1 00:00:02,340 --> 00:00:04,360 This is my first summer... 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:06,950 as the team ace! 3 00:00:14,860 --> 00:00:16,740 Norikane Seido 4 00:00:23,240 --> 00:00:25,670 The second baseman flubs the throw! 5 00:00:28,910 --> 00:00:31,560 7-hole Kanemaru grounds one down the middle! 6 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:33,300 The man on second rounds third, too! 7 00:00:34,020 --> 00:00:35,760 Safe at home! 8 00:00:35,770 --> 00:00:37,650 Norikane Seido 9 00:00:43,220 --> 00:00:44,980 Yeah! 10 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:45,710 Nice pitch! 11 00:00:45,190 --> 00:00:48,150 Norikane Seido 12 00:00:52,300 --> 00:00:55,270 Your pitching needs to drive your opponent to the ground! 13 00:01:04,750 --> 00:01:07,460 Strike! You're out! 14 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,940 Dominating pitching that won't give the Norikane lineup an inch! 15 00:01:13,710 --> 00:01:15,220 Norikane Seido 16 00:01:14,940 --> 00:01:17,960 That's Seido's ace, Eijun Sawamura! 17 00:01:17,970 --> 00:01:20,970 July 17th Three Days Before Norikane Match 18 00:01:20,970 --> 00:01:23,470 Seido Spirit Dorm 19 00:01:23,890 --> 00:01:25,380 I gotta go. 20 00:01:25,380 --> 00:01:26,690 R-Right. 21 00:01:26,950 --> 00:01:28,580 I'll head out soon too. 22 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,150 July 17th Thursday 23 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,150 Daisan High Amahisa Looks like you won. You pitch today? 24 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,160 Looks like you won. You pitch today? 25 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,860 You've got your match with Yakushi in two days, right? 26 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,110 Feeling up to it? 27 00:01:43,220 --> 00:01:44,720 Yeah, I'm okay. 28 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:48,550 That cutter of yours inspired me to try a new pitch. 29 00:01:48,550 --> 00:01:51,250 Inspired... a new pitch? 30 00:01:51,570 --> 00:01:53,710 Hang on. You text? 31 00:01:54,190 --> 00:01:56,020 Y-Yeah, sometimes. 32 00:01:56,790 --> 00:01:59,780 To trade baseball techniques and opinions and stuff. 33 00:01:59,780 --> 00:02:00,630 Who are you texting? 34 00:02:04,310 --> 00:02:07,060 Oh, well, you know... 35 00:02:07,060 --> 00:02:08,940 Amahisa-san from Ichidaisan. 36 00:02:08,940 --> 00:02:10,010 Ichidaisan? 37 00:02:10,020 --> 00:02:17,360 Seido Spirit Dorm 38 00:02:10,010 --> 00:02:11,360 L-Look, it's not like that! 39 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,660 It's just pitcher stuff! 40 00:02:13,660 --> 00:02:16,690 I'm not cozying up to a rival team or anything! 41 00:02:19,610 --> 00:02:23,580 July 18th 42 00:02:19,850 --> 00:02:22,310 Wow, what kind of pitch is it? 43 00:02:22,310 --> 00:02:23,580 I'd love to hear all about it! 44 00:02:23,930 --> 00:02:26,420 Hey, Kosei. It's time for the meeting. 45 00:02:28,370 --> 00:02:29,880 Are you listening to me? 46 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:30,560 He's got a girl! 47 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:31,250 A girl?! 48 00:02:31,250 --> 00:02:32,090 Yeah, yeah. 49 00:02:34,270 --> 00:02:35,990 I'll give you a hint. 50 00:02:35,990 --> 00:02:37,940 A slider that doesn't fully curve. 