# 25 - Unleashed
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**[00:12] int_Player**
*Now a different pickoff move.*
**[00:15] int_Player**
*He's a skilled pitcher.*
**[00:18] @int_Sawamura**
*His lead's smaller now.*
**[00:22] @Maezono**
Steal!
**[00:29] _Umpire**
Out!
**[00:33] _Fan**
There's Kazuya Miyuki's rocket arm!
**[00:36] _Fan**
That was a nice throw.
**[00:42] int_Coach**
*1.18 seconds.*
**[00:43] int_Coach**
*He's going through the stretch faster.*
**[00:46] @Kuramochi**
Two outs!
**[00:48] @Kominato**
Two outs!
**[00:50] @Sawamura**
Two outs!
**[00:52] @Maezono**
Two outs!
**[00:53] Mima**
The catcher can't stop a
stolen base by himself.
**[00:57] Mima**
The pitcher needs to cooperate, too.
**[01:00] Mima**
And he's shown he cares about his catcher.
**[01:04] Mima**
Did you drill that into him?
**[01:09] @int_Miyuki**
*Drill it in? Please.*
**[01:15] @int_Miyuki**
*He's still nowhere near complete!*
**[01:20] _Umpire**
Strike!
**[01:26] _Umpire**
Ball!
**[01:28] @int_Miyuki**
*And since he's incomplete,*
**[01:33] @int_Miyuki**
* that means he can still*
* grow an incredible amount.*
**[01:47] @int_Miyuki**
*Playing this game...*
**[01:50] @int_Miyuki**
*will undoubtedly...*
**[01:52] @int_Miyuki**
*make him stronger.*
**[01:55] @Sawamura**
Yeah!
**[01:58] @int_Miyuki**
*That's how Sawamura is now!*
**[03:33] _Fan**
He took Mima down with a fastball!
**[03:36] _Fan**
His pitching is limiting
Hakuryu's running game!
**[03:39] _Fan**
He held them scoreless again!
**[03:45] @Kuramochi**
Sawamura, you jerk!
**[03:48] @Kanemaru**
Nice pitching!
***SIGN*** Hakuryu
***SIGN*** Seido
**[03:55] Narrator**
* Two talented pitchers who played in*
* the Invitational are facing each other*
**[03:59] Narrator**
* as the match between Hakuryu High School*
* and Seido High School*
**[04:03] Narrator**
*enters the bottom of the third inning.*
***SIGN*** Bottom of the Third
Two Outs, Runner on First
**[04:08] Narrator**
* After giving up the lead in the first inning,*
* Hakuryu's starting pitcher Ono*
**[04:13] Narrator**
* has settled down and is holding*
* the Seido batters at bay.*
***SIGN*** Hakuryu
***SIGN*** Seido
***SIGN*** Top of the Fourth
One Out, Runner on First
**[04:19] Narrator**
* Seido's starting pitcher Sawamura*
* is using his outstanding ball control*
**[04:23] Narrator**
*to avoid giving Hakuryu any chances.*
**[04:26] Narrator**
* Both pitchers have gone*
* blow-for-blow in the early innings.*
**[04:33] @Sawamura**
Yeah!
**[04:38] _Fan**
Man, they're holding off Hakuryu!
**[04:41] _Fan**
And it isn't even Furuya pitching!
**[04:42] _Fan**
Who the heck is that pitcher?
**[04:44] @Sawamura**
Kane!
**[04:45] @Kanemaru**
Sawa!
**[04:46] @Tojo**
Nice pitch, Sawamura!
**[04:59] int_Ito**
*He hit that pitch into fair territory...*
**[05:03] int_Ito**
* And these guys are barely reacting*
* to the outside sliders.*
**[05:07] int_Ito**
*Is that their strategy?*
**[05:26] @int_Furuya**
*It's like my belly is on fire,*
**[05:29] @int_Furuya**
*or like my blood is boiling.*
**[05:33] @int_Furuya**
*This is the tension I can only feel*
**[05:37] @int_Furuya**
*against a strong opponent.*
**[05:45] @int_Furuya**
*I want to stand there!*
**[05:51] @int_Furuya**
*On that mound!*
**[05:55] @Yui**
It hit the fence!
