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Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium

Batting fourth and third baseman, Todoroki-kun.

Satake boy.

Yes, sir?

Relay a message.

The pride of the ace or a win for the team.

You play to win, after all,

so grabbing the win is more important.

However, we're not the ones playing on the field.

The players aren't heartless chess pieces.

One Pitch

What? Seriously?

For real?

Yes!

A face-off?

This is a continuation of the game in summer.

Go put an end to it with your hands, Amahisa boy.

It's time to win.

Do your best! Yeah!

That was too good.

The coach would say that.

Go get him, Kosei.

Don't let him touch your bat this time.

You've got this!

What is this?

They're so confident.

Let's defend this and go to the final!

Seido's waiting for us!

Let's go!

Yeah!

We're only up by a run.

Do these idiots realize how close that is?

They're gonna leave the fate of Ichidai's pride to me?

They're so stupid!

He's sitting.

They're facing off.

Huh?

Whoa now. Seriously?

They're so full of themselves.

This is what it means to be a prestigious team.

I couldn't wish for anything better.

Wouldn't you say, Raichi?

Hit it out of the park, Raichi!

And the first pitch!

A swing and miss!

The catcher couldn't catch it, but the runners didn't move!

Amahisa's slider is breaking even better in the eighth inning!

So even you couldn't hit that one.

Like threading the needle.

Is this heaven or hell?

Inside pitch! Into the batter's chest!

Followed by an outside pitch!

Another missed swing!

He went from high-and-in to low-and-away.

His control is perfect so far.

He uses the corners incredibly well.

It looks like he's stepped it up a notch against Todoroki-kun.

He's pitching his best today.

Don't relax until the end, Kosei.

Good concentration, Amahisa boy.

The only other pitcher who really came after Raichi

was Yeung from Akikawa.

How exciting, Raichi.

Raichi! Get it, man!

Out of the park, Raichi!

Two fastballs in a row.

Then his last pitch will be...

Kosei!

Finish him!

It's going according to plan so far.

Now for the finish.

He's not imaginary.

He's real.

This amazing pitcher is pitching to me.

Slightly below the knee and inside.

That's the only place he'll miss.

Don't try to see it.

Feel it.

I can see it very clearly.

Hit the pitch that comes.

I can see you miss!

Trust my instincts!

Raichi!

Come on!

Strike!

Batter out!

That's a strikeout!

A low slider closes it out!

Todoroki's bat couldn't touch the pitch!

Yeah!

Let's go!

He got Todoroki-kun perfeclty.

His slider into that spot?

I doubt there are many high schoolers who can hit that.

Hey, sounds like Amahisa's back on the team.

Yeah, I heard.

What nerve after leaving the team to play.

Manaka, he said he was going to avenge you.

Kosei!

Yeah!

You showed them!

Nice pitch!

That was perfect!

That's our ace!

I've never seen Amahisa roar.

Great!

Don't relax until you get the final out.

That strikeout will generate momentum for Ichidai.

Yakushi has definitely been the underdog for me.

I want to hit more.

More...

It's two outs now, but runners are still on first and second.

Can Yakushi tie up the game right here?

Right here!

It's not over!

Batting fifth and pitcher, Sanada-kun.

Sanada! Come on!

Shunpei!

Sanada-senpai!

Let's get it!

Come on now, Sanada.

Strike! Batter out!

Nice pitch!

Nice pitch, Sanada-senpai!

Sanada, you're like a different person on the mound.

You lose your usual carefree face.

Do I?

I've never batted against myself, so I wouldn't know.

It's not intentional?

That's exciting.

I thought this was a normal high school and not much of a team,

but he's a really good find!

Don't rely on me so much.

I'm not Raichi.

I hit it.

Sanada!

He'll be joining us in the spring.

He's my awesome son!

I've got a few other players with my seal of approval.

Can you see the path to nationals now, with the new members?

N-Nationals?

What the heck? What in the world?

I guess it all started back then.

First pitch is a slider!

Swing and a miss!

I was just playing baseball for some casual fun,

but it turned into something like an obligation.

Those two are still at it.

They're crazy.

They always do at least five hundred.

I think I'll practice a little more.

Same.

Are you guys serious?

I don't usually like being influenced, but it just happened.

Maybe I'm pretty simple-minded.

Those two got me to train harder.

But I get to play baseball every day with a monster like him.

What could be more exciting than that?

If I'm gonna play baseball,

I want to play at the top.

Another slider!

The bat wasn't even close!

Wow! That break.

He's looking unstoppable after the out on Todoroki.

He hit the fastballs his last two at-bats.

The battery is being cautious.

Don't rush to close it out.

He's being baited by the sliders.

He's trying too hard.

He can't hit with a swing that big.

