1 00:00:02,980 --> 00:00:06,940 July 20th 2 00:00:06,940 --> 00:00:10,900 Hachioji Stadium 3 00:00:07,350 --> 00:00:10,180 More important than the past in which we've screwed up... 4 00:00:10,900 --> 00:00:13,870 More important than the future in which we'll surely screw up... 5 00:00:15,820 --> 00:00:17,880 What matters is this moment, 6 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:20,290 where we might screw up! 7 00:00:20,690 --> 00:00:24,070 Defense! Balls will come flying your way again today! 8 00:00:24,070 --> 00:00:25,850 Please deal with them for me! 9 00:00:24,750 --> 00:00:26,710 Batting 9th, Pitcher Eijun Sawamura 10 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,310 So Sawamura's starting today. 11 00:00:29,310 --> 00:00:31,820 He had a miserable showing in that first game. 12 00:00:31,820 --> 00:00:33,670 Was it really that bad? 13 00:00:33,670 --> 00:00:35,830 They pulled him partway through the 4th. 14 00:00:35,830 --> 00:00:39,130 He only gave up two runs, but his line was terrible. 15 00:00:39,130 --> 00:00:43,260 I hope we see him back in the form he had before the tournament. 16 00:00:44,140 --> 00:00:47,060 Batting 1st, Shortstop Yohichi Kuramochi 17 00:00:45,490 --> 00:00:47,060 Try getting one out first! 18 00:00:47,100 --> 00:00:49,520 Batting 2nd, Second Base Haruichi Kominato 19 00:00:47,350 --> 00:00:49,510 Expect a swing at the first pitch! 20 00:00:49,570 --> 00:00:51,980 Batting 5th, First Base Kenta Maezono 21 00:00:49,780 --> 00:00:51,990 Get it done, Sawamura! 22 00:00:52,030 --> 00:00:54,450 Batting 6th, Center Field Hideaki Tojo 23 00:00:52,270 --> 00:00:54,440 Show us what you can do! 24 00:00:54,490 --> 00:00:56,410 Batting 7th, Third Base Shinji Kanemaru 25 00:00:54,780 --> 00:00:56,410 Let's have some fun! 26 00:00:56,450 --> 00:00:58,370 Batting 3rd, Right Field Kenjiro Shirasu 27 00:00:58,410 --> 00:01:00,830 Batting 8th, Left Field Takeru Aso 28 00:00:58,630 --> 00:01:00,820 I'm in left today! 29 00:01:00,870 --> 00:01:03,540 Seido High School Manager Tesshin Kataoka 30 00:01:05,310 --> 00:01:07,420 Tomorrow's the Norikane match. 31 00:01:07,420 --> 00:01:08,710 Sawamura will be starting. 32 00:01:10,060 --> 00:01:14,220 Kawakami will be in the bullpen in case anything goes awry. 33 00:01:14,810 --> 00:01:17,890 You've memorized their batters' idiosyncrasies, right? 34 00:01:17,890 --> 00:01:18,880 Yes, sir! 35 00:01:19,780 --> 00:01:24,000 But the quarterfinal is also scheduled three days from now. 36 00:01:25,260 --> 00:01:29,880 If possible, Sawamura, I'd like you to pitch a complete game tomorrow. 37 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,290 I will. 38 00:01:34,290 --> 00:01:37,520 I'll meet your expectations, Boss! 39 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:43,520 Boss? 40 00:01:42,450 --> 00:01:45,870 1st-Year Takuma Seto 41 00:01:42,450 --> 00:01:45,870 1st-Year Koshu Okumura 42 00:01:42,450 --> 00:01:45,870 1st-Year Kaoru Yui 43 00:01:44,140 --> 00:01:45,880 He called him "boss"? 44 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:49,870 Sawamura-senpai's awesome on so many levels! 45 00:01:52,530 --> 00:01:54,920 He's still looking tense. 46 00:01:52,590 --> 00:01:57,010 Batting 4th, Catcher Kazuya Miyuki 47 00:01:55,650 --> 00:01:57,010 Play ball! 48 00:01:57,840 --> 00:01:59,770 But you'd better get past it. 49 00:02:00,470 --> 00:02:04,430 That's the nature of the mound where you guys have chosen to stand. 50 00:02:00,510 --> 00:02:04,680 Pitcher Satoru Furuya 51 00:02:09,470 --> 00:02:11,560 All that pressure and the team's expectations 52 00:02:11,910 --> 00:02:14,990 are a privilege exclusively for the one who stands there. 53 00:02:15,700 --> 00:02:18,030 Pitch with it all on your shoulders! 54 00:02:18,630 --> 00:02:19,540 Yes... 55 00:02:20,310 --> 00:02:22,500 This is my first summer... 