30 - Bloom of Youth
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[00:04] @Sawamura
Are you okay?
[00:06] @Furuya
Yeah, I'm fine.
[00:09] @Furuya
I was told not to pitch for two weeks.
[00:15] @Sawamura
I see.
[00:18] @Sawamura
Good.
[00:23] @Sawamura
Because I'm not stopping.
[00:27] @Sawamura
Come back in top shape.
SIGN May 10th
Field B
[02:14] @Ochiai
Stop.
[02:15] @Ochiai
We'll do the next drill
after a one-minute interval.
[02:18] @Furuya
Yes, sir.
[02:27] @Ochiai
They're getting started.
SIGN Seido
SIGN Naruta Industrial
[02:31] _Umpire
Line up!
[02:32] _All
Thank you!
SIGN Seido — Naruta
(West Tokyo) (Chiba)
SIGN Naruta Industrial Coach
Ikkyu Chazawa
SIGN Batting First Shortstop
Kuramochi
SIGN Batting Second Second Base
Kominato
SIGN Batting Third Right Field
Shirasu
SIGN Batting Fourth Catcher
Miyuki
SIGN Batting Fifth First Base
Maezono
SIGN Batting Sixth Center Field
Tojo
SIGN Batting Seventh Left Field
Yuki
SIGN Batting Eighth Third Base
Higasa
SIGN Batting Ninth Pitcher
Sawamura
[02:51] @int_Kanemaru
I'm out of the lineup?
[02:53] _Umpire
Bow!
[02:54] _All
Good game!
[02:57] _Sign
Seido High School Practice Field
[03:02] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
Naruta Industrial's starting pitcher
is a powerful right-hander.
[03:06] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
His best pitch is a sharp slider.
[03:09] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
With his height, he's a
perfect stand-in pitcher
[03:13] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
for Ichidai Third High's ace,
Kosei Amahisa.
[03:17] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
Swing for the fastballs at the start.
[03:20] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
I don't care if you ignore the sliders.
[03:22] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
Hit before he settles into a rhythm.
[03:26] @int_Kuramochi
Naruta Industrial...
[03:28] @int_Kuramochi
It's one of the high schools
I was looking to join.
[03:37] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
Hey!
[03:42] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
It was you, wasn't it?
[03:44] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
You attacked my friends!
[03:47] _Sign
Staff Room
[03:49] (Flashback) fb_Teacher
Kuramochi!
[03:51] (Flashback) fb_Teacher
Do you know what you've done?
[03:53] (Flashback) fb_Teacher
You broke his nose!
He's a city council member's son!
[03:58] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
What do you mean? That wasn't me.
[04:01] (Flashback) fb_Teacher
The whole city could hear
that shrill yell of yours.
[04:05] (Flashback) fb_Teacher
Some of the schools scouting you
have withdrawn their interest.
[04:10] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
I can't change that.
[04:12] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
But I don't regret what I've done.
[04:19] (Flashback) fb_Student
Yoh-chan...
[04:27] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
They really did figure it out!
[04:29] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
I guess I'll need to find
a different high school.
[04:31] _Sign
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[04:31] @int_Kuramochi
I've been getting in trouble
since I was a little brat.
[04:36] @int_Kuramochi
The only thing anyone ever
praised me for was baseball.
[04:43] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
They're all gone, eh?
[04:47] _Sign
Staff Room
[04:48] (Flashback) fb_Teacher
I'm sorry.
[04:50] @int_Kuramochi
If I couldn't play baseball...
[04:54] @int_Kuramochi
I'd never considered what that would mean.
[05:04] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
I'm home—
[05:07] (Flashback) fb_Grandpa
Yohichi, there's someone here to see you.
[05:11] (Flashback) fb_Takashima
It's nice to meet you.
[05:13] (Flashback) fb_Takashima
I'm Takashima, the assistant coach of
the Seido High School baseball team.
[05:17] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
Seriously?!
[05:20] (Flashback) fb_Takashima
I believe that you can become
Seido's lead-off man.
[05:26] @fbint_Kuramochi
S-Seriously?
[05:28] @fbint_Kuramochi
I can keep playing baseball!
[05:42] @Sawamura
Yeah, right on!
[05:57] Yamaguchi
Yeah!
[05:58] Takatsu
Nice running!
[06:00] @Sawamura
Master Cheetah has made
it around the world once!
[06:03] @Miyuki
Nice cheetah!
[06:04] @Kuramochi
Shut up!
