# 38 - Roles
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**[00:09] YC**
*So young.*
**[00:11] YC**
*I can see right through...*
**[00:13] ---**
*Work harder!*
**[00:14] ---**
*...your heart.*
**[00:17] Um**
Ball four!
**[00:22] Sa**
*We're still up by two runs.*
**[00:28] Sa**
*I just need to pitch how I always...*
**[00:35] Sa**
*How I...*
**[00:37] Ka**
Pitcher change!
**[00:39] Ka**
Kawakami!
***SIGN*** Roles
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[02:38] Ha**
A home run!
**[02:39] S1**
We're up by two runs again!
**[02:41] Ot**
Yes! That's why you're the captain, Yuki!
**[02:51] Sa**
*That one was too close to the middle.*
**[02:53] Sa**
* I guess he's not nice enough*
* to give me a pass.*
**[02:56] Ku**
Tetsu-san!
**[02:57] Is**
You've gotta be kidding me, man!
**[03:00] ---**
*Wow...*
**[03:03] Sa**
*Raichi's a monster,*
**[03:06] Sa**
*but they have a monster of their own, too.*
**[03:09] Ch**
He occasionally throws meatballs.
**[03:13] Ka**
Yeah.
**[03:14] Ch**
He's never been a starter in this tournament,
**[03:17] Ch**
so perhaps he has an endurance problem.
**[03:21] Y1**
Sanada-senpai.
**[03:23] Y2**
Sanada.
**[03:24] Y3**
Shunpei.
**[03:28] Sa**
Wow! They're really strong.
**[03:35] Sa**
I'll probably cause you a little more trouble,
**[03:38] Sa**
but forgive me in advance.
**[03:44] Y1**
*Sanada.*
**[03:46] Ra**
Don't worry about a thing, Sanada-senpai!
**[03:48] Ra**
You can cause us as much
trouble as you want!
**[03:50] Sa**
Oh, I don't want to hear it from you.
**[03:52] Ra**
Why?
**[03:53] Sa**
Raichi, don't drag him down!
**[03:56] Ra**
Shut up, old man!
**[04:03] (Flashback) Ch**
Yes, he hit a home run,
**[04:05] (Flashback) Ch**
but what's important
is how you handled it.
**[04:33] Sa**
*This...*
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[04:36] Sa**
*...is how an ace pitches.*
**[04:39] Y1**
Nice throw!
**[04:40] Y2**
Nice pitch.
**[04:47] R1**
After seven innings,
Yakushi is down by two runs.
**[04:49] R1**
They got a run from Yuki-kun,
**[04:52] R1**
but their pitcher stayed strong
afterward and held the score.
**[04:55] R2**
Yeah.
**[04:57] R2**
* Kawakami-kun barely managed*
* to get through the seventh inning,*
**[05:01] R2**
*and it doesn't look like he's doing well.*
**[05:03] R2**
* This game is so close that it's going*
* to come down to the wire.*
**[05:18] YC**
*This is bad.*
**[05:20] YC**
*He's breathing heavily.*
**[05:23] YC**
* When he throws, he pulls*
* the ground with his left foot,*
**[05:28] YC**
* and he transfers all of his power*
* from the ground to his upper body.*
**[05:33] YC**
*By doing so, his pitch speed increases,*
**[05:36] YC**
*but the burden on his left leg*
**[05:39] YC**
* is several times the amount*
* the average pitcher feels.*
**[05:41] YC**
* The left calf he injured*
* in spring hasn't fully healed yet.*
**[05:46] YC**
*Even so, he uses every ounce of power he can*
**[05:48] YC**
*to keep the team strong when he walks on.*
**[05:51] YC**
*His existence*
**[05:53] YC**
*is such a huge part of our team.*
**[06:00] YC**
Guys, go turn the game around this inning.
**[06:05] YC**
Let's score like crazy
**[06:07] YC**
and give Sanada an easy time
for the rest of the game!
**[06:10] YY**
Yeah!
**[06:18] Y1**
Knock the cover off!
**[06:20] Y2**
You've got this!
**[06:30] Is**
Put some heart into it, Kawakami!
