# 26 - Beneath the Same Banner
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***SIGN*** Seido Practice Field A
Seido – Ichidai Sakurai
(West Tokyo) (East Tokyo)
**[00:18] _Umpire**
Out!
**[00:23] _Player**
The second baseman went to cover first base.
**[00:25] _Coach**
That catcher again.
**[00:28] @Ochiai**
Well played.
**[00:30] Kukki**
When did they plan that out?
**[00:32] Kukki**
I want in!
**[00:34] _Player**
One out!
**[00:36] _Player**
Nice, Okumura!
***SIGN*** Sakurai
Seido
**[00:40] @int_Okumura**
* With the runner gone,*
* he's going to be swinging.*
**[00:43] @int_Okumura**
* Let's keep the pitches low*
* and avoid any extra-base hits.*
**[00:49] @int_Ochiai**
*I thought they'd give up some more runs.*
**[00:53] @int_Ochiai**
*He's calling good timeouts at crucial moments*
**[00:56] @int_Ochiai**
*and calling a good game for an older pitcher.*
**[01:03] _Player**
Nice, second!
**[01:05] _Player**
Yeah!
**[01:06] _Player**
Two outs!
**[01:07] _Player**
Two outs!
**[01:10] @int_Ochiai**
* He has a strong arm,*
* stability behind the plate,*
**[01:14] @int_Ochiai**
* and the leadership skills that will*
* make even the older boys follow him.*
**[01:21] @int_Ochiai**
*Seto's support is an important part of that,*
**[01:23] @int_Ochiai**
* but with the right training,*
* he could be the best catcher in Tokyo.*
**[01:29] @int_Ochiai**
*He would be heavily influenced by me, though.*
***SIGN*** Gunma
**[03:10] _All**
Yeah!
**[03:14] int_Ito**
*He swung at the first slider!*
**[03:18] _Fan**
Second-base runner Shirasu has made it home!
**[03:21] _Fan**
There's the insurance run
Seido's been wanting!
**[03:24] Mine**
Breathing life into a stale game
with a well-placed swing...
**[03:28] Mine**
That's the job of the cleanup.
**[03:30] _Scout**
I love how clutch that guy is.
**[03:33] _Scout**
If he performs like that
at Koshien Stadium this summer,
**[03:35] _Scout**
we'll have another powerhouse
to watch out for.
**[03:38] _Scout**
Please, no.
**[03:41] @int_Miyuki**
* We need to press the battery*
* while they're confused.*
**[03:46] _Player**
Steal!
**[03:50] _Fan**
A hit-and-run!
**[03:51] Yamaguchi**
Zono hit to opposite field?!
**[03:59] Yamaguchi**
Aso!
**[04:01] Aso**
Yes, yes, yes!
**[04:08] @Yui**
We made the battery think
we wouldn't swing at sliders,
**[04:13] @Yui**
then hit it when they threw it
to run up the count.
**[04:16] @Yui**
We don't get much playing time
in the first string,
**[04:16] _Sign**
I want to play
**[04:19] @Yui**
but we still learn a lot.
**[04:23] @Yui**
Yeah, I want to play, too.
***SIGN*** Hakuryu
***SIGN*** Seido
***SIGN*** Top of the Seventh
**[05:16] _Umpire**
Strike! Batter out!
**[05:22] _Fan**
All three pitches were his patented slider.
**[05:25] _Fan**
Ono is getting worked up.
**[05:26] _Fan**
Can you blame him?
**[05:28] _Fan**
They still haven't scored
a single run against that pitcher.
**[05:32] @Sawamura**
Damn it! Just barely missed!
**[05:35] @Kuramochi**
You had your eye on the ball.
**[05:37] @Tojo**
Nice swings!
**[05:38] ---**
Not everyone could've swung on all three!
**[05:45] @int_Sawamura**
*I'm disappointed about striking out, but...*
**[05:50] @int_Sawamura**
* There's something fun*
* about this disappointment.*
**[05:58] @int_Sawamura**
* It's thrilling to be outplaying*
* such a strong opponent.*
**[06:06] @Sawamura**
The top of the order is up.