[06:05] _Coach
He's got some good legs on him.
[06:07] _Coach
I wish I had a leadoff like that.
[06:14] int_Player
What are they swinging for?
[06:17] int_Player
Fastballs?
[06:21] _Umpire
Ball four!
[06:30] (Flashback) fb_Maezono
Furuya!
[06:34] (Flashback) fb_Maezono
Don't rush things!
Get yourself healed up first!
[06:38] (Flashback) fb_Maezono
I'm not the most reliable third-year.
[06:40] (Flashback) fb_Maezono
None of us is satisfied with
how we did in the spring!
[06:44] (Flashback) fb_Maezono
Go eat something, take a bath, and sleep!
[06:55] @int_Miyuki
That's the part...
[07:00] @int_Miyuki
that I'm missing.
[07:09] Kawashima
Yeah, here we go!
[07:11] @Kanemaru
A run scored on a double down the line!
[07:13] Maezono
Oh, yeah!
[07:15] @Kanemaru
Zono-senpai is roaring!
[07:16] @Kanemaru
Roar, Zono!
[07:18] @Kuramochi
He's hitting again.
[07:20] @Sawamura
Oh, yeah!
[07:22] @int_Yui
It's crazy how often we score
when Kuramochi-senpai gets on base.
[07:27] @int_Yui
This lead will take the pressure off
Sawamura-senpai when he pitches.
SIGN Seido
SIGN Naruta
[07:34] @Miyuki
Sawamura, this team's gonna come swinging.
[07:38] @Miyuki
I don't want them to
zero in on a pitch this early.
[07:41] @Miyuki
We'll show them a few of the
Number 11 we've been practicing.
[07:45] @Sawamura
Got it. I'll be ready.
[07:48] @Miyuki
Don't force it.
[07:50] @Sawamura
I'll get it done.
[07:52] @Sawamura
Yeah!
[07:55] _Fan
They're starting Sawamura.
[07:57] _Fan
So what about Furuya?
[07:58] _Fan
I don't see him on the bench.
[08:00] _Fan
Sawamura's been handling
all of the important games.
[08:03] _Fan
He's on a roll, I bet.
[08:06] _Fan
He basically dominated Hakuryu.
[08:08] _Fan
I saw that article on Land of Baseball.
They called it a golden age.
[08:12] _Fan
Having both Furuya and Sawamura
reach this level of pitching...
[08:16] _Fan
I knew he had it in him.
[08:18] _Fan
No bragging!
[08:19] _Fan
Naruta Industrial's third,
fourth, and fifth batters
[08:22] _Fan
aren't called the Southpaw Killers for nothing.
[08:24] _Fan
If Sawamura can get things done,
it'll show he's the real deal.
[08:31] @Seto
You're here to watch?
[08:33] int_Yamaguchi
How far can he go?
[08:35] int_Kishima
Can he keep riding the wave?
[08:37] int_Kariba
Sawamura, you can do it!
[08:40] Takatsu
Go.
[08:44] int_All
Go, Sawamura!
SIGN Last Winter
[08:55] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
Aw, man!
[08:57] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
That didn't work, either!
[08:59] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
I can't keep it under control!
[09:01] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
That was way off. How are you gripping it?
[09:04] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
Like this!
[09:06] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
Put that away!
[09:08] (Flashback) @fb_Takashima
Practicing breaking balls?
[09:11] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
Just testing a few different grips.
[09:17] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
I'd prefer he just learn to
throw sliders and curveballs.
SIGN S
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SIGN S
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[09:27] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
How can you be so clumsy? Jeez.
SIGN Learn Today
SIGN Devote Every Moment
[09:30] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
Coach Ochiai left without saying a word.
[09:33] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
Next one.
[09:34] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
Here goes!
[09:35] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
At least throw something
that'll cross the plate.
[09:37] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
Urgh!
SIGN U
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[09:44] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
You're not even trying!
[09:45] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
Yes, I am!
[09:46] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
I'm heading out!
[09:47] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
Just a little more! Please, Cap!
[09:53] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
Your weakness is the speed of the pitch.
[09:56] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
A metal bat would send it flying.
[09:59] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
You need to increase the speed of
your pitches during this off-season.
[10:04] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
That's the more important
challenge to overcome.
[10:07] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
With enough speed and control,
even the weirdest of pitches
[10:11] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
can become incredible breaking balls.
[10:13] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
Let's take the time to
find what suits you best.
