23 - One Pitch, One Second
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[00:04] @Yui
You look quite happy about it.
[00:07] @Sawamura
The captain almost never
willingly practices with others!
[00:28] @Kataoka
You're starting for the practice game
against Hakuryu in three days,
[00:33] @Kataoka
Sawamura.
[00:38] @Kataoka
You won't be playing the first day.
[00:40] @Sawamura
Why? Why do I have to wait three days?!
[00:42] @Sawamura
What am I gonna do for three days?!
[00:45] @int_Miyuki
He's chosen Sawamura
to start against Hakuryu,
[00:48] @int_Miyuki
the strongest team out of
all our practice games?
[00:54] @Kataoka
A number of press outlets will be there.
[00:58] @Kataoka
Make sure you condition yourself and
take the mound in the best shape possible.
SIGN May 3rd
Osaka
SIGN Osaka Kiryu High School
Practice Field
Komadai Fujimaki – Osaka Kiryu
(South Hokkaido) (Osaka)
[02:48] _Fan
The stands are packed.
[02:49] _Fan
Where'd all these people come from?
SIGN Osaka Kiryu
Komadai Fujimaki
[02:52] _Coach
I'm intrigued by his eyes.
SIGN Osaka Kiryu High School Coach
Takahiro Matsumoto
[03:01] _Coach
This team has all the momentum right now.
[03:04] _Coach
I hope they can light a fire
under our players.
SIGN Komadai Fujimaki Coach
Kozo Nitta
[03:12] _Player
They'll be swinging.
[03:13] _Player
Let's go, Masamune!
SIGN Aichi
SIGN Seiho High School
Practice Field
Inashiro Industrial – Seiho
(West Tokyo) (Aichi)
SIGN Seiho High School Coach
Yu Nishidera
[03:30] Narrator
Golden Week.
[03:32] Narrator
It's a time for high school players
to have practice games
[03:37] Narrator
in preparation for the summer tournament.
SIGN Kumamoto
SIGN Yoshinaga — Shogakukan
(Tokushima) (Kumamoto)
[04:14] _Fan
That's number 47!
[04:18] Narrator
Teams travel far and wide for the chance
to play against powerhouse schools.
SIGN Miyagi
[04:25] Narrator
As a result, fans in many regions get
to see some interesting matchups.
SIGN Yamamori Academy — Ikuei
(Yamanashi) (Miyagi)
SIGN Saitama Municipal Urawa Baseball Field
SIGN Saitama
SIGN Seido — Yamaga
(West Tokyo) (Saitama)
[05:00] @Sawamura
Yeah, nice power!
[05:03] @Sawamura
Furuya's signature pitching!
[05:06] @Sawamura
But how long can he keep it up?
[05:11] Ota
How many strikeouts was that?
[05:13] Sachiko
Eight.
[05:14] int_Ota
I don't think anyone will
get a hit off Furuya today.
[05:17] int_Ota
He's doing much better.
[05:20] Takashima
He's still not doing well.
[05:22] @Kataoka
Yeah.
[05:24] @Kataoka
They're just erratic enough that
the batters aren't hitting them,
[05:27] @Kataoka
but they're too high.
[05:29] Takashima
No team at Koshien Stadium
will swing at pitches like that.
[05:37] Takashima
Hopefully he can find a
way to address it soon.
[05:48] _Umpire
Ball.
[05:52] _Fan
Three balls again.
[05:54] _Fan
He's throwing a lot of pitches today.
[05:56] _Fan
What's wrong, Masamune Hongo?
[05:58] _Fan
Not feeling well?
[06:00] _Fan
The batters are just seeing
right through him.
[06:03] _Fan
Nah, his pitches just don't
have any speed on them.
[06:05] _Fan
He hasn't given up any runs, but...
[06:08] _Player
Let's see what you've got!
[06:10] _Player
Two outs!
[06:12] int_Coach
They're playing as soon as they got here.
