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Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium

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Yakushi High School has
announced a swap in positions.

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Yakushi
Ichidai

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Didn't they just do that?

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Their coach is making quick calls.

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Am I already done?

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I've only gotten two outs!

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Don't cry about it. You're a big boy.

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Replacing Mishima-kun as pitcher

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is Sanada-kun.

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Sanada. You're going in this inning.

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We can't let their pitcher
get rolling even more.

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It's rare for the coach to be so cautious.

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Priorities

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Shortstop!

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What a rough pitcher.

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Yakushi
Ichidai

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Yakushi sent their ace onto
the mound in the bottom of the third,

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and the game has calmed down,
compared to the first two innings.

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Seeing how Amahisa pitched after
giving up a home run to Todoroki,

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their coach knew they couldn't
let them score any more runs.

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Todoroki-kun got a hit
on his second at-bat, too.

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How will Amahisa-kun pitch
against him this time around?

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If it were me, I'd walk him every time.

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He's a monster slugger with
seven home runs this tournament.

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To be honest, Yakushi's nothing
special if Todoroki can't hit.

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In our last game, if Seiko had avoided
pitching to Miyuki until the end,

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they might have been
the ones advancing to the final.

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Were you there the entire time?

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I was hoping someone would notice me,

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but I couldn't help giving my input.

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Would you like to sit?

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I'm bitter, so no, thank you.

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Did they redefine what PR mascots are?

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New ones keep popping up,
looking for attention.

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You can't just make them, one after another.

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The batter can't react
to the low and away!

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That's the third strike!

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This pitcher isn't letting the strong
batters at Yakushi do anything!

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Two strikeouts in a row so far,

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and next up is Todoroki, the only
Yakushi batter who's scored today!

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He reacted really well to a forkball
last time and hit a double.

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He hasn't swung at Amahisa's slider yet.

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If it were me,

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how would I pitch against him?

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First pitch, a low and away!

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Even without any runners,
would you still walk him?

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Of course.

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He could hit a home run.

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Which one?

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Is this the pitch

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you're waiting for?

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A high slider?

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It goes into the zone from there?

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He reacted to that?

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Then what about a low one?

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Can you hit it?

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It's going toward the shortstop!

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The hit was slow,
so this could be close!

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Safe!

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He gets on base with an infield hit!

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He's three for three today!

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Damn. He hit that, too.

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Even Raichi could barely hit his slider.

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So I can't hit it.

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In that case...

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I'm going for his fastball!

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Shoot!

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Yeah!

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Sanada-san!

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If you only look at Raichi,
you're gonna get hurt.

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Hey!

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Stop! Stupid!

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He's going too far.

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Out!

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He dived for the plate,
but he didn't quite make it.

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Yakushi couldn't score yet again.

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Good!

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You got too greedy!

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Know your limits!

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What a waste.

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Don't underestimate them.

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Next time.

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I'll get you next time, for sure.

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Don't try to laugh it off!

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Yakush
Ichidai

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The game's still 1-2
as we move closer to the end.

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Which team will come out victorious
and advance to the final?

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The second and third batters
consecutively hit,

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and it's now one out
with runners on first and second.

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Ichidai's batters are going
after Yakushi's ace, Sanada!

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Their cleanup, Hoshida, is up at bat!

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Will Ichidai get a run here?

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My goodness.

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Hoshi-san, let's go!

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He swings the bat like crazy every day.

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I bet it's a part of him now.

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Hey, Kosei.

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Why aren't you coming to practice?

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The summer's right around the corner.

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What are you thinking?

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I don't really know, either.

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But I can't get fired up.

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It's not for me, right now.

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I can't be like you guys.

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See ya.

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After the spring tournament,
he said that he was leaving the team,

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and I couldn't understand why.

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A lot of people on the team
may still have something against Kosei.

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Everyone knows how hard he's worked
since coming back to the team,

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and everyone knows he's a genius.

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There's no one else on the team
to wear the ace number.

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However,

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we also have the pride that
comes from training every single day.

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Foul!

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Whoa!

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That was a good swing!

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No matter how well the pitcher does,

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if the batters don't score, you can't win.

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Kosei.

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We'll turn you into a true ace.

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Hoshida boy, you have
a good expression.

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Ichidai's batters have adapted
the second time around.

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A cutter to the inside and a shootball.

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He pitches confidently,
but there's little variation.

