3 - Blessed by the Baseball Gods

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SIGN    Kamijo
    
    Seiseisha
[00:15] Announcer
    A dramatic walk-off hit!
[00:17] Announcer
    The team advancing from the first
    quarterfinal will be Osaka Seiseisha!
[00:22] _Fan
    Kawasaki!
[00:23] _Fan
    Keep going to the championship!
[00:25] _Fan
    Nice game!
[00:26] _Fan
    It was close!
[00:27] _Fan
    Come back in the summer!
[00:28] _Fan
    Well fought!
[00:32] Announcer
    The second quarterfinal game between
    Yamamori Academy and Yakushi High School
[00:36] Announcer
    ...will begin at 11:00.
[00:39] @Maezono
    It was Kawasaki's bat
    that won them the game.
[00:42] @Shirasu
    That was a slider.
[00:43] @Kuramochi
    Too bad for Sasaki on Kamijo.
[00:46] _Guy
    Is it cold today?
[00:47] _Guy
    It hasn't gotten much warmer.
[00:49] _Guy
    Maybe we won't need any ice.
[00:52] @Tojo
    How many pitches did he throw?
[00:53] @Kanemaru
    I'm pretty sure he won't
    be pitching tomorrow.
[00:56] @Kanemaru
    Kawasaki-san looks scary,
    but he's got excellent control.
[01:01] Sachiko
    Guys!
[01:03] Sachiko
    The bus is here!
[01:04] _All
    Yeah!
[01:08] @Miyuki
    Let's get going!
[01:09] _All
    Yeah!
[01:18] Nishi
    Two games until the final!
[01:21] Nishi
    This is when the going gets tough!
[01:23] _All
    Yeah!
[03:02] _Fan
    What? Tickets are sold out?
[03:04] _Fan
    It's cold!
[03:05] _Fan
    I couldn't sleep last night.
[03:06] _Fan
    Me, neither!
[03:07] _Fan
    The games today are crazy!
SIGN    Day 9
    First base line Third base line
    Seiseisha – Kamijo Academy
    Yamamori Academy – Yakushi
    Hakuryu – Yoshinaga
    Seido – Komadai Fujimaki
SIGN    Seido
    Komadai
SIGN    Game 1
    
    Seiseisha 6
    
    Kamijo 5
SIGN    Game 2
    
    Yamamori 2
    
    Yakushi 4
SIGN    Game 3
    
    Hakuryu 7
    
    Yoshinaga 1
[03:10] Announcer
    It's time for the much-anticipated fourth game.
[03:12] Announcer
    Seido from Western Tokyo will face
    Komadai Fujimaki from Southern Hokkaido.
[03:17] Announcer
    The game will begin soon!
[03:18] _Fan
    Isn't that Todoroki and
    Mishima from Yakushi?
[03:22] Mishima
    Keep it down. They'll know we're here.
[03:24] Owada
    This is incredible.
    The seats are practically full.
[03:27] Mine
    Yeah.
[03:28] _Fan
    I really wanna see the two
    150-km/h pitchers battle it out!
[03:31] _Fan
    They both give really bland interviews.
SIGN    Seido
    
    Komadai
[03:34] _Fan
    It had better not rain.
[03:35] _Fan
    Seido's batting first.
SIGN    Seido
    
