# 58 - The Three-Hole
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**[00:01] Ma**
A squeeze bunt after two strikes?
**[00:03] Na**
*Damn it!*
**[00:09] (Flashback) Ry**
I know we have...
**[00:12] (Flashback) Ry**
...a lot of good underclassmen.
**[00:24] Ma**
First base!
**[00:26] An**
Third base runner scores!
**[00:32] Is**
*We got a run back.*
**[00:35] Yu**
*Just one more run.*
**[00:37] An**
Seido High School is switching players.
**[00:43] Ma**
*They're switching here?*
**[00:45] Ma**
*Isn't Kominato up next?*
***SIGN*** Pinch hitting for the second batter and baseman, Ryosuke Kominato-kun,
***SIGN*** is Haruichi Kominato-kun.
**[01:03] Ry**
Smack the first pitch, Haruichi.
**[01:08] Ry**
You've got this.
***SIGN*** The Three-Hole
***SIGN*** Seido finally got a run in the top of the eighth,
***SIGN*** and they still have a runner on second with two outs!
***SIGN*** With a runner in scoring position,
***SIGN*** Haruichi Kominato comes out as a pinch hitter.
***SIGN*** This first-year has hit three for three so far
***SIGN*** with an RBI of 1.000!
***SIGN*** He's brought a lot of luck to Seido.
**[03:10] Sa**
Smash it away, Harucchi!
**[03:13] Fu**
First pitch!
**[03:14] Ry**
Keep your shoulder warm, Sawamura.
**[03:16] Sa**
It's your chance to be a man!
**[03:22] I1**
*Seido replaced one of their best batters*
**[03:26] I1**
*with his first-year younger brother?*
**[03:30] I2**
*Is he really...*
**[03:32] I3**
*...that reliable?*
**[03:38] Ma**
*When the pinch hitter gets a hit,*
**[03:41] Ma**
*it really lifts the team's spirit.*
**[03:44] Ma**
* Let's take him down*
* with everything we've got, Mei!*
**[03:48] Na**
*He's using a wooden bat as a first year?*
**[03:58] Na**
*I'll break your freaking bat!*
**[04:10] C1**
He's standing really close to the plate.
**[04:12] C1**
I wonder if he's risking getting hit,
**[04:14] C1**
so he can aim for an outside pitch.
**[04:25] C2**
He's luring a pitch...
**[04:27] C2**
...to the inside.
**[04:30] Ma**
*We don't need a strike.*
**[04:33] Na**
*I know.*
**[04:37] Na**
*I'll scare you to death!*
**[04:40] Ha**
*Ever since I was little,*
**[04:42] Ha**
*I've been chasing after him.*
**[04:45] (Flashback) C1**
Wow! He's good!
**[04:46] (Flashback) C2**
How old is he?
**[04:48] (Flashback) C2**
What a cute boy!
**[04:52] (Flashback) R1**
Nice one, Ryosuke!
**[04:56] Ha**
*My brother has always been my hero.*
**[05:02] Ha**
*I've always admired him*
**[05:05] Ha**
*and wanted to be like him.*
**[05:07] (Flashback) Ry**
You should get this one.
**[05:09] (Flashback) Ry**
It's metal, so it's light.
**[05:11] (Flashback) Ry**
You're weak and short.
**[05:16] (Flashback) Ry**
You're ten years too young for a wooden one.
**[05:18] (Flashback) Ha**
I want this one!
**[05:21] (Flashback) Ha**
It's better if it's a challenge.
**[05:28] Ha**
* I can't catch up to you*
* if I just do what's normal.*
**[05:33] (Flashback) Ry**
You're unusually stubborn about this.
**[05:35] (Flashback) Ry**
Don't come crying to me later.
**[05:41] (Flashback) Ry**
But...
**[05:43] (Flashback) Ry**
If you can master the wooden bat,
**[05:47] (Flashback) Ry**
you'll be an amazing batter.
**[05:53] Ha**
*I just wanted to be acknowledged by him.*
**[06:05] (Flashback) Ry**
You've got this.
***SIGN*** It's a hit!
***SIGN*** Both left and center ran for it but were a step away!
***SIGN*** Pinch hitter Kominato hit one into the left while breaking his bat!
**[06:54] Ma**
He got another hit!
