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Strike! Batter out!

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Game set!

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Nice pitch, Tanba-san!

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Nice pitch!

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Nice game!

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Nice pitch, Tanba!

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Boss!

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Kataoka-san!

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Just two more!

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Let's go to nationals this year!

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You guys have the power!

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Seido is the best!

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Game set!

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Inashiro Vocational School
advances to the semifinals!

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What a magnificent shutout as the ace,
Narumiya, passed on the baton to Iguchi.

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All four stadiums have finished their games,

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and now, we have our four semifinalists.

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National High School Baseball Championship
West Tokyo Qualifiers
120 Schools

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From Block A,

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Seido High School,
with a relay of four pitchers.

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From Block B,

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Sensen Academy,
the veteran quarterfinalist of the west.

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From Block C,

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Inashiro Vocational,
the winners of last year's tournament.

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And from Block D,

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Sakurazawa High School,
a school with top-notch education

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and the only public school of the four.

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Meiji Jingu Stadium

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National High School Baseball Championship
Tokyo Qualifiers

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Which school will win
a ticket to the dream stage?

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It's the Semifinal

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Which school will win
a ticket to the dream stage?

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Meiji Jingu Stadium

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National High School Baseball
Championship Tokyo Qualifiers

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The first game will start
at 10:00 AM in two days—

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That's it.

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With Inashiro's win,
we have all four semifinalists.

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So we're up against Sensen.

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A formidable school that always makes

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quarterfinals or more with
over eighty members on the team.

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This spring, they lost a low-scoring game
to Ichidai Third High by one run.

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They have a really tall pitcher, right?

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Yeah.

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Like over two meters tall!

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He's been their ace since his first year,

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and even the pro scouts
have their eyes on his high potential.

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Yosuke Maki, the giant.

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His fastball comes flying down
from a high angle,

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and they say his curve ball has
the highest release point of any in Japan.

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In Japan?

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He's tall, and he throws a curve ball?

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Sounds like...

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Height: 185 cm

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Best pitch: Curve ball

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About our starting pitcher in the semifinal.

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I'm thinking about going with Tanba.

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Can you do it?

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Yes, sir!

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Nice job.

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You're finally back.

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It'll be a curve ball battle.

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You already lost the height battle,
so don't lose the curve ball battle.

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Your head definitely has a better shape.

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The shape doesn't matter.

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Tetsu-san, you're the best!

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The shape?

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By a landslide.

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And the texture, too.

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Don't rub it!

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I'm going...

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...with Sawamura this inning.

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After he said that,

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I was taken off the mound.

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I've failed him once already.

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I'm not getting another chance.

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Kawakami, I know it's a tough job,

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but be ready to go like usual.

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Yes, sir!

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Thanks, Kawakami.

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I'll do my best.

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Sawamura, you, too.

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I'll throw you in whenever
I see the opportunity.

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Be ready early.

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M-Me, sir?

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But I gave up a home run today.

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But I...

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I want to let Furuya rest,
since he's been pitching every game.

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He doesn't know it, but he's fatigued.

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Wait! I'm on a break?

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Tanba, Kawakami, and Sawamura.

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The semifinal will be up to you.

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Got it?

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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That's it for the first-string players.

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Seido Spirit Dorm

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Finish up early and get a lot of rest.

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I'm sorry, I wasn't listening—

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Yes, sir!

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Coach!

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What is it?

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Today's Lesson: Key Things on the Mound
- What to do after you give up a hit
- Knowing what inning you're in
- Knowing the score and outs.

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It's baseball, so you'll
always allow some hits.

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Today's Game Review

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You're a pitcher, so you'll allow some runs.

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If you feel like you're
gonna panic on the mound,

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then look around first.

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You can talk to other members
to try to calm down.

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Some pitchers walk around
the mound to calm down.

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I know a guy who talks
to the ball to concentrate.

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But don't mess around in the bullpen.

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Next time you do it, I'll kick you.

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I'm not playing in the semifinal.

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Are you listening?

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One voluntary participant
Kawakami

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Um...