**[06:15] @int_Sawamura**
* This is the feeling of fulfillment*
* I didn't have at the Invitational!*
**[06:23] @int_Sawamura**
*It's the greatest!*
**[06:32] @int_Sawamura**
*This moment...*
**[06:36] @int_Sawamura**
*Two innings.*
**[06:39] @int_Sawamura**
*Just two innings.*
**[06:45] @int_Sawamura**
*I want this moment for myself*
**[06:51] @int_Sawamura**
*and no one else!*
**[06:59] @int_Sawamura**
*This place is mine!*
***SIGN*** Top of the Ninth
**[07:25] @Sawamura**
Yeah!
**[07:49] _All**
Thank you!
**[08:05] Ono**
We'll beat you next time.
**[08:06] @Sawamura**
Sure, let's play!
**[08:08] @Sawamura**
I'll break that poker face of yours!
**[08:11] @Sawamura**
Thank you!
**[08:21] _Fan**
Hakuryu managed to score one run when
that double play in the eighth broke down.
**[08:26] _Fan**
Kazuya Miyuki leads a strong Seido defense.
**[08:31] _Fan**
They couldn't get a read on that southpaw.
***SIGN*** Eijun Sawamura
Innings Pitched: 9 Pitches: 140
Hits Allowed: 9 Walk(s): 1
Strikeouts: 6 Run(s) Allowed: 1
**[08:36] _Scout**
He looked very comfortable turning
things around when he was in trouble...
**[08:41] _Reporter**
I bet Hakuryu didn't expect any pitcher
besides Furuya to hold them to just one run.
**[08:47] _Reporter**
He's really a remarkable pitcher.
**[08:50] Mine**
He's Eijun Sawamura.
**[08:54] Mine**
You won't regret learning his name.
**[08:58] @Kominato**
I'll help you cool down.
**[09:00] @Sawamura**
Thanks.
**[09:01] Higasa**
The next game starts in twenty minutes.
**[09:03] @Miyuki**
Kaneda is starting.
**[09:05] @Miyuki**
Everyone who's playing in this game, warm up!
**[09:10] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura**
If I were a more trustworthy pitcher,
you'd've been subbed out sooner!
**[09:14] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura**
That makes it my fault!
**[09:16] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura**
We lost because I'm not trustworthy!
**[09:21] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura**
If the pitcher and catcher become one
and produce a work of art...
**[09:27] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura**
That will be the best pitching of all.
**[09:34] @Furuya**
Nice pitching.
**[09:51] @Sawamura**
I'm not satisfied.
**[09:55] @Sawamura**
I let runners get to third too many times...
**[09:59] @Sawamura**
and I relied too heavily on the fielders.
**[10:03] @Sawamura**
I'm not satisfied at all!
**[10:16] @Furuya**
Good.
**[10:21] @Furuya**
Then you can compete with me.
**[10:31] @Yui**
*Is he bluffing?*
**[10:39] @int_Furuya**
* It doesn't matter how well you pitched*
* if you lose the game.*
**[10:45] @int_Furuya**
* You can't win if your opponent*
* pitches better than you.*
**[10:51] @int_Furuya**
*If you lose, it's over.*
**[10:53] @int_Furuya**
*So just don't let them score,*
**[10:57] @int_Furuya**
*don't give them any openings,*
**[10:59] @int_Furuya**
*and shut them down.*
**[11:02] @int_Furuya**
*Overpower them.*
**[11:05] @int_Furuya**
*The ace must lead his team to victory.*
**[11:10] @int_Furuya**
*The ace must keep winning.*
**[11:14] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
I'll be the best pitcher in Japan.
My goal has not changed.
**[11:21] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
What's wrong?
**[11:23] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
You're the one who dragged me out here.
**[11:26] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
Don't hold back.
Throw with everything you've got.
**[11:30] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
I guess that works for you, though.
**[11:34] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
You can be the kind of pitcher that
pulls his team through brute force.
**[11:40] @int_Furuya**
*Even one day longer.*
**[11:43] @int_Furuya**
*Longer than any other team.*
**[11:45] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
On another note...
**[11:47] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
If you want to pitch, come see me.
**[11:50] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
I'll do my best to help.
**[11:57] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
I won't let it end like this.
**[12:00] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
I will fulfill my duty.