51 00:02:37,940 --> 00:02:39,450 A gyroscopic spin. 52 00:04:09,970 --> 00:04:12,980 July 19th 53 00:04:09,970 --> 00:04:12,980 Hachioji Stadium 54 00:04:12,980 --> 00:04:15,980 Reception 55 00:04:15,980 --> 00:04:20,980 High School Baseball for Month [7] Day [19] [Summer] Tournament Round [5] First baseline dugout [Ichidaisan] Third baseline dugout [Yakushi] 56 00:04:22,990 --> 00:04:26,990 For the Team 57 00:04:23,190 --> 00:04:26,220 Ichidaisan will be starting their ace, Amahisa. 58 00:04:26,220 --> 00:04:28,470 Yakushi will be starting a first-year, Tomobe. 59 00:04:28,830 --> 00:04:31,560 Sanada's third in the lineup and playing left field instead. 60 00:04:35,150 --> 00:04:38,280 And batting second... Raichi Todoroki?! 61 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,220 Batting 7th, Center Field Hideo Abe 62 00:04:43,260 --> 00:04:46,180 Ichidaisan High Manager Toshihiko Tahara 63 00:04:46,220 --> 00:04:49,140 Yakushi High Manager Raizo Todoroki 64 00:04:49,490 --> 00:04:50,690 Line up! 65 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,100 Seido Spirit Dorm 66 00:04:54,290 --> 00:04:57,070 What's going on in the Hachioji match? 67 00:04:57,100 --> 00:05:01,020 3rd-Year Ken Yamaguchi 68 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:01,020 Ichidaisan's ahead. Hoshida hit it off the fence to bring a runner in. 69 00:05:01,020 --> 00:05:02,520 Whoa, really? 70 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,620 Sure hope resting Sanada doesn't come back to bite them. 71 00:05:06,210 --> 00:05:07,980 How'd Todoroki's first at-bat go? 72 00:05:07,980 --> 00:05:11,950 First pitch was a slider, and he hit it off the right-field fence too. 73 00:05:11,950 --> 00:05:14,550 Whoa, he hit Amahisa's slider? 74 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,420 3rd-Year Shoji Higasa 75 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,420 3rd-Year Ataru Nakata 76 00:05:14,550 --> 00:05:17,420 Shouldn't he just pitch around Todoroki? 77 00:05:17,420 --> 00:05:20,820 Amahisa's not that type of pitcher. 78 00:05:20,820 --> 00:05:22,870 It'd take all the fight out of him. 79 00:05:23,090 --> 00:05:27,620 Whether Todoroki can hit Amahisa is what it's all resting on, yeah. 80 00:05:28,430 --> 00:05:30,090 I'll give you a hint. 81 00:05:30,090 --> 00:05:31,900 A slider that doesn't fully curve. 82 00:05:31,900 --> 00:05:33,470 A gyroscopic spin. 83 00:05:33,470 --> 00:05:34,450 Curious? 84 00:05:35,910 --> 00:05:37,640 About the match at Hachioji. 85 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:39,480 Well, sure. 86 00:05:41,110 --> 00:05:42,830 Yakushi or Ichidaisan... 87 00:05:42,830 --> 00:05:46,110 Whichever one advances, we're in for a tough match. 88 00:05:49,990 --> 00:05:52,910 Batting 2nd, Third Base Raichi Todoroki 89 00:05:55,370 --> 00:05:58,330 Yakushi Ichidaisan 90 00:05:53,180 --> 00:05:55,870 Top of the third, two outs, bases empty. 91 00:05:55,870 --> 00:05:58,330 It's round two for the ace and the power hitter. 92 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,500 Batting 8th, Pitcher Kosei Amahisa 93 00:06:05,280 --> 00:06:10,300 Little boy Ama put down Masuda and Akiba like they were nothing. 94 00:06:10,870 --> 00:06:13,470 I'm counting on you here, Raichi. 95 00:06:13,470 --> 00:06:17,140 We'll lose the momentum completely if he puts you down too. 96 00:06:18,270 --> 00:06:21,970 Fastball. Curve. Slider. 97 00:06:21,970 --> 00:06:24,000 I'll send any of them straight over the fence! 