48 - At the Dorm...

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[00:00] Na
    In the end, you were the only
    one who didn't join me.
[00:05] Na
    But...
[00:07] Na
    Even without you, we have
    the ultimate team this year.
[00:11] Na
    We're going to nationals.
[00:20] Sh
    Just live with regret for not joining us.
[00:24] Sh
    Ten years, or even
    twenty years down the line.
SIGN    Seido High School Practice Field
[00:40] Pr
    Didn't they have a game today?
[00:43] Pr
    They sure work hard.
[00:46] VP
    Shouldn't you stop them?
[00:50] Ka
    They're all too excited for the game.
[01:00] Ka
    They've also grown over the past year.
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
SIGN    At the Dorm...
[02:50] Ch
    In the end, he only threw four change-ups.
[02:56] Sa
    White-hair.
[02:59] Ch
    Three forkballs, seven sliders,
[03:02] Ch
    and his main pitch was a fastball.
[03:05] Is
    Sakurazawa's batters sucked,
[03:08] Is
    but he pitched, knowing full well
    that we were watching.
[03:16] Ch
    That's a crossfire pitch
    into right-handed batters.
[03:19] Ch
    He used that pitch well.
[03:23] Ha
    What's up, Eijun-kun?
[03:25] Sa
    Crossfire...
[03:27] Sa
    The name vaguely sounds familiar.
[03:30] Mi
    Are you serious?
[03:31] Mi
    You pitched it in today's game.
[03:35] Sa
    I did?
[03:37] Mi
    The last pitch you threw at Maki
    in the bottom of the sixth.
[03:50] Sa
    That?
[03:53] Mi
    A southpaw-only pitch that goes
    into right-handed batters' chests,
[03:56] Mi
    while crossing the diagonal of the plate.
[03:59] Mi
    That's the crossfire pitch.
[04:04] Mi
    You threw that, and you didn't know?
[04:07] Sa
    Of course I did!
[04:08] Sa
    The fireball's been my best pitch all along, and...
[04:12] Ha
    It's crossfire...
[04:14] Sa
    Yeah, that!
[04:16] Sa
    Kuroko fighter.
[04:18] Ha
    No.
[04:21] Mi
    Though that wasn't an ordinary crossfire,
[04:25] Mi
    he wouldn't understand,
    even if I explained it to him.
[04:30] Ku
    You're so stupid.
[04:32] Ku
    I feel sorry for you, Chris-senpai.
[04:35] Ch
    Thanks.
[04:36] Sa
    M-Master!
[04:39] Ry
    So...
[04:40] Ry
    What do you think, as the only one
    who got a double off Narumiya last year?
[04:49] Yu
    We have...
[04:51] Yu
    ...two batters in the front
    who can disrupt the opponent.
[04:57] Yu
    We have batters who can
    adapt to the situation,
[05:00] Yu
    and most importantly,
    everyone knows to swing with confidence.
[05:04] Yu
    This year,
[05:06] Yu
    we'll be able to take Narumiya down.
[05:15] Yu
    Let's play our baseball until the end.
[05:18] SS
    Yeah!
[05:21] S1
    Wow! Look at the energy.
[05:23] S2
    Way to go, Captain!
[05:25] S3
    Yuki-kun.
[05:26] S4
    Let's do our best, too.
[05:28] S3
    Yeah.
[05:32] Re
    It's true.
[05:33] Re
    Even against Narumiya-kun,
[05:35] Re
    I feel like our batters will work something out.
[05:39] Re
    Now...
[05:42] Ta
    Chris, Miyuki.
[05:44] Ta
    I want to have a pitchers' meeting.
[05:48] Ta
    Can you join us?
[05:51] Mi
    Tanba-san is setting up a meeting?
[05:54] Ch
    Yeah.
[05:55] Ch
    Both of you and Sawamura
    each gave up a run today.
[06:00] Ch
    I was going to do a meeting
    regarding that, anyway.
