furuya's pitch was too fast,
**[13:00] Sa**
and he couldn't play baseball
like he wanted to in junior high.
**[13:05] (Flashback) Recap**
By the way, did you hear the word
about the first-string team?
**[13:09] (Flashback) Recap**
Twenty players can be registered
for the summer Tokyo District tournament.
***SIGN*** Super Baseball Theory: The Logic of Batting
**[13:12] (Flashback) Recap**
Basically, two second-string players
will be moved up by the summer.
**[13:17] (Flashback) Recap**
You serious?
**[13:19] (Flashback) Recap**
So the scrimmages will be good
opportunites to show off.
**[13:23] (Flashback) Recap**
Two players?
**[13:24] (Flashback) Recap**
Yep, two players.
**[13:26] (Flashback) Recap**
So we're moving up to the first-string!
**[13:29] (Flashback) Recap**
No, nothing's final yet...
**[13:34] Sa**
In the practice game against Kokudokan,
**[13:37] Sa**
which doubled as the last
first-string tryout,
**[13:39] Sa**
I finally got the chance to form
a battery with Chris-senpai.
**[13:45] (Flashback) Recap**
Switching out the catcher, Ono...
**[13:50] (Flashback) Recap**
for Takigawa.
**[13:53] Ch**
My job was to open
the doors for Sawamura
**[13:57] Ch**
with the kind of talent he has.
**[14:00] Ch**
And in the duel against
Zaizen of Kokudokan,
**[14:03] Ch**
I saw how much potential he really had.
**[14:12] Recap**
* I've only been pitching*
* for three innings,*
**[14:15] Recap**
*but was I able to show Chris-senpai...*
**[14:18] Recap**
*that I've improved, even a little?*
**[14:23] Recap**
* Was I able to get even*
* a little bit closer...*
**[14:30] Recap**
* to the crown, the ace number,*
* that's still miles away?*
**[14:42] Recap**
* For now, I'll just throw*
* my best pitch into his mitt!*
**[14:59] Ch**
The infinite possibility
to shine as much as you polish...
**[15:04] Ch**
...like polishing a diamond in the rough.
**[15:08] Sa**
And then, as the summer
tournament closed in,
**[15:11] Sa**
the members of the first-string
team were announced.
**[15:15] (Flashback) Recap**
The new first-string players...
**[15:17] (Flashback) Recap**
are first-year, Haruichi Kominato,
**[15:21] (Flashback) Recap**
and another first-year,
Eijun Sawamura.
**[15:26] (Flashback) Recap**
That is all.
**[15:28] Recap**
*Wait a minute...*
**[15:31] Recap**
*What about Chris-senpai?*
**[15:34] Recap**
*I have no regrets.*
**[15:36] Recap**
*In my last moments,*
**[15:39] Recap**
*I was able to receive the best pitch...*
**[15:43] Recap**
*I've ever had as a player.*
**[15:51] (Flashback) Recap**
There's only one thing we can do.
**[15:55] (Flashback) Recap**
We have to get stronger,
**[15:58] (Flashback) Recap**
so we can fight for those who can't!
**[16:04] (Flashback) Recap**
Now...
**[16:06] (Flashback) Recap**
You don't have any time to look back.
**[16:09] (Flashback) Recap**
Not just you...
**[16:11] (Flashback) Recap**
Me, too.
**[16:18] (Flashback) Recap**
I'm going to fight till the very end.
**[16:22] (Flashback) Recap**
The fight Chris-senpai couldn't.
**[16:25] (Flashback) Recap**
This goes for both of us.
**[16:28] (Flashback) Recap**
So get stronger.
**[16:31] (Flashback) Recap**
Stronger.
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Championship, Tokyo Qualifier
**[16:38] Sa**
Then the summer tournament began.
**[16:41] Sa**
There are many strong teams
in our West Tokyo District.
**[16:47] Sa**
Ichidai Third High with
Manaka-san as the pitcher.
**[16:52] (Flashback) II**
Let's get another run!
**[16:53] (Flashback) II**
Yeah!
**[16:55] Sa**
And...
**[16:59] Sa**
The ones who robbed us of our
ticket to nationals last summer.
**[17:06] Sa**
Inashiro Vocational School
with Mei Narumiya as the ace.
**[17:11] Sa**
But on our team, we have
amazing upperclassmen, too.
**[17:16] Sa**
The quiet, cleanup hitter
and captain, Yuki-senpai.
**[17:21] Mi**
He sucks at shogi, though.
**[17:24] (Flashback) Recap**
Miyuki, let's pick up from
where we left off yesterday.
**[17:28] Sa**
The roaring three-hole and
strong-shouldered center,
**[17:31] Sa**
Isashiki-senpai.
**[17:33] Mi**
Don't tell anyone,
but his nickname's "Spitz."
**[17:38] Is**
Who's a Spitz?
**[17:41] Sa**
Kind to others but strict to himself,
**[17:44] Sa**
a power-hitter five-hole, Masuko-senpai.
**[17:47] Mi**
His family owns a liquor store.
**[17:53] Sa**
One of my roommates at the Seido dorm,
**[17:55] Sa**
the cheetah-legged, lead-off man,
**[18:00] Sa**
Kuramochi-senpai.
**[18:03] Mi**
He's a second-year like me.
**[18:07] Sa**
A fellow first-year
who made the first-string,
**[18:10] Sa**
a baseball prodigy,
**[18:13] Sa**
Kominato Haruichi,
also known as Harucchi.
**[18:15] Recap**
* There's no easier pitch*
* to hit than this.*
**[18:20] Sa**
His brother and second baseman,
**[18:23] Sa**
Ryosuke Kominato-senpai.
**[18:25] Mi**
He doesn't even come close to Ryosuke-san
yet in terms of both fielding and batting.
**[18:29] (Flashback) Recap**
Haruichi, you're in the way.
**[18:33] Sa**
As for the pitchers,
**[18:34] Sa**
we have our ace, Tanba-senpai,
looking to come back from an injury,
**[18:39] Sa**
and Nori-senpai, the
second-year sidearm pitcher.
**[18:43] Mi**
The reason people say we don't
have an ace is because...
**[18:48] (Flashback) Recap**
Ball four!
**[18:53] Mi**
Tanba-san couldn't overcome
his weak mentality.
**[18:58] Mi**
But Tanba-san overcame
his weakness with effort.
**[19:04] (Flashback) Recap**
Yes! A fastball!
**[19:11] (Flashback) Recap**
It dropped?
**[19:15] Mi**
At last, we can go into the tournament
in our best state possible.
**[19:18] Mi**
Or so I thought...
**[19:20] Recap**
* Everything is about*
* getting to the stage.*
**[19:24] Recap**
*We're definitely going...*
**[19:28] Recap**
*...to nationals.*
**[19:50] Mi**
We were forced to go into the
tournament without our ace.
**[19:58] Mi**
Until Tanba-san comes back,
**[19:59] Mi**
Furuya, Sawamura, and Nori's
pitching are our only hope.
**[20:04] (Flashback) Recap**
Strike! Batter out!
**[20:07] (Flashback) Recap**
Game set!
***SIGN*** Akikawa Seido
**[20:13] Sa**
In the fourth round
against Akikawa Academy,
**[20:16] Sa**
we're now facing our first pinch.
**[20:20] (Flashback) Recap**
I asked for forkballs,
but you couldn't relax,
**[20:24] (Flashback) Recap**
and your fastballs are
only getting higher.
**[20:28] (Flashback) Recap**
Even if you keep throwing,
you'll drag the team down.
**[20:31] (Flashback) Recap**
Now hurry up and get off the mound.
**[20:35] (Flashback) Recap**
Furuya.
**[20:39] Recap**
*I'll carry on your frustration.*
**[20:43] (Flashback) Recap**
Leave the rest to me!
**[21:09] Recap**
*We've inherited...*
**[21:12] Recap**
*...your spirit.*
**[21:18] Sa**
*We can't afford to lose.*
**[21:21] Sa**
* Not for the people*
* who didn't make the team,*
**[21:25] Sa**
*nor for the pitcher who walked off.*
**[21:28] Sa**
* I'm here with everyone's*
* will on my shoulders.*
**[21:33] Recap**
*Give me a four-seamer to the inside.*
**[21:38] Recap**
*You can, can't you?*
**[21:46] Recap**
*Come!*
**[21:57] Recap**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[21:59] Recap**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[23:35] Mi**
Sawamura finally stands on the mound.
**[23:38] Mi**
We enter the mid-game with Akikawa.
**[23:41] R1**
Seido is definitely strong,
**[23:43] R1**
but Yeung-kun has a reason
he can't lose as well.
**[23:46] R2**
Mine-san, is that because he and
Miyuki-kun both wear glasses?
**[23:51] R1**
No...
**[23:53] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Neck and Neck.
***SIGN*** Neck and Neck
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
# 29 - Neck and Neck
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**[00:00] (Flashback) Sa**
Furuya!
**[00:03] Sa**
*I'll carry on your frustration.*
**[00:07] (Flashback) Sa**
Leave the rest to me!
**[00:39] Mi**
*We've inherited...*
**[00:41] Mi**
*...your spirit.*
**[00:49] E1**
First pitch!
**[00:56] Sh**
*He swung late?*
**[00:57] Sh**
*It wasn't even that fast!*
**[01:00] Um**
Strike!
***SIGN*** Neck and Neck
**[02:35] Um**
Strike!
**[02:38] C1**
Yes.
**[02:39] Yu**
Nice pitch.
**[02:42] Is**
So you do have it in you!
**[02:45] Ku**
Let's get aggressive!
**[02:46] Ry**
Nice.
**[02:50] E1**
His pitch...
**[02:59] E2**
What are you doing, Nino?
**[03:01] E3**
His pitch is slow!
**[03:03] E4**
Eyes on the ball!
**[03:08] E1**
*Damn it!*
**[03:09] E1**
*It's seriously hard to time it right.*
**[03:15] E1**
*His left arm is hidden behind his body,*
**[03:20] E1**
*and then...*
**[03:26] E1**
*Did that one... move?*
**[03:30] E1**
Yes!
**[03:32] MM**
Third!
**[03:35] P1**
Wow! He got an out!
**[03:38] P2**
S-Sawamura got an out
without allowing a runner!
**[03:41] Sa**
Yes!
**[03:44] Ka**
*That brat!*
**[03:46] Ka**
* He's gaining confidence because*
* the coach acknowledged him.*
**[03:49] Ha**
Nice pitching, Eijun-kun!
**[03:53] Ha**
Wow! Sawamura-kun!
**[03:56] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[03:58] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[03:59] Sa**
Yes! Yes!
**[04:00] Ku**
Shut up!
**[04:01] Mi**
*A moving pitch right after a fastball.*
**[04:04] Mi**
*Just what I ordered.*
**[04:06] Mi**
*Though his control is still weak.*
**[04:09] Ch**
* He carried on Furuya's spirit*
* and threw with his heart.*
**[04:13] Ch**
* Shutting them down with*
* the first batter here was big.*
**[04:18] Ot**
* It was his first relief*
* with a runner on base.*
**[04:21] Ot**
*But what guts he has...*
**[04:30] E1**
Damn it!
**[04:32] E1**
There's something about that pitcher!
**[04:35] E2**
Don't worry about it, Nino.
**[04:37] E2**
It's not as fast as the last guy.
**[04:39] E2**
We'll definitely be able to take him out.
**[04:42] E1**
*That's not it.*
**[04:44] E1**
*His pitch just feels disgusting.*
**[04:48] Sh**
*He swung really late.*
**[04:50] Sh**
*It's probably not about his pitch speed.*
**[04:55] EC**
You know...
**[04:56] EC**
This inning's important.
**[04:57] EC**
Let's defend carefully!
***SIGN*** Akikawa Seido
**[05:00] An**
Bottom of the fourth,
Seido High School's offense starts with...
**[05:05] An**
...Number 3, center fielder,
Isashiki-kun.
**[05:07] Is**
Yeah! I'm up!
**[05:09] Ku**
Jun-san, your helmet!
**[05:12] Is**
Let's have a good match.
**[05:14] Um**
He's well-mannered despite his attitude.
**[05:16] R1**
A great line-up starting with the three-hole.
**[05:19] R1**
Seido should be looking
to make a counterattack here.
**[05:22] R2**
Yeah.
**[05:24] Fu**
*It's hot.*
**[05:28] Ku**
Don't copy him!
**[05:31] Is**
* The first-year newbies*
* are fighting with their spirits.*
**[05:35] Is**
*As third-years, we can't just sit by and watch.*
**[05:44] Sh**
*The second round with the clean-ups.*
**[05:47] Sh**
* I'll have to play even*
* more meticulously here.*
**[05:55] Is**
You'd better be kidding me!
**[06:00] E1**
* That was a high and inside*
* ball to throw him back!*
**[06:05] C1**
That went right over!
**[06:06] C2**
A long one down the left!
**[06:09] Sa**
Wow!
**[06:10] Sa**
Seriously?
**[06:11] Sa**
That wasn't even close to a strike!
**[06:13] Ku**
He just hits whatever pitch
he likes even if it's a ball!
**[06:18] Sa**
So he's just a bad ball hitter?
**[06:20] Is**
Yeah! And second base!
**[06:23] Sh**
*It's the same batter as last time.*
**[06:26] Sh**
* I can't tell what he's thinking,*
* which makes things hard for me.*
**[06:30] Is**
What are you looking at?
**[06:31] PP**
Seido! Seido!
**[06:33] P1**
Jun-san!
**[06:35] R1**
Th-The crowd is roaring.
**[06:38] R2**
He followed up well after the two
first-years showed some fight.
**[06:42] R2**
*Can they turn the game around this inning?*
**[06:46] An**
Number 4, first baseman,
Yuki-kun.
**[06:59] E1**
*Even if we walk him...*
**[07:02] Sh**
*No, we don't need to give up the first base.*
**[07:06] Sh**
* Not even the best batters*
* hit 100% of the time.*
**[07:11] Sh**
*If I don't mess up my control...*
**[07:18] Um**
Foul!
**[07:20] E1**
*That hit was crazy fast...*
**[07:23] E2**
*If that thing comes my way...*
**[07:43] Um**
Ball four!
**[07:47] Sa**
He gave up his first walk!
**[07:50] Mi**
*Tetsu-san's swing must've made him cower.*
**[07:59] Mi**
*Looks like his gears are starting to misalign.*
**[08:06] An**
Number 5, third baseman,
Masuko-kun.
**[08:23] E1**
First!
**[08:27] Um**
Out!
**[08:29] C1**
The five-hole bunted!
**[08:31] C2**
They're playing it real careful!
**[08:34] P1**
One out, runners on second and third!
**[08:36] P2**
Let's turn it around right here!
**[08:39] Sa**
That was an exquisite bunt
which absorbed all the power.
**[08:41] Sa**
Unlike a certain someone!
**[08:44] EC**
* They're coming for those runs*
* with everything they have.*
**[08:50] EC**
*This is where you fight it, Shunshin.*
**[08:55] An**
Number 6, catcher,
Miyuki-kun.
**[09:01] P1**
Miyuki!
**[09:02] P2**
Hit it long!
**[09:04] P3**
Let's get a run here!
**[09:07] Re**
*One out, runners on second and third.*
**[09:09] Re**
*There's no one else better for the job.*
**[09:12] Ch**
*It's all you, Miyuki.*
**[09:18] Sh**
* He showed his first sign*
* of weakness against Tetsu-san.*
**[09:22] Sh**
*That's how I'll take him down.*
**[09:35] R1**
Akikawa is bringing their players in close.
**[09:37] R1**
They don't plan to give up a single run.
**[09:40] R2**
Looks like it.
**[09:41] Mi**
*You little...*
**[09:43] Mi**
*Trying to realign your gears by force?*
**[09:49] Mi**
* "Even if I walk the clean-up,*
* I just have to take out the rest."*
**[09:53] Mi**
* Sounds like you're trying*
* your best to put up a front.*
**[09:56] Mi**
*Bring it on.*
**[10:01] Is**
*Won't go your way.*
**[10:03] Is**
*Watch out for a squeeze play!*
**[10:06] Sh**
*Do it if you want.*
**[10:07] Sh**
*I'll get you out at the plate.*
**[10:11] Um**
Strike!
**[10:14] Is**
*He's already back to his former self.*
**[10:18] Mi**
*Wow! That's a tight pitch.*
**[10:21] Mi**
* A curve to the farthest*
* outside corner of the zone.*
**[10:25] Mi**
*Where are you gonna throw it next?*
**[10:33] Mi**
*A fastball high and inside.*
**[10:35] Ma**
He got cornered with just two throws!
**[10:37] Sa**
High and inside right after
his low and outside curve.
**[10:41] Ma**
With balls coming at every corner of the zone,
**[10:43] Ma**
even Miyuki's gonna have
a hard time figuring it out.
**[10:51] Sa**
Where's his usual composure?
**[10:54] Ku**
He's playing under Yeung's pace right now.
**[10:57] Fu**
*It's harder to hit than it looks.*
**[11:02] Mi**
*I accidentally swung at a high ball.*
**[11:06] Mi**
*I'm so lame.*
**[11:08] Sh**
So far so good.
**[11:10] Sh**
One out, runners on second and third.
**[11:12] Sh**
The next batter is very careful.
**[11:15] Mi**
*Your control is seriously amazing.*
**[11:18] Mi**
* Making plays would be so easy*
* if I paired up with you.*
**[11:24] Mi**
*Starting with a curve to low and outside.*
**[11:27] Mi**
*Then a fastball to high and inside.*
**[11:31] Mi**
* Another high and inside,*
* but it's outside the zone.*
**[11:35] CC**
Hit it hard!
**[11:39] Mi**
*What about the next pitch?*
**[11:41] Mi**
*If I were catching his pitch...*
**[11:45] Sh**
*I don't need another ball.*
**[11:48] SM**
*End it with a low and outside...*
**[11:51] SM**
*...curve.*
**[12:02] Mi**
*We're a perfect match!*
**[12:05] Mi**
*We'd make a great battery.*
**[12:11] Is**
Yeah!
**[12:24] Um**
Safe!
**[12:26] Is**
Yeah!
**[12:27] PP**
Tied!
**[12:29] P1**
A two-RBI triple!
**[12:31] P2**
Miyuki!
**[12:32] P3**
Nice batting!
**[12:34] Ot**
Yes!
**[12:38] Fu**
He hit.
**[12:39] Sa**
Nice batting!
**[12:41] R1**
Advancing to third while the outfield
was playing with the ball was big.
**[12:46] R1**
* That battle of glasses*
* will go down in history.*
**[12:50] R2**
It's times like this that really
put teams to the test.
**[12:53] R2**
Seido might turn it around this inning.
**[12:57] E1**
Shun.
**[12:58] E2**
Shunshin.
**[13:02] Sh**
Did he know what I was throwing?
**[13:05] E1**
P-Probably.
**[13:07] E1**
He stepped in with no hesitation.
**[13:10] E1**
But even then, he hit it perfectly...
**[13:15] Sh**
This is good.
**[13:18] Sh**
Finally a team worth playing.
**[13:22] E1**
Shun.
**[13:25] Sh**
*That's right.*
**[13:27] Sh**
*I came to Japan...*
**[13:28] Sh**
*...to play a game like this.*
**[13:33] Sh**
The fun's just beginning.
**[13:41] E1**
One out!
**[13:42] E2**
One at a time!
**[14:01] Um**
Out!
**[14:03] C1**
They stopped it!
**[14:04] C2**
That glove toss was amazing!
**[14:06] C1**
Yeah, a great play from both teams.
**[14:10] R1**
This battle of glasses is just amazing!
**[14:17] Mi**
*Are you serious?*
**[14:19] Mi**
*You little...*
***SIGN*** Akikawa Seido
**[14:31] E1**
*It was faster than I thought...*
**[14:33] Sa**
Third!
**[14:36] Um**
Out!
**[14:39] Sh**
*He swung late again.*
**[14:42] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[14:44] Ku**
Don't shout every time!
**[14:47] E1**
*What's with his form?*
**[14:54] E1**
*My timing's way off!*
**[14:56] Sa**
Shortstop!
**[14:58] Ku**
*Man...*
**[14:59] Ku**
*You sure know how to make my job difficult.*
**[15:05] Um**
Out!
**[15:07] P1**
Yes! Two outs!
**[15:09] P2**
Nice play, Kuramochi!
**[15:12] Ha**
Wow!
**[15:13] Ha**
Sawamura-kun's pitching
is working really well!
**[15:16] Re**
Yeah.
**[15:17] Re**
The opponents are quick to hit,
so he's playing at a good tempo, too.
**[15:25] Sa**
Harucchi's brother!
**[15:27] E1**
*Wh-What was that feeling?*
**[15:31] C1**
Wow! Three for three!
**[15:33] C2**
He took out the top
of the line-up, fair and square.
**[15:36] Mi**
* His pitch has power because*
* he's throwing with confidence.*
**[15:40] Mi**
* At this rate, we should be fine even*
* if his control's a little weak.*
**[15:42] Sa**
Yeah!
**[15:45] E1**
Sorry, Shun.
**[15:47] E1**
His pitch feels a little weird.
**[15:50] E2**
His arm comes out late, too.
**[15:54] Sh**
*Well played.*
**[15:56] Sh**
* Looks like he wasn't some random*
* pitcher to buy you time.*
***SIGN*** Interesting
**[16:05] Sh**
Interesting.
**[16:08] Um**
Strike!
**[16:09] Um**
Batter out!
**[16:11] Sa**
Damn it! I missed by a hair!
**[16:15] Sh**
*A hair?*
**[16:17] Sh**
*Does he know Japanese?*
**[16:19] Sa**
The first curve!
**[16:21] Sa**
I should've swung at that one!
**[16:23] Ku**
You still would've missed.
**[16:25] P1**
Kuramochi!
**[16:26] P1**
It's about time you showed them up!
**[16:28] P2**
Show them how fast you are!
**[16:30] P3**
Roll it gently!
**[16:32] Ku**
*I know already.*
**[16:34] Ku**
* I can't go zero for three.*
* I'm gonna get on base.*
**[16:42] Sh**
The ones I have to watch
out for are the clean-ups.
**[16:46] Sh**
I can't allow any runners before them.
**[16:54] Ku**
*He's persistent about throwing inside.*
**[16:58] Ku**
* You're gonna throw the last*
* one to the outside, right?*
**[17:02] Ku**
*Shoot!*
**[17:04] Um**
Strike!
**[17:05] Um**
Batter out!
**[17:09] CC**
Nice try!
**[17:10] CC**
Nice fight!
**[17:12] Mi**
*This is bad.*
**[17:13] Mi**
*We need to take him out quick.*
**[17:19] Mi**
*He's starting to throw with more spirit.*
**[17:24] R1**
H-His aura is intense.
**[17:27] R1**
He's still a second-year, isn't he?
**[17:30] R1**
He throws as if this is his last year.
**[17:37] R2**
This summer is his last season.
**[17:41] R2**
School in Taiwan starts in September,
six months before us.
**[17:48] R2**
So he was technically in a Taiwan high school
**[17:51] ---**
for six months before he came here.
**[17:55] R2**
And in the rules of high school baseball,
**[17:58] R2**
it states that only those whose
attendance is three years
**[18:02] ---**
or less can participate.
**[18:05] R1**
So because of his six months in Taiwan...
**[18:08] R2**
Right.
**[18:10] R2**
After spring next year,
**[18:13] ---**
he'll be ineligible to participate
in high school baseball.
**[18:19] Um**
Foul!
**[18:21] Um**
Foul!
**[18:29] E1**
Let him hit it, Shun!
**[18:31] E2**
We'll stop it with our bodies!
**[18:33] E3**
We'll stop it with our lives!
**[18:35] Sh**
* I'll throw as many and*
* for as long as it lasts.*
**[18:40] Sh**
* So long as I don't give up*
* any runs, we won't lose.*
**[18:50] E1**
Yeah!
**[18:54] R2**
The ace from overseas.
**[18:56] R2**
He's made his final summer his best.
**[19:01] R2**
Akikawa has something they can't give up.
**[19:11] R1**
*I-I see.*
**[19:13] R1**
* So that's why they can keep such*
* high morale against a school like Seido.*
**[19:17] E1**
All right, one more run!
**[19:19] E2**
Let's get one more run, guys!
**[19:22] Is**
We're gonna take this game!
**[19:24] Is**
You'd better show some spirit, Sawamura!
**[19:26] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[19:39] Is**
Let's be aggressive, Sawamura!
**[19:40] Ku**
Send some this way, Sawamura!
**[19:42] Is**
Kill them!
**[19:43] Ma**
One at a time!
**[19:52] Um**
Out!
**[19:54] Ka**
Wow, he even jammed Yeung!
**[19:56] Ho**
Are you serious?
**[19:58] P1**
Is this really for real?
**[20:01] R1**
Looks like his own teammates are surprised...
**[20:05] Sh**
*He got me good.*
**[20:07] Sh**
* His weird pitching form*
* wasn't his only weapon.*
**[20:10] Sh**
*His pitch randomly moves.*
**[20:12] Sa**
One out!
**[20:14] Sh**
* I only knew about their ace*
* and sidearm pitcher.*
**[20:17] Sh**
*He's a real game changer.*
**[20:19] Ha**
Wow.
**[20:21] Ha**
He's on a roll!
**[20:23] Ha**
* I can't stand just sitting here*
* in the dugout like this.*
**[20:28] Ha**
*I want to stand on the field, too!*
**[20:31] Ma**
Seido's pitcher is a first-year.
**[20:33] I1**
Yeah, but he wasn't in the dugout
for the Kanto tournament.
**[20:37] Ma**
Is he worth keeping Tanba
and Kawakami reserved?
**[20:41] I1**
Either way, it's the end-game.
**[20:44] I1**
Whoever scores the next run
could win the game.
**[20:50] Ka**
Kominato.
**[20:52] Ka**
Go swing your bat and warm up.
**[20:55] Ka**
Be ready to go when I call you.
**[20:58] Ka**
And Tanba, you...
**[21:04] E1**
It's not fast, but it's really hard to hit.
**[21:07] E1**
Let's start by acknowledging that.
**[21:09] E2**
Let's hold the bat short and swing.
**[21:11] E3**
Let's get another run and put Shun at ease.
**[21:14] E2**
After all, their ace can't play today!
**[21:17] E3**
Yeah, let's get a hit-by-pitch
or something and—
**[21:20] C1**
Hey, what's going on?
**[21:26] ---**
*What?*
**[21:32] (Flashback) Ka**
This is something only you, the ace, can do.
**[21:37] (Flashback) Ka**
Go to the bullpen
**[21:39] (Flashback) Ka**
to put some pressure on the other team.
**[21:48] (Flashback) Ka**
Tanba.
**[21:52] Sh**
*The ace... is in the bullpen.*
**[23:36] Sh**
I thought Seido's ace couldn't play today.
**[23:38] Sa**
All right, Harucchi, Kuramochi-senpai!
**[23:40] Sa**
Let's smack a big one and get a run here—
**[23:41] Ka**
Boys!
**[23:42] Ka**
Do you seriously plan
to play past the ninth inning?
**[23:45] Ka**
Go get as many runs as you can right now!
**[23:48] Sh**
Bring it on.
**[23:49] Sh**
This is the Japanese high school
baseball that I came to play.
**[23:53] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Winner and Loser.
***SIGN*** Winner and Loser
**[23:56] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
**[23:58] ---**
**[24:00] ---**
# 30 - Winner and Loser
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**[00:01] R2**
After spring next year,
**[00:06] R2**
he'll be ineligible to participate
in high school baseball.
**[00:15] (Flashback) Ka**
Go to the bullpen
**[00:17] (Flashback) Ka**
to put some pressure on the other team.
**[00:23] (Flashback) Ka**
Tanba.
**[00:30] Sh**
*The ace... is in the bullpen.*
***SIGN*** Winner and Loser
**[02:14] E1**
*Are you serious?*
**[02:16] E1**
*The ace this late?*
**[02:19] E2**
No way...
**[02:20] E2**
Were they saving him
this long from the start
**[02:23] E2**
to make their move
in the late-game?
**[02:25] Sh**
*No, that's impossible.*
**[02:29] Sh**
* Having to switch out the first*
* pitcher after just four innings*
**[02:32] Sh**
*shouldn't be part of their plan.*
**[02:37] Sh**
* But the southpaw first-year*
* they were hiding...*
**[02:41] Sh**
*...was a real curveball.*
**[02:53] Um**
Out!
**[02:56] Sa**
Yes!
***SIGN*** Akikawa Seido
**[03:08] E1**
Two outs! Two outs!
**[03:09] E2**
Let's do this, Shun!
**[03:11] E3**
Focus on the batter!
**[03:15] E4**
*One to the outside?*
**[03:18] Sh**
*We don't need any balls.*
**[03:28] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
***SIGN*** Akikawa Seido
**[03:47] Ma**
Let's get the first batter!
**[03:48] Is**
Sawamura, you've got this!
**[03:50] Ku**
Pitch to contact!
**[03:57] Mi**
* It's fine if the ball*
* control's a little off.*
**[03:59] Mi**
*Come at a good pace.*
**[04:01] Mi**
*Don't give them time to think.*
**[04:08] Um**
Out!
**[04:10] E1**
Two outs already.
**[04:12] E1**
And they still have two
more pitchers they can use.
**[04:24] E2**
One more run...
**[04:27] E2**
But the one more run
feels impossible to get.
**[04:31] C1**
Three for three again?
**[04:33] C2**
Why can't they hit his pitches?
**[04:36] C3**
Isn't he only throwing fastballs?
**[04:38] C4**
He throws at a good pace,
and it feels good to watch.
**[04:42] C4**
Though he acts a little dumb.
**[04:44] C2**
What's that first-year pitcher's name?
**[04:48] C3**
Eijun... Eijun Sawamura!
**[04:53] C3**
Well, he's really good.
**[04:56] Na**
Was Sawamura-kun always this good?
**[04:59] Ha**
He's doing really well!
**[05:04] Ka**
Nice pitch.
**[05:05] Ch**
Nice pitching.
**[05:07] Sa**
Wow!
**[05:08] Sa**
* The... The two big-shots*
* of Seido just...*
**[05:14] Sa**
*...just complimented me!*
**[05:17] Mi**
You get carried away,
so I'm not saying anything.
**[05:21] Ka**
Do you seriously plan
to play past the ninth inning?
**[05:26] Ka**
If you're seriously aiming
for the nationals,
**[05:30] Ka**
go get as many runs as you
can before the game ends!
**[05:38] PP**
Yes, sir!
***SIGN*** Seido High School has called for a substitution.
***SIGN*** Replacing Number 8, Sakai-kun:
**[05:55] E1**
*They're bringing out a pinch hitter.*
**[05:57] E1**
*They're making their move.*
**[06:00] Ha**
Let's have a good match.
**[06:03] Sa**
Harucchi!
**[06:05] Sa**
I'm right behind you!
**[06:07] Sa**
Go crazy out there!
**[06:12] Ka**
You just copied what I told you earlier.
**[06:19] (Flashback) Ry**
During the game,
don't just babysit Sawamura,
**[06:22] (Flashback) Ry**
be ready to go anytime.
**[06:24] (Flashback) Ry**
The coach uses the players
who are doing well in practice.
**[06:28] Ha**
Just like my brother said,
the coach really used me.
**[06:36] E1**
*This guy...*
**[06:37] E1**
*He's standing over the plate.*
**[06:40] E1**
*Does he plan to get hit to get on base?*
**[06:44] Ku**
This isn't really like him.
**[06:46] Ry**
Well...
**[06:47] Ry**
He doesn't show his emotions much.
**[06:50] Ku**
Yeah. He doesn't.
**[06:52] Ry**
But...
**[06:54] Ry**
When he stands on the field,
**[06:57] Ry**
he does things I can't even think of doing.
**[07:02] Ry**
*What are you planning, Haruichi?*
**[07:07] Sh**
* You use a wooden bat when metal*
* bats are the standard in high school?*
**[07:13] Sh**
* You must have a lot of*
* confidence in your ability.*
**[07:17] Sh**
*But...*
**[07:18] Sh**
* How do you expect to hit an*
* inside pitch standing like that?*
**[07:22] Sh**
*Right to your knees!*
**[07:25] E1**
*He opened his legs!*
**[07:27] E1**
* He was aiming for*
* this inside pitch...*
**[07:30] E1**
*...from the start!*
**[07:32] Sh**
*Doesn't matter.*
**[07:33] Sh**
* No matter how you hit*
* it, it'll be a foul.*
**[07:42] Sa**
Yes!
**[07:43] Sa**
A hit to the left field on the first pitch!
**[07:46] Sh**
*He can hit that pitch to the left?*
**[07:49] Sh**
Nice batting, Harucchi!
**[07:52] Mi**
*Yeung has confidence in his ball control,*
**[07:54] Mi**
*which made him throw to the inside.*
**[07:56] Mi**
*And he swung straight for it.*
**[07:59] Mi**
*That takes a lot of talent.*
**[08:02] P1**
Hey, he's shyly pumping his fist!
**[08:05] P2**
His face is red!
**[08:09] Ry**
*It's not easy...*
**[08:12] Ry**
* ...when you have a younger*
* brother like him.*
**[08:16] Sa**
I'm coming right after you, Harucchi!
**[08:19] Sa**
I'll hit a huge one right here!
**[08:23] Sa**
What?
**[08:28] Sa**
Me? Bunt?!
**[08:32] Ma**
Wow! Perfect!
**[08:34] Ka**
Straight down the foul line.
**[08:35] Ho**
Why is he so good at only bunts?
**[08:38] P1**
Nice one, Bunt Master!
**[08:40] P2**
You're the Kawai of Seido!
**[08:43] Sa**
*Why won't he let me hit?*
**[08:46] Ku**
*Damn.*
**[08:47] Ku**
* I hate how he doesn't even*
* realize he's good at bunts.*
**[08:51] Ka**
Kuramochi!
**[08:56] E1**
Shun, we got a free out.
**[09:17] EC**
You're looking stiff, boys!
**[09:18] EC**
Show some spirit!
**[09:21] Sa**
Kuramochi, we don't need a big one!
**[09:23] Sh**
Follow up cleanly!
**[09:26] E2**
Shunshin!
**[09:29] Fu**
Bottom of the seventh,
one out and runner on second.
**[09:31] Fu**
A great chance for a run.
**[09:34] Fu**
Let's go.
**[09:35] Ha**
Kuramochi-senpai...
**[09:38] Re**
* You've been completely*
* shut down until now,*
**[09:42] Re**
* but it's about time you did*
* something, Kuramochi-kun.*
**[09:48] Ka**
*Listen, everyone out there's*
**[09:50] Ka**
* playing under a lot of pressure*
* this late in the game.*
**[09:56] Ka**
*Don't pop a fly, no matter what.*
**[10:00] Ka**
*Smash it into the right.*
**[10:03] E1**
He pulled an outside pitch!
**[10:06] E1**
I won't make third base.
**[10:08] C1**
Kuramochi!
**[10:09] C1**
Whoa, he's fast!
**[10:10] C1**
I gotta hurry, or I won't...
**[10:16] C1**
Oh, his hand slipped!
**[10:18] C2**
Akikawa made an error!
**[10:20] P1**
Finally, Kuramochi!
**[10:22] P2**
Man, you're fast!
**[10:24] P3**
One out, runners on first and third!
**[10:25] Sa**
Yes!
**[10:28] R1**
A lot of things could happen here.
**[10:32] R2**
I wonder what play Seido will make.
**[10:36] R1**
Their squeeze play was blocked
by Yeung-kun in the fourth inning.
**[10:43] E1**
*He's not taking any lead.*
**[10:46] E1**
*Does he not plan to run?*
**[10:52] E2**
He's stealing without a lead?
**[10:53] Sh**
Don't throw it!
**[10:57] Sa**
Wow! He's like a fish
swimming in water!
**[11:01] Sa**
Like a cheetah on the hunt!
**[11:03] Sa**
Like a rat running for the cheese!
**[11:05] Sa**
Or um, well, er...
**[11:06] Mi**
You're trying way too hard.
**[11:10] Sh**
*This is fine.*
**[11:12] Sh**
* I can focus on the batter more*
* if he's standing still on second.*
**[11:17] EC**
You know, time out!
**[11:19] EC**
Let's all gather
around for a second.
**[11:24] E1**
Sorry, Shun.
**[11:26] E1**
I felt rushed and messed up.
**[11:28] E2**
Don't worry about it.
**[11:29] E3**
What's there to be so stiff about?
**[11:32] E4**
We gotta play aggressively now!
**[11:34] E4**
Let's do this, guys!
**[11:36] E5**
Y-Yeah.
**[11:42] Sh**
I'm going to pitch with
full trust in your defense.
**[11:51] E1**
Sh-Shun.
**[11:55] Sh**
*Will I get hit here and lose the game?*
**[11:59] Sh**
* Or will I get out of this*
* to wait for our chance?*
**[12:07] Sh**
*This thrilling tension...*
**[12:11] Sh**
*...is what makes baseball so fun.*
**[12:14] Um**
Play!
**[12:20] EC**
*Shunshin.*
**[12:23] E1**
*Shun.*
**[12:28] E2**
*What a guy.*
**[12:40] Sh**
*Squeeze?*
**[12:54] Sh**
*S-Squeeze?*
**[13:02] Sa**
He threw it wide!
**[13:03] Sh**
*Catch it please, Sekiguchi!*
**[13:11] Ha**
Brother.
**[13:17] Sh**
*You can still hit that?*
**[13:25] Ma**
Yay!
**[13:27] Ma**
Yes!
**[13:28] Sh**
*They got me. Damn it.*
**[13:36] E1**
Back home!
**[13:37] E1**
Runner's heading for home!
**[13:39] E2**
We can't give two runs on a squeeze!
**[13:49] Um**
Safe!
**[13:52] C1**
Wow! Two runs!
**[13:54] C2**
That's some super-fast sliding!
**[13:56] C3**
His speed is like cheating.
**[13:59] E1**
S-Sekiguchi! Second base!
**[14:03] P1**
Nice run!
**[14:04] P2**
Nice run, Ryo-san!
**[14:07] Sh**
*One after another without any break...*
**[14:11] Ot**
Yeah! That's our one-two pair!
**[14:16] Ch**
Nice run!
**[14:18] Fu**
Welcome back.
**[14:20] Sa**
Harucchi, you're the best!
**[14:24] Sh**
Nice run, Kuramochi.
**[14:26] Mi**
Though you got on base with an error.
**[14:28] Ku**
It was a hit!
**[14:33] Sh**
*A high ability to adapt to any pitch,*
**[14:37] Sh**
* and aggressive base-running*
* performed as a team.*
**[14:44] Sh**
* So this is the level of Japanese*
* high school baseball.*
**[14:48] Is**
You idiot.
**[14:51] Is**
We're nowhere near done.
**[14:57] CC**
Seido! Seido! Seido!
***SIGN*** Municipal Stadium
**[15:10] IC**
So Seido managed to get the next run.
**[15:10] CC**
Seido! Seido! Seido!
**[15:13] ---**
Tanba and Kawakami are on standby
**[15:15] ---**
with two innings left.
**[15:18] IC**
The Clockwork of Akikawa
put up a good fight,
**[15:23] IC**
but it's the end now.
***SIGN*** Akikawa Seido
**[15:35] E1**
Let's go!
**[15:36] E2**
You've got this, Sekiguchi!
**[15:37] E3**
Don't pop it up!
**[15:38] E4**
We're just getting started!
**[15:40] P1**
Nice throw!
**[15:41] Sa**
Nice throw, Nori-senpai!
**[15:43] Sa**
Pitch to contact! It's two outs!
**[15:45] Ot**
You've got this, Kawakami.
**[15:47] Ot**
You're our ace closer.
**[15:49] Ta**
We're leading by a lot.
**[15:51] Ta**
Be sure to pitch your best
until the end, Kawakami.
**[15:58] Ka**
*Until Tanba-san comes back to the mound,*
**[16:01] Ka**
*I have to shut them all down.*
**[16:04] Ka**
*No matter who they are.*
**[16:13] Um**
Strike!
**[16:14] P1**
Nice one, Kawakami!
**[16:16] P2**
Nice pitch!
**[16:17] Ka**
Nori-senpai, nice pitch!
**[16:19] P3**
You're our closer!
**[16:23] Mi**
* I was worried his*
* mind would be tired*
**[16:25] Mi**
* being on standby*
* since the start,*
**[16:29] Mi**
* but looks like he's really*
* comfortable about relieving.*
**[16:35] Ka**
*Yes.*
**[16:37] Ka**
*Just gotta keep this up.*
**[16:39] Sh**
Stay calm, Sekiguchi!
**[16:41] Sh**
Eyes on the ball!
**[16:43] Mi**
*Two outs, runner on second.*
**[16:45] Mi**
*Yeung persevered and got on base,*
**[16:48] Mi**
* but there's no one else*
* on Akikawa who's a threat.*
**[16:56] E1**
Hey, don't cry!
**[16:57] E1**
The game's not over yet!
**[17:00] E1**
Don't give up until the end!
**[17:01] E1**
Let's cheer him on!
**[17:03] Mi**
*A slider to the outside ball.*
**[17:10] Mi**
*Let's finish it with this, Nori.*
**[17:14] E1**
*I...*
**[17:16] E1**
*I can't let it end yet.*
**[17:20] E1**
*I gotta get Shun home.*
**[17:32] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[17:35] Um**
Game set!
**[17:37] Sa**
Nori-senpai!
**[17:37] Ha**
Nice pitch.
**[17:42] Ha**
Takako-senpai, we won! We won!
**[17:45] Yu**
Yay!
**[17:46] Um**
Yeah!
**[18:14] EC**
Come on. Let's line up.
**[18:16] EC**
Let's stand in line with heads held high.
***SIGN*** Akikawa Seido
**[18:22] R1**
The one- and two-holes
sparked a fire in the seventh inning,
**[18:24] R1**
and the Seido batters
took off from there.
**[18:28] R1**
Seven to two.
**[18:30] R1**
In the end, Seido won
by a large margin.
**[18:34] ---**
Nice game!
**[18:36] R1**
The difference in team strengths
were definitely there,
**[18:39] R1**
but a big factor in Seido's favor
**[18:42] R1**
was how their two first-years
lasted for seven innings.
**[18:55] Um**
Seido, seven to two.
**[18:56] Um**
Bow.
**[18:57] EE**
Thank you!
**[19:13] Mi**
Shunshin Yeung.
**[19:15] Mi**
I had a great game with you today.
**[19:18] Mi**
See you next year.
**[19:23] Sh**
*Next year, huh?*
**[19:28] Sh**
Brace yourselves.
**[19:33] Fu**
*Where did he learn that phrase?*
**[19:35] Ku**
I never want to play you again!
**[19:38] Sa**
Thank you for a great game!
**[19:44] E1**
Sorry, Shun.
**[19:46] E1**
We weren't very useful
until the very end.
**[19:51] E1**
We retire as third-years,
so it makes sense, but you...
**[20:00] C1**
Nice game!
**[20:05] C2**
You guys fought really well.
**[20:07] C3**
Get your chin up, Akikawa!
**[20:09] C1**
It was a good game!
**[20:11] C2**
Akikawa, you were great!
**[20:12] C3**
I was secretly rooting for you.
**[20:15] C4**
Me, too!
**[20:17] ---**
Great game, you guys!
**[20:19] C2**
Nice pitch!
**[20:21] C6**
Yeung-kun!
**[20:22] C1**
Good luck next year!
**[20:24] C4**
We're rooting for you, Shunshin!
**[20:27] C3**
Shunshin!
**[20:31] Sh**
*I...*
**[20:34] Sh**
* I had fun playing baseball*
* until the very end.*
**[20:43] Sh**
*I don't regret...*
**[21:00] Sh**
*I don't...*
**[21:11] EC**
We still have fall.
**[21:14] EC**
Then the spring invitational.
**[21:17] EC**
That's right.
**[21:19] EC**
It's not over yet, Shunshin.
**[21:22] EC**
Not yet.
**[21:29] Ka**
Seido!
**[21:30] Ho**
Tetsu-san!
**[21:32] C1**
Kataoka-san!
**[21:33] C2**
Let's make nationals this year!
**[21:35] C3**
You guys can do it!
**[21:37] C4**
We'll come watch again!
**[21:39] Ho**
Don't get cocky, Sawamura!
**[21:42] Ka**
Today was a fluke!
**[21:49] Yu**
Thank you for your support.
**[21:52] PP**
Thank you!
**[21:55] Sa**
Seido vs Akikawa, 7-2.
***SIGN*** Seido vs Akikawa, 7-2.
***SIGN*** Seido High School advances
to the quarter-final.
**[21:58] Sa**
Seido High School advances
to the quarter-final.
**[23:35] Mi**
Ichidai Third High that
plays next represented us
**[23:38] Mi**
in the spring invitational.
**[23:40] Mi**
They're probably the team
we'll face in the semi.
**[23:43] Ta**
*Don't lose, Kacchan.*
**[23:45] Ta**
*I want to pitch against you.*
**[23:48] Ch**
The clean-up of their opponent,
Yakushi High School, is a first-year.
**[23:51] Sa**
A first-year's batting clean-up?
**[23:53] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Dark Horse.
***SIGN*** Dark Horse
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
***SIGN*** Ehehehe
# 31 - Dark Horse
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**[00:01] R1**
The one- and two-holes
sparked a fire in the seventh inning,
**[00:03] R1**
and the Seido batters
took off from there.
**[00:07] R1**
Seven to two.
**[00:09] R1**
In the end, Seido won by a large margin.
**[00:13] R1**
The difference in team strengths
were definitely there,
**[00:16] R1**
but a big factor in Seido's favor
**[00:20] R1**
was how their two first-years
lasted for seven innings.
**[00:25] Ka**
Seido!
**[00:26] Ho**
Tetsu-san!
**[00:28] C1**
Kataoka-san!
**[00:29] C2**
You can make nationals this year!
**[00:31] C3**
You guys can do it!
**[00:32] C4**
We'll come watch again!
**[00:35] Yu**
Thank you for your support.
**[00:37] PP**
Thank you!
***SIGN*** Seido vs Akikawa, 7-2.
***SIGN*** Seido High School advances
to the quarter-final.
**[00:41] Sa**
Seido vs Akikawa, 7-2.
**[00:44] Sa**
Seido High School advances
to the quarterfinal.
***SIGN*** Dark Horse
**[02:21] Is**
Hey, hurry up with the cleaning!
**[02:24] Is**
Don't forget anything!
**[02:25] PP**
Yes, sir.
**[02:26] Ha**
You were great out there today.
**[02:30] Ha**
It was huge how you managed
to hold out the mid-game
**[02:33] Ha**
after Furuya-kun.
**[02:36] Sa**
I was just desperate.
**[02:38] Sa**
We were down by runs,
so I knew I had to push with my will.
**[02:41] Ha**
No, you really pitched well.
**[02:44] Ha**
You kept a good rhythm, too.
**[02:46] Sa**
Y-You think so?
**[02:47] Sa**
I think so, too!
**[02:49] Mi**
The only reason you were effective today
**[02:52] Mi**
was because Akikawa
batters swung carelessly.
**[02:56] Mi**
Most of your throws
were right down the middle.
**[02:59] Mi**
It'll take you years
before you become like Yeung.
**[03:03] Sa**
*He has nothing nice to say.*
**[03:05] Sa**
I'll show you!
**[03:07] Sa**
One day, I'll claim the title of "Clockwork!"
**[03:10] Mi**
Impossible!
**[03:11] Ha**
Yeah, that's not happening.
**[03:12] Ha**
Know your limits.
**[03:14] Sa**
You, too, Harucchi?
**[03:16] Mi**
Furuya.
**[03:18] Mi**
The team saved you today.
**[03:21] Mi**
You both have a lot of
reflecting to do today.
**[03:26] Sa**
*You're not the boss of me!*
**[03:35] Ch**
* The harder he tries to play*
* for the team, the stiffer he gets.*
**[03:40] Ch**
*It's his lack of experience that's showing.*
**[03:45] Ch**
* He may not be able*
* to resolve that this summer.*
**[03:50] Ch**
* However, it was these two*
* who made the game.*
**[03:56] Ch**
*No one hit Furuya's fastballs until the end.*
**[04:00] Ch**
* Sawamura's well-paced pitching*
* connected to the offense.*
**[04:05] Ch**
* And Kawakami closed out*
* the last two innings.*
**[04:10] Ch**
*If Tanba comes back and adds to this...*
**[04:13] Ku**
Sawamura, hurry up and get out!
**[04:16] Sa**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[04:27] Sa**
*Weird.*
**[04:28] Sa**
*We won, but there's tension in the air...*
**[04:36] IC**
Congratulations.
**[04:38] IC**
First team to make the quarterfinals.
**[04:44] Sa**
I-Ichidai Third High?
**[04:57] Sa**
*O-Of course.*
**[05:00] Sa**
*They're all looking at the next game.*
**[05:04] Sa**
*We don't have time to celebrate.*
**[05:08] Sa**
*The winners have to continue advancing.*
***SIGN*** We will now begin the game
***SIGN*** between Ichidai and Yakushi.
***SIGN*** Ichidai, please begin your warm-up.
***SIGN*** You have seven minutes.
**[05:28] II**
Let's go!
**[05:30] C1**
Manaka!
**[05:31] C2**
Ichidai!
**[05:33] C3**
Manaka-san!
**[05:36] R1**
They seem to be really popular.
**[05:38] R2**
Well, they made the quarterfinals
at the invitational.
**[05:43] R2**
They didn't perform well in spring
due to fatigue from the invitational,
**[05:46] R2**
but they've regained their strength
as of late with their ace, Manaka.
**[05:51] C1**
Omae!
**[05:52] C2**
Omae!
**[05:56] R2**
Captain, cleanup, and third baseman
of the hard-hitting Ichidai team,
**[05:59] R2**
Omae.
**[06:02] R2**
Leadoff hitter with fast legs
and a great contacting ability,
**[06:05] R2**
Hirakawa.
**[06:08] R2**
Powerful second-years of the cleanup trio,
Miyagawa and Hoshida.
**[06:14] R1**
Ichidai's batters sound as scary as Seido's.
**[06:18] R1**
I'm sure they're bound to win this bracket.
**[06:23] R2**
Well, we can't say for sure
until the game is over,
**[06:27] R2**
but we can be certain the quarterfinal
will be a Seido-Ichidai match-up.
**[06:32] C1**
Manaka!
**[06:33] C2**
Ichidai!
**[06:34] C3**
Omae!
**[06:36] Mi**
Boys, keep a close watch
on the Ichidai batters.
**[06:40] Mi**
They're not like Akikawa,
who only had Yeung.
**[06:46] Sa**
I-Is Ichidai really that strong?
**[06:49] Ha**
Y-Yeah.
**[06:50] Ha**
They went to the invitational.
**[06:52] Ha**
We played them in the spring tournament.
**[06:55] Sa**
I was at school practicing,
and didn't watch.
**[06:58] Sa**
And what about Yakushi?
**[07:01] Ch**
They haven't bunted a single time, so far.
**[07:03] Ch**
They seem to be super offensive.
**[07:05] Sa**
Chris-senpai!
***SIGN*** Chris memo
**[07:07] Ch**
Their first game was a called game.
**[07:11] Ch**
They got a new coach last spring,
and they've been gaining power.
**[07:16] Ch**
Their ability to score once they
pick up momentum is uncanny.
**[07:19] Ch**
However, Ichidai is still stronger as a whole.
**[07:24] Ha**
What's up?
**[07:25] Sa**
Yakushi's cleanup.
**[07:26] Sa**
How do you read that?
**[07:29] Sa**
Car? Three cars?
**[07:32] Sa**
Three... Three... Tricycle!
**[07:36] Sa**
I think it's Todoroki.
**[07:43] Ch**
Mishima, Todoroki, Akiba.
**[07:46] Ch**
The cleanup trio is completely different.
**[07:49] Mi**
They're on the players list.
**[07:51] Mi**
They're all first-years.
**[07:54] Sa**
First-years?
**[07:55] Mi**
Oh, the coach's name is Todoroki, too.
**[07:59] Ch**
* They're using a first-year*
* as cleanup against Ichidai?*
***SIGN*** Money Tree
**[08:20] Y1**
Raichi, how long are you
gonna keep swinging?
**[08:22] Y1**
The game's already...
**[08:29] Ra**
The pitcher today...
**[08:31] Ra**
He pitched in nationals, right?
**[08:34] Ra**
I bet he's good.
**[08:36] Ra**
I bet he has amazing pitches.
**[08:48] Ra**
I can't stop shaking!
**[08:51] Y1**
Is he gonna be okay?
***SIGN*** Ichidai Yakushi
**[08:54] Um**
Play ball!
**[09:13] C1**
Omae!
**[09:14] C2**
Captain!
**[09:16] C3**
Ichidai is amazing!
**[09:19] C4**
Omae-san!
**[09:24] Is**
A three-run homer off the bat.
**[09:26] Is**
Way to show spirit.
**[09:28] Is**
*Is he seriously the same age as us?*
**[09:32] Mi**
They have an unparalleled cleanup,
hit hard, and use little tricks.
**[09:36] Mi**
If you think of it as pitching against us,
you should get an idea.
**[09:40] Sa**
*O-Our...*
**[09:43] Fu**
*...batters?*
**[09:45] IC**
Nice batting, Omae boy.
**[09:47] IC**
Good job.
**[09:48] Om**
Thank you.
**[09:50] IC**
Let's go, Ichidai!
**[09:52] IC**
Get as many runs as you can while you can!
**[10:01] C1**
Whoa! The third baseman stopped it!
**[10:02] Sa**
*I-It's him!*
**[10:07] Ra**
Here!
**[10:09] C2**
A wide throw!
**[10:12] C1**
What's that third baseman doing?
**[10:14] C1**
Is he a newbie?
**[10:15] Y1**
Raichi, you idiot!
**[10:17] Y1**
You've gotta be kidding me!
**[10:18] Y2**
Get your head in the game!
**[10:19] Fu**
*His teammates are yelling at him.*
**[10:21] Ha**
*Where have I seen that before?*
**[10:25] Sa**
Hey, maybe he sucks!
**[10:28] Ch**
*So that's the first-year cleanup,*
**[10:31] Ch**
*Raichi Todoroki.*
**[10:37] Y1**
Don't laugh it off!
**[10:42] IC**
They changed their cleanup batters
with players we don't know about.
**[10:48] IC**
Are they just being desperate, or...
**[10:53] IC**
No matter what tricks they use,
they'll be no match for our baseball.
**[10:58] IC**
Isn't that right, Manaka boy?
**[11:00] Ma**
Yes, sir.
**[11:03] IC**
* Seeing Seido make*
* the quarterfinals before him*
**[11:06] IC**
*has started a fire under him.*
**[11:11] IC**
I hear that Seido's ace, Tanba boy,
is his childhood friend.
**[11:18] IC**
They started baseball together,
both playing pitcher.
**[11:23] IC**
Manaka boy always had the ace number,
**[11:27] IC**
but they parted ways after junior high.
**[11:34] IC**
The promise they made at graduation
was to play against each other
**[11:38] IC**
at nationals, both as aces.
**[11:41] Ma**
How do you know so much?
**[11:44] IC**
I wanted Tanba boy
to come to my school, too.
**[11:48] IC**
I wanted to make you two the pitcher duo.
**[11:55] Ma**
That's how I felt at first as well, but...
**[12:01] Ma**
He chose to go to Seido on his own.
**[12:07] (Flashback) Ta**
Kacchan, I think I'll go to Seido.
**[12:10] (Flashback) Ma**
Why?
**[12:11] (Flashback) Ma**
You were invited to Ichidai, too, right?
**[12:15] (Flashback) Ta**
I-I can't just...
**[12:17] (Flashback) Ta**
...keep walking behind you, Kacchan.
**[12:22] (Flashback) Ta**
I want...
**[12:23] (Flashback) Ta**
...to be a pitcher who
can walk beside you.
**[12:28] (Flashback) Ta**
I want to change at Seido.
**[12:38] Ma**
I didn't know that was how he felt.
**[12:42] Ma**
It just shows how much
of a pitcher he really was.
**[12:45] Ma**
But that's why I was able
to work so hard at this school.
**[12:51] IC**
* You two are both*
* childhood friends and rivals.*
**[12:57] IC**
You're being a little too sentimental.
**[13:00] IC**
First, we have to beat
our opponents for this game.
**[13:03] IC**
Isn't that right?
**[13:05] IC**
Ace Manaka, are you ready?
**[13:10] Ma**
Yes, sir!
**[13:11] IC**
Okay.
**[13:12] IC**
Manaka boy, go, go, go!
***SIGN*** Ichidai Yakushi
**[13:17] C1**
Ichidai!
**[13:18] C2**
Ichidai!
**[13:18] C3**
Ichidai!
**[13:20] R1**
Six runs right off the bat.
**[13:22] R1**
Ichidai has momentum.
**[13:29] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[13:31] Is**
Looks like we're only here
to see how strong they are.
**[13:35] Is**
Manaka's looking good, too.
**[13:41] Is**
I bet this'll be a called game.
**[14:16] Ra**
A-Awesome.
**[14:18] Ra**
That ball bent right in front of me.
**[14:27] Um**
Hey, start running.
**[14:28] Ra**
Baseball is awesome!
**[14:30] Om**
He hit Manaka's slider.
**[14:33] Mi**
*A-Are you serious?*
**[14:36] Ch**
*That's not the swing of a first-year.*
**[14:45] Sa**
*Who is he?*
***SIGN*** Bottom of the sixth, Yakushi High School's offense starts with...
***SIGN*** ...number 7, catcher, Watanabe-kun.
**[15:12] Re**
I never thought this game
would turn out like this.
**[15:18] Y1**
Yabe!
**[15:19] Y1**
If you don't hit, you're switching out!
**[15:21] Y2**
Switch with me!
**[15:22] Y3**
You're the only one who hasn't hit yet!
**[15:25] Y4**
Shut up!
**[15:26] Y4**
I can't focus!
**[15:29] Y4**
Yes! First hit!
**[15:31] Y4**
See that?
**[15:36] Ka**
*None of the batters swing with doubt.*
**[15:39] Ka**
* They must put in a lot of time*
* practicing their swing.*
**[15:45] YM**
Coach Todoroki,
**[15:47] YM**
should we use a bunt here?
**[15:49] YM**
We have a runner with no outs.
**[15:52] YC**
Are you stupid?
**[15:53] YC**
Go hit.
***SIGN*** Ichidai
Yakushi
**[15:55] IC**
We don't need to give them a free out.
**[16:00] IC**
Keep your Ichidai Third High spirit.
**[16:02] IC**
Okay, Misaki boy?
**[16:16] Yu**
*Manaka.*
**[16:25] (Flashback) Ka**
Come back by the quarterfinal, where
we'll most likely face Ichidai Third High.
**[16:30] (Flashback) Ka**
In your best condition.
**[16:33] Ta**
Kacchan...
**[16:38] Mi**
It's 11-8 in the bottom of sixth.
**[16:40] Mi**
Ichidai are still in the lead,
**[16:43] Mi**
but I never thought this game
would turn out like this.
**[16:46] Ch**
The two-run homer in the first-inning.
**[16:53] Ch**
Manaka lost his rhythm with that hit.
**[17:00] Ch**
He took another homer
**[17:02] Ch**
from the five-hole immediately after.
**[17:06] Ch**
In order to get his head back in the game,
**[17:08] Ch**
the coach had to send him to the outfield.
**[17:13] Ch**
The first-year slugger who shattered
his heart with one swing
**[17:17] Ch**
is something to fear.
**[17:19] Ch**
And so is the coach who gave
the cleanup to the three first-years
**[17:24] Ch**
who've never played a game so far.
**[17:28] YC**
Hey, Raichi.
**[17:30] YC**
Don't eat bananas whenever you have time.
**[17:33] YC**
If you hit another homer,
I'll let you eat tonkatsu.
**[17:39] Ra**
*T-Tonkatsu?*
**[17:43] Ra**
Wh-Where do we have the money
to buy something so expensive?
**[17:47] YC**
Don't say that.
**[17:49] YC**
Either way, we won't have dinner if we lose.
**[17:53] YC**
I might get fired here.
**[17:57] Ra**
This is all thanks to your stupid debt.
**[18:01] Ra**
Feed me at least, you stupid dad!
**[18:04] YC**
Are you going through the terrible teens?
**[18:06] Ra**
I've been going through it!
**[18:08] Y1**
Not another fight!
**[18:10] YM**
We're in the middle of a game!
**[18:12] Y2**
Stop, Raichi!
**[18:14] Ku**
Are you serious?
**[18:16] Ku**
The coach and a player
are fighting in the dugout.
**[18:19] Ry**
Is this okay?
**[18:21] Ku**
What kind of team is this?
**[18:24] Sa**
How dare he do that to the team's boss!
**[18:28] Sa**
I'll teach him a thing
or two about respect!
**[18:29] Ku**
Like you're one to talk!
**[18:32] Is**
I can't believe they're struggling
against such a stupid team.
**[18:35] Is**
Hurry up and finish it!
**[18:38] Ch**
No.
**[18:40] Ch**
Ichidai is leading,
but Yakushi has the momentum.
**[18:45] Ch**
If they keep going until the end,
who knows what could happen?
**[18:50] Ch**
To make this game a sure thing
for Ichidai, he has to...
**[18:59] Y1**
Yeah! Just two more!
**[19:01] Y2**
Nice batting, Fukuda!
**[19:03] Y3**
Let's keep going!
**[19:06] C1**
Hey, is Ichidai okay?
**[19:09] C2**
They scored so much, but they could lose.
**[19:13] YC**
Yeah, keep hitting.
**[19:15] YC**
If you don't hit, you're gonna lose.
**[19:19] I1**
Second!
**[19:22] I2**
Double play!
**[19:25] I3**
Captain Omae!
**[19:27] Om**
We're the ones leading!
**[19:28] Om**
Let's keep this up until the end!
**[19:33] YM**
Another double play.
**[19:36] YM**
It's because you don't bunt.
**[19:37] YC**
Shut up, stupid.
**[19:39] IC**
*You're so reliable, Omae boy.*
**[19:42] IC**
* With someone like you*
* to lead the team,*
**[19:44] IC**
*I have no worries.*
**[19:47] IC**
*Now, just...*
**[19:49] IC**
*Manaka boy, you need to come back.*
**[19:58] I1**
*Damn, they just love to swing.*
**[20:01] I1**
*They swing at anything I throw at them.*
**[20:04] Ma**
Misaki.
**[20:09] Ma**
If they're so eager to hit, let them.
**[20:14] Ma**
We have reliable fielders.
**[20:17] Ma**
You just have to do your own pitching.
**[20:21] I1**
Manaka-san...
**[20:23] Ma**
Though I guess I'm not very convincing
after what happened.
**[20:27] I1**
Not at all.
**[20:29] Ma**
I caused you guys trouble again.
**[20:32] Ma**
I'm sorry.
**[20:36] Ma**
But we're in this together as one.
**[20:40] Ma**
We're going to nationals again.
**[20:43] Ma**
With every single one of us here.
**[20:48] Om**
*Manaka.*
**[20:51] I1**
*Manaka-san.*
**[20:54] IC**
*Manaka boy.*
***SIGN*** Bottom of the seventh, Ichidai has called for a change in players.
***SIGN*** Right fielder Manaka-kun will now be the pitcher,
***SIGN*** and Tagawa-kun will be going into right field.
**[21:18] Sa**
He's back on the mound?
**[21:21] Mi**
Of course he is.
**[21:22] Mi**
Manaka-san is the ace of Ichidai.
**[21:25] Ch**
If he can't make a comeback here,
**[21:28] Ch**
the team can't go anywhere.
**[21:31] Ch**
That's how important...
**[21:33] Ch**
...the ace of a team is.
**[21:56] Ta**
*Kacchan.*
**[22:00] Sa**
*The ace.*
**[23:36] Mi**
Manaka-san is back on the mound.
**[23:38] Ma**
We don't have time to stop here!
**[23:42] IC**
Go smash their stupid pride
as the champion, Raichi.
**[23:47] Ra**
I can't stop shaking!
**[23:49] Sa**
The Ichida-Yakushi game
is finally coming to a close!
**[23:53] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Summers.
***SIGN*** Summers
**[23:56] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
***SIGN*** Ehehehe
# 32 - Summers
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**[00:09] Ch**
That's not the swing of a first-year.
**[00:15] Sa**
Who is he?
**[00:27] Ma**
I caused you guys trouble again.
**[00:29] Ma**
I'm sorry.
**[00:34] Ma**
But we're in this together as one.
**[00:38] Ma**
We're going to nationals again.
**[00:41] Ma**
With every single one of us here.
***SIGN*** Summers
***SIGN*** Ichidai Yakushi
**[02:21] Ma**
*We don't have...*
**[02:23] Ma**
*...the time to be...*
**[02:26] Ma**
*...messing around here!*
**[02:33] Ma**
*Don't get in our way!*
**[02:35] C1**
Yes!
**[02:36] C1**
Nice throw!
**[02:37] C2**
Manaka-san!
**[02:39] I1**
Nice, Manaka!
**[02:41] I2**
Nice pitch, Manaka!
**[02:42] CC**
Manaka! Manaka! Manaka!
**[02:46] Y1**
Listen to the crowd cheering for one strikeout.
**[02:50] Y1**
Be careful, Raichi.
**[02:52] Y1**
He's not the same guy
from the first inning.
**[03:00] Ra**
I can't stop shaking!
**[03:04] YC**
* Look at them showing off*
* their pride as champions.*
**[03:07] YC**
Sanada, you're going in next inning.
**[03:10] YC**
I hope you're ready.
**[03:12] Sa**
You couldn't use me sooner, Coach?
**[03:15] YC**
You're the trick up my sleeve.
**[03:19] Sa**
But... we're losing.
**[03:23] YC**
*Champions' pride?*
**[03:25] YC**
*Smash it away, Raichi.*
**[03:28] YC**
*With your bat.*
**[03:38] IC**
*Okay, Manaka boy.*
**[03:40] IC**
*That's the pitch.*
**[03:41] IC**
*That is your winning pitch.*
**[03:45] IC**
*If you throw there, no one can hit it.*
**[03:50] IC**
*Throw with confidence.*
**[03:57] Sa**
*Two strikes.*
**[04:01] Ra**
Amazing!
**[04:03] Yu**
He's not throwing any easy pitches.
**[04:06] Is**
The batter must be a monster.
**[04:10] Mi**
* Can they strike out the man*
* who hit a homer in the first inning,*
**[04:14] Mi**
* and turn the momentum*
* of the game into their favor?*
**[04:20] Ra**
Awesome!
**[04:23] I1**
*Let's go, Kaname.*
**[04:27] I1**
*Take him out...*
**[04:28] I1**
*...with force!*
**[04:34] Mi**
*Nice.*
**[04:35] Ch**
* After making him swing*
* at a breaking ball outside the zone,*
**[04:38] Ch**
*they're finishing him off with a fastball.*
**[04:40] Ch**
*There's no way he has timing for that.*
**[04:54] Ma**
*We're...*
**[04:56] Ma**
* ...Ichidai Third High*
* who went to the Spring Invitational.*
**[05:02] Ma**
*We don't have...*
**[05:06] Ma**
*We don't have...*
**[05:10] Ma**
*...the time to be...*
**[05:14] Ma**
*...messing around here!*
**[05:23] Ma**
*That stage is waiting...*
**[05:27] Ma**
*...for us!*
**[05:41] C1**
M-Manaka-san!
**[05:42] C2**
Didn't that hit him?
**[05:44] C2**
Was it his glove?
**[05:50] IC**
*Manaka boy!*
**[05:52] I1**
Manaka!
**[05:53] I2**
Manaka-san!
**[05:54] I3**
Where did it hit you?
**[05:56] I3**
Your shoulder? Your arm?
**[05:57] I4**
Manaka-san!
**[06:00] C1**
That was a clean hit.
**[06:02] C2**
Is he all right?
**[06:03] IC**
Ishikawa boy, warm up right now!
**[06:05] IC**
Right now!
**[06:07] I1**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[06:08] IC**
Hurry up!
**[06:10] IC**
*This is bad.*
**[06:13] IC**
*Very bad.*
**[06:15] Um**
Go see the trainer.
**[06:18] Ma**
I'm fine.
**[06:19] I1**
Manaka.
**[06:22] IC**
*I've already used two pitchers*
**[06:25] IC**
*while Manaka boy was in the outfield.*
**[06:29] IC**
*If he steps down from the mound now...*
***SIGN*** - Hachioji Municipal Stadium -
**[06:46] C1**
Narumiya-kun!
**[06:47] C2**
Narumiya, nice pitch!
**[06:49] C2**
Go all the way to the finals!
**[06:52] Ha**
Hey.
**[06:53] Ha**
You're still sore about that?
**[06:55] Ha**
You're such a small man.
**[06:59] Na**
I can't believe you switched me out again!
**[07:01] Na**
If I'd pitched until the end,
I could've pitched a no-hitter!
**[07:05] Ha**
Who cares?
**[07:06] Ha**
We were up by a lot.
**[07:08] Ha**
The coach did it so you could rest.
**[07:11] Na**
I wasn't tired!
**[07:12] Na**
I could've finished it!
**[07:14] Na**
Unbelievable!
**[07:16] Ha**
You're making me want to strangle you.
**[07:20] Ha**
Three more until nationals.
**[07:24] Ha**
If we lose, we're done for good, Mei.
**[07:29] Ha**
You need to have strength in reserve
**[07:31] Ha**
for all the upcoming hellish matches.
**[07:35] Na**
*I know.*
**[07:38] I1**
C-Coach!
**[07:40] Ha**
What happened?
**[07:41] Ha**
You look concerned.
**[07:43] Na**
How was the game in the other stadium?
**[07:48] I1**
Ichidai...
**[07:50] I1**
Ichidai Third High lost to Yakushi.
**[07:55] I1**
In the bottom of seventh,
Yakushi cleanup batter...
**[07:59] I1**
...hit the ball right at the ace, Manaka.
**[08:02] I1**
He tenaciously managed
to get the out at first base,
**[08:05] I1**
but the injury forced him to step down.
**[08:08] I1**
Ichidai showed great strengths,
even without their ace,
**[08:11] I1**
and finished the inning
without giving away any runs,
**[08:14] I1**
but Yakushi, with the momentum,
slowly closed in on them.
**[08:18] I1**
Yakushi took the game with a walk-off
RBI in the bottom of the ninth.
**[08:27] Om**
Murakami, stand up.
**[08:30] Om**
We need to line up.
**[08:40] IC**
Stand up.
**[08:42] IC**
Stand up, Manaka boy.
***SIGN*** Ichidai
Yakushi
**[08:49] R1**
N-No way...
**[08:52] R1**
Ichidai lost a hitting game.
**[08:56] R1**
Everyone on the starting
line-up hit, and no one bunted.
**[09:00] R1**
Seventeen hits and thirteen runs.
**[09:04] R2**
*Manaka-kun's accident played a big role,*
**[09:08] R2**
* but in the end, they outhit*
* the Spring Invitational team.*
**[09:14] EE**
Thank you!
**[09:16] R2**
* Everyone thought this bracket*
* would be taken by Ichidai or Seido,*
**[09:20] R2**
*but here's a dark horse no one saw coming.*
**[09:27] Sa**
H-Hey.
**[09:28] Sa**
Ichidai lost!
**[09:31] Ha**
Y-Yeah.
**[09:32] Ha**
Todoroki-kun was amazing.
**[09:37] Sa**
He's not a true cleanup yet, though.
**[09:40] Sa**
He's way too inconsistent.
**[09:42] Ha**
So you see him as your rival.
**[09:45] Ka**
It's a good thing we were all here for this.
**[09:49] Sa**
B-Boss!
**[09:51] Ka**
We can figure out how to beat
them before the next game.
**[09:58] Mi**
*He threw a fastball to the inside,*
**[10:00] Mi**
* after making the batter*
* focus on a breaking ball.*
**[10:03] Mi**
* There was nothing wrong*
* with his pitching.*
**[10:08] Mi**
* But instead of swinging*
* late for the fastball,*
**[10:11] Mi**
*he managed to hit it back at the pitcher.*
**[10:14] Mi**
*His swing speed is fearsome.*
**[10:31] Is**
Let's go, Tanba.
**[10:40] (Flashback) Ta**
Kacchan, I think I'll go to Seido.
**[10:44] (Flashback) Ma**
Why?
**[10:45] (Flashback) Ma**
You were invited to Ichidai, too, right?
**[10:49] (Flashback) Ta**
I-I can't just...
**[10:51] (Flashback) Ta**
...keep walking behind you, Kacchan.
**[10:56] (Flashback) Ta**
I want...
**[10:57] (Flashback) Ta**
...to be a pitcher who
can walk beside you.
**[11:02] (Flashback) Ta**
I want to change at Seido.
**[11:24] Sa**
Wait! Where's our bus?
**[11:26] Fu**
This way.
**[11:26] Ha**
This way.
**[11:27] Sa**
Which way?
**[11:30] Sa**
If we don't hurry, they'll leave us behind.
**[11:33] Sa**
Knowing our boss, he'll really do it!
**[11:35] Ha**
Don't call him "boss."
**[11:38] Fu**
Water...
**[11:39] Sa**
This isn't a desert, Furuya!
**[11:54] Sa**
It's Raichi Car!
**[11:55] Ha**
It's read "Todoroki"!
**[11:58] Fu**
* He's already swinging*
* right after the game?*
**[12:07] YC**
Another hundred.
**[12:09] YC**
Make sure the batting you did today
completely sinks into your body.
**[12:13] YC**
You're running home after you're done.
**[12:17] Ha**
Seeing his swing up close is really scary.
**[12:20] Ha**
He's not even that big.
**[12:23] Ha**
* I wonder how much he's been*
* practicing to get to where he is.*
**[12:35] YC**
Hey! No slacking!
**[12:38] Ra**
The pitcher today...
**[12:40] Ra**
...had so much energy.
**[12:44] Ra**
That pitcher had so much aggression,
**[12:47] Ra**
and there are a lot more
like him in this country, right?
**[12:52] Ra**
I want to hit and hit and hit and hit.
**[12:58] Ra**
I want to play against
every pitcher in the country!
**[13:01] Ra**
I want to blow them all away!
**[13:08] YC**
You want to be a pro, right, Raichi?
**[13:12] YC**
If you become a pro,
you can do that every day.
**[13:21] Ha**
Wow! He talks real big.
**[13:25] Ha**
And he's only a first-year.
**[13:30] YC**
Well, you took down Manaka
who went to the invitational.
**[13:33] YC**
The only other pitcher who's
worth your time in West Tokyo...
**[13:39] YC**
...is Mei Narumiya from Inashiro.
**[13:43] YC**
That's probably it.
**[13:48] YC**
If you beat Inashiro
and do well at nationals,
**[13:51] YC**
you'll be a star overnight.
**[13:54] YC**
If you do that,
**[13:56] YC**
you can get a huge offer
in the draft in two years,
**[13:58] YC**
and I can say good-bye to my debt.
**[14:01] Ra**
Narumiya...
**[14:03] Ra**
Mei Narumiya.
**[14:07] Ra**
Inashiro Narumiya!
**[14:11] Ra**
Inashiro Narumiya!
**[14:13] Ra**
Blow him away!
**[14:16] Sa**
*W-Wait a minute.*
**[14:18] Sa**
*They face us before Inashiro.*
**[14:23] Sa**
*Do they think we're not worth their time?*
**[14:31] Ot**
Okay.
**[14:32] Ot**
Is everyone here?
**[14:35] S1**
Oh, the first-year trio isn't back yet.
**[14:38] Ot**
Sawamura!
**[14:39] Ot**
Him again?
**[14:42] Ku**
I can't believe we have
to wait for measly first-years!
**[14:45] Ku**
Gonna have to teach him a big lesson.
**[14:49] Ch**
Are you busy...
**[14:51] Ch**
...picturing our game against Yakushi?
**[14:54] Mi**
Oh, yeah.
**[14:55] Mi**
Like...
**[14:56] Mi**
I'm really glad we got to see them.
**[14:59] Mi**
If we had faced them before Ichidai...
**[15:06] Mi**
Their batters managed to hit
off the Ichidai pitchers.
**[15:11] Mi**
How we stop them will be
the key to our victory.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
***SIGN*** Invitational Quarter-finalist Ichidai Falls
**[15:28] S1**
Hey, there's a huge article in the paper.
**[15:31] S1**
With a picture, too.
**[15:33] S2**
Well, of course.
**[15:35] S2**
The favorite disappeared
in the third round.
**[15:39] S3**
This is what's so scary about
a single-elimination tournament.
**[15:44] S2**
Inashiro got another shutout.
**[15:46] S3**
Sensen's winning, too.
***SIGN*** Kokudokan 2 - 5 Hakuyo
**[15:55] Ch**
Zaizen.
**[16:02] Sa**
Raichi Todoroki!
**[16:05] Sa**
No way in hell I'm losing to him!
**[16:07] Sa**
We'll teach you not
to take our pitchers lightly!
**[16:10] Sa**
We're gonna win!
**[16:12] Sa**
Win! Win!
**[16:14] Ku**
Th-Those guys are looking
super motivated.
**[16:18] Ku**
I guess yesterday's game
had a huge impact on them.
**[16:22] Ku**
Since Todoroki's also a first-year.
**[16:25] Mi**
*I told them to do a light practice today.*
**[16:28] Mi**
*Why don't they ever listen?*
**[16:32] Ha**
Well, yesterday...
***SIGN*** Seido Practice Field
**[16:48] Is**
Are you kidding me?
**[16:50] Is**
Those two seriously
said all that?
**[16:54] Is**
That we're not even worth playing against?
**[16:57] Ha**
No, not directly.
**[17:00] Is**
But they did!
**[17:01] Is**
They're forgetting about our shiny head!
**[17:05] Ha**
*I'm so glad he wasn't there.*
**[17:08] Sa**
Let me go!
**[17:09] Ha**
* It was hard enough holding*
* Eijun-kun back.*
**[17:13] Ry**
And?
**[17:14] Ry**
You didn't come back without
giving them a beating, right?
***SIGN*** SMILE
**[17:18] Ha**
Brother?
**[17:21] Ku**
Bring it on, Yakushi.
**[17:26] Is**
Don't show your anger with your stomach!
**[17:28] Yu**
Be it Ichidai or Yakushi,
**[17:31] Yu**
whoever stands in our way
is the opponent we have to beat.
**[17:35] Yu**
Let's show them the answer on the field.
**[17:42] Is**
Tetsu!
**[17:43] Is**
Something completely out of this
world is coming out of you.
**[17:46] Mi**
*The only team worth playing is Inashiro, huh?*
**[17:51] Mi**
*That's a bold statement...*
**[17:54] Mi**
*...against our pitchers.*
**[17:57] Ku**
Stop resting in the shade!
**[18:07] Ta**
Tetsu.
**[18:10] Ta**
Isashiki.
**[18:12] Ta**
Masuko.
**[18:15] Ta**
These three days we have until the game,
**[18:17] Ta**
can you bat against me
in a simulated batting practice?
**[18:23] Ta**
I want to get the feeling of a game back.
**[18:30] Is**
You want to pitch against us?
**[18:31] Is**
You've got some guts!
**[18:33] Is**
I'm totally down!
**[18:35] Is**
But I don't know how to hold back!
**[18:38] Is**
And this guy, too!
**[18:40] Ta**
Yeah, I know.
**[18:44] Ta**
Go all out.
**[18:46] Is**
All right!
**[18:48] Is**
We have an hour until practice!
**[18:49] Is**
Let's do this right now!
**[18:51] Is**
Whoever's free, get on defense!
**[18:53] PP**
Yes, sir!
**[18:55] Mi**
*I was worried about Tanba-san's motivation*
**[18:59] Mi**
* as he's been working toward*
* playing against Ichidai,*
**[19:03] Mi**
*but it looks like it'll be fine.*
**[19:07] Mi**
*I just hope his pitching is good.*
**[19:28] Ku**
If you want a simulated practice,
you want a runner, too.
**[19:31] Ma**
Leave the fielding to us!
**[19:34] P1**
Feel free to let them hit, Tanba!
**[19:36] Sa**
I'll be in the left field!
**[19:38] Mi**
Tanba-san, first pitch.
**[19:40] Mi**
Let's go carefully.
**[19:45] Sa**
Hey, what's happening?
**[19:48] Sa**
If you're having fun, I want in, too!
**[19:51] Is**
Sawamura!
**[19:54] Is**
If you want to stand
on the mound, I'll take you on.
**[19:58] Is**
Though I'll turn you both into ground meat!
**[20:01] Sa**
G-Ground meat?
**[20:05] Is**
Let's go, Tanba!
**[20:06] Is**
No outs, runner on first!
**[20:16] Ku**
Your pickoff is looking
as good as ever!
**[20:20] Ku**
*Though in my case,*
**[20:22] Ku**
*I can run without a lead!*
**[20:27] Is**
You idiot!
**[20:30] Ha**
Hit and run?
**[20:33] Sa**
H-How can they do that
without any sign exchange?
**[20:36] Is**
Yakushi's not gonna bunt!
**[20:38] Is**
If you throw anything funny,
they're going to take it all!
**[20:43] Is**
You'd better listen up, too!
**[20:46] FT**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[20:50] Yu**
No outs, runners on first and third.
**[20:57] Mi**
* Th-These guys seriously don't*
* know how to hold back.*
**[21:03] Sa**
Ground meat...
**[21:05] Ch**
You guys want to pitch next?
**[21:08] Ch**
You could learn a lot.
**[21:10] P1**
Tanba-san!
**[21:11] P1**
Be careful, Tanba!
**[21:13] P1**
Tetsu's not holding back.
**[21:14] Ma**
Tanba-san!
**[21:16] Ma**
You've got this!
**[21:17] Sa**
Tanba! Don't lose spirit!
**[21:20] Re**
A simulated batting practice
to help Tanba-kun
**[21:23] Re**
get his instincts back.
**[21:26] Re**
Yakushi High School beat Ichidai...
**[21:29] Re**
We have very little information on them, so they're quite a scary opponent.
**[21:35] Re**
The key to this game will be whether
Tanba-kun can make a comeback or not.
**[21:42] Ka**
Looks like he's ready to go.
***SIGN*** KLANK
**[21:49] Sa**
Whoa! A three-run homer!
**[21:50] Is**
No one asked for that, Tetsu!
**[21:55] P1**
Tanba!
**[21:56] Ku**
Don't worry about it!
**[21:58] Mi**
Tanba-san, focus on the next batter!
**[22:00] P1**
Tanba-san!
**[22:01] P2**
Tanba-san! Let's not look back!
**[22:03] Fu**
You fiends.
**[23:36] Mi**
Yakushi beat Ichidai Third High.
**[23:38] Mi**
We don't know anything about them.
**[23:40] Sa**
Raichi Todoroki!
**[23:41] Sa**
He doesn't think we're worth his time?
**[23:44] Sa**
There's no way I can lose to him!
**[23:46] Fu**
Yeah. Can't lose.
**[23:48] Mi**
The secret of Yakushi High School
becomes disclosed through the media,
**[23:51] Mi**
and, at last, the game begins!
**[23:54] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Money Tree.
***SIGN*** Money Tree
**[23:57] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
**[23:59] ---**
**[24:01] ---**
# 33 - Money Tree
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYX0MZ58R/ace-of-the-diamond)
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***SIGN*** July 25
***SIGN*** Game 4 - Yakushi vs Chigusa -
***SIGN*** Yakushi Chigusa
***SIGN*** Replacing Mino-kun is Number 6, Sanada-kun.
***SIGN*** Sanada-kun, pitcher.
**[00:22] Ch**
Then, this pitcher threw
until the seventh inning,
**[00:25] Ch**
when the game was called
with a score of 12-3.
**[00:28] Ch**
With the momentum from defeating Ichidai,
**[00:31] Ch**
Yakushi made the quarter-final.
**[00:35] Ch**
This right-handed pitcher also
pitched the last two innings
**[00:38] Ch**
in the Ichidai game.
**[00:40] Ch**
He throws aggressively to the inside
**[00:43] Ch**
and has a shootball that comes
right into your chest.
**[00:47] Ch**
Number 18, Shunpei Sanada.
**[00:50] Ch**
He's undoubtedly the real ace of this team.
**[00:55] Yu**
He throws a shootball?
That's rare.
**[00:57] Is**
Why doesn't he pitch from the start?
**[01:00] Is**
Is he injured?
**[01:02] Ch**
I'm not sure why, but...
**[01:04] Ch**
...changing the cleanup while saving the ace
for the end is practically unthinkable.
**[01:10] Ch**
If it's all well-thought-out strategy,
**[01:13] Ch**
then it's safe to assume they'll
do something for our game.
**[01:18] Ch**
And this batting lineup...
**[01:21] Ch**
Number 3, Mishima.
**[01:24] Ch**
Number 4, Todoroki.
**[01:27] Ch**
Number 5, Akiba.
**[01:30] Ch**
These three cleanups have scored
eight runs with seven hits.
**[01:33] Ch**
Just because they're first-years
doesn't mean they're not formidable.
**[01:39] Fu**
First-years...
**[01:40] Ka**
The team has stolen bases seven times?
**[01:43] Ch**
Yes.
**[01:44] Ch**
They don't bunt, so they aggressively run.
**[01:48] Ka**
We must be wary of
their aggressive runners
**[01:51] Ka**
while still keeping focus
on their powerful batters.
**[01:55] Ka**
Their lack of bunts actually
adds pressure to the pitchers.
**[02:05] Ka**
Yakushi High School...
**[02:07] Ka**
...may be a much tougher
opponent than we expected.
***SIGN*** Money Tree
***SIGN*** Tokyo, Suginami City - Yakushi High School -
**[03:47] YC**
All right, boys!
**[03:49] YC**
Final round!
**[03:54] YC**
If you can't bunt in practice,
I'm not using you!
**[03:59] YC**
So you'd better get cracking!
**[04:01] R1**
This is a surprise.
**[04:02] R1**
They haven't bunted a single game,
but they're practicing bunts.
**[04:07] YC**
Hey, don't underestimate baseball, tall girl.
**[04:11] R1**
Tall?
**[04:12] YC**
"I could bunt in my sleep."
**[04:14] YC**
Having that confidence lets
them swing all they want.
**[04:18] YC**
In the end, baseball depends on the players.
**[04:21] YC**
Those who want to play
**[04:23] YC**
just need to do whatever
they enjoy doing out there.
**[04:27] YC**
Be sincere and strict in practice!
**[04:30] YC**
Enjoy baseball to the fullest in games!
**[04:33] YC**
That's my motto.
**[04:35] YC**
Got it?
**[04:36] R1**
I see...
**[04:37] R2**
* At first, their baseball seems*
* completely unreasonable,*
**[04:40] R2**
* but he has his own strong*
* principles toward baseball.*
**[04:45] R2**
Coach Todoroki, you played amateur
baseball until you were forty, correct?
**[04:50] YC**
Yeah.
**[04:51] YC**
I'm surprised you knew.
**[04:52] R2**
Why did such an amazing player
like yourself quit your job
**[04:57] R2**
and remain unemployed
after you retired from baseball?
**[04:59] YC**
You did too much research!
**[05:01] YC**
My whole life,
all I had done was baseball.
**[05:04] YC**
So I was teaching baseball
to kids by the river.
**[05:07] YC**
I lost all my money,
and my wife left me because of that.
**[05:11] YC**
I'm so glad this school found me!
**[05:16] R1**
*H-He's a good-for-nothing!*
**[05:17] R1**
*He's just a baseball freak!*
**[05:20] R2**
Oh, I don't see Raichi-kun around.
**[05:24] YC**
Yeah, he's getting nutrients.
**[05:26] R1**
He's eating?
**[05:29] YC**
Yeah, something like that.
**[05:31] YC**
Since he was little,
he's always felt hungry.
**[05:34] R2**
Have you been teaching him
baseball since he was little?
**[05:42] YC**
The only thing I did was give him that bat.
**[05:45] R1**
This?
**[05:47] YC**
You can hold it, tall girl.
***SIGN*** Money Tree
**[05:51] R1**
"Money Tree"?
**[05:58] R1**
How heavy is this bat?
**[06:00] R1**
This is heavier than the common heavy bats.
**[06:03] YC**
It's the bat I used when I was training.
***SIGN*** Money Tree
**[06:07] R1**
Raichi-kun's been swinging
this bat every day?
**[06:11] YC**
I didn't have money to send him
to little or senior league,
**[06:14] YC**
and his junior high school
didn't have a baseball team.
**[06:23] (Flashback) YC**
That's no good.
**[06:25] (Flashback) YC**
You're just swinging the bat.
**[06:27] (Flashback) YC**
I can't see the pitch you're hitting.
**[06:29] (Flashback) YC**
That won't get you money for food.
**[06:33] Ra**
*Banana, omelet...*
**[06:37] (Flashback) YC**
Raichi, do you know what
a 160 km/h pitch feels like?
**[06:41] (Flashback) Ra**
Rice ball, banana...
**[06:44] (Flashback) YC**
It's super fast.
**[06:46] (Flashback) YC**
Like a bullet train.
**[06:54] (Flashback) YC**
The swing speed to hit
such a ball is as fast as sound.
**[06:59] (Flashback) YC**
Maybe even light speed.
**[07:01] (Flashback) Ra**
Sound? Light?
**[07:14] YC**
The only thing I could
give him without a job
**[07:17] YC**
was that bat and the strongest
pitchers in his imagination.
**[07:23] YC**
Still, he continued to swing the bat.
**[07:27] YC**
Because he's an idiot.
**[07:29] YC**
There's no limit to imagination.
**[07:32] YC**
What he got out of that was
the ultimate image training.
**[07:37] YC**
A 160 km/h fastball.
**[07:40] YC**
A slider that breaks right in front of you.
**[07:42] YC**
A cutter.
**[07:44] YC**
A knuckleball that falls like a leaf.
**[07:52] YC**
He's been swinging every day without rest
**[07:56] YC**
against the monstrous pitchers
he imagined in his head.
**[08:02] YC**
His hunger isn't like
your average little boy.
**[08:07] YC**
He'll make money.
**[08:09] YC**
Unlike me, he'll make millions
with just a single bat.
**[08:17] Y1**
These guys are first-years like us.
**[08:20] Y2**
This Furuya guy throws crazy fast.
**[08:23] Y1**
They also have a sidearm
and a right-handed ace.
**[08:27] Y2**
It's annoying how they're all
different types of pitchers.
**[08:33] Sa**
What? You guys are still watching that?
**[08:37] Y1**
Sanada-senpai.
**[08:38] Y1**
Raichi's dad told us to study it.
**[08:42] Sa**
The coach did?
**[08:44] Sa**
It's funny how thoroughly
he makes us do this.
**[08:48] Sa**
You guys were watching
Manaka-san's video to hell, too.
**[08:52] Ra**
His pitch was amazing and just as I imagined.
**[08:58] Sa**
Really...
**[08:59] Sa**
And how about Seido?
**[09:01] Sa**
You got them in your head yet?
**[09:05] Ra**
These two are interesting!
**[09:10] Sa**
Two?
**[09:11] Sa**
I can understand Furuya,
**[09:13] Sa**
but this southpaw, too?
**[09:15] Ra**
I can't quite put a finger
on it from the video,
**[09:19] Ra**
but there's something
the video can't capture.
**[09:23] Ra**
Seido High School!
**[09:25] Ra**
I want to play them now!
Like, right now!
**[09:28] Sa**
*Sheesh.*
**[09:30] Sa**
* I don't know anyone who's*
* more hungry for baseball.*
**[09:36] R1**
Could it be that you didn't work
to nurture Raichi-kun's hunger?
**[09:42] YC**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** July 26 - Day Before Quarter-Final -
**[09:57] Sa**
Yeah!
**[09:59] Ka**
*He seems to be in good form.*
**[10:02] Ka**
* He must've gained confidence*
* in the Akikawa game.*
**[10:05] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[10:07] Ka**
Shut up!
**[10:09] Ch**
You want to call it a day, Sawamura?
**[10:11] Sa**
No, please stick with me a little longer!
**[10:14] Ka**
Hey, you have a game tomorrow!
**[10:16] Sa**
I still mess up my control sometimes,
**[10:18] Sa**
and I feel like I can't beat him
without throwing perfectly.
**[10:24] Ka**
It's the quarter-final!
**[10:26] Ka**
Who says you're gonna throw?
**[10:28] Sa**
If I say I will, I will!
**[10:39] Mi**
Well, it's not bad.
**[10:41] Re**
A slide step to counter the steals?
**[10:43] Mi**
I figured Yakushi would
like to play mind games.
**[10:47] Re**
This form might help him stay relaxed.
**[10:52] Mi**
His speed drops a little,
but his control is good.
**[10:56] Mi**
Might turn out to be useful.
**[10:59] Fu**
*I have to work on my stamina roll.*
**[11:06] Ka**
Sorry!
**[11:08] Ka**
Don't worry about making
it bounce, Kawakami!
**[11:11] Ka**
If you can keep the balls low,
you can avoid long hits.
**[11:15] Ka**
Okay.
**[11:16] Ot**
Kawakami's the best
at keeping the balls low!
**[11:20] Ot**
Right, Ono?
**[11:21] On**
Right...
**[11:23] Re**
I'm a little worried about
Furuya-kun's stamina,
**[11:26] Re**
but these three are in
pretty good condition.
**[11:28] Ot**
Indeed.
**[11:30] Re**
Now we just need...
**[11:33] Ka**
Still off.
**[11:35] Ta**
Yes, sir.
**[11:36] Re**
I can see Tanba-kun really wants it,
**[11:38] Re**
but he's still not in his best condition.
**[11:44] Re**
*His comeback will be big for the team.*
**[11:49] Re**
* Maybe the only way to get his senses back*
* is to play in real games.*
***SIGN*** Learn Today
***SIGN*** Devote Every Moment
**[12:10] Ka**
About tomorrow's starting pitcher...
**[12:12] Ka**
We'll go with Furuya, like usual.
**[12:17] Ka**
However,
**[12:19] Ka**
considering your stamina,
we'll go with a quick switch.
**[12:24] Ka**
You'll start from the fourth, Sawamura,
**[12:27] Ka**
and you'll start from the seventh, Kawakami.
**[12:30] Ka**
Yes, sir.
***SIGN*** National Champions
**[12:32] Ka**
Depending on how the game goes,
it'll probably change a little.
**[12:35] Ka**
Be ready early.
**[12:38] Sa**
D-Does this mean you have
high expectations of me?
**[12:41] Sa**
Boss, I can start, if you'd like!
**[12:45] Ka**
No.
**[12:46] Ka**
And don't call me "boss."
**[12:48] Mi**
*A relay of three innings per pitcher.*
**[12:52] Mi**
* They've been pitching*
* the past three games,*
**[12:55] Mi**
* so if we can aggressively*
* change the pitchers,*
**[12:58] Mi**
* then we can prevent the enemy batters*
* from getting used to our pitchers.*
**[13:01] Mi**
* Though that means they have*
* to throw well in the first place.*
**[13:07] Ot**
What about Tanba, Coach?
**[13:09] Ot**
You didn't call him here.
**[13:11] Ka**
In his current state,
I can't put him on the mound.
**[13:17] Ot**
N-No!
**[13:19] Ot**
He's been working so hard
for the quarter-final!
**[13:22] Ka**
Either way, I'm not letting
Tanba throw tomorrow.
**[13:26] Ka**
Keep that in mind and
carry out your duties tomorrow.
**[13:37] Sa**
Yes, boss!
**[13:38] Sa**
I'll meet your expectations!
**[13:42] Ka**
Don't call me "boss."
**[13:43] Sa**
Yes, boss!
**[13:51] Is**
What's wrong, Tanba?
**[13:52] Is**
Throw something real for once!
**[13:55] Ry**
He's throwing some good ones
here and there.
**[14:05] Yu**
Well?
**[14:06] Yu**
You want to wrap up?
**[14:07] Ta**
No, one more round.
**[14:10] Ta**
Let me throw one more round.
**[14:12] Is**
Don't tire out before the game.
**[14:14] Is**
Though we'll tag along
for as long as it takes.
**[14:17] Ma**
Yeah, for as long as it takes.
***SIGN*** Rumble
**[14:21] Ry**
Your stomach says otherwise.
**[14:23] P1**
Tanba-san's working hard.
**[14:25] P1**
The game's already tomorrow.
**[14:30] Is**
Hey, that was a good pitch!
**[14:32] Is**
Tetsu couldn't even swing!
**[14:34] Yu**
That was a ball.
**[14:35] Is**
No, that was a strike!
**[14:38] Ka**
Boys, it's time you got some rest.
**[14:41] Ka**
Also, that was a ball.
**[14:45] Is**
Yet another fiend...
**[14:50] Mi**
I'll help you stretch, Tanba-san.
**[14:56] Ka**
Are you still not satisfied with how you are?
**[15:08] Ka**
The fifth inning.
**[15:09] Ka**
Start warming up in the fifth inning.
**[15:14] Ka**
Yakushi is a strong team.
**[15:17] Ka**
Tomorrow's game might turn into a brawl.
**[15:20] Ka**
If that happens, I'll need you on the mound.
**[15:24] Ka**
You're the ace of Seido, after all.
**[15:30] Ka**
*Show me what you've been doing...*
**[15:33] Ka**
*...these three years.*
**[15:41] Mi**
*I see.*
**[15:43] Mi**
* He tells the youngsters*
* that Tanba-san won't throw*
**[15:46] Mi**
*to make them understand their duties.*
**[15:49] Mi**
* And he comes here to make Tanba-san*
* realize that he's the ace of the team.*
**[15:54] Mi**
*This is what he wanted.*
**[15:56] Ka**
Now, call it a day.
**[15:58] Ka**
Want me to help you stretch, Tanba?
**[16:02] Ka**
Is that a no?
**[16:06] Is**
Take his offer, Tanba!
**[16:07] Is**
You're the ace, after all.
**[16:08] Ry**
If only I were the ace...
**[16:11] Yu**
You look more nervous than before a game.
**[16:13] Ta**
Guys!
**[16:15] Mi**
*The only thing on his mind*
**[16:17] Mi**
*was to play with everyone on the team.*
***SIGN*** July 27
- Quarter-final -
**[16:33] C1**
Kataoka-san!
**[16:34] C2**
Tetsu!
**[16:35] C3**
Miyuki-kun!
**[16:39] Sa**
All right! Let's go!
**[16:42] Ku**
Don't stand in front of me!
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[16:56] R1**
There are quite a few people here.
**[16:58] R2**
It's the game that decides
the strongest four in West Tokyo.
**[17:01] R2**
It's no surprise that people want to watch.
**[17:04] R2**
Yakushi beat Ichidai and became
the center of attention.
**[17:08] R2**
And Seido is trying
to make nationals again,
**[17:11] R2**
after their last opportunity
six years ago.
**[17:12] R1**
Who do you think will win this game?
**[17:16] R2**
In terms of momentum, Yakushi.
**[17:18] R2**
But only in terms of momentum.
**[17:20] R2**
If it doesn't turn into a hitting
game like Ichidai's game,
**[17:23] R2**
Seido will have the upper hand.
**[17:25] R2**
However, their ace, Tanba-kun,
hasn't thrown a single time.
**[17:30] R2**
If the Seido pitchers can't hold down
the energetic Yakushi lineup, then...
**[17:36] Is**
What's with their lineup?
**[17:37] Is**
Are they playing around?
**[17:39] Is**
It's completely different
from the Ichidai game!
**[17:42] Ch**
So they've made their move already.
**[17:44] Ka**
Yeah.
**[17:45] Ch**
Number 1, third baseman,
Raichi Todoroki.
**[17:50] Sa**
He got demoted from the cleanup!
**[17:53] Ha**
No.
**[17:54] Ha**
They're using him first for a reason.
**[17:57] Ha**
So he can bat more than anyone else.
**[18:01] Sa**
What's the trick there?
**[18:03] Ha**
Because he's the first batter...
**[18:08] Mi**
Don't get so fired up, Furuya.
**[18:11] Mi**
They might be hoping for that.
**[18:14] Mi**
You, too, Sawamura.
**[18:17] Mi**
Remember what the coach said.
**[18:19] Mi**
Our pitch relay is to win.
**[18:21] Mi**
Just think about connecting
to the next pitcher today.
**[18:29] Sa**
We're going to win!
**[18:31] Fu**
Win.
**[18:31] Sa**
No matter what!
**[18:34] YC**
My head hurts.
**[18:37] YC**
I drank too much yesterday.
**[18:40] YC**
Sake, shochu, and even awamori.
**[18:43] Sa**
Coach, you can't drink.
**[18:46] YC**
What? I don't remember.
**[18:48] Sa**
* He was probably watching*
* the Seido video all night.*
**[18:52] YC**
Hey, Raichi.
**[18:53] YC**
Don't eat so much before the game.
**[18:56] YC**
I let you bat first because
you were so eager to hit.
**[19:00] YC**
If you don't show results today,
you're not eating dinner.
**[19:05] Ra**
That's unforgivable!
**[19:07] Sa**
Stop, Raichi!
**[19:08] YC**
Then hit!
**[19:09] YC**
Smash Seido!
***SIGN*** We will now begin the quarter-final
***SIGN*** between Seido High School and Yakushi High School.
**[19:22] YC**
All right!
**[19:23] YC**
It's your turn to work now!
**[19:25] YC**
Hit for yourself!
**[19:26] YC**
Defend for yourself!
**[19:28] YC**
And go get a taste of victory!
**[19:32] YY**
Yeah!
**[19:36] Ka**
Your throws, your steps,
**[19:38] Ka**
and your swings reflect who you are.
**[19:42] Ka**
Throw away all doubt!
**[19:43] Ka**
Believe in your baseball!
**[19:45] SS**
Yeah!
**[19:59] Sa**
Everyone's glaring at you.
**[20:02] Y1**
What did you do, Raichi?
**[20:12] Um**
Bow!
**[20:13] EE**
Let's play!
**[20:15] Sa**
All right! Let's go!
**[20:17] Sa**
To the bullpen!
**[20:19] Ka**
That was unnecessary, Sawamura!
**[20:21] Ka**
Don't make a big deal
out of going to the bullpen!
**[20:26] Mi**
He's an idiot!
**[20:29] Ku**
I'll kill him later!
**[20:32] Fu**
Being energetic is his only selling point.
**[20:33] Na**
He's fun to watch.
**[20:35] Ha**
He's our mood maker!
**[20:37] Um**
Or is he?
**[20:38] Re**
*Let's see how Furuya-kun starts.*
**[20:41] Re**
*This is key, Miyuki-kun.*
**[20:43] Re**
*Not to mention he's the first batter.*
**[20:48] Mi**
They've sure done it.
**[20:50] Mi**
To think they'd use him first.
**[20:53] Mi**
He's more like a
nuclear missile than a spark.
**[20:56] Mi**
Though I know your pitch
isn't all that easy to hit.
**[21:06] Mi**
*Let's do this, Furuya.*
**[21:17] Is**
Kill him, Furuya!
**[21:20] Mi**
*If we can hold him down this inning,*
**[21:22] Mi**
*we can take the upper hand.*
**[21:25] Mi**
*You understand that, Furuya?*
**[21:35] (Flashback) YC**
The only other pitcher who's
worth your time in West Tokyo...
**[21:40] (Flashback) YC**
...is Mei Narumiya from Inashiro.
**[21:43] (Flashback) YC**
That's probably it.
**[21:46] Sa**
*Furuya.*
**[21:48] Ka**
*Destroy...*
**[21:50] Ta**
*...him!*
**[21:55] Um**
Play ball!
**[23:35] Mi**
Our quarter-final game has finally begun!
**[23:38] Mi**
Leadoff man, Raichi Todoroki,
comes after Furuya!
**[23:40] Ha**
*No way! He hit Furuya-kun's pitch...*
**[23:43] Sa**
I can't stand just watching!
**[23:44] Sa**
Let me go, Muscle-senpai!
**[23:46] Mi**
Calm down, Sawamura.
**[23:48] Mi**
They're not the type
to just take a beating.
**[23:50] Mi**
Especially that guy.
**[23:51] Sa**
Which guy?
**[23:53] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Reliable Teammates.
***SIGN*** Reliable Teammates
**[23:56] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
# 34 - Reliable Teammates
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***SIGN*** Money Tree
**[00:05] R1**
How heavy is this bat?
**[00:07] R1**
This is heavier than the common heavy bats.
***SIGN*** Money Tree
**[00:10] R1**
Raichi-kun's been swinging
this bat every day?
**[00:14] YC**
I didn't have money to send him
to little or senior league,
**[00:17] YC**
and his junior high school
didn't have a baseball team.
**[00:23] YC**
The only thing I could
give him without a job
**[00:26] YC**
was that bat and the strongest
pitchers in his imagination.
**[00:31] YC**
There's no limit to imagination.
**[00:34] YC**
What he got out of that was
the ultimate image training.
**[00:39] YC**
A 160 km/h fastball.
**[00:42] YC**
A slider that breaks right in front of you.
**[00:44] YC**
A cutter.
**[00:46] YC**
A knuckleball that falls like a leaf.
**[00:53] YC**
He's been swinging every day without rest
**[00:56] YC**
against the monstrous pitchers
he imagined in his head.
**[01:03] YC**
His hunger isn't like
your average little boy.
**[01:07] YC**
He'll make money.
**[01:10] YC**
Unlike me, he'll make millions
with just a single bat.
***SIGN*** We will now begin the quarterfinal
***SIGN*** between Seido High School and Yakushi High School.
**[01:29] Mi**
*If we can hold him down this inning,*
**[01:31] Mi**
*we can take the upper hand.*
**[01:33] Mi**
*You understand that, Furuya?*
**[01:43] (Flashback) YC**
The only other pitcher who's
worth your time in West Tokyo...
**[01:48] (Flashback) YC**
...is Mei Narumiya from Inashiro.
**[01:51] (Flashback) YC**
That's probably it.
**[01:55] Sa**
*Furuya.*
**[01:57] Ka**
*Destroy...*
**[01:59] Ta**
*...him!*
**[02:04] Um**
Play ball!
***SIGN*** Reliable Teammates
***SIGN*** Yakushi
Seido
**[03:58] Ch**
He took down Ichidai Third High's ace,
Manaka, fair and square.
**[04:03] Ch**
How will Furuya fare against him?
**[04:06] Re**
*They brought Raichi Todoroki-kun to the front?*
**[04:10] Re**
*Furuya-kun, be careful in the beginning.*
**[04:14] Sa**
Furuya, the people behind you
are tougher than they look!
**[04:20] Mi**
*Let's go.*
**[04:42] C1**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[04:43] C2**
That's the pitch!
**[04:44] C2**
That's what we're here to see!
**[04:46] Ka**
Furuya's here to fight today!
**[04:49] Ma**
Though that was a ball.
**[04:53] Ra**
The ball just went "graaah."
**[04:56] Ra**
It was so much more awesome
than I imagined!
**[05:00] Mi**
*He didn't get scared.*
**[05:03] Ka**
You're throwing well, Furuya!
**[05:05] Ma**
Keep it up!
**[05:09] Mi**
*Let's go with this next.*
**[05:11] Mi**
*I don't care if it's a ball. Throw it low.*
**[05:17] Um**
Ball.
**[05:19] Ra**
It dropped.
**[05:20] Ra**
Wow! Wow! Wow!
**[05:23] Mi**
*Damn.*
**[05:24] Mi**
*This is difficult.*
**[05:26] Mi**
*He's not swinging.*
**[05:29] Ch**
I thought he'd be more aggressive,
**[05:33] Ch**
but he's not swinging.
**[05:34] Ka**
Yeah.
**[05:36] Ch**
*They decided to use him as the leadoff man,*
**[05:40] Ch**
* so I doubt they're taking*
* the Akikawa strategy.*
**[05:45] Y1**
Raichi, hit it hard!
**[05:47] Y2**
We don't need a walk!
**[05:49] Y3**
Hey, you ate my banana, didn't you?
**[05:52] YC**
Get on base, Raichi!
**[05:54] YC**
If you don't, I put you
in the front for nothing!
**[05:59] Mi**
*2 balls, no strikes.*
**[06:02] Mi**
* Even if it puts us at 3-0,*
* I want another high fastball here.*
**[06:07] Mi**
*Swing your arm down hard.*
**[06:11] Mi**
*Let's push him away by force.*
**[06:23] Is**
Wait a minute!
**[06:24] Is**
You're kidding, right?
**[06:30] C1**
Straight to the right-center fence!
**[06:33] Sa**
Straight to the fence?
**[06:34] Y1**
Damn, so close!
**[06:36] Y1**
It was almost a homer!
**[06:38] Y2**
Run, Raichi! Run!
**[06:42] Ra**
I got a double!
**[06:43] Y1**
You didn't need to slide there!
**[06:45] Y2**
You should've gone for third base!
**[06:47] Y3**
Idiot!
**[06:51] Mi**
*He swung the bat from above,*
**[06:54] Mi**
*so he can fight against the pitch's power.*
**[06:57] Mi**
*That little...*
**[06:58] Ra**
Like this?
**[06:59] Ra**
More like this?
**[07:06] Sa**
I can't stand watching this anymore!
**[07:07] Mi**
Pipe down.
**[07:08] Sa**
Move aside!
**[07:09] Sa**
Furuya!
**[07:12] Fu**
*I gave up a hit.*
**[07:14] Ma**
Don't worry about it!
**[07:15] Ku**
Let's focus on the next one!
**[07:16] Ry**
Put away your aura.
**[07:18] YC**
Akiba!
**[07:21] YC**
*You know what to go for?*
**[07:29] Mi**
Furuya.
**[07:31] Mi**
*Let's relax a little bit.*
**[07:36] Mi**
*The game's just begun.*
**[07:51] Y1**
A splitter?
**[07:52] Ka**
Nice one, Furuya!
**[07:54] Ma**
Let's stay calm!
**[07:58] Mi**
*That's good.*
**[07:59] Mi**
*Just take out the batters after him.*
**[08:11] YC**
Akiba's a pretty good actor, it seems.
**[08:14] YC**
Wouldn't you say, Sanada?
**[08:15] Sa**
Coach, they can hear you.
**[08:19] YC**
*Yeah, we don't care about his splitters.*
**[08:23] YC**
*We're going after...*
**[08:25] YC**
*...the pitcher's best pitch.*
**[08:31] Y1**
*Swing from above...*
**[08:35] Y1**
* ...about two*
* ball-heights higher.*
**[08:37] Y2**
It's gonna land on the line!
**[08:39] Y3**
Run for it, Raichi!
**[08:44] Ra**
Nice batting, Aki!
**[08:45] Y1**
Ow! My hands.
**[08:47] Y1**
How did Raichi hit it so far?
**[08:49] Mi**
Home!
**[08:56] Y1**
Yeah!
**[08:57] Y2**
He made it home!
**[08:58] Y3**
First run!
**[09:00] Y4**
Nice batting, Akiba!
**[09:05] Ha**
They're hitting Furuya-kun's fastball.
**[09:08] Ha**
Yakushi High got the first run.
