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A pitcher

must stand on the mound

with everything on his shoulders, including the benched players.

I would never...

want to entrust the three years we spent here to you.

Here you go.

Chris in third-year asked me to give it to you.

He said to do it after you finish your daily menu.

Today's Menu 10 Hill Sprint, 3x10 Scissor Jump, 2x10 Push Press, 2x10 MB Sit Up Throw, 2x10 Ballistic Lunge, 2x15 Dumbbell Push & Low, 3x10 MB Overhand, 2x15 Lunge & Twist

The Truth About Chris

Oh, you've gotta be kidding me!

Is he trying to kill me?

You left early, but you leave me with more training?

A pitcher shouldn't be so emotional!

Aww...

But if you look closely,

it may have a lot of exercises, but number of reps is pretty small.

Hey, let's call it a day here.

You're throwing too much.

If you keep up this pace, you won't last until summer.

Can we continue a little bit longer?

Please.

I can't say no to that passion in your eyes.

Learn today.

Devote every moment.

Just ten more, then!

Thank you.

He's like...

a wolf who was starving to throw.

I thought he always kept his cool,

but I guess even he gets pretty hot sometimes.

Seido Spirit Dorm

Hey, you're back just in time, Sawamura!

What are you doing to me?

I just got a new game, so let's play!

Wait...

I have something I want to ask.

Today's Menu 10 Hill Sprints, 3x10 Scissors Jump, 2x10 Push Press, 2x10 MB Sit-up Throw, 2x10 Ballistic Lunge, 2x15 Dumbbell Push & Low, 3x10 MB Overhand, 2x10 Lunge & Twist, 2x15 MB One-hand Side, 2x10 Lunge & Twist, 2x15 MB One-hand Side, 2x10 Dumbbell Backswing, 2x10 MB Pitching Throw

What's an MB Sit-up?

What the hell?

What's with this training menu?

You gonna be a wrestler or something?

W-Wrestling?

Freaking Chris!

I bet he doesn't want me training for baseball!

MB stands for medicine ball.

You use it for those exercises.

Whoa!

That's 4 kilos.

It'll give you a nice workout.

Though this looks more like

conditioning for core and inner muscles to prevent injuries.

Um...

Can I borrow this?

Sure.

Unyielding Mind Strengthened Through Strenuous Training

What do you want?

Do you know what time it—

Were you...

training this late?

Chris.

Can you catch my pitches right now?

What are you saying?

It's 10:00 at night!

Are you crazy?

I... did everything here.

You will catch my pitch, right?

You think that puts you on our level?

364 more days.

You do that menu for a year,

and then I'll acknowledge you.

A year?

A freaking year?

In a year, you'll already be gone!

Do you really hate me that much?

Good day.

Hello.

Hello.

Good day.

Hey, wait a minute...

Unbelievable.

He's leaving early again today!

Hey, Eijun!

Hey!

Chris in third-year asked me for a favor.

Here.

It's a new menu.

He'd better be kidding me!

Like hell I'll actually do this!

This tire is all I need!

Let's go, buddy!

Hey, what are you gonna do for the Kanto tournament in two days?

Everyone's required to go.

I'm

Not

Going!

I see.

So you don't want to go.

For now, we can only watch from the bleachers.

It doesn't make me feel good either.

But they're teams we'll be playing against in the future.

Might as well get to know them.

Kanto Tournament, First Match Seido (Tokyo) ー Yokohama Academy (Kanagawa)

Whoa, Seido's losing!

They're four runs down.

Tanba was pitching well until the sixth inning.

But the Yokohama Academy batters had figured him out by the seventh.

If they lose the pitching battle, they'll lose the game.

Top of the eighth,

Seido High School has called for a change in players.

Whoa! A pitcher change!

But does Seido have a pitcher other than Tanba

who can fare well against Yokohama Academy?

Switching out Tanba for the pitcher, Furuya.

Furuya?

Hey, he's a first-year!

Seriously?

They're putting in a first-year in this situation?

Is Seido giving up the game?

Wow!

He really came out.

Do they take us for idiots?

They're bringing out a first-year to the mound?

Guys!

Show that rookie what high school baseball is about!

Sir!

He's thin.

He's not even built yet.

You guys have it tough every year.

Go easy on us.

Don't be surprised.

From this day forward, you guys...

won't forget his name.

What are you doing?

He's a first-year!

Don't swing at those high fastballs!

Five strikeouts in a row!

Unbelievable!

Seido's got themselves a monster player!

What junior high is he from?

I've never heard of a Furuya!

Finished off the last guy with a strikeout, too!

One more out!

One more out!

Impossible.

We're the ones winning the game!

These guys hit from a pitching machine every day...

but they're still swinging at balls!

How much pressure...

does his pitch have?

It's hard to believe he's a first-year like us.

One of his pitches can crush a batter's heart.

This is the difference between Furuya's talents and yours.

You...

I told you.

You'll never be the ace on this team.

As long as he's in your grade.

His throws are disgusting.

