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[00:04] @Kataoka
    We're facing the beast from Aichi,
    Seiho High School under Coach Nishidera.
[00:09] @Kataoka
    They don't have any big sluggers
    like Sano from last year,
[00:13] @Kataoka
    but they all have fast swings
    that send balls flying.
[00:18] @Kataoka
    If that lineup builds up momentum,
    it's unstoppable, like a machine gun.
[00:22] @Kataoka
    They are at least as strong as Yamamori.
[00:28] @Kataoka
    Okumura has the skill to be
    part of the first string,
[00:32] @Kataoka
    but things are different when facing
    a top-class nationally-ranked team.
[00:39] @Kataoka
    I'm counting on you, Sawamura.
[00:46] @Kataoka
    Lead the team.
[01:06] @Sawamura
    Yes, sir!
[01:18] _Umpire
    Foul!
[01:19] int_Player
    Spin?
[01:23] int_Player
    Hey, hey, that's downright bizarre!
[01:26] _Coach
    I'm not sure, but the
    batters seem confused.
[01:30] _Player
    I'm looking forward to stepping
    into the batter's box.
[01:34] @int_Okumura
    Number 2 and Number 1 are moving well.
[01:37] @int_Okumura
    They change how they bat
    when they're down in the count, but...
[01:45] @int_Okumura
    You don't want to waste
    any pitches, right?
[01:51] @int_Sawamura
    So you're getting it, Wolf-boy.
[01:56] @int_Okumura
    Number 4 to the inside.
[02:00] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    You should know, pitching is an art
    performed by the pitcher and catcher!
[02:06] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Are you sure you want to do this?
[02:10] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Will you create that art with me?
[02:26] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[02:28] @Sawamura
    Yeah!
[04:04] _Fan
    Two strikeouts in a row!
[04:06] _Fan
    Sawamura's on fire!
[04:08] _Fan
    He'll have another good game today!
[04:09] @Kominato
    He's going all in from the get go.
[04:17] _Player
    Why, you...
[04:23] _Player
    Three outside pitches?
[04:26] _Umpire
    Out!
[04:28] @Sawamura
    Yeah!
[04:29] @Kanemaru
    Okay, Sawamura! Nice pitch!
[04:32] Kukki
    Yeah! Perfect!
[04:34] @Seto
    All to the outside.
[04:36] (Flashback) @fb_Okumura
    The third batter hit another inside pitch.
[04:41] (Flashback) @fb_Okumura
    He seems to like those,
    so we need to be careful.
[04:43] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    That's the eye of a catcher.
[04:45] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    You notice the finer details.
[04:47] (Flashback) @fb_Okumura
    That last pitch was good.
[04:50] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    But it was a solid hit.
[04:52] (Flashback) @fb_Okumura
    Yes, we need to be careful of that third
    batter and the cleanup, Akashi-san.
[04:58] @Sawamura
    Yeah.
[05:00] Maezono
    Sawamura gave us the momentum!
[05:03] Yamaguchi
    Let's get out there!
[05:04] Aso
    Yeah!
[05:05] Akashi
    They had a great start.
[05:08] _Coach
    We let him get a little too comfortable.
[05:11] _Coach
    We need a way to attack that fastball.
[05:14] Akashi
    I'm jealous.
[05:17] Akashi
    If only I could pitch
    without hesitation, like him...
[05:23] int_Coach
    Seiya...
[05:25] Akashi
    It's too late to talk about adjustments
     or making excuses.
[05:29] Akashi
    All that matters is quality and results.
[05:34] Akashi
    That's how it is for the ace.
[05:42] Akashi
    Here goes!
[05:46] Yamaguchi
    Seiya Akashi...
[05:48] Yamaguchi
    When he played at Koshien
    Stadium as a first-year,
[05:50] Yamaguchi
    he got even more attention than Narumiya.
[05:53] Yamaguchi
    They called him the super rookie.
[05:55] @Sawamura
    Really?
SIGN    He appears!!
SIGN    Super Rookie
SIGN    Akashi
SIGN    He pitches the whole
    game with 3 RBIs!
[05:58] Yamaguchi
    He pitched three games by himself,
[06:00] Yamaguchi
    and I think he hit two home runs, too.
[06:03] @Yui
    I remember it well.
[06:05] @Furuya
    Super...
SIGN    Super...
SIGN    Sano says, without tears, "We lost."