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I would teach him something with a drop.

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They swing faster than all the other teams.

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They're a scary team.

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That doesn't mean...

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...I can just give up.

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I'm standing here with
this number on my back,

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so I can't give up any runs.

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He pitches mainly fastballs.

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I'll swing big wherever he throws!

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Outside!

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It dropped?

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A double play!

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That's three outs!

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That was close.

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Ichidai made a great
attempt against Sanada,

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but fell just a bit short!

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Did that pitch drop?

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Was it a two-seamer?

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Yes, but the break itself
was closer to a sinker.

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Unlike the four-seamer where
you grip firmly on the seams,

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you grip parallel to the seams
in a two-seamer.

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You get less grip and less spin,

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Four-seamer

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Two-seamer

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so it drops a little more
than the four-seamer.

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That dropped, despite the speed.

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In addition to the cutter and the shootball,
he's pitching a two-seamer.

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His breaks are all based on fastballs.

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He's your role model
as a moving fastball pitcher.

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A two-seamer.

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He still had an ace up his sleeve.

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That drop was insane.

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No need to worry, guys.

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You guys have the batting god on your side.

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Kosei.

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To be honest,

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I only need a one-run lead.

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I left the team for a long time,

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but my team let me come back.

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I can only repay them through pitching.

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And he retired the side.

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Yakushi
Ichidai

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Amahisa's sharp sliders keep
the Yakushi batters off base.

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I'll take you guys to nationals.

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So I hope you'll truly accept me

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as your teammate.

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Nice pitch, Kosei!

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Nice pitch!

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Good pace!

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Nice work, Kosei!

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I was hoping he'd start
running out of stamina,

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but it's already the seventh inning.

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This is bad.

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You guys have been winning
every game since summer!

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I believe in you guys!

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Do something.

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Both aces have pitched well,
and the game's coming down to one run.

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The next time Todoroki-kun goes up to bat
will be the climax of the game.

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It's simple.

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If Ichidai avoids taking on Todoroki,

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they will win.

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Do you think their confident-looking
pitcher will do that?

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It's up to the coach to convince him.

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There's no reason to take the risk.

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The pride of the ace or a win for the team.

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Which one would you prioritize,

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Coach Kataoka?

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Yone!

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Out!

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That's three outs!

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Ichidai couldn't make
the best of their chance,

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and two runners on bases go to waste!

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Yakushi is fielding well.

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They've improved a lot since the summer.

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Really?

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It looks like they're making
high-risk, high-return plays.

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Ichidai definitely has the better teamwork.

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Nice play, Yone!

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It would've been bad if that had gone through!

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Nice catch!

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They came to cheer.

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Raichi, let's get one more!

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What? They're here again?

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I told them to stay home and study.

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They made a rotating schedule
during the summer break

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to come help us practice, too.

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It's thanks to them
that our fielding got better.

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Miss-shima!

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Raichi!

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I told them to prioritize their own lives.

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Man, they're all so stupid.

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Wait. Are you crying?

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What, grown-ups can't cry?

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Why are you guys playing baseball?

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You want to go to nationals?

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Nationals?

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Us?

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Yeah.

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What?

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You were all just casually
playing baseball after school?

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If you're gonna play, play with a goal.

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Then you'll grow to love baseball even more,

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and you'll experience a lot of excitement.

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So your goal from now
is to take me to nationals!

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What?

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You guys are the ones playing ball.

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So it's all up to you.

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Seriously.

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I thought he was just a loud, old man,

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but he always sounded
mysteriously convincing.

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I could trust him more than
the adults who gave textbook responses.

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Should be good now.

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I'll just look like I went on a 20-km run.

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I know how you feel.

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I used to skip practice
by saying I went on a run.

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Practice is just the same
boring thing over and over.

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You gotta take breaks now and then.

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Y-Yeah.

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But...

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The same boring thing
you do over and over every day

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will surprisingly give you
strength when it really matters.

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I hate how it works, to be honest.

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I want to live an easier life, too,

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but life just doesn't work that way.

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Why are you playing like tools out there?

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Use your heads more!

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And if you still don't know,
then come ask me!

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Shut up!

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Don't ask me for every little thing!

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But you said to ask you.

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I'm not Wikipedia!

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I was even more surprised
when Raichi joined the team.

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I didn't know people like him really existed.

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Just one banana.

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All jokes aside,

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I think this family changed our lives.