**[09:23] Mi**
*Damn.*
**[09:25] Mi**
*They're going after the high fastballs.*
**[09:30] YC**
* His fastball slows down*
* when he throws from the stretch.*
**[09:35] YC**
* Our top batters won't have*
* trouble hitting those pitches.*
**[09:39] YC**
*That's why I put Raichi to the front.*
**[09:43] Re**
*If Todoroki-kun gets on base,*
**[09:45] Re**
*Furuya-kun has to throw from the stretch.*
**[09:49] Re**
* So this is why they used*
* him as the leadoff man.*
**[09:52] Ra**
Don't stop the flow here, Mishima!
**[09:54] Y1**
Don't say my name like that!
**[09:57] YC**
Hit 'em, boys!
**[09:58] YC**
Hit 'em all!
**[09:59] YC**
If you don't score, you can't win!
**[10:02] Ot**
Furuya's fastball got hit twice in a row.
**[10:05] Ot**
And the hits are actually flying forward.
**[10:09] Ot**
Should we assume their batters
***SIGN*** Kiryu Seido
**[10:13] Ot**
are as good as Osaka Kiryu?
**[10:17] Ka**
*No.*
**[10:20] Ch**
* He's not exhausted from*
* a training camp this time.*
**[10:23] Ch**
*Furuya's condition isn't bad at all.*
**[10:28] Ma**
You've got to relax.
**[10:31] Ku**
Don't ignore him, idiot!
**[10:34] Yu**
They've sure done it.
**[10:36] Yu**
They're going after the high fastballs.
**[10:39] Ry**
Well, his high and low balls are
a strike zone apart, so it's not that hard.
**[10:45] Yu**
But...
**[10:47] Yu**
We really have to acknowledge it now.
**[10:51] Yu**
This team...
**[10:53] Yu**
...is strong.
***SIGN*** Yakushi
Seido
**[11:06] Sa**
I can't just watch anymore!
**[11:08] Sa**
Please let me go, Muscle-senpai!
**[11:11] Mi**
Just keep it cool.
**[11:14] Mi**
They're not the type to just take a beating.
**[11:19] Mi**
*Furuya definitely isn't,*
**[11:21] Mi**
*but especially that guy.*
**[11:25] Mi**
I'll make plays centered around the splitter,
**[11:28] Mi**
but your fastball is still our best weapon.
**[11:32] Mi**
Stop getting mad over every hit, man.
**[11:34] Fu**
I'm not.
**[11:36] Ku**
Yeah, you are.
**[11:38] Mi**
If you're about to snap, look behind you.
**[11:42] Mi**
You've got reliable teammates behind you.
**[11:51] Yu**
Don't worry about the runners.
**[11:53] Ma**
Just focus on the batters.
**[12:00] Ry**
Where's the "yes, sir"?
**[12:01] Ku**
Don't get mad again!
**[12:04] Ku**
Hey, say something!
**[12:08] Sa**
Don't tense up, Furuya!
**[12:10] Sa**
I'm ready to go anytime!
**[12:13] R1**
Just like the Akikawa game,
**[12:15] R1**
he's allowed the first run of the game.
**[12:19] R1**
Is Furuya-kun a slow starter?
**[12:24] R2**
*He may have allowed a run again,*
**[12:26] R2**
* but it's nothing like the Akikawa game*
* where he gave up a bunch of walks.*
**[12:32] R2**
*Furthermore, Yakushi doesn't bunt,*
**[12:34] R2**
* so they're going to try*
* to shake things up with steals.*
**[12:38] R2**
*If he can't hold his ground here,*
**[12:40] R2**
*Seido might keep losing runs like Ichidai did.*
**[12:45] Sa**
Oh, no!
**[12:46] Sa**
There it goes!
**[12:49] Um**
Foul!
**[12:54] Sa**
That was a close one.
**[12:57] Mi**
Hurry up and throw.
**[12:59] YC**
A fastball from the start?
**[13:02] YC**
They know what we're up to, don't they?
**[13:05] Sa**
Most likely.
**[13:08] YC**
The catcher must have a lot of confidence.
**[13:13] Mi**
*He has a lot of power.*
**[13:16] Mi**
*He also swings fast.*
**[13:18] Mi**
* It makes sense that he was one*
* of the cleanups in the Ichidai game.*
**[13:23] Fu**
*A splitter.*
**[13:26] Mi**
*Let's get a strike, Furuya.*
**[13:39] Yu**
A steal!
**[13:41] Mi**
*Damn, he's running now?*
**[13:44] Mi**
* It's a breaking ball,*
* and it's going low enough to bounce.*
**[13:47] Mi**
* If I just catch it normally,*
* I won't make it.*
**[13:57] Ku**
Too bad.
**[13:59] Um**
Out!
**[14:04] Y1**
Are you serious?
**[14:05] Y1**
That one bounced!
**[14:11] YC**
* He wouldn't have made it*
* if he had caught a slower breaking ball*
**[14:14] YC**
*from the seated position.*
**[14:16] YC**
* He quickly realized and switched*
* to a position he could throw from quickly.*
**[14:23] Mi**
That's one out.
**[14:30] Mi**
Furuya.
**[14:33] Mi**
You've got one in front of you, too.
**[14:35] Mi**
A reliable teammate.
**[14:46] [SONG] On-screen**
startled
**[14:49] S1**
Nice play, Miyuki!
**[14:51] S2**
That was an insane catch, right there!
**[14:53] S3**
If you'd missed that one,
it would've been a passed ball!
**[14:56] S4**
You've done it!
**[14:58] S4**
You've really done it!
**[15:00] Mi**
Calm down, folks.
**[15:02] Ch**
*Man, you daredevil.*
**[15:06] Ch**
That was a big play.
**[15:08] Ka**
Yeah.
**[15:09] Ka**
Now, they can't steal so easily.
**[15:12] YC**
Man, that catcher's awesome.
**[15:14] YC**
Nabe, you should do that, too!
**[15:17] Y1**
I can't!
***SIGN*** Yakushi
Seido
**[15:31] Y1**
Steal!
**[15:50] S1**
That's revenge for Furuya!
**[15:52] S2**
Runner's home!
**[15:54] S3**
The game's tied now!
**[15:56] S4**
Jun-san!
**[15:57] Is**
Damn right!
**[15:59] Is**
We're not gonna lose a scoring battle!
**[16:01] Is**
You'd better be prepared!
**[16:05] Sa**
You said it, Spitz-senpai!
**[16:08] Is**
Who's a spitz?
**[16:13] YC**
* I didn't think we'd get only*
* one run in the first inning.*
**[16:17] YC**
Looks like you might have to play
sooner than we planned, Sanada.
**[16:40] YC**
That's one scary swing.
**[16:42] YC**
I can smell a ton of money from him, too.
**[16:46] Sa**
We're lucky it went straight into a glove.
**[16:48] YC**
Yeah.
**[16:50] YC**
The only other batter we have
to watch out for is the catcher.
**[16:54] YC**
Kazuya Miyuki.
**[17:00] Ma**
It's in!
**[17:02] S1**
Two-run homer!
**[17:03] S2**
Nice batting, Masuko-senpai!
**[17:07] Sa**
He doesn't bat in the
five-hole for nothing.
**[17:12] Sa**
Masuko!
**[17:14] Sa**
Masuko!
**[17:15] Ma**
No honorific for me, Sawamura-chan?
**[17:20] Ch**
He didn't swing wide that time.
**[17:23] Ka**
Yeah.
**[17:24] Ka**
If he swings like that, he'll even
be able to hit breaking balls.
**[17:28] Mi**
Since we're on a roll,
**[17:30] Mi**
I guess I'll follow suit.
**[17:34] Mi**
Oops, I did it again.
**[17:36] Ku**
You suck!
**[17:37] Ma**
What was that, Miyuki?
**[17:38] S1**
Why can't you hit when
there's isn't a runner?
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[17:47] Y1**
Wow! What's with that pitch?
**[17:50] Y1**
Is he seriously a first-year?
**[17:53] Mi**
He is, indeed.
**[17:55] Mi**
Though he acts like a third-year.
**[17:57] Y2**
Bring it on!
**[17:58] Y2**
I'll hit your fastball!
**[18:02] Mi**
* Though it doesn't look*
* like he'll swing.*
**[18:07] Mi**
* Is he giving separate instructions*
* for less capable batters?*
**[18:15] YC**
* Akikawa showed us*
* how to beat that pitcher,*
**[18:19] YC**
*so we're just gonna use that.*
**[18:22] Mi**
*You're more cunning than you look.*
**[18:25] Mi**
*What an annoying old man.*
**[18:28] Mi**
*If that's the case...*
**[18:37] YC**
*The stretch?*
**[18:39] YC**
*Without a runner?*
**[18:45] Y1**
*Slide step?*
**[18:52] Um**
Strike!
**[18:56] Y1**
*A low fastball?*
**[18:59] Sa**
So he *can* throw low!
**[19:01] Sa**
When did he learn to do that?
**[19:05] Mi**
Are you even *trying*
to warm up your shoulder?
**[19:09] Mi**
Nice pitch!
**[19:12] YC**
* They abandoned the speed and*
* put more emphasis on control.*
**[19:16] YC**
*Fast and sound judgment, catcher.*
**[19:20] YC**
But your judgment
**[19:22] YC**
might cost you against us.
**[19:27] Y1**
*You little...*
**[19:29] Y1**
*You don't think I can hit that?*
**[19:32] Mi**
*Don't be afraid of him hitting.*
**[19:35] Mi**
*What you need in this slide step is courage.*
**[19:46] Mi**
* The courage to trust*
* your teammates.*
**[19:48] Y1**
*I'm not that bad, first-year!*
**[19:55] Mi**
Furuya, cover first!
**[20:03] Yu**
Furuya!
**[20:05] Fu**
*I have to catch.*
**[20:18] Ha**
Nice cover!
**[20:20] Ka**
Nice cover, Furuya!
**[20:21] Ma**
Tetsu-san, nice play!
**[20:25] Yu**
Nice cover.
**[20:27] Ry**
So you didn't forget.
**[20:30] Ku**
Is this the first time
you've done that in a real game?
**[20:32] Is**
That's right!
**[20:34] Is**
Let's kill them one by one!
**[20:41] Sa**
I'll have to hand it to you on that one.
**[20:43] Sa**
Nice play.
**[20:46] Mi**
I'm gonna punch you!
**[20:48] Ha**
*You did it like in practice.*
**[20:52] Mi**
*You reacted before I said it.*
**[20:57] Mi**
*You're starting to get better.*
**[21:02] Ch**
You can only get experience
from playing real games.
**[21:06] Ch**
Being the starting pitcher
for four games early in his first year
**[21:10] Ch**
will be a big investment.
**[21:12] [SONG] On-screen**
touched
**[21:13] Is**
Stop reminiscing about the moment!
**[21:15] Ku**
Hurry up and pitch!
**[21:19] Ka**
This is a requirement for a pitcher.
**[21:24] Ka**
He still has many things he lacks as a pitcher.
**[21:29] Um**
Strike!
**[21:32] Mi**
Okay.
**[21:33] Mi**
Nice throw!
**[21:34] Mi**
You're finally getting into the groove!
**[21:40] YC**
Man, they're owning us.
**[21:43] Sa**
Not to mention he's still a first-year.
**[21:49] YC**
*Looks like I'll have to break his heart.*
**[21:56] YC**
*When Raichi's second at-bat comes around.*
**[22:01] Ra**
*I want meat...*
**[23:36] Mi**
We're in the lead against Yakushi,
**[23:38] Mi**
but Raichi Todoroki comes at-bat once more.
**[23:41] YC**
Raichi, break that pitcher's heart.
**[23:44] Ch**
Don't get too tense.
**[23:45] Ch**
Go do your own pitching.
**[23:47] Fu**
I don't want to give up a hit!
**[23:48] Sa**
Not to him!
**[23:51] Ra**
I want to blow them all away!
**[23:54] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Potential.
***SIGN*** Potential
**[23:57] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
**[23:59] ---**
# 35 - Potential
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***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[00:06] Um**
Out!
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[00:12] Yu**
Nice pitch.
**[00:13] Is**
Keep it up, Furuya!
**[00:14] Ku**
Ryo-san, nice play!
**[00:19] Mi**
Pitching to contact isn't so bad, is it?
**[00:26] Mi**
Hey...
**[00:27] Mi**
Don't ignore me.
***SIGN*** Potential
**[02:14] C1**
Straight to the screen!
**[02:16] C2**
He's a good batter, too!
**[02:18] C3**
What a beast!
**[02:19] C3**
Is he really a first-year?
**[02:21] Mi**
*Oh.*
**[02:23] Mi**
* He wanted to score a run*
* to make up for his pitch.*
**[02:26] R1**
It's 4-1 now.
**[02:28] R1**
Furuya-kun's on a roll now that
he's shut down two innings straight.
**[02:33] R1**
He threw from a slide step
with no runners on base.
**[02:39] R2**
* His speed drops a little,*
* but his base speed is fast.*
**[02:42] R2**
* I can see they're working out the*
* problems they had against Akikawa.*
**[02:46] R2**
*The next inning will be the key,*
**[02:49] R2**
* as the Yakushi batters come*
* around for the second time.*
**[02:55] Ra**
You're amazing!
**[02:57] Ra**
Amazing!
**[02:58] Ra**
I can't wait to face you next...
**[03:03] Ra**
Huh?
**[03:07] Is**
*We're not gonna lose a scoring battle!*
**[03:09] Is**
*You'd better be prepared!*
**[03:11] Mi**
*You've got one in front of you, too.*
**[03:14] Mi**
*A reliable teammate.*
**[03:17] Ka**
*Nice cover, Furuya!*
**[03:20] Fu**
*This is fun.*
**[03:22] Fu**
*Baseball is fun.*
**[03:25] Ku**
Stop taking all the fun!
**[03:27] Yu**
Nice swing.
**[03:30] Ha**
Nice batting, Furuya-kun!
**[03:34] YC**
That was a fluke!
**[03:36] YC**
Right, Sanada?
**[03:38] YC**
My Raichi is so much better!
**[03:40] Sa**
You're not biased at all.
**[03:47] Fu**
* I don't want to*
* get off the mound.*
**[03:50] Fu**
* I don't want to be out*
* after three innings.*
**[03:54] Fu**
*I want to pitch more.*
**[03:56] Fu**
*I want to enjoy the game.*
**[04:00] Ka**
Miyuki, it's sooner than we planned,
**[04:04] Ka**
but I'm switching Furuya
from their second cycle.
***SIGN*** Shock
**[04:06] Mi**
Oh, okay.
**[04:11] Ka**
Furuya.
**[04:13] Ka**
Yakushi's eight and nine-holes
**[04:15] Ka**
were cleanups before their
first-years stepped in.
**[04:20] Ka**
Go take them out fair and square.
**[04:25] Ka**
After that, you'll go into
left field in place of Sakai.
**[04:29] Ka**
So you can go back to the mound at any time.
**[04:32] Mi**
Well, it'd be a shame to take him
out of the game right now.
**[04:38] Mi**
Even though he has stamina problems.
**[04:42] Sa**
I'm sorry.
**[04:44] Sa**
I couldn't expand on our chance.
**[04:47] Ot**
Sa-Sakai!
**[04:49] Ot**
When did you get out?
**[04:51] Ot**
Did you just hear that?
**[04:58] Sa**
Furuya.
**[05:01] Sa**
You don't have an outfield glove, do you?
**[05:05] Sa**
You can use mine when you go out.
**[05:11] Sa**
It has a deep pocket,
and I take good care of it.
**[05:17] Sa**
It may look old,
but I think it'll be easy to use.
**[05:26] Is**
Sakai.
**[05:31] Sa**
Well, I can't do anything
about it smelling like sweat.
**[05:37] Mi**
Sakai-senpai.
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[05:59] Um**
Out!
**[06:04] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[06:07] C1**
Nice pitch, Furuya!
**[06:09] C2**
Nice pitch!
**[06:10] YC**
Damn.
**[06:11] YC**
It's not a pitch they can't hit...
**[06:18] YC**
It's all on you, Raichi.
**[06:21] YC**
You've got the power to change
the game with one swing.
**[06:38] An**
Number 1, third baseman, Todoroki-kun.
**[06:50] Mi**
Time out!
**[06:51] Mi**
Pitcher change, please.
**[06:56] C1**
They're switching him out now?
**[06:58] C2**
He was just getting started.
**[07:03] R1**
They switched him out
after one cycle.
**[07:06] R2**
Yeah.
**[07:07] R2**
This is a surprise.
**[07:10] YC**
Hey...
**[07:12] YC**
*It's only the second cycle.*
**[07:14] YC**
* You're playing*
* aggressively, aren't you?*
**[07:17] YC**
* You're not gonna give our*
* batters room to work with?*
**[07:25] Mi**
* This is the pitcher*
* relay for victory.*
**[07:29] Mi**
*I hope you're ready.*
**[07:33] Ka**
Sawamura!
**[07:34] Ka**
Take a good deep breath, right now!
**[07:36] Ma**
Don't get nervous!
**[07:39] Fu**
Thank you for the glove.
**[07:40] Sa**
Sure.
**[07:41] Sa**
Good luck.
**[07:46] Ch**
*Don't get too nervous.*
**[07:48] Ch**
*Just do your own pitching.*
**[07:52] Ch**
*Sawamura.*
**[07:56] An**
Seido High School has announced
a change of players.
**[08:02] An**
Number 8, Sakai-kun, will be replaced
by Sawamura-kun, as pitcher.
**[08:09] An**
Number 8, pitcher, Sawamura-kun.
**[08:14] C1**
The first-year southpaw?
**[08:16] C2**
He did pretty well against Akikawa, right?
**[08:20] C3**
Lefty vs lefty.
**[08:22] C3**
Might be a secret weapon
against Todoroki.
**[08:28] Sa**
I'll be pitching to contact, so thank you—
**[08:38] Sa**
Actually, I think I'll focus on the batter!
**[08:41] Sa**
What do you think?
**[08:42] Sa**
Since there are two outs,
and the bases are empty!
**[08:45] Ku**
You don't have to think out loud!
**[08:47] Ku**
People will know you're stupid!
**[08:49] Ka**
Is he nervous?
**[08:52] Ma**
Take another deep breath!
**[08:54] Fu**
I'll be fine.
**[08:55] Ma**
No! Do it!
**[08:58] YC**
Well, look at that stupid pitcher—
**[09:01] Ra**
Wow.
**[09:02] Ra**
He's telling everyone what he's thinking.
**[09:06] Ra**
Amazing.
**[09:07] YC**
That's not something to be amazed about!
**[09:10] YC**
They'll know you're stupid!
**[09:13] Mi**
Sawamura.
**[09:15] Mi**
Furuya shut out their eight and
nine-holes and connected to you.
**[09:21] Fu**
It's easy to use.
**[09:25] Mi**
Now, it's your turn.
**[09:31] Mi**
All right. Let's go.
**[09:34] YC**
The Akikawa batters
**[09:36] YC**
were completely beaten by his pitch.
**[09:40] YC**
It doesn't look like
he has great control,
**[09:44] YC**
nor does he have any power.
**[09:47] YC**
So why couldn't they hit it?
**[09:52] YC**
I assume it's a very tricky ball movement.
**[09:58] Sa**
*A moving fastball.*
**[10:01] Sa**
Is he the same as me?
**[10:03] YC**
Not nearly as good as yours.
**[10:05] YC**
His is a wild horse.
**[10:09] YC**
* Is it wild enough*
* to be a good weapon?*
**[10:12] YC**
*Or is it hardly useful at all?*
**[10:16] YC**
*Go check it out, Raichi.*
**[10:22] Ra**
* I wanted to hit that*
* fastball again,*
**[10:26] Ra**
*but ever since I saw their video,*
**[10:28] Ra**
*I've wanted to hit his pitch, too.*
**[10:32] Ra**
* And they have two more*
* pitchers beside them.*
**[10:35] Ra**
* I can hit multiple kinds*
* of pitches in one game.*
**[10:41] Ra**
*This team is a lot of fun!*
**[10:49] I1**
Yes! I got it!
**[10:51] I1**
Almost!
**[10:53] I1**
Damn it!
**[10:54] I1**
The arm's too loose.
**[10:57] I2**
That's enough, Hirakawa.
**[10:58] I1**
Shut up!
**[10:59] I1**
I'm not giving up!
**[11:06] I2**
What are we doing?
**[11:08] I1**
What's that?!
**[11:12] I2**
What are we doing...
**[11:15] I2**
...here?
**[11:24] I2**
In reality, we should be playing Seido.
**[11:30] I2**
All we've done in life is baseball,
**[11:33] I2**
so what are we supposed to do now
with so much free time?
**[11:42] I1**
What's done is done!
**[11:45] I1**
If you don't know what to do,
**[11:47] I1**
then go to practice and help
the underclassmen.
**[11:49] I1**
I'm sure the coach
will be happy, too.
**[11:51] I1**
He was looking pretty down.
**[11:55] I2**
Want to go check it out?
**[11:56] I1**
What, practice?
**[11:58] I2**
No, the Seido vs Yakushi game.
**[12:01] I1**
What?
**[12:02] I1**
The outcome doesn't matter to us anymore!
***SIGN*** Yakushi
Seido
**[12:06] I2**
Sure it does.
**[12:08] I2**
We can see how good Yakushi really are.
**[12:11] I2**
And how Seido plays against them.
**[12:16] I2**
Until I see that for myself,
**[12:19] I2**
I can't move on with my life.
**[12:22] I3**
Hiro.
**[12:27] I2**
You baseball nut!
**[12:29] I2**
If you're going, then go alone!
**[12:30] I2**
I'm not going!
**[12:45] Mi**
*First, let's see how he reacts.*
**[12:48] Mi**
* Let's start with a ball*
* and figure out what to do.*
**[12:56] Sa**
*I don't want*
**[12:58] Sa**
*to let him hit.*
**[13:01] Sa**
*Not him.*
**[13:11] Mi**
*Right down the middle?*
**[13:23] Um**
Strike!
**[13:28] Ra**
*A shoot ball spin.*
**[13:29] Ra**
*The ball moved a bit.*
**[13:51] C1**
What was that throw back?
**[13:53] C2**
He threw back as hard as he could?
**[14:03] Mi**
* When you said to focus on the batter,*
* is this what you meant?*
**[14:08] Mi**
*If you can't see my mitt.*
**[14:11] Mi**
*I'm not gonna call plays for you.*
**[14:17] R1**
I wonder if he didn't get what he wanted.
**[14:20] R1**
That throw back could mean a lot of things.
**[14:24] R2**
In order to keep Yakushi from
getting used to the pitcher,
**[14:27] R2**
they change the pitcher
after one cycle.
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[14:30] R2**
They're certainly taking the initiative,
**[14:34] R2**
but their strategy also means
they fear the Yakushi line-up quite a bit.
**[14:38] R2**
If they can succeed with the relay,
they can pick up the rhythm.
**[14:43] R2**
But if they fail to do so...
**[14:45] R2**
I'm sure Miyuki-kun realizes
**[14:48] R2**
the high risk in this aggressive relay.
**[15:00] Ka**
*I'm not letting Tanba throw tomorrow.*
**[15:04] Ka**
* Keep that in mind,*
* and carry out your duties tomorrow.*
**[15:08] Mi**
*Remember what the coach said.*
**[15:10] Mi**
*Our pitch relay is to win.*
**[15:12] Mi**
* Just think about connecting*
* to the next pitcher today.*
**[15:17] Sa**
*That's right.*
**[15:20] Sa**
*This isn't a one-on-one.*
**[15:36] Sa**
*This is a team battle.*
**[15:41] Mi**
*Finally awake?*
**[15:45] Mi**
*Low and outside.*
**[15:48] Mi**
*I don't care if it's a ball,*
**[15:49] Mi**
*but keep it low.*
***SIGN*** nod nod
**[15:58] Ra**
*The ball moved just like we thought!*
**[16:00] Ra**
*And his form is very unique!*
**[16:04] YC**
*Good job!*
**[16:05] YC**
*Check his pitch one more time.*
**[16:06] Sa**
You're so close!
**[16:11] Ra**
This is fun!
**[16:13] Ra**
* His arm hides behind his body,*
* and then suddenly...*
**[16:19] Um**
Ball!
**[16:22] Ra**
* It moved like it escaped*
* to the outside.*
**[16:27] Ra**
*He has so much potential!*
**[16:29] Ra**
*He's got an amazing weapon!*
**[16:40] Ra**
*I want to hit it.*
**[16:43] Ra**
*I want to smash it away!*
**[16:59] Um**
Foul!
**[17:01] Sa**
That was close.
**[17:04] Ot**
This isn't good for my heart.
**[17:07] Ot**
Sawamura's not suited for this.
**[17:13] Ra**
*Damn.*
**[17:14] Ra**
*I waited a little too long.*
**[17:16] Ra**
*If the ball comes in,*
**[17:19] Ra**
*I wait a bit, then bang.*
**[17:23] Ra**
*Like this?*
**[17:25] Ra**
*No.*
**[17:26] Ra**
*This!*
**[17:29] YC**
We're not gonna let them have their way.
**[17:33] YC**
Boys, if you want to hit a moving ball,
**[17:36] YC**
you've gotta wait till
the last second to swing.
**[17:38] YC**
I don't care if you get jammed.
**[17:40] YC**
You guys would still hit over the infield.
**[17:42] YC**
Shut that pitcher down completely!
**[17:48] Sa**
*I need more control.*
**[17:50] Sa**
*I have to be perfect.*
**[17:55] Mi**
*He waited to swing late?*
**[17:57] Mi**
*These guys know what Sawamura's throwing.*
**[18:01] Mi**
*One ball, two strikes.*
**[18:03] Mi**
*We got the moving fastball in his head.*
**[18:06] Mi**
*No need to play around anymore.*
**[18:11] Mi**
*Take him on with this, Sawamura!*
**[18:19] Mi**
*Put your heart into it.*
**[18:21] Mi**
*If it's not perfect, he'll get you.*
**[18:38] Mi**
*Let's go!*
**[18:39] Mi**
*The pitch you're most confident with!*
**[18:44] Mi**
*A fastball to the inside!*
**[18:48] Ra**
*Crap.*
**[18:49] Ra**
*This pitch.*
**[18:50] Ra**
*I'm gonna lose.*
**[18:56] Mi**
Sawamura!
**[18:57] Y1**
Raichi got jammed?
**[18:59] Sa**
Got it! Got it!
**[19:08] Sa**
I got it!
**[19:14] Ka**
Nice, Sawamura!
**[19:16] Ma**
H-He shut down Todoroki!
**[19:19] Is**
I knew you had it in you!
**[19:21] Is**
Back to the dugout, Furuya!
**[19:24] Ha**
Nice play!
**[19:25] Mi**
*Baiting with the moving pitch,*
**[19:27] Mi**
*then finishing him off with a four-seam.*
**[19:29] Mi**
*His fastball's slowly becoming a powerful weapon.*
**[19:34] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[19:36] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[19:41] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[19:43] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[19:45] R1**
Their pitcher relay worked magnificently.
**[19:49] R1**
Seido has the upper hand now.
**[19:53] YC**
Damn.
**[19:54] YC**
This is turning into a problem.
**[19:57] YC**
Hey, Sanada.
**[19:58] YC**
You should get—
**[19:59] YM**
He already left.
**[20:02] YC**
He's quick.
**[20:05] Sa**
*Not bad, pitcher.*
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[20:10] C1**
Only one run after three innings.
**[20:13] C1**
I thought the Yakushi batters
would be more explosive.
**[20:16] C2**
It's going in Seido's favor so far.
**[20:19] C3**
Who would've expected a pitcher relay?
**[20:23] C1**
But Yakushi's not going down that easily.
**[20:26] C2**
They took down Manaka from Ichidai!
**[20:29] C1**
Yeah.
**[20:30] C1**
That was some intense stuff!
**[20:38] Ry**
*Another nice bunt.*
**[20:40] Sa**
Nice sacrifice hit, Beard-senpai!
**[20:42] Sa**
That was some great pathetic hit!
**[20:44] Sa**
You're so reliable!
**[20:48] Is**
*I connected, sorta.*
**[20:50] Is**
*So it's up to you, Tetsu.*
**[21:15] C1**
Nice batting, Tetsu!
**[21:17] C2**
Tetsu-san!
**[21:21] YC**
*We're four runs down.*
**[21:23] YC**
It's a little early, but we have no choice.
**[21:27] YC**
Nabe!
**[21:30] An**
Yakushi High School has announced
a change in players.
**[21:35] An**
Replacing Mino-kun as pitcher is Sanada-kun.
**[21:42] An**
Pitcher, Sanada-kun.
**[21:47] Is**
Here he comes.
**[21:51] YC**
Don't let them get ahead any further, Sanada!
**[21:59] Sa**
That guy's... the ace!
**[23:36] Ch**
Shunpei Sanada.
**[23:37] Ch**
So he's the ace.
**[23:38] Ka**
Yeah. He's the ace of the team.
**[23:40] Sa**
One out, and a runner on second.
**[23:42] Sa**
Plus a power hitter five-hole at-bat.
**[23:44] Sa**
My job is to stop their momentum.
**[23:47] Sa**
What an exciting situation!
**[23:48] Mi**
He's a lot more wild than I thought.
**[23:51] Sa**
H-He actually looks serious for once!
**[23:53] Ha**
Hey, that's not nice.
**[23:54] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
The Ace Walks On.
***SIGN*** The Ace Walks On
**[23:57] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
# 36 - The Ace Walks On
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***SIGN*** Replacing Mino-kun as pitcher is...
***SIGN*** ...Sanada-kun.
***SIGN*** Pitcher, Sanada-kun.
**[00:12] Y1**
Sorry, Sanada.
**[00:14] Y1**
I wish I could pitch a little more.
**[00:17] Sa**
What are you saying?
**[00:18] Sa**
You faced their cleanup trio head-on.
**[00:22] Sa**
Thanks for sharing your courage with me.
**[00:26] Y2**
Let's do this, Shunpei!
**[00:28] Y3**
Take them out with your pitch!
**[00:30] Y4**
Don't forget to pace yourself!
**[00:34] Ra**
Sanada-senpai, send them all my way!
**[00:37] Ra**
I'll stop them all for sure!
**[00:40] Sa**
I'm too scared to send them your way.
**[00:42] Sa**
You might make errors.
**[00:44] Sa**
No, seriously.
**[00:46] YC**
Raichi!
**[00:48] YC**
Don't drag him down!
**[00:50] YC**
Make sure you confirm
where he's throwing every time!
**[00:53] YC**
'Cause you're an idiot!
**[00:56] Ra**
Shut up, you good-for-nothing dad!
**[00:59] Ra**
It's in the genes!
**[01:01] Y1**
Raichi, how many outs right now?
**[01:04] Y2**
There's a runner on second!
**[01:08] Ot**
The mood's completely changed
with that pitcher's appearance.
**[01:12] Ch**
So he's the ace.
**[01:14] Ta**
Yeah.
**[01:16] Ta**
He's undoubtedly the ace of the team.
***SIGN*** The Ace Walks On
**[02:51] Ot**
The mood's completely changed
with that pitcher's appearance.
**[02:56] Ch**
So he's the ace.
**[02:57] Ta**
Yeah.
**[02:59] Ta**
He's undoubtedly the ace of the team.
**[03:11] Mi**
* A shoot ball pitcher*
* who throws to the inside.*
**[03:13] Mi**
* He probably pitches to contact,*
* rather than getting strikeouts.*
**[03:18] Mi**
*If we can subdue him,*
**[03:20] Mi**
* we'll be one step closer to victory,*
* Masuko-senpai.*
**[03:30] Sa**
*One out, runner on second.*
**[03:32] Sa**
*Plus a power hitter five-hole at bat.*
**[03:37] Sa**
*My job is to kill their momentum.*
**[03:45] Sa**
*What an exciting ffsituation!*
**[04:02] Sa**
*Shoot.*
**[04:04] Um**
Hit by pitch!
**[04:09] Sa**
Where's that pitcher throwing?
**[04:12] Sa**
We're lucky it only hit his elbow guard!
**[04:14] Ku**
You're one to talk.
**[04:16] Ha**
Yeah, you have no right to say that.
**[04:22] Ma**
*What a sharp shoot ball.*
**[04:24] Ma**
* I knew it was coming,*
* but I couldn't dodge it.*
**[04:27] Ma**
Yes!
**[04:28] Ma**
Runner on first and second!
**[04:30] Ka**
Let's take it all this inning!
**[04:32] YC**
That idiot.
**[04:33] YC**
He's just making things worse.
**[04:38] YC**
Though, his offensive pitching style
is what I like about him.
**[04:47] Sa**
*Crap.*
**[04:49] Sa**
*It's another one of their dangerous players.*
***SIGN*** Batting sixth, catcher, Miyuki-kun.
**[04:56] C1**
Miyuki-kun!
**[04:59] Mi**
*A hit by pitch right off the bat.*
**[05:01] Mi**
*He's much more untamed in person.*
**[05:05] Mi**
*Damn.*
**[05:07] Mi**
*It's hard to hit wild throws.*
**[05:14] Mi**
* I have a feeling Furuya*
* will do something today.*
**[05:18] Mi**
* I guess I'll borrow some*
* luck from Masuko-senpai.*
**[05:23] Mi**
* Sorry for you,*
* but I'm going for this one.*
**[05:46] Mi**
*Too close.*
**[05:48] Mi**
*That was at least 140 km/h.*
**[05:51] Mi**
* Not to mention that he throws right*
* to my face after he hits someone.*
**[05:56] Mi**
* His shoot ball goes deep into*
* right-handed batters' chests.*
**[06:00] Mi**
*For lefties, it goes away.*
**[06:04] Mi**
*He probably plans to get strikes on the inside,*
**[06:06] Mi**
*then finish me off on the outside,*
**[06:11] Mi**
*but I won't let you have your way.*
**[06:14] Ot**
Miyuki's holding his bat short!
**[06:16] Ch**
Yeah.
**[06:17] Ch**
He's going for a definite hit
rather than a long hit.
**[06:21] Ch**
He's focused on connecting
to the next batter.
**[06:25] Ch**
* He knows what pitchers hate*
* seeing right after they walk one.*
**[06:34] Um**
Ball!
**[06:36] Ka**
That's 2-0!
**[06:38] Ma**
Pitcher can't throw any strikes!
**[06:42] Sa**
Crap.
**[06:44] Ma**
Just swing at the easy ones!
**[06:47] Ma**
*Be careful, Miyuki.*
**[06:49] Ma**
*His shoot ball's sharper than it looks.*
**[06:53] Mi**
*2-0.*
**[06:55] Mi**
*He should really want a strike now.*
**[06:58] Mi**
* It'd be bad if I jam an outside pitch*
* and give them a double play.*
**[07:03] Mi**
*I won't try to pull it too much,*
**[07:05] Mi**
* and maybe aim for right*
* above the shortstop.*
**[07:08] Mi**
*Be it a shoot ball or a fastball,*
**[07:10] Mi**
* if it's even a little bit*
* in my favor, I'll swing for it.*
**[07:13] Sa**
H-He actually looks serious for once.
**[07:15] Ha**
Hey, that's not nice.
**[07:25] Mi**
*Yes, it's an easy pitch!*
**[07:28] Mi**
*Perfect timing!*
**[07:37] Sa**
Second!
**[07:39] Y1**
First!
**[07:48] Y2**
Yes, a double play!
**[07:50] Y3**
Nice pitch, Sanada!
**[07:53] Ra**
That was great, Sanada-senpai!
**[07:58] Ot**
Miyuki's a clutch hitter.
**[08:01] Ot**
What exactly was that pitch?
**[08:03] Ot**
He had perfect timing,
**[08:05] Ot**
but he got jammed!
**[08:08] Mi**
I'm sorry.
**[08:09] Mi**
I ruined our chance.
**[08:11] Ka**
What was that pitch?
**[08:16] Mi**
My guess is...
**[08:18] Mi**
...it's a cutter.
**[08:21] Sa**
A cutter?
**[08:24] Sa**
What's that, Chris-senpai?
**[08:29] Ch**
A pitch that breaks right before the batter.
**[08:32] Ch**
It doesn't break as much as a slider,
**[08:34] Ch**
and it's just as fast as a fastball.
**[08:37] Ch**
That's a cutter.
**[08:39] Ch**
It's a type of moving fastball.
**[08:43] Sa**
Moving...
**[08:45] Yu**
He has a sharp shoot ball and a cutter.
**[08:49] Yu**
So that's why he focuses so much
on throwing to the inside.
**[08:52] Ch**
Yeah.
**[08:53] Ch**
Unlike Sawamura's natural moving fastball,
**[08:56] Ch**
he's actually controlling
where the ball moves.
**[09:00] Ku**
That's awesome.
**[09:02] Ku**
So he's the upgraded
version of Sawamura.
**[09:08] Ha**
Can't be helped.
**[09:09] Ha**
It's the truth.
**[09:10] Mi**
But we managed to drag him
out this early in the game.
**[09:14] Mi**
We'll quickly figure out
how to take him down.
**[09:18] Sa**
You sure switch gears fast!
**[09:20] Mi**
You have your own working style.
**[09:23] Mi**
It's not like you're an inferior pitcher.
**[09:30] Ku**
Don't make any funny mistakes.
**[09:32] Is**
You can only walk three people!
**[09:33] Is**
Any more, and you're dead!
**[09:35] Yu**
We're in the lead.
**[09:37] Yu**
Go pitch without fear.
**[09:39] Fu**
I'm always ready to pitch.
**[09:41] Ch**
Just pitch like yourself, Sawamura.
**[09:47] Sa**
Yes, sirs!
**[09:48] Sa**
I will live up to your
expectations without fail!
**[09:51] Ka**
Just get on the mound already.
**[09:53] Sa**
Boss!
**[10:03] I1**
Hey, they're at it.
**[10:05] I2**
Fourth inning?
**[10:07] I2**
Looks like we made it.
**[10:08] I3**
Hey, Tanba isn't pitching.
**[10:11] I2**
Number 20?
**[10:13] I2**
It's the first-year Sawamura.
**[10:15] I4**
Hey, what's going on?
**[10:17] I4**
Yakushi has only gotten
a single run so far!
**[10:21] I3**
*So you came, too, Hirakawa.*
**[10:24] I1**
Kawakami's in the bullpen.
**[10:27] I1**
Furuya's in left field.
**[10:29] I1**
Where's Tanba?
**[10:31] I1**
He hasn't pitched a single time yet!
**[10:34] I4**
Don't tell me that first-year's
shutting down the Yakushi batters.
**[10:43] Y1**
*What's with his form?*
**[10:45] Y1**
*I can't figure out the timing.*
**[10:50] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[10:51] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[10:53] Ku**
Yeah, we get it!
**[10:54] Sa**
Yes!
**[10:55] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[10:56] I1**
Well, he sure has energy.
**[10:59] I2**
Yeah.
**[11:02] I3**
*Manaka.*
***SIGN*** Bottom of the 4th
**[11:11] M1**
Let's go, Furuya!
**[11:14] M2**
You've got this, Furuya-kun!
**[11:23] Um**
Out!
**[11:25] Y1**
Yes!
**[11:26] Y1**
Nice pitch, Sanada!
**[11:29] Ch**
*He's a good pitcher.*
**[11:31] Ch**
* But why doesn't someone as good*
* as him pitch from the start?*
**[11:35] Ch**
*He's been a reliever this entire tournament.*
**[11:38] Ch**
*What's the reason behind that?*
**[11:40] Sa**
Furuya!
**[11:42] Sa**
I'll avenge you!
**[11:44] Sa**
Hiyaa!
**[11:45] Sa**
Hiyaa!
**[11:46] Sa**
Hiyaa!
**[11:47] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[11:49] Sa**
Damn it!
**[11:50] Sa**
So that's the cutter!
**[11:52] Sa**
I should've known it'd take more
than one at-bat to hit it!
**[11:55] Y1**
No, they were all fastballs...
**[11:57] Sa**
I'll get it next time!
**[12:01] Y1**
Two outs!
**[12:04] Sa**
*Damn.*
**[12:05] Sa**
*I won't lose as a pitcher, though.*
**[12:08] Sa**
Everyone, let's not look back.
**[12:10] Sa**
Let's be optimistic and
just look to the future.
**[12:12] Ku**
I don't want to hear that from you!
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[12:22] Sa**
* I've been entrusted*
* to pitch two more innings.*
**[12:26] Sa**
*I'll shut them down and connect*
**[12:29] Sa**
*to Kawakami-senpai!*
**[12:34] Sa**
Shortstop!
**[12:37] Um**
Out!
**[12:38] Sa**
Yes!
**[12:41] Ma**
Don't get too cocky, Sawamura!
**[12:43] Ka**
Your luck's not gonna last!
**[12:46] Ot**
H-He's on a roll.
**[12:49] Ch**
* Taking out Todoroki really*
* worked well for him.*
**[12:53] Ch**
*He's pitching...*
**[12:55] Ch**
*...with complete confidence.*
**[12:58] Sa**
Harucchi's brother!
**[13:03] MM**
Two outs! Two outs!
**[13:05] Re**
*By getting them out rhythmically,*
**[13:07] Re**
*he's able to play comfortably.*
**[13:10] Re**
*He's grown so much.*
**[13:16] Sa**
* His arm comes out much*
* later than I thought.*
**[13:20] Sa**
* A moving fastball pitcher*
* with a hidden gun muzzle.*
**[13:28] Sa**
*I'm not gonna lose to a freaking first-year!*
**[13:41] Y1**
Nice pitch!
**[13:42] Y1**
Nice pitch, Sanada!
**[13:44] Is**
*Damn.*
**[13:47] R1**
Ever since Yakushi's ace came out,
**[13:49] R1**
the game's come to a standstill.
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[13:52] R2**
Yeah, but the biggest
surprise here is Sawamura,
**[13:55] R2**
the first-year pitcher who continues
to pitch with confidence against Yakushi.
**[14:03] R1**
He hasn't given up a run
since the Akikawa game.
**[14:07] R2**
He has a unique way of throwing
**[14:09] R2**
which makes it hard to see his throwing arm.
**[14:12] R2**
The batters are having difficulty
getting their timing right.
**[14:17] R1**
Considering how well he's pitching so far,
**[14:19] R1**
the coach may be having second thoughts
about switching him out.
**[14:23] I1**
I see.
**[14:24] I1**
They switched Furuya out
after Yakushi's first cycle,
**[14:27] I1**
and then they brought Sawamura out.
**[14:29] I2**
They're trying to keep Yakushi
from getting comfortable.
**[14:33] I3**
Yeah.
**[14:34] I3**
Seido plans to win this game
with a pitcher relay.
**[14:39] I4**
But in a situation like this,
**[14:42] I4**
it becomes difficult
to switch him out as planned.
**[14:45] I4**
Will they actually switch him out
once the batters come for the third time?
**[14:49] I4**
Or will they focus on keeping
the momentum they have?
**[14:54] I4**
Yakushi could turn the tide, just like that.
**[14:59] I1**
*Manaka.*
**[15:02] I1**
*I didn't expect to see you here.*
**[15:07] I1**
* You were more devastated*
* by that game than any of us.*
**[15:12] I2**
Hey, Tanba's going into the bullpen!
**[15:15] I3**
He's coming out way too late.
**[15:22] Ka**
Tanba-san.
**[15:25] Ta**
Four more innings.
**[15:27] Ta**
Don't lose focus, Kawakami.
**[15:31] Ta**
The first-years have
really proven themselves.
**[15:34] Ta**
It's up to us to shut down
the rest of the game.
**[15:40] Ka**
Yes, sir!
**[15:46] I1**
*Oh, yeah.*
**[15:48] I1**
*He's childhood friends with Tanba.*
**[15:50] I1**
*That must be why.*
**[15:52] YC**
Look.
**[15:53] YC**
Their ace is in the bullpen now.
**[15:56] YC**
Just look at his head.
**[15:58] YC**
It's shiny bald!
**[16:00] YC**
Is he a monk or what?
**[16:02] YC**
You gonna let them keep
doing as they please?
**[16:06] YC**
Kobayashi, Ota.
**[16:07] YC**
I don't care what method you use.
**[16:09] YC**
Get a runner in front of Raichi.
**[16:12] YC**
Then he'll do something about it.
**[16:14] YC**
I'll make him!
**[16:16] YC**
Our lives are on the line here!
**[16:20] YC**
Don't let that first-year
pitcher get away with this.
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
***SIGN*** Top of the sixth, batting eighth for Yakushi
***SIGN*** is the shortstop, Kobayashi-kun.
**[16:34] Mi**
*Todoroki comes to bat this inning.*
**[16:37] Mi**
*If we go by the plan,*
**[16:38] Mi**
* we switch to Kawakami from*
* their third go-around.*
**[16:41] Mi**
* But Sawamura was able to completely*
* shut down Todoroki last time,*
**[16:46] Mi**
* and the rest of the batters*
* can't time his pitch.*
**[16:50] Mi**
*It's a difficult decision to make here.*
**[16:54] Mi**
* Sawamura's pitching too consistently*
* to take him out right now.*
**[17:00] YC**
* You have to carefully watch his*
* pitch until you have two strikes.*
**[17:04] YC**
* This is something you have to get*
* used to when you're up there.*
**[17:12] Um**
Strike!
**[17:15] Ka**
Nice throw, Sawamura!
**[17:17] Ma**
You're doing great so far!
**[17:18] Ma**
Just keep it up!
**[17:22] Y1**
*Just like everyone's saying.*
**[17:24] Y1**
* It feels much faster in person*
* than it looked from the dugout.*
**[17:28] Mi**
*He's not swinging.*
**[17:30] Mi**
* Is he watching closely*
* to figure out the timing?*
**[17:33] Mi**
*In that case...*
**[17:35] Um**
Strike!
**[17:37] Um**
*...thanks for the free strikes.*
**[17:41] Um**
Okay! Okay!
**[17:42] Um**
Nice pitch!
**[17:44] Um**
*Though that was right down the line.*
**[17:46] Um**
*Let's go immediately, Sawamura.*
**[17:48] Um**
*Don't give the batter time to think.*
**[17:53] Y1**
T-Time out!
**[17:54] Y1**
My shoe's loose.
**[17:55] Mi**
Damn.
**[17:56] Y1**
*Shoot.*
**[17:57] Y1**
*They're making me play at their pace.*
**[18:00] Y1**
* I need to get in the box*
* when I feel comfortable.*
**[18:07] Y1**
*Raichi.*
**[18:08] Y1**
*I'll get you here in the best way possible.*
**[18:13] Y1**
*You're an idiot,*
**[18:15] Y1**
* but you're the only one who can*
* change this game with one swing.*
**[18:21] Y1**
*I don't care what I have to do.*
**[18:23] Y1**
*I'm getting to base no matter—*
**[18:25] Y1**
*Idiot!*
**[18:25] Y1**
*I'm not ready yet!*
**[18:29] Sa**
Yes!
**[18:32] Sa**
Leader!
**[18:33] Sa**
Harucchi's brother!
**[18:34] Y1**
Damn it!
**[18:41] Y1**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[18:43] Y1**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[18:44] Ku**
That was luck, Sawamura!
**[18:46] Ku**
You jammed him good.
**[18:48] Ku**
He just got lucky with where the ball—
**[18:49] Sa**
Right?
**[18:52] R1**
There's finally a runner with no outs.
**[18:54] R2**
Yeah, and after this batter, the next one's...
**[19:00] Ra**
Nice hit, Koba-senpai!
**[19:02] YM**
Coach!
**[19:03] YM**
We have a runner with no outs!
**[19:04] YM**
We have to avoid a double play at all costs!
**[19:06] YC**
I know!
**[19:08] An**
Batting ninth, center, Ota-kun.
**[19:20] YM**
Isn't that...
**[19:21] YC**
*That little...*
**[19:23] Y1**
Let's go!
**[19:26] Y2**
*Ota, you...*
**[19:31] Ch**
He's calm.
**[19:32] Ch**
He's keeping his eyes on the runner.
**[19:38] Mi**
*Yakushi doesn't bunt.*
**[19:40] Mi**
*But after their failed steal in the first inning,*
**[19:43] Mi**
*I doubt they'll try it again so carelessly.*
**[19:46] Mi**
*We're up by four.*
**[19:48] Mi**
*If we can avoid two hits in a row...*
**[19:56] Ch**
Yakushi's bunting?
**[19:58] YC**
*Listen up, idiots.*
**[20:00] YC**
*I'm not gonna tell you to bunt.*
**[20:03] YC**
*I don't find any fun in those boring plays.*
**[20:08] YC**
* However, if you really want*
* to bunt, I won't stop you.*
**[20:13] YC**
* When you do, show me*
* this sign when you're at-bat.*
**[20:17] YC**
* Don't expect me to show*
* you how to play the game.*
**[20:22] YC**
*Think for yourself,*
**[20:24] YC**
*and have responsibility in your own actions.*
**[20:29] Mi**
*That's a great bunt.*
**[20:32] Mi**
* It's not something you can*
* learn to do overnight.*
**[20:35] Mi**
First!
**[20:39] Y1**
Nice bunt, Ota!
**[20:40] Y2**
Nice bunt!
**[20:41] Y2**
A runner on second now!
**[20:43] YC**
*He'd rather sacrifice himself for the team*
**[20:46] YC**
*than give the enemy a double play.*
**[20:50] YC**
*You're finally starting to use your brains.*
**[20:54] YC**
*Damn.*
**[20:55] YC**
*I want to play with you now, too!*
**[21:00] C1**
That's the first time
I've seen Yakushi bunt.
**[21:03] C1**
Must mean they're serious
about scoring this inning.
**[21:06] C2**
Not to mention the next batter's...
***SIGN*** Batting first, third baseman, Todoroki-kun.
**[21:16] C1**
Here comes the crazy slugger!
**[21:18] C2**
Show us a big one!
**[21:22] C3**
Show us a comeback!
**[21:24] C4**
Do something!
**[21:25] C5**
Raichi!
**[21:26] C6**
Todoroki!
**[21:28] R1**
Th-The crowd's going wild.
**[21:31] R2**
Yeah, maybe this is what
they came here to see.
**[21:34] R2**
*An upset like the Ichidai game.*
**[21:39] R2**
* It's Todoroki-kun's second*
* face-off against Sawamura-kun.*
**[21:44] R2**
* The same play as last time*
* isn't going to work.*
**[21:47] R2**
*What will Seido do now?*
**[21:52] R2**
*Will they be persistent about the relay,*
**[21:55] R2**
* and switch out Sawamura-kun,*
* who's on a roll?*
**[21:58] R2**
*Or will they...*
**[23:36] Mi**
Raichi Todoroki comes
to bat for the third time.
**[23:38] Mi**
Will they switch pitchers here?
**[23:39] Mi**
What's the coach's decision?
**[23:41] YC**
All right, Raichi.
**[23:42] YC**
Blow one away right here,
**[23:43] YC**
and wake up the team!
**[23:48] Ra**
I'll hit it this time!
**[23:49] Sa**
Am I being switched right here?
**[23:51] Sa**
No, boss! Please, boss!
**[23:52] Sa**
Please no, boss!
**[23:53] Ka**
Don't call me "boss."
**[23:55] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Burst!
***SIGN*** Burst!
**[23:57] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
# 37 - Burst!
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**[00:01] Sa**
* I've been entrusted*
* with pitching two more innings.*
**[00:05] Sa**
*I'll shut them down and connect*
**[00:08] Sa**
*to Kawakami-senpai!*
**[00:13] Sa**
Shortstop!
**[00:15] Um**
Out!
**[00:17] Sa**
Yes!
**[00:21] Sa**
* His arm comes out much*
* later than I thought.*
**[00:25] Sa**
* A moving fastball pitcher*
* with a hidden gun muzzle.*
**[00:29] Sa**
*I'm not gonna lose to a freaking first-year!*
**[00:43] Y1**
Nice pitch!
**[00:44] Y2**
Nice pitch, Sanada!
**[00:46] Is**
Damn.
**[00:49] YC**
You gonna let them keep
doing as they please?
**[00:53] YC**
Don't let that first-year
pitcher get away with this.
**[00:58] YC**
*Think for yourself,*
**[01:00] YC**
*and have responsibility for your own actions.*
**[01:06] Mi**
*That's a great bunt.*
**[01:08] Mi**
* It's not something you can*
* learn to do overnight.*
**[01:11] Mi**
First!
**[01:14] Y1**
Nice bunt, Ota!
**[01:16] Y2**
Nice bunt!
**[01:17] Y2**
A runner on second now!
**[01:19] C1**
That's the first time
I've seen Yakushi bunt.
**[01:22] C2**
Must mean they're serious
about scoring this inning.
**[01:24] C3**
Not to mention the next batter's...
***SIGN*** Batting first, third baseman, Todoroki-kun.
**[01:35] C1**
Here comes the crazy slugger!
**[01:37] C2**
Show us a big one!
**[01:39] C3**
Raichi!
**[01:40] C4**
Todoroki!
**[01:42] R1**
Th-The crowd's going wild.
**[01:45] R2**
Yeah, maybe this is what
they came here to see.
**[01:49] R2**
*An upset like the Ichidai game.*
**[01:53] R2**
*What will the Seido bench do now?*
**[01:57] R2**
*Will they be persistent about the relay,*
**[02:00] R2**
* and switch out Sawamura-kun,*
* who's on a roll?*
**[02:03] R2**
*Or will they...*
***SIGN*** Burst!
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[03:41] C1**
Todoroki!
**[03:42] C2**
This is intense.
**[03:44] C3**
Show us a big one!
**[03:45] C4**
Eat Seido alive!
**[03:55] R2**
*Will they switch him out?*
**[03:57] R2**
*Or keep him in?*
**[04:01] R2**
*What will they do?*
**[04:10] R2**
*A m-messenger?*
**[04:15] Sa**
Ha-Harucchi!
**[04:18] Sa**
What are you doing here?
**[04:19] Sa**
Am I switching with you?
**[04:21] Sa**
You're a fielder!
**[04:25] Ha**
I-I'm here to tell you the coach's orders.
**[04:29] Sa**
The boss's last will?
**[04:30] Ha**
*I'm just not even going to react...*
**[04:32] Ry**
Just ignore him.
**[04:37] I1**
If it's just a messenger, then...
**[04:39] I2**
Sawamura's staying in.
**[04:41] R1**
Well, Yakushi does have
two lefties coming up.
**[04:45] R2**
Yeah.
**[04:46] R2**
They want Sawamura-kun
to finish this inning,
**[04:49] R2**
before switching him out in the next.
**[04:51] R2**
That's the best move for Seido.
**[05:00] Sa**
That's it?
**[05:01] Ha**
Yeah, that's it.
**[05:04] Sa**
Wait...
**[05:06] Sa**
The boss really said that?
**[05:12] Mi**
Well, if he tells you too much,
you won't understand.
**[05:17] Mi**
Basically, just pitch with confidence.
**[05:21] Mi**
But keep your eyes on my mitt.
**[05:23] Yu**
Be confident.
**[05:25] Ma**
Yeah, we've got your back.
**[05:29] Ry**
We're still up by four runs.
**[05:32] Ku**
Don't get so nervous!
**[05:34] Ha**
Good luck, Eijun-kun.
**[05:43] Sa**
Thank you, Boss!
**[05:44] Sa**
I will not fail you, Boss!
**[05:48] Sa**
I will definitely not!
***SIGN*** Second chance
**[05:53] C1**
"Boss"?
**[05:54] C2**
Did he just call him "boss"?
**[05:57] C3**
Seido call their coach "boss"?
**[05:59] C4**
Do they think they're in the majors?
**[06:01] C3**
That was unexpected from Seido.
**[06:04] Ot**
He's ruining our image!
**[06:06] Ch**
I'm sorry.
**[06:11] YC**
So they're not switching him out.
**[06:14] YC**
If we could take out
the reliever as he walked on,
**[06:16] YC**
we could've finished them off.
**[06:19] YC**
Oh, well.
**[06:22] YC**
*He'll wake us up with a big one.*
**[06:35] YC**
*I hope you have the picture in your head.*
**[06:39] YC**
*Don't lose to the same pitcher twice, Raichi.*
**[06:44] Um**
Play!
**[06:51] M1**
Don't lose!
**[06:53] M2**
Sawamura-kun!
**[06:55] Is**
Kill him!
**[06:57] Fu**
*This is unacceptable.*
**[06:59] Fu**
*He switched me out.*
**[07:06] Y1**
Raichi!
**[07:07] Y1**
Finish him!
**[07:08] Y2**
Let's go, Raichi!
**[07:10] Y3**
Raichi!
**[07:21] Mi**
*Bottom of the sixth.*
**[07:23] Mi**
*One out, runner on second.*
**[07:26] Mi**
*Leading by four runs.*
**[07:30] Ra**
*Let's go.*
**[07:32] Ra**
*Show me that pitch.*
**[08:03] Ra**
No!
**[08:06] Ra**
Not that pitch!
**[08:09] Mi**
*That was close.*
**[08:10] Mi**
*He can hit a low ball that well?*
**[08:15] Ra**
*Show me that pitch.*
**[08:16] Ra**
*That pitch!*
**[08:18] Mi**
* He holds back until the last second*
* to react to the ball movement.*
**[08:24] Mi**
*Let's get another one to the outside.*
**[08:31] Ra**
Not that, either!
**[08:34] Ma**
*He's...*
**[08:36] Ku**
*...hitting Sawamura's throws perfectly.*
**[08:45] Mi**
*Don't fear his swing, Sawamura.*
**[08:49] Mi**
* He's the one cornering himself*
* by hitting foul balls.*
**[08:55] Mi**
*We're the ones cornering him!*
**[09:09] (Flashback) Sa**
What did the boss say?
**[09:11] (Flashback) Ha**
Right.
**[09:12] (Flashback) Ha**
He told me to tell you guys just one thing.
**[09:18] (Flashback) Ka**
I'm going...
**[09:21] (Flashback) Ka**
...with Sawamura this inning.
**[09:29] Sa**
*For the first time...*
**[09:31] Sa**
*That man...*
**[09:32] Sa**
*The coach is putting his faith in me.*
**[09:37] Sa**
*I can't fail him.*
**[09:41] Ra**
*Show me that pitch.*
**[09:43] Ra**
*I'll blow it away!*
**[09:46] Mi**
* The two balls he hit were*
* both moving fastballs.*
**[09:52] Mi**
* Can we catch him off guard*
* with a four-seamer here?*
**[09:58] Mi**
*Even higher than the last one.*
**[10:01] Mi**
*A waste pitch to high and inside.*
**[10:05] Mi**
*We don't need a strike.*
**[10:08] Mi**
*You understand?*
**[10:10] Mi**
*This isn't a one-on-one with the batter.*
**[10:14] Mi**
*We're going to take him out as a team!*
**[10:19] Fu**
*I should definitely stay back.*
**[10:27] Ra**
*Give me that pitch!*
**[10:29] Ra**
*Come on!*
**[10:52] Ra**
*It's coming!*
**[10:55] Mi**
*Throw your arm down all the way!*
**[10:57] Ra**
*It's coming!*
**[10:59] Ra**
*Yes! Yes! Yes!*
**[11:02] Mi**
*Make him swing the bat...*
**[11:04] Mi**
*...with the force of the pitch!*
**[11:07] Ra**
*Yes!*
**[11:10] Mi**
*Yes!*
**[11:17] Ra**
*Give me that pitch!*
**[11:18] Ra**
*Come on!*
**[11:41] Ra**
*It's coming!*
**[11:44] Mi**
*Throw your arm down all the way!*
**[11:47] Ra**
*It's coming!*
**[11:48] Ra**
*Yes! Yes! Yes!*
**[11:52] Mi**
*Make him swing the bat...*
**[11:54] Mi**
*...with the force of the pitch!*
**[11:56] Ra**
*Yes!*
**[12:00] Mi**
*Yes!*
**[12:25] Sa**
Yes!
**[12:27] Sa**
Left field!
**[12:31] Sa**
It's you, Furuya?!
**[12:34] Is**
It's going farther than it looks!
**[12:35] Is**
Don't lose the ball!
**[12:37] Is**
Catch it, even if you die!
**[12:39] Fu**
*Good thing I stayed back.*
**[13:04] C1**
It's gone!
**[13:05] C2**
A nice two-run homer!
**[13:07] C3**
No way!
**[13:08] C4**
Wasn't that a high ball?
**[13:10] C5**
He took that pitch to the stands?
**[13:12] C2**
They're only two runs down!
**[13:14] C3**
Yakushi is coming back!
**[13:17] Ra**
*I couldn't fully swing last at-bat,*
**[13:20] Ra**
*but not this time.*
**[13:23] Ra**
*His pitch is hard to time,*
**[13:26] Ra**
*but it's not fast or anything.*
**[13:29] Ra**
* That Furuya guy's pitch*
* was much heavier.*
**[13:34] Y1**
You monster!
**[13:35] Y2**
Nice homer!
**[13:36] Y3**
Your power is crazy.
**[13:38] YC**
What'd I tell you?
**[13:40] YC**
If you swing all the way,
it'll go to the outfield.
**[13:43] YC**
Though my son can hit it out of the park.
**[13:47] Sa**
You sure look happy.
**[13:49] Ot**
Two runs.
**[13:52] Mi**
Sawamura.
**[13:55] Mi**
Sorry, that was my fault.
**[13:58] Yu**
Don't worry about that one, Sawamura.
**[14:00] Ry**
We're still up by two runs.
**[14:02] Ku**
He's the crazy one for hitting balls, anyway.
**[14:06] Ma**
Keep sending the balls our way.
**[14:09] Is**
No runners now, so let's go one at a time.
**[14:13] Fu**
Nice try.
**[14:24] YC**
*He's lost all his energy.*
**[14:28] Um**
Play!
**[14:30] YC**
*Everyone's kindness hurts, doesn't it?*
**[14:33] YC**
*Can't forget that last hit, can you?*
**[14:38] Mi**
* You threw the pitch*
* I asked you to throw.*
**[14:42] Mi**
*Don't let it get to you.*
**[14:46] Sa**
Yes!
**[14:49] Y1**
Yes!
**[14:51] Y2**
We've got this!
**[14:52] Y2**
That ball will go flying if you swing!
**[14:54] Y3**
Guys, use this bat!
**[14:56] Y3**
It has a bigger barrel.
**[14:59] YC**
*So young.*
**[15:01] Sa**
*More control.*
**[15:02] YC**
*I can see right through your heart.*
**[15:08] Um**
Ball four!
**[15:10] Ma**
Oh, man.
**[15:11] Ka**
That was a 4-0 walk.
**[15:17] Sa**
*We're still up by two runs.*
**[15:23] Sa**
*I just need to pitch how I always...*
**[15:30] Sa**
*How I...*
**[15:32] Ka**
Pitcher change!
**[15:34] Ka**
Kawakami!
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
***SIGN*** Seido High School has called for a change in players.
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
***SIGN*** Replacing pitcher and eighth batter Sawamura-kun...
***SIGN*** ...will be Kawakami-kun.
**[16:04] R1**
Runners on first and second
after a hit and a walk.
**[16:07] R1**
That home run really took a toll on him.
**[16:10] R2**
*All three pitches were perfect balls.*
**[16:15] S1**
You threw well, Sawamura!
**[16:15] R2**
*But Todoroki-kun hit it out of the park.*
**[16:17] S2**
Nice pitch!
**[16:18] S3**
Let's switch gears right here!
**[16:19] R2**
*The damage is big.*
**[16:25] Sa**
*Wh-Why?*
**[16:29] Ha**
I'll help you cool down, Eijun-kun.
**[16:33] Sa**
*He said he's going with me this inning.*
**[16:46] Sa**
*I see.*
**[16:48] Sa**
*I couldn't meet...*
**[16:52] Sa**
*...his expectations.*
**[17:01] Ka**
That home run pitch.
**[17:05] Ka**
It was the strongest
pitch you threw today.
**[17:10] Ch**
Yes, he hit a home run,
**[17:12] Ch**
but what's important
is how you handled it.
**[17:15] Ch**
You tried so hard to stay calm,
**[17:17] Ch**
and in the process, you lost yourself.
**[17:24] Ka**
You're just a first-year.
**[17:26] Ka**
I'm not looking for a perfect result.
**[17:29] Ka**
You gained valuable experience.
**[17:31] Ka**
Now, make something of it.
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[17:45] Um**
Ball!
**[17:46] Y1**
Yes! Nice!
**[17:48] Y2**
Don't miss the meatballs!
**[17:52] I1**
Kawakami is being way too cautious.
**[17:55] I2**
He doesn't have a choice.
**[17:56] I2**
He got switched with runners
on first and second.
**[18:00] I3**
And Yakushi batters all swing aggressively.
**[18:03] I4**
*Seido had been making
the offensive pitcher relay,*
**[18:04] I1**
But he's gonna give them
walks at this rate.
**[18:08] I4**
*but this time, they were
forced to make the switch.*
**[18:13] I4**
*Once the tides change,*
**[18:15] I4**
*it's hard to change them back.*
**[18:20] Y1**
Yes!
**[18:22] Y2**
Yamauchi!
**[18:29] Y3**
Yes!
**[18:31] C1**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[18:33] C2**
One more run!
**[18:35] C3**
Keep 'em coming!
**[18:38] C4**
Runners on second and third!
**[18:41] C5**
They're going for it this inning!
**[18:47] C6**
We're gonna see an upset.
**[18:49] C7**
They took out Ichidai,
and Seido are next!
**[18:53] CC**
Yakushi! Yakushi! Yakushi!
**[18:54] M1**
Everyone's cheering for them now.
**[19:00] I1**
They're cheering for the underdogs.
**[19:02] I2**
The crowd is here just
to see an interesting game.
**[19:07] I3**
The players on the field
can't just ignore this.
**[19:12] I3**
Don't lose...
**[19:14] I3**
...to the crowd.
**[19:17] R1**
One out and runners on second and third.
**[19:18] R1**
If they hit a long one,
they'll turn the game around.
**[19:22] R1**
Knowing Yakushi, they might
even make a squeeze play.
**[19:26] R2**
* If Seido can't stop the*
* Yakushi offense right now,*
**[19:29] R2**
*they'll lose the game.*
**[19:37] Mi**
Infield, move up!
**[19:43] R1**
They moved in?
**[19:45] I1**
They're not even close to giving up.
**[19:47] I1**
They don't even plan
to give up the tying run.
**[19:51] I2**
*That's how you do it.*
**[19:54] I2**
*A team with confidence*
**[19:57] I2**
*will give the pitcher confidence.*
**[20:02] Ka**
*I'll finish them here.*
**[20:03] Mi**
*Bring it low.*
**[20:05] Mi**
* Make him jam a ball,*
* and we'll get them out at home.*
**[20:08] YC**
*Don't hit the low throws.*
**[20:11] YC**
*If you can hit one over the infield,*
**[20:13] YC**
*we can tie up the game.*
**[20:17] Mi**
*It's high!*
**[20:55] Ma**
Yes! A double play!
**[20:59] S1**
Nice catch, Masuko-senpai!
**[21:02] Mi**
*That was a huge play.*
**[21:04] Mi**
*This game is still ours.*
**[21:06] M1**
Nice!
**[21:08] M2**
Masuko-san!
**[21:09] M3**
Yes!
**[21:11] YC**
Well, what luck...
**[21:14] YC**
* But we were able to put*
* some pressure on them.*
**[21:18] YC**
*I hope.*
**[21:20] YC**
Sanada, can you still go?
**[21:26] YC**
The end game's the key.
**[21:31] Sa**
Yes, sir.
**[21:32] S1**
Nice play, Masuko!
**[21:34] Ka**
Masuko-senpai!
**[21:35] Mi**
You're pitching too defensively, Nori.
**[21:37] Mi**
Let's make offensive plays.
**[21:39] Ku**
We'll go score some runs!
**[21:42] Is**
Let's go aggressive!
**[21:44] Ka**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[21:51] Mi**
*It's looking good today, Tanba.*
**[21:58] Mi**
*It's the best I've seen recently.*
**[23:36] Ka**
*I can't end it.*
**[23:37] Ka**
* I can't end Tanba-san's*
* summer here.*
**[23:39] Mi**
*Nori, give me your best shot.*
**[23:41] Sa**
* What can I do now that*
* I'm back in the dugout?*
**[23:43] Sa**
* Whatever it is, I just*
* have to do the best I can.*
**[23:45] Ra**
Hit it long, Mishima!
**[23:48] YC**
Obliterate the infield
defense, Mishima!
**[23:51] Y1**
Stop saying my name like that!
**[23:53] Ka**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Roles.
***SIGN*** Roles
**[23:57] Ka**
Let's win the national title!
# 38 - Roles
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYX0MZ58R/ace-of-the-diamond)
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**[00:09] YC**
*So young.*
**[00:11] YC**
*I can see right through...*
**[00:13] ---**
*Work harder!*
**[00:14] ---**
*...your heart.*
**[00:17] Um**
Ball four!
**[00:22] Sa**
*We're still up by two runs.*
**[00:28] Sa**
*I just need to pitch how I always...*
**[00:35] Sa**
*How I...*
**[00:37] Ka**
Pitcher change!
**[00:39] Ka**
Kawakami!
***SIGN*** Roles
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[02:38] Ha**
A home run!
**[02:39] S1**
We're up by two runs again!
**[02:41] Ot**
Yes! That's why you're the captain, Yuki!
**[02:51] Sa**
*That one was too close to the middle.*
**[02:53] Sa**
* I guess he's not nice enough*
* to give me a pass.*
**[02:56] Ku**
Tetsu-san!
**[02:57] Is**
You've gotta be kidding me, man!
**[03:00] ---**
*Wow...*
**[03:03] Sa**
*Raichi's a monster,*
**[03:06] Sa**
*but they have a monster of their own, too.*
**[03:09] Ch**
He occasionally throws meatballs.
**[03:13] Ka**
Yeah.
**[03:14] Ch**
He's never been a starter in this tournament,
**[03:17] Ch**
so perhaps he has an endurance problem.
**[03:21] Y1**
Sanada-senpai.
**[03:23] Y2**
Sanada.
**[03:24] Y3**
Shunpei.
**[03:28] Sa**
Wow! They're really strong.
**[03:35] Sa**
I'll probably cause you a little more trouble,
**[03:38] Sa**
but forgive me in advance.
**[03:44] Y1**
*Sanada.*
**[03:46] Ra**
Don't worry about a thing, Sanada-senpai!
**[03:48] Ra**
You can cause us as much
trouble as you want!
**[03:50] Sa**
Oh, I don't want to hear it from you.
**[03:52] Ra**
Why?
**[03:53] Sa**
Raichi, don't drag him down!
**[03:56] Ra**
Shut up, old man!
**[04:03] (Flashback) Ch**
Yes, he hit a home run,
**[04:05] (Flashback) Ch**
but what's important
is how you handled it.
**[04:33] Sa**
*This...*
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[04:36] Sa**
*...is how an ace pitches.*
**[04:39] Y1**
Nice throw!
**[04:40] Y2**
Nice pitch.
**[04:47] R1**
After seven innings,
Yakushi is down by two runs.
**[04:49] R1**
They got a run from Yuki-kun,
**[04:52] R1**
but their pitcher stayed strong
afterward and held the score.
**[04:55] R2**
Yeah.
**[04:57] R2**
* Kawakami-kun barely managed*
* to get through the seventh inning,*
**[05:01] R2**
*and it doesn't look like he's doing well.*
**[05:03] R2**
* This game is so close that it's going*
* to come down to the wire.*
**[05:18] YC**
*This is bad.*
**[05:20] YC**
*He's breathing heavily.*
**[05:23] YC**
* When he throws, he pulls*
* the ground with his left foot,*
**[05:28] YC**
* and he transfers all of his power*
* from the ground to his upper body.*
**[05:33] YC**
*By doing so, his pitch speed increases,*
**[05:36] YC**
*but the burden on his left leg*
**[05:39] YC**
* is several times the amount*
* the average pitcher feels.*
**[05:41] YC**
* The left calf he injured*
* in spring hasn't fully healed yet.*
**[05:46] YC**
*Even so, he uses every ounce of power he can*
**[05:48] YC**
*to keep the team strong when he walks on.*
**[05:51] YC**
*His existence*
**[05:53] YC**
*is such a huge part of our team.*
**[06:00] YC**
Guys, go turn the game around this inning.
**[06:05] YC**
Let's score like crazy
**[06:07] YC**
and give Sanada an easy time
for the rest of the game!
**[06:10] YY**
Yeah!
**[06:18] Y1**
Knock the cover off!
**[06:20] Y2**
You've got this!
**[06:30] Is**
Put some heart into it, Kawakami!
**[06:32] Ku**
Let's get aggressive!
**[06:37] Mi**
*Nori has a stiff face today,*
**[06:40] Mi**
* and his usual ball control*
* is nowhere to be seen.*
**[06:43] Mi**
*Don't tell me...*
**[06:48] Mi**
*Is the home run Sawamura gave up*
**[06:51] Mi**
*replaying in your mind?*
**[06:56] Ka**
*Furuya,*
**[06:58] Ka**
*have your shoulder and mindset ready.*
**[07:00] Ka**
*Depending on how Kawakami plays,*
**[07:02] Ka**
*I might put you back on the mound.*
**[07:05] Fu**
*I can throw one more time!*
**[07:08] Ta**
*It's in your head.*
**[07:09] Ta**
*It's all in your head, Kawakami.*
**[07:11] Ka**
Four runs allowed in seven innings.
**[07:14] Ka**
Furuya, Sawamura, and Kawakami
have been throwing very well.
**[07:18] Ka**
Now, it's up to how calmly
you can pitch on the mound.
**[07:28] Um**
Ball!
**[07:29] Ka**
We're up by two runs with two innings to go.
**[07:32] Ka**
In this game, there will come
a time when you are needed,
**[07:36] Ka**
as a third-year,
and more importantly, as the ace.
**[07:45] Um**
Ball four!
**[07:50] YC**
*Damn! They didn't want to fight.*
**[07:52] Mi**
*This is fine.*
**[07:54] Mi**
* If your head isn't sorted,*
* we should let him walk.*
**[08:02] S1**
Keep it strong, Nori!
**[08:03] S2**
You've got this!
**[08:05] S3**
One at a time, Kawakami!
**[08:08] Y1**
He ran away from Raichi!
**[08:10] Y2**
Hey, don't run away!
**[08:12] Y3**
The pitcher's scared!
**[08:16] Sa**
*Kawakami-senpai.*
**[08:24] R1**
The count is 1 ball, 1 strike.
**[08:26] R1**
They're down by two runs,
**[08:28] R1**
but will they be doing a bunt here?
**[08:30] R2**
I'm not so sure.
**[08:34] R2**
By showing the bunt once,
**[08:36] R2**
they can greatly expand
their offensive strategy.
**[08:45] R1**
A steal?
**[08:47] R2**
*No, a slash and steal.*
**[08:50] ---**
*Don't look at the runner, Nori.*
**[08:52] ---**
*Swing your arm fully!*
**[08:54] ---**
Slam it, Akiba!
**[09:09] Um**
Safe!
**[09:10] C1**
That was close!
**[09:11] C2**
He just barely made it!
**[09:16] YC**
*That was close.*
**[09:19] YC**
That catcher.
**[09:20] YC**
He took a few years off my life.
**[09:26] Mi**
*Damn.*
**[09:27] Mi**
*I didn't make it in time.*
**[09:29] Mi**
*The runner advanced to second,*
**[09:32] Mi**
* but I managed to make him swing*
* into a strike when he thought he had it.*
**[09:36] Mi**
* You swung your arm well,*
* and your control was good.*
**[09:40] Mi**
*Walking Todoroki has let him clear his head.*
**[09:45] R2**
* The count is 1 ball, 2 strikes with no outs*
* and a runner on second.*
**[09:50] R2**
*How will Seido get through this?*
**[09:54] Y1**
*If that pitch comes again,*
**[09:57] Y1**
* I have to swing even*
* if it might go out.*
**[09:59] Y1**
*I have to get Raichi to third, no matter what.*
**[10:02] YC**
Smash it down, Akiba.
**[10:05] Mi**
*Let's go.*
**[10:06] Mi**
*Low and away.*
**[10:11] (Flashback) Ka**
I'm not letting Tanba throw tomorrow.
**[10:15] (Flashback) Ka**
Keep that in mind and
carry out your duties tomorrow.
**[10:19] Ka**
*That's right.*
**[10:21] Ka**
*My duty is to connect with those behind me.*
**[10:25] ---**
Safe!
**[10:27] Ka**
*I need to throw until the end of the game,*
**[10:32] Ka**
*and connect to Tanba-san's next game.*
**[10:38] Ka**
*I can't let Tanba-san's summer end with...*
**[10:44] Ka**
*...this game!*
**[10:50] Ka**
*I can't let Tanba-san's summer end with...*
**[10:55] Ka**
*...this game!*
**[10:57] Mi**
*Yes, nice height.*
**[11:03] Mi**
*He pulled it by force.*
**[11:05] Mi**
*Can we get third?*
**[11:06] Mi**
*No.*
**[11:07] Mi**
Ball first!
**[11:12] Y1**
Yes! The runner went to third!
**[11:14] Y2**
Nice hit!
**[11:15] Y3**
Nice hit, Akiba!
**[11:17] Mi**
*Are these guys really first-years?*
**[11:21] Mi**
*Their batting is really well polished.*
**[11:24] YC**
*These guys are special.*
**[11:26] YC**
* I've had my eyes on them*
* since they were kids,*
**[11:28] YC**
*and I trained them by the river.*
**[11:32] YC**
*Though his parents reported me once.*
***SIGN*** Batting third, first baseman, Mishima-kun.
**[11:40] YC**
*He's also my son's first friend.*
**[11:44] Ra**
Hit the ball, Mishima!
**[11:45] Y1**
Shut up!
**[11:46] Y1**
Stop saying it like that!
**[11:50] I1**
One out, runner on third.
**[11:51] I1**
Even with a single, they can score a run.
**[11:56] I2**
They might make a surefire squeeze play.
**[11:59] I3**
No, there are only a few innings left.
**[12:02] I3**
I'm sure Yakushi is trying to turn
the game around this inning.
**[12:07] I3**
Even if they score with a squeeze play,
**[12:08] I3**
they'll have two outs with no runners on base.
**[12:10] I3**
They have to hit and score if they
want to keep the pressure on Seido.
**[12:15] Sa**
Focus on the batter!
**[12:19] Sa**
Don't worry about the runner!
**[12:22] Sa**
One out at a time!
**[12:24] Sa**
Five more outs!
**[12:26] Ot**
Sawamura.
**[12:30] Ha**
Eijun-kun.
**[12:31] Sa**
Kawakami-senpai is gonna
let some hits through,
**[12:34] Sa**
so fielders, thank you beforehand!
**[12:38] (Flashback) Ka**
You've gained valuable experience.
**[12:39] (Flashback) Ka**
Now, make something of it.
**[12:41] Sa**
* The coach was kind enough*
* to tell me that,*
**[12:44] Sa**
* but I'm the one who*
* started this negativity.*
**[12:49] Sa**
* The only thing I can do*
* from the bench is cheer them on.*
**[13:03] Ma**
The batter looks strong,
**[13:05] Ma**
but the outfield hasn't moved out.
**[13:07] Ka**
The infield hasn't, either.
**[13:10] Ka**
No, they're moving up.
**[13:12] Ma**
They're putting pressure on the batter
with an offensive defense.
**[13:16] R1**
They made a double play
in the sixth inning like this,
**[13:19] R1**
so that should give the runner some hesitation.
**[13:23] Y1**
They don't plan on running away
with the advantage.
**[13:25] Y1**
They're going to beat them fair and square.
**[13:32] YC**
Idiots!
**[13:34] YC**
Offensive baseball is our forte!
**[13:36] YC**
Hit the ball over the infield, Mishima!
**[13:39] Y1**
*Why do they both say my name like that?*
**[13:45] Mi**
*Let's hold him off, Nori.*
**[14:04] Y1**
Mishima!
**[14:05] Y2**
Let's go, Mishima!
**[14:08] R1**
He's hanging on with fouls.
**[14:09] R2**
Yeah.
**[14:10] R2**
It's not exactly easy to pitch
to those spots.
**[14:13] Ra**
I could've made that one a hit, Mishima!
**[14:16] Y1**
Shut up! You just shut up!
**[14:19] Y1**
*They've been pitching to the outside.*
**[14:21] Y1**
*The count is 2 balls, 2 strikes.*
**[14:23] Y1**
*What's next?*
**[14:31] Y1**
*A high and inside ball?*
**[14:33] Y1**
*That was close.*
**[14:35] Ra**
That one, you hit like this.
**[14:36] Y1**
Shut up!
**[14:38] Mi**
*You're finally looking calm.*
**[14:41] Mi**
*A low slider.*
**[14:43] Mi**
* Even if it bounces,*
* I won't let the ball go behind me.*
**[14:48] Ka**
*I know you'd never let a ball go behind you.*
**[14:56] Ra**
*If I can distract the pitcher a little,*
**[14:58] Ra**
*maybe he'll mess up a little.*
**[15:01] Ka**
*Ignore that.*
**[15:02] Y1**
*Stop moving around, Raichi.*
**[15:04] Y1**
*I'll bring you home with my bat.*
**[15:10] Y1**
*Ever since I was a kid,*
**[15:12] Y1**
*I was the ace and clean-up.*
**[15:14] Y1**
*I was always number one.*
**[15:17] Y1**
* I wasn't going to lose*
* to anyone my age as a batter.*
**[15:21] Y1**
*But...*
**[15:24] Y1**
* You and your dad*
* completely changed that.*
***SIGN*** Baseball Classes 100 Yen/Class
**[15:30] Y1**
*Everything.*
**[15:32] Y1**
*Everything!*
**[15:34] YC**
*Let's see.*
**[15:35] YC**
* How about 1,000 swings*
* every day from you?*
**[15:38] YC**
*You should do 1,500.*
**[15:40] Y1**
*What?*
**[15:43] Y1**
*1,000 swings every day,*
**[15:45] Y1**
*and I'll get a little closer to Raichi?*
**[15:48] Y1**
*You've gotta be kidding.*
**[15:50] Y1**
*I don't want to be closer to him!*
**[15:52] Y1**
*I chose this school to beat him!*
**[16:03] Y2**
It's a hit!
**[16:04] Y2**
An RBI to center field!
**[16:09] Y3**
Just one more run now!
**[16:11] R1**
He got that low slider?
**[16:13] R2**
You have to give that one to the batter.
**[16:18] Y1**
Nice one, again!
**[16:19] Y2**
Nice one, Mishima!
**[16:20] Y3**
Mishima!
**[16:23] S1**
One at a time, Kawakami!
**[16:25] S2**
Don't lose focus!
**[16:27] Sa**
Focus on the batter!
**[16:28] Ha**
Switch gears right here!
**[16:30] YC**
Focus, captain.
**[16:32] YC**
Don't bother about
where the ball comes.
**[16:34] YC**
Swing at the first pitch.
**[16:36] YC**
Your defining quality
is your wholehearted swing!
**[16:42] ---**
He hit the first pitch!
**[16:46] Mi**
*They just hit balls, too?*
**[16:48] Y1**
It's going long!
**[16:56] M1**
Yeah!
**[16:57] M2**
Isashiki-kun!
**[16:58] M3**
Nice catch!
**[17:00] Is**
Don't get cocky with us!
**[17:08] Um**
Safe!
**[17:10] Ma**
Wow! That was close.
**[17:11] Ka**
But that was amazing, Izashiki-senpai.
**[17:14] S1**
Nice catch, Jun-san!
**[17:16] Is**
Damn.
**[17:18] C1**
One more run!
**[17:23] Sa**
Beard!
**[17:24] Sa**
Beard-senpai!
**[17:26] Mi**
You've got everyone behind you!
**[17:29] Mi**
Let's not give up, Nori!
**[17:31] Ma**
Hold it together, Nori!
**[17:32] Ry**
Two outs!
**[17:34] Y1**
They were defending toward the right,
accordingly to Miyuki's plays.
**[17:40] Y1**
* The fielders always answer*
* when they're needed most.*
**[17:44] Y1**
*Should make the pitchers feel strong.*
***SIGN*** Batting fifth, second baseman, Fukuda-kun.
**[17:55] Sa**
Let's swing like we mean it!
**[17:58] Y1**
Yeah.
**[17:59] Y1**
*One more run.*
**[18:02] Y1**
*No,*
**[18:03] Y1**
* we want two, three,*
* even ten more runs.*
**[18:08] Y1**
*For Sanada who's doing such a good job.*
**[18:14] YC**
Hey, Fuku!
**[18:15] YC**
Stop looking so tense!
**[18:19] YC**
Enjoy this moment!
**[18:21] YC**
It won't be easy to find
**[18:23] YC**
another intense situation
like this in your life!
**[18:31] Y1**
*Coach.*
**[18:34] (Flashback) YC**
Why do you guys play baseball?
**[18:37] (Flashback) YC**
You want to go to nationals or something?
**[18:41] (Flashback) Y1**
Nationals?
**[18:42] (Flashback) Y1**
Us?
**[18:44] (Flashback) Y2**
No way.
**[18:45] (Flashback) YC**
What, you guys were doing
this without a goal?
**[18:50] (Flashback) YC**
If you're going to do something, have a goal.
**[18:52] (Flashback) YC**
Then you'll like it more,
**[18:55] (Flashback) YC**
and it'll excite you more.
**[18:58] (Flashback) YC**
Next year, we'll have
my special players joining us.
**[19:01] (Flashback) YC**
Along with my super cute son.
**[19:04] (Flashback) YC**
So your goal is to take me to nationals.
**[19:10] (Flashback) YC**
You guys are the ones playing on the field.
**[19:13] (Flashback) YC**
So do me that favor, okay?
**[19:18] Y1**
*"Take me to nationals."*
**[19:21] Y1**
*A normal coach wouldn't have said that.*
**[19:24] Y1**
*He increased our practice hours,*
**[19:28] Y1**
*and he made us swing till we dropped.*
**[19:32] Y1**
*But...*
**[19:33] Y1**
*The more I practiced seriously,*
**[19:39] Y1**
*the more I wanted to play baseball.*
**[19:44] C1**
It's a hit!
**[19:51] Um**
Safe!
**[19:55] Y1**
Runners on first and third!
**[19:57] Y2**
You're the man, Fukuda!
**[20:01] Sa**
*Nice hit, Fuku-san.*
**[20:07] Sa**
*And now, I'm up?*
***SIGN*** Batting sixth, pitcher, Sanada-kun.
**[20:19] Sa**
That's intense.
**[20:25] Sa**
* I wonder if the baseball gods*
* are telling me to hit.*
**[20:32] R1**
In the moment that may
turn the game around,
**[20:34] R1**
the ace is up at bat.
**[20:37] R2**
Yeah.
**[20:38] R2**
*This is another thing about baseball.*
**[20:43] R1**
Seido is making a move!
**[20:50] R2**
* So Seido knows this is*
* the turning point, too.*
***SIGN*** Seido High School has announced a change in players.
**[20:59] R2**
*The right men for the right moments.*
***SIGN*** Replacing the eighth batter and pitcher, Kawakami-kun...
***SIGN*** ...is Tanba-kun.
***SIGN*** Batting eighth and pitcher, Tanba-kun.
**[21:18] R2**
Top of the eighth.
**[21:19] R2**
Two outs and runners on first and third.
**[21:22] R1**
The ace walks on for the
first time in this tournament.
**[21:31] YC**
This is intense.
**[21:33] YC**
You really know how to make things exciting.
**[21:38] YC**
You're the best.
**[21:41] I1**
This is a difficult situation,
**[21:43] I1**
but there's no one else
better for this moment.
**[21:53] Ka**
Tanba-san.
**[23:36] Sa**
The game-changing runners are on base.
**[23:38] Sa**
In this situation,
Tanba-san takes the mound.
**[23:40] Sa**
He may be the ace,
but it's his first show this tournament.
**[23:43] Sa**
I'm sure he wants to know how he'll fare.
**[23:45] Mi**
Tanba-san, Yakushi's batters
swing from the first pitch.
**[23:48] Mi**
Let's focus on the first pitch.
**[23:50] Sa**
The coach told me
to swing at the first pitch.
**[23:52] Mi**
Give me a strong one!
**[23:54] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Expectations of an Ace.
***SIGN*** Expectations of an Ace
**[23:57] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
# 39 - Expectations of an Ace
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**[00:00] Ka**
*That's right.*
**[00:02] Ka**
*My duty is to connect with those behind me.*
**[00:09] Ka**
*I need to throw until the end of the game,*
**[00:13] Ka**
*and connect to Tanba-san's next game.*
**[00:20] Ka**
*I can't let Tanba-san's summer end with...*
**[00:25] Ka**
*...this game!*
**[00:27] Mi**
*Yes, nice height.*
**[00:33] Mi**
*He pulled it by force.*
**[00:35] Mi**
*Can we get third?*
**[00:36] Mi**
*No.*
**[00:37] Mi**
Ball first!
**[00:42] Sa**
Focus on the batter!
**[00:46] Sa**
Don't worry about the runner!
**[00:48] Sa**
One out at a time!
**[00:51] Sa**
Five more outs!
**[00:54] Ha**
Eijun-kun.
**[00:56] Sa**
Kawakami-senpai is gonna
let some hits through,
**[00:59] Sa**
so fielders, thank you beforehand!
**[01:02] (Flashback) Ka**
You've gained valuable experience.
**[01:04] (Flashback) Ka**
Now, make something of it.
**[01:06] Sa**
* The coach was kind enough*
* to tell me that,*
**[01:09] Sa**
* but I'm the one who*
* started this negativity.*
**[01:13] Sa**
* The only thing I can do*
* from the bench is cheer them on.*
**[01:25] Sa**
And now, I'm up?
***SIGN*** Batting sixth, pitcher, Sanada-kun.
**[01:35] Sa**
That's intense.
**[01:39] R2**
*The right men for the right moments.*
***SIGN*** Replacing the eighth batter and pitcher, Kawakami-kun...
***SIGN*** ...is Tanba-kun.
***SIGN*** Batting eighth and pitcher, Tanba-kun.
***SIGN*** Expectations of an Ace
***SIGN*** Seido High School has announced a change of players.
***SIGN*** Replacing the eighth batter and pitcher, Kawakami-kun...
***SIGN*** ...is Tanba-kun.
***SIGN*** Batting eighth and pitcher, Tanba-kun.
**[03:48] Sa**
*So he's the ace of Seido.*
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[03:57] R1**
Two outs and a tying runner on third
in top of the eighth.
**[04:01] R1**
The runner on first could
even turn the game around.
**[04:04] R1**
And Seido has finally
brought out their ace.
**[04:16] YC**
Man, this is just awesome.
**[04:18] YC**
It's a battle of the aces in this hot moment!
**[04:20] YM**
*He's enjoying this game more than anyone.*
**[04:25] Ka**
Tanba-san, I-I'm sorry.
**[04:27] Ta**
Furuya, Sawamura, and you, Kawakami.
**[04:32] Ta**
Watching all of you pitch kept my morale up.
**[04:41] Ta**
Will you entrust me to carry on your passion?
**[04:49] Ka**
Tanba-san.
**[04:57] Ma**
Nori!
**[04:58] Ma**
Great job!
**[05:00] S1**
Leave the rest to Tanba!
**[05:03] Ch**
Nice pitching.
**[05:05] Ka**
You showed great tenacity.
**[05:08] Sa**
Here's cold tea!
**[05:10] Sa**
Great work out there!
**[05:13] Ry**
Finally.
**[05:16] Ry**
Finally, we're all together...
**[05:18] Ry**
...out here on the field.
**[05:24] Is**
Don't forget to breathe!
**[05:25] Is**
Got it?
**[05:27] Ry**
Can I rub your head?
**[05:29] Ry**
It might give me good luck.
**[05:33] Ku**
May I, as well?
**[05:35] Yu**
Me, too.
**[05:36] Ta**
Stop!
**[05:37] Yu**
Let me rub it, too.
**[05:38] Ku**
You look like you enjoy it.
**[05:39] Mi**
*They sure know how to relax him.*
**[05:43] Ta**
That's enough!
**[05:46] (Flashback) Mi**
Tanba was doing great in the bullpen.
**[05:50] (Flashback) Mi**
His fastballs had power.
**[05:54] Mi**
*Miya-san.*
**[05:59] Mi**
Let's be careful with the first pitch.
**[06:03] Mi**
The Yakushi batters swing
from the very first pitch.
**[06:07] Ta**
Yeah.
**[06:09] SS**
Let's go!
**[06:12] YC**
Hit the first pitch, Sanada.
**[06:14] YC**
I don't know why, but it's their ace's
first appearance in this tournament.
**[06:19] YC**
Not to mention, we have
runners on first and third.
**[06:21] YC**
No pitcher can stay relaxed
in a pinch like this.
**[06:25] Sa**
I might throw one to the batter if I were him.
**[06:28] YC**
You definitely would.
**[06:30] YC**
He wants to know how he's doing,
**[06:32] YC**
so he'll definitely want a strike first.
**[06:36] YC**
Slam that first pitch.
**[06:41] Ra**
Sanada-senpai!
**[06:43] Ra**
If the ball comes boom, you swing like this!
**[06:45] Ra**
If it comes like swoosh, you swing like this!
**[06:47] Sa**
I can't understand you.
**[06:50] Ma**
In a game-changing moment,
their ace is at bat?
**[06:54] Ka**
Strike him out like a man, Tanba-san!
**[06:57] C1**
Tanba!
**[06:58] I1**
Seido finally brought out their ace.
**[07:01] I2**
It's a battle between the aces, too.
**[07:04] I3**
His first pitch is the key here.
**[07:08] I4**
Yeah.
**[07:08] I4**
No matter how well you
throw in the bullpen,
**[07:10] I4**
pitching with runners and a batter
is a whole new ball game.
**[07:14] I5**
The worst thing to do
**[07:16] I5**
is give away a lot of hits without even
knowing how you're doing that day.
**[07:22] I4**
Manaka...
**[07:25] I5**
*You can't turn back now, Koichiro.*
**[07:28] I5**
*The fate of your team lies in your hands.*
**[07:36] Mi**
* Just scare the first base*
* runner with your eyes.*
**[07:39] Mi**
*Let's focus on the batter.*
**[07:41] Y1**
Sanada, swing hard!
**[07:43] Y1**
I'll run straight for home!
**[07:46] Y2**
If you hit it here, it'll be really awesome!
**[07:54] Ry**
Let's do this!
**[07:56] Ku**
Tanba-san!
**[07:58] Ma**
We'll catch anything!
**[08:01] Is**
Shut him down!
**[08:04] Mi**
*A fastball to the outside.*
**[08:08] Mi**
*Even if it is called a ball, it's fine.*
**[08:10] Mi**
*Give me a strong one.*
**[08:13] Ot**
Tanba!
**[08:14] Ot**
Do your best!
**[08:17] Ch**
*Don't throw anything you'll regret, Tanba.*
**[08:21] Sa**
Stay focused!
**[08:31] Ta**
*I'm fine.*
**[08:33] Ta**
*I can see the mitt well,*
**[08:35] Ta**
*and I can even see the batter's face.*
**[08:38] Ta**
*I'm fine.*
**[08:40] (Flashback) Is**
You idiot!
**[08:43] (Flashback) Is**
If you throw anything funny,
they're going to take it all!
**[08:47] (Flashback) Yu**
No outs, runners on first and third.
**[08:51] Ta**
*Those guys...*
**[08:55] Ta**
*Those guys were scarier.*
**[08:58] R2**
*What is their first pitch?*
**[09:04] Mi**
*To the inside?*
**[09:07] YC**
Smack it away!
**[09:23] Sa**
Yes!
**[09:24] Ha**
Nice throw!
**[09:27] YC**
Couldn't kill him.
**[09:31] Sa**
*That was faster than I thought.*
**[09:34] Mi**
*His control was off,*
**[09:36] Mi**
*but he has power like Miya-san said.*
**[09:40] Mi**
*We've got this.*
**[09:45] Sa**
*His specialty is a curve with a big drop.*
**[09:58] Um**
Foul!
**[10:00] I1**
They cornered him with two fastballs.
**[10:03] I2**
He's not throwing where
the catcher wants them,
**[10:05] I2**
but his pitch has power.
**[10:07] I1**
Yeah.
**[10:12] I1**
Now, we just need to see
how good his famous curve is.
**[10:22] Mi**
*Now as a change of pace...*
**[10:23] Mi**
*...let's finish him off with this.*
**[10:26] Sa**
*Crap.*
**[10:27] Sa**
*I think a curveball's coming.*
**[10:31] YC**
*Don't think too much, Sanada.*
**[10:35] YC**
*You need to feel it and swing.*
**[10:37] YC**
*Just feel it.*
**[10:43] R2**
*The game's already in the eighth inning,*
**[10:45] R2**
*and Seido are just up by one.*
**[10:49] R2**
*If the runner on third goes home, it's a tie.*
**[10:53] R2**
* An error, a passed ball,*
* a wild pitch, or anything.*
**[10:57] R2**
*Just a single play could change the game.*
**[11:10] YC**
*Don't think too much, Sanada.*
**[11:14] YC**
*You need to feel it and swing.*
**[11:16] YC**
*Just feel it.*
**[11:18] Sa**
You have him cornered, Tanba-san!
**[11:21] Ha**
Take him out!
**[11:26] Y1**
Don't worry about the outcome!
**[11:28] Y2**
Just swing hard, Shunpei!
**[11:46] S1**
A passed ball?
**[12:12] Y1**
*Is that guy for real?*
**[12:16] C1**
Wow!
**[12:17] C1**
He stopped it.
**[12:20] R1**
He did that with his right hand!
**[12:22] R2**
If he'd let it pass, the game
would be tied right now.
**[12:25] Ma**
Great job!
**[12:26] Ma**
Nice stop!
**[12:28] Ka**
Miyuki-senpai!
**[12:30] YC**
* He knew he couldn't*
* stop it with his body,*
**[12:32] YC**
* so he immediately*
* stuck his right arm out.*
**[12:35] YC**
*That catcher's got some guts.*
**[12:42] Mi**
*That hurt!*
**[12:46] Mi**
You're a little tense, Tanba-san!
**[12:49] Mi**
Let's relax!
**[12:54] Is**
You all right?
**[12:56] Ot**
Th-The curve is supposed
to be Tanba's best pitch.
**[13:01] Ot**
It looks like he's not fully back yet.
**[13:08] (Flashback) Is**
What's wrong, Tanba?
**[13:09] (Flashback) Is**
Throw something real for once!
**[13:16] (Flashback) Yu**
Well?
**[13:17] (Flashback) Yu**
You want to wrap up?
**[13:19] (Flashback) Ta**
No, one more round.
**[13:21] (Flashback) Ta**
Let me throw one more round.
**[13:23] (Flashback) Ka**
Boys, it's time you got some rest.
**[13:27] (Flashback) Ka**
Are you still not satisfied with how you are?
**[13:34] Ka**
He knows that more than anyone.
**[13:39] Ka**
I put him on the mound
because he knows he's not 100%.
**[13:46] Sa**
*That pitch definitely got stuck on his finger.*
**[13:51] Sa**
* I doubt it's easy to throw*
* another curve right after that.*
**[13:55] Sa**
*I guess he's really nervous, too.*
**[14:09] Ta**
*I'm fine.*
**[14:11] Ta**
*Don't rush to pitch.*
**[14:18] ---**
Hey!
**[14:20] Ta**
*I have my teammates defending.*
**[14:29] Ta**
*I'll just do...*
**[14:32] Ta**
*I'll just do what I can do right now.*
**[14:51] Um**
Strike!
**[14:52] Um**
Batter out!
**[15:10] Ka**
That's our Tanba-san!
**[15:11] Ka**
That's our ace!
**[15:14] Ma**
We're still up by one!
**[15:16] I1**
Two consecutive curves.
**[15:19] I1**
To think he could throw that
right after a bouncing curve.
**[15:23] I1**
Miyuki calls bold plays.
**[15:27] Mi**
* The batter was catching onto*
* the timing of the fastball.*
**[15:29] Mi**
* The last curve bounced,*
* but his arm swing was fine.*
**[15:34] Mi**
* That was the best pitch you*
* could've given me, Tanba-san.*
**[15:39] Ku**
Nice pitch, Tanba-san!
**[15:41] Yu**
Nice throw, Tanba!
**[15:45] Ka**
Tanba-san.
**[15:48] Fu**
*He didn't let me pitch.*
**[15:51] Ch**
*His control is very unstable,*
**[15:54] Ch**
*and he's far from perfect.*
**[15:56] Ch**
*But...*
**[15:58] Ch**
*He knows he isn't 100%,*
**[16:01] Ch**
* so even when he messes up,*
* he can still stay focused.*
**[16:06] R1**
Yakushi has only one
inning of offense left.
**[16:09] R1**
It must hurt to have that
chance spoiled this inning.
**[16:13] R2**
Yeah.
**[16:14] R2**
It dealt a good deal of damage.
**[16:17] R2**
They weren't able to take the lead
**[16:20] R2**
before Seido's pitcher relay.
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
***SIGN*** Batting second, second baseman, Ryosuke Kominato-kun.
**[16:43] M1**
Yeah!
**[17:16] Sa**
Eighth run!
**[17:17] Ha**
Consecutive RBIs!
**[17:23] R1**
Sanada-kun was doing
so well up until now.
**[17:27] R2**
Yeah. Looks like Seido finally
has him in their grasp.
**[17:31] I1**
Now they're three runs up.
**[17:33] I1**
Tanba couldn't ask for anything more.
**[17:37] Mi**
*His pitch has slowed down considerably.*
**[17:40] Mi**
*We should be able to score a few more runs.*
**[17:44] Mi**
*Furuya, you're a pitcher.*
**[17:47] Mi**
*You should put an end to him.*
***SIGN*** Batting seventh, left fielder, Furuya-kun.
**[17:57] Y1**
Shunpei, fight it!
**[18:00] Y2**
Pitch to contact!
**[18:01] Y3**
One out! One out!
**[18:04] Y2**
Let's go!
**[18:05] Y3**
Do your best!
**[18:06] Y4**
We still have an inning left!
**[18:07] Y5**
Sanada!
**[18:09] Y6**
Shunpei!
**[18:10] Y5**
You've got this!
**[18:11] Y5**
I believe in you!
**[18:13] R1**
The lead is expanding,
but their morale hasn't dropped.
**[18:16] R2**
Yakushi haven't given up the game yet.
**[18:20] Y1**
*It's not over yet.*
**[18:22] Y2**
*We still have another offense.*
**[18:29] Sa**
*We just need to bring him up to bat.*
**[18:33] Sa**
*That's all we need!*
**[18:38] Ka**
Let's do this, Furuya!
**[18:40] Ka**
Show us another home run!
**[18:46] Sa**
Hit it!
**[18:47] Sa**
For us first-years!
**[18:48] Ha**
He has some weak throws!
**[18:49] Ha**
Don't miss them!
**[19:00] Sa**
Shortstop!
**[19:05] Um**
Out!
**[19:08] Sa**
Yeah!
**[19:11] Y1**
Nice double play!
**[19:13] Y2**
Good job, Shunpei!
**[19:14] Y2**
No one can hit your shoot ball!
**[19:17] Ra**
Yeah!
**[19:19] Y1**
Nice pitch, Sanada-senpai!
**[19:22] Mi**
* They won't just hand over*
* the game to us yet, huh?*
**[19:25] R1**
Yakushi enters the final inning
down by three runs.
**[19:29] R2**
What kind of attack will
the Yakushi batters show us?
**[19:34] R2**
The game's not quite over yet.
**[19:36] Y1**
Sanada!
**[19:38] Y1**
Nice job!
**[19:40] Fu**
*Damn.*
**[19:41] Fu**
*He got me again.*
**[19:43] Ch**
Furuya has to play the outfield
**[19:46] Ch**
while always being
ready to pitch again.
**[19:50] Ch**
His fatigue may be building up.
**[19:55] Ka**
Kadota, is your shoulder warmed up?
**[19:58] Ka**
Take the left field this inning.
**[20:01] Ka**
Yes, sir!
**[20:03] Fu**
*The mound.*
**[20:05] Ka**
Don't forget to stretch
and cool down, Furuya.
**[20:08] Ch**
*One more inning.*
**[20:10] Ch**
* We have to avoid any errors*
* that may change the tides.*
**[20:13] Ch**
*By putting Kadota in,*
**[20:15] Ch**
* we've minimized the room*
* for defensive errors,*
**[20:18] Ch**
* but that'll leave Tanba*
* as the last pitcher who can play.*
**[20:23] Ka**
Tanba.
**[20:25] Ka**
We're up by three runs.
**[20:29] Ka**
It's in your hands now.
**[20:35] Is**
You finished off the last inning well.
**[20:39] Ry**
Yeah, almost like you're our ace or something.
**[20:42] Ma**
You're finally pitching in a game.
**[20:44] Ma**
Enjoy it.
**[20:46] Ku**
I want to see you yell again.
**[20:49] S1**
Let them hit my way.
**[20:51] S2**
One at a time.
**[20:57] Yu**
Let's go!
**[20:59] SS**
Yeah!
**[21:03] Sa**
Three more outs!
**[21:05] Sa**
Let's stay focused this last inning!
**[21:08] Ha**
Let's focus!
**[21:10] S1**
Tanba!
**[21:11] S2**
Tanba-san!
**[21:13] M1**
Tanba-san!
**[21:15] M2**
Let's finish this!
**[21:17] S1**
Let's go, Tanba!
**[21:19] Ka**
Tanba-san, you've got this!
**[21:21] S1**
Tanba-san!
**[21:22] S2**
One at a time! One at a time!
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[21:27] YC**
Three runs down?
**[21:30] YC**
The perfect number
to turn the game around.
**[21:34] YC**
The crowd will love it, too.
**[21:40] YC**
We start with our seventh batter.
**[21:44] YC**
Get some guys on base
and bring Raichi to bat.
**[21:48] YC**
You guys have faith in Raichi, too, right?
**[21:52] YC**
I haven't even thought
for a second that we'll lose.
**[23:36] Sa**
It's top of the ninth,
and Yakushi is on the offensive!
**[23:39] Sa**
Raichi Todoroki is up to bat!
**[23:41] Mi**
Let's face him, Tanba-san.
**[23:43] Mi**
If we can't stop this kid,
**[23:44] Mi**
we can't stop Yakushi's momentum.
**[23:47] Ma**
No, Koichiro.
**[23:48] Ma**
Don't fight him!
**[23:49] Ra**
I'll hit the ball.
**[23:51] Ra**
That's what everyone
wants from me!
**[23:54] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
The Winning Shot.
***SIGN*** The Winning Shot
**[23:57] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
**[23:59] ---**
# 40 - The Winning Shot
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**[00:00] Ka**
Tanba.
**[00:03] Ka**
We're up by three runs.
**[00:06] Ka**
It's in your hands now.
**[00:11] Yu**
Let's go!
**[00:13] SS**
Yeah!
**[00:15] Sa**
Three more outs!
**[00:17] Sa**
Let's stay focused this last inning!
**[00:21] S1**
Let's go, Tanba!
**[00:23] Ka**
Tanba-san, you've got this!
**[00:25] S1**
Tanba-san!
**[00:27] S2**
One at a time! One at a time!
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[00:32] YC**
Three runs down?
**[00:35] YC**
The perfect number
to turn the game around.
**[00:38] YC**
The crowd will love it, too.
**[00:44] YC**
Get some guys on base
and bring Raichi to bat.
**[00:48] YC**
You guys have faith in Raichi, too, right?
**[00:52] YC**
I haven't even thought
for a second that we'll lose.
***SIGN*** The Winning Shot
**[02:46] Y1**
Yeah!
**[02:46] Y2**
That one's a hit!
**[02:54] Um**
Out!
**[02:59] S1**
Two outs!
**[03:00] S2**
Two outs!
**[03:02] S3**
Two outs!
**[03:03] S4**
Two outs!
**[03:04] S1**
Just one more!
**[03:08] SS**
Just one more!
**[03:12] Sa**
You're looking good, Tanba-san!
**[03:14] Ha**
Let's stay focused!
***SIGN*** Batting ninth, center fielder, Ota-kun.
**[03:20] Y1**
Let's go!
**[03:36] Mi**
Tanba-san!
**[03:39] Mi**
One more out.
**[03:41] Mi**
*If you can get him out,*
**[03:43] Mi**
*Todoroki won't make it to bat.*
**[03:49] Y1**
*We can't let it end.*
**[03:53] Y1**
*I have to get on base.*
**[03:55] Y1**
*No matter what!*
**[04:16] Mi**
Yes!
**[04:17] Mi**
Third base!
**[04:28] Ma**
The bounce changed!
**[04:30] R1**
A hit straight to third bounced irregularly!
**[04:37] YC**
Dive for it, Ota!
**[04:49] Y1**
We've got our foot in the door!
**[05:00] YC**
*Hit it hard, Raichi.*
**[05:02] YC**
* The god of baseball*
* wants to see you hit, too.*
**[05:07] R1**
Two outs and a runner on first.
**[05:09] R1**
Seido is up by three,
**[05:10] R1**
but they can't be happy
about facing this batter.
**[05:13] R2**
Yeah.
**[05:14] R2**
If he gets a hit,
the tide will definitely change.
**[05:19] C1**
Todoroki!
**[05:20] C2**
Show us a big one!
**[05:21] Y1**
Raichi!
**[05:23] I1**
The next two batters are both good, too,
**[05:26] I1**
so they can't let him hit anything big.
**[05:29] I2**
They're up by three.
**[05:31] I2**
They just need to shut him out head-on.
**[05:34] I3**
Don't be afraid, Tanba!
**[05:41] Mi**
*Let's take him on, Tanba-san.*
**[05:44] Mi**
*If we don't take him out,*
**[05:47] Mi**
* there'll be no way for us*
* to stop Yakushi's momentum.*
**[06:03] I1**
*Don't fight him.*
**[06:09] I1**
*Don't fight him, Koichiro.*
**[06:18] C1**
Tanba!
**[06:19] C2**
Raichi!
**[06:21] Ma**
Seido!
**[06:22] C3**
Yakushi!
**[06:26] SS**
Seido! Seido! Seido!
**[06:31] Y1**
Raichi!
**[06:32] Y1**
Smash it!
**[06:34] Y2**
No banana for you, otherwise!
**[06:36] Y3**
Hit it!
**[06:38] Mi**
*In the past four at-bats,*
**[06:39] Mi**
*he's had two hits.*
**[06:42] Mi**
* Furuya's fastball and*
* Sawamura's high ball.*
**[06:46] Mi**
*Let's collect the balls low.*
**[06:57] Um**
Ball.
**[06:58] Mi**
Okay! Okay!
**[07:00] Mi**
Nice ball!
**[07:01] Mi**
That was a good one!
**[07:05] Mi**
*He didn't even move.*
**[07:10] Ma**
Let's go aggressive!
**[07:11] Ka**
You've got this, Tanba-san!
**[07:16] Um**
Ball!
**[07:18] Ka**
So close!
**[07:19] S1**
That was fine!
**[07:20] Ma**
Your pitch has power!
**[07:22] Ka**
Your fastball's looking good!
**[07:26] I1**
A curve ball followed by a fastball.