**[06:32] Ku**
Let's get aggressive!
**[06:37] Mi**
*Nori has a stiff face today,*
**[06:40] Mi**
* and his usual ball control*
* is nowhere to be seen.*
**[06:43] Mi**
*Don't tell me...*
**[06:48] Mi**
*Is the home run Sawamura gave up*
**[06:51] Mi**
*replaying in your mind?*
**[06:56] Ka**
*Furuya,*
**[06:58] Ka**
*have your shoulder and mindset ready.*
**[07:00] Ka**
*Depending on how Kawakami plays,*
**[07:02] Ka**
*I might put you back on the mound.*
**[07:05] Fu**
*I can throw one more time!*
**[07:08] Ta**
*It's in your head.*
**[07:09] Ta**
*It's all in your head, Kawakami.*
**[07:11] Ka**
Four runs allowed in seven innings.
**[07:14] Ka**
Furuya, Sawamura, and Kawakami
have been throwing very well.
**[07:18] Ka**
Now, it's up to how calmly
you can pitch on the mound.
**[07:28] Um**
Ball!
**[07:29] Ka**
We're up by two runs with two innings to go.
**[07:32] Ka**
In this game, there will come
a time when you are needed,
**[07:36] Ka**
as a third-year,
and more importantly, as the ace.
**[07:45] Um**
Ball four!
**[07:50] YC**
*Damn! They didn't want to fight.*
**[07:52] Mi**
*This is fine.*
**[07:54] Mi**
* If your head isn't sorted,*
* we should let him walk.*
**[08:02] S1**
Keep it strong, Nori!
**[08:03] S2**
You've got this!
**[08:05] S3**
One at a time, Kawakami!
**[08:08] Y1**
He ran away from Raichi!
**[08:10] Y2**
Hey, don't run away!
**[08:12] Y3**
The pitcher's scared!
**[08:16] Sa**
*Kawakami-senpai.*
**[08:24] R1**
The count is 1 ball, 1 strike.
**[08:26] R1**
They're down by two runs,
**[08:28] R1**
but will they be doing a bunt here?
**[08:30] R2**
I'm not so sure.
**[08:34] R2**
By showing the bunt once,
**[08:36] R2**
they can greatly expand
their offensive strategy.
**[08:45] R1**
A steal?
**[08:47] R2**
*No, a slash and steal.*
**[08:50] ---**
*Don't look at the runner, Nori.*
**[08:52] ---**
*Swing your arm fully!*
**[08:54] ---**
Slam it, Akiba!
**[09:09] Um**
Safe!
**[09:10] C1**
That was close!
**[09:11] C2**
He just barely made it!
**[09:16] YC**
*That was close.*
**[09:19] YC**
That catcher.
**[09:20] YC**
He took a few years off my life.
**[09:26] Mi**
*Damn.*
**[09:27] Mi**
*I didn't make it in time.*
**[09:29] Mi**
*The runner advanced to second,*
**[09:32] Mi**
* but I managed to make him swing*
* into a strike when he thought he had it.*
**[09:36] Mi**
* You swung your arm well,*
* and your control was good.*
**[09:40] Mi**
*Walking Todoroki has let him clear his head.*
**[09:45] R2**
* The count is 1 ball, 2 strikes with no outs*
* and a runner on second.*
**[09:50] R2**
*How will Seido get through this?*
**[09:54] Y1**
*If that pitch comes again,*
**[09:57] Y1**
* I have to swing even*
* if it might go out.*
**[09:59] Y1**
*I have to get Raichi to third, no matter what.*
**[10:02] YC**
Smash it down, Akiba.
**[10:05] Mi**
*Let's go.*
**[10:06] Mi**
*Low and away.*
**[10:11] (Flashback) Ka**
I'm not letting Tanba throw tomorrow.
**[10:15] (Flashback) Ka**
Keep that in mind and
carry out your duties tomorrow.
**[10:19] Ka**
*That's right.*
**[10:21] Ka**
*My duty is to connect with those behind me.*
**[10:25] ---**
Safe!