98 00:06:25,470 --> 00:06:29,450 Hey, man. Look at you, raring to go... 99 00:06:29,490 --> 00:06:32,660 Batting 7th, Catcher Akito Takami 100 00:06:29,750 --> 00:06:32,650 Well, Kosei? Will you use it? 101 00:06:32,940 --> 00:06:36,630 Well, he totally had me on his first at-bat... 102 00:06:36,630 --> 00:06:39,880 With no runners, it might be time to show it off. 103 00:06:42,990 --> 00:06:48,060 Scary, man. He's really gonna drag it out of me. 104 00:06:48,300 --> 00:06:51,600 You'll get to see it first, you monkey with a bat. 105 00:06:52,050 --> 00:06:53,020 Take it! 106 00:06:54,350 --> 00:06:55,650 A fastball! 107 00:06:58,460 --> 00:06:59,630 Strike! 108 00:07:01,590 --> 00:07:04,170 It's a swing and a miss at the first-pitch slider! 109 00:07:07,740 --> 00:07:10,820 Was that... a splitter?! 110 00:07:10,820 --> 00:07:12,440 A slider? 111 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:15,910 What the... heck? I've never seen anything like... 112 00:07:15,910 --> 00:07:17,870 Monkey see... 113 00:07:18,860 --> 00:07:20,710 Monkey panic... 114 00:07:21,050 --> 00:07:22,410 Monkey weep! 115 00:07:24,330 --> 00:07:27,110 Second pitch is a fastball on the outside! 116 00:07:28,300 --> 00:07:29,760 Foul! 117 00:07:33,540 --> 00:07:34,720 He did it again! 118 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,940 O-One hundred fifty-one... 119 00:07:37,940 --> 00:07:40,420 He's clearly kicked it up a notch. 120 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,400 You made contact on that one? I like it. 121 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:44,660 Not good... 122 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:49,510 But you should just lie down and die already! 123 00:07:56,230 --> 00:07:57,440 Strike! 124 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:58,760 You're out! 125 00:08:01,380 --> 00:08:03,330 He strikes out swinging! 126 00:08:03,740 --> 00:08:06,980 Ichidaisan's Kosei Amahisa takes the victory in the second round 127 00:08:06,980 --> 00:08:09,250 between the ace and the power hitter! 128 00:08:09,250 --> 00:08:10,960 Batting 9th, Second Base Koji Miyamoto 129 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:10,960 Nice pitching, Kosei! 130 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:12,770 Given how Todoroki reacted... 131 00:08:12,770 --> 00:08:15,090 He camouflaged it as a fastball for sure. 132 00:08:15,090 --> 00:08:17,050 Nice pitch, Amahisa-san! 133 00:08:17,050 --> 00:08:18,150 Nice one! 134 00:08:18,150 --> 00:08:19,260 Kosei-san! 135 00:08:19,540 --> 00:08:21,790 Wish I could get it a little more subtle. 136 00:08:21,790 --> 00:08:24,740 To get an out with one pitch. 137 00:08:25,470 --> 00:08:27,700 I've never seen a spin like that. 138 00:08:28,390 --> 00:08:29,610 The way it moved... 139 00:08:29,940 --> 00:08:31,540 Incredible. 140 00:08:36,580 --> 00:08:41,130 You're incredible... Kosei Amahisa! 141 00:08:41,130 --> 00:08:44,000 That's the way, Todoroki. 142 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,080 I knew you'd like it. 143 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:51,430 Man, can't wait for my next turn at the plate! 144 00:08:51,430 --> 00:08:52,530 But you have to field now. 145 00:08:53,890 --> 00:08:56,690 I can't let my guard down until the last minute. 146 00:08:56,690 --> 00:08:58,610 Looks like it worked, Kosei. 147 00:08:58,610 --> 00:09:01,130 Yeah, you think it made an impact? 148 00:09:01,130 --> 00:09:03,590 Good job, Amahisa m'boy! 149 00:09:03,590 --> 00:09:04,720 Thanks! 150 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:09,740 Sliders with a big break are Amahisa's calling card, 151 00:09:09,740 --> 00:09:11,570 but I wanted him to master a pitch 152 00:09:11,570 --> 00:09:14,940 with a smaller break that would look like a fastball. 