**[05:57] _Fan**
That was a hard hit between the
right and center fielders!
**[05:58] _Fan**
He's a monster!
**[06:00] _Fan**
He's even a good batter!
**[06:05] _Fan**
He's going for third!
**[06:06] _Fan**
He's crazy!
**[06:09] _Fan**
He's out!
**[06:13] _Umpire**
Out!
**[06:14] _Umpire**
Three outs! Change!
**[06:19] @Sawamura**
Furuya, why are you letting
the other team influence you?!
**[06:23] @Sawamura**
That was too greedy and reckless!
**[06:26] Takashima**
That decision...
**[06:28] Takashima**
It's like Furuya-kun's mind is racing.
**[06:36] @Sawamura**
You're being overconfident
about your running!
**[06:38] @Kominato**
Let's switch gears.
**[06:43] @Kataoka**
Aso, you're on the field this inning!
**[06:59] Seki**
See?
**[07:04] Aso**
Okay! Let's go, guys!
**[07:07] Aso**
I've got left field covered!
**[07:09] Yamaguchi**
Wow, check out his scrub aura.
**[07:11] Seki**
Yep.
**[07:23] @Kataoka**
That was a big opening against a pitcher
we've struggled with since the first inning.
**[07:29] @Kataoka**
Knowing how well this
team fields and throws,
**[07:31] @Kataoka**
I don't know what you thought
you'd gain by pushing so hard.
**[07:38] @Kataoka**
Day in and day out,
they've trained how to run bases
**[07:40] @Kataoka**
and accurately assess the situation.
**[07:44] @Kataoka**
Hakuryu does not run bases
**[07:46] @Kataoka**
with all-or-nothing gambles like you did.
**[07:51] @Kataoka**
There is no shortcut to glory.
**[07:56] @Kataoka**
The team does not need plays that
mistake aggressiveness for arrogance.
***SIGN*** Top of the Fifth
**[08:12] Higasa**
Wow, Aso!
**[08:13] Seki**
Yeah!
**[08:17] @Kuramochi**
You were at the right place.
**[08:21] Aso**
They didn't seem like they
could hit deep to left field.
**[08:24] Aso**
I'm not just sitting on
the bench to look pretty!
**[08:27] @Sawamura**
Nice, Aso-senpai!
**[08:30] Seki**
See? He latches on to
some unusual things, right?
**[08:42] _Umpire**
Out!
**[08:44] _All**
Yeah!
**[08:47] int_Coach**
*Seven outside, four inside, two changeups.*
**[08:52] int_Coach**
* The ball's speed at the beginning*
* and end of each pitch*
**[08:55] int_Coach**
*and the difference in the rotational axis*
**[08:57] int_Coach**
*changes very slightly.*
**[08:59] _Fan**
Hey, they're not just unable to run,
**[09:02] _Fan**
they can't even get on base!
**[09:04] _Fan**
That pitcher's flying through his innings.
**[09:07] @Sawamura**
People of Gunma!
**[09:09] @Sawamura**
This is Haruichi Kominato!
**[09:11] @Sawamura**
Thanks for your support!
**[09:13] @Kominato**
Knock that off!
**[09:14] _Fan**
He's got a loud mouth, though.
**[09:16] @Yui**
There he is,
calling for attention again.
**[09:19] Higasa**
Sawamura!
**[09:20] Yamaguchi**
Get back over here!
**[09:22] Seki**
Yeah!
***SIGN*** Hakuryu
Seido
**[09:39] _Umpire**
Ball!
**[09:42] int_Ito**
*They really aren't swinging at the sliders.*
**[09:46] int_Ito**
* Then we can pound the strike zone*
* with it to run up the count.*
**[09:52] _Umpire**
Strike!
**[09:54] @Sawamura**
Kanemaru!
**[09:55] @Sawamura**
More hips!
**[09:56] @Sawamura**
Hit with your hips!
**[09:59] @Miyuki**
They're starting to switch up their sequence.
**[10:03] @Miyuki**
The battery probably thinks
we won't swing at any sliders.
**[10:12] @Kataoka**
Then the time is right.