**[10:27] Ka**
*I need to throw until the end of the game,*
**[10:32] Ka**
*and connect to Tanba-san's next game.*
**[10:38] Ka**
*I can't let Tanba-san's summer end with...*
**[10:44] Ka**
*...this game!*
**[10:50] Ka**
*I can't let Tanba-san's summer end with...*
**[10:55] Ka**
*...this game!*
**[10:57] Mi**
*Yes, nice height.*
**[11:03] Mi**
*He pulled it by force.*
**[11:05] Mi**
*Can we get third?*
**[11:06] Mi**
*No.*
**[11:07] Mi**
Ball first!
**[11:12] Y1**
Yes! The runner went to third!
**[11:14] Y2**
Nice hit!
**[11:15] Y3**
Nice hit, Akiba!
**[11:17] Mi**
*Are these guys really first-years?*
**[11:21] Mi**
*Their batting is really well polished.*
**[11:24] YC**
*These guys are special.*
**[11:26] YC**
* I've had my eyes on them*
* since they were kids,*
**[11:28] YC**
*and I trained them by the river.*
**[11:32] YC**
*Though his parents reported me once.*
***SIGN*** Batting third, first baseman, Mishima-kun.
**[11:40] YC**
*He's also my son's first friend.*
**[11:44] Ra**
Hit the ball, Mishima!
**[11:45] Y1**
Shut up!
**[11:46] Y1**
Stop saying it like that!
**[11:50] I1**
One out, runner on third.
**[11:51] I1**
Even with a single, they can score a run.
**[11:56] I2**
They might make a surefire squeeze play.
**[11:59] I3**
No, there are only a few innings left.
**[12:02] I3**
I'm sure Yakushi is trying to turn
the game around this inning.
**[12:07] I3**
Even if they score with a squeeze play,
**[12:08] I3**
they'll have two outs with no runners on base.
**[12:10] I3**
They have to hit and score if they
want to keep the pressure on Seido.
**[12:15] Sa**
Focus on the batter!
**[12:19] Sa**
Don't worry about the runner!
**[12:22] Sa**
One out at a time!
**[12:24] Sa**
Five more outs!
**[12:26] Ot**
Sawamura.
**[12:30] Ha**
Eijun-kun.
**[12:31] Sa**
Kawakami-senpai is gonna
let some hits through,
**[12:34] Sa**
so fielders, thank you beforehand!
**[12:38] (Flashback) Ka**
You've gained valuable experience.
**[12:39] (Flashback) Ka**
Now, make something of it.
**[12:41] Sa**
* The coach was kind enough*
* to tell me that,*
**[12:44] Sa**
* but I'm the one who*
* started this negativity.*
**[12:49] Sa**
* The only thing I can do*
* from the bench is cheer them on.*
**[13:03] Ma**
The batter looks strong,
**[13:05] Ma**
but the outfield hasn't moved out.
**[13:07] Ka**
The infield hasn't, either.
**[13:10] Ka**
No, they're moving up.
**[13:12] Ma**
They're putting pressure on the batter
with an offensive defense.
**[13:16] R1**
They made a double play
in the sixth inning like this,
**[13:19] R1**
so that should give the runner some hesitation.
**[13:23] Y1**
They don't plan on running away
with the advantage.
**[13:25] Y1**
They're going to beat them fair and square.
**[13:32] YC**
Idiots!
**[13:34] YC**
Offensive baseball is our forte!
**[13:36] YC**
Hit the ball over the infield, Mishima!
**[13:39] Y1**
*Why do they both say my name like that?*
**[13:45] Mi**
*Let's hold him off, Nori.*
**[14:04] Y1**
Mishima!
**[14:05] Y2**
Let's go, Mishima!
**[14:08] R1**
He's hanging on with fouls.
**[14:09] R2**
Yeah.
**[14:10] R2**
It's not exactly easy to pitch
to those spots.
**[14:13] Ra**
I could've made that one a hit, Mishima!
**[14:16] Y1**
Shut up! You just shut up!
**[14:19] Y1**
*They've been pitching to the outside.*
**[14:21] Y1**
*The count is 2 balls, 2 strikes.*
**[14:23] Y1**
*What's next?*
**[14:31] Y1**
*A high and inside ball?*
**[14:33] Y1**
*That was close.*
**[14:35] Ra**
That one, you hit like this.