**[07:28] I1**
He didn't even move
for the two outside balls.
**[07:32] I2**
He's been swinging
at close ones before,
**[07:35] I2**
so it's a little bit scary.
**[07:36] I3**
Maybe he's waiting for an inside pitch?
**[07:44] Mi**
* It would've helped if he*
* had swung at one of them.*
**[07:48] Mi**
*At this point,*
**[07:50] Mi**
* we just need to make sure*
* we don't feed him anything easy.*
**[07:53] Y1**
Smash it away!
**[07:55] Y1**
Raichi!
**[07:56] Y2**
Eyes on the ball!
**[07:58] Y3**
Swing for it!
**[07:59] Y4**
Raichi!
**[08:11] Ra**
*I'll get a hit.*
**[08:13] Ra**
*I have to.*
**[08:15] Ra**
*No matter what,*
**[08:17] Ra**
*I have to get on base.*
**[08:20] Ra**
*I need to get a hit.*
**[08:23] Ra**
*That's what the team wants from me!*
**[08:31] Mi**
*It's weak!*
**[08:35] Mi**
*It's over!*
**[08:43] Mi**
*It's weak!*
**[08:46] Mi**
*It's over!*
**[08:55] Um**
Foul!
**[09:00] Mi**
*He messed up?*
**[09:02] Y1**
What's wrong, Raichi?
**[09:04] Y1**
You tense?
**[09:07] Ra**
I'll hit.
**[09:09] Ra**
I must!
**[09:12] Mi**
*He's...*
**[09:15] Mi**
*Give me a strong fastball, Tanba-san!*
**[09:20] Mi**
* It's Tanba-san's first*
* appearance this summer,*
**[09:24] Mi**
* and he's only thrown*
* curve balls and fastballs.*
**[09:29] Mi**
*We still have...*
**[09:32] Mi**
* ...a secret weapon*
* they don't know about.*
**[09:39] Um**
Foul!
**[09:41] SS**
*We've got him cornered.*
**[09:43] YC**
*His swing doesn't have its usual energy.*
**[09:47] YC**
*Don't tell me...*
**[09:48] YC**
*...that idiot's...*
**[09:50] YC**
Raichi!
**[09:52] YC**
Don't think!
**[09:54] YC**
Just do your usual thing!
**[09:57] YC**
Enjoy your battle with the pitcher!
**[10:02] Ra**
Hit!
**[10:04] Ra**
Hit!
**[10:06] Ra**
*The entire team's depending on me.*
**[10:13] YC**
*No!*
**[10:14] YC**
*He can't hear me!*
**[10:16] Mi**
*Let's end this, Tanba-san.*
**[10:20] Mi**
*With this.*
**[10:27] R2**
Top of the ninth,
**[10:29] R2**
two outs and a runner on first.
**[10:31] R2**
The count is 2-2.
**[10:34] R1**
The winning team will advance
to the semifinal.
**[10:37] Sa**
Tanba-san!
**[10:39] Yu**
Pitch to contact, Tanba!
**[10:41] Ku**
Let's end this!
**[10:42] Ry**
You've got him cornered.
**[10:44] ---**
Yeah!
**[10:45] Is**
Kill him!
**[10:47] Ta**
*All this time,*
**[10:49] Ta**
* I've been nothing but*
* a nuisance for the team.*
**[10:56] Ta**
*I'll end this game right here.*
**[11:08] Ta**
*Right here!*
**[11:12] YY**
Raichi!
**[11:18] Ra**
*It's the same pitch.*
**[11:21] Ra**
*Fastball!*
**[11:24] Ra**
*This time...*
**[11:28] Ra**
*I'll smash it away!*
**[11:48] YC**
*A forkball?*
**[11:50] YC**
*Where did that come from?*
**[11:55] YC**
*No.*
**[11:57] YC**
*When we were cornered,*
**[12:01] YC**
*the game was already over.*
**[12:04] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[12:08] Um**
Game set!
**[12:19] I1**
That last pitch...
**[12:22] I2**
Yeah.
**[12:23] I2**
When did he learn to throw that?
**[12:27] Mi**
Nice pitch, Tanba-san!
**[12:31] Yu**
Nice pitch!
**[12:34] Ch**
*Tanba.*
**[12:35] Ta**
Ouch.
**[12:36] Ku**
Excuse me, too!
**[12:39] I1**
Koichiro.
**[12:41] R1**
T-Todoroki-kun struck out.
**[12:46] R2**
Yeah.
**[12:47] R2**
Who would've expected
a forkball to come out here?
**[12:51] R1**
But didn't Todoroki-kun's
swing look sluggish this time?
**[13:00] R2**
He couldn't take the pressure.
**[13:07] R2**
He usually looks like he's enjoying
the battle against the pitcher.
**[13:14] R2**
But this time, in the last inning,
**[13:18] R2**
he tried to swing for his team.
**[13:23] R2**
Not for himself,
**[13:26] R2**
but for the team.
**[13:31] R1**
*I see.*
**[13:32] R1**
* He was never part of*
* a team until high school,*
**[13:36] R1**
*and always just practiced by himself.*
**[13:40] R2**
He wanted to swing for the team.
**[13:43] R2**
Ironically,
**[13:45] R2**
that pressure made his bat heavier.
**[13:54] Um**
Line up!
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[14:12] Um**
Bow!
**[14:13] EE**
Good game!
**[14:27] C1**
Nice fight!
**[14:28] C2**
Good luck next year!
**[14:34] Y1**
Don't cry, Raichi.
**[14:36] Y1**
If you couldn't hit it,
none of us could've.
**[14:39] Y2**
No one blames you.
**[14:45] Y3**
Coach!
**[14:51] Y3**
Thank you very much for
these past eighteen months!
**[14:55] YY**
Thank you!
**[14:58] Y3**
You told us complicated things,
and were never easy on us,
**[15:02] Y3**
but you made every day meaningful.
**[15:06] Y4**
Don't rely on others.
**[15:08] Y4**
Think for yourself.
**[15:10] Y5**
Have responsibility for your own plays.
**[15:13] Y6**
These are all things you taught us.
**[15:15] Y6**
You also taught us—
**[15:17] YC**
Doesn't matter if you lose.
**[15:19] YC**
In a game, it's over if you lose.
**[15:30] Y3**
Still, thank you so much
for teaching us baseball!
**[15:33] Y4**
You gave us something new every day!
**[15:36] Y5**
And these past eighteen months
flew by in a second.
**[15:40] Y3**
Thank you so much, Coach Todoroki!
**[15:43] YY**
Thank you!
**[15:49] Y3**
Sanada!
**[15:50] Y3**
You've gotta take the coach
to nationals next year.
**[15:54] Sa**
Yes, sir.
**[15:55] Y3**
Akiba, Mishima.
**[15:57] Y3**
You, too.
**[15:58] Y3**
You guys are monsters compared to us.
**[16:01] Y3**
Good luck.
**[16:03] Y4**
Raichi.
**[16:06] Y4**
We'll be waiting.
**[16:08] Y5**
Waiting for the day
everyone knows your name.
**[16:16] YC**
*Back to square one.*
**[16:19] YC**
*Both you and I...*
**[16:23] YC**
* ...are still learning*
* so much from these guys.*
**[16:33] YC**
*Let's get stronger, Raichi.*
**[16:37] YC**
*With everyone on this team.*
**[16:45] C1**
Miyuki!
**[16:47] C2**
Tetsu!
**[16:48] C3**
Nice game!
**[16:49] C4**
Nice pitch, Tanba!
**[16:51] C5**
Boss!
**[16:53] C6**
Kataoka-san!
**[16:54] C7**
Just two more!
**[16:56] C8**
Let's go to nationals this year!
**[16:58] C9**
You guys have the power!
**[17:00] C1**
Seido is the best!
**[17:03] C2**
Tetsu-san!
**[17:04] C3**
Furuya-kun!
**[17:06] C4**
Isashiki!
**[17:09] Ha**
Something wrong, Eijun-kun?
**[17:12] Sa**
Oh, well...
**[17:20] (Flashback) Um**
Bow!
**[17:21] (Flashback) EE**
Good game!
**[17:26] (Flashback) Sa**
Todoroki!
**[17:29] (Flashback) Sa**
I won't lose next time!
**[17:31] (Flashback) Ha**
Hey, Eijun-kun!
**[17:33] (Flashback) Y1**
What?
**[17:34] (Flashback) Y1**
You guys won!
**[17:36] (Flashback) Y1**
Are you being sarcastic?
**[17:37] (Flashback) Ha**
Sorry, he's an idiot.
**[17:40] (Flashback) Sa**
I won't lose!
**[17:42] (Flashback) Sa**
Give me your hand.
**[17:43] (Flashback) Sa**
Let's shake!
**[17:55] Sa**
His hand...
**[17:57] Sa**
...was as hard as a rock.
**[18:04] Sa**
How much do you have to swing...
**[18:06] Sa**
...for your hands to be like that?
**[18:11] Sa**
*Just how much...*
**[18:14] Sa**
I can't lose, no matter what.
**[18:23] Is**
Sucks for you guys.
**[18:25] Is**
You've got three years with that monster.
**[18:29] Ry**
That team's gonna get even stronger.
**[18:32] Mi**
Though we have to analyze
today's game first.
**[18:35] Ch**
Sawamura especially has a lot to look at.
**[18:39] Sa**
A lot?
**[18:40] Mi**
You're not off the hook, either, Furuya.
**[19:17] R1**
In the end, Seido advanced to the semifinal.
**[19:20] R1**
They need two more wins
to make it to nationals.
**[19:23] R1**
They have an aggressive batting
line-up around Yuki-kun
**[19:27] R1**
and a four-man pitching line-up.
**[19:31] R1**
What's more, with their ace,
Tanba-kun's appearance,
**[19:35] R1**
they stopped Yakushi's momentum.
**[19:38] R1**
They may be stronger than Inashiro.
**[19:43] R2**
A first-year felt everyone's
expectations as pressure,
**[19:48] R2**
but a third-year turned them into strength.
**[19:54] R2**
What turned out to be
the key to the final showdown...
**[19:57] R2**
...was the amount of time they had
spent with their teammates.
**[20:03] R2**
Your high school baseball career
is only two-and-a-half years long.
**[20:08] R2**
However, even in that small time frame,
**[20:12] R2**
people can show incredible growth.
**[20:17] (Flashback) Ta**
Kacchan, I think I'll go to Seido.
**[20:21] (Flashback) Ta**
I-I can't just...
**[20:23] (Flashback) Ta**
...keep walking behind you, Kacchan.
**[20:28] (Flashback) Ta**
I want...
**[20:29] (Flashback) Ta**
...to be a pitcher who
can walk beside you.
**[20:34] (Flashback) Ta**
I want to change at Seido.
**[20:45] I1**
Tanba learned a forkball.
**[20:50] I1**
It was a nice pitch.
**[20:53] I2**
Yeah.
**[20:54] I2**
It was a great pitch.
**[20:56] I3**
I hate to admit it,
**[20:59] I3**
but Seido is strong this year.
**[21:01] I4**
With the two first-year pitchers,
**[21:04] I4**
their pitching line-up has greatly improved.
**[21:07] I5**
They're all different types, too.
**[21:12] I3**
Damn it!
**[21:14] I3**
I'm really itching for some action now!
**[21:18] I1**
How about we go see practice tomorrow?
**[21:22] I1**
I'm sure the coach will love it.
**[21:26] I3**
I'm busy studying.
**[21:28] I3**
I want to go to the beach, too.
**[21:31] I1**
Don't lie about studying.
**[21:33] I3**
Shut up!
**[21:34] I1**
Twelve o' clock tomorrow then, okay?
**[21:37] I3**
Who put you in charge?
**[21:38] I1**
You're coming anyway, aren't you?
**[21:41] I4**
Let's talk to the other guys, too.
**[21:48] I2**
*You've come this far,*
**[21:51] I2**
*so go all the way.*
**[21:54] I2**
*Go to nationals...*
**[21:58] I2**
*...Koichiro.*
**[23:36] Mi**
We've advanced to the semifinal.
**[23:38] Mi**
We're up against
the prestigious Sensen Academy.
**[23:40] Ch**
Their ace, Maki, is a good, tall pitcher
with a fastball from up high
**[23:43] Ch**
and a curve ball with a large drop.
**[23:45] Ch**
How do we overcome this?
**[23:47] Fu**
And then, Masuko-senpai...
**[23:49] Sa**
Furuya!
**[23:50] Sa**
You need to be louder when
you're saying something important!
**[23:52] Fu**
Masuko-senpai...
**[23:53] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
It's the Semifinal.
***SIGN*** It's the Semifinal
**[23:57] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
# 41 - It's the Semifinal
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**[00:02] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[00:06] Um**
Game set!
**[00:09] Mi**
Nice pitch, Tanba-san!
**[00:13] Yu**
Nice pitch!
**[00:18] C1**
Nice game!
**[00:20] C2**
Nice pitch, Tanba!
**[00:22] C3**
Boss!
**[00:23] C4**
Kataoka-san!
**[00:24] C5**
Just two more!
**[00:26] C6**
Let's go to nationals this year!
**[00:29] C7**
You guys have the power!
**[00:31] C8**
Seido is the best!
***SIGN*** Game set!
***SIGN*** Inashiro Vocational School advances to the semifinals!
***SIGN*** What a magnificent shutout as the ace, Narumiya, passed on the baton to Iguchi.
***SIGN*** All four stadiums have finished their games,
***SIGN*** and now, we have our four semifinalists.
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Championship
West Tokyo Qualifiers
120 Schools
***SIGN*** From Block A,
***SIGN*** Seido High School, with a relay of four pitchers.
***SIGN*** From Block B,
***SIGN*** Sensen Academy, the veteran quarterfinalist of the west.
***SIGN*** From Block C,
***SIGN*** Inashiro Vocational, the winners of last year's tournament.
***SIGN*** And from Block D,
***SIGN*** Sakurazawa High School, a school with top-notch education
***SIGN*** and the only public school of the four.
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Stadium
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Championship Tokyo Qualifiers
***SIGN*** Which school will win a ticket to the dream stage?
***SIGN*** It's the Semifinal
***SIGN*** Which school will win a ticket to the dream stage?
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Stadium
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Championship Tokyo Qualifiers
***SIGN*** The first game will start at 10:00 AM in two days—
**[03:04] Ch**
That's it.
**[03:05] Ch**
With Inashiro's win,
we have all four semifinalists.
**[03:10] Is**
So we're up against Sensen.
**[03:15] Ch**
A formidable school that always makes
**[03:17] ---**
quarterfinals or more with
over eighty members on the team.
**[03:19] Ch**
This spring, they lost a low-scoring game
to Ichidai Third High by one run.
**[03:25] S1**
They have a really tall pitcher, right?
**[03:28] S2**
Yeah.
**[03:29] Ku**
Like over two meters tall!
**[03:33] Ch**
He's been their ace since his first year,
**[03:35] Ch**
and even the pro scouts
have their eyes on his high potential.
**[03:41] Ch**
Yosuke Maki, the giant.
**[03:47] Ch**
His fastball comes flying down
from a high angle,
**[03:51] Ch**
and they say his curve ball has
the highest release point of any in Japan.
**[03:57] Ha**
In Japan?
**[03:59] Sa**
He's tall, and he throws a curve ball?
**[04:01] Sa**
Sounds like...
***SIGN*** Height: 185 cm
***SIGN*** Best pitch: Curve ball
**[04:07] Ta**
About our starting pitcher in the semifinal.
**[04:11] Ta**
I'm thinking about going with Tanba.
**[04:15] Ta**
Can you do it?
**[04:19] Ta**
Yes, sir!
**[04:20] Ry**
Nice job.
**[04:21] Ry**
You're finally back.
**[04:23] Ku**
It'll be a curve ball battle.
**[04:25] Is**
You already lost the height battle,
so don't lose the curve ball battle.
**[04:29] Yu**
Your head definitely has a better shape.
**[04:32] Is**
The shape doesn't matter.
**[04:35] Ku**
Tetsu-san, you're the best!
**[04:37] Ta**
The shape?
**[04:38] Ry**
By a landslide.
**[04:39] Ry**
And the texture, too.
**[04:41] Ka**
Don't rub it!
**[04:50] (Flashback) Ta**
I'm going...
**[04:52] (Flashback) Ta**
...with Sawamura this inning.
**[04:55] Sa**
*After he said that,*
**[04:57] Sa**
*I was taken off the mound.*
**[05:00] Sa**
*I've failed him once already.*
**[05:03] Sa**
*I'm not getting another chance.*
**[05:05] Ta**
Kawakami, I know it's a tough job,
**[05:08] Ta**
but be ready to go like usual.
**[05:10] Ka**
Yes, sir!
**[05:12] Yu**
Thanks, Kawakami.
**[05:13] Ka**
I'll do my best.
**[05:15] Ta**
Sawamura, you, too.
**[05:18] Ta**
I'll throw you in whenever
I see the opportunity.
**[05:20] Ta**
Be ready early.
**[05:26] Sa**
M-Me, sir?
**[05:28] Sa**
But I gave up a home run today.
**[05:33] Sa**
But I...
**[05:41] Ta**
I want to let Furuya rest,
since he's been pitching every game.
**[05:46] Ta**
He doesn't know it, but he's fatigued.
**[05:49] Fu**
Wait! I'm on a break?
**[05:52] Ta**
Tanba, Kawakami, and Sawamura.
**[05:54] Ta**
The semifinal will be up to you.
**[05:57] Ta**
Got it?
**[05:58] Ta**
Yeah.
**[05:59] Ka**
Yeah.
**[06:03] Ta**
That's it for the first-string players.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[06:06] Ta**
Finish up early and get a lot of rest.
**[06:08] Fu**
I'm sorry, I wasn't listening—
**[06:10] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[06:15] S1**
Coach!
**[06:19] Re**
What is it?
***SIGN*** Today's Lesson: Key Things on the Mound - What to do after you give up a hit - Knowing what inning you're in - Knowing the score and outs.
**[06:28] Ch**
It's baseball, so you'll
always allow some hits.
***SIGN*** Today's Game Review
**[06:31] Ch**
You're a pitcher, so you'll allow some runs.
**[06:35] Ch**
If you feel like you're
gonna panic on the mound,
**[06:37] Ch**
then look around first.
**[06:39] Ch**
You can talk to other members
to try to calm down.
**[06:43] Mi**
Some pitchers walk around
the mound to calm down.
**[06:48] Mi**
I know a guy who talks
to the ball to concentrate.
**[06:51] Mi**
But don't mess around in the bullpen.
**[06:54] Mi**
Next time you do it, I'll kick you.
**[06:56] Fu**
I'm not playing in the semifinal.
**[06:59] Mi**
Are you listening?
***SIGN*** One voluntary participant Kawakami
**[07:04] Sa**
Um...
**[07:06] Sa**
Why was I given another chance?
**[07:10] Mi**
What?
***SIGN*** Learn Today
***SIGN*** Devote Every Moment
**[07:12] Mi**
Why are you thinking so hard?
**[07:13] Mi**
You're bad at that stuff.
**[07:15] Mi**
You usually get happy
about being able to play.
**[07:17] Sa**
But I brought the whole team down today.
**[07:22] Mi**
Don't tell me you're afraid to pitch now
**[07:25] ---**
because you gave up a home run.
**[07:29] Mi**
Didn't I tell you?
**[07:30] Mi**
That was all my fault.
**[07:32] Sa**
Well, you don't look like you're sorry!
**[07:37] Ch**
Miyuki, he's not smart enough
to figure out what's happening.
**[07:42] Mi**
You're right.
**[07:43] Mi**
I've gotta be straight, especially with him.
**[07:46] Mi**
Listen, stupid.
**[07:47] Sa**
Don't call me stupid!
**[07:49] Mi**
You got a new pitching form
three months after joining, right?
**[07:54] Sa**
Yeah.
**[07:55] Sa**
*All thanks to Chris-senpai!*
**[07:58] Mi**
But that only made your pitch
harder to time,
**[08:02] Mi**
and it didn't make your pitch
any faster or heavier.
**[08:07] Mi**
Some people will still jam
your pitch to the outfield,
**[08:11] Mi**
or if people get their timing right,
they'll get a home run.
**[08:14] Mi**
Ball control, speed, and experience.
**[08:18] Mi**
The list goes on and on.
**[08:21] Mi**
You're only starting out as a pitcher.
**[08:25] Mi**
Oh, your stupidity's on the list, too.
**[08:28] Sa**
*Do I have anything I'm good at?*
**[08:30] Sa**
**And *I'm stupid?*
**[08:33] Mi**
With all that...
**[08:38] Mi**
With all that, what the coach
really wants from you is here.
**[08:45] Mi**
Your unwavering spirit.
**[08:52] Ch**
Furuya.
**[08:55] Ch**
Part of a pitcher's job is to rest.
**[08:58] Ch**
The coach wants to play
**[08:59] ---**
this summer with four pitchers
until the very end.
**[09:06] Mi**
*Sheesh.*
**[09:08] Mi**
* You're both already*
* valuable players on the team.*
***SIGN*** National Champion
**[09:13] Mi**
Let's go to nationals together.
**[09:27] R1**
You always do well in the qualifiers,
**[09:28] R1**
and they were the runner-up in spring.
**[09:31] R1**
You've really been getting their name known,
**[09:33] R1**
as one of the best schools
along with Ichidai and Seido.
**[09:36] BC**
Oh, no. Not at all.
**[09:38] BC**
We're still nowhere near their level.
**[09:40] BC**
We barely won the last game.
**[09:43] BC**
It'll be an honor to be able
to play Seido tomorrow.
**[09:47] R1**
Coach Ugai,
**[09:48] R1**
do you have any statement
to make for tomorrow's game?
**[09:50] BC**
A statement?
**[09:52] BC**
All our players are players who
were never invited to other schools.
***SIGN*** mumble
**[09:56] BC**
I have to solve their
inferiority complex first,
**[09:58] BC**
and then I can finally
begin teaching them baseball,
**[10:00] ---**
but by that time,
they're already graduating.
**[10:02] BC**
So I have to figure some special
way to beat other schools,
**[10:04] BC**
but, of course, that's not easy.
**[10:06] BC**
I try something new that works every day.
**[10:06] R1**
Excuse me.
**[10:07] R1**
You have a special game tomorrow
for a ticket to the final.
**[10:11] BC**
Seido practices very hard, and they
have a strong team every year.
**[10:18] BC**
Our boys need to be spanked
to even get them working.
**[10:22] BC**
Not literally, of course.
**[10:26] BC**
Hey, he's not practicing.
**[10:27] R1**
*He sure mumbles a lot.*
**[10:30] BC**
However...
**[10:32] BC**
You don't know how the game
will go until you try.
**[10:35] BC**
If people knew the results beforehand,
they wouldn't make any effort.
**[10:40] R1**
*So that's what he actually thinks.*
**[10:42] BC**
Hey, where's your spirit?
**[10:48] R2**
* He's coached at many*
* schools across the nation,*
**[10:51] R2**
* and he's reached the fortieth year*
* of his coaching career.*
**[10:54] R2**
* His teams lack pizzazz, but he's well known*
* for making teams that get things done.*
**[10:58] R2**
*Coach Kazuyoshi Ugai.*
**[11:00] BC**
Oh, yeah.
**[11:01] BC**
Coach Kataoka's known for
his enthusiastic coaching,
**[11:05] BC**
but I feel like he trusts
his players too much.
**[11:09] BC**
I watched yesterday's game on the video,
**[11:11] ---**
but he made some questionable choices.
***SIGN*** Yakushi
Seido
**[11:14] BC**
Top of the eighth with two outs
and runners on first and third.
**[11:17] BC**
That was the key moment
in the outcome of the game,
**[11:20] BC**
and he brought out a boy who'd never
pitched a single game this tournament.
**[11:26] BC**
I don't care about the reasons,
like he's the ace or he's the only guy left.
**[11:31] BC**
Yes, he managed to get
the out and win the game,
**[11:34] BC**
but that was a huge gamble.
**[11:36] BC**
He would've died along with
the ace if he wasn't lucky.
**[11:41] BC**
I guess that's one weakness
I can take advantage of.
**[11:45] BC**
His inexperience as a coach.
**[11:56] B1**
Ouch!
**[11:58] B1**
Aren't you throwing a little hard today?
**[12:00] B1**
Your pitch feels heavier today.
**[12:03] B2**
We have a game tomorrow.
**[12:04] B2**
You should call it a day, Maki.
**[12:06] B3**
Hino-san.
**[12:09] B3**
Why did you come to Sensen?
**[12:12] B3**
Why not Ichidai or Seido?
**[12:14] B2**
Do you have to ask?
**[12:16] B2**
They didn't invite me.
**[12:18] B2**
If Seido had invited me,
maybe I would've gone to them.
**[12:23] B3**
I'm the same.
**[12:26] B3**
I also wanted to go to Seido.
**[12:32] B3**
*But...*
**[12:33] B3**
*In the end, they didn't invite me.*
**[12:48] B3**
*Seido High School...*
**[12:52] B3**
*I don't want to lose*
**[12:54] ---**
*to that school, no matter what.*
**[13:02] Wa**
*You pitched in yesterday's game, right?*
**[13:04] Wa**
*That's amazing!*
***SIGN*** To: Eijun Subject: Semifinal! Eijun, congratulations on making the semi.
**[13:07] Wa**
* Just two more wins,*
* and you'll make nationals!*
**[13:11] Wa**
* We're enjoying our break already*
* after losing in the first round,*
**[13:15] Wa**
* but everyone's doing their*
* best on the new team.*
**[13:19] Wa**
*We'll all go cheer you on tomorrow.*
**[13:22] Wa**
*We're looking forward to see you pitch.*
**[13:31] (Flashback) Mi**
With all that, what the coach
really wants from you is here.
**[13:39] (Flashback) Mi**
Your unwavering spirit.
**[13:44] Sa**
Yeah! I'll show you!
**[13:46] Sa**
I'm going all out!
**[13:46] Mi**
That idiot.
**[13:48] Ha**
Shouldn't we stop him?
**[13:50] Ha**
He has a game tomorrow.
**[13:53] Is**
A curve ball thrown from
the highest point in Japan.
**[13:56] Is**
I really can't imagine it.
**[13:59] Ry**
We've never played
a scrim against them either.
**[14:01] Mi**
You idiot!
**[14:04] Mi**
You're supposed to just move around lightly!
**[14:06] Mi**
You need to listen better!
**[14:08] Sa**
That... was light for me.
**[14:12] Ku**
You need a babysitter.
**[14:14] Ka**
First-string boys!
**[14:16] Ka**
Everyone, go to Field B!
**[14:18] Ka**
You're going to practice
hitting steep throws!
**[14:22] Yu**
Yes, sir!
**[14:25] S1**
Yeah, a little more.
**[14:26] S1**
Over there.
**[14:29] S1**
Oh, you missed a spot.
**[14:32] Ku**
They're making a mountain on the mound?
**[14:33] Yu**
They made the mound higher
to simulate Maki's height.
**[14:39] Ka**
Last night, these boys
came to me with this idea.
**[14:42] Ka**
They brought some dirt
to the mound overnight.
**[14:46] Is**
You guys...
**[14:49] S1**
We wanted to help out the team, too.
**[14:55] Ka**
All right.
**[14:57] Ka**
Who's up first?
**[14:59] Ku**
Wait! You're pitching, Coach?
**[15:01] Ka**
I can't let Tanba pitch now, can I?
**[15:04] Ku**
Seriously?
**[15:05] Ry**
Looks like fun.
**[15:07] Ry**
It's not everyday you get
to hit the coach's pitch.
**[15:12] Is**
Tetsu, you'd better take turns!
**[15:14] Ku**
You're all ready, too!
**[15:17] Mi**
*He pitched for a runner-up team at nationals.*
**[15:19] Mi**
*If he's pitching, then it'll be great practice.*
**[15:27] Yu**
I can actually hit your pitch. Right, sir?
**[15:29] Ka**
If you actually can.
**[15:31] S1**
Tetsu!
**[15:32] S2**
You've got this!
**[15:33] S3**
Don't hold back!
**[15:34] S3**
Show no mercy!
**[15:36] Is**
Damn, this is exciting.
**[15:38] Ku**
Is this for real?
**[15:40] Sa**
Hey, hey!
**[15:41] Sa**
The pitcher's scared!
**[15:43] Ha**
Eijun-kun!
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
***SIGN*** Attachment for 3mm/5mm length
**[16:24] Is**
I'm so tired.
**[16:25] Is**
The coach was throwing
at like 140 km/h last night.
**[16:29] S1**
It was definitely faster.
**[16:31] Is**
He pitched like 200 balls, too. And yet...
**[16:36] Ka**
What's wrong?
**[16:37] Ka**
Already done?
**[16:38] Is**
Seriously?
**[16:39] Is**
He's a monster.
**[16:41] Is**
It was great practice, though.
**[16:44] Yu**
You can thank him by winning.
**[16:46] Yu**
That's what it sounded
like his pitch was saying.
**[16:49] Is**
What are you even saying?
**[16:50] Is**
You weren't holding anything back.
**[16:53] Mi**
Were you able to sleep last night, Nori?
**[16:56] Ka**
A little.
**[16:57] Ku**
Hey, you okay?
**[16:59] Ku**
You're our ace closer, you know?
**[17:00] Ku**
You're gonna have to go out
in a lot of tough spots,
**[17:04] Ku**
and I'm sure you're gonna
be under a lot of pressure.
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[17:09] Mi**
We all know it, you know?
**[17:12] Mi**
You're always doing your best to do your job.
**[17:21] Ku**
How can you say something
so cheesy with a straight face?
**[17:23] Sa**
Nori-senpai!
**[17:25] Sa**
Let's do our best today!
**[17:28] Ka**
Y-Yeah.
**[17:29] Ku**
You're way too loud at this hour!
**[17:32] Sa**
I'll hand you the baton
in the best way possible today!
**[17:37] Ka**
Sawamura.
**[17:39] Ku**
Where is he getting that confidence?
**[17:41] Ku**
Has he already gotten over the home run?
**[17:44] Mi**
But his optimism is something
you could learn, Nori.
**[17:49] Ka**
Yeah.
**[17:51] Sa**
Well, then.
**[17:52] Sa**
I'm gonna go run to pump myself up a little!
**[17:55] Fu**
Me, too.
**[17:55] Mi**
Wait a minute!
**[17:56] Mi**
Leave the tires here.
**[17:57] Mi**
Airheads, you two!
***SIGN*** Total victory! Two more wins! Let's go to the nationals!
**[18:01] Ry**
Today's the 29th.
**[18:02] Ry**
The final's on the 31st.
**[18:05] Ry**
Two more games, no matter what happens.
**[18:10] Ry**
We'll have our answer in two days.
**[18:13] Ry**
Do I go to nationals...
**[18:15] ---**
...or do I retire?
**[18:24] (Flashback) Ha**
Brother.
**[18:29] (Flashback) Ha**
Tokyo?
**[18:31] (Flashback) Ha**
There are many strong teams in the area, too.
**[18:33] (Flashback) Ha**
Why?
**[18:35] (Flashback) Ry**
I don't know. No reason.
**[18:37] (Flashback) Ry**
I'm going to devote all
three years to baseball, anyway.
**[18:42] (Flashback) Ry**
So I might as well go somewhere
I can really challenge myself.
**[18:46] (Flashback) Ry**
That's all.
**[18:51] (Flashback) Ry**
Haruichi.
**[18:51] (Flashback) Ry**
Don't follow in my footsteps.
**[18:53] (Flashback) Ry**
I had a hard time convincing Mom and Dad.
**[18:59] Ha**
Brother.
**[19:03] Ha**
It's our first and last chance
to make nationals together.
**[19:08] Ha**
I want to go to nationals.
**[19:21] Ry**
Stupid.
**[19:24] Ry**
I'm only worried you won't make
the bench of eighteen people.
**[19:30] Ry**
Only eighteen people can be
on the bench at nationals.
**[19:34] Ry**
You can't play, Mr. Nighteen.
**[19:39] Ry**
Let's go get breakfast.
**[19:45] Ha**
Yeah.
**[20:00] Ch**
Tanba.
**[20:02] Ch**
How are you feeling today?
***SIGN*** Mentality
**[20:05] Ta**
Not bad, I think.
**[20:07] Ch**
You don't look tired, at least.
**[20:13] Sa**
Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Masu-Masu!
**[20:17] Ka**
After breakfast, we'll have a short meeting.
**[20:19] Re**
Yes, sir.
**[20:20] Ka**
We'll leave by seven.
**[20:22] Re**
Okay, sir.
**[20:23] Ka**
On the bus, make sure we—
**[20:34] Ka**
Masuko.
**[20:36] Ka**
What are you trying to prove?
**[20:41] Ku**
Coach, that was mean!
**[20:43] Is**
But seriously, what happened to your head?
**[20:46] S1**
Are you trying a new look?
**[20:48] Ma**
I forgot to put on my usual attachment.
**[20:52] Ku**
It looks really good on you, Masuko-san!
**[20:54] Ku**
You've doubled your intensity.
**[20:56] Mi**
My abs!
**[20:57] Ry**
Good for you.
**[20:58] Ry**
You've made a friend.
**[21:01] Sa**
Can't breathe.
**[21:03] Ma**
You're laughing too much, Sawamura-chan.
**[21:09] Ka**
What's done is done.
**[21:11] Ka**
However, don't make silly
mistakes in the game!
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Stadium
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Championship Tokyo Qualifiers
***SIGN*** 10:00 Seido High School vs. Sensen Academy 12:50 Inashiro Vocational vs. Sakurazawa High School
**[21:39] C1**
Hey, it's Seido.
**[21:49] C3**
Kataoka-san!
**[21:50] C4**
Tetsu-san!
**[21:51] C5**
Spitz!
**[21:52] B1**
What a crowd.
**[23:36] Mi**
The semifinal has finally begun.
**[23:37] Mi**
Sensen's giant ace,
Yosuke Maki, stands in our path.
**[23:42] B1**
*I wanted to go to Seido.*
**[23:44] B1**
* So I don't want to lose*
* to them, no matter what.*
**[23:47] Wa**
This is such a close game.
**[23:49] Sa**
I'm ready to go any time!
**[23:51] Wa**
Are they really going to let Eijun play?
**[23:53] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
The Giant Looks Down.
***SIGN*** The Giant Looks Down
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
# 42 - The Giant Looks Down
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**[00:02] Mi**
With all that, what the coach
really wants from you is here.
**[00:10] Mi**
Your unwavering spirit.
**[00:14] Ch**
The coach wants to play
**[00:15] Ch**
this summer with four pitchers
until the very end.
**[00:22] Mi**
*Sheesh.*
**[00:24] Mi**
* You're both already*
* valuable players on the team.*
***SIGN*** National Champion
**[00:29] Mi**
Let's go to nationals together.
**[00:32] B1**
Hino-san, why did you come to Sensen?
**[00:36] B1**
Why not Ichidai or Seido?
**[00:37] B2**
Do you have to ask?
**[00:39] B2**
They didn't invite me.
**[00:42] B2**
If Seido had invited me,
maybe I would've gone to them.
**[00:47] B1**
I'm the same.
**[00:50] B1**
I also wanted to go to Seido.
**[00:56] B1**
*But...*
**[00:57] B1**
*In the end, they didn't invite me.*
**[01:11] B1**
*Seido High School...*
**[01:15] B1**
*I don't want to lose*
**[01:17] B1**
*to that school, no matter what.*
***SIGN*** The Giant Looks Down
**[02:55] F1**
Shoot.
**[02:56] F1**
The game's already started.
**[02:58] F2**
If we don't hurry, we're gonna miss him play.
**[03:01] F3**
Let's hurry.
**[03:02] F4**
That was a long walk from the station.
**[03:04] F5**
I told you we should've
gotten off at Gaien-mae.
**[03:04] Wa**
*So this is the Jingu Stadium.*
**[03:06] Wa**
*I can't believe he's pitching here.*
**[03:12] F2**
Wakana-chan, let's go!
***SIGN*** Seido Sensen
***SIGN*** This is the first game of the semifinals.
***SIGN*** Both teams started out with their respective aces,
***SIGN*** Seido Sensen
***SIGN*** and Sensen Academy took an early lead.
**[03:32] S1**
Two outs!
**[03:32] S2**
Two outs!
**[03:34] Is**
Kill him!
***SIGN*** Runners on first and second.
***SIGN*** This is Tanba's first time starting this summer.
***SIGN*** He doesn't want to concede any more runs here.
**[03:42] Ch**
They took advantage
of his bad fastballs.
**[03:45] Ka**
Yeah.
**[03:47] Ch**
They're not swinging at the hard pitches.
**[03:49] Ch**
Perhaps that's their strategy.
**[03:52] BC**
Why did he stop at second?
**[03:55] BC**
He should've ran for third.
**[03:57] BC**
Oh, well.
**[03:58] BC**
We have the upper hand now.
**[04:01] BC**
Listen up.
**[04:02] BC**
Their pitcher's looking insecure.
**[04:04] BC**
Now's our chance.
**[04:06] BC**
Be tenacious when you're at bat.
**[04:07] BB**
Yes, sir!
**[04:09] BC**
*I must say. The coach is still green.*
**[04:12] BC**
*He may have closed the last game well,*
**[04:16] BC**
* but you're putting too much faith in him*
* to let him start right after.*
**[04:20] BC**
* That pitcher wasn't throwing good*
* fastballs in the quarterfinal, either.*
**[04:24] BC**
* We would've been in trouble if they'd used*
* one of the other pitchers, to be honest.*
**[04:39] Um**
Strike!
**[04:41] Mi**
Okay! Okay!
**[04:42] Mi**
Nice pitch, Tanba-san!
**[04:44] B1**
*That thing bends like crazy.*
**[04:47] B1**
* And it's a different type*
* than Maki's curveball.*
**[04:52] S1**
Nice pitch!
**[04:53] S2**
Nice one, Tanba!
**[05:01] B1**
*I don't need curves.*
**[05:02] B1**
*Give me a fastball.*
**[05:03] B1**
*Come on!*
**[05:05] BC**
At least pretend like you're
trying for the curveballs, too.
**[05:08] BC**
You're practically telling
them what you're after.
**[05:11] B1**
*Fastball!*
**[05:24] B1**
*Yes!*
***SIGN*** Strike out!
**[05:31] B1**
*He didn't throw any fastballs.*
***SIGN*** Seido managed to pull themselves out of a sticky situation.
**[05:37] Mi**
Nice pitch, Tanba-san.
**[05:39] BC**
*What'd I tell you?*
**[05:40] BC**
*They outplayed you.*
**[05:44] BC**
* Their players are able*
* to think on their own.*
**[05:48] BC**
* If I had kids like them, I guess*
* I'd want to try trusting them, too.*
**[05:53] BC**
Hey, Maki.
**[05:57] BC**
Their batters haven't
adjusted to your pitching yet.
**[06:01] BC**
They were all hitting grounders
their first go-around.
**[06:04] BC**
If you keep throwing with a good tempo,
**[06:06] BC**
you'll effortlessly rack up outs.
**[06:08] BC**
Play with confidence.
**[06:12] BC**
Don't worry.
**[06:13] BC**
You're in the zone today.
**[06:16] BC**
Keep your head held high.
**[06:21] BC**
*I don't have any trust in my players.*
**[06:26] BC**
*Sometimes, they'll play great,*
**[06:27] BC**
*and sometimes, they'll play horribly.*
**[06:29] BC**
*After all, they're only human.*
**[06:32] BC**
* But I've gotta say,*
* Maki's really in the zone today.*
**[06:36] BC**
* I've never seen him pitch*
* with so much energy.*
***SIGN*** Seido Sensen
**[06:43] F1**
Oh, no.
**[06:44] F1**
Seido conceded the first run of the game.
**[06:47] F2**
I wonder if Ei-chan's already pitched.
**[06:49] F1**
It's still the fourth inning.
**[06:51] F3**
Wow! This place is huge.
**[06:53] F2**
I can't see the dugout from here.
**[06:57] Wa**
There he is.
**[06:58] Wa**
Look! In the bullpen.
**[07:01] Sa**
I'm ready to go any time!
**[07:02] Sa**
Let's get 'em back,
one run at a time!
**[07:14] Wa**
*Eijun.*
**[07:17] F1**
Wow!
**[07:18] F1**
He's really wearing the Seido uniform!
**[07:20] F1**
Hey, Ei-chan—
**[07:21] Ma**
Hey! Sawamura!
**[07:23] Ma**
You're being disruptive!
**[07:24] Ma**
Don't mess around in the bullpen!
**[07:26] Ka**
Tanba-san is pitching right now!
**[07:28] Ka**
You're not gonna get a turn!
**[07:29] Ka**
Don't get cocky!
**[07:31] Ma**
Just be quiet and warm up, you idiot!
**[07:36] Ka**
How's his pitch?
**[07:39] Ka**
Can you guys handle him?
**[07:41] Ma**
Yesterday's practice made
it a lot easier to adjust.
**[07:45] Is**
His curveball's a little bit different,
**[07:48] Is**
but it's well within our expectations.
**[07:50] Yu**
Should we go after his
highly acclaimed curveball?
**[07:54] Ka**
*I see you guys are all calm.*
**[07:58] Ka**
Keep your hits low and powerful.
**[08:00] Ka**
If you get on base,
**[08:01] Ka**
go for the next base aggressively.
**[08:03] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[08:04] Ka**
No matter how tall anyone is,
**[08:06] Ka**
if we take out their legs, they'll fall.
**[08:08] Ka**
Understood?
**[08:21] Sa**
Beard-senpai, eyes on the ball!
**[08:23] Is**
Shut up!
**[08:25] R1**
Seido is having a tough time hitting.
**[08:28] R2**
Yeah.
**[08:29] R2**
He's throwing low from such a height.
**[08:32] Is**
Bring it on!
**[08:35] R2**
* His pitching form fully*
* utilizes his 195 cm height.*
**[08:41] R2**
*He keeps his lunge narrow*
**[08:43] R2**
* and keeps his chest high, unlike*
* the contemporary Japanese form.*
**[08:46] R2**
* By doing so, his release point*
* gets even higher.*
**[08:53] R2**
*The lower he throws,*
**[08:56] R2**
* the steeper the angle*
* of his pitch becomes.*
**[09:10] BC**
*Pretty good, Maki.*
**[09:12] BC**
*Your weight shifting is very smooth,*
**[09:14] BC**
*and your arm swing is great.*
**[09:17] BC**
*Now...*
**[09:18] BC**
* Just throw your curveball*
* and finish him off.*
**[09:29] S1**
Oh, so close.
**[09:30] S2**
A liner to third.
**[09:32] Sa**
Beard-senpai, better luck next time.
**[09:34] Is**
Shut up, stupid!
**[09:36] B1**
*He perfectly hit...*
**[09:38] B2**
*...Maki's curveball!*
***SIGN*** Batting fourth, first baseman, Yuki-kun.
**[09:50] BC**
*Don't fight him head on.*
**[09:53] BC**
*Keep the pitches low.*
**[09:59] B1**
*Another hit curveball.*
**[10:00] B2**
*Damn!*
**[10:02] B2**
*The hit's too fast.*
***SIGN*** That's a hit!
***SIGN*** It's going deep into left field!
**[10:08] B1**
*Don't tell me they're...*
**[10:09] B1**
*...going after Maki's curveballs!*
**[10:11] Sa**
Nice one, leader!
**[10:13] Sa**
Nice double!
**[10:20] B1**
*The hits are getting faster.*
**[10:23] B2**
*I'll stop them with my body.*
***SIGN*** Can the team follow up on Yuki's magnificent hit?
***SIGN*** Their fifth batter, Masuko, is up.
**[10:36] B1**
But he's a power hitter!
**[10:39] Um**
Safe!
***SIGN*** Masuko ambushes with a safety bunt!
***SIGN*** Runners on first and third with only one out!
**[10:46] Ot**
Th-They're hitting his pitches!
**[10:49] Ch**
Yes.
**[10:49] Ch**
Careful observation in the
first go-around is paying off.
**[10:52] BC**
Don't play at their pace, boys.
**[10:55] BC**
They haven't put on too much pressure yet.
**[10:59] B1**
Sorry.
**[11:00] B2**
Just switch gears.
**[11:04] S1**
Come on, Miyuki!
**[11:06] S2**
The spotlight's all yours!
**[11:34] S1**
Come on, Miyuki!
**[11:36] S2**
The spotlight's all yours!
**[11:56] SS**
Aim and swing!
***SIGN*** They're avoiding the battle.
***SIGN*** The Sensen battery is strategically loading the bases.
**[12:22] Um**
Ball four!
***SIGN*** The bases are loaded with just one out.
**[12:33] Mi**
*He looked like he wanted to fight.*
**[12:37] Sa**
Nice walk, Kazuya Miyuki!
**[12:39] Mi**
That's not a compliment!
**[12:40] BC**
*Don't get sour, Maki.*
**[12:43] BC**
*This is for the team.*
**[12:46] BC**
*It's important for pitchers to have that*
**[12:50] BC**
* "I'd rather concede a hit than*
* intentionally walk" spirit,*
**[12:54] BC**
*but baseball is all about probability.*
**[12:58] BC**
* You should always avoid*
* facing batters who hit often.*
**[13:05] S1**
*Don't underestimate me!*
**[13:09] S2**
A fly off the curveball!
**[13:10] S2**
It's going far!
**[13:12] S1**
Yes!
**[13:13] S1**
*I did the least I could do.*
***SIGN*** Runner on third is tagging up.
**[13:18] S1**
Go!
**[13:18] B1**
Onuma!
**[13:19] B2**
Yagi!
***SIGN*** Tagged out!
**[13:30] B1**
Yes!
**[13:31] B2**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** What a beautiful cut-off play from Sensen Academy!
***SIGN*** Seido had a huge chance to score with one out and bases loaded,
***SIGN*** but it just fell short!
**[13:41] BC**
*Follow the data and get the definitive outs.*
**[13:46] BC**
*In the end, this is the strongest way to play.*
**[14:08] Ku**
*Go over!*
***SIGN*** Three for three!
***SIGN*** Seido is unable to score again!
**[14:20] Sa**
Don't let it get to you!
**[14:22] Sa**
You almost had it!
**[14:24] Sa**
Huh?
**[14:26] Ku**
*Damn it!*
**[14:29] Ot**
Be patient! That's the key!
**[14:30] Ot**
You'll get another opportunity again.
**[14:32] Is**
Let's go!
**[14:34] Ry**
Come on! Switch gears.
**[14:36] Is**
Stay strong, everyone!
**[14:38] S1**
Yeah!
**[14:44] Mi**
*Tanba-san's sweating like crazy.*
**[14:48] Mi**
*He's back after a long break.*
**[14:50] Mi**
*As the catcher,*
**[14:52] Mi**
* I can tell he's using a lot*
* of energy on each pitch.*
**[15:03] C1**
Seido hasn't scored after five innings.
**[15:06] C2**
They're struggling to score today.
**[15:12] I1**
Behind by a run.
**[15:14] I1**
They're struggling.
**[15:15] I2**
Sensen's baseball is boring but definitive.
**[15:20] I3**
Not to mention their pitcher, Maki.
**[15:22] I3**
I'm sure his steep throws
are a challenge to hit.
**[15:26] I4**
He's just tall.
**[15:28] I4**
More importantly,
**[15:30] I4**
they should switch Tanba-san out.
**[15:33] I4**
He's getting by with his breaking balls,
**[15:35] I4**
but his fastballs are trash.
**[15:37] I4**
If they keep this up,
**[15:39] I4**
they're going to take a fatal blow.
**[15:43] I4**
See?
**[15:44] I4**
That was a close call.
**[15:46] I4**
Kazuya sure has it rough.
**[15:49] I5**
Mei.
**[15:50] I5**
I've told you before,
**[15:52] I5**
but you're underestimating
Tanba too much.
**[15:57] I5**
Unlike before, he doesn't look distraught.
**[16:03] I5**
After he took a ball to the face,
**[16:06] I5**
he came back even stronger.
***SIGN*** Their ace is howling!
**[16:16] S1**
Tanba-san!
**[16:17] S2**
Nice pitch!
**[16:18] Ot**
Yes!
***SIGN*** Seido's Tanba is showing us a lot of energy!
**[16:23] I4**
*You can't pitch with your spirit alone.*
**[16:26] I4**
I'm gonna go buy a drink.
**[16:27] I3**
He's running away.
**[16:28] I2**
Come back here, Mei!
**[16:30] F1**
That's Inashiro, right?
**[16:32] F2**
Yeah, I've seen that uniform on TV.
**[16:36] F1**
Wow.
**[16:39] F3**
Wakana-chan.
**[16:41] F3**
Are you sure you don't
need to say hi to Ei-chan?
**[16:45] F3**
He's right there.
**[16:49] Sa**
Man, it's hot.
**[16:55] Wa**
If we go say hi right now,
he might get nervous.
**[16:59] Wa**
Let's stay quiet and
cheer him on from here.
**[17:01] F2**
Ei-chan always puts up a front around us,
**[17:03] F2**
so I bet he'll try to show off if he sees us.
**[17:05] F3**
Besides, he might not even get to pitch.
**[17:08] F1**
That's true.
**[17:09] F1**
If he comes out in a game this close,
**[17:11] F1**
it'll make *us* nervous.
***SIGN*** 3 4 5 6 7
**[17:20] B1**
*I can do this.*
**[17:22] B1**
*I can take on Seido with my pitch.*
**[17:30] B1**
*I'll beat this team*
**[17:33] B1**
*and prove I'm better.*
**[17:43] B2**
Yeah! Nice throw!
**[17:45] B3**
Nice one, Maki!
**[17:46] B4**
The batter can't time it right!
**[17:50] B5**
Nice pitch!
**[17:51] BC**
* His arm swing, pitch angle, and*
* weight shifting are all great.*
**[17:56] BC**
*He's on a roll today.*
**[18:00] BC**
* When I saw him back in junior high,*
* I saw a diamond in the rough,*
**[18:05] BC**
* but he didn't know*
* how to use his body at all.*
**[18:10] BC**
* I knew I could transform*
* him into something great.*
**[18:16] BC**
* Good thing I emphatically*
* invited him to my team.*
**[18:22] BC**
*He might turn into a monster today.*
**[18:32] Ry**
*Maybe you're on a roll today,*
**[18:33] Ry**
* but if you throw the same*
* pitch over and over,*
**[18:36] Ry**
*you're gonna get hurt.*
**[18:38] S1**
Yeah!
**[18:39] Ku**
Nice hit, Ryo-san!
**[18:43] Is**
*I've got the timing down on his curveball.*
**[18:46] Is**
*It's time I put you in your place.*
**[18:49] Ch**
*With fatigue building up for Tanba,*
**[18:51] Ch**
*we need to do something this inning.*
**[18:54] Ka**
Kominato.
**[18:56] Ka**
Go warm up your swings.
**[18:58] Ka**
If there's an opportunity to score,
I'm sending you in.
**[19:00] Ha**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[19:02] Ka**
And tell Sawamura to be prepared to go in.
**[19:06] Sa**
What? Me?
**[19:08] Sa**
Of course!
**[19:09] Mi**
Are you ready?
**[19:09] Sa**
I was born ready!
**[19:14] Wa**
*Eijun's taking the mound?*
***SIGN*** Seido Sensen
**[19:30] Wa**
*Eijun, are you really going to pitch?*
**[19:34] Wa**
*In this close game?*
**[19:38] Wa**
*Really?*
**[19:47] Sa**
Get out of my head!
**[19:49] Sa**
Right now!
***SIGN*** That's a hit!
**[19:56] Ka**
There it is!
**[19:57] Ma**
Nice hit!
**[19:59] Sa**
That's our leader!
***SIGN*** One out and runners on second and third!
**[20:04] F1**
He hit again!
**[20:06] F2**
Wow!
**[20:07] F3**
He has a different air around him.
***SIGN*** He is the model cleanup!
***SIGN*** Captain Yuki creates an opportunity with his bat!
**[20:13] Is**
Carry the torch, Masuko!
**[20:16] Ku**
Your liner to left field
wasn't bad either, Jun-san.
**[20:18] Is**
Shut up!
**[20:22] BC**
*This batter's a problem, too.*
**[20:25] BC**
* But it's too risky to load*
* the bases and face him next.*
**[20:32] BC**
*You'll need to face him, fair and square.*
**[20:35] B1**
We've got your back, Maki!
**[20:37] B2**
Let's defend this!
***SIGN*** Sensen infielders are moving in!
**[20:42] Ma**
*Hit to the ground.*
**[20:43] Ma**
* If he throws a curveball,*
* hit it to the ground.*
**[20:52] Ma**
*There's the curveball!*
**[20:56] B1**
Third base!
**[20:57] B2**
*That's crazy.*
**[20:59] B2**
*He's running with a grounder to third?*
**[21:01] B1**
Home!
**[21:06] Ry**
*He's covering the base.*
**[21:08] Ry**
*You...*
**[21:23] Um**
Safe!
***SIGN*** Seido has tied the game!
**[21:29] B1**
*He slid right into me.*
**[21:31] B1**
*He's really aggressive.*
**[21:36] S1**
Nice run!
**[21:37] Ku**
Nice run, Ryo-san!
**[21:39] Ha**
*Brother.*
**[21:42] Sa**
Brother!
**[21:44] F1**
He slid with that tiny body!
**[21:45] F2**
And he won the tackle.
**[21:47] Wa**
*"Brother"?*
**[21:49] S1**
Ryosuke, nice run!
**[21:52] Ry**
*That was almost an obstruction.*
**[21:54] Ry**
*Way to make things difficult.*
**[21:57] S1**
Nice run, Ryosuke!
**[22:01] Ha**
*I'll do it, too.*
**[23:36] S1**
We finally scored!
**[23:37] S1**
It's tied up now!
**[23:38] S2**
Let's turn it around!
**[23:40] Mi**
One out and runners
on first and third.
**[23:42] Mi**
Couldn't have it any better.
**[23:43] Mi**
Wait. Seriously?
**[23:45] B1**
It's too soon for you
**[23:46] B1**
to be wearing that uniform, first-year!
**[23:50] Ha**
I can't let everyone down!
**[23:52] Sa**
I won't let anyone say
something like that again.
**[23:55] Ha**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Revenge.
***SIGN*** Revenge
**[23:57] Ha**
Let's win the national title!
**[23:59] ---**
# 43 - Revenge
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***SIGN*** Seido had a huge chance to score with one out and the bases loaded,
***SIGN*** but it just fell short!
**[00:07] BC**
*Follow the data and get the definitive outs.*
**[00:11] BC**
*In the end, this is the strongest way to play.*
**[00:18] B1**
*I can do this.*
**[00:20] B1**
*I can take on Seido with my pitch.*
**[00:25] B1**
*I'll beat this team*
**[00:27] B1**
*and prove I'm better.*
**[00:34] Sa**
What? Me?
**[00:36] Sa**
Of course!
**[00:37] Mi**
Are you ready?
**[00:38] Sa**
I was born ready!
**[00:43] Wa**
*Eijun's taking the mound?*
**[00:46] B1**
*He's running with a grounder to third?*
***SIGN*** Seido has tied the game!
**[00:52] B1**
*He slid right into me.*
**[00:55] B1**
*He's really aggressive.*
**[00:59] Ha**
*Brother.*
**[01:02] Ha**
*I'll do it, too.*
***SIGN*** Revenge
**[02:36] S1**
Yes!
**[02:37] S1**
We've tied! Tied!
**[02:39] S1**
We've finally caught up, Takako-senpai!
**[02:42] S2**
One out with runners on first and third.
**[02:44] S2**
We can still score again.
**[02:47] S3**
Let's turn the game around this inning!
**[02:49] R1**
He ran straight for home
with a grounder to third.
**[02:52] R2**
They probably practice this play daily.
**[02:55] R2**
The batter hit the grounder,
**[02:57] R2**
and the runner ran without
even giving it a thought.
**[03:01] R2**
They put pressure on the opponents
by always making aggressive plays.
**[03:06] R2**
This offensive style is how
Coach Kataoka likes to play baseball.
**[03:15] Mi**
*Seriously?*
**[03:22] Um**
Ball four!
**[03:27] Ot**
They walked him again!
**[03:28] Ot**
That's two at-bats in a row!
**[03:31] Ch**
Miyuki has played a key role
in many games this tournament.
**[03:35] Ch**
Perhaps they don't plan to take him on at all.
**[03:39] BC**
*This is fine.*
**[03:40] BC**
*Never fight a battle you might not win.*
**[03:47] Um**
Strike!
**[03:48] Um**
Batter out!
**[03:55] Mi**
*His fastball has gotten faster.*
**[03:57] Mi**
* He's getting fired up*
* from walking me every time.*
**[04:03] Mi**
*I bet the coach knew this would happen, too.*
**[04:13] Ka**
Tanba!
***SIGN*** For the eighth batter,
***SIGN*** Haruichi Kominato-kun will be replacing Tanba-kun.
**[04:35] R1**
They used a pinch hitter for the ace!
**[04:36] R1**
That's crazy!
**[04:38] Sa**
Get a hit, Harucchi!
***SIGN*** Itching to play
***SIGN*** Itching to play
**[04:41] Fu**
*I want to play.*
**[04:44] R2**
*Coach Kataoka's making his move.*
**[04:49] R2**
*This inning will be the turning point.*
**[04:53] BC**
*He's doing his pitcher relay, I see.*
**[04:55] BC**
*If we can defend against it,*
**[04:57] BC**
*the game will be in our favor, Maki.*
**[05:10] Ha**
*I'm taking Tanba-san's place.*
**[05:12] Ha**
*This is a huge responsibility.*
**[05:15] Ha**
*But with two outs and the bases loaded,*
**[05:18] Ha**
*the coach trusted me to go up.*
**[05:22] Ha**
*I don't want to let him down.*
**[05:28] B1**
*They replaced their ace with a pinch hitter?*
**[05:32] B1**
*He's still a first-year, too.*
**[05:37] B2**
Maki! Let's stop them here!
**[05:39] B3**
Pitch to contact!
**[05:42] B1**
*You're a first-year!*
**[05:46] B1**
*You're still a first-year!*
**[05:51] B2**
Yeah! Nice throw!
**[05:53] B3**
Keep your pitch low!
**[05:55] BC**
*His pitch is on fire.*
**[05:57] BC**
*There's nothing to worry about here, then.*
**[06:02] Um**
Ball!
**[06:04] Sa**
Yes! Great call!
**[06:06] Sa**
Harucchi has keen eyes.
**[06:12] Ha**
*Standing here makes me truly realize*
**[06:15] Ha**
*just how big this pitcher is.*
**[06:18] Ha**
*But...*
**[06:19] Ha**
* His fastballs are extremely close*
* to what the coach pitched yesterday.*
**[06:24] Ha**
*If only...*
**[06:25] Ha**
* ...I could see his curveball*
* before I'm cornered.*
**[06:35] Um**
Foul!
**[06:36] Ha**
*Another fastball.*
**[06:38] Ot**
The count is 1-2!
**[06:40] Ot**
He's cornered.
**[06:41] Ot**
This may have been too much for a first-year.
**[06:45] Mi**
Okay! Okay!
**[06:46] Mi**
Your timing's right!
**[06:48] Yu**
Just swing big!
**[06:50] BC**
* He's had two at-bats*
* and two hits this tournament.*
**[06:53] BC**
*His batting average is one.*
**[06:54] BC**
*We don't have enough data on him,*
**[06:56] BC**
*but he certainly has talent.*
**[06:59] BC**
*But he can't hit any long ones.*
**[07:02] BC**
*Just overpower him with your fastballs.*
**[07:05] BC**
*You have plenty of power to do that.*
**[07:09] Ha**
*Will he throw a curveball?*
**[07:11] Ha**
*Or will he stick to his fastballs until the end?*
**[07:14] Ry**
*Don't think too much.*
**[07:17] Ry**
*I know for a fact*
**[07:18] Ry**
*that you can hit anything he throws.*
**[07:24] B1**
*You're just a first-year.*
**[07:29] B1**
*It's too soon for you...*
**[07:31] B1**
*...to be wearing that uniform!*
**[07:41] Ha**
*A curveball!*
**[07:42] Ry**
*Hold it in!*
**[07:44] Ry**
*Keep your bat head high.*
**[07:46] Ry**
*It's all in the hips.*
**[07:48] Ry**
*Smack it away!*
**[07:55] BC**
*Why did you throw a curveball, Maki?*
**[07:58] B1**
Left! Back!
**[08:00] BC**
* Did you get too greedy*
* trying to get a strikeout?*
**[08:04] Ha**
*It went a little too high.*
**[08:06] B2**
*I was too far up thinking he couldn't hit far.*
**[08:14] Ha**
*Get over!*
**[08:19] S1**
Yeah!
**[08:23] Ka**
He hit it right over the left fielder!
**[08:26] S1**
All the runners are home!
**[08:28] S2**
That was a three RBI double!
**[08:31] S3**
We're up by three now!
**[08:33] Ot**
Kominato did an amazing job!
**[08:35] Ot**
He hit their pitcher's
curveball as the pinch hitter!
**[08:39] Sa**
Yeah!
**[08:40] Sa**
Nice hit, Harucchi!
**[08:45] (Flashback) ---**
Huh?
**[08:46] (Flashback) Ha**
What do I think about when I'm at bat?
**[08:49] (Flashback) Ha**
Just hitting the ball back, I guess?
**[08:56] (Flashback) S1**
He's really amazing.
**[08:57] (Flashback) S2**
How does he make contact so easily?
**[09:00] Ka**
*"Just hitting the ball back," huh?*
**[09:03] Ka**
*That's the hardest thing to do in a game.*
**[09:07] Ch**
He's hit three for three so far.
**[09:10] Ch**
His batting average is still one.
**[09:12] Ch**
He may be our lucky boy this tournament.
**[09:16] Ka**
Look!
**[09:17] Ka**
He's pumping his fist with a red face!
**[09:19] Ma**
Can't do anything about that, huh?
**[09:26] F1**
Yes!
**[09:27] F1**
They turned the game around!
**[09:29] F2**
He's still a first-year, right?
**[09:31] Ha**
*I got really lucky with the three runs,*
**[09:32] Ha**
* but this should make*
* Eijun-kun's job a little easier.*
**[09:41] Yu**
This inning's crucial!
**[09:43] Is**
Yeah!
**[09:44] Ry**
One out at a time!
**[09:46] Sa**
Let's go!
**[09:47] Ka**
You've got some buffer!
**[09:48] Ma**
Throw with confidence!
**[09:51] Ch**
*Just pitch like you always do, Sawamura.*
**[09:54] F1**
Yeah! Ei-chan!
**[09:56] F2**
Good luck!
**[09:59] R1**
They brought Sawamura-kun out.
**[10:01] R2**
This is his third consecutive relieving game.
**[10:05] R1**
In order to make a strong statement
after turning the game around,
**[10:08] R1**
defending this inning is key.
**[10:12] R2**
If there's one thing to worry about,
**[10:14] R2**
it's how he got switched out in the last game
**[10:18] R2**
after giving up a home run
and breaking down.
**[10:22] Sa**
Let's go!
**[10:24] BC**
What were you thinking?
**[10:26] BC**
You should've gone with a fastball.
**[10:27] BC**
You could've avoided three runs
if you had kept their batter from hitting far.
**[10:32] BC**
Hino!
**[10:33] BC**
Be ready to go any time!
**[10:36] B1**
Yes, sir!
**[10:37] BC**
If anything else happens,
I'm taking Maki off the mound.
**[10:42] B2**
Relax, Maki.
**[10:44] B2**
He always says that.
**[10:46] B3**
Just cover your ears.
**[10:48] B2**
We'll get those three runs back.
**[10:51] B3**
You can count on it.
**[10:52] B2**
You're something else today.
**[10:55] B2**
I feel it, just watching your back.
**[11:01] BC**
I can hear everything you say.
**[11:04] BC**
*It's true. Maki's a different beast today,*
**[11:07] BC**
* which makes that one pitch*
* all the more disappointing.*
**[11:11] BC**
Listen up!
**[11:12] BC**
Let's go on the offensive this inning
and turn back the tide.
**[11:16] BB**
Yes, sir!
**[11:17] BC**
*Seriously, though.*
**[11:19] BC**
* Rack up some points*
* and let Maki feel at ease.*
**[11:33] Sa**
*Somewhere in the bleachers,*
**[11:35] Sa**
*they're watching me pitch.*
**[11:38] Sa**
*I can't mess up big...*
**[11:43] Sa**
*...in front of them!*
**[11:47] F1**
Yes! A strike on the first pitch!
**[11:49] F2**
Great job, Ei-chan!
**[11:51] F2**
Nice pitch!
**[11:55] Wa**
*He's pitching a lot quicker now,*
**[11:57] Wa**
*and his form has changed a bit.*
**[12:04] F1**
Yeah!
**[12:04] F1**
Go all the way!
**[12:07] Um**
Ball four!
**[12:13] Sa**
What have I done?!
**[12:16] Sa**
Walking the first batter
is the worst thing I could've done!
**[12:20] Sa**
Let's calm down first.
***SIGN*** Breathe in
***SIGN*** Breathe out
**[12:22] Ku**
Do that before you pitch!
***SIGN*** Breathe in
***SIGN*** Breathe out
***SIGN*** Breathe in
**[12:24] Mi**
*Can't he just pitch quietly?*
***SIGN*** Breathe out
***SIGN*** Breathe in
***SIGN*** Breathe out
**[12:27] B1**
* His left arm came out*
* a lot later than I expected.*
**[12:31] B1**
*It's gonna be hard to time his pitches.*
**[12:34] BC**
Good job. Good walk.
**[12:35] BC**
Getting on base was important.
**[12:37] BC**
I'll praise you later.
**[12:41] B1**
*Is he psyching me out?*
**[12:44] Mi**
*A bunt, huh?*
**[12:46] Mi**
*It's not a surprise, coming from them,*
**[12:49] Mi**
*but let's not lower our guards.*
**[12:52] Yu**
Steal!
***SIGN*** The second baseman went to cover the base and missed it!
***SIGN*** It wasn't a solid hit, but it goes into the right field.
**[13:03] Sa**
*A hit and run?*
**[13:04] Ku**
Third!
**[13:09] Um**
Safe!
***SIGN*** A hit and run that took the second baseman by surprise!
***SIGN*** Sensen batters' crafty play is giving Sawamura a hard time!
**[13:21] S1**
No outs and runners on first and third.
**[13:23] S2**
Sawamura-kun...
**[13:26] BC**
* Life has its ups and downs,*
* and so does this game.*
**[13:30] BC**
*He swapped out their ace for a pinch hitter.*
**[13:34] BC**
*It's a very bold move that you can't do*
**[13:37] BC**
*without a solid team of pitchers.*
**[13:40] BC**
*However,*
**[13:42] BC**
*this is what's scary about a relay.*
**[13:45] BC**
* No one can pitch his best*
* every time he comes to the mound.*
**[13:50] BC**
*Not to mention, he's a green first-year.*
**[13:52] BC**
*That increases the risk even more.*
**[13:55] BC**
Listen up.
**[13:56] BC**
His pitch is special, but he has no speed.
**[13:59] BC**
If you swing the bat,
you'll hit it past the infield.
**[14:02] BC**
Take him out slowly but surely.
**[14:05] BB**
Yes, sir!
**[14:10] BC**
* Then you'll be able to see*
* their greenhorn coach lose his cool.*
**[14:15] Mi**
Excuse me. Time-out pl—
**[14:16] Sa**
Stop right there!
**[14:19] Sa**
I'm fine!
**[14:20] Sa**
No time-outs!
**[14:22] Sa**
"It's baseball, so you'll
always allow some hits."
**[14:26] Sa**
"You're not a real pitcher
until you give up a run."
**[14:29] Mi**
*What?*
**[14:33] Is**
*What's going on?*
**[14:34] Mi**
*No, wait.*
**[14:36] Mi**
*You got the second part all wrong.*
**[14:39] Ka**
*He turned down the time-out.*
**[14:41] S1**
Is he saying he has
the situation under control?
**[14:44] Ry**
He's cocky.
**[14:45] Re**
When did he become so reliable?
**[14:50] Ot**
You idiot!
**[14:51] BC**
That first-year's trying to look tough.
**[14:58] Mi**
*Well.*
**[14:59] Mi**
*I guess this is who he is.*
**[15:05] Ch**
*He looks calm, at least.*
**[15:09] R1**
Looks like the fielders
are prepared to concede a run here.
**[15:12] R2**
They probably want their first out.
**[15:16] Mi**
*Don't worry about their runner.*
**[15:18] Mi**
*Focus on the batter.*
**[15:22] F1**
You've got this, Ei-chan!
**[15:24] F2**
You can do it!
**[15:24] F2**
Get him out!
**[15:27] Wa**
*Eijun.*
**[15:35] Sa**
*Bring it on!*
**[15:39] Sa**
*A squeeze play!*
**[15:42] Um**
Ball!
**[15:43] Sa**
*What?*
**[15:45] Sa**
*The runner didn't run?*
**[15:47] Mi**
*You're putting pressure on him now?*
**[15:50] Mi**
* A relieving pitcher's always*
* looking for that first out.*
**[15:55] Mi**
* So you've prioritized taking out*
* the pitcher over scoring right now.*
**[16:02] Um**
Ball!
**[16:05] Mi**
*Forget about the runner.*
**[16:07] Mi**
*Focus on facing the batter.*
**[16:12] BC**
*He should be throwing a strike soon.*
**[16:18] B1**
*Right down the middle!*
**[16:21] B1**
*Crap! I swung late?*
**[16:23] Sa**
Brother!
**[16:24] BC**
*What are you doing popping a fly?*
**[16:33] B1**
That's one run for now!
***SIGN*** Runners on first and second now.
***SIGN*** Sawamura's struggling to get his first out.
**[16:41] Ch**
He got himself in trouble with a walk,
**[16:44] Ch**
and even though he jammed the batter,
the ball still went over the infield.
**[16:47] Ch**
Sawamura's problems
have all surfaced already.
**[16:52] BC**
*That fly scared me for a second,*
**[16:54] BC**
*but it looks like the tide is turning around.*
**[16:59] Mi**
Sawamura! First base!
**[17:01] Um**
Out!
**[17:03] Mi**
*Runners on second and third.*
**[17:05] Mi**
*The tying runner is on second.*
**[17:08] Mi**
* They didn't squeeze when*
* they had a runner on third,*
**[17:11] Mi**
* but as soon as they score,*
* they sacrifice bunt.*
**[17:14] Mi**
*That coach...*
**[17:15] Mi**
* ...really knows how to make the*
* pitcher feel uncomfortable.*
**[17:19] Re**
* Sensen's batters are putting*
* a lot of pressure on him.*
**[17:23] Re**
* This is where he needs*
* to stand his ground.*
**[17:25] Re**
* You need to do everything you can*
* to hold them down, Sawamura-kun.*
**[17:34] Ka**
*Sawamura.*
**[17:39] Ot**
Hey, Furuya!
**[17:41] Ot**
Why are you going to the bullpen?
**[17:45] Sa**
*Furuya?*
**[17:47] Sa**
You're on break today!
**[17:49] Sa**
Go sit back in the dugout!
**[17:51] [SONG] On-screen**
Ignored
**[17:52] Ot**
Is this okay, Coach?
**[17:54] Ka**
Leave it.
**[17:55] Ka**
It's his way of motivating him.
**[17:56] Ot**
I doubt that's on his mind.
**[18:00] Fu**
Miyauchi-senpai,
**[18:01] Fu**
may I ask you to catch my pitch as well?
**[18:04] Ka**
Furuya?
**[18:07] Mi**
I've gotta catch for Kawakami.
**[18:08] Mi**
You can do it alone.
***SIGN*** Shock
**[18:11] Ka**
Kominato.
**[18:13] Ka**
Relay a message.
**[18:15] Sa**
Harucchi, you, too?
**[18:16] Sa**
What are you doing here?
**[18:18] Ka**
I'm relaying a message.
**[18:21] BC**
*Their favorite pitcher relay is breaking apart,*
**[18:24] BC**
*and they're panicking.*
**[18:26] B1**
Maki!
**[18:28] B1**
Swing from the first pitch!
**[18:30] B1**
We've got momentum!
**[18:32] B2**
Let's take that pitcher down!
**[18:34] B3**
O-Okay.
**[18:37] (Flashback) B2**
You're something else today.
**[18:40] (Flashback) B2**
I feel it just watching your back.
**[18:44] (Flashback) BC**
Rack up some points and
let Maki feel at ease.
**[18:49] B3**
*No.*
**[18:51] B3**
* I was just...*
* doing this for myself.*
**[18:55] BC**
You have the power for
a long hit if you make contact.
**[18:58] BC**
Just swing all the way,
and you'll get it into the outfield.
**[19:03] BC**
You can do whatever
you want for this at-bat.
**[19:08] Ku**
Wow! What is that?
**[19:11] BC**
*What's all the laughter over there?*
**[19:14] Sa**
What?
**[19:15] Sa**
What kind of message is that?
**[19:16] Sa**
It's for Masuko-senpai, not me?
**[19:19] Ha**
Well, so...
**[19:20] Ha**
The coach said,
**[19:22] Ha**
"If Masuko-senpai's hat comes off,
it'll break our concentration, so be careful."
**[19:27] Yu**
That's actually true.
**[19:29] Ry**
Why don't we draw a hat on his head?
**[19:31] Ku**
You two are merciless!
**[19:36] BC**
They're just putting up a front.
**[19:38] BC**
Make them scream in fear with your bat.
**[19:45] Ku**
Well, if the coach isn't telling you anything,
**[19:48] Ku**
then it means the situation
isn't as bad as you think.
**[19:51] Yu**
It's still the mid-game.
**[19:53] Ry**
If they score, we'll score some more.
**[20:00] Mi**
But you've given up a run again this game.
**[20:03] Mi**
Are you going to keep this up
and walk off in shame?
**[20:06] Mi**
Or will you stand your ground
and come back next inning?
**[20:11] Mi**
Your potential as a pitcher
is being tested here.
**[20:16] Ku**
You idiot!
**[20:17] Ku**
We're trying to make him relax right now.
**[20:24] (Flashback) Mi**
Don't tell me you're afraid to pitch now
**[20:26] (Flashback) Mi**
because you gave up a home run.
**[20:32] Sa**
I'll never...
**[20:36] Sa**
I'll never let you say that again.
**[20:44] Ry**
Cocky.
**[20:47] Ku**
*These two...*
**[20:50] Sa**
I'm going to focus on the batter,
so everyone please—
**[20:53] Ku**
Shut up!
**[20:53] Ry**
We can hear you.
**[21:04] (Flashback) B2**
We'll get those three runs back.
**[21:05] (Flashback) B3**
You can count on it.
**[21:07] B1**
Maki! Swing from the first pitch!
**[21:09] B4**
You've got this!
**[21:11] (Flashback) BC**
Let Maki feel at ease.
**[21:14] B5**
*I'll get them back.*
**[21:17] B5**
*I gave up those runs,*
**[21:20] B5**
*so I'll get them back.*
**[21:23] Mi**
*He's here to make a big play.*
**[21:27] Yu**
Do your best, Sawamura!
**[21:29] Ma**
Pitch to contact!
**[21:31] F1**
You've got this, Ei-chan!
**[21:32] F2**
Let's go!
**[21:33] F3**
Come on!
**[21:37] Mi**
*He's not in the front of the lineup,*
**[21:39] Mi**
*but he got a big hit his last at-bat.*
**[21:42] Mi**
*Let's keep it all low.*
**[23:36] BC**
You see, I always feel bad for you.
**[23:39] BC**
You guys never seem to...
**[23:42] B1**
To be frank, I knew from the very start.
**[23:45] Mi**
Sawamura, your potential
as a pitcher is being tested here.
**[23:49] Sa**
I won't be left behind by everyone!
**[23:52] Wa**
Eijun.
**[23:53] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Best Pitch.
***SIGN*** Best Pitch
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
# 44 - Best Pitch
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**[00:06] Sa**
*Somewhere in the bleachers,*
**[00:09] Sa**
*they're watching me pitch.*
**[00:12] Sa**
*I can't mess up big...*
**[00:16] Sa**
*...in front of them!*
**[00:24] Wa**
*He's pitching a lot quicker now,*
**[00:27] Wa**
*and his form has changed a bit.*
**[00:31] Um**
Safe!
***SIGN*** A hit and run that took the second baseman by surprise!
***SIGN*** Sensen batters' crafty play is giving Sawamura a hard time!
**[00:42] S1**
No outs and runners on first and third.
**[00:44] S1**
Sawamura-kun...
**[00:55] (Flashback) B2**
We'll get those three runs back.
**[00:57] (Flashback) B3**
You can count on it.
**[00:59] B1**
Maki! Swing from the first pitch!
**[01:01] B4**
You've got this!
**[01:03] (Flashback) BC**
Let Maki feel at ease.
**[01:06] B5**
*I'll get them back.*
**[01:09] B5**
*I gave up those runs,*
**[01:12] B5**
*so I'll get them back.*
**[01:15] Mi**
*He's here to make a big play.*
**[01:19] Yu**
Do your best, Sawamura!
**[01:21] Ma**
Pitch to contact!
**[01:23] F1**
You've got this, Ei-chan!
**[01:24] F2**
Let's go!
**[01:25] F3**
Come on!
***SIGN*** Best Pitch
**[03:22] F1**
You've got this, Ei-chan!
**[03:23] F2**
Let's go!
**[03:24] F3**
Come on!
**[03:25] Wa**
*Eijun.*
**[03:31] Mi**
*He's not in the front of the lineup,*
**[03:33] Mi**
*but he got a big hit his last at-bat.*
**[03:36] Mi**
*Let's keep it all low.*
**[04:03] Um**
Foul!
**[04:05] Mi**
* The moving fastball*
* should've jammed his bat.*
**[04:08] Mi**
*Yet he can still hit it that far?*
**[04:11] Mi**
*He's got a lot of power.*
**[04:18] Mi**
Sawamura!
**[04:21] Mi**
*Do you see now, with the foul?*
**[04:24] Mi**
* If you're not focused,*
* he'll take you out.*
**[04:27] Mi**
Your pitch has speed!
**[04:29] Mi**
Let's get aggressive!
**[04:31] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[04:34] Mi**
*He's tall, and his arms are long.*
**[04:37] Mi**
*Batters like him don't like...*
**[04:39] Mi**
*...the pitches that come in to their chest.*
**[04:43] Mi**
*Let's show him another outside pitch...*
**[04:45] Mi**
*...and finish with an inside pitch.*
**[04:51] Um**
Ball!
**[04:53] Ot**
You're too tense!
**[04:55] Ot**
Deep breath! Deep breath!
**[05:01] Ch**
*He understands in his head,*
**[05:03] Ch**
* but it's too tall an order*
* for him to stay calm right now.*
**[05:07] Mi**
Nice!
**[05:08] Mi**
Good arm swing!
**[05:09] Mi**
Stay aggressive!
**[05:12] B1**
*It's a difficult pitch to time,*
**[05:15] B1**
*but I can see the ball clearly.*
**[05:18] B1**
*I just need to swing my bat.*
**[05:22] BC**
*That's right, Maki.*
**[05:24] BC**
*Stay focused.*
**[05:26] BC**
*Concentrate on every pitch.*
**[05:33] BC**
* Inashiro Vocational High School,*
* Ichidai Third High School...*
**[05:38] BC**
*...and Seido High School.*
**[05:41] BC**
*These three schools*
**[05:43] BC**
* have held the top three seats*
* of West Tokyo for years.*
**[05:47] BC**
*I feel frustrated, Maki.*
**[05:55] BC**
*You guys can make the same level of plays,*
**[05:58] BC**
*but you guys can't get over*
**[06:01] BC**
*your inferiority complex.*
**[06:07] BC**
*That's what frustrates me the most.*
**[06:13] Um**
Foul!
**[06:51] Mi**
*After seeing that long foul,*
**[06:53] Mi**
* the home run he took from Yakushi*
* must be crossing his mind.*
**[06:57] Mi**
*But your eyes are still alive.*
**[07:03] Mi**
*You're a born pitcher, you know.*
**[07:14] B1**
Maki!
**[07:15] B1**
The pitcher's scared!
**[07:17] B2**
Put an end to him!
**[07:19] BC**
*It's about time you gained confidence.*
**[07:22] BC**
*Maki, you can do it.*
**[07:26] BC**
* You can obliterate the top-three*
* wall with your own bat.*
**[07:35] Mi**
*I hope you understand.*
**[07:37] Mi**
*If it's even a little off, he'll take it all.*
**[07:41] Mi**
* Put a four-seamer into*
* the right batter's chest.*
**[07:44] Mi**
*Give me your best pitch right here!*
**[07:50] (Flashback) Mi**
Are you going to keep this up
and walk off in shame?
**[07:55] (Flashback) Mi**
Or will you stand your ground
and come back next inning?
**[07:59] (Flashback) Mi**
Your potential as a pitcher
is being tested here.
**[08:09] Sa**
*I have to...*
**[08:14] Sa**
*...throw it there.*
**[08:17] Ka**
Sawamura!
**[08:18] Ka**
Stay strong!
**[08:20] Ma**
Take him head on!
**[08:23] Re**
*This is the turning point, Sawamura-kun.*
**[08:28] S1**
*Sawamura-kun.*
**[08:31] F1**
Let's go, Ei-chan!
**[08:51] Sa**
*I'm not going to be...*
**[08:53] Sa**
*...left behind...*
**[08:56] Sa**
*...by them!*
**[09:06] B1**
Smack it away, Maki!
**[09:11] Mi**
*Idiot!*
**[09:12] Mi**
*You stepped too wide inside.*
**[09:16] Mi**
*You can't...*
**[09:19] Mi**
*...swing your arm down like that.*
**[09:37] BC**
*A-A crossfire pitch?*
**[09:42] BC**
* I never thought a first-year pitcher*
* could pitch to the corner like that.*
**[09:51] Mi**
*Jeez...*
**[09:52] Mi**
*I wouldn't expect such a crazy form*
**[09:55] Mi**
*from anyone but you.*
**[09:58] Um**
Strike!
**[10:00] Um**
Batter out!
**[10:01] Ka**
Yeah!
**[10:05] S1**
Yay!
**[10:10] F1**
Ei-chan!
**[10:13] Ot**
He did it!
**[10:16] Ch**
He did it.
**[10:18] Sa**
Yeah!
**[10:31] I1**
Masa-san!
**[10:32] I1**
Sensen couldn't score any more runs.
**[10:34] I2**
I see.
**[10:36] I3**
Wow!
**[10:37] I3**
That loud first-year managed
to hold them to one run?
**[10:43] Sa**
Yeah!
**[10:50] I3**
I thought the wind was
blowing in Sensen's favor,
**[10:53] I3**
but I guess he managed
to fend them off.
**[10:57] I3**
When I first saw him in the practice games,
**[11:00] I3**
he didn't look like he'd make the cut.
**[11:04] I2**
It's his third consecutive game as a reliever.
**[11:09] I2**
Mei.
**[11:11] I2**
Remember your first year?
**[11:14] I2**
For first-years,
**[11:15] I2**
being able to pitch in the real games
is an irreplaceable experience.
**[11:19] I2**
Tanba being out due to an injury,
**[11:22] I2**
gave their first-year pitchers
tremendous experience.
**[11:33] I3**
Looks like we might have some fun.
**[11:38] I3**
I'll take them all on.
**[11:43] Ka**
Sawamura.
**[11:45] Ka**
You're pitching the next inning, too.
**[11:48] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[11:50] F1**
Nice pitching, Ei-chan!
**[11:52] F2**
Nice pitching!
**[11:54] Sa**
*Guys!*
**[12:08] Ku**
Don't stop!
**[12:09] Sa**
Ow! What was that for?
**[12:11] Sa**
I was striking a pose!
**[12:12] Ha**
Eijun-kun, language!
**[12:14] Ku**
Yeah, where's your respect?
**[12:16] Sa**
What was that for, please?
**[12:18] F1**
*Looks like he's blending right in already.*
**[12:22] F1**
*I knew it.*
**[12:23] (Flashback) Ku**
Was it this mouth?
**[12:24] F1**
*Ei-chan is our hero.*
**[12:24] (Flashback) Ku**
Did that just come out of this mouth?
**[12:26] (Flashback) Sa**
I'm sorry.
**[12:40] B1**
It's a hit!
**[12:42] B1**
We got a run!
**[12:44] B2**
Yeah, we've got this!
**[12:46] B2**
We're just getting started!
**[12:48] Mi**
* I guess they won't just*
* give up that easily, huh?*
**[12:53] Mi**
*This inning is important, Nori.*
**[13:00] Sa**
Nori-senpai!
**[13:01] Sa**
We got some breathing room!
**[13:02] Ha**
One out at a time!
**[13:05] R1**
Sensen finally got another hit.
**[13:08] R2**
The third-years are being tenacious.
**[13:10] R2**
That's how they got a run back.
**[13:13] R2**
Still, at bottom of the ninth,
**[13:14] R2**
they're five runs down.
**[13:17] R2**
In the seventh inning,
they lost two more runs,
**[13:20] R2**
and then Maki-kun
walked off the mound.
**[13:22] R2**
However, the next pitcher
couldn't stop Seido's momentum.
**[13:27] R2**
Their offense in the sixth inning,
**[13:29] R2**
when they couldn't take down
Sawamura after he walked on,
**[13:32] R2**
turned out to be huge.
**[13:44] B1**
Yagi!
**[13:45] B1**
Eyes on the ball!
**[13:48] B2**
*To be frank,*
**[13:50] B2**
*I knew from the very start.*
**[13:54] B2**
*I didn't go to Seido,*
**[13:57] B2**
*not because they didn't invite me,*
**[14:03] B2**
*but because I was...*
**[14:05] B2**
*...too afraid to jump into that team.*
**[14:09] B2**
*Yet...*
**[14:14] B2**
*All this time,*
**[14:17] B2**
*I've been regretting it alone.*
**[14:22] B2**
* Instead, my heart should have*
* been with this team.*
**[14:51] B2**
*I'm sorry.*
**[14:56] B2**
*I'm sorry.*
**[14:59] B2**
*I'm sorry.*
**[15:11] Um**
Game set!
***SIGN*** Tanba, a third-year, passed the baton to Sawamura, a first-year.
***SIGN*** Then the second-year, Kawakami, finished the game!
***SIGN*** What a beautiful pitcher relay.
***SIGN*** Seido High School advances to the final for the first time in three years!
**[15:31] Ma**
Yeah!
**[15:33] S1**
We're in the final!
**[15:34] S2**
Yeah!
**[15:35] Ku**
Nice pitch, Kawakami!
**[15:38] S1**
Nice pitch, Nori.
**[15:39] S2**
Kawakami!
**[16:01] BC**
*Yet again,*
**[16:03] BC**
* we weren't able*
* to break the semifinal wall.*
**[16:13] BC**
*It wasn't just their third-years.*
**[16:15] Sa**
Straight! Straight line, guys!
**[16:15] BC**
* Everyone on their team played decisively,*
* even the first-years.*
**[16:17] Ku**
Shut up!
**[16:18] Sa**
Straight line!
**[16:19] Ku**
Just shut up!
**[16:20] Sa**
Kuramochi, you're off a little!
**[16:23] BC**
* My players did a good job*
* of fighting it out to the bitter end,*
**[16:29] BC**
*but...*
**[16:30] BC**
* ...I couldn't give them confidence,*
* which is the most important thing.*
**[16:47] BC**
* I suppose I was also*
* too focused on my opponent.*
**[16:51] BC**
*I have a lot to learn.*
**[16:54] Um**
Bow!
**[16:55] EE**
Good game!
**[17:06] C1**
Nice game!
**[17:07] C2**
Kataoka-san!
**[17:09] C3**
You guys are the best!
**[17:11] C4**
Tetsu-san!
**[17:12] C5**
Masuko!
**[17:14] C6**
Spitz!
**[17:16] Sa**
Nice pitching, Nori-senpai!
**[17:20] Ka**
I gave up a run, though.
**[17:22] Sa**
What are you saying?
You were amazing!
**[17:25] Ka**
You did pretty well, too.
**[17:26] Sa**
Oh, really?
**[17:27] Sa**
You think so?
**[17:28] Ka**
You really held your ground.
**[17:30] Sa**
Oh, no, no, no.
**[17:31] Sa**
Yes, I did!
**[17:36] Mi**
* The higher we go up the ladder,*
* the heavier the pressure becomes.*
**[17:39] Mi**
* The fact that these two*
* didn't break down during the game*
**[17:42] Mi**
*was the best thing we got out of it.*
**[17:45] Ch**
They each gave up a run,
**[17:48] Ch**
but they both did a great job.
**[17:50] Ot**
We were able to let Furuya rest, as well.
**[17:55] Ka**
Yeah.
**[17:57] Ka**
The team as a whole
is finally looking strong.
***SIGN*** The next game will begin at 1:00 PM.
***SIGN*** Inashiro Vocational High School and Sakurazawa High School,
***SIGN*** please begin your field practice.
**[18:31] F1**
Ei-chan, did you change your form?
**[18:33] Sa**
I'm not the me you know, anymore.
**[18:36] F2**
Did you learn breaking balls, too?
**[18:39] Sa**
People can't change that easily.
**[18:41] S1**
His friends from junior high
came to cheer him on.
**[18:45] S2**
Really?
**[18:47] S3**
Didn't know he had friends.
**[18:49] S3**
But my question is...
**[18:51] S3**
Is she the girlfriend
we've heard so much about?
**[18:53] S3**
She's cute.
**[18:55] S4**
Girlfriend...
**[18:59] Is**
What's wrong?
**[19:01] Ku**
*Is... Is... that...*
**[19:06] Ku**
*...Wakana?*
**[19:11] Ku**
*Is that the Wakana...*
**[19:14] Ku**
*...he's always texting?*
**[19:17] Ku**
*S-Stupidmura!*
**[19:20] F1**
Just one more, Ei-chan.
**[19:23] F2**
You guys will definitely
make it to nationals!
**[19:28] F3**
Are you going to nationals as a first-year?
**[19:31] F4**
That'd be amazing!
**[19:33] F1**
We'll definitely go cheer you on!
**[19:37] Sa**
*Nationals...*
**[19:40] Wa**
Something on your mind, Eijun?
**[19:44] Sa**
We'll make nationals if we win one more?
**[19:48] Sa**
I didn't even realize that, to be honest!
**[19:51] FF**
What?
**[19:55] Sa**
I do what I'm asked to do every game.
**[20:00] Sa**
I didn't have the luxury
to think about anything more.
**[20:08] Sa**
All my upperclassmen are just so amazing.
**[20:12] Sa**
I respect them,
**[20:15] Sa**
and they're super cool.
**[20:18] Sa**
Well, a few I don't like.
**[20:23] Sa**
I'm not really sure how to put it,
**[20:25] Sa**
but I just want to keep
playing with this team.
**[20:33] Sa**
Not sure if that came out right.
**[20:36] Wa**
*Eijun.*
**[20:43] Ry**
We've been calling you for a while now.
**[20:45] Ha**
B-Brother.
**[20:47] Sa**
Ow...
**[20:52] Ku**
Get over here, Sawamura!
**[20:54] Ku**
You wanna be late to Inashiro's game, stupid?
**[20:58] Sa**
That hurt!
**[20:59] Sa**
That hurt more than usual!
**[21:01] Ku**
Just your imagination, stupid.
**[21:03] Ku**
Well, I need to take him now,
**[21:06] Ku**
but please come cheer for us again.
**[21:09] Ku**
You listening?
**[21:11] Ry**
Start walking.
**[21:13] Sa**
I'm being abused!
**[21:15] Ku**
I'm not abusing you.
**[21:17] F1**
He just wants to keep playing
with this team, huh?
**[21:21] F2**
That's our Ei-chan.
**[21:26] Ku**
Walk!
**[21:27] Sa**
See ya!
**[21:30] F1**
*But it doesn't change the fact...*
**[21:32] F2**
*...that it's just one more win away.*
**[21:35] F3**
*We all...*
**[21:38] F3**
* ...want to see you*
* pitching in nationals.*
***SIGN*** Seido High School vs
Sensen Academy
8-3
***SIGN*** One more win for Seido High School to go to nationals.
**[23:36] Mi**
It's game two of the semifinals.
**[23:37] Mi**
Inashiro are up against
the only public school of the four,
**[23:40] Mi**
Sakurazawa High Schoool.
**[23:41] Sa**
What kind of pitch is that?
**[23:42] Sa**
Are they playing catch?
**[23:43] Mi**
It must be that special pitch
that's difficult to throw.
**[23:47] D1**
If we make it to nationals,
it'll be awesome!
**[23:49] D1**
We can probably turn
the world upside down!
**[23:51] DC**
It's time we rewrote history!
**[23:54] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Fantasy.
***SIGN*** Fantasy
**[23:57] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
# 45 - Fantasy
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYX0MZ58R/ace-of-the-diamond)
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**[00:02] Sa**
I do what I'm asked to do every game.
**[00:07] Sa**
I didn't have the luxury
to think about anything more.
**[00:11] Sa**
All my upperclassmen are just so amazing.
**[00:16] Sa**
I respect them,
**[00:18] Sa**
and they're super cool.
**[00:21] Sa**
I'm not really sure how to put it,
**[00:24] Sa**
but I just want to keep
playing with this team.
**[00:31] Sa**
Not sure if that came out right.
**[00:35] Wa**
*Eijun.*
**[00:41] Ry**
We've been calling you for a while now.
**[00:44] Ha**
B-Brother.
**[00:46] Sa**
Ow...
**[00:51] Ku**
Get over here, Sawamura!
**[00:53] Ku**
You wanna be late to Inashiro's game, stupid?
**[00:57] Sa**
That hurt!
**[00:58] Sa**
That hurt more than usual!
**[01:00] Ku**
Just your imagination, stupid.
**[01:02] Ku**
Well, I need to take him now,
**[01:05] Ku**
but please come cheer for us again.
**[01:08] Ku**
You listening?
**[01:10] Ry**
Start walking.
**[01:12] Sa**
I'm being abused!
**[01:14] Ku**
I'm not abusing you.
**[01:16] F1**
He just wants to keep playing
with this team, huh?
**[01:20] F2**
That's our Ei-chan.
**[01:25] Ku**
Walk!
**[01:27] Sa**
See ya!
**[01:28] F1**
*But it doesn't change the fact...*
**[01:31] F2**
*...that it's just one more win away.*
**[01:34] F3**
*We all...*
**[01:37] F3**
*...want to see you pitch at nationals.*
***SIGN*** Fantasy
**[03:18] C1**
Mei!
**[03:19] C2**
Mei-kun!
**[03:21] C3**
Show us some great pitching!
**[03:23] C4**
Narumiya-kun!
**[03:24] C5**
We came to cheer you on!
**[03:26] C6**
Narumiya!
**[03:27] C6**
Let's go to nationals!
**[03:29] R1**
The cheering is louder.
**[03:31] R1**
Are there more people now?
**[03:35] R2**
* The winner of last year's*
* West Tokyo tournament,*
**[03:38] R2**
* Inashiro Vocational High School,*
* led by Coach Hiroshige Kunitomo.*
**[03:43] R2**
*They're the favorite to win this tournament.*
**[03:46] I1**
Damn.
**[03:47] I1**
Why are they only cheering for Mei?
**[03:50] I1**
I'm sick of this.
**[03:51] I2**
Stop complaining.
**[03:52] I2**
He's our ace, after all.
**[03:54] R2**
* Three-hole and third baseman,*
* Hideaki Yoshizawa, third-year.*
**[03:58] R2**
* Seven-hole and second baseman,*
* Tsubasa Hirai.*
**[04:02] I3**
But he doesn't have a girlfriend.
**[04:06] R2**
* Two-hole and shortstop,*
* Katsuyuki Shirakawa, second-year.*
**[04:10] I4**
'Cause he's a little boy.
**[04:13] R2**
*Another second-year.*
**[04:14] R2**
* Leadoff and center fielder,*
* Carlos Toshiki Kamiya.*
**[04:23] R2**
*Second-year again.*
**[04:25] R2**
* Six-hole and first baseman,*
* Riku Yamaoka.*
**[04:30] R2**
* The key player, cleanup and catcher,*
* Masatoshi Harada.*
**[04:34] R1**
Wow!
**[04:35] R1**
His pitch consistently looks really good.
**[04:39] R2**
*I heard he did a lot of running in the off-season.*
**[04:45] Na**
Koshien Stadium was good,
but I really like Jingu Stadium, too.
**[04:49] R2**
* And possibly the number one pitcher in Kanto,*
* second-year ace, Mei Narumiya.*
**[04:56] R2**
*I wonder what he'll show us today.*
**[05:00] Na**
I wish we played games every day.
**[05:03] Ha**
You just don't want to practice.
**[05:06] Ha**
Give me another fastball.
**[05:14] Is**
Damn kid's looking good.
**[05:17] Is**
That was a nice sound.
**[05:26] Mi**
*He's a special opponent for us.*
**[05:29] Mi**
*If we can't take him down,*
**[05:31] Mi**
*we won't make it to nationals.*
**[05:39] Na**
*They're watching.*
**[05:40] Na**
*They're all watching.*
**[05:43] Na**
*Watch closely.*
**[05:46] Na**
*I'll change your glimmers of hopes and dreams*
**[05:49] Na**
*into complete despair.*
**[05:54] Ha**
Th-That speed and control.
**[05:57] Ha**
If he throws breaking balls along with those,
**[05:58] Ha**
it's going to be tough to get a hit.
**[06:01] Sa**
I'll watch you down to your every last bone.
**[06:05] Fu**
I want to go back and pitch.
**[06:09] S1**
Come get your lunch, please!
**[06:12] S2**
We have multiple types, so pick what you like.
**[06:14] S3**
Over here!
**[06:16] S4**
First come, first served!
**[06:18] Ku**
Do you have a meatloaf set?
**[06:19] Ka**
Can I get a fried chicken set?
**[06:29] D1**
That's some wicked sound.
**[06:31] D2**
I bet nobody here is expecting us to win.
**[06:35] D3**
Well, we can probably only win
one out of ten games against them.
**[06:39] D2**
Moron.
**[06:40] D2**
Don't say that right before the game.
**[06:43] DC**
In order to make that one win possible,
**[06:45] DC**
we've been working hard, no?
**[06:49] D3**
Professor.
**[06:59] DC**
Boys, it's time we made history today.
***SIGN*** Sakura
***SIGN*** We will now begin game two of the semifinals
***SIGN*** between Inashiro Vocational High School and Sakurazawa High School.
**[07:15] Um**
Both teams, line up!
**[07:17] EE**
Let's go!
**[07:18] EE**
Let's go!
**[07:25] R2**
The tournament favorite versus
the only public school in the semifinals.
**[07:29] R1**
Isn't Sakurazawa a famous high academic school?
**[07:33] R1**
I'm surprised they're still in the tournament.
**[07:36] R2**
They used to never make it past the first game.
**[07:40] R2**
Though they won against a seeded
school in their third game this year.
**[07:48] R2**
It's a miracle that they've made this far.
**[07:56] DC**
Tokyo Prefectural
Sakurazawa High School.
**[07:59] DC**
We're one of the top schools
in Tokyo, academically,
***SIGN*** Tokyo Prefectural Sakurazawa High School
**[08:02] DC**
but no one knows about us in the sports world.
**[08:07] (Flashback) DG**
See ya, Professor!
**[08:09] (Flashback) DC**
Yes. Goodbye.
**[08:14] (Flashback) D1**
Professor.
**[08:15] (Flashback) DC**
Are you done with practice already?
**[08:18] (Flashback) DC**
I just changed.
**[08:20] (Flashback) D1**
Yeah, we all have cram schools.
**[08:24] (Flashback) DC**
I see.
**[08:25] (Flashback) D1**
You got forced to oversee
the baseball team, right?
**[08:30] (Flashback) D1**
You don't have to show up every time.
**[08:32] (Flashback) D2**
We're just doing it to get
some exercise between classes.
**[08:37] (Flashback) D1**
Excuse us.
**[08:39] (Flashback) D2**
Excuse us.
**[08:40] (Flashback) D3**
Excuse us.
**[08:40] (Flashback) DC**
Okay, goodbye.
**[08:46] DC**
* Sakurazawa High School was on a*
* twenty-year consecutive zero-win record.*
**[08:51] DC**
*However, no one cared about the record,*
**[08:56] DC**
* and the students simply*
* enjoyed being in the tournament.*
**[09:01] DC**
*That is...*
**[09:03] DC**
*...until* they *joined.*
**[09:09] (Flashback) D1**
All right, one more.
**[09:11] (Flashback) D2**
Ready?
**[09:16] (Flashback) D1**
Sorry, Akira!
**[09:18] (Flashback) D3**
That one was pretty good.
**[09:21] (Flashback) D1**
One more!
**[09:22] (Flashback) D1**
I'll catch it this time.
**[09:24] (Flashback) DC**
You boys aren't going home yet?
**[09:27] (Flashback) D1**
Oh, Professor.
**[09:28] (Flashback) D1**
I mean, Coach.
**[09:30] DC**
*First-years, Akira Nagao-kun...*
**[09:34] (Flashback) D2**
I'm a little excited knowing
I get to play in the games.
**[09:38] DC**
*...Yoshimi Hidokoro-kun...*
**[09:40] (Flashback) D1**
We only just barely have enough people,
**[09:43] (Flashback) D1**
and even us first-years get to play.
**[09:46] DC**
*...and Masaaki Minamoto-kun.*
**[09:48] (Flashback) D3**
These guys were just
benchwarmers in junior high.
**[09:52] (Flashback) D1**
Shut up! Not like you played a lot!
**[09:54] (Flashback) D2**
Besides...
**[09:55] (Flashback) D2**
There's a pitch I've been dying to try.
**[10:00] (Flashback) D2**
Professor!
**[10:01] (Flashback) D2**
I mean, Coach.
**[10:03] (Flashback) D2**
If, and only if,
**[10:05] (Flashback) D2**
since it's a very low chance,
statistically speaking,
**[10:09] (Flashback) D2**
we went to nationals...
wouldn't it be cool?
**[10:12] (Flashback) D2**
I bet we could change the world!
**[10:18] (Flashback) D3**
Easier said than done.
**[10:21] DC**
*Nationals.*
**[10:24] (Flashback) DC**
I see that you three like baseball.
**[10:29] (Flashback) DC**
However, as it is, it's just a fantasy.
**[10:41] D2**
*Just a fantasy, huh?*
**[10:45] D2**
* We finally got our first win*
* one year after that day.*
**[10:51] D2**
* It was a scrimmage,*
* and we didn't exactly win easily,*
**[10:58] D2**
*but that one win changed everyone's mentality.*
**[11:05] DC**
Listen up, boys.
**[11:07] (Flashback) DC**
This team's fate currently rests
entirely on Nagao-kun's pitching.
**[11:12] (Flashback) DC**
In order to win,
**[11:14] (Flashback) DC**
we must greatly improve our fielding.
**[11:17] (Flashback) DC**
Now onto the batting.
**[11:20] (Flashback) DC**
If you played catch on a merry-go-around
going counter-clockwise,
**[11:21] (Flashback) D1**
Professor's been thinking, I see.
**[11:24] (Flashback) DC**
the ball throw will sway to the right.
**[11:24] (Flashback) D2**
I heard he's read every book
on baseball there is.
**[11:26] (Flashback) DC**
This is known as the Coriolis effect.
**[11:30] (Flashback) D2**
He's starting to look like a real coach.
**[11:33] (Flashback) DC**
Let's do this, boys.
***SIGN*** Miss
**[11:37] (Flashback) D4**
I'll take over.
**[11:38] (Flashback) DC**
Sorry.
**[11:41] (Flashback) DC**
Did you need to throw that without a bounce?
**[11:46] (Flashback) DC**
How about you make it bounce once,
so it'll get to the other side without fail?
**[11:49] (Flashback) D5**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[11:51] D2**
* Professor gave each person a notebook*
* with what they needed to work on,*
***SIGN*** Baseball Book
**[11:55] D2**
* and we wrote in it even during practice*
* when something was on our mind.*
**[12:00] D2**
* From a single play, to daily*
* assignments, and overall goals.*
**[12:05] D2**
*As the number of notebooks increased,*
**[12:07] D2**
*we managed to win more scrims.*
**[12:14] D2**
*And this year...*
**[12:20] D2**
Shortstop!
**[12:23] Um**
Out!
**[12:25] D5**
Yeah!
**[12:26] D5**
Nice, shortstop!
**[12:31] I1**
*Carlos first, and now Shirakawa?*
**[12:37] Sa**
Wh-Why can't they hit a pitch that slow?
**[12:41] P1**
Nice one, Akira!
**[12:42] P1**
Nice pitch!
**[12:45] Mi**
Chris-senpai.
**[12:46] Ch**
Yeah.
**[12:47] Ch**
There's no doubt about it.
**[12:51] Ch**
He's a knuckleball pitcher.
**[13:01] I1**
Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn.
**[13:02] IC**
How was it?
**[13:05] I1**
I knew his pitch from seeing the videos,
**[13:08] I1**
but I never expected it'd be such a high level.
**[13:17] IC**
*How they're making every throw with a bounce*
**[13:20] IC**
*already tells you their level of play.*
**[13:23] IC**
*But it also means they know themselves.*
**[13:29] Sa**
Are they just playing catch?
**[13:37] Um**
Out!
**[13:40] C1**
Inashiro just went down, three for three!
**[13:42] C2**
Is that a knuckleball?
**[13:44] C1**
Their defense is good, too.
**[13:45] C1**
These guys are pretty good!
**[13:47] D1**
Nice pitch, Akira!
**[13:49] D2**
Nice pitch!
**[13:50] DC**
Couldn't have started a better way.
**[13:52] D3**
Fist bumps?
**[13:54] D3**
Are you trying to be like Coach Hara?
**[13:56] DC**
Your pitch even works against Inashiro.
**[14:01] DC**
Great job on improving so much
over the past two years.
**[14:04] DC**
I'm very proud of you.
**[14:10] D2**
Don't count your chickens
before they hatch, Professor.
**[14:13] D2**
If we don't win, it'll just end as a fantasy.
**[14:25] Um**
Strike!
**[14:27] Um**
Batter out!
**[14:36] C1**
Three consecutive strikeouts from the first inning?
**[14:39] C2**
He's going all out already!
**[14:42] D1**
*This is crazy.*
**[14:44] D1**
*It's like he's telling us they're better.*
**[14:48] DC**
That's who they are.
**[14:50] DC**
We just do our own baseball, isn't that right?
**[14:55] DC**
Only those who believe
in themselves can pave their paths.
**[15:03] D1**
*He sure knows what to say, sometimes.*
**[15:05] D2**
*Though he still can't hit for fielding practice.*
**[15:10] D1**
*But he's right.*
**[15:13] D1**
*We just do our own thing.*
**[15:16] (Flashback) D1**
Let's go!
**[15:18] (Flashback) DD**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** We go into Inashiro's offense in the second inning.
***SIGN*** Fourth batter, catcher, Harada-kun.
**[15:31] C1**
Masa-san!
**[15:33] C1**
Let's go, cleanup man!
**[15:37] Na**
*He sure is popular.*
**[15:43] Is**
Let's see how he hits the knuckleball.
**[15:46] Yu**
Maybe he can utilize his flexible batting.
**[15:51] Sa**
Chris-senpai, how about a little
explanation on the knuckleball?
**[15:56] Ch**
Good idea.
**[15:59] Ch**
You grip the ball with your fingertips,
**[16:01] Ch**
and in the moment of your release,
**[16:03] Ch**
you snap your fingers
**[16:05] Ch**
to spin the ball in the opposite
direction of a regular fastball.
**[16:09] Ch**
By doing so, the ball flies with zero rotation,
**[16:12] Ch**
making it break in directions
not even the pitcher knows.
**[16:18] Ch**
It's a difficult pitch to catch,
**[16:20] Ch**
so some catchers use large mitts
specialized for knuckleballs.
**[16:24] Ch**
It's a difficult pitch not everyone can throw,
**[16:28] Ch**
so it's a very special pitch.
**[16:32] Sa**
Not even the pitcher knows how it'll move?
**[16:35] Sa**
That's irresponsible, if you ask me!
**[16:38] Ch**
Your moving fastball is like that, too.
**[16:42] Mi**
The more time they spend trying
to figure out the knuckleball,
**[16:46] Mi**
the deeper they fall into Sakurazawa's trap.
**[16:49] Mi**
Impatience can bring the team
a sense of insecurity,
**[16:51] Mi**
and that can lead to mistakes.
**[16:54] Mi**
I assume all the teams
that went up against Sakurazawa
**[16:57] Mi**
went down without being able
to play to their best abilities.
**[17:05] Um**
Ball!
**[17:07] Ha**
*That's not spinning at all.*
**[17:10] Ha**
*This is going to be really hard.*
**[17:13] Na**
Masa-san!
**[17:15] Na**
I want a big one! A big one!
**[17:17] Ha**
Shut it.
**[17:19] Ha**
See it with your own eyes.
**[17:26] Ha**
*I don't need to swing big.*
**[17:28] Ha**
*If I can make contact with the ball, then...*
**[17:31] Ha**
*It's a different break!*
**[17:37] Um**
Out!
**[17:38] D1**
Yes! One out!
**[17:40] D2**
Nice pitching, Akira-kun!
**[17:42] D3**
Nice one!
**[17:44] Na**
That was so lame, Masa-san.
**[17:46] Na**
Are you seriously our cleanup?
**[17:47] Ha**
Shut up!
**[17:49] Na**
All righty, then.
**[17:52] Na**
I'll avenge you, Masa-san!
**[17:55] Ha**
I'm gonna punch you.
***SIGN*** Batting fifth, pitcher, Narumiya-kun.
**[18:01] C1**
Mei, hit it!
**[18:03] C2**
Narumiya-kun!
**[18:05] C1**
Mei!
**[18:07] D1**
*So this is...*
**[18:09] D1**
*...the best pitcher in Kanto, Mei Narumiya.*
**[18:14] Na**
Wow! That's a huge mitt.
**[18:17] Na**
Is that tailor-made?
**[18:23] D1**
*Stop.*
**[18:24] D1**
*Calm down.*
**[18:28] D1**
*Gotta calm down.*
**[18:33] D1**
* In junior high, Yoshimi and*
* I were both benchwarmers.*
**[18:43] D1**
* Inamoto just barely managed*
* to play in and out.*
**[18:47] D1**
* I wanted to play games in high school,*
* even if the team wasn't good.*
**[18:52] D1**
* But I knew we wouldn't*
* be able to beat the best schools*
**[18:55] D1**
*in terms of talent and physique.*
**[19:00] D1**
*That's when I discovered...*
**[19:03] (Flashback) D2**
Akira, what are you reading?
**[19:06] (Flashback) D2**
Wakefield?
**[19:08] (Flashback) D2**
Is that the majors?
**[19:09] (Flashback) D1**
Yoshimi, do you know about
a special breaking pitch?
**[19:14] (Flashback) D2**
A special pitch?
**[19:27] (Flashback) D1**
It doesn't require superhuman powers
to throw a knuckleball.
