13 - Batting First

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[00:05] @Miyuki
    Furuya...
[00:07] @Miyuki
    What did you see at Koshien Stadium?
[00:12] @Miyuki
    Are you chasing after that game
    you pitched against Hongo?
[00:18] @Miyuki
    Control, speed, and focus...
[00:21] @Miyuki
    Only four hits allowed in nine innings.
[00:24] @Miyuki
    It was the best I'd ever seen you pitch.
[00:29] @Furuya
    But we lost.
[00:31] @Furuya
    We lost because of the runs I gave up.
[00:36] @Furuya
    I want my pitching to be even
    better than it was that day.
[00:49] @int_Miyuki
    Aiming even higher...
[00:53] @int_Miyuki
    You push yourself to walk a thorny path, huh?
[01:01] @Miyuki
    Sorry you had to wait, Sawamura.
[01:03] @Miyuki
    Shall we get to it?
[01:04] @Sawamura
    What are you trying to do?!
[01:06] @Sawamura
    After you put me on the back burner?
[01:10] @Furuya
    I don't intend to give up the mound.
[01:13] @Miyuki
    You don't get to decide that.
[01:16] @Miyuki
    The coach does.
[01:21] Okumura
    You're not following your own advice.
[01:24] @Miyuki
    Huh?
[01:25] Okumura
    He wanted to keep pitching.
[01:27] @Miyuki
    Yes, he did.
[01:30] @Miyuki
    Pitchers are troublesome creatures.
[01:36] @Miyuki
    That's what makes this fun.
[03:10] Okumura
    You're not following your own advice.
[03:13] @Miyuki
    Huh?
[03:14] Okumura
    He wanted to keep pitching.
[03:16] @Miyuki
    Yes, he did.
[03:18] @Miyuki
    Pitchers are troublesome creatures.
[03:24] @Miyuki
    That's what makes this fun.
[03:29] @Miyuki
    Wouldn't you say?
[03:35] @Sawamura
    Okay, let's go!
[04:02] @Sawamura
    Okay, six more!
[04:08] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Well, you'll learn what Sawamura
    is like once you catch for him.
[04:25] int_Asada
    He might seem loud and
    overly assertive at first,
[04:28] int_Asada
    but he can throw the ball right
    to your chest from any distance.
[04:33] int_Kuki
    He looks like he has good ball control.
[04:37] Seto
    What made you want to do this, Koshu?
[04:41] Seto
    I can't look away.
[04:56] @Sawamura
    Okay, I'm feeling good!
[04:58] @Sawamura
    I'm ready, Miyuki-senpai!
SIGN    National champions
SIGN    Learn today Devote every moment
[05:07] @Miyuki
    Do you want to catch some more?
[05:09] @Miyuki
    Then go get a protector and a mask.
[05:13] @Miyuki
    Sawamura, throw a few more with Okumura!
[05:17] @Sawamura
    Huh? Sure, since I'm on the back burner.
[05:22] @Miyuki
    Are you still on about that?
[05:24] @Sawamura
    I'd like to try number eleven today.
[05:27] @Miyuki
    I know!
[05:28] @Miyuki
    Be patient.
[05:31] @Yui
    Stay focused. In a way,
[05:35] @Yui
    his pitches are harder to deal
    with than Furuya-san's.
[05:38] @Yui
    I've never seen pitches
    that were so hard to catch.
[05:44] Kuki
    What are these numbers?
[05:45] Asada
    It seems like they're giving
    numbers to the breaking balls.
[05:48] Seto
    Oh, man...
[05:48] bg_Asada
    I don't know much about them.
[05:52] @Miyuki
    Start with number four!
[05:54] Okumura
    Number four?
[05:56] @Miyuki
    A four-seam, like the name implies.
[05:59] @Miyuki
    Outside for a right-handed batter.
[06:09] @Sawamura
    This won't be like warmups, young Okumura.
[06:13] Narrator
    Their eyes...
[06:14] Okumura
    I can't wait.
[06:18] Narrator
    ...looked forward,
[06:22] Narrator
    unwavering.
[06:25] @int_Miyuki
    Furuya, you're fortunate
[06:30] @int_Miyuki
    to have come to this school
[06:32] @int_Miyuki
    the same year as Sawamura.
