# 6 - Head to Head
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**[00:00] Haruichi**
Don't give up!
**[00:01] Haruichi**
The catcher dropped the ball!
**[00:06] Haruichi**
Run through!
**[00:11] Umpire1**
Safe!
**[00:14] Alumnus1**
Wow!
**[00:15] Alumnus1**
That's the first guy to be on base!
**[00:19] Miyuki**
Though it's just an uncaught third strike.
**[00:20] Sawamura**
*Whose voice...*
**[00:22] Sawamura**
*was that?*
**[00:23] Sawamura**
* I definitely wouldn't*
* have made it without him.*
**[00:28] Kanemaru**
Was he always here?
**[00:30] Hosoyamada**
Didn't even notice...
***SIGN*** Head to Head!
**[02:06] Miyauchi**
Sorry.
**[02:07] Miyauchi**
I take all the blame for
letting him get on base.
**[02:09] Kawakami**
Don't worry.
**[02:11] Kawakami**
We won't give up a single
run to the first-years.
**[02:13] Kawakami**
Not to mention that
**[02:14] Kawakami**
none of the other first-years look
like they're here to actually play.
**[02:21] Sawamura**
I'm gonna run!
**[02:34] Sawamura**
Not bad.
**[02:35] Sawamura**
I wouldn't expect anything
less from this school.
**[02:38] Sawamura**
You're pitching already?
**[02:40] Kataoka**
Strike! Batter out!
**[02:44] Sawamura**
*I'm trying to steal...*
**[02:47] Sawamura**
*but no openings.*
**[02:49] Alumnus1**
The first-years are terrible.
**[02:51] Alumnus2**
They're not trying to advance the runner,
**[02:53] Alumnus2**
nor are they showing any effort to score.
**[02:56] Hosoyamada**
We don't have a coach.
**[02:59] Hosoyamada**
How are we gonna figure out this
new pitcher's pitching patterns?
**[03:02] Hosoyamada**
It's too late even if you get on base now!
**[03:08] Alumnus1**
Ouch! That's two outs in a row.
**[03:11] Alumnus2**
They're gonna leave their runner hanging.
**[03:15] Furuya**
Excuse me.
**[03:16] Furuya**
I don't have anything to do, anymore.
**[03:18] Furuya**
May I go train on my own?
**[03:21] First-year**
Hey, we're still in the middle of a game!
**[03:27] Miyauchi**
Coach, is that all right?
**[03:29] Kataoka**
It's fine.
**[03:30] Kataoka**
This is the last inning, anyway.
**[03:34] Kataoka**
There's no reason to go further.
**[03:36] Miyuki**
You sure about that, monster rookie?
**[03:38] Miyuki**
Not gonna watch until the end?
**[03:41] Furuya**
It's already over.
**[03:43] Sawamura**
Don't give up!
**[03:44] Sawamura**
The game's only just begun!
**[03:46] Furuya**
A single man can't lead the team to victory.
**[03:50] Furuya**
Baseball isn't that simple.
**[03:52] Kanemaru**
Damn.
**[03:53] Kanemaru**
What's with him?
**[03:54] Kanemaru**
Does he not care about
the game now that he's passed?
**[03:58] Hosoyamada**
It's not as if we like
playing this game, either.
**[04:04] Haurichi**
So...
**[04:05] Haruichi**
What exactly did you come here to do?
**[04:07] Haruichi**
The coach only wants to see results.
**[04:11] Haruichi**
How good you were
in junior high is irrelevant.
**[04:15] Haruichi**
It's about time you figured that out.
**[04:18] Haruichi**
If you don't want to play, then let me.
**[04:24] Haruichi**
Excuse me!
**[04:25] Haruichi**
I'd like to call for a change of players.
**[04:27] Haruichi**
I'm playing as the pinch hitter.
**[04:30] Alumnus1**
Is he copying Furuta?
**[04:32] Alumnus2**
A guy who wants to leave
before the game ends,
**[04:34] Alumnus2**
a guy who calls himself into the game...
**[04:36] Alumnus2**
This season's got some crazy first-years.
**[04:38] First-year1**
Who made you the boss?
**[04:40] First-year2**
Wait! He's using a wooden bat.
**[04:44] Miyuki**
Looks like there's another interesting guy.