[06:16] int_Coach
I know they must be tired after the long trip,
[06:18] int_Coach
but I thought his pitches
would be good, at least.
[06:23] int_Player
They aren't going to swing at those.
[06:26] int_Player
The reason is obvious.
[06:28] int_Player
We haven't been practicing
with a ball lately.
[06:38] (Flashback) fb_Coach
What's that cowardly look in your eyes?
[06:41] _Sign
Komadai Fujimaki
[06:49] (Flashback) fb_Coach
Got your heads in the clouds.
[06:51] (Flashback) fb_Coach
Acting like you're hot stuff
just because you won the Invitational.
[06:56] (Flashback) fb_Coach
Your defense is snappy,
but lacking in substance.
[06:59] (Flashback) fb_Coach
You hit however you want.
[07:05] (Flashback) fb_Coach
Is that how a team that wants to win
in the spring and summer practices?
[07:16] (Flashback) fb_Coach
It's laughable.
[07:18] (Flashback) fb_Coach
The way you're playing,
you won't even make it to Koshien Stadium.
[07:23] (Flashback) fb_Coach
You'll practice without any balls.
Do whatever you want.
[07:33] int_Hongo
Damn that old man...
[07:35] int_Hongo
You think I'm acting like I'm hot stuff?
[07:39] int_Hongo
You think I'm self-satisfied?
[07:56] int_Player
What's with this guy?
[07:57] int_Player
He's shifting up a gear.
[08:00] int_Player
I'm game.
[08:03] int_Hongo
This isn't enough!
[08:09] _Fan
Three fastballs.
[08:13] int_Hongo
If you've got anyone who
can stop us, bring them out!
SIGN Saitama Municipal Urawa Baseball Field
SIGN Seido
SIGN Yamaga
[09:01] @int_Maezono
Furuya...
[09:04] @int_Maezono
We're gonna keep scoring and relieve
some of the pressure on you pitchers.
[09:12] @int_Maezono
Isn't that right, Miyuki?
[09:15] @int_Maezono
We third-years...
[09:20] @int_Maezono
have to lead the team forward!
[09:26] _All
Yeah!
[09:29] @int_Kominato
Zono-san...
[09:31] @Maezono
Oh, yeah!
SIGN Oh, yeah!
[09:33] @Kanemaru
Wow, the third-years are looking good!
[09:38] ---
Their mindset going into games is intense!
[09:45] @Sawamura
Damn...
[09:48] @Sawamura
I wanna be on that mound.
[09:52] @int_Sawamura
Tomorrow can't come soon enough!
SIGN Seido High School
Practice Field A
Seido – Keishu
(West Tokyo) (Kanagawa)
[10:13] @Asada
Yes!
[10:16] _Player
Yeah!
SIGN Seido
SIGN Ikuei
[10:23] _Player
Damn, Seido's good.
[10:26] _Player
This is their second string.
[10:28] _Player
Those three guys who came out
in the fifth inning are all first-years.
[10:32] _Player
Really?
[10:35] @int_Ochiai
The players who know their role
are easy to utilize.
[10:39] @int_Ochiai
It's better for them to play in the second
string than warm the first-string bench.
[10:47] @int_Ochiai
The longer they're on the second string,
the more I'll influence them, though.
[10:54] @int_Ochiai
I wonder what that will mean for the team.
[11:03] int_Ayano
He hasn't given a single sign.
SIGN Aichi
[11:09] _Coach
Well, I was amazed.
[11:11] _Coach
Narumiya-kun seemed really calm out there.
SIGN Mei Narumiya
SIGN 5 innings 84 pitches 4 hits allowed
0 walks 7 strikeouts 0 runs allowed
[11:14] _Coach
He's powered up even more. He got us good.
[11:19] _Coach
He was only pitching five innings today,
so he could go all out.
[11:23] _Coach
Your batters hung on well,
so he was quite frustrated.
[11:27] _Coach
Not at all. We'll combine what you gave
us this year and last, and pay you back.