**[10:14] @Kataoka**
We'll start swinging at
their sliders next inning.
***SIGN*** Hakuryu
Seido
**[10:22] Coach**
We've only had five hits so far in this game.
**[10:26] Coach**
He throws unique pitches to all four corners
**[10:30] Coach**
and stays in control on the mound,
even with runners on base.
**[10:34] Coach**
He doesn't flinch at our base running.
Let us acknowledge his skill as a pitcher.
**[10:43] Coach**
Given that, what can we do about him?
**[10:48] Coach**
After the Invitational,
we've focused on improving our batting,
**[10:53] Coach**
and developing a new brand of Hakuryu baseball
that takes our running game to another level.
**[11:00] @int_Sawamura**
*He's crowding the plate.*
**[11:04] @int_Miyuki**
*He's using the long handle.*
**[11:07] @int_Miyuki**
*And he's good at fouling pitches off.*
**[11:10] @int_Miyuki**
* Is he trying to ignore the inside pitches*
* and wait for an outside pitch?*
**[11:17] int_Coach**
* Start by making them think*
* about what you'll do,*
**[11:21] int_Coach**
*all while keeping our strategy very simple.*
**[11:27] int_Coach**
*Once the pitch you want comes...*
**[11:30] int_Coach**
*give a decisive swing!*
**[11:33] _Fan**
Near right field!
**[11:38] int_Coach**
* Given your aggressive calls*
* in tight situations,*
**[11:41] int_Coach**
*we knew you would ask for an inside pitch.*
**[11:46] _Fan**
There's a runner on first
**[11:48] _Fan**
and Soichiro Mima is up to bat!
**[11:50] _Fan**
Mima! Mima!
**[11:52] _Fan**
Mima! Mima!
**[11:54] _Fan**
Mima! Mima!
**[11:56] _Fan**
Mima! Mima!
**[11:58] _Reporter**
This is his third at-bat.
**[12:05] @Sawamura**
That's huge!
***SIGN*** That's huge!
**[12:06] @Sawamura**
That's the biggest lead yet!
***SIGN*** That's the biggest lead yet!
**[12:09] @Kominato**
You're shouting too loud!
**[12:13] @int_Miyuki**
*Even this guy is crowding the plate.*
**[12:16] @int_Miyuki**
* It looks like they're trying to rattle us*
* from the batter's box as well as the bases.*
**[12:26] @int_Sawamura**
*With a runner on base?*
**[12:27] @int_Sawamura**
*If he runs with that lead...*
**[12:30] @int_Miyuki**
*Don't worry.*
**[12:32] @int_Miyuki**
* Taking a lead that large*
* poses obvious risks.*
**[12:36] @int_Miyuki**
* It's just a fake-out.*
* He'll run back to the base.*
**[12:44] @int_Sawamura**
*He went back as soon as I moved.*
**[12:50] _Umpire**
Ball!
**[12:53] @int_Miyuki**
*An open stance.*
**[12:55] @int_Miyuki**
*He's waiting for an inside pitch.*
**[12:59] int_Coach**
* You knew the runner would go back*
* to the base and threw a changeup.*
**[13:03] int_Coach**
* And you figured out*
* what pitch we're waiting for.*
**[13:08] @int_Miyuki**
*Now, the next pitch...*
**[13:27] @int_Miyuki**
*He's standing in his usual position.*
**[13:31] _Player**
That's the stance he doesn't normally use
because people say he's copying Ichiro.
**[13:36] _Player**
He still ends up doing it
when he's extremely focused.
**[13:41] int_Coach**
* Soichiro, is your instinct telling you*
* to take this battery head-on?*
**[13:48] @int_Miyuki**
* It would be easier for us if*
* he was batting for the team.*
**[13:53] @int_Miyuki**
* I don't think the high inside pitch we*
* got him out with last time will work.*
**[13:59] @int_Miyuki**
* If we sprinkle in the numbers with*
* fastballs to get him out of position...*
**[14:12] _Umpire**
Foul!
**[14:16] _Umpire**
Foul!
**[14:24] _Umpire**
Ball!