56 00:02:23,700 --> 00:02:25,510 as the team ace! 57 00:04:01,010 --> 00:04:03,680 Up Ahead 58 00:04:03,930 --> 00:04:06,470 Sawamura's the one whose pitching kept 59 00:04:06,470 --> 00:04:10,170 the team alive while Furuya was struggling. 60 00:04:09,140 --> 00:04:13,190 Kamio 61 00:04:09,140 --> 00:04:13,190 Sawamura, Furuya 62 00:04:09,140 --> 00:04:13,190 Sarashina General 63 00:04:09,140 --> 00:04:13,190 Furuya, Kawakami 64 00:04:09,140 --> 00:04:13,190 Yoko 65 00:04:09,140 --> 00:04:13,190 Kaneda, Kawashima, Sawamura 66 00:04:09,140 --> 00:04:13,190 Kashiwagi Academy 67 00:04:09,140 --> 00:04:13,190 Kawakami, Kaneda 68 00:04:09,140 --> 00:04:13,190 Furuya, Tojo 69 00:04:09,140 --> 00:04:13,190 (H)Miyuki 70 00:04:10,170 --> 00:04:13,180 I think most of the players are aware of this. 71 00:04:13,570 --> 00:04:19,270 Neither Furuya nor Sawamura could have come this far on their own. 72 00:04:20,110 --> 00:04:22,150 First, our uniform number one! 73 00:04:22,690 --> 00:04:25,640 But this isn't a finish line either. 74 00:04:27,470 --> 00:04:32,990 I actually hope this uniform number swap will lead both of them to further growth. 75 00:04:34,090 --> 00:04:36,660 Well? Aren't you going to come get it? 76 00:04:38,850 --> 00:04:40,010 Dammit... 77 00:04:41,530 --> 00:04:43,110 Quit shaking! 78 00:04:51,970 --> 00:04:54,280 Furuya walked this road... 79 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,540 And you're going to start walking it now, Sawamura. 80 00:05:05,650 --> 00:05:12,540 Meiji Jingu Stadium 81 00:05:06,780 --> 00:05:10,490 July 5th 82 00:05:12,490 --> 00:05:16,540 National High School Baseball Championship Tokyo Qualifiers 83 00:05:17,420 --> 00:05:24,420 Opening Day 84 00:05:21,130 --> 00:05:24,400 The summer tournament has begun at last. 85 00:05:25,380 --> 00:05:30,890 Coming together for the opening ceremony at Jingu Stadium 86 00:05:30,890 --> 00:05:33,210 are players from all our rival teams. 87 00:05:38,430 --> 00:05:43,430 It's my first tournament wearing the ace number on my back. 88 00:05:44,350 --> 00:05:51,350 And it'll be my last tournament with Miyuki-senpai and the other third-years. 89 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,490 I'm going to use every ounce of strength I've found along the way 90 00:05:56,250 --> 00:05:58,300 and try to win the championship! 91 00:06:01,290 --> 00:06:04,300 Norikane Seido 92 00:06:10,390 --> 00:06:11,340 Batting 5th Pitcher Takaya Urabe 93 00:06:11,350 --> 00:06:12,810 The first pitch is a fastball! 94 00:06:12,810 --> 00:06:14,770 And it's a hit! 95 00:06:18,950 --> 00:06:22,650 It's a line drive right into the right field seats! 96 00:06:28,280 --> 00:06:32,950 The 3-hole, Kenjiro Shirasu, puts them on the board with a three-run homer! 97 00:06:34,900 --> 00:06:36,330 Silent Killer! 98 00:06:35,750 --> 00:06:37,110 The Assassin! 99 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:44,870 It's way outside the zone! That's ball four! 100 00:06:46,630 --> 00:06:50,630 Reporter Fujio Mine 101 00:06:46,630 --> 00:06:50,630 Reporter Akiko Owada 102 00:06:46,910 --> 00:06:49,250 Walked him on four pitches? 103 00:06:49,250 --> 00:06:51,550 Miyuki-kun must have intimidated him. 104 00:06:54,670 --> 00:06:57,180 5-hole Maezono sends it flying, too... 105 00:06:57,750 --> 00:06:59,030 And the center fielder's got it! 106 00:06:59,030 --> 00:07:00,150 Gimme a break! 107 00:07:03,260 --> 00:07:05,940 The second baseman flubs the throw! 108 00:07:05,940 --> 00:07:08,890 It's one out, with runners on second and third! 109 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:12,360 Norikane's defense seems flustered. 110 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,050 He probably wanted to bail out the pitcher, 111 00:07:15,050 --> 00:07:17,870 but he should've kept a clearer head. 112 00:07:18,470 --> 00:07:22,820 The tone was set by Seido's leadoff and 2-hole hitters getting on base. 113 00:07:23,350 --> 00:07:28,790 Kuramochi-kun's great focus in squaring up an unfamiliar pitcher with one swing. 