[06:03] Ch
    Sawamura, Furuya.
[06:05] Ch
    Let's go.
[06:06] Sa
    Yes, sir!
[06:07] Fu
    I didn't pitch.
[06:08] Ha
    Furuya-kun.
[06:09] Ha
    Your aura is spewing.
[06:11] S1
    Kado.
[06:13] S1
    I think I'm gonna watch
    the video some more.
[06:15] S2
    Sure. I'll stay, too.
[06:17] S3
    He has a lot of breaking balls,
    so I'll target a specific pitch.
[06:20] S4
    Wanna swing together, Kenjiro?
[06:23] S3
    Yes, sir.
[06:35] Ha
    Me, too.
SIGN    Let's go to nationals!
[06:36] S1
    Look.
[06:38] S1
    The brass band made it for us.
[06:40] Is
    Wow! A thousand cranes!
[06:43] Is
    That's a lot.
[06:45] S1
    Anyway, we're gonna be done for the night.
[06:48] Is
    Wait, managers.
[06:50] Is
    Thanks for everything you do.
[06:53] Is
    Let's keep working hard for two more days.
[06:56] S1
    Isashiki-kun.
[06:58] S2
    Senpai.
[07:04] S2
    We'll be cheering for you guys all the way!
[07:07] Yu
    It's not just two more days, Jun.
[07:09] Yu
    We've gotta go even—
[07:11] Is
    Shut up!
[07:12] Is
    For now!
[07:13] Is
    It's actually your job to say this, you know?
[07:17] Is
    I'm saying this 'cause you're a shy boyー
[07:19] Yu
    You won't have much of a summer break.
[07:21] Yu
    I hope you're ready.
[07:23] Is
    Stop getting ahead of yourself!
[07:27] Yu
    Until the end of August.
[07:28] Is
    That'd mean going all the way in nationals!
[07:31] Ma
    Well, that's true.
[07:35] Yu
    We have two batters in the front
    who can disrupt the opponent.
[07:41] Ku
    I won't let you down.
[07:44] Ku
    Ryo-san, are you free—
[07:54] Ku
    Ryo-san?
SIGN    Inashiro Vocational High School Baseball Team Dormitory
[08:08] Na
    I'm so sleepy.
[08:10] Na
    Can I sleep now?
[08:12] I1
    It's only eight.
[08:14] Ha
    Only if you've memorized
    the data on the Seido batters.
[08:18] Ha
    The average score for their
    past three games is 7.7 runs.
[08:22] Ha
    Unlike our previous opponents,
[08:23] Ha
    their batters are at a national level.
[08:26] Na
    Then let's just say it's
    a pre-show for nationals.
[08:30] Ha
    That kind of overconfidence will cost us—
[08:32] Na
    First batter.
[08:33] Na
    Kuramochi's speed is
    something to worry about,
[08:36] Na
    but he's not a threat if he doesn't get on base.
[08:38] Na
    Kominato-san, who's up next, is the real threat.
[08:41] Na
    He can hit any pitch.
[08:43] Na
    Third, Isashiki-san,
[08:45] Na
    often swings from the first pitch, even if it's a ball.
[08:49] Na
    Masuko-san, in the five-hole position,
     is good against fastballs.
[08:52] Na
    I also need to worry about Kazuya
[08:53] Na
    if he's up when Seido is in a position to score.
[08:56] Na
    But...
[08:57] Na
    The biggest threat on their team
[08:59] Na
    is their clean-up and captain, Tetsu-san.
[09:02] Na
    He got a clean one off me last year, too,
[09:06] Na
    If I can get him out,
[09:08] Na
    we can build momentum.
[09:12] Na
    Do I need to know anything else?
[09:16] Ha
    That's good.
[09:19] Ha
    Make sure you get a massage before you sleep.
[09:21] Na
    Okey dokey.
[09:29] I1
    When did Mei read up on Seido's batters?
[09:33] I2
    He has a good grasp on each of them.