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Why was I given another chance?

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What?

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Learn Today

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Devote Every Moment

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Why are you thinking so hard?

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You're bad at that stuff.

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You usually get happy
about being able to play.

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But I brought the whole team down today.

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Don't tell me you're afraid to pitch now

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because you gave up a home run.

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Didn't I tell you?

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That was all my fault.

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Well, you don't look like you're sorry!

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Miyuki, he's not smart enough
to figure out what's happening.

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You're right.

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I've gotta be straight, especially with him.

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Listen, stupid.

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Don't call me stupid!

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You got a new pitching form
three months after joining, right?

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Yeah.

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All thanks to Chris-senpai!

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But that only made your pitch
harder to time,

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and it didn't make your pitch
any faster or heavier.

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Some people will still jam
your pitch to the outfield,

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or if people get their timing right,
they'll get a home run.

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Ball control, speed, and experience.

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The list goes on and on.

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You're only starting out as a pitcher.

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Oh, your stupidity's on the list, too.

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Do I have anything I'm good at?

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And I'm stupid?

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With all that...

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With all that, what the coach
really wants from you is here.

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Your unwavering spirit.

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Furuya.

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Part of a pitcher's job is to rest.

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The coach wants to play

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this summer with four pitchers
until the very end.

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Sheesh.

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You're both already
valuable players on the team.

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National Champion

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Let's go to nationals together.

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You always do well in the qualifiers,

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and they were the runner-up in spring.

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You've really been getting their name known,

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as one of the best schools
along with Ichidai and Seido.

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Oh, no. Not at all.

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We're still nowhere near their level.

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We barely won the last game.

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It'll be an honor to be able
to play Seido tomorrow.

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Coach Ugai,

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do you have any statement
to make for tomorrow's game?

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A statement?

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All our players are players who
were never invited to other schools.

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mumble

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I have to solve their
inferiority complex first,

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and then I can finally
begin teaching them baseball,

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but by that time,
they're already graduating.

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So I have to figure some special
way to beat other schools,

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but, of course, that's not easy.

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I try something new that works every day.

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Excuse me.

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You have a special game tomorrow
for a ticket to the final.

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Seido practices very hard, and they
have a strong team every year.

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Our boys need to be spanked
to even get them working.

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Not literally, of course.

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Hey, he's not practicing.

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He sure mumbles a lot.

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However...

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You don't know how the game
will go until you try.

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If people knew the results beforehand,
they wouldn't make any effort.

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So that's what he actually thinks.

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Hey, where's your spirit?

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He's coached at many
schools across the nation,

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and he's reached the fortieth year
of his coaching career.

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His teams lack pizzazz, but he's well known
for making teams that get things done.

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Coach Kazuyoshi Ugai.

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Oh, yeah.

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Coach Kataoka's known for
his enthusiastic coaching,

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but I feel like he trusts
his players too much.

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I watched yesterday's game on the video,

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but he made some questionable choices.

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Yakushi
Seido

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Top of the eighth with two outs
and runners on first and third.

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That was the key moment
in the outcome of the game,

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and he brought out a boy who'd never
pitched a single game this tournament.

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I don't care about the reasons,
like he's the ace or he's the only guy left.

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Yes, he managed to get
the out and win the game,

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but that was a huge gamble.

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He would've died along with
the ace if he wasn't lucky.

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I guess that's one weakness
I can take advantage of.

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His inexperience as a coach.

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Ouch!

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Aren't you throwing a little hard today?

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Your pitch feels heavier today.

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We have a game tomorrow.

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00:12:04,930 --> 00:12:06,620
You should call it a day, Maki.

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Hino-san.

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00:12:09,210 --> 00:12:12,150
Why did you come to Sensen?

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Why not Ichidai or Seido?

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Do you have to ask?

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They didn't invite me.

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If Seido had invited me,
maybe I would've gone to them.

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I'm the same.

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I also wanted to go to Seido.

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But...

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In the end, they didn't invite me.

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Seido High School...

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I don't want to lose

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to that school, no matter what.

