# 15 - My Role
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**[00:08] Sachiko**
That was his eightieth pitch.
**[00:11] Sachiko**
That's a lot, right?
**[00:13] Ochiai**
Yes.
**[00:15] Ochiai**
He's thrown too many unnecessary balls.
**[00:19] Tadano**
When I saw him pitch at the Invitational,
**[00:22] Tadano**
it sent a chill down my spine.
**[00:35] Tadano**
I didn't want to imagine having to
beat a pitcher like him in the summer.
**[00:41] Tadano**
But he seems tense, completely unlike
Amahisa-san's relaxed pitching.
**[00:48] Tadano**
Almost like he's trying to
overpower every single batter.
**[00:55] _Umpire**
Ball four!
**[00:56] _Fan**
Man, after he got the leadoff out?
**[00:59] _Fan**
Giving up a walk now is such a downer!
**[01:02] Carlos**
He can't get into a rhythm.
**[01:04] Shirakawa**
His unevenness will make things
harder for the fielders.
**[01:07] Narumiya**
It's gotta be hard for
Kazuya to keep him focused.
**[01:11] Tadano**
Yes, with his breaking balls missing
so much, they'll go after them.
**[01:20] Narumiya**
Was I like that in the fall tournament?
**[01:29] Narumiya**
Self-important...
**[01:33] Narumiya**
Unable to relax...
**[01:36] int_Tadano**
*M-Mei-san...*
**[01:40] Narumiya**
I can see it so clearly from here.
**[01:46] @Maezono**
Steal!
**[01:51] ---**
Between the left and center fielders!
**[01:54] Announcer**
The runner in motion makes it home!
**[01:59] Announcer**
One swing from team captain Adachi
gets his team on the board!
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium
**[03:41] _Umpire**
Ball four!
**[03:47] Announcer**
It's the bottom of the fifth,
and Seido ace Furuya
**[03:49] Announcer**
has given up an RBI hit to
the sixth batter, Adachi,
**[03:52] Announcer**
and walked the following batter.
**[03:55] Announcer**
One out, with runners
on first and second.
**[03:57] Announcer**
Up to bat is Third High's ace, Kosei Amahisa!
**[04:05] int_Amahisa**
*What a time to be up at bat.*
**[04:08] int_Amahisa**
* It'd be great if I could*
* deal a decisive blow, but...*
**[04:12] Hoshida**
Squeeze one out, Kosei!
**[04:14] Miyagawa**
Aim for the easy ones!
**[04:15] int_Amahisa**
*Easy for you to say.*
**[04:18] int_Amahisa**
*I'm not like you guys.*
**[04:21] @Maezono**
Get the closest out!
**[04:22] @Kominato**
One at a time!
**[04:24] @Kuramochi**
Let him hit, Furuya!
**[04:26] @Kanemaru**
Your pitches are getting there!
**[04:27] @Kanemaru**
Keep pushing!
**[04:37] int_Amahisa**
*I won't hit anything if I don't swing.*
**[04:40] _Fan**
Seido will want to wrap things up
with the bottom of the order.
**[04:44] _Fan**
How is Amahisa's batting?
**[04:47] _Fan**
His average isn't great,
but pitchers tend to have a good eye.
**[04:51] _Fan**
Don't count him out yet.
**[04:55] @int_Miyuki**
* He swung late on the fastballs*
* in the previous at-bat.*
**[04:59] @int_Miyuki**
*Let's put him away with a few more.*
**[05:02] @int_Miyuki**
* I don't care about the trajectory.*
* Just keep it low.*
**[05:11] int_Amahisa**
*Is he gonna throw a breaking ball?*
**[05:14] int_Amahisa**
*No, I don't think so. Not for me.*
**[05:20] int_Amahisa**
*They wouldn't overestimate me!*
**[05:28] Announcer**
It's headed for left field!
**[05:32] Announcer**
But it's short.
**[05:34] Aso**
Move up!
**[05:36] Announcer**
Left fielder Yuki charges toward it!
**[05:43] Announcer**
It gets through!
**[05:45] Announcer**
Left fielder Yuki's glove
just barely misses it!
**[05:49] Announcer**
The white ball rolls cruelly
into the outfield!
**[05:52] Announcer**
The runner from second scores!
**[05:54] Announcer**
He's followed immediately by
the runner from first!
**[05:57] Announcer**
They've taken the lead!
**[06:00] Announcer**
The ace's bat has turned this game around!
**[06:04] Amahisa**
Oh, man.
**[06:05] _Player**
Yeah!
**[06:07] _Player**
Nice, Kosei!
**[06:09] Amahisa**
Don't get so excited.
It wasn't that good of a hit.
**[06:15] Announcer**
Error or not, they've given up three runs.
