# 44 - Setting Sail
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**[00:07] @Sawamura**
Like this?
**[00:08] Mimura**
Find the best throwing motion for you
by the end of training camp!
**[00:15] Mimura**
Don't let anyone say that Seido's
left fielder is a weak link!
**[00:19] _Miyuki**
Bow!
**[00:20] _All**
Thank you!
**[00:27] Higasa**
Their third and fourth batters
are from Machi Senior,
**[00:30] Higasa**
where a lot of former pros coach.
**[00:33] Higasa**
Their defense will be solid, too.
**[00:36] Yamaguchi**
So whoever is picked as the starting pitcher
**[00:38] Yamaguchi**
is the most likely to get
the ace number, then?
**[00:41] Higasa**
Yeah, I suppose.
**[00:44] Higasa**
It depends on how the game goes, too.
**[00:46] Yamaguchi**
Sawamura's been starting in
a lot of important games...
**[00:50] Yamaguchi**
Furuya's almost back to
full strength after his injury...
**[00:54] Higasa**
I'm a third-year, so I favor Kawakami...
**[00:59] Yamaguchi**
Huh? Was someone there?
**[01:03] @int_Sawamura**
*Hey, why am I hiding?*
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[01:11] @Kataoka**
The starting pitchers for Saturday's
double header will be Furuya and Kawakami.
**[01:14] @Kataoka**
For Sunday's game against
Kikuta, it will be Kaneda.
**[01:17] @Kataoka**
For Kokonoe, it will be Sawamura.
**[01:24] @int_Miyuki**
* The coach chose Sawamura to*
* start the game against Kokonoe.*
**[01:29] @Miyuki**
Understood.
**[01:30] @Ochiai**
We have our seed, so I'll go to the draw.
**[01:35] @Kataoka**
Thank you.
**[01:36] @Kataoka**
I'm well aware that the players
are tired from the training camp.
**[01:40] @Kataoka**
I want to see if they can make sound
judgments and plays while they are tired.
**[01:46] @Kataoka**
The summer tournament is merciless.
**[01:48] @Kataoka**
Whining and making excuses
will not make any difference.
***SIGN*** Final day of training camp
Situational batting drills
**[03:23] Ono**
One out with runners on first and second!
**[03:26] Ono**
The count is 2–1!
**[03:34] @Sawamura**
Yeah, cheetah's fake-bunt hit-and-run!
**[03:37] Takashima**
Kuramochi-kun is swinging better,
now that he's settled on batting left-handed.
**[03:42] Takashima**
His average has gone up,
and he looks more confident.
**[03:47] Ono**
Runners on first and third!
**[03:48] Ono**
The count is 3–2!
**[03:55] Ono**
Ball four!
**[03:57] @int_Miyuki**
* Not swinging at a breaking ball*
* outside the strike zone*
**[04:01] @int_Miyuki**
* is the best way to put*
* pressure on the pitcher.*
**[04:06] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
I'll be straight with you.
**[04:09] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
It will be hard for our batters
to hit Narumiya's changeup.
**[04:19] (Flashback) @fb_Shirasu**
Narumiya's gotten that good?
**[04:22] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
Yeah, much better than last year.
**[04:25] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
The best pitches to swing at
are his fastball and slider.
**[04:28] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
We need to pressure him with
focused, strong swings,
**[04:33] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
and hit the few balls he might
throw high during the game.
**[04:38] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
We won't beat Inashiro
without a bold offense.
**[04:47] Maezono**
Yeah!
**[04:49] @Sawamura**
Yeah! Nice, Zono-san!
**[04:51] @Sawamura**
Tenacious batting!
**[04:54] Ono**
Runners on first and second!
**[04:55] Ono**
The count is 3–1!
**[05:00] @int_Miyuki**
*If he misses, it's a walk.*
**[05:03] @int_Miyuki**
*He'll want to get a strike.*
**[05:10] @int_Miyuki**
*It's a sure hit!*
**[05:14] @Sawamura**
There's the cap bullet!
**[05:16] @Sawamura**
That's a handsome double!
**[05:19] @Kuramochi**
I was ready to heckle you if you missed out!
**[05:22] Maezono**
I want my hits to look that good!
**[05:26] @Kuramochi**
Nice batting, jerk!
**[05:27] Maezono**
That's why you're the captain!
**[05:32] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi**
Shirasu, Haruichi,
**[05:35] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi**
we're key to the lineup,
because we bat before Miyuki.