**[14:36] Y1**
Shut up!
**[14:38] Mi**
*You're finally looking calm.*
**[14:41] Mi**
*A low slider.*
**[14:43] Mi**
* Even if it bounces,*
* I won't let the ball go behind me.*
**[14:48] Ka**
*I know you'd never let a ball go behind you.*
**[14:56] Ra**
*If I can distract the pitcher a little,*
**[14:58] Ra**
*maybe he'll mess up a little.*
**[15:01] Ka**
*Ignore that.*
**[15:02] Y1**
*Stop moving around, Raichi.*
**[15:04] Y1**
*I'll bring you home with my bat.*
**[15:10] Y1**
*Ever since I was a kid,*
**[15:12] Y1**
*I was the ace and clean-up.*
**[15:14] Y1**
*I was always number one.*
**[15:17] Y1**
* I wasn't going to lose*
* to anyone my age as a batter.*
**[15:21] Y1**
*But...*
**[15:24] Y1**
* You and your dad*
* completely changed that.*
***SIGN*** Baseball Classes 100 Yen/Class
**[15:30] Y1**
*Everything.*
**[15:32] Y1**
*Everything!*
**[15:34] YC**
*Let's see.*
**[15:35] YC**
* How about 1,000 swings*
* every day from you?*
**[15:38] YC**
*You should do 1,500.*
**[15:40] Y1**
*What?*
**[15:43] Y1**
*1,000 swings every day,*
**[15:45] Y1**
*and I'll get a little closer to Raichi?*
**[15:48] Y1**
*You've gotta be kidding.*
**[15:50] Y1**
*I don't want to be closer to him!*
**[15:52] Y1**
*I chose this school to beat him!*
**[16:03] Y2**
It's a hit!
**[16:04] Y2**
An RBI to center field!
**[16:09] Y3**
Just one more run now!
**[16:11] R1**
He got that low slider?
**[16:13] R2**
You have to give that one to the batter.
**[16:18] Y1**
Nice one, again!
**[16:19] Y2**
Nice one, Mishima!
**[16:20] Y3**
Mishima!
**[16:23] S1**
One at a time, Kawakami!
**[16:25] S2**
Don't lose focus!
**[16:27] Sa**
Focus on the batter!
**[16:28] Ha**
Switch gears right here!
**[16:30] YC**
Focus, captain.
**[16:32] YC**
Don't bother about
where the ball comes.
**[16:34] YC**
Swing at the first pitch.
**[16:36] YC**
Your defining quality
is your wholehearted swing!
**[16:42] ---**
He hit the first pitch!
**[16:46] Mi**
*They just hit balls, too?*
**[16:48] Y1**
It's going long!
**[16:56] M1**
Yeah!
**[16:57] M2**
Isashiki-kun!
**[16:58] M3**
Nice catch!
**[17:00] Is**
Don't get cocky with us!
**[17:08] Um**
Safe!
**[17:10] Ma**
Wow! That was close.
**[17:11] Ka**
But that was amazing, Izashiki-senpai.
**[17:14] S1**
Nice catch, Jun-san!
**[17:16] Is**
Damn.
**[17:18] C1**
One more run!
**[17:23] Sa**
Beard!
**[17:24] Sa**
Beard-senpai!
**[17:26] Mi**
You've got everyone behind you!
**[17:29] Mi**
Let's not give up, Nori!
**[17:31] Ma**
Hold it together, Nori!
**[17:32] Ry**
Two outs!
**[17:34] Y1**
They were defending toward the right,
accordingly to Miyuki's plays.
**[17:40] Y1**
* The fielders always answer*
* when they're needed most.*
**[17:44] Y1**
*Should make the pitchers feel strong.*
***SIGN*** Batting fifth, second baseman, Fukuda-kun.
**[17:55] Sa**
Let's swing like we mean it!
**[17:58] Y1**
Yeah.