    Komadai
    Fujimaki
SIGN    1
SIGN    Kuramochi
SIGN    Aku
SIGN    2
SIGN    Tojo
SIGN    Nishi
SIGN    3
SIGN    Kominato
SIGN    Taninaka
SIGN    4
SIGN    Miyuki
SIGN    Aoyanagi
SIGN    5
SIGN    Furuya
SIGN    Enjo
SIGN    6
SIGN    Shirasu
SIGN    Hongo
SIGN    7
SIGN    Kanemaru
SIGN    Habu
SIGN    8
SIGN    Yamaguchi
SIGN    Eto
SIGN    9
SIGN    Aso
SIGN    Sasaki
[03:37] _Fan
    Furuya's starting today, huh?
[03:42] Ota
    Putting him on the mound first...
[03:45] Ochiai
    Well, it's not unreasonable.
[03:48] Announcer
    Komadai Fujimaki will be fielding first.
[03:51] Announcer
    On the mound is #1,
[03:53] Announcer
    second-year ace Hongo Masamune,
    starting for the first time this tournament.
[03:57] Announcer
    The catcher is also a
    second-year, Enjo Renji.
[04:01] _Fan
    So we'll get to see the aces face
    each other in the first inning!
[04:04] _Fan
    Coach Nitta knows what we want.
[04:06] _Fan
    He didn't do it for us!
[04:11] Yui
    He finally steps up in the quarterfinal.
[04:16] Seto
    Aren't Coach Nitta's rotations
    usually set in stone?
[04:20] Seto
    Maybe he switched things up for a reason.
[04:24] Okumura
    He may have been preparing for this match.
[04:27] Seto
    You mean the quarterfinal?
[04:32] Announcer
    Coach Nitta from Komadai Fujimaki...
[04:34] Announcer
    and Coach Kataoka from Seido High School.
[04:37] Announcer
    Both teams have relied on their deep
    pitching relays to make it this far.
[04:40] Announcer
    The timing of how they swap their pitchers
    may decide this game.
[04:45] @Tojo
    The third baseman's on alert.
[04:48] @Kuramochi
    Yeah.
SIGN    Seido
    Komadai
[04:49] Announcer
    Top of the first inning.
[04:53] Announcer
    Batting first for Seido High School,
    shortstop Kuramochi-kun.
[04:58] @int_Kuramochi
    This is much better than
    making us wait to face him.
[05:03] @int_Kuramochi
    Either way,
[05:05] @int_Kuramochi
    we'll have to overcome this pitcher
[05:09] @int_Kuramochi
    or we have no hope of winning.
[05:13] _Umpire
    Play!
[05:17] Announcer
    Here comes the highly awaited first pitch!
[05:19] @int_Kuramochi
    Well, I did tease drag bunts
    in the first and second rounds.
[05:25] @int_Kuramochi
    But I'm swinging at the first pitch here!
[05:31] _Umpire
    Strike!
[05:36] _Fan
    His first pitch is 150 km/h!
[05:38] _Fan
    All-out already?!
[05:40] _Fan
    And he put it on the inside corner!
[05:42] _Fan
    Hongo is incredible!
[05:45] @Kuramochi
    Well, damn.
[05:48] @Sawamura
    No, he's swinging just fine!
[05:57] _Umpire
    Strike two!
[05:59] _Fan
    Outside corner!
[06:00] _Fan
    After that inside pitch,
    no way he could swing at that!
[06:03] _Fan
    Incredible! He won't hit anything!
[06:05] _Reporter
    The way he pitches inside and outside
    so naturally is part of his strength.
[06:09] _Reporter
    He looks wild, but has excellent control.
[06:14] Announcer
    Now the third pitch!
[06:15] Announcer
    Will it be a slider? Or something else?
[06:18] @int_Kuramochi
    A splitter.
[06:20] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Keep your strike zone high in this game.
[06:24] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Got it?
[06:25] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
    Yes, sir!
[06:27] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Let the low balls go,
    even if you're down in the count.
[06:34] @int_Kuramochi
    It's a fastball!
[06:45] Announcer
    He goes down swinging!
[06:47] Announcer
    Ace Hongo takes down lead-off batter
    Kuramochi with a splitter!
[06:51] _Fan
    He swung at a pitch that bounced?