**[04:47] Haruichi**
Let's have a good fight.
**[04:54] Alumnus1**
A sign?
**[04:56] Alumnus2**
What?
**[04:57] Alumnus2**
When did they come up with signs?
**[04:59] Haruichi**
*We never did.*
**[05:01] Haruichi**
*The point is to try to distract the pitcher.*
**[05:06] Sawamura**
Wait! What's that?
**[05:08] Sawamura**
What does it mean?
**[05:09] Sawamura**
You never briefed me!
**[05:10] Sawamura**
Hey!
**[05:11] Haruichi**
*There goes my plan.*
**[05:14] Alumnus1**
What was he trying to do, anyway?
**[05:17] Alumnus2**
They're not on the same page.
**[05:19] Haruichi**
*Okay.*
**[05:20] Haruichi**
*I guess I'll have to do this without tricks.*
**[05:22] Haruichi**
I'll definitely get you back to the plate.
**[05:25] Haruichi**
Let's score a run together!
**[05:28] Alumnus1**
He just declared a run.
**[05:30] Alumnus1**
Who is that kid?
**[05:31] Alumnus2**
Way too much of an optimist.
**[05:33] Alumnus2**
I bet he's stupid, too.
**[05:38] First-year1**
Get him back to the plate?
**[05:40] First-year1**
He doesn't look like a hard hitter!
**[05:43] First-year2**
If he holds the bat that short,
he won't reach for the outer pitch!
**[05:46] Ota**
Who is that boy?
**[05:48] Ota**
Did he stand out in the physical ability tests?
**[05:51] Rei**
He's from Yoko Junior High in Kanagawa.
**[05:53] Rei**
Haruichi Kominato.
**[05:56] Miyauchi**
*What's he trying to do?*
**[05:57] Miyauchi**
* Should we throw a ball*
* to the outside to see his reaction?*
**[06:01] Rei**
His batting average in junior high was .635.
**[06:05] Ota**
What?
**[06:06] Ota**
.6?
**[06:08] Rei**
*He changed his grip on the bat!*
**[06:14] Haruichi**
* A ball to the outside*
* against an unfamiliar batter.*
**[06:17] Haruichi**
*There's no easier pitch to hit than this.*
**[06:23] Miyauchi**
He was aiming for that pitch!
**[06:26] Alumnus1**
That's going very close to the foul line.
**[06:27] Alumnus1**
If it goes in, it's a long hit.
**[06:29] Umpire1**
Fair!
**[06:30] Tanaka**
Shoot.
**[06:31] Tanaka**
He started running
the moment the pitcher threw.
**[06:33] Tanaka**
Hurry!
**[06:34] Tanaka**
He's passed second base!
**[06:36] Makihara**
No way we're giving
any runs to the first-years!
**[06:39] Alumnus1**
Whoa! He's going past third!
**[06:41] Alumnus2**
He's running straight for the plate.
**[06:44] Haruichi**
Go!
**[06:46] Sawamura**
*My teammate promised to send me home.*
**[06:49] Sawamura**
*I have to score!*
**[06:52] First-year1**
That's impossible!
**[06:52] First-year2**
He won't make it!
**[06:54] Miyauchi**
I'll blow you away!
**[07:04] Takaoka**
Safe!
**[07:05] Alumnus1**
Wow! The first-years finally scored a run!
**[07:08] Alumnus2**
The batter was good, but I also gotta
hand it to the runner who didn't stop!
**[07:11] Haruno**
Yay!
**[07:14] Kanemaru**
Damn! He did it!
**[07:15] Kanemaru**
Way to go!
**[07:20] Sawamura**
*I made it.*
**[07:22] Miyauchi**
*The timing was completely on my side,*
**[07:26] Miyauchi**
*but he dodged my glove*
**[07:29] Miyauchi**
*and twisted his body*
**[07:32] Miyauchi**
*to put his hand on the plate.*
**[07:35] Sawamura**
I made it!
**[07:37] Miyauchi**
*How could he twist his body in that situation?*
**[07:40] Miyauchi**
*He could've injured his hip or shoulders.*
**[07:44] Haruichi**
He really made it...
**[07:47] Haruichi**
What a guy.
**[07:48] Sawamura**
We've got a run.
