52 - Ace of Diamond

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[00:05] Narrator
    It's the top of the seventh,
[00:07] Narrator
    and Hachiya Oji must score two runs
    or the game will be called.
[00:10] _Fan
    He's still pitching a no-hitter, right?
[00:12] _Fan
    He's given up two walks,
    and made eleven strikeouts.
[00:15] Kawabata
    Oh, man...
[00:17] Kawabata
    He's taken all the hard work we've
    done and blown it to smithereens.
[00:22] @Miyuki
    Furuya is in rare form today.
[00:25] @Miyuki
    I've been waiting for this, too.
[00:27] Kawabata
    But I'm not done with you yet! Come at me!
[02:25] @int_Miyuki
    He has a good read on the ball.
[02:31] @int_Miyuki
    He's got the best swing
    of anyone on their team.
[02:36] @int_Miyuki
    You don't see many batters
    like him, even at Nationals.
[02:40] _Player
    You can do it, Captain!
[02:42] _Player
    Let's get it started!
[02:43] int_Coach
    Kawabata...
[02:46] int_Kawabata
    It's not over.
    I haven't laid it all out yet.
[02:53] int_Kawabata
    I haven't laid it all on the line yet!
[03:05] int_Kawabata
    Right after I got into
    high school, my dad died.
[03:15] int_Kawabata
    He passed right after we learned he was sick.
[03:22] (Flashback) fb_Kawabata
    Lay off! I know what to do!
[03:24] (Flashback) fb_Kawadad
    Then make sure you do it!
[03:27] int_Kawabata
    He had helped me practice since I was little.
[03:30] int_Kawabata
    He took me to the batting cages
    every day in middle school.
[03:37] int_Kawabata
    I couldn't accept that he was gone.
[03:40] int_Kawabata
    If I didn't stay busy,
    my heart felt like it would fall apart.
[03:51] (Flashback) fb_Player
    Is he practicing late again?
[03:53] (Flashback) fb_Player
    The funeral wasn't even a week ago.
[03:57] (Flashback) fb_Player
    Is he okay?
[04:06] int_Kawabata
    Even when my blisters popped and bled,
[04:09] int_Kawabata
    I still kept swinging.
[04:13] int_Kawabata
    The pain dulled my sorrow.
[04:19] int_Kawabata
    I could ignore the void in my heart
    during those long, arduous practices.
[04:28] int_Kawabata
    Before I knew it, I'd become a starter
    in the fall of my first year.
[04:34] (Flashback) fb_Kawasis
    Masa!
[04:35] (Flashback) fb_Kawamom
    Masanori!
[04:37] int_Kawabata
    I used baseball to escape.
[04:40] int_Kawabata
    My dad and I did it together,
    and it protected me.
[04:47] int_Kawabata
    Everything I went through that day
[04:50] int_Kawabata
    made me who I am.
[04:54] int_Kawabata
    I'm going to put everything on the line!
[05:01] Announcer
    It's a hit!
[05:03] Announcer
    Team captain Kawabata gets
    his team's first hit!
[05:06] _Player
    Nice batting, Captain!
[05:08] _Player
    Kawabata-senpai!
[05:09] Kawabata
    Now, keep it going!
[05:12] _Player
    Yeah!
[05:13] _Player
    Let's see it, cleanup!
[05:14] _Player
    Show them what you can do!
[05:16] _Fan
    They sure are excited over one hit.
[05:18] _Fan
    Well, sure, it was a no-hitter.
[05:21] _Fan
    Do you think Hachiya Oji can pull it off?
[05:25] @int_Miyuki
    Every team has third-years thinking
    about their last summer of baseball.
[05:30] @int_Miyuki
    One good play can give the team a boost.
[05:36] @int_Miyuki
    We must not let our guard down.
[05:47] @Sawamura
    Finish it.
[05:51] @int_Miyuki
    We have to rip their courage and hope apart.
[05:56] @int_Miyuki
    We'll put everything we have
[05:59] @int_Miyuki
    into finishing this game now.
[06:10] _Umpire
    Ball!