**[19:37] D1**
*If I can master this pitch, then maybe...*
**[19:40] D1**
*...I'll be able to dream.*
**[19:52] D1**
One out!
**[19:53] D1**
One at a time!
**[19:56] D2**
Yeah! One at a time!
**[19:59] D3**
Just like usual!
**[20:01] D4**
Send them our way!
**[20:03] D5**
Akira!
**[20:08] D6**
Let's go, Akira!
**[20:11] DC**
*That's right, Akira-kun.*
**[20:14] DC**
*You need not tense up when you pitch.*
**[20:18] Na**
*He's oddly calm.*
**[20:22] Na**
*Pisses me off a bit.*
**[20:25] DC**
*Just like your usual self,*
**[20:29] DC**
*be calm and comfortable when you pitch.*
**[20:35] DC**
*That alone will take your pitch to new heights.*
**[20:38] Na**
What the?
**[20:40] Um**
Strike!
**[20:42] Um**
Strike!
**[20:45] Um**
Batter out!
**[20:47] IC**
*I thought I told him to swing compactly.*
**[20:52] DC**
* Always be calm and steady*
* as a rock, never excited.*
**[20:58] DC**
*This is the secret to a great knuckleball.*
**[21:01] DC**
*The zen state of mind.*
**[21:08] C1**
Is this for real?
**[21:10] C2**
Inashiro cleanups struck out.
**[21:12] C3**
That knuckleball's amazing.
**[21:17] R2**
It's not a pitch you can learn overnight.
**[21:20] R2**
He must've spent his entire
high school life learning this pitch.
**[21:27] R2**
It wasn't a fluke that they've made this far.
**[21:33] D1**
Yeah! We can do this!
**[21:36] D2**
We can put up a fight against Inashiro!
**[21:39] D3**
Hidokoro, eyes on the ball!
**[21:42] D4**
We've gotta score first!
**[21:46] Um**
Strike!
**[21:48] Um**
Batter out!
**[21:50] Mi**
Mei.
**[21:55] Na**
*Bring it on.*
**[21:59] Na**
*Like I'd lose a pitching game.*
**[23:36] Mi**
So this is why Mei was pitching
all out from the start.
**[23:38] Ch**
He's putting pressure
on the opponent from the mound.
**[23:41] Sa**
From the mound?
**[23:42] D1**
We just have to be persistent and patient.
**[23:44] D1**
If we play like we usually do,
a chance will definitely come around.
**[23:48] DC**
That's right.
**[23:48] DC**
This isn't the first obstacle
you've hit on your way here.
**[23:53] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Pitching of Despair.
***SIGN*** Pitching of Despair
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
# 46 - Pitching of Despair
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**[00:01] Ch**
Yeah.
**[00:02] Ch**
There's no doubt about it.
**[00:04] Ch**
He's a knuckleball pitcher.
**[00:09] D1**
Yeah! We can do this!
**[00:12] D2**
We can put up a fight against Inashiro!
**[00:15] D3**
Hidokoro, eyes on the ball!
**[00:18] D4**
We've gotta score first!
**[00:22] Um**
Strike!
**[00:24] Um**
Batter out!
**[00:30] Na**
*Bring it on.*
**[00:33] Na**
*Like I'd lose a pitching game.*
***SIGN*** Pitching of Despair
***SIGN*** West Tokyo Semifinals
Seido High School vs Sensen Academy
Inashiro Vocational High School vs Sakurazawa High School
**[02:30] D1**
*I'm swinging completely late.*
**[02:33] D1**
*I gotta swing at two.*
**[02:45] D1**
*A... changeup?*
**[02:55] D1**
*So this...*
**[02:57] D1**
* ...is how the best pitcher*
* in Kanto pitches.*
**[03:00] Sa**
No one's taking this game seriously!
**[03:03] Ha**
It's a well-established breaking ball.
**[03:05] Fu**
It is?
**[03:07] Is**
Narumiya's getting real worked up.
**[03:13] Mi**
* An eye for an eye,*
* a pitch for a pitch.*
**[03:16] Mi**
*That's the Mei I know too well.*
**[03:20] C1**
Who would've thought
this would be a pitching game?
**[03:24] C2**
Inashiro is having a hard time
against the kunckleball pitcher.
**[03:27] C3**
What's going to happen this game?
***SIGN*** Inashiro
Sakurazawa
***SIGN*** It's the top of the third,
***SIGN*** and Inashiro has a runner on third with just one out.
***SIGN*** It's their huge chance to score.
**[03:46] Um**
Out!
**[03:48] D1**
Yes! Two outs!
**[03:50] D2**
Nice, Akira!
**[03:51] D2**
Nice pitching!
**[03:53] R1**
Even with a runner on third,
the pitcher's staying calm.
**[03:58] R2**
Yeah.
**[04:00] R2**
He walked a person with balls,
**[04:02] R2**
and he had bases stolen to third,
**[04:05] R2**
but he's continuing to pitch his knuckleball.
**[04:08] R2**
He acknowledges the pitch
for all its pros and cons
**[04:13] R2**
and has made it his.
***SIGN*** Batting first, center fielder, Kamiya-kun.
**[04:26] Um**
Strike!
**[04:29] I1**
*Yeah, I'm not gonna get used to this.*
**[04:39] I1**
Bring it.
**[04:43] I1**
* There's no point being serious*
* against a ridiculous pitch like this.*
**[04:48] I1**
*I'm going into ridiculous mode, too.*
**[04:51] I1**
*How's that?*
**[04:59] Sa**
He got a perfect hit!
***SIGN*** The left fielder's running fast!
***SIGN*** He's caught it!
***SIGN*** A great catch from Furuki in left field!
**[05:14] D1**
Are you serious?
**[05:16] D2**
Man, I'm good.
**[05:20] I1**
Not bad.
***SIGN*** Inashiro fell short of its great chance.
***SIGN*** Sakurazawa High School managed to hold down Inashiro, once again!
**[05:38] D1**
*No matter who we're up against,*
**[05:41] D1**
*let's play persistently and patiently...*
**[05:46] D1**
*...just like we always have.*
**[05:55] D1**
*If we do that, then...*
**[05:59] D1**
* Then we'll get a chance*
* to score at some point.*
**[06:06] I1**
No, you won't.
**[06:22] Um**
Strike!
**[06:24] Um**
Batter out!
**[06:26] Um**
Change!
**[06:30] D1**
L-Let's go.
**[06:34] D2**
Yeah.
**[06:36] D3**
*That inning was way too fast.*
**[06:41] D4**
* We're doing everything*
* we can to defend,*
**[06:44] D4**
*but they're...*
**[06:47] I1**
Woohoo!
**[06:49] D4**
*How in the world...*
**[06:52] D4**
*...are we going to score off him?*
**[06:58] DC**
*Everyone, be patient.*
**[07:03] DC**
* He can't possibly pitch*
* like this until the last inning.*
**[07:07] DC**
*If you can defend until the end,*
**[07:10] DC**
*there will be light at the end of the tunnel.*
***SIGN*** Batting first for Inashiro Vocational High School in the fourth inning...
***SIGN*** ...is their second batter and shortstop, Shirakawa-kun.
**[07:31] D1**
*We can't give up any runs.*
**[07:33] D1**
*We can't make any mistakes.*
***SIGN*** Oh, no!
***SIGN*** It went between his legs!
***SIGN*** Sakurazawa has made their first error!
***SIGN*** That's a runner with no outs for Inashiro.
***SIGN*** First base runner quickly makes the steal!
***SIGN*** The catcher can't make the throw!
***SIGN*** That's no outs and a runner on second!
***SIGN*** Inashiro is looking to score this inning!
**[08:31] D1**
You're fine! You're fine!
**[08:32] D2**
Don't worry about the runner!
**[08:35] D3**
One at a time, Tamuken!
**[08:38] D4**
Y-Yeah.
**[08:41] D5**
Let's switch gears!
**[08:43] D6**
Let's go!
**[08:44] D7**
Focus on the batter!
**[08:47] DC**
*That's right.*
**[08:49] DC**
*Be calm and encourage each other.*
**[08:53] DC**
*This isn't the first obstacle you've hit*
**[08:57] DC**
*on your way here.*
**[09:01] D1**
Second!
**[09:02] D2**
We can't make third!
**[09:03] D2**
First base!
***SIGN*** Oh, no!
***SIGN*** He fumbled!
***SIGN*** He's too late for first base!
***SIGN*** That's no outs and runners on first and third.
***SIGN*** Yet another error from Sakurazawa!
**[09:21] D1**
Sorry!
**[09:22] D1**
Sorry, Akira!
**[09:30] DC**
*Th-This isn't good.*
**[09:32] DC**
Time out!
**[09:33] D2**
What's up?
**[09:35] D2**
You guys are all tense!
**[09:37] D3**
Sorry.
**[09:38] D4**
L-Let's switch gears.
**[09:41] Ha**
It must be tough for the pitcher.
**[09:45] Ha**
Those errors should've all been outs.
**[09:49] Fu**
*That's true.*
**[09:53] Sa**
But... why did they suddenly start making errors?
**[10:04] Ch**
Because of Narumiya's pitching.
**[10:10] Ch**
If they give up even a single run,
**[10:12] Ch**
they'll lose the game.
**[10:17] Ch**
He's been applying
**[10:19] Ch**
a lot of pressure from the mound.
**[10:25] Sa**
*A-Applying pressure from the mound?*
**[10:32] Mi**
I assume...
**[10:34] Mi**
...Sakurazawa can't imagine
a way to score off Narumiya.
**[10:39] Ch**
Yeah.
**[10:45] Mi**
* Sakurazawa has been winning*
* their past games...*
**[10:49] Mi**
* ...because their opponents became*
* flustered against their knuckleball,*
**[10:52] Mi**
* and now they're experiencing a vast*
* difference in skills for the first time.*
**[11:00] Mi**
*So this is why Mei*
**[11:04] Mi**
* was going all out*
* from the beginning.*
**[11:22] D1**
Did that surprise you?
**[11:23] D1**
I bet it did!
**[11:25] D2**
Akira?
**[11:28] D1**
Why do you all look like that?
**[11:32] D1**
We haven't given up any runs yet,
**[11:34] D1**
and it's only the fourth inning.
**[11:38] D1**
No one expects us to win, anyway.
**[11:47] D1**
We get to play baseball in such a huge stadium.
**[11:51] D1**
Let's not worry about the results,
**[11:53] D1**
and play like we usually do until the end.
**[11:59] D2**
*Akira.*
**[12:03] D3**
All right!
**[12:05] D4**
Let's play our best!
**[12:07] D5**
Yeah!
**[12:09] DC**
*Akira-kun.*
**[12:14] D2**
*Akira.*
**[12:16] D3**
One at a time!
**[12:19] D4**
Let's stay loud!
***SIGN*** It's no outs with runners on first and third.
***SIGN*** Inashiro's cleanup, Harada, is at bat.
**[12:37] Um**
Play!
**[12:45] D1**
*Run all you want.*
***SIGN*** He steals the base!
***SIGN*** That's no outs with runners on second and third for Inashiro.
**[13:06] I1**
If you can't hit here,
you're fired from cleanup!
**[13:09] I2**
Shut up.
**[13:11] C1**
Hit it, Harada!
**[13:13] C2**
Masa-san!
**[13:14] C2**
You've got this!
**[13:21] D1**
* Even if there's not a single person*
* in this stadium...*
**[13:27] D1**
*...who wants us to win.*
**[13:39] D1**
*Even so, I still...*
**[13:42] D1**
*...believe in my pitch!*
**[13:52] DC**
*Your tempo is going up a bit.*
**[13:54] DC**
*Take your time and be careful with your pitch.*
**[14:00] D1**
*With this pitch,*
**[14:03] D1**
*I can accomplish my dreams.*
**[14:05] DC**
D-Don't rush to pitch!
**[14:07] DC**
Akira-kun!
**[14:08] DC**
Remember the zen!
**[14:10] D1**
*I want to go there.*
**[14:13] D1**
*With this guy,*
**[14:16] D1**
*I want to stand on the mound at nationals.*
***SIGN*** Inashiro
Sakurazawa
***SIGN*** Inashiro
Sakurazawa
***SIGN*** Inashiro
Sakurazawa
**[15:35] R1**
That's the game.
**[15:37] R2**
Yeah.
**[15:39] R2**
Harada-kun's three-run homer
in the fourth inning.
**[15:42] R2**
That completely took out Sakurazawa.
**[15:48] R2**
Nagao-kun pitched courageously,
even with his teammates' errors,
**[15:55] R2**
but in the very end,
he got a little too tense.
**[16:00] R1**
So when you're throwing knuckleballs,
**[16:02] R1**
even just a little bit of emotion can throw you off.
**[16:11] R2**
*What's really scary here...*
**[16:14] R2**
* ...is that Narumiya-kun's pitching*
* affected the fielding*
**[16:19] R2**
*of his opponents.*
**[16:26] IC**
*Finish it.*
**[16:37] D1**
* I can't let it end*
* without doing anything.*
**[16:45] Um**
Strike!
**[16:49] R2**
*He instills despair into his opponents.*
**[16:53] R2**
*And his consistent pitching...*
**[16:58] R2**
*...creates rhythm for his offense.*
**[17:05] R2**
*Just a single person...*
**[17:10] R2**
* ...is making this all-star*
* Inashiro team even fiercer.*
**[17:24] R2**
*This is what you call an ace.*
**[17:29] R2**
* The indestructable pillar*
* that supports the team.*
***SIGN*** That's the game!
***SIGN*** It's a called game after five innings with the score of 11-0!
***SIGN*** Inashiro advances to the final after displaying their tremendous ability!
**[17:55] Um**
Bow!
**[17:56] EE**
Good game!
**[18:19] I1**
Hey!
**[18:23] I1**
You should go home with your head held high.
**[18:29] I1**
You only lost to the best team
in the country this season.
**[18:36] I1**
See ya.
**[18:37] I2**
Sorry about that.
**[18:39] I2**
I'll kill him later.
**[18:46] D1**
*The best in the country?*
**[18:51] D1**
*No wonder we lost.*
**[18:54] D1**
*We never even had a chance.*
**[19:00] D1**
*We got completely outplayed.*
**[19:04] D1**
*I have no regrets.*
**[19:10] D1**
*Now, I can just...*
**[19:14] D1**
*...give up on my dream.*
**[19:30] D1**
*I can...*
**[19:44] C1**
Mei!
**[19:45] C2**
Nice game!
**[19:46] C3**
Inashiro's the best!
**[19:48] C4**
You've got one more win!
**[19:49] C5**
Masa-san!
**[19:50] C6**
Let's go again this year!
**[19:52] C7**
Yamaoka!
**[19:53] C8**
Yoshida!
**[19:54] C7**
Soyogi!
**[19:55] C8**
Mei-chan!
**[19:56] C9**
Narumiya-kun!
**[19:57] C1**
Narumiya!
**[19:58] C2**
Mei!
**[20:00] I1**
Hey!
**[20:04] Sa**
We're gonna win!
**[20:06] Sa**
We won't lose!
**[20:10] Ha**
E-Eijun-kun.
**[20:18] Is**
Sawamura!
**[20:20] Is**
Stop barking like an idiot.
**[20:29] Is**
We're already pissed off,
**[20:33] Is**
thinking about what happened last year.
**[21:05] Is**
The winners go to nationals.
**[21:07] Is**
It's the best game
to pay them back for last year.
**[21:15] Mi**
*Last summer,*
**[21:18] Mi**
*they stood in our path.*
**[21:23] Mi**
*They're back, and they're bigger and stronger.*
**[21:40] Mi**
* Will Inashiro make two*
* consecutive nationals?*
**[21:44] Mi**
*Or will we make nationals*
**[21:48] Mi**
*after being away for six years?*
**[21:54] Mi**
* The final game to decide*
* the West Tokyo representative...*
**[21:59] Mi**
*...is about to start.*
**[23:36] I1**
Kazuya, even without you,
**[23:38] I1**
we're as strong as ever.
**[23:40] Sa**
What were you talking
about with the enemies?
**[23:42] Mi**
Nothing.
**[23:43] Sa**
Were you leaking my information to them?
**[23:45] Re**
Didn't Inashiro invite you, too?
**[23:48] Mi**
If I hadn't said I'd play catcher that day...
**[23:51] Mi**
Maybe this was fate.
**[23:53] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
That Summer.
***SIGN*** That Summer
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
# 47 - That Summer
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***SIGN*** West Tokyo Tournament Semifinal
One Year Ago
**[00:07] Az**
Yamada!
**[00:09] Az**
You've got this!
**[00:11] Is**
We're just getting started!
**[00:13] Mi**
He's going to throw it low!
**[00:15] Ry**
Eyes on the ball!
**[00:16] Ta**
Please get a hit!
**[00:22] Ya**
Come on!
**[00:23] Ya**
Bring it on!
**[00:25] Na**
*There's no point.*
**[00:26] Na**
*The game's already over.*
**[01:03] Na**
I told you.
**[01:07] Na**
You'd regret going over there.
***SIGN*** That Summer
**[02:44] Ch**
We'll need to have
a meeting when we get back.
**[02:46] Is**
I'm gonna explode
if I can't practice soon.
**[02:51] M1**
Do we have everything?
**[02:56] M2**
Whose bags are those?
**[02:58] M3**
Uh...
**[02:59] M3**
Where are the three first-years?
**[03:01] M4**
Miyuki-kun took them to the restroom.
**[03:04] M3**
He took them?
***SIGN*** Very Good Job!
**[03:09] M3**
As a chaperone?
**[03:11] Mi**
Hurry up!
**[03:13] Sa**
You didn't have to follow us!
**[03:15] Mi**
You guys always get lost.
**[03:18] Sa**
Shut up!
**[03:19] Sa**
You always have something
unnecessary to say!
**[03:21] Ha**
Eijun-kun, manners!
**[03:23] Fu**
I'm going.
**[03:24] Sa**
Hey! No cutting!
**[03:26] C1**
Narumiya was amazing!
**[03:28] C2**
Inashiro's batters are great, too.
**[03:30] C1**
They're going to take it again this year.
**[03:42] Mi**
*Well, that's true.*
**[03:45] Mi**
* Our pitchers need to be able*
* to hold down their powerful batters.*
**[03:50] Mi**
*Not to mention...*
**[03:52] Mi**
*We have to score off Mei, or we can't win.*
**[03:57] Mi**
*Either way, it's going to be a tough game.*
**[04:03] I1**
Hey, it's Miyuki!
**[04:09] I2**
What? You guys are still here?
**[04:12] I3**
Looking down at us from the bleachers?
**[04:16] I4**
Were you able to take valuable data?
**[04:18] Mi**
Data?
**[04:20] Mi**
I was speechless
after that perfect pitching.
**[04:23] Na**
Wow! Kazuya just complimented me.
**[04:27] Mi**
*Hurry it up, guys.*
**[04:29] Mi**
* I don't really want to talk*
* to people I'm playing in two days.*
**[04:33] I1**
Oh, hey.
**[04:34] I1**
Remember the last time
all of us got together?
**[04:37] Na**
Oh, yeah.
**[04:43] (Flashback) Mi**
Well, well...
**[04:45] (Flashback) Mi**
What's with the gathering of the all-stars?
**[04:48] (Flashback) Mi**
Carlos from Jonan Senior League.
**[04:51] (Flashback) Mi**
Shirakawa from Marugame Senior League.
**[04:53] (Flashback) Mi**
Yamaoka and Yabe from
Takahira Senior League.
**[04:57] (Flashback) Mi**
Did you call them all here,
**[05:00] (Flashback) Mi**
Mei?
**[05:02] (Flashback) Na**
Yeah.
**[05:03] (Flashback) Na**
And you, Kazuya.
**[05:05] (Flashback) Na**
If you come with me,
I can form my ultimate team.
**[05:11] (Flashback) Sh**
I don't really care
if you're not the catcher.
**[05:14] (Flashback) Sh**
But Narumiya wants you.
**[05:16] (Flashback) Na**
Inashiro invited you, too. Right, Kazuya?
**[05:20] (Flashback) Na**
So why don't we make
the ultimate team together?
**[05:22] (Flashback) Na**
If we all get on the same team,
we could take nationals.
**[05:27] (Flashback) Ca**
Inashiro's coach has a lot has
a lot of experience under his belt,
**[05:30] (Flashback) Ca**
and they have the best equipment in Tokyo.
**[05:34] (Flashback) Ca**
It's a great environment, too.
**[05:37] (Flashback) Sh**
Not to mention, you won't have
to play against Narumiya.
**[05:41] (Flashback) Sh**
You're in, too. Right, Kazuya Miyuki?
**[05:49] (Flashback) Mi**
I'm sorry,
**[05:51] (Flashback) Mi**
but I already got an invite
from Seido a while ago.
**[05:54] (Flashback) Mi**
I can't join you guys.
**[05:56] (Flashback) Ya**
What?
**[05:57] (Flashback) Ya**
Are you being serious right now?
**[06:01] (Flashback) Na**
Seido, huh?
**[06:03] (Flashback) Na**
They've only gone to nationals
once since their old coach quit.
**[06:08] (Flashback) Na**
Compared to what Coach
Kunitomo has achieved,
**[06:11] (Flashback) Na**
Coach Kataoka is just way too green.
**[06:15] (Flashback) Mi**
Well, it's not really about that.
**[06:18] (Flashback) Mi**
Inashiro's a team with a bunch
of all-stars like you guys, right?
**[06:24] (Flashback) Mi**
So... I want to face
you as an opponent.
**[06:31] Na**
*This is Kazuya.*
**[06:33] Na**
*Despite being on the underdog team,*
**[06:34] (Flashback) Ya**
Are you stupid?
**[06:35] Na**
* he's always thinking of ways*
* to take down his opponent.*
**[06:36] (Flashback) Mi**
Oh, you're too kind.
**[06:38] (Flashback) Ya**
It's not a compliment!
**[06:39] Na**
*That's what I like about him.*
**[06:43] (Flashback) Na**
Kazuya.
**[06:46] (Flashback) Na**
I'm gonna ask you one last time.
**[06:48] (Flashback) Mi**
Sorry. No.
**[06:54] Na**
*Damn, you're cool.*
**[06:56] Na**
*But you're gonna regret going there.*
**[07:03] Na**
In the end, you were the only
one who didn't join me.
**[07:08] Na**
But...
**[07:09] Na**
Even without you, we have
the ultimate team this year.
**[07:13] Na**
We're going to nationals.
**[07:23] Sh**
*Just live with regret for not joining us.*
**[07:26] Sh**
* Ten years, or even*
* twenty years, down the line.*
**[07:31] Na**
Well, see you at the game.
**[07:33] Mi**
Yeah.
**[07:34] Sa**
I feel so much better.
**[07:36] Sa**
It's that white-haired guy!
**[07:38] Sa**
What were you talking about with them?
**[07:41] Mi**
Nothing.
**[07:42] Sa**
Nothing?
**[07:44] Sa**
We're playing them in two days!
**[07:48] Ha**
Furuya-kun, we're not playing them yet.
**[07:52] Mi**
Hey, let's go back to the bus.
**[07:55] Mi**
Everyone's waiting.
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Stadium
**[07:58] Sa**
D-Don't say you told them all about me!
**[08:01] Mi**
Why would I?
**[08:06] Sa**
What were you talking about
with that white-haired guy?
**[08:09] Mi**
You're so persistent.
**[08:11] Ch**
You saw Narumiya?
**[08:13] Sa**
He can't be trusted!
**[08:15] Sa**
He might've told Inashiro
all about our team.
**[08:18] Mi**
I'm not you.
**[08:20] Ch**
I heard you were also
invited to go to Inashiro.
**[08:27] Sa**
I knew it! You're a spy!
**[08:29] Ku**
Sawamura, shut up!
**[08:31] Sa**
But it's an emergency!
**[08:33] Ku**
Just shut up!
**[08:35] Mi**
Yeah, but...
**[08:37] Mi**
Chris-senpai.
**[08:39] Mi**
Rei-chan.
**[08:42] Mi**
If I hadn't met you two,
I might've gone there, too.
**[08:53] Mi**
*On that day, if I hadn't said I'd play catcher,*
**[08:57] Mi**
*or if I hadn't meet these two...*
**[08:59] Mi**
*In hindsight,*
**[09:01] Mi**
*maybe it was just destiny.*
**[09:07] (Flashback) RC**
Anyone in here want to play catcher?
**[09:10] (Flashback) R1**
Catcher?
**[09:12] (Flashback) R2**
I want to be pitcher!
**[09:13] (Flashback) R3**
Why don't you do it?
**[09:15] (Flashback) R3**
You look like a catcher.
**[09:17] (Flashback) R4**
No way!
**[09:18] (Flashback) R4**
It looks boring.
**[09:19] (Flashback) R4**
And people can't see your face.
**[09:22] (Flashback) RC**
I guess you kiddies
can't quite understand yet.
**[09:25] (Flashback) RC**
Get this.
**[09:26] (Flashback) RC**
The catcher is a critical position
who acts as the leader on the field
**[09:30] (Flashback) RC**
and is a key player in fielding.
**[09:33] (Flashback) Mi**
Me!
**[09:33] (Flashback) Mi**
I want to do it!
**[09:38] (Flashback) Mi**
I'll be catcher!
**[09:40] Mi**
* A catcher's mitt was*
* unlike any other gloves,*
**[09:44] Mi**
*and it's the only position*
**[09:46] Mi**
* that squats down on the field,*
* looking at everyone.*
**[09:48] Mi**
*I was incredibly enticed by that.*
**[09:53] Mi**
*That was how I became a catcher.*
**[10:06] (Flashback) Um**
Out!
**[10:07] (Flashback) R1**
Wow! Awesome!
**[10:08] (Flashback) R2**
It's his first year in junior high, right?
**[10:10] (Flashback) R2**
His shoulder is crazy good.
**[10:14] (Flashback) Mi**
Two outs!
**[10:16] (Flashback) RO**
Wow! He's really good.
**[10:20] (Flashback) RO**
With his shoulder,
maybe he could even play pitcher.
**[10:24] (Flashback) RC**
But he's only interested in playing catcher.
**[10:27] (Flashback) RO**
I see.
**[10:29] (Flashback) RO**
What a strange kid.
**[10:34] (Flashback) R1**
What?
**[10:35] (Flashback) R1**
What did you just say?
**[10:37] (Flashback) R2**
Say that again!
**[10:38] (Flashback) Mi**
Okay.
**[10:39] (Flashback) Mi**
The base covering for
second base is too late.
**[10:42] (Flashback) Mi**
The pitcher can't throw
any pick-offs like that.
**[10:44] (Flashback) R3**
Hey, Kazuya.
**[10:49] (Flashback) R1**
Who made you the coach, first-year?
**[10:53] (Flashback) Mi**
On the field, everyone is equal.
**[10:57] (Flashback) Mi**
Grade doesn't matter.
**[11:03] (Flashback) Mi**
Just kidding!
**[11:04] (Flashback) R3**
Stop it, Kazuya!
**[11:05] (Flashback) R1**
You little...
**[11:07] (Flashback) R1**
You want to fight? Is that it?
**[11:09] (Flashback) R2**
Just because you made first-string,
don't get too cocky!
**[11:13] (Flashback) Mi**
Oh, you're too kind.
**[11:15] (Flashback) RR**
It wasn't a compliment!
**[11:20] (Flashback) R2**
You don't seem to know your manners.
**[11:22] (Flashback) R1**
Let us help you understand.
**[11:31] (Flashback) R4**
Are you serious?
**[11:33] (Flashback) R4**
Why didn't you call us over?
**[11:35] (Flashback) R5**
Maybe I'll teach him a lesson today.
**[11:38] (Flashback) R1**
I doubt he's here today.
**[11:47] (Flashback) Mi**
'Sup!
**[11:48] (Flashback) Mi**
You guys are all late.
**[11:50] (Flashback) R4**
I-Is he for real?
**[11:52] (Flashback) R2**
That little...
**[11:56] Mi**
*I don't care if I'm a first-year or whatever.*
**[11:59] Mi**
*I made first-string because of my ability.*
**[12:03] Mi**
*Making calls for the pitcher,*
**[12:06] Mi**
*making pick-off plays with the fielders,*
**[12:09] Mi**
* and being a coach-like*
* presence on the field.*
**[12:13] (Flashback) Mi**
Second baseman, you're too slow!
**[12:16] (Flashback) R1**
Shut up!
**[12:19] Mi**
* Like I'd give up such*
* a fun position to anyone.*
***SIGN*** Miyuki Steel
**[12:25] (Flashback) Mi**
We're playing against Marugame
Senior League tomorrow, right?
**[12:28] (Flashback) R1**
They make regionals almost every year.
**[12:31] (Flashback) R1**
I wonder if we'll even stand a chance.
**[12:33] (Flashback) RO**
Hey, don't feel like you've lost
before you've even played.
**[12:36] (Flashback) Mi**
I'm super excited.
**[12:39] (Flashback) Mi**
It's really fun thinking about
ways to beat strong teams.
**[12:44] (Flashback) Mi**
I guess I can count on you, then.
**[12:46] (Flashback) R1**
'Cause he's super serious about baseball.
**[12:48] (Flashback) RO**
Don't just admire him.
**[12:50] (Flashback) RO**
You should try to be like him.
**[12:53] (Flashback) R1**
I can't do that.
**[12:55] (Flashback) RO**
You never know until you try!
**[12:57] (Flashback) RO**
Let's do some bat swings
once we get home!
**[12:58] (Flashback) R1**
Oh, no.
**[12:59] (Flashback) RO**
Not "Oh, no." "Yeah!"
**[13:00] (Flashback) R1**
Yeah!
**[13:09] (Flashback) Mi**
I'm home.
**[13:11] (Flashback) R1**
Toku-san, the deadline's tomorrow.
**[13:14] (Flashback) R1**
Can we make it?
**[13:15] (Flashback) To**
We don't have a choice.
**[13:37] (Flashback) T1**
Now, let's look at the answers.
**[13:39] (Flashback) T1**
Animal-san!
**[13:40] (Flashback) T2**
Okay.
**[13:42] (Flashback) T2**
It's Fried Chicken Ambassador!
**[13:45] Mi**
* They have the son*
* of an ex-pro ball player, right?*
**[13:49] (Flashback) Mi**
I wonder how I'll beat him.
**[13:56] (Flashback) Mi**
Wow! This is good!
**[13:58] (Flashback) Mi**
I'm a genius!
**[14:07] (Flashback) R1**
That's Animal, right?
**[14:08] (Flashback) R2**
Yeah.
**[14:09] (Flashback) R2**
I've seen him on TV.
**[14:14] Mi**
*That's the cleanup and catcher...*
**[14:18] (Flashback) Ch**
Nice pitch!
**[14:20] Mi**
*Chris Yu Takigawa.*
**[14:24] (Flashback) C1**
Oh, so that's Animal-san's son?
**[14:27] (Flashback) C2**
He's tall like his father.
**[14:36] Re**
* His father is a former pro,*
* and his future looks bright.*
**[14:42] Re**
*I'd love to have him on our team.*
**[14:44] [SONG] On-screen**
Edogawa
Marugame
**[14:53] (Flashback) Ch**
Shirakawa!
**[14:54] (Flashback) Ch**
Careful not to get the runner out!
**[15:02] (Flashback) Um**
Strike!
**[15:04] Sh**
*Another one to the inside?*
**[15:06] Sh**
*Will the next one be to the outside?*
**[15:09] (Flashback) R1**
He's leading!
**[15:11] (Flashback) R1**
He's running!
**[15:14] (Flashback) Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[15:17] (Flashback) Um**
Out!
**[15:26] Ch**
*What an aggressive play.*
**[15:28] Ch**
*He has a good shoulder, too.*
**[15:30] (Flashback) Mi**
Two outs!
***SIGN*** Kazuya Miyuki
**[15:31] (Flashback) Mi**
Let's stay focused!
**[15:33] Ch**
*Kazuya Miyuki, huh?*
**[15:40] Mi**
* I bet the next one will be*
* a fastball to the outside.*
**[15:49] Mi**
*I knew it!*
**[15:50] Mi**
*What?*
**[15:52] Mi**
*A slow curveball?*
**[15:55] (Flashback) Um**
Strike!
**[15:56] (Flashback) Um**
Batter out!
**[16:02] (Flashback) Ch**
Figured you were gunning
for that outside fastball.
**[16:12] [SONG] On-screen**
Edogawa
Marugame
**[16:15] (Flashback) Ch**
Good luck.
**[16:21] Mi**
*Just you watch.*
**[16:23] Mi**
* You won't win just*
* 'cause you're bigger.*
**[16:36] (Flashback) C1**
Wow!
**[16:36] (Flashback) C1**
A home run!
**[16:40] Mi**
*He took a low and outside ball that far?*
**[16:44] (Flashback) An**
Nice one, Yu!
**[16:49] Mi**
*Damn it.*
**[16:50] Mi**
*It's not over yet.*
**[17:06] Mi**
*He made me swing.*
**[17:11] (Flashback) C1**
Is that catcher going for the catch?
**[17:14] (Flashback) An**
No!
**[17:27] (Flashback) C1**
He caught it!
**[17:30] (Flashback) C2**
Right at the fence!
**[17:31] (Flashback) C2**
He dove for it with no hesitation!
**[17:33] (Flashback) C3**
He could've gotten hurt!
**[17:38] [SONG] On-screen**
Edogawa
Marugame
**[17:39] (Flashback) EE**
Thank you for the game.
**[17:50] Ch**
* He makes aggressive calls and tries*
* to read the catcher when he's at bat.*
**[17:54] Ch**
*What an interesting kid.*
**[18:01] (Flashback) R1**
Marugame Senior League was strong.
**[18:03] (Flashback) R2**
We didn't even stand a chance.
**[18:07] (Flashback) R3**
Yeah, their catcher
completely outplayed us.
**[18:10] (Flashback) R4**
Yeah, he's a monster.
**[18:17] Mi**
*He crushed the pitcher with his bat.*
**[18:21] Mi**
*His plays made the best of the pitcher.*
**[18:24] Mi**
* He has a sharp sense for reading*
* the momentum of the game.*
**[18:27] Mi**
*There's a ton of great players in this world.*
**[18:38] (Flashback) Mi**
I completely lost today.
**[18:41] (Flashback) Mi**
I mean, what's with his name?
**[18:42] (Flashback) Mi**
Chris?
**[18:43] (Flashback) Mi**
He's the son of a foreigner?
**[18:45] (Flashback) Mi**
I was born and raised in Old Town Tokyo!
**[18:49] Mi**
*For now, I'm glad I lost today.*
**[18:52] Mi**
*Because it means I can be even better.*
**[18:55] Mi**
*Even stronger.*
**[18:57] Mi**
*I don't really care, so long as baseball's fun.*
**[19:04] (Flashback) Re**
A catcher-to-catcher battle
of reading each other's minds.
**[19:08] (Flashback) Re**
I never thought
**[19:09] (Flashback) Re**
I'd get to see such a high-level game
at the senior league level.
**[19:13] (Flashback) Re**
What decided the game today
**[19:16] (Flashback) Re**
was the difference in your teammates.
**[19:22] (Flashback) Re**
You have high ideals
and a drive to improve.
**[19:25] (Flashback) Re**
Have you ever wanted to be
surrounded by teammates like that?
**[19:29] (Flashback) Re**
You should play baseball
at a much higher level.
**[19:34] Mi**
*I see.*
**[19:35] Mi**
*That sounds like fun, too.*
**[19:38] (Flashback) Mi**
Wait! Who are you, Miss?
**[19:40] (Flashback) Re**
I'm a soon-to-be associate manager
**[19:42] (Flashback) Re**
for the Seido High School
Baseball Team, Rei Takashima!
**[19:46] (Flashback) Re**
To be direct with you,
**[19:48] (Flashback) Re**
I came here to scout you for our team.
**[19:51] Re**
* Though I originally came*
* to watch Chris-kun.*
**[19:56] (Flashback) Mi**
You're scouting me?
**[19:58] (Flashback) Mi**
I think you're rushing it a bit.
**[20:00] (Flashback) Mi**
I'm only a first-year.
**[20:05] (Flashback) Re**
You're only a first-year?
**[20:07] (Flashback) Re**
No wonder you're so short!
**[20:09] (Flashback) Re**
Look!
**[20:12] (Flashback) Mi**
Are you really a scout?
**[20:18] Mi**
*Four years since I met them...*
**[20:22] Mi**
*Maybe it was destiny*
**[20:24] Mi**
*that I'd end up here.*
**[20:28] Mi**
*And maybe...*
**[20:30] Mi**
*...me playing...*
**[20:32] Mi**
*...with these guys at my side...*
**[20:36] Mi**
*...was destiny, too.*
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[20:42] Pr**
Well,
**[20:43] Pr**
congratulations on advancing to the final.
**[20:46] Ka**
Thank you.
**[20:48] VP**
You're doing well so far.
**[20:51] VP**
It's all about the next game now.
**[20:53] Pr**
Do you think you can win the next game?
**[20:58] Ot**
Does he have to be so blunt?
**[20:59] Ka**
To be honest, our opponents are strong.
**[21:09] Ka**
Narumiya had some rough edges last year,
**[21:12] Ka**
but he's become very stable
over the past year.
**[21:17] Pr**
So you're saying he's perfect?
**[21:33] Pr**
Didn't they have a game today?
**[21:37] Pr**
They sure work hard.
**[21:39] VP**
Shouldn't you stop them?
**[21:43] Ka**
They're all too excited for the game.
**[21:53] Ka**
They've also grown over the past year.
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[23:36] Yu**
We couldn't beat Narumiya last year,
but we can do it this year.
**[23:40] Yu**
Let's play our baseball until the end.
**[23:43] IC**
A pitcher relay?
**[23:44] IC**
It means he has many good pitchers,
**[23:48] IC**
but it also means...
**[23:50] Ta**
I want to tell you something.
**[23:52] Sa**
Tanba-san.
**[23:53] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
At the Dorm
***SIGN*** At the Dorm...
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
**[23:58] ---**
# 48 - At the Dorm...
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**[00:00] Na**
In the end, you were the only
one who didn't join me.
**[00:05] Na**
But...
**[00:07] Na**
Even without you, we have
the ultimate team this year.
**[00:11] Na**
We're going to nationals.
**[00:20] Sh**
*Just live with regret for not joining us.*
**[00:24] Sh**
* Ten years, or even*
* twenty years down the line.*
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[00:40] Pr**
Didn't they have a game today?
**[00:43] Pr**
They sure work hard.
**[00:46] VP**
Shouldn't you stop them?
**[00:50] Ka**
They're all too excited for the game.
**[01:00] Ka**
They've also grown over the past year.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
***SIGN*** At the Dorm...
**[02:50] Ch**
In the end, he only threw four change-ups.
**[02:56] Sa**
White-hair.
**[02:59] Ch**
Three forkballs, seven sliders,
**[03:02] Ch**
and his main pitch was a fastball.
**[03:05] Is**
Sakurazawa's batters sucked,
**[03:08] Is**
but he pitched, knowing full well
that we were watching.
**[03:16] Ch**
That's a crossfire pitch
into right-handed batters.
**[03:19] Ch**
He used that pitch well.
**[03:23] Ha**
What's up, Eijun-kun?
**[03:25] Sa**
Crossfire...
**[03:27] Sa**
The name vaguely sounds familiar.
**[03:30] Mi**
Are you serious?
**[03:31] Mi**
You pitched it in today's game.
**[03:35] Sa**
*I did?*
**[03:37] Mi**
The last pitch you threw at Maki
in the bottom of the sixth.
**[03:50] Sa**
*That?*
**[03:53] Mi**
A southpaw-only pitch that goes
into right-handed batters' chests,
**[03:56] Mi**
while crossing the diagonal of the plate.
**[03:59] Mi**
That's the crossfire pitch.
**[04:04] Mi**
You threw that, and you didn't know?
**[04:07] Sa**
Of course I did!
**[04:08] Sa**
The fireball's been my best pitch all along, and...
**[04:12] Ha**
It's crossfire...
**[04:14] Sa**
Yeah, that!
**[04:16] Sa**
Kuroko fighter.
**[04:18] Ha**
No.
**[04:21] Mi**
*Though that wasn't an ordinary crossfire,*
**[04:25] Mi**
* he wouldn't understand,*
* even if I explained it to him.*
**[04:30] Ku**
You're so stupid.
**[04:32] Ku**
I feel sorry for you, Chris-senpai.
**[04:35] Ch**
Thanks.
**[04:36] Sa**
M-Master!
**[04:39] Ry**
So...
**[04:40] Ry**
What do you think, as the only one
who got a double off Narumiya last year?
**[04:49] Yu**
We have...
**[04:51] Yu**
...two batters in the front
who can disrupt the opponent.
**[04:57] Yu**
We have batters who can
adapt to the situation,
**[05:00] Yu**
and most importantly,
everyone knows to swing with confidence.
**[05:04] Yu**
This year,
**[05:06] Yu**
we'll be able to take Narumiya down.
**[05:15] Yu**
Let's play our baseball until the end.
**[05:18] SS**
Yeah!
**[05:21] S1**
Wow! Look at the energy.
**[05:23] S2**
Way to go, Captain!
**[05:25] S3**
Yuki-kun.
**[05:26] S4**
Let's do our best, too.
**[05:28] S3**
Yeah.
**[05:32] Re**
*It's true.*
**[05:33] Re**
*Even against Narumiya-kun,*
**[05:35] Re**
*I feel like our batters will work something out.*
**[05:39] Re**
*Now...*
**[05:42] Ta**
Chris, Miyuki.
**[05:44] Ta**
I want to have a pitchers' meeting.
**[05:48] Ta**
Can you join us?
**[05:51] Mi**
*Tanba-san is setting up a meeting?*
**[05:54] Ch**
Yeah.
**[05:55] Ch**
Both of you and Sawamura
each gave up a run today.
**[06:00] Ch**
I was going to do a meeting
regarding that, anyway.
**[06:03] Ch**
Sawamura, Furuya.
**[06:05] Ch**
Let's go.
**[06:06] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[06:07] Fu**
*I didn't pitch.*
**[06:08] Ha**
Furuya-kun.
**[06:09] Ha**
Your aura is spewing.
**[06:11] S1**
Kado.
**[06:13] S1**
I think I'm gonna watch
the video some more.
**[06:15] S2**
Sure. I'll stay, too.
**[06:17] S3**
He has a lot of breaking balls,
so I'll target a specific pitch.
**[06:20] S4**
Wanna swing together, Kenjiro?
**[06:23] S3**
Yes, sir.
**[06:35] Ha**
*Me, too.*
***SIGN*** Let's go to nationals!
**[06:36] S1**
Look.
**[06:38] S1**
The brass band made it for us.
**[06:40] Is**
Wow! A thousand cranes!
**[06:43] Is**
That's a lot.
**[06:45] S1**
Anyway, we're gonna be done for the night.
**[06:48] Is**
Wait, managers.
**[06:50] Is**
Thanks for everything you do.
**[06:53] Is**
Let's keep working hard for two more days.
**[06:56] S1**
Isashiki-kun.
**[06:58] S2**
Senpai.
**[07:04] S2**
We'll be cheering for you guys all the way!
**[07:07] Yu**
It's not just two more days, Jun.
**[07:09] Yu**
We've gotta go even—
**[07:11] Is**
Shut up!
**[07:12] Is**
For now!
**[07:13] Is**
It's actually your job to say this, you know?
**[07:17] Is**
I'm saying this 'cause you're a shy boyー
**[07:19] Yu**
You won't have much of a summer break.
**[07:21] Yu**
I hope you're ready.
**[07:23] Is**
Stop getting ahead of yourself!
**[07:27] Yu**
Until the end of August.
**[07:28] Is**
That'd mean going all the way in nationals!
**[07:31] Ma**
Well, that's true.
**[07:35] Yu**
* We have two batters in the front*
* who can disrupt the opponent.*
**[07:41] Ku**
*I won't let you down.*
**[07:44] Ku**
Ryo-san, are you free—
**[07:54] Ku**
*Ryo-san?*
***SIGN*** Inashiro Vocational High School Baseball Team Dormitory
**[08:08] Na**
I'm so sleepy.
**[08:10] Na**
Can I sleep now?
**[08:12] I1**
It's only eight.
**[08:14] Ha**
Only if you've memorized
the data on the Seido batters.
**[08:18] Ha**
The average score for their
past three games is 7.7 runs.
**[08:22] Ha**
Unlike our previous opponents,
**[08:23] Ha**
their batters are at a national level.
**[08:26] Na**
Then let's just say it's
a pre-show for nationals.
**[08:30] Ha**
That kind of overconfidence will cost us—
**[08:32] Na**
First batter.
**[08:33] Na**
Kuramochi's speed is
something to worry about,
**[08:36] Na**
but he's not a threat if he doesn't get on base.
**[08:38] Na**
Kominato-san, who's up next, is the real threat.
**[08:41] Na**
He can hit any pitch.
**[08:43] Na**
Third, Isashiki-san,
**[08:45] Na**
often swings from the first pitch, even if it's a ball.
**[08:49] Na**
Masuko-san, in the five-hole position,
is good against fastballs.
**[08:52] Na**
I also need to worry about Kazuya
**[08:53] Na**
if he's up when Seido is in a position to score.
**[08:56] Na**
But...
**[08:57] Na**
The biggest threat on their team
**[08:59] Na**
is their clean-up and captain, Tetsu-san.
**[09:02] Na**
He got a clean one off me last year, too,
**[09:06] Na**
If I can get him out,
**[09:08] Na**
we can build momentum.
**[09:12] Na**
Do I need to know anything else?
**[09:16] Ha**
That's good.
**[09:19] Ha**
Make sure you get a massage before you sleep.
**[09:21] Na**
Okey dokey.
**[09:29] I1**
When did Mei read up on Seido's batters?
**[09:33] I2**
He has a good grasp on each of them.
**[09:36] Ha**
He likes keeping tabs
on the batters he wants to face.
**[09:41] Ha**
He leaves everyone else to me, though.
**[09:45] I1**
Wow! That's rough.
**[09:46] Ha**
I'm used to it now.
**[09:50] Ha**
*Still,*
**[09:51] Ha**
*he never even thought*
**[09:56] Ha**
* about being in the catcher's*
* shoes last year.*
**[10:02] IM**
Will they come with Tanba
as their first pitcher?
**[10:09] IC**
I'm not sure.
**[10:11] IC**
Tanba occasionally throws meatballs.
**[10:15] IC**
I wonder what Coach Kataoka's view on that is.
**[10:20] IC**
*Still,*
**[10:22] IC**
* I'm impressed he's made a comeback*
* after that pitch to his face.*
**[10:26] IM**
I'm sure they'll be switching pitchers often.
**[10:30] IC**
*A pitcher relay.*
**[10:33] IC**
You could say it's only possible
with an abundance of good pitchers,
**[10:38] IC**
but it also means that they don't
have a pitcher who can carry a game.
**[10:44] IC**
If we crush Seido's pitchers, we can win.
**[10:53] Ch**
This is something for all of you.
**[10:55] Ch**
Four balls.
**[10:58] Ch**
Many times, a four-ball walk leads to a run.
**[11:02] Ch**
Tanba, you were pitching carefully,
**[11:05] Ch**
but you still made mistakes.
**[11:09] Ch**
Kawakami, you became too careful
and gave up two walks.
**[11:13] Ch**
Sawamura, you let the first batter walk,
**[11:15] Ch**
and that led to a run.
**[11:19] Mi**
The batters are able to hit
your pitches to the outfield.
**[11:24] Mi**
You should avoid giving batters
a free pass to the base.
**[11:33] Sa**
*Hit to the outfield.*
**[11:36] (Flashback) Mi**
That only made your pitch
harder to time,
**[11:39] (Flashback) Mi**
and it didn't make your pitch
any faster or heavier.
**[11:43] (Flashback) Mi**
You're only starting out as a pitcher.
**[11:48] Mi**
Are you listening, stupid?
**[11:50] Sa**
Shut up!
**[11:55] Ta**
I want to tell you something.
**[11:59] Ch**
Tanba.
***SIGN*** – July 30th –
***SIGN*** Tokyo Hachioji
– Inashiro's Private Field –
***SIGN*** Ambitious
**[12:18] R1**
Wow!
**[12:20] R1**
There are a lot of people here
checking them out before the final.
**[12:24] R1**
A lot of reporters, too.
**[12:26] R1**
The perks of being famous with a long history.
**[12:30] R1**
Is something wrong?
**[12:32] R2**
Look at the pitchers throwing
for batting practice.
**[12:35] R2**
A fastball pitcher is throwing
from a meter closer,
**[12:40] R2**
and they have a sidearm righty,
**[12:44] R2**
a lefty with a weird form,
**[12:47] R2**
and the machine's throwing
a big curveball.
**[12:53] R1**
That's...
**[12:55] R1**
...the style of Seido's four pitchers.
**[12:58] R2**
A practice only possible at Inashiro
because they have so many players.
**[13:01] R2**
They're going to be well prepared
against Seido's pitcher relay.
**[13:08] R2**
Not to mention, they have
a lot of unique batters this year.
**[13:13] Ca**
Let's do this, golden rookie.
**[13:17] R2**
The lead-off man who disrupts
the opponent with his legs
**[13:20] R2**
and a tricky batting style,
**[13:22] R2**
Carlos Toshiki Kamiya,
center fielder.
**[13:26] Sh**
One out and runner on second.
**[13:29] Sh**
Right fielder's backed up.
**[13:31] R2**
Bunt and run.
**[13:33] R2**
An all-around prodigy.
**[13:36] R2**
Katsuyuki Shirakawa,
shortstop and two-hole.
**[13:41] R2**
Hideaki Yoshizawa,
third baseman and three-hole.
**[13:44] R2**
He can create opportunities
with his sharp swing.
**[13:49] R2**
The four- and five-holes are Inashiro's battery.
**[13:53] Ha**
Mei, get in the bullpen.
**[13:55] Na**
I wanted to do more batting.
**[13:58] R2**
Captain and catcher,
Masatoshi Harada,
**[14:01] R2**
and their ace, Mei Narumiya.
**[14:04] R1**
There's no room to breathe in this lineup.
**[14:08] R2**
That's not all.
**[14:10] R2**
Even if you make it this far,
**[14:13] R2**
they have Riku Yamaoka,
who's a powerful batter,
**[14:17] R2**
and Tsubasa Hirai,
who's an overall good batter.
**[14:21] R1**
That's a lot of tough match-ups.
**[14:24] R1**
Seido's pitchers are constantly
going to have their backs to the wall.
**[14:29] R2**
*No.*
**[14:30] R2**
* The batters will also*
* have their backs to the wall.*
**[14:33] R2**
*You can't win unless you score, after all.*
**[14:37] R3**
Narumiya-kun, how are you doing?
**[14:39] R4**
Anything to say about tomorrow's game?
**[14:41] R5**
You faced them in the semifinal last year.
**[14:46] Na**
My only goal is to be the best in Japan.
**[14:49] Na**
I'll start with Tokyo, I suppose!
**[14:53] Ha**
Don't get cocky.
**[14:55] I1**
There goes Mei-san with his big mouth.
**[14:59] I1**
He's only putting pressure on himself.
**[15:02] I2**
Itsuki,
**[15:03] I2**
get ready for a fastball!
**[15:05] I1**
Okay, Iguchi-san.
**[15:11] I1**
Nice throw.
**[15:12] I1**
It's very fast!
**[15:16] I1**
* Iguchi-san doesn't see the light*
* of day with Mei-san around,*
**[15:19] I1**
*but he's a great pitcher, too.*
**[15:21] I1**
*He'd be the ace if he wasn't on this team.*
**[15:26] I1**
Nice throw!
**[15:27] I1**
You're on a roll!
**[15:32] Na**
Masa-san, let's get in the bullpen!
**[15:35] Na**
Hurry!
**[15:36] Ha**
He's your teammate. Don't get worked up.
**[15:39] Na**
Iguchi-san, I'm not gonna lose.
**[15:42] I2**
It only sounds like sarcasm from you.
**[15:44] I1**
You're the ace already.
**[15:48] R2**
Coach Kunitomo.
**[15:56] R2**
Narumiya-kun is known as
the best in Kanto, at the moment,
**[16:00] R2**
but he didn't pitch some games
last autumn due to some problems, I believe.
**[16:05] R2**
Was it because of that loss in nationals?
**[16:12] R2**
The summer nationals last year.
**[16:19] R2**
He pitched in both the first
and second games as a reliever,
**[16:23] R2**
and everyone in the nation began
to acknowledge him already as just a first-year.
**[16:27] R2**
Then the third game happened
against Yatsuhiro Technical High School.
***SIGN*** Yatsuhiro Inashiro
**[16:30] R2**
He got on the mound from the sixth inning,
**[16:32] R2**
and in the top of the eighth
with the game tied at 2-2,
**[16:35] R2**
one out, and a runner on third...
**[16:41] Na**
*No use making that face.*
**[16:44] Na**
*I can tell you guys are going for a squeeze.*
**[16:50] Na**
*Knew it!*
**[16:52] Na**
Masa-san!
**[17:05] R2**
He knew the squeeze was coming,
but he threw way too wide.
**[17:10] R2**
That single run decided the game,
**[17:13] R2**
and Inashiro's nationals
ended in the third round.
**[17:18] R2**
He ended everyone's summer.
**[17:22] R2**
I heard he cried in front
of everyone after the game.
**[17:30] IC**
Yes, after nationals,
**[17:33] IC**
he broke his form and suffered greatly.
**[17:37] IC**
However, Iguchi was able to grow in that time,
**[17:43] IC**
and a snooty first-year was forced
**[17:47] IC**
to face the harsh reality of baseball.
**[17:51] Na**
Masa-san! Fastball coming!
**[17:57] IC**
There's nothing like playing in nationals.
**[18:00] IC**
Some things, you can only learn by being there.
**[18:04] IC**
In that sense, it was a great experience for him.
**[18:09] R2**
*Experience.*
**[18:12] (Flashback) IC**
There's no better place
for players to grow than nationals.
**[18:16] (Flashback) IC**
If possible, I'd love to take
them there every year.
**[18:23] R2**
*He raised Mahara High School in Tochigi*
**[18:25] R2**
* to a national quarterfinalist*
* school in just five years,*
**[18:28] R2**
*and ten years ago,*
**[18:29] R2**
* he took the coaching position here,*
* his home school.*
**[18:34] R2**
* Fourteen national qualifications,*
* including both summer and spring seasons.*
**[18:38] R2**
* The coach who was employed*
* by the school to strengthen their baseball team.*
**[18:42] R2**
*That's Hiroshige Kunitomo.*
**[18:45] R2**
*Great players gathered around his achievements,*
**[18:49] R2**
* and the coach wishes for the growth*
* of the players more than anyone else.*
**[18:55] R2**
* "It won't be a surprise*
* if we make nationals."*
**[19:00] R2**
* Everyone on the team has*
* that mentality, along with pride.*
**[19:04] R2**
* This is what makes the Inashiro*
* baseball team and their long history.*
**[19:10] Na**
Change-up coming up next.
**[19:12] Ha**
Stop feeding the reporters
with too much material!
**[19:15] Na**
Look at this angle. Take a picture!
**[19:19] Na**
Ready?
**[19:21] R2**
* Seido is trying to make nationals*
* after being away for six years,*
**[19:25] R2**
* and this team will be yet another*
* huge obstacle they'll have to face.*
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[19:37] Sa**
Yes!
**[19:38] Sa**
That was a great strike!
**[19:41] Ch**
Just barely a ball.
**[19:44] Ch**
However...
**[19:45] Ch**
It was a good aggressive pitch.
**[19:47] Sa**
And a compliment comes out!
**[19:50] Ch**
* What Tanba told him yesterday*
* must be lifting his spirit.*
**[19:56] (Flashback) Ta**
I want to tell you something.
**[19:59] (Flashback) Ta**
I was entrusted with the ace number,
**[20:02] (Flashback) Ta**
but I couldn't make the first game.
**[20:07] (Flashback) Ta**
Kawakami, Furuya, and Sawamura.
**[20:10] (Flashback) Ta**
Thanks to all your efforts,
**[20:12] (Flashback) Ta**
I was able to stand on the mound again.
**[20:17] Ka**
Tanba-san.
***SIGN*** National Champions
**[20:20] Ta**
For the final,
**[20:23] Ta**
whoever's on the mound
at that time is the ace!
**[20:26] Ta**
That's how we should all pitch!
**[20:31] Ch**
*Tanba.*
**[20:34] Mi**
*Tanba-san.*
**[20:36] EE**
Yes, sir!
**[20:38] Ka**
We'll do our best!
**[20:40] Fu**
The ace.
**[20:44] Sa**
*The ace.*
**[20:52] Ch**
Sawamura.
**[20:53] Sa**
Yes?
**[20:54] Ch**
One out, runners on first and third.
**[20:56] Ch**
What's your pitch?
**[21:05] Sa**
Who's the batter?
**[21:10] Ch**
The clean-up at Inashiro, Harada.
**[21:24] (Flashback) Mi**
The batters are able to hit
your pitches to the outfield.
**[22:00] Sa**
*My best pitch.*
**[23:36] Ta**
*I just do the best I can do right now.*
**[23:38] Ka**
*I won't let the team down.*
**[23:40] Fu**
*I can finally pitch.*
**[23:42] Az**
The dream I couldn't achieve
is in your hands now.
**[23:46] Az**
You guys had better make nationals!
**[23:47] Sa**
Y-You're!
**[23:49] Sa**
The person I completely
shut down before!
**[23:51] Az**
Are you trying to pick a fight, twerp?
**[23:54] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
A Nostalgic Face.
***SIGN*** A Nostalgic Face
**[23:57] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
# 49 - A Nostalgic Face
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**[00:00] Is**
Wait, managers.
**[00:03] Is**
Thanks for everything you do.
**[00:06] Is**
Let's keep working hard for two more days.
**[00:09] S1**
Isashiki-kun...
**[00:10] S2**
Senpai!
**[00:13] Ku**
Ryo-san, are you free—
**[00:21] Ku**
*Ryo-san?*
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
***SIGN*** A Nostalgic Face
**[02:04] C1**
Those are some nice hits.
**[02:06] C2**
That's going at around 150 km/h, right?
**[02:14] C3**
Narumiya-kun's max is 148 km/h
and he's a southpaw.
**[02:17] C3**
If they can't hit his pitches,
it won't even be a game.
**[02:26] Ka**
Sakai.
**[02:27] Ka**
You're still trying too hard to make contact.
**[02:29] Ka**
You have to swing the bat all the way.
**[02:33] Ka**
Listen up!
**[02:34] Ka**
If you can't swing with confidence,
**[02:36] Ka**
it'll only give momentum to the opponent!
**[02:38] Ka**
You have to swing the bat all the way through!
**[02:40] Ka**
Even if that means you get struck out.
**[02:41] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[02:45] Sa**
Got it!
**[02:47] Sa**
So close!
**[02:49] Sa**
Just a hair lower!
**[02:52] Ot**
W-Well, his swing is nice.
**[02:54] Ka**
Yeah.
**[02:58] C1**
Look at Furuya!
**[03:00] C2**
Impressive.
**[03:01] C2**
His batting's good, too.
**[03:03] Fu**
*I want to pitch in the bullpen.*
**[03:09] Sa**
Harucchi!
**[03:12] Sa**
Damn, you lucky boy.
**[03:14] Mi**
Sawamura! Bunt!
**[03:19] Ma**
That's good!
**[03:20] S1**
Look how slow that's rolling.
**[03:22] S1**
That's off a 150 km/h pitch.
**[03:24] S2**
How can he tap it like that?
**[03:27] S3**
Are you serious?
**[03:28] S4**
Can he bunt off anything?
**[03:30] Ma**
Oh, no.
**[03:31] Ma**
I can't believe I'm so impressed by him.
**[03:33] Ka**
It's because he's not afraid of the pitch.
**[03:36] S1**
That can't be the only reason.
**[03:38] Ha**
Good job!
**[03:39] Ha**
You're the bunt master!
***SIGN*** Not good at bunts
**[03:43] Is**
Just bunt every at-bat!
**[03:46] Sa**
Wh-What?
**[03:50] C1**
These guys are surprisingly relaxed.
**[03:53] C2**
Well, there's only one more game,
no matter what happens.
**[03:57] C2**
So they just have to go all out.
**[04:00] Sa**
Damn you all!
**[04:02] Sa**
It's about time I showed you my true power.
**[04:05] Ka**
Don't swing.
**[04:06] Ka**
Just practice your bunts.
**[04:08] Sa**
B-But, General!
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[04:18] Ka**
Field practice starts after lunch.
**[04:20] Ka**
Go eat, then come back here at one.
**[04:22] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[04:24] C1**
Good luck!
**[04:25] C2**
We'll be there tomorrow!
**[04:27] Ta**
Furuya, Sawamura.
**[04:30] Ta**
Let's look through the data on Inashiro while we eat.
**[04:35] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[04:36] Sa**
Lunch and meeting, sir?
**[04:38] Ha**
*Did you have to say that?*
**[04:42] Mi**
Having Tanba-san in charge of the pitchers
**[04:43] Mi**
takes a load of our shoulders.
**[04:47] Ch**
Yeah.
**[04:49] Ch**
*We've made it this far with a four-pitcher relay.*
**[04:54] (Flashback) Ta**
Whoever's on the mound at that time is the ace!
**[04:57] (Flashback) Ta**
That's how we should all pitch!
**[05:02] Ch**
*And he knows that more than anyone.*
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[05:10] Ch**
We need to watch out
for their first and second batters.
**[05:13] Ta**
Yeah.
**[05:14] Ta**
I'm sure they'll try for steals, too.
**[05:17] Ch**
And we definitely need
to watch out for their cleanup,
**[05:22] Ch**
but the scariest thing
about Inashiro's batters...
**[05:24] Ch**
...is their attachment toward victory.
**[05:26] Sa**
Attachment?
**[05:28] Ch**
Yeah.
**[05:30] Ch**
Last year,
**[05:32] Ch**
the game was decided by a squeeze
play from their cleanup.
**[05:37] Sa**
From their cleanup?
**[05:40] Ch**
In order to score,
they'll even make their cleanup bunt.
**[05:45] Ch**
Some of the best players
in the country come at you as a team
**[05:49] Ch**
to make sure they score
when there's a chance.
**[05:54] Mi**
In other words,
**[05:55] Mi**
they're the team that knows how
to play so that they won't lose.
**[06:04] Ch**
Anyway, we can't give them any four-ball walks.
**[06:09] Ch**
Let's check on everyone's pitching
in the bullpen after lunch.
**[06:12] Sa**
Yeah!
**[06:14] Ta**
*I'll just do the best I can do right now.*
**[06:18] Ka**
*I won't let the team down.*
**[06:23] Fu**
*I can finally pitch.*
**[06:29] Mi**
What's wrong, Sawamura?
**[06:34] Sa**
Not giving up four-ball walks is important for sure,
**[06:37] Sa**
but people can easily hit
my pitch to the outfield, right?
**[06:41] Sa**
You were right,
and I gave up a hit yesterday, too.
**[06:48] Mi**
What?
**[06:49] Mi**
Did you lose your confidence again?
**[06:51] Sa**
No, I didn't!
**[06:53] Sa**
And what do you mean "again"?
**[06:55] Sa**
I know tomorrow's the game,
**[06:57] Sa**
and I may be saying something stupid,
**[06:59] Sa**
but can I say something?
**[07:04] Sa**
I want to learn breaking balls.
**[07:11] Mi**
Well, time to get back to practice.
**[07:14] Ch**
Yeah.
**[07:15] [SONG] On-screen**
Rejected
**[07:16] Sa**
Wait!
**[07:18] [SONG] On-screen**
Seido High School Practice Field
**[07:24] Az**
Hey, managers.
**[07:26] Az**
Can you help me out a bit?
**[07:27] M1**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[07:29] M2**
Are there still more?
**[07:30] Az**
Of course!
**[07:31] Az**
Who do you think I am?
**[07:34] Az**
There are plenty more in the car!
**[07:37] Az**
This is a gift from me to the guys.
**[07:40] Az**
It's the least I can do for them!
**[07:44] C1**
H-Hey, isn't that...
**[07:46] C2**
No doubt about it.
**[07:49] C2**
He's the cleanup from last year.
**[07:51] C2**
Kiyokuni Azuma, third-round draft pick
for the pro league.
**[07:56] Is**
Azuma-senpai!
**[07:57] Is**
It's Azuma-senpai!
**[08:01] Az**
Hey, Isashiki.
**[08:03] Is**
How've you been?
**[08:04] S1**
Hello.
**[08:05] S2**
Hello. Hello. Hello.
**[08:07] C1**
Why's a pro here?
**[08:09] C1**
Aren't they in season?
**[08:11] C2**
I heard Azuma's trying
to lose weight in second-string.
**[08:14] C2**
He needs to lose 10 kg, or he can't play.
**[08:17] C3**
Seriously?
**[08:18] Is**
Azuma-senpai, did you get bigger?
**[08:21] Is**
How did you get fat after going pro?
**[08:23] Az**
Shut up!
**[08:24] Az**
It's from all the stress of not playing!
**[08:29] Is**
Did you say hi to the coach already?
**[08:32] Az**
Yeah, well...
**[08:34] Az**
He just told me to lose weight.
**[08:37] Az**
Stop asking me questions!
**[08:40] Az**
This is your year!
**[08:50] Az**
The dream I couldn't achieve
**[08:54] Az**
is in your hands now.
**[09:00] Is**
*Azuma-senpai.*
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[09:04] Az**
You guys'd better make it to nationals!
**[09:12] Mi**
Next, splitter.
**[09:17] Mi**
Slide step!
**[09:29] Mi**
*Not bad.*
**[09:31] Mi**
*He's throwing low,*
**[09:32] Mi**
* and thanks to the break he got,*
* his pitches have power.*
**[09:37] Mi**
All right, that's enough.
**[09:39] Fu**
Already?
**[09:40] Mi**
Tomorrow's the game.
**[09:42] Mi**
Your biggest problem is stamina, remember?
**[09:49] Mi**
Nice pitch!
**[09:53] Mi**
Tanba-san's pitch is looking good.
**[09:55] Mi**
Yeah.
**[09:57] Mi**
Though he still has some
slip-ups here and there.
**[10:01] Mi**
* The batters were waiting*
* for his slip-ups in the last game,*
**[10:04] Mi**
*but being able to pitch through five innings*
**[10:06] Mi**
*should've given him some confidence.*
**[10:10] Mi**
*The condition of his pitch is important,*
**[10:11] Mi**
* but it's more important*
* that he has his eyes set forward.*
**[10:16] Mi**
*I'm more worried about...*
**[10:21] Ka**
Shoot! Sorry!
**[10:23] S1**
Don't worry!
**[10:24] S1**
Your speed's looking good!
**[10:25] S1**
Just a little higher!
**[10:29] Mi**
*He's been pitching in every game as the closer.*
**[10:35] Mi**
* Nori might be the most mentally*
* fatigued out of anyone here.*
**[10:41] Ot**
He's able to consistently throw low.
**[10:45] Re**
He might be pitching a little too cautiously.
**[10:52] Ka**
Yeah.
**[10:55] Mi**
* At this point, it's more about*
* the heart than the technique.*
**[10:58] Mi**
* How strong and confident*
* can you be on the mound?*
**[11:02] Mi**
*That's what's key, Nori.*
**[11:07] Sa**
Yes!
**[11:08] Sa**
Perfect!
**[11:09] Sa**
I'm scared for my own sake!
**[11:13] Sa**
Why aren't we playing for real today?
**[11:16] Ch**
That was a ball.
**[11:18] Ka**
Are you trying to hit me?
**[11:21] Sa**
What are you talking about?
**[11:22] Sa**
My mind's set right down the middle.
**[11:24] Ka**
That's even worse!
**[11:25] Ot**
Well, he has energy.
**[11:27] Ot**
But that's all.
**[11:31] (Flashback) Sa**
I want to learn breaking balls.
**[11:35] Ch**
Next, four-seamer.
**[11:37] Sa**
Yes, sir.
**[11:44] Ch**
*His form's starting to look consistent.*
**[11:48] Ch**
Nice pitch, Sawamura.
**[11:50] Sa**
Oh, not at all.
**[11:51] Sa**
I've still got a lot to do.
**[11:53] Sa**
I'm sorry I'm such a newbie.
**[11:56] Ka**
That's the wrong reaction.
**[11:58] Mi**
Chris-senpai, it's about
what Sawamura said at lunch.
**[12:02] Ch**
I know.
**[12:03] Ch**
If he could learn a breaking ball overnight,
**[12:06] Ch**
I would've done it long ago.
**[12:10] Mi**
No.
**[12:13] Mi**
I'm not sure what was
on his mind when he said it,
**[12:17] Mi**
but in yesterday's game...
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[12:22] Mi**
Sawamura, come here!
**[12:25] Sa**
What is it?
**[12:28] Mi**
You said you wanted to learn breaking balls.
**[12:31] Mi**
What did you have in mind?
**[12:38] Mi**
All right, I get it.
**[12:40] Mi**
We'll listen this time.
**[12:43] Mi**
*He's still mad we ignored him?*
**[12:46] Sa**
*They didn't even give me a chance at lunch.*
**[12:50] Sa**
A cutter.
**[12:54] Sa**
Well...
**[12:55] Sa**
A cutter's a type of moving fastball, right?
**[12:59] Sa**
It's not just a random break
but an intended break,
**[13:03] Sa**
and you make batters jam an inside pitch
to get them out with grounders.
**[13:07] Sa**
I thought if I could jam
the batters even more,
**[13:11] Sa**
I could avoid having
the ball go into the outfield.
**[13:16] Sa**
That's what I was thinking.
**[13:19] Mi**
*I see.*
**[13:21] Mi**
*So he's got Sanada from Yakushi on his mind.*
**[13:24] Mi**
Not bad.
**[13:26] Mi**
Not bad coming from you, Sawamura.
**[13:31] Mi**
The crossfire pitch you threw in the last game...
**[13:35] Mi**
...was basically a cutter.
**[13:39] Ka**
Seriously?
**[13:42] Mi**
If you already have it thought out
in your head, then it should be easy.
**[13:46] Mi**
Remember what you did
that time and try to throw it.
**[13:51] Mi**
Kanemaru, can you go in
as a right-handed batter?
**[13:54] Ka**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[13:56] Ch**
*He grows in every game.*
**[14:00] Ch**
*He's quickly getting out of reach.*
**[14:04] Az**
Well, what's this?
**[14:05] Az**
You're that disrespectful brat
from that one time.
**[14:09] Az**
Why are you in the bullpen?
**[14:13] Az**
Don't tell me you're on the first-string team.
**[14:20] Sa**
Y-You're...
**[14:29] Sa**
...the person I completely shut down before!
**[14:34] Sa**
Chubby-senpai!
***SIGN*** Chubby!
**[14:35] Az**
Chubby?
**[14:36] Sa**
Wait.
**[14:38] Sa**
I don't remember you being this fat.
**[14:40] Az**
Are you trying to pick a fight, twerp?
**[14:43] Az**
I remember you saying something
about not liking famous schools!
**[14:47] Az**
So what are you doing at our school?
**[14:51] Sa**
I d-don't remember any of that.
**[14:54] Az**
Learn some respect, or I'll box
you up and send you back home!
**[14:59] Sa**
Look how soft this is.
**[15:04] Mi**
Azuma-senpai.
**[15:05] Az**
What?
**[15:07] Mi**
He's a valuable member of our team right now.
**[15:12] Az**
What...
**[15:13] Sa**
...did you say?
**[15:16] Mi**
There's a pitch we wanted to try.
**[15:19] Mi**
Want to take a look at his pitch
from the batter's box?
**[15:29] Ot**
Something crazy's about to happen.
**[15:32] Re**
Not at all.
**[15:33] Re**
He's just going to stand there.
**[15:36] Re**
* Azuma-kun and Sawamura-kun*
* dueled ten months ago.*
**[15:41] Re**
* I wonder how Azuma-kun*
* will see Sawamura-kun now.*
**[15:46] Az**
Give it here!
**[15:46] Ka**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[15:48] Ka**
You should put on these guards.
**[15:53] Az**
I don't need 'em!
**[15:54] Az**
You think I can't dodge his pitch?
**[15:57] Ka**
Azuma.
**[15:58] Ka**
You're a professional who gets paid
to play with a healthy body.
**[16:03] Ka**
If you're going to stand
in the box, put on the guards.
**[16:11] Ka**
*He suddenly got quiet.*
**[16:14] Ch**
Miyuki.
**[16:16] Ch**
You want to see if it'll be
any good for tomorrow, right?
**[16:19] Ch**
You should catch this one.
**[16:22] Ch**
This is an important role
as the main catcher.
**[16:25] Mi**
Chris-senpai.
**[16:42] Az**
Hey, so you really think
he's a valuable member?
**[16:47] Az**
I'll have to see it for myself to believe it.
**[16:53] Mi**
*There aren't many batters*
**[16:55] Mi**
* who can put on so much*
* pressure just by standing here.*
**[17:00] Mi**
Then we won't hold back, sir.
**[17:05] Mi**
*Give me one to the inside.*
**[17:08] Mi**
*Try to throw what you threw yesterday.*
**[17:15] Sa**
* I just wanted to throw*
* a hard pitch to the inside.*
**[17:26] Az**
*Are you serious?*
**[17:27] Az**
*Your legs are way too closed.*
**[17:31] Az**
* Can you swing your arm*
* all the way through like that?*
**[17:36] Az**
*What?*
**[17:37] Az**
*Out of the blue?*
**[17:40] Az**
*And it's breaking!*
**[17:52] SS**
Azuma-senpai!
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[17:54] SS**
Are you okay, Azuma-san?!
**[17:57] S1**
The guards were useless!
**[17:59] S2**
It got his fat!
**[18:01] Mi**
*His flexible shoulder and elbow*
**[18:04] Mi**
* and the twist between*
* his upper and lower body...*
**[18:07] Mi**
* ...introduce a new kind of break*
* as he transfers power to the ball.*
**[18:13] Mi**
*This is Sawamura's cutter.*
**[18:17] Sa**
*That was it.*
**[18:20] Sa**
Chubby-senpai!
**[18:22] Sa**
Can I throw more?
**[18:23] Sa**
I don't want to forget what I just felt!
**[18:26] Sa**
Thanks!
**[18:27] Az**
Dumbass! Why don't you apologize first?
**[18:29] Az**
And I'll kill you if you call me chubby again!
**[18:38] Az**
*I don't remember his pitch looking like this.*
**[18:42] Az**
*I couldn't even react.*
**[18:49] Ku**
Ryo-san!
**[18:54] C1**
That was solid.
**[18:56] C2**
Those two are an amazing duo.
**[19:01] Ku**
*He's a monster.*
**[19:05] (Flashback) Ku**
Ryo-san, your leg.
**[19:09] (Flashback) Ku**
Did you hurt it when you
slid for home last game?
**[19:15] (Flashback) Ry**
What's your point?
**[19:19] (Flashback) Ry**
I hit the catcher's leg guard with my shin,
**[19:23] (Flashback) Ry**
so it's just a little swollen.
**[19:25] (Flashback) Ku**
A little?
**[19:26] (Flashback) Ry**
Don't worry.
**[19:29] (Flashback) Ry**
I'll have plenty of adrenaline flowing in a game.
**[19:32] (Flashback) Ry**
Everyone hides minor injuries like this.
**[19:36] (Flashback) Ry**
But...
**[19:38] (Flashback) Ry**
If you think I'm dragging the team down,
**[19:41] (Flashback) Ry**
you should tell the coach.
**[19:44] (Flashback) Ry**
If it comes from my year-long partner,
**[19:47] (Flashback) Ry**
then I can't disagree.
**[19:59] Ku**
*He's as good as always.*
**[20:03] Ku**
*He may not have a big body,*
**[20:05] Ku**
*but his heart is bigger than anyone's.*
**[20:08] Ha**
Nice.
**[20:09] Ry**
Shut up.
**[20:11] Ku**
*He's only a year older than me,*
**[20:13] Ku**
*but he has my full respect.*
**[20:16] Ku**
*He's been teaching me so much this year.*
**[20:23] Az**
Man, that was quite a misfortune.
**[20:25] Az**
That kid just kept hitting me nonstop.
**[20:29] Re**
Aren't you glad you had guards on?
**[20:31] Az**
It's not a laughing matter!
**[20:33] Ka**
You suck at dodging.
**[20:35] Ka**
You're gonna have a hard time in the future.
**[20:40] Fu**
Excuse me.
**[20:42] Fu**
Please stand for me.
**[20:44] Az**
Who are you?
**[20:46] Ch**
Azuma-senpai.
**[20:47] Ch**
How was Sawamura's pitch?
**[20:50] Az**
Hey, Chris.
**[20:51] Az**
I heard you've been healing pretty well.
**[20:54] Az**
You don't look like a dead man anymore.
**[20:59] Az**
I have to say, his pitch is peculiar,
**[21:02] Az**
and he's a different kid from a year ago.
**[21:05] Az**
But he's still very rough.
**[21:08] Az**
I can't imagine him
wearing the ace number.
**[21:14] Ch**
You're quite a harsh judge.
**[21:15] Az**
Are you kidding?
**[21:16] Az**
Do you even know what the third-years
were like in their first year?
**[21:22] Az**
You were head and shoulders above the rest,
**[21:24] Az**
but everyone else was just trash.
**[21:28] Ch**
Compared to you, everyone's trash－
**[21:30] Az**
No way.
**[21:31] Az**
They were actually really bad.
**[21:34] Fu**
*The third-years used to be trash?*
**[21:39] Az**
How much you can improve is really up to you.
**[21:49] Az**
Tell him I said that.
**[21:55] Ka**
It's time you improved, too.
**[21:58] Az**
*He's merciless.*
**[22:00] Sa**
Yeah!
**[23:36] Re**
You can't believe what Azuma-kun said?
**[23:38] Re**
The third-years were once
first-years, too, you know?
**[23:41] Re**
No one's reliable from the very start.
**[23:43] Fu**
What do you mean?
**[23:44] Az**
These guys are a joke.
**[23:46] Az**
They have no future.
**[23:47] Is**
I'm not quitting!
**[23:48] Is**
I can't just give up!
**[23:50] Yu**
In order to survive,
**[23:52] Yu**
we can only keep our chins up.
**[23:53] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Footsteps to Tomorrow.
***SIGN*** Footsteps to Tomorrow
**[23:57] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
# 50 - Footsteps to Tomorrow
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**[00:02] Az**
I have to say, his pitch is peculiar,
**[00:05] Az**
and he's a different kid from a year ago.
**[00:08] Az**
But he's still very rough.
**[00:10] Az**
I can't imagine him
wearing the ace number.
**[00:16] Ch**
You're quite a harsh judge.
**[00:17] Az**
Are you kidding?
**[00:18] Az**
Do you even know what the third-years
were like in their first year?
**[00:24] Az**
You were head and shoulders above the rest,
**[00:26] Az**
but everyone else was just trash.
**[00:30] Ch**
Compared to you, everyone's trash—
**[00:32] Az**
No way.
**[00:33] Az**
They were actually really bad.
**[00:36] Fu**
*The third-years used to be trash?*
**[00:40] Az**
How much you can improve is really up to you.
**[00:50] Az**
Tell him I said that.
***SIGN*** Footsteps to Tomorrow
**[02:35] S1**
Nice pitch!
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[02:40] Sa**
Oh?
**[02:41] Sa**
Did he leave?
**[02:43] Ch**
Yeah.
**[02:44] Ch**
He left you a few words.
**[02:46] Sa**
I haven't apologized for hitting him yet.
**[02:51] Ch**
Kawakami.
**[02:52] Ch**
He left you words, too.
**[02:54] (Flashback) Az**
I only yell at people I like.
**[02:58] (Flashback) Az**
He's a good pitcher,
**[03:00] (Flashback) Az**
so he should pitch with more confidence.
**[03:03] Ka**
*Azuma-san.*
**[03:09] Ka**
Chris.
**[03:11] Ka**
Have all the pitchers stretch.
**[03:13] Ka**
They're done.
**[03:15] Ch**
Yes, sir.
**[03:19] Ka**
Yuki!
**[03:20] Ka**
Pre-game field practice!
**[03:22] Ka**
Pretend it's the real thing!
**[03:24] Yu**
Yes, sir!
**[03:25] Ku**
Let's go!
**[03:27] Is**
Let's go!
**[03:29] SS**
Let's do this!
**[03:49] Mi**
Outfield!
**[03:50] Mi**
To second base!
**[03:51] Mi**
Let's go!
**[03:56] Is**
Got it!
**[03:58] Is**
Here!
**[04:05] Mi**
Infield!
**[04:06] Mi**
To first base!
**[04:06] SS**
First base!
**[04:14] Ku**
Got it!
**[04:21] Sa**
Wow! This is intense!
**[04:24] Ku**
Yeah!
**[04:25] Mi**
Infield, double play!
**[04:45] (Flashback) Az**
You were head and shoulders above the rest,
**[04:48] (Flashback) Az**
but everyone else was just trash.
**[04:53] Fu**
*These people were trash?*
**[04:59] Re**
You can't believe what
Azuma-kun said, can you?
**[05:05] Re**
You've only seen them as third-years,
**[05:08] Re**
so it may be unimaginable for you,
**[05:11] Re**
but what he said is true.
**[05:17] Re**
"The hopeless year."
**[05:20] Re**
When they joined our team,
**[05:23] Re**
that's what some people called it.
**[05:27] Sa**
"Hopeless"?
**[05:29] Sa**
What are you talking about?
**[05:31] Re**
The third-years are human, too.
**[05:36] Re**
No one is great from the start.
***SIGN*** - Spring – Two Years Ago -
**[05:50] (Flashback) Sa**
Ichiro Sakai from Kazama Junior High!
**[05:53] (Flashback) Sa**
I want to play outfield!
**[05:55] (Flashback) Sa**
I'll do my best!
**[05:57] (Flashback) S1**
Okay, next!
**[05:59] (Flashback) Is**
Sir!
**[06:00] (Flashback) Is**
Jun Isashiki from
Ayagami Senior League!
**[06:02] (Flashback) Is**
I want to be a pitcher!
**[06:05] (Flashback) Is**
Nomo is my hero!
**[06:07] (Flashback) Is**
The first baseman I like is Ochiai!
**[06:09] (Flashback) Is**
The second baseman is Nishi!
**[06:10] (Flashback) Is**
The third baseman is Nakamura!
The shortstop—
**[06:12] (Flashback) S1**
Wait a minute!
**[06:13] (Flashback) S1**
Are you going to do that
for all the positions?
**[06:15] (Flashback) Is**
May I not?
**[06:16] (Flashback) S1**
We don't care about you that much just yet!
**[06:19] (Flashback) Is**
I'm sorry, sir!
**[06:22] Is**
Stop staring!
**[06:23] Is**
*Stop staring!*
**[06:25] (Flashback) S1**
Next!
**[06:26] (Flashback) Ma**
Tohru Masuko from Oura Junior High!
**[06:29] (Flashback) Ma**
I want to play infield!
**[06:31] (Flashback) Ma**
I gained 10 kg from cramming!
**[06:33] (Flashback) S1**
I don't want to hear your excuse!
**[06:35] (Flashback) Ta**
...ro Tanba from... High.
**[06:39] (Flashback) S1**
You're so quiet for how big you are.
**[06:43] (Flashback) Ry**
Ryosuke Kominato from
Yoko Junior High!
**[06:46] (Flashback) Ry**
I want to play infield!
**[06:47] (Flashback) Ry**
I won't lose to people who are just big!
**[06:51] (Flashback) Yu**
Tetsuya Yuki from Akado Junior High!
**[06:53] (Flashback) Yu**
I don't care where I play!
**[06:55] (Flashback) Yu**
I can play anywhere!
**[06:57] (Flashback) S1**
Well said.
**[06:59] (Flashback) Yu**
My favorite TV show is *Lone Wolf and Cub*.
**[07:01] (Flashback) S1**
No one asked.
**[07:05] Is**
*What the hell?*
**[07:06] Is**
*He totally took my idea.*
**[07:09] (Flashback) Ch**
Chris Yu Takigawa from
Marugame Senior League.
**[07:12] (Flashback) Ch**
I'd like to play catcher.
**[07:15] (Flashback) S1**
Oh, so this is the rookie
we've heard so much about.
**[07:17] (Flashback) S2**
He's Animal's son, right?
**[07:24] (Flashback) Ta**
Chris? As in...
**[07:27] Is**
*You may have everyone's attention now,*
**[07:30] Is**
*but I'll be the first to join the first string!*
**[07:33] (Flashback) S1**
Hey, you! What are you doing?
***SIGN*** Seido Practice Field
**[07:35] (Flashback) S1**
Don't get out of line on your own!
**[07:37] (Flashback) S1**
Get back in line!
**[07:38] (Flashback) Is**
I'm sorry!
**[07:44] (Flashback) Is**
What do you think?
**[07:45] (Flashback) Is**
Like my bazooka ball?
**[07:47] (Flashback) S1**
They're nowhere near the strike zone, idiot!
**[07:50] (Flashback) Re**
He has a strong shoulder,
**[07:52] (Flashback) Re**
but with his lack of ball control,
**[07:53] (Flashback) Re**
he can't really play pitcher.
**[07:59] (Flashback) Ta**
Oh, I'm sorry.
**[08:01] (Flashback) S1**
Don't apologize every time, Tanba.
**[08:03] (Flashback) S1**
You're much closer to the zone than your neighbor!
**[08:07] (Flashback) Ta**
O-Okay.
**[08:09] (Flashback) Ta**
I'm sorry.
**[08:13] (Flashback) S1**
What do you mean you can
play anywhere, Yuki?
**[08:16] (Flashback) S1**
You can't play anywhere!
**[08:18] (Flashback) Yu**
Odd.
**[08:19] (Flashback) S1**
It's not the glove's fault!
**[08:21] (Flashback) S2**
Miyauchi, you need more muscle.
**[08:24] (Flashback) S2**
You're gonna get smashed away by the runner.
**[08:26] (Flashback) S3**
Drink some protein, man.
**[08:29] (Flashback) S4**
Aren't those a little too big for you?
**[08:31] (Flashback) Ry**
Don't worry.
**[08:32] (Flashback) Ry**
I'll grow into them soon enough.
**[08:35] (Flashback) S1**
First-years!
**[08:36] (Flashback) S1**
I still see some balls out!
**[08:38] (Flashback) S2**
Make sure you clean them up!
**[08:39] (Flashback) Ot**
A-Are they going to be okay?
**[08:46] Is**
*Damn it.*
**[08:47] Is**
*I just want to pitch.*
**[08:49] Yu**
*I need to work on my fielding.*
**[08:51] Ry**
*It's hard to move in these.*
**[08:55] Ma**
*Meat bun... Red bean bun...*
**[08:58] Ta**
*I need to look people in the eyes when I talk.*
**[09:03] (Flashback) Az**
You'd better eat it all!
**[09:05] (Flashback) S1**
What's wrong, first-years?
**[09:06] (Flashback) S1**
Your chopsticks aren't moving!
**[09:07] (Flashback) S1**
You don't need to eat!
**[09:19] Is**
*I'm so sore.*
**[09:24] (Flashback) Ka**
What's wrong, boys?
**[09:26] (Flashback) Ka**
Come in and enjoy the bath like Yuki here.
**[09:34] (Flashback) M1**
Good job, everyone!
**[09:37] (Flashback) Is**
Wow! Did you make this, managers?
**[09:39] (Flashback) Is**
Looks delicious!
**[09:41] (Flashback) M1**
Well...
**[09:43] (Flashback) M1**
Those were done by the senior managers.
**[09:45] (Flashback) M1**
These are from me.
**[09:49] (Flashback) Is**
This'll definitely get me through the day!
**[09:54] (Flashback) M1**
There are plenty more,
so eat as much as you'd like!
**[09:56] (Flashback) Az**
Yeah, don't hold back!
**[09:58] (Flashback) Az**
Practice is far from over.
**[10:00] (Flashback) Is**
Yes, sir.
**[10:01] (Flashback) S1**
He's gonna puke.
**[10:02] (Flashback) S2**
For sure.
**[10:03] (Flashback) S3**
He's dead.
**[10:04] (Flashback) S4**
Poor kid.
**[10:06] (Flashback) SS**
You need to stop eating!
**[10:11] Is**
*Crap.*
**[10:12] Is**
*I ate too much.*
**[10:16] (Flashback) Is**
In the end, he joined the first string first.
**[10:20] (Flashback) Az**
Hey, Chris!
**[10:23] (Flashback) Az**
You're gonna have a hard time on this team.
**[10:26] (Flashback) Az**
Your year's full of losers.
**[10:33] (Flashback) Az**
Those guys are terrible.
**[10:35] (Flashback) Az**
They're hopeless.
**[10:46] Ch**
*I wouldn't say that.*
**[11:02] Ry**
* If I'm going to play*
* baseball in high school,*
**[11:04] Ry**
* I want to join a team*
* that aims for nationals.*
**[11:09] (Flashback) S1**
Nice, Chris.
**[11:11] (Flashback) S2**
Nice play!
**[11:12] Mi**
*Join the first string as a first-year,*
**[11:14] Mi**
*be on the starting roster as a second...*
**[11:16] Ma**
*And as a third-year,*
**[11:18] Ma**
* I'll go to nationals as an*
* essential member of the team.*
**[11:23] Is**
*Don't cut me off!*
**[11:24] (Flashback) Yu**
Everyone shares the same ambition...
**[11:27] (Flashback) Is**
And the same worry.
**[11:31] (Flashback) Ry**
Those two are so stupid,
getting themselves more tired.
**[11:35] (Flashback) Ry**
Don't you think?
**[11:37] Is**
*You little...*
**[11:39] (Flashback) Is**
Get back here!
**[11:40] (Flashback) Is**
Don't run in front of me!
***SIGN*** The first-years must
rise to the occasion
***SIGN*** Game set!
***SIGN*** Seido Ichidai
***SIGN*** 4-5!
***SIGN*** Seido High School falls short of reaching the semifinals!
***SIGN*** Their rival school, Ichidai Third High, advances to the semifinals.
**[12:13] Is**
*The first string...*
**[12:16] Is**
*...lost?*
**[12:25] Re**
The summer break begins all too early
**[12:27] Re**
for the teams that can't reach nationals.
**[12:30] Re**
We put together a new team immediately
**[12:32] Re**
in preparation for next summer.
**[12:39] (Flashback) Re**
You have a strong shoulder
and an aggressive batting style.
**[12:43] (Flashback) Re**
Those can be a big help for the team.
**[12:46] Is**
*A-An outfielder?*
**[12:53] Is**
*It's not that I thought it would be easy here.*
**[12:59] (Flashback) Is**
Please... give me some time to think.
**[13:16] (Flashback) S1**
You okay, Sakai?
**[13:21] (Flashback) ---**
I'm done. I can't go on.
**[13:25] Ta**
* The difference between*
* reality and ideal only grows.*
**[13:33] Ry**
*Do we give up here?*
**[13:37] Ry**
*Or...*
**[13:39] Ry**
*Do we keep walking?*
**[13:57] Sa**
*Isashiki.*
**[13:59] (Flashback) Is**
You're not the only one...
**[14:01] (Flashback) Is**
...having a tough time.
**[14:14] Yu**
*In order to survive,*
**[14:16] Yu**
*we must continue walking.*
**[14:26] (Flashback) Sa**
We can't stop.
**[14:35] (Flashback) Ka**
What are you doing?
**[14:37] (Flashback) Ka**
Lower your hips!
**[14:38] (Flashback) Ka**
If you can't catch it with your glove,
catch it with your body!
**[14:44] (Flashback) Ka**
Keep your eyes on the ball!
**[14:49] (Flashback) Ka**
Don't look around so much!
**[14:50] (Flashback) Ka**
Focus on your pitching
when you're on the mound!
**[15:02] (Flashback) Ka**
Are you even focused?
**[15:03] (Flashback) Ka**
If you're not here to work,
then get off the field!
**[15:07] (Flashback) S1**
The coach is harder than usual.
**[15:10] (Flashback) S2**
Well, yeah.
**[15:12] (Flashback) S2**
All the first-years are terrible.
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[15:24] Is**
*I can't stop here.*
**[15:27] Is**
*There's no way I can give up here.*
**[15:30] Is**
*Sure, I'll play outfield.*
**[15:32] Is**
*If that's what it takes to survive,*
**[15:34] Is**
*then that's what I'll do.*
**[15:42] Is**
*Yuki?*
**[15:49] (Flashback) Is**
What are you doing at this hour?
**[15:52] (Flashback) Is**
Don't you live at home?
**[15:56] (Flashback) Is**
Wait a minute.
**[15:57] (Flashback) Is**
Do you do this every day?
**[16:01] (Flashback) S1**
Hey, what do you want
for dinner tonight?
**[16:03] (Flashback) S2**
I'm feeling like ramen.
**[16:08] (Flashback) Is**
What?
**[16:09] (Flashback) Is**
Five hundred swings a day?
**[16:12] (Flashback) Yu**
Three hundred at school
and two hundred at home.
**[16:15] (Flashback) Is**
Are you serious?
**[16:17] (Flashback) Yu**
It's been my training regimen
since the day I decided to come here.
**[16:20] (Flashback) Yu**
If I can't do it every day,
**[16:22] (Flashback) Yu**
then I can't survive here.
**[16:25] Is**
*He's crazy.*
**[16:27] (Flashback) Yu**
I was thinking about doing more
once I got used to it.
**[16:32] (Flashback) Is**
Don't do more, stupid!
**[16:34] (Flashback) Ry**
I take it we all came to this school...
**[16:36] (Flashback) Ry**
...with some kind of a solid plan in mind.
**[16:42] (Flashback) Ry**
Can we join you, too?
**[16:44] (Flashback) Ry**
I can't sleep with my roommates snoring.
**[16:48] (Flashback) Is**
Kominato.
**[16:49] (Flashback) Is**
Masuko.
**[17:01] Re**
*"I want to be the best."*
**[17:03] Re**
*That kind of motivation spreads like wildfire.*
**[17:12] (Flashback) Ta**
C-Could someone take a look at my towel drill?
**[17:32] (Flashback) Ot**
Looks like they get together after
the upperclassmen finish their practice.
**[17:41] (Flashback) M1**
Hey.
**[17:44] (Flashback) M1**
I... made these.
**[17:47] (Flashback) M1**
If you'd like.
**[17:51] (Flashback) Is**
Those looks good!
**[17:53] (Flashback) Ka**
Thank you!
**[17:54] (Flashback) Sa**
I'm starving!
**[17:55] (Flashback) Ry**
You got the shape down this time.
**[17:58] (Flashback) SS**
Thanks, manager!
**[18:01] (Flashback) Is**
Wow! This is really good!
**[18:04] (Flashback) Yu**
Nice salt rice ball.
**[18:06] (Flashback) Is**
Wait.
**[18:07] (Flashback) Is**
Did you get taller, Tetsu?
**[18:09] (Flashback) Ry**
Did you lose weight?
**[18:11] (Flashback) Ma**
No.
**[18:12] (Flashback) Is**
I'm back at full strength!
**[18:16] (Flashback) Ka**
Hey, can you put cod roe in next time?
**[18:18] (Flashback) Ry**
Tuna mayonnaise, too!
**[18:19] (Flashback) Yu**
Bonito slices.
**[18:20] (Flashback) Is**
Cheese for me!
**[18:21] (Flashback) Yu**
Bonito.
**[18:22] (Flashback) Is**
Cheese!
**[18:23] (Flashback) Yu**
Bonito!
**[18:23] (Flashback) Is**
Cheese!
**[18:24] (Flashback) Yu**
Bonito!
**[18:25] (Flashback) Is**
Cheese, you idiot!
**[18:25] (Flashback) M1**
Okay!
**[18:26] (Flashback) Is**
Hey, someone walk the manager home!
**[18:29] (Flashback) Ma**
Why don't you do it?
**[18:30] (Flashback) Sa**
You're blushing!
**[18:35] Re**
They were able to meet people
who could encourage each other.
**[18:39] Re**
And together, they swung every day.
***SIGN*** Practice makes permanent
**[19:02] SS**
Yeah!
**[19:08] Ot**
A... home run.
**[19:15] Is**
He did it!
**[19:17] Is**
He really did it!
**[19:19] Ma**
His first at-bat on his first game as a starter,
**[19:20] Ma**
and he hits a home run?
**[19:22] Ta**
Yuki.
**[19:23] Sa**
That was awesome, Tetsu!
**[19:25] Ka**
Nice home run, Tetsu!
**[19:27] Um**
Look at his small fist pump!
**[19:30] Is**
You've gotta be kidding me, Tetsu!
**[19:32] Is**
We're gonna follow right behind you!
**[19:37] Re**
Yuki-kun hit a home run in a scrimmage,
**[19:42] Re**
and they were all so happy
**[19:47] Re**
like they'd done it themselves.
**[19:51] Re**
They can work hard themselves
because they acknowledge their peers.
**[19:56] Re**
Everyone in that grade
**[19:58] Re**
came to our team with a strong heart.
**[20:02] Mi**
Outfield! Back home!
**[20:04] Fu**
*A strong... heart.*
**[20:08] Sa**
*Of course.*
**[20:09] Sa**
*It should've been obvious.*
**[20:11] Sa**
*No one is good from the start.*
**[20:18] Sa**
*They all got this far...*
**[20:23] Sa**
*...because they continued to work hard.*
**[20:29] Mi**
Infield! Back home!
**[20:33] Sa**
*We still have...*
**[20:36] Sa**
*...so many things to learn...*
**[20:41] Sa**
*...from these guys.*
**[20:44] Ka**
Catcher!
**[21:20] SS**
*We did everything...*
**[21:23] SS**
*...we could've done.*
**[21:32] SS**
*Now, we just have to give our all...*
**[21:35] SS**
*...in tomorrow's game.*
**[21:43] SS**
*After spending three years with this field,*
**[21:48] SS**
*let's come back once more...*
**[21:53] SS**
*...with smiles on our faces.*
**[21:59] SS**
*Thank you!*
**[23:36] Mi**
It's an all-out battle tomorrow.
**[23:38] Mi**
We need everyone in the dugout to win.
**[23:40] Sa**
We're going to win!
**[23:42] Ku**
Don't yell in my ear!
**[23:43] Mi**
He's really pumped, it looks like.
**[23:46] Mi**
I just hope it doesn't make him tense.
**[23:48] Na**
*These guys are really annoying.*
**[23:50] Ka**
*I want to take them to nationals.*
**[23:54] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
The Battle Begins!
***SIGN*** The Battle Begins!
**[23:57] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
# 51 - The Battle Begins!
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**[00:01] Ka**
That's the starting lineup
for tomorrow's game.
**[00:03] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[00:05] Ka**
Furuya will pitch first,
**[00:07] Ka**
and then Tanba.
**[00:09] Ka**
Kawakami and Sawamura,
**[00:10] Ka**
warm up your shoulders,
if the situation calls for it.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[00:17] Sa**
I will surely live up to your expectations—
**[00:19] Ka**
Dismissed.
**[00:20] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[00:22] S1**
So Furuya's going to be starting.
**[00:24] S1**
He's started in four games
this tournament, so it's only natural.
**[00:28] S2**
Yeah, he doesn't have
much experience as a reliever.
**[00:32] Sa**
*I-I'm off the starting roster.*
**[00:35] Ka**
Sakai.
**[00:37] Ka**
As a pinch hitter and a reliable fielder,
**[00:40] Ka**
I'm going to need you late in the game.
**[00:43] Ka**
Don't forget to warm up.
**[00:44] Sa**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[00:49] Sa**
Good luck, Kado.
**[00:52] Ka**
Thanks.
**[00:54] Mi**
*The hardest thing in tomorrow's game*
**[00:55] Mi**
*will be when to switch the pitchers.*
**[00:58] Mi**
*Can Furuya start well?*
**[00:59] Mi**
*Can Tanba-san perform?*
**[01:01] Mi**
*If these two don't fare well,*
**[01:04] Mi**
*we won't have a chance.*
**[01:07] Mi**
*Especially against Mei.*
**[01:10] Mi**
*Tomorrow will be an all-out game.*
**[01:13] Mi**
* We're going to need everyone*
* in the dugout to win.*
***SIGN*** The Battle Begins!
**[02:48] Ch**
Wait! That stretch.
**[02:50] Ch**
Can I see it again?
**[02:52] Ka**
Oh. Yes, sir.
**[02:58] S1**
Like this?
**[02:59] S2**
No!
**[03:00] S2**
Like this!
**[03:01] S2**
Don't be embarrassed!
***SIGN*** Special Protein Blend
**[03:23] Ta**
All right.
***SIGN*** shave
**[03:25] Ta**
Let's win!
***SIGN*** shave
**[03:28] Ka**
He's shaving it.
**[03:30] S1**
Yeah.
**[03:33] Fu**
Oh, wait.
**[03:35] Fu**
Isashiki-senpai wanted grape.
**[03:37] Sa**
What? Don't tell me that now!
**[03:39] Sa**
What are we gonna do with this cola?
**[03:41] Sa**
And why are you being used as a go-fer
when you're starting tomorrow?
**[03:44] Sa**
Not to mention you nominated yourself!
**[03:46] Sa**
You want me to tell them a thing or two?
**[03:49] Sa**
We got you the drinks.
**[03:53] Sa**
Hey!
**[03:54] Sa**
That's my cell phone!
**[03:55] Sa**
You're violating my privacy!
**[03:57] Is**
What'd you say?
**[03:58] Is**
What's wrong with checking up
on our underclassmen?
**[04:01] Sa**
Why am I being yelled at?
**[04:03] Yu**
It's Kuramochi.
**[04:04] Yu**
He's interested in your girlfriend.
**[04:07] Ku**
Tetsu-san!
**[04:08] Sa**
Seriously?
**[04:09] Sa**
I've told you multiple times
that she's *not* my girlfriend!
**[04:12] Ku**
Then can we e-mail her and check?
**[04:15] Is**
All right! Give me the phone.
**[04:16] Is**
Let's send her a picture
of us manly upperclassmen.
**[04:20] Sa**
What?
**[04:21] Is**
Ready?
**[04:24] Is**
Is Wakana coming tomorrow?
**[04:26] Ku**
I wonder if Wakana went to bed already.
**[04:28] Is**
Wakana's a good name.
**[04:30] Sa**
You just like *saying* the name!
**[04:35] Ma**
Let's go in.
**[04:36] Ma**
Tetsu-san, can you check our swinging—
**[04:40] Is**
You better watch your attitude!
**[04:44] Ma**
Hey, Sawamura!
**[04:46] Ma**
Why are you so close with the third-years?
**[04:48] Ma**
Even I get nervous around them!
**[04:50] Sa**
Does it look like we're close?
**[04:54] Ma**
You're all too nice to the first-years!
**[04:58] Ma**
Why are you only so strict with us?
**[05:00] Is**
What are you mad about, Zono?
**[05:01] Ma**
I'm not mad!
**[05:02] Is**
Yes, you are!
**[05:06] Is**
Is this what you want?
**[05:07] Sa**
Give me a break already!
**[05:09] Yu**
That's good.
**[05:13] Is**
Oh, I just remembered.
**[05:14] Is**
I heard you hit Azuma-san.
**[05:16] Sa**
That was an unfortunate accident.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[05:19] Mi**
Uh, guys...
**[05:21] Mi**
Can you go back to your rooms now?
***SIGN*** Ambition
**[05:30] IM**
It's finally tomorrow.
**[05:32] IM**
It's going to be a long day,
Coach Kunitomo.
**[05:37] IM**
With so much attention on you every year,
**[05:39] IM**
I'm sure you feel the need to perform.
**[05:42] IM**
Once you make nationals,
things will get even crazier,
**[05:47] IM**
but I hope we can celebrate
quietly like this again.
**[05:52] IM**
I'm sure the kids this year
will not let you down.
***SIGN*** Ace's Room
**[06:37] Ot**
I knew I'd find you here.
**[06:40] Re**
Coach, you should get some rest.
**[06:46] Ka**
What do you think our chance
of winning tomorrow's game is?
**[06:52] Ka**
Saying it's 50-50, I feel,
underestimates the opponent.
**[06:56] Ot**
That's not true!
**[06:58] Ot**
I'm sure our players will—
**[07:00] Re**
That is true.
**[07:02] Re**
To be frank, I think it's
40-60 in their favor.
**[07:06] Re**
I have high hopes
for our players of course,
**[07:08] Re**
but it'll be difficult to score
so many runs off Narumiya-kun.
**[07:14] Re**
It'll all depend on our pitchers.
**[07:17] Re**
How many runs can we hold them to?
**[07:22] Ot**
*40-60 in their favor?*
**[07:25] Re**
Furuya-kun pitches
the first five innings,
**[07:28] Re**
and Tanba-kun closes
the rest of the game.
**[07:31] Re**
This is the most ideal outcome
**[07:34] Re**
in order to avoid the weaknesses
of a pitcher's relay.
**[07:37] Re**
Though,
**[07:38] Re**
I'm sure we'll be needing Kawakami-kun
and Sawamura-kun at some point.
**[07:44] Ot**
* Playing nine innings with*
* just Furuya and Tanba.*
**[07:46] Ot**
*True, that's the ideal outcome.*
**[07:52] Ka**
The rest will be up to
the Goddess of Victory.
**[07:57] Ka**
It doesn't matter if it's by luck
**[07:59] Ka**
or if we barely win.
**[08:01] Ka**
Either way is fine.
**[08:07] Ka**
I just want to take them to nationals.
**[08:17] Ot**
C…
**[08:18] Ot**
Coach.
**[08:24] Re**
*Don't worry.*
**[08:26] Re**
*I'm sure*
**[08:28] Re**
*the boys know how you feel.*
**[08:36] [SONG] On-screen**
Meiji Jingu Stadium
National High School Baseball Championship Tokyo Qualifiers
***SIGN*** The West Tokyo Tournament Final
***SIGN*** will begin at 1:00 PM.
**[08:40] [SONG] ---**
**[08:41] [SONG] On-screen**
Today's Schedule
National High School Baseball Championship Tokyo Qualifiers
Inashiro Vocational vs Seido
***SIGN*** Today will be a hot day,
***SIGN*** so please drink plenty of water
***SIGN*** and be wary of heat stroke while you enjoy the game.
**[08:57] Um**
Seido will be batting in the top,
**[08:59] Um**
and Inashiro will be
batting in the bottom.
**[09:02] Um**
I hope to see a great
game for the final.
**[09:05] SC**
Okay.
**[09:14] Yu**
Let's go!
**[09:15] CC**
Yeah!
**[09:18] C1**
Here they come!
**[09:19] C1**
It's Seido!
**[09:21] C2**
Yuki!
**[09:23] C3**
Seido!
**[09:24] C4**
Isashiki!
**[09:25] C5**
Tanba!
**[09:25] C6**
This is your year!
**[09:26] C7**
Isashiki!
**[09:27] C8**
Tetsu-san!
**[09:28] C9**
Kataoka-san!
**[09:30] C1**
Inashiro's the best!
**[09:31] C2**
Narumiya!
**[09:33] C3**
Narumiya-kun!
**[09:34] C4**
Inashiro's the best!
**[09:35] C5**
Mei!
**[09:36] C6**
Masa!
**[09:37] C7**
Carlos!
**[09:38] C8**
Let's go to nationals!
**[09:40] C9**
You've got this, Coach Kunitomo!
**[09:42] C1**
Take us to nationals again!
**[09:45] C2**
Kataoka!
**[09:46] C3**
Seido!
**[09:48] C4**
Inashiro!
**[09:50] C5**
Seido!
**[09:52] Ha**
Look at the size of the crowd.
**[09:57] Sa**
We're gonna win!
**[10:00] Ku**
Don't yell right by my ears!
**[10:03] Sa**
Sorry.
**[10:04] Ry**
Barking dogs seldom bite.
**[10:07] Is**
Keep it cool, stupid!
***SIGN*** ba-dump ba-dump
**[10:09] Mi**
Furuya, don't drink too much water
just because it's hot.
**[10:13] Mi**
You're gonna feel sluggish.
**[10:17] Mi**
*It looks like he's really pumped up.*
**[10:20] Mi**
* I just hope he'll be*
* relaxed when he pitches.*
**[10:24] I1**
So they're bringing Furuya out first.
**[10:27] I1**
If they're saving Tanba for later,
**[10:29] I1**
maybe they'll switch pitchers,
one after another, like the Yakushi game.
**[10:33] I2**
The problem is the order.
**[10:36] Ma**
Did you not get any sleep last night?
**[10:39] Ma**
You've been yawning all day.
**[10:42] Na**
Have I?
**[10:44] Ma**
* I've seen it happen now and then*
* since the nationals last year.*
**[10:47] Ma**
* What happened that day haunts you*
* and keeps you awake.*
**[10:52] Na**
Don't worry.
**[10:54] Na**
No need to be a worrywart.
**[10:57] Na**
I was just thinking of ways to defeat them,
**[11:00] Na**
and I got too excited to sleep.
**[11:06] Na**
*Kazuya.*
**[11:07] Na**
*This...*
**[11:10] Na**
*...is the game you wanted, right?*
**[11:14] Na**
*I warned you.*
**[11:16] Na**
*You're gonna regret choosing that side.*
***SIGN*** The West Tokyo Qualifier final is about to get underway.
***SIGN*** Under a blue summer sky,
***SIGN*** both teams walk out to the field.
***SIGN*** Inashiro is here to take their second consecutive summer title.
***SIGN*** Seido is here to get revenge for last year
***SIGN*** and go to nationals for the first time in six years!
***SIGN*** They're both top-tier teams nationally!
***SIGN*** Which one will take this game?
**[11:59] EE**
Let's go!
**[12:00] EE**
Yeah!
**[12:03] Sa**
I'm gonna be there first!
***SIGN*** The crowd welcomes both teams with a round of applause as they run out.
***SIGN*** They're showing their respect to all the teams that have played,
***SIGN*** and their excitement for this game.
**[12:16] Sa**
Straight line! Just like that!
**[12:19] Um**
Bow!
**[12:20] EE**
Good luck!
***SIGN*** How will this game play out?
***SIGN*** Inashiro is defending in the top,
***SIGN*** and the man on the mound is none other than their ace.
***SIGN*** He has yet to give up a run this tournament.
***SIGN*** It's Mei Narumiya, a second-year.
***SIGN*** Their catcher is their captain and cleanup,
***SIGN*** Masatoshi Harada, a third-year.
***SIGN*** Something to note:
***SIGN*** Inashiro has four second-years on the starting roster this year.
**[12:52] Ka**
Wait for a meatball
until you're cornered.
**[12:56] Ka**
Don't be afraid to strike out,
**[12:57] Ka**
and swing for a specific pitch.
**[13:00] Ka**
It's hot today.
**[13:01] Ka**
Even Narumiya will crumble
if we make him pitch a lot.
**[13:08] Yu**
Let's go!
**[13:09] SS**
Yeah!
**[13:11] R1**
How will Seido bat against Narumiya-kun,
who hasn't given up a run this tournament?
**[13:17] R1**
That's going to be the key this game.
**[13:20] R2**
Yeah.
**[13:21] R2**
Inashiro has come this far
with a definitive ace,
**[13:23] R2**
while Seido has been playing
their relay game.