[06:07] _Sign
    Inashiro's Mei Narumiya
    deals Sano 3K
SIGN    Seiho is shut down
[06:07] Yamaguchi
    But then everything went to Narumiya
    at Koshien Stadium last year.
[06:12] Yamaguchi
    He did fine as a batter, but...
[06:15] Aso
    He injured his elbow, right?
[06:16] Yamaguchi
    He didn't pitch much as a second-year.
[06:20] @int_Yui
    Injured?
[06:34] @Sawamura
    Injured?
[06:43] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[06:46] _Fan
    That was fast!
[06:47] _Fan
    Akashi's changed his form!
[06:49] _Fan
    That butt! That thigh line!
[06:51] _Fan
    If he pitches balls low like that
    no one's gonna hit 'em!
[06:54] _All
    Yeah!
[06:55] _All
    Nice pitch, Seiya!
[06:58] int_Coach
    He relied on the older team
    members in his first year
[07:01] int_Coach
    and was able to pitch as he pleased.
[07:05] int_Coach
    As a second-year, he felt the
    weight of his responsibilities
[07:07] int_Coach
    and agonized over how best to improve.
[07:11] int_Coach
    His form deteriorated after the injury,
    and he went a long time without a win.
[07:22] _Player
    Yeah! Nice pitch!
[07:23] _Player
    Looking sharp!
[07:24] _Player
    Seiya, you're huge!
[07:26] int_Coach
    He's right. The time for
    making excuses is over.
[07:31] int_Coach
    It's his last year of high school.
[07:33] int_Coach
    He has to overcome things himself.
[07:45] Akashi
    Yeah!
[07:45] _Fan
    A strikeout!
[07:47] _Fan
    That's three outs!
[07:49] _Player
    Yeah!
[07:49] _Player
    Nice pitch, Seiya!
[07:51] _Player
    Nice butt!
[07:52] _Player
    You're huge!
[07:53] _Player
    Seiya's hitting his peak!
[07:54] _Player
    Those thighs are looking good!
[07:56] _Fan
    Wow, they're very different pitchers,
    but they both led with two strikeouts!
SIGN    Seiho
SIGN    Seido
[08:01] _Fan
    I can't wait to see how
    the game plays out!
[08:04] _Coach
    You look like you're feeling good.
[08:06] Akashi
    Yes, it was a good start.
[08:09] Akashi
    It's thanks to their pitcher
    getting me excited.
SIGN    Top of the Second
[08:22] @int_Sawamura
    Third-years really do have
    intensity up the wazoo.
[08:26] @int_Sawamura
    Their facial expressions
    are different.
[08:32] int_Akashi
    You can get into a good tempo
    because you get ahead in the count, right?
[08:37] @int_Sawamura
    I'm not gonna let him beat me...
[08:43] @int_Sawamura
    in desire!
[08:44] int_Akashi
    Oh, no you don't!
[08:45] int_Akashi
    I'm swinging for your fastball―
[08:50] _Umpire
    Strike!
[08:52] int_Akashi
    He led with a changeup.
[08:55] _Coach
    A clever call.
[08:57] int_Coach
    Is that catcher really a first-year?
[09:02] _Coach
    This will be a battle of endurance.
SIGN    Seido High
SIGN    School
SIGN    Practice Field
SIGN    Bottom of the Third
[09:11] _Fan
    Their shortstop knows just where to stand.
[09:13] _Fan
    As you'd expect.
[09:14] _Fan
    He hasn't given up any hits,
    but he's walked two batters.
[09:18] _Fan
    It was really a shame
    that he walked Sawamura.
[09:21] _Fan
    When he gets like this,
    he might be about to break down.
[09:25] _Fan
    On the other hand,
    Sawamura has only allowed one hit.
[09:28] _Fan
    The Seiho batters aren't
    able to swing effectively.
[09:32] _Fan
    Maybe one team will break the stalemate on
    their second time through the batting order.
[09:44] _Umpire
    Out!
[09:48] @int_Okumura
    Did he swing at that with no stride?
[10:09] ---
    Ball!
[10:10] Akashi
    Yeah, he's pitching well.
[10:13] @int_Okumura
    I was right.
[10:15] @int_Okumura
    This team switches to no-stride hitting
    when they're down in the count...
[10:19] @int_Okumura
    But they're starting with no-stride to
    attack Sawamura-senpai's moving pitches.
[10:26] _Coach
    This style of hitting keeps the line of sight
    fixed so you can focus on making contact.
[10:31] _Coach
    Even if it's an unusual pitch,
    if you can get a solid hit,
[10:34] _Coach
    it'll fly over the infielders' heads.