[06:11] _Player
    Kurose-san!
[06:12] _Player
    Find your pitch, Kurose!
[06:15] int_Kawabata
    Throw another breaking ball!
[06:18] int_Kawabata
    Miyuki sometimes lets them get behind him!
[06:22] int_Player
    I'm okay. I'm seeing the ball.
[06:24] int_Player
    Don't stretch for the ball.
[06:25] int_Player
    Swing all the way through!
[06:27] int_Player
    All our hard work hasn't been in vain!
[06:31] int_Kawabata
    There's still a chance!
[06:38] int_Player
    It wasn't a waste!
[07:03] Announcer
    A 6-4-3 double play!
[07:06] Announcer
    Shortstop Yohichi Kuramochi and
    second baseman Haruichi Kominato
[07:10] Announcer
    have cut the rally short!
[07:13] Announcer
    Their fielding for Seido has
    triumphed over Hachiya Oji's!
[07:17] Announcer
    Their last glimmer of hope
    has been extinguished!
[07:30] bg_Kuramochi
    Two outs!
[07:31] bg_Maezono
    Two outs!
[07:32] bg_Miyuki
    Two outs!
[07:33] bg_Maezono
    One more!
[07:34] bg_Kanemaru
    Let's do it!
[07:48] Announcer
    The ball nestles into left fielder Aso's glove,
     and the game is over!
[07:55] _All
    Yes!
[07:56] Announcer
    The game is called in the seventh inning,
    with the score at 8-0!
[07:59] Announcer
    Seido High School advances
    to the fifth round!
[08:02] _Sign
    National High School Baseball Tournament
[08:16] Kawamom
    Masanori.
[08:18] Kawamom
    I'm proud of the work you've done
    these two and half years.
[08:33] Kawabata
    Thank you for making my lunch
    and washing my uniform,
[08:38] Kawabata
    and for all of your support
    these two and half years.
[09:02] int_Kawabata
    I'm sorry, Dad.
[09:08] int_Kawabata
    I couldn't take our family
    to Koshien Stadium.
[09:16] int_Kawabata
    I'm sorry.
[09:45] Ota
    Okay, I'll send the students
    who came to cheer back first.
[09:49] Takashima
    I'll send everyone back who isn't
    staying to watch the next game.
[09:52] Ota
    Do you want to let the second-string
    and the first-years use the practice field?
[09:56] Takashima
    Yes, please. I've had the players
    write up their practice schedule.
[10:00] Takashima
    Furuya-kun, make sure
    you get plenty of rest.
[10:15] @Furuya
    You get to pitch again.
[10:19] @Sawamura
    Yeah.
[10:24] @int_Sawamura
    That's right.
[10:27] @int_Sawamura
    Receiving the ace number doesn't mean
    I beat Furuya or that I can replace him.
[10:37] @int_Sawamura
    Nori-senpai and Kaneda get prepared
    every game in case they need to go in.
[10:47] @int_Sawamura
    Don't be so full of yourself!
SIGN    Norikane Academy
SIGN    Ichidai Academy
[10:56] Aso
    Wow, the Ichigaku pitcher is keeping his
    pitches low, but they're still hitting them.
[11:02] Kawakami
    Maybe they're swinging at his sliders.
[11:04] Aso
    The Norikane batters are tough,
    but their uppercut swings really stand out.
[11:08] Kawakami
    So they're doing that
    "flyball revolution" stuff?
[11:12] Aso
    Yeah, they might be.
[11:13] Kawakami
    Their whole team seems to be doing it.
[11:16] @int_Sawamura
    Fried ball?
[11:20] @Okumura
    The idea is to hit the ball
    at an upward angle
[11:24] @Okumura
    in order to avoid hitting grounders off
    low pitches and extreme shifts, correct?
[11:28] @Okumura
    It's been used in the major leagues lately.
[11:31] @Okumura
    They say it's greatly increased
    the number of home runs per year.
[11:37] @Sawamura
    You're here?!
[11:38] @Okumura
    Yes.
[11:39] @Sawamura
    I told you not to lurk behind me!
