1 00:00:01,970 --> 00:00:04,730 Yakushi Ichidaisan 2 00:00:06,910 --> 00:00:10,670 Fastball. Curve. Slider. 3 00:00:10,670 --> 00:00:12,680 I'll send any of them straight over the fence! 4 00:00:13,190 --> 00:00:17,110 Hey, man. Look at you, raring to go... 5 00:00:20,080 --> 00:00:25,330 Scary, man. He's really gonna drag it out of me. 6 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,910 You'll get to see it first, you monkey with a bat. 7 00:00:29,310 --> 00:00:30,280 Take it! 8 00:00:31,620 --> 00:00:32,950 A fastball! 9 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:36,930 Strike! 10 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,490 It's a swing and a miss at the first-pitch slider! 11 00:00:49,930 --> 00:00:51,110 Strike! 12 00:00:51,110 --> 00:00:52,250 You're out! 13 00:00:56,700 --> 00:01:01,250 You're incredible... Kosei Amahisa! 14 00:01:01,250 --> 00:01:04,150 That's the way, Todoroki. 15 00:01:04,150 --> 00:01:07,210 I knew you'd like it. 16 00:01:07,210 --> 00:01:10,220 Yakushi Ichidaisan 17 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:14,290 Focus. Full swing. 18 00:01:25,470 --> 00:01:27,980 Yakushi Ichidaisan 19 00:01:32,790 --> 00:01:35,350 He throws it to first for an out! 20 00:01:36,300 --> 00:01:39,910 Batting 2nd, third base, Todoroki-kun. 21 00:02:04,070 --> 00:02:05,070 Strike! 22 00:02:08,060 --> 00:02:10,020 Nice pitch! 23 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:17,570 That's his fastest pitch of the day! 24 00:02:34,940 --> 00:02:36,290 Foul! 25 00:02:36,930 --> 00:02:38,440 It broke wide! 26 00:02:42,850 --> 00:02:45,380 I'm hardly surprised by that. 27 00:02:45,380 --> 00:02:47,510 He's a man who can deal 28 00:02:47,510 --> 00:02:50,600 with a new breaking ball his second time through the order. 29 00:02:51,210 --> 00:02:53,460 Look at that expression... 30 00:02:54,100 --> 00:02:56,330 He's out for my blood! 31 00:04:31,990 --> 00:04:36,080 The Path of the Victor 32 00:04:32,460 --> 00:04:34,760 Go, Raichi! 33 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:36,490 Raichi-san! 34 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:40,220 Put Kosei down for good! 35 00:04:40,220 --> 00:04:41,430 Amahisa-san! 36 00:04:41,660 --> 00:04:43,950 Hit it out of the park, Raichi-san! 37 00:04:43,950 --> 00:04:44,890 Raichi-san! 38 00:04:45,420 --> 00:04:47,620 This won't be like last year. 39 00:04:47,620 --> 00:04:50,690 Our whole team is stronger now. 40 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:55,230 So you swing that bat for yourself. 41 00:04:56,300 --> 00:04:58,470 That will benefit the team, too. 42 00:05:03,820 --> 00:05:04,840 Foul! 43 00:05:05,670 --> 00:05:07,410 He made contact again. 44 00:05:14,570 --> 00:05:16,290 He sees it! He sees it! 45 00:05:16,290 --> 00:05:17,780 Let's do this, Raichi-san! 46 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:21,660 Ball! 47 00:05:34,220 --> 00:05:35,770 He's getting used to it? 48 00:05:35,770 --> 00:05:37,720 He can see Kosei's Sly... 49 00:05:38,030 --> 00:05:40,580 Is this guy for real? 50 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:42,900 He's amazing. 51 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,180 This is what makes Todoroki terrifying... 52 00:05:46,660 --> 00:05:49,290 He keeps fouling off close pitches... 53 00:05:50,130 --> 00:05:52,800 If we slack even the tiniest bit... 54 00:05:53,790 --> 00:05:56,540 Fastball, painted on the outside. 