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[00:05] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    If I pitch well in this game,
[00:09] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    can I become the ace?
[00:14] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    It's not that simple.
[00:17] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    You know that.
[00:21] @int_Sawamura
    Why did I go and say something like that?
[00:25] @int_Sawamura
    Am I an idiot?
[00:27] @int_Sawamura
    Just thinking about myself...
[00:30] @int_Sawamura
    Self-serving idiot!
[00:33] @Miyuki
    Sawamura!
[00:36] @int_Miyuki
    One at a time.
[00:40] @int_Sawamura
    I see.
[00:42] @int_Sawamura
    I've been given a big chance.
[00:52] @int_Sawamura
    I've wanted him to acknowledge me...
[00:59] @int_Sawamura
    wanted to make him acknowledge me!
[01:06] _Umpire
    Strike!
[01:10] @int_Sawamura
    I won't waste...
[01:12] @int_Sawamura
    one pitch or one second!
SIGN    Hakuryu
SIGN    Seido
[02:57] _Umpire
    Out!
[02:59] @Sawamura
    Yeah, Kuramochi-senpai!
[03:01] @Sawamura
    Nice, Cheetah!
[03:03] @int_Maezono
    We barely got him out?
[03:04] @int_Kanemaru
    These guys run fast.
[03:07] @bg_Kanemaru
    Nice play!
[03:07] Kujo
    I was trying to hit to center
    field but swung late.
[03:08] @bg_Kominato
    Nice play, You-san!
[03:10] Kujo
    His pitches don't drop
    as much as you'd think.
[03:20] @int_Kominato
    This team has really effective runners.
[03:23] @int_Kominato
    We don't want them to get on base.
[03:25] @int_Kuramochi
    We fielders need to get every out we can.
[03:33] @int_Sawamura
    You...
[03:37] _Umpire
    Ball!
[03:38] @Yui
    He's hitting fouls on purpose.
[03:40] @Yuki
    That could be trouble.
[03:42] @int_Miyuki
    We got the first batter out with two pitches,
[03:45] @int_Miyuki
    so I was hoping to get into a rhythm.
[03:48] @int_Miyuki
    Their batters are better than that.
[03:52] @int_Miyuki
    If we get mad and try to strike
    him out, he'll keep hitting fouls.
[03:57] @int_Miyuki
    We need to use a slow pitch
    to throw off his timing...
[04:01] @int_Miyuki
    and make him swing!
[04:05] _Fan
    Near right field!
[04:06] _Fan
    That's Hakuryu High School's first hit!
[04:09] _Fan
    There's a runner on base and
    the third batter Mima is up!
[04:13] @int_Miyuki
    That was high.
[04:15] @int_Sawamura
    Sorry!
[04:20] @int_Miyuki
    Here he is.
[04:28] @Sawamura
    That's huge! That's a huge lead!
[04:31] @Sawamura
    You jerk!
[04:33] @int_Miyuki
    He's got the flexible bat control to
    pepper the entire field with hits,
[04:37] @int_Miyuki
    and he runs fifty meters in 5.8 seconds.
[04:41] @int_Miyuki
    A prodigious batter who
    even the pros are keeping an eye on,
[04:44] @int_Miyuki
    his name is Soichiro Mima.
[04:47] @int_Miyuki
    If we can't stop him, a win won't come easy.
[04:53] @Sawamura
    I'm not done!
[04:58] int_Coach
    He's persistent.
[05:00] int_Coach
    Miyao can get to second in 3.3 seconds.
[05:04] int_Coach
    At the Invitational, Kazuya Miyuki's throws
    to second took 1.91 seconds on average.
[05:10] int_Coach
    To make up that 1.39 second
    difference and steal a base,
[05:13] int_Coach
    we need to use the time that
    the pitcher is in motion.
[05:29] int_Coach
    1.29 seconds.
[05:30] int_Coach
    Certainly not fast, but decent enough.
[05:34] int_Coach
    He wouldn't be starting against us otherwise.
