# 41 - It's the Semifinal
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**[00:02] Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[00:06] Um**
Game set!
**[00:09] Mi**
Nice pitch, Tanba-san!
**[00:13] Yu**
Nice pitch!
**[00:18] C1**
Nice game!
**[00:20] C2**
Nice pitch, Tanba!
**[00:22] C3**
Boss!
**[00:23] C4**
Kataoka-san!
**[00:24] C5**
Just two more!
**[00:26] C6**
Let's go to nationals this year!
**[00:29] C7**
You guys have the power!
**[00:31] C8**
Seido is the best!
***SIGN*** Game set!
***SIGN*** Inashiro Vocational School advances to the semifinals!
***SIGN*** What a magnificent shutout as the ace, Narumiya, passed on the baton to Iguchi.
***SIGN*** All four stadiums have finished their games,
***SIGN*** and now, we have our four semifinalists.
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Championship
West Tokyo Qualifiers
120 Schools
***SIGN*** From Block A,
***SIGN*** Seido High School, with a relay of four pitchers.
***SIGN*** From Block B,
***SIGN*** Sensen Academy, the veteran quarterfinalist of the west.
***SIGN*** From Block C,
***SIGN*** Inashiro Vocational, the winners of last year's tournament.
***SIGN*** And from Block D,
***SIGN*** Sakurazawa High School, a school with top-notch education
***SIGN*** and the only public school of the four.
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Stadium
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Championship Tokyo Qualifiers
***SIGN*** Which school will win a ticket to the dream stage?
***SIGN*** It's the Semifinal
***SIGN*** Which school will win a ticket to the dream stage?
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Stadium
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Championship Tokyo Qualifiers
***SIGN*** The first game will start at 10:00 AM in two days—
**[03:04] Ch**
That's it.
**[03:05] Ch**
With Inashiro's win,
we have all four semifinalists.
**[03:10] Is**
So we're up against Sensen.
**[03:15] Ch**
A formidable school that always makes
**[03:17] ---**
quarterfinals or more with
over eighty members on the team.
**[03:19] Ch**
This spring, they lost a low-scoring game
to Ichidai Third High by one run.
**[03:25] S1**
They have a really tall pitcher, right?
**[03:28] S2**
Yeah.
**[03:29] Ku**
Like over two meters tall!
**[03:33] Ch**
He's been their ace since his first year,
**[03:35] Ch**
and even the pro scouts
have their eyes on his high potential.
**[03:41] Ch**
Yosuke Maki, the giant.
**[03:47] Ch**
His fastball comes flying down
from a high angle,
**[03:51] Ch**
and they say his curve ball has
the highest release point of any in Japan.
**[03:57] Ha**
In Japan?
**[03:59] Sa**
He's tall, and he throws a curve ball?
**[04:01] Sa**
Sounds like...
***SIGN*** Height: 185 cm
***SIGN*** Best pitch: Curve ball
**[04:07] Ta**
About our starting pitcher in the semifinal.
**[04:11] Ta**
I'm thinking about going with Tanba.
**[04:15] Ta**
Can you do it?
**[04:19] Ta**
Yes, sir!
**[04:20] Ry**
Nice job.
**[04:21] Ry**
You're finally back.
**[04:23] Ku**
It'll be a curve ball battle.
**[04:25] Is**
You already lost the height battle,
so don't lose the curve ball battle.
**[04:29] Yu**
Your head definitely has a better shape.
**[04:32] Is**
The shape doesn't matter.
**[04:35] Ku**
Tetsu-san, you're the best!
**[04:37] Ta**
The shape?
**[04:38] Ry**
By a landslide.
**[04:39] Ry**
And the texture, too.
**[04:41] Ka**
Don't rub it!
**[04:50] (Flashback) Ta**
I'm going...
**[04:52] (Flashback) Ta**
...with Sawamura this inning.
**[04:55] Sa**
*After he said that,*
**[04:57] Sa**
*I was taken off the mound.*
**[05:00] Sa**
*I've failed him once already.*
**[05:03] Sa**
*I'm not getting another chance.*
**[05:05] Ta**
Kawakami, I know it's a tough job,
**[05:08] Ta**
but be ready to go like usual.
**[05:10] Ka**
Yes, sir!
**[05:12] Yu**
Thanks, Kawakami.
**[05:13] Ka**
I'll do my best.
**[05:15] Ta**
Sawamura, you, too.
**[05:18] Ta**
I'll throw you in whenever
I see the opportunity.
**[05:20] Ta**
Be ready early.