**[06:55] Ka**
It might've been an out
if the bat hadn't broken!
**[06:59] Ma**
He's definitely got luck on his side!
**[07:01] Ku**
Nice batting!
**[07:05] Ry**
*It's not luck.*
**[07:08] Ry**
*Isn't that right, Haruichi?*
***SIGN*** Two outs and runners on first and third!
***SIGN*** And the team's best batters are coming up next!
**[07:20] Is**
*What reliable underclassmen.*
**[07:25] Is**
Thanks for setting up the stage for me!
**[07:39] Ma**
Jun-san! You've got this!
***SIGN*** The count is 2-2.
***SIGN*** Isashiki is racking up fouls!
**[07:50] 31**
Those are some good pitches.
**[07:52] 32**
Isashiki's just barely keeping up.
**[07:54] 33**
No, he's doing well.
**[07:57] 33**
Isashiki usually swings big
from the first pitch,
**[08:00] 33**
so everyone thinks he's a hard hitter,
**[08:03] 33**
but he also has enough
skill to hit to the right.
**[08:06] Is**
Let's go!
**[08:10] Na**
*Man, you're persistent.*
**[08:13] Ma**
*Is he just putting his money on fastballs?*
**[08:17] Ma**
*I'd like to get his timing off, but...*
**[08:30] Na**
*What are you so worried about, Masa-san?*
**[08:34] S1**
Jun-san!
**[08:36] S2**
You've got this!
**[08:38] Ot**
W-We're completely ignoring their change-up.
**[08:41] Ch**
* If he throws a change-up,*
* it's game over for us.*
**[08:52] Is**
*Let's go! Damn it!*
**[08:54] Is**
*Come on!*
**[08:56] C1**
You've got this, Isashiki!
**[08:59] M1**
Come on, Isashiki-kun.
**[09:01] MM**
Please!
**[09:03] M2**
Let's get a hit!
**[09:07] C1**
Isashiki!
**[09:08] C2**
Jun-san!
**[09:14] Ma**
Jun-san.
**[09:23] (Flashback) Is**
Zono!
**[09:25] (Flashback) Is**
Are you trying to hit a home run every at-bat?
**[09:28] (Flashback) Is**
You're swinging way too wide!
**[09:30] (Flashback) Is**
The coach won't pick you if you swing like that.
**[09:33] (Flashback) Ma**
But I'm known for my long hits.
**[09:36] (Flashback) Ma**
And what about you?
**[09:38] (Flashback) Is**
What?
**[09:39] (Flashback) Ma**
How do you control your hits to the right,
**[09:43] (Flashback) Ma**
when your form is just completely inconsistent?
**[09:46] Is**
*Yeah!*
**[09:48] (Flashback) Is**
Whose form is inconsistent?
**[09:52] (Flashback) Ma**
I'm sorry!
**[09:54] (Flashback) Is**
I may be in the three-hole,
**[09:56] (Flashback) Is**
but I've never thought
for a second that I'm good.
**[10:00] (Flashback) Is**
How can I get on base?
**[10:02] (Flashback) Is**
How can I create an opportunity?
**[10:04] (Flashback) Is**
How can I pass the baton?
**[10:08] (Flashback) Is**
Every time I stand at the plate,
**[10:10] (Flashback) Is**
I'm doing everything I can
to chase after the ball.
**[10:18] Is**
*I hate saying this,*
**[10:22] Is**
* but there's a guy I'll never beat*
* in a million years*
**[10:25] Is**
*waiting right behind me.*
**[10:31] Ma**
*Let's end it with this one.*
**[10:35] Is**
*Try and get me out!*
**[10:37] Is**
*I dare you!*
**[10:41] Is**
*A slider?*
**[10:50] Um**
Ball!
***SIGN*** It's full count now!
**[10:55] Sa**
It went low!
**[10:57] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
***SIGN*** Yes... Yes...
**[10:58] Sa**
Yes! Yes! Yes!
**[11:00] R1**
That was a nice stop.
**[11:02] R2**
Yeah.
**[11:03] R2**
I bet Inashiro wanted to end on that pitch.