[05:40] int_Coach
    Let's shake him up a bit.
[05:43] @Maezono
    Steal!
[05:50] Yamaguchi
    It's a hit and run!
[05:55] @Kuramochi
    Furuya, he's going for third!
[06:00] @int_Furuya
    You won't make it!
[06:07] _Umpire
    Safe!
[06:18] _Fan
    That's what I wanna see!
[06:19] _Fan
    They advanced to third from
    a hit to near left field!
[06:21] _Fan
    Mima got to second like it was nothing!
[06:24] _Fan
    That was reckless baserunning.
[06:26] _Fan
    If Furuya's throw hadn't been high,
    he would've been toast.
[06:28] _Fan
    It was worth the risk!
[06:30] _Fan
    Running like that is how
    Hakuryu plays baseball!
[06:33] @int_Miyuki
    Instead of pulling the ball to right field
    to help the team,
[06:37] @int_Miyuki
    he went with the pitch's direction
    and hit it to the opposite field.
[06:42] @int_Miyuki
    His team must really trust his batting
    if they let him do that.
[06:48] _Fan
    Runners on second and third!
    Fourth batter Kitaooji is up!
[06:51] _Fan
    He can hit it or go for a squeeze play!
[06:53] _Fan
    They'll even run on a grounder!
[06:55] _Fan
    If the ball is put in play,
    they'll score a run!
[06:59] _Fan
    The defense is under a lot of pressure!
[07:02] _Reporter
    A turning point in the very first inning.
[07:05] int_Mine
    There were more than a few pitchers
    who couldn't handle
[07:09] int_Mine
    this team's running game in the Invitational.
[07:12] int_Mine
    How will Seido High School handle the
    premier small-ball team in the country?
[07:21] @int_Kuramochi
    I love the tension!
[07:25] @int_Miyuki
    Runners on second and third.
[07:27] @int_Miyuki
    We're at a disadvantage,
[07:30] @int_Miyuki
    but it's nice that we can focus
    exclusively on the batter.
[07:50] @int_Miyuki
    This is what I wanted.
[07:52] @int_Miyuki
    I wanted to see how well Sawamura
[07:54] ---
    could take on a national powerhouse
    when he gets like this.
[08:02] _Umpire
    Strike!
[08:06] _Umpire
    Ball!
[08:11] _Umpire
    Foul!
[08:13] _Fan
    Two pitches inside,
    then one low and away.
[08:17] _Fan
    Their battery likes their fastballs.
[08:20] int_Coach
    They have the audacity
    to throw high and inside
[08:22] int_Coach
    when any fly ball to the outfield
    will give us a run.
[08:26] int_Coach
    I applaud your fearlessness, Kazuya Miyuki.
[08:29] @int_Miyuki
    He wasn't tempted by the high inside pitch,
[08:32] @int_Miyuki
    but went after one low and away.
[08:35] @int_Miyuki
    He's trying to hit a grounder.
[08:39] int_Kitaooji
    His fastballs don't drop,
    but he can throw changeups, too.
[08:43] int_Kitaooji
    I'd rather risk getting jammed
    than swing and miss.
[08:47] @int_Miyuki
    He's the batter who follows Mima.
[08:50] @int_Miyuki
    He'll be hard to get out.
[08:53] @int_Miyuki
    Forcing pitches through won't work.
[08:56] @int_Miyuki
    But we don't want to give him
    anything easy to hit.
[09:04] @int_Miyuki
    This is the first time
    I've given a sign in the first inning.
[09:12] @int_Miyuki
    They won't be expecting this pitch.
[09:15] @int_Miyuki
    It doesn't need to be perfect.
[09:18] @int_Miyuki
    Swing your arm way through!
[09:20] @int_Miyuki
    We'll let the movement of the ball
    overwhelm the batter!
[09:27] int_Kitaooji
    Right down the middle!
[09:37] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[09:46] @Miyuki
    Two outs!
[09:47] @Sawamura
    Two outs!