[10:38] @int_Okumura
    If he's going to wait until
    the last moment to swing,
[10:41] @int_Okumura
    we'll just cramp him for room.
[10:45] @int_Okumura
    With Sawamura-senpai's fastball!
[10:49] @int_Okumura
    Yes!
[10:51] _Player
    Yeah! Seiya-san got a hit!
[10:54] @int_Okumura
    He jammed that,
    yet hit it into the outfield?
[10:57] _Player
    Okay, let's follow it up!
[10:59] _Player
    Put some more beads on the chain!
[11:00] _Coach
    Look at that distance.
[11:01] _Coach
    When you hit from your hips, it really flies.
[11:04] @int_Okumura
    From the first to the ninth,
[11:06] @int_Okumura
    but they all have fast swings
    that send balls flying.
[11:09] @int_Okumura
    If that lineup builds up momentum,
    it's unstoppable, like a machine gun.
[11:14] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Okumura.
[11:15] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    We'll put Number 7 and
    Number 11 on ice for a while.
SIGN    Grr
[11:22] (Flashback) @fb_Okumura
    Are you saying you don't trust me with them?
[11:24] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    No, that's not it.
[11:26] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    A team like this can be hard
    to handle in the second half.
[11:29] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    We need to save those for when we need them.
[11:35] (Flashback) @int_Okumura
    I see.
[11:37] (Flashback) @int_Okumura
    You were pitching at full
    strength at the start,
[11:40] (Flashback) @int_Okumura
    so I thought you weren't thinking
    about anything like that.
[11:42] (Flashback) @int_Okumura
    I'm sorry.
[11:45] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I'm not letting you make all the calls!
[11:48] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I think about things, too.
[12:01] @int_Sawamura
    Not yet.
[12:02] @int_Sawamura
    We don't need to get ahead of ourselves.
[12:07] @int_Okumura
    Then pitch Number 2 inside.
[12:17] _Umpire
    Safe!
[12:22] @int_Sawamura
    This is baseball, so of course
    they'll get some hits.
[12:26] @int_Sawamura
    If I were afraid of them hitting,
    I wouldn't be able to stand here.
[12:31] @int_Sawamura
    We aren't...
[12:35] @int_Sawamura
    in any trouble at all!
[12:38] int_Player
    It's coming straight―
[12:45] _Umpire
    Out!
[12:46] @Sawamura
    Yeah!
[12:47] Maezono
    Yeah, just what we needed!
[12:48] @Kanemaru
    A 5-4-3 double play!
[12:49] @Kuramochi
    Sawamura!
[12:50] @Kanemaru
    Sawamura, you jerk!
[12:52] Kukki
    Sawamura-senpai!
[12:56] @Okumura
    Please don't look at me
    with that smug expression.
[13:00] @Sawamura
    You're gonna criticize my face?!
[13:01] @Okumura
    Pitchers should control their emotions.
[13:04] @Sawamura
    You're such a problem child!
[13:07] Kawakami
    Nice pitch, Sawamura.
[13:08] Kawakami
    You're in a good rhythm.
[13:09] @Sawamura
    Thank you!
[13:11] @Sawamura
    They've got a lot of tough hitters.
[13:14] @Sawamura
    I can't afford to throw any meatballs.
[13:21] Kawakami
    He's sweating a lot.
SIGN    Bottom of the Fourth
[13:29] Ono
    Sawamura.
[13:31] Ono
    You said you were going to put
    Number 7 and Number 11 on ice for a while...
[13:35] @Sawamura
    Yes, sir, until we need them.
[13:38] Ono
    That's fine, but what about testing them
     once a batter has two strikes?
[13:44] Ono
    The numbers are slightly different every day.
[13:49] Ono
    They're a lot to handle for us catchers.
[13:52] @Sawamura
    Oh, is that so?
[13:55] @Okumura
    Thank you for explaining it.
[13:57] @Okumura
    He said he'd let me call the shots,
    but then he shakes his head.
SIGN    What?!
[14:00] ---
    What?!
[14:01] @Sawamura
    But I made eye contact!
[14:04] @Okumura
    And you think that was enough?
[14:06] _Sign
    What?!
[14:07] @Sawamura
    Okay, then! We'll discuss it to death!
[14:10] @Sawamura
    To death!
[14:11] @Okumura
    Gladly.
[14:13] @Sawamura
    Don't be glad!
[14:14] @Sawamura
    You're too wild!