**[14:32] @int_Miyuki**
* He's staying perfectly balanced*
* even as we paint the corners.*
**[14:37] @int_Miyuki**
*In that case...*
**[14:43] @int_Miyuki**
*We don't need to hold back!*
**[14:52] @int_Sawamura**
*Number 7!*
**[14:54] @int_Sawamura**
*The improved cutter!*
**[15:03] _Umpire**
Foul!
**[15:07] @Yui**
He made contact on the improved cutter!
**[15:15] @int_Sawamura**
*Oh, man!*
**[15:19] @int_Sawamura**
* If the ball goes even halfway*
* too close, he'll knock it flying.*
**[15:23] @int_Sawamura**
*He definitely will!*
**[15:27] @Maezono**
Looking good, Sawamura!
**[15:29] @Maezono**
Stay aggressive!
**[15:31] @int_Sawamura**
*This guy's crazy!*
**[15:35] _Umpire**
Ball!
**[15:37] @int_Miyuki**
*You're forcing it.*
**[15:39] @int_Miyuki**
*Stay calm.*
**[15:43] @int_Miyuki**
* It's not every day you*
* face a batter like this.*
**[15:47] @int_Miyuki**
* That's why it's worth it to hit him*
* with everything you've got!*
**[16:01] @int_Miyuki**
* Half-hearted pitches won't*
* strike this guy out.*
**[16:06] @int_Miyuki**
* It's a little premature to use*
* this pitch, but it's worth a try.*
**[16:13] @int_Miyuki**
*Unleash Number 11, the splitter!*
**[16:32] @Yui**
The count is three balls, two strikes.
**[16:35] @Yui**
The runner will make his move.
**[16:38] @Yui**
We want to avoid the extra-base hit.
**[16:54] _Umpire**
Ball four!
**[16:57] _Fan**
Man, he got walked.
**[16:59] _Fan**
Did Mima get the better of them?
**[17:01] _Fan**
Now there are no outs,
with runners on first and second.
**[17:05] @int_Yui**
*What was that?*
**[17:07] int_Coach**
*Did that pitch drop?*
**[17:11] int_Coach**
* So there are more breaking balls*
* that pitcher hasn't thrown yet.*
**[17:16] _Player**
Was that a forkball?
**[17:17] Mima**
Probably.
**[17:19] Mima**
It looked like he was pinching it.
**[17:22] @int_Sawamura**
*Damn, I forced it.*
**[17:24] @int_Sawamura**
*I was too eager to get a strike!*
**[17:27] @Miyuki**
Sawamura, next is the cleanup!
**[17:31] @int_Miyuki**
*We hadn't practiced that pitch much anyway.*
**[17:33] @int_Miyuki**
*Don't worry about it.*
**[17:37] @int_Miyuki**
*The long handle...*
**[17:40] @int_Miyuki**
*Crowding the plate...*
**[17:46] @int_Miyuki**
*This is the first pitch after a walk.*
**[17:48] @int_Miyuki**
*He's going to be swinging.*
**[17:51] @int_Miyuki**
*I want to see what he'll do.*
**[17:53] @int_Miyuki**
*I don't need a strike.*
**[17:57] @int_Sawamura**
*This is the first pitch after a walk...*
**[18:00] @int_Sawamura**
*I can't throw a meatball.*
**[18:03] @int_Miyuki**
*Let's start with a ball!*
**[18:04] @int_Sawamura**
*Just on the edge!*
**[18:08] @int_Miyuki**
*In the strike zone?!*
**[18:12] _Fan**
Near right field!
**[18:16] @Maezono**
Back home!
**[18:24] _Umpire**
Out!
**[18:31] Yamaguchi**
Yeah! Nice, Shirasu!
**[18:33] Higasa**
Yeah!
**[18:34] Yamaguchi**
That guy can throw strikes from the outfield!
**[18:36] Yamaguchi**
The white laser!
**[18:38] Higasa**
A modest flex!
**[18:41] _Fan**
The Seido fielders are good.
**[18:43] _Fan**
They're well-trained.
**[18:45] _Fan**
So is that batter.
He promptly moved up to second.
**[18:48] @Miyuki**
My bad. I should have said I
wanted it further outside.