Gotta say we're lucky his control is a little off.

The batters can't figure out where he's throwing.

One last guy.

Just throw the way you want.

Furuya's pitching very freely today.

Those two will make a good battery.

At this rate, for three years,

you'll just be his relief pitcher.

Or you can quit here,

and try to be an ace elsewhere.

What about you?

You're a second-string like me.

Aren't you frustrated that you lost to a second-year?

You finish practice so early.

If you want to go up, don't you have to practice harder than anyone else?

You've just given up on getting better!

I don't want you talking like you know anything!

No matter how high the obstacle...

I never want to be like you!

I'll never give up on aiming higher!

There he goes!

Six strikeouts in a row!

He's a real beast!

Seido's got themselves a strong pitcher!

Seido's gonna be strong this year!

Nice pitching!

Nice going, kiddo!

We can't end the game like this after your pitching!

Leave the rest to us.

Let's turn this game around!

Yeah!

Give up on aiming higher?

For the idiot that you are, you're sharp.

Don't end up like me... Sawamura.

Seido Spirit Dorm

Today's game was amazing.

I had goose bumps at the bottom of the ninth!

We lost, but we were a step away from taking down Yokohama Academy.

I bet we can really go to nationals this year.

Yeah, we'd better train hard, too.

Yeah!

Don't end up like me... Sawamura.

He admitted it just like that.

What's his problem?

Hey, Sawamura!

What are you doing?

You gotta cover the base!

What kind of baseball were you playing in junior high?

Baseball's not that easy!

Sorry.

Not there!

You gotta cover home plate in this situation!

How was he able to join our team?

How is an idiot like him in second-string while we're stuck running?

Stop being so lost!

Good day.

How was it?

You said you don't even watch professional baseball,

but have you figured out that watching is a good way to learn?

Baseball is a sport played by nine people.

It's not just hitting, running, and defending.

There are lots of things to do.

I teamed you up with Chris so you could figure that out sooner.

Is he teaching you well?

In the next scrimmage, I want to let you play,

but from what I'm seeing, that might not be possible.

Rei-chan, I'd like to see the score book from yesterday's game...

Look away!

Don't look at me! I'm ashamed!

You're awesome!

Did I pick the wrong partner?

He's not doing very well with Chris.

Well, there aren't many people who can get along with him now.

Sawamura-kun, you may not know,

but he's the most knowledgeable about baseball on our team.

He also has the knack for discovering players' potentials.

Even if you tell me that, he hardly has motivation!

He left practice early today, too.

Whoa! You're saying too—

I!

I want to pair up with you!

I still can't forget that sound.

That sound I heard the first time I came to this school.

In that last game,

I was trying to throw as close to that moment as I could.

So that's why he was only throwing his best pitch.

Well, don't be so impatient.

If you do as he says, you'll definitely be able to improve.

No way!

I don't want to pair up with someone so unmotivated!

Why is he still on the team?

If he doesn't like to practice, he should just quit.

Everyone understands that you want to get better.

Especially after the trials.

But what you said just now...

I can't let it slide.

Miyuki-kun...

Ruined my good mood.

Rei-chan.

I'm borrowing this.

Sure.

You can't blame him for getting mad.

He's the person who respects Chris as a catcher the most.

In junior high, Miyuki could never win against one team,

and that was the team Chris was on.

Chris has a father who was a star player in the NPB,

and his plays that made full use of everything about baseball

promised him a bright future on our team.

However, maybe everyone's high hopes were too much pressure for him.

He kept playing with an injured shoulder without anyone noticing.

How were we so careless to miss something so big?

National Training Center

We're here.

Next, one-hand rowing.

Ten reps.

Don't rush. Go slowly.

Be conscious of what muscles you're using.

Go slow.

He ruptured his subscapularis and pronator teres muscles.

On our team, with so many players,

being away from the team for a year

is the same as quitting the team.

Even Coach Kataoka asked him to support the team as a manager.

However, he clung to a small chance,

and he never gave up on finishing as a player.

You're kidding.

Are you...

kidding me?

You think that puts you on our level?

You've just given up on getting better!

I don't want you talking like you know anything!

I didn't know anything, and told him something so...

But what the hell?

Don't end up like me... Sawamura.

Hey, Sawamura-kun!

Why?

Why did you let a stupid first-year like me mouth off to you without and not say anything?

Damn it! Are you kidding me?

Damn it...

I look like

a stupid moron now!

Maybe I haven't done enough

compared to what the third-years have built up,

but I'm an idiot!

Words alone aren't gonna make me understand!

Maybe it's a waste of time for you to practice with someone like me.

But I have an impossible request.

Please...

Please...

Please teach me baseball.

Sawamura, you're not like Furuya.

You have your own distinctive qualities.

Those are what you need to hone.

What qualities do I have?

Hey, you've got the wrong idea!

You need to—

I can't just stand by and watch!

Next time on Ace of the Diamond: With Chagrin In His Heart.

With Chagrin In His Heart

Let's win the national title!