114 00:07:33,290 --> 00:07:34,920 It's a grounder to left! 115 00:07:38,690 --> 00:07:42,280 He then played mind games by not attempting a steal with his famous speed. 116 00:07:48,260 --> 00:07:50,560 Ball four! Take your base! 117 00:07:51,050 --> 00:07:54,880 Then Kominato-kun racked up the pitch count, 118 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:56,770 letting the bench do some analysis. 119 00:07:57,490 --> 00:08:00,170 And before the pitcher could develop a rhythm, 120 00:08:00,170 --> 00:08:01,740 Shirasu-kun hit it out of the park. 121 00:08:02,730 --> 00:08:05,210 If that grounder had gone to a fielder... 122 00:08:05,210 --> 00:08:08,080 If he'd gotten a strikeout with his splitter... 123 00:08:08,610 --> 00:08:11,960 Then the momentum might've been on Norikane's side instead. 124 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,130 7-hole Kanemaru grounds one down the middle! 125 00:08:18,620 --> 00:08:20,100 The man on third will come home! 126 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:22,570 The man on second rounds third, too! 127 00:08:22,570 --> 00:08:24,080 That's our Shinji! 128 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:25,520 He feasts on fastballs! 129 00:08:26,330 --> 00:08:27,820 Safe at home! 130 00:08:28,470 --> 00:08:30,620 And Kanemaru will make it to second! 131 00:08:30,940 --> 00:08:33,910 That's Seido's fifth run of the inning! 132 00:08:35,470 --> 00:08:38,190 We've got your back at the plate tomorrow. 133 00:08:38,190 --> 00:08:39,830 Just do your thing, Eijun-kun. 134 00:08:39,830 --> 00:08:42,200 Just don't sleep weird and strain your neck or something. 135 00:08:43,150 --> 00:08:44,840 Nice run, Tojo! 136 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:46,840 Thanks! Glad I reached home safely! 137 00:08:48,630 --> 00:08:50,210 That's five to nothing, right? 138 00:08:51,330 --> 00:08:52,500 Yeah, for now! 139 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:56,180 Aso keeps up the momentum! 140 00:08:56,180 --> 00:08:58,130 Hell yeah! 141 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:02,600 A double to left brings in the sixth run of the inning! 142 00:09:10,030 --> 00:09:11,490 You seem a bit more relaxed. 143 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:13,940 Yeah. 144 00:09:13,940 --> 00:09:16,510 Six runs. I'd say that's... 145 00:09:16,510 --> 00:09:17,900 More than enough, yeah! 146 00:09:18,250 --> 00:09:22,080 But once runs get on the board, we have to be careful. 147 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,880 I need to pitch well so that this doesn't turn into a run fest. 148 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:26,490 Right. 149 00:09:26,490 --> 00:09:30,830 Only by locking them down now will we secure control of the game. 150 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:32,970 We're starting with their clean-up man. 151 00:09:32,970 --> 00:09:34,560 Let's start mixing some numbers in there. 152 00:09:34,560 --> 00:09:35,290 Right! 153 00:09:35,290 --> 00:09:36,920 I'm all ready! 154 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,220 Norikane Seido 155 00:09:40,220 --> 00:09:42,680 Top of the 2nd 156 00:09:40,820 --> 00:09:42,080 Strike! 157 00:09:45,100 --> 00:09:46,040 Foul! 158 00:09:48,210 --> 00:09:49,200 Foul! 159 00:09:49,560 --> 00:09:52,480 Batting 4th, Shortstop Yuichi Shibukawa 160 00:09:50,690 --> 00:09:52,490 I can't get a read on him! 161 00:09:52,490 --> 00:09:55,500 His swing is wide but sharp. 162 00:09:55,940 --> 00:09:58,620 He's laser-focused on the low ball too. 163 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,240 I don't mind if you throw it down the middle. 