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You pitched in yesterday's game, right?

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That's amazing!

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To: Eijun
Subject: Semifinal!
Eijun, congratulations
on making the semi.

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Just two more wins,
and you'll make nationals!

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We're enjoying our break already
after losing in the first round,

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but everyone's doing their
best on the new team.

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We'll all go cheer you on tomorrow.

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We're looking forward to see you pitch.

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With all that, what the coach
really wants from you is here.

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Your unwavering spirit.

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Yeah! I'll show you!

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I'm going all out!

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That idiot.

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00:13:48,060 --> 00:13:50,290
Shouldn't we stop him?

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He has a game tomorrow.

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A curve ball thrown from
the highest point in Japan.

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I really can't imagine it.

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We've never played
a scrim against them either.

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00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:02,860
You idiot!

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00:14:04,460 --> 00:14:06,810
You're supposed to just move around lightly!

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00:14:06,810 --> 00:14:08,620
You need to listen better!

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00:14:08,620 --> 00:14:10,980
That... was light for me.

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00:14:12,590 --> 00:14:14,160
You need a babysitter.

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00:14:14,460 --> 00:14:15,830
First-string boys!

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00:14:16,420 --> 00:14:18,590
Everyone, go to Field B!

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00:14:18,590 --> 00:14:22,380
You're going to practice
hitting steep throws!

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00:14:22,790 --> 00:14:23,420
Yes, sir!

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00:14:25,570 --> 00:14:26,790
Yeah, a little more.

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00:14:26,790 --> 00:14:28,280
Over there.

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00:14:29,590 --> 00:14:30,820
Oh, you missed a spot.

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00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:33,930
They're making a mountain on the mound?

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00:14:33,930 --> 00:14:38,690
They made the mound higher
to simulate Maki's height.

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00:14:39,270 --> 00:14:42,630
Last night, these boys
came to me with this idea.

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00:14:42,630 --> 00:14:45,940
They brought some dirt
to the mound overnight.

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00:14:46,300 --> 00:14:48,000
You guys...

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00:14:49,050 --> 00:14:52,660
We wanted to help out the team, too.

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All right.

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Who's up first?

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00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:01,830
Wait! You're pitching, Coach?

266
00:15:01,830 --> 00:15:04,130
I can't let Tanba pitch now, can I?

267
00:15:04,130 --> 00:15:05,170
Seriously?

268
00:15:05,970 --> 00:15:07,420
Looks like fun.

269
00:15:07,420 --> 00:15:10,300
It's not everyday you get
to hit the coach's pitch.

270
00:15:12,020 --> 00:15:14,310
Tetsu, you'd better take turns!

271
00:15:14,650 --> 00:15:16,310
You're all ready, too!

272
00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,650
He pitched for a runner-up team at nationals.

273
00:15:19,650 --> 00:15:23,690
If he's pitching, then it'll be great practice.

274
00:15:27,010 --> 00:15:29,190
I can actually hit your pitch. Right, sir?

275
00:15:29,930 --> 00:15:31,200
If you actually can.

276
00:15:31,450 --> 00:15:33,020
Tetsu!

277
00:15:32,050 --> 00:15:33,240
You've got this!

278
00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:34,510
Don't hold back!

279
00:15:34,510 --> 00:15:35,700
Show no mercy!

280
00:15:36,090 --> 00:15:38,300
Damn, this is exciting.

281
00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:40,460
Is this for real?

282
00:15:40,690 --> 00:15:41,930
Hey, hey!

283
00:15:41,930 --> 00:15:43,730
The pitcher's scared!

284
00:15:43,730 --> 00:15:45,300
Eijun-kun!

285
00:15:52,700 --> 00:15:56,720
Seido Spirit Dorm

286
00:16:12,010 --> 00:16:15,740
Attachment for 3mm/5mm length

287
00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:25,750
I'm so tired.

288
00:16:25,750 --> 00:16:29,510
The coach was throwing
at like 140 km/h last night.

289
00:16:29,510 --> 00:16:31,300
It was definitely faster.

