# 8 - Scenario
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**[00:02] Um**
Ball four!
**[00:03] S1**
*Bases loaded now.*
**[00:05] S1**
*We still have the bottom of the ninth,*
**[00:07] S1**
*but this is a huge chance to score.*
**[00:10] S2**
Roll it!
**[00:11] S2**
Just roll the ball!
**[00:13] S3**
Let's do this, Maezono!
**[00:16] TC**
*End it here cleanly, boys.*
**[00:19] Ka**
Don't lose confidence, Maezono.
**[00:21] Ka**
You've been swinging well all game.
**[00:24] Ka**
Wait for the pitch to come to you,
then smack it hard.
**[00:28] Ka**
Just go do that this inning, too.
**[00:33] S1**
From zero to hero!
**[00:35] S2**
The stage is set for you, buddy!
**[00:39] Mi**
If I was the catcher,
**[00:41] Mi**
I'd hate the batters
who can judge the low balls.
**[00:47] Mi**
The low balls are balls for a reason.
**[00:50] Mi**
Just swing at the pitch you can hit.
**[00:53] Ma**
Yeah.
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**[02:26] SS**
Let's hit a big one here, Maezono!
**[02:31] R1**
Despite the rain,
**[02:32] SS**
If you don't get a hit, who else will?
**[02:34] R1**
they've played a very close
and exciting game.
**[02:38] R2**
Yeah.
**[02:39] R2**
Two outs and bases loaded
at the bottom of the eighth.
**[02:42] R2**
This is the most important part of the game.
**[02:46] C1**
Can Maezono get a big one
with his heavy swing?
**[02:50] C1**
Or will Mukai ot Teito
get the last laugh again?
**[02:57] C1**
And here comes the first pitch.
**[03:03] Um**
Ball.
**[03:06] C2**
Maezono won that one.
**[03:08] C3**
Wasn't that a screwball?
**[03:10] C3**
Are they not afraid of a passed ball?
**[03:12] C4**
He must have a lot of confidence
in Mukai's control.
**[03:16] In**
*The strike zone has no limit.*
**[03:19] In**
*Use it openly, Taiyo.*
**[03:21] Ta**
*I won't even let him touch my pitch.*
**[03:24] Ma**
*I wait and then swing hard.*
**[03:28] Ma**
*Swing hard.*
**[03:30] Ta**
*Just you try and touch it.*
**[03:32] Ma**
*I'll smack it hard.*
**[03:35] C1**
A slider for the second pitch!
**[03:38] C2**
A strike on the way outside.
**[03:40] T1**
Nice pitch, Taiyo!
**[03:42] T2**
The batter can't react!
**[03:44] S1**
Nothing to worry about!
**[03:45] S1**
Let's stay focused!
**[03:53] C1**
And pitch three?
**[03:55] C1**
A fastball!
**[03:57] T1**
That's it!
**[03:58] T2**
Nice pitch, Taiyo!
**[04:00] Ot**
Come on, Maezono!
**[04:03] Sa**
That's the timing!
**[04:04] Ka**
Nice swing!
**[04:06] R1**
The low and outside.
**[04:08] R1**
Is he going for a fastball?
**[04:10] R2**
Yeah.
**[04:12] R2**
Maezono-kun swung for it.
**[04:14] R2**
He's ready for it.
**[04:16] R2**
But the count's 1-2 now.
**[04:19] R2**
He's cornered.
**[04:26] R2**
* Will Mukai-kun come to end it*
* with the fourth pitch?*
**[04:31] Mi**
*He's gonna pitch a low one here.*
**[04:36] Um**
Ball!
**[04:37] C1**
Hey, he saw that one coming!
**[04:40] Sa**
That's how you do it!
**[04:43] C1**
He's only pitching to the outside.
**[04:46] C2**
The count's 2-2 now.
**[04:48] C2**
What's next?
**[04:50] C2**
I doubt they want to go to 3-2.
**[04:57] Ta**
*It's game over...*
**[04:59] Ta**
*...with this!*
**[05:15] C1**
He tapped it!
**[05:16] C2**
Barely a foul!
**[05:20] S1**
That was close!
**[05:21] S2**
That was just barely in the zone!