**[13:26] Ma**
Let's stay focused!
**[13:27] R2**
There's no doubt that this game
will be decided by the pitchers.
**[13:28] II**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Batting for Seido in the top of the first
***SIGN*** is their first batter and shortstop, Kuramochi-kun.
**[13:39] Na**
*What?*
**[13:41] Na**
*Batting left?*
**[13:43] Na**
*I thought he was a switch-hitter.*
**[13:47] Ma**
* It's easier to see a southpaw's pitch*
* for right-handed batters,*
**[13:51] Ma**
*but he's standing on the left.*
**[13:53] Um**
Play!
**[13:56] Na**
* So you wanted to be even*
* a little bit closer to first?*
**[14:00] Na**
*Well...*
**[14:01] Na**
* It's very clear you're*
* going for a bunt.*
**[14:08] Um**
Ball.
**[14:10] Na**
Huh?
**[14:11] Ma**
*It wasn't an obvious ball.*
**[14:13] Ma**
*If he didn't go for that one,*
**[14:15] Ma**
*maybe he's not trying to bunt.*
**[14:18] Ka**
*Good.*
**[14:20] Ka**
*Don't give him any easy strikes.*
**[14:29] Na**
*You little...*
**[14:30] Na**
*Are you going to bunt or are you not?*
**[14:35] Um**
Ball four!
**[14:37] Ku**
Right on!
**[14:39] Na**
You didn't swing?!
**[14:40] Ma**
Don't walk him, stupid!
**[14:45] Sa**
Yes!
**[14:46] Sa**
That's the way, Kuramochi-senpai!
**[14:48] Sa**
You can do it if you try!
**[14:50] A1**
He got too cautious.
**[14:52] A2**
He's the last person you want on base.
**[14:56] Sa**
Have some confidence,
Kuramochi-senpai!
**[14:59] Ka**
*Gonna kill him later.*
***SIGN*** Second batter and second baseman, Ryosuke Kominato-kun.
**[15:07] A1**
A fast runner on first,
and a skilled batter in the box.
**[15:11] A1**
Seido can do anything here.
**[15:13] A2**
They got a runner with
no outs against Narumiya.
**[15:16] A2**
They should play it safe
and do a sacrifice bunt.
**[15:21] Na**
*Damn it.*
**[15:22] Na**
*You're taking a huge lead.*
**[15:25] Na**
*Die!*
**[15:35] Ma**
*Kominato's preparing for a bunt.*
**[15:39] Ma**
*I'm sure they'll do a sacrifice bunt here,*
**[15:41] Na**
Damn it!
**[15:42] Ma**
* but they might try to hit while*
* keeping Mei distracted with the runner.*
**[15:47] Ma**
*It's still the first inning.*
**[15:48] Ma**
*Let's focus on the batter, Mei.*
**[15:53] Na**
*I hate you guys.*
**[15:56] Na**
*So much.*
**[16:01] (Flashback) Ch**
Narumiya's not very
good at pick-offs,
**[16:04] (Flashback) Ch**
but he's good at slide stepping.
**[16:05] (Flashback) Ch**
Getting the timing might be hard.
**[16:08] Ku**
*Slide step, huh?*
**[16:10] Ku**
*I can probably steal off that.*
**[16:12] (Flashback) Ka**
Kuramochi.
**[16:14] (Flashback) Ka**
Once you get on base, aim for
the next base like you usually do.
**[16:18] (Flashback) Ka**
Be careful but bold.
**[16:20] (Flashback) Ka**
Playing it too safe
won't give us the game.
**[16:29] I1**
Steal!
***SIGN*** Oh! He's going for the steal!
**[16:34] Ma**
Not happening!
**[16:35] A1**
*That's suicidal.*
**[16:37] A1**
*They blew their perfect chance.*
**[16:44] Um**
Safe!
***SIGN*** And he's safe!
***SIGN*** What a run it was!
***SIGN*** The battery saw it coming, yet he still made it!
**[16:55] I1**
*His speed is on par with Carlos.*
**[16:58] R1**
What a bold play.
**[16:59] R1**
It would've been detrimental
if he had gotten out!
**[17:03] R2**
* A high-risk, high-return*
* play from the start?*
**[17:07] R2**
*No.*
**[17:08] R2**
* This offensive style has*
* always been how they play.*
**[17:11] R2**
*Even in the final,*
**[17:12] R2**
*they play their own style of baseball*
**[17:14] R2**
*no matter who their opponent is.*
**[17:17] IC**
No outs, and a runner on second?
**[17:20] Ma**
Damn.
**[17:22] Na**
Now you've done it.
**[17:30] S1**
A bunt?
**[17:31] Na**
That was one-handed!
**[17:33] Ma**
Mei! First base!
**[17:35] Na**
I know!
**[17:39] Um**
Out!
**[17:43] Ka**
Yeah!
**[17:44] Ka**
Runner on third!
**[17:45] Ma**
Ryo-san, nice bunt!
***SIGN*** With a runner on third, Inashiro could already lose a run here!
***SIGN*** Seido has some powerful batters lined up next.
**[17:57] C1**
Narumiya!
**[17:58] C1**
It's the first inning!
**[17:59] C2**
Stay calm!
**[18:00] Ka**
Let's go!
**[18:02] Ma**
Jun-san! You've got this!
***SIGN*** Batting third, center fielder, Isashiki-kun.
**[18:08] A1**
*Narumiya's not fully warmed up yet.*
**[18:12] A1**
*Seido really needs a run here.*
**[18:17] (Flashback) Ka**
Aim for a specific pitch,
**[18:19] (Flashback) Ka**
and swing from the first one.
***SIGN*** The outfield is moving in.
***SIGN*** Inashiro's preparing to grab an out at the plate.
**[18:28] Na**
*Shut it.*
**[18:30] Ma**
*He's gonna run even on a grounder.*
**[18:33] Ma**
*Squeeze, pop fly...*
**[18:35] Ma**
*We may have to concede this run.*
**[18:40] Ma**
*But if we can take him out,*
**[18:41] Ma**
*we can build momentum.*
**[18:45] Ma**
*You should know, Mei.*
**[18:47] Ma**
*He's not gonna wait to swing.*
**[18:50] Ma**
*Let's get aggressive.*
**[18:54] Mi**
* Inashiro's battery should know*
* Jun-san's good at hitting right.*
**[18:59] Mi**
*They won't give him any outside pitches.*
**[19:02] Is**
*Give it to me!*
**[19:04] Is**
*Give it to me!*
**[19:06] Is**
*Come on!*
**[19:07] Is**
*Give me one to the inside!*
**[19:11] Is**
*Yes!*
**[19:12] Is**
*Just as predicted!*
**[19:14] Is**
*A slider?*
***SIGN*** He shot the first pitch up high!
**[19:25] Ma**
* We completely jammed him,*
* but he finished his swing.*
**[19:29] Ma**
Second! Back home!
***SIGN*** The outfielders were defending forward.
***SIGN*** This could be interesting.
**[19:32] Sa**
Come on!
**[19:36] Is**
Fall!
**[19:40] Na**
No way!
***SIGN*** It's on the ground!
***SIGN*** Right between second and center!
***SIGN*** Kuramochi steps home after seeing the hit.
***SIGN*** Seido scores the first run!
**[19:52] D1**
Wow! Seido's amazing.
**[19:54] D2**
They scored so easily off Narumiya,
**[19:58] D2**
who hasn't given up a run this tournament.
**[20:00] R1**
That play was huge.
**[20:03] R2**
Yeah.
**[20:04] R2**
Kuramochi-kun's steal made this possible.
**[20:07] Sa**
Yeah!
**[20:08] R1**
Not to mention their next batter is...
***SIGN*** Fourth batter and first baseman, Yuki-kun.
**[20:23] Ca**
*Well, that was quick.*
**[20:26] I1**
*I guess they're not like...*
**[20:28] I2**
*...the opponents we've faced so far.*
**[20:33] Ma**
*It's still the first inning.*
**[20:35] Ma**
*Don't let it get to you, Mei.*
**[20:45] Is**
Tetsu!
**[20:46] Is**
You've got this!
**[20:48] Is**
Let's score some more—
**[20:51] Um**
Safe!
**[20:52] Is**
That was close.
**[20:56] Mi**
*His expression changed.*
**[21:09] Ma**
*Stupid!*
**[21:10] Ma**
*That's too high!*
**[21:21] A1**
Seriously?
**[21:22] A1**
Right down the middle!
**[21:24] A2**
To their cleanup?
**[21:25] A2**
He's going head-to-head.
**[21:28] Ma**
*You idiot.*
**[21:31] R1**
Is this the right move?
**[21:34] R2**
Of course it is.
**[21:35] R2**
A pitcher who can't be aggressive here
**[21:38] R2**
can't wear the ace number at Inashiro.
**[21:43] R2**
*But it looks more like he's...*
**[21:48] Mi**
*Has Mei lost it?*
**[21:52] Mi**
*In that case,*
**[21:55] Mi**
* it's a perfect chance*
* to extend our lead.*
**[23:35] Mi**
Let's see how Furuya
can fare against these batters.
**[23:39] Ca**
* Damn, and he's still*
* just a first-year?*
**[23:41] Ca**
*He's a monster.*
**[23:44] Na**
* Why don't you throw some easy*
* ones like a normal first-year?*
**[23:47] Fu**
* If a ball goes your way,*
* thank you in advance.*
**[23:50] Sa**
Don't think!
**[23:51] Sa**
Be stupid!
**[23:52] Fu**
Shut up.
**[23:54] Fu**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond:*
I Don't Want To Lose.
***SIGN*** I Don't Want To Lose
**[23:57] Fu**
Let's win the national title!
# 52 - I Don't Want To Lose
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**[00:00] Ka**
It doesn't matter if it's by luck
**[00:02] Ka**
or if we barely win.
**[00:04] Ka**
Either way is fine.
**[00:11] Ka**
I just want to take them to nationals.
**[00:21] Ot**
C...
**[00:22] Ot**
Coach.
**[00:30] IM**
It's finally tomorrow.
**[00:32] IM**
It's going to be a long day,
Coach Kunitomo.
**[00:37] IM**
I'm sure the kids this year
will not let you down.
***SIGN*** Ace's Room
***SIGN*** Inashiro is here to take their second consecutive summer title.
***SIGN*** Seido is here to get revenge for last year
***SIGN*** and go to the nationals for the first time in six years!
***SIGN*** They're both top-tier teams nationally!
***SIGN*** Which one will take this game?
**[01:08] EE**
Let's go!
**[01:09] EE**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** The crowd welcomes both teams with a round of applause as they run out.
**[01:27] A1**
Seriously?
**[01:29] A1**
Right down the middle!
**[01:30] A2**
To their cleanup?
**[01:31] A2**
*He's going head-to-head.*
**[01:33] R2**
A pitcher who can't be aggressive here
**[01:35] R2**
can't wear the ace number at Inashiro.
**[01:39] R2**
*But it looks more like he's...*
**[01:45] Mi**
*Has Mei lost it?*
**[01:49] Mi**
*In that case,*
**[01:51] Mi**
* it's a perfect chance*
* to extend our lead.*
***SIGN*** I Don't Want To Lose
***SIGN*** Seido scored first in the top of the first,
***SIGN*** and they have a runner on first.
***SIGN*** Now, their cleanup, Yuki, is up at bat!
**[03:45] Ha**
Let's go!
**[03:45] Sa**
It's all yours, Leader!
**[03:45] S1**
Yeah!
**[03:56] Ku**
Good eye, Tetsu-san!
**[03:58] Ry**
The pitcher can't aim!
**[04:00] R1**
A 2-1 count.
**[04:02] R1**
Narumiya-kun looks a little tense.
**[04:05] R2**
Yeah.
**[04:06] R2**
It's still early in the game,
**[04:07] R2**
so he's struggling to get going.
**[04:10] R2**
If I were Seido,
**[04:13] R2**
I'd want another run with
the four- and five-hole batters.
**[04:16] Ma**
*Calm down, Mei.*
**[04:18] Ma**
*He won't swing at any balls.*
**[04:23] Ch**
*Should be coming soon.*
**[04:26] Is**
*Don't hold back, you idiot.*
**[04:30] Is**
*Show us your pitch!*
**[04:31] Is**
*The change-up!*
**[04:44] Ma**
*He missed the fastball last time,*
**[04:46] Ma**
* but he's already meeting it*
* the second time.*
**[04:50] Ma**
*You won't make it easy for us, huh?*
**[04:57] Ma**
*This isn't a threat.*
**[04:59] Ma**
*In order to stop their momentum here,*
**[05:02] Ma**
*we get him out right here.*
**[05:05] I1**
Take him down, Mei!
**[05:08] S1**
Hit it long, Tetsu!
**[05:11] Mi**
* Mei's lost his cool*
* after giving up the run,*
**[05:14] Mi**
* so now's the best time*
* to hit his best pitch.*
**[05:17] Mi**
*And only you can do that.*
**[05:34] Mi**
*Yes! It's the change-up!*
**[05:37] Mi**
*He's waiting.*
**[05:39] Mi**
*He knew it was coming.*
**[05:48] Um**
Strike!
**[05:49] Um**
Batter out!
**[05:51] Mi**
* Not only does it throw off*
* your timing,*
**[05:54] Mi**
*it also breaks like a screwball?*
**[05:57] Mi**
*This... is his change-up?*
**[06:04] A1**
Wasn't his timing right on?
**[06:06] A2**
Yeah, he saw it coming.
**[06:08] A2**
Still, the ball went under the bat.
**[06:11] A2**
I guess the pitch exceeded
the batter's prediction.
***SIGN*** That's the third out!
***SIGN*** Narumiya gave up his first run of the tournament this inning,
***SIGN*** but he pitched perfectly to the fourth and fifth batter who followed.
**[06:30] I1**
Nice pitch, Mei!
***SIGN*** He didn't let Seido follow up!
**[06:33] Ry**
Was that a slider?
**[06:36] Is**
*Damn it.*
**[06:37] Ch**
* In the end, he only*
* showed us one change-up.*
**[06:47] Sa**
Okay! Okay!
**[06:48] Sa**
We got our first run!
**[06:50] Sa**
Let's move on and defend well!
**[06:52] Ku**
Sawamura!
**[06:54] Sa**
Yes, sir?
**[06:54] Ku**
Don't say the right things!
**[06:56] Ku**
We can't call you stupid!
**[07:00] Ma**
Hey, Mei.
**[07:00] Ma**
Don't lose your cool in the first inning.
**[07:05] Na**
Lose my cool?
**[07:08] Na**
Why would I lose my cool for giving up a run?
**[07:11] Na**
It's not like I was going for a record or anything.
**[07:16] Na**
We concede a run. We get a run.
**[07:19] Na**
That's all there is to it.
**[07:22] Ma**
So you have lost your cool.
**[07:24] Na**
It's all on you, Mr. Cleanup.
**[07:27] Ma**
Shut up!
***SIGN*** Bottom of the first. Seido is on the defense.
***SIGN*** On the mound is their first-year pitcher, #11, Furuya.
**[07:37] C1**
It's the monster!
**[07:39] C2**
Furuya-kun!
**[07:41] Ha**
Being able to defend the run
we just got is important here.
**[07:45] Ha**
Right, Takako-senpai?
**[07:47] Ta**
Yeah!
**[07:48] Ta**
If we can defend it,
we can take the initiative.
**[07:51] M1**
Let's go, Furuya-kun!
**[07:54] M2**
Get some strikeouts!
**[07:57] A1**
Look, it's that fastball first-year.
**[08:00] A2**
Pacing and ball control.
**[08:02] A2**
If he hasn't fixed them,
**[08:06] A2**
then Seido's gonna lose their lead.
***SIGN*** He's started in four out of their five games this tournament.
***SIGN*** He didn't play in the semifinal,
***SIGN*** but here he is, starting again in the final!
**[08:19] Sa**
Furuya!
**[08:21] Sa**
Did you drink water?
**[08:23] Sa**
Did you bring your handkerchief?
**[08:25] Ha**
Are you his mom?
**[08:27] Ry**
Are you nervous?
**[08:30] Ry**
Just pitch like you always do.
**[08:32] Is**
That's right!
**[08:33] Is**
One at a time!
**[08:39] Is**
What is it?
**[08:43] Fu**
If a ball comes your way,
thank you in advance.
**[08:49] Is**
Where'd that curveball come from?
**[08:50] Is**
Yuck!
**[08:52] Fu**
Well...
**[08:53] Fu**
I know you guys have gone through a lot, so...
**[08:57] Is**
What?
**[08:58] Is**
What do you know about me?
**[09:00] C1**
What's going on?
**[09:03] Ha**
I wonder what happened to Furuya-kun.
**[09:10] Sa**
He's...
**[09:13] Sa**
That's right!
**[09:14] Sa**
Always be humble, Furuya!
**[09:17] Sa**
Thank them before you give up a hit!
**[09:19] Ry**
That's not even a good joke, Eijun-kun.
**[09:22] Sa**
Are you listening, Furuya?
**[09:25] [SONG] On-screen**
Annoyed
**[09:26] Fu**
*I don't plan on giving up hits or runs.*
**[09:39] Fu**
*But...*
**[09:40] Fu**
*With these guys defending behind me,*
**[09:43] Fu**
*I can pitch with ease.*
**[09:48] Fu**
* I'll focus on pitching*
* like I always do today.*
**[09:52] Mi**
* He looks calm standing on*
* the mound of the final.*
**[09:56] Mi**
*You sure have guts.*
**[10:01] Mi**
*Now then...*
**[10:03] Mi**
* Let's see how well*
* Furuya's pitch will fare*
**[10:05] Mi**
*against Inashiro's lineup.*
**[10:08] I1**
He's given up a run in the first inning
in two of the four games he's played.
**[10:12] Ma**
He has a high, powerful fastball
**[10:14] Ma**
and a low splitter.
**[10:16] Ma**
Those are the two balls he pitches.
**[10:21] Ma**
Don't swing at his high pitch,
**[10:24] Ma**
and swing at the meatballs
he throws to get strike counts.
**[10:28] I1**
Yeah.
**[10:29] I2**
He probably doesn't have stamina,
**[10:31] I2**
but he has been improving every game.
**[10:34] Na**
What are you saying, Tsubasa-kun?
**[10:36] Na**
People can't change that easily!
**[10:39] Na**
He's had no control,
so he'll have no control!
**[10:41] Na**
Don't expect any strikes!
**[10:43] Na**
He's just gonna give up free runs!
**[10:45] Na**
No need to swing, guys!
**[10:48] Ma**
You walked their leadoff man.
**[10:50] Ma**
You shouldn't be talking.
***SIGN*** Bottom of the first.
***SIGN*** Inashiro's batting begins with their first batter
***SIGN*** and center fielder, Kamiya-kun.
**[10:58] Mi**
*Infield.*
**[11:01] Mi**
*Watch out for his bunt.*
**[11:07] Mi**
* Even with a pitiful grounder,*
* he has the speed to get on base.*
**[11:11] Mi**
*Don't let him get on base, Furuya.*
**[11:19] Ka**
*Bring it on, "golden rookie."*
**[11:22] Mi**
*The first pitch is really important.*
**[11:24] Mi**
*Swing it all the way through!*
**[11:49] Na**
Hey, Carlos!
**[11:51] Na**
Why'd you swing for that one?
**[11:55] Na**
What pressure.
**[11:57] Na**
I accidentally swung.
**[12:00] Mi**
*Yeah, and you accidentally hit it, too.*
**[12:04] Mi**
*But now you understand.*
**[12:07] Mi**
* If you lose focus, these guys*
* will hit one after another.*
**[12:10] Mi**
*Let's get aggressive.*
**[12:17] Ka**
*Crap.*
**[12:17] Ka**
*He's still a first-year?*
**[12:20] Ka**
*He's really a monster.*
**[12:26] I1**
Carlos is supposed to be
good against fastballs!
**[12:28] I1**
But he's swinging late!
**[12:29] I1**
Just how fast is that thing?
**[12:32] Na**
It's nothing impressive!
**[12:37] Ka**
*He's got absolutely no control.*
**[12:39] Ka**
*Getting an easy pitch isn't very likely.*
**[12:43] Ka**
*Oh, never mind.*
**[12:47] Ka**
*Right on the money.*
**[12:54] Ka**
*Oh. So that's...*
**[12:57] Ka**
*...the splitter.*
**[12:58] Um**
Strike!
**[12:59] Um**
Batter out!
**[13:01] Ka**
Strike out!
**[13:02] Ka**
Off to a good start!
**[13:04] Ma**
Nice job, Furuya!
**[13:06] Ka**
Furuya!
**[13:09] I1**
Is it fast?
**[13:10] Ka**
See for yourself.
**[13:12] Ka**
That pitch has so much pressure.
**[13:14] I1**
Really?
**[13:15] Ka**
Don't try to bunt the first pitch.
**[13:18] Ka**
You'll just pop it up
and get yourself out.
**[13:21] I1**
Sounds like fun.
***SIGN*** Batting second, shortstop, Hirakawa-kun.
**[13:29] Mi**
*He can meet the ball really well,*
**[13:31] Mi**
*but he doesn't have power.*
**[13:33] I1**
*I hope that's what you're thinking.*
**[13:36] Mi**
*No funny business!*
**[13:38] Mi**
*Let's take him down head on!*
**[13:48] Ka**
*I told you.*
**[13:50] Ka**
*It's not just fast.*
**[13:52] Ka**
*It roars at you like it's alive.*
**[14:02] I1**
*You'll take me by force?*
**[14:09] I1**
*They were all fastballs?*
**[14:11] Ha**
Two consecutive strikeouts.
**[14:13] Ha**
He's on a roll.
**[14:15] Sa**
Too early to say that.
**[14:16] Sa**
He sometimes fails on us randomly.
**[14:19] Ch**
He sometimes pitches wide,
**[14:22] Ch**
but he's throwing to the strike zone
more consistently.
**[14:28] Mi**
*His pitch is alive,*
**[14:30] Mi**
*and it's coming lower than I expected.*
**[14:32] Mi**
*Today's a good day for fastballs.*
**[14:40] Sa**
Don't get overconfident!
**[14:42] Sa**
Clear your mind and find zen!
**[14:45] Ha**
You're trying so hard to find the words.
**[14:52] M1**
Yeah!
**[14:53] M1**
Three consecutive strikeouts!
**[14:55] Ha**
Furuya-kun's doing awesome!
**[14:57] Ta**
That's his best start ever.
**[14:59] Re**
Yeah.
**[15:00] Re**
We have the upper hand now.
**[15:03] C1**
Is this kid for real?
**[15:06] C1**
He's a monster!
**[15:10] I1**
Oh, that face again.
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
**[15:28] Na**
You were aiming for the
change-up, weren't you?
**[15:31] Mi**
* That's a much bigger speed*
* difference than I thought.*
**[15:33] Mi**
*If he threw it in there with fastballs,*
**[15:35] Mi**
* I wouldn't be able to react*
* even if I knew about it in my head.*
**[15:38] Sa**
Don't let it get to you!
**[15:40] Sa**
You never perform well
with the bases empty!
**[15:43] Mi**
Thanks for the kind words, jerk.
***SIGN*** Batting seventh, pitcher, Furuya-kun.
**[15:49] Na**
*Well, hello there, "golden rookie."*
**[15:56] Na**
*How shall I scare you?*
**[16:03] Sa**
Don't think!
**[16:05] Sa**
Be stupid!
**[16:07] Ha**
How's that going to help?
**[16:09] Na**
* If he becomes stupid,*
* can he hit my pitch?*
**[16:12] Na**
*Take this!*
**[16:13] Na**
*Crossfire!*
**[16:16] Na**
*Oops.*
**[16:21] Um**
Foul!
**[16:22] C1**
That was close!
**[16:23] C2**
But it was a good hit!
**[16:29] Fu**
*I swung too early.*
**[16:32] Na**
The ball!
**[16:33] Ma**
*Don't throw right in the middle, you moron!*
**[16:36] Na**
Just give me the ball!
**[16:39] Ma**
*Idiot!*
**[16:42] R1**
Is Narumiya-kun still not at his best?
**[16:48] R1**
Seido should try to score another run here
**[16:51] R1**
while he's still inconsistent with his pitching.
**[16:54] R2**
Right after giving up a run,
he lost his cool and lost control.
**[16:59] R2**
He was like that last year, but...
**[17:14] Na**
Tsubasa-kun!
**[17:17] I1**
Yeah!
**[17:18] I1**
Perfect!
**[17:19] I2**
Nice pitch, Narumiya!
**[17:22] R2**
*Throwing in and out*
**[17:24] R2**
* and mixing breaking balls*
* to make his fastball faster.*
**[17:27] R2**
* His pitch style has more*
* depth than last year.*
**[17:31] R2**
* If he gets going, no one's going*
* to be able to take him down.*
**[17:35] Sa**
How do you feel?
**[17:36] Sa**
How do you feel right now?
**[17:38] Ha**
You want water?
**[17:40] Sa**
Was it super fast?
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
***SIGN*** Bottom of the second.
***SIGN*** Inashiro's batting begins
***SIGN*** with their fourth batter and catcher, Harada-kun.
**[17:50] Na**
Let's go, cleanup!
**[17:52] Ma**
Shut it!
**[17:53] A1**
There's Inashiro's cleanup.
**[18:02] A2**
He won't miss any easy pitch.
**[18:24] Um**
Foul!
**[18:26] Ma**
*I'm still swinging late?*
**[18:28] Ma**
*This kid is crazy.*
**[18:30] Mi**
*The cleanup is holding his bat short?*
**[18:34] Mi**
*The third batter did, too,*
**[18:36] Mi**
* but these guys won't*
* strike out so easily.*
**[18:39] Ma**
* If we get a runner, he'll have*
* to pitch from the stretch,*
**[18:42] Ma**
*and his speed will drop.*
**[18:44] Ma**
*The priority is to get on base.*
**[18:53] Um**
Ball!
**[18:56] Mi**
*Damn.*
**[18:56] Mi**
*He didn't fall for it.*
**[18:59] Ma**
*So that was the splitter.*
**[19:01] Ma**
* If it had been a little higher,*
* I would've swung for it.*
**[19:04] Ma**
*Now, it's three balls.*
**[19:05] Ma**
* After that bouncing splitter,*
* I doubt they'll do another one.*
**[19:10] Ma**
*No, wait. He would do it.*
**[19:22] Ka**
Four consecutive strikeouts!
**[19:24] Ma**
He's in the zone today!
**[19:27] Ka**
Don't do that!
**[19:28] Ka**
They'll know your weakness!
**[19:30] Mi**
*Wow! Thank goodness that was a strike.*
**[19:33] Na**
What are you doing?
You're our cleanup!
**[19:35] Ma**
Well, sorry!
**[19:37] A1**
He beat him head on.
**[19:40] C1**
Furuya!
**[19:42] C2**
Let's see how far you can take this!
***SIGN*** Batting fifth, pitcher, Narumiya-kun.
**[19:47] C1**
Monster prince!
**[19:49] C2**
Furuya-kun!
**[19:51] Na**
Man, shut up.
**[19:56] Mi**
Nice. It's good.
**[19:59] Mi**
You wanna go back to the dugout now?
**[20:01] Ta**
No, I want to pitch a little more.
**[20:05] Ta**
I want to maintain how I feel right now.
**[20:10] Mi**
I know what you mean,
**[20:11] Mi**
but let's go back.
**[20:13] Mi**
You need all your power on the mound.
**[20:17] Mi**
And Furuya's looking reliable today.
**[20:28] Na**
*You little...*
**[20:30] Na**
* Why don't you throw some easy*
* ones like a normal first-year?*
**[20:36] Mi**
*Another foul?*
**[20:38] Mi**
*I'd much rather he hit it forward.*
**[20:41] S1**
Yeah! Keep going!
**[20:44] S2**
Get aggressive!
**[20:45] S3**
You've got this, Furuya.
**[20:47] Sa**
*Furuya.*
**[20:50] Na**
*What's with that look?*
**[20:52] Na**
*You want some?*
**[20:57] Fu**
*I don't want to lose...*
**[20:59] Fu**
*...to him!*
**[21:03] Mi**
Third!
**[21:06] Na**
Damn it!
**[21:07] Na**
I hate this!
**[21:09] I1**
*Mei swung late?*
**[21:11] M1**
Furuya, let's go!
**[21:13] I2**
*What does he even throw?*
***SIGN*** That's his fifth strikeout!
**[21:30] C1**
Wow, Furuya!
**[21:31] C2**
You're a real monster!
**[21:33] C3**
You're still a first-year?
**[21:36] Na**
Are you guys serious?
**[21:37] Na**
I'm the only one who
didn't strike out!
***SIGN*** Strike out
***SIGN*** Strike out
***SIGN*** Strike out
***SIGN*** Third Base Foul Fly
**[21:43] Na**
This is the final!
**[21:44] Na**
Are you serious?
**[21:45] Na**
Get it together, damn it!
**[21:48] C1**
Furuya!
**[21:49] C2**
Furuya-kun!
***SIGN*** What an incredible performance first-year Satoru Furuya is putting up
***SIGN*** in the final against the tournament favorite, Inashiro Vocational High School!
**[23:35] Na**
Well, how long will he last?
**[23:38] Na**
He's been going all out.
**[23:40] Mi**
Don't forget to be on the offensive, Furuya.
**[23:42] Sa**
Furuya, water!
**[23:43] Sa**
No, wait.
**[23:44] Sa**
Don't drink too much.
**[23:45] Sa**
Drink half!
**[23:46] Sa**
I'll fan you instead!
**[23:47] Sa**
Here! Here! Here!
**[23:48] Fu**
Hey...
**[23:48] Sa**
Here! Here!
**[23:49] Fu**
Um...
**[23:49] Sa**
Here! Here!
**[23:50] Fu**
Hey!
**[23:51] Sa**
Here! Here! Here!
**[23:52] Is**
Shut up!
**[23:54] Is**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Change Gears.
***SIGN*** Change Gears
**[23:57] Is**
Let's win the national title!
# 53 - Change Gears
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***SIGN*** Daizenan Soba
**[00:01] H1**
Yo! How's the game going?
**[00:04] H1**
I was going to watch it on my phone,
**[00:05] H1**
but it was low on batteries.
**[00:08] H2**
Hirakawa, you decided to come?
**[00:10] H3**
I thought you were going to study.
**[00:12] H1**
Shut up!
**[00:13] H1**
Oh! Hey, ma'am!
**[00:13] An**
*I can't believe Satoru Furuya
is just a first-year!*
**[00:14] H1**
Hello.
**[00:17] H1**
Huh?
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
**[00:18] H1**
Inashiro lost a run already?
**[00:21] H2**
Seido managed to catch Narumiya
before he got in the groove.
**[00:25] H2**
And their first-year pitcher
is holding Inashiro down pretty well.
**[00:28] H1**
I see.
**[00:30] H2**
But how long can he keep this up?
**[00:34] H3**
Yeah.
**[00:35] H3**
That's the key.
***SIGN*** Change Gears
***SIGN*** For the West Tokyo Qualifiers final between Seido and Inashiro,
***SIGN*** we've opened up the outfield bleachers,
***SIGN*** and people are still coming in.
***SIGN*** It's been a while since we last opened up the outfield here
***SIGN*** for a high school game.
***SIGN*** That should tell you how excited everyone is for this game.
**[02:35] Sa**
Brother!
**[02:36] Sa**
You've got this!
**[02:39] SS**
Yes!
**[02:43] Um**
Out!
***SIGN*** Shirakawa the shortstop made a beautiful play to stop the ball!
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
**[02:51] An**
*Seido's offense closed after
just three batters this inning.*
**[02:55] H1**
Wow! That wasn't a hit?
**[02:58] H1**
That's a tough defense.
**[03:01] H2**
Wait. Are you rooting for Seido?
**[03:04] H1**
No way!
**[03:05] H2**
Then Inashiro?
**[03:06] H1**
Neither!
**[03:07] H3**
That shortstop's a second-year, right?
**[03:10] H3**
Looks like Narumiya is still not at his peak.
**[03:14] H3**
His pitch is inconsistent.
**[03:21] A1**
That pitch was out of this world.
**[03:25] A2**
Inashiro is struggling against his fastball.
**[03:28] A2**
This game is in Seido's hands right now.
**[03:34] A1**
His pitching style is pretty flashy,
**[03:36] A1**
but everyone's making him
throw as many as possible.
**[03:40] A1**
Is he going to be okay
**[03:42] A1**
going all out from the very beginning?
**[03:45] A2**
Seido has their relay.
**[03:47] A2**
They'll probably switch
him out once he gets tired.
**[03:51] A1**
Yeah.
**[03:52] A1**
That explains why they're saving their ace.
**[03:56] H1**
Whoa.
**[03:56] H1**
That's his sixth strikeout?
**[03:59] H1**
He's a monster.
**[04:05] Ka**
What's his pitch count?
**[04:07] Ch**
Fifty-six after three innings.
**[04:10] Ch**
It's higher than I thought.
**[04:12] Ch**
Those fouls really hurt.
**[04:15] Mi**
Make sure you change your undershirt.
**[04:21] Sa**
Nice pitch.
**[04:30] Mi**
* I guess this is how*
* he's playing alongside us.*
**[04:33] Sa**
No, wait!
**[04:34] Sa**
Stop!
**[04:35] Sa**
Don't drink too much!
**[04:36] Sa**
Just drink half of it!
**[04:38] Sa**
I'll fan you instead!
**[04:40] Sa**
There! There! There! There!
**[04:42] Sa**
There! There! There! There! There!
**[04:44] Ha**
Eijun-kun...
**[04:46] Sa**
Cool enough for you?
**[04:47] Sa**
Huh, Furuya?
**[04:50] Ka**
*That guy...*
**[04:51] Sa**
Listen up!
**[04:52] Sa**
You're representing all of us, pitcher, so...
**[04:55] Fu**
That's enough.
**[04:56] Sa**
Huh? What's that?
**[04:57] Sa**
You need help changing?
**[04:59] Fu**
Sorry.
**[04:59] Sa**
Harucchi, towel!
**[05:01] Sa**
Harucchi!
**[05:02] Fu**
You're so annoying.
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
**[05:07] R1**
Inashiro doesn't have a
hit after three innings.
**[05:11] R1**
I never thought it'd start out like this.
**[05:14] R2**
Yeah.
**[05:15] R1**
Seido's starting from their third batter,
**[05:19] R1**
so they should be looking
to score again here.
**[05:24] Is**
Let's go!
**[05:26] Sa**
Yeah!
**[05:31] Is**
Ah! Damn it!
**[05:33] Ma**
Oh! So close!
**[05:35] Ma**
Straight to center!
**[05:36] Ka**
But they're hitting his pitches!
**[05:38] Ka**
We can do this! We've got this!
***SIGN*** Batting fourth, first baseman, Yuki-kun.
**[05:53] Na**
*Man, shut up.*
**[06:00] Um**
Strike!
**[06:02] Um**
Batter out!
**[06:11] R1**
Yuki-kun struck out twice in a row.
**[06:15] Mi**
*He used his changeup as bait...*
**[06:18] Mi**
*...and finished with a fastball this time.*
**[06:20] Sa**
What's going on with the leader?
**[06:22] Sa**
Is he not feeling well?
**[06:24] Ha**
No, I don't think that's it.
**[06:27] Is**
*That arrogant, little...*
**[06:30] Is**
*He's only going all out against him.*
**[06:41] I1**
Got it!
**[06:43] Um**
Out!
**[06:44] C1**
Yeah!
**[06:46] C2**
Nice pitch!
**[06:47] C3**
Narumiya, nice pitch!
***SIGN*** And that's the third out!
***SIGN*** Seido's offense ends with three batters yet again!
***SIGN*** Inashiro's ace, Narumiya, is slowly showing his strength!
**[06:59] Na**
Man, it's hot!
**[07:01] R1**
That pitch against Yuki-kun...
**[07:04] R2**
Yeah.
**[07:05] R2**
He went for that strikeout.
**[07:07] R1**
Does that mean...
**[07:08] R1**
...he's not going all out
against the other batters?
**[07:13] R2**
In other to get a strikeout,
**[07:15] R2**
you have to throw at least three pitches.
**[07:19] R2**
Furuya-kun has his flashy performance,
**[07:22] R2**
but Narumiya-kun is throwing at 70%
**[07:25] R2**
and has a much lower pitch count.
**[07:29] R2**
He also knows who to strike out
**[07:33] R2**
in order to pressure his opponents.
**[07:37] R2**
He's been pitching like that
from the first inning.
**[07:43] R1**
No way.
**[07:45] R2**
* I doubt there are many pitchers*
* in the country who can pitch like him.*
**[07:51] R2**
*Mei Narumiya...*
**[07:53] R2**
* He's already quite*
* a pitcher as a second-year.*
**[07:58] Sa**
Go all out!
**[08:00] H1**
Man, he's crazy.
**[08:02] H1**
He's only going all out against Yuki.
**[08:06] H1**
He can only pitch like that
if he's looking down at Seido.
**[08:11] H2**
With this turn of events,
**[08:13] H2**
Seido's first run plays a key role.
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
**[08:17] H2**
Inashiro's attacking second,
**[08:19] H2**
and it's a lot easier mentally
to chase after a run than defend it.
**[08:24] H2**
Also this is their second go-around now,
**[08:28] H2**
starting with their sprinter, Carlos.
**[08:30] I1**
Carlos!
**[08:51] Um**
Ball!
**[08:53] Ha**
Furuya-kun.
***SIGN*** Two consecutive pitches went wide!
***SIGN*** Seido's catcher has called for a time-out!
**[09:02] Mi**
You're being too tense.
**[09:04] Mi**
Don't be fooled by his stance.
**[09:06] Sa**
Deep breath! Deep breath!
**[09:09] Sa**
Look! Just like this!
**[09:10] Sa**
Use your arms!
**[09:15] Sa**
Just calm down and pitch, and you'll...
**[09:17] Sa**
Yeah! Or something!
**[09:20] Ha**
Don't try too hard.
**[09:23] Ca**
*You already had your fun with the strikeouts.*
**[09:27] Ca**
*Now, we're going to be even more annoying.*
**[09:31] Ca**
* We can't just keep losing*
* to a mere first-year.*
**[09:40] Mi**
*He's more tense than in the last inning.*
**[09:44] Mi**
* Is it because of how the others*
* reacted in the dugout?*
**[09:50] Na**
*Now, then...*
**[09:52] Na**
*How long will you last*
**[09:53] Na**
*pitching all out?*
***SIGN*** That one's way on the outside!
***SIGN*** That's three balls!
**[10:04] Is**
No problem!
**[10:06] Yu**
Pitch to contact.
**[10:07] Ry**
One at a time! One at a time!
**[10:09] Ku**
Be confident!
**[10:11] Ca**
*The count is 3-1.*
**[10:13] Ca**
*If you give me an easy one, it's mine.*
**[10:24] Um**
Ball four!
**[10:27] Ca**
Too bad.
**[10:29] C1**
Oh, no!
**[10:30] C1**
He walked the first batter.
**[10:33] Ta**
Miyauchi, let's go.
**[10:34] Mi**
Yeah.
**[10:36] R1**
Carlos-kun has fast legs.
**[10:37] R1**
He's the last person you want on base.
**[10:40] R2**
*Strike or ball.*
**[10:42] R2**
*That pitch could've gone either way.*
**[10:46] R2**
* The tiniest things can change*
* the tides of the game.*
**[10:55] R1**
Do you think he'll run?
**[10:57] R2**
I don't know.
**[11:00] R2**
Inashiro should know how fast
Miyuki-kun can throw.
**[11:07] Mi**
*Bring it if you want.*
**[11:14] Mi**
Furuya, first base!
**[11:16] Mi**
Get the out we can get!
**[11:17] Um**
Out!
***SIGN*** Inashiro went with a bunt this time!
***SIGN*** They're playing it safe, unlike Seido in the first inning.
***SIGN*** That's one out with a runner on second.
***SIGN*** With a runner in scoring position,
***SIGN*** Inashiro's third batter is up!
**[11:32] C1**
Yoshi!
**[11:33] C2**
Masa-san!
**[11:38] Mi**
*We're still in a tight spot,*
**[11:40] Mi**
*but we got an out with just one pitch.*
**[11:42] Mi**
*Let's focus on the batter, Furuya!*
**[11:45] Ku**
One out!
**[11:46] Ry**
One out!
**[11:47] I1**
* His speed drops significantly*
* when he throws from the stretch.*
**[11:51] I1**
*It'll be much easier to hit now.*
**[11:57] Yu**
Don't worry about the runner!
***SIGN*** Batting third and third baseman, Yoshizawa-kun.
**[11:58] Is**
Kill him, Furuya!
**[12:00] Is**
You can do this!
**[12:05] Mi**
*Let's go.*
**[12:06] Mi**
*This is when*
**[12:08] Mi**
*you need to trust the team.*
**[12:13] I1**
*It's not alive like last time.*
**[12:15] I1**
*It's mine!*
***SIGN*** He hit the first pitch!
**[12:28] Um**
Out!
**[12:31] Sa**
There it is!
**[12:32] Sa**
The Masuko fist pump!
**[12:34] Sa**
MVP!
**[12:35] Sa**
The other runner is stuck on second!
**[12:39] CC**
MVP! MVP! MVP!
**[12:44] Mi**
*See?*
**[12:45] Mi**
*You have the best guys defending behind you.*
**[12:47] S1**
Two outs! Two outs!
**[12:49] S2**
Two outs!
**[12:50] S3**
Two outs!
***SIGN*** Batting fourth, catcher, Harada-kun.
**[13:03] CC**
Harada!
**[13:06] CC**
Harada!
**[13:09] Mi**
*He's holding his bat short again.*
**[13:13] Mi**
*Carlos is on second base.*
**[13:16] Mi**
*It's two outs, and first base is open.*
**[13:20] Mi**
*Let's get aggressive here.*
**[13:21] Sa**
Just one more out!
**[13:23] Sa**
Don't relax just yet!
**[13:24] Sa**
The inning doesn't end
until you get to the dugout!
**[13:28] Ha**
You didn't mess up this time.
**[13:30] Mi**
*He can hit strong, and he also has technique.*
**[13:33] Mi**
*He's the most dangeous batter in Inashiro.*
**[13:37] Mi**
*Don't be afraid to get aggressive.*
**[13:40] Mi**
*Furuya.*
**[13:42] CC**
Harada!
**[13:45] CC**
Harada!
**[13:57] Um**
Strike!
**[13:59] Sa**
Yes!
**[14:00] I1**
A splitter from the beginning?
**[14:02] I2**
They changed it up from last time.
**[14:08] Mi**
*That was scary.*
**[14:10] Mi**
*He wasn't hesitant when he swung.*
**[14:15] Mi**
* You're not good enough*
* to outpitch him, anyway.*
**[14:18] Mi**
*Just be super aggressive.*
**[14:29] I1**
Miyuki is only asking for inside pitches.
**[14:32] I2**
With so many pitches to the inside,
**[14:34] I2**
do you think he'll finish
with a splitter to the outside?
**[14:37] I1**
No.
**[14:38] I1**
He might come with a fastball like last time.
**[14:42] I1**
He's got a twisted personality.
**[14:45] Na**
*A 2-1 count.*
**[14:48] Na**
*I know Masa-san overthinks sometimes.*
**[14:51] Na**
*Just hit what you see.*
**[14:53] Na**
*That's all there is to it.*
**[15:00] (Flashback) IC**
Do you know their pitcher's habits,
**[15:03] (Flashback) IC**
and how important this situation
is to Narumiya's catcher?
**[15:11] (Flashback) IC**
Then let me give you a word
of advice, as your coach.
**[15:15] (Flashback) IC**
Don't stand in the box as
a captain or a catcher.
**[15:19] (Flashback) IC**
Stand there as the cleanup.
**[15:22] (Flashback) IC**
Face that pitcher...
**[15:26] (Flashback) IC**
...as the cleanup.
**[15:42] Mi**
*Right in the middle?*
**[15:44] Ma**
*A splitter?*
**[15:56] I1**
It's a hit!
**[15:57] I2**
Run, Carlos!
**[15:59] I2**
All the way!
***SIGN*** Home in!
***SIGN*** The score's tied!
***SIGN*** He sent the ball to center field while falling down!
***SIGN*** Inashiro's first hit is their cleanup's RBI single!
**[16:19] C1**
Yeah! Masa-san!
**[16:21] C2**
Nice hit!
**[16:22] C3**
Nice run, Carlos!
**[16:23] C4**
Harada!
**[16:27] Ma**
*Well... Sorry, Mei.*
**[16:28] Ma**
*It was just an ugly RBI single.*
**[16:31] Na**
*Not at all.*
**[16:32] Na**
*I was just thinking how reliable you are.*
**[16:35] Sa**
Don't worry, Furuya!
**[16:36] Ha**
We're just back to square one!
**[16:39] S1**
Relax, Furuya!
**[16:40] Ku**
Don't worry about it!
**[16:41] Ma**
Two outs.
**[16:44] Is**
We'll kill the next one!
**[16:46] Yu**
Focus on the next one, Furuya.
**[16:48] Mi**
Focus on the batter!
**[16:50] Is**
Two outs! Two outs!
**[16:52] Ku**
Two outs! Two outs—
**[16:57] Ku**
*Ryo-san?*
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
**[17:02] D1**
It's back to square one.
**[17:04] D2**
No.
**[17:05] D2**
The tides have turned for Inashiro now.
**[17:09] D2**
Narumiya's pitching
created this momentum.
***SIGN*** Narumiya's fighting with fouls.
***SIGN*** The ball goes high into right field!
**[17:33] Na**
Yes!
**[17:33] Na**
That one felt good!
***SIGN*** And into the fence!
***SIGN*** The ball bounced strong and is rolling through the outfield.
**[17:39] Is**
No way in hell!
***SIGN*** The runner on first just ran through third!
***SIGN*** And home in!
***SIGN*** That's the second run!
**[17:46] Mi**
Throw to third!
**[17:48] Na**
Let's crush them right here!
***SIGN*** That one is out!
***SIGN*** Ryosuke Kominato at second base threw a beautiful ball!
**[17:58] Is**
Don't take us too lightly!
**[18:02] Ku**
Ryo-san, nice throw!
**[18:03] Ku**
That really saved us.
***SIGN*** That was the third out.
***SIGN*** However, Inashiro managed to turn the game around this inning!
**[18:14] S1**
What were you thinking?
**[18:15] S1**
You should've stopped at second!
**[18:17] [SONG] On-screen**
bummed
**[18:17] S1**
Stop pretending like you care!
**[18:19] Mi**
You got tense, and it went a little high.
**[18:22] Mi**
But your pitch itself was good.
**[18:28] Ka**
What's his pitch count?
**[18:30] Ka**
Sixty-eight after four innings.
**[18:33] Ch**
Getting Narumiya out at third really helped.
**[18:41] Ka**
Go get Tanba.
**[18:43] Ka**
I'm putting him in.
**[18:45] Ch**
Yes, sir.
**[18:47] Ka**
Kawakami, Sawamura.
**[18:49] Ka**
Go warm up.
**[18:52] Ka**
Yes, sir.
**[18:52] Sa**
Yes, boss!
**[18:53] Ch**
* He started giving away hits*
* after changing to the stretch.*
**[18:57] Ch**
*This switch is unavoidable.*
**[19:03] Ka**
Well?
**[19:05] Ka**
How's Narumiya's pitch?
**[19:06] Is**
His fastball's strong.
**[19:09] Is**
I can hit it, though.
**[19:11] Ma**
He can get strikes with
breaking balls, too,
**[19:14] Ma**
so it's tough when we're cornered.
**[19:18] Ka**
Got it.
**[19:22] Ka**
I don't want to admit it,
**[19:23] Ka**
but he's been saving his strength
since the first inning.
**[19:27] Ka**
He's only going all out against Yuki.
**[19:35] Ka**
Do you feel belittled?
**[19:40] Ka**
I feel the same.
**[19:42] Ka**
Swing hard even if you miss!
**[19:45] Ka**
Hit hard even if it's an out!
**[19:47] Ka**
Every play can be used
to pressure the opponent!
**[19:51] Ka**
That's how I've trained you!
**[19:54] Ka**
No matter who we're up against,
**[19:56] Ka**
I know you guys will pull through!
**[19:57] SS**
Let's go!
**[20:06] Um**
Foul!
**[20:07] Ma**
* He's holding his bat short,*
* even after he's been cornered.*
**[20:12] Mi**
* Don't you hate this kind of tenacity*
* after you ran all around*
**[20:15] Mi**
*the diamond?*
**[20:19] Na**
*You little...*
**[20:21] Mi**
*Furuya outdid himself today.*
**[20:24] Mi**
*I can't let you do whatever you want.*
***SIGN*** Miyuki the catcher is fighting with fouls!
**[20:34] Is**
What a twisted way to pressure them!
**[20:37] Is**
Keep it up, Miyuki!
**[20:40] Ch**
* Everyone's been doing all they can*
* since the first inning.*
**[20:46] Ch**
All we can do from the dugout is
to believe in the players on the field.
**[20:51] Ch**
*Still, what worries me*
**[20:53] Ch**
* is that Narumiya hasn't been*
* throwing many changeups.*
**[20:57] Ch**
* If he's been saving it*
* to use it in the second half...*
***SIGN*** Strike out!
***SIGN*** He threw a nice fastball to the inside!
**[21:11] Na**
*I got a little tense.*
**[21:15] Na**
*But...*
**[21:16] Na**
* I made you think about*
* the changeup, didn't I?*
**[21:23] I1**
This is the inning.
**[21:24] I2**
Yeah.
**[21:25] I2**
Inashiro turned the game around.
**[21:28] I2**
If Seido goes down three for three,
**[21:31] I2**
then it's Inashiro's game now.
**[21:34] I3**
He did a good job until the third inning.
**[21:38] I3**
But the moment he gave up
a runner, he lost two runs.
**[21:41] I3**
Inashiro is scary for
not missing that chance,
**[21:44] I3**
but Furuya's still a first-year.
***SIGN*** There it is!
***SIGN*** Right between left and middle!
***SIGN*** Furuya's at second base!
***SIGN*** "I'll take back the run I gave up."
***SIGN*** That's what it sounds like he's saying!
**[23:35] Mi**
Bottom of the fifth in the final,
**[23:37] Mi**
Furuya takes the left field.
**[23:39] Mi**
And our ace finally takes the mound.
**[23:41] Sa**
Tanba! Tanba!
**[23:43] Fu**
It's in your hands now.
**[23:45] Ta**
Furuya.
**[23:46] Sa**
Tanba! Tanba!
**[23:48] Ta**
Don't worry.
**[23:49] Ta**
Calm down.
**[23:50] Ta**
Just pitch like you always do.
**[23:52] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
**[23:54] Fu**
Entrusted Faith...
***SIGN*** Entrusted Faith and the Courage to Perform
**[23:55] Ta**
...and the Courage to Perform.
**[23:56] FT**
Let's win the national title!
# 54 - Entrusted Faith and the Courage to Perform
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**[00:04] Um**
Strike!
**[00:06] Um**
Batter out!
**[00:16] R1**
Yuki-kun struck out twice in a row.
***SIGN*** There it is!
***SIGN*** Right between left and center!
***SIGN*** Furuya's at second base!
***SIGN*** "I'll take back the run I gave up."
***SIGN*** That's what it sounds like he's saying!
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
***SIGN*** Entrusted Faith and
the Courage to Perform
***SIGN*** Seido's second hit this game is a double.
***SIGN*** Their first-year, Furuya, took one off of Narumiya!
**[02:14] Se**
Yeah! Nice batting!
**[02:16] Mi**
*Man, you're something else.*
**[02:19] Is**
Hey!
**[02:20] Is**
That's our job!
**[02:22] Is**
But good job!
***SIGN*** One out and a runner on second!
***SIGN*** This is a great chance for Seido,
***SIGN*** and their eighth batter, left fielder, Kadota, is up.
**[02:42] Na**
*You're not gonna get a hit.*
***SIGN*** It's a bunt!
**[02:50] Ma**
Mei, first!
**[02:54] Um**
Out!
***SIGN*** A runner on third now!
***SIGN*** But it's two outs!
***SIGN*** Two outs and a runner on third!
***SIGN*** Seido focused on getting a man to third.
**[03:07] Is**
Nice, Kado!
**[03:08] Yu**
Nice bunt!
**[03:10] R1**
Seido did a sacrifice bunt?
**[03:12] R1**
Are they losing confidence?
**[03:16] R2**
By putting a runner on third,
**[03:18] R2**
they can score even with an infield hit.
**[03:22] Um**
Two outs!
**[03:23] R2**
The battery also needs
to be careful of passed balls.
**[03:29] R2**
In baseball,
**[03:30] R2**
putting a man on third can
put pressure on the other team.
***SIGN*** Batting ninth, right fielder, Shirasu-kun.
**[03:41] Ka**
Shirasu-senpai!
**[03:42] Ma**
Shirasu!
**[03:43] S1**
Shirasu!
**[03:44] Ma**
*He's pretty fast and makes good contacts.*
**[03:47] Ma**
* He could be the most*
* well-balanced batter on their team.*
**[03:52] Ma**
*Stay focused, Mei.*
**[04:02] Sh**
*Come on, fastball.*
**[04:03] Sh**
*Fastball!*
**[04:08] Um**
Strike!
**[04:13] Um**
Ball!
***SIGN*** Narumiya's not going easy!
***SIGN*** And the third pitch!
**[04:20] Sh**
*Yes! A fastball!*
**[04:28] Is**
Run for it!
***SIGN*** If he's safe, the game's tied!
**[04:41] Um**
Out!
**[04:43] C1**
Shirakawa!
***SIGN*** He handled that difficult hit beautifully!
**[04:49] Na**
Yay!
***SIGN*** Then a one-bounce throw to first base!
***SIGN*** What a nice play from Shirakawa!
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
***SIGN*** Seido was unable to score, yet again!
***SIGN*** Neither team is holding anything back!
**[05:02] Ku**
Just one more! One more!
**[05:03] Is**
That was close, Shirasu!
**[05:05] Yu**
Let's go!
**[05:07] SS**
Yeah!
**[05:08] S1**
Furuya.
**[05:12] S1**
Use this.
**[05:16] Ka**
Go into left field.
**[05:20] Ka**
We still need you.
***SIGN*** Seido High School is switching players.
**[05:27] Sa**
Tanba! Tanba!
***SIGN*** Replacing Furuya-kun as pitcher is Tanba-kun.
***SIGN*** Pitcher, Tanba-kun.
***SIGN*** Seido's switching players.
***SIGN*** Their ace, Tanba, is going up to the mound.
***SIGN*** In left field, Kadota is stepping out,
***SIGN*** and Furuya is replacing him.
**[05:49] Na**
Yes!
**[05:50] Na**
I win!
**[05:53] S1**
Furuya.
**[05:55] S1**
The game's just starting.
**[05:57] S2**
Good luck.
**[06:11] Fu**
Good luck and thank you.
**[06:20] Fu**
*Though I'm ready to go back any time.*
**[06:26] E1**
Furuya gave up two runs in four innings,
**[06:28] E1**
and now, he's going into left field.
**[06:31] E2**
Yeah.
**[06:32] E2**
Didn't think they'd switch him so early.
**[06:35] E3**
The moment he allowed a runner,
he started giving hits.
**[06:38] E4**
It's not a bad decision to switch him here.
**[06:41] E4**
Seido has been winning with four pitchers.
***SIGN*** Inashiro is batting in the bottom of the fifth.
***SIGN*** And their powerful sixth batter, Yamaoka, is up!
**[07:23] Yu**
Do your best!
**[07:25] Ry**
We've got you covered.
**[07:28] Ku**
Let's do this, Tanba-san!
**[07:31] Is**
Get aggressive, Tanba!
**[07:46] Um**
Strike!
**[07:47] S1**
Yeah! Nice pitch!
***SIGN*** That huge vertical curve is what he's known for!
***SIGN*** He's been looking consistent since the quarterfinals!
**[07:59] Sa**
That's it!
**[08:00] Sa**
Be careful but bold.
**[08:02] Sa**
Let's get the first man out, Tanba-san!
**[08:07] Mi**
*I was a little worried he might be tense,*
**[08:10] Mi**
*but his curveball's looking good.*
**[08:12] Mi**
*I don't have anything to worry about.*
**[08:21] Um**
Strike!
***SIGN*** Two consecutive curveballs!
***SIGN*** Yamaoka can't make contact!
**[08:28] Ka**
Nice!
**[08:30] Ka**
You're looking great, Tanba-san!
**[08:32] Sa**
Tanba! Tanba!
**[08:35] Sa**
Tanba! Tanba!
**[08:37] Mi**
Warm up.
**[08:39] Ot**
Yes!
**[08:40] Ot**
Tanba's looking great, Coach!
**[08:43] Is**
Let's go, Tanba!
**[08:44] Ma**
Aggressive!
**[08:49] IC**
* I saw his quarterfinal*
* and semifinal pitching.*
**[08:53] IC**
* He definitely looks more*
* confident than before.*
**[08:57] Mi**
*His curveball's good.*
**[09:00] Mi**
*Let's show him a fastball to the outside.*
**[09:11] IC**
*But we're only after one pitch.*
**[09:19] IC**
*The meatball he sometimes throws.*
**[09:28] IC**
*There's nothing else easier to hit...*
**[09:32] IC**
*...and easier to see.*
***SIGN*** And it's gone!
***SIGN*** Home run!
***SIGN*** Last year's champions
***SIGN*** have sent a clear message to Seido's ace!
**[09:59] An**
That third pitch after two great curveballs!
***SIGN*** Yamaoka didn't let that easy pitch go!
**[10:07] Is**
Focus on the next one!
***SIGN*** That's the third run!
***SIGN*** Inashiro is up by two!
**[10:16] C1**
Inashiro! Inashiro! Inashiro!
**[10:22] E1**
Wow! Seriously?
**[10:25] E1**
That's the last thing you want
right after you switch.
**[10:28] E1**
Why didn't he throw a ball?
**[10:30] E2**
Maybe he's nervous.
**[10:33] E3**
But not everyone could've
made that into a home run.
**[10:33] An**
*Can Seido's ace, Tanba, keep them down?*
**[10:39] An**
*How he does this inning is the key!*
**[10:41] E4**
*Koichiro.*
**[10:44] Sa**
Get the next guy, Tanba-san!
**[10:46] Sa**
Be bold and ambitious!
**[10:49] Mi**
Ambitious?
***SIGN*** Ambitious?
**[10:52] Ka**
*Tanba-san.*
**[10:56] Ry**
Don't worry about that one.
**[10:58] Ry**
You're still shining.
**[11:00] Yu**
It's just two runs.
**[11:02] Ry**
Just pitch like you always do.
**[11:04] Ma**
One at a time.
**[11:07] Yu**
Let's get this started!
**[11:10] Mi**
*I should've asked for something way wider.*
**[11:14] Mi**
*I just hope he won't let it get to him.*
**[11:16] Is**
Stay calm!
**[11:18] Is**
Pitch to contact!
***SIGN*** Batting seventh, second baseman, Hirai-kun.
**[11:23] Na**
Tsubasa-kun!
**[11:25] I1**
Aggressive!
**[11:27] Na**
Not like I need more than two runs.
**[11:32] Ta**
*Don't worry.*
**[11:33] Ta**
*Stay calm.*
**[11:35] Ta**
*Just pitch like I always...*
**[11:40] Ta**
*Like I always do.*
**[11:46] Ta**
*Like I...*
**[11:52] Um**
Ball four!
**[11:57] C1**
He's lost his cool!
**[11:58] C2**
That home run got him good!
**[12:01] Na**
Hey, it's the Tanba-san
we're all familiar with.
**[12:05] Mi**
*This is bad.*
**[12:07] Mi**
*His upper body's too stiff.*
**[12:10] Mi**
*Let's relax!*
***SIGN*** Miyuki's called for a time out and is talking to Tanba.
**[12:17] Ch**
*That's it, Miyuki.*
**[12:19] Ch**
*There's no time out limit for the battery.*
**[12:21] Ch**
*Take your time and cool his head.*
**[12:25] Is**
It's all okay!
**[12:27] Yu**
One at a time!
**[12:28] Ku**
Pitch to contact!
**[12:30] Ot**
*This is bad.*
**[12:31] Ot**
*We can't give up any more runs.*
**[12:35] E1**
This isn't good for Seido.
**[12:37] E2**
Stupid Tanba.
**[12:38] E2**
He's flustered about that home run.
**[12:41] E1**
Seido's only way to win is their relay.
**[12:45] E1**
If Tanba can't hold his ground,
they'll lose the game.
**[13:06] I1**
Yeah!
**[13:07] Um**
Hit by pitch!
***SIGN*** Tanba's given up two free walks this inning!
***SIGN*** Runners on first and second with no outs!
***SIGN*** Tanba is struggling on the mound!
**[13:23] R1**
Things aren't looking good for Seido.
**[13:26] R2**
Yeah.
**[13:27] R2**
He hasn't gotten a single out yet.
**[13:30] R2**
It's because of that home run.
**[13:33] R2**
And their ace, of all people,
is responsible for it.
**[13:39] Is**
N-N-Not a problem!
**[13:41] Yu**
Stay calm and get the next guy!
**[13:45] R2**
They'll have to switch out
the pitcher before it gets any worse.
***SIGN*** Batting ninth, right fielder, Fujikawa-kun.
**[13:58] Mi**
*The coach hasn't acted yet.*
**[14:00] Mi**
*He's letting us handle this.*
**[14:04] Mi**
*Runners on first and second with no outs.*
**[14:07] Mi**
*The batter's looking to bunt.*
**[14:09] Mi**
* Inashiro wants to get*
* those two to second and third.*
**[14:14] Mi**
*Let's let him bunt and get a free out.*
**[14:27] I1**
A forkball?
**[14:28] I2**
It's weak!
**[14:29] Mi**
*We'll let you bunt, but you won't have it easy.*
***SIGN*** An out at third!
**[14:35] Ka**
Yeah!
**[14:36] Ma**
Nice job, Miyuki!
***SIGN*** It's one out with runners on first and second.
***SIGN*** The team is supporting the pitcher!
**[14:43] Mi**
One at a time!
**[14:47] Ch**
That was a good play.
**[14:50] Ch**
Let's hope Tanba calms down a little now.
**[14:56] Ca**
You're really something.
**[15:00] Ca**
No wonder Mei wanted you.
**[15:09] Mi**
*Inashiro's top batters are up.*
**[15:12] Mi**
*This is the real challenge, Tanba-san.*
**[15:23] I1**
Let's get aggressive!
**[15:25] I2**
You've got this, Carlos!
***SIGN*** The first pitch is a ball!
***SIGN*** And the second one?
**[15:41] Ha**
A bunt!
**[15:45] Um**
Foul!
**[15:49] M1**
Thank goodness.
**[15:50] M2**
That was close.
***SIGN*** What a close one!
***SIGN*** Carlos Kamiya isn't giving anyone a break!
**[15:56] Mi**
*His breaking balls are good.*
**[15:59] Mi**
*Now, how do I utilize them?*
**[16:09] Mi**
* A good fastball brings life*
* to the breaking balls.*
**[16:15] Mi**
*Tanba-san.*
**[16:16] Mi**
*Be bold.*
**[16:22] Ta**
*A fastball...*
**[16:23] Ta**
*...to the inside?*
**[16:31] Ca**
*I don't care about the low breaking balls.*
**[16:34] Ca**
*I just want...*
**[16:36] Ca**
*...a fastball.*
**[16:38] Ca**
*Give me an easy one, and it's game.*
**[16:53] (Flashback) Ka**
Stop looking at the dugout so much!
**[16:56] (Flashback) Ka**
Your opponent is in front of you!
**[16:58] (Flashback) Ka**
If you're so afraid to give up hits,
then don't stand on the mound!
**[17:04] Ta**
*I want to change.*
**[17:06] Ta**
*I need to change myself.*
**[17:08] Ta**
*I want to be a better pitcher!*
**[17:30] (Flashback) Ka**
If you feel that way,
then you'll be fine.
**[17:37] (Flashback) Ka**
You're a much better pitcher
than you give yourself credit for.
**[17:45] (Flashback) Ka**
Have some faith in your abilities.
**[18:01] (Flashback) Ka**
Have faith!
***SIGN*** Believe
**[18:22] (Flashback) Ka**
Have some faith in your abilities.
***SIGN*** Out!
**[18:39] M1**
All right!
**[18:40] M3**
Nice pitch, Tanba-kun!
***SIGN*** A pop fly straight to third base!
***SIGN*** Tanba's power came through!
**[18:50] Is**
That's right!
**[18:52] Yu**
Two outs!
**[18:54] Ry**
Nice pitch!
**[18:55] Is**
Nice one, Tanba!
**[18:58] Mi**
* Exactly where I asked for it,*
* and with power, too, Tanba-san!*
**[19:02] Mi**
*Now we can start mixing up the balls.*
***SIGN*** Batting second, shortstop, Shirakawa-kun.
**[19:12] Sh**
*I thought he'd focus more to the outside,*
**[19:16] Sh**
*but I guess he's tougher than I thought.*
**[19:27] Sh**
* Though we're not gonna just let him*
* recover without a fight.*
***SIGN*** Four balls to Shirakawa.
***SIGN*** Shirakawa showed tenacity with fouls.
***SIGN*** That's Tanba's third walk this inning.
**[19:42] Sa**
Don't!
**[19:43] Sa**
Tanba-san, don't!
**[19:45] Sa**
Don't! Don't! Don't!
**[19:46] Mi**
*It's "don't* mind!*"*
***SIGN*** Two outs and bases loaded!
***SIGN*** And Inashiro's third batter is up!
***SIGN*** This could be the most important moment of the game.
***SIGN*** Will Inashiro expand their lead?
***SIGN*** Or will Seido hold their ground?
**[20:05] Sa**
Focus on the batter!
**[20:08] IC**
*Don't think that he'll give you an easy pitch.*
**[20:11] IC**
*Hit his pitch fair and square, Yoshizawa.*
**[20:14] Ka**
*Don't run away.*
**[20:15] Ka**
*Be aggressive, Tanba.*
***SIGN*** First pitch!
***SIGN*** Curveball! Swing and a miss!
**[20:27] Mi**
Nice pitch!
**[20:28] Ma**
Yeah! Nice pitch, Tanba-san!
**[20:30] I1**
You've got this, Yoshizawa!
***SIGN*** Second pitch!
**[20:38] Um**
Strike!
**[20:40] R1**
Another one to the inside.
**[20:42] R1**
Seido's battery has guts.
**[20:45] R2**
*Sometimes, you've gotta be bold.*
**[20:49] R2**
* Miyuki-kun asked for dangerous*
* pitches to bring Tanba-kun back.*
**[20:53] R2**
* The coach didn't bat an eye*
* in this situation.*
***SIGN*** Inside again!
***SIGN*** Tanba's getting aggressive!
**[21:01] S1**
Nice pitch!
**[21:02] Ha**
One more!
**[21:04] R2**
*He's shown talent since he was a first-year,*
**[21:09] R2**
*but he didn't look that reliable.*
**[21:12] R2**
*In his final summer,*
**[21:13] R2**
*he's finally...*
**[21:22] Mi**
He swung!
**[21:23] Ha**
He swung for sure!
***SIGN*** He swung!
***SIGN*** Strike three!
***SIGN*** Tanba's showing great tenacity!
***SIGN*** He pulled through with a strikeout!
**[21:36] Ot**
Tanba!
**[21:39] Yu**
Nice pitch!
**[21:41] Ry**
Nice!
**[21:43] Ku**
You're shining!
**[21:45] Is**
Nice, Tanba!
**[21:47] R1**
This could change the game.
**[21:50] R2**
Yeah.
**[21:51] R2**
That was some pitching.
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
**[23:36] Mi**
Tanba-san's back.
**[23:37] Mi**
This game's just getting started!
**[23:39] Ma**
Mei, stay strong and crush their confidence.
**[23:43] Na**
I'll take down anyone who gets in my way!
**[23:45] Sa**
Kuramochi-senpai, what's wrong?
**[23:47] Ku**
Ryo-san, your leg.
**[23:49] Ry**
If it comes from my year-long partner,
then I can't disagree.
**[23:53] Ku**
Ryo-san.
**[23:54] Ku**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Strong Men.
***SIGN*** Strong Men
**[23:57] Ku**
Let's win the national title!
# 55 - Strong Men
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYX0MZ58R/ace-of-the-diamond)
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**[00:01] Ta**
*I want to change.*
**[00:03] Ta**
*I need to change myself.*
**[00:05] Ta**
*I want to be a better pitcher!*
**[00:13] (Flashback) Ka**
If you feel that way,
then you'll be fine.
**[00:20] (Flashback) Ka**
You're a much better pitcher
than you give yourself credit for.
**[00:28] (Flashback) Ka**
Have some faith in your abilities.
**[00:45] (Flashback) Ka**
Have faith!
***SIGN*** Believe
**[01:05] (Flashback) Ka**
Have some faith in your abilities.
***SIGN*** Out!
**[01:22] M1**
All right!
**[01:24] M3**
Nice pitch, Tanba-kun!
***SIGN*** A pop fly straight to third base!
***SIGN*** Tanba's power came through!
**[01:34] S1**
Nice pitch!
**[01:35] Ha**
One more!
**[01:37] R2**
*He's shown talent since he was a first-year,*
**[01:41] R2**
*but he didn't look that reliable.*
**[01:44] R2**
*In his final summer,*
**[01:46] R2**
*he's finally...*
***SIGN*** He swung!
***SIGN*** Strike three!
***SIGN*** The ace, Tanba, is showing great tenacity!
***SIGN*** He pulled through with a strikeout!
**[02:05] Yu**
Nice pitch!
**[02:07] Ry**
Nice!
**[02:09] Ku**
You're shining!
**[02:12] Is**
Nice, Tanba!
**[02:13] R1**
This could change the game.
**[02:16] R2**
Yeah.
**[02:17] R2**
That was some pitching.
***SIGN*** Strong Men
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
**[04:04] Na**
He's tough.
**[04:06] Na**
I thought he'd be more fragile.
**[04:09] Ma**
Don't be surprised.
**[04:11] Ma**
We're not the only ones
**[04:14] Ma**
who've worked hard and improved.
**[04:18] Ma**
Let's use more change-ups next inning.
**[04:22] Ma**
I want to shift their focus
**[04:25] Ma**
to the change-up as we move
into the late game.
**[04:32] Na**
Wow! You're so thoughtful.
Despite how you look.
**[04:35] Ma**
Shut up!
**[04:37] Yu**
Let's turn the game around!
**[04:38] SS**
Yeah!
**[04:41] Ma**
Crush their efforts to turn this game around.
**[04:45] Ma**
If you can't do that,
**[04:48] Ma**
we don't deserve to go to the nationals.
**[04:53] Na**
I'll just crush everyone who gets in my way.
**[04:59] An**
*Tanba walked three men this inning.*
**[05:01] A1**
After five innings,
Seido is two runs behind.
**[05:02] An**
* He was faced with*
* two outs and bases loaded,*
**[05:06] An**
* but he struck out the*
* third batter, Yoshizawa,*
**[05:06] A2**
We'll know who the winner is...
**[05:08] An**
*proving himself as the ace.*
**[05:10] A2**
...in four innings.
**[05:19] C1**
Seido's starting from their
first batter this inning.
**[05:24] C2**
Their offense this inning
will be the turning point.
**[05:27] C2**
They need to get at least one run here.
**[05:32] C3**
If Inashiro can defend this inning,
**[05:34] C3**
it's going to be hard to turn it around.
**[05:37] C4**
It's Seido's third time through their lineup.
**[05:39] C4**
I'm sure they'll start
to hit off Narumiya now.
**[05:43] C5**
But...
**[05:45] C5**
Narumiya hasn't thrown
very many change-ups yet.
**[06:01] C5**
That pitch will make or break the game.
**[06:07] CC**
Keep on moving!
**[06:11] CC**
Don't ever stop!
***SIGN*** Top of the sixth.
***SIGN*** Seido is at bat.
***SIGN*** First batter and shortstop, Kuramochi-kun.
**[06:23] CC**
Don't ever stop!
**[06:26] CC**
Keep on moving!
**[06:29] CC**
Don't ever stop!
**[06:31] CC**
Hit it away!
**[06:33] Sa**
Kuramochi!
**[06:34] Sa**
Kuramochi!
**[06:43] Na**
*On your right this time?*
**[06:46] Na**
*I see you're using your brain, but...*
**[06:58] Ku**
*A change-up?*
**[07:01] I1**
Mei!
**[07:06] Um**
Out!
**[07:11] Ku**
*Damn it.*
**[07:14] Sa**
Kuramochi-senpai, nice try!
**[07:16] Sa**
But I wish you'd actually gotten on base!
**[07:18] Sa**
I know you're not a failure!
**[07:20] Ku**
*I just want to kill him.*
***SIGN*** Batting second, second baseman, Ryosuke Kominato-kun.
**[07:41] Ma**
Ryo-san!
**[07:43] C1**
Kominato!
**[08:02] Ch**
*Another change-up?*
**[08:06] Ch**
* He only threw it four times*
* in the first five innings,*
**[08:10] Ch**
*and that's his third pitch this inning.*
**[08:15] Ch**
*They've changed their pattern.*
**[08:21] R1**
These are Seido's best batters.
**[08:23] R1**
If no one can get on base
this inning, then...
**[08:29] R2**
*They're well prepared.*
**[08:31] R2**
*They don't want to give Seido any chance.*
**[08:48] Ka**
You've got this!
**[08:49] Ma**
Just one hit!
**[09:03] Na**
Tsubasa-kun!
**[09:14] Um**
Out!
**[09:24] Na**
Two outs! Two outs!
**[09:28] C1**
Wow! They're strong.
**[09:30] C2**
Narumiya's too good.
**[09:33] C3**
I think this is the game.
***SIGN*** Two outs already for Seido!
***SIGN*** They've been unable put a man on base.
**[09:42] C1**
Mei!
**[09:44] C2**
Nice pitch, Narumiya!
**[09:48] Ku**
*Ryo-san.*
**[09:54] Ku**
*His leg...*
**[09:56] Ku**
*...must be really bad.*
**[10:01] (Flashback) Ku**
Ryo-san, your leg.
**[10:05] (Flashback) Ku**
Did you hurt it when you
slid for home last game?
**[10:11] (Flashback) Ry**
What's your point?
**[10:15] (Flashback) Ry**
I hit the catcher's leg guard with my shin,
**[10:18] (Flashback) Ry**
so it's just a little swollen.
**[10:21] (Flashback) Ku**
A little?
**[10:22] (Flashback) Ry**
Don't worry.
**[10:24] (Flashback) Ry**
I'll have plenty of adrenaline
flowing in a game.
**[10:28] (Flashback) Ry**
Everyone hides minor injuries like this.
**[10:32] (Flashback) Ry**
But...
**[10:34] (Flashback) Ry**
If you think I'm dragging the team down,
**[10:37] (Flashback) Ry**
you should tell the coach.
**[10:40] (Flashback) Ry**
If it comes from my year-long partner,
**[10:43] (Flashback) Ry**
then I can't disagree.
**[10:56] Ka**
Jun-san!
**[10:57] Ma**
Let's do this!
**[11:02] Is**
*I'll destroy you.*
**[11:06] Na**
*It's too late.*
**[11:08] Na**
*Your doom is inevitable.*
**[11:12] Ma**
*Keep it low.*
**[11:13] Ma**
*Low.*
**[11:26] Um**
Strike!
**[11:28] Ch**
*That's his fifth change-up this inning.*
**[11:32] Ch**
* That's too many even if*
* they've changed their pattern.*
**[11:36] ---**
Stay alert!
**[11:37] S1**
Isashiki!
**[11:38] S2**
Let's go, Jun-san!
**[11:48] S3**
Come on!
**[11:49] S4**
Let's get a hit!
**[11:51] S5**
You've got this!
***SIGN*** Foul!
***SIGN*** The count is 2-2.
***SIGN*** He caught the change-up!
**[12:22] An**
Yeah!
**[12:24] An**
Blast off!
***SIGN*** But the ball's slowing down.
***SIGN*** Straight to the outfield.
**[12:37] Is**
Damn it!
***SIGN*** And we go into the bottom.
***SIGN*** Narumiya completely dominated Seido's top batters!
**[12:49] Ma**
*That was close.*
**[12:50] Ma**
*The last one came a bit high.*
**[12:54] Ma**
* But now, we've got Seido*
* worried about the change-up.*
**[13:05] Ch**
* Was he upset about the ball*
* going to the outfield?*
**[13:10] Ch**
*Or...*
**[13:14] Yu**
Let's go!
**[13:15] Is**
Damn straight!
**[13:18] Ku**
Ryo-san.
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
***SIGN*** Bottom of the sixth. Inashiro's up to bat.
***SIGN*** Their cleanup, Harada, got a base hit.
***SIGN*** Narumiya, who hit an RBI earlier, is up now,
***SIGN*** and Seido's ace, Tanba, is slowly being cornered.
**[14:06] Ta**
I got it, Tetsu!
**[14:07] Mi**
First base!
**[14:10] Um**
Out!
**[14:12] Sa**
That was a good bunt.
**[14:14] I1**
Nice, Mei!
**[14:15] I1**
Great bunt!
**[14:16] I2**
Mei-san, nice bunt.
**[14:18] Na**
Nice bunt?
**[14:21] Na**
I could've hit, too, ya know.
**[14:26] Na**
*Now we have a man on second.*
**[14:28] Na**
*What now, Kazuya?*
**[14:37] Yu**
Tanba, one out now.
**[14:39] Yu**
One batter at a time.
**[14:44] Ha**
Tanba-san! One out!
**[14:47] C1**
Stay calm!
***SIGN*** Batting sixth, third baseman, Yamaoka-kun.
**[14:52] C1**
Yamaoka, one more!
**[14:56] CC**
Yamaoka!
**[14:59] CC**
Yamaoka!
**[15:11] Mi**
*Tanba-san.*
**[15:12] Mi**
*Focus on the batter.*
**[15:26] Um**
Ball four!
***SIGN*** Did the last home run cross his mind?
***SIGN*** Yamaoka goes to first with four balls.
**[15:33] An**
*Inashiro is in a position to score yet again.*
**[15:36] A1**
Another walk?
**[15:38] A1**
Give me a break, Tanba!
**[15:40] An**
*Seido can't concede another run here.*
**[15:40] A2**
He was pitching offensively.
**[15:47] R1**
They're not giving Tanba-kun a break.
**[15:50] R2**
It's not just that Tanba-kun's
not at his best.
**[15:53] R2**
Inashiro's batters are simply very good.
**[15:58] R2**
Every pitch requires a lot of focus.
**[16:05] Mi**
*Your pitch is looking good.*
**[16:07] Mi**
*Let's go aggressive, Tanba-san.*
**[16:24] S1**
Yeah!
**[16:26] Ha**
A liner to second!
**[16:28] C1**
Nice, second!
**[16:31] Is**
Two outs! Two outs!
**[16:32] Ma**
Ryo-san!
**[16:34] Ku**
Ryo-san!
***SIGN*** Tanba's pitching with tenacity, and the fielders have his back
***SIGN*** with a tight defense!
***SIGN*** Can Seido defend this inning
***SIGN*** and open up their next inning strong?
***SIGN*** He hits the first pitch!
***SIGN*** Between the third baseman and shortstop!
***SIGN*** Soyogi, batting eighth, hits to left field!
***SIGN*** The runner on second is heading home!
**[17:03] I1**
Stop!
***SIGN*** From the left, Furuya threw directly to home!
***SIGN*** The runner's stuck on third!
**[17:20] Ka**
Furuya!
**[17:21] Ma**
Nice one, Furuya!
**[17:23] Ha**
That was awesome, Furuya-kun!
**[17:25] M1**
Way to go, monster!
**[17:26] M1**
Monster prince!
**[17:28] M2**
Let's go, Furuya!
**[17:30] Sa**
Nice job, Furuya!
**[17:32] Sa**
Even if it's a fluke!
**[17:35] Na**
No!
**[17:37] Na**
Stop taking all of the spotlight!
**[17:39] Is**
Stupid!
**[17:40] Is**
Let it bounce once!
**[17:42] Fu**
*I'll take your spot any time.*
***SIGN*** Seido prevented another run, but they're still in a tight spot.
***SIGN*** Bases are loaded, yet again.
**[17:58] Ma**
Send it our way.
**[17:59] Yu**
Let's stay aggressive.
**[18:00] Is**
Kill them!
**[18:03] Mi**
*Tanba-san.*
**[18:04] Mi**
*Low and carefully.*
**[18:08] Mi**
*Trust the team.*
**[18:14] I1**
Let's go, Fujikawa!
**[18:16] I2**
You've got this!
**[18:19] IC**
*We still have the momentum,*
**[18:22] IC**
*but if we can't get another run here...*
**[18:27] Um**
Play!
**[18:29] Ka**
*This is the moment.*
**[18:32] Ka**
*This is where you stop their momentum.*
**[18:51] (Flashback) Ku**
Ryo-san.
**[19:00] (Flashback) Ku**
I can't
**[19:03] (Flashback) Ku**
make you stop, Ryo-san.
**[19:07] (Flashback) Ku**
You're irreplaceable to this team.
**[19:13] (Flashback) Ku**
Let's...
**[19:17] (Flashback) Ku**
Let's definitely go...
**[19:21] (Flashback) Ku**
...to nationals.
***SIGN*** Out!
***SIGN*** And we go into the seventh!
***SIGN*** Inashiro failed to score in the bottom of the sixth!
***SIGN*** They couldn't score with the bases loaded!
**[20:13] Ma**
Let's go!
***SIGN*** Second baseman, Kominato, tapped the ball with his glove,
***SIGN*** and Kuramochi, at shortstop, came in to catch it.
***SIGN*** What a play by these two to keep Seido alive!
**[20:26] Ha**
*Wow.*
**[20:28] Ot**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[20:30] Ch**
If that had gone through,
**[20:32] Ch**
we could've conceded two runs.
**[20:36] Ka**
Yeah.
**[20:39] Ka**
He's tough, that one.
**[20:47] M1**
That's our unstoppable duo!
**[20:49] M2**
Kuramochi-kun, nice cover!
**[20:51] Ha**
Kuramochi-senpai!
**[20:53] M3**
Kuramochi!
**[20:54] M3**
Kuramochi!
**[20:56] Ry**
Good reaction there.
**[21:00] Ku**
Oh, no.
**[21:02] Ku**
I got lucky you tapped it in my direction.
**[21:04] Ku**
I was desperate.
**[21:08] Ry**
You saved us.
**[21:11] Ry**
Me. And the team.
**[21:17] Ry**
Nice cover.
**[21:23] Ku**
Thanks!
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
**[21:29] R1**
Inashiro had the bases loaded
two innings in a row, but couldn't score.
**[21:33] R1**
I don't think they're too happy with that.
**[21:36] R2**
After a storm comes a rainbow.
**[21:39] R2**
Seido could really use
a run here to fight back.
**[21:45] IC**
Harada.
**[21:48] Ma**
Yes, sir.
**[21:50] IC**
This is an important inning.
**[21:58] IC**
Don't give them a fighting chance.
**[23:36] Mi**
Mei's continuing to pitch at his best.
**[23:38] Mi**
We can't give up any more runs,
**[23:39] Mi**
but something terrible happens to Tanba-san.
**[23:41] Mi**
In the worst possible scenario,
Inashiro's cleanup is up.
**[23:44] Na**
He's at his limit.
**[23:45] Na**
Put an end to him, Masa-san.
**[23:47] Sa**
We're not done yet!
**[23:49] Sa**
The game's just beginning!
**[23:51] Ta**
Kawakami, Sawamura.
**[23:52] Ta**
Prepare yourselves.
**[23:54] Sa**
Boss?
**[23:54] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Decision.
***SIGN*** Decision
**[23:57] Mi**
Let's win the national title!
# 56 - Decision
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***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
***SIGN*** Top of the seventh, and Seido's up to bat.
***SIGN*** Batting fourth, first baseman, Yuki-kun.
**[00:13] R2**
Seido just defended a bases-loaded inning.
**[00:16] R2**
This is the perfect time to change the tide.
***SIGN*** He hits a slider into foul territory!
***SIGN*** The count is 2-2.
***SIGN*** Yuki's being persistent here.
**[00:30] (Flashback) IC**
Harada.
**[00:33] (Flashback) IC**
Yes, sir.
**[00:36] (Flashback) IC**
This is an important inning.
**[00:39] (Flashback) IC**
Don't give them a fighting chance.
***SIGN*** And here comes the seventh pitch!
***SIGN*** He hits the fastball!
**[00:55] Sa**
Let's go!
***SIGN*** Center fielder is running!
***SIGN*** It's big!
***SIGN*** Is it going?
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
***SIGN*** Decision
***SIGN*** Center fielder is running!
***SIGN*** Is it going?
***SIGN*** He caught it!
***SIGN*** What a catch.
***SIGN*** Center fielder, Carlos Kamiya, with a heroic save!
***SIGN*** Inashiro is really giving Seido a hard time!
**[02:52] R1**
Wow!
**[02:53] R1**
That was a straight sprint
to the drop point.
**[02:57] R2**
*Inashiro really has it in them*
**[03:00] R2**
* if they can pull out plays*
* like that at a time like this.*
**[03:03] R2**
*It was the beacon of hope Seido needed,*
**[03:07] R2**
*but it was caught perfectly.*
**[03:15] R2**
*This could...*
**[03:17] R2**
*This could mean...*
**[03:21] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[03:25] C1**
Yeah, Mei!
**[03:26] C2**
Nice pitch!
**[03:30] Ca**
Nice pitch.
**[03:31] Na**
Yeah, thanks!
**[03:32] Na**
You're right up there with God and Buddha!
**[03:36] Mi**
*Damn! They got us.*
**[03:39] Mi**
*They used so many change-ups last inning,*
**[03:42] Mi**
* but they didn't use a*
* single one in this inning.*
**[03:46] Ha**
*Two more innings.*
**[03:48] Ha**
*If we can keep them thinking, then...*
**[04:00] Sa**
It's not over yet!
**[04:01] Sa**
Not even close to being over!
**[04:02] Sa**
The game's just getting started!
**[04:06] Sa**
Let's keep on fighting!
**[04:07] Ry**
We're right here.
**[04:08] Ku**
Don't yell in our ears!
**[04:11] Is**
You little!
**[04:12] Is**
We'll take the game back, so just shut up!
**[04:14] Sa**
Yes, sir.
**[04:15] Sa**
I've never doubted you for a second.
**[04:19] Is**
*Damn.*
**[04:20] Is**
*Did we really look that blue?*
**[04:24] Is**
Let's go!
**[04:25] Yu**
Let's do this!
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
**[04:33] C1**
Inashiro is up by two.
**[04:35] C1**
Seido has two more chances at offense.
**[04:38] C1**
I'm sure they're starting to lose hope.
**[04:41] C1**
I remember thinking
we'd never hit Narumiya's pitches.
**[04:45] C2**
Any more runs could end the game.
**[04:49] C2**
There's a lot of pressure on the pitcher.
***SIGN*** Bottom of the seventh, Inashiro is up to bat.
***SIGN*** Batting first, center fielder, Kamiya-kun.
**[05:00] C1**
Is he an exchange student, too?
**[05:02] C2**
No, he's Japanese.
**[05:05] C3**
Who cares?
**[05:07] C3**
You should watch this one carefully.
**[05:09] C1**
Hm?
**[05:10] C3**
Inashiro wants another run,
**[05:12] C3**
but Seido has their backs against the wall.
**[05:15] C3**
This is when both teams go all out.
**[05:20] C4**
*I came all the way here to watch.*
**[05:23] C4**
*You'd better not let it end like this.*
**[05:39] R1**
Thank you for waiting.
**[05:41] R1**
It's very hot today,
so don't forget to drink water.
**[05:45] Wa**
Okay.
**[05:46] Wa**
Thank you.
**[05:50] Wa**
*Wow!*
**[05:52] Wa**
*Amazing.*
**[05:53] Wa**
*There are more people now.*
**[05:56] Wa**
*If Eijun came out to play,*
**[05:58] Wa**
*I'd probably be too nervous to watch.*
**[06:02] CC**
Is he okay?
**[06:09] Yu**
Tanba!
**[06:12] Sa**
Tanba-san!
**[06:13] Mi**
Excuse me! Time out!
**[06:17] Wa**
What happened?
**[06:19] C1**
He went to pick up a bunt, and then that.
**[06:26] 31**
No way.
**[06:27] 31**
You've gotta be kidding.
**[06:34] C1**
His leg?
**[06:41] I1**
It doesn't look like he pulled a muscle.
**[06:44] I2**
It's probably just a cramp.
**[06:51] Ka**
How are you?
**[06:53] Ta**
I'm fine.
**[06:55] Ta**
I can do this.
**[07:08] C1**
Looks like it wasn't serious.
**[07:11] C1**
It must be from the pressure and the heat.
**[07:16] C2**
*This is terrible for Seido.*
**[07:19] C2**
* It only makes things harder*
* than they already were.*
**[07:22] C2**
* If this happens again,*
* the umpire might force him to go out.*
**[07:28] Ry**
Just take your time and pitch.
**[07:30] Ry**
Who cares about a few complaints?
**[07:33] Yu**
Stay calm, Tanba.
**[07:35] Ku**
How about a mystery pitch?
**[07:42] Re**
* Furuya-kun pitches*
* the first five innings,*
**[07:44] Re**
* and Tanba-kun closes*
* the rest of the game.*
**[07:47] Re**
*This is the most ideal outcome*
**[07:50] Re**
* in order to avoid the weaknesses*
* of a pitcher's relay.*
**[07:56] Ot**
Is Tanba okay?
**[08:01] Ot**
Coach!
***SIGN*** And we're back to the bottom of the seventh.
***SIGN*** Carlos got on base with a hit,
***SIGN*** and then a bunt put him on second.
***SIGN*** Next up is Inashiro's third batter.
**[08:20] C1**
So he's staying.
**[08:22] C2**
Is Tanba gonna be okay?
**[08:28] 31**
Fight it!
**[08:29] 31**
Don't get weak up there!
**[08:31] Yu**
Let's do this!
**[08:35] Is**
We've got your back, Tanba!
**[08:37] Ka**
Sakai.
**[08:39] Ka**
Kominato.
**[08:41] Ka**
Go warm up right now.
**[08:43] Ka**
Yes, sir.
**[08:45] Ka**
Kadota.
**[08:46] Ka**
Tell the two in the bullpen to get ready.
**[08:49] S1**
Yes, sir.
**[09:00] Um**
Ball!
***SIGN*** The count is 2-1.
**[09:04] Ta**
*I can't leave...*
**[09:06] Ta**
*I can't leave the mound like this*
**[09:09] Ta**
*and cause trouble for the team!*
**[09:12] Um**
Strike!
**[09:13] Mi**
Nice pitch!
**[09:15] Ka**
Nice pitch!
**[09:16] Ma**
Tanba-san!
**[09:18] Ta**
*I'm...*
**[09:21] Ta**
*I'm the ace...*
**[09:24] Ta**
*...on this team!*
**[09:31] Um**
Strike!
**[09:36] Um**
Batter out!
**[09:37] Ta**
Let's go!
**[09:43] Is**
Yeah!
**[09:45] Ry**
Nice pitch.
**[09:47] Yu**
Way to go, Tanba!
**[09:49] C1**
Two outs!
**[09:50] C2**
Nice pitch!
**[09:51] C3**
Tanba!
**[09:53] Na**
*Man, he's tough.*
**[09:56] Na**
* Quite honestly, I didn't think*
* he was this good of a pitcher.*
***SIGN*** Batting fourth, catcher, Harada-kun.
**[10:04] Na**
*But he's at his limit.*
**[10:07] Na**
*Put an end to him, Masa-san.*
**[10:20] Ta**
*I'll stop him here.*
**[10:22] Ta**
*No matter what!*
**[10:43] Um**
Foul!
**[10:45] C1**
Aww... So close!
**[10:47] C2**
Wow! That was close!
**[10:50] Ma**
*Damn.*
**[10:51] Ma**
*It didn't curve as much.*
**[10:53] Ma**
*Must be because I pulled it too much.*
**[10:57] Mi**
Tanba-san!
**[11:05] CC**
Is his leg okay?
**[11:18] Ot**
Tanba.
**[11:21] Ot**
Coach, we should...
***SIGN*** Bottom of the seventh. Inashiro has a runner on second with two outs.
***SIGN*** Seido can't give up another run here.
***SIGN*** They need to do something!
**[11:37] Um**
Ball!
**[11:39] Um**
Ball!
***SIGN*** Wide again!
***SIGN*** The count is 3-1.
**[11:58] Um**
Ball four!
***SIGN*** Looks like they've decided to walk the cleanup to face Narumiya, the fifth batter!
**[12:10] Na**
So you're not worried about me?
**[12:13] Mi**
Time out, please.
**[12:31] C1**
Are they switching pitchers?
**[12:32] C2**
Seido's taking their ace out?
**[12:35] C3**
Well, he's not in great shape.
**[12:38] C4**
But this is an important moment.
**[12:40] C4**
If they mess this up, it's over for Seido.
**[12:43] C5**
Who are they going to pick?
**[12:46] C5**
Will they bring Kawakami out
or put Furuya back on the mound?
***SIGN*** Seido High School is switching players.
***SIGN*** Replacing the pitcher, Tanba-kun...
***SIGN*** ...is Sawamura-kun.
***SIGN*** Replacing the pitcher, Tanba-kun...
***SIGN*** ...is Sawamura-kun.
**[13:17] C1**
What?
**[13:18] C1**
No way!
**[13:19] C1**
That brat's coming out?
**[13:21] C2**
It's leftie vs leftie.
**[13:23] C2**
I wonder if he's there just for Narumiya.
**[13:25] C3**
They have two runners on bases,
**[13:27] C3**
and Furuya gave up a hit to Narumiya earlier.
**[13:31] C4**
That loud one, right?
**[13:34] C5**
They're bringing out a first-year southpaw?
**[13:38] Na**
Is this a joke?
**[13:39] Na**
Do they not fear me?
**[13:41] 31**
*Tanba didn't even last three innings.*
**[13:46] 32**
* It must be tough for him*
* to have to leave now.*
**[13:57] Ta**
Sawamura.
**[14:02] Ta**
You're the ace now.
**[14:05] Ta**
Pitch with confidence.
**[14:12] Sa**
*Tanba-san.*
**[14:15] Yu**
Tanba.
**[14:26] Yu**
We won't let it end here.
**[14:31] Yu**
We'll give you...
**[14:32] Yu**
...another chance.
**[14:35] Yu**
We'll put you back on the mound again!
**[14:44] Is**
We'll avenge you!
**[14:55] Sa**
* "We'll put Tanba-san*
* back on the mound again."*
**[15:02] Sa**
*So is he saying...*
**[15:04] Sa**
*...we'll take back this game?*
**[15:07] Sa**
*That we'll be going to nationals?*
**[15:14] Sa**
*Amazing!*
**[15:15] Sa**
*Just amazing!*
**[15:18] Mi**
Hey, Sawamura.
**[15:20] Mi**
I hope you know your job.
**[15:24] Mi**
Your job isn't to pitch well.
**[15:29] Mi**
It's to pitch with energy.
**[15:35] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[15:36] Sa**
That's all I can do, anyway!
**[15:38] Sa**
I'm still a hatchling, after all!
**[15:41] Mi**
Good. You understand.
**[15:54] Sa**
That was good!
**[15:56] Ku**
Shut up when you're practicing!
**[15:58] Sa**
Thank you for waiting,
Sir Head Umpire!
**[16:00] Sa**
Now, let's get this show back on the road!
**[16:03] Um**
You don't need to make the calls.
**[16:05] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[16:07] Ka**
That idiot! Is he nervous?
**[16:09] Ka**
Oh, wait...
**[16:10] Ma**
He's acting like himself.
**[16:12] Ot**
Hey!
**[16:13] Ot**
You're making us look bad!
**[16:17] Ha**
*Eijun.*
**[16:20] Sa**
I'll send ball flying, so... No, wait!
**[16:22] Sa**
I'll pitch very carefully,
**[16:24] Sa**
so thank you everyone beforehand!
**[16:27] Ku**
Think before you talk, idiot!
**[16:29] Ka**
Don't forget to breathe!
**[16:31] Ma**
You idiot!
**[16:38] (Flashback) Ha**
Next up, first-year pitcher,
Sawamura.
**[16:42] (Flashback) Ha**
He's a southpaw with a moving
fastball pitch and a weird form.
**[16:46] (Flashback) Ha**
He doesn't have power,
so the ball goes pretty far,
**[16:50] (Flashback) Ha**
but most batters get jammed by his pitch.
**[16:53] (Flashback) Ha**
He's been coming out
at some important times,
**[16:57] (Flashback) Ha**
and is quickly becoming
a key pitcher at Seido.
**[17:02] Na**
*What does that even mean?*
**[17:04] Na**
*Is he good or not?*
**[17:10] Na**
*Which is it?*
**[17:12] Na**
*Tell me.*
**[17:15] R1**
Two outs and runners
on first and second.
**[17:18] R1**
The outfield has moved in
to prevent any runs.
**[17:21] R1**
The best outcome for Seido
would be to jam an infield grounder
**[17:24] R1**
or maybe even a strikeout.
**[17:28] R1**
But...
**[17:40] Ka**
*Does he know how important this is?*
**[17:44] Ka**
*If he gives up a run here,*
**[17:46] Ka**
*it could end the game for us.*
**[17:59] (Flashback) I1**
Narumiya, use this bat!
**[18:03] (Flashback) Na**
Wait. Isn't that...
**[18:04] (Flashback) I1**
A Ty Cobb bat design.
**[18:05] (Flashback) I1**
It has a longer contact area
that makes it easier to hit.
**[18:09] (Flashback) I1**
It's effective for his moving...
**[18:14] (Flashback) I1**
Don't make that face.
**[18:15] (Flashback) IC**
Don't be stubborn
about your style here.
**[18:20] (Flashback) IC**
Take him down and go finish the game.
**[18:26] Na**
*He can only pitch a moving fastball.*
**[18:30] Na**
* If he throws anything easy,*
* I'll send it flying.*
**[18:34] Na**
* How does Kazuya give plays*
* to pitchers like him, anyway?*
**[18:39] Mi**
*Both Furuya...*
**[18:41] Mi**
*...and Tanba-san pitched their best.*
**[18:45] Mi**
* Now it's your turn.*
* Give me your best shot!*
**[19:08] Um**
Strike!
**[19:11] Na**
*What's with his form?*
**[19:15] Na**
*I can't see the ball!*
**[19:21] Ka**
Nice pitch!
**[19:22] C1**
Yeah, Sawamura!
**[19:24] 31**
Are you serious?
**[19:25] 31**
He threw inside!
**[19:27] 32**
A small mistake, and the
ball's in the outfield.
**[19:29] 33**
Who cares about that?
**[19:31] 33**
If they give up another run, it's over!
**[19:33] 32**
Looks like they're putting
it all on the line.
**[19:35] 34**
Yeah.
**[19:36] 34**
Now, they can throw outside
pitches all they want.
**[19:40] C1**
His pitch looks a lot faster
from the batter's box.
**[19:45] C2**
Yeah.
**[19:46] C3**
Well, I'm not too surprised.
**[19:48] C3**
He was brave enough to face me.
**[19:55] Um**
Strike!
**[19:57] Na**
*What? Again?*
**[20:00] I1**
Another inside pitch?
**[20:05] C1**
Wow! They're aggressive.
**[20:09] C2**
That catcher hasn't changed.
**[20:12] C2**
* The next one will be*
* in the completely opposite corner.*
**[20:23] C2**
*Three consecutive pitches...*
**[20:25] C2**
*...to the inside?*
**[20:28] Na**
*You little... Don't get cocky!*
**[20:53] Sa**
Let's go!
**[20:55] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[20:56] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
***SIGN*** KICK
***SIGN*** miss
**[21:08] R1**
Narumiya-kun went down in three pitches.
**[21:11] R2**
And they were all to the inside.
**[21:15] C1**
* Narumiya would get pissed*
* and even swing at a ball.*
**[21:19] C1**
*He read the batter very well.*
**[21:23] 31**
Three inside pitches in a row!
**[21:26] 31**
What an idiot!
**[21:28] 31**
He swung at a ball!
**[21:31] 32**
It was a pretty risky pitch sequence,
**[21:35] 32**
but he's got some guts
to be able to execute it.
**[21:41] Wa**
*Eijun.*
**[21:43] Sa**
Yes! Yes!
**[21:44] Ku**
Cut it out.
**[21:46] Ta**
Sawamura.
**[21:49] Ta**
Nice pitch.
**[23:36] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[23:37] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[23:38] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[23:40] Mi**
We managed to defend the inning,
**[23:41] Mi**
but we have just two more innings to go.
**[23:43] Mi**
We need to find a way to score.
**[23:45] Ch**
It's an all-or-nothing gamble,
**[23:46] Ch**
but this is the only way to get Narumiya.
**[23:49] Ry**
Go on. It's your chance.
**[23:50] Ku**
Ryo-san.
**[23:51] Ry**
I know you can do it.
**[23:53] Ry**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Reliable Underclassmen.
***SIGN*** Reliable Underclassmen
**[23:57] Ry**
Let's win the national title!
# 57 - Reliable Underclassmen
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**[00:03] Ta**
You're the ace now.
**[00:06] Ta**
Pitch with power.
**[00:12] Na**
*He can only pitch a moving fastball.*
**[00:17] Na**
* If he throws anything easy,*
* I'll send it flying.*
**[00:28] Um**
Strike!
**[00:41] C2**
*Three consecutive pitches...*
**[00:43] C2**
*...to the inside?*
**[00:45] Na**
*You little... Don't get cocky!*
**[01:08] Sa**
Let's go!
**[01:10] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[01:11] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
***SIGN*** KICK
***SIGN*** miss
**[01:21] R1**
Narumiya-kun went three for three.
**[01:24] R2**
And they were all inside pitches.
**[01:28] C1**
* Narumiya would get pissed*
* and even swing at a ball.*
**[01:33] C1**
*He read the batter very well.*
**[01:37] 31**
Three inside pitches in a row!
**[01:40] 31**
What an idiot!
**[01:42] 31**
He swung at a ball!
**[01:45] 32**
It was a pretty risky pitch sequence,
**[01:48] 32**
but that first-year's got some guts
to be able to execute it.
**[01:54] Wa**
*Eijun.*
**[01:57] Ta**
Sawamura.
**[02:00] Ta**
Nice pitch.
***SIGN*** Reliable Underclassmen
**[03:52] Ch**
Narumiya has pitched
ten change-ups so far.
**[03:57] Ch**
He only threw it four times
in the first five innings,
**[04:01] Ch**
but he threw six in the sixth.
**[04:04] Ch**
It's as if he's trying to shift our focus
**[04:09] Ch**
to the pitch that struck out Yuki.
**[04:23] Ch**
In all their past games this season,
**[04:26] Ch**
he's only used around ten
change-ups per game.
**[04:30] Ch**
Even in this game,
**[04:32] Ch**
he stopped using it after Isashiki
sent it into the outfield.
**[04:38] Ch**
This is purely a speculation,
**[04:40] Ch**
but they may have a reason they
don't want to use it so many times.
**[04:48] Ot**
T-True.
**[04:49] Ot**
There is something off
about how they've used it,
**[04:52] Ot**
but perhaps that's what
they want us to think!
**[05:01] Ka**
It doesn't matter if there's a reason
for their use of the change-up.
**[05:05] Ka**
If they've made us think this hard about it,
**[05:07] Ka**
then we've already played into their hands.
**[05:12] Ka**
If we continue to play like we have,
**[05:14] Ka**
we can't win.
**[05:24] Ka**
Let's forget their change-up.
**[05:30] Ma**
Mei, last one!
**[05:36] I1**
Don't look so down, Mei!
**[05:37] I2**
Chin up!
**[05:39] I3**
Deap breaths.
**[05:40] Na**
I know! Shut up!
**[05:45] Ma**
*This isn't good.*
***SIGN*** Seido
Inashiro
**[05:48] Ma**
*We've gotten some really good chances,*
**[05:51] Ma**
*but we haven't scored since the fifth inning.*
**[05:57] Ma**
*Mei's pitched almost 100 pitches, too.*
***SIGN*** Top of the eighth, and Seido's up to bat.
***SIGN*** Batting seventh, left fielder, Furuya-kun.
**[06:11] C1**
Furuya!
**[06:13] C2**
Monster!
**[06:15] C3**
You've got this!
**[06:17] C4**
Let's go, Furuya!
**[06:19] Sa**
Hit it, Furuya!
**[06:21] Sa**
Be the man!
**[06:23] Fu**
*I was ready to pitch, too, you know!*
**[06:31] Ma**
*He got a hit in his last at-bat.*
**[06:35] Ma**
*Don't understimate him, Mei.*
**[06:39] Na**
*Why would I?*
**[06:44] Na**
*I'm freaking pissed!*
***SIGN*** A crossfire pitch to the inside!
***SIGN*** Looks like he's pitching with a vengeance!
***SIGN*** The count is 1-2.
***SIGN*** He's quickly cornered the batter.
***SIGN*** Will we see his change-up?
***SIGN*** Will that be his final pitch?
**[07:35] Ka**
*Be confident.*
***SIGN*** Fourth pitch!
**[07:45] Ka**
*Swing with your normal form until the end!*
***SIGN*** A fastball to the outside, and Furuya hits!
***SIGN*** It's a hit to the right field!
**[08:02] SS**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Finally after seven innings,
***SIGN*** could this be the spark Seido needed?
**[08:12] Ha**
Nice hit, Furuya-kun!
**[08:13] S1**
Don't be so shy about it!
***SIGN*** hide
**[08:17] S2**
No need to hide it!
**[08:25] Sa**
Well hit, Furuya!
**[08:27] Sa**
Leave the rest to me!
***SIGN*** touch
**[08:38] Ku**
What a bunt.
**[08:40] Sa**
Yes!
**[08:41] Sa**
Yes! Yes!
**[08:41] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[08:43] Na**
Shut up!
**[08:44] Na**
It's just a bunt!
***SIGN*** A successful sacrifice bunt!
***SIGN*** One out and a runner on second.
***SIGN*** Seido has put a man in scoring position.
**[08:55] C1**
Nice, Sawamura!
**[08:57] Ka**
You're way too consistent!
**[09:00] R1**
They're behind by two runs,
but they used a bunt.
**[09:03] R2**
Yeah.
**[09:05] R2**
I thought they might use a pintch hitter,
**[09:07] R2**
but it looks like they want him
to keep pitching next inning.
**[09:11] Sa**
*Why won't you let me swing?*
**[09:13] Ka**
Stop making that face!
**[09:15] Ka**
You're only good at bunts!
**[09:17] Ka**
Don't get cocky!
**[09:20] R1**
Yeah.
**[09:21] R1**
He brings the team to life when he pitches.
**[09:24] R1**
Not to mention...
**[09:27] R1**
His last three pitches
**[09:29] R1**
lifted the tension in the air.
**[09:52] Ka**
It slipped through!
**[09:53] C1**
Nice one!
***SIGN*** Ninth batter, Shirasu, pulled the first pitch!
**[09:58] Ha**
*What's going on?*
**[10:00] Ha**
*Their swings have gotten much sharper.*
**[10:04] I1**
Mei!
***SIGN*** First base! Safe!
**[10:07] S1**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** One out with runners on first and third!
**[10:16] C1**
*Shirasu just roared.*
**[10:19] C2**
*Is that...*
**[10:22] C3**
*Is that...*
**[10:25] C3**
*...a fist pump?*
**[10:31] CC**
*From Shirasu?*
***SIGN*** Seido's runner advanced from second to third,
***SIGN*** and their next batter is their lead-off man, Kuramochi!
**[10:45] C0**
You've got this!
**[10:47] C1**
Let's keep it up, Kuramochi!
**[10:49] C2**
Bring the runners home!
**[11:05] Ha**
Let's go, Kuramochi-senpai!
**[11:07] M1**
You've got this!
**[11:08] M2**
Come on, Kuramochi!
**[11:12] Ka**
Kuramochi.
**[11:14] Ku**
Yes, sir?
**[11:16] Ma**
Excuse me.
**[11:17] Ma**
Time out, please.
**[11:19] Um**
Time out!
***SIGN*** Inashiro's infield are gathering at the mound.
**[11:24] Na**
Get out of here!
***SIGN*** *They're taking a short breather.*
**[11:29] 31**
One out with runners on first and third.
**[11:32] 31**
A lot of possible plays here.
**[11:35] 31**
Like a squeeze play.
**[11:37] 32**
Yeah.
**[11:39] 32**
They need at least one run, no matter what.
**[11:43] 32**
I'm sure their coach knows that very well.
**[12:04] Ma**
Watch out for a squeeze bunt.
**[12:08] Na**
I know already!
**[12:10] Na**
You're too close!
**[12:11] Na**
Too big!
**[12:11] Na**
Too scary!
**[12:12] Ma**
Whaddaya mean "too big"?
***SIGN*** Grrrrrrr
**[12:14] Na**
Exactly what I said!
**[12:18] I1**
Excuse me.
**[12:19] I1**
The coach said you can concede a run.
**[12:22] Ma**
Yeah, I know.
**[12:24] Ma**
Infield, play halfway.
**[12:27] Ma**
Outfield, prepare for a long one.
**[12:30] Ma**
Let's get the outs we can get.
**[12:34] I1**
Right.
**[12:35] I1**
That's what the coach said.
**[12:37] I1**
That we're up two runs for a reason.
**[12:43] I2**
You have a problem?
**[12:45] Na**
No problems!
**[12:46] Na**
Though I think it's a boring plan!
**[12:49] Na**
Let me tell you.
**[12:50] Na**
The batters are under pressure, too.
**[12:53] Na**
I bet they've lost their calm
chasing after a run.
**[12:57] Na**
So it's 60:40 in...
**[12:59] Na**
Wait!
**[13:02] Na**
I'm pitching for our team.
**[13:05] Na**
So it's 80:20 in our favor.
**[13:14] Na**
See?
**[13:15] Na**
This is gonna be a piece of cake!
**[13:17] Na**
Now scram, kids!
**[13:19] Na**
It's hot here, so let's
get this game over with!
**[13:23] I1**
*Unbelievable.*
**[13:25] I2**
*You really think you're a king.*
**[13:30] I3**
*This is the Mei we know.*
**[13:35] Ma**
Mei.
**[13:36] Ma**
Let's check the first pitch.
**[13:38] Ma**
I want to see how they react.
**[13:41] Na**
I know, so stop—
**[13:42] Ma**
Let me finish, Mei!
**[13:46] Ma**
It's my job as the catcher.
**[13:53] Ma**
Anyway, we can concede a run here.
**[13:56] Ma**
Let's end this inning with
the next two batters.
**[14:08] CC**
Keep on moving!
**[14:11] CC**
Don't ever stop!