55 00:05:58,250 --> 00:06:00,460 Keep pitching Slys, then? 56 00:06:03,170 --> 00:06:09,810 Takami, the Sly was originally a pitch I developed to better control my slider. 57 00:06:09,810 --> 00:06:11,540 To increase your strategic options, 58 00:06:11,540 --> 00:06:15,400 and get more use out of the pitch types I already had... 59 00:06:16,850 --> 00:06:19,660 I've shown him my Sly that many times. 60 00:06:19,660 --> 00:06:23,570 As smart as Todoroki is, he'll have started coasting. 61 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:27,380 Kosei... 62 00:06:30,290 --> 00:06:33,910 The pitch I've thrown as easily as I breathe... 63 00:06:34,620 --> 00:06:36,320 My calling card... 64 00:06:36,910 --> 00:06:40,200 Thrown for the left foot of left-handed batters... 65 00:06:41,270 --> 00:06:43,550 The backfoot slider! 66 00:06:46,710 --> 00:06:48,920 This will finish it! 67 00:07:03,140 --> 00:07:04,730 Don't follow it with your eyes. 68 00:07:04,730 --> 00:07:06,170 Feel it. 69 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,940 Feel the aura... the breath of the ball! 70 00:07:24,860 --> 00:07:27,650 He rips one between right field and center! 71 00:07:27,650 --> 00:07:29,790 The runner on second rounds third! 72 00:07:30,450 --> 00:07:32,640 Batter Todoroki makes it to second! 73 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,600 Breaking through Kosei Amahisa's trump card, 74 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,850 Raichi Todoroki gets an RBI double! 75 00:07:37,850 --> 00:07:39,800 Yeah! 76 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:41,770 Yeah! 77 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:46,900 It's just a one-run difference now! 78 00:07:46,900 --> 00:07:48,100 Raichi! 79 00:07:48,100 --> 00:07:49,760 I'll give you a banana later! 80 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:50,860 Take the whole bunch! 81 00:07:51,710 --> 00:07:55,470 Turned my head too far. More like this... 82 00:07:56,090 --> 00:07:59,440 Man, he's incredible. 83 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:02,700 Nothing you can do when he hits it like that. 84 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:06,600 Still, pretty cool that I didn't give up a home run! 85 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:07,990 Maybe I'm the awesome one here! 86 00:08:07,990 --> 00:08:09,250 I get it, okay? 87 00:08:09,250 --> 00:08:11,370 Let's shake it off, Kosei. 88 00:08:12,430 --> 00:08:15,280 We're in overdrive now! 89 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,380 But we're still right on the edge! 90 00:08:17,380 --> 00:08:19,190 Well, Raichi? 91 00:08:19,190 --> 00:08:23,060 This is baseball... this is competition! 92 00:08:23,060 --> 00:08:26,130 You want to see more of what lies beyond this, right? 93 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:29,410 Let's go, Raichi... 94 00:08:29,410 --> 00:08:31,970 Let's go with all of them to Koshien! 95 00:08:32,570 --> 00:08:35,240 Man, what a relief. 96 00:08:36,310 --> 00:08:40,070 For a split second, I thought I was dead for sure. 97 00:08:40,070 --> 00:08:41,830 Luck's on my side today. 98 00:08:42,060 --> 00:08:44,290 We're gonna win this! 99 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:45,880 He's slacking! 100 00:08:52,390 --> 00:08:54,130 A hit to shallow left! 101 00:08:54,130 --> 00:08:56,550 Sanada gets a hit right on the heels of Todoroki's! 102 00:08:57,090 --> 00:08:59,550 But it's hit too hard! The runner gets the stop sign at third! 103 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:04,170 Getting pretty dicey. 