[06:53] _Fan
    Shows how good his fastballs are!
[06:55] @Sawamura
    Don, don, don't!
[06:57] @Kuramochi
    Shut up!
[06:59] @int_Kuramochi
    They drop so steeply at that speed?
[07:05] Todoroki
    I wanna hit that!
[07:06] Mishima
    I wouldn't swing at
    an obvious ball like that.
[07:10] Announcer
    Batting second, center fielder Tojo-kun.
[07:13] @int_Tojo
    Wow.
[07:15] @int_Tojo
    And we're in the same year.
[07:29] _Umpire
    Foul!
[07:30] @int_Tojo
    My swing's late.
[07:40] @int_Tojo
    It sank... at that speed?
[07:44] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[07:46] @int_Kominato
    How does that pitch's arc look?
[07:48] Announcer
    Batting third, second baseman Kominato-kun.
[07:54] int_Nitta
    Like he's taking out the stress of not
    getting to start until now on the batters,
[08:01] int_Nitta
    he lets his irritation, worries, frustration,
[08:05] int_Nitta
    and his anger at me explode.
[08:09] int_Nitta
    He can express all of his feelings
    through his pitching alone.
[08:14] int_Nitta
    His extraordinary ability
    allows him to do that.
[08:19] @int_Kominato
    The speed... No.
[08:21] @int_Kominato
    The pressure is so intense.
[08:24] @int_Kominato
    I wanted to get a hit without
    getting to two strikes.
[08:31] int_Nitta
    He is truly...
[08:33] int_Nitta
    blessed by the baseball gods.
[08:43] @int_Kominato
    Three fastballs.
[08:45] Announcer
    And that's strike three!
[08:47] Announcer
    He takes down Seido's top three
    batters in an incredible start!
[08:52] Announcer
    He has yet to allow
    a run at Koshien Stadium!
[08:56] int_Nitta
    No one knows the depths of his talent.
[09:00] int_Nitta
    I'll gladly be the bad guy if
    it means helping Masamune grow.
[09:09] @int_Sawamura
    That's Komadai...
    Hongo Masamune's pitching.
[09:13] @int_Miyuki
    So Kominato couldn't even
    get his bat on the ball.
[09:17] @int_Miyuki
    We need to hit those fastballs
    if we hope to score.
[09:21] @Kataoka
    Miyuki, get us some momentum.
[09:24] @Kataoka
    Don't be passive.
[09:26] Ochiai
    If you show weakness, they'll jump on it.
[09:28] @Miyuki
    Yes, sir!
[09:30] @Sawamura
    Okay, things are just getting started!
[09:32] @Sawamura
    Let's stay tight on defense!
[09:34] _All
    Yeah!
[09:35] @Sawamura
    Furuya, I think you know,
    but get the first batter out!
[09:38] @Sawamura
    Take them one at a time.
[09:43] Announcer
    Komadai Fujimaki's ace, Hongo, had an
    impressive start in the top of the first.
[09:48] Announcer
    Now in the bottom, the pitcher who threw
[09:51] Announcer
    an incredible 154 km/h against Nihon Shono,
[09:55] Announcer
    Seido's ace Furuya is on the mound.
[09:59] Yui
    Now it's Furuya-san's turn.
[10:05] Seto
    How fast will he throw today?
[10:09] @Furuya
    It's cold today.
SIGN    Komadai
    Fujimaki
SIGN    Aku
SIGN    Nishi
SIGN    Taninaka
SIGN    Aoyanagi
[10:13] Announcer
    In the bottom of the first inning,
    Komadai Fujimaki High School is up to bat.
[10:18] Announcer
    Batting first, center fielder Aku-kun.
[10:21] Announcer
    After Hongo's impressive start,
[10:24] Announcer
    what kind of pitching will we see
[10:26] Announcer
    from Seido's Satoru Furuya?
[10:29] @int_Miyuki
    This team likes to swing.
[10:32] @int_Miyuki
    They'll be looking for a meatball.
[10:36] @int_Miyuki
    A strong pitch to the outside.
[10:39] @int_Furuya
    Got it.
[10:44] Announcer
    Two pitchers from Hokkaido are
    battling at Koshien Stadium!
[10:55] Announcer
    The first pitch is hit
    into short left field!
SIGN    Seido
    