***SIGN*** It's one out with runners on first and third at the top of the eighth!
***SIGN*** Seido has proven their defense time and time again,
***SIGN*** and they've kept an eye out for a chance to score.
***SIGN*** This could be the chance they've been looking for!
***SIGN*** However, the best southpaw in Kanto,
***SIGN*** Mei Narumiya of Inashiro Vocational High, stands in their way!
**[14:41] C1**
Let's go, Kuramochi!
**[14:42] C2**
Go for it!
**[14:47] Ma**
*He's batting right-handed this time.*
**[14:49] C1**
Mei-kun!
**[14:51] C2**
Narumiya!
**[14:53] C3**
Narumiya!
**[14:54] C4**
Stay strong!
**[14:55] C5**
Mei!
**[14:56] C6**
Narumiya-kun!
**[14:57] C7**
Mei-kun!
**[14:59] C8**
Inashiro's playing their infield halfway.
**[15:02] C9**
Looks like they've prepared to lose a run.
**[15:06] C9**
*But if they just give one away for free,*
**[15:10] C9**
*it'll give Seido momentum.*
**[15:22] Na**
*Goodness.*
**[15:23] Na**
*You're such a worrywart, Masa-san.*
**[15:32] Na**
*We're two runs up.*
**[15:34] Na**
*You don't need to remind me.*
**[15:37] Na**
*This is different from before.*
**[15:50] Sa**
Don't worry!
**[15:52] Sa**
You can do this!
**[15:53] Sa**
You're more than just a failure,
Kuramochi-senpai!
**[15:56] Sa**
Be confident!
**[15:58] Ku**
*I'll make it.*
**[16:01] Ku**
*I have to make it.*
**[16:04] C1**
Kuramochi!
**[16:16] Ka**
You're next at-bat.
**[16:19] Ka**
Are you ready?
**[16:24] Ha**
Yes, sir.
***SIGN*** He opens up with a ball to the outside.
**[16:43] Ma**
*No signs of a squeeze bunt yet.*
**[16:51] Na**
*If you're gonna do it, then make it quick.*
**[16:56] Um**
Strike!
***SIGN*** Low and away into the corner!
**[17:01] Na**
*You can't hit my pitch, anyway.*
**[17:09] C1**
The count is 1-1.
**[17:12] C1**
No signs of a squeeze bunt yet.
**[17:18] C1**
*Are they going for a hit?*
**[17:21] C2**
*I don't know.*
**[17:23] C2**
Runners on first and third.
**[17:25] C2**
They could do it any time.
**[17:36] C2**
There's the bunt!
**[17:38] Ma**
Mei!
**[18:05] C1**
He tapped it!
**[18:06] Ma**
That was close!
**[18:08] C2**
W-Wow! How did he tap that?
**[18:12] C3**
Dang! Are you serious?
**[18:16] 31**
That was a nice tap.
**[18:18] 32**
If he'd missed, it would've been
game over for the runner.
**[18:23] 33**
But...
**[18:24] 33**
Two strikes now.
**[18:26] 33**
He's completely cornered.
**[18:31] Na**
*Like I said.*
**[18:34] Na**
*It's 80:20 in our favor.*
**[18:37] Na**
*We can concede a run?*
**[18:44] Na**
*How about being more optimistic?*
***SIGN*** He didn't swing!
***SIGN*** The count is 2-2!
**[18:54] Na**
*You want me to stand here to concede a run?*
**[19:01] Na**
*No way in hell!*
**[19:09] Ma**
A squeeze bunt after two strikes?
**[19:11] Na**
*Damn it!*
**[19:15] M1**
Come on!
**[19:17] Ku**
*I'll do it.*
**[19:20] Ku**
*I have to do it!*
**[19:25] (Flashback) Ot**
What?
**[19:26] (Flashback) Ot**
You want a pinch hitter?
**[19:28] (Flashback) Ot**
Why would you say that, Kominato?
**[19:30] (Flashback) Ot**
Are you hurt somewhere?
**[19:33] (Flashback) Ku**
Ryo-san!
**[19:34] (Flashback) Ha**
I hate to admit it,
**[19:38] (Flashback) Ha**
but I can't move like I thought I could.
**[19:49] (Flashback) Ka**
Are you sure?
**[19:56] (Flashback) Ry**
Yes.
**[19:59] (Flashback) Ry**
I know we have...
**[20:02] (Flashback) Ry**
...a lot of good underclassmen.
**[20:13] Ma**
First base!
***SIGN*** Third base runner scores!
***SIGN*** Kuramochi pulls off a risky squeeze bunt after two strikes!
**[20:34] Ku**
Yeah!
**[20:35] S1**
Kuramochi!
**[20:36] S2**
Nice bunt!
**[20:39] Sa**
I can't believe you did it, Kuramochi-senpai!
**[20:41] Ku**
Shut up!
**[20:42] Ku**
Whaddaya mean you can't believe it?
**[20:45] S1**
You son of a gun!
**[20:50] Is**
*We got a run back.*
**[20:52] Yu**
*Just one more run.*
***SIGN*** Seido
Inashiro
***SIGN*** Seido finally scores in the eighth inning!
***SIGN*** And a runner is still on second!
**[21:00] Ma**
*They got us good.*
**[21:02] Ma**
*But it's two outs now.*
**[21:04] Ma**
Mei, let's get the next batter—
**[21:06] Na**
I know!
***SIGN*** Seido High School is switching players.
**[21:19] Ma**
*They're switching here?*
**[21:21] Ma**
*Isn't Kominato up next?*
**[21:24] Ma**
* Pinch hitting for the second batter*
* and baseman, Ryosuke Kominato-kun,*
**[21:31] Ma**
*is Haruichi Kominato-kun.*
**[21:44] Ry**
Smack the first pitch, Haruichi.
**[21:49] Ry**
You've got this.
**[23:35] Mi**
Kuramochi pulled off the squeeze bunt,
**[23:37] Mi**
and now we're just one run behind
with a runner on second.
**[23:41] Sa**
Smash it, Harucchi!
**[23:43] Ha**
I can't catch up to you
if I just do what's normal.
**[23:46] Na**
I'll break your bat!
**[23:49] Is**
What reliable underclassmen.
**[23:51] Is**
Wouldn't you say, Captain?
**[23:52] Yu**
Next time on Ace of the Diamond*:
The Three-Hole.
***SIGN*** The Three-Hole
**[23:56] Yu**
Let's win the national title!
**[23:58] ---**
# 58 - The Three-Hole
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**[00:01] Ma**
A squeeze bunt after two strikes?
**[00:03] Na**
*Damn it!*
**[00:09] (Flashback) Ry**
I know we have...
**[00:12] (Flashback) Ry**
...a lot of good underclassmen.
**[00:24] Ma**
First base!
**[00:26] An**
Third base runner scores!
**[00:32] Is**
*We got a run back.*
**[00:35] Yu**
*Just one more run.*
**[00:37] An**
Seido High School is switching players.
**[00:43] Ma**
*They're switching here?*
**[00:45] Ma**
*Isn't Kominato up next?*
***SIGN*** Pinch hitting for the second batter and baseman, Ryosuke Kominato-kun,
***SIGN*** is Haruichi Kominato-kun.
**[01:03] Ry**
Smack the first pitch, Haruichi.
**[01:08] Ry**
You've got this.
***SIGN*** The Three-Hole
***SIGN*** Seido finally got a run in the top of the eighth,
***SIGN*** and they still have a runner on second with two outs!
***SIGN*** With a runner in scoring position,
***SIGN*** Haruichi Kominato comes out as a pinch hitter.
***SIGN*** This first-year has hit three for three so far
***SIGN*** with an RBI of 1.000!
***SIGN*** He's brought a lot of luck to Seido.
**[03:10] Sa**
Smash it away, Harucchi!
**[03:13] Fu**
First pitch!
**[03:14] Ry**
Keep your shoulder warm, Sawamura.
**[03:16] Sa**
It's your chance to be a man!
**[03:22] I1**
*Seido replaced one of their best batters*
**[03:26] I1**
*with his first-year younger brother?*
**[03:30] I2**
*Is he really...*
**[03:32] I3**
*...that reliable?*
**[03:38] Ma**
*When the pinch hitter gets a hit,*
**[03:41] Ma**
*it really lifts the team's spirit.*
**[03:44] Ma**
* Let's take him down*
* with everything we've got, Mei!*
**[03:48] Na**
*He's using a wooden bat as a first year?*
**[03:58] Na**
*I'll break your freaking bat!*
**[04:10] C1**
He's standing really close to the plate.
**[04:12] C1**
I wonder if he's risking getting hit,
**[04:14] C1**
so he can aim for an outside pitch.
**[04:25] C2**
He's luring a pitch...
**[04:27] C2**
...to the inside.
**[04:30] Ma**
*We don't need a strike.*
**[04:33] Na**
*I know.*
**[04:37] Na**
*I'll scare you to death!*
**[04:40] Ha**
*Ever since I was little,*
**[04:42] Ha**
*I've been chasing after him.*
**[04:45] (Flashback) C1**
Wow! He's good!
**[04:46] (Flashback) C2**
How old is he?
**[04:48] (Flashback) C2**
What a cute boy!
**[04:52] (Flashback) R1**
Nice one, Ryosuke!
**[04:56] Ha**
*My brother has always been my hero.*
**[05:02] Ha**
*I've always admired him*
**[05:05] Ha**
*and wanted to be like him.*
**[05:07] (Flashback) Ry**
You should get this one.
**[05:09] (Flashback) Ry**
It's metal, so it's light.
**[05:11] (Flashback) Ry**
You're weak and short.
**[05:16] (Flashback) Ry**
You're ten years too young for a wooden one.
**[05:18] (Flashback) Ha**
I want this one!
**[05:21] (Flashback) Ha**
It's better if it's a challenge.
**[05:28] Ha**
* I can't catch up to you*
* if I just do what's normal.*
**[05:33] (Flashback) Ry**
You're unusually stubborn about this.
**[05:35] (Flashback) Ry**
Don't come crying to me later.
**[05:41] (Flashback) Ry**
But...
**[05:43] (Flashback) Ry**
If you can master the wooden bat,
**[05:47] (Flashback) Ry**
you'll be an amazing batter.
**[05:53] Ha**
*I just wanted to be acknowledged by him.*
**[06:05] (Flashback) Ry**
You've got this.
***SIGN*** It's a hit!
***SIGN*** Both left and center ran for it but were a step away!
***SIGN*** Pinch hitter Kominato hit one into the left while breaking his bat!
**[06:54] Ma**
He got another hit!
**[06:55] Ka**
It might've been an out
if the bat hadn't broken!
**[06:59] Ma**
He's definitely got luck on his side!
**[07:01] Ku**
Nice batting!
**[07:05] Ry**
*It's not luck.*
**[07:08] Ry**
*Isn't that right, Haruichi?*
***SIGN*** Two outs and runners on first and third!
***SIGN*** And the team's best batters are coming up next!
**[07:20] Is**
*What reliable underclassmen.*
**[07:25] Is**
Thanks for setting up the stage for me!
**[07:39] Ma**
Jun-san! You've got this!
***SIGN*** The count is 2-2.
***SIGN*** Isashiki is racking up fouls!
**[07:50] 31**
Those are some good pitches.
**[07:52] 32**
Isashiki's just barely keeping up.
**[07:54] 33**
No, he's doing well.
**[07:57] 33**
Isashiki usually swings big
from the first pitch,
**[08:00] 33**
so everyone thinks he's a hard hitter,
**[08:03] 33**
but he also has enough
skill to hit to the right.
**[08:06] Is**
Let's go!
**[08:10] Na**
*Man, you're persistent.*
**[08:13] Ma**
*Is he just putting his money on fastballs?*
**[08:17] Ma**
*I'd like to get his timing off, but...*
**[08:30] Na**
*What are you so worried about, Masa-san?*
**[08:34] S1**
Jun-san!
**[08:36] S2**
You've got this!
**[08:38] Ot**
W-We're completely ignoring their change-up.
**[08:41] Ch**
* If he throws a change-up,*
* it's game over for us.*
**[08:52] Is**
*Let's go! Damn it!*
**[08:54] Is**
*Come on!*
**[08:56] C1**
You've got this, Isashiki!
**[08:59] M1**
Come on, Isashiki-kun.
**[09:01] MM**
Please!
**[09:03] M2**
Let's get a hit!
**[09:07] C1**
Isashiki!
**[09:08] C2**
Jun-san!
**[09:14] Ma**
Jun-san.
**[09:23] (Flashback) Is**
Zono!
**[09:25] (Flashback) Is**
Are you trying to hit a home run every at-bat?
**[09:28] (Flashback) Is**
You're swinging way too wide!
**[09:30] (Flashback) Is**
The coach won't pick you if you swing like that.
**[09:33] (Flashback) Ma**
But I'm known for my long hits.
**[09:36] (Flashback) Ma**
And what about you?
**[09:38] (Flashback) Is**
What?
**[09:39] (Flashback) Ma**
How do you control your hits to the right,
**[09:43] (Flashback) Ma**
when your form is just completely inconsistent?
**[09:46] Is**
*Yeah!*
**[09:48] (Flashback) Is**
Whose form is inconsistent?
**[09:52] (Flashback) Ma**
I'm sorry!
**[09:54] (Flashback) Is**
I may be in the three-hole,
**[09:56] (Flashback) Is**
but I've never thought
for a second that I'm good.
**[10:00] (Flashback) Is**
How can I get on base?
**[10:02] (Flashback) Is**
How can I create an opportunity?
**[10:04] (Flashback) Is**
How can I pass the baton?
**[10:08] (Flashback) Is**
Every time I stand at the plate,
**[10:10] (Flashback) Is**
I'm doing everything I can
to chase after the ball.
**[10:18] Is**
*I hate saying this,*
**[10:22] Is**
* but there's a guy I'll never beat*
* in a million years*
**[10:25] Is**
*waiting right behind me.*
**[10:31] Ma**
*Let's end it with this one.*
**[10:35] Is**
*Try and get me out!*
**[10:37] Is**
*I dare you!*
**[10:41] Is**
*A slider?*
**[10:50] Um**
Ball!
***SIGN*** It's full count now!
**[10:55] Sa**
It went low!
**[10:57] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
***SIGN*** Yes... Yes...
**[10:58] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[11:00] R1**
That was a nice stop.
**[11:02] R2**
Yeah.
**[11:03] R2**
I bet Inashiro wanted to end on that pitch.
**[11:11] Ch**
Now, it's 50:50.
***SIGN*** Isashiki fought for a walk!
**[11:28] S1**
Yes!
**[11:29] S2**
Bases loaded!
**[11:30] S3**
Good job, Isashiki!
**[11:33] Ma**
*Jun-san!*
**[11:36] Is**
*Damn.*
**[11:37] Is**
*I guess I'm not meant to take the spotlight.*
**[11:45] Is**
*He's all yours, Captain.*
**[12:01] C1**
Tetsu!
**[12:02] C2**
Tetsu-san!
**[12:03] C3**
Yuki!
**[12:05] IM**
Should we send them a messenger?
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
***SIGN*** Two outs and bases loaded at the top of the eighth!
***SIGN*** Only a single run separates the teams.
***SIGN*** It's the ace versus the cleanup once more.
***SIGN*** This is their fourth match-up.
**[12:32] CC**
Men have their own worlds.
**[12:37] CC**
My world is like
**[12:41] CC**
a shooting star in the sky.
**[12:46] CC**
Smack it away, Yuki!
**[12:49] CC**
Yuki! Yuki!
**[12:49] Is**
*Tetsu.*
**[12:50] Is**
*When Narumiya pitched
that last one to me,*
**[12:53] Is**
*he was definitely tense.*
**[12:56] Mi**
*The momentum...*
**[12:58] Ch**
*...is definitely in our favor.*
**[13:04] Is**
*Make this game ours, Captain.*
**[13:11] IC**
We don't need a messenger.
**[13:14] IC**
The players on the field know
very well what they need to do.
**[13:21] IC**
They're all facing forward.
**[13:27] I1**
*Let's go.*
**[13:30] I2**
*Mei.*
**[13:31] I3**
*This is a pickle.*
**[13:33] I4**
*Finally a challenge.*
**[13:36] I5**
*Just shut him down.*
**[13:38] I5**
*Like you always do.*
**[13:41] II**
*We believe in you.*
***SIGN*** Seido's cleanup has been shut down by Narumiya so far.
***SIGN*** A hit ties the game.
***SIGN*** Anything more will turn it around!
***SIGN*** And the first pitch!
**[14:19] Um**
Strike!
**[14:21] I1**
Yes!
**[14:23] 31**
A forkball here?
**[14:26] C1**
They're good.
**[14:27] C1**
That was a good distraction.
**[14:34] Ma**
*He swung from the first pitch.*
**[14:38] Ma**
*Is he after a fastball?*
***SIGN*** Second pitch!
**[15:12] Is**
Damn it.
**[15:14] Is**
Give us a free run!
**[15:15] R1**
That was a nice save.
**[15:17] R2**
Yeah.
**[15:18] R2**
Accidents are scary
when there's a runner on third.
**[15:22] R2**
*Looks like even Narumiya-kun is tense.*
***SIGN*** The slider went a little low,
***SIGN*** and now it's 1-1.
***SIGN*** Are they being cautious?
***SIGN*** Inashiro is taking their time before they pitch.
**[15:55] R2**
* The first two match-ups*
* were strikeouts with change-ups.*
**[16:00] R2**
* Carlos-kun got the impossible*
* out in the third match-up,*
**[16:04] R2**
* but Yuki-kun hit Narumiya-kun's*
* fastball perfectly.*
**[16:08] R2**
*The key seems to be the change-up.*
**[16:19] Ot**
*Don't come! Don't come! Don't come!*
***SIGN*** Third pitch!
**[16:29] Is**
Smack it away!
**[16:30] SS**
Tetsu!
**[16:32] Ku**
Tetsu-san!
**[16:33] Sa**
Leader!
***SIGN*** And a beautiful fastball from Narumiya!
**[16:47] I1**
Yeah!
**[16:48] I1**
That's how you do it!
**[16:49] Ta**
Nice swing!
**[16:51] Ku**
Your timing's right on, Tetsu-san!
**[16:53] C1**
Wow!
**[16:54] C1**
Was that the fastest today?
**[16:56] C2**
But Yuki tapped it.
***SIGN*** What an exciting clash of two titans!
***SIGN*** Will the ace win with his pride?
***SIGN*** Or will the cleanup show persistence?
**[17:13] C0**
Tetsu-san!
**[17:14] C1**
Hit it, Tetsu!
**[17:19] C2**
Narumiya!
**[17:20] C3**
Narumiya-senpai!
***SIGN*** Another foul! That's the fifth pitch!
***SIGN*** With his bat, he continues to hang on against Narumiya!
***SIGN*** The count is still 1-2!
**[17:36] Mi**
*Tetsu-san is swinging at the balls.*
**[17:39] Mi**
*Mei must be throwing some incredible pitches.*
**[17:50] Ma**
* He's reacted well to both*
* a forkball and a high ball.*
**[17:55] Ma**
*Mei's fastball is definitely at its peak.*
**[17:58] Ma**
*The pitch that could make it even better...*
**[18:02] Ma**
*...is his change-up.*
**[18:12] Ma**
* But his change-up gets a little higher*
* every time he pitches it.*
**[18:17] Ma**
*That's why we've been so careful up until now.*
**[18:27] Na**
*We don't really have a choice, Masa-san.*
**[18:30] Na**
* We've been practicing in order*
* to win games like this at nationals.*
***SIGN*** I want to pitch.
Let me pitch.
I'm gonna pitch.
**[18:40] Ma**
*True.*
**[18:41] Ma**
*This isn't the time to be counting his pitches.*
**[18:47] Ma**
*If he can throw it low, it's invincible.*
**[18:50] Ma**
*No one can even touch it.*
**[19:00] Ma**
*If he can throw it perfectly here...*
**[19:04] Ma**
*...then it'll truly become his strikeout pitch.*
**[19:08] Ma**
*If you throw it high,*
**[19:10] Ma**
*I'm gonna smack you later.*
**[19:17] C1**
Focus right here!
**[19:19] Is**
Smack it, Tetsu!
**[19:22] Ha**
Let's go!
**[19:24] S1**
You've got this.
**[19:26] S2**
Come on, Leader!
**[19:37] Ka**
*Yuki.*
**[19:40] (Flashback) Yu**
Captain?
**[19:42] (Flashback) Yu**
Me?
**[19:44] (Flashback) Ka**
Yeah.
**[19:45] (Flashback) Ka**
The third-years unanimously picked you.
**[19:49] (Flashback) Ka**
With so many people,
**[19:50] (Flashback) Ka**
I'm not asking you to keep everyone in check.
**[19:53] (Flashback) Ka**
You just need to lead with your plays.
**[20:04] (Flashback) Ka**
What's wrong?
**[20:06] (Flashback) Ka**
Can't get up, Yuki?
**[20:12] (Flashback) Yu**
One more...
**[20:15] (Flashback) Yu**
Please...
**[20:18] (Flashback) Yu**
Coach...
**[20:21] Ka**
*You've led this team so far.*
**[20:29] Ka**
* You've honed your batting skills*
* every day this past three years.*
**[20:34] Ka**
*Now focus it all into one swing.*
**[20:38] CC**
Smack it away, Yuki!
**[20:41] CC**
Yuki!
**[20:47] CC**
Yuki! Yuki! Yuki!
**[21:11] Na**
*I can hear you all loud and clear,*
**[21:13] Na**
*even if you don't scream.*
**[21:18] Na**
* It's the ace's job to meet*
* everyone's expectations.*
**[21:26] Na**
*I still have to redeem myself at nationals.*
**[21:31] Na**
*So I'll...*
**[21:37] Na**
*I'll perfect this pitch right here, and...*
**[21:51] Na**
*...we'll go to nationals!*
**[23:36] Mi**
Mei throws his change-up at Tetsu-san!
**[23:39] Sa**
Our team is invincible.
**[23:40] Sa**
I can't imagine us losing to anyone!
**[23:43] Na**
Man, I feel great!
**[23:45] R2**
I doubt anyone expected this result.
**[23:48] IC**
In this important game,
**[23:50] IC**
there are three inexperienced
first-years on their field.
**[23:53] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Fearless.
***SIGN*** Fearless
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
# 59 - Fearless
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**[00:01] C1**
Focus right here!
**[00:03] Is**
Smack it, Tetsu!
**[00:06] Ha**
Let's go!
**[00:08] S1**
You've got this.
**[00:10] S2**
Come on, Leader!
**[00:35] Na**
*I can hear you all loud and clear,*
**[00:39] Na**
*even if you don't scream.*
**[00:41] Na**
* It's the ace's job to meet*
* everyone's expectations.*
**[00:50] Na**
*I still have to redeem myself at nationals.*
**[00:55] Na**
*So I'll...*
**[01:01] Na**
*I'll perfect this pitch right here, and...*
**[01:14] Na**
*...we'll go to nationals!*
**[01:26] Ch**
*A change-up?*
**[01:29] Ma**
*Yes!*
**[01:31] Ma**
*We've got him off balance.*
***SIGN*** Fearless
**[03:08] Na**
*So I'll...*
**[03:15] Na**
*I'll perfect this pitch right here, and...*
**[03:27] Na**
*...we'll go to nationals!*
**[03:38] Ch**
*A change-up?*
**[03:41] Ma**
*Yes!*
**[03:43] Ma**
*We've got him off balance.*
**[04:04] Ka**
Yes!
**[04:11] Is**
Yeah!
**[04:13] I1**
Carlos!
**[04:14] Sa**
Come on!
***SIGN*** Both the second and third base runners scored!
***SIGN*** The cleanup turned the game around with a clean hit!
***SIGN*** Yuki's RBI double in the eighth inning
***SIGN*** finally puts Seido on top!
**[04:43] (Flashback) Yu**
We'll put you back on the mound again!
**[05:11] Ry**
It's not over yet.
**[05:17] CC**
Seido! Seido! Seido!
**[05:21] Ma**
*The control was fine.*
**[05:24] Ma**
* Though ideally, he could've*
* pitched with one ball fewer.*
**[05:30] CC**
Seido! Seido! Seido!
**[05:34] Na**
Wow!
**[05:36] Na**
I will have no words if he can hit that.
**[05:39] Na**
The batter is just that good.
**[05:44] Ma**
Mei.
**[05:46] Ma**
Y-Yeah.
**[05:48] Ma**
They still have a runner.
**[05:50] Ma**
We can't lower our guard yet.
**[05:53] Ma**
There are two outs,
so be careful with your first pitch.
**[05:56] Na**
I know.
**[06:01] Ma**
*There's no way he isn't frustrated.*
**[06:03] Ma**
*But he's keeping calm.*
**[06:04] Na**
Two outs!
**[06:16] Sa**
Masuko! Masuko!
**[06:19] Sa**
Mas—
**[06:26] Ka**
Yes!
**[06:27] Ka**
The first pitch!
**[06:28] Ka**
Let's go!
**[06:33] Ma**
Damn, Carlos.
**[06:37] C1**
So close!
**[06:38] R1**
He caught it again.
**[06:39] R2**
The first pitch right after a hit.
**[06:42] R2**
That was the right call.
***SIGN*** Three outs to retire the side.
***SIGN*** Ace Narumiya somehow got the final out,
***SIGN*** but he gave up three runs this inning,
***SIGN*** and ended up giving Seido the lead!
**[06:58] Ca**
*Mei.*
**[07:03] Sa**
That was close!
**[07:04] Sa**
Very close, Masuko-senpai!
**[07:07] Is**
Tetsuo!
**[07:08] S1**
Tetsu-san!
**[07:12] S2**
Nice batting.
**[07:13] S3**
Nice, Tetsu!
**[07:14] Is**
You hogged the spotlight!
**[07:17] S1**
What happened to ignoring the change-up?
**[07:19] Is**
Were you aiming for it?
**[07:23] Yu**
No.
**[07:24] Yu**
I don't remember what I hit.
**[07:28] Yu**
I was on second before I realized it.
**[07:32] Ot**
He doesn't remember?
**[07:33] Ch**
*His focus on the ball is unparalleled.*
**[07:36] Mi**
*You've gotta be kidding me.*
**[07:43] Is**
I could never beat you in a million years.
**[07:47] Yu**
Hm?
***SIGN*** Hm?
**[07:48] Yu**
What?
***SIGN*** What?
**[07:50] Is**
Nothing!
**[07:52] Is**
Nothing at all, Captain!
**[07:55] Ta**
Tetsu!
**[08:03] Ry**
I won't tell anyone you were crying.
**[08:07] Is**
All right!
**[08:08] Is**
Let's defend!
**[08:10] Ka**
Kawakami, can you go?
**[08:15] Ka**
The next two innings are going
to be up to you and Sawamura.
**[08:22] Mi**
Do it again!
**[08:28] Is**
Sawamura! Stay focused!
**[08:31] Yu**
One at a time!
**[08:32] Ku**
Don't rush!
**[08:35] Ta**
We may have turned it around,
**[08:37] Ta**
but we're only up by one!
**[08:38] Ta**
Don't forget to stay
aggressive until the end!
**[08:41] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[08:44] Na**
Damn it!
**[08:46] Na**
Damn it! Damn it!
**[08:48] Na**
No! No! No!
**[08:52] Na**
Damn it!
**[09:03] Na**
Wow!
**[09:05] Na**
I feel refreshed.
**[09:09] S1**
Sure doesn't sound like it.
**[09:12] Na**
No, I do!
**[09:13] Na**
Now I do!
**[09:14] Na**
I feel very cool now!
**[09:18] Na**
It's not over yet.
**[09:20] Na**
We haven't lost yet.
**[09:21] S1**
Oh, you're more levelheaded than I thought.
**[09:25] Ca**
*Thought he'd go crazier,*
**[09:29] Ca**
* but he managed to stay calm*
* on the mound, so good on him.*
**[09:33] Na**
Can I have something to drink?
**[09:39] Ma**
*We have two more innings to score.*
**[09:45] Ma**
*We won't let it end like this.*
***SIGN*** Bottom of the eighth, and Inashiro is up to bat.
***SIGN*** Batting sixth, first baseman, Yamaoka-kun.
**[09:56] Is**
He hits long!
**[09:58] Ry**
Well, shall we scream until our lungs bleed?
**[10:08] Sa**
*Two more innings.*
**[10:11] Sa**
*If we can defend two more innings,*
**[10:16] Sa**
*we're going to nationals.*
**[10:21] Sa**
*To be honest,*
**[10:24] Sa**
*I have no idea what nationals will be like.*
**[10:29] Sa**
*But I know one thing.*
**[10:33] Sa**
*I'm not scared.*
**[10:36] Sa**
*Everyone's so reliable.*
**[10:39] Sa**
*This team is invincible.*
**[10:42] Sa**
*We won't lose,*
**[10:45] Sa**
*no matter who we play.*
**[10:48] Um**
Ball!
***SIGN*** The first pitch goes slightly wide.
**[10:52] I1**
*So this is the pitch.*
**[10:54] I1**
*I can't see his pitching arm at all.*
**[10:59] Mi**
* Our biggest concern*
* with Yamaoka is his power.*
**[11:03] Mi**
*He can take any easy pitch to the outfield.*
**[11:10] Mi**
*This inning is the key.*
**[11:12] Mi**
* If we can't hold this inning*
* without giving up a run,*
**[11:15] Mi**
*we can seize the momentum!*
**[11:18] Um**
Foul!
**[11:19] Ma**
Yeah!
**[11:20] Ma**
Keep going!
**[11:21] Ka**
But don't get cocky!
**[11:23] Ka**
You got that?
**[11:25] Ka**
You always do something extra!
**[11:28] Mi**
*Yes.*
**[11:29] Mi**
*His pitch looks good.*
**[11:30] Mi**
*Now, it's your will.*
**[11:34] Mi**
*Throw with everything you have!*
**[11:37] I1**
*Damn, I can't figure out the timing.*
**[11:39] I2**
Yamaoka! Let's go!
**[11:43] IC**
*Don't let their battery fool you.*
**[11:46] IC**
*It's not a pitch you can't tap.*
**[11:50] IC**
* If you stay tenacious,*
* he'll give you an easy pitch.*
**[12:01] I1**
*A crossfire?*
**[12:03] Sa**
Left field!
**[12:04] Is**
Go forward, Furuya!
**[12:05] Is**
It's falling short!
**[12:09] I1**
Yeah! Nice!
**[12:11] I2**
Run for it!
**[12:13] A1**
Did he get a late start?
**[12:15] A2**
Yeah. And he was defending too deep.
***SIGN*** No outs and a runner on first!
***SIGN*** Inashiro is quickly fighting back!
**[12:26] IC**
*In the tournament final,*
**[12:29] IC**
* they have three inexperienced*
* first-years on the field.*
**[12:34] IC**
*We'll have plenty of chances to strike.*
***SIGN*** Inashiro has a runner on first with no outs at the bottom of the eighth.
***SIGN*** Seventh batter and second baseman, Hirai, is at bat.
**[12:51] Mi**
*Yamaoka has speed.*
**[12:52] Mi**
*I'm sure they'll advance him with a bunt.*
**[12:54] Mi**
*Don't get careless, Sawamura.*
**[12:57] Mi**
*Let's get the outs we can definitely get.*
**[13:06] Mi**
*Third!*
**[13:08] Mi**
*Can we make second?*
**[13:11] Ma**
Sa-Sawamura!
**[13:13] S1**
Don't be rash!
**[13:16] Um**
Out!
**[13:20] Sa**
Yes!
***SIGN*** Sawamura got that one quickly!
***SIGN*** The runner was out at second!
**[13:26] Ma**
Sawamura!
**[13:27] Sa**
One out!
**[13:28] C1**
That was dangerous!
**[13:31] Mi**
* If Masuko-senpai hadn't noticed,*
* you would've collided.*
**[13:34] Mi**
* I can't say anything*
* because he got the out,*
**[13:37] Mi**
*but that could've ended terribly for us.*
**[13:43] IC**
* That was a risky play*
* which came from inexperience,*
**[13:47] IC**
*but the result is everything.*
**[13:49] IC**
*I guess the momentum is still in their favor.*
***SIGN*** Batting eighth, left fielder, Soyogi-kun.
**[13:56] I1**
*Damn.*
**[13:58] I1**
* I wanted to send him*
* to second to get us rolling.*
**[14:01] Sa**
*Hmmm! Are you gonna run?*
**[14:04] Mi**
*That's a big lead.*
**[14:13] Um**
Safe!
***SIGN*** What a throw from the catcher!
**[14:16] Sa**
Wow!
**[14:17] An**
The first base runner barely made it back!
**[14:20] I1**
*That was close.*
**[14:22] I1**
*His shoulder's crazy.*
**[14:27] I1**
*But...*
**[14:29] I1**
*I can't just back down, either.*
**[14:33] Sa**
*Hmm!*
***SIGN*** Hmm!
**[14:35] Sa**
*Hmmm!*
***SIGN*** Hmmm!
**[14:40] Mi**
*I guess you won't give up so easily.*
**[14:49] Mi**
*Leave the runner to me.*
**[14:53] Mi**
*You just give me...*
**[14:56] Mi**
*...your best pitch right here.*
**[15:01] IC**
*Inside pitch, Soyogi.*
**[15:04] IC**
* He doesn't have the control*
* to pitch to the corners yet.*
**[15:09] IC**
* He'll give you an inside pitch*
* if you're patient.*
**[15:13] IC**
*Don't give a fearless first-year any momentum.*
**[15:20] Sa**
*He must be crazy.*
**[15:23] Sa**
* He's asking for this pitch*
* right here with no warm-up?*
**[15:27] Ka**
Let's go, Sawamura!
**[15:30] Is**
Strike him out!
**[15:32] Ku**
Be aggressive!
**[15:35] Sa**
*But...*
**[15:37] Sa**
* If he's telling me to throw it,*
* then he trusts me, right?*
**[15:41] Sa**
*That I can do it.*
**[15:53] I1**
*Inside.*
**[15:54] I1**
*Right where I wanted it!*
***SIGN*** Out!
***SIGN*** It's a double play!
***SIGN*** We go into the next inning!
**[16:11] Sa**
Yeah!
**[16:14] I1**
*Was that pitch...*
***SIGN*** Inashiro couldn't score in the bottom of the eighth!
***SIGN*** They got a runner on base, but then went down after three batters!
**[16:23] IM**
Coach, what was that pitch?
**[16:29] I1**
*That pitch turned even more from that angle.*
**[16:32] I1**
*Can this first-year throw a cutter?*
**[16:42] Ha**
*Sawamura-kun!*
**[16:46] Wa**
*Eijun!*
**[16:48] Sa**
How was it?
**[16:49] Sa**
How was that pitch?
**[16:51] Sa**
It felt really good to me, personally!
**[16:54] Mi**
*He sure has guts.*
**[16:56] Mi**
*He throws well when it counts.*
**[16:59] Mi**
It was your best so far.
**[17:01] Mi**
Nothing I can say about it.
**[17:03] Ha**
Eijun-kun, nice pitch.
**[17:06] Ha**
What's with that face?
**[17:11] SS**
Sawamura!
**[17:14] Ku**
Nice pitch, stupid!
**[17:17] Is**
Don't get cocky!
**[17:21] R1**
One inning left.
**[17:24] R1**
The game's completely turned around.
**[17:27] R2**
Yeah.
**[17:28] R2**
In the top of the eighth,
Narumiya-kun gave up three runs.
**[17:34] R2**
I doubt Inashiro saw that coming.
**[17:39] R2**
*And the one who started all of this is...*
**[17:45] R2**
*In single-elimination tournaments,*
**[17:48] R2**
* pitchers sometime make*
* miraculous plays after relieving.*
**[17:52] R2**
* He reminds me of Narumiya-kun*
* against Seido from last year*
**[17:57] R2**
* even though their styles*
* are completely different.*
**[18:05] I1**
A cutter?
**[18:08] IM**
We don't have records of that.
**[18:10] Ca**
So that battery threw
a pitch they just learned?
**[18:17] Na**
He just got lucky with that pitch.
**[18:21] Na**
You won't make it to nationals with just luck.
**[18:26] Ma**
*Mei.*
**[18:31] I1**
Nice pitch!
**[18:32] I1**
It's looking good, Iguchi-san!
**[18:37] I1**
* Iguchi-san's a third-year and this is*
* his last tournament, so he's highly motivated.*
**[18:42] I1**
* He should be able to pitch*
* normally in any situation.*
**[18:46] I1**
*But...*
**[18:48] I1**
* Who knew we'd go into the last*
* inning one run behind?*
***SIGN*** Top of the ninth, and Seido is up to bat.
***SIGN*** Batting sixth, catcher, Miyuki-kun.
**[19:05] CC**
Aim and hit!
**[19:09] Ma**
* They don't have any runners,*
* but he's still dangerous.*
***SIGN*** In the final inning, Inashiro's ace, Narumiya is once again on the mound.
***SIGN*** He gave Seido the lead, but it's only by one run.
***SIGN*** In order to come back in the bottom, he can't give up any runs.
**[19:27] A1**
Narumiya's still pitching?
**[19:31] A2**
No surprise here. He's the ace.
**[19:34] A3**
I wonder if he's recovered from the last inning.
**[19:36] A4**
Masuko got a good one off him, too.
***SIGN*** First pitch is a forkball!
***SIGN*** Miyuki misses!
**[19:49] R1**
A breaking ball from the first pitch?
**[19:51] R1**
They're very careful.
**[19:53] R2**
Of course.
**[19:54] R2**
They can't give up any runs.
**[19:58] R2**
They need to be careful of balls, though,
**[20:02] R2**
so I'm sure they want
to corner the batter fast.
**[20:07] Mi**
*I can't hit his breaking balls, anyway.*
**[20:10] Mi**
*So I might as well just gamble on his fastball!*
***SIGN*** Straight down right field!
**[20:23] Fu**
He hit.
**[20:24] Sa**
Without a runner!
***SIGN*** Seido isn't slowing down!
***SIGN*** Their powerful batters are giving Kanto's best pitcher a hard time!
***SIGN*** With no outs, there's a runner in scoring position!
**[20:36] Ma**
Yeah!
**[20:37] Ma**
Nice batting!
**[20:40] Mi**
*That was perfect.*
**[20:41] Mi**
*I couldn't even do that in practice.*
**[20:44] Na**
*Damn.*
**[20:45] Mi**
*Sorry, Mei.*
**[20:48] Mi**
* Looks like we still have*
* the momentum from last inning.*
***SIGN*** Next up to bat is Furuya, who got two hits today
***SIGN*** and created the opportunity for Seido to come back.
**[20:58] Sa**
Furuya!
**[20:59] Sa**
Get on base!
**[21:01] Sa**
I'll do the rest!
**[21:10] 31**
*Seido's used a relay to win so far,*
**[21:13] 31**
* while Inashiro's relied on*
* their unparalleled ace pitcher.*
**[21:17] 31**
*If they can...*
**[21:19] 31**
*If they can force the ace off the mound...*
**[21:23] 32**
*In this inning,*
**[21:25] 32**
*get one more run.*
**[21:29] 33**
If you want to go to the nationals,
**[21:31] 33**
get another run off Narumiya!
**[21:37] CC**
Get aggressive!
**[23:36] Sa**
Seido is still looking to score!
**[23:38] Sa**
And guess who's up at bat?
**[23:39] Mi**
*Just get ready, stupid.*
**[23:41] Sa**
That's right! Me!
**[23:43] Ma**
* Mei, let's defend here and*
* transition into our attack.*
**[23:45] Na**
*I know, Masa-san.*
**[23:47] Na**
*I left something at the nationals.*
**[23:49] Na**
*I'll do whatever it takes to go back!*
**[23:52] Na**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Lonely Sun.
***SIGN*** Lonely Sun
**[23:55] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
**[23:57] Na**
Damn.
**[23:58] ---**
# 60 - Lonely Sun
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***SIGN*** In the final inning, Inashiro's ace, Narumiya, is once again on the mound.
***SIGN*** He gave Seido the lead, but it's only by one run.
***SIGN*** If they want to come back when they bat, he can't give up any runs.
**[00:13] A1**
Narumiya's still pitching?
**[00:16] A2**
No surprise here. He's the ace.
**[00:18] A3**
I wonder if he's recovered from the last inning.
**[00:21] A4**
Masuko got a good one off him, too.
***SIGN*** First pitch is a forkball! Miyuki misses!
**[00:34] R1**
A breaking ball from the first pitch?
**[00:36] R1**
They're very careful.
**[00:38] R2**
Of course.
**[00:39] R2**
They can't give up any runs.
**[00:42] R2**
They need to be careful of balls, though,
**[00:46] R2**
so I'm sure they want
to corner the batter quickly.
**[00:52] Mi**
*I can't hit his breaking balls, anyway.*
**[00:55] Mi**
*So I might as well just gamble on his fastball!*
***SIGN*** Straight down right field!
**[01:08] Fu**
He hit.
**[01:09] Sa**
Without a runner!
***SIGN*** Seido isn't slowing down!
***SIGN*** Their powerful batters are giving Kanto's best pitcher a hard time!
***SIGN*** With no outs, there's a runner in scoring position!
**[01:20] Ma**
Yeah!
**[01:21] Ma**
Nice batting!
**[01:23] Na**
*Damn.*
**[01:24] Mi**
*Sorry, Mei.*
**[01:27] Mi**
* Looks like we still have*
* the momentum from last inning.*
***SIGN*** Next up to bat is Furuya, who got two hits today
***SIGN*** and created the opportunity for Seido to come back.
**[01:37] C1**
Furuya! Let's go!
**[01:40] C2**
Mei! Be aggressive!
***SIGN*** Lonely Sun
**[03:34] (Flashback) I1**
Hey, first-years!
**[03:35] (Flashback) I1**
Where's Narumiya?
**[03:36] (Flashback) I1**
Is he still asleep?
**[03:39] (Flashback) I2**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[03:40] (Flashback) I2**
We went to his room, but he's...
**[03:43] (Flashback) I1**
Today's the start of our new team.
**[03:46] (Flashback) I1**
Is he gonna be all right?
**[04:14] Na**
Tsubasa-kun!
**[04:17] I1**
Can't make third!
**[04:19] I2**
Okay! Okay!
**[04:20] I2**
One at a time!
**[04:22] I3**
One out!
**[04:25] I4**
One out! One out!
**[04:29] R1**
Top of the ninth, and Seido's still aggressive.
**[04:33] R2**
They couldn't risk a failed bunt.
**[04:37] R2**
That's probably why they put
their money on Furuya-kun's hitting.
**[04:41] R2**
He got out, but the runner
managed to advance to third.
**[04:45] R2**
* When they have momentum,*
* they can make the best of bad situations.*
**[04:48] Sa**
Nice job, Furuya!
**[04:50] Sa**
Be confident!
**[04:53] Sa**
Your death will not be in vain!
**[04:55] Sa**
I'll smack a big one!
**[04:59] Ot**
Sawamura!
**[05:01] Ot**
Come here!
**[05:03] Sa**
Boss! You called?
**[05:06] Sa**
Should I go for a home run?
**[05:11] R2**
*But this is where things get difficult.*
**[05:15] R2**
*Kawakami-kun is very good at closing games,*
**[05:19] R2**
* but Inashiro hasn't gotten a clean*
* hit off Sawamura-kun yet, either.*
**[05:24] R2**
*Will they use a pinch hitter?*
**[05:27] R2**
*Or...*
***SIGN*** Inashiro is calling a time-out and sending a messenger.
***SIGN*** They can't give up any runs.
***SIGN*** Iguchi is warming up in their bullpen.
**[05:43] I1**
Infield all in?
**[05:45] I2**
Yeah.
**[05:46] I2**
Watch out for their squeeze bunt.
**[05:48] I3**
We still have a chance to bat.
**[05:51] I3**
Let's defend this inning
and switch to offense on a high note!
**[05:54] I4**
Yeah.
**[05:56] Na**
It's not enough.
**[06:04] Na**
It's not hot enough.
**[06:08] Na**
The mound at nationals
**[06:11] Na**
was much hotter.
**[06:14] Na**
Much...
**[06:17] Na**
Much...
**[06:23] Na**
Maybe it's because I always
imagined myself at the nationals...
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
**[06:29] Na**
And I know sounds strange
after giving up four runs, but...
**[06:35] Na**
I can't picture us losing.
**[06:40] Na**
I can't picture us losing this game.
**[06:49] Na**
Oops! Did I worry you?
**[06:51] Na**
Does it sound like I've gone crazy?
**[06:57] Na**
*I've already...*
**[07:00] Na**
*...faced my weaknesses.*
**[07:03] Na**
*I caused so much trouble to the team.*
**[07:07] Na**
*I still can't go to sleep sometimes.*
**[07:14] (Flashback) I1**
What's Narumiya doing?
**[07:17] (Flashback) I2**
It's been three days already.
**[07:19] (Flashback) IM**
It wasn't his fault we lost.
**[07:22] (Flashback) IM**
We've told him that countless times.
**[07:26] (Flashback) IM**
Coach, should I drag him out to the field?
**[07:29] (Flashback) IM**
I may not look it, but female
students come to me for counseling.
**[07:33] (Flashback) IC**
Just leave him be.
**[07:35] (Flashback) IM**
But he's the ace of the new team.
**[07:39] (Flashback) IC**
We don't need anyone...
**[07:42] (Flashback) IC**
...who isn't ready to fight.
**[07:59] (Flashback) I1**
It's been a week now.
**[08:01] (Flashback) I1**
I hope he doesn't plan on actually quitting.
**[08:06] (Flashback) I2**
In the end, his wild pitch
gave up the critical run,
**[08:09] (Flashback) I2**
but it was just one pitch.
**[08:11] (Flashback) I2**
He just messed up on one pitch.
**[08:14] (Flashback) I3**
But they say prodigies have frail hearts.
**[08:20] (Flashback) I4**
You guys are pretty cold, too.
**[08:22] (Flashback) I4**
You joined the team with him.
**[08:24] (Flashback) I4**
Why don't you help him get back on his feet?
**[08:46] Na**
*Man, I feel heavy.*
**[08:49] Na**
*Damn.*
**[08:51] Na**
*Not like I can sleep, anyway.*
**[08:57] I1**
*Don't worry about it, Mei.*
**[08:59] I2**
*It's not your fault we lost.*
**[09:07] I1**
*You're still a first-year.*
**[09:09] I2**
*You still have two more years.*
**[09:17] Na**
*It's not my fault...*
**[09:20] Na**
*...because I'm a first-year?*
**[09:23] Na**
*What's that supposed to mean?*
**[09:26] Na**
*Like you never had any trust in me, anyway?*
**[09:32] Na**
*Damn it.*
**[09:34] Na**
*It sucks that we lost.*
**[09:38] Na**
* But I'm even more mad about*
* what they actually thought of me.*
**[09:46] (Flashback) Ca**
Finally, he's out of his cave.
**[09:50] (Flashback) I1**
I knew he wouldn't just fade out,
**[09:54] (Flashback) I1**
but it took him ten days.
**[09:57] (Flashback) I2**
The more you expect out of yourself,
**[10:01] (Flashback) I2**
the greater the damage when you fall.
**[10:06] I2**
* How many people can be so critical*
* of themselves for just one mistake?*
**[10:13] (Flashback) Na**
Who's there?
**[10:15] Ca**
* Maybe he's a much bigger man*
* than we gave him credit for.*
***SIGN*** It's one out with a runner on third at the top of the ninth.
***SIGN*** Seido has a runner in a scoring position.
**[10:43] Sa**
Good luck.
**[10:45] Sa**
Good luck.
**[10:48] R2**
*They're using Sawamura-kun?*
**[10:52] R2**
* So they must plan on using*
* him in the bottom, too.*
**[11:00] (Flashback) Ka**
You need to relax.
**[11:02] (Flashback) Sa**
Yes, sir.
**[11:04] (Flashback) Ka**
Just do what you can do.
**[11:07] (Flashback) Ka**
In this at-bat,
**[11:09] (Flashback) Ka**
I'm only asking for one thing from you.
**[11:13] Sa**
Let's go!
**[11:16] ---**
*They're not using a pinch hitter.*
***SIGN*** The infield's ready to throw home.
**[11:23] I1**
*Bring it on.*
**[11:25] I2**
*We won't let anything through.*
**[11:28] I3**
*Man! He's unbelievable.*
**[11:32] (Flashback) Na**
I can't picture us losing this game.
**[11:36] Ca**
*I don't care if he was just putting up a front*
**[11:39] Ca**
*or being overconfident.*
**[11:42] Ca**
*He can't picture us losing.*
**[11:45] Ca**
*That's what our ace told us.*
**[11:52] II**
*Our ace.*
**[12:00] Ma**
*I'm almost certain they'll do a squeeze bunt.*
**[12:04] Ma**
*He's a lefty who can see the third base runner.*
**[12:09] Ma**
*Give me a slider to the outside.*
**[12:13] Ma**
*Let's see how he reacts.*
**[12:18] (Flashback) Ka**
Listen.
**[12:19] (Flashback) Ka**
They're observing every
little movement you make.
**[12:24] (Flashback) Ka**
For the first pitch,
**[12:25] (Flashback) Ka**
pretend like you're really gonna go for it.
**[12:28] Sa**
*It's mine!*
**[12:32] Um**
Foul!
**[12:34] Ma**
He tapped it.
**[12:36] Mi**
*Are you serious?*
**[12:38] Mi**
*The plan isn't to hit.*
**[12:45] Sa**
*That was close.*
**[12:47] Sa**
*I tried to miss, and I tapped the ball.*
**[12:51] Ot**
What were you thinking,
tapping the ball like that?
**[12:54] Ot**
That's not your job!
That's not your job!
**[12:59] Ch**
*No.*
**[13:00] Ch**
*I'm sure they're also very confused now.*
**[13:05] Ch**
*If we look at it optimistically,*
**[13:08] Ch**
*this is an opportunity.*
**[13:11] Ch**
*Now's the time.*
**[13:30] Sa**
*What am I lacking?*
**[13:33] Sa**
*A ton of things.*
**[13:37] Sa**
*He's letting me play despite that.*
**[13:41] Sa**
*I can't possibly fail him!*
**[13:46] Sa**
Let's go!
**[13:47] Na**
*Shut up.*
**[13:50] Na**
*You're not getting any more runs.*
**[13:55] I1**
He's running!
**[13:57] Ma**
*Damn.*
**[13:58] Ma**
*They were going for a squeeze bunt.*
**[14:09] I1**
He's running!
**[14:12] Ma**
*Damn.*
**[14:13] Ma**
*They were going for a squeeze bunt.*
**[14:23] (Flashback) R1**
What?
**[14:24] (Flashback) R1**
Inashiro lost the fall tournament
at the third round?
***SIGN*** Tokyo Fall Tournament Inashiro, the Summer Champions, Vanish at Round Three!!
**[14:27] (Flashback) R2**
What happened to Narumiya?
**[14:29] (Flashback) R2**
Did he get hit?
**[14:32] Na**
*I don't have the option...*
**[14:35] Na**
*...to quit.*
**[14:37] (Flashback) R1**
He didn't pitch.
**[14:39] (Flashback) R1**
His pitching form got inconsistent
after losing at nationals.
**[14:43] Na**
*No...*
**[14:46] Na**
*It's just...*
**[14:49] Na**
*I'm not satisfied to quit here.*
**[15:01] (Flashback) IM**
I wonder if his feelings
are getting ahead of him.
**[15:04] (Flashback) IM**
His chest is too far forward,
and he's lost control.
**[15:08] (Flashback) IM**
If he can't figure it out soon,
he won't be ready for summer.
**[15:15] Na**
*I want to learn everything...*
**[15:17] Na**
*...that a pitcher needs.*
**[15:19] Na**
* If I can make amends*
* for what I did at nationals...*
**[15:24] Na**
*...I'll do anything.*
**[15:28] Na**
*I'll be as selfish as I can be.*
**[15:57] (Flashback) Na**
Damn.
**[15:58] (Flashback) Na**
Masa-san, can we go ten more?
**[16:02] (Flashback) Ma**
Not like you'd let me say no.
**[16:17] Ma**
*His form is looking very strong now.*
**[16:22] Ma**
*But...*
**[16:23] Ma**
*His biggest change...*
**[16:26] Ma**
*...is his care.*
**[16:29] Ma**
* His care for each pitch*
* is incomparable to before.*
**[16:37] (Flashback) Na**
Twenty more!
**[16:39] (Flashback) Ma**
It went up!
**[16:44] Na**
*I've always...*
**[16:47] Na**
*...been stuck in that moment.*
**[16:53] Na**
*I'm still stuck in last summer.*
**[17:04] Na**
*You guys don't know what nationals is like.*
**[17:13] Na**
*Unless I...*
**[17:14] Na**
*Unless I go to nationals again,*
**[17:20] Na**
*my summer season will never start.*
**[17:23] Ma**
Mei!
**[17:34] Um**
Out!
***SIGN*** Seido doesn't get the run!
***SIGN*** Narumiya gets the out with a quick play!
**[17:59] I1**
Let's go, Narumiya!
**[18:02] Is**
Let's go, Shirasu!
**[18:03] S1**
Come on!
***SIGN*** Narumiya is staying aggressive against Shirasu!
***SIGN*** The count is 1-2!
***SIGN*** He's quickly cornered him!
***SIGN*** Strike out!
***SIGN*** His changeup comes through!
**[18:27] C1**
Yeah! Nice pitch!
**[18:28] C2**
Narumiya!
***SIGN*** Narumiya allowed some runners,
***SIGN*** but closed the inning without conceding any runs!
**[18:34] I1**
Nice pitch!
**[18:36] I2**
Nicely done!
**[18:37] C1**
Narumiya!
**[18:39] C2**
Mei-kun!
***SIGN*** The crowd is going wild about the ace who pitched all nine innings!
**[18:52] C1**
Narumiya-kun!
**[18:54] C2**
Mei!
**[19:05] Mi**
*I've never seen Mei...*
**[19:08] Mi**
*...with that expression.*
**[19:10] Mi**
*We're not gonna be able to win so easily.*
**[19:16] Ka**
Sakai!
**[19:18] Ka**
Get in left field.
**[19:19] Ka**
Switch with Furuya.
**[19:21] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[19:25] Ka**
Kawakami!
**[19:26] Ka**
Be ready to go anytime!
**[19:29] Ka**
Yes, sir!
**[19:30] Ka**
Sawamura!
**[19:32] Ka**
Kawakami is ready to go behind you.
**[19:35] Ka**
Go all out!
**[19:38] Ka**
Listen up!
**[19:39] Ka**
They're coming after a run
with everything they've got.
**[19:42] Ka**
Be careful about getting each out!
**[19:45] Ka**
Don't think you've won
until the very end!
**[19:47] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[19:52] Ka**
Inashiro is much stronger
compared to last year.
**[19:56] Ka**
That's my sincere opinion.
**[19:59] Ka**
And you guys are giving them
a run for their money.
**[20:04] Ka**
Go play your hearts out
**[20:06] Ka**
with pride and confidence.
***SIGN*** This is the West Tokyo District Tournament final.
***SIGN*** With Seido leading by one run,
***SIGN*** we go into the bottom of the ninth inning!
***SIGN*** The crowd is giving a round of applause
***SIGN*** to the Seido team as they walk out to defend!
**[21:02] Ku**
Don't lose focus!
**[21:04] Ha**
Yes, sir!
**[21:07] Yu**
Let's stay focused!
**[21:10] S1**
Yeah!
**[21:18] Ta**
One at a time, Sawamura!
**[21:23] M1**
You've got this!
**[21:25] M2**
Final inning!
**[21:28] A1**
If they defend this inning...
**[21:30] A2**
...it's over.
**[21:35] R1**
The team that wins...
**[21:38] R2**
...will go to nationals.
**[21:45] Sa**
Let's do this!
***SIGN*** Pitching for Seido in this final inning...
***SIGN*** ...is their first-year pitcher, Eijun Sawamura!
**[23:36] Mi**
We go into the bottom with Seido in the lead.
**[23:39] Mi**
It's Inashiro's last chance to score.
**[23:40] Na**
We don't need two runs.
**[23:41] Na**
Just get one run.
**[23:43] Na**
If we go into extra innings, we won't lose!
**[23:45] Sa**
In order to advance,
we have to beat them!
**[23:47] Ca**
We won't back down.
**[23:48] Ca**
We're going to nationals.
**[23:50] Sa**
I won't run away.
**[23:51] Sa**
More control.
**[23:52] Sa**
I need more control!
**[23:54] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Determined.
***SIGN*** Determined
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!
# 61 - Determined
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**[00:05] Mi**
Nice pitch!
**[00:06] Mi**
One more!
**[00:12] Wa**
Eijun.
**[00:14] R1**
Never thought he'd still be
pitching in the ninth inning.
**[00:18] R2**
It's not uncommon to see the fearless
guys close important games.
**[00:23] R3**
Yeah.
**[00:23] R4**
Batting starts in the nine-hole.
**[00:26] R5**
If they get a man on base,
anything could happen.
**[00:28] 31**
Finish it here!
**[00:30] 31**
Come on!
**[00:32] R1**
Just as we predicted, Sawamura-kun is pitching.
**[00:35] R2**
He has momentum.
**[00:38] R2**
But I'm sure Kawakami-kun
will come out once he allows a runner.
**[00:42] R2**
They switched out Furuya-kun from
left field and hardened their defense.
**[00:48] Ry**
Hey, cheer.
**[00:50] R2**
Seido's going to do everything in their power
**[00:54] R2**
to maintain their lead.
**[00:59] I1**
Narumiya, do you need a new undershirt?
**[01:02] Na**
No.
**[01:17] IC**
Well?
**[01:18] IC**
Do you have a clear vision of our victory?
**[01:21] II**
Yes, sir!
**[01:23] IC**
Regarding their first-year pitcher...
**[01:25] IC**
We don't have much data on him,
and his pitching is a little tricky,
**[01:30] IC**
but it's not impossible to hit his pitches.
**[01:33] IC**
If we stay patient and tenacious,
he'll show us his weakness.
**[01:36] IC**
Furthermore, if he trusted Kawakami as a closer,
**[01:40] IC**
he would've used him here.
**[01:43] IC**
The fact that he didn't means
he has some concerns with the relay.
**[01:50] IC**
Listen up.
**[01:52] IC**
We don't need two runs.
**[01:54] IC**
Just get one run.
**[01:58] IC**
If we go into extra innings,
**[01:59] IC**
we will win.
***SIGN*** Determined
***SIGN*** Inashiro took the summer title last year.
***SIGN*** Can they do it again?
***SIGN*** This is their final chance to score!
***SIGN*** They're using a pinch hitter here!
***SIGN*** It's second-year Yabe!
**[03:52] I1**
Let's go!
**[03:54] R1**
They switched Fujikawa-kun,
their lefty batter, with a righty.
**[03:58] Mi**
*If I remember correctly,*
**[04:00] Mi**
*he's good at hitting inside pitches.*
**[04:04] Mi**
*Be prepared for a strong one,*
**[04:07] Mi**
*Masuko-senpai.*
**[04:19] Sa**
First pitch focus.
**[04:22] Sa**
Walking the first batter is the worst.
**[04:25] I1**
Yabe, you've got this!
**[04:27] I2**
Be aggressive!
**[04:29] (Flashback) IC**
We don't need two runs.
**[04:31] (Flashback) IC**
Just get one run.
**[04:33] (Flashback) IC**
If we go into extra innings, we will win.
**[04:41] I1**
*I have to get a hit.*
**[04:48] I1**
*We're not a runner-up team.*
**[04:52] I1**
*We can go further!*
**[05:00] Ta**
A bunt!
**[05:02] Mi**
Third!
**[05:03] I1**
I don't care how I get on base!
**[05:06] I1**
*I just need to get there!*
**[05:09] I1**
*I need to pass the baton!*
**[05:24] I2**
Yabe.
**[05:25] I2**
Almost.
**[05:26] I1**
It was a foul?
**[05:28] C1**
Nice one, Yabe!
**[05:30] I1**
*Damn it!*
**[05:31] C2**
Nice try, Yabe!
**[05:44] Sa**
*That's right.*
**[05:46] Sa**
*This is the real deal.*
**[05:48] Sa**
*There's only win or lose.*
**[05:51] Sa**
*Life or death.*
**[06:00] Sa**
*In order to live,*
**[06:02] Sa**
*I have to beat them!*
**[06:08] Sa**
*I can't lose.*
**[06:15] Sa**
*I can't...*
**[06:17] Sa**
*...let them overwhelm me!*
**[06:27] Sa**
Harucchi!
**[06:31] Ha**
*This is a tricky bounce.*
**[06:32] Ha**
*Do I jump for it?*
**[06:34] Ha**
*Do I wait?*
**[06:36] Ry**
*Don't wait.*
**[06:38] Ry**
*Jump at it!*
**[06:48] Um**
Out!
**[07:00] 31**
Yes!
**[07:00] 31**
They got the first batter out!
**[07:02] 31**
That second baseman's pretty good!
**[07:04] 32**
That's a good start.
**[07:07] 33**
Yeah.
**[07:08] 33**
It was a tricky hit,
but he dealt with it very well.
**[07:11] Sa**
One out!
**[07:12] Ha**
One out!
**[07:13] Ta**
One out! One out!
**[07:15] Yu**
One out!
**[07:17] Is**
One out!
**[07:18] Ma**
One out!
**[07:19] Ta**
*Now...*
**[07:21] Ta**
*Just two more outs.*
***SIGN*** We're back at the top of the lineup,
***SIGN*** and it's center fielder, Carlos Kamiya.
***SIGN*** Will the game end with two more men going down?
***SIGN*** Or will Inashiro make a comeback?
**[07:34] Ca**
*I've gotta give you some credit.*
**[07:43] Ca**
*You got Yabe out with an inside pitch.*
**[07:46] Ca**
*But...*
**[07:48] Ca**
*We can't give up here.*
**[07:50] Ca**
*We're going to nationals.*
**[07:53] Ca**
*We've given up being normal students for this.*
**[07:58] Ca**
*Baseball has been our life.*
**[08:04] Ca**
* We've put in too much work*
* to go home with a loss.*
**[08:08] Ca**
*To go home with nothing.*
**[08:21] Mi**
*He's...*
**[08:22] R1**
He's hunching over the plate!
**[08:25] R2**
Is he trying to get hit by an inside pitch?
**[08:28] R1**
But if he's so close to the plate,
**[08:30] R1**
he can't hit an inside pitch!
**[08:33] R2**
This is a mind game.
**[08:34] R1**
A mind game?
**[08:36] R2**
He's showing that he's willing
to do anything to get on base.
**[08:42] R2**
To pressure the pitcher.
**[08:45] R2**
If the pitcher loses even a little bit
of his cool, he'll take advantage of it.
**[08:52] Mi**
* We don't have the skills*
* to pitch around the batter.*
**[08:56] Mi**
*Besides, in high school baseball,*
**[08:59] Mi**
* the umpire will give us the count*
* if the batter doesn't try to dodge.*
**[09:06] Mi**
*Let's take him head on.*
**[09:09] Mi**
*You can do it.*
**[09:15] Mi**
*Be aggressive,*
**[09:17] Mi**
*Sawamura.*
**[09:21] Mi**
*Don't run away.*
**[09:23] Mi**
*Pitch without fear!*
**[09:26] Mi**
*That's your strength!*
***SIGN*** First pitch is low and away, just outside the zone.
**[09:34] Mi**
Relax!
**[09:35] Mi**
It's got power!
**[09:41] S1**
*Sawamura, get aggressive!*
**[09:44] Ha**
*Sawamura-kun.*
**[09:47] Ka**
*Let's go, Sawamura.*
**[09:50] Ka**
Come on!
**[09:55] Mi**
*No.*
**[09:57] Mi**
*Bad pitch!*
**[10:11] Um**
Foul!
**[10:14] Ca**
*Damn.*
**[10:15] Ca**
*I'm still swinging late.*
**[10:21] 31**
He's having a hard time pitching in.
**[10:23] 32**
The batter is the fastest runner on their team.
**[10:26] 32**
He can't hit him accidentally.
**[10:30] 32**
Pitching in the ninth inning
doesn't make it easier, either.
**[10:39] Mi**
*Don't worry.*
**[10:41] Mi**
*Your pitch has power, Sawamura.*
**[10:43] Ca**
*I'm not a scarecrow.*
**[10:48] Ca**
*If you give me a nice one, I'm gonna hit it.*
**[11:01] Sa**
*What drives you so much?*
**[11:06] Sa**
*Why do you fight so hard?*
**[11:12] Sa**
*I don't know what nationals is like,*
**[11:17] Sa**
*but if I run away here,*
**[11:21] Sa**
*I feel like I'll never be able to pitch.*
**[11:27] Sa**
*I'm not running away!*
**[11:40] II**
Yes!
**[12:23] Sa**
*Just one more out.*
**[12:26] Mi**
*His control was a little weak,*
**[12:27] Mi**
* but his shoulders are relaxed,*
* and his pitch has power.*
**[12:32] Mi**
*We've got this.*
**[12:37] Sa**
More...
**[12:39] Sa**
More control.
**[12:42] An**
*Two outs and no one's on base!*
**[12:45] An**
*Seido has cornered last year's champion!*
**[12:48] An**
*They're just one out away!*
***SIGN*** An out away from nationals!
**[12:52] CC**
One more out! One more out!
**[12:56] CC**
One more out! One more out!
**[13:00] CC**
One more out! One more out!
**[13:04] CC**
You're Seido!
**[13:07] CC**
Seido!
**[13:10] C1**
Not yet! Don't give up!
**[13:12] C2**
Let's do this!
**[13:24] Ku**
*We've got this.*
**[13:26] I1**
*We're gonna win!*
**[13:31] Is**
*We're gonna make it!*
***SIGN*** Hanshin Koshien Stadium
**[13:34] SS**
*We're going to nationals!*
**[13:44] I1**
Let's do this, Shirakawa!
**[13:53] Mi**
*He's taken the same strategy.*
**[13:56] Mi**
* He's a dangerous batter,*
* but he's not a power hitter.*
**[14:00] Mi**
*Sawamura's pitch has power.*
**[14:03] Mi**
*It'd be best if we can end it here.*
**[14:06] Mi**
*Don't worry too much about control.*
**[14:08] Mi**
*Relax your shoulders!*
**[14:20] Sa**
*I can't be overwhelmed.*
**[14:22] C1**
Sawamura!
**[14:23] C3**
Finish it!
**[14:24] C2**
Shirakawa-kun!
**[14:26] Sa**
*I can't run away here!*
**[14:33] Ka**
One more out!
**[14:35] C1**
One more out!
**[14:39] Sa**
*Further...*
**[14:43] Sa**
*Further in!*
**[14:46] BG**
One more out! One more out!
**[14:54] Sa**
*Further...*
**[15:00] Sa**
*...inside!*
**[15:57] Um**
H—
**[15:58] Um**
Hit by pitch!
***SIGN*** Shirakawa-kun was struck in the head
***SIGN*** and will receive treatment in the dugout.
***SIGN*** Thank you for your patience until the game resumes.
**[16:26] R1**
Is he okay?
**[16:28] R2**
He got up immediately, but it was a blow to the head.
**[16:31] R3**
Shirakawa is allowed a pinch runner, right?
**[16:34] R4**
Yeah.
**[16:36] R4**
The batter before him would take his place.
**[16:38] R3**
The batter before him?
**[16:41] R3**
That's...
**[16:45] R4**
Yeah, Carlos.
**[16:47] I1**
You okay?
**[16:48] I2**
Yes.
**[16:49] I2**
The helmet took the brunt of the blow.
**[16:51] I1**
Cool, but get some rest.
**[16:55] I2**
*I thought he might be completely fearless,*
**[16:59] I2**
*but it looks like he was under pressure.*
**[17:03] I2**
* I'm glad he wasn't an idiot*
* who didn't feel pressure.*
**[17:10] Yu**
Don't worry.
**[17:12] Ma**
The batter was way too close to the base.
**[17:16] Sa**
I'm sorry.
**[17:18] Ku**
You were pitching for the out.
**[17:20] Ku**
Don't sweat it.
**[17:23] Sa**
I'm sorry.
**[17:28] Ha**
*Eijun-kun.*
**[17:30] Mi**
*The problem isn't that he hit a person.*
**[17:34] Mi**
*It's that he hit the head.*
**[17:42] Ka**
Kawakami!
**[17:54] Mi**
Sawamura.
**[17:57] Mi**
Good job pitching aggressively until the end.
**[18:01] Mi**
You have my sincere respect.
**[18:05] Mi**
You did great.
**[18:17] Mi**
*He may be bold, but he's still a first-year.*
**[18:20] Mi**
* And he was pitching with*
* nationals on the line.*
**[18:24] Mi**
*There's no way he wasn't feeling the pressure.*
**[18:27] Mi**
*We just thought maybe he could do it.*
**[18:33] Mi**
*We just naturally came to that conclusion.*
***SIGN*** Seido High School is switching pitchers.
***SIGN*** Their fourth pitcher, Kawakami, is walking to the mound.
**[18:51] Ka**
*Sawamura.*
**[18:57] Ka**
I won't run away.
**[18:59] Ka**
I'll get aggressive, just like you did.
**[19:22] Ka**
Sawamura!
**[19:23] Ka**
Good job!
**[19:24] S1**
Leave the rest to Kawakami!
**[19:26] S2**
Don't worry about it!
**[19:27] Ka**
You did the best you could!
**[19:35] Ch**
Sawamura.
**[19:38] Ch**
Nice pitch.
**[19:45] Ot**
All right. Just one more out.
**[19:47] Ot**
Let's have Kawakami close the game!
**[19:52] Mi**
Okay! Last one!
**[19:55] Mi**
*Their three-hole's up next.*
**[19:58] Mi**
*And*
**[19:59] Mi**
*their pinch runner is Carlos.*
**[20:02] Mi**
*We just need one more out.*
**[20:06] Mi**
* Inashiro isn't the kind of team*
* that will make a risky play here.*
**[20:10] Mi**
*But if he steals to second,*
**[20:14] Mi**
*then they could score with just a single hit.*
**[20:21] Ka**
*Relax.*
**[20:23] Ka**
*We have the upper hand.*
**[20:26] Ka**
*Focus on the batter.*
**[20:27] Ka**
*Focus on getting the out you can get.*
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
***SIGN*** Two outs and a runner on first in the bottom of the ninth,
***SIGN*** and the next batter is Yoshizawa in the three-hole!
**[20:38] Ma**
Nori! Let's finish it here!
**[20:40] S1**
Nori!
**[20:41] Ka**
Kawakami-senpai!
**[20:43] Yu**
Focus on the batter!
**[20:44] Ma**
Send it our way!
**[20:46] Is**
Let's kill them!
**[20:55] R1**
With Carlos-kun's big lead,
the pitcher can't ignore him.
**[21:00] R2**
Yeah.
**[21:01] R2**
They can't give him a free steal.
**[21:04] R2**
* In the end, all four pitchers*
* stood on the mound.*
**[21:09] R2**
*A pitcher switch right before the game ends.*
**[21:13] R2**
*Will it go in their favor?*
**[21:18] (Flashback) Ch**
All right.
**[21:20] (Flashback) Ch**
You always have to be optimistic.
**[21:22] (Flashback) Ch**
If there are two bases open,
**[21:24] (Flashback) Ch**
walk two batters and
get the third guy out.
**[21:27] (Flashback) Ch**
In other words, you just need
one out from three people.
**[21:33] Ka**
*I'm calm.*
**[21:34] Ka**
*I can hear everyone's voice.*
**[21:39] Ka**
*This has been an exciting game.*
**[21:45] Ka**
*I was waiting to stand on the mound.*
**[21:57] Ka**
*Even if it's just one out,*
**[22:00] Ka**
*I want to do my best!*
**[23:36] Mi**
Just one more out!
Let's do this, Nori!
**[23:39] I1**
We're third-years. We can't lose.
**[23:41] I1**
I have my job as the three-hole.
**[23:43] Sa**
Nori-senpai.
**[23:45] Yu**
Have faith in what we've built up.
**[23:47] Yu**
If we play the baseball that we've practiced,
**[23:50] Yu**
results will follow naturally!
**[23:53] Yu**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Victory or Defeat.
***SIGN*** Victory or Defeat
**[23:56] Yu**
Let's win the national title!
# 62 - Victory or Defeat
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**[00:00] Sa**
*Further in!*
**[00:02] BG**
One more out! One more out!
**[00:10] Sa**
*Further...*
**[00:16] Sa**
*...inside!*
**[00:28] Um**
H—
**[00:29] Um**
Hit by pitch!
**[00:39] Ka**
*Sawamura.*
**[00:45] Ka**
I won't run away.
**[00:48] Ka**
I'll get aggressive, just like you did.
***SIGN*** Two outs and a runner on first in the bottom of the ninth,
***SIGN*** and the next batter is Yoshizawa in the three-hole!
**[01:02] Ka**
*This has been an exciting game.*
**[01:09] Ka**
*I've been waiting to stand on the mound.*
**[01:20] Ka**
*Even if it's just one out,*
**[01:23] Ka**
*I want to do my best!*
***SIGN*** Victory or Defeat
**[02:58] 31**
It's just one more out!
**[03:01] 31**
Don't get scared here!
**[03:03] 32**
Yoshizawa hasn't done anything today.
**[03:06] 32**
This is where they need to end it.
**[03:09] 32**
If their cleanup gets a chance,
**[03:12] 32**
the game could swing either way.
**[03:18] Mi**
*He's coming after your first pitch.*
**[03:21] Mi**
*Give me a really low pitch.*
**[03:37] I1**
*He's a sidearm pitcher.*
**[03:39] I1**
*I need to wait to swing.*
**[03:41] I1**
*I want to hit it right of center.*
***SIGN*** Two outs and a man on first at the bottom of the ninth!
***SIGN*** Kawakami has taken the mound to get the final out for Seido.
***SIGN*** Here's his first pitch.
***SIGN*** A strike to the outside!
**[03:59] CC**
Yeah!
**[04:01] Ku**
Nice pitch, Nori!
**[04:02] Is**
Let's go!
**[04:03] Ot**
Very nice! That's our Kawakami!
**[04:06] Ot**
His pitch has weight!
**[04:07] Ot**
Keep it going!
***SIGN*** Pitch two!
***SIGN*** A slider dodges the bat!
**[04:27] S1**
Damn.
***SIGN*** He has quickly cornered the batter!
**[04:42] R1**
What a gnarly pitch.
**[04:45] R2**
Getting a strike on his first
pitch put him on a roll.
**[04:50] Ma**
Let's finish this, Nori!
**[04:54] CC**
One more strike! One more strike!
**[05:01] I1**
Yoshi-san!
**[05:03] I2**
Come on, Yoshi-san!
**[05:08] CC**
One more strike! One more strike!
***SIGN*** His third pitch goes in a little high.
**[05:19] Ta**
Nice, Nori!
**[05:20] Ry**
One more!
***SIGN*** The slider to the outside is a ball!
**[05:32] I1**
Good eyes!
**[05:33] I2**
You've got this!
***SIGN*** Seido is one strike away from nationals!
***SIGN*** Can Kawakami finish it?
***SIGN*** Fifth pitch!
**[05:55] C1**
He's stealing!
**[05:58] Mi**
*Run all you want.*
**[06:00] Ka**
*I'll finish it...*
**[06:01] Mi**
*Finish the game...*
**[06:03] Mi**
*...with this!*
**[06:16] Um**
Foul!
**[06:28] I1**
*Carlos,*
**[06:29] I1**
*Yamaoka, Shirakawa,*
**[06:33] I1**
*and...*
**[06:34] I1**
*...Narumiya.*
**[06:36] I1**
* I know very well that people*
* think our second-years*
**[06:39] I1**
*are the core of our team.*
**[06:42] I1**
*But...*
**[06:44] I1**
* That doesn't mean we third-years*
* will just sit and watch!*
**[06:53] I1**
*I have my job as the three-hole!*
**[07:05] R1**
The runner went for a steal.
**[07:07] R2**
Of course.
**[07:09] R2**
If he'd missed the pitch,
the game would've been over.
**[07:14] R2**
*Every pitch counts now.*
**[07:18] R2**
*Just one pitch will make or break the game.*
**[07:22] C1**
Nice foul!
***SIGN*** Ball!
**[07:44] C1**
Kawakami!
**[07:46] C1**
Finish it!
***SIGN*** He fought for a walk!
***SIGN*** That's two walks in a row for Seido at two outs.
***SIGN*** With a runner in a scoring position, the cleanup is at bat!
***SIGN*** Two outs and runners on first and second at the bottom of the ninth.
***SIGN*** Inashiro is one run behind,
***SIGN*** and this could be the one chance they need for a comeback!
***SIGN*** Seido just needs one out to win!
***SIGN*** But this could be the hardest out of the game!
***SIGN*** Seido is calling their final time out.
***SIGN*** Their ace, Tanba, is running to the mound.
**[09:04] Ta**
There are runners everywhere,
so throw to the closest base.
**[09:07] Ta**
Also, don't forget to talk.
**[09:09] Yu**
Yeah.
**[09:10] Ta**
Kawakami, your pitching looks good.
**[09:12] Ta**
Keep at it.
**[09:14] Ka**
Yes, sir!
**[09:15] S1**
You look stiff.
**[09:18] Ku**
Steal all the glory, Nori!
**[09:22] Yu**
Tanba, got a second?
**[09:30] Yu**
Thanks.
**[09:31] Yu**
Now we're good.
**[09:32] Ku**
My abs!
**[09:35] Ta**
Kawakami, you're done already?
**[09:38] Ka**
Actually, can I touch a little more?
**[09:43] Ma**
Nori, wanna touch mine, too?
**[09:47] Is**
Hey, what are you doing?
**[09:49] Is**
I want to join, too!
**[09:51] C1**
What are they doing?
**[09:52] C2**
Is it for good luck?
**[09:54] Ot**
Tanba, nice!
**[09:56] Ot**
Nice head!
**[10:04] Mi**
*Man...*
**[10:05] Mi**
* I'm so grateful to have*
* third-years like them.*
**[10:10] Yu**
Let's trust the work we've put in.
**[10:19] SS**
*If we play the baseball that we've practiced...*
**[10:27] Yu**
Let's go!
**[10:28] SS**
Yeah!
**[10:30] SS**
*...results will follow naturally!*
**[10:33] Ot**
Yeah!
**[10:36] SS**
Yeah! You've got this!
**[10:39] Ku**
Let's go!
**[10:40] Is**
We've got this!
**[10:41] S1**
Yeah!
**[10:42] R1**
The outfielders are playing out.
**[10:45] R2**
Shouldn't they move up?
**[10:48] R2**
Carlos is on second.
**[10:50] R1**
If the hit passes the outfield,
both runners will score.
**[10:56] R3**
If they score one run,
they will go to extra innings.
**[10:59] R3**
This is the correct move.
**[11:02] R3**
A single will tie the game.
**[11:04] R3**
A double or more will end the game.
**[11:25] Ma**
* After seeing how Mei pitched*
* after allowing the runs,*
**[11:30] Ma**
*I have to reciprocate as his partner.*
**[11:39] Ma**
*I'd like to end the game here.*
**[11:52] Mi**
*He should be under pressure, too.*
**[11:56] Mi**
*Don't be overwhelmed by his title.*
**[12:03] Ma**
*A strong one.*
**[12:05] Ma**
*I'll hit a strong one to the right.*
**[12:08] IC**
*We don't need a long one.*
**[12:10] IC**
Swing like you always do.
**[12:13] Ka**
*Use the corners well.*
**[12:16] Ka**
*You have your own weapons.*
**[12:19] C1**
Kawakami, let's do this!
**[12:22] C2**
Masa-san! Come on!
**[12:25] C3**
Harada!
**[12:26] C4**
Masa-san!
**[12:27] C5**
Let's go!
***SIGN*** A ball to the outside!
**[13:04] 31**
So they started with an outside pitch.
**[13:07] 32**
It'd take a lot of courage to start inside.
**[13:11] Mi**
*He stepped in for the swing.*
**[13:14] Mi**
*Is he aiming for right field?*
**[13:16] Mi**
*He can hit long, even to the right.*
**[13:21] Mi**
* In order to make the best*
* of Kawakami's sidearm,*
**[13:23] Mi**
*we'll have to use the corners.*
**[13:29] Mi**
* Since you saw Sawamura's pitch,*
* I may be asking for a lot,*
**[13:33] Mi**
*but we can't win if we stay passive.*
**[13:36] Mi**
*Give me one to the inside.*
**[13:41] Ma**
*I'll end it.*
**[13:45] Ma**
*I'll end the game.*
**[13:48] Yu**
We've got your back, Nori!
**[13:50] Ma**
We won't let anything through!
**[13:52] Ku**
Let's finish this!
**[13:54] S1**
You can do this!
**[13:55] S2**
Yeah!
**[13:56] Ha**
One more out!
**[13:58] Is**
Stay strong!
**[13:59] S1**
Nori!
**[14:01] S1**
You've got this!
**[14:02] (Flashback) Ta**
For the final,
**[14:04] (Flashback) Ta**
whoever's on the mound
at that time is the ace!
**[14:07] (Flashback) Ta**
That's how we should all pitch!
**[14:15] Ka**
*In the end, it's all down to how you feel.*
**[14:19] Ka**
*Can you fight the overwhelming pressure?*
**[14:29] Ka**
I won't run away.
**[14:32] Ka**
I'll get aggressive, just like you did.
**[14:35] Sa**
*Nori-senpai.*
**[14:39] C1**
Harada!
**[14:40] C2**
Masa-san!
**[14:44] Ma**
*I'll end it.*
**[14:58] Ma**
*I'll end the game.*
**[15:06] C1**
Harada!
**[15:07] C2**
Masa-san!
**[15:11] Ma**
*I'll end it.*
**[15:23] Ma**
*I'll end the game.*
**[15:27] C1**
Kawakami, one more out!
**[15:29] C1**
One more!
**[15:32] Ma**
You've got this, Nori!
**[15:33] C2**
Come on!
**[15:48] C3**
Masa-san!
**[15:50] C4**
Masa-san!
**[15:59] Na**
Masa-san!
**[16:01] Na**
Don't steal all the glory!
**[16:09] Na**
Leave me some, too.
**[16:16] (Flashback) IC**
Listen up.
**[16:17] (Flashback) IC**
We don't need two runs.
**[16:21] (Flashback) IC**
Just get one run.
**[16:23] (Flashback) IC**
If we go into extra innings,
**[16:25] (Flashback) IC**
we will win.
**[16:32] Mi**
*Throw hard.*
**[16:35] Mi**
*Put everything you feel...*
**[16:38] Mi**
*...into this pitch!*
**[17:56] Um**
Safe! Safe!
**[17:58] Ku**
*What?*
**[18:04] SS**
Home!
**[18:07] Ku**
*Crap!*
**[18:08] Ku**
Carlos!
**[18:10] Ku**
Miyuki!
***SIGN*** He scores!
***SIGN*** Inashiro ties the game
***SIGN*** at the last second!
***SIGN*** After the devasting first two outs,
***SIGN*** they're putting up an amazing fight!
***SIGN*** Harada had a strong hit and Kominato made a magnificent catch,
***SIGN*** but the runner was just too fast.
**[18:59] I1**
Carlos!
***SIGN*** Carlos Kamiya ran straight from second to home!
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
***SIGN*** Inashiro has tied up the game at the last second.
**[19:28] S1**
O-One more out.
**[19:40] Ta**
*We were one out away from nationals.*
**[19:56] Ka**
It's not over!
**[19:57] Ka**
Switch gears!
**[20:01] Ka**
* Defend this inning*
* and segue into the next.*
**[20:11] Ka**
*Don't forget what you have to do now!*
**[20:16] Yu**
*That's right.*
**[20:19] Is**
*It's not over.*
**[20:43] SS**
*Get your chin up.*
**[20:47] SS**
*The game isn't over yet.*
**[21:11] Is**
*No way!*
**[21:21] Is**
*No!*
**[21:29] SS**
*No!*
**[23:36] Sa**
All the upperclassmen are so amazing.
**[23:40] Sa**
They're so respectful and cool.
**[23:42] Sa**
Well, some get on my nerves.
**[23:45] Sa**
I guess I want to say...
**[23:47] Sa**
I really wanted to keep
playing with everyone.
**[23:50] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Lingering Feelings.
***SIGN*** Lingering Feelings
**[23:54] Sa**
I don't deserve to cry with them.
# 63 - Lingering Feelings
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**[00:06] Is**
*No way!*
**[00:10] Is**
*No!*
**[00:18] SS**
*No!*
***SIGN*** Lingering Feelings
***SIGN*** Game set!
***SIGN*** What an unbelievable end!
***SIGN*** After two hours and fifty-three minutes of nonstop action,
***SIGN*** the ace closes the game with his bat!
***SIGN*** We have the champions of West Tokyo!
***SIGN*** For the second summer in a row,
***SIGN*** it's Inashiro Vocational High School!
***SIGN*** The Seido players are still trying to process what happened.
***SIGN*** They were an out away from the nationals.
***SIGN*** Just one out short!
**[03:24] Ch**
Sawamura.
**[03:28] Ch**
Go line up.
**[03:32] Yu**
Come on. Let's go.
**[03:36] Yu**
Everyone, stand up.
**[03:42] Yu**
We need to line up properly.
**[03:49] Sa**
I'm so glad.
**[03:52] Sa**
I've been talking so big
**[03:55] Sa**
this past year.
**[03:59] Sa**
I'm so glad we won.
**[04:50] Um**
Bow.
**[04:51] EE**
Thank you for a great game!
***SIGN*** West Tokyo Tournament Final
Seido vs Inashiro: 4-5
***SIGN*** Winning School:
Inashiro Vocational High School
***SIGN*** In an attempt to regain
glory for the school,
***SIGN*** Seido High School:
Defeated at Qualifiers
***SIGN*** Third Base Side Locker Room
**[05:25] Na**
I knew we were gonna win!
**[05:27] R1**
Your eyes are red.
**[05:30] IC**
Our opponent was strong.
**[05:34] IC**
We only won because
the players never gave up.
**[05:48] C1**
Masa-san!
**[05:49] C1**
Way to go!
**[05:50] C2**
I'll go cheer at nationals, too!
**[05:52] C3**
You can go all the way!
**[06:09] M1**
This is from the entire team.
***SIGN*** Let's go to nationals!
**[06:13] M1**
Good luck at nationals.
**[06:35] I1**
Wow, that's heavy.
**[06:37] I2**
Yeah.
**[06:40] I2**
Especially if you think of all 120 schools.
**[06:45] (Flashback) EE**
Thank you for a great game!
**[06:49] (Flashback) Yu**
Congratulations.
**[06:52] (Flashback) Yu**
You'd better win it all, Harada.
***SIGN*** Let's go to nationals!
**[06:59] Ma**
If I were in his shoes,
**[07:02] Ma**
could I have congratulated the opponent?
**[07:09] Ma**
As the representatives of West Tokyo,
**[07:12] Ma**
we can't do a half-decent job.
**[07:16] Ma**
This is where our summer begins.
**[07:20] Ma**
*We need to go wild in their place, too.*
***SIGN*** First Base Side Locker Room
**[07:28] R2**
You got four runs from Narumiya-kun
with hits and a squeeze bunt.
**[07:32] R2**
You were one step away from beating them.
**[07:36] Ka**
The guys all played very well.
**[07:40] Ka**
They all did their best out there.
**[07:47] Ka**
I couldn't get them to nationals.
**[07:52] Ka**
That's my biggest regret right now.
**[07:57] C1**
Nice game!
**[07:58] C2**
Yuki-kun!
**[07:59] C3**
Be proud!
**[08:00] C4**
You all did great!
**[08:00] C5**
Kominato-kun!
**[08:01] C6**
Tetsu-san!
**[08:03] C7**
Don't cry, Isashiki!
**[08:04] C8**
You were so close!
**[08:06] C9**
Masuko!
**[08:11] ---**
We are sorry we could not
live up to your expectations!
**[08:14] ---**
Thank you for cheering for us!
**[08:17] EE**
Thank you!
**[08:21] C1**
Don't apologize, Yuki!
**[08:22] C1**
You were great!
**[08:25] C2**
We'll come to cheer again!
**[08:38] 31**
They were an out away from nationals,
**[08:40] 31**
but they lost in the end.
**[08:42] 32**
We lost in a similar manner.
**[08:45] 32**
It's a really hard loss.
**[08:48] 33**
It gets harder as time passes, too.
**[08:55] 31**
I think I'll go home.
**[08:58] 32**
You have something to do?
**[08:59] 31**
I need to study! Damn it!
**[09:01] 31**
I've gotta get ahead while
the Inashiro guys party at nationals.
**[09:07] 32**
But I'm sure they'll get scholarships
for going to nationals.
**[09:09] 31**
Shut up!
**[09:10] 31**
I was making a joke!
**[09:13] 31**
No matter how the losers feel on the inside,
**[09:16] 31**
we have to move on to the next chapter.
**[09:24] 31**
The guys at Seido will realize it
sooner or later.
**[09:31] R1**
Mine-san, I may not be fit
to be a journalist.
**[09:35] R1**
I have no words.
**[09:38] R1**
They were both very high-level teams,
**[09:40] R1**
and the game was incredible.
**[09:45] R1**
But...
**[09:46] R1**
What was the defining factor today?
**[09:53] R2**
That's difficult.
**[09:55] R2**
It wasn't a game ridden with errors,
**[09:59] R2**
and both teams played
their own respective styles.
**[10:02] R1**
Right.
**[10:04] R2**
Seido could've kept going
and won that game.
**[10:12] R2**
But if I really have to say why,
**[10:17] R2**
then perhaps it was due to
Seido's lack of pitchers
**[10:20] R2**
that they had to use a first-year pitcher
in the last inning of the final.
**[10:27] R2**
That pitch definitely
stopped Seido's momentum,
**[10:31] R2**
but his prior pitches gave them momentum.
**[10:34] R2**
It was also the result of pitching to win.
**[10:39] R2**
No one can blame him.
**[10:41] R2**
The risk was well calculated.
**[10:45] R2**
They'd been winning with relays, after all.
**[10:50] R2**
Do you know how many walks
each team gave?
**[10:52] R1**
Y-Yes.
**[10:55] R1**
Narumiya-kun gave two for Inashiro.
**[10:58] R1**
And for Seido...
**[11:02] R1**
Eight walks from four pitchers?
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
**[11:06] R2**
Seido managed to win each game
with four pitchers.
**[11:11] R2**
Whereas Inashiro put all
their faith in their ace.
**[11:16] R2**
The lack of an indisputable ace.
**[11:19] R2**
Perhaps that's what cost them
the game in the end.
**[11:47] Sa**
*Wh-Why?*
**[11:50] Sa**
*We were an out away.*
**[11:54] Sa**
*We were...*
**[11:56] Sa**
*winning.*
**[11:59] Sa**
*It's...*
**[12:02] Sa**
*over?*
**[12:07] Sa**
*It's...*
**[12:25] (Flashback) Sa**
We'll make nationals if we win one more?
**[12:29] (Flashback) Sa**
I didn't even realize that, to be honest!
**[12:33] (Flashback) Sa**
What?
**[12:35] (Flashback) Sa**
I do what I'm asked to do every game.
**[12:40] (Flashback) Sa**
I didn't have the luxury
of thinking about anything more.
**[12:50] (Flashback) Sa**
All my upperclassmen are just so amazing.
**[12:55] (Flashback) Sa**
I respect them,
**[12:59] (Flashback) Sa**
and they're super cool.
**[13:03] (Flashback) Sa**
Well, a few I don't like.
**[13:08] (Flashback) Sa**
I'm not really sure how to put it,
**[13:10] (Flashback) Sa**
but I just want to keep
playing with this team.
**[13:17] Sa**
*We lost.*
**[13:21] Sa**
*This team lost.*
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
***SIGN*** August 1
Day After the Final
***SIGN*** Tohru Masuko Yoichi Kuramochi Eijun Sawamura
**[13:35] Sa**
Already?
**[13:36] Sa**
Y-You have to leave the dorm so soon?
**[13:41] Ma**
W-Well.
**[13:43] Ma**
I'm leaving this room,
but I'll still live in the dorm.
**[13:47] Ma**
I'll come back for my stuff, too.
**[13:50] Ma**
But I need to go home
and talk to my parents first.
**[13:55] Ma**
Some of us are doing
baseball tryouts for college,
**[13:59] Ma**
so you'll still see us around.
**[14:07] Ma**
Kuramochi.
**[14:18] Ma**
Good luck.
**[14:49] Ku**
Man, this room feels so big now.
**[14:53] Ku**
But there's nothing to rejoice about now.
**[14:57] Ku**
I should go see the other rooms.
**[14:59] Ku**
Wanna come?
**[15:04] Ku**
Hey.
**[15:05] Ku**
You can go home, too, you know?
**[15:07] ---**
We have the next two days off, Kuramochi-senpai.
**[15:11] Ku**
I don't have anything to do back home.
**[15:15] Sa**
Well, me neither.
**[15:20] Ku**
Hey!
**[15:21] Ku**
If you still look like that when
I get back, you can eat my fist!
**[15:33] Ku**
Damn it.
**[15:35] Ku**
What am I supposed to tell him?
**[15:38] Ku**
I'm still not over it myself!
**[15:42] Ku**
*The upperclassmen aren't around anymore.*
**[15:46] Ku**
* How am I gonna lead*
* the underclassmen like this?*
***SIGN*** — Last Night —
**[15:57] Sa**
*That night, we came back from a loss.*
**[16:04] Sa**
* No one could touch the food*
* that had been prepared for our victory,*
**[16:08] Sa**
* and tears streamed endlessly down*
* the third-years' cheeks.*
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[16:18] Sa**
*And...*
**[16:21] Sa**
*it wasn't better the next morning.*
**[16:25] Sa**
*The moment they saw someone,*
**[16:27] Sa**
*tears overflowed their eyes.*
**[16:33] Sa**
*Their tears were much heavier than ours.*
**[16:39] Sa**
*Much heavier.*
**[16:42] Sa**
*We couldn't cry the way the third-years did.*
**[16:49] Sa**
*That was the only thing we could do*
**[16:54] Sa**
*as the first and second-years.*
***SIGN*** Principal's Office
**[16:59] Pr**
I see.
**[17:01] Pr**
You'll take two days off.
**[17:04] Ka**
Yes, sir.
**[17:05] Pr**
I must say, it was a very close game.
**[17:09] Pr**
You really gave Inashiro
a run for their money.
**[17:13] Pr**
I was yelling by the end.
**[17:17] VP**
However, it's all the more reason why...
**[17:22] VP**
...it's unfortunate.
**[17:23] VP**
A real shame.
**[17:26] Ka**
The players all fought hard until the end.
**[17:32] Ka**
I'm sorry I couldn't bring home the win.
**[17:38] Pr**
Oh, please!
**[17:40] Pr**
We're not asking for an apology.
**[17:43] Pr**
Making it to the final is a feat on its own.
**[17:49] Re**
Including the kids who aren't
trying out for college,
**[17:52] Re**
there are still many who
haven't decided where to go.
**[17:57] Re**
I'd like to talk with the team manager
**[18:00] Re**
and set up meetings as soon as possible.
**[18:05] Ka**
Yeah.
**[18:06] Ka**
I'd like to hear from the students, too.
**[18:13] Re**
Also, we have a scrimmage
coming up next week.
**[18:17] Re**
We need to do something
about the next captain.
**[18:28] An**
*Two outs and no runners on base!*
**[18:30] An**
*They're just one out away!*
**[18:34] Mi**
*In the last inning,*
**[18:36] Mi**
*Sawamura didn't look like himself at all.*
**[18:40] Mi**
*Why didn't I walk up and talk to him?*
**[18:44] Mi**
*Was I rushing to win?*
**[18:52] Ku**
You're already reviewing yesterday's game?
***SIGN*** Let's go to the nationals!
**[19:01] Ku**
That's great and all,
**[19:03] Ku**
but do you have to do it now?
**[19:06] Ku**
The upperclassmen have
already retired, and—
**[19:09] Mi**
We weren't good enough.
**[19:13] Mi**
I wasn't.
**[19:14] Mi**
And the team wasn't.
***SIGN*** Over the glove!
***SIGN*** The game-winning runner scores!
***SIGN*** What an unbelievable end!
***SIGN*** After 2 hours and 53 minutes of nonstop action,
***SIGN*** the ace closes the game with his bat!
**[19:31] Mi**
Even with such unbelievable upperclassmen,
**[19:35] Mi**
we couldn't win.
**[19:38] Ku**
*He's...*
**[19:40] Mi**
We don't have the indisputable
cleanup, anymore.
**[19:43] Mi**
We don't have an ace.
**[19:46] Mi**
As it stands now,
**[19:47] Mi**
going to the nationals next year
will be nothing but a pipe dream.
**[20:51] Sa**
Furuya.
**[20:54] Sa**
You...
**[20:55] Sa**
Were you running the entire day?
**[21:01] Sa**
Hey!
**[21:03] Fu**
I don't want to feel like that, anymore.
**[21:17] Fu**
The game ended before my eyes,
**[21:20] Fu**
and I was stuck in the dugout.
**[21:30] Fu**
If only I...
**[21:32] Fu**
If only I had been much better.
**[21:40] Fu**
I'll take
**[21:42] Fu**
the mound for myself.
**[21:56] Fu**
I'll become the ace of this team.
**[23:36] Mi**
We're still having a hard time taking the loss,
**[23:38] Mi**
but we have to start
moving on to the next phase.
**[23:42] Ha**
I wonder who's going to be the next captain.
**[23:45] Ka**
They say having a natural leader
in your year makes everyone better.
**[23:48] Ku**
They want to talk to me?
**[23:51] Ku**
Could it be?
**[23:52] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Restart.
***SIGN*** Restart
**[23:55] Ka**
Sawamoron, who do you think
will be the captain?
**[23:57] Sa**
Me!
**[23:58] Ka**
What?
# 64 - Restart
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**[00:01] Ma**
Hey, Kominato.
**[00:02] Ma**
You didn't go back home?
**[00:05] Ma**
Did you talk to Ryosuke-san?
**[00:09] Ha**
No.
**[00:11] Ma**
*Well.*
**[00:12] Ma**
*I wouldn't know what to say, either.*
**[00:19] Ma**
Shirasu told me that Ryosuke-san
asked the coach to switch him out.
**[00:27] Ma**
He isn't really the type
to show his weak side,
**[00:29] Ma**
so that was the first time
I've seen him cry.
**[00:35] (Flashback) Ma**
It's our first and last chance
to make nationals together.
**[00:40] (Flashback) Ma**
I want to go to nationals.
**[00:44] (Flashback) Ry**
Practicing at this point
won't really help me.
**[00:46] (Flashback) Ry**
I just need to give my all tomorrow.
***SIGN*** Restart
**[02:27] Ma**
Hey.
**[02:28] Ma**
You're really not coming?
**[02:29] Ma**
I'm going without you.
**[02:32] Ma**
Don't feel like swinging today, huh?
**[02:39] Ma**
You're so lucky.
**[02:41] Ma**
You got to play in the game,
**[02:43] Ma**
so you can feel bad from
the bottom of your heart.
**[02:46] Ma**
Take this the wrong way if you want,
**[02:50] Ma**
but somewhere in my heart,
I was waiting for this day.
**[02:56] Ma**
For the upperclassmen to retire.
**[03:02] Ma**
Of course, it sucks that we lost.
**[03:05] Ma**
I was cheering as loud as I could.
**[03:09] Ma**
When we lost, my mind went blank.
**[03:17] Ma**
But...
**[03:18] Ma**
To be really honest,
**[03:20] Ma**
I wanted to play in the game.
**[03:22] Ma**
Even if it was a losing game,
**[03:24] Ma**
I wanted to be standing on the field.
**[03:30] Ma**
It's our age now.
**[03:32] Ma**
There's a part of me
that's excited about that.
**[03:42] Ma**
Though I doubt you'd know how it feels,
**[03:44] Ma**
since you made the roster as a first-year.
**[03:53] Ot**
Oh, good.
**[03:54] Ot**
You got home safely?
**[03:55] Ot**
Be sure to rest up.
**[04:04] Ot**
* Our job isn't finished until*
* the students get into college,*
**[04:08] Ot**
*but the third-years have retired now.*
**[04:15] Ot**
Huh?
**[04:16] Ot**
Coach Kataoka!
**[04:18] Ot**
I thought we didn't have practice today.
**[04:21] Ot**
Who in the world could be...
**[04:29] Mi**
Zono!
**[04:30] Mi**
Wh-What are you doing here?
**[04:32] Mi**
Go sleep!
**[04:33] Mi**
See?
**[04:34] Mi**
Told ya.
**[04:36] Ku**
Damn.
**[04:37] Ma**
Now everyone's here!
**[04:39] Ma**
This isn't a secret practice anymore!
**[04:44] Ot**
They have two days off, yet...
**[04:47] Ot**
What a great attitude.
**[04:51] Re**
They learned from the third-years.
**[04:56] Re**
Even if the third-years retire,
**[04:58] Re**
their will gets carried on by the next team.
**[05:02] Re**
I'm sure, just like the third-years,
**[05:04] Re**
these boys will trust you and follow you.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[05:23] S1**
Tea, please!
**[05:24] S2**
Oh! Get me rice, too!
**[05:26] S3**
Can you get me eggs?
**[05:28] S4**
Practice starts tomorrow,
but the energy from the second-years is crazy.
**[05:33] S5**
They're already fighting
for the spots on the roster.
**[05:36] Ka**
What are you talking about?
**[05:38] Ka**
We're in that fight, too.
**[05:40] S5**
Yeah, I know.
**[05:42] S5**
But I heard the summer
break camp is really hard.
**[05:49] Ha**
You're eating a lot today.
**[05:52] Ka**
*They're not the only first-years!*
**[05:55] S1**
Oh, by the way, do we have a captain yet?
**[05:58] S2**
I wonder who it'll be.
**[05:59] S3**
The obvious choice would be
one of the two key players
**[06:03] ---**
who played in the tournament.
**[06:06] Ka**
*Yeah, that would make sense.*
**[06:09] S4**
But wouldn't Maezono-senpai
be a good captain?
**[06:13] S3**
Yeah, I agree.
**[06:15] S3**
He's a little scary, but he looked
out for me on the bleachers.
**[06:19] S4**
Shirasu-senpai, too.
**[06:21] S4**
He was on the roster, too.
**[06:24] S4**
Maybe the coach hasn't decided yet.
**[06:28] Ka**
*Oh, yeah.*
**[06:29] Ka**
* Chris-senpai told me that Tetsu-senpai*
* was picked unanimously.*
**[06:35] Ka**
* They say having a natural leader*
* in your year makes everyone better.*
**[06:42] Ka**
*But in that case, what about this year?*
**[06:45] Ka**
Hey, Sawamoron.
Who do you think it will be?
**[06:53] Sa**
Me.
**[06:55] S1**
Huh?
**[06:57] S2**
Are you out of your mind?
**[07:02] (Flashback) Fu**
I'll...
**[07:03] (Flashback) ---**
...become the ace of this team.
**[07:10] Sa**
I'll become the ace!
**[07:12] Sa**
I'll be the ace of all aces!
**[07:14] Sa**
The king of ace!
**[07:18] S1**
King?
**[07:22] Ka**
Hey, sit down!
**[07:24] Ka**
No one's talking about that!
**[07:29] Sa**
Don't ignore me!
***SIGN*** You must eat at least three bowls of rice per meal!
**[07:30] Sa**
Damn it! I'm eating!
**[07:33] Sa**
Harucchi, rice!
**[07:35] Ha**
Get it yourself.
**[07:37] Sa**
Let's see.
**[07:38] Sa**
What should I get for dessert?
**[07:41] Ha**
Did something happen?
**[07:44] Ku**
That idiot needs to shut up.
**[07:47] Ku**
*But...*
**[07:49] ---**
*He's finally himself again.*
**[07:53] Ku**
You gonna take that, Nori?
**[07:54] Ku**
They're talking about becoming the ace.
**[07:59] Ma**
Nori's the ace.
**[08:01] Ma**
It's gonna be our team.
**[08:03] Ma**
We need to make it strong.
**[08:05] S1**
You're really serious about this, Zono.
**[08:07] Ku**
You look even more like a mafia boss now.
**[08:10] S3**
Just make sure you don't spin your wheels.
**[08:11] Ma**
Shut up!
**[08:18] Sa**
Miyuki-senpai.
**[08:20] Sa**
Can I see the footage of the final later?
**[08:26] Mi**
Yeah.
**[08:27] Mi**
Go ahead.
**[08:29] Mi**
You want to watch, too, Furuya?
**[08:33] Fu**
*I know my problem.*
**[08:35] Fu**
*Stamina roll.*
**[08:45] S1**
*Nori.*
**[08:46] S2**
*He's still...*
**[08:49] Ku**
*Can't blame him.*
**[08:51] Ku**
*I'm not ready to watch myself lose again.*
**[09:10] Mi**
Right here.
**[09:12] Mi**
The ninth inning.
**[09:15] Mi**
I should've noticed
and taken a time out for you.
**[09:20] Mi**
After each out, your face gets stiffer.
**[09:25] Mi**
In hindsight, we had no runners
and just needed one more out.
**[09:30] Mi**
You hit him in the head,
**[09:32] Mi**
but we lost way too much cool
from just allowing a runner.
**[09:48] Mi**
*In any case, I'm surprised he asked today.*
**[09:52] Mi**
*I thought it'd take more time.*
**[09:55] Mi**
*I guess he's trying his best to move forward.*
**[10:00] Mi**
*I'm really worried about...*
**[10:03] An**
*Game set!*
**[10:05] An**
*What an unbelievable end!*
**[10:09] Mi**
* Inashiro will still have five of their*
* main players in their new team.*
**[10:14] Mi**
*And they'll all have experienced nationals.*
**[10:20] (Flashback) Na**
But...
**[10:21] (Flashback) Na**
Even without you, we have
the ultimate team this year.
**[10:25] (Flashback) Na**
We're going to nationals.
**[10:31] (Flashback) I1**
Just live with regret for not joining us.
**[10:34] (Flashback) I1**
Ten years, or even
twenty years, down the line.
**[10:41] Mi**
*Sure.*
**[10:42] Mi**
*Come back as strong as ever.*
**[10:45] Mi**
*The bigger the goal, the better.*
***SIGN*** Staff Office
**[10:56] S1**
Kuramochi-senpai,
the coach wants to see you.
**[11:02] Ku**
*He wants to talk to me?*
**[11:05] Ku**
*Could it be?*
**[11:08] Ku**
Excuse me.
**[11:12] Ku**
Zono.
***SIGN*** August 3
The Start of the New Team
**[11:23] Re**
Some went home, and some stayed.
**[11:25] [SONG] On-screen**
Sleep Deprived
***SIGN*** Slept Well
***SIGN*** Too Much Sleep
**[11:27] Re**
But all fifty-nine first- and
second-year students are back.
**[11:34] Ka**
I'm sure you guys have learned a lot already,
**[11:37] Ka**
but I've never had anyone grow
as much as the third-years who retired.
**[11:42] Ka**
In every practice, they all
showed up with high standards
**[11:46] Ka**
and faced baseball head on.
**[11:49] Ka**
That's what made the difference.
**[11:52] Ka**
It is my failure as the coach
**[11:54] ---**
that they couldn't go to nationals.
**[11:58] Ka**
Never forget how it feels to lose.
**[12:02] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[12:05] Re**
A word from the new captain, please.
**[12:15] Mi**
Well...
**[12:19] Mi**
Um... What should I say?
**[12:22] Ot**
Anything!
**[12:23] Ot**
Just a few words.
**[12:25] S1**
Is he nervous?
**[12:27] Sa**
Keep it together, leader-in-training!
**[12:39] (Flashback) Ku**
Miyuki's the captain?
**[12:43] (Flashback) Ka**
What do you think?
**[12:45] (Flashback) Ka**
I want to hear your honest opinions.
**[12:51] (Flashback) Ku**
Damn.
**[12:52] (Flashback) Ku**
Why'd I even get my hopes up?
**[12:57] (Flashback) Ku**
I don't think he can be
the captain Tetsu-san was,
**[13:01] (Flashback) Ku**
but I think he's right for the job.
**[13:04] Ma**
*Kuramochi...*
**[13:06] (Flashback) Ku**
I haven't reflected on our last game yet.
**[13:11] (Flashback) Ku**
But he's different.
**[13:14] (Flashback) Ku**
He accepted the loss and was looking forward.
**[13:23] (Flashback) Re**
You, Maezono-kun?
**[13:30] (Flashback) Ma**
He's been on the roster since he joined,
**[13:33] (Flashback) Ma**
so I'm not sure if he can sympathize
with those who don't make the roster.
**[13:39] (Flashback) Ma**
However, he understands baseball
and has a lot of influence.
**[13:43] (Flashback) Ma**
He has the most presence on the team.
**[13:46] (Flashback) Ma**
I also thought Miyuki would be
the only choice.
**[13:53] Ku**
*Zono...*
**[13:55] (Flashback) Ka**
Okay.
**[13:57] (Flashback) Ka**
I'll let Miyuki know.
**[13:59] (Flashback) Ka**
However, I have some concerns.
**[14:03] (Flashback) Ka**
He'll play an important role in batting,
**[14:06] (Flashback) Ka**
and he needs to keep the pitchers in check.
**[14:11] (Flashback) Ka**
Miyuki's going to have
a lot on his shoulders.
**[14:18] (Flashback) Ka**
It's up to you two to support him.
**[14:24] Mi**
Well, then, uh...
**[14:26] Mi**
I'm still a little unsure about this,
**[14:28] Mi**
but here goes nothing.
**[14:30] Sa**
I can't hear you!
**[14:36] Mi**
I don't think
**[14:37] Mi**
I'll ever be able to forget
the tournament final.
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[14:46] Mi**
I learned about my weaknesses,
**[14:48] ---**
and I learned how strong the opponent was.
**[14:50] Mi**
Most importantly, I discovered
how scary baseball is.
**[15:02] Mi**
It's unfortunate for
the third-years who've retired,
**[15:06] Mi**
but we have another year
to set the records straight.
**[15:10] Mi**
I personally want to see results.
**[15:14] Mi**
I want to be greedy about winning.
**[15:22] Ku**
*True.*
**[15:24] Ku**
* We're the only ones who can*
* avenge the third-years.*
**[15:29] Ma**
* We're gonna play to win.*
* That's a given.*
**[15:32] Fu**
*Greedy.*
**[15:34] Sa**
You said it without fumbling!
**[15:36] Mi**
To do that,
**[15:38] Mi**
I'm not gonna mince words,
so keep that in mind.
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[15:44] S1**
Wait!
**[15:45] S1**
Did he just slide that in there?
**[15:46] S2**
He looked dead serious, too.
**[15:48] Mi**
Let's start with the warmup!
**[15:51] Ma**
I can't hear you, Captain!
**[15:53] Ma**
Can you talk louder?
**[15:58] Mi**
Let's start with warmup!
**[15:59] Mi**
Let's be loud!
**[16:01] SS**
Yeah!
**[16:02] Mi**
Focus!
**[16:03] SS**
Yeah!
**[16:04] Mi**
One, two!
**[16:05] SS**
Three, four, one, two!
**[16:06] Mi**
One, two, three, four, one!