SIGN Seiho
Inashiro
SIGN W Narumiya – Hirano L Kunieda – Akanishi – Mori
[11:34] _Coach
At Koshien Stadium.
[11:36] _Coach
Yes, at Koshien Stadium.
SIGN Osaka
SIGN Osaka Kiryu
SIGN Komadai Fujimaki
[11:45] _Coach
Well, you got us.
[11:48] _Coach
We just got lucky at the end.
[11:51] _Coach
You must have been tired from the trip.
[11:53] _Coach
Honestly, I'm pretty upset.
[11:55] _Coach
I think you got our team pretty fired up.
[11:58] _Coach
You aren't slacking off after
winning the Invitational at all.
[12:02] _Coach
You'll be even more intimidating
come the summer.
[12:05] _Coach
Your team has fired ours up as well.
[12:09] _Coach
You had us researched inside and out,
[12:11] _Coach
so it was well worth coming to Osaka.
[12:14] _Coach
I'm glad to hear it.
[12:17] int_Coach
Pigheaded old man.
[12:19] int_Coach
Damned tanuki.
SIGN Masamune Hongo
SIGN 6 2/3 innings 118 pitches 4 hits allowed
2 walks 7 strikeouts 2 runs allowed
[12:24] _Player
Hongo!
[12:26] _Player
We'll have a rematch at Koshien Stadium!
[12:28] _Player
This time, we'll crush you!
SIGN Ignore
[12:36] _Player
Okay, that does it! We'll make you cry!
[12:37] _Player
You'll be crying!
[12:39] _Player
We'll settle this at Koshien Stadium!
[12:40] _Sign
Captains' Meeting
[12:40] _Player
Sorry, that's just how he is.
[12:43] _Player
They shouldn't get so worked up.
[12:45] _Player
Where are you playing tomorrow?
[12:46] _Player
Kyoto Daikoku.
[12:48] _Player
Want to hear about their ace's quirks?
[12:51] Narrator
In this period before the summer qualifiers,
[12:54] Narrator
each team obsesses over
not only wins and losses,
SIGN Saitama
[12:58] Narrator
but also individual performances
and the flow of each game.
SIGN Seido
Yamaga
[12:58] _Sign
W Furuya – Kawashima L Haranishi – Fujimoto – Miyamoto
SIGN Satoru Furuya
SIGN 7 innings 94 pitches 3 hits allowed
2 walks 10 strikeouts 1 run allowed
SIGN Game 2
Seido — Daido
(West Tokyo) (Saitama)
[13:11] Narrator
Players in good form,
[13:14] Narrator
players in bad form,
[13:17] Narrator
and players who show
more growth than expected.
[13:21] Narrator
They take a close look at each player's state
SIGN Seido
SIGN Daido
[13:24] Narrator
and seek to bring out
the absolute best in their current roster.
[13:31] Narrator
The key is to strike a balance
[13:34] Narrator
between their trust in individual players
and their goal to improve the entire team.
SIGN Norifumi Kawakami
SIGN 9 innings 125 pitches 7 hits allowed
1 walk 3 strikeouts 2 runs allowed
SIGN Seido
Daido
SIGN W Kawakami L Ichiharu Uchida
SIGN May 4th
SIGN Gunma
SIGN Maebashi Municipal Baseball Stadium
SIGN Hakuryu High School (third-year)
Soichiro Mima
[14:10] Narrator
For Sawamura, who wants to become the ace,
[14:13] Narrator
this game will be a great opportunity.
[14:21] Kukki
The main team is in Gunma today, right?
[14:23] @Seto
They're playing Hakuryu.
That's gonna be interesting.
[14:27] Kukki
Sawamura-senpai is starting, right?
[14:29] @Asada
Yeah, but he was complaining about
having to wait until the second day.
[14:34] @Seto
I wish I could see it!
[14:36] @Seto
Masashi got out four times
and Yui didn't even get to play.
[14:39] Kukki
What're you so happy about?
[14:41] @Seto
We're the second string, but we get to play.