**[05:40] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi**
We need to shake up the other team,
rough them up, and score.
**[05:44] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi**
If we can score,
**[05:47] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi**
it takes some of the pressure off him
when he's at the plate.
**[05:53] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato**
You stayed late again today.
**[05:57] fb_Maezono**
*I still feel bad about the spring.*
**[06:00] fb_Maezono**
*If I don't get my swings in, I can't sleep.*
**[06:03] fb_Maezono**
* Plus, if I can't hold my own*
* as the batter after the cleanup,*
**[06:06] fb_Maezono**
*the pitcher can walk him and come after me.*
**[06:09] fb_Maezono**
* He needs to be afraid of the*
* batter after the cleanup.*
**[06:17] @int_Kominato**
* The captain and vice captains have*
* an implicit trust between them.*
**[06:27] @Sawamura**
Not bad!
**[06:28] @Sawamura**
You made the third baseman
field the ball! Nice bunt!
**[06:30] @Kanemaru**
Got that right!
**[06:31] @Kanemaru**
Now follow it up!
**[06:32] @Sawamura**
Will do!
**[06:34] @int_Kanemaru**
*I want to show off my batting,*
**[06:37] @int_Kanemaru**
* but I've practiced bunts that*
* can be used in any situation.*
**[06:43] @Sawamura**
Yeah!
**[06:45] Kukki**
Yeah!
**[06:46] _Player**
In front of the right fielder!
**[06:47] Kawakami**
Sawamura's really got his fake bunt down.
**[06:49] @Yui**
He's batting very well, too.
**[06:53] int_Tojo**
*Seriously...*
**[06:54] int_Tojo**
*Everyone out here is spurring me on!*
**[06:59] @Sawamura**
Yeah, Tojo! Nice batting―
**[07:06] Nakata**
We won't let you through every time.
**[07:08] Kishima**
Nice try, though, Tojo!
**[07:11] @Sawamura**
Well played!
**[07:14] @int_Okumura**
*This is the last day of the training camp.*
**[07:16] @int_Okumura**
*How are they able to move like that?*
**[07:24] Ono**
The count is two balls!
Runners on first and second!
**[07:29] @Ochiai**
You've been focusing on
situational drills since the spring.
**[07:34] @Ochiai**
Masamune Hongo held us to just
one hit in the Invitational.
**[07:40] @Ochiai**
We were eliminated from the spring tournament
when we couldn't take down Kosei Amahisa.
**[07:46] @Ochiai**
Figuring out how to overcome top-tier
pitchers is a challenge we must address.
**[07:53] @Ochiai**
But I get the feeling that the
players are united in their goal.
**[08:08] Maezono**
Yeah!
**[08:09] @Kuramochi**
Tojo, nice running!
**[08:10] @Kuramochi**
Furuya, nice batting!
**[08:13] Ota**
Good! Very good!
**[08:15] Takashima**
It takes me back...
**[08:17] Takashima**
to when we formed the new team.
***SIGN*** Seisho
***SIGN*** Seido
**[08:23] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Is this the game you wanted to play?
**[08:30] @fbint_Kuramochi**
*Shoot!*
**[08:32] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
You feel restless over
a measly four-run deficit,
**[08:35] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
and you make easy mistakes.
**[08:39] @fbint_Miyuki**
*Furuya's useless today.*
**[08:42] @fbint_Miyuki**
*I've gotta make up for it.*
**[08:44] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
You mistake aggressiveness for rashness,
**[08:46] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
and swing at a difficult pitch
right off the bat.
**[08:54] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Did you already forget the summer, Miyuki?
**[09:00] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Why do you train so hard every day?
**[09:02] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
For this exact day!
**[09:04] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
You don't truly understand
the value of one run,
**[09:07] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
and that's why you play like this.
**[09:10] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
It's still the group stage?
**[09:11] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Did you think you wouldn't lose
because we had an easy draw?
**[09:16] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Don't get arrogant!
**[09:18] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
If you can't play every game as one team,
**[09:22] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
how do you think you'll get to nationals?
**[09:24] Ota**
I remember.
**[09:28] Takashima**
We won the Tokyo Fall Tournament,
**[09:30] Takashima**
and were quarterfinalists in the Invitational.
**[09:32] Takashima**
This team has certainly come a long way.
