Original subtitles

Assessing the situation and warming up

are important jobs for a relief pitcher.

A-As a relief pitcher?

Only this place matters.

Strike! Batter out!

It's my place.

And only mine.

Can't Lose!

Seido Yakushi

Out!

A 4-6-3 double play to close the inning!

From no outs with runners on first and second,

he closed it right before their third-hole.

Wow!

Wow!

Nice pitch!

Furuya kept Yakushi down again!

Two hits and two walks in six innings with no runs.

Seido's finally getting a real ace.

No! No!

Too soon to say that.

He's already exhausted.

Kanemaru, we'll send Sawamura in next inning.

Yes, sir.

I'll let him know.

You've shown me your determination as a pitcher.

I've got high hopes for you in the fall.

Then can I pitch three more—

Go into left field.

Let's go, Tojo!

Get on base!

Wait.

Has he always...

...looked so scary?

Did he just throw to hit me?

Out!

All right!

One out!

One out! One out!

Nice pitch, Sanada!

Sanada-senpai, nice pitch!

Raichi, don't give him problems with your bad fielding!

Does the Yakushi team look more lively

now that he's pitching?

Yeah.

Foul!

A cutter?

It breaks way more now, too.

Shootballs to the righties and cutters to the lefties.

He's as aggressive as ever, focusing on pitching inside.

You're up against the third-hole next inning.

You'd better be just as aggressive as him.

They don't know that you can throw a cutter.

Let's show them how much you've grown.

Out!

And that's two!

Two outs!

Sanada, nice pitch!

Sanada Ball Mark 2!

Everyone's so energetic from just two outs.

Two outs! Two outs!

One! Two!

Raichi, did you hear me?

This is what makes an ace.

Assessing the situation and warming up

are important jobs for a relief pitcher.

No runs conceded in six innings.

A job as a relief pitcher?

Give me a break!

Stop thinking you're better!

I'm going to be the ace!

Out!

Three outs! Change!

Very nice!

That's what I wanted.

Man, you're great!

Senpai, I have no words.

Their ace is good.

He went three for three against our top batters.

So...

...how many runs are you gonna get in the next three innings?

Well?

If you guys don't score,

I'm not gonna coach you guys anymore.

I'm gonna throw a fit, and I'm gonna leave!

Let's go.

I'll make him acknowledge me.

For sure!

Seido Yakushi

So they're switching pitchers at the bottom of the seventh.

I wanted to see Furuya pitch three more innings.

Well, I'm fine with this.

I like Sawamura's head-on style of pitching.

He's fearless and reckless.

Yeah, he's an important southpaw on the team.

He couldn't close out the game in the final,

but he still pitched really well.

Coach!

I've been ready to go!

Can I go out this inning?

So we have another zealous pitcher.

We're two runs up with three innings left.

Since Kataoka-san's using him here,

he must have high hopes for him.

That moving-fastball southpaw's up?

Thanks to you guys dilly-dallying,

the fastball pitcher ran away!

You've gotta be kidding me.

I didn't run away.

He's pretty hard to hit, right?

Yeah.

Less speed but more break.

Not enough.

I haven't hit enough!

I want to hit Sawamura's pitch,

but I want to hit Furuya's pitch a lot, too!

Okay!

Let's have five more games!

Gross!

That's impossible!

Eijun-kun.

One at a time.

Let's go one at a time, like always.

Sawamura, pitch to contact!

Sawamura, third-hole is next!

Focus on the first pitch, Sawamura!

Is he not gonna do his usual thing?

Balls will go flying, so let's get busy!

Thank you!

That's a bummer.

Is he okay?

He was pitching a lot in the pen.

Swing for the first pitch!

We're up against Yakushi.

And I can't blame him for being fired up after seeing Furuya like that.

But...

...he might be a little too tense.

Play!

The higher the expectations,

the greater the pressure.

But standing on the mound above all else...

...makes a pitcher.

You want to be the ace, too, right?

Then you'd better stick to your style.

Let's get aggressive! To the inside!

Gotta swing clean.

His pitch isn't very heavy.

Y-You're way too tense!

Relax your face!

Pitch to contact, Sawamura!

Relax, man!

Your shoulder's way too stiff!

Damn.

Calm down.

Damn.

I can't see his throwing arm.

We'll catch the hits!

Ball two!

He can't throw strikes!