104 00:09:04,460 --> 00:09:07,060 Why'd he throw a gift-wrapped pitch like that? 105 00:09:07,690 --> 00:09:09,090 Kosei... 106 00:09:09,610 --> 00:09:12,680 Damn, hit it right in front of the fielder. 107 00:09:12,680 --> 00:09:14,980 I was so shocked by how middle-middle the pitch was. 108 00:09:15,340 --> 00:09:18,970 Amahisa... Did he lose his focus? 109 00:09:18,970 --> 00:09:24,190 He's acting calm, but his best pitch has been hit twice now. 110 00:09:24,190 --> 00:09:27,630 Batting fourth, first base, Mishima-kun. 111 00:09:27,630 --> 00:09:30,620 This could completely turn the game around. 112 00:09:30,860 --> 00:09:34,800 Hey, Yakushi! They tied it up in the eighth! 113 00:09:39,310 --> 00:09:42,190 A Todoroki RBI, a Sanada hit, 114 00:09:42,190 --> 00:09:45,870 then Mishima with a fumbled double-play brought in the second runner. 115 00:09:45,870 --> 00:09:49,010 Dang, so Todoroki hit off Amahisa? 116 00:09:49,010 --> 00:09:50,900 Is Amahisa running dry? 117 00:09:50,900 --> 00:09:53,220 I hear he hit his slider! 118 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:55,980 That's what happens when you take the lead early. 119 00:09:56,610 --> 00:09:59,190 The pressure gets worse when they start catching up. 120 00:09:59,790 --> 00:10:03,340 There's no team more terrifying when it's got the momentum than Yakushi. 121 00:10:05,290 --> 00:10:07,660 Jingu next, right? Let's meet in the semis, Sawamura 122 00:10:08,530 --> 00:10:11,390 Only the winner gets to walk the path forward. 123 00:10:20,310 --> 00:10:22,210 This is what summer's all about. 124 00:10:33,420 --> 00:10:36,730 Man, I wanna go home. 125 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:41,410 It was that one hit... 126 00:10:41,410 --> 00:10:43,740 That was so unnecessary. 127 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:48,720 How many times must I screw up? I'm so embarrassed... 128 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:50,170 I wanna die. 129 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:58,090 A hit to shallow center! 130 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,350 3-hole Miyagawa hangs in there to get on base! 131 00:11:03,540 --> 00:11:06,260 All right! Do it, Hosshan! 132 00:11:06,260 --> 00:11:09,230 Next batter is the 4-hole, Hoshida! 133 00:11:09,230 --> 00:11:11,430 Hit it out! 134 00:11:11,430 --> 00:11:13,690 Hoshida-senpai, one more time! 135 00:11:13,690 --> 00:11:15,660 I'll take seconds on that! 136 00:11:15,660 --> 00:11:17,660 C'mon, Ichidaisan! 137 00:11:17,660 --> 00:11:20,100 Sanada-senpai, there's one out! 138 00:11:20,530 --> 00:11:22,320 Slow and steady! 139 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:24,280 We've got your back! 140 00:11:24,680 --> 00:11:27,740 I get it. Summer is... 141 00:11:31,700 --> 00:11:34,660 still just heating up! 142 00:11:38,750 --> 00:11:39,800 Second! 143 00:11:40,460 --> 00:11:41,530 Double-play! 144 00:11:46,900 --> 00:11:49,900 Hey, you're supposed to run past— 145 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:53,740 Safe at first! 146 00:11:54,010 --> 00:11:56,780 But that's out number two! 147 00:11:57,280 --> 00:11:58,340 Okay! 148 00:11:58,340 --> 00:12:00,560 That's two outs! 149 00:12:00,560 --> 00:12:02,980 Let's put 'em down, Sanada-senpai! 150 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,720 Neither of us can afford this loss. 151 00:12:18,260 --> 00:12:19,670 That said... 152 00:12:19,950 --> 00:12:22,380 It's too early for summer to end! 153 00:12:25,550 --> 00:12:28,270 He strikes out swinging! 