**[05:23] S2**
If he hadn't swung,
he would've been struck out!
**[05:26] Ta**
*Damn.*
**[05:28] Ta**
*Don't be a pain.*
**[05:29] Ta**
*You're supposed to be easy.*
**[05:34] R1**
I'm getting nervous from just watching.
**[05:37] R2**
I'm sure they wanted to
finish with that pitch.
**[05:41] R2**
*The count's 2-2.*
**[05:43] R2**
*They've only pitched outside so far.*
**[05:46] R2**
* They have an extra pitch,*
* so pitching inside here could be good.*
**[05:51] R2**
* But they'd have to be careful*
* not to hit the batter.*
**[05:56] R2**
* It's something they couldn't pitch*
* without confidence and trust.*
**[06:06] R2**
*No hesitation?*
**[06:08] In**
*This pitch will only be a foul.*
**[06:12] In**
*Use this to distract him.*
**[06:14] Ta**
*Then finish him with an outside.*
**[06:18] R2**
What a fearsome battery.
**[06:21] R2**
*They can read each other's minds.*
**[06:24] R2**
* They both see the same picture*
* of getting the out.*
**[06:27] Ka**
*Swing like you practice.*
**[06:30] Mi**
*Be confident.*
**[06:32] Ma**
*Wait, then swing hard.*
**[06:36] Ta**
*No matter how much you struggle,*
**[06:38] Ta**
*it's game over with the next pitch.*
**[06:42] Ma**
*Swing hard!*
**[06:43] Ta**
*I can already see...*
**[06:48] Ta**
*...the end!*
**[07:12] Ta**
*Wait a minute.*
**[07:14] Ta**
*That wasn't the finishing pitch.*
**[07:18] In**
*It's fine.*
**[07:20] In**
*It's a foul.*
**[07:23] S1**
Right up left field!
**[07:28] S2**
Kuramochi's heading for home!
**[07:30] Sa**
Let's go!
**[07:31] S1**
They're taking time with the ball!
**[07:33] Sa**
Come home, Harucchi!
**[07:34] Sa**
Run!
**[07:36] S1**
Three runs!
**[07:39] S2**
Nice one, Zono!
**[07:40] S3**
Bringing all the runners home!
**[07:42] S2**
Zono's going for third!
**[07:46] Um**
Out!
**[07:52] Mi**
You got way too excited!
**[07:54] Ka**
You were tripping!
**[07:56] Ma**
Sorry.
**[07:58] C1**
Seido got three runs this inning.
**[08:01] C2**
They turned the game around at the end.
**[08:04] R1**
Maezono-kun hit that difficult
inside pitch very cleanly.
**[08:09] R2**
He was focused on hitting toward the right.
**[08:12] R2**
That's why it didn't go foul.
**[08:15] R2**
*In any case,*
**[08:17] R2**
* that inside was a little*
* lenient for Mukai-kun.*
**[08:21] T1**
*T-Taiyo...*
**[08:24] R2**
*One bad pitch ruins a game of great pitches.*
**[08:29] TC**
You can't do anything
about the points you give up.
**[08:32] TC**
Raise your head. Damn it!
**[08:36] R1**
With just one pitch,
now they have to chance to win.
**[08:40] R2**
Yeah.
**[08:41] R2**
That's baseball.
**[08:44] R2**
*The scenario was perfect.*
**[08:46] R2**
*But he had to throw a harsh inside pitch.*
**[08:52] R2**
* Perhaps he was thinking too much*
* about finishing on the outside,*
**[08:57] R2**
* and that led to a slightly*
* lenient inside pitch.*
***SIGN*** Fall Tokyo High School Baseball Tournament
***SIGN*** Teito Seido
**[09:23] SS**
Third!
**[09:28] R1**
An error!
**[09:30] R2**
Kawakami-kun's here for the last inning,
**[09:33] R2**
but he's struggling to get the last out.
**[09:37] Mi**
Time out, please.
**[09:39] R1**
They've given up a run,
but it's still two outs, bases loaded.
**[09:43] R2**
It's the ultimate test
of who deserves to win.
**[09:46] Sa**
Nori-senpai! Two outs!
**[09:48] Ka**
Let's stay calm!
**[09:49] Ot**
Ka-Kawakami!