**[06:18] Announcer**
Seido can't afford to give up any more.
**[06:21] Tojo**
What's done is done! Shake it off!
***SIGN*** Immature...
**[06:28] @Miyuki**
That was a hard hit to gauge.
**[06:31] @Miyuki**
We can't be too hard on Yuki.
**[06:34] @Furuya**
It's fine.
**[06:36] @Furuya**
I'm responsible for letting
the runners on base.
**[06:44] @int_Miyuki**
*He isn't being self-important.*
**[06:48] @int_Miyuki**
* In fact, it seems he's taking his*
* responsibilities as ace more seriously.*
**[06:55] @Miyuki**
Let's end this inning right here.
**[06:58] ---**
Right.
**[07:02] @int_Miyuki**
* If that's what is causing*
* his uneven pitching,*
**[07:07] @int_Miyuki**
* Furuya may be the one*
* feeling this dilemma the most.*
**[07:16] @int_Miyuki**
* It's still the middle innings,*
* and we're only down by one run.*
**[07:20] @int_Miyuki**
*We don't need to be overly cautious.*
**[07:25] @int_Miyuki**
*It's okay. If you can pitch low,*
**[07:28] @int_Miyuki**
* they won't be able to hit*
* even your fastballs.*
**[07:35] @int_Miyuki**
*All I can do... is trust.*
**[07:41] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
We lost because of the runs I gave up.
**[07:48] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
I want my pitching to be even
better than it was that day.
**[07:56] @int_Miyuki**
*You're looking somewhere higher,*
**[08:00] @int_Miyuki**
*at a place where you want to be.*
**[08:06] @int_Miyuki**
*Then, you need to get over this wall!*
**[08:22] _Umpire**
Ball!
**[08:28] _Umpire**
Ball!
**[08:37] _Umpire**
Ball!
**[08:42] _Fan**
This is the ninth batter.
**[08:44] _Fan**
What's wrong with Furuya?
**[08:50] _Umpire**
Strike!
**[08:52] _Fan**
Finally a strike.
**[08:54] Seto**
He's having a tough time.
**[09:02] _Fan**
He's not pitching like himself at all.
**[09:09] int_Narumiya**
* Experiencing the game at the national*
* level makes you hungry for more.*
**[09:17] int_Narumiya**
*The self-awareness of the ace,*
**[09:19] int_Narumiya**
* the impulse to explore,*
* the expectations of those around you...*
**[09:26] int_Narumiya**
* Your pitching is tied directly*
* to your team's success.*
**[09:34] int_Narumiya**
*The weight of the burden you bear...*
**[09:43] (Flashback) fb_Coach**
Having a strong sense of responsibility
**[09:45] (Flashback) fb_Coach**
isn't the same as doubting your teammates.
**[09:50] (Flashback) fb_Coach**
A self-important pitcher has
no business being the ace.
**[09:59] int_Narumiya**
* Will you overcome them,*
* or be crushed by them?*
**[10:05] int_Narumiya**
* I can tell you're experiencing all*
* of that right now, Satoru Furuya.*
***SIGN*** Seido
***SIGN*** Ichidai
**[11:06] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
I won't sacrifice the team
just for Furuya alone.
**[11:24] _Umpire**
Ball!
**[11:31] Tadano**
Mei-san, maybe we should go.
**[11:48] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
But this is the second half of the game.
**[11:51] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
How will the catcher call this?
**[11:53] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
If he tries to rack up the count just
because it was easy in the first half...
**[12:05] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
Would you catch for me after you're done?
**[12:09] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
You want to throw?
**[12:11] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
Yes, I do.
**[12:15] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
What did you see at Koshien Stadium?
**[12:24] @int_Sawamura**
*What the heck is he doing?*
**[12:31] @int_Sawamura**
*What the heck is he doing?*
**[12:37] _Umpire**
Ball!
**[12:43] Ochiai**
Coach Kataoka.
**[12:46] Ochiai**
If we give up any more runs,
the game could get out of our reach.
**[12:59] _Umpire**
Ball four!
**[13:02] Announcer**
That's the third walk this inning!
**[13:07] Seki**
Ono, Sawamura!
**[13:12] @Kataoka**
Miyuki!
**[13:13] Announcer**
There's movement on the Seido bench!
**[13:20] Announcer**
*Seido High School is making a substitution.*
**[13:26] Announcer**
*Replacing pitcher Furuya-kun is Sawamura-kun.*
**[13:31] Announcer**
*Batting eighth, pitcher Sawamura-kun.*
**[13:38] @Miyuki**
They got some lucky hits,
**[13:40] @Miyuki**
but you were in no state to take on Ichidai.
**[13:51] @Miyuki**
This was an important experience for you.
Don't waste it.