[09:36] Ha
    He likes keeping tabs
    on the batters he wants to face.
[09:41] Ha
    He leaves everyone else to me, though.
[09:45] I1
    Wow! That's rough.
[09:46] Ha
    I'm used to it now.
[09:50] Ha
    Still,
[09:51] Ha
    he never even thought
[09:56] Ha
    about being in the catcher's
    shoes last year.
[10:02] IM
    Will they come with Tanba
    as their first pitcher?
[10:09] IC
    I'm not sure.
[10:11] IC
    Tanba occasionally throws meatballs.
[10:15] IC
    I wonder what Coach Kataoka's view on that is.
[10:20] IC
    Still,
[10:22] IC
    I'm impressed he's made a comeback
    after that pitch to his face.
[10:26] IM
    I'm sure they'll be switching pitchers often.
[10:30] IC
    A pitcher relay.
[10:33] IC
    You could say it's only possible
    with an abundance of good pitchers,
[10:38] IC
    but it also means that they don't
    have a pitcher who can carry a game.
[10:44] IC
    If we crush Seido's pitchers, we can win.
[10:53] Ch
    This is something for all of you.
[10:55] Ch
    Four balls.
[10:58] Ch
    Many times, a four-ball walk leads to a run.
[11:02] Ch
    Tanba, you were pitching carefully,
[11:05] Ch
    but you still made mistakes.
[11:09] Ch
    Kawakami, you became too careful
    and gave up two walks.
[11:13] Ch
    Sawamura, you let the first batter walk,
[11:15] Ch
    and that led to a run.
[11:19] Mi
    The batters are able to hit
     your pitches to the outfield.
[11:24] Mi
    You should avoid giving batters
    a free pass to the base.
[11:33] Sa
    Hit to the outfield.
[11:36] (Flashback) Mi
    That only made your pitch
    harder to time,
[11:39] (Flashback) Mi
    and it didn't make your pitch
    any faster or heavier.
[11:43] (Flashback) Mi
    You're only starting out as a pitcher.
[11:48] Mi
    Are you listening, stupid?
[11:50] Sa
    Shut up!
[11:55] Ta
    I want to tell you something.
[11:59] Ch
    Tanba.
SIGN     – July 30th –
SIGN    Tokyo Hachioji
    
    
    
    – Inashiro's Private Field –
SIGN    Ambitious
[12:18] R1
    Wow!
[12:20] R1
    There are a lot of people here
    checking them out before the final.
[12:24] R1
    A lot of reporters, too.
[12:26] R1
    The perks of being famous with a long history.
[12:30] R1
    Is something wrong?
[12:32] R2
    Look at the pitchers throwing
    for batting practice.
[12:35] R2
    A fastball pitcher is throwing
    from a meter closer,
[12:40] R2
    and they have a sidearm righty,
[12:44] R2
    a lefty with a weird form,
[12:47] R2
    and the machine's throwing
    a big curveball.
[12:53] R1
    That's...
[12:55] R1
    ...the style of Seido's four pitchers.
[12:58] R2
    A practice only possible at Inashiro
    because they have so many players.
[13:01] R2
    They're going to be well prepared
    against Seido's pitcher relay.
[13:08] R2
    Not to mention, they have
    a lot of unique batters this year.
[13:13] Ca
    Let's do this, golden rookie.
[13:17] R2
    The lead-off man who disrupts
    the opponent with his legs
[13:20] R2
    and a tricky batting style,
[13:22] R2
    Carlos Toshiki Kamiya,
    center fielder.
[13:26] Sh
    One out and runner on second.
[13:29] Sh
    Right fielder's backed up.
[13:31] R2
    Bunt and run.
[13:33] R2
    An all-around prodigy.
[13:36] R2
    Katsuyuki Shirakawa,
    shortstop and two-hole.
[13:41] R2
    Hideaki Yoshizawa,
    third baseman and three-hole.
[13:44] R2
    He can create opportunities
    with his sharp swing.