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"Good game" and "well played"

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go hand in hand with a win.

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I mean, we can't be satisfied
with average results anymore.

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He'll reach 100 pitches soon.

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It'll be best if we can end
the inning before Todoroki's at-bat.

267
00:15:57,600 --> 00:15:59,600
We have the final if we win this game,

268
00:16:00,370 --> 00:16:03,290
so maybe I shouldn't feel this way...

269
00:16:07,380 --> 00:16:11,610
I really want to play longer in this game.

270
00:16:12,820 --> 00:16:15,130
His speed hasn't dropped in the eighth inning.

271
00:16:15,130 --> 00:16:19,110
It's so frustrating because it means
he's not really going all out all the time.

272
00:16:22,430 --> 00:16:27,020
Yakushi needs to get a runner on base
before Todoroki-kun's at bat.

273
00:16:27,020 --> 00:16:31,560
Well, if the bases are loaded,
they'll have no choice but to fight.

274
00:16:32,130 --> 00:16:35,750
It's obvious that teams
will be cautious of Raichi.

275
00:16:35,750 --> 00:16:39,310
That's why we need to pressure them

276
00:16:39,310 --> 00:16:42,140
by getting on base before Raichi.

277
00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:44,140
Yeah.

278
00:16:44,550 --> 00:16:49,080
In other words, you guys are
the real key players of the team.

279
00:16:50,140 --> 00:16:52,780
Show the guys who only
have their eyes on Raichi...

280
00:16:54,030 --> 00:16:56,070
...what you're made of!

281
00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:58,660
Yeah!

282
00:16:58,660 --> 00:17:00,230
Into the center field!

283
00:17:00,230 --> 00:17:02,790
Akiba, the lead-off man gets on base!

284
00:17:02,790 --> 00:17:05,790
There it is. The tying runner.

285
00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,670
How will they connect this to Todoroki?

286
00:17:09,090 --> 00:17:11,310
Just one run.

287
00:17:11,310 --> 00:17:13,750
Yakushi isn't known for their bunts,

288
00:17:13,750 --> 00:17:16,550
but it looks like they're going to bunt here.

289
00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:22,540
Foul!

290
00:17:23,590 --> 00:17:26,350
I won't let you have it so easy.

291
00:17:27,540 --> 00:17:31,890
Looks like the ace doesn't want
to put a runner on second.

292
00:17:32,820 --> 00:17:36,820
That means you've really gotta
stick it to him, Masuda!

293
00:17:37,120 --> 00:17:40,220
The heart of our batting order
is really strong,

294
00:17:40,220 --> 00:17:42,330
so it makes my job very clear.

295
00:17:43,660 --> 00:17:45,520
To advance the runner to the next base!

296
00:17:46,500 --> 00:17:47,960
It's going!

297
00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:49,830
The bunt succeeds!

298
00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:53,410
Batting third and first baseman,
Mishima-kun.

299
00:17:53,410 --> 00:17:56,090
With a runner on second,
the three-hole is up!

300
00:17:57,810 --> 00:18:01,850
My time

301
00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:00,540
My time has finally come!

302
00:17:59,090 --> 00:18:01,850
has finally come!

303
00:18:01,850 --> 00:18:04,440
Miss-shima! Go for it!

304
00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:05,500
Aggressive from the start!

305
00:18:05,500 --> 00:18:07,350
You've got Raichi behind you!

306
00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,260
They could really use another runner.

307
00:18:10,610 --> 00:18:14,110
Damn! He's on second now.

308
00:18:18,110 --> 00:18:21,120
Hey, where are you looking?

309
00:18:21,660 --> 00:18:28,120
Seriously, I think I made
the wrong choice joining this team.

310
00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:32,150
No matter how much I hit or pitch,

311
00:18:32,150 --> 00:18:34,000
I don't stand out!

312
00:18:35,820 --> 00:18:37,720
You, too. Damn it!

313
00:18:38,470 --> 00:18:42,100
Don't treat me like a small fry!

314
00:18:44,910 --> 00:18:46,100
Foul!

315
00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:49,520
Who needs Raichi?

316
00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:51,350
I'll finish it with my bat!

317
00:18:51,780 --> 00:18:54,430
Don't get excited, undercard.

318
00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:01,600
Crap. I'm rushing.

319
00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:02,620
Calm down!

320
00:19:04,120 --> 00:19:06,290
Go down already!