154 00:12:28,890 --> 00:12:30,710 Not just yet! 155 00:12:30,710 --> 00:12:33,320 He allowed a man on base but then turned off the tap! 156 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,680 The Ichidaisan lineup fails to get a run! 157 00:12:36,680 --> 00:12:40,140 It's a tie going into the ninth inning! 158 00:12:40,410 --> 00:12:42,620 You rock, Sanada! 159 00:12:42,620 --> 00:12:44,590 The momentum's on our side! 160 00:12:44,590 --> 00:12:47,710 Now, let's take the lead and win this! 161 00:12:51,210 --> 00:12:52,960 Amahisa m'boy. 162 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:54,550 I have an important question. 163 00:12:55,910 --> 00:12:58,990 Answer me honestly, yes or no. 164 00:12:59,630 --> 00:13:03,460 Is the fire still burning in your heart?! 165 00:13:26,830 --> 00:13:28,030 Yes! 166 00:13:30,100 --> 00:13:32,370 I'm the ace of this team! 167 00:13:33,290 --> 00:13:34,330 Good! 168 00:13:35,090 --> 00:13:40,290 Listen up, boys! Whoever wants it stronger will win this game! 169 00:13:40,290 --> 00:13:41,490 Yes, sir! 170 00:13:44,350 --> 00:13:46,440 Go, Ace Amahisa! 171 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:47,080 Sir! 172 00:13:47,430 --> 00:13:49,920 Go, Ichidaisan! Let's go! 173 00:13:51,450 --> 00:13:53,060 Even if it's just selfishness... 174 00:13:53,060 --> 00:13:54,310 Even if it's just conceit... 175 00:13:54,980 --> 00:13:56,460 It doesn't matter. 176 00:13:58,710 --> 00:14:02,210 I'll fight to protect my own pride... 177 00:14:03,090 --> 00:14:04,240 and pitch! 178 00:14:04,750 --> 00:14:07,190 Laugh at what a petty man I am if you like... 179 00:14:09,110 --> 00:14:11,220 This is who I am! 180 00:14:11,220 --> 00:14:13,700 Strike! You're out! 181 00:14:15,560 --> 00:14:16,940 Yeah! 182 00:14:16,940 --> 00:14:20,440 With his eleventh strikeout of the day, he finishes pitching nine full innings! 183 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:24,130 Ichidaisan High's ace, Kosei Amahisa! 184 00:14:24,390 --> 00:14:26,160 Nice pitching, Kosei! 185 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:28,080 Nice pitch! 186 00:14:29,270 --> 00:14:30,790 Nicely done. 187 00:14:32,750 --> 00:14:35,470 I'll give you all I've got! 188 00:14:39,140 --> 00:14:40,350 With laid-bare... 189 00:14:40,970 --> 00:14:41,950 savage... 190 00:14:42,220 --> 00:14:43,650 instinct! 191 00:14:47,410 --> 00:14:49,420 Strike out! 192 00:14:49,420 --> 00:14:52,860 A dominant pitching performance leads to two outs early! 193 00:14:53,750 --> 00:14:55,950 Both in pitching and hitting... 194 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:59,950 He gets it done when the chips are down. 195 00:15:01,780 --> 00:15:03,960 He's awesome. 196 00:15:05,330 --> 00:15:07,460 Batting eighth, pitcher, 197 00:15:07,460 --> 00:15:09,060 Amahisa-kun. 198 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,840 Bottom of the ninth. Two outs, no one on. 199 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:21,800 Amahisa's had a goose egg at the plate so far. 200 00:15:22,270 --> 00:15:25,300 He's pitched the full game so far, 201 00:15:25,300 --> 00:15:29,500 but if it enters extra innings, Ichidai, which bats second, may have the advantage. 202 00:15:29,500 --> 00:15:31,470 His pitch count is low, too. 203 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:35,500 But Todoroki-san will be up to the plate in the tenth. 