**[09:36] @int_Ochiai**
*She's right.*
**[09:38] @int_Ochiai**
* If we hadn't won the fall tournament,*
* I would be coach by now.*
**[09:44] @Kataoka**
This isn't enough.
**[09:57] @Kataoka**
What's wrong? Quit dropping the ball!
**[10:00] @Kataoka**
Is that how you'll play in a game?
**[10:05] @Kuramochi**
Damn!
**[10:07] Ota**
He's doing it again this year.
**[10:09] Takashima**
Yes. It reminds me of the
practices in the winter.
***SIGN*** 5:00 PM
Coach's fielding practice
**[10:14] @Kataoka**
Move your legs!
**[10:17] Maezono**
Yeah!
**[10:18] @Kuramochi**
Yeah!
**[10:20] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
A team's defense depends on the range
the nine fielders are able to cover.
**[10:26] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
The team can make shifts and formations,
**[10:30] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
but the time to reach the ball
**[10:32] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
and the speed and accuracy of your throws
**[10:35] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
can extend a player's area by half a step,
which closes holes in the defense.
**[10:43] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
In other words, when one player
gets better, the team gets better.
**[10:49] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Are you willing to follow me?
**[11:05] Kukki**
Wow.
**[11:09] @Kataoka**
What's wrong? Lost your voice?
**[11:12] @Kataoka**
Even out the dirt here.
**[11:15] @Seto**
Yes, sir!
**[11:27] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
First-years, take a break.
**[11:33] Maezono**
Give us another!
**[11:35] @Kuramochi**
Come on!
**[11:37] @int_Kominato**
*Keep going. This isn't like last year.*
**[11:40] @Kominato**
Another one!
**[11:43] Kukki**
How long are they gonna go?
**[11:46] Ota**
Natsukawa, we're going to need the lights.
**[11:50] Kukki**
The coach just keeps hitting balls.
**[11:56] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Miyuki, what do you think of
our games at Koshien Stadium?
**[12:07] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
Every team we played was strong.
**[12:09] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
I remember the cheering from the stands.
**[12:12] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
It was a great experience playing
in front of so many people.
**[12:18] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
But...
**[12:20] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
We only got one hit against
Komadai Fujimaki.
**[12:24] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
They completely overpowered us.
**[12:26] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
My only memories are of frustration.
**[12:36] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
I see. It's good that you feel that way.
**[12:42] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Seven years ago, the first time I
coached a team at Koshien Stadium,
**[12:47] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
almost all of the players had been coached
by my predecessor, Sakaki-sensei.
**[12:54] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
I've never been satisfied there.
**[13:20] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Sensations...
**[13:22] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Doubts...
**[13:24] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Limits...
**[13:25] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
Challenges...
**[13:27] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
It's because you follow me...
**[13:33] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
that I can fight!
**[13:38] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
The quarterfinals aren't enough!
**[13:41] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka**
This team can climb higher!
**[13:45] @Kataoka**
Okay, last ball!
**[13:47] @Kataoka**
Keep your focus up to the end!
**[13:49] _All**
Yes, sir!
**[13:50] Kawakami**
Finish it!
**[13:51] Sachiko**
Go! Go!
**[13:53] ---**
Shudderrr...
**[13:54] @Kataoka**
Here it comes!
**[13:55] _All**
Yeah!
**[13:57] @Kataoka**
Kanemaru!
**[13:58] @Kanemaru**
Yeah!
**[14:00] @Sawamura**
They aren't backing down.
**[14:01] @Furuya**
Yeah.
**[14:02] @Sawamura**
We're every bit as strong
as last year's team.
**[14:11] @Sawamura**
The draw is tomorrow.
**[14:13] @Sawamura**
There are only a few practice games left.
**[14:15] @Furuya**
Yeah.
**[14:16] @Sawamura**
And I...
**[14:18] @Furuya**
And I...
**[14:21] _Both**
...don't plan on losing.
**[14:30] @Sawamura**
We said the same thing!
**[14:31] @Furuya**
Yeah, we did.
**[14:32] @Sawamura**
At the same time, too!
**[14:38] @Sawamura**
I'm not gonna lose!
**[14:39] @Furuya**
I'll take it back.
**[14:40] @Sawamura**
I'm taking it!
**[14:41] @Furuya**
No, I'm taking it!
**[14:42] @Sawamura**
No, me!
**[14:43] @Furuya**
I won't lose!