[09:48] @Kanemaru
    Nice pitch, Sawamura!
[09:50] Yamaguchi
    One more!
[09:51] @Aso
    Let's stop 'em, Sawamura!
[09:52] Seki
    Two outs!
[09:55] @int_Yui
    The improved cutter.
[09:58] _Player
    A fastball? Two-seamer?
[10:00] _Player
    I... don't know.
[10:02] _Player
    I thought it was a fastball,
[10:05] _Player
    but then it disappeared.
[10:14] _Fan
    Low and away on the first pitch!
    Looking good!
[10:16] _Fan
    He looks awfully calm when
    there's a runner on third.
[10:19] _Fan
    The Hakuryu batters are
    just getting warmed up!
[10:22] _Fan
    Mima's on second base!
[10:24] _Fan
    If it gets to the outfield,
    we'll get two runs!
[10:26] @int_Kuramochi
    We've got two outs, but no one on first.
[10:29] @int_Kuramochi
    Don't rush things.
[10:34] @int_Miyuki
    It's fine. Let's handle this carefully.
[10:48] @Sawamura
    Yeah!
[10:52] _Fan
    Th-They made it through unscathed!
[10:54] _Fan
    Two runners left stranded!
[10:55] @Sawamura
    Yes, yes!
[10:57] _Fan
    Hakuryu couldn't take the lead?
[11:00] @Sawamura
    Haruichi!
[11:01] @Kominato
    Eijun-kun!
[11:03] @Sawamura
    Yay!
[11:05] Mima
    It's a cutter.
[11:07] Mima
    I could see it from second base.
[11:10] Mima
    It suddenly broke close to home plate.
[11:18] int_Coach
    He can throw to all four corners and
    maintain control on the mound in a pinch.
[11:23] int_Coach
    I thought he was just a reliever,
[11:27] int_Coach
    but there's more to that pitcher
    than meets the eye.
[11:33] @Kataoka
    Their use of speed to pressurize the defense,
[11:36] @Kataoka
    and their clean, efficient slides.
[11:38] @Kataoka
    We can learn a lot from this game.
[11:42] @Kataoka
    Now it's our turn to pressure them.
[11:46] _All
    Yeah!
[11:47] @Sawamura
    Let's do it!
SIGN    Bottom of the First
[11:53] @int_Kuramochi
    His screwballs can bore a hole
    into right-handed batters,
SIGN    Hakuryu High School Ace
     Shintaro Ono
[11:56] @int_Kuramochi
    and he's got an incredibly
    well-controlled low slider.
[11:59] @int_Kuramochi
    Their ace is a cool character who almost
    never shows any emotion on the mound.
[12:05] @int_Kuramochi
    Once a pitcher like this settles into
    a rhythm, he's almost untouchable.
[12:15] @int_Kuramochi
    Well, there's no point...
[12:18] @int_Kuramochi
    in waiting for a meatball!
[12:20] @Kanemaru
    He hit the first pitch!
[12:22] @Sawamura
    That's his brand of headbutt batting!
[12:31] _Umpire
    Safe!
[12:32] _Fan
    Hakuryu's getting upstaged at base running!
[12:35] _Fan
    That kid's fast!
[12:40] @Sawamura
    How do you like that, people of Gunma?
[12:42] @Sawamura
    Our cheetah is pretty fast!
[12:44] @Sawamura
    Yoichi Kuramochi! Remember that
    name as you make your way home!
[12:49] @Yui
    Why's he saying that?
[12:51] @Yuki
    No idea.
[12:52] @int_Kuramochi
    This is the new team's batting order.
[12:56] @int_Kuramochi
    Now you have the chance to
    give us the lead, Haruichi!
[13:04] int_Mine
    Kominato-kun is batting second
    instead of third,
[13:08] int_Mine
    where Shirasu-kun is slotting in
    after his recent hot streak.
[13:12] int_Mine
    It's an aggressive order designed to score
    ahead of Miyuki, who teams will be wary of.