**[16:08] SS**
Let's go!
**[16:09] Mi**
Two!
**[16:09] SS**
Let's go!
**[16:10] Mi**
Three!
**[16:10] SS**
Let's go!
**[16:11] Mi**
Four!
**[16:11] SS**
Let's go!
**[16:11] Re**
Greedy about winning.
**[16:13] Re**
I know where he's coming from.
**[16:17] Ma**
Hey, Captain!
**[16:18] Ku**
Can't hear you anymore!
**[16:21] Mi**
This is so hard!
**[16:23] Re**
Have you always been
**[16:26] ---**
thinking about making him captain?
**[16:28] Ka**
Yeah.
**[16:29] Ka**
Yuki strongly recommended him, too.
**[16:33] Ot**
He did?
**[16:38] Ka**
Also, I'm gonna take
the time now and tell you...
**[16:46] Sa**
All right!
**[16:47] Sa**
I'm gonna be pitching hard, so—
**[16:48] Fu**
Thank you in advance.
**[16:55] S1**
Those two are really going at it.
**[16:58] Mi**
*The fall tournament is close.*
**[17:01] Mi**
* We shouldn't have any problem with*
* group stages in September.*
**[17:05] Mi**
*So the real tournament starts in October.*
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Stadium
**[17:08] Mi**
* Strong teams from the east*
* also participate in the fall,*
**[17:11] Mi**
*so it'll be really tough,*
**[17:14] Mi**
*but if we win,*
**[17:15] ---**
* we'll almost definitely*
* be invited to the Spring Invitational.*
**[17:18] Mi**
*In other words,*
**[17:20] ---**
* we have the chance to make*
* nationals in the fall, too.*
**[17:27] S1**
*It's this fast from a light throw?*
**[17:31] S1**
*Is he seriously a first-year?*
**[17:34] S1**
* Did he get bigger after playing*
* in the summer tournament?*
**[17:38] S2**
Kariba, you're just gonna have
to get used to his pitch.
**[17:42] S1**
Yes, sir, Ono-senpai!
**[17:44] Mi**
*Furuya's really eager to practice today.*
**[17:48] Fu**
*It's nice and cool in the shade.*
**[17:51] Sa**
Ono-senpai, here I go!
**[17:53] S1**
All right!
**[17:55] S1**
His pitch is pretty annoying to catch, too.
**[18:11] S1**
All right!
**[18:12] S1**
Nice pitch!
**[18:13] Sa**
Really?
**[18:14] S1**
It looks good!
**[18:18] Sa**
*That's good.*
**[18:20] Sa**
*I can still pitch.*
**[18:24] Ka**
I'm gonna go run.
**[18:26] Ka**
I need to warm up some more.
**[18:31] Sa**
*Nori-senpai.*
**[18:34] S1**
Is Nori gonna be okay?
**[18:38] S1**
He probably can't get over the fact that
**[18:40] S1**
he gave up hits, and feels responsible
**[18:43] ---**
for ending the third-years' summer.
**[18:50] Mi**
The walk he gave to the third batter hurt,
**[18:53] Mi**
but he was pitching aggressively to win.
**[18:57] Mi**
No one blames him for his pitching.
**[19:01] S1**
Well, of course.
**[19:04] Mi**
It's up to him to get over it.
**[19:07] Mi**
We can't do anything about it.
**[19:13] Mi**
*Only one person*
**[19:15] ---**
*can wear the ace number in the fall.*
**[19:20] Mi**
*The team's already moving on, Nori.*
**[19:26] Mi**
How can you be so cold like that?
**[19:30] Mi**
Not everyone is as strong as you.
**[19:37] Mi**
You have to help him get over it, new Captain!
**[19:46] S1**
Wow! That flies.
**[19:49] S2**
Well, when he hits.
**[19:52] S3**
Even though the third-years
had overshadowed them,
**[19:57] S3**
these guys are really good, too.
**[20:02] S1**
We've been mostly helping
the first-string practice,
**[20:06] S1**
so I bet they've been
itching to practice hard.
**[20:08] S2**
The group stages for the fall
tournament starts in September, too!
**[20:14] Ku**
*Looks like I won't have it easy.*
**[20:16] Ku**
* These guys look like they've been*
* swinging a lot during the tournament.*
**[20:23] Ka**
Kuramochi!
**[20:25] Ka**
You're leaning too far forward.
**[20:27] Ka**
Wait for the pitch to come to you.
**[20:29] Ku**
Yes, sir!
**[20:30] Ka**
Maezono, your swing is too wide.
**[20:34] Ka**
Your bat's swinging outside the zone.
**[20:36] Ma**
Yes, sir!
**[20:41] (Flashback) Ot**
Are you serious?
**[20:45] (Flashback) Ka**
Yeah.
**[20:48] (Flashback) Ot**
B-But...
**[20:50] (Flashback) Ot**
We may have missed nationals,
**[20:53] (Flashback) Ot**
but we made it that far, thanks to you!
**[20:58] (Flashback) Ot**
Did the school pressure you?
**[21:00] (Flashback) Ka**
No.
**[21:02] (Flashback) Ka**
I decided for myself.
**[21:05] (Flashback) Ka**
I'm sorry for being so selfish.
**[21:14] VP**
Principal, is this...
**[21:17] Pr**
Yeah, I tried to talk him out of it.
**[21:22] Pr**
But he left it here in the end.
**[21:25] Pr**
He'll still help the
third-years go to college,
**[21:31] Pr**
and he asked to take charge
until the end of fall tournament
**[21:34] Pr**
to make sure the new team
doesn't lose its way.
**[21:38] Pr**
It must be his way of taking responsibility.
**[21:43] VP**
Well, it's true we've been away
from nationals for six years.
**[21:50] Pr**
Perhaps...
**[21:52] ---**
He had already made up his mind before summer.
***SIGN*** Resignation Letter
**[23:36] Mi**
We have a new captain,
and our new team's coming along.
**[23:39] Mi**
While at nationals, Inashiro is
making a name for themselves.
**[23:42] Sa**
Kuramochi-senpai, did you know why
the stadium was named "Koshien"?
**[23:46] Sa**
When the stadium completed
in the year 13 Taisho...
**[23:48] Ku**
What are you studying?
**[23:50] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
In The Sun.
***SIGN*** In The Sun
**[23:53] Mi**
Might as well watch it
until the very end now,
**[23:56] Mi**
so we won't ever forget
what we felt that day.
# 65 - In The Sun
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYX0MZ58R/ace-of-the-diamond)
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**[00:00] Ma**
Right here!
**[00:05] Ma**
One more!
**[00:13] Ka**
What's wrong, fielders?
**[00:15] Ka**
I can't hear you!
**[00:16] Ku**
I'm not done yet!
**[00:20] S1**
Let's go!
**[00:22] S2**
Yeah!
**[00:23] S3**
They're going all out already.
**[00:27] S4**
Good batters come and go,
**[00:30] S4**
but defense is something
we've always been good at.
**[00:34] S3**
Yeah, 'cause the coach really works
on the fundamentals over the break.
**[00:40] S2**
God, last year's training was painful.
***SIGN*** In The Sun
**[02:16] Mi**
So, what do you think
of the new team?
**[02:20] S1**
All the good batters are gone,
so they have less scoring potential,
**[02:25] S1**
but their defense should be fine.
**[02:28] S1**
They still have Kuramochi
and Miyuki in the infield,
**[02:30] S1**
and Shirasu in the outfield.
**[02:33] S1**
Three of the core fielders are still there.
**[02:38] S1**
It'll depend on who ends up
making which positions.
**[02:48] S2**
*Dang, he's really good.*
**[02:50] S3**
*Maybe I should play outfield instead.*
**[02:54] Ka**
Let's go!
**[02:56] Ka**
*I need to get into Team A first.*
**[03:02] Ka**
*I'm not backing down!*
**[03:05] S1**
*He's putting in the work.*
**[03:07] S1**
*He's got guts.*
**[03:13] S2**
Sawamura!
**[03:14] S3**
The idiot can field.
**[03:15] S2**
He's good.
**[03:18] S4**
Furuya, put away your aura!
**[03:21] S1**
First base!
**[03:25] (Flashback) Mi**
You have to help him
get over it, new Captain!
**[03:30] Mi**
*I have to help?*
**[03:33] Mi**
*How?*
**[03:35] Ka**
Catcher!
**[03:37] Ka**
Third base!
**[03:38] Mi**
Damn it!
**[03:45] Mi**
S-Sorry!
**[03:47] Ma**
Whoa! What's up, Captain?
**[03:49] Ma**
Get your head in the game!
**[03:50] Sa**
What's this?
**[03:51] Sa**
Fired already?
**[03:56] Mi**
*Shoot.*
**[03:57] Mi**
*I need to focus more.*
**[04:00] Ry**
Wow! That's rare.
**[04:04] Is**
I'm not too sure about Miyuki
**[04:07] Is**
being the Captain.
**[04:09] Is**
You recommended him
to the coach, right, Tetsu?
**[04:14] Is**
It's already hard enough
to be in charge of the pitchers.
**[04:17] Is**
Why'd you give him even more work?
**[04:20] Yu**
He can do it.
**[04:23] Yu**
He has to do it.
**[04:26] Yu**
He'll play catcher, clean-up,
and be the captain.
**[04:31] Yu**
We lost to the team
led by a guy of that caliber.
***SIGN*** Hanshin Koshien Stadium
***SIGN*** August 7th, Koshien
Opening Ceremony
**[04:55] R2**
A tournament between forty-nine schools
**[05:00] R2**
that won their respective districts.
**[05:05] Na**
*It's so hot.*
**[05:07] Na**
*Why are we still here?*
**[05:08] Na**
*His speech is way too long.*
**[05:11] Ma**
*Please, just shut up.*
**[05:14] Vo**
The man who will steal
the spotlight this summer
**[05:19] Vo**
will rise on the national
mound once more.
**[05:33] An**
A pop fly!
**[05:36] An**
Game set!
**[05:38] I1**
Hey! Let's go, Mei.
**[05:43] Na**
Why did you switch me out again?!
***SIGN*** Inashiro (West Tokyo) 7 - 0 Ichizen (Kagawa)
**[05:45] Um**
Hey, you! Get in line!
**[05:48] Um**
Chop, chop!
***SIGN*** Meanwhile, at Seido
***SIGN*** Scrimmage Seido (West Tokyo) vs Saitama Sakai (Saitama)
**[06:06] Um**
Strike!
**[06:08] Um**
Batter out!
**[06:10] Ha**
Nice pitch.
**[06:12] K1**
He's crazy!
**[06:14] K2**
He's the monster rookie
who struck out Inashiro's batters!
**[06:18] M1**
Nine strike-outs in five innings.
**[06:21] M1**
He's doing great.
**[06:23] Mi**
Hey, what happened to pacing yourself?
**[06:26] Fu**
I'm going all-out on purpose.
**[06:28] Mi**
What?
**[06:30] Fu**
Because the mound at the finals
**[06:32] Fu**
took more out of me than I expected.
**[06:37] Mi**
*I see.*
**[06:39] Mi**
*So he's not just mindlessly pitching.*
**[06:42] Fu**
I'll never let anyone say
I don't have stamina.
***SIGN*** After 7 Innings
**[06:46] Mi**
You're completely exhausted!
**[06:47] Fu**
I can't breathe.
**[06:48] Mi**
Don't push yourself!
***SIGN*** 8th Inning, Sawamura
**[06:55] Sa**
Harucchi!
**[06:57] Um**
Out!
**[06:58] Sa**
Nice!
**[06:59] Sa**
Like big brother, like little brother!
**[07:04] S1**
Three up, three down!
**[07:05] S1**
Sawamura's looking good!
**[07:07] M1**
I thought it'd take a while
for him to recover.
**[07:12] Ha**
*Yeah, he's tough.*
**[07:15] Mi**
Your control is terrible.
**[07:16] Mi**
In case you didn't notice,
the batters just messed up there.
**[07:19] Sa**
Yes, I know!
**[07:24] Sa**
*Damn.*
**[07:25] Sa**
*What's going on?*
**[07:27] Sa**
*Calm down.*
**[07:29] KC**
* A righty fastball pitcher and*
* a lefty with a peculiar form.*
**[07:33] KC**
*They're both first-years, too.*
**[07:35] KC**
*Training them seems like so much fun.*
**[07:39] KC**
*I'm so envious of Kataoka-san.*
**[07:42] Mi**
Shut up!
**[07:43] Ha**
We need to line up.
***SIGN*** Seido Sakai
**[07:45] Mi**
We kick off our pre-season with a win.
***SIGN*** Doubleheader Game 2
**[08:01] Mi**
Seven walks and five hits.
**[08:04] Mi**
Kawakami walks off at the fifth inning.
***SIGN*** Inashiro 14 Hits! Explosive Lineup!
**[08:18] Ha**
Why don't you read it,
if you're so curious?
**[08:20] S1**
Inashiro won again?
**[08:22] S2**
Narumiya hasn't given up
a run at nationals yet.
***SIGN*** Sano Hits 140m Home Run
**[08:26] S1**
They go up against the top-seeded
Seiho next, right?
**[08:30] S2**
Sixty-seven home runs in high school.
**[08:32] S2**
A monster of a batter, Shuzo Sano.
***SIGN*** Osaka Kiryu Tachi Walks Away in Tears
**[08:36] S2**
He hit a giant home run off
Tachi-san at Osaka Kiryu.
**[08:40] S2**
The team also has momentum
from a comeback win.
**[08:43] S3**
If Inashiro can beat this team,
**[08:45] S3**
Narumiya and Inashiro are going
to make national headlines.
**[08:51] S4**
Narumiya versus Sano.
**[08:53] S4**
I can't stop thinking about it,
knowing this will measure Inashiro's strength.
**[09:03] Is**
*I don't really care.*
**[09:09] Is**
*Whether they win or lose...*
**[09:12] Is**
*I don't want to see it.*
**[09:31] Sa**
*A change-up?*
***SIGN*** Seiho Inashiro
**[10:04] Sa**
Yeah!
**[10:06] SC**
I see.
**[10:07] SC**
Their defense is good.
**[10:09] SC**
Makes sense they shut out
two games in a row.
**[10:13] SC**
*Kunitomo-san has created a scary team.*
**[10:17] SC**
*But the pitcher is the real monster here.*
**[10:20] SC**
* He must've been through a lot*
* to be able to look down at our batters.*
**[10:27] SC**
Listen, Shuzo.
**[10:28] SC**
You won't come across
a game like this often.
**[10:31] SC**
But don't get caught up in the moment.
**[10:34] SC**
We're not here to make memories.
**[10:36] SC**
We're here to win!
**[10:38] SS**
Yes, sir!
***SIGN*** Seiho Inashiro
**[10:58] An**
The bases are loaded,
and it's Harada at bat!
**[11:05] I1**
Let's finish it, Harada!
**[11:07] Na**
I could use some runs right now.
**[11:11] An**
Right into the open outfield!
**[11:14] An**
Inashiro gets two runs
at the bottom of the eighth!
***SIGN*** Seiho Inashiro
***SIGN*** The cleanup offsets the balance with his bat!
***SIGN*** And we go into the ninth inning.
***SIGN*** This is the last chance for Seiho.
***SIGN*** Iguchi has been closing the past two games for Inashiro,
***SIGN*** but it looks like the ace is closing the game this time!
***SIGN*** It's two outs, and there's a runner on second.
***SIGN*** Seiho's putting up their last struggle.
***SIGN*** After striking out at his last two at-bats,
***SIGN*** he's been completely suppressed by Narumiya,
***SIGN*** but the monster is at-bat!
**[11:54] Na**
*He definitely has something special*
**[11:58] Na**
*to get up to bat in the critical moments.*
**[12:03] Sa**
*Throw me that pitch.*
**[12:08] Sa**
*Show me your change-up*
**[12:11] Sa**
*one more time!*
**[12:21] Sa**
*Crap.*
**[12:23] Na**
* When you're so open*
* about what pitch you want,*
**[12:26] Na**
*there's no way I'd give it to you.*
**[12:29] Na**
* I already paid a hefty price*
* for that lesson back in Tokyo.*
***SIGN*** Inashiro shuts out three games in a row!
***SIGN*** After beating the top-seed, they advance to the quarterfinals!
***SIGN*** Narumiya from Inashiro Shuts Out Seiho, Sano 3K
***SIGN*** 0 runs allowed in 22 innings!
***SIGN*** Prince from Tokyo
***SIGN*** No Tears For Sano, "I Lost Fair and Square"
**[12:57] A1**
Wow!
**[12:59] A1**
He struck out Sano three times.
**[13:01] A2**
Man, he really is a monster.
**[13:05] A3**
It's not really that surprising.
**[13:08] A2**
Akira.
**[13:10] (Flashback) Na**
You should go home
with your head held high.
**[13:13] (Flashback) Na**
You only lost to the best team
in the country this season.
**[13:20] A3**
*He couldn't act so big if he wasn't serious.*
**[13:24] Ra**
Naru!
**[13:27] Ra**
Miya!
**[13:29] Ra**
Mei!
**[13:32] Ra**
I want to smack him!
**[13:36] YC**
He's gonna make money!
**[13:38] YC**
Maybe even the majors will want him.
**[13:41] YC**
Damn...
**[13:43] YC**
Man, I want money.
**[13:45] Ra**
Gonna smash him!
***SIGN*** Narumiya-kun, you haven't given up a run in twenty-two innings.
***SIGN*** What do you think about tomorrow's game?
**[13:54] [SONG] On-screen**
The Heated Koshien
Tokyo Prince Special
**[13:55] Na**
I couldn't have come here alone.
**[13:58] Na**
I trust Harada-senpai's instructions
from the bottom of my heart.
**[14:02] Na**
He's so reliable.
**[14:05] Mi**
This isn't Mei at all.
**[14:08] Mi**
Stop acting.
**[14:09] Ku**
Well,
**[14:11] Ku**
they did beat us, so it's only
natural they keep winning,
**[14:15] Ku**
but I'm starting to get pissed
at all the spotlight he's getting.
**[14:19] S1**
He was on the morning news, too, right?
**[14:22] S2**
Oh, yeah!
**[14:24] S2**
"Mei-chan Fever"?
**[14:26] Mi**
"Mei-chan"?
***SIGN*** Inashiro is full of unique players.
**[14:30] [SONG] On-screen**
The Heated Koshien
Tokyo Prince Special
***SIGN*** Will they keep going to the top?
**[14:36] Sa**
*They're not better.*
**[14:41] Sa**
* Our upperclassmen were*
* just as good as them.*
**[14:46] Sa**
*Yet...*
**[14:50] [SONG] On-screen**
The Heated Koshien
Tokyo Prince Special
***SIGN*** I will do my best with my team's help!
**[14:56] Sa**
*Nationals.*
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
***SIGN*** August 19th, Tokyo Hachioji
***SIGN*** Kamiyugi Park
**[15:06] Sa**
Let's go!
**[15:07] Sa**
Everyone on the field!
**[15:10] Sa**
Thanks in advance for
catching all the hits!
***SIGN*** Inashiro Vocational from West Tokyo Enters Quarterfinals!
**[15:13] Sa**
We don't have an audience,
**[15:15] Sa**
but this is our nationals!
***SIGN*** Scrimmage Seido (West Tokyo) vs Kaiyo (Kanagawa)
**[15:17] Sa**
Let's have a game that's
even hotter than the nationals!
**[15:24] Ot**
What is he...
***SIGN*** Lost to the dark horse in the third round
**[15:26] KC**
What's his problem?
**[15:27] KC**
He's bringing back terrible memories!
**[15:31] KC**
He doesn't need to remind us.
**[15:32] KC**
We know it's the semifinals,
and everyone's watching it!
**[15:37] Fu**
*I could've kept going.*
**[15:40] Mi**
Furuya started the game,
**[15:43] Mi**
and Sawamura switched in
from the sixth inning.
**[16:01] Mi**
I told you your control is terrible!
**[16:04] Mi**
If this were nationals, we'd be burned alive.
**[16:07] Sa**
I'm sorry! I'll be careful!
***SIGN*** Seido Kaiyo
**[16:10] Mi**
* He gave up a run in the seventh*
* from a hit and a walk,*
**[16:13] Mi**
*but he closed the game in the end.*
**[16:17] Mi**
* We've won four scrimmages*
* with the Furuya-Sawamura relay.*
**[16:18] S1**
Sawamura, shut up!
***SIGN*** Kamiyugi Park
**[16:21] EE**
Good game!
**[16:26] [SONG] On-screen**
The Heated Koshien
Semifinals Game 2
***SIGN*** It's gone! Home run!
***SIGN*** This is his second home run this tournament for the sixth batter, Yamaoka!
***SIGN*** With the timely hit from Yoshizawa, they scored four runs this inning
**[16:36] [SONG] On-screen**
The Heated Koshien
Semifinals Game 2
***SIGN*** and turned the game around.
***SIGN*** He gave up two runs in the beginning, perhaps due to fatigue,
***SIGN*** but he got his game together toward the end.
***SIGN*** Ikuei takes advantage of Iguchi, who relieves in the eighth
***SIGN*** and takes back two runs.
***SIGN*** They close the gap to three runs, but fall short.
***SIGN*** Inashiro advances to the final for the second time
***SIGN*** since sixteen years ago.
**[17:02] Mi**
If they've made it this far,
**[17:04] Mi**
let's see it through until the end.
**[17:07] Mi**
So that we'll never forget
how we felt that time.
***SIGN*** Koshien
**[17:18] Ku**
What are you doing?
**[17:21] Sa**
Do you know, Kuramochi-senpai...
**[17:23] Sa**
...where the name Koshien comes from?
**[17:26] Ku**
What?
**[17:28] Sa**
It was named by Mr. Shozo Misaki.
**[17:31] Sa**
Construction of the stadium was completed
in the year Taisho 13,
***SIGN*** Jiazi
**[17:35] Sa**
and it fell on the year of Jiazi,
***SIGN*** Koshien
**[17:37] Sa**
so it was named "Koshien."
**[17:40] Sa**
What in the world is Jiazi?
**[17:43] Sa**
I'm so confused.
***SIGN*** Jiazi
**[17:44] Ku**
What are you studying?!
**[17:49] Is**
Damn, it's hot.
**[17:52] Is**
What are you guys doing here?
**[17:54] Is**
Something interesting on TV?
**[17:57] Ma**
No. Not really.
**[18:00] Is**
There's no more ice in my freezer.
**[18:03] Is**
I'm gonna take some from here.
**[18:04] Ma**
Yes, please.
**[18:11] Sa**
Isashiki-senpai.
**[18:14] Sa**
Inashiro made the final.
**[18:19] Is**
Huh?
**[18:20] Ku**
Hey, Sawamura!
**[18:25] Sa**
You guys didn't lose.
**[18:27] Sa**
I don't think Inashiro is better.
**[18:35] Ha**
*E-Eijun-kun.*
**[18:39] Sa**
It was so pathetic,
**[18:41] Sa**
that I had to watch the video over
and over to really accept it.
**[18:48] Sa**
B-But it was...
**[18:51] Sa**
But I was the weak link.
**[18:54] Sa**
At the very end, I got scared
of Inashiro's batters.
**[19:06] Sa**
"What drives you so much?"
**[19:09] Sa**
"Why do you fight so hard?"
I thought.
**[19:13] Sa**
What does it mean to go to nationals?
**[19:21] Sa**
What's so special about nationals?
***SIGN*** Inashiro Mei Narumiya, the Tokyo Prince
**[19:34] Is**
I don't know.
**[19:41] Is**
I've never been to nationals.
**[19:46] Sa**
That's not what I meant.
**[19:48] Is**
Then what was your point? Huh?
**[19:52] Ku**
I'm sorry, Jun-san.
**[19:54] Ku**
As you know, he's "special."
**[19:58] Is**
Yeah, I guess so.
**[20:02] Is**
I don't know what you want
out of nationals,
**[20:07] Is**
but who sets their goals on
something anyone can go to?
**[20:15] Is**
We try because it's hard.
**[20:18] Is**
It's a dream because it takes a lot of work.
**[20:28] Is**
What's so special about nationals?
**[20:30] Is**
Don't make me laugh.
**[20:34] Is**
Why don't you go figure that out yourself?
**[20:37] Is**
Idiot.
**[20:44] Sa**
*F-Figure it out myself?*
**[20:47] Ku**
*Jun-san...*
**[20:51] Is**
Let me tell you!
**[20:52] Is**
You'll never get to the nationals,
the way you are!
**[20:55] Is**
Miyuki! Zono! Kuramochi!
**[20:58] Is**
Everyone's looking at you,
so be good examples!
**[21:01] Is**
And you batters!
**[21:03] Is**
You guys aren't scoring at all in the scrims!
**[21:06] Is**
You'd better swing until your hands rip off!
**[21:08] EE**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[21:10] Is**
Kawakami!
**[21:12] Is**
Stop looking so gloomy all the time!
**[21:15] Is**
You have another year!
**[21:17] Is**
Start looking forward!
**[21:18] Ka**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[21:19] Is**
Don't let the first-years
walk all over you, idiot!
**[21:27] Ry**
You were barking real loud.
**[21:36] Is**
Damn.
**[21:38] Is**
Doing that made me realize...
**[21:43] Is**
...that I've retired already.
**[21:51] Is**
Inashiro's at the final, huh?
**[21:54] Is**
Damn.
**[21:56] Ry**
We can have a rematch in college.
**[21:58] Ma**
Yeah.
**[21:59] Is**
I can't wait that long!
**[22:01] Ry**
You're way too eager.
**[23:36] Sa**
The final at nationals...
**[23:38] Sa**
How does it feel to stand
on the mound there?
**[23:41] Mi**
Inashiro are shooting for the top at nationals.
**[23:43] Mi**
On the other hand, we're struggling
to get the new team rolling.
**[23:46] Mi**
Then a new face shows up.
**[23:49] Mi**
But why now?
**[23:51] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Outsider.
***SIGN*** Outsider
**[23:54] SC**
Now that I'm here, I shall most
definitely take you there.
# 66 - Outsider
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***SIGN*** August 20
**[00:00] CC**
Mei-kun!
**[00:01] CC**
Carlos!
**[00:02] CC**
Tsubasa-kun!
**[00:03] CC**
Yoshi!
**[00:05] CC**
Carlos!
**[00:05] CC**
Mei-kun!
**[00:07] I1**
People are still here this late?
**[00:09] I2**
Do they have the hotel surrounded?
**[00:14] I2**
Don't wave at them, idiot!
**[00:15] Na**
Hey!
**[00:16] I3**
He loves the attention.
**[00:18] I4**
He's like a little kid.
***SIGN*** Outsider
**[01:51] An**
* We're quickly approaching*
* the end of the summer nationals.*
**[01:54] An**
*In game one of the semifinals,*
**[01:56] An**
*the ace at Inashiro, Narumiya, pitched well*
**[01:59] An**
*and took down Ikuei 7-4.*
**[02:01] An**
*Just one game away from the top.*
**[02:04] I1**
They're only focusing on you!
**[02:06] I1**
What's with that face?
**[02:08] Ma**
Hey, Mei.
**[02:09] Ma**
Why are you still up?
**[02:10] Ma**
You need to rest for tomorrow.
**[02:12] Ma**
You're going to be pitching
two days in a row.
**[02:14] Na**
It's not even eight yet.
**[02:16] Na**
I can't sleep yet.
**[02:18] Ma**
I'm saying you need to rest your body.
**[02:20] Na**
That's no fun.
**[02:22] Na**
It's our last day staying here.
**[02:25] Na**
I bet you were one of those people
who slept early on school field trips.
**[02:28] Ma**
Shut up!
**[02:30] I1**
The upperclassmen aren't acting
any different, even at nationals.
**[02:34] I1**
I've been feeling like I'm up in the clouds.
**[02:37] I2**
I know!
**[02:38] I2**
The crowd is so huge here!
**[02:40] I2**
And all the teams we've played
are so famous.
**[02:43] I1**
And we've made it to the final.
**[02:44] I1**
One more win,
and we'll be national champions.
**[02:47] I1**
But for some reason,
**[02:48] I1**
when I'm with these guys,
**[02:50] I1**
I'm not surprised we've made this far.
**[02:58] I1**
They should be feeling more exhaustion
compared to us who aren't playing, yet...
**[03:03] I3**
I'm sure they'll do it.
**[03:05] I3**
I can't imagine them losing.
**[03:09] Na**
Oh, man!
***SIGN*** tension
**[03:10] Na**
Maybe I'll go to bed since you're so loud!
***SIGN*** jitter
**[03:12] Ma**
Yes! Go to sleep!
**[03:13] Ma**
Sleep like a pool of mud!
**[03:15] I3**
I think.
**[03:17] Na**
Oh, I forgot to say one thing.
**[03:20] Na**
Iguchi-san.
**[03:22] Na**
With so many hot days,
**[03:25] Na**
I couldn't have made it here alone.
**[03:28] Na**
I'm really grateful.
**[03:31] Na**
Yoshi-san and Tsubasa-kun.
**[03:33] Na**
I can feel relaxed
with you defending behind me.
**[03:37] Na**
I think the team we have this year
is the strongest team ever.
**[03:43] Na**
Please bear with me for one more day.
**[03:48] I1**
It was just for a moment,
but Mei lowered his head!
**[03:52] Na**
Masa-san.
**[03:56] Na**
Let's take the top.
**[03:57] Ma**
Of course.
**[03:59] Ma**
We've already made it this far.
**[04:03] Ma**
Don't strain your neck sleeping.
**[04:06] Na**
Okay.
**[04:06] Na**
Well, good night!
**[04:08] II**
Good night!
**[04:11] I1**
I bet it's not that he can't go to sleep.
**[04:15] I1**
He doesn't want to.
**[04:16] ---**
You know?
**[04:18] I1**
Okay! I'll take tomorrow's game by storm!
**[04:22] I1**
Tomorrow's game will be
the last game we'll play together.
**[04:26] I1**
It's the last game he'll pitch to you.
**[04:30] Ma**
*Win or lose,*
**[04:32] Ma**
*we just give our very best tomorrow.*
**[04:37] Ma**
* I think the team is more*
* than happy already...*
***SIGN*** August 21
**[04:41] Ma**
* ...for being able to go into*
* our last game like this.*
***SIGN*** Hanshin Koshien Stadium
**[04:46] Ma**
* This summer, only one school*
* can go without losing once,*
**[04:52] Ma**
*and be at the top of 4,059 schools.*
**[04:56] Ma**
Let's go!
**[04:57] II**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Both teams are looking energetic today.
***SIGN*** This is the national tournament final!
***SIGN*** Will Inashiro from West Tokyo take it?
***SIGN*** Or will Komadai Fujimaki from South Hokkaido take it?
**[05:08] 3C**
Okay, okay.
***SIGN*** Ichidai Third High
**[05:10] 3C**
Let's watch this game closely today.
**[05:12] 3C**
We will be the ones standing there next year.
***SIGN*** The starting pitcher for Inashiro is the Tokyo Prince!
***SIGN*** Mei Narumiya!
**[05:21] EC**
Going all the way to the final means
they'll have a late start for the new team.
***SIGN*** Sensen Academy
***SIGN*** Mutter Mutter
**[05:27] EC**
Though I'm sure Kunitomo-san
has some sort of a plan,
**[05:31] EC**
this could be our chance to go
to the fall invitiational, Maki.
**[05:35] YC**
I'm sure he's exhausted from
pitching so much at the nationals.
***SIGN*** Yakushi High School
**[05:39] YC**
It's your chance to destroy him
in the fall prelims and get famous, Raichi!
***SIGN*** Akikawa Academy
***SIGN*** The entire nation has its eyes on this second-year ace!
***SIGN*** What will he show us today at the national final?
***SIGN*** And it's play ball!
**[05:56] Sa**
*The national final...*
**[06:00] Sa**
*What is it like to stand on the mound there?*
**[06:11] Na**
*Just like any other game,*
**[06:13] Na**
*the target is so big.*
**[06:17] Na**
*Now, let's go look at...*
**[06:23] Na**
*...the scene from the top.*
**[06:27] 31**
Yeah!
**[06:29] 32**
It's the beach!
**[06:31] 33**
Let's swim, baby!
**[06:33] 31**
I'm gonna get a real tan!
**[06:38] 32**
There aren't many people here.
**[06:40] 32**
Even though it's the beach.
**[06:41] 34**
No surprise there.
**[06:43] 34**
It's past the Bon Festival.
**[06:45] 34**
No one swims at the beach, anymore.
**[06:47] 34**
Jellyfish also come out.
**[06:49] 31**
You didn't change?
**[06:50] 32**
What?
**[06:51] 32**
I wanted to do something
summer-like for once!
**[06:53] 34**
Your fault for wanting
to come to the beach.
**[06:56] 32**
Hot!
**[06:56] 33**
Damn it.
**[06:57] 33**
I should've suggested the pool.
***SIGN*** Idiot!
**[06:59] 3A**
Idiot!
**[07:02] B1**
Mom, why are only their
arms and faces tanned?
**[07:07] M1**
They're baseball boys.
**[07:09] M1**
They're here to try to make summer memories.
**[07:15] 31**
Sorry, Koichiro.
**[07:17] 31**
For inviting you out of the blue.
**[07:19] 31**
You're stuck with these guys, too.
**[07:21] Ta**
Well, I hadn't been out lately,
**[07:23] Ta**
so it's a nice change.
**[07:27] 31**
You haven't been practicing?
**[07:29] 31**
What about tryouts?
**[07:30] Ta**
I applied for one tryout,
**[07:32] Ta**
but I don't really have high hopes for that.
**[07:35] Ta**
I didn't even do much the last tournament.
**[07:39] Ta**
So I'll probably just take the exam.
**[07:42] 31**
I see.
**[07:44] 31**
Well, our guys are in the same shoes.
**[07:48] 31**
We lost pretty early, so some
started focusing to studying early.
**[07:53] 31**
I got hit by a line drive
and forfeited the mound.
**[07:56] 31**
You got switched out from a leg cramp.
**[08:00] 31**
In the end, we had nothing but regrets.
**[08:06] 32**
Come back!
**[08:09] 33**
A ukulele?
**[08:13] 31**
*I wonder if...*
**[08:15] 31**
*...the national final is done yet.*
**[08:25] 31**
I can't quit.
**[08:29] 31**
I can't quit baseball like this.
**[08:32] 31**
Can you?
***SIGN*** August 22
***SIGN*** Narumiya Loses Steam
***SIGN*** A Four-Pitcher Relay
**[08:47] Re**
A four-pitcher relay
***SIGN*** Komadai Coach Nitta's Victorious Calls
**[08:48] Re**
held Inashiro down to two runs.
**[08:51] Re**
I'm sure there were differences
in the strength of individuals,
**[08:54] Re**
but doesn't it prove that
your strategy wasn't wrong?
***SIGN*** Nitta Magic Makes Komadai Champions
**[09:10] Ku**
Huh?
**[09:11] Ku**
Why are there so many people
right after the nationals?
**[09:14] C1**
Good luck, guys!
**[09:16] C2**
You guys are the only team that
took four runs from Narumiya!
**[09:20] C3**
We're counting on you, Seido batters!
**[09:23] Mi**
I see.
**[09:24] Mi**
So that's what's going on.
**[09:25] Ma**
That was only because of the third-years...
**[09:27] Ku**
Sheesh.
**[09:28] Ku**
Why couldn't they just win nationals?
**[09:31] Ku**
It might've demotivated Narumiya
for next year.
**[09:34] Mi**
Yeah, right. He's not the type.
**[09:37] Mi**
I'm sure he'll come back even bigger.
**[09:40] Ku**
Why are you so happy?
**[09:46] S1**
Hey, look!
**[09:47] S2**
They came early, and they're running!
**[09:49] S3**
We're practicing all day today.
**[09:51] S3**
Do they want to die?
**[09:57] (Flashback) Na**
Come on!
**[10:03] Ma**
*Narumiya was pitching, and we couldn't win.*
**[10:05] Ma**
*Everyone accepts the loss.*
**[10:09] Ma**
* Regrettably, we couldn't help*
* Narumiya by scoring more runs.*
**[10:14] Ma**
*He was our ace until the very end.*
**[10:17] Ma**
*I'm sure he wouldn't accept my thanks,*
**[10:19] Ma**
*but I want to tell him, "Thank you."*
**[10:24] Sa**
*Nationals...*
**[10:27] Sa**
*I want to stand on that mound, too.*
**[10:34] Sa**
Hey! Don't run in front of me!
**[10:36] Fu**
You're too slow!
**[10:38] Sa**
Wait up!
**[10:39] C1**
Sawamura is as loud as ever.
**[10:42] C2**
It just means he's healthy again.
**[10:45] C2**
I was a little worried for a bit.
**[10:47] C3**
Excuse me.
**[10:48] C3**
Are those two first-years?
**[10:51] C4**
What?
**[10:52] C4**
Did you not watch the final?
**[10:54] C3**
No.
**[10:56] C4**
The taller one's Satoru Furuya.
***SIGN*** Water...
***SIGN*** Wait...
**[10:58] C4**
His fastball is monstrous,
despite being just a first-year.
***SIGN*** huff huff
**[11:02] C4**
And the loud one is Eijun Sawamura.
**[11:06] C4**
He's a valuable southpaw for the team.
**[11:09] C4**
And Norifumi Kawakami is our
right-handed sidearm pitcher.
**[11:12] C4**
If these three grow,
the new team should do pretty well.
**[11:18] C3**
Three pitchers, each with a unique style.
**[11:21] C4**
You're not a Seido alumnus, are you?
**[11:24] C3**
Yeah, sorry.
**[11:27] C3**
I'm an outsider.
**[11:37] (Flashback) Is**
You guys aren't scoring at all in the scrims!
**[11:40] (Flashback) Is**
You'd better swing until your hands rip off!
***SIGN*** Maezono, First Baseman, Batting Third
21 At Bats, 3 Hits (BA .142)
(In the Past Five Games)
**[11:44] Ma**
*Damn.*
**[11:45] Ma**
*I can't help going for the outside curveball.*
**[11:48] Ma**
*At this rate, I might even
be taken off the roster.*
***SIGN*** Kuramochi, Shortstop, Batting First
24 At Bats, 5 Hits (BA .208)
**[11:53] Ku**
*I need to practice my right hitting.*
***SIGN*** Kominato, Second Baseman, Batting Second 21 At Bats, 12 Hits (BA .571)
**[11:57] Ku**
*If I can't get on base before him, there's no point.*
**[12:02] Mi**
*For some reason,*
***SIGN*** Miyuki, Catcher, Batting Fourth 22 At Bats, 6 Hits (BA .272)
**[12:04] Mi**
*no one's able to swing decisively.*
***SIGN*** BA/RSP .222
**[12:08] Mi**
*Though I'm not really one to talk.*
**[12:12] I1**
I guess practice is different
from playing actual games.
**[12:16] I2**
Our average score in scrimmages
is less than three.
**[12:20] I1**
Compared to last year's team,
we definitely don't sound like a batting team.
**[12:25] Ka**
Idiot.
**[12:26] Ka**
We've gotta take advantage of that.
**[12:29] Ka**
The bottom of the order is always changing.
**[12:32] Ka**
I'm sure the current team
isn't set in stone yet.
**[12:37] Mi**
We'll start game-simulated
batting practice at 1:30 PM!
**[12:40] Mi**
Let's stay focused
and do it like a real game.
**[12:42] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[12:44] Mi**
Nori, can you warm up your shoulders?
**[12:48] Mi**
I want the batters to be
able to hit cleanly today.
**[12:51] Mi**
You can go a little easy on the control,
but I need strong, live pitching.
**[12:57] Mi**
Just between you and me, I can't ask
the first-years to do something so hard.
**[13:02] Mi**
Okay?
**[13:05] Ka**
Okay, I'll try.
**[13:07] Mi**
Thanks.
**[13:07] Mi**
I'm counting on you.
**[13:09] Re**
Miyuki-kun's trying to put Kawakami-kun
back on his feet by making him pitch to batters.
**[13:16] Re**
It's a very catcher-like idea,
and maybe it'll work.
**[13:21] Ka**
Kawakami will be fine.
**[13:23] Ka**
His form isn't broken,
and he knows the position he's in.
**[13:31] Re**
*He's a keen observer.*
**[13:33] Re**
* He keeps the perfect distance*
* between himself and the players.*
**[13:36] Re**
* He's the only coach I know*
* who's so good at doing that.*
**[13:42] Sa**
All right! Time for lunch!
**[13:44] Fu**
I-I'm gonna melt.
**[13:46] Ha**
Are you okay, Furuya-kun?
**[13:48] O1**
Hey, boys.
**[13:50] O1**
What time do you practice until?
**[13:52] Sa**
Until six, I believe.
**[13:54] O1**
From nine in the morning?
**[13:56] O1**
That's long.
**[13:59] O1**
Isn't it tough?
**[14:02] Sa**
Well...
**[14:03] Sa**
It's hot, and I don't get to pitch much,
**[14:07] Sa**
so I do have complaints.
**[14:09] O1**
Yet this team is so energetic.
**[14:13] Sa**
Well, of course.
**[14:15] Sa**
We're practicing because
we don't want to lose.
**[14:18] Sa**
We can't complain about
the weather or being tired.
**[14:21] Sa**
Excuse us!
**[14:24] O1**
But you'll lose.
**[14:27] O1**
In a competition, most people lose.
**[14:31] O1**
It's like you're playing to lose.
**[14:36] O1**
You train so hard,
sweating gallons every day,
**[14:39] O1**
and I have to say it's commendable.
**[14:43] O1**
But you guys are, you know...
**[14:46] O1**
...huge masochists.
**[14:47] Sa**
What?
**[14:48] O1**
Athletes are all masochists and narcissists.
**[14:53] O1**
You just like the idea of working hard.
**[14:55] O1**
Otherwise, you're all just idiots.
***SIGN*** Idiots!
**[14:57] O1**
You're working so hard
under the scorching sun,
**[15:01] O1**
and I bet you'll still keep practicing
even if the world were to end tomorrow.
**[15:04] Sa**
What the hell are you trying to say?
**[15:07] Ha**
Eijun-kun, let's go.
**[15:09] Sa**
Damn it.
**[15:11] Sa**
Who was that old man?
**[15:12] Sa**
He got on my nerves really fast!
**[15:14] Ha**
Don't worry about him.
**[15:16] Ha**
Some people are just like that.
**[15:19] Ma**
A new assistant coach, sir?
**[15:22] Ka**
Yes.
**[15:23] Ka**
He's not an alumnus coach
like the ones who come sometimes.
**[15:26] Ka**
He'll be here as an official assistant coach.
**[15:29] Sa**
What are we talking about?
**[15:32] Ka**
We're getting a new coach.
**[15:34] Ka**
He taught for twenty years
at Kokaidai Sagara in Kanagawa,
**[15:39] Ka**
and he left the team with the head coach,
Yamamoto, when he retired.
**[15:44] S1**
Kokaidai's a regular at nationals.
**[15:47] S2**
Yeah.
**[15:47] Mi**
* I'd heard that both assistant and*
* head coaches here were mostly alumni.*
**[15:55] Mi**
*And why now?*
**[15:55] Ka**
He has a lot of experience
in conditioning exercises.
**[16:00] Ka**
I plan to incorporate any good ideas he has.
**[16:04] Ot**
* The principal is so quick to find someone,*
* or should I say, underhanded?*
**[16:06] Pr**
I'm so glad I found someone for the job.
**[16:09] Ot**
* He'd been asking this guy*
* to come for two years already.*
**[16:14] Ka**
All in all, the plan is to get
the team stronger during the summer.
**[16:18] Ka**
Make sure you tackle your weaknesses
before the fall tournament!
**[16:22] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[16:23] Sa**
*A new assistant coach?*
**[16:27] Pr**
I see.
**[16:28] Pr**
So you were observing the practice today.
**[16:32] O1**
Yes.
**[16:33] Pr**
So what do you think of
our team, Ochiai-san?
**[16:37] Oc**
You have a very nice facility
and a lot of good players.
**[16:42] Oc**
Yet you haven't made nationals.
**[16:45] Oc**
It's truly mysterious.
**[16:47] Oc**
Now that I'm here,
I promise to take you to nationals.
**[16:54] Pr**
We have his words!
**[16:56] VP**
Yes, sir!
**[16:56] Oc**
I wish I was cool enough to say that.
**[17:00] Oc**
Baseball isn't that easy.
**[17:02] Oc**
Especially high school baseball.
**[17:13] Sa**
All right!
**[17:15] S1**
Good catch!
**[17:16] S1**
Next!
**[17:19] Sa**
What is this?
**[17:21] Sa**
You're just making me run from side to side!
**[17:25] S1**
Hey, Furuya!
***SIGN*** pant pant
**[17:27] S1**
Stop resting in the shadow
of such a skinny pole!
**[17:29] S1**
If you don't catch five more,
you're staying late!
**[17:32] Oc**
You're pushing them hard.
**[17:34] Ka**
The summer heat is only available
to us during this season.
**[17:39] Ka**
I always push the players
during the summer season.
**[17:42] Oc**
Quite fiendish of you.
**[17:45] Ka**
No matter how good they may become,
**[17:47] Ka**
they're still high schoolers.
**[17:49] Ka**
If they can't play to the best
of their ability on the field,
**[17:53] Ka**
they'll be the ones
with the bitter memories.
**[17:58] Oc**
I think I'll just observe for now.
**[18:02] Oc**
I haven't memorized anyone's
faces and names yet,
**[18:05] Oc**
and I want to get a feel
for the kind of practice you do.
**[18:08] Ka**
Okay.
**[18:10] Ka**
Feel free to bring me any remarks you have.
**[18:12] Ka**
If it'll help the team improve,
**[18:15] Ka**
I'll set up as many meetings as possible.
**[18:17] Oc**
Are you sure about that?
**[18:20] Oc**
Can I change this team however I see fit?
**[18:27] Oc**
Just kidding.
**[18:29] Oc**
I'm actually pretty shy.
**[18:31] Ot**
What?
**[18:32] Oc**
Yes.
**[18:32] Oc**
I'm sorry.
**[18:39] S1**
Wow.
**[18:40] Ka**
Tojo's hitting pretty well.
**[18:45] To**
Thank you for the nice pitching,
Kawakami-senpai!
**[18:48] Ka**
*Crap.*
**[18:49] Ka**
*I'm getting depressed.*
**[18:51] Ka**
*He's got talent.*
**[18:53] Ka**
*I was pretty serious.*
**[18:55] Oc**
Is that batter a first-year?
**[18:57] Re**
Yes, he's Hideaki Tojo.
**[19:00] Re**
He came here as a pitcher,
**[19:02] Re**
but he asked to switch to the outfield.
**[19:04] Re**
Still, he was a good pitcher
in junior high,
**[19:06] Ka**
You look good.
**[19:06] Re**
so he still has potential
as a pitcher in the long run.
**[19:07] To**
I can do better.
**[19:13] To**
*After five months at Seido,*
**[19:17] To**
* I've already gotten a good welcome*
* from high school baseball.*
**[19:22] To**
* What I did in junior high*
* doesn't mean anything here.*
**[19:27] To**
* This is the only way*
* I can rise up in this team.*
**[19:33] To**
*It's the only way.*
**[19:35] S1**
Tojo, huh?
**[19:37] S1**
He has a knack for batting,
**[19:38] S1**
and he also has a strong shoulder
since he used to pitch.
**[19:41] S2**
Yeah! Yeah!
**[19:42] S2**
Gotta watch out for him!
**[19:43] S1**
He should've just stayed a pitcher.
**[19:46] S2**
Yeah.
**[19:47] S1**
The only definitive outfielder is Shirasu.
***SIGN*** Shirasu, Right Fielder, Batting Sixth 21 At BAts, 7 Hits (BA .333)
**[19:51] S1**
Furuya usually goes into the left field, too.
**[19:53] Sa**
What's that hand on your hip?
**[19:56] S1**
Which means...
**[19:57] S2**
Only one spot left for the outfielder spot.
***SIGN*** Naomichi Seki
***SIGN*** Takeru Aso
***SIGN*** Hideaki Tojo
**[20:06] S1**
It's going to be mine!
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[20:08] S2**
Right?
**[20:08] S1**
I'm taking it!
**[20:10] S3**
Outfield! Catch the flies!
**[20:14] Mi**
*August.*
***SIGN*** Seido Baseball
**[20:15] Mi**
* Our game results so far,*
* including the second-string games,*
**[20:17] Mi**
*have been 8 wins and 4 losses.*
**[20:20] Mi**
* We have more wins,*
* but we lack scoring power,*
**[20:24] Mi**
*and all the games have been close.*
**[20:26] Ot**
*I'm still not sure about this new team.*
**[20:30] Mi**
*However, the poor results...*
**[20:33] Mi**
* ...gave the first-years hope*
* to make the first-string.*
***SIGN*** Higasa, Third Baseman, Batting Seventh 20 At BAts, 5 Hits (BA .250)
**[20:39] S1**
Can I do another box?
**[20:41] M1**
Yeah. Got it.
**[20:44] Mi**
*Not everything's meshing perfectly yet,*
**[20:47] Mi**
* but the hungry first-years are also*
* pushing the second-years to strive.*
**[20:51] Mi**
* The overall atmosphere*
* isn't actually bad.*
**[20:51] Sa**
Let's get in the bullpen!
***SIGN*** Saturday: Chiba at Seido Sunday: Arita at Seido
**[20:54] Mi**
* We only have three more*
* scrimmages in the summer.*
**[20:58] Mi**
*We need something.*
**[21:00] Mi**
*Something that'll ignite the team.*
**[21:04] Ot**
What?
**[21:06] Ot**
You accepted the offer?
**[21:08] Ka**
Yes.
**[21:09] Ot**
Why?
**[21:10] Ot**
It was a sudden request from them.
**[21:12] Ot**
You could've declined!
**[21:14] Ot**
Especially since we could be
playing against them in the fall!
**[21:19] Oc**
I see no problem with the game.
**[21:21] Oc**
I'm sure the players would rather
play a game than do boring practice.
**[21:26] Ot**
But...
**[21:27] Ot**
Our team still isn't complete.
**[21:29] Ot**
The word is that they've been going around
defeating strong teams, one after another.
**[21:36] Ot**
I-If our pitchers end up getting destroyed...
**[21:39] Oc**
*Why are you so worried?*
**[21:42] Ka**
What every team wants more than a win
right now is experience.
**[21:46] Ka**
If we may end up fighting
them in a tournament,
**[21:49] Ka**
all the more reason to play them.
**[21:51] Ot**
But...
**[21:56] Ka**
There's no better opponent...
***SIGN*** Yakushi
**[22:01] Ka**
...to see where they're at right now.
**[23:36] Mi**
A scrimmage with Yakushi?
**[23:37] Mi**
This could be the
kick in the rear we needed.
**[23:41] Sa**
If we win today,
it'll be twenty wins in a row!
**[23:43] Sa**
Yeah.
**[23:43] Sa**
Furuya, how many consecutive wins are we at?
**[23:46] Fu**
I forget.
**[23:46] Sa**
This is so frustrating!
**[23:49] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
The Kick.
**[23:51] Ra**
Furuya, Sawamura, Kawakami,
and... Tanba.
***SIGN*** The Kick
**[23:55] Ra**
I'll destroy you all with my bat!
**[23:57] YC**
Tanba's already gone.
# 67 - The Kick
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**[00:01] Mi**
*August.*
***SIGN*** Seido Baseball
**[00:02] Mi**
* Our game results so far,*
* including the second-string games,*
**[00:05] Mi**
*have been 8 wins and 4 losses.*
**[00:07] Mi**
* We have more wins,*
* but we lack scoring power,*
**[00:11] Mi**
*and all the games have been close.*
**[00:13] Mi**
*However, the poor results...*
**[00:16] Mi**
* ...gave the first-years hope*
* to make the first-string.*
**[00:20] Mi**
* The hungry first-years are also*
* pushing the second-years to strive.*
**[00:24] Mi**
*The overall atmosphere isn't actually bad.*
**[00:25] Sa**
Let's get in the bullpen!
**[00:27] [SONG] On-screen**
Saturday: Chiba at Seido
Sunday: Arita at Seido
**[00:28] Mi**
* We only have three more*
* practice games left in the summer.*
**[00:32] Mi**
*We need something.*
**[00:34] Mi**
*Something that'll ignite the team.*
**[00:38] Ot**
What?
**[00:39] Ot**
You accepted the offer?
**[00:41] Ka**
Yes.
**[00:42] Ot**
Why?
**[00:43] Ot**
It was a sudden request from them.
**[00:46] Ot**
You could've declined!
**[00:48] Ot**
Especially since we could be
playing against them in the fall!
**[00:52] Oc**
*Why are you so worried?*
**[00:54] Ka**
What every team wants more than
a win right now is experience.
**[00:58] Ka**
If we may end up fighting
them in a tournament,
**[01:01] Ka**
all the more reason to play them.
**[01:03] Ot**
But...
**[01:08] Ka**
There's no better opponent...
***SIGN*** Yakushi
**[01:13] Ka**
...to see where they're at right now.
***SIGN*** The Kick
***SIGN*** August 27, Practice Game:
***SIGN*** Seido (W. Tokyo) vs Chiba Shodai (Chiba)
***SIGN*** Seido Chiba
**[02:58] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[03:01] CC**
Seriously?
**[03:02] CC**
He's only a first-year?
**[03:22] Ka**
When's the last time
those three scored together?
**[03:26] S1**
A while ago.
**[03:27] Sa**
At least you scored!
**[03:28] Ma**
Shut up!
**[03:38] Mi**
*I haven't felt this good in a while.*
**[03:42] Ku**
Way to go!
**[03:43] S1**
About time you showed something!
**[03:46] Oc**
This team has some explosive power.
**[03:49] Ka**
Yes.
**[03:50] Ka**
Our players are, by no means, bad.
**[03:54] Ot**
*The batters didn't look that good before.*
**[03:58] Ot**
*What happened?*
**[04:01] (Flashback) Mi**
A practice game with Yakushi?
**[04:04] (Flashback) Ka**
Yes.
**[04:04] (Flashback) Ka**
It was a sudden request from them,
**[04:07] (Flashback) Ka**
and I've decided to accept.
**[04:15] (Flashback) Ha**
Eijun-kun.
**[04:16] (Flashback) Ha**
You've got yourself an early rematch.
**[04:21] (Flashback) Sa**
Hot!
**[04:23] (Flashback) Ka**
Against Chiba, Furuya
and Sawamura will pitch.
**[04:27] (Flashback) Ka**
Against Arita, Kawakami will pitch.
**[04:30] (Flashback) Ka**
As the final game of the summer break,
**[04:32] (Flashback) Ka**
I'll use every player
I can for the Yakushi game.
**[04:36] (Flashback) Ka**
Everyone, be prepared.
**[04:38] (Flashback) SS**
Yes, sir!
**[04:40] (Flashback) Ka**
Damn! I want to play against Yakushi, too.
**[04:43] (Flashback) S1**
Yeah, since their team's
made up of mostly first-years.
**[04:47] (Flashback) S1**
It'll depends on whether we can
show off before the Yakushi game.
**[04:50] (Flashback) Ka**
Yeah.
**[04:52] (Flashback) Ka**
If we can impress the coach,
**[04:53] (Flashback) Ka**
maybe he'll use us.
**[04:55] (Flashback) Ka**
Let's make some good plays.
**[04:58] (Flashback) S1**
Yeah.
**[05:01] S2**
Whoa! An RBI hit!
**[05:04] S2**
Todo got another hit!
**[05:07] Ka**
*Damn.*
***SIGN*** Seido Chiba
**[05:11] S1**
Right?
**[05:12] S2**
Shut up!
**[05:14] Ka**
Furuya.
**[05:15] Ka**
You're in left field for the sixth inning.
**[05:17] [SONG] On-screen**
Shocked
**[05:18] Ka**
Sawamura.
**[05:19] Ka**
You're going in next inning.
**[05:20] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[05:22] Mi**
Sawamura, what's your theme for today?
**[05:25] Sa**
Theme?
**[05:27] Sa**
My theme is freedom!
**[05:29] Mi**
I know you've never been good at control,
**[05:32] Mi**
so I won't ask for too much,
**[05:34] Mi**
but you've had way too
many wide pitches lately.
**[05:38] Mi**
You have a unique form, so you're
doing well in the practice games,
**[05:42] Mi**
but it's not going to work
against you-know-who.
**[05:54] Mi**
Anyway, look at my mitt carefully,
and pitch with confidence!
**[05:57] Mi**
Winning is important,
**[05:59] Mi**
but we're more worried about technique.
**[06:01] Fu**
Like pitching an entire—
**[06:02] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[06:03] Sa**
My theme will be a challenge for freedom!
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[06:05] Mi**
Say what?
**[06:06] Sa**
I'm sorry!
**[06:08] Ot**
Could the game against Yakushi
be raising their motivation?
**[06:13] Ot**
Looks like I was worried over nothing.
**[06:17] Sa**
Let's go!
**[06:18] Ku**
Don't give away any free walks!
**[06:22] Ka**
They're excited to test their strengths.
**[06:25] Ka**
They want to know where they're at.
**[06:34] Re**
I don't know why they
wanted to play against us,
**[06:40] Re**
but these kids are all equipped
with strong hearts to take them head-on.
***SIGN*** Tokyo Suginami-ku, Yakushi High School
**[07:03] C1**
Two homers in a row?
**[07:04] C2**
Who is this kid?
**[07:05] C3**
That ball flew so fast!
**[07:08] YC**
Raichi!
**[07:09] YC**
Did you touch the base?
**[07:15] O1**
Oh, damn!
**[07:16] Y1**
How does he forget to touch the base?
**[07:19] Y2**
He lost a home run once because of it.
**[07:27] YC**
Nice! Very nice!
**[07:30] YC**
*Looks like his leg's doing fine.*
**[07:32] YC**
Sanada, rest for today.
**[07:36] YC**
Prepare for tomorrow.
**[07:39] YC**
I never expected they'd say yes.
**[07:42] YC**
Let's pay them back for our loss
this summer tenfold!
**[07:48] Ra**
Furuya, Sawamura, Kawakami, and...
**[07:52] Ra**
...Tanba!
**[07:54] Ra**
I'll destroy you all!
**[07:57] YC**
Tanba's already gone!
**[08:02] S1**
Game one against Chiba Shodai.
**[08:04] S1**
6-2 with Furuya and Sawamura.
**[08:07] S1**
And Team B also fought well afterward, but...
**[08:11] S1**
Anyway, you guys still pitched well.
**[08:15] S2**
Sorry.
**[08:16] S3**
If we'd won, it would've been our tenth win.
**[08:19] S1**
Don't fret it.
**[08:21] S4**
He's sleeping!
**[08:22] S1**
Let's win both games tomorrow
and end the break on a good note.
**[08:31] Mi**
Looks like you know very well
what your problem was today, Sawamura.
***SIGN*** 2 Outs Runners on 2nd and 3rd
**[08:42] (Flashback) C1**
His form is unique,
**[08:46] (Flashback) C1**
but his actual pitch is nothing
compared to the last guy.
**[08:51] (Flashback) C1**
I just need to tap it.
**[08:54] (Flashback) Mi**
First base is open, and we have some runs.
**[08:56] (Flashback) Mi**
Inside pitch, Sawamura.
**[09:12] (Flashback) C1**
Run! Run!
**[09:14] Mi**
It was an outside pitch.
**[09:16] Mi**
Luckily, they jammed a pitch later,
and we got away,
**[09:20] Mi**
but against Yakushi,
it won't be that easy.
**[09:27] Mi**
Furuya, you need to practice pitching
when there are runners.
**[09:31] S1**
He's awake!
**[09:32] Mi**
Kawakami, you need to practice
baiting with your low pitches.
**[09:36] Mi**
I have a lot I want to try,
**[09:38] Mi**
but we have two more games
during the break.
**[09:41] Mi**
Let's go win them
like they're the real deal.
**[09:53] Oc**
* Someone is always*
* swinging his bat somewhere.*
**[09:58] Oc**
* You can't create this kind*
* of atmosphere overnight.*
**[10:06] Oc**
* Did they learn from*
* the previous generations?*
***SIGN*** August 28
***SIGN*** Arita Seido
***SIGN*** Game 1: Arita (Chiba) vs Seido (W. Tokyo)
**[10:22] Ha**
Two outs! Two outs!
**[10:24] Ku**
We've got your back, Nori!
**[10:33] C1**
Hey, nice save!
**[10:35] C2**
Younger Kominato!
**[10:38] C2**
It really helps the pitcher
when he can make saves like that.
**[10:42] C1**
Looks like Ryosuke's brother
is doing a good job filling his shoes.
**[10:46] C2**
No way.
**[10:47] C2**
He's still a first-year.
**[10:48] C2**
He needs to get way better.
**[10:50] C3**
Kawakami's not at his best,
**[10:53] C3**
but the team's looking pretty good.
**[10:56] Ka**
Kawakami, rest after this inning.
**[10:58] Ka**
You're gonna pitch again next game.
**[11:01] Ka**
Yes, sir!
**[11:02] Ot**
Nice, Kawakami!
**[11:04] Ka**
Kawashima, you're going in next!
**[11:06] S1**
Yes, sir!
**[11:07] Ka**
Kaneda, you get ready, too!
**[11:08] S1**
Yes, sir!
**[11:11] Sa**
No! Not like that!
**[11:12] Sa**
Harder!
**[11:15] Sa**
I could stretch on my own better!
**[11:18] Fu**
Ow! That hurts!
**[11:21] Y1**
Wow! They have two fields!
**[11:23] Y2**
With such a huge practice area,
you could practice all you want.
**[11:30] Y3**
Hey.
**[11:31] Y3**
Since you're here, you guys
are pitching against us, right?
**[11:37] Y3**
Who's going first?
**[11:43] Y3**
Which is it?!
**[11:49] Ra**
I'll smash you either way!
**[11:52] Y3**
Don't stand in front of me! Move!
**[11:54] Y4**
Bow before walking on the field!
**[11:56] Sa**
Yo.
**[11:57] Sa**
How many wins during the break?
**[12:01] Sa**
If we win today, it'll be
our twentieth consecutive win!
**[12:04] Fu**
Are you bragging?
**[12:07] Ra**
I got one off each of you last time,
**[12:09] Ra**
so I'll get five off each of you today!
**[12:11] Y1**
That's a lot of runs!
**[12:13] Y2**
You won't get that many chances.
**[12:14] Ra**
Let's play!
**[12:15] Ra**
Let's play now!
**[12:18] Y3**
Calm down!
**[12:20] Y3**
Are you a dog or something?
**[12:21] Sa**
Well, see you later.
**[12:23] Sa**
Let's go all out.
**[12:28] Sa**
Furuya!
**[12:29] Sa**
How many consecutive wins are we at now?
**[12:31] Fu**
I forget.
**[12:32] Sa**
This is so frustrating!
**[12:35] Ka**
Thank you for coming all this way today.
**[12:40] Ya**
Not at all.
**[12:41] Ya**
We asked for the game, after all.
**[12:47] Ya**
Let's have a fun game.
**[12:51] C1**
Yakushi, as in *the* Yakushi?
**[12:54] C2**
I heard it was decided, like, yesterday.
**[12:56] C3**
Are you serious?
**[12:57] C3**
I'm so glad I came today!
**[13:02] Ha**
We might be playing them in the fall.
**[13:04] Ha**
Is this okay?
**[13:06] M1**
The game itself is more important
than the outcome.
**[13:10] M1**
Everyone's up for the game,
**[13:11] M1**
so I think it'll be fine.
**[13:21] Ka**
From the fourth inning,
Furuya will move to the left.
**[13:23] Ka**
Then Sawamura and Kawakami
will pitch, in that order.
**[13:27] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[13:29] Fu**
I get to start.
**[13:31] Ka**
You got the starting roster.
**[13:33] Ka**
Go put your name in that spot for good.
**[13:36] To**
I'll just have to do my best.
**[13:38] Oc**
* He's using almost everyone*
* who just played a game.*
**[13:42] Oc**
*He's really going after a win here.*
**[13:51] YC**
*We don't need to test out the waters.*
**[13:54] YC**
* We just tackle head-on,*
* and the stronger team will win.*
**[13:59] Um**
Line up!
***SIGN*** August 28, 1:00 PM,
***SIGN*** Seido (W. Tokyo) vs Yakushi (W. Tokyo)
***SIGN*** Seido Yakushi
**[14:10] Y1**
Last pitch!
**[14:16] Ka**
Hey, didn't he play first base
in the summer tournament?
**[14:16] Sa**
Starter...
**[14:20] To**
That catcher was playing outfield, too.
**[14:24] Sa**
Don't get too tense, Miss-shima.
**[14:28] Sa**
I'm ready to go anytime.
**[14:30] Y1**
I won't need your help!
**[14:32] Y1**
And don't call me "Miss-shima"!
**[14:34] Sa**
Pitchers don't get mad so easily, Miss-shima!
**[14:39] Ra**
We'll take back whatever we lose!
**[14:41] Ra**
Go ahead and take a beating, Miss-shima!
**[14:43] Ra**
Let's go!
**[14:45] Y1**
Shut up!
**[14:45] Y1**
Don't say that before I pitch!
**[14:47] Y1**
And don't call me "Miss-shima"!
**[14:50] Ku**
* Even in the new team,*
* Sanada isn't starting?*
**[14:54] Ku**
*But...*
**[14:56] Ku**
*...he's undoubtedly the ace.*
**[15:01] Ku**
*Gotta drag him out as soon as we can.*
**[15:05] Um**
Play!
**[15:10] Y1**
*He's gonna bunt, Raichi.*
**[15:15] Y1**
*Okay.*
**[15:17] Y1**
*I get it.*
**[15:18] Ku**
*I got two hits last game.*
**[15:22] Ku**
*I'll get aggressive today.*
**[15:25] Y1**
* I made a secret oath to myself*
* when I joined this school.*
**[15:29] Y1**
*There's only value in a real goal.*
**[15:33] Y1**
*Ace and cleanup...*
**[15:36] Y1**
*I'll take them both!*
**[15:42] Y1**
What?
**[15:43] Sa**
Yes! Right to center field!
**[15:45] Ka**
Nice hit, Kuramochi-senpai!
**[15:51] Y1**
Hide-san, hurry!
**[15:52] Y2**
He's going for second!
**[15:54] Y2**
Seriously?
**[15:55] Y2**
In your dreams!
**[16:00] Y3**
He took second with that hit?
**[16:02] Y3**
He didn't even pause for it.
**[16:06] Sa**
He's on a roll today.
**[16:08] YC**
That was a good one.
**[16:10] Ku**
*I'm in a scoring position now.*
**[16:13] Ku**
*What's the plan, younger brother?*
**[16:20] Y1**
*Was that pitch a little weak?*
**[16:24] Y1**
*Damn.*
**[16:26] Y1**
*Looks like I'm a long way from being the ace!*
**[16:31] To**
A bunt?
**[16:32] Ka**
That's good!
**[16:33] Ka**
Didn't know he could do that, too!
**[16:55] Ra**
One out, Miss-shima!
**[16:58] Y1**
*That was luck!*
**[16:59] Y2**
*Pure fluke!*
**[17:00] Sa**
*He has way more errors than great saves.*
**[17:05] Ku**
*That was crazy acceleration.*
**[17:09] Ha**
It was a pretty good idea,
**[17:10] Ha**
but do it like this!
**[17:11] Ha**
Like this! Like this! Like this!
**[17:16] Oc**
*One out and a runner on third.*
**[17:19] Oc**
* It's the first inning,*
* but he could squeeze bunt here.*
**[17:28] Ma**
Let's go!
**[17:30] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[17:36] Ma**
*They were all forkballs.*
**[17:39] C1**
A strikeout?
**[17:40] C2**
That's two outs already.
**[17:42] C3**
Way too stiff, Maezono!
**[17:49] Ma**
That forkball drops quite a bit.
**[17:52] Mi**
Yeah.
**[17:53] Mi**
It's fast, too.
**[17:55] Y1**
Two outs!
**[17:58] Mi**
*Even with a runner on third,*
**[18:00] Mi**
*they're pitching low breaking balls.*
**[18:02] Mi**
*They make a pretty good battery.*
**[18:06] Mi**
*Ideally, I want to score off his forkball,*
**[18:09] Mi**
*but I shouldn't be greedy.*
**[18:11] Mi**
*Let's hit a clean one into the center.*
**[18:18] Y1**
*Damn.*
**[18:21] Y1**
*He's got presence.*
**[18:23] Y1**
*Looks good, too.*
**[18:26] C1**
Let's go, Miyuki!
**[18:28] C2**
You're not a cleanup if you can't hit here!
**[18:31] Sa**
Can he do it?
**[18:32] Sa**
Can he become a true leader?
**[18:35] Y1**
*We're getting aggressive, right, Yuta?*
**[18:38] Y2**
*Of course.*
**[18:43] Y2**
*I'm always getting aggressive!*
**[18:56] Y1**
*Shoot.*
**[19:00] C1**
A passed ball on the first pitch!
**[19:01] C2**
An easy run for Seido!
**[19:04] YC**
What's done is done!
**[19:06] YC**
Switch gears, battery!
**[19:08] YC**
And make up for it with your bat!
**[19:11] YY**
Yes, sir!
**[19:12] Ra**
What's done is done!
**[19:15] Ra**
Switch gears, battery!
**[19:16] Y1**
Shut your face, dumbass!
**[19:19] Mi**
*They haven't changed their ways, at all.*
**[19:27] C1**
A fly to first?
**[19:29] C2**
He never gets better.
**[19:31] Mi**
*I aimed for it too much.*
**[19:33] Sa**
He never hits without a runner!
**[19:35] C1**
He doesn't hit at all now.
***SIGN*** Seido Yakushi
**[19:39] C1**
Only one run this inning.
**[19:41] C2**
Thanks to their error.
**[19:43] C1**
The real game starts now.
**[19:45] C2**
How well can they hold Yakushi down?
**[19:48] Ku**
Let's go!
**[19:57] Ka**
What do you need?
**[20:02] Fu**
Can I pitch until the end of this game?
**[20:10] Fu**
My assignment is to get the stamina
to pitch many innings.
**[20:14] Fu**
Three isn't enough.
**[20:21] Fu**
Please.
**[20:21] Ka**
No.
**[20:23] Ka**
Pitching nine innings?
**[20:26] Ka**
Getting even one more out
for the team is much more important!
**[20:31] Ka**
This isn't a game just for you.
**[20:39] Ka**
But...
**[20:40] Ka**
Depending on how well you pitch,
I may give you more innings.
**[20:49] Mi**
* Is his idea of an ace to be the one*
* to pitch all nine innings?*
**[20:55] Mi**
Let's go!
**[20:57] Ku**
Man, you're hilarious!
**[20:59] Ku**
Your expression doesn't change,
but it's obvious what you're thinking!
**[21:02] Oc**
Nine innings by himself.
**[21:04] Oc**
How reliable.
**[21:06] Oc**
He must have a lot of confidence
and resolve to say that.
**[21:10] Ka**
Yes.
**[21:11] Ka**
I'm always surprised by him, as well.
**[21:14] Ka**
He has a lot of attachment to the mound.
**[21:37] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[21:41] C1**
There it is!
**[21:42] C2**
Two strikeouts in a row!
**[21:44] C3**
Going all out from the start again!
**[21:47] YC**
*What a lucky opportunity we have.*
**[21:51] YC**
*They're not hiding anything against us.*
**[21:57] YC**
Be thankful when you're batting, boys.
**[23:36] YC**
Hey, how about some action, Akiba?
**[23:39] Ha**
Furuya-kun's in the zone!
**[23:40] Na**
Nice pitch!
**[23:42] Mi**
His experience in the summer
tournament really helped.
**[23:45] Mi**
He has more faith in his pitch
and is much more relaxed.
**[23:48] Ku**
He's really improving.
**[23:50] Sa**
Furuya, I won't lose!
**[23:52] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
The Ace Title.
***SIGN*** The Ace Title
**[23:55] Fu**
I won't let anyone else take the mound.
# 68 - The Ace Title
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**[00:02] Y3**
Hey.
**[00:03] Y3**
Since you're here, you guys
are pitching against us, right?
**[00:08] Y3**
Who's going first?
**[00:14] Y3**
Which is it?!
**[00:19] Ra**
I'll smash you either way!
**[00:23] Y3**
Don't stand in front of me! Move!
**[00:25] Y4**
Bow before walking on the field!
**[00:27] Sa**
Yo.
**[00:28] Sa**
How many wins during the break?
**[00:31] Sa**
If we win today, it'll be
our twentieth consecutive win!
**[00:35] Fu**
Are you bragging?
**[00:36] Ra**
I got one off each of you last time,
**[00:38] Ra**
so I'll get five off each of you today!
**[00:40] Y1**
That's a lot of runs!
**[00:42] Y2**
You won't get that many chances.
**[00:44] Ra**
Let's play!
**[00:45] Ra**
Let's play now!
**[00:47] Y3**
Calm down!
**[00:49] Y3**
Are you a dog or something?
**[00:50] Sa**
Well, see you later.
**[00:52] Sa**
Let's go all out.
**[00:57] Sa**
Furuya!
**[00:58] Sa**
How many consecutive wins are we at now?
**[01:00] Fu**
I forget.
**[01:01] Sa**
This is so frustrating!
**[01:05] Ka**
After the fourth inning,
Furuya will move to left field.
**[01:08] Ka**
Then Sawamura and Kawakami
will pitch, in that order.
**[01:11] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[01:16] Ka**
What do you need?
**[01:21] Fu**
Can I pitch until the end of this game?
**[01:29] Fu**
My assignment is to get the stamina
to pitch many innings.
**[01:33] Fu**
Three innings isn't enough.
**[01:43] Oc**
Nine innings by himself.
**[01:45] Oc**
How reliable.
**[01:47] Oc**
He must have a lot of confidence
and resolve to say that.
**[01:51] Ka**
Yes.
**[01:52] Ka**
I'm always surprised by him, as well.
**[01:54] Ka**
He has a lot of attachment to the mound.
**[02:11] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[02:15] C1**
There it is!
**[02:17] C2**
Two strikeouts in a row!
**[02:19] C3**
Going all out from the start again!
**[02:22] YC**
*What a lucky opportunity we have.*
**[02:26] YC**
* They're not holding*
* anything back against us.*
**[02:32] YC**
Be thankful when you're batting, boys.
***SIGN*** The Ace Title
**[04:07] C1**
Get a hit!
**[04:08] C2**
Let's get another run!
***SIGN*** Top of 4th
**[04:27] Um**
Foul!
**[04:29] S1**
*Damn!*
**[04:33] Y1**
It's not gonna be that easy.
**[04:36] C1**
That pitcher throws a lot of breaking balls.
**[04:39] C2**
They need to get
their bunts on the first try.
**[04:43] S1**
*Don't get cocky, kid.*
**[04:49] S1**
Shut your mouth!
**[04:56] C1**
A double play!
**[04:58] C2**
No runs for Seido yet again.
**[05:04] Y1**
So lucky!
**[05:07] C1**
Looks like they're not meshing well.
**[05:10] C2**
They're getting the hits,
**[05:12] C2**
but they're always just a little short.
***SIGN*** Seido Yakushi
**[05:14] C1**
I was ready to see a crazy batting game.
**[05:17] C1**
Never thought it'd be a pitcher's
game against Yakushi.
**[05:27] S1**
Looks like the only thing
we have at the moment is him.
**[05:41] Um**
Strike!
**[05:43] Um**
Batter out!
**[05:46] C1**
Sixth strikeout!
**[05:48] M1**
Yes!
**[05:49] Ka**
Nice one, Furuya!
**[05:51] S1**
Nice pitch!
**[05:54] YC**
Hey!
**[05:55] YC**
How about some runs, Akiba?
**[05:58] Y1**
*Damn! I can't make contact.*
**[06:00] Y2**
*He throws a bunch of balls,*
**[06:03] Y2**
*and then some unexpected, good strikes.*
**[06:08] Y2**
*There's no real pattern to it.*
**[06:10] Y2**
*Makes it hard to predict his pitch.*
**[06:35] Ka**
Nice!
**[06:36] Ka**
Two outs!
**[06:37] C1**
The Yakushi batters don't stand a chance!
**[06:41] YC**
This isn't funny at all.
**[06:43] Ha**
Furuya-kun's in the zone!
**[06:45] M1**
Nice pitch!
**[06:47] Y1**
He's keeping his pitches low.
**[06:50] Y1**
It's gonna be hard.
**[06:52] Y2**
His pitch is a real problem.
**[07:04] C1**
Here comes the real challenge.
**[07:07] C1**
The only hit he's given up
is a double by Todoroki.
**[07:13] C2**
His hits are definitely scary,
**[07:16] C2**
but it's good that there's no runner on base.
**[07:20] YC**
*Hit his pitch so hard*
**[07:23] YC**
* that he'll be too scared*
* to pitch to you next time, Raichi.*
**[07:32] Mi**
* He'll force a hit,*
* no matter where you pitch.*
**[07:37] Mi**
* If you want to overpower him,*
* you have to throw low.*
**[08:16] M1**
Way to go!
**[08:18] Ka**
He got Todoroki out!
**[08:21] C2**
Three for three again this inning!
**[08:24] C3**
He overpowered him with his fastball!
**[08:34] C1**
What a monster!
**[08:36] C2**
How fast was that pitch?
**[08:39] C3**
Does anyone have a speed gun?
**[08:42] YC**
*Sheesh, don't give him confidence.*
**[08:49] YC**
Well, at least we got to see it
in a practice game.
**[08:55] Mi**
* The experience from pitching*
* in the tournament is showing.*
**[08:59] Mi**
*He has more confidence in his pitch,*
**[09:02] Mi**
*so he's able to stay more relaxed.*
**[09:05] Ha**
*Wow!*
**[09:09] Ku**
*He's still improving.*
**[09:18] (Flashback) Fu**
I don't want to feel like that, anymore.
**[09:25] (Flashback) Fu**
I'll take
**[09:27] (Flashback) Fu**
the mound for myself.
***SIGN*** Seido Yakushi
**[09:49] Ka**
That pitcher throws a lot of forkballs.
**[09:53] Ka**
He must have a lot of
confidence in that pitch.
**[09:56] Ka**
I won't deny that it's a good pitch,
**[09:58] Ka**
but he's not controlling them all perfectly.
**[10:03] Ka**
In other words,
**[10:04] Ka**
you guys are missing his easy
forkballs and getting jammed.
**[10:11] Ka**
Swing at the pitch above the waist.
**[10:13] Ka**
Don't miss the easy pitch.
**[10:15] Ka**
Now go do the batting you've practiced!
**[10:19] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[10:22] Sa**
All right!
**[10:24] Sa**
I'm all warmed up!
**[10:26] Sa**
I'm ready to go any time!
**[10:33] S1**
Wow! He's so assertive.
**[10:35] S1**
I could learn a little from him.
**[10:41] Sa**
Furuya, I won't lose to you.
**[10:44] Ka**
I think you might be a little too warm.
**[10:51] Y1**
*I wasn't sure, since he plays outfield,*
**[10:54] Y1**
*but now I'm sure of it.*
**[10:58] Y1**
* He's Hideaki Tojo from the*
* Matsukata Senior League Team.*
**[11:01] Y1**
* The one that made it into the semis*
* at nationals in junior high.*
**[11:05] Y2**
*Are you serious?*
**[11:06] Y2**
*We're only five months into the school year.*
**[11:09] Y2**
* Don't tell me you've*
* given up on pitching already.*
**[11:13] Y2**
*In that case,*
**[11:16] Y2**
* you won't be able to hit*
* my pitch full of ambition!*
**[11:25] Y2**
Bye.
**[11:29] Y2**
What?
**[11:34] Ka**
Nice!
**[11:35] Ka**
A runner with no outs!
**[11:38] Ka**
Tojo got another hit!
**[11:41] To**
*Thank goodness that didn't fly into a glove.*
**[11:44] Y2**
*Damn!*
**[11:46] Y2**
*All right, you've got talent.*
**[11:55] Y2**
*Are you serious?*
**[11:56] Y2**
*Another bunt?*
**[11:59] Y1**
Yuta, first base!
**[12:02] Y2**
Shoot!
**[12:06] Um**
Out!
**[12:08] Y2**
That was close.
**[12:11] C1**
Nice, Kuramochi.
**[12:13] C1**
Good bunt.
**[12:14] C2**
Almost made it to first, too.
**[12:16] C3**
It's bunts like this that'll get us rolling.
**[12:28] C1**
Right back at the pitcher!
**[12:29] C2**
And the runner goes to third!
**[12:31] Sa**
He aimed for the pitcher.
***SIGN*** whisper
**[12:33] Sa**
Harucchi's pretty dark on the inside.
**[12:37] Ha**
No, I didn't!
**[12:40] C1**
*One out and runners on first and third!*
**[12:43] S1**
Let's go, Zono!
**[12:49] SC**
*One out and runners on first and third.*
**[12:53] SC**
*Kind of similar to the first inning.*
**[13:02] To**
*They might allow a passed ball.*
**[13:05] Ha**
*Zono-san.*
**[13:07] Mi**
The first-years got us this opportunity!
**[13:09] Mi**
Let's show them what we
second-years can do, Zono!
**[13:13] Ma**
Shut up!
**[13:14] Ma**
*Don't put pressure on me.*
**[13:17] C1**
What about a squeeze bunt?
**[13:19] C2**
I don't know.
**[13:20] C2**
Maezono doesn't really have technique.
**[13:23] C3**
He's a three-hole.
**[13:24] C3**
He should be aggressive.
**[13:35] Ma**
*No sign of a squeeze bunt.*
**[13:37] Ma**
* The coach is telling me*
* to get the batters home...*
**[13:42] Ma**
*...with my bat!*
**[13:51] Um**
Foul!
**[13:52] Ma**
*Damn.*
**[13:54] Y1**
*He's swinging really late.*
**[13:57] Y1**
*Is he trying to hit to the right?*
**[14:01] Mi**
*Are you serious?*
**[14:02] Mi**
*You're way too tense.*
**[14:04] Mi**
*Don't tell me you actually feel pressure.*
**[14:08] Mi**
Relax your shoulders!
**[14:09] Mi**
You're stiff!
**[14:17] Um**
Strike two!
**[14:21] C1**
A good strike to the inside!
**[14:22] C2**
He's cornered.
**[14:27] Y1**
*I bet that forkball's crossing your mind.*
**[14:31] Ma**
*If I can't hit in this situation,*
**[14:33] Ma**
*how can I be in the three-hole?*
**[14:36] (Flashback) Is**
I may be in the three-hole,
**[14:40] (Flashback) Is**
but I've never thought
for a second that I'm good.
**[14:43] (Flashback) Is**
How can I get on base?
**[14:45] (Flashback) Is**
How can I create an opportunity?
**[14:47] (Flashback) Is**
How can I pass the baton?
**[14:51] (Flashback) Is**
Every time I stand at the plate,
**[14:53] (Flashback) Is**
I'm doing everything I can
to chase after the ball.
**[15:00] Ma**
*Everything I can!*
**[15:14] Um**
Out!
**[15:16] Um**
Three outs! Change!
**[15:19] C1**
The worst possible outcome!
**[15:22] C2**
Maezono isn't looking very bright!
**[15:25] S1**
The hit wasn't too bad.
**[15:27] S1**
You just got unlucky
that his glove was there.
**[15:31] Ma**
*Doesn't matter if it was good or bad.*
**[15:33] Ma**
*Only matters if it was a hit or not.*
**[15:37] Ku**
Switch gears, Zono!
**[15:39] S1**
Stay focused!
**[15:41] Sa**
Coach!
**[15:42] Sa**
I've been ready to go!
**[15:47] Sa**
Can I go out this inning?
***SIGN*** Top of 6th
***SIGN*** Seido Yakushi
**[16:03] R1**
Huh?
**[16:05] R1**
Look at that pitcher.
**[16:13] R1**
Crazy.
**[16:15] R2**
He's going all out in the bullpen.
**[16:31] Ka**
Nice! Our second run!
**[16:33] C1**
Miyuki and Furuya.
**[16:34] C1**
Two big hits, and we got our second run.
**[16:39] C2**
Furuya's doing great at
both pitching and batting!
**[16:44] C2**
What a first-year.
**[16:47] C3**
What are you saying?
**[16:48] C3**
He's irreplaceable on the team!
**[16:56] Sa**
Can I go out this inning?
**[17:05] Ka**
No.
***SIGN*** What?!
**[17:06] Sa**
What?!
**[17:08] Sa**
B-But!
**[17:09] Sa**
It's the fifth inning, and the plan was—
***SIGN*** Seido Yakushi
**[17:11] Ka**
Just be quiet and wait.
**[17:13] Sa**
What?!
**[17:15] Ka**
Assessing the situation and warming up
**[17:18] Ka**
are important jobs for a reliever.
**[17:24] Sa**
A-As a reliever?
**[17:42] Sa**
*I never wanted to be a reliever!*
**[17:45] Sa**
*I wanted to start this game, too!*
**[17:49] Ka**
Are you crying?
**[17:52] Sa**
Damn it!
**[17:54] Ka**
You're gonna tire yourself out
in the bullpen.
**[18:00] Um**
Three outs! Change!
**[18:03] C1**
No one followed up, and we
only got one run in the end.
**[18:07] C2**
They just left Furuya stranded on second.
**[18:10] S1**
*Damn!*
**[18:13] Y1**
*Two runs in six innings.*
**[18:15] Y1**
*I'm doing a pretty good job as a starter.*
**[18:23] YC**
This game's boring.
**[18:26] YC**
Sanada, go in next inning.
**[18:28] Y1**
What?!
**[18:30] YC**
Can you do something
about this boring game?
**[18:34] Y1**
Boring?
**[18:39] Ra**
Nice pitch.
**[18:41] Sa**
Gotta go for that twentieth consecutive win.
**[18:44] Sa**
* But first, we need to do*
* something about that pitcher.*
**[18:59] Mi**
*Looks like Yakushi's getting impatient.*
**[19:03] YC**
*I'm not really a fan of this play style,*
**[19:08] YC**
*but seriously...*
**[19:11] YC**
* You were just standing*
* on the base as a runner.*
**[19:15] YC**
* I can't give you an easy time*
* on the mound.*
**[19:26] C1**
Nice.
**[19:27] C1**
He jammed it!
**[19:35] Mi**
*Furuya's late to the base!*
**[19:40] Um**
Safe!
**[19:48] Sa**
What's wrong, Furuya?
**[19:49] Sa**
You look tired!
**[19:53] Ka**
So do you.
**[19:55] Sa**
You want to switch?
**[19:56] Sa**
Yeah?
**[19:57] [SONG] On-screen**
Ignored
**[20:00] Oc**
*Looking tired at the bottom of the sixth.*
**[20:02] Oc**
* It's no surprise, considering*
* he's been going all out.*
**[20:12] Oc**
* It's situations like this that really*
* show the growth of a pitcher.*
**[20:24] Um**
Ball four!
**[20:30] M1**
He didn't throw any strikes that time!
**[20:34] YC**
*No outs and runners on first and second.*
**[20:39] Mi**
Don't worry about the runners!
**[20:41] Mi**
Focus on the batter!
**[20:49] Mi**
*His speed hasn't dropped,*
**[20:52] Mi**
*but his pitch is rising a little bit.*
**[20:57] Mi**
* You were planning to pitch*
* all nine innings, right?*
**[21:02] Mi**
* Then you need to be able*
* to pitch low with runners on bases.*
**[21:08] YC**
*Bring it around to the cleanup.*
**[21:11] YC**
*Let's leave them in the dust this inning.*
**[21:42] Fu**
*Only this place matters.*
**[21:52] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[21:54] Fu**
*It's my place.*
**[21:59] Fu**
*And only mine.*
**[23:36] Sa**
*No runs conceded in six innings?*
**[23:38] Sa**
*A job as a reliever?*
**[23:39] Sa**
*Give me a break!*
**[23:40] Sa**
*I'll show you!*
**[23:42] YC**
So...
**[23:43] YC**
How many runs will you get
in the next three innings?
**[23:46] YC**
Well?
**[23:47] Y1**
Smack it, Raichi!
**[23:50] Sa**
*I'm not a chicken.*
**[23:51] Sa**
*I'm not running away!*
**[23:54] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Can't Lose!
***SIGN*** Can't Lose!
**[23:57] Mi**
Focus on the inside!
**[23:59] ---**
# 69 - Can't Lose!
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**[00:00] (Flashback) Ka**
Assessing the situation and warming up
**[00:03] (Flashback) Ka**
are important jobs for a relief pitcher.
**[00:09] (Flashback) Sa**
A-As a relief pitcher?
**[00:44] Fu**
*Only this place matters.*
**[00:53] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[00:56] Fu**
*It's my place.*
**[01:00] Fu**
*And only mine.*
***SIGN*** Can't Lose!
***SIGN*** Seido Yakushi
**[02:45] Um**
Out!
**[02:46] C1**
A 4-6-3 double play to close the inning!
**[02:49] C2**
From no outs with runners
on first and second,
**[02:52] C2**
he closed it right before
their third-hole.
**[02:56] Ra**
Wow!
**[02:57] Ra**
Wow!
**[03:00] S1**
Nice pitch!
**[03:01] C1**
Furuya kept Yakushi down again!
**[03:05] C2**
Two hits and two walks
in six innings with no runs.
**[03:10] C3**
Seido's finally getting a real ace.
**[03:21] C4**
No! No!
**[03:22] C4**
Too soon to say that.
**[03:24] C5**
He's already exhausted.
**[03:26] Ka**
Kanemaru, we'll send Sawamura in next inning.
**[03:31] Ka**
Yes, sir.
**[03:32] Ka**
I'll let him know.
**[03:35] Ka**
You've shown me your
determination as a pitcher.
**[03:39] Ka**
I've got high hopes for you in the fall.
**[03:45] Fu**
Then can I pitch three more—
**[03:47] Ka**
Go into left field.
**[03:51] S1**
Let's go, Tojo!
**[03:53] S1**
Get on base!
**[04:03] To**
*Wait.*
**[04:04] To**
*Has he always...*
**[04:06] To**
*...looked so scary?*
**[04:14] To**
*Did he just throw to hit me?*
**[04:20] Um**
Out!
**[04:22] Y1**
All right!
**[04:23] Y1**
One out!
**[04:24] Y2**
One out! One out!
**[04:26] Y2**
Nice pitch, Sanada!
**[04:28] Ra**
Sanada-senpai, nice pitch!
**[04:31] YC**
Raichi, don't give him problems
with your bad fielding!
**[04:35] Ha**
Does the Yakushi team look more lively
**[04:38] Ha**
now that he's pitching?
**[04:42] M1**
Yeah.
**[04:52] Um**
Foul!
**[04:54] Ku**
*A cutter?*
**[04:57] Ku**
*It breaks way more now, too.*
**[05:01] Mi**
Shootballs to the righties
and cutters to the lefties.
**[05:08] Mi**
He's as aggressive as ever,
focusing on pitching inside.
**[05:16] Mi**
You're up against the third-hole next inning.
**[05:20] Mi**
You'd better be just as aggressive as him.
**[05:24] Mi**
They don't know that you can throw a cutter.
**[05:28] Mi**
Let's show them how much you've grown.
**[05:39] Um**
Out!
**[05:41] Y1**
And that's two!
**[05:43] Y2**
Two outs!
**[05:44] Y2**
Sanada, nice pitch!
**[05:47] Ra**
Sanada Ball Mark 2!
**[05:50] Mi**
Everyone's so energetic from just two outs.
**[05:54] Y1**
Two outs! Two outs!
**[05:57] Ra**
One! Two!
**[05:58] YC**
Raichi, did you hear me?
**[06:01] Mi**
*This is what makes an ace.*
**[06:14] (Flashback) Ka**
Assessing the situation and warming up
**[06:17] (Flashback) Ka**
are important jobs for a relief pitcher.
**[06:20] Sa**
*No runs conceded in six innings.*
**[06:25] Sa**
*A job as a relief pitcher?*
**[06:27] Sa**
*Give me a break!*
**[06:29] Sa**
*Stop thinking you're better!*
**[06:33] Sa**
*I'm going to be the ace!*
**[06:38] Um**
Out!
**[06:41] Um**
Three outs! Change!
**[06:43] YC**
Very nice!
**[06:44] YC**
That's what I wanted.
**[06:47] Ra**
Man, you're great!
**[06:48] Y1**
Senpai, I have no words.
**[06:50] C1**
Their ace is good.
**[06:52] C2**
He went three for three
against our top batters.
**[06:56] YC**
So...
**[06:57] YC**
...how many runs are you
gonna get in the next three innings?
**[07:01] YC**
Well?
**[07:03] YC**
If you guys don't score,
**[07:06] YC**
I'm not gonna coach you guys anymore.
**[07:09] YC**
I'm gonna throw a fit, and I'm gonna leave!
**[07:12] Mi**
Let's go.
**[07:17] Sa**
*I'll make him acknowledge me.*
**[07:28] Sa**
*For sure!*
***SIGN*** Seido Yakushi
**[07:32] C1**
So they're switching pitchers
at the bottom of the seventh.
**[07:36] C1**
I wanted to see Furuya
pitch three more innings.
**[07:40] C2**
Well, I'm fine with this.
**[07:42] C2**
I like Sawamura's head-on style of pitching.
**[07:46] C2**
He's fearless and reckless.
**[07:49] C1**
Yeah, he's an important southpaw on the team.
**[07:52] C1**
He couldn't close out the game in the final,
**[07:54] C1**
but he still pitched really well.
**[08:09] (Flashback) Sa**
Coach!
**[08:10] (Flashback) Sa**
I've been ready to go!
**[08:13] (Flashback) Sa**
Can I go out this inning?
**[08:18] Oc**
*So we have another zealous pitcher.*
**[08:22] Oc**
*We're two runs up with three innings left.*
**[08:25] Oc**
*Since Kataoka-san's using him here,*
**[08:28] Oc**
*he must have high hopes for him.*
**[08:33] YC**
That moving-fastball southpaw's up?
**[08:36] YC**
Thanks to you guys dilly-dallying,
**[08:38] YC**
the fastball pitcher ran away!
**[08:41] YC**
You've gotta be kidding me.
**[08:44] Fu**
I didn't run away.
**[08:46] Y1**
He's pretty hard to hit, right?
**[08:49] Y2**
Yeah.
**[08:50] Y2**
Less speed but more break.
**[08:52] Ra**
Not enough.
**[08:54] Ra**
I haven't hit enough!
**[08:57] Ra**
I want to hit Sawamura's pitch,
**[09:00] Ra**
but I want to hit Furuya's pitch a lot, too!
**[09:04] Ra**
Okay!
**[09:05] Ra**
Let's have five more games!
**[09:06] Y1**
Gross!
**[09:07] Y2**
That's impossible!
**[09:10] Ha**
Eijun-kun.
**[09:12] Ha**
One at a time.
**[09:13] Ha**
Let's go one at a time, like always.
**[09:18] Ma**
Sawamura, pitch to contact!
**[09:20] Ku**
Sawamura, third-hole is next!
**[09:22] Ku**
Focus on the first pitch, Sawamura!
**[09:26] Ha**
Is he not gonna do his usual thing?
**[09:29] (Flashback) Sa**
Balls will go flying, so let's get busy!
**[09:32] (Flashback) Sa**
Thank you!
**[09:34] Ha**
That's a bummer.
**[09:38] Ka**
Is he okay?
**[09:40] Ka**
He was pitching a lot in the pen.
**[09:44] Y1**
Swing for the first pitch!
**[09:47] Mi**
*We're up against Yakushi.*
**[09:50] Mi**
* And I can't blame him for being*
* fired up after seeing Furuya like that.*
**[09:55] Mi**
*But...*
**[09:56] Mi**
*...he might be a little too tense.*
**[10:00] Um**
Play!
**[10:14] Mi**
*The higher the expectations,*
**[10:16] Mi**
*the greater the pressure.*
**[10:19] Mi**
*But standing on the mound above all else...*
**[10:22] Mi**
*...makes a pitcher.*
**[10:25] Mi**
*You want to be the ace, too, right?*
**[10:31] Mi**
*Then you'd better stick to your style.*
**[10:36] Mi**
*Let's get aggressive! To the inside!*
**[10:39] Y1**
*Gotta swing clean.*
**[10:41] Y1**
*His pitch isn't very heavy.*
**[10:51] Ka**
Y-You're way too tense!
**[10:54] Ka**
Relax your face!
**[10:56] S1**
Pitch to contact, Sawamura!
**[10:57] Ka**
Relax, man!
**[11:00] Mi**
*Your shoulder's way too stiff!*
**[11:03] Sa**
*Damn.*
**[11:04] Sa**
*Calm down.*
**[11:06] Y1**
*Damn.*
**[11:07] Y1**
*I can't see his throwing arm.*
**[11:10] Ha**
We'll catch the hits!
**[11:16] Um**
Ball two!
**[11:17] Y1**
He can't throw strikes!
**[11:19] YC**
Focus on a strike, Akiba!
**[11:21] Ka**
Sawamura! One at a time!
**[11:24] Mi**
*Can't do anything if he can't throw a strike.*
**[11:28] Mi**
* Should I ask for an outside pitch*
* and grab a strike?*
**[11:32] Mi**
*No.*
**[11:33] Mi**
*He's a third-hole at Yakushi.*
**[11:36] Mi**
*It won't be that easy to get a strike.*
**[11:40] Mi**
*You have to be aggressive!*
**[11:45] Sa**
*Walking the first batter is really bad.*
**[11:49] Sa**
*Pitching a meatball is really bad.*
**[11:52] Sa**
*But feeling weak is the worst of all!*
**[11:56] Mi**
*In the middle?*
**[12:01] Y1**
Nice! Right to center!
**[12:07] Y2**
*What a surprise.*
**[12:09] Y2**
*It was so easy, I only got a single.*
**[12:13] Oc**
* He cornered himself against the batter,*
* then gave away an easy hit.*
**[12:18] Oc**
*Not something you want your pitcher to do.*
**[12:24] Sa**
Damn it!
**[12:25] Ku**
Switch gears!
**[12:27] Mi**
*I can feel his aggression from here,*
**[12:30] Mi**
*but he threw a meatball again?*
**[12:34] Sa**
Shut up over there!
**[12:36] YC**
And you're up!
**[12:38] YC**
Launch a big one!
**[12:41] YC**
A big explosion!
**[12:42] YC**
Make it go bang!
**[12:47] Y1**
Smack it!
**[12:49] Y2**
Raichi!
**[13:27] Y1**
*He's so persistent.*
**[13:29] Y1**
*No need to look so mean.*
**[13:31] Y1**
*I won't run.*
**[13:33] Y1**
*Don't need to.*
**[13:48] C1**
A ball to the outside.
**[13:51] C1**
You don't usually see
Sawamura starting outside.
**[13:54] C1**
Are they running away from the fight?
**[13:56] C2**
They're probably being careful,
since this batter's a monster.
**[14:02] Mi**
*Okay.*
**[14:03] Mi**
*His pitch has power.*
**[14:06] Mi**
*His control isn't that bad.*
**[14:10] Mi**
*Now can we get it to the inside?*
**[14:14] Mi**
* Torodoki doesn't know*
* about this pitch.*
**[14:18] Mi**
*Give me a cutter to his chest!*
**[14:28] Mi**
*If you can't throw it now,*
**[14:30] Mi**
*you won't get him out.*
**[14:38] (Flashback) Mi**
I know you've never been good at control,
**[14:41] (Flashback) Mi**
so I won't ask for too much,
**[14:43] (Flashback) Mi**
but you've had way too many
wide pitches lately.
**[14:47] (Flashback) Mi**
Against Yakushi, it won't be that easy.
**[14:52] Sa**
*Damn.*
**[14:53] Sa**
*Shut up.*
**[14:55] Sa**
*Stop beating so loud.*
**[15:03] Sa**
*Fight or run...*
**[15:08] Sa**
*That's obvious.*
**[15:19] Sa**
*The ace never runs!*
**[15:52] Y1**
Yeah!
**[15:54] Y1**
Tied the game!
**[15:55] Y2**
What a clean home run!
**[16:01] YC**
Thank you! Thank you!
**[16:04] Sa**
Raichi, don't forget to step on the base!
**[16:08] Y1**
What the hell?
**[16:09] Y1**
What do you eat to hit so far?
**[16:11] Y1**
Is it the banana?
Is that the secret?
**[16:13] Y1**
Nice hit. Damn it!
**[16:16] Mi**
Time out, please.
**[16:18] Um**
Time out!
**[16:20] Oc**
*That was a bad pitch all around.*
**[16:23] Oc**
*How careless of him.*
**[16:26] YC**
Come here, my son!
**[16:28] Ra**
*I thought he'd pitch more inside,*
**[16:32] Ra**
*but it never came.*
**[16:43] Ha**
Another one off Todoroki-kun.
**[16:44] Ku**
Maybe he's his Achilles heel.
**[16:47] Mi**
Wow! What a hit!
**[16:50] Mi**
Gotta say, that home run felt good,
even though it was theirs.
**[16:54] Mi**
Feels good to have the bases open, too.
**[16:59] Mi**
Wait! Is that just me?
**[17:02] Sa**
Yes, it's just you!
**[17:03] Ku**
Well, it was a nice home run.
**[17:06] Sa**
What?
**[17:07] Ha**
The batter's really good.
**[17:09] Ma**
Okay.
**[17:10] Ma**
Switch gears and focus on the next batter.
**[17:12] Ma**
You've got this.
**[17:14] Ma**
Do you have this?
**[17:15] Sa**
Yes, sir.
**[17:17] Sa**
I guess.
**[17:18] Ku**
Let's give some hits!
**[17:21] Sa**
Give some hits?
**[17:23] Mi**
The next one's a rightie.
**[17:24] Mi**
Let's be aggressive.
**[17:26] Sa**
Yes, sir! Of course I will!
**[17:28] Sa**
That's all I can do, anyway!
**[17:31] Mi**
True.
**[17:31] Sa**
Don't agree with me!
**[17:34] Sa**
No outs!
**[17:35] Sa**
Still no outs!
**[17:37] Ha**
Is that necessary?
**[17:50] Y1**
All right!
**[17:51] Y1**
Yeah!
**[17:52] Y2**
Nice power.
**[17:53] Y1**
A hit is a hit!
**[17:55] C1**
Three hits in a row?
**[17:57] C2**
At least he jammed him.
**[17:59] C1**
We could use an out now.
**[18:02] Ha**
Let's get an out!
**[18:05] Y1**
Sanada!
**[18:07] Y1**
Let's shut him down!
**[18:09] Sa**
*I won't go easy on you.*
**[18:11] Sa**
*We've gotta get score when we can.*
**[18:18] Sa**
*There's only one thing I can do.*
**[18:22] Sa**
*I just pitch into that mitt.*
**[18:30] Sa**
*Into that mitt!*
**[18:34] Oc**
He's not pitching to the mitt at all.
**[18:38] Oc**
*How's the catcher supposed to do anything?*
**[18:47] Oc**
* He looked mentally strong,*
* so I had my hopes up, but...*
**[18:51] Oc**
*It looks like he's afraid of throwing inside.*
**[18:59] Sa**
*A crossfire pitch...*
**[19:02] Sa**
*...into his chest.*
**[19:05] Sa**
*Take this!*
**[19:13] Y1**
And right between right and center!
**[19:15] Y2**
Four consecutive hits!
**[19:17] Ra**
Nice hit, Sanada-senpai!
**[19:24] Mi**
*It's not just to the lefties.*
**[19:27] Mi**
* He hasn't thrown a single*
* inside pitch to the righties.*
**[19:38] Mi**
*Sawamura, don't tell me you...*
**[19:43] Oc**
*A southpaw with a unique form.*
**[19:46] Oc**
*A first-year like Furuya.*
**[19:49] Oc**
* I can see why Kataoka-san*
* has high hopes for him,*
**[19:54] Oc**
*but if he can't throw inside pitches,*
**[19:56] Oc**
*he can't ever be the ace.*
**[20:04] Um**
Ball!
**[20:14] Um**
Ball four!
**[20:16] Ka**
*Bases loaded.*
**[20:18] Ka**
*He hasn't gotten a single out yet.*
**[20:35] YC**
Hey, you've gotta be kidding me.
**[20:38] YC**
There's no fun in seeing
a pitcher crumble on his own.
**[20:42] YC**
We want to destroy him with our bats.
**[20:45] Mi**
Sawamura, don't worry about control.
**[20:48] Mi**
Your pitch still has power.
**[20:59] Mi**
Don't worry.
**[21:01] Mi**
We're here.
**[21:04] Ma**
Sawamura!
**[21:05] Ma**
Have some faith in us!
**[21:07] Ha**
Let's relax!
**[21:09] Ku**
Let's get the out at the plate!
**[21:10] Ka**
Look around you, Sawamura!
**[21:12] Ka**
You're not alone!
**[21:14] S1**
Be aggressive!
**[21:15] Ku**
One at a time!
**[21:16] To**
Focus on the batter!
**[21:21] Sa**
*I can't...*
**[21:23] Sa**
*I can't let it end like this.*
**[21:27] Sa**
*I haven't done...*
**[21:30] Sa**
*I haven't done a single thing yet.*
**[21:45] Mi**
*Are you serious?*
**[21:48] Ku**
Sawamura, cover!
**[21:57] Ku**
Sawamura!
**[23:36] Mi**
*His pitch has power,*
**[23:37] Mi**
*and he has the will to fight, but...*
**[23:39] Sa**
* I can't get a single out,*
* and I want to start?*
**[23:42] Sa**
*What kind of ace is that?*
**[23:43] Oc**
*Does this pitcher have...*
**[23:45] Oc**
* If that's the case,*
* then he'll be useless for the fall.*
**[23:49] Sa**
* What am I doing, with fall*
* right around the corner?*
**[23:53] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Next Stage.
**[23:56] Sa**
*I'm so useless.*
# 70 - Next Stage
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYX0MZ58R/ace-of-the-diamond)
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**[00:01] S1**
Let's go!
**[00:02] S2**
Focus on the batter!
**[00:12] Mi**
Okay! Nice pitch!
**[00:14] Ku**
Nice pitch, Furuya!
**[00:16] Ma**
Two outs!
**[00:19] YC**
Now's the time to take him out!
**[00:21] YC**
He's getting tired!
**[00:25] Fu**
*No, I'm not.*
**[00:27] Ka**
Kanemaru.
**[00:28] Ka**
Y-Yes, sir?
**[00:30] Ka**
Tell Sawamura to ice his shoulder.
**[00:34] Ka**
Hey.
**[00:36] Ka**
I brought the ice box over.
**[00:39] Ka**
Make sure you ice your shoulder.
**[00:43] Ka**
* He's been like this*
* ever since he came back.*
**[00:48] Ka**
* This is the first time I've seen him*
* so beat since the tournament.*
**[00:54] (Flashback) Y1**
It's way wide!
**[00:55] (Flashback) Y1**
Yeah! Third run!
**[00:57] (Flashback) Y1**
We've taken the lead!
**[01:00] (Flashback) Ku**
Hey! Why didn't you cover?
**[01:03] (Flashback) Ka**
Miyuki!
**[02:37] Ka**
How's Sawamura?
**[02:40] Mi**
His pitch has power,
**[02:42] Mi**
and he's not getting
overwhelmed by the batters.
**[02:46] Mi**
But in the recent games,
**[02:49] Mi**
his inside pitch has often been a little wide.
**[02:54] Mi**
I don't know how aware
he is of the problem,
**[02:57] Mi**
but it may be because of
the hit-by-pitch in the final.
**[03:05] Ka**
Furuya!
**[03:13] Ka**
Sawamura.
**[03:15] Ka**
Switch.
**[03:21] Oc**
*Well, that was inevitable.*
**[03:23] Oc**
*Things weren't going to get better at that rate.*
**[03:27] C1**
Furuya's pitching?
**[03:29] C2**
Kawakami pitched in the last game,
**[03:31] C2**
and Furuya's the most
consistent pitcher right now.
**[03:36] Sa**
*Wait a minute.*
**[03:41] Sa**
*I haven't gotten a single out yet.*
**[03:46] Ha**
*Eijun-kun.*
**[03:49] Sa**
*If I...*
**[03:51] Sa**
*If I walk off the mound now...*
**[04:05] Fu**
Give me the ball.
**[04:07] Fu**
We don't need two pitchers on the mound.
**[04:13] Fu**
I know it must be frustrating, but—
**[04:19] Sa**
Of course!
**[04:21] Sa**
I gave up three runs
without getting a single out.
**[04:23] Sa**
I *should* be switched out!
**[04:35] Sa**
S-Sorry that I'm passing the baton like this.
**[04:41] Sa**
Take care of the rest.
**[04:46] Sa**
*No.*
**[04:48] Sa**
*Stop.*
**[04:50] Sa**
*Don't walk off.*
**[05:02] Sa**
*I know this feeling.*
**[05:06] Sa**
*It's the same as that game.*
**[05:09] Sa**
*The mound's getting farther...*
**[05:12] Sa**
*...and farther away.*
**[05:16] Sa**
*Back then,*
**[05:18] Sa**
*I thought I'd never...*
**[05:21] Sa**
*...ever get to stand there again.*
**[05:26] Sa**
*It's exactly the same.*
**[05:29] Sa**
*If I walk off here,*
**[05:31] Sa**
*I'll...*
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[05:50] Sa**
Yeah!
**[05:51] Sa**
Twenty wins in a row!
**[05:53] Y1**
We reached our goal!
**[05:55] Y2**
We're the best!
**[05:57] Y1**
It was all me!
**[05:59] Y1**
My pitching at the beginning
won us the game!
**[06:01] Y2**
Nice pitching, Sanada!
**[06:03] Y4**
Sanada, great job!
**[06:04] Y1**
What about me?
**[06:08] Ka**
Thank you for today's game.
**[06:10] Ka**
We were able to discover some problems,
**[06:12] Ka**
and it was a productive game.
**[06:15] YC**
Not at all. Thank you.
**[06:18] YC**
*Productive, huh?*
**[06:20] YC**
*Gonna write it off as a practice game, huh?*
**[06:24] YC**
I have to say,
**[06:25] YC**
that Furuya boy smells like a lot of cash.
**[06:29] YC**
I'm sure there are many pro teams
that have their eyes on him.
**[06:32] Oc**
True.
**[06:33] Oc**
He should be training to play professionally.
**[06:38] Oc**
But I could say the same about your cleanup.
**[06:42] YC**
Oh?
**[06:42] YC**
Do you really think so?
**[06:44] YC**
He's my son. Thanks.
**[06:47] Ka**
What's important is how
they grow as individuals.
**[06:51] Ka**
It's really difficult to find
the balance as the head coach.
**[06:57] Ka**
After all, Furuya isn't our only player.
**[07:01] YC**
Yes, you're absolutely right.
**[07:03] YC**
Spoken like a true mentor.
**[07:07] YC**
*Though you're boring.*
**[07:10] YC**
I'm just a coach for hire.
**[07:13] YC**
If I don't produce results, I'm fired.
**[07:17] Oc**
*I'm sure he's in the same shoes.*
**[07:20] YC**
Well, then. Maybe it'll be spring or summer,
**[07:23] YC**
or even fall.