[10:21] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
You should be training, too, Cap!
[10:24] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
You get injured easily!
[10:26] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
Shut up! I've already healed!
[10:38] int_Player
I can't put it in play.
[10:47] _Umpire
Strike! Batter out!
[10:49] _Fan
Whoa!
[10:51] _Fan
That's his fourth!
SIGN Seido
SIGN Naruta
[10:52] _Fan
He's only allowed one hit so far, right?
[10:54] _Fan
Naruta's Southpaw Killers can't touch him!
[10:58] _Fan
Sawamura's on a roll!
[11:00] Kukki
Oh, man. The batters are all swinging late.
[11:04] @Asada
Yeah.
[11:05] Kukki
And he's locating his pitches perfectly, too!
[11:12] int_Player
The trajectory is just insane.
[11:15] int_Player
I can't see the ball during
his windup, and then...
[11:21] @Sawamura
Haruichi!
[11:25] _Player
Yeah!
[11:26] _Player
Nice pitching!
[11:27] _Player
Nice pitch, Sawamura!
[11:29] Kariba
Lookin' good, Sawamura!
[11:31] _Fan
Their bench is really cheering.
[11:34] @int_Kominato
He's so focused.
[11:37] @Kuramochi
That ball's on fire!
[11:39] Maezono
You're the man! Seriously!
[11:42] @int_Miyuki
Number 11 wasn't ready, but I'm glad we
showed them a few things in the first inning.
[11:49] @int_Miyuki
I'm just a little concerned
about the quick pace.
[11:53] _Player
He's not even pitching 140 km/h.
[11:55] _Player
But his pitches are really sharp.
[11:58] _Coach
That determined expression and
his exceptional ball control...
[12:03] _Coach
And those mysterious breaking
balls he throws now and then...
[12:06] _Coach
So there was a pitcher like that
hiding behind Satoru Furuya.
[12:11] _Coach
Seido High School has a fearsome team.
[12:15] Haruno
This is incredible.
[12:17] Takashima
Yes.
[12:18] Haruno
So this is how Sawamura-kun
pitched against Hakuryu.
[12:23] int_Haruno
He doesn't just set the tone,
his pitching pulls the team forward!
[12:31] (Flashback) fb_Takashima
His back?
[12:33] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
Yes. I plan to put Furuya on
a solo regimen for a while.
[12:37] (Flashback) @fb_Ochiai
His symptoms aren't severe,
so no need to worry.
[12:41] (Flashback) @fb_Ochiai
I'll make the training schedule.
[12:43] (Flashback) @fb_Ochiai
I'll get him powered up and ready to return.
[12:47] (Flashback) fb_Takashima
He's seemed preoccupied lately.
[12:51] (Flashback) fb_Takashima
I hope this will help snap him out of it.
[12:55] (Flashback) fb_Takashima
We'll have to let the other pitchers
handle the practice games.
[13:00] (Flashback) fb_Takashima
We've been invited to
several other games, as well.
[13:02] (Flashback) @fb_Ochiai
Should we bring up someone
from the second string?
[13:05] (Flashback) fb_Ota
No need!
[13:06] (Flashback) fb_Ota
Kawakami!
[13:07] (Flashback) fb_Ota
We have both Kawakami and Sawamura!
[13:09] (Flashback) fb_Ota
Kawashima and Kaneda are ready, too!
[13:24] _Umpire
Strike! Batter out!
[13:38] _Fan
Huh? A telegraphed squeeze play?
[13:41] _Fan
No way! He's gotta be faking.
[13:43] _Player
I can see the runner clearly.
[13:45] _Player
If the runner moves, I'll pitch out.
[13:53] _Fan
Man, he jammed it!
[13:54] _Fan
The third-base runner is going for it!
[13:57] int_Player
The ball's not moving!
I can't throw home in time!
[14:00] _Player
It'll cross the line! Don't touch it!
[14:04] _Fan
It stopped just before the line!
[14:06] _Fan
The third-base runner scored!
[14:08] _Fan
That's the fifth run!
[14:09] _All
Yeah!
[14:11] Yamaguchi
Nice batting, Sawamura!
[14:13] Aso
That jerk! Even luck's on his side!
[14:16] Seki
Yeah! Yeah!
[14:18] @Yui
He did it!
[14:19] @Kanemaru
Don't pretend you meant to do that!
[14:21] @Kanemaru
You couldn't do that again if you tried!
[14:24] @int_Miyuki
I hope your hand doesn't hurt.