[13:19] int_Mine
    Even after losing in the spring tournament,
[13:22] int_Mine
    Coach Kataoka seems unafraid
    of making changes.
[13:36] _Umpire
    Foul!
[13:37] _Fan
    That's the screwball he throws to righties!
[13:39] _Fan
    He throws some nasty pitches
    with a cool look on his face!
[13:43] int_Player
    He's swinging late.
[13:45] int_Player
    Did he guess breaking ball?
[13:47] @int_Kominato
    Two inside screwballs.
[13:49] @int_Kominato
    Then the next one will most likely be...
[13:52] @int_Kuramochi
    I only got to show him one
    of this guy's pitches.
[13:56] @int_Kuramochi
    But Haruichi is a tough one!
[14:10] _Umpire
    Ball!
[14:11] int_Player
    He calmly let it go.
[14:13] int_Player
    Does he know our sequence?
[14:18] int_Player
    He's got a wooden bat.
    There's something about this batter.
[14:26] int_Player
    Give me one more outside fastball,
    just inside the strike zone.
[14:37] int_Player
    Yes!
[14:39] int_Player
    Caught him looking—
[14:46] _Fan
    Down the first base line!
[14:48] int_Player
    How did he make contact so late?
[14:51] int_Player
    He wasn't swinging late. He was
    waiting for it to be right by his chest.
[14:57] _Fan
    The second-base runner has made it home!
[15:01] _Fan
    Second batter Kominato
    hits an RBI double to take the lead!
[15:04] _All
    Yeah!
[15:11] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    I'm not as tall or strong as the others,
[15:16] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    but batting isn't just about power.
[15:20] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    Getting big hits when they don't want me to,
[15:23] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    fouling off strikeout pitches,
[15:26] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    and never swinging at balls...
[15:30] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    I want to be a batter that pitchers
    are afraid to face in a pinch.
[15:38] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    Pitchers hate when you
    keep hitting foul balls.
[15:41] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    Especially in the summer.
[15:46] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    What is it?
[15:47] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
    Just thinking that you two
    are brothers, all right.
[15:51] Takashima
    We haven't had a consistent two-hole,
[15:55] Takashima
    but with Maezono-kun and
    Shirasu-kun improving,
[15:58] Takashima
    this batting order may be the most balanced.
[16:06] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    Second?
[16:09] @Kataoka
    He'd been batting third for ages.
[16:12] @Kataoka
    I'm sure he's not too pleased with this.
[16:19] @Sawamura
    Haruichi, nice batting!
[16:21] @Sawamura
    I knew you had it in you!
[16:29] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    Second? Am I not good enough to bat third?
[16:35] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    Is that what you're saying?
[16:42] @int_Kominato
    Those two have improved so quickly...
[16:46] @int_Kominato
    But I'm not gonna let them leave me behind!
[16:54] _All
    Yeah!
[17:03] _Fan
    Nice, Mima!
[17:03] bg_All
    Mima! Mima!
[17:04] int_Player
    He swung at the first pitch, too.
[17:06] @Miyuki
    He caught that, eh?
[17:17] int_Player
    The captain and cleanup,
    the core of their team...
[17:21] int_Coach
    First base is open.
[17:23] int_Coach
    We don't need to push too hard,
[17:25] int_Coach
    however...
[17:30] int_Coach
    we must not hesitate.
[17:35] int_Coach
    Giving up a walk because we hesitated is
    not the same as one when we are attacking.
[17:40] int_Coach
    It will affect the next batter as well.
[17:48] _Umpire
    Strike!
[17:50] _Fan
    Painting the black inside and out!
[17:52] _Fan
    Look at that precision!
[17:55] _Fan
    He's got just as much control
    as the Seido pitcher!
[17:59] int_Coach
    One ball, two strikes.
[18:01] int_Coach
    We have three balls to work with.
[18:04] int_Coach
    The count favors the pitcher.
[18:07] int_Coach
    Momentum is on our side,
    because we were aggressive.
[18:11] @int_Miyuki
    Will he throw low sliders?
