6 - Go Straight Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:06] Rei     Those who shone at Koshien Stadium     and those who didn't [00:10] Rei     all want to go back. [00:12] Rei     I think they feel it strongly. [00:17] Rei     They know what worked for them, what didn't, [00:22] Rei     and what they need to do to get stronger. [00:28] Rei     That's the road to winning     the national title. [00:32] Yuki     I'm Masashi Yuki from     Akado Middle School! [00:35] Yui     I'm Kaoru Yui from Mamiya Senior. [00:38] Asada     I'm Hirofumi Asada from     Muto Middle School! [00:42] Mogami     I'm Takeshi Mogami from     Akebono Middle School. [00:45] Seto     I'm Takuma Seto from Daikyo Senior. [00:48] Koshu     I'm Koshu Okumura from Daikyo Senior. [00:52] @Kataoka     What they experienced in Koshien Stadium,     what they learned from it, [00:56] @Kataoka     and what they'll need from here on out... [01:01] @Kataoka     They've all been steeped in it. [01:08] @Kataoka     Start by looking for     and feeling with your skin [01:11] @Kataoka     the kind of baseball we want to play. [01:15] _All     Yes, sir! [01:18] int_Ochiai     Those words of encouragement     for the new recruits [01:21] int_Ochiai     lit a fire under the current team, as well. [01:25] @Kataoka     First-years will have a physical     skills test on Field B! [01:28] @Kataoka     Second and third-years will     practice on Field A! [01:31] @Kataoka     After a break, there will be     fielding practice with runners! [01:34] @Kataoka     Pitchers will be fielding as well! [01:37] _All     Yes, sir! [01:39] Narrator     The 59 second- and third-years [01:41] Narrator     received 35 new recruits. [01:44] Narrator     The team now has 94 members. [01:48] Narrator     Seeking to make consecutive     Koshien appearances... [01:52] @Miyuki     Let's go! [01:53] _All     Yeah! [01:55] Narrator     ...the new Seido High School     baseball team is now setting off. SIGN    Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium SIGN    Game 1 10:00 Start Time     Third Base Side First Base Side     Seido – Eigen SIGN    Game 2 12:30 Start Time     Third Base Side First Base Side     Toga – Koetsu SIGN    Tokyo Spring Tournament      A Block, Round 3 SIGN    Seido – Eigen     (W Tokyo) (E Tokyo) [04:02] _Umpire     Foul! [04:06] _Umpire     Foul! [04:08] _Fan     Eigen's pitcher has some good fastballs. [04:11] _Fan     Is he holding Kominato down? [04:13] _Fan     Just look at his haircut! [04:14] _Fan     And eyes! [04:15] _Fan     He's so cute! [04:17] _Fan     He didn't really shine at Koshien Stadium. [04:20] _Fan     People talked about how     he uses a wooden bat, though. [04:26] @int_Kuramochi     I'm on second. [04:28] @int_Kuramochi     Bring me home, Haruichi. [04:31] @int_Miyuki     I use a wooden bat in practice, [04:34] @int_Miyuki     but if it hits even a little off center,     the ball doesn't go anywhere. [04:38] @int_Miyuki     Is he fouling off all the hard pitches? [04:44] @int_Kominato     Swing speed, and power to go the distance. [04:48] @int_Kominato     I know that's what I'm lacking. [04:53] @int_Kominato     That's why I'll stay calm... [05:00] @int_Kominato     and aim for the pitches I know I can hit! [05:06] Announcer     Kominato hits it between     the left and center fielders! [05:09] Announcer     Kuramochi makes it home from second base! [05:13] Announcer     They've added a run     in the bottom of the fourth! [05:17] @Sawamura     Nice work, Haruichi! [05:18] @Sawamura     I knew you could do it! SIGN    Ignore [05:23] int_Ochiai     So stubborn. [05:26] int_Ochiai     He's decided to keep that style. [05:27] int_Ochiai     He cut his hair and made up his mind. [05:35] _Umpire     Ball! [05:37] int_Catcher     Calm down, Koji. [05:40] int_Catcher     It's still early in the game. [05:42] int_Catcher     You've only given up three hits. [05:45] int_Catcher     Your pitching is proving effective     against this lineup, too. [05:51] int_Catcher     Show them what you've trained     to do between tournaments. [06:06] _Fan     It's gone! [06:08] @int_Miyuki     That felt good. [06:09] _Fan     It's a two-run homer to the back screen! [06:11] _Fan     Well done, captain! [06:13] _Fan     He was waiting for a high fastball! [06:15] _Sign     Press Box [06:15] _Reporter     How many does that make in high school? [06:17] _Reporter     I think that makes 32. [06:19] _Reporter     I thought he'd have more. [06:20] _Reporter     He's been inconsistent in the past. [06:23] _Reporter     We'll see how much he'll improve. [06:25] _Reporter     Every ball club needs a good catcher. [06:28] _Reporter     If he shines in the summer tournament,     he could get drafted. [06:33] @Kominato     How did it feel? [06:35] @Miyuki     Perfect. [06:37] @Miyuki     Keep it going. [06:47] Announcer     He dug out a low breaking ball! [06:50] Announcer     A double over the center fielder! [06:52] Announcer     The Seido batters look unstoppable! [06:54] Announcer     Satoru Furuya is showing     his batting skills today! [06:58] _Fan     Nice, Furuya! [06:59] _Fan     Furuya-kun! [07:08] @Sawamura     Like this! This? [07:11] @Sawamura     Like this! [07:12] Ono     If you aren't going to pitch, I'm leaving. SIGN    Seido SIGN    Eigen [07:16] _Fan     Seido's really good! [07:17] _Fan     Hey, Eigen is swapping pitchers. [07:21] _Fan     He was looking good for a while. [07:24] _Fan     Seido faced the best pitchers     in the country at Koshien Stadium. [07:29] _Fan     Their seed got them a bye     to the third round, [07:31] _Fan     but it looks like     their engine's up and running. SIGN    Top of the fifth inning [07:47] @Kawakami     Third! [07:49] @Maezono     Yeah! [07:51] Tanaka     That was a hell of a sinker! [07:53] Higasa     Yeah! [07:54] Announcer     Seido strands runners on second and third     with a grounder for a much-needed third out. SIGN    Seido SIGN    Eigen [07:58] Announcer     Kawakami, the starting pitcher,     holds Eigen to one run this inning. [08:04] @Miyuki     Nice pitch. [08:05] @Miyuki     The course was good, too. [08:08] @Kawakami     You mean it? [08:09] @Miyuki     Look at the stands. [08:19] @Miyuki     I've been complimenting you too, you know? [08:22] @Kuramochi     He just knows your heart's not in it. [08:28] _Fan     They're pretty far ahead. [08:30] _Fan     Will they call the game if Eigen     doesn't score this inning? [08:33] _Guy     Is Furuya-senpai not going to pitch? [08:35] Mogami     I wanna see him throw [08:37] Mogami     one of those 150 km/h pitches. [08:40] Announcer     Seido High School is making substitutions. [08:44] Announcer     Replacing Yamaguchi-kun at     first base is Maezono-kun. [08:49] Announcer     Replacing Kanemaru-kun at     third base is Higasa-kun. [08:54] Announcer     Replacing Kawakami-kun at     pitcher is Sawamura-kun. [08:58] Announcer     First baseman Maezono-kun will bat seventh. [09:02] Announcer     Third baseman Higasa-kun will bat eighth. [09:05] Announcer     Pitcher Sawamura-kun will bat ninth. [09:09] Announcer     Those are the substitutions. [09:11] _Fan     Huh? [09:12] _Fan     Who was that? Sawamu... ra? [09:15] _Fan     Oh, the guy who screwed up     at Koshien Stadium? [09:17] _Fan     He really fell flat on his face. [09:19] _Fan     When is Furuya-kun gonna pitch? [09:21] ---     Yeah! What the hell? [09:23] ---     I'm sick of waiting! [09:26] @int_Sawamura     I need to review what I trained     for in the off-season. [09:29] @int_Sawamura     Hip joints... Lower body strength... [09:33] @int_Sawamura     Stabilizing my form... [09:35] @int_Sawamura     Faster pitches... [09:38] (Flashback) fb_Chris     Precise control and faster pitches... [09:41] (Flashback) fb_Chris     They aren't easy skills to acquire. [09:45] (Flashback) fb_Chris     But if you can commit to methodically     creating a firm base to work from, [09:50] (Flashback) fb_Chris     you'll be able to make     the most of your abilities. [09:56] @int_Sawamura     Enhancing my core fastball... [10:00] @int_Sawamura     And finding a surefire pitch     that only I can throw. [10:08] @Kominato     Eijun-kun, start with the leadoff batter. [10:12] @Kominato     Let's wrap this up. [10:17] @Sawamura     So you finally speak! [10:19] @Sawamura     Let's use this chance to settle     our differences, Haruichi-kun! [10:22] @Kominato     It's only during games.     