290
00:16:31,300 --> 00:16:35,510
He pitched like 200 balls, too. And yet...

291
00:16:36,010 --> 00:16:37,030
What's wrong?

292
00:16:37,030 --> 00:16:38,060
Already done?

293
00:16:38,350 --> 00:16:39,630
Seriously?

294
00:16:39,630 --> 00:16:41,690
He's a monster.

295
00:16:41,690 --> 00:16:44,020
It was great practice, though.

296
00:16:44,450 --> 00:16:46,520
You can thank him by winning.

297
00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:49,020
That's what it sounded
like his pitch was saying.

298
00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:50,770
What are you even saying?

299
00:16:50,770 --> 00:16:52,780
You weren't holding anything back.

300
00:16:53,030 --> 00:16:55,250
Were you able to sleep last night, Nori?

301
00:16:56,370 --> 00:16:57,590
A little.

302
00:16:57,590 --> 00:16:59,170
Hey, you okay?

303
00:16:59,170 --> 00:17:00,200
You're our ace closer, you know?

304
00:17:00,750 --> 00:17:04,020
You're gonna have to go out
in a lot of tough spots,

305
00:17:04,020 --> 00:17:06,290
and I'm sure you're gonna
be under a lot of pressure.

306
00:17:08,290 --> 00:17:11,300
Seido High School Practice Field

307
00:17:09,460 --> 00:17:11,300
We all know it, you know?

308
00:17:12,390 --> 00:17:16,470
You're always doing your best to do your job.

309
00:17:21,150 --> 00:17:23,440
How can you say something
so cheesy with a straight face?

310
00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:24,700
Nori-senpai!

311
00:17:25,750 --> 00:17:28,010
Let's do our best today!

312
00:17:28,010 --> 00:17:29,420
Y-Yeah.

313
00:17:29,420 --> 00:17:31,570
You're way too loud at this hour!

314
00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:36,570
I'll hand you the baton
in the best way possible today!

315
00:17:37,190 --> 00:17:38,560
Sawamura.

316
00:17:39,340 --> 00:17:41,720
Where is he getting that confidence?

317
00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:44,080
Has he already gotten over the home run?

318
00:17:44,450 --> 00:17:48,620
But his optimism is something
you could learn, Nori.

319
00:17:49,450 --> 00:17:50,370
Yeah.

320
00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:52,420
Well, then.

321
00:17:52,420 --> 00:17:54,040
I'm gonna go run to pump myself up a little!

322
00:17:55,210 --> 00:17:55,970
Me, too.

323
00:17:55,970 --> 00:17:56,750
Wait a minute!

324
00:17:56,750 --> 00:17:57,990
Leave the tires here.

325
00:17:57,990 --> 00:17:59,600
Airheads, you two!

326
00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:05,100
Total victory!
Two more wins! Let's go to the nationals!

327
00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:02,940
Today's the 29th.

328
00:18:02,940 --> 00:18:05,100
The final's on the 31st.

329
00:18:05,890 --> 00:18:08,140
Two more games, no matter what happens.

330
00:18:10,030 --> 00:18:12,110
We'll have our answer in two days.

331
00:18:13,570 --> 00:18:14,780
Do I go to nationals...

332
00:18:15,770 --> 00:18:16,990
...or do I retire?

333
00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:26,000
Brother.

334
00:18:29,510 --> 00:18:30,630
Tokyo?

335
00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,750
There are many strong teams in the area, too.

336
00:18:33,750 --> 00:18:34,670
Why?

337
00:18:35,070 --> 00:18:37,130
I don't know. No reason.

338
00:18:37,780 --> 00:18:42,250
I'm going to devote all
three years to baseball, anyway.

339
00:18:42,250 --> 00:18:46,170
So I might as well go somewhere
I can really challenge myself.

340
00:18:46,170 --> 00:18:47,140
That's all.

341
00:18:51,110 --> 00:18:51,960
Haruichi.

342
00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:53,770
Don't follow in my footsteps.

343
00:18:53,770 --> 00:18:56,680
I had a hard time convincing Mom and Dad.