**[07:49] Sawamura**
The game's only just begun!
***SIGN*** Seido High School Practice Field
**[07:54] Kataoka**
Out!
***SIGN*** 1st Year 2nd-3rd Years
**[07:59] Miyauchi**
Coach, are you really stopping
the game after this inning?
**[08:04] Miyauchi**
Can we please keep playing?
**[08:06] Miyauchi**
We can't let it end right
after the first-years scored.
**[08:11] Kataoka**
Both teams, line up!
**[08:14] Miyauchi**
C-Coach!
**[08:17] Kataoka**
Wrap it up.
**[08:18] Kataoka**
Even if we keep playing,
the gap will only get wider.
***SIGN*** 1st Year 2nd-3rd Year
**[08:28] Sawamura**
*Bastard...*
**[08:33] Kataoka**
However...
**[08:35] Kataoka**
If everyone on the first-year
team wants to continue,
**[08:38] Kataoka**
it's a different story.
**[08:43] Kataoka**
Well?
**[08:50] Sawamura**
What's wrong with you?
**[08:51] Sawamura**
Are you just gonna let it end here?
**[08:53] Sawamura**
Who knows when we'll have
another chance like this!
**[08:57] Sawamura**
Did you really play all out today?
**[08:59] Sawamura**
Can you swear that to your heart?
**[09:04] Kanemaru**
Shut up.
**[09:05] Kanemaru**
Stop acting so big when
you just got on base by luck!
**[09:10] First-year1**
He's right.
**[09:11] First-year1**
Your bad plays are one
of the reasons we're so behind!
**[09:15] First-year2**
We didn't join this team out of sheer envy.
**[09:20] First-year1**
We're frustrated, too!
**[09:22] First-year2**
Also, who put you in charge?
**[09:25] Kanemaru**
I'm pretty sure I'm better
at everything you can do.
**[09:28] Hosoyamada**
You weren't even officially
on the team until today.
**[09:30] Hosoyamada**
Don't act like you're the team captain!
**[09:32] Sawamura**
What'd you say to me?
**[09:34] Sawamura**
Wait! Does everyone hate me?
**[09:37] Haruichi**
These people just have so much pride...
**[09:42] Miyuki**
Looks like the first-years
still have a lot of energy.
**[09:45] Kanemaru**
We want to keep playing, Coach!
**[09:48] First-years**
Please, Coach!
**[09:49] First-years**
Please!
**[09:54] Kataoka**
Why couldn't you play
like that from the start?
**[09:58] Kataoka**
In high school baseball,
**[10:00] Kataoka**
you don't get a second chance.
**[10:06] Kataoka**
Kid.
**[10:08] Kataoka**
Starting this inning, you're pitching.
**[10:11] Kataoka**
Get up on the mound.
**[10:14] Kataoka**
I've already gone through
all the first-year pitchers.
**[10:17] Kataoka**
If you want to keep playing,
then you need to pitch.
**[10:20] Haruichi**
Nice going.
**[10:22] Miyuki**
Despite his method,
**[10:23] Miyuki**
he is the guy who lit
a fire in everyone's hearts.
**[10:27] Miyuki**
He deserves this chance.
**[10:30] Miyuki**
The coach isn't mean
just to be mean.
**[10:34] Isashiki**
Whoa! What's going on here?
**[10:36] Isashiki**
What's with this turnout
against the first-years?
**[10:40] Isashiki**
You should be up by 200 runs!
**[10:43] Kuramochi**
Jun, that's impossible.
**[10:45] Ryosuke**
What an embarrassing game.
**[10:47] Ryosuke**
Makes me sad.
**[10:49] Isashiki**
Switch with me!
**[10:50] Isashiki**
I'll play!
**[10:51] Kuramochi**
Jun, stop!
**[10:52] Kuramochi**
You just finished lifting!
**[10:56] Furuya**
*Were they...*
**[10:58] Furuya**
*training on their off time?*
**[11:00] Yuki**
Be quiet and watch, Jun.
**[11:02] Yuki**
That's the kid who struck out
Azuma, the man you respect.
**[11:07] Yuki**
You missed it when it happened, didn't you?
**[11:08] Yuki**
What?
**[11:09] Isashiki**
That was him?