I'm blocking you out otherwise. [10:25] @Sawamura     Haruichi-san! [10:27] Owada     It doesn't look like     Furuya-kun will be pitching today. [10:30] Mine     Yeah. [10:32] Mine     The fans who came to see him     will be disappointed, [10:37] Mine     but the searing-hot mound     in the summer will be [10:40] Mine     very different than when he pitched     in the cool spring invitational. [10:46] Mine     No pitcher can pitch the whole summer,     no matter their skill. [10:51] Mine     Kawakami-kun's [10:53] Mine     and Sawamura-kun's growth [10:56] Mine     are vital for the team to     earn a national title. [11:02] @Sawamura     Everyone, please help me out! [11:05] @int_Miyuki     He's facing the right way. [11:09] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki     How about using just your fastball today? [11:12] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura     That trickster face! [11:13] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki     You can do it, right? [11:16] @int_Miyuki     Show them what you've got. [11:21] @int_Sawamura     Oh, man... [11:25] _Fan     Is this the last inning? [11:26] _Fan     What's a called game? [11:27] _Fan     What about Furuya-kun? [11:28] _Fan     Baseball rules are too complicated. [11:37] _Umpire     Strike! [11:40] int_Batter     Th-That was fast! [11:43] int_Batter     Is this how fast he pitches? [11:47] int_Batter     It looks like the ball     is coming right at me! [11:51] int_Batter     Gotta move! [11:53] _All     Yeah! [11:54] _All     Two strikes! [11:56] int_Batter     Damn. I can't time his pitches. [11:58] int_Batter     How fast are they? [12:00] int_Batter     The ball has too much momentum! [12:06] _Fan     Three inside pitches! [12:07] _Fan     He got the batter to swing at a     high pitch and struck him out! [12:10] _Fan     That pitch was 135 km/h! [12:12] _Fan     He's pitching faster. [12:17] _Batter     The ball has momentum when it gets close. [12:22] int_Batter     It's hard to see the point of release, [12:24] int_Batter     and the pitch is hard to hit. [12:26] int_Batter     I can try to connect with the ball     further out so I don't swing late... [12:30] int_Batter     But I think he throws change-ups, too. [12:36] _Umpire     Strike! [12:38] _Fan     Low and outside! [12:40] _Fan     He threw it right where     the catcher's glove was! [12:42] _Fan     Nice, Sawamura! [12:44] _Fan     He's looking good today! [12:46] @Kuramochi     They love him! [12:48] @int_Miyuki     Yes, that's it! [12:50] @int_Miyuki     So you can throw these! [12:53] @int_Miyuki     You put so much pressure on     yourself at Koshien Stadium [12:58] @int_Miyuki     that you didn't have a     chance to pitch like this. [13:04] _All     Yeah! [13:08] int_Yui     Even when he swings for the fastball,     he swings late. [13:13] int_Yui     What is it about those pitches? [13:16] _Fan     Is it time yet? [13:18] _Fan     The change-up to kill him off! [13:20] Asada     Wow... [13:23] int_Asada     His pitches aren't incredibly fast, [13:26] int_Asada     but there's something     about how he throws it. [13:33] Announcer     An high inside pitch! [13:35] Announcer     That's two strike outs in a row! [13:42] _Guy     Two pitches outside,     then one high and inside. [13:44] Mogami     Nice! [13:46] int_Okumura     It's not just the course,     but the height, too. [13:48] int_Okumura     None of the pitches are wasted. [13:52] int_Okumura     The catcher is fueling the pitcher's intensity. [13:55] int_Okumura     It's bullish calling. [14:05] int_Okumura     And this pitcher who responds with     ever stronger pitches is just... [14:15] @int_Miyuki     Well, here's their cleanup.     He's got a sharp swing. [14:20] @int_Miyuki     If your fastball is off,     he'll send it flying. [14:26] @Kominato     Wrap it up! [14:28] @Kuramochi     You can let him hit, too! [14:30] @Maezono     Get it done, Sawamura! [14:32] @Tojo     Two outs! SIGN    Restless SIGN    Restless [14:34] ---     Don't screw it up! SIGN    Restless [14:39] @Kanemaru     A cutter-like fastball to the     right-handed batter's chest. [14:44] @int_Miyuki     A fastball you grip like an eagle,     that looks like it's going to sink. [14:50] @int_Miyuki     A pure, high-quality fastball     with a clean spin. [14:57] @int_Miyuki     What I want is your individuality. [15:03] @int_Miyuki     Let the pitch go wild with your will... [15:06] @int_Miyuki     A fastball only you can throw... [15:12] @int_Sawamura     I can go