153 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,050 Sliders can break so much they're hard to control. 154 00:09:18,050 --> 00:09:22,620 Throwing them in the manner of a cutter puts a new kind of spin on the ball. 155 00:09:22,620 --> 00:09:27,640 Like a cutter, it breaks like a slider only when it reaches the batter. 156 00:09:28,410 --> 00:09:32,340 They call it a slider that doesn't break all the way... 157 00:09:32,340 --> 00:09:34,420 the "Sly." 158 00:09:34,680 --> 00:09:36,040 What was that last pitch? 159 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,890 I can't believe he struck Todoroki out so easily! 160 00:09:38,890 --> 00:09:41,860 It went awfully low for a cutter... 161 00:09:42,310 --> 00:09:45,800 We were having enough trouble with his slider... 162 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:50,190 Now that brat Ama's got a new pitch in his arsenal? 163 00:09:50,490 --> 00:09:53,150 Sanada! You're up this inning! 164 00:09:53,150 --> 00:09:55,110 Batting 3rd, Pitcher Shunpei Sanada 165 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:55,110 Yes, sir. 166 00:09:57,110 --> 00:09:58,440 I'm counting on you. 167 00:09:58,440 --> 00:09:59,780 For the bottom of the 3rd, 168 00:09:59,780 --> 00:10:03,080 Yakushi High School will make a substitution. 169 00:10:03,370 --> 00:10:06,030 Pitcher Tomobe-kun will move to left field, 170 00:10:06,030 --> 00:10:09,300 and left fielder Sanada-kun will pitch. 171 00:10:09,300 --> 00:10:11,740 Batting fifth, left field, Tomobe-kun. 172 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,380 Can't let Ichidaisan pick up any more momentum. 173 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:20,430 Batting third, pitcher, Sanada-kun. 174 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:24,890 Yakushi didn't hesitate to bring out their ace. 175 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:30,040 That shows just how dangerous Amahisa is today. 176 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:32,260 Things are going well. 177 00:10:32,260 --> 00:10:37,430 They must've had a reason they didn't want to start Sanada. 178 00:10:38,490 --> 00:10:39,880 Chimaru m'boy! 179 00:10:45,290 --> 00:10:49,960 It's huge that we were able to drag their ace out of hiding in early innings. 180 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,550 Batting 1st, Left Field Hiroshi Chimaru 181 00:10:56,780 --> 00:10:58,220 Just like our data said, 182 00:10:58,540 --> 00:11:00,500 he's all the way to the first-base side of the plate. 183 00:11:01,290 --> 00:11:04,280 His shootball flies right for the chest of a right-handed batter. 184 00:11:05,250 --> 00:11:08,230 I have to keep it tight so I don't get jammed! 185 00:11:17,660 --> 00:11:21,060 Leadoff hitter Chimaru grounds it to the second baseman for the first out! 186 00:11:18,690 --> 00:11:21,070 1st-Year Taigi Hayakawa 187 00:11:18,690 --> 00:11:21,070 1st-Year Daigo Kurogi 188 00:11:18,690 --> 00:11:21,070 1st-Year Sho Taniguchi 189 00:11:21,110 --> 00:11:24,030 3rd-Year Makoto Moriyama 190 00:11:19,390 --> 00:11:21,060 One pitch, one down! 191 00:11:21,060 --> 00:11:23,240 Nice pitch, Sanada-senpai! 192 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:24,040 Nice pitch! 193 00:11:25,900 --> 00:11:27,740 That's one down. 194 00:11:27,740 --> 00:11:29,940 One pitch, then crack. 195 00:11:29,940 --> 00:11:31,910 I love ya, man! 196 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,370 That's our Sanada! 