[14:26] int_Kawakami
Sawamura...
[14:27] @int_Kominato
You did it, Eijun-kun!
[14:30] @int_Kuramochi
That jerk...
[14:32] @int_Sawamura
I'm here...
[14:39] @int_Sawamura
This team still has me!
SIGN Bottom of the Seventh
SIGN Seido
SIGN Naruta
[14:49] Narrator
A few hitters made it on base,
but they were the exceptions.
[14:52] Narrator
Sawamura didn't give up any runs
in the first six innings.
[14:57] Narrator
In the seventh, a walk and a hit have put
runners on second and third with one out.
[15:01] Narrator
Koyasu, the cleanup, is up to bat.
[15:08] Narrator
A high fastball was hit to deep right field.
[15:11] Narrator
Naruta scored one run after tagging up.
[15:15] Narrator
With another runner on third, he fell behind,
making the count two balls, no strikes.
[15:21] Narrator
It was the touchiest moment of the game.
[15:25] _Umpire
Foul!
[15:26] _Umpire
Foul!
[15:29] Narrator
The batter hung on and made the
count three balls, two strikes.
[15:35] Narrator
His next pitch was a powerful inside fastball.
[15:43] _Umpire
Out!
[15:45] Narrator
Sawamura threw 98 pitches in seven innings,
SIGN Eijun Sawamura
Innings Pitched: 7 Pitches: 98
Hits Allowed: 4 Walk(s): 1
Run(s) Allowed: 1 Strikeouts: 5
[15:49] Narrator
giving up four hits, one walk, one run
[15:53] Narrator
and earning five strike-outs.
[15:57] Maezono
Nice, second!
[16:02] @Kataoka
That's enough for today. Go cool down.
[16:07] @int_Sawamura
Damn, why am I so out of breath?
[16:10] @int_Sawamura
I've only pitched seven innings!
[16:13] Yamaguchi
Sawamura!
[16:14] Kawashima
Nice pitching!
[16:15] Seki
Yeah!
[16:15] Aso
Good work! Have a drink!
[16:18] @int_Miyuki
He's been pitching at full strength
since the first inning.
[16:21] @int_Miyuki
Maybe he got a little too enthusiastic.
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[16:32] @Miyuki
It's okay when you get ahead in the count,
[16:35] @Miyuki
but when the numbers miss,
you have to fall back on fastballs.
[16:40] @Miyuki
You need to work on controlling the numbers.
[16:45] @Miyuki
But when your fastball is on,
this is how well you can pitch.
[16:50] @Miyuki
You showed that to our
teammates and the stands.
[16:53] @Miyuki
It was exhilarating to catch.
[17:02] @Sawamura
Are you teasing me?
[17:03] @Sawamura
Are you teasing me because I came
off the mound in the seventh?
[17:06] @Sawamura
What a dirty way to rub it in!
[17:10] @Miyuki
I'm giving you an honest compliment.
[17:12] @Sawamura
You never do that!
[17:14] @Sawamura
It's scary coming from you!
[17:15] @Sawamura
It makes you look even scarier!
[17:17] @Miyuki
Hey!
SIGN Seido
SIGN Naruta
SIGN Bottom of the Eighth
[17:20] Narrator
In the bottom of the eighth, Kawakami,
the rotation's #2, took the mound.
[17:25] @Miyuki
Their team has several right-handed batters
[17:29] @Miyuki
who can hit to the right,
hence Southpaw Killers.
[17:32] @Miyuki
If you can get your sinker down around
their knees, they'll swing for it.
[17:36] Kawakami
And throw my slider out of the zone?
[17:40] @Miyuki
Yeah, after you get a few
strikes with your fastballs.
[17:44] _Umpire
Play!
[17:45] _Player
Go, Kawakami!
[17:50] int_Kawakami
Seeing Sawamura and Furuya pitch
so well gets me pumped up.
[17:56] int_Kawakami
I want to keep performing
in every game that I can.
[18:05] int_Kawakami
As a third-year...
[18:07] int_Kawakami
and as a pitcher...
[18:10] int_Kawakami
I want to win!
[18:13] int_Kawakami
I don't want any regrets this summer!
[18:18] Narrator
Kawakami faced seven batters,
[18:21] Narrator
allowing one hit and earning
three strike-outs.
[18:24] _Coach
They're throwing another
good pitcher at us.
[18:27] Narrator
The Naruta batters were
unable to find a pitch to target,
[18:31] Narrator
and fell to Seido, 7–1.
