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Tanba.

We're up by three runs.

It's in your hands now.

Let's go!

Yeah!

Three more outs!

Let's stay focused this last inning!

Let's go, Tanba!

Tanba-san, you've got this!

Tanba-san!

One at a time! One at a time!

Yakushi Seido

Three runs down?

The perfect number to turn the game around.

The crowd will love it, too.

Get some guys on base and bring Raichi to bat.

You guys have faith in Raichi, too, right?

I haven't even thought for a second that we'll lose.

The Winning Shot

Yeah!

That one's a hit!

Out!

Two outs!

Two outs!

Two outs!

Two outs!

Just one more!

Just one more!

You're looking good, Tanba-san!

Let's stay focused!

Batting ninth, center fielder, Ota-kun.

Let's go!

Tanba-san!

One more out.

If you can get him out,

Todoroki won't make it to bat.

We can't let it end.

I have to get on base.

No matter what!

Yes!

Third base!

The bounce changed!

A hit straight to third bounced irregularly!

Dive for it, Ota!

We've got our foot in the door!

Hit it hard, Raichi.

The god of baseball wants to see you hit, too.

Two outs and a runner on first.

Seido is up by three,

but they can't be happy about facing this batter.

Yeah.

If he gets a hit, the tide will definitely change.

Todoroki!

Show us a big one!

Raichi!

The next two batters are both good, too,

so they can't let him hit anything big.

They're up by three.

They just need to shut him out head-on.

Don't be afraid, Tanba!

Let's take him on, Tanba-san.

If we don't take him out,

there'll be no way for us to stop Yakushi's momentum.

Don't fight him.

Don't fight him, Koichiro.

Tanba!

Raichi!

Seido!

Yakushi!

Seido! Seido! Seido!

Raichi!

Smash it!

No banana for you, otherwise!

Hit it!

In the past four at-bats,

he's had two hits.

Furuya's fastball and Sawamura's high ball.

Let's collect the balls low.

Ball.

Okay! Okay!

Nice ball!

That was a good one!

He didn't even move.

Let's go aggressive!

You've got this, Tanba-san!

Ball!

So close!

That was fine!

Your pitch has power!

Your fastball's looking good!

A curve ball followed by a fastball.

He didn't even move for the two outside balls.

He's been swinging at close ones before,

so it's a little bit scary.

Maybe he's waiting for an inside pitch?

It would've helped if he had swung at one of them.

At this point,

we just need to make sure we don't feed him anything easy.

Smash it away!

Raichi!

Eyes on the ball!

Swing for it!

Raichi!

I'll get a hit.

I have to.

No matter what,

I have to get on base.

I need to get a hit.

That's what the team wants from me!

It's weak!

It's over!

It's weak!

It's over!

Foul!

He messed up?

What's wrong, Raichi?

You tense?

I'll hit.

I must!

He's...

Give me a strong fastball, Tanba-san!

It's Tanba-san's first appearance this summer,

and he's only thrown curve balls and fastballs.

We still have...

...a secret weapon they don't know about.

Foul!

We've got him cornered.

His swing doesn't have its usual energy.

Don't tell me...

...that idiot's...

Raichi!

Don't think!

Just do your usual thing!

Enjoy your battle with the pitcher!

Hit!

Hit!

The entire team's depending on me.

No!

He can't hear me!

Let's end this, Tanba-san.

With this.

Top of the ninth,

two outs and a runner on first.

The count is 2-2.

The winning team will advance to the semifinal.

Tanba-san!

Pitch to contact, Tanba!

Let's end this!

You've got him cornered.

Yeah!

Kill him!

All this time,

I've been nothing but a nuisance for the team.

I'll end this game right here.

Right here!

Raichi!

It's the same pitch.

Fastball!

This time...

I'll smash it away!

A forkball?

Where did that come from?

No.

When we were cornered,

the game was already over.

Strike! Batter out!

Game set!

That last pitch...

Yeah.

When did he learn to throw that?

Nice pitch, Tanba-san!

Nice pitch!

Tanba.

Ouch.

Excuse me, too!

Koichiro.

T-Todoroki-kun struck out.

Yeah.

Who would've expected a forkball to come out here?