[06:36] Narrator
    Even if they see different things...
[07:01] @Sawamura
    I love that sound!
[07:04] Okumura
    That was a ball, unfortunately.
[07:06] @Sawamura
    What?!
[07:07] Okumura
    But it wasn't bad.
[07:11] @Miyuki
    He's got a flexible catching style.
[07:13] @Yui
    Yes, sir.
[07:15] @Miyuki
    His glove makes a nice sound,
    which helps a pitcher throw their best.
[07:22] int_Seto
    Koshu always thought highly of him.
[07:27] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
    I think that's good.
[07:30] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
    They have two interesting pitchers.
[07:34] Asada
    He's way more intense than
    when we were playing catch.
[07:43] @Sawamura
    How was that one?
[07:45] Okumura
    That was a strike, plainly.
[07:46] @Sawamura
    Yeah, that's right!
[07:49] @int_Yui
    You can't see the ball's release point
    until the last second,
[07:52] @int_Yui
    and it doesn't drop as much as you expect.
[07:55] @int_Yui
    The first time I caught for him,
    my glove didn't make that sound.
[08:00] @Miyuki
    Okay, number two next!
[08:02] @Miyuki
    A two-seamer that sinks like a shootball.
[08:07] Kuki
    A two-seamer. Can you throw that?
[08:09] Asada
    No...
[08:11] @Sawamura
    Here it comes!
[08:19] @Miyuki
    Nice reaction.
[08:22] @int_Yui
    He immediately adjusted to that pitch, too.
[08:26] @Miyuki
    Can you do a few more, Sawamura?
[08:29] @Miyuki
    And how about you, Okumura?
[08:30] @Sawamura
    I'm fine with more.
[08:33] Okumura
    Yes, please.
[08:35] @Miyuki
    Then, let's keep going! Number seven!
[08:39] @Miyuki
    The improved cutter!
[08:47] Kuki
    Improved sounds pretty cool.
[08:48] Asada
    Yeah.
[08:50] @Yui
    Miyuki-senpai.
[08:53] @Yui
    How many pitches have you assigned numbers?
[08:57] @Miyuki
    Well, most of them are imperfect.
[09:02] @Yui
    Imperfect?
[09:05] @Miyuki
    His pitches break a lot naturally,
[09:08] @Miyuki
    so just by changing his grip,
    he can throw various types of pitches.
[09:14] @Miyuki
    We tried every grip there is and the ones
    that stuck are the numbers we have.
[09:21] @int_Yui
    Every grip there is?
[09:23] @Sawamura
    He was helping me in the off season!
[09:26] @Sawamura
    Miyuki-senpai doesn't mind
    if my location is way off!
SIGN    Learn today Devote every moment
[09:30] @Miyuki
    What do you take me for?
[09:32] @Miyuki
    You should apologize.
[09:36] @Miyuki
    A tight-grip changeup,
[09:39] @Miyuki
    the zero-seamer thrown without
    touching the stitching,
[09:41] @Miyuki
    and the basic four-seamer and changeup.
[09:45] @Miyuki
    Then the splitter he tried last game
    but doesn't have under control,
[09:49] @Miyuki
    and the improved cutter
    he's about to throw.
[09:52] @Miyuki
    Stay focused, Okumura.
    The difficulty is about to go way up.
[09:59] @int_Sawamura
    The same cross step and full
    follow-through of the cutter...
[10:04] @int_Sawamura
    Plus this different grip.
[10:08] @int_Sawamura
    Imagine boring a hole into the chest
[10:14] @int_Sawamura
    of a right-handed batter!
[10:19] int_Okumura
    Straight...
[10:37] @int_Miyuki
    It's not just you, Furuya.
[10:42] @int_Miyuki
    It wasn't just you who
    experienced Koshien Stadium.
[10:49] @Sawamura
    Sorry, that was a wild one.
[10:53] @int_Miyuki
    He's improving at an amazing pace!
[11:13] _Player
    I heard rumors about Third High's
    practices, but these guys...
[11:17] _Player
    They swing the bat so many times.
[11:23] Amahisa
    These guys think swinging
    a thousand times a day for a year
[11:27] Amahisa
    will let them call forth the
    bat fairy or something.