**[14:44] @Sawamura**
It's mine!
***SIGN*** June 21st
***SIGN*** High School Baseball Championship Draw Venue
***SIGN*** Aoshima Academy Pratt-Sprawls Auditorium
***SIGN*** West Tokyo
***SIGN*** Inashiro Industrial
***SIGN*** Ichidai
Third
***SIGN*** Draw Box
***SIGN*** Same day
Seido Practice Field A
***SIGN*** Double header,
Game 2
***SIGN*** Seido – Kashiki
(West Tokyo) (Chiba)
**[15:28] @Ochiai**
Seido High School, block C, number 65.
**[15:33] _Coach**
Koukaidai Sugata, block B, number 64.
**[15:36] _Coach**
Ichidai Tsurugashima, block B, number 33.
**[15:40] _Coach**
Sensen Academy, block D, number 97.
**[15:44] _Coach**
Sosei High School, block C, number 96.
**[15:47] Owada**
Things are progressing smoothly.
**[15:50] Owada**
Now we just need to see where the
unseeded powerhouse schools end up,
**[15:55] Owada**
but we'll be most interested in...
**[15:58] Owada**
The Invitational semifinalist,
Yakushi High School.
**[16:02] Mine**
The tournament will be very different
depending on which block they're in.
**[16:08] Mine**
Even the seeded teams
will be watching closely.
**[16:12] _Player**
Most of the schools don't
have their main players here,
**[16:14] _Player**
but Yakushi's ace is here.
**[16:16] _Player**
They must be serious if he's here
instead of at a practice game.
**[16:26] Sanada**
Yakushi High School, block D, number 117.
**[16:32] _Player**
They're in block D with Ichidai Third High.
**[16:34] _Player**
Their fated opponent from last year.
***SIGN*** Ichidai Third High Scorekeeper
Kai Mizunuma
**[16:36] _Player**
I'm glad they're not in our block.
**[16:39] _Player**
Thank goodness. Let the strongest
schools beat themselves up.
**[16:43] @int_Ochiai**
*We managed to avoid them for now.*
**[16:45] @int_Ochiai**
* If we faced a chaotic team*
* like that in the second round,*
**[16:49] @int_Ochiai**
*absolutely anything could happen.*
***SIGN*** Ichidai
Third
**[16:54] int_Sanada**
* It looks like we'll have to take down*
* three strong teams to get to Koshien Stadium.*
***SIGN*** Seido
***SIGN*** West Tokyo
***SIGN*** Inashiro Industrial
**[17:00] int_Sanada**
*Business as usual, I guess.*
**[17:05] int_Sanada**
*That suits us fine.*
**[17:08] int_Sanada**
* This way, we won't get our hopes up*
* and can prepare for the worst.*
***SIGN*** Seido
***SIGN*** Kashiwagi
**[17:24] @Miyuki**
We won thanks to your patient
pitching in the early innings.
**[17:28] @Miyuki**
The batters followed through
in the late innings.
**[17:31] @Miyuki**
You did very well under these conditions.
**[17:34] @Miyuki**
Nice pitching.
**[17:35] @Sawamura**
You had some good looking sliders.
***SIGN*** Tojo, 8th Inning Relief Pitcher
**[17:38] Tojo**
In the eighth inning, at least.
***SIGN*** Off the record
**[17:46] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
This won't do.
**[17:47] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
I agree.
**[17:49] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
You fastballs are creeping up,
so you've only got your 12-6.
**[17:52] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
What will you do?
**[17:57] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
The fielders must be tired,
**[18:01] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
but I'll pitch at 70 percent
and let them field the ball.
**[18:04] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
But I want to stay on the mound.
**[18:08] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
If the situation demands it, I'll go all out.
**[18:14] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
I see.
**[18:16] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
If you get into trouble while
you're focusing on ball control,
**[18:18] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
you'll go into high gear.
**[18:20] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
That's a rather mature pitching strategy for you.
**[18:27] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
It'll be great if you can pull it off.
**[18:31] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya**
If I can't, I lose.
**[18:34] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
Focus on the height more than the trajectory.
**[18:37] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki**
We need to be careful of that in this game.
**[18:41] (Flashback) @fbint_Miyuki**
Don't worry.
**[18:43] @fbint_Miyuki**
*Even if they score some runs,*
**[18:45] @fbint_Miyuki**
*we'll get those back and more.*
**[18:50] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura**
Okay, it's the first inning!