197 00:11:35,370 --> 00:11:36,860 Yeah! Sanada! 198 00:11:36,130 --> 00:11:37,330 Sanada-senpai! 199 00:11:37,850 --> 00:11:39,380 Amazing. 200 00:11:39,380 --> 00:11:41,920 That one pitch totally changed the mood on our bench. 201 00:11:37,380 --> 00:11:41,920 Batting 1st, Catcher Kazuma Akiba 202 00:11:42,540 --> 00:11:43,970 Mori m'boy! 203 00:11:44,390 --> 00:11:45,600 Yeah, let's go! 204 00:11:44,710 --> 00:11:46,050 Keep it out! 205 00:11:45,210 --> 00:11:46,950 One down, two to go! 206 00:11:45,830 --> 00:11:47,560 Sanada-senpai, you rock! 207 00:11:47,820 --> 00:11:49,810 The shootball and the cutter... 208 00:11:49,810 --> 00:11:54,520 A pitcher whose arsenal consists of pitches aimed at the batters' chests. 209 00:11:54,560 --> 00:11:58,570 Batting 2nd, Third Base Futoshi Mori 210 00:11:54,780 --> 00:12:00,490 They'll need to choke up on the bat so they don't get jammed. 211 00:12:01,070 --> 00:12:06,110 Leave those two finger widths of your pride with me, boys. 212 00:12:06,990 --> 00:12:09,830 Hachioji Stadium 213 00:12:13,660 --> 00:12:14,620 Batting 4th, First Base Yuta Mishima 214 00:12:14,620 --> 00:12:17,580 Third baseman Todoroki makes an amazing play for the second out! 215 00:12:17,580 --> 00:12:20,540 That's two outs, Nada-senpai! 216 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:25,750 Good. He doesn't seem to be hung up over that last strikeout. 217 00:12:25,750 --> 00:12:27,720 Now, the real test... 218 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:34,600 Batting 3rd, Center Field Akira Miyagawa 219 00:12:34,850 --> 00:12:38,440 Even Miyagawa-san, their cleanup man, is choking up on the bat... 220 00:12:41,580 --> 00:12:43,860 Looks like they're all-in. 221 00:12:45,060 --> 00:12:48,440 The scariest thing is a great team capable of being humble! 222 00:12:50,300 --> 00:12:52,830 He threw it right at me! 223 00:12:52,830 --> 00:12:55,670 I know it's far from genteel. 224 00:12:55,670 --> 00:12:57,500 But this is how we... 225 00:13:00,660 --> 00:13:03,000 keep pace with elite schools... 226 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,170 as an eternal challenger! 227 00:13:12,010 --> 00:13:13,750 Struck out swinging! 228 00:13:13,750 --> 00:13:18,680 The top of Ichidaisan's order is three up, three down in a perfect relief inning! 229 00:13:19,430 --> 00:13:20,630 Yeah! 230 00:13:19,940 --> 00:13:21,520 Batting 8th, Shortstop Shinobu Komehara 231 00:13:20,630 --> 00:13:21,900 Nice pitching! 232 00:13:24,680 --> 00:13:30,900 Is there another ace that can carry out their manager's wishes so well?! 233 00:13:30,900 --> 00:13:34,130 Great! He's a soldier as well! 234 00:13:34,630 --> 00:13:37,080 This isn't over yet. 235 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:40,070 Our Raichi won't let it be over either! 236 00:13:44,370 --> 00:13:46,800 Isn't this getting interesting? 237 00:13:49,010 --> 00:13:50,110 Okay! 238 00:13:51,140 --> 00:13:52,590 That's a good pitch. 239 00:13:52,590 --> 00:13:55,010 Hope you can pull it off during a game. 240 00:13:55,470 --> 00:13:57,180 All right. That's enough for today. 241 00:13:57,760 --> 00:13:59,210 All right! 242 00:14:00,030 --> 00:14:02,000 Um, Miyuki-senpai? 243 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:07,650 What's a gyroscopic rotation in a pitch? 244 00:14:09,370 --> 00:14:10,390 Gyro...? 245 00:14:13,070 --> 00:14:13,860 Gyro?! 246 00:14:13,860 --> 00:14:17,600 Why are you so surprised that I know that word?! 247 00:14:24,370 --> 00:14:26,430 Todoroki grounds it to the second baseman, 248 00:14:26,430 --> 00:14:29,090 and the third showdown goes to Amahisa once again! 