**[05:26] Sa**
M-Me, sir?
**[05:28] Sa**
But I gave up a home run today.
**[05:33] Sa**
But I...
**[05:41] Ta**
I want to let Furuya rest,
since he's been pitching every game.
**[05:46] Ta**
He doesn't know it, but he's fatigued.
**[05:49] Fu**
Wait! I'm on a break?
**[05:52] Ta**
Tanba, Kawakami, and Sawamura.
**[05:54] Ta**
The semifinal will be up to you.
**[05:57] Ta**
Got it?
**[05:58] Ta**
Yeah.
**[05:59] Ka**
Yeah.
**[06:03] Ta**
That's it for the first-string players.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[06:06] Ta**
Finish up early and get a lot of rest.
**[06:08] Fu**
I'm sorry, I wasn't listening—
**[06:10] SS**
Yes, sir!
**[06:15] S1**
Coach!
**[06:19] Re**
What is it?
***SIGN*** Today's Lesson: Key Things on the Mound - What to do after you give up a hit - Knowing what inning you're in - Knowing the score and outs.
**[06:28] Ch**
It's baseball, so you'll
always allow some hits.
***SIGN*** Today's Game Review
**[06:31] Ch**
You're a pitcher, so you'll allow some runs.
**[06:35] Ch**
If you feel like you're
gonna panic on the mound,
**[06:37] Ch**
then look around first.
**[06:39] Ch**
You can talk to other members
to try to calm down.
**[06:43] Mi**
Some pitchers walk around
the mound to calm down.
**[06:48] Mi**
I know a guy who talks
to the ball to concentrate.
**[06:51] Mi**
But don't mess around in the bullpen.
**[06:54] Mi**
Next time you do it, I'll kick you.
**[06:56] Fu**
I'm not playing in the semifinal.
**[06:59] Mi**
Are you listening?
***SIGN*** One voluntary participant Kawakami
**[07:04] Sa**
Um...
**[07:06] Sa**
Why was I given another chance?
**[07:10] Mi**
What?
***SIGN*** Learn Today
***SIGN*** Devote Every Moment
**[07:12] Mi**
Why are you thinking so hard?
**[07:13] Mi**
You're bad at that stuff.
**[07:15] Mi**
You usually get happy
about being able to play.
**[07:17] Sa**
But I brought the whole team down today.
**[07:22] Mi**
Don't tell me you're afraid to pitch now
**[07:25] ---**
because you gave up a home run.
**[07:29] Mi**
Didn't I tell you?
**[07:30] Mi**
That was all my fault.
**[07:32] Sa**
Well, you don't look like you're sorry!
**[07:37] Ch**
Miyuki, he's not smart enough
to figure out what's happening.
**[07:42] Mi**
You're right.
**[07:43] Mi**
I've gotta be straight, especially with him.
**[07:46] Mi**
Listen, stupid.
**[07:47] Sa**
Don't call me stupid!
**[07:49] Mi**
You got a new pitching form
three months after joining, right?
**[07:54] Sa**
Yeah.
**[07:55] Sa**
*All thanks to Chris-senpai!*
**[07:58] Mi**
But that only made your pitch
harder to time,
**[08:02] Mi**
and it didn't make your pitch
any faster or heavier.
**[08:07] Mi**
Some people will still jam
your pitch to the outfield,
**[08:11] Mi**
or if people get their timing right,
they'll get a home run.
**[08:14] Mi**
Ball control, speed, and experience.
**[08:18] Mi**
The list goes on and on.
**[08:21] Mi**
You're only starting out as a pitcher.
**[08:25] Mi**
Oh, your stupidity's on the list, too.
**[08:28] Sa**
*Do I have anything I'm good at?*
**[08:30] Sa**
**And *I'm stupid?*
**[08:33] Mi**
With all that...
**[08:38] Mi**
With all that, what the coach
really wants from you is here.
**[08:45] Mi**
Your unwavering spirit.
**[08:52] Ch**
Furuya.
**[08:55] Ch**
Part of a pitcher's job is to rest.
**[08:58] Ch**
The coach wants to play
**[08:59] ---**
this summer with four pitchers
until the very end.
**[09:06] Mi**
*Sheesh.*
**[09:08] Mi**
* You're both already*
* valuable players on the team.*
***SIGN*** National Champion
**[09:13] Mi**
Let's go to nationals together.
**[09:27] R1**
You always do well in the qualifiers,
**[09:28] R1**
and they were the runner-up in spring.
**[09:31] R1**
You've really been getting their name known,
**[09:33] R1**
as one of the best schools
along with Ichidai and Seido.