**[18:52] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura**
Here comes the lead-off batter!
**[18:53] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura**
Will you take him down,
or will he take you down?!
**[19:02] @Yui**
The senior players were incredible.
**[19:09] @Yui**
They were worked to the bone the other day.
**[19:12] @Yui**
Their bodies must be exhausted, but still,
**[19:15] @Yui**
they never wavered in their
determination to win the game.
***SIGN*** Kuramochi
2 hits 1 RBI
2 Bases stolen
***SIGN*** Shirasu
3 hits 1 RBI
***SIGN*** Maezono
2 hits 1 RBI
***SIGN*** Miyuki
2 hits 1 home run
3 RBIs
**[19:27] @Yui**
That's the core of this team.
***SIGN*** 4 Innings Played
(2 Games)
***SIGN*** Okumura
2 at-bats 0 hits 1 error
***SIGN*** Pinch hitter
***SIGN*** Yui
1 at-bat 1 strikeout
**[19:43] @Yui**
I've been put in the outfield
and brought in as a pinch hitter.
**[19:48] @Yui**
I hate to admit it, but the team
doesn't need me as a catcher.
**[19:57] @Yui**
All I think about every day
is what I can do now.
**[20:23] Kawakami**
Yakushi and Sensen are in Block D.
**[20:26] Seki**
Seiko is with Inashiro in Block A.
**[20:29] Kawakami**
The strong schools are
pretty evenly distributed.
**[20:32] @Kuramochi**
We'd probably play Ichidai
or Yakushi in the semifinals.
**[20:35] @Kuramochi**
Then the final would be against Inashiro.
**[20:37] @Kuramochi**
I expected that because we're seeded,
**[20:40] @Kuramochi**
but seeing it on the tournament
bracket gets me fired up.
**[20:44] Maezono**
We'll last longer than any other team,
because this summer, we want to win more!
**[20:49] _Sign**
Hachiyaoji
**[20:51] _Sign**
Sosei
**[20:55] ---**
Players must eat 3 bowls of rice!
**[20:56] @Miyuki**
We need to keep our guard up
against Sosei, because they're seeded,
**[21:00] @Miyuki**
but Hachiyaoji has really
upped their game, too.
**[21:03] Maezono**
Oh, I see.
**[21:05] Maezono**
They had some players on
the All-Stars with you.
**[21:07] @Sawamura**
Cap!
**[21:09] @Sawamura**
This team here...
**[21:11] @Sawamura**
Who is Yura Sogo? They're in our division.
**[21:16] @Sawamura**
I feel like I heard the name before.
**[21:22] Ota**
Oh, would you look at that!
**[21:25] Ota**
What a twist of fate.
**[21:31] ---**
Yura Sogo
**[21:34] (Flashback) fb_Coach**
Anyway.
**[21:36] (Flashback) fb_Coach**
I didn't come here to
talk about the good old days.
**[21:40] (Flashback) fb_Coach**
I came here to give you a heads-up.
**[21:44] (Flashback) fb_Coach**
Yura Sogo Engineering High School.
**[21:47] (Flashback) fb_Coach**
I'll be in West Tokyo with you.
**[21:52] (Flashback) fb_Coach**
Don't run away, Tesshin.
**[22:01] Ota**
To think we might play against
Coach Kataoka's mentor,
**[22:05] Ota**
Coach Sakaki, in the first round...
***SIGN*** "Setting Sail"
**[22:16] @Sawamura**
"Setting Sail."
**[23:49] @Okumura**
My guilt and weakness don't matter.
**[23:51] @Okumura**
I'll do what I can do now.
That's my answer.
**[23:55] @Miyuki**
The pitcher and catcher are as one.
**[23:58] @Miyuki**
As long as I'm crouched in front of you,
I'll help you pitch your best.
**[24:02] @Miyuki**
If you want to go further...
**[24:05] @Sawamura**
This is the conclusion
of our summer training camp!
**[24:06] @Sawamura**
Balls will come flying your way,
**[24:08] @Sawamura**
so please back me up!
**[24:11] @Sawamura**
On the next episode of
*Ace of the Diamond Act II*:
***SIGN*** Next Time
**[24:14] @Sawamura**
"Go Exceed."
**[24:16] @Sawamura**
Let's win the national title!
***SIGN*** Color Illustration / Yuji Terajima