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!