**[09:36] BC**
Oh, no. Not at all.
**[09:38] BC**
We're still nowhere near their level.
**[09:40] BC**
We barely won the last game.
**[09:43] BC**
It'll be an honor to be able
to play Seido tomorrow.
**[09:47] R1**
Coach Ugai,
**[09:48] R1**
do you have any statement
to make for tomorrow's game?
**[09:50] BC**
A statement?
**[09:52] BC**
All our players are players who
were never invited to other schools.
***SIGN*** mumble
**[09:56] BC**
I have to solve their
inferiority complex first,
**[09:58] BC**
and then I can finally
begin teaching them baseball,
**[10:00] ---**
but by that time,
they're already graduating.
**[10:02] BC**
So I have to figure some special
way to beat other schools,
**[10:04] BC**
but, of course, that's not easy.
**[10:06] BC**
I try something new that works every day.
**[10:06] R1**
Excuse me.
**[10:07] R1**
You have a special game tomorrow
for a ticket to the final.
**[10:11] BC**
Seido practices very hard, and they
have a strong team every year.
**[10:18] BC**
Our boys need to be spanked
to even get them working.
**[10:22] BC**
Not literally, of course.
**[10:26] BC**
Hey, he's not practicing.
**[10:27] R1**
*He sure mumbles a lot.*
**[10:30] BC**
However...
**[10:32] BC**
You don't know how the game
will go until you try.
**[10:35] BC**
If people knew the results beforehand,
they wouldn't make any effort.
**[10:40] R1**
*So that's what he actually thinks.*
**[10:42] BC**
Hey, where's your spirit?
**[10:48] R2**
* He's coached at many*
* schools across the nation,*
**[10:51] R2**
* and he's reached the fortieth year*
* of his coaching career.*
**[10:54] R2**
* His teams lack pizzazz, but he's well known*
* for making teams that get things done.*
**[10:58] R2**
*Coach Kazuyoshi Ugai.*
**[11:00] BC**
Oh, yeah.
**[11:01] BC**
Coach Kataoka's known for
his enthusiastic coaching,
**[11:05] BC**
but I feel like he trusts
his players too much.
**[11:09] BC**
I watched yesterday's game on the video,
**[11:11] ---**
but he made some questionable choices.
***SIGN*** Yakushi
Seido
**[11:14] BC**
Top of the eighth with two outs
and runners on first and third.
**[11:17] BC**
That was the key moment
in the outcome of the game,
**[11:20] BC**
and he brought out a boy who'd never
pitched a single game this tournament.
**[11:26] BC**
I don't care about the reasons,
like he's the ace or he's the only guy left.
**[11:31] BC**
Yes, he managed to get
the out and win the game,
**[11:34] BC**
but that was a huge gamble.
**[11:36] BC**
He would've died along with
the ace if he wasn't lucky.
**[11:41] BC**
I guess that's one weakness
I can take advantage of.
**[11:45] BC**
His inexperience as a coach.
**[11:56] B1**
Ouch!
**[11:58] B1**
Aren't you throwing a little hard today?
**[12:00] B1**
Your pitch feels heavier today.
**[12:03] B2**
We have a game tomorrow.
**[12:04] B2**
You should call it a day, Maki.
**[12:06] B3**
Hino-san.
**[12:09] B3**
Why did you come to Sensen?
**[12:12] B3**
Why not Ichidai or Seido?
**[12:14] B2**
Do you have to ask?
**[12:16] B2**
They didn't invite me.
**[12:18] B2**
If Seido had invited me,
maybe I would've gone to them.
**[12:23] B3**
I'm the same.
**[12:26] B3**
I also wanted to go to Seido.
**[12:32] B3**
*But...*
**[12:33] B3**
*In the end, they didn't invite me.*
**[12:48] B3**
*Seido High School...*
**[12:52] B3**
*I don't want to lose*
**[12:54] ---**
*to that school, no matter what.*
**[13:02] Wa**
*You pitched in yesterday's game, right?*
**[13:04] Wa**
*That's amazing!*
***SIGN*** To: Eijun Subject: Semifinal! Eijun, congratulations on making the semi.
**[13:07] Wa**
* Just two more wins,*
* and you'll make nationals!*
**[13:11] Wa**
* We're enjoying our break already*
* after losing in the first round,*
**[13:15] Wa**
* but everyone's doing their*
* best on the new team.*
**[13:19] Wa**
*We'll all go cheer you on tomorrow.*
**[13:22] Wa**
*We're looking forward to see you pitch.*
**[13:31] (Flashback) Mi**
With all that, what the coach
really wants from you is here.