321
00:19:09,900 --> 00:19:10,740
It'll hit me!

322
00:19:10,740 --> 00:19:14,290
No, his pitch breaks from here.

323
00:19:20,050 --> 00:19:22,140
Hit by pitch!

324
00:19:22,140 --> 00:19:23,550
Yeah!

325
00:19:24,540 --> 00:19:25,510
Sorry!

326
00:19:28,620 --> 00:19:29,850
That really hurt.

327
00:19:30,820 --> 00:19:35,060
In the end, I just set up the stage.

328
00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:37,450
Runners on first and second now!

329
00:19:37,450 --> 00:19:40,070
And now Todoroki is up to bat!

330
00:19:40,530 --> 00:19:42,070
Did that slip out?

331
00:19:42,360 --> 00:19:44,570
It didn't break enough.

332
00:19:46,580 --> 00:19:50,080
So he is running out of stamina!

333
00:19:50,570 --> 00:19:52,110
He's showing fatigue.

334
00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:55,080
I have a reliever prepared, but...

335
00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:57,310
What do I do?

336
00:20:00,710 --> 00:20:03,960
Batting fourth and third baseman,
Todoroki-kun.

337
00:20:08,120 --> 00:20:09,220
Satake boy.

338
00:20:09,220 --> 00:20:09,890
Yes, sir?

339
00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:12,020
Relay a message.

340
00:20:13,260 --> 00:20:15,360
The difference is just one run.

341
00:20:15,820 --> 00:20:20,830
It'd be dangerous to have a runner
on third in case of a passed ball.

342
00:20:20,830 --> 00:20:22,760
The batter's Todoroki.

343
00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:24,490
Walk Todoroki and load the bases?

344
00:20:24,900 --> 00:20:27,620
They can't face him straight on.

345
00:20:27,620 --> 00:20:32,580
Pitch to the corners and walk him
if the count's unfavorable.

346
00:20:32,580 --> 00:20:36,000
Can't give him a home run here.

347
00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:39,850
A half-hearted plan will create confusion.

348
00:20:39,850 --> 00:20:41,570
They should walk him convincingly,

349
00:20:41,570 --> 00:20:44,010
so they can prepare for the next batter.

350
00:20:44,310 --> 00:20:48,510
If it were me, I would face off
against the five-hole, Sanada.

351
00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:57,020
Walking him seems like
the easiest way out of this,

352
00:20:57,420 --> 00:21:01,920
but Ichidai's moody pitcher
has been pitching so well

353
00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:04,250
because he's had his eyes on Todoroki.

354
00:21:05,020 --> 00:21:07,220
One wrong word,

355
00:21:07,220 --> 00:21:10,760
and it could ruin the tension
he's been enjoying.

356
00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:15,960
I made the order around the assumption
that Raichi will be walked.

357
00:21:16,700 --> 00:21:20,420
I hope you're not nervous about this, Sanada.

358
00:21:22,130 --> 00:21:24,920
Way to put pressure on me, Coach.

359
00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,200
Pressure? Get real.

360
00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:30,150
You love this stuff.

361
00:21:31,740 --> 00:21:33,220
Thanks for waiting.

362
00:21:34,050 --> 00:21:37,660
The pride of the ace or a win for the team.

363
00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:41,000
You play to win, after all,

364
00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:44,190
so grabbing the win is more important.

365
00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:52,450
However, we're not the ones
playing on the field.

366
00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:56,830
The players aren't heartless chess pieces.

367
00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:33,590
Ichidai could lose their lead with a single run

368
00:23:33,590 --> 00:23:35,800
as they face Yakushi's cleanup,
Raichi Todoroki.

369
00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:39,080
You're gonna leave the fate
of Ichidai's pride to me?

370
00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:40,330
Are you stupid?

371
00:23:40,330 --> 00:23:41,690
He's sitting. They're not walking him.

372
00:23:42,020 --> 00:23:44,950
Hit the pitch that comes.
Trust my instincts!

373
00:23:44,950 --> 00:23:46,880
Like threading the needle.

374
00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:48,530
Heaven or hell?

375
00:23:48,530 --> 00:23:51,980
Next time on Ace of the Diamond Season 2:
One Pitch.

376
00:23:50,070 --> 00:23:54,870
One Pitch

377
00:23:51,980 --> 00:23:53,950
Let's win the national title!