[13:49] R2
    The four- and five-holes are Inashiro's battery.
[13:53] Ha
    Mei, get in the bullpen.
[13:55] Na
    I wanted to do more batting.
[13:58] R2
    Captain and catcher,
    Masatoshi Harada,
[14:01] R2
    and their ace, Mei Narumiya.
[14:04] R1
    There's no room to breathe in this lineup.
[14:08] R2
    That's not all.
[14:10] R2
    Even if you make it this far,
[14:13] R2
    they have Riku Yamaoka,
    who's a powerful batter,
[14:17] R2
    and Tsubasa Hirai,
    who's an overall good batter.
[14:21] R1
    That's a lot of tough match-ups.
[14:24] R1
    Seido's pitchers are constantly
    going to have their backs to the wall.
[14:29] R2
    No.
[14:30] R2
    The batters will also
    have their backs to the wall.
[14:33] R2
    You can't win unless you score, after all.
[14:37] R3
    Narumiya-kun, how are you doing?
[14:39] R4
    Anything to say about tomorrow's game?
[14:41] R5
    You faced them in the semifinal last year.
[14:46] Na
    My only goal is to be the best in Japan.
[14:49] Na
    I'll start with Tokyo, I suppose!
[14:53] Ha
    Don't get cocky.
[14:55] I1
    There goes Mei-san with his big mouth.
[14:59] I1
    He's only putting pressure on himself.
[15:02] I2
    Itsuki,
[15:03] I2
    get ready for a fastball!
[15:05] I1
    Okay, Iguchi-san.
[15:11] I1
    Nice throw.
[15:12] I1
    It's very fast!
[15:16] I1
    Iguchi-san doesn't see the light
    of day with Mei-san around,
[15:19] I1
    but he's a great pitcher, too.
[15:21] I1
    He'd be the ace if he wasn't on this team.
[15:26] I1
    Nice throw!
[15:27] I1
    You're on a roll!
[15:32] Na
    Masa-san, let's get in the bullpen!
[15:35] Na
    Hurry!
[15:36] Ha
    He's your teammate. Don't get worked up.
[15:39] Na
    Iguchi-san, I'm not gonna lose.
[15:42] I2
    It only sounds like sarcasm from you.
[15:44] I1
    You're the ace already.
[15:48] R2
    Coach Kunitomo.
[15:56] R2
    Narumiya-kun is known as
    the best in Kanto, at the moment,
[16:00] R2
    but he didn't pitch some games
    last autumn due to some problems, I believe.
[16:05] R2
    Was it because of that loss in nationals?
[16:12] R2
    The summer nationals last year.
[16:19] R2
    He pitched in both the first
    and second games as a reliever,
[16:23] R2
    and everyone in the nation began
    to acknowledge him already as just a first-year.
[16:27] R2
    Then the third game happened
    against Yatsuhiro Technical High School.
SIGN    Yatsuhiro Inashiro
[16:30] R2
    He got on the mound from the sixth inning,
[16:32] R2
    and in the top of the eighth
    with the game tied at 2-2,
[16:35] R2
    one out, and a runner on third...
[16:41] Na
    No use making that face.
[16:44] Na
    I can tell you guys are going for a squeeze.
[16:50] Na
    Knew it!
[16:52] Na
    Masa-san!
[17:05] R2
    He knew the squeeze was coming,
    but he threw way too wide.
[17:10] R2
    That single run decided the game,
[17:13] R2
    and Inashiro's nationals
    ended in the third round.
[17:18] R2
    He ended everyone's summer.
[17:22] R2
    I heard he cried in front
    of everyone after the game.
[17:30] IC
    Yes, after nationals,
[17:33] IC
    he broke his form and suffered greatly.
[17:37] IC
    However, Iguchi was able to grow in that time,
[17:43] IC
    and a snooty first-year was forced
[17:47] IC
    to face the harsh reality of baseball.
[17:51] Na
    Masa-san! Fastball coming!