**[11:16] Sawamura**
I get to stand on that mound?
**[11:25] Ota**
Your favorite is finally going to be pitching.
***SIGN*** You can do it, Ei-chan! Go to the nationals! Show your Akagi spirit!
**[11:37] Sawamura**
*These guys are always watching me.*
**[11:41] Sawamura**
*I can't do a half-assed job.*
**[11:48] Sawamura**
*Here I go, guys!*
**[11:51] Kariba**
Hey. What do you throw?
**[11:54] Kariba**
You've been talking big all this time.
**[11:56] Kariba**
If your pitching turns out to be
a joke, you're gonna get it.
**[12:01] Sawamura**
Don't worry.
**[12:03] Sawamura**
I won't run or hide!
**[12:05] Sawamura**
I'll throw it all
right down the middle!
**[12:07] Sawamura**
What?
**[12:08] Sawamura**
I'm gonna be giving a lot of hits
away, so it's all up to you, fielders!
**[12:12] Kariba**
Oh...
**[12:13] Kariba**
He's that kind of person.
**[12:15] First-year1**
An idiot?
**[12:17] Kanemaru**
Definitely.
***SIGN*** 1st Year 2nd-3rd Year
**[12:20] Kataoka**
Play!
**[12:23] Makihara**
*They just had a meeting out loud...*
**[12:25] Makihara**
*Throwing everything right down the middle?*
**[12:28] Makihara**
*If that wasn't a bluff, then he's crazy.*
**[12:37] Makihara**
The middle?
**[12:39] Makihara**
You better be joking me!
**[12:40] Crowd**
A home run right off the bat?
**[12:42] Kariba**
That's a no-brainer.
**[12:44] Kariba**
There's no way a pitch that slow
could work against a third-year!
**[12:48] Makihara**
What?
**[12:50] Sawamura**
Yeah!
**[12:51] Sawamura**
Nice going, left field!
**[12:54] Alumnus1**
Gotta hand that one down to the
left-fielder who was defending a little back.
**[12:57] Alumnus2**
It's just a matter of time
until he starts taking a beating.
**[13:00] Alumnus2**
That's the kind of fastballs
the third-years are familiar with.
**[13:04] Miyuki**
*The fastballs they're used to, huh?*
**[13:06] Miyuki**
* If they don't figure out what*
* Sawamura's pitch actually is,*
**[13:09] Miyuki**
*they've got another thing coming.*
**[13:13] Sawamura**
Nice, third base!
**[13:16] First-year1**
It just flew into his glove!
**[13:18] First-year2**
Wow! Two outs with two throws!
**[13:20] First-year1**
We're so lucky!
**[13:23] Saito**
First-years...
**[13:27] Saito**
Miracles don't happen a third time!
**[13:30] Saito**
Wh-What?
**[13:33] Alumnus1**
He jammed it.
**[13:33] Alumnus2**
But it landed in a nice spot.
**[13:39] Makihara**
The second baseman got it!
**[13:46] Umpire1**
Out!
**[13:48] Sawamura**
Wow!
**[13:49] Sawamura**
Did I just see you go... twisty?
**[13:52] First-year1**
Nice, second!
**[13:53] Kanemaru**
Nice, second!
**[13:55] Isashiki**
That second baseman's not bad.
**[13:59] First-year1**
We didn't give them any runs this inning!
**[14:02] First-year2**
Awesome!
**[14:03] Others1**
What are you doing?
**[14:04] Others2**
You just gave the
first-years more momentum!
**[14:07] Saito**
Sorry.
**[14:09] Saito**
*I didn't mess up.*
**[14:11] Saito**
*I thought I completely had it, but...*
**[14:13] Saito**
*what is with his throw?*
**[14:18] Yuki**
A moving fastball that curves
right at the plate, huh?
**[14:21] Yuki**
That's gonna be tough.
**[14:23] Miyuki**
* Of course you would*
* figure it out, Tetsu.*
**[14:25] Miyuki**
His pitch is only gonna get wilder from here.
**[14:29] Isashiki**
What?
**[14:31] Sawamura**
All right!
**[14:32] Sawamura**
The game's not over yet!
**[14:34] Sawamura**
Let's start by getting on base!
**[14:36] Kanemaru**
Look, no one put you in charge!