[11:41] @Sawamura
    If you're gonna be close, sit beside me!
[11:46] @Okumura
    There's something called the "Barrel Zone."
[11:48] @Okumura
    It's when the ball is hit at
[11:50] @Okumura
    an angle near 30° and above
    158 km/h, resulting in a longer flight.
[11:55] @Sawamura
    Like a rain barrel?
[11:57] int_Tojo
    Okumura sure knows his stuff.
[12:00] Tojo
    Kominato, your third at-bat today...
[12:03] @Kominato
    Yeah, it was kind of like an uppercut.
[12:06] @Kominato
    I knew they were trying to
    make me hit a grounder.
[12:09] @Kominato
    I was able to catch it and launch
    it over the second baseman's head.
[12:13] @Kanemaru
    For real?
[12:14] @Kominato
    But there aren't many high school teams that
    can do extreme shifts like in the majors,
[12:19] @Kominato
    and the power isn't even a comparison.
[12:22] @Kominato
    I think it would be risky for
    everyone to do uppercut swings.
[12:26] @Kominato
    Plus, uppercut swings don't
    work on high pitches,
[12:29] @Kominato
    and you're really limited
    as to where the ball can go.
[12:31] @Sawamura
    Really?
[12:33] @Okumura
    Yes, that is how the majors
    are dealing with it.
[12:36] @Kominato
    You should watch how each batter
    deals with high pitches, Eijun-kun.
[12:40] @Sawamura
    Yes, Master Haruichi, as you command!
[12:44] @Miyuki
    A team like Seiko Academy,
[12:46] @Miyuki
    with a whole lineup of batters who can hit
    a ball into the stands, is scary enough,
[12:52] @Miyuki
    but this team swings from the first
    pitch, even if it's hard to hit.
[12:56] @Miyuki
    Their hits are really rough, too.
[12:58] @Miyuki
    The way I see it, the Norikane batters will
    have a tough time hitting your numbers.
[13:10] @Sawamura
    I see. If you say so, Cap,
    I'll take your word for it.
[13:16] @Sawamura
    But that's only if I can
    pitch the way I need to.
[13:29] @Sawamura
    I want to get on the mound
    and show that I can.
SIGN    West Tokyo Qualifiers, Round 4
    Seido 8–0 Hachiya Oji
    (Called in seventh inning)
[13:45] Yui
    Okay, I'm off.
[13:46] Sachiko
    I packed the special drinks.
[13:52] Yuki
    Subbed out... What shame...
[13:57] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    The pitcher we face tomorrow
    is a right-handed side thrower,
[14:00] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    which gives left-handed batters an advantage.
[14:02] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I'll put you in if I feel you can contribute.
[14:05] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Do your warm-up swings and be ready to go in.
[14:09] @int_Yui
    He thinks I can contribute.
[14:13] @int_Yui
    Now I need to show that I can.
[14:20] Kukki
    Those two are really fired up.
[14:23] Seto
    Man...
[14:24] Seto
    We already missed getting
    a spot on the roster.
[14:27] Seto
    We're not gonna let them leave us behind!
[14:30] Kukki
    I know, right?
[14:34] Asada
    This is great! I'm gonna work hard, too!
[14:36] _Sign
    Seido High School
[14:40] Takashima
    The game was called,
[14:41] Takashima
    with Norikane Academy winning 11-3.
[14:44] Ono
    The right-handed pitcher who came out
    later is their actual ace, right?
[14:48] Watanabe
    You need to watch out for his curveball.
[14:51] @Ochiai
    We have two days until the game on Sunday,
[14:55] @Ochiai
    and since he only threw
    ninety-three pitches in six innings,
[14:58] @Ochiai
    Furuya may be ready to pitch.
[15:04] @Kataoka
    Yes.
[15:05] Takashima
    Both Inashiro and Seiko have games
    at their own fields on Saturday.
[15:10] Takashima
    The third-years not on the roster
    will split up to cover the games.
[15:15] Takashima
    Then there's the block D game
    of Yakushi vs Third High...