249 00:14:29,380 --> 00:14:31,120 That pitch again? 250 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:34,350 It looks like a subtler slider. What is it? 251 00:14:34,670 --> 00:14:37,760 A two-seam gyroball... maybe. 252 00:14:43,790 --> 00:14:47,480 A fast pitch also known as a vertical cutter. 253 00:14:47,900 --> 00:14:50,030 It moves with speed close to a fastball, 254 00:14:51,830 --> 00:14:55,920 and it only breaks a little, so it can even slip into the strike zone. 255 00:14:56,990 --> 00:15:00,460 By mixing it with curveballs and sliders, 256 00:15:00,460 --> 00:15:03,380 it makes it even harder for the batter to target one specific pitch. 257 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:06,830 Strike! You're out! 258 00:15:06,830 --> 00:15:09,560 In a duel of aces, Amahisa comes out ahead! 259 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:12,000 Two outs already in the top of the sixth! 260 00:15:12,540 --> 00:15:16,110 Sawamura-senpai might know more about this. 261 00:15:16,110 --> 00:15:20,350 He and Amahisa-san have been trading information as fellow pitchers. 262 00:15:20,350 --> 00:15:21,670 Those two? Really? 263 00:15:22,350 --> 00:15:24,390 That's a weird combination. 264 00:15:27,190 --> 00:15:34,570 Yakushi Ichidaisan 265 00:15:27,550 --> 00:15:33,240 Yakushi tried to regain the momentum by putting in their ace, Sanada, 266 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:34,570 but in the bottom of the sixth, 267 00:15:34,570 --> 00:15:38,290 Ichidaisan's 3-hole Miyagawa-san hit a double down the right field line 268 00:15:38,290 --> 00:15:40,580 and got a runner on second with two outs. 269 00:15:41,300 --> 00:15:44,660 Their 4-hole, Hoshida-san, came up to bat. 270 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:48,960 Batting 4th, First Base Mamoru Hoshida 271 00:15:45,930 --> 00:15:48,890 I can see it. This time, for sure... 272 00:15:49,730 --> 00:15:51,900 He's talking to his bat? 273 00:15:51,900 --> 00:15:53,090 No way... 274 00:15:53,090 --> 00:15:56,550 He's a stubborn one. Even after I have him behind in the count... 275 00:15:56,850 --> 00:16:01,130 I swear this— I will give Kosei another run! 276 00:16:03,190 --> 00:16:04,140 I will give Kosei...! 277 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:09,610 He snuck a hit in between first and second, 278 00:16:10,390 --> 00:16:13,970 and Ichidaisan High got the insurance run it was after. 279 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:18,290 You see that, Kosei?! 280 00:16:18,290 --> 00:16:21,070 It wasn't a hard hit, but I made it happen with determination! 281 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:23,530 Why didn't he go to second?! 282 00:16:23,530 --> 00:16:26,460 Most people would! Is he just too slow? 283 00:16:26,690 --> 00:16:28,810 Ichidaisan got an insurance run! 284 00:16:28,810 --> 00:16:30,420 It's two to nothing now. 285 00:16:30,740 --> 00:16:32,750 Hoshida with another RBI? 286 00:16:32,750 --> 00:16:34,300 That guy is so clutch. 287 00:16:34,300 --> 00:16:36,890 And they've totally shut out the Yakushi lineup? 288 00:16:37,140 --> 00:16:40,310 Is Amahisa pitching that well today? 289 00:16:40,310 --> 00:16:42,480 Just what kind of pitch is he throwing? 290 00:16:42,850 --> 00:16:46,560 Yakushi Ichidaisan 291 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,920 Darn it. I'm so curious! 