**[11:11] Ch**
Now, it's 50:50.
***SIGN*** Isashiki fought for a walk!
**[11:28] S1**
Yes!
**[11:29] S2**
Bases loaded!
**[11:30] S3**
Good job, Isashiki!
**[11:33] Ma**
*Jun-san!*
**[11:36] Is**
*Damn.*
**[11:37] Is**
*I guess I'm not meant to take the spotlight.*
**[11:45] Is**
*He's all yours, Captain.*
**[12:01] C1**
Tetsu!
**[12:02] C2**
Tetsu-san!
**[12:03] C3**
Yuki!
**[12:05] IM**
Should we send them a messenger?
***SIGN*** Seido Inashiro
***SIGN*** Two outs and bases loaded at the top of the eighth!
***SIGN*** Only a single run separates the teams.
***SIGN*** It's the ace versus the cleanup once more.
***SIGN*** This is their fourth match-up.
**[12:32] CC**
Men have their own worlds.
**[12:37] CC**
My world is like
**[12:41] CC**
a shooting star in the sky.
**[12:46] CC**
Smack it away, Yuki!
**[12:49] CC**
Yuki! Yuki!
**[12:49] Is**
*Tetsu.*
**[12:50] Is**
*When Narumiya pitched
that last one to me,*
**[12:53] Is**
*he was definitely tense.*
**[12:56] Mi**
*The momentum...*
**[12:58] Ch**
*...is definitely in our favor.*
**[13:04] Is**
*Make this game ours, Captain.*
**[13:11] IC**
We don't need a messenger.
**[13:14] IC**
The players on the field know
very well what they need to do.
**[13:21] IC**
They're all facing forward.
**[13:27] I1**
*Let's go.*
**[13:30] I2**
*Mei.*
**[13:31] I3**
*This is a pickle.*
**[13:33] I4**
*Finally a challenge.*
**[13:36] I5**
*Just shut him down.*
**[13:38] I5**
*Like you always do.*
**[13:41] II**
*We believe in you.*
***SIGN*** Seido's cleanup has been shut down by Narumiya so far.
***SIGN*** A hit ties the game.
***SIGN*** Anything more will turn it around!
***SIGN*** And the first pitch!
**[14:19] Um**
Strike!
**[14:21] I1**
Yes!
**[14:23] 31**
A forkball here?
**[14:26] C1**
They're good.
**[14:27] C1**
That was a good distraction.
**[14:34] Ma**
*He swung from the first pitch.*
**[14:38] Ma**
*Is he after a fastball?*
***SIGN*** Second pitch!
**[15:12] Is**
Damn it.
**[15:14] Is**
Give us a free run!
**[15:15] R1**
That was a nice save.
**[15:17] R2**
Yeah.
**[15:18] R2**
Accidents are scary
when there's a runner on third.
**[15:22] R2**
*Looks like even Narumiya-kun is tense.*
***SIGN*** The slider went a little low,
***SIGN*** and now it's 1-1.
***SIGN*** Are they being cautious?
***SIGN*** Inashiro is taking their time before they pitch.
**[15:55] R2**
* The first two match-ups*
* were strikeouts with change-ups.*
**[16:00] R2**
* Carlos-kun got the impossible*
* out in the third match-up,*
**[16:04] R2**
* but Yuki-kun hit Narumiya-kun's*
* fastball perfectly.*
**[16:08] R2**
*The key seems to be the change-up.*
**[16:19] Ot**
*Don't come! Don't come! Don't come!*
***SIGN*** Third pitch!
**[16:29] Is**
Smack it away!
**[16:30] SS**
Tetsu!
**[16:32] Ku**
Tetsu-san!
**[16:33] Sa**
Leader!
***SIGN*** And a beautiful fastball from Narumiya!
**[16:47] I1**
Yeah!
**[16:48] I1**
That's how you do it!
**[16:49] Ta**
Nice swing!
**[16:51] Ku**
Your timing's right on, Tetsu-san!
**[16:53] C1**
Wow!
**[16:54] C1**
Was that the fastest today?
**[16:56] C2**
But Yuki tapped it.