further. [15:16] @int_Sawamura     Higher. [15:20] @int_Sawamura     And then, beyond there... [15:27] @int_Sawamura     with him! SIGN    Tachikawa City Baseball Field SIGN    Tokyo Spring Tournament     B Block, Round 3 SIGN    Akikawa – Minamidai     (W Tokyo) (E Tokyo) [15:52] _Fan     Aw, a double play. [15:54] _Fan     They had a chance there at the end. [15:57] _Fan     I guess they'll call the game, then. [16:01] _Fan     Hey, isn't that Shunshing Yeung? [16:04] _Fan     Why's he the ball boy? [16:06] _Fan     Is he injured or something? [16:08] _Coach     Still, keep your heads up. [16:11] _Fan     The JHBF disqualified him     from participating? [16:13] _Fan     So we won't get to see him     pitch this summer, either? [16:17] _Fan     Unbelievable. [16:19] _Fan     He's so talented, but they won't     even let him sit on the bench. SIGN    Fuchu City Baseball Field SIGN    Tokyo Spring Tournament     B Block, Round 3     Ichidai Third – Kawamura     (W Tokyo) (E Tokyo) [16:33] int_Pitcher     Not yet... [16:35] int_Pitcher     I need the ball closer... to the batter. [16:41] Announcer     He looks at it and it's strike three! [16:43] Announcer     The batter doesn't swing     and the game's over! [16:45] _Fan     Was that an inside slider?! [16:47] _Fan     Crazy! [16:47] _Fan     How could he swing at that?! [16:50] _Pitcher     It's over already? SIGN    Kawamura SIGN    Ichidai Third [16:51] Announcer     Ichidai Third advance to     the fourth round in a called game! [16:56] _Player     Nice pitch, Kosei! [16:57] _Player     Nice pitch! [17:00] Amahisa     I want to pitch more. [17:02] Amahisa     I was feeling pretty good. [17:04] Amahisa     But you guys had to run up the score. [17:09] _All     He's mad at us for scoring?! [17:14] Amahisa     I was joking. [17:15] _Player     That didn't sound like a joke! [17:17] _Player     Damn it, we'll score even more now! [17:19] _Player     Then you'll have an easy time pitching! [17:21] Amahisa     What are you so mad about? [17:23] _Player     Shut up! [17:25] int_Coach     Even with the lopsided score,     he didn't lose his focus. [17:30] int_Coach     He got on the mound to improve. [17:34] int_Coach     I deeply appreciate how     Manaka boy and Ohmae boy [17:39] int_Coach     worked with us in the off-season. [17:42] int_Coach     It's all to improve your pitching. [17:46] int_Coach     With his fighting spirit ablaze as it is,     Amahisa boy is unstoppable. [17:52] _Fan     So they called the game. [17:54] _Fan     They were too strong. [17:55] _Fan     They won easily even with     Furuya playing outfield. [17:58] _Fan     Seido, the land of pitchers! SIGN    Makita          Kurohira SIGN    Seido          Eigen SIGN    (Called in seventh inning) [18:00] _Fan     I can't wait for Maezono     to get back into a rhythm! [18:03] _Fan     Honestly, I was trembling at those     last three straight strikeouts. [18:07] _Fan     His fastballs are faster! [18:09] _Fan     Sawamura is definitely improving! [18:10] @bg_Miyuki     If this had happened at Koshien Stadium... [18:11] _Fan     I still remember how he     stumbled at Koshien Stadium! [18:13] @bg_Miyuki     It's fine for today, [18:16] @bg_Miyuki     but you might not get to     pitch like that next time. [18:20] @Miyuki     I hope you'll remember how it felt today. [18:24] @Sawamura     Yeah, I got it! SIGN    Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium SIGN    Third base line     Baseball office     Competition office     Officials room     Locker room SIGN    First base line     Broadcast room     Executive suite     Locker room     Jingu Tournament     Headquarters [18:27] Seto     He's really good. [18:29] Seto     The way he threw, you can tell     he's powered up since the fall. [18:33] Okumura     None of his pitches were change-ups.     