204 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:40,960 Putting him in the 2-hole might pay off big time. 205 00:15:43,430 --> 00:15:45,850 His hellish shootball on the inside... 206 00:15:46,210 --> 00:15:48,670 Show some mercy! 207 00:15:53,050 --> 00:15:54,220 Damn it... 208 00:15:54,220 --> 00:15:55,810 I don't want to lose! 209 00:15:55,810 --> 00:15:57,510 Amahisa makes contact! 210 00:15:57,510 --> 00:16:00,430 With pure guts, he sends it to center! 211 00:16:00,430 --> 00:16:01,940 I can stretch it to two! 212 00:16:01,940 --> 00:16:03,060 Kosei! 213 00:16:03,060 --> 00:16:04,140 Don't force it! 214 00:16:05,350 --> 00:16:08,310 I can do this! I'm fast enough! 215 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:15,660 Safe! 216 00:16:18,610 --> 00:16:21,060 Kosei Amahisa gets a double through sheer will! 217 00:16:21,060 --> 00:16:24,080 It's two outs, but there's a man in scoring position! 218 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:27,040 My stomach hurts. Those head-first sliders, man... 219 00:16:29,050 --> 00:16:30,470 Kosei... 220 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:32,850 Crazy! 221 00:16:32,850 --> 00:16:36,950 That kind of impulsive hustle isn't actually what I want... 222 00:16:37,420 --> 00:16:40,000 But I fully appreciate the sentiment. 223 00:16:41,020 --> 00:16:43,560 Fukushima m'boy! Are you ready to go?! 224 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:44,470 Yes, sir! 225 00:16:44,710 --> 00:16:49,440 Hey, now. Didn't think you were the kind to slide in head-first. 226 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:52,480 Ichidaisan High is sending in a pinch hitter. 227 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,400 Batting for 9-hole Miyamoto, it's Fukushima! 228 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:57,840 Sanada-senpai! Two outs! 229 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:00,120 Fukushima! Watch for your pitch! 230 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:02,070 Just one more out! 231 00:17:02,300 --> 00:17:05,460 Amazing. Summer's something else... 232 00:17:05,460 --> 00:17:06,550 I'm loving this! 233 00:17:07,990 --> 00:17:10,620 I wanna get back to the plate! 234 00:17:10,900 --> 00:17:14,710 At a time like this, he'll pitch to the inside for sure! 235 00:17:14,710 --> 00:17:17,700 Fukushima m'boy! Watch for the shootball! 236 00:17:18,490 --> 00:17:20,730 He's choking up on the bat. 237 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,980 But he's right on the line. 238 00:17:24,490 --> 00:17:27,470 If he's prepared to hit a pitch on the outside... 239 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:31,850 Yeah... I'll crush him with inside pitches! 240 00:17:33,700 --> 00:17:35,310 Swung on the first pitch?! 241 00:17:35,310 --> 00:17:36,060 Third! 242 00:17:36,060 --> 00:17:37,780 Yeah! We got him! 243 00:17:48,570 --> 00:17:50,950 It bounces off the glove of Todoroki at third! 244 00:17:50,950 --> 00:17:52,870 That'll be an error for Yakushi! 245 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:54,340 Yes! 246 00:17:54,340 --> 00:17:56,860 There're runners at the corners now! 247 00:17:56,860 --> 00:17:59,300 We're back to the top of the lineup with Chimaru! 248 00:17:59,300 --> 00:18:00,440 Yeah! 249 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:01,760 We've got the momentum now! 250 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:04,080 Finish it, Chimaru! 