164 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:07,330 For now, I want to know what the numbers look like. 165 00:10:07,570 --> 00:10:11,300 He's ahead in the count. He shouldn't need to waste any pitches... 166 00:10:11,300 --> 00:10:14,250 But what the numbers look like change day by day. 167 00:10:14,250 --> 00:10:15,810 My choice here is... 168 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:17,380 A fastball! 169 00:10:17,700 --> 00:10:19,850 Strike! You're out! 170 00:10:22,810 --> 00:10:25,230 There it is! Number 7! 171 00:10:22,850 --> 00:10:26,770 1st-Year Yohei Kukki 172 00:10:22,850 --> 00:10:26,770 1st-Year Hirofumi Asada 173 00:10:25,230 --> 00:10:27,300 The improved cutter! 174 00:10:27,990 --> 00:10:29,740 The ball just disappeared. 175 00:10:30,090 --> 00:10:33,030 Batting fifth, pitcher, Urabe-kun. 176 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:40,190 Foul! 177 00:10:40,740 --> 00:10:41,580 Ball! 178 00:10:43,620 --> 00:10:47,570 Damn it. I can't let it end like this. 179 00:10:47,820 --> 00:10:49,630 Come on, Urabecchi! 180 00:10:49,630 --> 00:10:51,060 There's plenty of time for a comeback! 181 00:10:51,060 --> 00:10:52,300 Just launch it out of there! 182 00:10:52,780 --> 00:10:55,820 He wants to take back the runs he gave up with his bat. 183 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,200 Yes, yes... 184 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:01,170 I totally get how you feel, man! 185 00:11:03,130 --> 00:11:06,610 Come on, don't get all worked up like him, too. 186 00:11:06,860 --> 00:11:09,560 I'm sorry. But I can't let you have this. 187 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:11,390 Not this summer! 188 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:17,210 Right to the first baseman! 189 00:11:17,210 --> 00:11:20,070 Maezono touches the bag for out number two! 190 00:11:20,390 --> 00:11:22,250 Nice pitch, Sawamura! 191 00:11:22,250 --> 00:11:23,380 Two outs! 192 00:11:23,380 --> 00:11:24,540 Two outs! 193 00:11:25,150 --> 00:11:28,490 He swung at a low, tough pitch too. 194 00:11:28,540 --> 00:11:31,460 Norikane Academy Manager Kenji Shimura 195 00:11:28,820 --> 00:11:31,460 If their whole team is looking for low pitches... 196 00:11:35,330 --> 00:11:38,140 Strike! Swing and a miss on a low breaking ball! 197 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:42,510 It just... dropped? 198 00:11:42,510 --> 00:11:44,940 There it is! Number eleven! 199 00:11:44,940 --> 00:11:45,980 The splitter! 200 00:11:46,380 --> 00:11:49,950 They're not going after high pitches, so pepper the fastballs there... 201 00:11:49,950 --> 00:11:52,430 And when you give them the low pitches they're after, use a splitter. 202 00:11:52,430 --> 00:11:54,880 When the batters are focused on low pitches... 203 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,900 ...this is a demonic way to call the game. 204 00:11:59,380 --> 00:12:03,010 Strike number three comes on a high fastball! 205 00:12:06,740 --> 00:12:07,750 In the bottom of the second, 206 00:12:08,070 --> 00:12:10,700 Shirasu-senpai got on first with a walk, then... 207 00:12:11,020 --> 00:12:12,030 Steal! 208 00:12:15,590 --> 00:12:18,120 Miyuki-senpai sent him home with a double. 209 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:20,420 Norikane took out their starter... 210 00:12:21,460 --> 00:12:24,420 but Maezono-senpai hit their reliever hard and early! 211 00:12:27,380 --> 00:12:29,850 As we got up to a huge eight-run lead, 212 00:12:29,850 --> 00:12:32,720 Ace Sawamura-senpai also turned it up a gear! 213 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:40,000 Yeah! 214 00:12:41,190 --> 00:12:43,570 2nd Year Hiroomi Takatsu 215 00:12:41,190 --> 00:12:43,570 2nd Year Wataru Kariba 216 00:12:42,100 --> 00:12:43,570 Nice pitch! 217 00:12:43,570 --> 00:12:44,920 Two outs! 218 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:46,040 Two outs! 219 00:12:46,350 --> 00:12:48,490 They're on fire today! 