[17:57] IC
    There's nothing like playing in nationals.
[18:00] IC
    Some things, you can only learn by being there.
[18:04] IC
    In that sense, it was a great experience for him.
[18:09] R2
    Experience.
[18:12] (Flashback) IC
    There's no better place
    for players to grow than nationals.
[18:16] (Flashback) IC
    If possible, I'd love to take
    them there every year.
[18:23] R2
    He raised Mahara High School in Tochigi
[18:25] R2
    to a national quarterfinalist
    school in just five years,
[18:28] R2
    and ten years ago,
[18:29] R2
    he took the coaching position here,
    his home school.
[18:34] R2
    Fourteen national qualifications,
    including both summer and spring seasons.
[18:38] R2
    The coach who was employed
    by the school to strengthen their baseball team.
[18:42] R2
    That's Hiroshige Kunitomo.
[18:45] R2
    Great players gathered around his achievements,
[18:49] R2
    and the coach wishes for the growth
    of the players more than anyone else.
[18:55] R2
    "It won't be a surprise
    if we make nationals."
[19:00] R2
    Everyone on the team has
    that mentality, along with pride.
[19:04] R2
    This is what makes the Inashiro
    baseball team and their long history.
[19:10] Na
    Change-up coming up next.
[19:12] Ha
    Stop feeding the reporters
    with too much material!
[19:15] Na
    Look at this angle. Take a picture!
[19:19] Na
    Ready?
[19:21] R2
    Seido is trying to make nationals
    after being away for six years,
[19:25] R2
    and this team will be yet another
    huge obstacle they'll have to face.
SIGN    Seido High School Practice Field
[19:37] Sa
    Yes!
[19:38] Sa
    That was a great strike!
[19:41] Ch
    Just barely a ball.
[19:44] Ch
    However...
[19:45] Ch
    It was a good aggressive pitch.
[19:47] Sa
    And a compliment comes out!
[19:50] Ch
    What Tanba told him yesterday
    must be lifting his spirit.
[19:56] (Flashback) Ta
    I want to tell you something.
[19:59] (Flashback) Ta
    I was entrusted with the ace number,
[20:02] (Flashback) Ta
    but I couldn't make the first game.
[20:07] (Flashback) Ta
    Kawakami, Furuya, and Sawamura.
[20:10] (Flashback) Ta
    Thanks to all your efforts,
[20:12] (Flashback) Ta
    I was able to stand on the mound again.
[20:17] Ka
    Tanba-san.
SIGN    National Champions
[20:20] Ta
    For the final,
[20:23] Ta
    whoever's on the mound
    at that time is the ace!
[20:26] Ta
    That's how we should all pitch!
[20:31] Ch
    Tanba.
[20:34] Mi
    Tanba-san.
[20:36] EE
    Yes, sir!
[20:38] Ka
    We'll do our best!
[20:40] Fu
    The ace.
[20:44] Sa
    The ace.
[20:52] Ch
    Sawamura.
[20:53] Sa
    Yes?
[20:54] Ch
    One out, runners on first and third.
[20:56] Ch
    What's your pitch?
[21:05] Sa
    Who's the batter?
[21:10] Ch
    The clean-up at Inashiro, Harada.
[21:24] (Flashback) Mi
    The batters are able to hit
     your pitches to the outfield.
[22:00] Sa
    My best pitch.
[23:36] Ta
    I just do the best I can do right now.
[23:38] Ka
    I won't let the team down.
[23:40] Fu
    I can finally pitch.
[23:42] Az
    The dream I couldn't achieve
    is in your hands now.
[23:46] Az
    You guys had better make nationals!
[23:47] Sa
    Y-You're!
[23:49] Sa
    The person I completely
    shut down before!
[23:51] Az
    Are you trying to pick a fight, twerp?
[23:54] Mi
    Next time on Ace of the Diamond:
    A Nostalgic Face.
SIGN     A Nostalgic Face
[23:57] Mi
    Let's win the national title!