Focus on a strike, Akiba!

Sawamura! One at a time!

Can't do anything if he can't throw a strike.

Should I ask for an outside pitch and grab a strike?

No.

He's a third-hole at Yakushi.

It won't be that easy to get a strike.

You have to be aggressive!

Walking the first batter is really bad.

Pitching a meatball is really bad.

But feeling weak is the worst of all!

In the middle?

Nice! Right to center!

What a surprise.

It was so easy, I only got a single.

He cornered himself against the batter, then gave away an easy hit.

Not something you want your pitcher to do.

Damn it!

Switch gears!

I can feel his aggression from here,

but he threw a meatball again?

Shut up over there!

And you're up!

Launch a big one!

A big explosion!

Make it go bang!

Smack it!

Raichi!

He's so persistent.

No need to look so mean.

I won't run.

Don't need to.

A ball to the outside.

You don't usually see Sawamura starting outside.

Are they running away from the fight?

They're probably being careful, since this batter's a monster.

Okay.

His pitch has power.

His control isn't that bad.

Now can we get it to the inside?

Torodoki doesn't know about this pitch.

Give me a cutter to his chest!

If you can't throw it now,

you won't get him out.

I know you've never been good at control,

so I won't ask for too much,

but you've had way too many wide pitches lately.

Against Yakushi, it won't be that easy.

Damn.

Shut up.

Stop beating so loud.

Fight or run...

That's obvious.

The ace never runs!

Yeah!

Tied the game!

What a clean home run!

Thank you! Thank you!

Raichi, don't forget to step on the base!

What the hell?

What do you eat to hit so far?

Is it the banana? Is that the secret?

Nice hit. Damn it!

Time out, please.

Time out!

That was a bad pitch all around.

How careless of him.

Come here, my son!

I thought he'd pitch more inside,

but it never came.

Another one off Todoroki-kun.

Maybe he's his Achilles heel.

Wow! What a hit!

Gotta say, that home run felt good, even though it was theirs.

Feels good to have the bases open, too.

Wait! Is that just me?

Yes, it's just you!

Well, it was a nice home run.

What?

The batter's really good.

Okay.

Switch gears and focus on the next batter.

You've got this.

Do you have this?

Yes, sir.

I guess.

Let's give some hits!

Give some hits?

The next one's a rightie.

Let's be aggressive.

Yes, sir! Of course I will!

That's all I can do, anyway!

True.

Don't agree with me!

No outs!

Still no outs!

Is that necessary?

All right!

Yeah!

Nice power.

A hit is a hit!

Three hits in a row?

At least he jammed him.

We could use an out now.

Let's get an out!

Sanada!

Let's shut him down!

I won't go easy on you.

We've gotta get score when we can.

There's only one thing I can do.

I just pitch into that mitt.

Into that mitt!

He's not pitching to the mitt at all.

How's the catcher supposed to do anything?

He looked mentally strong, so I had my hopes up, but...

It looks like he's afraid of throwing inside.

A crossfire pitch...

...into his chest.

Take this!

And right between right and center!

Four consecutive hits!

Nice hit, Sanada-senpai!

It's not just to the lefties.

He hasn't thrown a single inside pitch to the righties.

Sawamura, don't tell me you...

A southpaw with a unique form.

A first-year like Furuya.

I can see why Kataoka-san has high hopes for him,

but if he can't throw inside pitches,

he can't ever be the ace.

Ball!

Ball four!

Bases loaded.

He hasn't gotten a single out yet.

Hey, you've gotta be kidding me.

There's no fun in seeing a pitcher crumble on his own.

We want to destroy him with our bats.

Sawamura, don't worry about control.

Your pitch still has power.

Don't worry.

We're here.

Sawamura!

Have some faith in us!

Let's relax!

Let's get the out at the plate!

Look around you, Sawamura!

You're not alone!

Be aggressive!

One at a time!

Focus on the batter!

I can't...

I can't let it end like this.

I haven't done...

I haven't done a single thing yet.

Are you serious?

Sawamura, cover!

Sawamura!

His pitch has power,

and he has the will to fight, but...

I can't get a single out, and I want to start?

What kind of ace is that?

Does this pitcher have...

If that's the case, then he'll be useless for the fall.

What am I doing, with fall right around the corner?

Next time on Ace of the Diamond: Next Stage.

I'm so useless.