**[13:58] @Miyuki**
Sawamura.
**[14:00] @Miyuki**
The bases are loaded and
their cleanup batter is up.
**[14:02] @Miyuki**
We're in a tight spot―
**[14:04] @Sawamura**
I know!
**[14:07] @Sawamura**
I know my role.
**[14:17] @Kanemaru**
H-Hey...
**[14:19] @Kanemaru**
Are you fired up or mad?
**[14:21] @Sawamura**
I'm not mad!
**[14:22] @Miyuki**
Don't shout!
**[14:23] @Maezono**
Calm down!
**[14:25] Watanabe**
Stop their momentum! Please, Sawamura!
**[14:36] @Kanemaru**
That's it! Take in all the air
from around the mound!
**[14:41] @Sawamura**
I'll be pitching aggressively,
so please back me up!
**[14:46] Seto**
He's doing that even now!
**[14:49] @Kominato**
The very first pitch will do it.
**[14:51] @Maezono**
Yeah!
**[14:54] @int_Miyuki**
*That look in his eyes...*
**[14:58] @int_Miyuki**
* Should I waste the first pitch*
* and see how Sawamura's doing?*
**[15:04] @int_Miyuki**
*No, we don't need to do them any favors.*
**[15:08] @int_Miyuki**
*And it would throw Sawamura off.*
**[15:14] @int_Miyuki**
*What we need is a decisive pitch, every pitch.*
**[15:24] @int_Miyuki**
*There's one out and the bases are loaded.*
**[15:27] @int_Miyuki**
*Their cleanup is up to bat.*
**[15:31] @int_Miyuki**
*Let's go with a four-seamer, low and outside.*
**[15:33] @int_Miyuki**
*Number four.*
**[15:39] int_Player**
* He's got an irregular form*
* and peculiar way of pitching.*
**[15:41] int_Player**
* He throws changeups, but usually*
* pitches in the strike zone.*
**[15:47] int_Player**
*If he throws a meatball...*
**[15:52] @int_Sawamura**
*Furuya...*
**[15:55] @int_Sawamura**
*I don't know what it is you're fighting against.*
**[16:04] @int_Sawamura**
*I don't know, but...*
**[16:08] @int_Sawamura**
* I'm going to take down*
* the hitters in front of me.*
**[16:13] @int_Sawamura**
*What else does a pitcher need to do?!*
**[16:20] _Umpire**
Strike!
**[16:22] @int_Sawamura**
*No matter the situation,*
**[16:27] @int_Sawamura**
*I'll be true to myself!*
**[16:36] _Umpire**
Foul!
**[16:38] _Fan**
Another outside pitch!
**[16:40] Seto**
Yes, he's already at two strikes!
**[16:43] Asada**
Wow...
**[16:45] Kukki**
He's able to pitch his best in this predicament!
**[16:49] Kukki**
Now, how will he attack next?
**[16:54] Kukki**
Will he throw a changeup?
**[17:00] int_Player**
* Those outside pitches aren't to avoid me.*
* That's just how he's attacking.*
**[17:05] int_Player**
* Will he throw a breaking ball*
* and try to make me fish for it?*
**[17:07] int_Player**
*Or will it be to the outside again?*
**[17:14] int_Player**
*I won't let you have your way.*
**[17:16] int_Player**
*I'll go after anything you can throw at me.*
**[17:33] Announcer**
An inside fastball!
**[17:34] Announcer**
He goes down looking!
**[17:37] Announcer**
Batter Hoshida was unable to swing!
**[17:43] Announcer**
No tricks here!
**[17:44] Announcer**
He takes down the cleanup Hoshida
with three straight fastballs!
**[17:49] _Fan**
Amazing! He went from pitching
outside to smack dab inside!
**[17:52] @Kuramochi**
Yeah!
**[17:55] @int_Miyuki**
*All three were almost perfectly on target!*
**[17:59] @int_Miyuki**
*I'm getting goosebumps!*
**[18:05] Announcer**
Two outs, and the bases still loaded.
**[18:06] Announcer**
The infielders return
to their normal positions.
**[18:08] @Kanemaru**
Sawamura!
**[18:09] @Sawamura**
Two outs!
**[18:10] @Kominato**
Two outs!
**[18:11] Shirasu**
Let him hit!
**[18:13] @Kominato**
Focus on the batter!
**[18:14] @Maezono**
Shut 'em down!
**[18:16] @Kuramochi**
Two outs!
**[18:17] Tojo**
Two outs!
**[18:18] Watanabe**
Go, Sawamura!