[18:31] ---
Seido
Naruta
[18:31] ---
W: Sawamura/Kawakami L: Obori/Otsuka
[18:37] Narrator
Their winning streak since their away
games has extended to seven wins.
SIGN Asari – Seido
(Saitama) (West Tokyo)
[18:45] Narrator
Next, in the second game,
[18:47] Narrator
the Kaneda-Ono battery started,
[18:50] Narrator
and the rest of the fielders
were swapped out as well.
[18:56] Narrator
In the early innings,
Kaneda performed well with his forkball,
[19:02] Narrator
and the other team's pitcher threw
effective 12-6 curveballs.
SIGN Asari
SIGN Seido
[19:08] Narrator
The game continued as a pitchers' duel
until the fourth inning.
[19:13] Narrator
The stalemate was broken by the
shortstop Takatsu, who was batting first.
[19:18] Narrator
First-year Yui, the right fielder in
this game, also got on base...
[19:22] Narrator
And third-years Yamaguchi and Mimura
brought runners home to score three runs.
[19:28] Narrator
But in the sixth inning, Kaneda gave up
several hits, tying the score at three.
SIGN Asari
SIGN Seido
[19:38] @Kanemaru
Get out there!
[19:40] @Sawamura
Here we go!
[19:42] Narrator
Then, in the seventh inning...
[19:44] Narrator
this player took the mound.
[19:47] Kukki
Tojo-san is taking the mound!
[19:50] @Asada
So he can pitch, too.
[19:51] Kukki
That was what he was best at!
[19:59] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
The whole team will have to
cover the gap left by Furuya.
[20:04] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
Tojo.
[20:06] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
Can you take the mound this Saturday?
[20:11] (Flashback) fb_Tojo
Yes, sir! I can!
[20:13] (Flashback) fb_Tojo
Please let me pitch!
[20:22] Narrator
He threw sliders and curveballs,
keeping his pitches precise and low,
[20:27] Narrator
and racking up the groundballs.
[20:34] _Umpire
Out!
[20:35] _All
Lookin' good, Tojo!
[20:45] (Flashback) fb_Tojo
Here comes another!
[20:46] (Flashback) @fb_Kanemaru
Bring it!
[20:51] (Flashback) @fb_Kanemaru
Yeah!
[20:58] @fbint_Kominato
That was good. It looked like the same
pitch but dropped out of the zone.
[21:01] (Flashback) @fbKominato
Mind if I go next?
[21:04] (Flashback) @fb_Kanemaru
Hang on, Kominato!
[21:05] (Flashback) @fb_Kanemaru
Tojo, just a few more!
[21:08] (Flashback) fb_Tojo
If you insist.
[21:10] (Flashback) fb_Tojo
I'll be throwing the pitches
you can never hit, Shinji.
[21:13] (Flashback) @fb_Kanemaru
Yeah!
[21:17] Narrator
Choosing to spend his time as the
pitcher for batting practice,
[21:21] Narrator
he worked on improving his ball control...
[21:24] Narrator
which he put to use in this game.
[21:31] _Umpire
Out!
[21:35] Narrator
And...
[21:38] Narrator
Sixth batter Kanemaru's hit one
high and deep,
[21:44] Narrator
as if in reverence to Tojo's
return as a pitcher.
[21:46] Narrator
That two-run home run would
prove to be the game winner.
[21:54] Narrator
Seido High School achieved
practice game victories
[21:57] Narrator
over Naruta Industrial and Asari High School,
[22:00] Narrator
extending their winning streak to eight games.
SIGN 55 Days Until
the Summer Tournament
[22:16] ---
"Bloom of Youth!"
[23:50] ---
I got it! I got it!
[23:52] ---
His defense has improved.
[23:54] ---
But I hate his MLB-inspired call outs.
[23:56] ---
I got it! I got it!
[23:58] ---
Trusting his pitcher's arsenal,
[24:00] ---
he calls a simple and effective game.
[24:02] ---
I got it! I got it!
[24:03] ---
It's kind of like a promise
he has made himself!
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I got it! I got it!
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When the time comes, I'll gladly...
[24:10] ---
I got it! I got it!
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On the next episode of
Ace of the Diamond Act II:
[24:14] ---
"Kind of Like a Promise."
SIGN Next Time
SIGN "Kind of Like a Promise"
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Let's win the national title!
SIGN Color Illustration / Yuji Terajima