292 00:16:46,570 --> 00:16:49,070 It's the top of the 8th, and Yakushi High's up to bat. 293 00:16:49,070 --> 00:16:52,720 They've got a runner on first, and their leadoff man, Akiba, is at the plate! 294 00:16:53,910 --> 00:16:57,460 These guys never bunted all of last year. 295 00:16:57,460 --> 00:17:00,910 Let's let them try it. Easy out for us. 296 00:17:01,870 --> 00:17:02,690 Steal! 297 00:17:03,690 --> 00:17:04,810 A hit-and-run! 298 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:08,430 Weak contact sends the ball right to the pitcher! 299 00:17:08,430 --> 00:17:11,120 He throws it to first for an out! 300 00:17:11,120 --> 00:17:13,560 But the runner on first got a big jump, and makes it to second! 301 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:17,920 With a runner in scoring position, the big man comes to the plate! 302 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:23,120 Batting 2nd, third base, Todoroki-kun. 303 00:17:28,860 --> 00:17:31,560 The fourth matchup between the ace and the power hitter 304 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:34,300 is the biggest chance yet for Yakushi High School! 305 00:17:34,820 --> 00:17:38,070 They made contact on Kosei's Sly. 306 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,480 The trajectory of the pitch can make the break more shallow. 307 00:17:41,830 --> 00:17:43,080 What's our pitch count? 308 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:45,070 Eighty-seven so far. 309 00:17:45,360 --> 00:17:47,590 Pitch count is just fine. 310 00:17:47,590 --> 00:17:52,410 Can't underestimate the effect of throwing an unfamiliar pitch, though. 311 00:17:53,140 --> 00:17:55,110 Two innings left. 312 00:17:55,110 --> 00:17:56,820 We're two runs ahead. 313 00:17:57,410 --> 00:17:59,150 First base is empty. 314 00:17:59,150 --> 00:18:02,020 He can take it easy if he wants. 315 00:18:03,050 --> 00:18:04,810 First base is open. 316 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:09,890 Even if they do pitch to him, they won't give him anything good to hit. 317 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:13,260 He's at an overwhelming disadvantage right now. 318 00:18:15,970 --> 00:18:21,370 I know you haven't forgotten your frustration from last year. 319 00:18:21,950 --> 00:18:24,760 Go out there and swing... 320 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:26,290 For your team! 321 00:18:26,290 --> 00:18:27,300 Raichi! 322 00:18:28,900 --> 00:18:31,790 You and me... let's finish this! 323 00:18:35,570 --> 00:18:37,000 Go for it, Raichi! 324 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:38,040 Raichi-san! 325 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:39,170 Hit it out of there! 326 00:18:39,170 --> 00:18:40,750 Todoroki-kun! 327 00:18:40,750 --> 00:18:43,000 Hit it hard, Todoroki! 328 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,220 Hit it, Todoroki! 329 00:18:44,220 --> 00:18:45,060 Hit it! 330 00:18:45,060 --> 00:18:46,450 Raichi! 331 00:18:46,970 --> 00:18:49,470 Yeah, yeah. I see where this is going. 332 00:18:49,470 --> 00:18:52,260 Everyone loves an underdog comeback story. 333 00:18:52,260 --> 00:18:55,340 How about we shut them all up? 334 00:18:55,340 --> 00:18:56,230 Well? 335 00:18:56,450 --> 00:18:57,930 Kosei! 336 00:18:57,930 --> 00:18:59,450 Kosei-san! 337 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:01,070 You said it. 338 00:19:09,170 --> 00:19:13,200 It's showdowns like these where Kosei shines the brightest. 