[11:31] _Player
    C-Call forth a fairy, Amahisa-senpai?
[11:35] Amahisa
    Yeah, they really believe it.
[11:40] _Player
    Hey, Kosei!
[11:42] _Player
    Don't fill the first-years' heads
    with a load of nonsense!
[11:45] Amahisa
    I don't even like pitching to
    you guys in situational practice.
[11:50] Amahisa
    The bat fairy must be in there.
[11:53] _Player
    I'd want one if they really existed!
[11:55] _Player
    You'd want one?!
[11:56] _Player
    Hayamin could do her voice.
[11:59] Amahisa
    You're getting way too specific.
[12:01] _Player
    Who's Hayamin?
[12:03] Amahisa
    I'm gonna head out.
[12:05] _Player
    Good work today.
SIGN    Kazutaka Kuhara (first-year)
[12:10] _Player
    Amahisa-san said he doesn't like
    pitching to them.
SIGN    Yusuke Abe (first-year)
[12:14] _Player
    That means he trusts the lineup
    to do their job, right?
SIGN    Tadashi Terui (first-year)
[12:18] _Player
    The bat fairy...
[12:21] _Player
    Hey, first-years!
    Don't take him seriously!
[12:25] _Coach
    The first-years are meshing well
    with the team.
[12:29] _Coach
    Defeating a powerhouse like Niogakusha
    has made the players more confident, too.
[12:36] _Coach
    We had bitter losses last summer and fall,
[12:39] _Coach
    but they ended up making our team stronger.
[12:45] _Coach
    You pushed them hard in the off season, too.
[12:48] _Coach
    Yes.
[12:49] _Coach
    You could see Amahisa's soul leave
    his body in the latter innings.
[12:54] _Coach
    Still...
[12:56] _Coach
    There are things you can
    only get by winning.
[13:02] _Coach
    We'll gain true confidence in this tournament
    to prepare for the summer.
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
[13:24] @int_Furuya
    If we want to be the best in Japan,
    there are many areas we need to improve.
[13:29] @int_Furuya
    Personal goals: Don't let a runner
    on base in the first inning,
[13:34] @int_Furuya
    my set position, and staying focused.
[13:39] @int_Furuya
    I lack so much.
[13:42] @int_Furuya
    I can't become the best like this.
[13:49] @int_Furuya
    If I'm the best pitcher in Japan,
    I can make our team the best in Japan.
[14:00] _Sign
    Satoru Furuya
SIGN    April 26
SIGN    Tokyo High School Baseball Tournament
    Third Base Side First Base Side
    Game 1 10:00 Start Time
    Seido – Ichidai Third High
    Game 2 12:30 Start Time
    Inashiro – Teito
SIGN    Tokyo Spring Tournament
    Semifinals
    
    Seido – Ichidai Third High
    (West Tokyo) (West Tokyo)
SIGN    Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium
SIGN    Third Base Line
    Baseball Office
    Competition Office
    Umpires' Room
    Medical Room
    Locker Room
SIGN    First Base Line
    Broadcast Room
    Executive Suite
    Locker Room
    Jingu Tournament
    Headquarters
[14:28] _Umpire
    Lineups, please.
[14:34] @Miyuki
    We'd like to bat first.
[14:37] _Umpire
    Seido High School will bat first.
[14:39] _Umpire
    Ichidai Third will bat second. Understand?
[14:42] _Both
    Yes, sir.
[14:43] _Umpire
    Please shake hands.
[15:04] _Coach
    What? They're gonna bat first?
[15:08] _Player
    Who's the starting pitcher?
[15:09] _Sign
    1 | 6 | Yoichi Kuramochi
    2 | 8 | Hideaki Tojo
    3 | 4 | Haruichi Kominato
    4 | 2 | Kazuya Miyuki
    5 | 9 | Kenjiro Shirasu
    6 | 3 | Kenta Maezono
    7 | 7 | Masashi Yuki
    8 | 1 | Satoru Furuya
    9 | 5 | Shinji Kanemaru
[15:10] _Player
    There he is: Satoru Furuya.
[15:12] _Player
    But he's batting eighth.