[15:20] Takashima
    Both teams will probably have
    their best players on the field.
[15:23] Takashima
    Watanabe-kun and I will
    be watching that game.
[15:28] @Kataoka
    We have very little information about
    the first-years on either team.
[15:31] @Kataoka
    We need you on this, Watanabe.
[15:33] Watanabe
    Yes, sir!
[15:34] Ono
    I'll go watch the Inashiro game.
[15:37] @Okumura
    Excuse me.
[15:40] @Okumura
    Would you allow me to watch
    the Yakushi-Third High game?
[15:44] @Okumura
    I'll make sure to work out after I get back.
[15:54] (Flashback) @fb_Yui
    All I think about every day
    is what I can do now.
[16:02] @int_Okumura
    What I can do...
[16:06] @Kataoka
    Okay.
[16:08] @Kataoka
    Go and watch the game as a catcher!
SIGN    July 19th, Saturday
SIGN    Akishima
SIGN    Tachikawa
SIGN    Reiwa House Stadium Hachioji
SIGN    Hachioji
SIGN    Fuchu
[17:09] [SONG] ---
    Denied
SIGN    July 20th, Sunday
SIGN    7/20 National High School Baseball Championship
    West Tokyo Qualifiers Fifth Round Two Matches
    9:00 Seido - Norikane Academy
    11:30 Kowa - Sosei
    Reiwa House Stadium Hachioji
SIGN    Previous day
    Team meeting

[17:37] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    For the game tomorrow against Norikane,
[17:39] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Sawamura will be the starting pitcher.
[17:42] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    You know what to expect
    from their batters, right?
[17:47] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    They use big uppercut swings.
[17:51] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    You have to pitch low as well as high,
    and to both sides.
[17:56] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Stop them from getting a read on the ball.
[18:02] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    In case of an accident,
    Kawakami will be warming up in the bullpen.
[18:06] (Flashback) fb_Kawakami
    Yes, sir!
[18:07] _Sign
    Bonds
[18:07] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    The querterfinals are scheduled
    to begin in three days.
[18:12] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I would like to have Sawamura pitch
    the whole game, if possible.
[18:23] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Yes, sir!
[18:25] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I will show that I can live up
    to your expectations, Boss.
[18:35] @fbint_Ochiai
    That's the bare minimum for Seido's ace.
[18:38] @fbint_Ochiai
    It's evidence of Coach Kataoka's deep-seated trust.
[18:42] @fbint_Ochiai
    A rallying cry from the heart, so to speak.
[18:47] int_Student
    Boss?
[18:48] int_Student
    Boss...
[18:50] int_Student
    He called him "boss"...
[18:54] int_Student
    Sawamura-senpai is crazy!
[18:59] (Flashback) fb_Nakata
    Do you think Sawamura can do it?
[19:02] (Flashback) fb_Higasa
    Do what?
[19:03] (Flashback) fb_Nakata
    Will he psych himself out again?
[19:06] (Flashback) fb_Nakata
    The coach put a lot of pressure on him.
[19:09] (Flashback) fb_Nakata
    If Norikane starts hitting off him tomorrow,
[19:13] (Flashback) fb_Nakata
    I think it'll be pretty unlikely
    he'll play again this tournament.
[19:17] (Flashback) fb_Nakata
    The further we advance,
    the stronger the teams we face will be.
[19:20] (Flashback) fb_Higasa
    True.
[19:22] (Flashback) fb_Nakata
    I saw how he was pitching
    before the tournament began,
[19:25] (Flashback) fb_Nakata
    and I'd really like to see him do that again.
[19:28] (Flashback) fb_Maezono
    Not to worry!
[19:31] (Flashback) fb_Maezono
    We'll score so many runs,
    it won't matter how tense he gets!
[19:36] (Flashback) fb_Nakata
    Zono...
[19:40] (Flashback) fb_Nakata
    We're more worried about you tensing up.
[19:43] (Flashback) fb_Higasa
    Yeah!
[19:43] (Flashback) fb_Maezono
    I'll be good to go!
[19:48] (Flashback) fb_Tojo
    Sawamura!