220 00:12:48,490 --> 00:12:51,130 Okumura, should I head back to the bench? 221 00:12:48,530 --> 00:12:51,450 Pitcher Norifumi Kawakami 222 00:12:51,730 --> 00:12:54,710 I'm pretty sure Sawamura's gonna be okay. 223 00:12:54,710 --> 00:12:55,920 I think so. 224 00:12:56,530 --> 00:13:00,070 With the stabilization of his fastball's control and speed, 225 00:13:00,070 --> 00:13:01,880 his numbers have grown more precise as well. 226 00:13:09,230 --> 00:13:14,690 Early on, his nerves had his pitches floating on the high side, 227 00:13:15,050 --> 00:13:20,140 so Miyuki-senpai directed him to focus on the center and establish a rhythm. 228 00:13:20,690 --> 00:13:25,100 Sawamura-senpai trusted him and was able to pitch more freely. 229 00:13:26,230 --> 00:13:28,670 This is how a battery should be. 230 00:13:30,030 --> 00:13:32,360 Strike! You're out! 231 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:36,000 Norikane Seido 232 00:13:40,340 --> 00:13:41,430 Yeah! 233 00:13:42,070 --> 00:13:44,580 Norikane finally put a hit on the board. 234 00:13:44,580 --> 00:13:46,330 But the comeback won't be easy. 235 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:50,850 Sosei High Koji Nara 236 00:13:47,210 --> 00:13:51,690 I was looking forward to seeing Norikane get its teeth into Seido, but... 237 00:13:51,690 --> 00:13:53,990 Seido really is crazy. 238 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:58,230 Batting 3rd, Left Field Yusuke Hinata 239 00:13:57,470 --> 00:13:58,230 Foul! 240 00:14:00,430 --> 00:14:01,430 Foul! 241 00:14:01,690 --> 00:14:05,370 Norikane's batters have started swinging away. 242 00:14:05,370 --> 00:14:07,010 It's only the fourth inning. 243 00:14:07,010 --> 00:14:10,050 Way too early to give up on the match. 244 00:14:10,410 --> 00:14:12,810 We keep throwing so many high pitches, 245 00:14:12,810 --> 00:14:14,650 but their strategy doesn't change. 246 00:14:15,210 --> 00:14:17,780 Can't underestimate the power of stubbornness. 247 00:14:18,350 --> 00:14:19,380 But... 248 00:14:20,890 --> 00:14:24,870 We're far enough ahead that a long ball here and there won't be an issue. 249 00:14:25,270 --> 00:14:27,960 What we don't want is multiple hits in a row. 250 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:32,430 With how things have been going, even two or three runs would be nothing to sweat... 251 00:14:32,700 --> 00:14:36,060 But I don't want to give up a single run! 252 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:39,950 I hear that. 253 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:42,110 Carry everything on your shoulders. 254 00:14:42,110 --> 00:14:45,070 This is what you've wanted! It's what it means to be the ace! 255 00:14:50,980 --> 00:14:53,150 Strike! You're out! 256 00:14:56,210 --> 00:14:57,710 Great pitch! 257 00:14:57,710 --> 00:14:59,870 Nice pitching, Eijun-kun! 258 00:15:00,110 --> 00:15:01,530 Two outs! 259 00:15:01,530 --> 00:15:02,900 Two outs! 260 00:15:02,900 --> 00:15:04,340 What's going on here? 261 00:15:04,980 --> 00:15:08,870 I just struck him out, but it doesn't feel like I did. 262 00:15:11,190 --> 00:15:12,440 Harder... 263 00:15:17,140 --> 00:15:19,140 I have to go harder! 264 00:15:22,650 --> 00:15:25,070 First pitch is a splitter in the dirt for a ball! 265 00:15:28,650 --> 00:15:31,840 Second pitch, fastball high and inside, ball two! 266 00:15:32,890 --> 00:15:34,760 Two balls, no strikes. 267 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:37,110 A perfect count for the batter. 268 00:15:41,430 --> 00:15:42,460 Foul! 269 00:15:43,810 --> 00:15:46,160 The opposite of high and inside... 270 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:48,950 He got a piece of Eijun-kun's low and outside pitch... 271 00:15:52,910 --> 00:15:55,530 The things we all feel about this final summer... 