    Maybe they want him to focus on pitching.
[15:16] _Player
    That first-year is in the
    starting lineup again.
[15:19] _Coach
    Great!
[15:21] int_Coach
    I thought you might start Sawamura,
[15:24] int_Coach
    but looks like we'll both
    be fielding our best players,
[15:28] int_Coach
    Coach Kataoka.
[15:31] _Fan
    Man, this game is gonna be great!
[15:33] _Fan
    Do you think we can watch
    Inashiro versus Teito, too?
[15:36] _Fan
    Honestly, I'd rather go back
    for batting practice
[15:39] _Fan
    while the seniors aren't around.
[15:41] @Sawamura
    Yeah!
[15:44] @Sawamura
    I'm feeling great!
[15:46] Asada
    He's rather loud again today.
[15:48] Kuki
    You can always tell where he is.
[15:51] Seto
    He's preparing like he's the starting pitcher.
[15:55] Seto
    That's how Sawamura-senpai...
SIGN    Grr...
[15:59] Seto
    Sorry, it just slipped out.
SIGN    Grrrrrrrrr...
[16:04] int_Seto
    Just hearing his name sets you off?
[16:06] int_Seto
    He must be frustrated about the other day.
SIGN    Heh
    heh
    heh...
SIGN    Note: This is Koshu's impression
SIGN    Let's
    switch
[16:11] int_Seto
    Really, the pitch must've broken really hard
    for it to get past Koshu's glove.
[16:17] int_Seto
    And that's imperfect?
[16:22] int_Seto
    And he's not even the ace.
    No wonder Seido is really strong.
[16:29] @Yui
    Are you done?
[16:31] @Furuya
    Yeah, thanks.
[16:34] Ono
    Sawamura, maybe we should wrap up, too.
[16:36] @Sawamura
    No, no, no. Who knows when
    Furuya will screw up?
[16:40] @Sawamura
    I need to be ready from the first inning!
[16:42] @Furuya
    You won't be pitching today.
[16:46] _Coach
    Third High has the same
    players as last game?
[16:49] Sachiko
    Yes, even the batting order is the same.
[16:55] int_Ochiai
    With Third High's core
    of left-handed batters,
[16:58] int_Ochiai
    I thought Sawamura might start, but...
[17:02] int_Ochiai
    Maybe Coach Kataoka wants Furuya
    to show his ace pitching skills.
[17:12] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Furuya will start tomorrow.
[17:15] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Kawakami, Sawamura, start preparing early.
[17:19] (Flashback) fb_Both
    Yes, sir!
[17:19] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Third High's batters are some of
    the fastest swingers in the country.
[17:23] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Fielders, be ready to back up
    the pitcher on defense.
[17:27] (Flashback) fb_All
    Yes, sir!
[17:28] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    It's on me now!
[17:30] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    Too early.
[17:34] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Ichidai Third High's ace, Kosei Amahisa.
[17:38] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    His pitching held Niogakusha scoreless.
[17:41] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    He'll make scoring difficult.
[17:45] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Based on the flow of the game
    and how many outs there are,
[17:48] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    judge what to do for every pitch.
[17:50] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Get ready to work together until you score!
[17:56] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Every game we play from now on
    will affect our summer!
[18:00] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    If you're serious about winning a national
    championship, then win this game!
[18:07] (Flashback) fb_All
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    Ichidai
[18:11] Announcer
    It's the first game of the Tokyo
    spring tournament semifinals,
[18:15] Announcer
    with Seido High School
    facing Ichidai Third High.
[18:18] Announcer
    They are long-time rivals,
    both from the western division.
[18:21] Announcer
    You can sense the tension
    in the packed stands.
[18:24] Announcer
    Which team will win this preview match
    for the summer tournament?
[18:29] _Umpire
    Bow!
[18:30] _All
    Thank you!
[18:33] Announcer
    Thank you for waiting.
[18:36] Announcer
    Today's first game,
    Ichidai Third High vs Seido High School,
[18:42] Announcer
    will begin soon.
[18:46] Announcer
    Beginning with the fielding team,
[18:48] Announcer
    Ichidai Third High's pitcher
    will be Amahisa-kun.