They were all fastballs. [18:39] Seto     Hey, you're right! [18:41] Okumura     Of his eleven pitches, none missed the plate. [18:43] Okumura     For three pitches, the batter didn't swing. [18:46] Okumura     Two times the batter swung     late and hit it foul. [18:48] Okumura     Six times the batter swung and missed. [18:50] Seto     That's crazy! [18:51] Seto     I thought he was the kind     to pitch to contact. [18:55] int_Yui     His pitching style is different     from Furuya-san's, [18:57] int_Yui     but batters swing at and miss his fastballs. [19:01] int_Asada     He really is a core pitcher for the team. [19:04] int_Asada     I thought he was just all talk. [19:11] _Player     Wh-What's wrong, Yuki-kun?! SIGN    I want to play [19:12] _Player     There's some kind of aura around you! [19:16] Mine     If they keep this up, they'll face     Kasuga First High in the quarterfinals [19:20] Mine     and Ichidai Third High in the semifinals. [19:24] Mine     Those are matches we didn't get     to see in the fall or summer. [19:29] Owada     I'm excited to see Amahisa-kun and     Furuya-kun pitch against each other. SIGN    A Block     Round 3     Seido 11 – 1 Eigen     (Called in seventh inning) [19:35] Narrator     With a score of 11-1, Seido defeats     Eigen High School in a called game, SIGN    Tokyo Spring Tournament      Seido wins their first game. [19:40] Narrator     winning their first match of     the Tokyo Spring Tournament. SIGN    Meiji Jingu Stadium SIGN    April 7th [19:53] _Fan     What's going on today? [19:54] _Fan     Is it a college game?     Look at all the people. [19:57] _Fan     Huh? The secondary stadium's     balcony seats are sold out? [20:01] _Fan     It's only 9:00. SIGN    Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium [20:04] _Fan     There's only 5,000 seats, right?     Of course they'd sell out. SIGN    Game 1 10:00 Start Time     Third Base Side First Base Side     Inashiro Industrial – Yakushi SIGN    Game 2 12:30 Start Time     Third Base Side First Base Side     Kumode – Shadai [20:07] _Fan     A semifinal team from the spring invitational [20:09] _Fan     is playing the runner-up team     from Koshien Stadium. [20:19] _Fan     Todoroki, knock it flying! [20:22] _Fan     Hit it hard, Raichi! [20:24] _Coach     Look at 'em all! Couldn't you get     1,500 yen per ticket with that demand? [20:29] Sanada     It doesn't matter to us     how many people come. [20:33] _Coach     I could make a food stall and sell     Todoroki yakisoba for 800 yen. [20:37] _Coach     What do you think? [20:38] Sanada     Does it have any toppings? [20:40] _Fan     A lot of people are watching our team! [20:43] _Fan     They're just here to see Raichi. [20:45] _Fan     Sanada-san actually spoke to me. [20:48] _Fan     Whoa, really? SIGN    Yakushi     High     School [20:49] _Fan     Why are these guys talking like fans? SIGN    Sho Taniguchi (first-year) SIGN    Daigo Kuroki (first-year) [20:52] _Fan     What's up with that? [20:54] _Fan     Got that right.     We joined Yakushi to play baseball. [20:59] _Fan     Right, Tomobe? SIGN    Sakito Tomobe (first-year) [21:00] _Fan     Quit reading over there and stand up! [21:03] _Fan     I can't right now. [21:04] _Fan     Because you're reading     a pervy book in public! SIGN    Taiga Hayakawa (first-year) [21:08] _Fan     Why aren't there any cheerleaders here?! [21:10] _Fan     That's the only reason I came! [21:14] _Fan     Their bench looks pretty relaxed. [21:17] _Fan     Are they not afraid of us? [21:20] _Fan     They're probably confident because of     their winning streak at Koshien Stadium. [21:24] _Fan     They're riding high. [21:27] _Fan     No, that's the kind of team they are. [21:30] _Fan     But once the game begins, SIGN    Inashiro     Industrial SIGN    Shinji Akamatsu (first-year) [21:35] _Fan     we'll see which team is made up of champions. SIGN    Yoji Mitsuishi (first-year) SIGN    Akimitsu Yoshizawa (first-year) [21:40] _Fan     Good point. SIGN    Ryohei Shima (first-year) [21:46] _Fan     Let's get this game started. [21:56] Todoroki     I wanna get to hitting soon! [22:14] Narrator     "Go Straight." [23:49] Narrator     Two powerhouse schools are facing off! [23:51] Narrator     Yakushi High School made the semifinals     in the spring invitational, [23:54] Narrator     while Inashiro Industrial were the runner-up     at Koshien Stadium last summer. [23:57] Sachiko     Wow, the stands are full     for a third-round game. [24:01] Sachiko     Sanada-kun looks way     more intense than last year. [24:04] Narumiya     How long are you gonna go on     about being in the invitational? [24:10] Tadano     On the next episode of     Ace of the Diamond Act II: [24:13] Tadano     "King." SIGN    Next Time [24:14] Tadano     Let's win the national title!