344
00:18:59,810 --> 00:19:00,910
Brother.

345
00:19:03,410 --> 00:19:07,040
It's our first and last chance
to make nationals together.

346
00:19:08,060 --> 00:19:10,410
I want to go to nationals.

347
00:19:21,900 --> 00:19:23,110
Stupid.

348
00:19:24,130 --> 00:19:29,440
I'm only worried you won't make
the bench of eighteen people.

349
00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:33,520
Only eighteen people can be
on the bench at nationals.

350
00:19:34,020 --> 00:19:35,940
You can't play, Mr. Nighteen.

351
00:19:39,050 --> 00:19:40,950
Let's go get breakfast.

352
00:19:45,060 --> 00:19:45,980
Yeah.

353
00:20:00,370 --> 00:20:01,240
Tanba.

354
00:20:02,380 --> 00:20:04,600
How are you feeling today?

355
00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:08,850
Mentality

356
00:20:05,010 --> 00:20:06,800
Not bad, I think.

357
00:20:07,270 --> 00:20:08,850
You don't look tired, at least.

358
00:20:13,470 --> 00:20:16,320
Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma-Masu-Masu!

359
00:20:17,050 --> 00:20:19,370
After breakfast, we'll have a short meeting.

360
00:20:19,370 --> 00:20:20,130
Yes, sir.

361
00:20:20,490 --> 00:20:22,410
We'll leave by seven.

362
00:20:22,410 --> 00:20:23,400
Okay, sir.

363
00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:25,440
On the bus, make sure we—

364
00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:35,330
Masuko.

365
00:20:36,820 --> 00:20:38,260
What are you trying to prove?

366
00:20:41,630 --> 00:20:43,360
Coach, that was mean!

367
00:20:43,360 --> 00:20:46,240
But seriously, what happened to your head?

368
00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:47,760
Are you trying a new look?

369
00:20:48,260 --> 00:20:51,520
I forgot to put on my usual attachment.

370
00:20:52,060 --> 00:20:54,000
It looks really good on you, Masuko-san!

371
00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:55,910
You've doubled your intensity.

372
00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:57,770
My abs!

373
00:20:57,770 --> 00:20:58,920
Good for you.

374
00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:00,070
You've made a friend.

375
00:21:01,390 --> 00:21:03,040
Can't breathe.

376
00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:06,280
You're laughing too much, Sawamura-chan.

377
00:21:09,470 --> 00:21:11,710
What's done is done.

378
00:21:11,710 --> 00:21:15,440
However, don't make silly
mistakes in the game!

379
00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:29,350
Meiji Jingu Stadium

380
00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:29,350
National High School Baseball Championship
Tokyo Qualifiers

381
00:21:34,350 --> 00:21:37,350
10:00
Seido High School
vs.
Sensen Academy
12:50
Inashiro Vocational
vs.
Sakurazawa High School

382
00:21:39,090 --> 00:21:40,860
Hey, it's Seido.

383
00:21:49,170 --> 00:21:50,240
Kataoka-san!

384
00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:51,330
Tetsu-san!

385
00:21:51,330 --> 00:21:52,930
Spitz!

386
00:21:52,930 --> 00:21:54,800
What a crowd.

387
00:23:36,110 --> 00:23:37,790
The semifinal has finally begun.

388
00:23:37,790 --> 00:23:42,000
Sensen's giant ace,
Yosuke Maki, stands in our path.

389
00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,360
I wanted to go to Seido.

390
00:23:44,360 --> 00:23:47,140
So I don't want to lose
to them, no matter what.

391
00:23:47,140 --> 00:23:49,110
This is such a close game.

392
00:23:49,110 --> 00:23:51,110
I'm ready to go any time!

393
00:23:51,110 --> 00:23:53,320
Are they really going to let Eijun play?

394
00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:56,820
Next time on Ace of the Diamond:
The Giant Looks Down.

395
00:23:55,010 --> 00:23:59,850
The Giant Looks Down

396
00:23:56,820 --> 00:23:58,860
Let's win the national title!