**[13:39] (Flashback) Mi**
Your unwavering spirit.
**[13:44] Sa**
Yeah! I'll show you!
**[13:46] Sa**
I'm going all out!
**[13:46] Mi**
That idiot.
**[13:48] Ha**
Shouldn't we stop him?
**[13:50] Ha**
He has a game tomorrow.
**[13:53] Is**
A curve ball thrown from
the highest point in Japan.
**[13:56] Is**
I really can't imagine it.
**[13:59] Ry**
We've never played
a scrim against them either.
**[14:01] Mi**
You idiot!
**[14:04] Mi**
You're supposed to just move around lightly!
**[14:06] Mi**
You need to listen better!
**[14:08] Sa**
That... was light for me.
**[14:12] Ku**
You need a babysitter.
**[14:14] Ka**
First-string boys!
**[14:16] Ka**
Everyone, go to Field B!
**[14:18] Ka**
You're going to practice
hitting steep throws!
**[14:22] Yu**
Yes, sir!
**[14:25] S1**
Yeah, a little more.
**[14:26] S1**
Over there.
**[14:29] S1**
Oh, you missed a spot.
**[14:32] Ku**
They're making a mountain on the mound?
**[14:33] Yu**
They made the mound higher
to simulate Maki's height.
**[14:39] Ka**
Last night, these boys
came to me with this idea.
**[14:42] Ka**
They brought some dirt
to the mound overnight.
**[14:46] Is**
You guys...
**[14:49] S1**
We wanted to help out the team, too.
**[14:55] Ka**
All right.
**[14:57] Ka**
Who's up first?
**[14:59] Ku**
Wait! You're pitching, Coach?
**[15:01] Ka**
I can't let Tanba pitch now, can I?
**[15:04] Ku**
Seriously?
**[15:05] Ry**
Looks like fun.
**[15:07] Ry**
It's not everyday you get
to hit the coach's pitch.
**[15:12] Is**
Tetsu, you'd better take turns!
**[15:14] Ku**
You're all ready, too!
**[15:17] Mi**
*He pitched for a runner-up team at nationals.*
**[15:19] Mi**
*If he's pitching, then it'll be great practice.*
**[15:27] Yu**
I can actually hit your pitch. Right, sir?
**[15:29] Ka**
If you actually can.
**[15:31] S1**
Tetsu!
**[15:32] S2**
You've got this!
**[15:33] S3**
Don't hold back!
**[15:34] S3**
Show no mercy!
**[15:36] Is**
Damn, this is exciting.
**[15:38] Ku**
Is this for real?
**[15:40] Sa**
Hey, hey!
**[15:41] Sa**
The pitcher's scared!
**[15:43] Ha**
Eijun-kun!
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
***SIGN*** Attachment for 3mm/5mm length
**[16:24] Is**
I'm so tired.
**[16:25] Is**
The coach was throwing
at like 140 km/h last night.
**[16:29] S1**
It was definitely faster.
**[16:31] Is**
He pitched like 200 balls, too. And yet...
**[16:36] Ka**
What's wrong?
**[16:37] Ka**
Already done?
**[16:38] Is**
Seriously?
**[16:39] Is**
He's a monster.
**[16:41] Is**
It was great practice, though.
**[16:44] Yu**
You can thank him by winning.
**[16:46] Yu**
That's what it sounded
like his pitch was saying.
**[16:49] Is**
What are you even saying?
**[16:50] Is**
You weren't holding anything back.
**[16:53] Mi**
Were you able to sleep last night, Nori?
**[16:56] Ka**
A little.
**[16:57] Ku**
Hey, you okay?
**[16:59] Ku**
You're our ace closer, you know?
**[17:00] Ku**
You're gonna have to go out
in a lot of tough spots,
**[17:04] Ku**
and I'm sure you're gonna
be under a lot of pressure.
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[17:09] Mi**
We all know it, you know?
**[17:12] Mi**
You're always doing your best to do your job.
**[17:21] Ku**
How can you say something
so cheesy with a straight face?
**[17:23] Sa**
Nori-senpai!
**[17:25] Sa**
Let's do our best today!
**[17:28] Ka**
Y-Yeah.
**[17:29] Ku**
You're way too loud at this hour!
**[17:32] Sa**
I'll hand you the baton
in the best way possible today!
**[17:37] Ka**
Sawamura.
**[17:39] Ku**
Where is he getting that confidence?