**[14:39] Ota**
The first-years are looking more energetic.
**[14:42] Ota**
When nice plays happen at defense,
the entire team gets excited.
**[14:45] Ota**
It looks like a completely different
team from the start of the game.
**[14:48] Ota**
Not to mention... Sawamura
is the pitcher, right?
**[14:50] Ota**
His moving is pretty good.
**[14:53] Rei**
Yes.
**[14:54] Rei**
But that's not the only
reason he caught my eyes.
**[15:02] Rei**
At a countryside district
tournament I chanced upon,
**[15:06] Rei**
the junior high team he was on was
basically composed of complete novices.
**[15:12] Rei**
The catcher couldn't catch flies,
**[15:14] Rei**
and his teammates made errors
in critical situations...
**[15:17] Rei**
He faced many pinch situations
**[15:19] Rei**
when a normal pitcher
would've given up the game.
**[15:23] Rei**
Yet, when I saw him lead
his team tenaciously
**[15:28] Rei**
without making a face,
**[15:31] Rei**
I saw a true ace in him.
**[15:36] Sawamura**
Hit one big!
**[15:37] Kanemaru**
You can do this!
**[15:39] Sawamura**
Let's attack like we're here for war!
**[15:41] First-year1**
Be aggressive in your swings!
**[15:44] Catcher**
Furuya, I'm sorry.
**[15:46] Cathcer**
I can't catch your pitch...
**[15:50] Player1**
He's a monster.
**[15:52] Player2**
Damn.
**[15:53] Player2**
What does he want from us?
**[15:56] Player3**
I'm sorry, Furuya.
**[15:58] Player3**
The upperclassmen don't want
to play baseball with you.
**[16:03] Player3**
Sorry.
**[16:08] Umpire1**
Out!
**[16:09] First-year1**
That was close!
**[16:10] Sawamura**
All right!
**[16:11] Sawamura**
We're starting to make some contact!
**[16:13] Sawamura**
We do stand a chance!
**[16:15] Sawamura**
Let's do another no-run inning!
**[16:17] First-years**
Yeah!
**[16:26] Kuramochi**
He made an error yesterday,
so he banned himself from talking.
***SIGN*** Nice to meet you.
**[16:32] Kuramochi**
Just a single error,
**[16:34] Kuramochi**
and he's off the starting line-up.
**[16:38] ---**
Asuka.
**[16:42] Masuko**
Sawamura.
**[16:46] Masuko**
I'm determined to be
back in the first-string.
**[16:49] Masuko**
Give me your all.
**[16:53] Sawamura**
Yes, sir!
**[16:54] Kuramochi**
This will be good!
**[16:55] Kuramochi**
A roommate battle!
**[16:57] Kuramochi**
How's Masuko been doing this game?
**[17:00] Miyuki**
Really well.
**[17:02] Miyuki**
Three hits and six RBIs.
**[17:03] Miyuki**
He's on track for coming back up.
**[17:07] Miyuki**
I'm sure he's noticed
what Sawamura's pitch is.
**[17:10] Miyuki**
Should be a good match
to really see Sawamura's ability.
**[17:17] Kariba**
He's huge...
**[17:19] Kariba**
He's the guy who's on a roll today.
**[17:23] Kariba**
Throwing down the middle's
not gonna work for...
**[17:26] Kariba**
Wait! Wait! Wait!
**[17:28] Kariba**
To him, too?
**[17:32] Sawamura**
Head-to-head! The only way!
**[17:42] Alumnus1**
The catcher miscaught
a fastball down the middle.
**[17:46] Kariba**
Sorry!
**[17:48] Kariba**
What was that pitch?
**[17:50] Kariba**
It looked like the ball
moved at the plate.
**[17:58] Alumnus1**
He's holding the bat short and
standing at the front of the batter's box.
**[18:02] Alumnus2**
What is he thinking?
**[18:05] Miyuki**
Yeah, Masuko knows what's up.
**[18:09] Miyuki**
He's made his swing smaller,
**[18:11] Miyuki**
so he can hit the ball
before it starts to move.
**[18:20] Sawamura**
This tension...
**[18:24] Sawamura**
I love it!
**[18:29] Umpire3**
Foul!