**[09:53] Mi**
Don't worry.
**[09:54] Mi**
Your pitch looks good.
**[09:56] Mi**
Let's pitch some strikes.
**[09:57] Ma**
Just throw to the closest base.
**[09:59] Ma**
Let's stay calm.
**[10:01] Ku**
Let's get the next out.
**[10:18] Mi**
*He looks devasted.*
**[10:20] Mi**
*We can't win like...*
**[10:24] Mi**
Nori.
**[10:27] Mi**
Look behind you.
**[10:32] Mi**
No, the sky.
**[10:56] Mi**
See?
**[10:58] Mi**
We were so cornered that we didn't
even notice this beautiful scene.
**[11:08] Mi**
*Let's do what we've practiced,*
**[11:10] Mi**
*and make this game*
**[11:12] Mi**
*ours!*
**[11:14] Sa**
Don't be passive! Be aggressive!
**[11:21] TC**
*He looks revitalized.*
**[11:32] Um**
Out!
**[11:35] Um**
Game set!
**[11:37] S1**
Game set!
**[11:41] TC**
*In the end, the weather favored them.*
**[11:47] Sa**
Yeah!
**[11:49] C1**
2-3!
**[11:50] C1**
Seido turned it around in the end!
**[11:52] C2**
What a close game!
**[11:54] C3**
What an intense pitchers' game!
**[11:56] C4**
Seido won the battle of the big schools!
**[12:00] EE**
Good game!
**[12:03] C1**
Are you serious?
**[12:04] C1**
The East Tokyo summer champions
disappeared in the first round!
**[12:12] Ta**
*I don't think I underestimated him.*
**[12:14] Ta**
*Even that pitch was...*
**[12:20] In**
It looks like we'll have a long off-season.
**[12:23] Ta**
It'll go by quickly,
**[12:26] Ta**
if we work on what we need.
**[12:29] Ta**
*I need to get better.*
**[12:31] Ta**
*I need more power to outpitch the batters.*
**[12:34] Ta**
*I need more tactics to toy with the batters.*
**[12:37] Ta**
We'll have to practice a lot.
**[12:40] In**
Yeah.
**[12:41] In**
I need to really focus for the summer.
**[12:45] C1**
Yeah!
**[12:47] C1**
In the end, Maezono
made the winning play.
**[12:51] C2**
Did you expect him to hit?
**[12:53] C1**
Nope.
**[12:54] C2**
The relief in the sixth inning
was a surprise, too.
**[12:57] C1**
I couldn't believe Furuya got benched.
**[13:00] Ka**
Let's go home.
**[13:00] C2**
Sawamura and Maezono
both performed well.
**[13:01] Ot**
K-K-K-Kawakami! Nice pitch!
**[13:05] C2**
So Coach Kataoka really
made good calls today.
**[13:09] C3**
The batting lineup isn't topnotch yet,
**[13:12] C3**
but this win should
give them some momentum.
**[13:20] C1**
It's decided.
**[13:22] C2**
Yeah.
**[13:23] C2**
Teito put up a good fight, but...
**[13:26] C1**
The school I'm going to...
**[13:29] C1**
I'm going to Seido.
**[13:32] C1**
I was kind of thinking about going
to the school that won this game.
**[13:36] C2**
Just kind of?
**[13:38] C1**
Yeah, kind of.
**[13:41] C1**
But I think it's the right choice.
**[13:43] C1**
They have two interesting pitchers.
**[13:47] C2**
*Koshu.*
**[13:49] C2**
You should've told me if that was
what you were thinking!
**[13:52] C2**
I could've enjoyed the game more, too!
**[13:55] S1**
Yeah.
**[13:56] S1**
Yeah, Seido.
**[13:57] S1**
Three runs in the bottom of the eighth.
**[13:59] S2**
No, Maezono really got the hit.
**[14:05] R1**
Coach Okamoto, did you not think
about relieving the pitcher today?
**[14:11] TC**
Well, I had a reliever ready,
**[14:13] TC**
but I felt that keeping Taiyo in
was the right decision.
**[14:17] TC**
If you want to raise an ace,
you've gotta have faith.
**[14:23] R1**
Words of wisdom.
**[14:25] TC**
But you can't lose!