[14:18] @int_Yui
    The numbers are pitches that Sawamura-senpai
    and Miyuki-senpai came up with together.
[14:24] @int_Yui
    Honestly, I'm still not used to all of them.
[14:28] @int_Yui
    And we're up against Seiho High School,
    a real powerhouse.
[14:33] @int_Yui
    It's going to be a tough game
    to call from here.
[14:41] _Player
    Okay, Seiya!
[14:43] _Player
    Seiya-san, you're on a roll!
[14:44] _Player
    You're too huge!
[14:56] int_Player
    This first-year has a powerful swing,
[15:00] int_Player
    but...
[15:01] int_All
    Seiya's bigger,
[15:06] int_All
    stronger,
[15:11] int_All
    and ready to burst!
[15:16] _Umpire
    Strike!
[15:17] _Umpire
    Batter out!
[15:19] _Player
    Yeah! That's the stuff, Seiya-san!
[15:21] _Player
    He's too huge!
[15:24] int_Akashi
    He's got a good swing.
[15:28] @Yuki
    Next time!
[15:30] _Umpire
    Ball four!
[15:32] Narrator
    Seido faced an obstacle: Seiho's ace, Akashi.
[15:36] Narrator
    In the bottom of the fourth inning with
    two outs, Yamaguchi was walked to first,
[15:41] Narrator
    then Mimura hit to center field,
    and Higasa was also walked.
[15:46] Narrator
    With three third-years loading the bases,
[15:49] Narrator
    first-year Koshu Okumura steps
    into the batter's box.
[15:53] @Sawamura
    Okumura, swing for the
    first pitch after a walk!
[15:57] @Sawamura
    The pitcher will want a strike!
[16:03] @Sawamura
    Communication!
SIGN    Communication
[16:05] @int_Okumura
    I don't need you to yell out loud
    about swinging for the first pitch!
[16:09] @int_Okumura
    It's this stuff that drives me nuts!
[16:16] _Player
    Okay, let's go head-on!
[16:17] _Player
    Get aggressive!
[16:21] @int_Okumura
    If I can get runners home,
    it will help boost Sawamura-senpai.
[16:26] @int_Okumura
    I won't waste the chance
    the older players created.
[16:31] int_Akashi
    I love that expression that shows no fear.
[16:37] int_Akashi
    Bite me if you dare, first-year boy!
[16:45] _Umpire
    Ball two!
[16:46] @Sawamura
    Good eye!
[16:48] @Sawamura
    Wait for your pitch, Okumura!
[16:51] _Player
    Yeah, two strikes!
[16:53] _Player
    Seiya, put him away!
[16:54] _Player
    Finish him off!
[16:56] @int_Okumura
    I'll stay with you, even if I die.
[16:59] int_Akashi
    Instead of getting distracted
    by other things,
[17:01] int_Akashi
    you focus on the next play.
[17:05] int_Akashi
    With no burden to shoulder,
    you can leave it all on the line.
SIGN    He appears!!
SIGN    Super Rookie
SIGN    Akashi
SIGN    He pitches the whole
    game with 3 RBIs!
[17:10] int_Akashi
    I had that look in my eyes once, too.
[17:17] int_Akashi
    I won't...
[17:27] int_Akashi
    lose to you!
SIGN    Seiho
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    Top of the Fifth
[17:34] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[17:37] Nakata
    Two outs!
[17:38] Higasa
    Two outs!
[17:41] Kawakami
    Kawashima.
[17:43] Kawakami
    I'm coming with you.
[17:45] Kawashima
    Are you sure? You pitched a lot yesterday.
[17:49] Kawakami
    With how hard he's going,
    even Sawamura must be getting tired.
[18:02] int_Ota
    They're all warming up without
    anyone telling them to.
[18:08] int_Ota
    They're saying they're ready
    to go in anytime.
[18:18] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[18:21] @Sawamura
    Yeah!
[18:22] _Umpire
    Three outs! Change!
SIGN    Bottom of the Fifth
[18:31] _Umpire
    Out!
[18:32] Akashi
    Yeah!
SIGN    Seiho
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    Top of the sixth inning
[18:40] _Umpire
    Out!
[18:41] _Fan
    Getting the first batter
    out with one pitch!
[18:45] _Fan
    This is quite the pitching contest.
[18:47] _Fan
    They're taking Seiho on without Miyuki.
    Their starters are all on the bench, too.
[18:51] _Fan
    I thought they'd given up on this game.
[18:54] _Fan
    It's undeniably Sawamura
    keeping his team in the game.