[18:53] Announcer
    Playing catcher, Takami-kun.
[18:56] Announcer
    Playing first base, Hoshida-kun.
[18:59] Announcer
    Playing second base, Miyamoto-kun.
[19:01] Owada
    Both teams have all their best players.
[19:02] Announcer
    Playing third base, Mori-kun.
[19:05] Mine
    Winning this game will guarantee
    a spot in the Kanto tournament.
[19:05] Announcer
    Playing shortstop, Adachi-kun.
[19:08] Announcer
    Playing left field, Yoshida-kun.
[19:08] Mine
    They don't want to show any weakness
    before the summer tournament.
[19:11] Announcer
    Playing center field, Miyagawa-kun.
[19:14] Announcer
    Playing right field, Sasaki-kun.
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    Ichidai
[19:21] Announcer
    Top of the first inning,
    Seido High School is up to bat.
[19:25] Announcer
    Batting first, shortstop Kuramochi-kun.
[19:30] _Fan
    Train, train, running along!
[19:33] _Fan
    Train, train, on and on!
[19:36] _Fan
    Train, train, running along!
[19:40] _Fan
    Train, train, on and on!
[19:47] (Flashback) fb_Maezono
    What? You won at rock-paper-scissors?
[19:50] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
    Did you wait to throw?
[19:51] (Flashback) fb_Shirasu
    But you never win.
[19:52] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Well, excuse me.
[19:54] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    You know what it means to bat first.
[19:58] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Amahisa isn't especially great
    at the start, either.
[20:04] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    We need to go after Amahisa
    in the first inning
[20:07] _Fan
    Train, train, running along!
[20:07] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    and take the pressure off Furuya.
[20:10] _Fan
    Train, train, on and on!
[20:13] _Fan
    Train, train, running along!
[20:16] _Fan
    Train, train, on and on!
[20:21] int_Coach
    He's a batter you don't
    want on base, Amahisa boy.
[20:26] int_Amahisa
    Sure, he's fast...
[20:31] int_Amahisa
    But he's not that good a batter!
[20:50] Mine
    Kuramochi-kun has gotten
    more reliable as a third-year.
[20:54] Owada
    He pounced on that high pitch.
[20:57] @Sawamura
    The cheetah's a little macho!
[21:00] int_Ochiai
    I keep telling him to focus on batting lefty,
[21:04] int_Ochiai
    but he's still obsessed with
    being a switch hitter.
[21:07] int_Ochiai
    Our middle infielders are stubborn.
[21:10] Announcer
    Batting second, center fielder Tojo-kun.
[21:15] @int_Kataoka
    If we want to score,
    we have to make every chance count.
[21:18] @int_Kataoka
    And that depends on
    advancing the runner to third.
[21:31] Higasa
    Yeah! Nice bunt!
[21:34] @Sawamura
    That was a great bunt!
[21:36] Announcer
    Second batter Tojo's sacrifice bunt
    advances the runner to third!
[21:39] Announcer
    Seido High School has a
    chance to take the lead!
[21:43] Announcer
    And here come the cleanup!
    The third batter is Haruichi Kominato!
[21:49] @Sawamura
    This guy can do it! I'm sure he will!
[21:58] @int_Kominato
    He hasn't settled into a rhythm yet.
[22:02] @int_Kominato
    If he throws a meatball...
SIGN    "Batting First"
[22:16] @Miyuki
    "Batting First."
[23:49] @Sawamura
    Looking good, Harudanji!
[23:51] @Sawamura
    Good eye!
[23:53] @Sawamura
    Yes, yes, yes!
[23:55] @Sawamura
    There're two outs, Furuya!
[23:57] @Miyuki
    Furuya, swing your arm all the way through.
[24:00] @Miyuki
    Down the middle is fine.
    Just overpower them.
[24:03] @Miyuki
    That's your ability.
[24:05] @Miyuki
    No matter how many runners are on base,
[24:08] @Miyuki
    we can still hold them off!
[24:10] @Miyuki
    On the next episode of
    Ace of the Diamond Act II:
[24:13] @Miyuki
    "Presence."
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    "Presence"
[24:15] @Miyuki
    Let's win the national title!
SIGN    Color illustration / Yuji Terajima