272 00:15:55,530 --> 00:15:58,470 Our pride, and the position we've worked so hard to reach... 273 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,620 No one we face will be an easy win. 274 00:16:10,140 --> 00:16:16,770 Make them swing at the numbers— not just high and low, but in and out. 275 00:16:17,300 --> 00:16:19,760 We have our pride too. 276 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:21,200 I can't afford to hesitate... 277 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:22,740 I'll swing at this, hard! 278 00:16:25,740 --> 00:16:26,570 Strike! 279 00:16:28,770 --> 00:16:29,620 Okay! 280 00:16:29,890 --> 00:16:31,080 Nice pitch! 281 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,200 It looked like the same path as the last one... 282 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:34,800 ...but turned into his improved cutter! 283 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:37,770 You've got him on the ropes! Take him down! 284 00:16:37,770 --> 00:16:39,250 Go! 285 00:16:39,460 --> 00:16:41,420 It's okay to let him get a piece of it! 286 00:16:41,420 --> 00:16:43,390 No need to rush! 287 00:16:43,750 --> 00:16:45,190 Just be yourself! 288 00:16:45,190 --> 00:16:46,910 Two outs! 289 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:47,730 Show 'em! 290 00:16:47,260 --> 00:16:48,390 Go! 291 00:16:48,390 --> 00:16:50,110 Sawamura-senpai! 292 00:16:50,700 --> 00:16:52,730 I don't want to give up anything. 293 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:56,640 I don't want to give up a single run! 294 00:16:58,340 --> 00:17:00,500 Is this the ego of a pitcher? 295 00:17:01,020 --> 00:17:02,590 Simple selfishness? 296 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:07,740 If possible, Sawamura, I'd like you to pitch a complete game tomorrow. 297 00:17:08,260 --> 00:17:09,790 No, that's not it. 298 00:17:10,450 --> 00:17:12,640 Nobody put this on my shoulders. 299 00:17:13,310 --> 00:17:15,310 I put it there myself! 300 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:17,910 I chose this role! 301 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:32,960 It's not about personal satisfaction. 302 00:17:34,810 --> 00:17:38,150 Your pitching needs to drive your opponent to the ground! 303 00:17:52,500 --> 00:17:55,020 Strike! You're out! 304 00:18:01,470 --> 00:18:03,510 He's out swinging! 305 00:18:03,510 --> 00:18:05,430 That's the end of the frame! 306 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:07,590 All right! 307 00:18:08,390 --> 00:18:10,600 He allowed a runner in scoring position, 308 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:12,360 3rd-Year Shuji Higashio 309 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:12,360 3rd-Year Hisashi Watanabe 310 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:12,360 3rd-Year Yasushi Kudo 311 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:13,180 then struck out the third and fourth in the order! 312 00:18:13,180 --> 00:18:16,710 Dominating pitching that won't give the Norikane lineup an inch! 313 00:18:16,710 --> 00:18:19,870 That's Seido's ace, Eijun Sawamura! 314 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:23,110 Nice pitching, Sawamura! 315 00:18:25,330 --> 00:18:27,290 You pitched through it. 316 00:18:27,290 --> 00:18:28,990 Right down the middle, though. 317 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:31,090 Nice pitching! 318 00:18:31,090 --> 00:18:33,260 Sawamura's back! 319 00:18:34,180 --> 00:18:36,400 You got ahead of yourself back there, idiot. 320 00:18:40,050 --> 00:18:42,150 But that's good enough for today. 321 00:18:42,970 --> 00:18:44,840 Keep that spirit up to the end. 322 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:48,930 You get that, everyone? 323 00:18:50,270 --> 00:18:52,350 Let's end this game early. 