    Komadai
[11:25] Announcer
    Komadai Fujimaki has a chance to
    extend their first-inning lead.
[11:28] Announcer
    How will Seido's Furuya
    work through this situation?
[11:34] Announcer
    A strong hit between third base and shortstop!
[11:42] @Kominato
    Nice, third!
[11:43] Announcer
    Third baseman Kanemaru makes a great stop!
[11:45] Announcer
    That's three outs!
[11:49] Announcer
    Komadai Fujimaki's eighth batter Eto
    is out, leaving a runner on base,
[11:53] Announcer
    and the score remains unchanged.
[11:55] Announcer
    After giving up two runs in the first,
SIGN    Seido
    
    Komadai
[11:56] Announcer
    Seido's ace Satoru Furuya
    has been showing real tenacity.
[12:03] Ezaki
    After the lead-off batter's base hit,
[12:06] Ezaki
    they moved the runner to second
    with a hit-and-run.
[12:08] Ezaki
    The third batter walked,
    and the fourth struck out.
[12:11] Ezaki
    The fifth batter, Enjo, got a two-RBI hit
    to right-center field.
[12:17] Sugi
    They scored pretty quickly.
[12:20] Ezaki
    Even the runner on first made it home
    because the return wasn't great.
[12:27] Owada
    Furuya-kun has settled into a rhythm.
[12:30] Mine
    Yeah, and the other fielders have his back.
[12:33] Mine
    His pitches are still erratic,
[12:35] Mine
    but that's just part of who he is as a player.
[12:38] Mine
    Miyuki-kun is calling a good game, too.
[12:40] Mine
    He gave up some runs,
    but he's doing his job as the ace.
[12:49] Mine
    But two runs...
[12:52] Mine
    Those will be hard to get back.
[12:57] Announcer
    In the top of the fifth,
    Seido High School is up to bat.
[13:00] Announcer
    Their only time on base was
    when Shirasu was walked.
[13:03] Announcer
    Seido High School has yet
    to get a hit off of Hongo!
[13:11] @Miyuki
    Start with one!
[13:12] @Miyuki
    Get on base and create
    opportunities for the team!
[13:15] _All
    Yeah!
[13:16] Announcer
    In the top of the fifth,
    Seido High School is up to bat.
[13:20] Announcer
    Batting fifth, pitcher Furuya-kun.
[13:27] @Sawamura
    Swing for the fences, Furuya!
[13:29] @Sawamura
    If you make contact, something will happen!
[13:31] @int_Furuya
    I'll get back the runs I gave up.
[13:37] int_Enjo
    This guy can knock it
    out of the park, Masamune.
[13:47] int_Enjo
    Right, he doesn't go easy on anyone.
[13:50] int_Enjo
    He's the most competitive guy I know.
SIGN    Three years ago
[13:53] (Flashback) fb_Announcer
    Game over!
[13:55] (Flashback) fb_Guy
    Nice, Masamune!
[13:56] (Flashback) fb_Guy
    Nice game!
[13:58] (Flashback) fb_Guy
    That's Aoba Middle's Hongo?
[14:00] (Flashback) fb_Guy
    He's a second-year, right?
[14:02] (Flashback) fb_Guy
    He's got a bad attitude,
    but he's a really good pitcher.
[14:04] (Flashback) fb_Guy
    Hongo's crazy!
[14:06] (Flashback) fb_Guy
    But doesn't that other guy pitch faster?
[14:09] (Flashback) fb_Guy
    Who do you mean?
[14:10] (Flashback) fb_Guy
    Satoru Furuya at Tomakomai Middle.
[14:12] (Flashback) fb_Guy
    Oh right, him!
[14:14] (Flashback) fb_Guy
    The catcher couldn't catch his pitches,
    so the game didn't go well.
[14:17] (Flashback) fb_Guy
    I've never seen anyone pitch like that.
[14:19] (Flashback) fb_Guy
    Compared to him...
[14:21] (Flashback) fb_Guy
    But I haven't heard his name lately.
    Is he still playing?
[14:25] (Flashback) fb_Enjo
    Is that guy even real?
[14:28] (Flashback) fb_Enjo
    Well, if he is as good as they say,
    we'll face him eventually.
[14:34] int_Enjo
    We never faced him in middle school.
[14:38] int_Enjo
    But last fall,
[14:41] int_Enjo
    at the Jingu tournament,
[14:48] int_Enjo
    we saw a closer wearing #1.
[14:52] int_Enjo
    That was him.
[14:54] int_Enjo
    Masamune knew the moment he saw him.
[15:10] int_Hongo
    Have you ever seen...
[15:13] int_Hongo
    a white ball flying across the snow?
[15:17] int_Hongo
    Have you ever seen...
[15:19] int_Hongo
    a demon of a man who has
    sold his soul to baseball?
[15:28] (Flashback) fb_Nitta
    That's all of today's snow.
[15:33] (Flashback) fb_Nitta
    Now get practicing.
[15:40] int_Hongo
    We didn't come from Hokkaido
    to enjoy baseball.
[15:53] int_Hongo
    We came to take the championship banner.
[15:58] int_Hongo
    And that's what we'll do!
[16:01] _Umpire
    Strike!
[16:02] _Umpire
    Batter out!
[16:06] int_Hongo
    As if you big-city pansies
    could ever stop us!
SIGN    Top of the seventh inning
[16:22] _Fan
    Snow?
[16:23] _Fan
    Sleet?
[16:24] _Fan
    I just saw some.
[16:26] _Fan
    No, that can't be.
    Not this late in the year.
[16:29] _Fan
    Maybe I imagined it.
SIGN    Seido
    