251 00:18:07,510 --> 00:18:09,930 Raichi. Shake it off. 252 00:18:10,500 --> 00:18:13,550 Don't worry. We'll stop them here. 253 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:15,990 Raichi! 254 00:18:15,990 --> 00:18:18,560 What's done is done! 255 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:21,860 Forget it all and focus on the next play! 256 00:18:22,110 --> 00:18:23,820 Two outs too! 257 00:18:24,210 --> 00:18:25,780 Wipe it clean! 258 00:18:25,780 --> 00:18:27,100 Yeah, all forgotten! 259 00:18:27,100 --> 00:18:28,630 It's two outs, remember?! 260 00:18:28,630 --> 00:18:30,610 One more out and it's extra innings! 261 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:32,760 Two outs! 262 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:34,500 Let's stop 'em, Raichi! 263 00:18:34,500 --> 00:18:36,620 One more and we're back at the plate! 264 00:18:41,340 --> 00:18:44,010 Counting on you this time! 265 00:18:47,300 --> 00:18:49,340 Counting on you to homer, too. 266 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:53,940 Man, oh man. These guys are too cool. 267 00:18:54,260 --> 00:18:55,900 They're like superheroes. 268 00:18:57,320 --> 00:18:58,750 Chimaru! 269 00:18:58,750 --> 00:19:00,570 Lock in! 270 00:19:02,150 --> 00:19:05,000 It's coming. It'll be on the inside... 271 00:19:06,110 --> 00:19:08,340 Stop 'em, Sanada-senpai! 272 00:19:08,340 --> 00:19:09,790 Two outs! 273 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,710 If they hold out here, it's extras... 274 00:19:14,660 --> 00:19:16,630 Anyone can make mistakes. 275 00:19:17,300 --> 00:19:20,540 Baseball is about the rest of the team making up for those mistakes. 276 00:19:21,060 --> 00:19:24,510 It's also about making up for your mistakes with your bat. 277 00:19:24,810 --> 00:19:27,460 I won't let it end here... 278 00:19:27,820 --> 00:19:30,760 If we make it to extras, we'll win! 279 00:19:36,120 --> 00:19:37,600 But all of that only matters... 280 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:45,490 H-Hang on... 281 00:19:47,500 --> 00:19:49,120 ...when you win. 282 00:19:51,860 --> 00:19:54,870 It can't be over! 283 00:19:58,540 --> 00:19:59,640 It can't— 284 00:20:09,070 --> 00:20:10,630 It only matters when you win. 285 00:20:14,300 --> 00:20:16,390 The runner on third comes home! 286 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:19,800 It's a walk-off win! 287 00:20:20,360 --> 00:20:21,880 Three to two! 288 00:20:20,370 --> 00:20:24,330 Yakushi Ichidaisan 289 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:26,170 Ichidaisan High takes this bitter battle! 290 00:20:28,310 --> 00:20:34,070 Yakushi, which made the semis of the Spring tournament, crashes out! 291 00:20:56,980 --> 00:20:58,150 Raichi. 292 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:00,530 It's time for the lineup. 293 00:21:01,010 --> 00:21:01,870 Let's go. 294 00:21:13,380 --> 00:21:14,600 I'm sorry. 295 00:21:16,120 --> 00:21:18,130 I couldn't stop them. 296 00:21:21,180 --> 00:21:23,040 The victor moves forward. 297 00:21:27,170 --> 00:21:28,740 The loser departs. 298 00:21:40,310 --> 00:21:43,620 That's what the summer tournament is. 299 00:21:45,850 --> 00:21:47,410 Good game! 300 00:21:44,980 --> 00:21:50,990 West Tokyo Qualifiers 5th Round Ichidaisan 3-2 Yakushi 301 00:23:26,250 --> 00:23:31,010 Next time on Ace of the Diamond Act II -Second Season-... 302 00:23:31,010 --> 00:23:32,520 "Roar." 303 00:23:31,140 --> 00:23:37,060 Next Time 304 00:23:31,140 --> 00:23:37,060 "Roar" 305 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:34,960 Aim to take nationals!