**[14:27] TC**
No, you can't!
**[14:29] R2**
Then what do you think about
Seido's ace, Furuya-kun,
**[14:33] R2**
being benched so early in the game?
**[14:36] TC**
Well, it depends on the team.
***SIGN*** Edogawa City Stadium
**[14:40] TC**
I thought it was a tough call at the time,
**[14:43] TC**
but we couldn't take down
their southpaw who came out next.
**[14:48] TC**
I'm sure Kataoka-kun wants
those two to compete as rivals.
**[14:52] TC**
Why am I talking about
the winning coach's calls?
**[14:58] R2**
I'm sorry.
**[14:59] R2**
I was curious.
**[15:01] Ku**
The sun came out
right before the game ended.
**[15:04] Sa**
Thank you!
**[15:05] Ku**
It wasn't a compliment.
***SIGN*** Seido Spirit Dorm
**[15:16] S1**
Remember Zono's face right then?
**[15:19] S2**
You're so unreliable.
**[15:21] Ma**
Shut up!
**[15:22] S2**
You hit big but got
easily taken out at third.
**[15:26] S3**
I'm surprised you actually hit.
**[15:29] Ma**
Kominato, let's go.
**[15:31] Ha**
Yes, sir.
**[15:32] S3**
You're starting right now?
**[15:35] Ma**
I don't want to forget what I felt today.
**[15:39] Ma**
I've gotta beat it into my body before I forget.
**[15:45] S3**
He already swings every night.
**[15:47] S4**
He practices way too much.
**[15:49] S5**
*Maezono-san looks so admirable.*
**[15:53] S6**
Let's go swing some, too.
**[15:54] S5**
Yeah, I can't lose.
**[15:58] Ku**
Hey, Miyuki.
**[16:00] Ku**
Furuya's still running on the field.
**[16:03] Ku**
Should I go stop him?
**[16:05] Mi**
Just let him run all he wants.
**[16:09] Mi**
I bet he's never walked off
the mound like that.
**[16:13] Mi**
So I need him get really upset over it.
**[16:16] Mi**
And if he'll start listening
to me more, even better.
**[16:20] Ku**
So that's what you're after!
**[16:21] Ku**
You heartless fiend!
**[16:25] Mi**
We should've been more careful, too,
**[16:30] Mi**
but compared to before the pause,
**[16:33] Mi**
he was like a different person.
**[16:36] Mi**
I guess in that sense,
**[16:37] Mi**
we learned a lot this game.
**[16:41] Mi**
Though it wouldn't have
mattered if we'd lost.
**[16:43] S1**
But if Kawakami gave them
the winning runs in the end...
**[16:47] Ku**
Yeah, I can't even begin to fathom
how he'd be right now.
**[16:51] Mi**
We won in the end, so who cares?
**[16:56] [Messenger] Wa**
Fall Tournament Game 1
You haven't returned any of my emails lately!
And wait... You pitched today?
Is this your first game since summer?
But I can't really imagine you pitching to the outside so much.
**[16:56] Wa**
* You haven't returned*
* any of my emails lately!*
**[17:00] Wa**
*And wait... You pitched today?*
**[17:03] Wa**
*Is this your first game since summer?*
**[17:06] Wa**
*But I can't really imagine
you pitching to the outside so much.*
**[17:12] Sa**
Shut up.
**[17:13] Sa**
I wish you could've seen it.
**[17:18] Sa**
In the rain,
**[17:18] S1**
Hey, don't think out loud.
**[17:20] Sa**
I gave them a piece of my
**[17:21] S2**
I want to turn that smile upside down.
**[17:25] S1**
But he did pitch
really well as a reliever today.
**[17:26] Sa**
ultra super deluxe pitch...
**[17:31] Wa**
*So that's your next step.*
**[17:33] Wa**
*We're all excited to see
how much you've improved.*
**[17:38] Wa**
*By the way, our season's already over.*
**[17:43] Sa**
*I was able to pitch again.*
**[17:45] Sa**
*I was able to stand on the mound again.*
**[17:48] Sa**
* I was able to hold them off*
* with just outsides.*
**[17:53] Sa**
* If I can learn to pitch insides,*
* too, then I'll...*
**[18:03] Sa**
I'm getting super hyped all of a sudden!