***SIGN*** Game 2
Seido – Hanazawa
(West Tokyo) (Tochigi)
**[12:17] Narrator**
*Thus began the second game.*
**[12:19] Narrator**
* Kaneda, the starting pitcher,*
* was taken out in the early innings.*
**[12:22] Narrator**
* The relief pitcher, Kawashima, took the*
* mound after pitching the previous day.*
***SIGN*** Hanazawa
***SIGN*** Seido
**[12:26] Narrator**
* The third-years led the charge*
* and scored run after run.*
**[12:31] Narrator**
* In the sixth inning,*
* they finally took the lead.*
**[12:35] Narrator**
*In the eighth inning, second-year Takatsu's*
**[12:38] Narrator**
* added some insurance runs*
* on a two-RBI hit with the bases loaded.*
***SIGN*** Hit a Double as Pinch Hitter
***SIGN*** Three Strikeouts
**[12:45] Narrator**
*Seido defeated Hanazawa High School 8–6.*
**[12:50] Narrator**
* The team has won all four*
* of their Golden Week games.*
**[12:55] _Player**
Hurry up with those bags!
**[12:57] Seki**
Yeah! We have to meet at the stands.
**[13:00] Kitaoji**
Are you heading back?
**[13:01] @Kuramochi**
We'll hang around for a bit.
**[13:03] @Maezono**
We're borrowing a field near our hotel.
**[13:06] _Player**
You're gonna practice?!
**[13:12] @Miyuki**
Seriously, what is it?
**[13:18] Mima**
Do you use LINE?
***SIGN*** May 5th
***SIGN*** Last Day of Golden Week
***SIGN*** Tokyo Municipal Komazawa Stadium
Yakushi – Ueda
(West Tokyo) (Kanagawa)
***SIGN*** Yakushi
Ueda
**[13:38] Mishima**
I'll protect the first-base
line to the death!
**[13:40] Mishima**
Leave this to me and pitch, first-year!
**[13:44] Todoroki**
I've got the third-base line!
**[13:51] Mishima**
Not a bad pitch!
**[13:52] _Player**
Nice pitch!
**[13:55] _Player**
He's awfully relaxed for
his first game pitching.
**[13:58] _Player**
Nice pitch, Tomobe!
**[13:59] _Player**
Nice pitch!
**[14:01] Sanada**
That first-year's got a good slider.
**[14:04] Sanada**
And we always need a good southpaw.
**[14:06] _Coach**
One of the few benefits to
joining a small team like ours
**[14:10] _Coach**
is getting to play in a lot of games.
**[14:14] _Coach**
We'll get him some experience
before the summer
**[14:17] _Coach**
and give ourselves some depth on the bench.
**[14:20] Sanada**
He looks ready to play, not just add depth.
**[14:24] _Coach**
*When the new guys are performing well,*
**[14:26] _Coach**
*it helps motivate the rest of the team.*
**[14:29] _Coach**
*Everyone benefits.*
**[14:33] _Coach**
*The only thing I can complain about...*
**[14:35] _Coach**
*is my idiot son.*
**[14:39] Todoroki**
Nice pitch, nice pitch!
**[14:41] Todoroki**
I wanna hit it!
**[14:43] _Player**
You're playing too close, Todoroki-senpai.
**[14:46] _Player**
Stand back, please.
**[14:51] _Coach**
*Raichi just hasn't been on the ball lately.*
**[14:55] _Coach**
* Looks like people have been*
* fawning on him in class, too.*
**[14:59] _Coach**
* Maybe I fed him too much good food*
* after the Invitational.*
**[15:03] _Coach**
I don't like it.
***SIGN*** Irate
**[15:05] int_Sanada**
*He's been furrowing his brow lately.*
**[15:09] int_Sanada**
*People come to see him every day,*
**[15:11] int_Sanada**
* and he said he's been invited out*
* by the boosters more and more.*
**[15:16] int_Sanada**
*He can't stand alcohol, though.*
**[15:21] int_Sanada**
I'll go warm up my arm.
**[15:24] _Coach**
You're not gonna pitch today!
**[15:26] _Coach**
Sanada!
**[15:28] _Coach**
You're pitching in the Kanto tournament!
**[15:30] _Coach**
If you hurt yourself...
**[15:31] Sanada**
It's okay.
**[15:35] Sanada**
Think back to last summer
**[15:37] Sanada**
when we played game after game
because we didn't have enough players.
**[15:40] Sanada**
Compared to then, I'm taking it easy.