***SIGN*** What an exciting clash of two titans!
***SIGN*** Will the ace win with his pride?
***SIGN*** Or will the cleanup show persistence?
**[17:13] C0**
Tetsu-san!
**[17:14] C1**
Hit it, Tetsu!
**[17:19] C2**
Narumiya!
**[17:20] C3**
Narumiya-senpai!
***SIGN*** Another foul! That's the fifth pitch!
***SIGN*** With his bat, he continues to hang on against Narumiya!
***SIGN*** The count is still 1-2!
**[17:36] Mi**
*Tetsu-san is swinging at the balls.*
**[17:39] Mi**
*Mei must be throwing some incredible pitches.*
**[17:50] Ma**
* He's reacted well to both*
* a forkball and a high ball.*
**[17:55] Ma**
*Mei's fastball is definitely at its peak.*
**[17:58] Ma**
*The pitch that could make it even better...*
**[18:02] Ma**
*...is his change-up.*
**[18:12] Ma**
* But his change-up gets a little higher*
* every time he pitches it.*
**[18:17] Ma**
*That's why we've been so careful up until now.*
**[18:27] Na**
*We don't really have a choice, Masa-san.*
**[18:30] Na**
* We've been practicing in order*
* to win games like this at nationals.*
***SIGN*** I want to pitch.
Let me pitch.
I'm gonna pitch.
**[18:40] Ma**
*True.*
**[18:41] Ma**
*This isn't the time to be counting his pitches.*
**[18:47] Ma**
*If he can throw it low, it's invincible.*
**[18:50] Ma**
*No one can even touch it.*
**[19:00] Ma**
*If he can throw it perfectly here...*
**[19:04] Ma**
*...then it'll truly become his strikeout pitch.*
**[19:08] Ma**
*If you throw it high,*
**[19:10] Ma**
*I'm gonna smack you later.*
**[19:17] C1**
Focus right here!
**[19:19] Is**
Smack it, Tetsu!
**[19:22] Ha**
Let's go!
**[19:24] S1**
You've got this.
**[19:26] S2**
Come on, Leader!
**[19:37] Ka**
*Yuki.*
**[19:40] (Flashback) Yu**
Captain?
**[19:42] (Flashback) Yu**
Me?
**[19:44] (Flashback) Ka**
Yeah.
**[19:45] (Flashback) Ka**
The third-years unanimously picked you.
**[19:49] (Flashback) Ka**
With so many people,
**[19:50] (Flashback) Ka**
I'm not asking you to keep everyone in check.
**[19:53] (Flashback) Ka**
You just need to lead with your plays.
**[20:04] (Flashback) Ka**
What's wrong?
**[20:06] (Flashback) Ka**
Can't get up, Yuki?
**[20:12] (Flashback) Yu**
One more...
**[20:15] (Flashback) Yu**
Please...
**[20:18] (Flashback) Yu**
Coach...
**[20:21] Ka**
*You've led this team so far.*
**[20:29] Ka**
* You've honed your batting skills*
* every day this past three years.*
**[20:34] Ka**
*Now focus it all into one swing.*
**[20:38] CC**
Smack it away, Yuki!
**[20:41] CC**
Yuki!
**[20:47] CC**
Yuki! Yuki! Yuki!
**[21:11] Na**
*I can hear you all loud and clear,*
**[21:13] Na**
*even if you don't scream.*
**[21:18] Na**
* It's the ace's job to meet*
* everyone's expectations.*
**[21:26] Na**
*I still have to redeem myself at nationals.*
**[21:31] Na**
*So I'll...*
**[21:37] Na**
*I'll perfect this pitch right here, and...*
**[21:51] Na**
*...we'll go to nationals!*
**[23:36] Mi**
Mei throws his change-up at Tetsu-san!
**[23:39] Sa**
Our team is invincible.
**[23:40] Sa**
I can't imagine us losing to anyone!
**[23:43] Na**
Man, I feel great!
**[23:45] R2**
I doubt anyone expected this result.
**[23:48] IC**
In this important game,
**[23:50] IC**
there are three inexperienced
first-years on their field.
**[23:53] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
Fearless.
***SIGN*** Fearless
**[23:56] Sa**
Let's win the national title!