**[18:23] @int_Sawamura**
*One more...*
**[18:25] @int_Sawamura**
*The bases are loaded.*
**[18:27] @int_Sawamura**
*This is the fifth batter.*
**[18:29] @int_Sawamura**
*The first pitch will be important.*
**[18:31] Announcer**
*Batting fifth, right fielder Sasaki-kun.*
**[18:35] _Player**
*He's a southpaw in the same year as me.*
**[18:38] _Player**
*He didn't play much at Koshien Stadium,*
**[18:41] _Player**
*but he held Kasuga First scoreless last game.*
**[18:44] _Player**
*Hoshida-senpai was swinging late.*
**[18:47] _Player**
*Just how good is this guy?*
**[18:55] _Umpire**
Strike!
**[18:56] _Fan**
The first pitch was a changeup!
**[18:59] Announcer**
The second pitch!
**[19:03] _Umpire**
Foul!
**[19:05] _Player**
*Sharp to the inside, soft to the outside...*
**[19:10] _Player**
*His pitches feel very different from Furuya's.*
**[19:14] _Player**
* He changes the trajectory of his pitches*
* by how far back he releases the ball.*
**[19:18] _Player**
*He's...*
**[19:22] _Player**
*a much better pitcher than I realized!*
**[19:33] _Umpire**
Strike! Batter out!
**[19:36] @Sawamura**
Yeah!
**[19:38] Announcer**
He finishes with an outside fastball!
**[19:40] Announcer**
The fourth and fifth batters
have both struck out!
**[19:45] Announcer**
Perfect pitching out of the bullpen
when his team needed it most!
**[19:48] Announcer**
Second-year southpaw, Eijun Sawamura!
**[19:53] Amahisa**
Seriously?
**[19:54] Asada**
Did you see that?
Sawamura-senpai is incredible!
**[20:00] _Coach**
Outstanding.
**[20:01] _Coach**
His gutsy pitching did us
in at the fall tournament.
***SIGN*** Teito High School Coach
Ippachi Okamoto
**[20:07] _Coach**
What's surprising, though...
**[20:08] _Coach**
is how long Coach Kataoka waited when
he used to switch pitchers so quickly.
**[20:15] int_Coach**
* Has Satoru Furuya become*
* that important to the team?*
**[20:21] @Kuramochi**
Nice pitching, jerk!
**[20:23] @Kominato**
Nice pitch, Eijun-kun!
**[20:26] @int_Miyuki**
*I wanted Furuya to get back on track...*
**[20:30] @int_Miyuki**
* But the fact of the matter is that*
* we needed to switch pitchers.*
**[20:36] @int_Miyuki**
* It was the most difficult*
* situation to be dropped into...*
**[20:39] @int_Miyuki**
*but he pulled it off!*
**[20:52] @Kataoka**
You saved me.
**[20:55] @Kataoka**
Sorry.
**[21:01] @Kataoka**
Good job shutting them down.
**[21:11] @Sawamura**
The game's not over yet, boss!
**[21:14] @Sawamura**
Now, let's go score some runs!
**[21:17] @Sawamura**
Who's up to bat?
**[21:20] @Kanemaru**
Y-You are, Sawamura!
**[21:22] @Kanemaru**
Go get ready!
**[21:24] int_Ochiai**
*Well, that was a surprise.*
**[21:26] int_Ochiai**
* I was expecting them to score*
* two or three more runs.*
**[21:30] Tojo**
Sawamura, get out there and swing!
**[21:32] @Maezono**
The way you're playing today,
you might get a hit!
**[21:34] @Kuramochi**
We'll get our hopes up a bit.
**[21:38] Seto**
The bench has cheered up!
**[21:40] Seto**
It's just like that game
from the fall tournament.
**[21:43] Seto**
He can change the mood of the whole stadium,
**[21:48] Seto**
in a different way than Furuya-san.
**[21:59] @int_Sawamura**
*Damn it.*
**[22:06] @int_Sawamura**
*Don't apologize!*
***SIGN*** "My Role"
**[22:16] @Sawamura**
"My Role."
**[23:49] @Sawamura**
You can do it!
**[23:50] @Kanemaru**
You aren't a better batter than me, Sawamura!
**[23:55] @Kanemaru**
I'm gonna get you home!
**[23:58] @Sawamura**
Kanemaru, believe in yourself!
**[24:00] @Sawamura**
Hips! Hips!
**[24:01] @Kuramochi**
Now it's our turn to score!
**[24:04] @Sawamura**
You too, Kuramochi-senpai! Hips! Hips!
**[24:07] @Sawamura**
Hit with your lower body!
**[24:08] @Kuramochi**
Bring it on, moon-face.
**[24:11] @Miyuki**
On the next episode of
*Ace of the Diamond Act II*:
**[24:14] @Miyuki**
"It's About Winning."
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** "It's About Winning"
**[24:15] @Miyuki**
Let's win the national title!
***SIGN*** Color illustration / Yuji Terajima