339 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:19,330 It's the top of the 8th, with Ichidaisan holding a two-run lead. 340 00:19:19,330 --> 00:19:21,000 There's a runner on second. 341 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:24,590 At the plate is the monster slugger, Raichi Todoroki! 342 00:19:25,250 --> 00:19:27,390 Kosei's in a place where he can handle this. 343 00:19:28,180 --> 00:19:30,400 We're going to take him down, Manager. 344 00:19:30,820 --> 00:19:32,480 All right! 345 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,440 I trust my boys on the field. 346 00:19:41,770 --> 00:19:44,740 Yakushi's been scoreless for seven innings. 347 00:19:45,220 --> 00:19:50,730 Pitching is Ichidaisan ace, Kosei Amahisa! It's the fourth big showdown! 348 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:57,570 Strike! 349 00:19:59,770 --> 00:20:01,170 First pitch is a curve! 350 00:20:01,170 --> 00:20:03,010 Todoroki takes a strike looking! 351 00:20:03,010 --> 00:20:04,940 A curveball? Now? 352 00:20:04,940 --> 00:20:07,980 I guess Todoroki didn't even conceive of that. 353 00:20:07,980 --> 00:20:11,430 Okay. Getting a strike there was huge. 354 00:20:11,430 --> 00:20:13,480 Now that he's looking higher, next should be... 355 00:20:13,940 --> 00:20:15,010 The second pitch! 356 00:20:16,470 --> 00:20:18,490 A fastball hit foul! 357 00:20:22,780 --> 00:20:24,900 That's his fastest pitch of the day! 358 00:20:24,900 --> 00:20:27,110 He's facing Todoroki head-on?! 359 00:20:27,110 --> 00:20:28,370 He's got him behind in the count! 360 00:20:28,650 --> 00:20:30,840 The catcher's calling different pitches, too. 361 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:35,190 Yes. Since Yakushi knows about that two-seam gyroball now. 362 00:20:35,730 --> 00:20:38,880 The Ichidaisan battery is terrifyingly cool-headed. 363 00:20:39,650 --> 00:20:42,930 The previous three at-bats were all just laying the groundwork. 364 00:20:46,090 --> 00:20:47,630 A bait pitch high and inside... 365 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:02,280 Foul! 366 00:21:03,010 --> 00:21:04,340 It broke wide! 367 00:21:04,750 --> 00:21:06,250 So close! 368 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:07,440 By this much! 369 00:21:08,010 --> 00:21:10,150 What a swing. 370 00:21:10,150 --> 00:21:14,420 Calling pitches can only mean so much against reaction time like that. 371 00:21:14,420 --> 00:21:16,180 That's Todoroki for you! 372 00:21:16,180 --> 00:21:17,880 How hard did he hit that one?! 373 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,540 He's terrifying! 374 00:21:25,390 --> 00:21:28,550 He caught up to a pitch that far inside... 375 00:21:28,550 --> 00:21:29,970 He's incredible. 376 00:21:30,580 --> 00:21:33,160 I'm hardly surprised by that. 377 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:35,080 He's a man who can deal 378 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:38,390 with a new breaking ball his second time through the order. 379 00:21:39,300 --> 00:21:41,490 Look at that expression... 380 00:21:42,300 --> 00:21:44,440 He's out for my blood! 381 00:23:27,010 --> 00:23:30,590 Next time on Ace of the Diamond Act II -Second Season-... 382 00:23:31,010 --> 00:23:32,090 "The Path of the Victor!" 383 00:23:32,630 --> 00:23:34,850 Aim to take nationals! 384 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:36,600 Next Time 385 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:36,600 "The Path of the Victor"