**[18:05] Mi**
I'm surprised you've got time to be emailing.
**[18:10] Mi**
Furuya's still running.
**[18:12] Sa**
What?!
**[18:12] Ku**
Is it Wakana?
**[18:14] Ku**
Is it an email from Wakana?
**[18:16] Ot**
What a nice game today.
**[18:19] Ot**
Although it was close until the end.
**[18:21] Ot**
Maezono got a hit today, too.
**[18:24] Ot**
I think that'll help the team get going.
**[18:27] Re**
He did a really nice job
hitting that inside pitch.
**[18:31] Re**
It was like he instinctively reacted
rather than trying to hit it.
**[18:36] Ka**
He swings the bat more than
anyone else on the team right now.
**[18:40] Ka**
I'm sure it boosted everyone's morale,
**[18:44] Ka**
even if they're not on the first string.
**[18:47] Ot**
They were all on the bleachers in the summer.
**[18:50] Ot**
I'm sure people have mixed
feelings about his success.
**[18:54] Oc**
*The subs don't need to get better.*
**[18:57] Oc**
Can I ask you a question?
**[19:00] Oc**
About the relief in the sixth inning.
**[19:03] Oc**
Pulling Furuya out there
quickly was, I guess,
**[19:08] Oc**
the right decision, ultimately.
**[19:12] Oc**
But why Sawamura?
**[19:17] Oc**
Kawakami is more consistent than Sawamura,
**[19:20] Oc**
and Sawamura is crippled with the yips.
**[19:23] Ot**
*C-Crippled?*
**[19:26] Ka**
Because of his attitude.
**[19:28] Ka**
At that point, Sawamura was
the only one who was ready,
**[19:33] Ka**
and he was ready to pitch to his strengths,
**[19:36] Ka**
even against an opponent like Teito.
**[19:44] Oc**
*That's it?*
**[19:46] Ka**
The fact that Teito expected him
to pitch insides was in our favor,
**[19:51] Ka**
but he unexpectedly pitched
until the end of the eighth inning.
**[19:54] Ka**
The fact that he was able to do that
**[19:57] Ka**
was great for the team.
**[20:02] Oc**
For the team?
**[20:04] Ka**
Yes.
**[20:06] Ka**
There's a limit to how much
a person can improve on his own.
**[20:21] Fu**
*He did that when he was basically crippled.*
**[20:29] Sa**
I am the king of running!
**[20:32] Ka**
Rivals acknowledge each other,
**[20:36] Ka**
and compete to get better.
**[20:39] Ka**
That's why they can train so hard.
**[20:42] Ka**
That's why they continue to improve.
**[20:47] Ka**
And
**[20:48] Ka**
they will always far exceed
our expectations.
**[20:58] (Flashback) Ka**
I won't sacrifice the team
just for Furuya alone.
**[21:03] Ka**
When the team grows as a whole,
the players strive to improve.
**[21:07] Ka**
This is something I learned
from the previous team.
**[21:17] Re**
Coach Kataoka.
**[21:20] Ot**
If we win the next one,
we'll get to play Inashiro!
**[21:23] Ot**
The players want revenge!
**[21:25] Ot**
Let's give them a run for their money!
**[21:29] Oc**
* So he wants to make a team that*
* will improve with every game.*
**[21:36] Oc**
* I was curious as to how*
* he'd play against Teito,*
**[21:40] Oc**
*but now I see.*
**[21:43] Oc**
*The players aren't the only ones improving.*
**[21:51] Oc**
*I need to start promoting myself soon,*
**[21:56] Oc**
*or I might be in trouble.*
**[23:30] Is**
If you win the next one,
you'll play Inashiro, right?
**[23:34] Is**
Destroy them!
**[23:35] Is**
I'll allow it.
**[23:36] Ku**
We're excited to pay back
Inashiro for summer,
**[23:39] Ku**
but something's stirring up
inside the team.
**[23:42] Mi**
If you want to quit,
then I can't stop you.
**[23:46] Ku**
Hey, don't be like that, Miyuki.
**[23:47] Ku**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond Season 2*:
My Path.
***SIGN*** My Path
**[23:52] Ku**
Let's win the national title!