**[18:31] Isashiki**
He used to bat fifth with us.
**[18:33] Isashiki**
He could destroy the fence like that.
**[18:36] Ryosuke**
He hits hard even when
he holds the bat short.
**[18:41] Miyuki**
What will you do now, Sawamura?
**[18:44] Miyuki**
He isn't like Azuma, who underestimated you and hit everything you threw.
**[18:51] Masuko**
Three weeks since that error.
**[18:53] Masuko**
I was such an idiot back then.
**[18:57] Kataoka**
What was that play you just made?
**[18:59] Kataoka**
You were thinking about your at-bat
at the defense, weren't you?
**[19:03] Masuko**
I'm sorry.
**[19:04] Kataoka**
You might stand in the batter's box alone,
**[19:06] Kataoka**
but defense is something
you do with nine people!
**[19:10] Kataoka**
Stop putting the team at risk
with your petty emotions.
**[19:15] Kataoka**
Go cool your head in the second-string.
**[19:18] Masuko**
*I won't make another mistake like that.*
**[19:24] Masuko**
*Now, I only do my best every moment I can.*
**[19:36] Kariba**
*No balls, two strikes.*
**[19:38] Kariba**
*We've got an advantage here.*
**[19:40] Kariba**
*Let's throw a ball here to theoretically...*
**[19:47] Kariba**
Again?
**[19:49] Sawamura**
I can't be the ace if I run away here.
**[19:52] Kariba**
Damn it!
**[19:53] Kariba**
Go die however you want, then!
**[19:58] Sawamura**
*How did it feel...*
**[20:00] Sawamura**
*when I struck out Azuma?*
**[20:02] Sawamura**
*Gotta remember...*
**[20:04] Sawamura**
*that mitt!*
**[20:07] Sawamura**
Go!
**[20:23] Alumnus1**
It's in!
**[20:25] Alumnus2**
That's a home run!
**[20:26] Alumnus1**
Didn't he jam that pitch?
**[20:28] Alumnus2**
Yeah, he hit that over the
fence with pure strength.
**[20:31] Masuko**
*If I was even a little bit more off,*
**[20:34] Masuko**
*I would've been out.*
**[20:37] Masuko**
* It was a nice throw with all*
* your heart in it, Sawamura-chan.*
**[20:42] Isashiki**
The pitcher completely
lost the battle of power.
**[20:45] Isashiki**
I bet he's taken quite
a bit of damage from that.
**[20:50] Sawamura**
*I...*
**[20:51] Sawamura**
*I completely lost.*
**[20:53] Sawamura**
* That was my best pitch*
* with everything I had.*
**[20:57] Sawamura**
*So that's what a battle of power is.*
**[21:01] Sawamura**
*So this is*
**[21:03] Sawamura**
*top-ranked high school baseball.*
**[21:09] Sawamura**
*Awesome.*
**[21:14] Sawamura**
*I want to pitch more.*
**[21:18] Sawamura**
*Way more.*
**[21:26] Ota**
He's...
**[21:27] Ota**
smiling.
**[21:34] Sawamura**
All right!
**[21:35] Sawamura**
Let's switch gears and do this again!
**[21:37] First-year1**
He's not fazed at all!
**[21:41] Kariba**
Does that mean...
**[21:46] Sawamura**
Head-to-head! No other way!
**[21:48] Kariba**
I knew it!
**[21:51] Kataoka**
* So you get even more excited*
* after getting utterly defeated?*
**[21:55] Kataoka**
* It's like you're a baby*
* who's just learned baseball.*
**[23:35] Miyuki**
Furuya's moved up to the first-string,
**[23:37] Miyuki**
and he's been assigned
to form a battery with me.
**[23:39] Miyuki**
On the other hand,
**[23:40] Miyuki**
Sawamura joins the second-string
**[23:41] Miyuki**
and is assigned to receive
coaching from a certain person.
**[23:44] Miyuki**
His name is Chris Yu Takigawa.
**[23:47] Sawamura**
Wh-What is with this guy?
**[23:49] Sawamura**
I have no idea what he's
thinking, and he's scary.
**[23:53] Miyuki**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond*:
The Two Batteries.
***SIGN*** The Two Batteries
**[23:56] Miyuki**
Let's win the national title!