[19:50] (Flashback) fb_Tojo
    We'll be swinging to support you!
[19:53] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    Pitch your best, Eijun-kun.
[19:55] (Flashback) @fb_Kanemaru
    Don't sleep on your neck wrong!
[20:00] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Okay, good night!
[20:01] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    Good night.
[20:02] (Flashback) @fb_Kanemaru
    See you tomorrow.
[20:05] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    We're waiting to see
[20:07] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    if he can bounce back
    fully from the first game.
[20:11] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    It will be a critical game for Sawamura, too.
[20:18] (Flashback) @fb_Okumura
    I believe he has firmly
    reflected on the first game.
[20:23] (Flashback) @fb_Okumura
    He will be ready.
[20:28] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    I'm looking forward to it, too.
[20:32] _All
    Let's play!
SIGN    National High School Baseball Tournament
    West Tokyo Qualifiers Fifth Round
    Seido High School - Norikane Academy
[20:34] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Seeing him pitch like an ace.
[20:49] @Kuramochi
    Let's get the first out!
[20:51] @Kominato
    They'll be swinging from the first pitch!
[20:54] Maezono
    Get it done!
[20:56] Tojo
    Show them what you can do!
[20:58] @Kanemaru
    Let's make this a fun game!
[21:00] Aso
    I'm in left field today!
[21:04] @Sawamura
    Rather than a past riddled with mistakes
[21:08] @Sawamura
    or a future bound to be riddled with even more,
[21:13] @Sawamura
    I'm focused on the here and now,
    and the mistakes I could make today!
[21:20] @Sawamura
    Balls will come flying your way,
[21:22] @Sawamura
    so please back me up!
[21:25] _Player
    Yeah!
[21:26] _Player
    You sound energetic again today!
[21:29] @Yui
    I can feel myself rooting for him.
[21:34] _Fan
    So Sawamura's the starting pitcher.
[21:37] _Fan
    He was all over the place in the first game.
[21:39] _Fan
    Was it that bad?
[21:41] @Miyuki
    Are you ready?
[21:42] @Sawamura
    Yes, sir!
[21:43] _Fan
    He was switched out in the fourth inning.
[21:45] _Fan
    He gave up two runs, but that
    wasn't the problem... his pitching was.
[21:50] _Fan
    I hope we get to see those awesome
    pitches he threw before the tournament.
[21:58] @int_Miyuki
    His expression is still a little stiff.
[22:03] @int_Miyuki
    I can't say I blame him, though.
[22:07] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Did you sleep?
[22:08] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Honestly, not really.
[22:10] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    But I can sleep anytime!
[22:13] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I'll sleep like a log after today's game!
[22:16] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Don't laugh it off.
[22:18] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    I actually slept very well.
[22:20] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Well, good for you!
[22:22] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I'll pass you the baton in the most perfect way,
[22:25] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    so just sit on the bench and watch!
[22:28] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    Okay, I will.
[22:29] (Flashback) @fbbg_Sawamura
    You'd better!
[22:30] @fbint_Miyuki
    I expected him to be tense, but he
    seems better than the first game.
[22:30] (Flashback) @fbbg_Furuya
    Yeah, I will.
[22:32] (Flashback) @fbbg_Sawamura
    I'll be checking!
[22:33] (Flashback) @fbbg_Furuya
    Sure, please do.
[22:35] (Flashback) @fbbg_Furuya
    I'll be ready to go in at any time.
[22:37] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Sawamura, give it up.
[22:40] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    That's what it means to stand on the mound.
[22:49] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I suppose so.
[23:18] @int_Miyuki
    The pressure...
[23:20] @int_Miyuki
    and the hopes of the team
[23:23] @int_Miyuki
    are things only those who
    stand there can truly know.
[23:33] @int_Miyuki
    Shoulder the burden...
[23:38] @int_Miyuki
    and throw!
[23:46] @Sawamura
    "Ace of Diamond."
SIGN    Color Illustration / Yuji Terajima
[23:48] _Sign
    Look forward to the day we meet again...