**[18:52] @Sawamura**
Sorry, I was too eager for a strike.
**[18:56] @Miyuki**
Runners on second and third.
**[18:58] @Miyuki**
Let's switch gears.
**[18:59] @Sawamura**
Yes, sir!
**[19:01] @int_Kataoka**
*The third-base runner is Mima.*
**[19:03] @int_Kataoka**
* He'll run on a grounder,*
* and they might try a squeeze play.*
**[19:08] @int_Kataoka**
*Infielders, play in.*
**[19:11] @int_Kataoka**
*Second base and shortstop,*
**[19:12] @int_Kataoka**
*be ready to throw the ball home.*
**[19:16] @int_Kataoka**
* Outfielders, don't let the*
* second-base runner make it home.*
**[19:21] @Tojo**
Sawamura, one out!
**[19:24] @int_Aso**
*Come on, let me show off!*
**[19:27] @Kuramochi**
Stay aggressive, Sawamura!
**[19:29] @Kominato**
Make him hit it here!
**[19:30] bg_All**
Keep it going, Sawamura!
**[19:32] bg_All**
Eijun-kun!
**[19:34] @int_Sawamura**
*These guys have my back,*
**[19:38] @int_Sawamura**
* so why am I still thinking*
* about that last play?*
**[19:49] @int_Sawamura**
*What's important is the next pitch.*
**[19:55] @int_Sawamura**
*One moment can decide the outcome.*
**[20:01] Seki**
The runners aren't moving!
**[20:02] Yamaguchi**
They're doing a safety squeeze!
**[20:05] @int_Sawamura**
*One pitch can decide it!*
**[20:10] _Umpire**
Foul!
**[20:16] int_Ito**
* It's the middle innings, and his*
* pitches aren't slowing down.*
**[20:19] int_Ito**
*They actually seem sharper.*
**[20:22] @int_Miyuki**
*He's pitching without hesitation.*
**[20:28] @int_Miyuki**
*He's choking up on the bat.*
**[20:32] int_Ito**
*Ono is pitching so patiently.*
**[20:35] int_Ito**
* I'm his partner, so I*
* want to get a run for him.*
**[20:39] int_Ito**
*I want to get Mima home.*
**[20:47] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
Get a deeper knowledge of every play
**[20:50] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
and learn why you throw each pitch.
**[20:53] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
That's what I need from you.
**[21:04] _Fan**
A tough to hit inside pitch!
**[21:06] _Fan**
This battery is really aggressive!
**[21:08] @int_Yui**
*The more risk involved, the bolder they play.*
**[21:11] @Kanemaru**
Nice pitch! Looking good, Sawamura!
**[21:17] @int_Miyuki**
*He's focusing on the inside.*
**[21:19] @int_Miyuki**
*We'll finish him with an outside pitch.*
**[21:26] @int_Sawamura**
*I want to catch up.*
**[21:29] @int_Sawamura**
*To help our team...*
**[21:32] @int_Sawamura**
*achieve victory!*
**[21:36] @int_Sawamura**
*I want to get closer...*
**[21:40] @int_Sawamura**
*for the summer!*
**[21:52] _Umpire**
Strike! Batter out!
***SIGN*** "Unleashed"
**[22:17] @Miyuki**
"Unleashed."
**[23:49] @Sawamura**
It's thrilling to go toe-to-toe
with a strong team like this.
**[23:54] @Furuya**
It doesn't matter how well you
pitched if you lose the game.
**[23:57] @Furuya**
If you lose, it's over.
**[23:59] @Sawamura**
I don't want to let anyone take it.
**[24:01] @Sawamura**
This is my place!
**[24:03] @Furuya**
I won't let it end like this.
**[24:04] @Furuya**
Even one day longer.
**[24:05] @Furuya**
Longer than any other team.
**[24:07] @Furuya**
I will fulfill my duty.
**[24:10] @Sawamura**
On the next episode of
*Ace of the Diamond Act II*:
**[24:14] @Sawamura**
"Beneath the Same Banner."
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** "Beneath the Same Banner"
**[24:15] @Sawamura**
Let's win the national title!
***SIGN*** Illustration / Yuji Terajima