[14:43] @Seto
We may be the lucky ones.
[14:45] Kukki
And you're even starting today, Okumura.
[14:49] @Okumura
In a game, there is no first string,
second string, or class year.
[14:54] @Okumura
You just focus on defeating your opponent.
[15:09] Kukki
Yeah, got that right!
[15:10] Kukki
Focus on eating that opponent
you've got there.
[15:13] @Okumura
Don't laugh.
[15:14] @Asada
Look, Okumura-kun,
I'm still on my first bowl!
[15:17] @Seto
Don't push yourself too hard, Koshu.
[15:24] _Reporter
There's a lot of people here.
[15:26] _Reporter
You're here, too?
[15:28] _Reporter
Both teams were contenders to win
the Invitational, after all.
[15:33] _Fan
A team with an average
baserunning time of 4.1 seconds,
[15:36] _Fan
Gunma's Hakuryu High School
will give the other team
[15:40] _Fan
a fast-paced game that tests their defense.
SIGN Hakuryu High School Coach
Kotaro Sasaki
[15:43] _Fan
Coach Sasaki and his stopwatch
have become a regular fixture.
[15:47] _Fan
So if a player takes more than 4.2
seconds to reach first base twice,
[15:51] _Fan
he'll take them out of the game?
[15:52] _Fan
Yeah!
[15:53] _Fan
Mima-kun was a track athlete and
they brought in his father to coach.
[15:58] _Fan
When he joined the team, he gave
the players muscle and blood tests.
[16:03] _Fan
Wow!
[16:05] _Fan
There's only one thing that
would make this game better...
[16:08] _Both
Small ball versus the monster pitcher.
[16:10] _Fan
Why isn't Furuya starting?
[16:12] _Fan
He pitched in Saitama yesterday.
[16:14] _Fan
Maybe he'll come out in the second half.
[16:16] _Fan
Their southpaw Sawamura is starting.
[16:19] _Fan
Did he pitch at Koshien Stadium?
[16:21] _Fan
I think I remember him falling flat.
[16:28] _Coach
We've been dealing with changes in
our team since the invitational, too.
[16:33] _Coach
There is probably a reason
Furuya-kun isn't pitching.
[16:37] _Coach
He had a good match pitching
against Masamune Hongo,
[16:42] _Coach
but this team has another key player.
[16:46] _Coach
The catcher with an 80 percent caught
stealing percentage at Koshien Stadium,
[16:49] _Coach
considered by many to be the best
current catcher in high school baseball,
[16:53] _Coach
Kazuya Miyuki.
[16:58] Mima
That analysis is flawed.
[17:02] Mima
He didn't face us at Koshien Stadium.
[17:09] _Coach
Baseball has become a battle
of intelligence gathering.
[17:12] _Coach
Practically no team faces an opponent
without knowing their strengths.
SIGN Hakuryu
SIGN Seido
[17:17] int_Coach
The more they focus on our running game,
[17:21] int_Coach
the more control we'll have over the game
before it even begins.
[17:27] int_Coach
The best catcher currently playing.
[17:30] int_Coach
Are his skills the real deal?
[17:33] int_Coach
Let's play our way and see.
SIGN Batting First, Shortstop
Kuramochi
SIGN Batting First, Shortstop
Kujo
SIGN Batting Second,
Second Baseman
Kominato
SIGN Batting Second,
Left Fielder
Miyao
SIGN Batting Third,
Right Fielder
Shirasu
SIGN Batting Third,
Center Fielder
Mima
SIGN Batting Fourth, Catcher
Miyuki
SIGN Batting Fourth,
First Baseman
Kitaooji
SIGN Batting Fifth,
First Baseman
Maezono
SIGN Batting Fifth, Catcher
Ito
SIGN Batting Sixth,
Left Fielder
Furuya
SIGN Batting Sixth,
Third Baseman
Honda
SIGN Batting Seventh,
Center Fielder
Tojo
SIGN Batting Seventh,
Right Fielder
Igarashi
SIGN Batting Eighth,
Third Baseman
Kanemaru
SIGN Batting Eighth, Pitcher
Ono
SIGN Batting Ninth,
Second Baseman
Urushibara
SIGN Batting Ninth, Pitcher
SIGN Sawamura
[18:17] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
Whoa!