[18:14] @int_Miyuki
    Or will it be a waste pitch outside?
[18:19] @int_Miyuki
    It's high. Is he baiting me?
[18:21] @int_Miyuki
    No, it's in the zone!
[18:29] @int_Miyuki
    He got me.
[18:31] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[18:33] @int_Miyuki
    The best fastball he's thrown all day.
[18:37] @Kanemaru
    Damn, not Miyuki-senpai.
SIGN    Hakuryu
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    Top of the Third Inning
SIGN    No outs, runner on first
[18:59] _Umpire
    Strike!
[19:00] int_Player
    That look just now...
[19:19] int_Player
    Now a different pickoff move.
[19:22] int_Player
    He's a skilled pitcher.
[19:24] int_Coach
    How impudent.
[19:26] int_Coach
    Kujo is one of the top
    two runners on our team.
[19:30] int_Coach
    I've trusted him with the green light.
[19:35] @int_Sawamura
    His lead's smaller now.
[19:38] @Maezono
    Steal!
[19:46] _Umpire
    Out!
[19:50] _Fan
    There's Kazuya Miyuki's rocket arm!
[19:53] _Fan
    That was a nice throw.
[19:58] int_Coach
    1.18 seconds.
[20:00] int_Coach
    He's going through the stretch faster.
[20:03] @int_Sawamura
    Right over the base!
[20:05] @int_Sawamura
    That was a great throw!
[20:07] @int_Miyuki
    You did such a good job
    pinning the runner down,
[20:10] @int_Miyuki
    I had to nail him.
[20:15] @int_Miyuki
    No more runners.
[20:35] _Umpire
    Out!
[20:38] @int_Miyuki
    Yeah, that location was fine.
[20:44] Takashima
    Throwing a changeup to the batter
    who hit one in his last at-bat...
[20:49] Takashima
    Miyuki-kun is being unusually bold
    with his pitch calling, isn't he?
[20:53] @Kuramochi
    Two outs!
[20:55] @Kominato
    Two outs!
[20:57] @Sawamura
    Two outs!
[20:59] @Maezono
    Two outs!
[21:00] Mima
    The catcher can't stop a
    stolen base by himself.
[21:03] Mima
    The pitcher needs to cooperate, too.
[21:07] Mima
    And he's shown he cares about his catcher.
[21:11] Mima
    Did you drill that into him?
[21:16] @int_Miyuki
    Drill it in? Please.
[21:22] @int_Miyuki
    He's still nowhere near complete!
[21:27] _Umpire
    Strike!
[21:33] _Umpire
    Ball!
[21:35] @int_Miyuki
    And since he's incomplete,
[21:39] @int_Miyuki
    that means he can still
    grow an incredible amount.
[21:54] @int_Miyuki
    Playing this game...
[21:57] ---
    will undoubtedly...
[21:59] @int_Miyuki
    make him stronger.
[22:03] @Sawamura
    Yeah!
[22:06] @int_Miyuki
    That's how Sawamura is now!
SIGN    "Incomplete"
[22:16] @Miyuki
    "Incomplete."
[23:49] Coach
    He throws unique pitches to all four corners
[23:52] Coach
    and stays in control on the mound
    even with runners on base.
[23:55] Coach
    He doesn't seem to care
    about our base running.
[23:57] Coach
    Let us acknowledge his skill as a pitcher.
[23:59] @Sawamura
    That's huge!
[24:00] @Sawamura
    That's the biggest lead yet!
[24:03] @Miyuki
    There's no reason to hold back.
[24:04] @Miyuki
    It's not every day you
    face a batter like this.
[24:07] @Miyuki
    That's why it's worth it to hit him
    with everything you've got!
[24:12] @Sawamura
    On the next episode of
    Ace of the Diamond Act II:
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    "Unleashed"
[24:15] @Sawamura
    "Unleashed."
[24:16] @Sawamura
    Let's win the national title!
SIGN    Illustration / Yuji Terajima