**[07:25] YC**
When we face each other in the tournament,
**[07:27] YC**
let's go all out.
**[07:32] YC**
Let's go home!
**[07:33] YY**
Yes, sir!
**[07:35] Ra**
Are we done already?
**[07:36] Sa**
Yes, we are.
**[07:39] Oc**
* Their team is centered*
* around the ace and the cleanup.*
**[07:44] Oc**
* I wouldn't want to face an energetic*
* team like this in the tournament.*
**[07:51] C1**
In the end,
**[07:52] C1**
Kawakami couldn't hold Yakushi's
batters down, either.
**[07:55] C2**
Kind of sad,
since Furuya was doing really well.
**[07:59] C3**
Not to mention our batters
got shut down by Sanada.
***SIGN*** Seido Yakushi
**[08:04] C2**
What happened to last year's Seido?
**[08:07] C1**
The group stage is in two weeks,
**[08:10] C1**
and the tournament's in a month.
**[08:12] C1**
Are we gonna be ready?
**[08:25] Ka**
You didn't stand a chance.
***SIGN*** Seido Yakushi
**[08:27] Ka**
This is where you are right now.
**[08:30] Ka**
This is the current team.
**[08:33] Ot**
*This atmosphere is bad.*
**[08:36] Ot**
*We shouldn't have accepted the game.*
**[08:39] Ka**
Batters! Especially the second-years!
**[08:42] Ka**
You lack assertiveness in the box!
**[08:45] Ka**
Perhaps you're putting the focus
on batting for the team.
**[08:48] Ka**
But if you can't stick to your own style
of batting, what's the point?
**[08:52] Ka**
I haven't been giving you any
instructions in the practice games
**[08:56] Ka**
because I knew you would do well
**[08:58] Ka**
if you swung like you do in practice.
**[09:01] Ka**
You've lost my faith in your batting skills.
**[09:07] Ka**
The starting roster is going to be flexible.
**[09:10] Ka**
I'll let whoever's doing well play,
regardless of your grade.
**[09:14] Ka**
So keep that in mind.
**[09:17] Ka**
Stretch, then be done for the day.
**[09:19] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[09:20] Ka**
Miyuki, Kawakami,
**[09:23] Ka**
Sawamura.
**[09:26] Ka**
You guys stay.
**[09:31] Ka**
What do you think about
your pitching today, Sawamura?
**[09:37] Sa**
Sir.
**[09:38] Sa**
I couldn't pitch to where
Miyuki-senpai requested.
**[09:44] Ka**
Are you aware?
**[09:47] Ka**
You're unable to pitch to the inside.
**[09:55] Sa**
I am.
**[09:58] Mi**
In the final, you walked off
after throwing a hit-by-pitch.
**[10:02] Mi**
Your body might be unconsciously
avoiding the inside pitch.
**[10:09] Oc**
*He has the yips.*
**[10:17] Oc**
* Due to an error or a hit-by-pitch*
* at a crucial moment,*
**[10:20] Oc**
* what used to be an easy task*
* can become impossible.*
**[10:25] Oc**
*Since it's a mental problem,*
**[10:28] Oc**
*and he has the yips,*
**[10:30] Oc**
*he's going to be useless in the fall tournament.*
**[10:39] Ka**
Sawamura.
**[10:41] Ka**
Practice on your own starting tomorrow.
**[10:43] Ka**
Avoid any contact with a ball.
**[10:45] Ka**
Your practice will mainly consist of
running to strengthen your lower body.
**[10:52] Sa**
* I'm on a separate regimen*
* right before the season?*
**[10:55] Sa**
*Does that mean...*
**[10:56] Ka**
Kawakami, you gave up some hits,
**[10:59] Ka**
but you did well keeping your pitches low.
**[11:02] Ka**
Make sure you fine-tune your technique
before the season starts.
**[11:05] Ka**
Yes, sir.
**[11:06] Sa**
*Of course.*
**[11:09] Sa**
*With how I pitched today,*
**[11:12] Sa**
*I'm...*
**[11:15] Sa**
*...useless.*
**[11:18] Ka**
At the moment,
**[11:19] Ka**
our batting lineup is much
weaker than last year's.
**[11:22] Ka**
So we have to shift our focus to defense.
**[11:25] Ka**
We'll have many close games
that'll put pressure on defense.
**[11:29] Ka**
No matter how well Furuya's feeling,
**[11:31] Ka**
he still doesn't have
the stamina to pitch a full game.
**[11:35] Ka**
In order to take the fall tournament,
**[11:38] Ka**
we'll need to rely on both of you.
**[11:44] ---**
Huh?
**[11:45] S1**
Did you see Sawamura today?
**[11:47] S2**
He was running all day in Field B.
**[11:50] S1**
Why?
**[11:51] S1**
Because of yesterday's game?
**[11:53] S2**
Well...
**[11:55] S1**
What? He has the yips?
**[11:58] S2**
One of my junior high teammates
couldn't pitch to first.
**[12:04] S3**
Tojo might have a chance at pitching now.
**[12:07] Ka**
Are you dumb?
**[12:08] Ka**
He gave it a lot of thought
before making the switch.
**[12:12] Ch**
Mind elaborating on that, Kanemaru?
**[12:18] Ka**
Chris-senpai.
**[12:21] R1**
Yakushi and Seido had a practice game?
**[12:24] R2**
Yeah.
**[12:25] R2**
The game went 7-2,
**[12:27] R2**
with Yakushi making a comeback.
**[12:29] R1**
Those two played right before the fall season?
**[12:33] R1**
I wish I'd been there.
**[12:35] R2**
Me, too.
**[12:36] R1**
So Yakushi won.
**[12:39] R2**
Without the third-years,
**[12:41] R2**
the teams can change drastically.
**[12:45] R2**
I'm sure the scores of the game
represent the current state of both teams.
**[12:49] R1**
True.
**[12:50] R1**
Yakushi's still has their core players
from last year.
**[12:53] R1**
It really comes down to how much
**[12:57] R1**
team building each school
can do over the break.
**[13:00] R2**
Yeah.
**[13:05] R1**
Wow! What a huge crowd!
**[13:08] R2**
*And that goes for every team,*
***SIGN*** Inashiro Vocational School
**[13:11] R2**
* regardless of how well*
* they performed in the summer.*
**[13:19] R1**
Summer break's about to end,
**[13:22] R1**
but the third-years are still practicing.
**[13:25] R2**
Some of them are playing
in the USA-Japan game,
**[13:29] R2**
and there's the National
Sports Festival in September.
**[13:33] R1**
So the more you play at nationals,
**[13:35] R1**
the longer you get to play as third-years.
**[13:38] R1**
The crowd is crazy, too,
**[13:40] R1**
since they were the runner-up at nationals.
**[13:43] R2**
* It's been ten days since the national final,*
* and the crowd hasn't died down.*
**[13:46] R2**
* They spent most of their*
* summer break at nationals,*
**[13:49] R2**
*and got a sense of accomplishment*
**[13:53] R2**
*from making it big there.*
**[13:55] R2**
*However,*
**[13:56] R2**
* the team building for the fall*
* is inevitably delayed.*
**[14:00] R1**
Harada-kun, do you have a second?
**[14:02] Ha**
Sure.
***SIGN*** Inashiro Vocational School
**[14:04] R1**
Good job at nationals.
**[14:06] R1**
Have things calmed down on your end?
**[14:08] Ha**
I'd say so.
**[14:10] R1**
I'm sure there's a lot of pressure
on whoever's replacing you.
**[14:13] R1**
Have you already found a new captain?
**[14:16] Ha**
Yes.
**[14:17] Ha**
All the players and coaches
picked Fuku-chan as the new captain.
**[14:21] R1**
*Fuku-chan?*
**[14:23] R1**
*Who's that?*
**[14:24] Ha**
He wasn't on the roster for nationals,
**[14:27] Ha**
and I doubt he'll make
the starting lineup this year, either.
**[14:30] Ha**
But he's the most responsible
person on the team,
**[14:35] Ha**
and he takes great care of the field.
**[14:39] Ha**
Even Narumiya acknowledges him.
**[14:41] R1**
*That's interesting.*
**[14:44] R1**
Whoa!
**[14:45] Ca**
Man, it's hot.
**[14:46] S1**
Hey, Carlos!
**[14:47] S1**
Don't take your shirt off here!
**[14:49] S2**
There was one ball on the field yesterday.
**[14:52] S2**
And two the day before that.
**[14:53] S2**
If you can't even properly
clean up after practice,
**[14:55] S2**
just go kill yourself.
**[15:00] S3**
Hey! Don't drink straight from the bottle!
**[15:02] S3**
Think of the others!
**[15:05] Ha**
None of the starters could possibly
be a captain, so there's that, too.
**[15:10] R1**
I see.
**[15:12] R1**
Oh, where's Narumiya-kun?
**[15:15] R1**
He seems like the biggest lone wolf.
**[15:18] Ha**
He's probably in the bullpen.
**[15:20] R1**
Oh?
**[15:21] R1**
Is he already preparing for the fall?
**[15:24] Ha**
Not at all.
**[15:25] Ha**
He hasn't pitched at all
since he came back.
**[15:29] Ha**
The coach plans to use the third-years
for the sports festival, too.
**[15:33] Ha**
He's pretty fatigued from nationals,
**[15:37] Ha**
and he still has a long road ahead of him.
**[15:42] Ha**
But you know how he is.
**[15:45] Ha**
I'm sure he's being sour in the bullpen.
**[15:52] I1**
Okay. Nice pitch.
**[15:53] Na**
Ball! That was a ball!
**[15:56] Na**
Just a bit too low! Too bad!
**[15:58] I1**
Please don't interfere
just because you're not pitching.
**[16:02] Na**
Why not? I do whatever I want!
**[16:05] I1**
You can't.
**[16:06] I1**
You're an upperclassman.
Please don't be so selfish.
**[16:09] Na**
What's that?
**[16:10] Na**
An upperclassman can't be selfish?
**[16:12] Na**
How do you define an upperclassman, then?
**[16:13] I2**
Wow! He's not holding back.
**[16:16] I2**
Now that Masa-san's not
holding the reins anymore,
**[16:20] I2**
no one's stopping him.
**[16:22] I1**
I'm actually a little rattled.
**[16:25] I1**
I feel like I should practice
catching your pitches more.
**[16:28] Na**
Don't worry about that.
**[16:30] Na**
I'll throw wherever you hold the mitt.
**[16:36] I1**
*Then how am I different from a wall?*
**[16:39] Na**
You don't look happy.
**[16:41] Na**
You think I don't understand anything?
**[16:43] I1**
I didn't say that much.
**[16:46] I1**
*He's sharp.*
**[16:48] Na**
Don't worry.
**[16:49] Na**
I don't expect you to replace
Masa-san right off the bat.
**[16:56] I1**
Well, I suppose if you put it that way...
**[17:00] Na**
But I don't plan to lose, either.
**[17:05] Na**
Not until we take the top.
**[17:15] Na**
Just FYI, I'm pretty selfish.
**[17:17] I1**
Yes, sir.
**[17:18] Na**
I'll say no to your request on the mound.
**[17:20] I1**
I know.
**[17:21] Na**
I get a ton of fan letters, too.
**[17:25] I1**
Oh, okay...
**[17:26] Na**
And this is just between you and me, but
**[17:29] Na**
a first-year in the brass band
asked me out yesterday.
**[17:34] I1**
No one cares!
**[17:38] R1**
The group stages for the fall start soon.
**[17:40] R1**
After the sports festival in September,
the third-years will retire,
**[17:44] R1**
and the fall tournament
will start in October.
**[17:47] R1**
They have to do team building
on top of all of that?
**[17:52] R1**
The winning teams don't exactly
have it easy, do they?
**[17:57] R2**
But this is an experience
unique to teams that've won,
**[18:01] R2**
and it's all part of experiencing nationals.
***SIGN*** Ambition
**[18:07] R2**
From the teams that lost in the first round
**[18:11] R2**
to the teams that made it
to the national final,
**[18:15] R2**
every team is spending
their summer getting ready
**[18:17] R2**
to line up at the same starting line again.
**[18:30] S1**
Hey, baseball team!
**[18:31] S1**
How was your summer "break"?
**[18:34] Ka**
Shut up.
**[18:35] S2**
Man, you guys were so close.
**[18:38] S1**
People were crying on the bleachers.
**[18:40] S1**
One of my friends said it was more
intense than a game at nationals.
**[18:45] Ka**
*You're still talking about that?*
**[18:47] Ka**
*That's ancient history for us, man.*
**[18:50] S1**
And I have to say, I've gotta
give Sawamura some credit.
**[18:54] S1**
He was pitching so confidently
on the Jingu mound.
**[18:57] S1**
So loudly, too.
**[18:59] S2**
He's nothing like that in class.
**[19:02] S1**
Remember what he said in class
at the beginning of the year?
**[19:06] (Flashback) Sa**
I'll be the ace of the team,
and my name is Eijun Sawamura!
**[19:10] (Flashback) Sa**
And you'd better remember my name!
**[19:12] S1**
Everyone laughed at him when he said that,
**[19:15] S1**
but maybe he'll really be the ace one day.
**[19:21] S1**
Did I say something weird?
**[19:25] Ka**
No.
**[19:27] S1**
Hey, Haruno!
**[19:29] S2**
Did something happen
to Sawamura over the break?
**[19:33] S2**
He looks like a different person!
**[19:38] S2**
He looks so gloomy now!
**[19:41] S1**
He's reading a book, too!
**[19:44] Ha**
That's *The Book of Five Rings*.
**[19:45] Ha**
It's the book Miyamoto Musashi
wrote before his death
**[19:47] Ha**
about his upbringing
and his way of the sword.
**[19:50] S2**
Musashi?
**[19:52] S2**
Is he trying to be a samurai now?
**[19:55] S1**
Well, I kind of like the gloomy Sawamura.
**[19:59] Ha**
* Is he trying to learn something*
* from a man who never lost?*
**[20:05] Ka**
*The second trimester started,*
**[20:07] Ka**
*and the group selection for the fall closed in,*
**[20:10] Ka**
*but Sawamura was still on a separate regimen.*
**[20:21] Ha**
*Now he's reading a book on Rickson Gracie.*
**[20:25] (Flashback) Ch**
I see.
**[20:27] (Flashback) Ch**
The inside pitch.
**[20:29] (Flashback) Ka**
Fearlessly throwing close to
the pitcher was his style of pitching.
**[20:35] (Flashback) Ka**
It's like he lost his biggest weapon.
**[20:40] (Flashback) Ch**
True.
**[20:42] (Flashback) Ch**
If he has the yips, it could be bad.
**[20:46] (Flashback) Ch**
But he was throwing fine
in other practice games, right?
**[20:50] (Flashback) Ka**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[20:52] (Flashback) Ch**
Then perhaps it's best not
to make a big deal out of this.
**[20:58] (Flashback) Ka**
Aren't you gonna say something to him?
**[21:00] (Flashback) Ch**
I believe he'll turn this around and
come out even stronger in the end.
**[21:06] (Flashback) Ch**
That's the kind of guy he is.
**[21:09] (Flashback) Ch**
Isn't he?
**[21:15] Ka**
* I don't have time to worry*
* about someone else.*
**[21:18] Ka**
* Having a flexible roster*
* means I have a chance, too!*
**[21:37] Sa**
*The season's closing in,*
**[21:40] Sa**
*yet what am I doing?*
**[21:44] Sa**
*How can I start, much less be the ace...*
**[21:51] Sa**
*...if I can't get any outs?*
**[21:55] Sa**
*Damn it.*
**[22:01] Sa**
*I'm so weak.*
**[23:35] Mi**
We go into the group stages
with a lot of worries
**[23:39] Mi**
and a lot of work to do.
**[23:41] Sa**
I can't play outfield,
**[23:43] Sa**
and I haven't even been
in the bullpen recently.
**[23:45] Sa**
What does the coach want from me?
**[23:47] Ku**
What are we gonna do, Miyuki?
**[23:48] Ku**
Don't we need Sawamura
in order to win this season?
**[23:52] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
September Sky.
***SIGN*** September Sky
**[23:54] Oc**
Why doesn't Coach Kataoka
just give up on him?
# 71 - September Sky
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**[00:00] Ku**
Hey, Captain.
**[00:02] Ku**
What are we gonna do?
**[00:05] Mi**
About what?
**[00:06] Ku**
Sawamura! What else?
**[00:09] Ku**
He fell apart in the Yakushi game,
**[00:12] Ku**
but he's an important southpaw on our team.
**[00:15] Ku**
Don't we need him in order
to win through the fall?
**[00:19] Mi**
Hmm...
**[00:20] Mi**
You're worried sick about him.
**[00:22] Ku**
No, I'm not!
**[00:24] Ku**
I just don't want him
being gloomy in my room!
**[00:27] Mi**
We have other priorities right now,
**[00:30] Mi**
like improving our weak batting line-up.
**[00:35] Ku**
Well, yeah, but...
**[00:37] Ku**
He brings life to the team, you know.
**[00:41] Mi**
With the tournament coming up,
**[00:43] Mi**
we need to prioritize
the team over individuals.
**[00:47] Mi**
The coach said he'll use players
who are doing well, didn't he?
**[00:53] Ku**
I know that!
**[00:55] Ku**
But, as his upperclassman,
we can't just leave him alone!
**[01:03] S1**
H-Hey, Kuramochi.
**[01:11] Mi**
In the Yakushi game,
**[01:13] Mi**
it's partly my fault that Sawamura fell apart.
**[01:17] Mi**
Over the summer break,
**[01:19] Mi**
I was always nagging him about his control.
**[01:26] Mi**
Against Yakushi,
**[01:27] Mi**
I'm sure he went in with big objectives.
**[01:32] Mi**
Especially since his rival
performed so well before his eyes.
**[01:38] Mi**
He'd already lost mentally
before he walked on the mound.
**[01:44] Ku**
I-If you knew that much, then why?
**[01:52] Mi**
Because we need him.
**[01:54] Mi**
My expectations for him are high,
**[01:56] Mi**
and we need him to get better.
**[02:00] Mi**
We can't afford to lose him
to some dumb yips.
**[02:11] Ku**
You just said two completely different things.
**[02:15] Mi**
I know.
***SIGN*** September Sky
***SIGN*** September 4,
Fall Tournament
Group Selection
**[03:53] Mi**
The 260 schools from east and west Tokyo are
split up into four tournament groups,
**[03:57] Mi**
and the top two schools from each
group advance to the final tournament.
**[04:03] Mi**
The team that wins earns a ticket
to the national invitational.
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[04:10] S1**
So our first game's on Sunday?
**[04:12] S2**
We're hosting, so it's nice
that we can stay here,
**[04:15] S2**
but it doesn't really feel
like an official game.
**[04:18] S3**
Whoa!
**[04:19] S3**
Yakushi's in the same group as Kokudokan.
**[04:21] S4**
That's tough.
**[04:23] S3**
We don't have any strong schools in our group.
**[04:25] S3**
Miyuki got really lucky.
**[04:28] S2**
Looks like we won't have problems winning.
**[04:30] Ma**
What are you talking about?
**[04:33] Ma**
We have to make them all called games.
**[04:35] Ma**
If we don't set high standards,
we can't take the top.
**[04:40] S1**
Well, you need to hit first.
**[04:42] Ma**
That's exactly right!
**[04:44] Mi**
Let's practice bunts and steals.
**[04:48] Ku**
Yeah.
**[04:50] Ma**
Man, I want a hit!
**[04:51] Ha**
Are you still training on your own?
**[04:53] Sa**
Yeah.
**[04:54] Ha**
Well, take it slow.
**[04:56] Ha**
A pitcher needs his lower body strong, anyway.
**[05:03] Ka**
Sawamura.
**[05:05] Ka**
Join the batting and fielding
practice starting today.
**[05:09] Ha**
Good for you.
**[05:10] Ha**
You get to practice with balls now.
**[05:13] Ka**
But you're going to be in the outfield.
**[05:16] Ka**
Make sure you throw
to the infield after every catch.
**[05:21] Ka**
Got it?
**[05:25] S1**
*Sawamura in the outfield?*
**[05:27] S2**
*Is he off the fall roster?*
**[05:34] Sa**
Yes, sir.
**[05:39] Ha**
*Eijun-kun...*
**[05:41] Ha**
*He talks a lot less*
**[05:43] Ha**
*and isn't his usual self anymore,*
**[05:46] Ha**
*but he's calm.*
**[05:48] Ha**
*I guess he's come to terms with where he is.*
**[05:54] Ka**
Furuya.
**[05:55] Ka**
You're gonna pitch
in the fielding practice today.
**[05:57] Fu**
Yes, sir.
**[05:58] Ka**
Make sure you run for cover and bunts, too.
**[06:02] Fu**
I'll go all out, sir.
**[06:04] Ka**
Don't.
**[06:08] Ha**
*He...*
**[06:11] Ha**
*...hasn't come to terms with it, at all!*
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[06:18] S1**
Sawamura, forward!
**[06:20] S2**
Your first step is late!
**[06:22] S2**
Throw it back the moment you catch!
**[06:26] S3**
Good! Nice throw!
**[06:27] S3**
At least your throw is good, Sawamura!
**[06:30] To**
Sawamura, you've got to run to the ball first.
**[06:33] Sa**
You're so nice.
**[06:35] S1**
*I don't think I'll ever lose to Sawamura!*
**[06:38] S2**
Right?
**[06:40] Ot**
So he's in the outfield now?
**[06:42] Ot**
You put him back with the team
sooner than I expected.
**[06:46] Ka**
He's been running this past week,
**[06:49] Ka**
and it's helped him regain his will.
**[06:54] Ka**
If he had no will to improve,
**[06:57] Ka**
he'd just continue staring at the ground.
**[07:00] Ot**
That's why you had him run?
**[07:04] Ka**
In the end, it all comes down to his will.
**[07:13] Sa**
* I was sent to the outfield*
* because I wasn't good enough.*
**[07:19] Sa**
*I get scared because I'm not good enough.*
**[07:22] Sa**
*Damn it!*
**[07:23] S1**
That's way too forward!
**[07:27] S2**
And over the head.
**[07:29] Sa**
*Man...*
**[07:31] Sa**
*I'm so terrible.*
**[07:33] Sa**
Damn!
**[07:35] S1**
You're crying for real!
**[07:37] S1**
Don't get even more depressed
coming to the outfield!
**[07:41] Ot**
*He's resigning after the fall,*
**[07:44] Ot**
*but he's still thinking about Sawamura's future.*
***SIGN*** September 12
**[07:51] Mi**
* We discovered what*
* we lacked against Yakushi,*
***SIGN*** Fall Tournament Groups, Game 1
Seido (W. Tokyo) vs Toyosaki (E. Tokyo) at Seido
**[07:55] Mi**
*and we go into our first official game*
**[07:58] Mi**
*with a lot of worries on our minds.*
**[08:05] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
***SIGN*** Seido Toyosaki
**[08:25] Oc**
* He's head and shoulders*
* above everyone on the field.*
**[08:30] Mi**
*Gotta pace himself,*
**[08:32] Mi**
*but with the uniform number he got,*
**[08:35] Mi**
*he probably can't help going all out.*
**[08:38] Fu**
I can't see it.
**[08:40] Ha**
Don't worry, it's there.
**[08:47] C1**
Another RBI!
**[08:49] C2**
Is he gonna win this game on his own?
**[08:52] C3**
Wow! Furuya's in the zone.
**[08:55] C4**
He's looking really good
with the third-years gone.
**[09:08] S1**
It was crazy yesterday.
**[09:10] S2**
Oh, Furuya, right?
**[09:13] S1**
He walked off in the seventh inning,
but he was still going strong.
**[09:17] S2**
We might be able to go
pretty far with just him alone.
**[09:22] S1**
Yeah, but I don't understand the roster at all.
**[09:26] S2**
Why's Sawamura on the roster?
**[09:28] S1**
He's not pitching at all right now.
**[09:32] S2**
Maybe he's on standby as an outfield?
**[09:34] S1**
No way! Not even close!
**[09:37] S1**
Even grade schoolers
can play better than him.
**[09:39] S2**
Honestly, his only weapon
is his moving fastball.
**[09:43] S1**
The only thing he had was energy,
but he's lost even that these days.
**[09:47] S1**
He should give up his spot on the roster.
**[09:50] S1**
Sawamura!
**[09:53] S1**
H-How long were you there?
**[09:57] S2**
But it's all true.
**[09:59] S1**
Don't make that face!
**[10:03] S3**
Hey.
**[10:04] S3**
Baseball boy's studying!
**[10:06] Is**
Shut up! Of course I am!
**[10:09] S3**
Study hard!
**[10:10] Is**
Right back at you!
**[10:13] Is**
Damn.
**[10:14] Is**
What happened to enjoying
a normal high school life?
**[10:19] S1**
Oh, yeah.
**[10:20] S1**
The group stage started.
**[10:22] Ry**
That's right.
**[10:23] Ry**
I heard Furuya outdid himself.
***SIGN*** Seido Toyosaki
**[10:26] Ry**
But they only got six runs
**[10:28] Ry**
and played all nine innings.
**[10:30] Is**
It wasn't a called game?
**[10:32] Is**
What are the second-years doing?
**[10:36] Is**
They need to score more!
**[10:38] Ry**
Seriously.
**[10:40] S1**
I guess the team isn't meshing well yet.
**[10:44] Ry**
I heard the coach said
**[10:45] Ry**
he'd change the starting lineup
after the Yakushi game,
**[10:50] Ry**
but he didn't make
any changes in the end.
**[10:55] Is**
Despite what he says, he doesn't
stop believing in the players.
**[11:02] Is**
I guess I'll have to go
whip them into shape.
**[11:06] S1**
You just want to play around.
**[11:09] Ry**
It's not like we were good
from the start.
**[11:12] Ry**
The fall is all about discovering
new problems every game.
**[11:17] Is**
Well, yeah, but...
**[11:22] Is**
*Damn.*
**[11:24] Is**
*I really want to hit hard right now.*
**[11:42] (Flashback) S1**
Yeah, but I don't understand the roster at all.
**[11:45] (Flashback) S2**
Why's Sawamura on the roster?
**[11:51] Sa**
*Why did I make the roster?*
**[11:54] Sa**
*I don't even know myself!*
**[11:58] Sa**
*I can't play the outfield,*
**[12:00] Sa**
*and I haven't pitched in days.*
**[12:04] Sa**
*What does the coach want from me?*
**[12:13] Sa**
*Furuya.*
**[12:17] Fu**
*In the end,*
**[12:19] Fu**
*I couldn't pitch until the end.*
**[12:24] Fu**
*I may have gotten the ace number,*
**[12:27] Fu**
* but it doesn't mean*
* the coach sees me as the ace.*
**[12:34] Fu**
*I won't let anyone question me.*
**[12:37] Fu**
*Not my plays and not the numbers.*
**[12:41] Fu**
*I'll make everyone acknowledge me.*
**[12:44] Sa**
*Y-You...*
**[12:46] Sa**
*Don't run...*
**[12:51] Sa**
*Don't run in front of me!*
**[12:55] Ka**
*Their warmup turned into full sprints.*
**[12:59] Ku**
Looks like Sawamura's
not as gloomy as I thought.
**[13:05] Mi**
* He must not want to show*
* Furuya his weak side.*
**[13:10] Ku**
We don't have time to worry
about the first-years.
**[13:13] Ku**
We need to score as much as we can.
**[13:19] Ma**
As if we're not trying already.
**[13:28] Ka**
Guys, practice just started.
**[13:31] Ka**
You need to pace yourselves.
**[13:33] Fu**
*I forgot.*
**[13:35] Fu**
*That's one of my problems.*
**[13:40] Ka**
Looks like you guys are all warmed up.
**[13:43] Sa**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[13:44] Ka**
Sawamura, go in the bullpen today.
**[14:06] Mi**
Nice pitch!
**[14:08] Mi**
It's looking good!
**[14:11] S1**
*Sawamura's pitching just fine.*
**[14:14] Ka**
All right.
**[14:15] Ka**
I'll stand as a batter next.
**[14:18] Ka**
Throw inside.
**[14:25] Mi**
* Since he kept Sawamura on the roster,*
* I figured he would do this,*
**[14:29] Mi**
*but does he plan to use him in the fall?*
**[14:42] Ka**
Make sure you get his form on video.
**[14:44] S1**
Yes, sir.
**[14:49] Ka**
Let's go.
**[14:58] Mi**
*Sawamura wants to make this pitch.*
**[15:02] Mi**
*So is his form the problem?*
**[15:16] S1**
*The moment the coach stepped in, he...*
**[15:24] Oc**
*Why is Coach Kataoka putting so much care...*
**[15:29] Oc**
*...into this useless pitcher?*
**[15:38] S1**
This is the form without any batters.
**[15:42] S1**
And this is
**[15:45] S1**
the form with the coach.
**[15:48] S1**
It looks the same in the beginning,
**[15:51] S1**
but in the end,
**[15:53] S1**
his arm isn't swinging down enough.
**[15:55] S1**
Right here.
**[15:57] Mi**
What? Are you sure?
**[15:59] S1**
I'm good at finding differences.
**[16:02] Mi**
* It would be a lot easier*
* if it was more obvious,*
**[16:08] Mi**
* but with this subtlety,*
* we can't say much to him.*
**[16:20] Mi**
* Mental problems depend on the person,*
* so they're difficult to solve.*
**[16:25] Mi**
*The slightest thing can make them evaporate, too.*
**[16:30] Mi**
* Though maybe he's being overly*
* conscious of the inside pitch,*
**[16:35] Mi**
* and it's preventing him*
* from throwing his arm down.*
**[16:39] Mi**
*Maybe I pushed him too much.*
**[16:42] Mi**
Sawamura, you should stop thinking so much.
**[16:49] Mi**
It's not like you had good control anyway,
**[16:53] Mi**
and you're stupid.
**[17:01] S1**
M-Miyuki-senpai, that's...
**[17:05] Mi**
Why do you look so surprised, Sawamura?
**[17:08] Mi**
Isn't that the truth?
**[17:09] S1**
That was on the nose!
**[17:13] Oc**
Oh... So you have data on batters, too?
**[17:16] Ot**
Only their starting roster, though.
**[17:19] Oc**
This is great.
**[17:21] Ot**
*I wonder what happened?*
**[17:23] Ot**
* Why does he want data*
* on the strong teams in Tokyo?*
**[17:27] Ot**
Oh.
**[17:28] Ot**
How was practice today, Coach?
**[17:31] Ka**
Good.
**[17:32] Ka**
Some players are staying late.
**[17:34] Ot**
The second-years have been
working really hard lately.
**[17:38] Ot**
I see Maezono swinging his bat a lot.
**[17:44] Oc**
Kataoka-san.
**[17:47] Oc**
In all honesty,
**[17:49] Oc**
how high are you aiming to go this fall?
**[17:59] Oc**
I've been quietly watching all this time,
**[18:02] Oc**
but objectively, this team isn't weak.
**[18:07] Oc**
Everyone has high motivation
**[18:10] Oc**
and has very good training habits.
**[18:13] Oc**
Your coaching must be
working well with everyone.
**[18:19] Oc**
However,
**[18:22] Oc**
it'll be difficult for the current team
to take the fall tournament.
**[18:30] Ot**
*H-He... came right out and said it.*
**[18:33] Oc**
If I were the coach,
I would aim for nationals next year.
**[18:38] Oc**
I'd leave the team's fate in Furuya's hands.
**[18:43] Oc**
Make him ace and cleanup,
since his batting is good, too.
**[18:48] Oc**
No matter how badly he's playing
or how many runs he gives up,
**[18:52] Oc**
I'd make him pitch every game on his own.
**[18:54] Ot**
A-Are you saying you'd give up
on the fall season
**[18:59] Ot**
just to let Furuya grow?
**[19:01] Oc**
Yes.
**[19:03] Oc**
If he can get experience and
awareness as the bigwig of the team,
**[19:06] Oc**
that's all we need.
**[19:09] Oc**
He has that much potential.
**[19:13] Oc**
Raise him as the ace.
**[19:17] Oc**
I think that's the quickest way
to go to nationals.
**[19:33] Ka**
The presence of the ace.
**[19:36] Ka**
I know how big that can be for a team.
**[19:43] Ka**
However, these games are
for the players to play,
**[19:48] Ka**
and this fall is one of few
chances to try for nationals.
**[19:57] Ka**
I won't sacrifice the team
just for Furuya alone.
**[20:12] Ma**
Hey!
**[20:13] Ma**
We're done for the night.
**[20:15] Ma**
Make sure you finish up soon, too.
**[20:18] Sa**
Yes, sir! Good night.
**[20:21] Ma**
I'm hungry. I just ate, too.
**[20:24] Ha**
*I'll bring him something to drink later.*
**[20:32] (Flashback) Mi**
Sawamura, you should stop thinking so much.
**[20:36] (Flashback) Mi**
It's not like you had good control, anyway,
**[20:39] (Flashback) Mi**
and you're stupid.
**[20:42] Sa**
*How dare he say whatever he wants!*
**[20:44] Sa**
*Doesn't he realize he's the captain?*
**[20:47] Sa**
Damn it!
**[21:10] Sa**
*But... He's exactly right.*
**[21:16] Sa**
*It's not like I had good control, anyway.*
**[21:32] Ch**
I see you're throwing a lot.
**[21:35] Ch**
When you pitch,
**[21:38] Ch**
do you check your grip every time?
**[21:53] Ch**
Why don't you throw me some?
**[23:36] Ka**
Didn't you call me because
you don't care about hitting me?
**[23:38] Ka**
This isn't even good dodging practice.
**[23:41] Sa**
Thanks, Kanemaru,
**[23:42] Sa**
but I don't plan on hitting you.
**[23:45] Ka**
Shut up!
**[23:46] Ch**
To match your aggressive style,
**[23:49] Ch**
this is the pitch I really want you to learn.
**[23:52] Ch**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
The Final Lesson.
***SIGN*** The Final Lesson
**[23:55] Sa**
I still have so much to learn.
# 72 - The Final Lesson
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**[00:00] Oc**
If I were the coach,
I would aim for nationals next year.
**[00:06] Oc**
I'd leave the team's fate in Furuya's hands.
**[00:09] Ot**
A-Are you saying you'd give up
on the fall season
**[00:14] Ot**
just to let Furuya grow?
**[00:16] Oc**
Raise him as the ace.
**[00:19] Oc**
I think that's the quickest way
to go to nationals.
**[00:26] Ka**
However, these games are
for the players to play,
**[00:29] Ka**
and this fall is one of few
chances to try for nationals.
**[00:35] Ka**
I won't sacrifice the team
just for Furuya alone.
**[00:49] Ch**
I see you're throwing a lot.
**[00:51] Ch**
When you pitch,
**[00:54] Ch**
do you check your grip every time?
**[01:07] Ch**
Why don't you throw me some?
***SIGN*** The Final Lesson
***SIGN*** September 19
***SIGN*** Fall Tournament Group
Stages Round 2
**[02:55] M1**
Damn.
**[02:56] M1**
He's still a first-year?
**[02:58] M2**
We basically just lost to the pitcher.
***SIGN*** Seido Mino
***SIGN*** Seido (W. Tokyo) vs Mino (W. Tokyo)
(Called after 7 innings)
**[03:01] C1**
Twelve strikeouts.
**[03:03] C1**
He also scored three runs with two hits.
**[03:05] C2**
He's still a first-year,
**[03:06] C2**
so if he keeps this up,
he should definitely make nationals.
**[03:16] (Flashback) Oc**
If I were the coach,
I would aim for nationals next year.
**[03:21] (Flashback) Oc**
I'd leave the team's fate in Furuya's hands.
**[03:26] (Flashback) Oc**
Raise him as the ace.
**[03:29] (Flashback) Oc**
I think that's the quickest way
to go to nationals.
**[03:41] Mi**
Your pitch count is too high.
**[03:43] Mi**
Too many free walks.
**[03:45] Mi**
No pacing whatsoever.
***SIGN*** The usual
**[03:47] Mi**
You're terrible.
**[03:49] Mi**
You got lucky with the opponent today.
**[03:52] Ka**
Sawamura, quit dawdling and help clean up!
**[03:55] Ka**
There's another game after this!
**[04:02] Ka**
Put away your emotions!
**[04:04] Ka**
You're a man, aren't you?
**[04:07] Sa**
Kanemaru.
**[04:09] Sa**
Can you help me with practice later?
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[04:16] S1**
Huh?
**[04:17] S1**
Is this the pitcher who pitched today?
**[04:20] S2**
Yeah.
**[04:21] S2**
I bet he'll pitch tomorrow, too.
**[04:23] Ku**
My hit in the fourth inning
is recorded as the opponent's error?
**[04:26] Ku**
Manager, please.
**[04:28] S1**
That was an error.
**[04:29] Ku**
With my speed, it's a hit!
**[04:32] S2**
The coach said it was an error.
**[04:34] Ku**
Seriously?
**[04:34] S1**
Error, it is.
**[04:40] Mi**
Make sure you get to bed early tonight.
**[04:42] Mi**
You're gonna be pitching again tomorrow.
**[04:45] Fu**
I'll pitch as much as I need to.
**[04:47] Fu**
It's the ace's job to pitch.
**[04:52] Mi**
* It'll be bad for us*
* if you pitch too much.*
**[04:56] Mi**
* We don't have any strong teams*
* in our group,*
**[04:58] Mi**
* so we need to end the games quickly*
* and give you an easy time.*
**[05:03] Fu**
The ace...
**[05:04] Mi**
I get it, already!
Just go to sleep!
**[05:13] Ha**
Zono-senpai.
**[05:15] Ha**
Are we practicing again tonight?
**[05:18] Ma**
Yeah, definitely!
**[05:19] Ma**
We're up against a southpaw tomorrow.
**[05:22] Ma**
I need to hit a clean one into right field.
**[05:26] Ma**
*Damn.*
**[05:27] Ma**
* The moment I'm taken off the three-hole,*
* we win with a called game.*
***SIGN*** The new three-hole
**[05:32] Ma**
I'll hit tons tomorrow!
**[05:34] Ha**
*Into right field?*
**[05:36] Ma**
Just you wait!
**[05:38] Ha**
*He should bat more freely.*
**[05:41] Ha**
*He thinks too much.*
**[05:43] Ha**
* I'm sure that's why the coach*
* moved him down in the lineup.*
**[05:46] [SONG] On-screen**
Learn today Devote every moment
**[05:51] Ka**
You've gotta be kidding me.
**[05:53] Ka**
I wore all my guards because
Sawamura sincerely asked me.
**[05:58] Ka**
He's not piching any to the inside.
**[06:02] S1**
No, Kanemaru. That's because...
**[06:06] Ka**
*I've got things to do, too.*
**[06:10] Ka**
Stop hesitating, idiot!
**[06:12] Ka**
Didn't you call me because
you don't care about hitting me?
**[06:16] Ka**
This isn't even good dodging practice.
**[06:19] Ka**
Throw like you're trying to hit me! Damn it!
**[06:22] Ka**
*What am I? A sandbag?*
**[06:26] S1**
*You're such a man, Kanemaru.*
**[06:30] Sa**
Thanks, Kanemaru.
**[06:32] Sa**
But I don't plan on hitting you!
**[06:36] Ka**
Shut up!
**[06:37] S1**
No, he's serious.
***SIGN*** Two days ago
**[06:45] (Flashback) Ch**
Nice pitch.
**[06:47] (Flashback) Ch**
You're throwing just fine.
**[06:50] (Flashback) Sa**
I have no problems without a batter.
**[06:54] (Flashback) Sa**
But I feel like I'm overthinking it.
**[06:57] (Flashback) Sa**
Miyuki-senpai told me I never
had good control to begin with.
**[07:04] (Flashback) Sa**
He gives it to me straight.
**[07:10] (Flashback) Ch**
High and inside goes right
into a righty's chest.
**[07:15] (Flashback) Ch**
And in contrast,
**[07:16] (Flashback) Ch**
low and away passes by
the farthest point from a batter's eyes.
**[07:22] (Flashback) Ch**
If you can precisely control your pitches,
**[07:25] (Flashback) Ch**
no batter will be able to touch them.
**[07:28] (Flashback) Ch**
It's best used in conjunction
with inside pitches,
**[07:32] (Flashback) Ch**
but you can get strikes with this
**[07:34] (Flashback) Ch**
and even finish someone off.
**[07:37] (Flashback) Ch**
You've only known to pitch offensively,
**[07:40] (Flashback) Ch**
but this was the pitch
I actually wanted you to learn.
**[07:49] Sa**
*Low and away?*
**[07:53] (Flashback) Sa**
But you're only holding
the glove on the inside!
**[07:56] (Flashback) Sa**
If you gave me more options,
I'm sure I could—
**[07:59] (Flashback) Mi**
What? Did you say something?
**[08:01] (Flashback) Mi**
Can you repeat that?
**[08:03] (Flashback) Mi**
You have what it takes
to throw to the outside corners?
**[08:07] (Flashback) Mi**
You have breaking balls
that break from strike to ball?
**[08:13] (Flashback) Ch**
If you can't pitch
to the inside, then don't.
**[08:18] (Flashback) Ch**
Instead, why don't you try
learning this pitch?
**[08:25] Sa**
Damn!
**[08:26] Sa**
Way too wide again!
**[08:29] Sa**
*One step...*
**[08:31] Sa**
*Or even half a step at a time.*
**[08:33] Sa**
One more!
**[08:35] Sa**
*I still have so much to learn!*
**[08:41] S1**
Hey, wasn't that good?
**[08:43] Sa**
Not even close! Another one!
**[08:46] Mi**
I'm sorry I had to ask you to help.
**[08:49] Ch**
It's fine.
**[08:50] Ch**
I wanted to tell him myself, too.
**[08:53] Ch**
I hope this helps him get over the fear.
**[08:57] Mi**
* I hate to admit it, but it's*
* more effective coming from him.*
**[09:01] ---**
Here I go!
**[09:04] Ka**
Now, it's all up to how he overcomes it.
***SIGN*** September 20
**[09:19] Mi**
It's a little high.
**[09:21] Mi**
Keep it low, man!
**[09:22] Ry**
The ace number suits him well.
**[09:26] Ta**
*Why are you looking at me?*
**[09:28] S1**
He seems to be doing well.
**[09:33] A1**
So he's pitching first.
**[09:35] A2**
He got a ton of strikeouts yesterday, too.
**[09:40] AC**
He's a high schooler, too!
**[09:42] AC**
There's nothing to fear.
**[09:43] AC**
Let's enjoy going up
against such a fast pitch.
**[09:46] AC**
Go for broke!
**[09:47] AC**
No, let's take them on
with the utmost respect!
**[09:51] AA**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[09:53] C1**
Let's go, Furuya!
**[09:55] C1**
Take us to the final tournament!
**[09:58] C2**
I want to see the batters go big, too!
**[10:03] Sa**
That's the one!
**[10:05] Sa**
Wasn't that good?
**[10:06] Sa**
Another one, before I forget the feeling!
**[10:09] Mi**
Shut up.
**[10:11] Mi**
No matter how loud you are,
you're not pitching!
**[10:14] Mi**
Furuya's going first!
**[10:16] Sa**
I know that!
**[10:17] Sa**
If I'm starting,
I can't just pitch in the bullpen!
**[10:21] Sa**
I've got tons of work to do over here!
**[10:24] Mi**
I don't care!
**[10:25] Mi**
Don't do it before a game!
**[10:27] Mi**
*Damn.*
**[10:28] Mi**
* He knows what to do now,*
* but he's still stupid.*
**[10:32] Mi**
*Oh, well.*
**[10:34] Mi**
*I don't exactly hate the noise he brings.*
**[10:38] Mi**
Furuya, one more!
**[10:42] Mi**
Nice. We're done.
**[10:45] Mi**
*It's still a little high, but it has power.*
**[10:49] Mi**
*It looks like he's not tired from yesterday.*
**[10:52] Mi**
Relax a little.
**[10:54] Fu**
*My shoulder feels really light.*
**[10:59] Fu**
*I might be able to get a personal best today.*
***SIGN*** Seisho Seido
**[11:15] A1**
A free run!
**[11:17] C1**
What's Furuya doing?
**[11:19] C2**
That's the third walk in the first inning!
**[11:23] Ku**
Pitch to contact!
**[11:24] Ha**
Let's take it easy!
**[11:26] Fu**
*What?*
**[11:28] Mi**
*You're so tense.*
**[11:30] Mi**
*You need to relax, Furuya!*
**[11:32] Mi**
You'd be fine pitching
at half strength against this team!
**[11:38] S1**
Is it because he pitched yesterday?
**[11:40] Ry**
I don't know.
**[11:41] Ry**
His pitch seems to have power.
**[11:46] Fu**
*I feel good.*
**[11:48] Fu**
*I really feel good.*
**[11:50] Fu**
*I need to pitch my best!*
**[11:54] Um**
Ball four!
***SIGN*** Seisho Seido
**[12:06] Mi**
What are you doing?
**[12:08] Mi**
You shouldn't try to crush them by force.
**[12:13] Mi**
Are you playing baseball by yourself?
**[12:15] Mi**
Look around.
**[12:18] S1**
Nori, let's go!
**[12:20] Ka**
*Furuya.*
**[12:21] Ha**
*Furuya-kun.*
**[12:24] Ka**
It's the first inning! Calm down!
**[12:27] Mi**
*Furuya.*
**[12:29] AC**
* Don't give them an easy time*
* by swinging at the hard pitches.*
**[12:34] AC**
*Just swing right down the middle.*
**[12:36] AC**
*The middle!*
**[12:39] Fu**
*It's not that I'm playing by myself.*
**[12:44] Fu**
*I just felt like...*
**[12:47] Fu**
*...I could do really well today.*
**[12:50] Fu**
*Really well.*
**[12:58] Mi**
*Idiot!*
**[12:59] Mi**
*That pitch was a freebie!*
**[13:04] A1**
Third run!
**[13:07] A2**
Seriously?
**[13:09] A3**
Awesome, Okubo!
**[13:11] A4**
Woohoo!
**[13:13] A5**
Wow! This feels good.
**[13:16] A6**
Yeah.
**[13:17] A5**
I bet they didn't expect
to give up three runs to us.
**[13:22] A5**
Take that!
**[13:23] Ma**
Let's stop them here!
**[13:25] Ku**
One at a time, Furuya!
**[13:27] To**
We're just getting started!
**[13:29] Ot**
This is terrible!
**[13:31] Ot**
It's just the first inning!
**[13:34] Ka**
Get Kawakami.
**[13:37] Ka**
Furuya!
**[13:40] Ka**
Left field.
**[13:49] C1**
Switching already?
**[13:51] C2**
They want him to cool off in left field.
**[13:54] C1**
It's no surprise, with a game like this.
**[13:58] C2**
Is Kawakami even warmed up yet?
**[14:01] C3**
Yeah, that's what I'm wondering.
**[14:03] Mi**
We have seven pitches, so calm down.
**[14:05] Mi**
Let's focus on the batter
and get an out at a time.
**[14:12] Ot**
*It's natural to have off days as a pitcher.*
**[14:17] Ot**
*But you're up against a lower-tier team.*
**[14:19] Ot**
*It's too soon to give up on him.*
**[14:25] Ku**
Switch gears!
**[14:27] Ot**
*He won't be an ace like this.*
**[14:31] Ot**
* You have to take risks and make*
* the boys sort things out themselves.*
**[14:37] Ot**
*That's what'll help him grow.*
**[14:45] S1**
Sawamura, you should warm up, too!
**[14:48] Sa**
Yes, sir!
**[14:49] Sa**
Though I'm already warmed up.
**[14:53] Sa**
*Am I going to play?*
***SIGN*** Seisho Seido
**[14:58] AC**
Thank you for coming today.
**[15:00] AC**
We lost in the end, but our guys did well.
**[15:05] AC**
Even the best sometimes falter.
**[15:08] AC**
We learned a good lesson today.
**[15:11] AC**
Now, let's go home with our heads held high!
**[15:16] C1**
They don't seem disappointed,
even though they lost.
**[15:20] C2**
Whereas the tension over here...
**[15:22] C1**
I can't tell which team
made it out of the group stages.
***SIGN*** Seisho Seido
**[15:41] Ka**
Is this the game you wanted to play?
**[15:46] Ka**
You pitch all out without
even trying to pace yourselves.
**[15:51] Ka**
Out of frustration at
being taken off the mound,
**[15:53] Ka**
you swing recklessly at bat,
and don't focus on defense.
**[16:02] Ku**
*Shoot!*
**[16:03] Ka**
You feel restless over
a measly four-run deficit,
**[16:06] Ka**
and you make easy mistakes.
**[16:11] Mi**
*Furuya's useless today.*
**[16:13] Mi**
*I've gotta make up for it.*
**[16:15] Ka**
You mistake aggressiveness for rashness,
**[16:18] Ka**
and swing at a difficult pitch
right off the bat.
**[16:26] Ka**
Did you already forget the summer, Miyuki?
**[16:31] Ka**
Why do you train so hard every day?
**[16:34] Ka**
For this exact day!
**[16:36] Ka**
You don't truly understand
the value of one run,
**[16:39] Ka**
and that's why you play like this.
**[16:42] Ka**
It's still the group stages?
**[16:43] Ka**
Did you think you wouldn't lose
because we had an easy group?
**[16:47] Ka**
Don't get arrogant!
**[16:49] Ka**
If you can't play every
game as one team,
**[16:54] Ka**
how do you think you'll get to nationals?
**[16:56] Ka**
You guys are banned from training with balls.
**[16:58] Ka**
Go run until I tell you otherwise.
**[17:01] Ka**
Clear?
**[17:02] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[17:04] S1**
Wow! The coach is pissed.
**[17:08] Ry**
If he gave them endless running,
it must be pretty bad.
**[17:11] Ka**
Hurry up.
**[17:12] SS**
Yes, sir.
**[17:13] Ry**
They caught up in the seventh inning.
**[17:16] Ry**
It was stressful to watch.
**[17:19] Ta**
The first inning was just bad.
**[17:21] S1**
Yeah.
**[17:23] S1**
Kawakami gave up a run after switching in,
**[17:26] S1**
but he was the saving grace of today's game.
**[17:28] S1**
He pitched really well until the end.
**[17:32] Ta**
The walks Furuya gave in the first inning
**[17:35] Ta**
threw them off for the entire game.
**[17:38] Ta**
He gave up runs in the beginning
during the summer, too.
**[17:43] Ta**
Furuya needs to be
more careful in the opening.
**[17:46] Ta**
It's not about the amazing pitching
he can do on a good day.
**[17:49] Ta**
It's about how close can you get
to that pitching on your off days.
**[17:52] Ta**
You're not the ace until
you have that consistency.
**[17:57] Ry**
Oh?
**[18:00] S1**
Oh?
**[18:05] Ta**
What do you want?
**[18:06] Ta**
It's what the coach
used to tell me all the time.
**[18:08] Ta**
And now that I'm on the sidelines,
I see it very clearly.
**[18:12] Ry**
We didn't say anything.
**[18:13] Ta**
I know I'm not one to talk!
**[18:15] Ta**
Damn it.
**[18:17] Mi**
Let's go all out!
**[18:18] SS**
Yeah!
**[18:19] Ry**
*Well,*
**[18:20] Mi**
One, two!
**[18:20] SS**
One, two, three, four, one, two!
**[18:20] Ry**
*all they can do is listen to the coach,*
**[18:22] Mi**
One, two, three, four, one!
**[18:23] Ry**
*and tackle their problems, one at a time.*
**[18:23] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:24] Mi**
Two!
**[18:25] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:25] Mi**
Three!
**[18:26] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:26] Mi**
Four!
**[18:27] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:27] Mi**
One!
**[18:28] SS**
Ay!
**[18:28] Mi**
Two!
**[18:28] SS**
Ay!
**[18:28] Mi**
Three!
**[18:29] SS**
Ay!
**[18:29] Mi**
Four!
**[18:29] SS**
Ay!
**[18:30] Mi**
One, two, three, four!
**[18:30] Fu**
*I want to redo today.*
**[18:31] SS**
One, two, three, four!
**[18:32] Mi**
One, two!
**[18:33] SS**
Three, four, one, two!
**[18:34] Sa**
*I didn't get to play!*
**[18:35] Mi**
One, two, three, four, one!
***SIGN*** Was warming up from first to ninth inning
**[18:36] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:37] Mi**
Two!
**[18:38] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:38] Mi**
Three!
**[18:39] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:39] Mi**
Four!
**[18:39] Ot**
Manager, go turn the lights on.
**[18:40] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:40] Mi**
One!
**[18:40] SS**
Ay!
**[18:41] Mi**
Two!
**[18:41] SS**
Ay!
**[18:41] Mi**
Three!
**[18:42] SS**
Ay!
**[18:42] Ot**
They're not gonna finish any time soon.
**[18:42] Mi**
Four!
**[18:42] SS**
Ay!
**[18:43] Ma**
One, two, three, four!
**[18:44] Ha**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[18:44] SS**
One, two, three, four!
**[18:45] Oc**
*Yell at the team,*
**[18:46] Ma**
One, two!
**[18:46] SS**
Three, four, one, two!
**[18:47] Oc**
*and then have everyone run while shouting.*
**[18:48] Ma**
One, two, three, four, one!
**[18:49] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:50] Ma**
Two!
**[18:51] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:51] Ma**
Three!
**[18:51] Oc**
*How old-fashioned.*
**[18:52] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:52] Ma**
Four!
**[18:53] SS**
Let's go!
**[18:54] Ma**
One!
**[18:54] SS**
Ay!
**[18:54] Ma**
Two!
**[18:54] Oc**
* This method works for a team*
* with players of similar calibers.*
**[18:54] SS**
Ay!
**[18:55] Ma**
Three!
**[18:55] SS**
Ay!
**[18:55] Ma**
Four!
**[18:55] SS**
Ay!
**[18:56] Ma**
One, two, three, four!
**[18:57] SS**
One, two, three, four!
**[19:00] Oc**
* There's no point in putting*
* someone with talent through this.*
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[19:14] Mi**
Huh? Pitching?
**[19:16] Mi**
Not today.
**[19:18] Mi**
Aren't your legs like lead
after all that running?
**[19:22] Mi**
So get rest.
**[19:24] Mi**
*I mean,*
**[19:25] Mi**
* there were too many problems*
* with today's game,*
**[19:28] Mi**
* and I should probably*
* do something as the captain, but...*
**[19:35] Mi**
*Coach Ochiai?*
**[19:37] Mi**
*What is he doing here?*
**[19:43] Oc**
You felt good in the pen today, didn't you?
**[19:46] Oc**
But it didn't quite work out
so well on the mound.
**[19:52] Oc**
I know that feeling.
**[19:55] Oc**
The worse you do on the mound,
it leaves you more puzzled and frustrated.
**[20:00] Oc**
Don't you have a breaking ball
that lets you relax?
**[20:03] Mi**
Y-Yes, sir.
**[20:04] Mi**
We have a splitter and a slide step,
**[20:08] Mi**
but I wanted Furuya to get over it himself.
**[20:12] Oc**
I figured.
**[20:15] Oc**
I think it was too soon
to switch him there, too.
**[20:19] Oc**
Especially if you want Furuya
to grow as the ace.
**[20:27] Mi**
But the fact that Kawakami
pitched nine innings today
**[20:31] Mi**
works out great for our team,
**[20:34] Mi**
and the coach just wanted him
to cool off in left field.
***SIGN*** Look away
**[20:37] Mi**
*Don't ignore me!*
**[20:41] Oc**
I wouldn't have switched him out.
**[20:44] Oc**
I don't switch out the ace, no matter what.
**[20:50] Oc**
You just need to hold off a little longer.
**[20:57] Oc**
* I just told the ace and captain*
* about my coaching policy.*
**[21:05] VP**
What?
**[21:06] VP**
Are you sure you don't need
to sign up to play professionally?
**[21:10] Yu**
Yes.
**[21:11] Yu**
I want to go to my coach's alma mater.
**[21:16] VP**
You could be giving up a huge opportunity.
**[21:20] VP**
*We could get our school's name on TV.*
**[21:25] Yu**
I'm grateful for the offer,
**[21:28] Yu**
but I want to grow in college first.
**[21:32] Pr**
I see.
**[21:33] Pr**
You want to go to Coach Kataoka's alma mater.
**[21:36] Yu**
Yes.
**[21:37] Pr**
Well, it would be great
to have you be the bridge
**[21:41] Pr**
between us and M University.
**[21:43] Pr**
We'll have a brand new team
starting next year, so...
**[21:48] Yu**
*Brand new?*
**[21:50] VP**
P-Principal!
**[21:52] Pr**
It's fine. He'll find out sooner or later.
**[22:00] Yu**
What do you mean by that?
**[23:35] Mi**
* No matter what happens with the coaches,*
* we just have faith and follow them.*
**[23:39] Mi**
*Right now, he's our only coach.*
**[23:43] Yu**
We'll gladly take them on as a practice game.
**[23:45] Yu**
Right now, this is the only thing we can do.
**[23:49] Is**
We're going all out!
**[23:51] Is**
If you don't do the same, we'll kill you all!
**[23:53] Mi**
*Jun-san.*
**[23:54] Mi**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Inheritance.
***SIGN*** Inheritance
**[23:56] Sa**
We get to play these amazing people?
# 73 - Inheritance
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**[00:05] S1**
Seriously?
**[00:06] S1**
He's quitting?
**[00:08] Yu**
He turned in a resignation letter
after our season ended.
**[00:13] Yu**
He's going to coach through the fall
to make the transition smooth.
**[00:18] S2**
Then is that Ochiai guy the next head coach?
**[00:21] S3**
Do you think the underclassmen know?
**[00:23] S4**
Doubt it.
**[00:26] Is**
I guess...
**[00:28] Is**
...it's our fault.
**[00:30] Is**
Because we couldn't make it to nationals.
**[00:38] Is**
The coach is a teacher here.
**[00:42] Is**
Is he gonna quit the school, too?
**[00:45] Is**
This is unacceptable!
**[00:46] Is**
When I come back to this school after graduation,
I won't be able to say hi to him?
**[00:50] (Flashback) Ch**
Jun.
**[00:54] (Flashback) Ka**
Chris, how are you doing?
**[00:57] (Flashback) Ka**
I mean... I know you're
doing fine academically.
**[01:00] (Flashback) Ch**
I'm going through the physical training
my father gave me.
**[01:06] (Flashback) Ka**
Take it slow.
**[01:07] (Flashback) Ka**
Your baseball career...
**[01:09] (Flashback) Ka**
...has only just begun.
**[01:14] Is**
After the fall season?
**[01:16] Is**
We don't have any time.
**[01:19] Is**
Is there anything we can do?
***SIGN*** Inheritance
**[02:58] Mi**
Excuse me.
**[02:58] Ot**
Hey!
**[03:00] Ot**
You're early.
**[03:01] Mi**
Coach, about practice today...
**[03:09] Ot**
Coach?
**[03:20] Ka**
If your time slips one more time,
**[03:22] Ka**
everyone starts over!
**[03:24] Ka**
Swing your arms!
**[03:25] Ka**
Lift your knees!
**[03:27] S1**
Are we seriously doing this?
**[03:29] Ku**
*This is an off-season menu.*
**[03:35] Oc**
*They're not using balls today, either?*
**[03:43] (Flashback) Oc**
I don't switch out the ace,
no matter what.
**[03:47] (Flashback) Oc**
You just need to hold off a little longer.
**[03:50] Mi**
* I knew something was up*
* since he isn't an alumnus of our school.*
**[03:54] Mi**
* I can only make speculations,*
* but did he mean...*
**[03:58] Mi**
*Why won't the coach tell us?*
**[04:03] S1**
How many of these are we doing?
**[04:05] S2**
Yeah.
**[04:06] S2**
It's really hard not
knowing where the end is.
**[04:09] Ka**
Don't look down!
**[04:10] Ka**
Face forward!
**[04:11] Ka**
Ten more runs!
Run as fast as you can!
**[04:16] S1**
*Could this mean...*
**[04:18] S1**
*...that coach has given up on us this season?*
**[04:21] Sa**
Let's go!
**[04:23] Sa**
Legs are important for pitchers!
**[04:26] Fu**
*We can't go back to the past.*
**[04:29] Sa**
So that I'll stand out the most tomorrow!
**[04:31] Sa**
And the day after, and even after that!
**[04:33] Mi**
*Shut up.*
**[04:35] Ot**
*Well, he has spirit.*
**[04:40] S1**
My butt hurts.
**[04:41] S2**
My calves ache...
**[04:43] S1**
How does Sawamura have so much energy?
**[04:46] Sa**
Damn. Where are the balls?
**[04:49] S1**
We don't even know when this ends.
**[04:51] S2**
Well, he does run every day.
**[04:55] S3**
You're not gonna last if you
do everything at full strength.
**[04:58] S3**
You've got to learn
to cut corners intelligently.
**[05:01] S4**
Oh?
**[05:02] S4**
Yeah!
**[05:03] S4**
You look like you're in pain,
but it's just an act.
**[05:06] S4**
Right? An award-winning actor!
**[05:09] Ma**
Are you dumb?
**[05:10] Ma**
You have to learn
to complete the task at hand.
**[05:13] Ma**
Isn't that what the coach said yesterday?
**[05:18] S3**
But we're in the middle of the season!
**[05:22] Ma**
You're running because
the coach forced you to?
**[05:25] Ma**
If you keep coming to practice like that,
**[05:28] Ma**
you'll be running like that forever.
**[05:30] Ha**
*Zono-san.*
**[05:32] Ma**
And he didn't say you can't use balls
outside of team practice.
**[05:38] Ma**
Isn't that right, Miyuki?
**[05:40] Mi**
Yeah.
**[05:41] Mi**
We've never finished
practice this early before.
**[05:44] Sa**
Does that mean we can use the bullpen?
**[05:47] Ma**
So I'm gonna go use
the pitching machine now.
**[05:50] Ma**
You can join me, if you'd like.
**[05:52] Ma**
Let's go, Kominato!
**[05:53] Ha**
Yes, sir!
**[05:57] S1**
Yeah?
**[05:58] S2**
Shut up! Let's go!
**[05:58] Sa**
Bullpen! Bullpen! Bullpen! Bullpen!
**[05:59] S2**
We can't let him walk away like that!
**[06:02] Ku**
Makes you wonder who the real captain is.
**[06:06] Mi**
*You sound sincerely happy.*
**[06:09] Mi**
Well, it's not like it has to be me.
**[06:13] Mi**
As long as someone understands the coach.
**[06:16] Ku**
What do you mean?
**[06:19] Mi**
Regardless of what's happening
with the coaching staff,
**[06:21] Mi**
we just have faith and follow.
**[06:23] Mi**
Right now, he's our only coach.
***SIGN*** September 23
**[06:31] Ot**
With so many of you?
**[06:33] Yu**
Yes, sir.
**[06:34] Ot**
Well, it's great that you're willing to help,
**[06:38] Ot**
but what about studying for your exams?
**[06:41] Ka**
It's an important time for you guys.
**[06:43] Ka**
You don't need to go out of your way.
***SIGN*** Happy about alumni coming
**[06:45] Yu**
Of course.
**[06:46] Yu**
But we could use a little break.
**[06:48] Ot**
Well, I can understand that.
**[06:53] Yu**
And I have something to ask you, Coach.
**[06:59] Ka**
It's been three days now.
**[07:01] Sa**
Let's run our hearts out!
**[07:03] Ka**
I know what Zono-san said,
**[07:04] Ka**
but the final tournament is starting soon.
**[07:08] Is**
Hey!
**[07:10] Is**
Stop walking so slow, first-years!
**[07:12] Is**
Run!
**[07:14] Is**
I'll wait ten seconds!
**[07:16] Is**
One! Two!
**[07:21] Ma**
Jun-san!
**[07:22] Ma**
And why are so many third-years here?
**[07:27] Is**
Stop asking questions!
**[07:27] [SONG] On-screen**
Everyone forced to sit
**[07:30] Is**
You were walking like a bunch
of turtles to practice!
**[07:34] Mi**
And now you show up?
**[07:36] Mi**
When did you second-years
become such big shots?
**[07:41] Ry**
Your performance in the group
stage was just horrendous,
**[07:45] Ry**
so we came to bully you.
**[07:49] Is**
You guys don't have guts!
**[07:52] Is**
We'll hit you guys a thousand hits
for practice every day!
**[07:54] Is**
Prepare yourselves!
**[07:55] SS**
What?!
**[07:58] Ot**
The retirement game?
**[08:01] Yu**
Yes.
**[08:02] Yu**
Could we do that soon?
**[08:07] Ot**
Soon as in when?
**[08:09] Ot**
We usually do it in October or November
after the fall tournament.
**[08:14] Ot**
The third-years are busy with
college stuff before then.
**[08:17] Ka**
You just need to wait a month for the game.
**[08:20] Ka**
Why do you want to rush it?
**[08:22] Ka**
Give me a reason.
**[08:27] Yu**
We have something we want
to tell the underclassmen.
**[08:32] Yu**
What we learned from you.
**[08:34] Yu**
What we learned after retiring.
**[08:37] Yu**
Including the technical aspects.
**[08:39] Yu**
We want to teach them
through playing baseball.
**[08:46] Ka**
You sound like you want a practice
game with the current team.
**[08:51] Ka**
The retirement game is usually
a celebration for you guys.
**[08:54] Oc**
*A farewell gift.*
**[08:57] Yu**
We'll gladly take a practice game.
**[08:59] Yu**
This is the only thing
we can do for them right now.
**[09:09] Ot**
Yuki...
**[09:11] Ot**
*What you can do for them?*
**[09:13] Ot**
*Do you...*
**[09:15] Oc**
* I guess he must know*
* about the coach quitting.*
**[09:21] Is**
Get moving, slowpokes!
**[09:24] Yu**
The third-years all want this game.
**[09:30] Yu**
We came to this conclusion together.
**[09:33] Yu**
It doesn't need to be a farewell gift.
**[09:36] Yu**
We want to help the team.
**[09:48] Oc**
* I don't like it when the students*
* have overly strong wills.*
***SIGN*** 9/19 (Sun) Round 2 9/20 (Mon) Final 9/27 (Mon) Drawings for Final Tournament
**[09:55] Ka**
We have the drawings for
the final tournament on Monday.
**[09:58] Ka**
This weekend is the only time to do it.
**[10:02] Oc**
Oh?
**[10:03] Ka**
Can you get your touch back in two days?
**[10:05] Yu**
That's more than enough.
**[10:07] Yu**
Some of us haven't stopped exercising.
**[10:10] Ka**
You want a serious game
with the underclassmen?
**[10:16] Yu**
Yes, sir. Thank you.
**[10:18] Yu**
Thank you for your time.
**[10:20] Yu**
I'll let the others know.
**[10:25] Ot**
Yuki...
**[10:27] Ot**
Are you sure about this?
**[10:30] Ka**
Collectively, they wanted to do this.
**[10:33] Ka**
If it's the third-years' request,
**[10:36] Ka**
I can't just ignore it.
**[10:39] Ot**
*I see.*
**[10:41] Ot**
*Well, of course.*
**[10:43] Ot**
* The kids you trained for three years*
* are being so sincere.*
**[10:50] Ot**
* And I'm sure they're doing*
* this for you, Coach.*
**[10:56] Oc**
*The kids really like him.*
**[10:59] Oc**
*Most of the kids I trained*
**[11:01] Oc**
*never came back after they retired.*
**[11:08] Oc**
*I'm jealous.*
***SIGN*** September 26
**[11:13] C1**
What's happening today?
**[11:16] C2**
I don't know.
**[11:17] C2**
An intrasquad game?
**[11:19] Ka**
I'll be the umpire today.
**[11:21] Mi**
You're in charge of the team today.
**[11:25] Ka**
Don't overthink it.
**[11:27] Ka**
Just do what you can the best you can.
**[11:32] C1**
They're wearing formal uniforms, too.
**[11:34] C2**
Is it already the retirement game?
**[11:37] Mi**
*Are you serious, Coach?*
**[11:39] Mi**
*We have the drawings tomorrow.*
***SIGN*** Third-year Team Coach Chris Yu Takigawa
**[11:46] Ch**
We'll do sacrifice and
squeeze bunts, if we need to.
**[11:51] Ch**
Keep that in mind.
**[11:54] Ku**
So this is why they've been
coming to practice lately.
**[11:58] S1**
They weren't just coming to torture us.
**[12:01] Mi**
* But does it mean the coach*
* asked the third-years to do this?*
**[12:07] Mi**
*Are we seriously that helpless?*
**[12:11] Is**
Hey!
**[12:12] Is**
You'd better go all out!
**[12:13] Is**
We're not holding back
just because you're in season.
**[12:16] Is**
We're going all out!
**[12:18] Is**
If you slack off, I'll kill you!
**[12:21] Mi**
*J-Jun-san...*
**[12:29] Sa**
* I get to play...*
* the amazing third-years?*
**[12:34] Sa**
*I have to play!*
***SIGN*** First, Second-Years Third-Years
**[12:44] Ku**
*I jammed it!*
**[12:56] Ta**
*He can hit that?*
**[13:01] S1**
Ryosuke!
**[13:05] S2**
Nice!
**[13:07] S3**
Ara-Iba!
**[13:10] Ry**
Nice one.
**[13:12] S1**
That felt good!
**[13:13] S1**
First time in a real game!
**[13:15] Ka**
They're looking really good.
**[13:18] To**
That would normally be a hit.
**[13:20] Ka**
They're having a lot of fun.
**[13:22] To**
Look at Tanba-san.
**[13:24] To**
He looks so serious.
**[13:31] (Flashback) 31**
I can't quit baseball like this.
**[13:34] (Flashback) 31**
Can you?
**[13:42] C1**
He roared!
**[13:44] C1**
In a retirement game!
**[13:45] C2**
Three for three
against the current team!
**[13:47] Is**
Nice pitch, stupid!
**[13:49] Ma**
Good job, Tanba!
**[13:50] Ry**
You're in the zone!
**[13:53] Ry**
After retiring.
**[13:56] S1**
Nice, Tanba!
**[13:58] S2**
Showing no mercy on the kids!
**[14:00] Ot**
He's pitching well!
**[14:02] Ot**
If only this had happened during summer.
**[14:05] Re**
He passed his college admission test, too.
**[14:08] Re**
So I'm excited to see how much
**[14:11] Re**
he'll grow.
**[14:14] Mi**
Looks like they're not holding back.
**[14:17] Mi**
We can't lose to the retired old men.
**[14:22] Mi**
Let's go!
**[14:23] SS**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Let me play!
**[14:27] Sa**
*I have to play!*
**[14:30] C1**
Furuya!
**[14:31] C2**
You've got this!
**[14:33] S1**
* I have to face Furuya*
* after a two-month break?*
**[14:37] S2**
Hey! Third baseman's defending deep!
**[14:39] S2**
Not worried about a bunt?
**[14:41] Mi**
*You have a problem in your early game.*
**[14:44] Mi**
*You've got the coach watching right here.*
**[14:46] Mi**
*Let's get this right.*
**[14:50] Ka**
*Is this the game you wanted to play?*
**[14:55] Ka**
* You pitch all out without*
* even trying to pace yourselves.*
**[15:03] S1**
*Wow!*
**[15:05] S1**
*So this is Furuya's pitch.*
**[15:06] S1**
*But it's not as fast as...*
**[15:13] Um**
Out!
**[15:14] Ry**
*I thought he'd rely more on power,*
**[15:18] Ry**
* but it looks like he's learned*
* his lesson from the last game.*
**[15:27] Ry**
*Though I won't let you fix it so easily.*
**[15:32] Um**
Ball four!
**[15:33] C1**
How many pitches was that?
**[15:35] C2**
Like, twelve?
**[15:36] C1**
Wow!
**[15:39] Fu**
*This is difficult.*
**[15:42] Ry**
* Have you been practicing*
* your pick-offs?*
**[15:46] Is**
* Hey, you sure you have time*
* to worry about the runner?*
**[15:51] Mi**
*We're facing big hitters now.*
**[15:53] Mi**
*Any easy pitch, and you'll pay the price.*
**[16:00] Is**
*What the hell is this?*
**[16:07] Is**
Just like I imagined, you idiot!
**[16:09] Is**
I've always wanted to smack away
your stupid high ball!
**[16:15] Is**
That's a double!
**[16:18] C1**
The third-years are showing up!
**[16:20] C2**
And the next batter is...
**[16:25] Ku**
J-Jun-san.
**[16:27] Ku**
You guys are way too into this game.
**[16:29] Is**
Of course we are, stupid!
**[16:31] Is**
We came to give you a wake-up call.
**[16:33] Ku**
*A wake-up call?*
**[16:35] Ku**
* Normally, we have the retirement*
* game after the fall season.*
**[16:41] Ku**
Sorry we look so hopeless.
**[16:43] Ku**
Did the coach ask you for this game?
**[16:47] Is**
Why would the coach ask us?
**[16:51] Is**
We asked the coach for this game.
**[16:54] Is**
To play a game against you guys.
**[17:04] C1**
A strike with a splitter!
**[17:06] C2**
One out and runners on second and third.
**[17:08] C2**
Maybe Furuya's getting pumped
from the pressure!
**[17:10] Is**
Take him out, Tetsu!
**[17:14] S1**
Wow! This match-up...
**[17:18] S1**
It's exciting to watch.
**[17:22] C1**
Another splitter!
**[17:24] Ry**
*Coming on strong despite me being on third.*
**[17:27] Is**
*Looks more like he's running away to me.*
**[17:30] C1**
The count's 1-2.
**[17:32] C1**
When's he gonna bring out his fastball?
**[17:37] S1**
No way! Three splitters in a row?
**[17:44] C1**
Into the center!
**[17:46] C2**
Runner from third scores!
**[17:48] C3**
From second, too!
**[17:49] S1**
Stop!
**[18:00] Is**
Oh?
**[18:01] Is**
Is that Tojo?
**[18:03] Is**
Nice shoulder.
**[18:05] Is**
Didn't he used to be a pitcher?
**[18:07] Is**
Don't give up!
**[18:09] Is**
Don't give up playing pitcher!
**[18:12] Ma**
Did you know it was coming?
The third splitter.
**[18:16] Yu**
No. My body just reacted.
**[18:19] Ma**
*Just reacted?*
**[18:22] Ma**
*That's not helpful for me, at all.*
**[18:25] Ka**
It wasn't a bad idea,
**[18:27] Ka**
but you rushed it a little.
**[18:30] Mi**
Yes, sir.
**[18:31] Mi**
It would've been nice if it
had been lower, too.
**[18:46] Ka**
Masuko.
**[18:49] Ka**
Did you get fat?
**[18:54] Ma**
*I can't stop eating carbs!*
**[18:57] C1**
He jammed it, but it's going deep!
**[19:01] C2**
Second run!
**[19:03] C3**
The third-years are good!
**[19:05] Is**
Let's go!
**[19:06] C1**
The two-hole gets on base,
and the three-hole makes a chance.
**[19:10] C1**
The cleanup hits an RBI,
**[19:13] C1**
and the five-hole adds a run.
**[19:14] Ma**
*I need to eat less.*
**[19:17] C1**
This is how you score.
**[19:21] C2**
It's like they're showing
the underclassmen how to do it.
**[19:26] Sa**
Hey!
**[19:27] Sa**
Pitcher, wanna switch?
**[19:30] Ot**
Furuya's early game is still looking weak.
**[19:33] Re**
The third-years aren't easy to shut down,
**[19:37] Re**
but it did all start with
the walk he gave up.
**[19:41] Oc**
*It's not a serious problem.*
**[19:43] Oc**
* You could say every pitcher*
* has a weak early game.*
**[19:47] Re**
* I'm sure he has a clearer*
* understanding of his problem now.*
**[19:58] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[20:01] Ma**
Yeah! Nice pitch!
**[20:03] Ma**
Good job, Furuya!
**[20:06] Fu**
*Every single time.*
**[20:08] Fu**
*I'm not getting better.*
**[20:10] Ha**
*He's upset at himself.*
**[20:14] (Flashback) Mi**
Let's switch gears!
One run at a time!
**[20:17] (Flashback) Ka**
Let's get on base first!
***SIGN*** First, Second-Years Third-Years
**[20:22] (Flashback) Ku**
Wait,
**[20:24] (Flashback) Ku**
why would you do that?
**[20:29] (Flashback) Is**
This is the only thing we can do right now.
**[20:33] (Flashback) Is**
If it'll help you guys improve,
we'll gladly come help you practice.
**[20:42] Ku**
*Quitting after the fall?*
**[20:44] Ku**
*Coach?*
**[20:47] Ku**
*What the hell?*
**[20:51] Sa**
*Damn! I want to pitch.*
**[20:55] Sa**
Why are you so quiet,
Kuramochi-senapi?
**[20:58] Sa**
We're down by two runs!
**[21:00] Sa**
We need to cheer from the dugout!
**[21:06] Sa**
Is something wrong?
**[21:13] (Flashback) C1**
A runner with no outs!
**[21:15] C2**
How did Miyuki hit without a runner?
**[21:18] Mi**
*"How?"*
**[21:19] C1**
Step it up!
**[21:20] C2**
The third-years don't practice anymore!
**[21:27] Yu**
Nice hit. That was clean.
**[21:29] Mi**
Thank you.
**[21:30] Mi**
I wanted to hit the curveball
early on in the game.
**[21:34] Mi**
But I'm still not as good as you, Tetsu-san.
**[21:38] Mi**
I'm not even sure I'm doing
a good job as a captain.
**[21:45] Mi**
Whoa, there.
**[21:48] Yu**
Don't show it, no matter
how rough it is.
**[21:54] Yu**
If you look lost, the team will be lost.
**[23:35] Mi**
I get that you can't think straight
after finding out about the coach,
**[23:38] Mi**
but the third-years are giving us their best.
**[23:41] Mi**
The least we can do is pay them
respect and answer in kind!
**[23:43] Ku**
I don't like how you made it
sound like it was your idea,
**[23:46] Ku**
but we just have to do it!
**[23:48] Sa**
I'm back on the mound again.
**[23:49] Sa**
How useful am I to the team right now?
**[23:52] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Guiding Light.
***SIGN*** Guiding Light
**[23:55] Mi**
Now, let's take down the third-years
with everything we have!
# 74 - Guiding Light
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**[00:03] Is**
I got it!
**[00:06] Is**
Yeah!
**[00:06] Yu**
One out, Tanba!
**[00:08] Ry**
Pretty good. Nice pitch!
**[00:11] Ta**
*Yes! I beat Furuya!*
**[00:17] Mi**
Zono!
**[00:18] Mi**
Aren't you up next?
**[00:20] Ma**
I-I'm sorry!
**[00:26] Ma**
*What the hell?*
**[00:30] Ma**
*He didn't tell us anything!*
***SIGN*** Guiding Light
**[02:11] C1**
A double play?
**[02:13] C2**
What a waste.
**[02:14] C2**
So much for no outs and a runner on first.
**[02:17] Is**
Just what we ordered, idiots!
**[02:20] Is**
You guys really trying to score?
**[02:22] Is**
I'm not feeling any pressure from you guys!
**[02:24] Ry**
Yeah.
**[02:26] Is**
Playing you guys is easy!
**[02:31] Mi**
Can't say a single thing back, can you?
**[02:33] Mi**
You're so out of it.
**[02:35] Ku**
Miyuki!
**[02:40] Ku**
Did you know about it?
**[02:44] Mi**
Know what?
**[02:53] Ka**
What are you doing?
Get out onto the field!
**[02:57] Mi**
Yes, sir! We'll be right out.
**[03:01] Mi**
Let's go.
**[03:04] Ma**
What's wrong with you?
**[03:06] Ma**
It doesn't bother you?
**[03:08] Ma**
You actually knew, didn't you?
**[03:11] Mi**
What? Of course not.
**[03:13] Mi**
But I thought maybe
that could be the case,
**[03:16] Mi**
since the new assistant coach
isn't from this school.
**[03:22] (Flashback) Oc**
I don't switch out the ace,
no matter what.
***SIGN*** Just connected the dots
**[03:25] Fu**
*Oh!*
**[03:27] Fu**
*That's what he meant.*
**[03:30] Mi**
In any case, we can talk about this later.
**[03:33] Mi**
Let's focus on the game right now.
**[03:35] Mi**
The third-years went out of their way for us.
**[03:45] Ma**
*After the fall...*
**[03:48] Ku**
*...he's quitting?*
**[03:51] S1**
*That's why the third-years*
**[03:54] S1**
*moved their retirement game?*
**[04:00] Ma**
*What can we do as the current team?*
**[04:05] Ku**
* How do we make it up*
* to the coach and the third-years?*
**[04:14] Sa**
Does this kind of stuff happen often?
**[04:19] Ka**
Well, it's definitely not a rare case.
**[04:22] Ka**
Especially from schools like ours
that aim for nationals.
**[04:27] Ka**
What took so long?
**[04:28] Mi**
I'm sorry.
**[04:30] Sa**
*We're just first-years.*
**[04:33] Sa**
*To be honest,*
**[04:35] Sa**
*I'm not sure how to process this.*
**[04:38] Sa**
*But I know one thing for sure.*
**[04:43] Sa**
*I haven't...*
**[04:46] Fu**
*I haven't...*
**[04:49] SF**
*...been acknowledged by him yet.*
**[04:56] Mi**
Okay!
**[04:57] Mi**
Last one!
**[05:00] (Flashback) Yu**
Don't show it, no matter how rough it is.
**[05:04] (Flashback) Yu**
If you look lost, the team will be lost.
**[05:07] (Flashback) Yu**
What you say, what you do...
**[05:10] (Flashback) Yu**
Your teammates see everything.
**[05:14] (Flashback) Yu**
Don't ever forget that.
**[05:17] (Flashback) Yu**
You have to guide the team.
***SIGN*** First, Second-Years Third-Years
**[05:26] Is**
Let's do this!
**[05:28] Is**
These guys all look asleep,
**[05:31] Is**
so give them a wake up call, Sakai!
**[05:33] S1**
All right.
**[05:34] Is**
Especially the pitcher!
**[05:36] Is**
He can't even throw where he wants!
**[05:39] Is**
Let's kick him off the mound!
**[05:42] C1**
This is a game for the third-years,
**[05:45] C1**
and they're really showing up.
**[05:47] C2**
It's like they're the ones in season.
**[05:50] Is**
Crush those whippersnappers!
**[05:52] Ry**
Whippersnappers?
**[05:55] Mi**
Furuya!
**[05:57] Mi**
Don't worry about pacing!
**[06:00] Mi**
Just go all out!
**[06:03] Mi**
These guys aren't easy to take out.
**[06:07] Mi**
So don't worry about pacing,
**[06:09] Mi**
and just throw the best pitch you can!
**[06:12] Ot**
What?
**[06:14] Ot**
He wants him to go all out?
**[06:16] Oc**
*Well, that's new.*
**[06:20] Mi**
Let's crush these third-years by force!
**[06:28] Mi**
We're gonna be doing
some head-to-head face-offs,
**[06:32] Mi**
so be sure to pick up
all the hits over there!
**[06:37] Ku**
Are you nuts?
**[06:39] Ku**
Furuya's going crazy!
**[06:41] Ku**
You're gonna turn him
into another idiot!
***SIGN*** The original idiot
**[06:44] Sa**
That's right!
**[06:45] Sa**
Give us more precise and witty
instructions like a true captain would!
**[06:49] Is**
Bring it on, Miyuki!
**[06:51] Is**
We'll take you on!
**[06:54] Is**
Don't knock yourselves out
with a bunch of walks!
**[07:15] Ta**
*U-Unbelievable.*
**[07:18] C1**
Two strikeouts in a row.
**[07:20] C2**
No one got on base this inning!
**[07:23] Is**
So this is Furuya's real fastball.
**[07:26] Ry**
This game's getting interesting.
**[07:28] Ku**
Are you guys dumb?
**[07:30] Ku**
Those were mostly right down the middle!
**[07:32] Ku**
Furuya, put away your aura!
**[07:34] Ku**
You're not gonna keep
pitching like this, are you?
**[07:37] Mi**
Of course we are.
**[07:38] ---**
Huh?
**[07:39] Ku**
It's not gonna work against
the top of their lineup!
**[07:42] Ku**
It's too reckless!
**[07:44] Mi**
But... Isn't it exciting?
**[07:52] Mi**
I know it's not easy finding out
about the coach right now,
**[07:56] Mi**
but we're in the middle of a game.
**[07:59] ---**
Let's go!
**[08:00] Mi**
The third-years are giving us their best.
**[08:03] Mi**
The least we can do is pay them
respect and answer in kind!
**[08:19] S1**
Two outs!
**[08:21] Mi**
I think it'll be difficult
to hit off Tanba-san today.
**[08:26] Mi**
We need to target one pitch and
swing offensively until we're cornered.
**[08:30] (Flashback) Ka**
Don't overthink it.
**[08:32] (Flashback) Ka**
Just do what you can the best you can.
**[08:35] Mi**
If we get a runner,
**[08:36] Mi**
we'll need to follow up
to get into scoring positions.
**[08:39] Mi**
Let's do what the coach tells us every day.
**[08:47] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[08:51] C1**
Tanba's answering with strikeouts, too.
**[08:53] C2**
He's on a roll!
**[08:55] C3**
Against his underclassmen.
**[08:56] Is**
You idiot!
**[08:58] Is**
Why couldn't you do that during the summer?
**[09:00] Is**
I can't believe your leg cramped!
**[09:03] Ta**
I was just thinking that, too! Damn it!
**[09:06] Ry**
It's only been three innings, though.
**[09:08] Mi**
Let's switch gears!
**[09:09] Mi**
We'll catch up slowly!
***SIGN*** First, Second-Years Third-Years
***SIGN*** Bottom of 3rd
2 Outs
Runner on 1st
**[09:18] Ma**
Furuya! Runner!
**[09:25] Ry**
*He's a little too focused on the batter.*
**[09:29] Ku**
*No way.*
**[09:31] Ku**
* He's going head-to-head*
* against Tetsu-san, too.*
**[09:38] S1**
Smack it, Tetsu!
**[09:40] S2**
You've got this, Furuya!
**[09:42] Mi**
*Give me the pitch you got Todoroki with.*
**[09:45] Mi**
*If you can pitch it low, we've got this.*
**[09:49] Ku**
Runner!
**[10:01] S1**
He struck out Tetsu-san!
**[10:04] Sa**
No way, Furuya! It was a fluke!
**[10:06] Ka**
Wow! Nice and low!
**[10:06] [SONG] On-screen**
Jammed
a grounder
to third
**[10:08] Ka**
Best pitch today!
**[10:10] S1**
Yeah!
**[10:11] C1**
That's his fifth strikeout this game!
**[10:14] C2**
He's been going full throttle
since the second inning!
**[10:18] Yu**
*The splitter flashed for a second there.*
***SIGN*** Smile
**[10:23] [SONG] On-screen**
Heated
**[10:23] Mi**
* Thank goodness going all out*
* worked in our favor.*
**[10:27] Mi**
* He could've completely destroyed himself*
* with walks if we weren't lucky.*
**[10:32] Ka**
All right!
**[10:32] Ka**
We're back to the top of the lineup.
**[10:34] S1**
Let's do this, Kuramochi!
**[10:36] Ot**
The first and second-years
are looking energetic now.
**[10:38] Re**
Looks like Furuya-kun's pitching
has revitalized the team.
**[10:41] Oc**
*He's always been that level of player.*
**[10:45] Mi**
Kawakami, Sawamura!
**[10:47] Mi**
Make sure you guys can go in at any time!
**[10:51] Fu**
*I'm getting switched?*
**[10:52] Ka**
Okay—
***SIGN*** I'm ready!
**[10:54] Sa**
I can go now!
**[10:56] Mi**
Relax!
**[10:58] Mi**
It's not every day you get to
experience such a thrilling lineup.
**[11:01] Ku**
Hey.
**[11:02] Ku**
I understand Kawakami, but Sawamura, too?
**[11:06] Sa**
Don't look so disappointed.
***SIGN*** Ignore
**[11:09] Sa**
Good job!
**[11:10] Sa**
Good job, buddy!
**[11:13] Mi**
Yeah.
**[11:14] Mi**
I want him to experience this.
**[11:17] Mi**
He needs it for the future.
**[11:24] Mi**
*This summer break,*
**[11:26] Mi**
*nothing was going right,*
**[11:29] Mi**
*and my worries only grew by the day.*
**[11:34] Mi**
* But finding out about*
* the coach made things easier.*
**[11:41] Mi**
Let's win this fall.
**[11:46] Ma**
What are you saying?
**[11:48] Mi**
We don't have the
tournament schedule yet,
**[11:51] Mi**
and maybe it'll just put
more pressure on the team,
**[11:55] Mi**
but if we win in the fall,
**[11:58] Mi**
we'll go to the invitational.
**[12:08] Mi**
* I don't know if the coach*
* or the school decided it,*
**[12:15] Mi**
*but if we make nationals,*
**[12:18] Mi**
*he can't quit.*
**[12:31] C1**
There it is!
**[12:32] C2**
Kuramochi, nice batting!
**[12:36] Ku**
*Damn! He's nuts.*
**[12:38] Mi**
Let's follow up!
**[12:41] (Flashback) Mi**
...but if we make nationals,
**[12:45] (Flashback) Mi**
he can't quit.
**[12:47] S1**
*Win?*
**[12:50] Ma**
*It's not that easy.*
**[12:54] Sa**
*Nationals?*
**[12:57] Yu**
Steal!
**[12:59] Mi**
*After all the pickoffs?*
**[13:01] Mi**
*No way!*
**[13:05] Ku**
*Are you serious?*
**[13:08] Ku**
*Do you know just how hard*
**[13:11] Ku**
*and narrow the path is?*
**[13:16] Ku**
*It's way easier said than done.*
**[13:19] Ku**
*You should know that!*
**[13:25] Um**
Safe!
**[13:26] S1**
Nice steal!
**[13:28] C1**
Wow! A dive.
**[13:31] C2**
Nice move, Kuramochi.
**[13:33] Oc**
*His speed is useful.*
**[13:42] Ku**
*Damn!*
**[13:43] Ku**
* I don't like the feeling that*
* Miyuki is telling us what to do,*
**[13:48] Ku**
*but we don't have a choice.*
**[13:50] Ku**
*We've gotta do it!*
**[13:53] C1**
Kominato, follow up!
**[13:55] (Flashback) Ha**
It's our first and last chance
to make nationals together.
**[14:00] (Flashback) Ha**
I want to go to nationals.
**[14:03] Ha**
*I wanted to go with my brother.*
**[14:07] Ha**
*That goal is impossible now,*
**[14:14] Ha**
*but I'll go...*
**[14:17] Ha**
*...in his stead!*
**[14:25] C1**
Wow! He caught it!
**[14:29] Ku**
*That was close.*
**[14:35] Ry**
*You thought you had me?*
**[14:37] Ry**
*It's not that easy.*
**[14:43] S1**
One out! One out!
**[14:49] Um**
Strike!
**[14:51] C1**
Another strikeout!
**[14:55] S1**
Two outs!
**[14:56] S1**
Nice pitch, Tanba!
**[14:59] Mi**
Yeah, it was a really good pitch,
**[15:02] Mi**
but you've gotta swing the bat.
**[15:06] S1**
Damn it!
**[15:15] Mi**
*Man...*
**[15:17] Mi**
*His fastball's really fast today.*
**[15:24] (Flashback) Mi**
But no matter what
breaking ball you throw,
**[15:27] (Flashback) Mi**
it's the fastball
that brings it to life.
**[15:29] (Flashback) Mi**
Please don't ever forget that.
**[15:34] Mi**
*He's cornered, and he's smiling.*
**[15:37] Mi**
*Now, let's take out our bigmouth*
**[15:40] Mi**
*second-year.*
**[15:42] Ta**
*With this!*
**[15:48] (Flashback) Mi**
Following the same path as a fastball,
**[15:50] (Flashback) Mi**
it drops right in front of
the batter like a sinker.
**[15:56] Mi**
*To be honest,*
**[15:57] Mi**
* I didn't think it would be this amazing*
* until I caught it personally,*
**[16:00] Mi**
*Tanba-san.*
**[16:02] Ta**
*Damn! He saw it coming.*
**[16:11] Is**
*Damn it!*
**[16:13] Ku**
Yeah!
**[16:14] C1**
That's a run!
**[16:17] C2**
Miyuki got an RBI single!
**[16:19] C3**
The first and second-years
are coming back!
**[16:23] Ku**
The game's just getting started!
**[16:27] Fu**
You've got this, Furuya!
**[16:28] S1**
Let's go!
**[16:30] Mi**
*Thank goodness I hit that.*
**[16:33] Mi**
*I would've been a laughingstock, otherwise.*
**[16:40] Is**
Don't get cocky from a single run!
**[16:43] Is**
We're not that easy!
**[17:00] Um**
Out!
**[17:01] S1**
Nice!
**[17:02] C1**
Kominato's always at the right place.
**[17:04] C2**
They held the three, four,
and five-holes with one run.
**[17:08] S1**
Nice pitch!
**[17:10] S1**
Sawamura, let's drop the pace a little!
**[17:14] S1**
*He doesn't know if he'll even get to pitch.*
**[17:19] (Flashback) Mi**
If we win the fall,
we'll go to the invitational.
**[17:25] Ta**
All right!
**[17:26] Ry**
Nice work.
**[17:29] Sa**
*Going back in...*
**[17:32] Sa**
*...since I walked off that day.*
**[17:36] Sa**
*As I am now,*
**[17:40] Sa**
*how useful am I to the team?*
**[17:47] (Flashback) Ch**
You've only known to pitch offensively,
**[17:51] (Flashback) Ch**
but this was the pitch
I actually wanted you to learn.
**[17:57] Sa**
Kariba, let's go!
**[17:58] S1**
We're doing more?
***SIGN*** Top of 7th
***SIGN*** Bottom of 8th
**[18:29] C1**
Kawakami shut down
the seventh and eighth innings!
**[18:31] C2**
Looks like he's fully back!
**[18:33] Mi**
*Not even close.*
**[18:35] Mi**
* The outfielders are still doing*
* a lot of the work.*
**[18:38] Mi**
*In the end, he walked Tetsu-san, too.*
**[18:42] Mi**
*There's a difference between pitching low*
**[18:44] Mi**
*and running away.*
***SIGN*** Switched at bottom of fifth
***SIGN*** First, Second-Years Third-Years
**[18:50] C1**
They're just one run short after eight innings.
**[18:53] C1**
Not bad against the third-years.
**[18:55] C2**
Furuya and Kawakami are holding down
the third-years to three runs.
**[18:59] C1**
I don't mean to compare,
**[19:01] C1**
but we don't have the explosive
lineup like last year's, anymore.
**[19:13] To**
A home run!
**[19:15] Ka**
There it is!
**[19:16] Ka**
Zono-senpai's much-awaited hit!
**[19:20] Ry**
You had to give it away, didn't you?
**[19:24] Ka**
He's running so fast!
**[19:27] Ku**
Calm down, Zono!
**[19:29] Is**
*About time you hit like yourself.*
**[19:32] Is**
* You don't need to hit*
* to the right all the time.*
**[19:35] Is**
*Just swing the bat.*
**[19:38] Is**
*You're not like me.*
**[19:41] Is**
*You're a pull hitter.*
**[19:44] Is**
Why are you more surprised than anyone?
**[19:49] Is**
Stop crying!
**[19:53] Ka**
Nice batting, Zono-senpai!
**[19:55] Ku**
We've tied the game!
**[19:56] Ku**
Let's turn this around!
**[20:00] Mi**
Sawamura.
**[20:02] Mi**
You're in next inning.
**[20:05] S1**
You got your chance,
thanks to Zono-senpai's home run.
**[20:09] Mi**
I'm not gonna ask for any
inside pitches today.
**[20:13] Mi**
Let's focus on the outside.
**[20:21] Mi**
I just want to know one thing.
**[20:25] Mi**
As you are now,
**[20:27] Mi**
are you useful or not?
**[20:34] Um**
Three outs! Change!
**[20:37] Is**
We've still got it!
**[20:43] Mi**
Now, let's do this.
**[20:49] C1**
They're bringing out Sawamura now?
**[20:52] C2**
He may be an important southpaw,
**[20:54] C2**
but he's the one
who wrecked the Yakushi game.
**[21:00] Mi**
Chris.
**[21:04] Ha**
Eijun-kun, we've got your back!
**[21:07] Ku**
Focus on the first batter, Sawamura!
**[21:09] Ma**
One at a time!
**[21:12] Sa**
*Calm down.*
**[21:13] Sa**
* I've never had a large*
* repertoire to begin with.*
**[21:17] Sa**
*There're only a few things I can do.*
**[21:21] Sa**
*But...*
**[21:23] Sa**
*...that doesn't mean I can't do anything.*
**[21:26] Yu**
Coach! We're switching players!
**[21:31] Yu**
You guys had better be ready, too.
**[21:33] S1**
Of course.
**[21:35] S2**
We're ready any time.
**[21:36] Is**
We're deploying all of our lethal weapons!
**[21:39] Is**
You'd better be ready, Sawamura!
**[21:42] Mi**
Go take him out! No mercy!
**[21:44] Ch**
Yeah. Thanks.
**[21:51] Is**
Chris for pinch hitter! Take that!
**[22:01] Sa**
*Chris-senpai!*
**[23:35] Mi**
Sawamura.
**[23:36] Mi**
Giving him the best pitching you can do
**[23:39] Mi**
is the only way you can repay him.
**[23:41] Ch**
Standing in the box
made me realize, once again,
**[23:44] Ch**
what kind of pitcher you are.
**[23:46] Sa**
*Chris-senpai.*
**[23:47] Mi**
It doesn't matter
who we have to face.
**[23:49] Mi**
We're aiming for one thing
and one thing only.
**[23:51] Mi**
And everyone's ready to take the first step.
***SIGN*** In Pursuit
**[23:55] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
In Pursuit.
***SIGN***
***SIGN***
# 75 - In Pursuit
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**[00:17] Sa**
*Chris-senpai!*
***SIGN*** In Pursuit
**[01:52] Is**
Can Sawamura go all out against Chris?
**[01:57] Ry**
Even without this being a retirement game,
**[01:59] Ry**
he must have special feelings
for this match-up.
**[02:01] Is**
Yeah.
**[02:02] Is**
Chris is the one who got him
to where he was this summer.
**[02:07] Is**
He's his teacher.
**[02:16] Ka**
*Chris-senpai.*
**[02:19] (Flashback) Ch**
I believe he'll turn this around and
come out even stronger in the end.
**[02:24] (Flashback) Ch**
That's the kind of guy he is.
**[02:27] (Flashback) Ch**
Isn't he?
**[02:35] Mi**
*Without an opportunity like this,*
**[02:37] Mi**
*you guys wouldn't be able to go all out.*
**[02:40] Mi**
*Sawamura.*
**[02:43] Mi**
*The only way to repay him*
**[02:46] Mi**
*is to show him your best pitching possible.*
**[03:05] Sa**
*I learned how stupid I was...*
**[03:10] (Flashback) Ch**
But that moving fastball
is the quality that defines you.
**[03:17] (Flashback) Ch**
Hone your moving fastball.
**[03:20] Sa**
* ...and how inexeperienced*
* I was as a pitcher.*
**[03:25] (Flashback) Ch**
Be patient, and aim for the top.
**[03:28] (Flashback) Ch**
You still have a long road ahead of you.
**[03:31] Sa**
*And you taught me all that.*
**[03:44] Ch**
*I swung late?*
**[03:52] Ch**
It's harder to see from the box.
**[03:54] Mi**
It's pretty much right
down the middle, though.
**[03:59] Ch**
*It's not even 130 km per hour,*
**[04:01] Ch**
*but I'm swinging late.*
**[04:10] Ch**
* Standing in the box has made*
* me realize, once again,*
**[04:14] Ch**
*just what kind of pitcher you are.*
**[04:17] Ch**
*You don't need to say anything.*
**[04:21] Ch**
*Your pitches speak for themselves.*
**[04:36] Um**
Ball!
**[04:39] Ka**
W-Wasn't that pretty good for Sawamura?
**[04:43] Ku**
Nice pitch!
**[04:44] Ku**
That was a good one!
**[04:46] Ha**
The umpire's a little strict.
**[04:50] Mi**
If you can judge that pitch,
**[04:52] Mi**
then I give up, Chris-senpai.
**[04:58] Ch**
No.
**[05:01] Ch**
I just couldn't swing.
**[05:08] Sa**
*That...*
**[05:10] Sa**
*That feeling...*
**[05:18] Is**
He's pitching away a lot.
**[05:21] Ry**
Yeah.
**[05:22] Ry**
Looks like Miyuki's asking for them.
**[05:25] Ot**
He's not throwing to the inside,
**[05:27] Ot**
but Chris is struggling to hit.
**[05:30] Re**
He has a unique pitch.
**[05:34] Re**
He got shut down against Yakushi,
**[05:37] Re**
but against other teams,
he did a good job.
**[05:43] Oc**
*But he can't throw inside, right?*
**[05:47] Oc**
*So by process of elimination,*
**[05:50] Oc**
*that just leaves the outside,*
**[05:53] Oc**
*but he needs much better control.*
**[06:02] Sa**
*Again.*
**[06:04] Sa**
*I need to feel that again.*
**[06:06] Ch**
*There's no point in a lucky away pitch.*
**[06:10] Ch**
*If you want to get me out,*
**[06:12] Ch**
*then throw that pitch once more.*
**[06:17] Sa**
*I need to focus on just one thing.*
**[06:20] Sa**
*Focus only*
**[06:25] Sa**
*on my fingertips.*
**[06:32] (Flashback) Ch**
High and inside goes right
into a righty's chest.
**[06:36] (Flashback) Ch**
And in contrast,
**[06:37] (Flashback) Ch**
low and away passes by
the farthest point from a batter's eyes.
**[06:55] (Flashback) Ch**
If you can precisely control your pitches,
**[06:58] (Flashback) Ch**
no batter will be able to touch them.
**[07:03] (Flashback) Ch**
You've only known to pitch offensively,
**[07:06] (Flashback) Ch**
but this was the pitch
I actually wanted you to learn.
***SIGN*** First, Second-Years Third-Years
**[07:53] Ka**
Sawamura!
**[07:54] Ka**
That's it! Nice pitch!
**[07:55] S1**
Two outs! Two outs!
**[07:58] S2**
*It's hard to see when he's releasing.*
**[08:02] Sa**
*Focus only*
**[08:05] Sa**
*on my finger tips.*
**[08:13] Um**
Out!
**[08:14] Sa**
Yes!
**[08:21] ---**
He says what?
**[08:27] Ka**
*He didn't give up any runs this inning!*
**[08:30] Mi**
*He's not controlling every pitch perfectly yet,*
**[08:32] Mi**
* but he's able to find a good pace*
* with outside pitches only.*
**[08:37] Oc**
*He's pitching outside to lefties.*
**[08:40] Oc**
*Since he completes his arm swing, it's pretty...*
**[08:44] S1**
*That pitch felt really far away.*
**[08:47] S2**
I guess it's hard to hit on your first time.
**[08:51] Ch**
* Do you see the effectiveness*
* of pitching away?*
**[08:56] Ch**
*By combining the in and away,*
**[08:58] Ch**
*you have more ways to mix and match.*
**[09:03] Ch**
*Once you get your inside pitch back,*
**[09:07] Ch**
*you'll be much better.*
**[09:11] C1**
In the end, it was a tie.
**[09:14] C2**
Nice game!
**[09:15] C3**
Good game, guys!
**[09:16] Sa**
*I see.*
**[09:18] Sa**
*It's already over.*
**[09:22] Sa**
*I wanted to pitch a little more.*
**[09:26] Sa**
*Before I forget this feeling.*
**[09:31] Yu**
Let's go line up.
**[09:40] Ka**
Not yet!
**[09:44] Ka**
The game's not over yet.
**[09:47] Ka**
Some of the third-years
haven't played yet.
**[09:51] Ka**
We've come this far.
**[09:53] Ka**
Let's play it all out.
**[10:01] Yu**
*Coach.*
**[10:03] Yu**
*We asked for this game on such short notice,*
**[10:07] Yu**
*yet you're thinking about all of us.*
**[10:13] Sa**
Extra innings?
**[10:14] Sa**
Can I pitch more?
**[10:16] Mi**
Yeah.
**[10:17] Mi**
Maybe the coach wanted
to see you pitch more.
**[10:20] Mi**
Or maybe not.
**[10:24] Sa**
General!
**[10:26] Sa**
It is an honor!
**[10:28] Fu**
Not fair.
**[10:29] Yu**
Okay!
**[10:31] Yu**
The pinch hitters will stay and defend,
**[10:33] Yu**
and we're switching out everyone else.
**[10:35] Is**
Oh, we switched Tanba out, too.
**[10:39] Is**
I guess that means I'll have to pitch.
**[10:43] Ry**
Everyone, warm up your shoulders.
**[10:46] Is**
What? You think I'll give up a hit?
**[10:49] Ry**
No, I don't think you'll throw strikes.
**[10:52] Mi**
Can you go?
**[10:56] Ch**
Yeah. I want to go.
**[11:02] Mi**
*Chris-senpai.*
**[11:04] Mi**
Kaneda and Kawashima,
you should warm up, too.
**[11:07] SS**
Okay!
**[11:09] Yu**
Don't do anything rash.
**[11:10] Ry**
Sorry about the pitcher.
**[11:13] Is**
Chris is going to catch for me?
**[11:15] Is**
I'm going all out, then!
**[11:17] Ch**
That's good to hear,
**[11:18] Ch**
but don't give away any walks.
**[11:20] [SONG] On-screen**
Wanted to pitch to Chris
**[11:21] Mi**
Give it up.
**[11:24] Is**
I'll put an end to this game,
**[11:26] Is**
so you'd better be prepared!
**[11:27] SS**
Let's go!
**[11:30] Ku**
Jun-san, can you throw strikes?
**[11:33] Is**
Where there's a will, there's a way!
**[11:37] C1**
Isashiki's pitching?
**[11:38] C2**
Seriously?
**[11:40] S1**
Calm down, Isashiki!
**[11:41] S1**
He's provoking you!
**[11:42] Is**
I am calm, stupid!
**[11:44] Sa**
Pitcher's short-tempered!
**[11:46] Sa**
Be ready to dodge!
**[11:48] Is**
What did you say?
**[11:50] Re**
Looks like the players are
enjoying the extra innings.
**[11:53] Ot**
Yes.
**[11:56] Ot**
* The first-string players aren't*
* the only members of the team.*
**[12:00] Ot**
*This is what Coach Kataoka has always said.*
**[12:05] (Flashback) Ka**
I won't sacrifice the team
just for Furuya alone.
**[12:11] Ka**
*I want to take them to nationals.*
**[12:18] Ch**
Last one!
**[12:19] Ka**
*He's not a man of many words,*
**[12:22] Ka**
*but behind his demonic front,*
**[12:24] Ka**
* he cares deeply for*
* every player on the team.*
**[12:29] (Flashback) Ka**
Practice was tough.
**[12:31] (Flashback) Ka**
Competition was fierce.
**[12:33] (Flashback) Ka**
Pain and frustration followed
you everywhere you went.
**[12:38] (Flashback) Ka**
But you didn't quit.
**[12:42] (Flashback) Ka**
You stuck with me till the very end.
**[12:47] (Flashback) Ka**
Don't ever stop...
**[12:50] (Flashback) Ka**
...making me so proud.
**[13:09] Re**
* The third-years came back for*
* the coach and the underclassmen,*
**[13:14] Re**
* and the underclassmen responded*
* with their best performance.*
**[13:18] Re**
* It was none other than you*
* who made the team like this,*
**[13:24] Re**
*Coach Kataoka.*
***SIGN*** First, Second-Years
Third-Years
***SIGN*** September 27
***SIGN*** Tokyo High School Baseball
Fall Tournament Drawings
***SIGN*** Drawing Lots
***SIGN*** Maekura High School, Number 29.
**[14:11] A2**
* Two strong teams are playing*
* each other in the first round.*
**[14:15] A3**
*I hope all the strong teams go over there.*
**[14:18] A4**
Unlike summer, there's no
east or west in the fall,
**[14:23] A4**
so it's not unlikely to see national-level schools play each other first.
**[14:27] A5**
It's all about the luck of the draw.
**[14:30] A4**
Look!
**[14:32] A4**
It's Yakushi!
**[14:35] A5**
They still haven't lost, right?
**[14:37] A5**
And they beat Seido, too?
***SIGN*** Yakushi High School, Number 41.
**[14:44] A2**
41?
**[14:46] A3**
Are you serious?
**[14:48] Mi**
*Whatever bracket we get*
**[14:51] Mi**
*or whoever we play,*
**[14:54] Mi**
*it doesn't matter.*
**[14:57] Mi**
*We just aim for one thing.*
**[15:04] Mi**
* And everyone's ready*
* to take the first step.*
**[15:43] Yu**
*We used to come here every day,*
**[15:46] Yu**
*but it feels so different now.*
**[16:03] Mi**
Thank you for today!
**[16:05] SS**
Thank you!
**[16:08] Is**
I heard you guys weren't doing well,
**[16:11] Is**
but you played pretty well.
**[16:12] Is**
I'm relieved.
**[16:14] Ry**
Though we won in the end.
**[16:17] Mi**
Oh, please.
**[16:18] Mi**
We just didn't want to leave
a bad taste in your mouths.
**[16:22] Ry**
You've learned to talk big.
**[16:24] Mi**
We're still lacking as a team,
**[16:28] Mi**
but we'll just do what we can individually.
**[16:36] Is**
*Looks like it was worth having this game.*
**[16:54] (Flashback) Is**
You're not the only one...
**[16:56] (Flashback) Is**
...having a tough time.
**[17:01] (Flashback) Yu**
If I can't do it every day,
**[17:04] (Flashback) Yu**
then I can't survive here.
**[17:19] Yu**
Practice never lies.
**[17:22] Yu**
Those words speak the truth,
**[17:25] Yu**
and I have no regret for playing at Seido.
**[17:29] Yu**
But baseball is competitive,
**[17:31] Yu**
and in a game, you either win or lose.
**[17:35] Yu**
There's no in-between.
**[18:03] Yu**
Don't lose...
**[18:05] Yu**
...like we did.
***SIGN*** First, Second-Years Third-Years
***SIGN*** Third-years rule, stupid!
***SIGN*** Drawing Lots
**[18:52] Mi**
*So long as everyone dreams to go there,*
**[18:56] Mi**
*it'll never be easy.*
**[18:58] Mi**
*Everyone is practicing*
**[19:01] Mi**
*to win.*
**[19:25] Mi**
*Even so...*
***SIGN*** Learn today Devote Every Moment
**[20:11] Sa**
Yeah!
**[20:12] Sa**
I'm first!
**[20:14] Fu**
See you there.
**[20:16] Sa**
Furuya! No!
**[20:18] Sa**
Stop!
**[20:23] Ha**
I'll see you there.
**[20:24] Sa**
Harucchi?
***SIGN*** Practice makes
permanent
**[21:36] Mi**
*Even so, we...*
**[21:52] Mi**
Let's go!
**[21:53] SS**
Yeah!