SIGN Previous night
[18:18] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
They run here?
[18:20] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
Isn't that reckless?
[18:21] (Flashback) fb_Watanabe
No, it's borderline.
[18:23] (Flashback) fb_Watanabe
This team expertly straddles the line
between safe and reckless,
[18:27] (Flashback) fb_Watanabe
which is why they're so intimidating.
[18:31] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
Hey, do you realize what it means
that you're starting tomorrow?
[18:36] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
Hakuryu is the toughest team
we're playing during Golden Week.
[18:41] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
Just the fact that you're starting this game
shows they have high hopes in you.
[18:52] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
High hopes?
[18:55] (Flashback) @Kataoka
You saved me.
[18:58] (Flashback) @Kataoka
Sorry.
[19:00] (Flashback) @Kataoka
Good job shutting them down.
[19:10] (Flashback) @Sawamura
If I pitch well in this game,
[19:15] (Flashback) @Sawamura
can I become the ace?
[19:23] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
It's not that simple.
[19:27] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
You know that.
[19:34] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
We're striving to win a national title.
[19:37] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
Having more stable pitchers
gives us confidence.
[19:43] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
I will do everything I can to help
you pitch your best tomorrow.
[19:49] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
Just focus on taking down
every batter you face.
[19:55] (Flashback) @int_Miyuki
The recognition you want will come naturally.
[20:04] @int_Sawamura
Why did I go and say something like that?
[20:07] @int_Sawamura
Am I an idiot?
[20:09] @int_Sawamura
Just thinking about myself...
[20:13] @int_Sawamura
Self-serving idiot!
[20:16] @Okumura
So you really want that ace number.
[20:21] @int_Sawamura
Stay outta my head, wolf boy!
[20:24] @fb_Miyuki
Sawamura!
[20:27] @int_Miyuki
One at a time.
[20:31] _Player
Pitch your kind of game, Eijun-kun!
[20:33] _Player
Doesn't mean you can screw up, okay?
[20:40] @Sawamura
Balls will come flying your way,
[20:42] @Sawamura
so please back me up!
[20:45] _Player
Yeah!
[20:46] _Player
We'll stop 'em!
[20:47] ---
Go all out, Sawamura!
[20:57] @int_Sawamura
I see.
[20:59] @int_Sawamura
I've been given a big chance.
[21:17] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
If you want to pitch, come see me.
[21:22] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
I'll do my best to help.
[21:41] @int_Sawamura
I've wanted him to acknowledge me,
[21:52] @int_Sawamura
wanted to make him acknowledge me!
[21:59] _Umpire
Strike!
[22:04] @int_Sawamura
I won't waste...
[22:06] @int_Sawamura
one pitch or one second!
SIGN "One Pitch, One Second"
[22:16] _Player
"One Pitch, One Second."
[23:49] ---
He's got the flexible bat control
to pepper the entire field with hits,
[23:52] ---
and he runs fifty meters in 5.8 seconds.
[23:54] ---
A prodigious batter who even
the pros are keeping an eye on,
[23:57] ---
his name is Soichiro Mima.
[23:58] ---
If we can't stop him, a win won't come easy.
[24:01] ---
The catcher can't stop a
stolen base by himself.
[24:04] ---
The pitcher needs to cooperate, too.
[24:06] ---
And he's shown he cares about his catcher.
[24:08] ---
Did you teach him that?
[24:10] ---
It wasn't teaching...
[24:12] ---
On the next episode of
Ace of the Diamond Act II:
SIGN Next Time
SIGN "Incomplete"
[24:15] ---
"Incomplete."
[24:16] ---
Let's win the national title!
SIGN Illustration / Yuji Terajima