**[17:41] Ku**
Has he already gotten over the home run?
**[17:44] Mi**
But his optimism is something
you could learn, Nori.
**[17:49] Ka**
Yeah.
**[17:51] Sa**
Well, then.
**[17:52] Sa**
I'm gonna go run to pump myself up a little!
**[17:55] Fu**
Me, too.
**[17:55] Mi**
Wait a minute!
**[17:56] Mi**
Leave the tires here.
**[17:57] Mi**
Airheads, you two!
***SIGN*** Total victory! Two more wins! Let's go to the nationals!
**[18:01] Ry**
Today's the 29th.
**[18:02] Ry**
The final's on the 31st.
**[18:05] Ry**
Two more games, no matter what happens.
**[18:10] Ry**
We'll have our answer in two days.
**[18:13] Ry**
Do I go to nationals...
**[18:15] ---**
...or do I retire?
**[18:24] (Flashback) Ha**
Brother.
**[18:29] (Flashback) Ha**
Tokyo?
**[18:31] (Flashback) Ha**
There are many strong teams in the area, too.
**[18:33] (Flashback) Ha**
Why?
**[18:35] (Flashback) Ry**
I don't know. No reason.
**[18:37] (Flashback) Ry**
I'm going to devote all
three years to baseball, anyway.
**[18:42] (Flashback) Ry**
So I might as well go somewhere
I can really challenge myself.
**[18:46] (Flashback) Ry**
That's all.
**[18:51] (Flashback) Ry**
Haruichi.
**[18:51] (Flashback) Ry**
Don't follow in my footsteps.
**[18:53] (Flashback) Ry**
I had a hard time convincing Mom and Dad.
**[18:59] Ha**
Brother.
**[19:03] Ha**
It's our first and last chance
to make nationals together.
**[19:08] Ha**
I want to go to nationals.
**[19:21] Ry**
Stupid.
**[19:24] Ry**
I'm only worried you won't make
the bench of eighteen people.
**[19:30] Ry**
Only eighteen people can be
on the bench at nationals.
**[19:34] Ry**
You can't play, Mr. Nighteen.
**[19:39] Ry**
Let's go get breakfast.
**[19:45] Ha**
Yeah.
**[20:00] Ch**
Tanba.
**[20:02] Ch**
How are you feeling today?
***SIGN*** Mentality
**[20:05] Ta**
Not bad, I think.
**[20:07] Ch**
You don't look tired, at least.
**[20:13] Sa**
Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Masu-Masu!
**[20:17] Ka**
After breakfast, we'll have a short meeting.
**[20:19] Re**
Yes, sir.
**[20:20] Ka**
We'll leave by seven.
**[20:22] Re**
Okay, sir.
**[20:23] Ka**
On the bus, make sure we—
**[20:34] Ka**
Masuko.
**[20:36] Ka**
What are you trying to prove?
**[20:41] Ku**
Coach, that was mean!
**[20:43] Is**
But seriously, what happened to your head?
**[20:46] S1**
Are you trying a new look?
**[20:48] Ma**
I forgot to put on my usual attachment.
**[20:52] Ku**
It looks really good on you, Masuko-san!
**[20:54] Ku**
You've doubled your intensity.
**[20:56] Mi**
My abs!
**[20:57] Ry**
Good for you.
**[20:58] Ry**
You've made a friend.
**[21:01] Sa**
Can't breathe.
**[21:03] Ma**
You're laughing too much, Sawamura-chan.
**[21:09] Ka**
What's done is done.
**[21:11] Ka**
However, don't make silly
mistakes in the game!
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Stadium
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Championship Tokyo Qualifiers
***SIGN*** 10:00 Seido High School vs. Sensen Academy 12:50 Inashiro Vocational vs. Sakurazawa High School
**[21:39] C1**
Hey, it's Seido.
**[21:49] C3**
Kataoka-san!
**[21:50] C4**
Tetsu-san!
**[21:51] C5**
Spitz!
**[21:52] B1**
What a crowd.
**[23:36] Mi**
The semifinal has finally begun.
**[23:37] Mi**
Sensen's giant ace,
Yosuke Maki, stands in our path.
**[23:42] B1**
*I wanted to go to Seido.*
**[23:44] B1**
* So I don't want to lose*
* to them, no matter what.*
**[23:47] Wa**
This is such a close game.
**[23:49] Sa**
I'm ready to go any time!
**[23:51] Wa**
Are they really going to let Eijun play?
**[23:53] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
The Giant Looks Down.
***SIGN*** The Giant Looks Down
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!