**[15:49] _Coach**
H-Hey, you're still not pitching!
**[15:52] Sanada**
I'll be applying pressure from the bullpen!
**[16:01] int_Coach**
*I've never seen such an agreeable ace.*
**[16:05] int_Coach**
*I wish he were my son.*
**[16:09] Todoroki**
You gonna throw?
**[16:11] int_Coach**
*Man...*
**[16:14] int_Coach**
*We've come so far, become so strong...*
**[16:16] int_Coach**
* But now we've got even*
* more people to answer to.*
**[16:21] int_Coach**
*Man, what a pain.*
**[16:25] int_Coach**
*I've been schooled by a kid again!*
**[16:31] _Umpire**
Ball four!
**[16:36] _Fan**
Ah, what a waste!
***SIGN*** Gunma Day 2
Seido – Akae
(West Tokyo) (Gunma)
**[16:37] _Fan**
He walked two batters in a row!
**[16:39] _Fan**
What's wrong?
***SIGN*** Akae
***SIGN*** Seido
**[16:40] _Fan**
He got six strikeouts on the trot,
but now he's losing control.
**[16:45] _Fan**
It must be scary on the bench
not knowing when he'll break.
**[16:51] @Miyuki**
Why are you getting worked up against
batters in the bottom of the order?
**[16:54] @Furuya**
I was trying to paint the corners.
**[16:56] @Miyuki**
Then you're way off.
**[16:59] @Miyuki**
We'll focus on outside fastballs
for the early innings.
**[17:02] @Miyuki**
The batters aren't seeing the ball,
so keep the pitches in the strike zone.
**[17:06] @Miyuki**
Once they start to find pitches to swing at,
I'll ask for different ones.
**[17:10] Ota**
I guess he's not doing well again...
**[17:13] Takashima**
So it would seem.
**[17:15] Takashima**
He's tensing up now that
there are runners on base.
**[17:19] Takashima**
He probably realizes it.
**[17:27] int_Watanabe**
* The team is starting to get tense*
* when Furuya takes the mound.*
**[17:34] _Umpire**
Ball!
**[17:36] int_Watanabe**
*But that's because everyone knows...*
**[17:40] int_Watanabe**
*how he pitched in the Invitational.*
**[17:43] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
I believe I only improved
because I came here.
**[17:50] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
And I know I can still get a lot better here.
**[17:54] int_Watanabe**
*And that he feels the responsibility of ace*
**[17:57] int_Watanabe**
*when he's on the mound, more than anyone.*
**[18:00] @int_Miyuki**
*Right here!*
**[18:10] _Player**
Yeah, a double play!
**[18:17] @int_Miyuki**
*A hard hit right past a runner.*
**[18:20] @int_Miyuki**
*It's a relief that they can handle that.*
**[18:24] _All**
Two outs!
**[18:26] @Sawamura**
That's just two outs!
**[18:28] @Sawamura**
Don't relax until you get one more!
**[18:34] int_Watanabe**
*They all feel the same way!*
***SIGN*** Satoru Furuya
Innings Pitched: 7 Pitches: 140
Hits Allowed: 5 Walks: 6
Strikeouts: 9 Runs Allowed: 2
***SIGN*** Yes!
***SIGN*** Let's go, young Yui!
**[18:39] Narrator**
*Sawamura took the mound in the eighth inning.*
**[18:43] Narrator**
*He and Yui were the battery.*
**[18:52] @Yui**
Timeout, please.
**[18:56] @Yui**
What's wrong?
**[18:58] @Sawamura**
I forgot to take a deep breath.
**[19:00] @Yui**
Huh?
**[19:01] @Sawamura**
Let's do it together!
**[19:02] @Yui**
Huh?
**[19:07] @Sawamura**
One more time!
**[19:09] @Yui**
Yes, sir.