[19:03] @int_Okumura
    This guy got a piece of an outside pitch.
[19:07] @int_Okumura
    We can't simply throw all outside pitches.
[19:11] @int_Okumura
    Let's mix in some inside pitches.
[19:17] ---
    But first, outside.
[19:21] @int_Okumura
    The other side?!
[19:25] _Player
    Yeah!
[19:27] _Player
    An easy stand-up double!
[19:29] _Player
    Ichinose-senpai, nice batting!
[19:32] @Sawamura
    He got me!
[19:33] _Player
    He finally threw a meatball.
[19:37] _Fan
    There's the commentator's curse.
[19:40] _Fan
    It's not my fault!
[19:42] Akashi
    I think it's time to break you,
    since I'm the cleanup.
[19:57] @Ochiai
    This isn't looking good.
[19:58] @Ochiai
    More of his pitches are drifting high.
[20:03] _Umpire
    Ball!
[20:05] int_Akashi
    I know how it feels to get tired out
    in the middle innings like that.
[20:13] @int_Okumura
    He's suddenly lost control.
[20:18] _Fan
    Oh, a walk!
[20:20] _Fan
    And the catcher dropped it!
[20:22] _Fan
    The second-base runner advanced to third!
[20:24] _Fan
    Now there are runners on first and third!
[20:30] @int_Okumura
    Damn. If I had caught that,
    he wouldn't be on third.
[20:35] @int_Okumura
    Next is their fifth batter.
[20:37] @int_Okumura
    What do we throw? And where?
[20:41] @int_Ochiai
    They need to break things up.
[20:44] Yamaguchi
    Sawamura!
[20:45] Yamaguchi
    You can let him hit!
[20:48] Yamaguchi
    Go get him!
[20:49] @Sawamura
    Yes, sir!
[20:51] Nakata
    We're right behind you!
[20:53] Kishima
    Stay strong!
[20:54] @Kanemaru
    Stay aggressive, Sawamura!
[20:55] _Fan
    The infielders have moved in!
[20:57] _Fan
    They don't want to give up a single run!
[20:59] _Fan
    They've got Sawamura's back!
[21:02] @Ochiai
    The third-years know when to call out.
[21:10] _Fan
    A fly ball!
[21:11] _Fan
    It's right to the center fielder!
[21:13] _Fan
    Is it shallow?
[21:15] _Player
    Go!
[21:16] int_Aso
    No, you don't!
[21:18] int_Aso
    You blind base coach!
[21:25] _Umpire
    Out!
[21:26] @Kanemaru
    There you go!
[21:28] Tojo
    Aso-senpai!
[21:29] Kawakami
    That was a heck of a throw!
[21:31] Aso
    Don't yell about that.
    It's what I always do.
[21:34] @Sawamura
    Aso-senpai, nice throw to home!
[21:39] @Sawamura
    That was perfect!
[21:41] Aso
    Yeah, show some respect!
[21:44] int_Kawakami
    Everyone knows how seriously
    Sawamura takes this.
[21:47] int_Yamaguchi
    That's why...
[21:49] int_Both
    ...we third-years...
[21:50] int_Higasa
    ...need to support him!
[21:52] Yamaguchi
    Okay, it's our turn at bat!
[21:54] Yamaguchi
    Let's keep the momentum going!
[22:00] @Seto
    Wow.
[22:01] @Yui
    This is the kind of team that has
    players of that caliber on the bench.
[22:07] @Sawamura
    Way to go, Aso-senpai!
SIGN    "Expression"
[22:17] @Kataoka
    "Expression."
[23:49] @Okumura
    I'm sorry. I withdraw my previous remarks.
[23:51] @Okumura
    Let's put the erratic numbers on ice and
    focus your remaining power on fastballs.
[23:56] @Sawamura
    You're as sure as ever. Enough to
    tell an upperclassman to leave.
[24:00] @Okumura
    You really want to discuss that now?
[24:03] @Sawamura
    It's a compliment, really!
[24:05] @Sawamura
    Three innings left.
    I'm counting on you, partner!
[24:08] @Okumura
    If you die, we all die.
[24:10] @Okumura
    It's okay. I won't let you die alone.
[24:12] @Sawamura
    On the next episode of
    Ace of the Diamond Act II:
[24:15] @Sawamura
    "Shared Fate."
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    "Shared Fate"
[24:17] @Sawamura
    Let's win the national title!
SIGN    Color Illustration / Yuji Terajima