But didn't Todoroki-kun's swing look sluggish this time?

He couldn't take the pressure.

He usually looks like he's enjoying the battle against the pitcher.

But this time, in the last inning,

he tried to swing for his team.

Not for himself,

but for the team.

I see.

He was never part of a team until high school,

and always just practiced by himself.

He wanted to swing for the team.

Ironically,

that pressure made his bat heavier.

Line up!

Yakushi Seido

Bow!

Good game!

Nice fight!

Good luck next year!

Don't cry, Raichi.

If you couldn't hit it, none of us could've.

No one blames you.

Coach!

Thank you very much for these past eighteen months!

Thank you!

You told us complicated things, and were never easy on us,

but you made every day meaningful.

Don't rely on others.

Think for yourself.

Have responsibility for your own plays.

These are all things you taught us.

You also taught us—

Doesn't matter if you lose.

In a game, it's over if you lose.

Still, thank you so much for teaching us baseball!

You gave us something new every day!

And these past eighteen months flew by in a second.

Thank you so much, Coach Todoroki!

Thank you!

Sanada!

You've gotta take the coach to nationals next year.

Yes, sir.

Akiba, Mishima.

You, too.

You guys are monsters compared to us.

Good luck.

Raichi.

We'll be waiting.

Waiting for the day everyone knows your name.

Back to square one.

Both you and I...

...are still learning so much from these guys.

Let's get stronger, Raichi.

With everyone on this team.

Miyuki!

Tetsu!

Nice game!

Nice pitch, Tanba!

Boss!

Kataoka-san!

Just two more!

Let's go to nationals this year!

You guys have the power!

Seido is the best!

Tetsu-san!

Furuya-kun!

Isashiki!

Something wrong, Eijun-kun?

Oh, well...

Bow!

Good game!

Todoroki!

I won't lose next time!

Hey, Eijun-kun!

What?

You guys won!

Are you being sarcastic?

Sorry, he's an idiot.

I won't lose!

Give me your hand.

Let's shake!

His hand...

...was as hard as a rock.

How much do you have to swing...

...for your hands to be like that?

Just how much...

I can't lose, no matter what.

Sucks for you guys.

You've got three years with that monster.

That team's gonna get even stronger.

Though we have to analyze today's game first.

Sawamura especially has a lot to look at.

A lot?

You're not off the hook, either, Furuya.

In the end, Seido advanced to the semifinal.

They need two more wins to make it to nationals.

They have an aggressive batting line-up around Yuki-kun

and a four-man pitching line-up.

What's more, with their ace, Tanba-kun's appearance,

they stopped Yakushi's momentum.

They may be stronger than Inashiro.

A first-year felt everyone's expectations as pressure,

but a third-year turned them into strength.

What turned out to be the key to the final showdown...

...was the amount of time they had spent with their teammates.

Your high school baseball career is only two-and-a-half years long.

However, even in that small time frame,

people can show incredible growth.

Kacchan, I think I'll go to Seido.

I-I can't just...

...keep walking behind you, Kacchan.

I want...

...to be a pitcher who can walk beside you.

I want to change at Seido.

Tanba learned a forkball.

It was a nice pitch.

Yeah.

It was a great pitch.

I hate to admit it,

but Seido is strong this year.

With the two first-year pitchers,

their pitching line-up has greatly improved.

They're all different types, too.

Damn it!

I'm really itching for some action now!

How about we go see practice tomorrow?

I'm sure the coach will love it.

I'm busy studying.

I want to go to the beach, too.

Don't lie about studying.

Shut up!

Twelve o' clock tomorrow then, okay?

Who put you in charge?

You're coming anyway, aren't you?

Let's talk to the other guys, too.

You've come this far,

so go all the way.

Go to nationals...

...Koichiro.

We've advanced to the semifinal.

We're up against the prestigious Sensen Academy.

Their ace, Maki, is a good, tall pitcher with a fastball from up high

and a curve ball with a large drop.

How do we overcome this?

And then, Masuko-senpai...

Furuya!

You need to be louder when you're saying something important!

Masuko-senpai...

Next time on Ace of the Diamond: It's the Semifinal.

It's the Semifinal

Let's win the national title!