**[19:12] Narrator**
*He allowed only one hit.*
**[19:15] Narrator**
*His reliable pitching made
for excellent relief.*
***SIGN*** Akae
Seido
**[19:18] Narrator**
*The lineup exploded too, and Seido
defeated Akae High School 11-2.*
***SIGN*** Game 2
Seido – Kadowaki
(West Tokyo) (Gunma)
**[19:25] Narrator**
*Now the second game...*
**[19:27] Narrator**
*Miyuki was once again the starting catcher.*
**[19:31] Narrator**
* He called for sinkers against Kadowaki's*
* numerous left-handed batters.*
**[19:37] Narrator**
* And starting pitcher Kawakami*
* did exactly what he asked for.*
**[19:42] Narrator**
* He pitched well, not letting any runners*
* reach second base until the fifth inning.*
**[19:47] Narrator**
* From the seventh inning,*
* the Kaneda-Ono battery pitched,*
**[19:54] Narrator**
* and the ninth inning saw*
* the Kawashima-Yui battery.*
***SIGN*** Masashi Yuki
At-bats: 4 Hits: 3 Runs Batted In: 3
(2 doubles)
***SIGN*** Errors: 2
***SIGN*** Seido
Kadowaki
**[20:03] Narrator**
*The pitching staff held the Kadowaki batters
to four hits in a shutout.*
**[20:16] @int_Tojo**
* I was ready, but I didn't*
* get a chance to play.*
**[20:19] @int_Kanemaru**
*I need to up my OBP.*
***SIGN*** Furuya Sawamura Kawakami Kaneda Kawashima
***SIGN*** GP IP H SO BB ER
**[20:31] @int_Miyuki**
* We managed to make it through*
* without anyone breaking down.*
**[20:35] @int_Miyuki**
*It's a good thing we had Kawashima.*
***SIGN*** Inbox Soichiro Mima No subject I'll be waiting at Koshien
**[20:48] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
Sorry, I don't own a smartphone.
**[20:51] (Flashback) fb_Mima**
What?
**[20:52] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
A feature phone is all I need.
**[20:54] (Flashback) fb_Mima**
I see.
**[20:55] (Flashback) fb_Mima**
In this digital era,
**[20:58] (Flashback) fb_Mima**
you block out excess information
**[21:00] (Flashback) fb_Mima**
and trust your own body and emotions.
**[21:03] (Flashback) fb_Mima**
You must be the stoic type.
**[21:07] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
I think you're overstating it.
**[21:09] (Flashback) fb_Mima**
My interest is piqued even more.
**[21:11] (Flashback) fb_Mima**
I think you and I can share
valuable information.
**[21:16] (Flashback) fb_Mima**
Just tell me your email address.
**[21:19] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
You're still being so demanding.
**[21:21] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
Well, since you insist.
**[21:23] (Flashback) fb_Mima**
How many scouting groups have there been?
**[21:26] (Flashback) fb_Mima**
The ones that have reached out to you.
**[21:30] @fbint_Miyuki**
* The coach said that there were*
* four more after the Invitational.*
**[21:34] @fbint_Miyuki**
*I'll err on the high side.*
**[21:36] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
About ten, I think.
**[21:39] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
How about you?
**[21:40] fb_Mima**
*T-Ten?!*
**[21:44] (Flashback) fb_Mima**
The real battle will be after the summer.
**[21:47] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
How about you?
**[21:49] (Flashback) fb_Mima**
I'll be seeing you again!
**[21:50] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
How about you?
**[21:55] @int_Miyuki**
* Why do I find myself among*
* all these competitive types?*
***SIGN*** Seido High School
Golden Week Games
**[22:03] Narrator**
* The results of Seido High*
* School's Golden Week games...*
***SIGN*** Results: 6–0
**[22:07] Narrator**
*Six wins and no losses.*
***SIGN*** "Beneath the Same Banner"
**[22:15] @Miyuki**
"Beneath the Same Banner."
**[23:49] @Kataoka**
It may be more important for Furuya to
focus on his daily life instead of baseball.
**[23:54] Ono**
Furuya, do you really not
trust us third-years?
**[23:58] Ono**
So much so that you try
to carry the whole team?
**[24:01] Ono**
We aren't going to let you
play baseball by yourself.
**[24:04] @Kataoka**
You have tunnel vision right now.
**[24:06] @Kataoka**
You only see your larger goal.
**[24:08] @Kataoka**
What kind of pitcher do you
think the best in Japan is?
**[24:12] @Kataoka**
On the next episode of
*Ace of the Diamond Act II*:
**[24:14] @Kataoka**
"The Note."
***SIGN*** Next Time
**[24:16] @Kataoka**
Let's win the national title!
***SIGN*** Illustration / Yuji Terajima