**[17:59] Y1**
*One more run.*
**[18:02] Y1**
*No,*
**[18:03] Y1**
* we want two, three,*
* even ten more runs.*
**[18:08] Y1**
*For Sanada who's doing such a good job.*
**[18:14] YC**
Hey, Fuku!
**[18:15] YC**
Stop looking so tense!
**[18:19] YC**
Enjoy this moment!
**[18:21] YC**
It won't be easy to find
**[18:23] YC**
another intense situation
like this in your life!
**[18:31] Y1**
*Coach.*
**[18:34] (Flashback) YC**
Why do you guys play baseball?
**[18:37] (Flashback) YC**
You want to go to nationals or something?
**[18:41] (Flashback) Y1**
Nationals?
**[18:42] (Flashback) Y1**
Us?
**[18:44] (Flashback) Y2**
No way.
**[18:45] (Flashback) YC**
What, you guys were doing
this without a goal?
**[18:50] (Flashback) YC**
If you're going to do something, have a goal.
**[18:52] (Flashback) YC**
Then you'll like it more,
**[18:55] (Flashback) YC**
and it'll excite you more.
**[18:58] (Flashback) YC**
Next year, we'll have
my special players joining us.
**[19:01] (Flashback) YC**
Along with my super cute son.
**[19:04] (Flashback) YC**
So your goal is to take me to nationals.
**[19:10] (Flashback) YC**
You guys are the ones playing on the field.
**[19:13] (Flashback) YC**
So do me that favor, okay?
**[19:18] Y1**
*"Take me to nationals."*
**[19:21] Y1**
*A normal coach wouldn't have said that.*
**[19:24] Y1**
*He increased our practice hours,*
**[19:28] Y1**
*and he made us swing till we dropped.*
**[19:32] Y1**
*But...*
**[19:33] Y1**
*The more I practiced seriously,*
**[19:39] Y1**
*the more I wanted to play baseball.*
**[19:44] C1**
It's a hit!
**[19:51] Um**
Safe!
**[19:55] Y1**
Runners on first and third!
**[19:57] Y2**
You're the man, Fukuda!
**[20:01] Sa**
*Nice hit, Fuku-san.*
**[20:07] Sa**
*And now, I'm up?*
***SIGN*** Batting sixth, pitcher, Sanada-kun.
**[20:19] Sa**
That's intense.
**[20:25] Sa**
* I wonder if the baseball gods*
* are telling me to hit.*
**[20:32] R1**
In the moment that may
turn the game around,
**[20:34] R1**
the ace is up at bat.
**[20:37] R2**
Yeah.
**[20:38] R2**
*This is another thing about baseball.*
**[20:43] R1**
Seido is making a move!
**[20:50] R2**
* So Seido knows this is*
* the turning point, too.*
***SIGN*** Seido High School has announced a change in players.
**[20:59] R2**
*The right men for the right moments.*
***SIGN*** Replacing the eighth batter and pitcher, Kawakami-kun...
***SIGN*** ...is Tanba-kun.
***SIGN*** Batting eighth and pitcher, Tanba-kun.
**[21:18] R2**
Top of the eighth.
**[21:19] R2**
Two outs and runners on first and third.
**[21:22] R1**
The ace walks on for the
first time in this tournament.
**[21:31] YC**
This is intense.
**[21:33] YC**
You really know how to make things exciting.
**[21:38] YC**
You're the best.
**[21:41] I1**
This is a difficult situation,
**[21:43] I1**
but there's no one else
better for this moment.
**[21:53] Ka**
Tanba-san.
**[23:36] Sa**
The game-changing runners are on base.
**[23:38] Sa**
In this situation,
Tanba-san takes the mound.
**[23:40] Sa**
He may be the ace,
but it's his first show this tournament.
**[23:43] Sa**
I'm sure he wants to know how he'll fare.
**[23:45] Mi**
Tanba-san, Yakushi's batters
swing from the first pitch.
**[23:48] Mi**
Let's focus on the first pitch.
**[23:50] Sa**
The coach told me
to swing at the first pitch.
**[23:52] Mi**
Give me a strong one!
**[23:54] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Expectations of an Ace.
***SIGN*** Expectations of an Ace
**[23:57] Sa**
Let's win the national title!