    Komadai
[16:37] @Maezono
    We're counting on you, Kominato!
[16:39] _Guy
    Let's go!
[16:44] _Umpire
    Ball!
[16:45] @Sawamura
    Yes! Good eye, good eye!
[16:48] @Sawamura
    Pick your pitch, Harucchi!
[16:55] Announcer
    Kominato hits to the third baseman,
    who sends the ball to first.
[16:59] Announcer
    One out!
[17:01] _Guy
    Yeah!
[17:01] _Guy
    Nice, third!
[17:02] _Guy
    Nice pitch, Masamune!
[17:04] _Guy
    One out!
[17:05] @Sawamura
    It wasn't a bad hit! Don't!
[17:09] _Fan
    Seido still doesn't have a hit.
SIGN    Seido
     Komadai
[17:12] _Fan
    This is nuts.
[17:18] Todoroki
    They won't hit!
[17:19] _Fan
    Hongo is on a roll today.
[17:22] _Fan
    His splitters are too sharp!
[17:23] _All
    Pick your pitch!
[17:26] Announcer
    Now it's time for cleanup Miyuki's
    third at-bat!
[17:36] Ezaki
    A splitter on the first pitch!
[17:38] Ezaki
    You can't help but swing at those.
[17:40] Ezaki
    Three innings left.
[17:42] Ezaki
    If they don't get a hit soon,
    this game really might end up a no-hitter!
[17:46] Shirakawa
    That would be interesting to see.
[17:51] int_Shirakawa
    You're there representing Tokyo.
[17:56] int_Shirakawa
    Start playing like it!
[18:03] Announcer
    Miyuki connects!
[18:05] @Maezono
    Yeah!
[18:07] @Sawamura
    Yes, our first hit! That's our captain!
[18:10] @Sawamura
    Yes, yes, yes!
[18:12] @Sawamura
    Way to go, Captain!
[18:15] @int_Miyuki
    We won't let it end like this.
[18:17] @int_Miyuki
    Our ace is pitching just as well as you.
[18:24] Announcer
    Batting fifth, pitcher Furuya-kun.
[18:28] Ezaki
    Will he do a sacrifice bunt?
[18:30] Sugi
    Maybe, but they're down by two.
[18:32] Sugi
    If it fails, they're screwed.
[18:35] Sugi
    It comes down to how well
    they can use the runner.
[18:45] Ezaki
    Another hit!
[18:49] _Fan
    He caught it!
[18:52] _Umpire
    Out!
SIGN    Second baseman, Captain
    Hideo Nishi (third-year)
[18:53] Nishi
    Sorry, Masamune!
[18:55] Nishi
    We couldn't get a double play!
[18:56] Nishi
    But that's two outs!
[19:00] Nishi
    Look at me!
[19:01] Nishi
    I'm your senpai, and the captain!
SIGN    Ignore
[19:04] _Guy
    Masamune, two outs!
[19:06] _Guy
    Two outs!
[19:06] Announcer
    A defense trained on snow-covered ground!
[19:09] Announcer
    The Komadai Fujimaki fielders
    have the ace's back!
[19:12] Enjo
    Let's finish the inning!
[19:14] _All
    Yeah!
[19:17] Announcer
    Seido High School has two outs,
[19:20] Announcer
    but with a runner in scoring position
    for the first time this game.
[19:22] _Fan
    Go!
[19:23] _Fan
    Shirasu!
[19:24] Announcer
    Now it's up to the sixth batter, Shirasu!