324 00:18:52,650 --> 00:18:54,280 Yeah! 325 00:19:07,780 --> 00:19:09,810 We had one hit all game? 326 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:13,180 It's not reflected on the scoreboard, 327 00:19:13,180 --> 00:19:16,490 but our men played their hearts out today. 328 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:22,090 Urabe pitched well, which makes it all the more heartbreaking for him. 329 00:19:22,860 --> 00:19:24,850 That's what it means to compete in nationals. 330 00:19:25,910 --> 00:19:28,620 Their opponent was better. That's all. 331 00:19:28,620 --> 00:19:29,510 Yes. 332 00:19:29,750 --> 00:19:33,720 It's been our policy since spring to go hard early on offense. 333 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:37,460 I think our experience in practice matches really helped us today. 334 00:19:38,030 --> 00:19:41,260 Sawamura-kun stumbled in the first match. 335 00:19:41,260 --> 00:19:43,880 Did his performance today relieve you at all? 336 00:19:44,380 --> 00:19:47,010 No, he got ahead of himself. 337 00:19:47,010 --> 00:19:49,410 Even though we had a huge lead, 338 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,370 the other team was swinging well. 339 00:19:52,370 --> 00:19:55,870 Maybe he felt more pressure than it seemed from the bench. 340 00:19:55,870 --> 00:19:58,080 That seems kind of harsh... 341 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:02,700 But both his early stumble and his full-force pitching today 342 00:20:02,700 --> 00:20:04,130 are still valuable experience. 343 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,800 It'll all carry him well to next time. 344 00:20:13,690 --> 00:20:15,110 Nice pitching. 345 00:20:18,420 --> 00:20:19,840 Your turn next. 346 00:20:24,530 --> 00:20:28,490 Sosei Kowa 347 00:20:24,910 --> 00:20:28,500 Our second match is Sosei High versus Kowa High. 348 00:20:28,530 --> 00:20:32,410 Sosei High Soichi Nagira 349 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:32,400 On the mound for Sosei is their ace, Nagira! 350 00:20:34,630 --> 00:20:36,530 He forces a grounder to third, 351 00:20:37,100 --> 00:20:39,050 and it's two outs already! 352 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:41,730 Is that the Sosei two-seamer? 353 00:20:41,730 --> 00:20:43,820 It got the hitter so off-balance. 354 00:20:43,820 --> 00:20:46,510 It dropped so fast, it looked like a fork. 355 00:20:46,510 --> 00:20:51,260 The Sosei two-seamer, handed down generations of Sosei pitching... 356 00:20:51,740 --> 00:20:55,470 They may have some special method for developing it. 357 00:20:55,470 --> 00:21:00,950 They're a team known for solid defense and training great pitchers every year. 358 00:21:01,250 --> 00:21:04,700 Nara there, in particular, is a famous defender on par with Kawabata, 359 00:21:04,700 --> 00:21:06,810 and is strong in every metric. 360 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,980 He's the one to watch out for. 361 00:21:10,860 --> 00:21:13,900 Though he's nowhere near as entertaining as Kawabata. 362 00:21:13,900 --> 00:21:16,510 He's aggressive in his positioning, though. 363 00:21:16,820 --> 00:21:19,890 Another Tokyo bigshot, huh? 364 00:21:20,530 --> 00:21:22,300 Don't get jealous! 365 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:27,280 Hey, Sawamu— 366 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:29,760 Nah, Kanemaru. Leave him. 367 00:21:30,180 --> 00:21:32,980 He said he didn't get any sleep yesterday. 368 00:21:45,070 --> 00:21:50,080 West Tokyo Qualifiers 5th Round Seido 13 - 0 Norikane (Game Called in the 5th Inning) 369 00:23:27,470 --> 00:23:30,710 Next time on Ace of the Diamond Act II -Second Season-... 370 00:23:31,060 --> 00:23:36,980 Next Time 371 00:23:31,060 --> 00:23:36,980 "For the Team" 372 00:23:31,150 --> 00:23:32,220 "For the Team!" 373 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:35,100 Aim to take nationals!