[19:27] Announcer
    Can they make use of this opportunity?
[19:29] @Maezono
    You can do it, Shirasu!
[19:30] @Nakada
    You're on target!
[19:32] @Higasa
    Yeah!
[19:47] Announcer
    It dropped away!
[19:48] Announcer
    He swings and it's strike three!
[19:52] Announcer
    Komadai's Hongo again
    leaves Seido scoreless!
[20:02] @Sawamura
    We're just getting started!
[20:04] @Sawamura
    Hold them off and
    go again in the next inning!
[20:11] _Guy
    Masamune!
[20:13] _Guy
    Get us another run!
[20:14] @Nakada
    Keep it going, Furuya!
[20:16] @Seki
    Focus on the lead-off batter!
[20:18] Announcer
    In the bottom of the seventh,
    Komadai Fujimaki High School is batting.
[20:21] Announcer
    Up at bat is their ace, Hongo Masamune!
[20:28] @int_Miyuki
    He has a sharp swing.
[20:33] @int_Miyuki
    Be careful on the height.
[20:46] Announcer
    Swing and a miss on an outside pitch!
[20:53] @int_Furuya
    No more runs.
[20:56] int_Hongo
    Bring it.
[20:59] @int_Furuya
    Not a single one.
[21:02] @int_Furuya
    You won't even get on base!
[21:03] int_Hongo
    Bring it on!
[21:16] Announcer
    And it's caught!
[21:18] Announcer
    Right to the left fielder!
[21:20] Announcer
    This round of the ace
    battle goes to Furuya!
[21:24] _Fan
    Those two are crazy!
[21:26] _Fan
    They're on fire!
[21:37] Announcer
    Two in a row!
[21:38] Announcer
    That's his tenth strikeout!
[21:41] _Fan
    What kind of game is this?
[21:43] _Fan
    They're too good!
[21:45] Announcer
    With his form improving,
[21:46] Announcer
    he's pitched the fifth, sixth,
    and seventh innings perfectly!
[21:50] Nitta
    Looking at this, it's hard to tell
    who's winning the game.
[21:54] Nitta
    That pitcher's good.
[21:59] @Kominato
    Nice pitching, Furuya-kun!
[22:01] @Kuramochi
    Nice pitch!
[22:03] Announcer
    There are two innings left in
    the fourth quarterfinal game.
[22:07] Announcer
    Will Seido High School be able to catch up?
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[23:49] @Sawamura
    Start with the lead-off batter!
[23:51] @Sawamura
    Make sure to get him out, Furuya!
[23:52] @Sawamura
    Everyone in the field, help him out!
[23:55] @Miyuki
    He's thrown over 120 pitches,
[23:58] @Miyuki
    but Furuya keeps improving
    in response to Hongo.
[24:03] @Sawamura
    Only one inning left to score.
[24:06] @Kominato
    We won't let this end yet.
[24:08] @Kominato
    I'll make sure to get
    Miyuki-senpai to bat!
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[24:12] @Kominato
    On the next episode of Ace of the
    Diamond Act II: "The Day It Began."
[24:16] @Kominato
    Let's win the national title!