We've got him cornered with the sliders.

We have some balls to spare before going in for the finish.

Then this one?

Seriously?

You want to strike him out with a fastball once?

You're always like that.

Your pitch is looking better than ever right now.

Okay.

Give me the pitch that will satisfy you.

You're thinking about the sliders, aren't you?

No beating around the bush.

Can you keep up?

I'm not gonna let you go after hitting two of my fastballs.

I want satisfaction!

Give it to me!

Give me that excitement again!

I'm not Raichi, man.

I was waiting for this!

What?

He hits a fastball

into right-center field!

It wasn't that he read their minds!

He just swung, expecting a fastball every time!

The nerve he has in such a clutch situation...

Man, you're the best find I've had at this school.

The runner on second scores!

The runner on first is heading for the plate!

The ball reaches the cut-off man!

Dive for it!

And he scores!

Yeah!

A game-changing hit in the bottom of the eighth!

Thank goodness he pitched a fastball.

The ace turns the game with his bat!

Yakushi takes back the lead in the top of the eighth!

Sanada got a two-RBI hit off Ichidai's ace, Amahisa!

Was that last one a fastball?

He could've just pitched another slider.

No, you've gotta give credit to the batter!

If they'd shut out the first five batters, Yakushi would've had no chance of winning.

But a single pitch changed the game.

Baseball is so scary.

Why did you rush to close it out, Takami and Amahisa?

Did you get overconfident?

Runner on second!

Remember to throw to the plate!

Let's follow up, Hirahata!

In the shadow of victory dwells

the spectre of greed and attachment.

It's a hit to the right field!

Second base runner advances to third!

Kosei.

What was that dull pitch?

The tension broke.

Takami boy!

Change now.

Ichidai has called for a change in players.

Replacing Amahisa-kun as pitcher is Misaki-kun.

Batting ninth and pitcher, Misaki-kun.

H-Hey!

Kosei!

Where are you going?

The game isn't over yet.

We have two more innings to bat.

Go wash your face and come back out.

We have two more innings to bat.

Go wash your face and come back out.

Sorry, but...

Go line up, Amahisa boy.

Fall Tokyo High School Baseball Tournament Semifinal

(W. Tokyo) Yakushi 3 - 2 Ichidai Third (W. Tokyo)

Yakushi High School advances to the final

Thank you for coming to the stadium today.

The final between Yakushi High School and Seido High School

will begin at 1:00 PM tomorrow.

Meiji JIngu Baseball Stadium

Fall Tokyo High School Baseball Tournament

So the final is Seido vs. Yakushi.

So they're playing again right after the summer.

I thought Ichidai was gonna play Seido.

I wanted to watch Amahisa one more game.

Wanna go see Kosei-kun?

But Yakushi played a really tenacious game this time around.

They beat Ichidai again.

They're not winning by luck.

Let's go home!

Seido, Ichidai, Inashiro, and now Yakushi.

Looks like we've finally got a team to match the top three of West Tokyo.

Either team would have given us a difficult game.

In fact, playing against a familiar team like Yakushi is better.

Yeah.

With the practice game, we're tied at one win and one loss.

Let's settle this once and for all tomorrow!

Someone say "Yeah" or something!

Let's not disturb the public.

It'd be ill-mannered.

Yes! Yes! Yes!

It's too late, Sawamura!

Starting tomorrow?

Yeah.

I'm gonna go to practice as much as I can until I graduate.

You looking out for Kosei?

He might leave the team again.

He can't be that stupid.

But his reaction after giving up that hit...

He threw a fit and walked off the mound.

Before the game ended, he...

Kacchan.

I didn't know you were so passionate.

You can't get people's approval by just stealing the spotlight.

I need to make sure he gets that.

Miyuki's gonna have a hard time.

Next year will be tough if he's gonna be even better.

In the end, was that face-off with Todoroki-kun the right call?

It's pointless to talk about the what-ifs,

but if they'd loaded the bases and pitched to Sanada-kun,

they might've stayed cautious until the very end.

I think the batter deserves some credit this time around.

After seeing Todoroki strike out,

he waited for a fastball and smacked it perfectly when it came.

I had underestimated him.

His concentration isn't that of your average player.

With a batter like him after Todoroki,

walking Todoroki might not be the best decision.

It's good that we managed to see Yakushi's true ability.

Truly.

Thank goodness we played first.

I'm also worried about Furuya's ankle,

so let's go back and work out tomorrow's game plan.

Yet another pitcher to look out for now.

We can't forget about Inashiro's Narumiya.

What's happening in West Tokyo?

Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium

I want to know what nationals are like.

I want to see for myself.

They made back-to-back finals.

I'm so impressed.

You guys just need one more win!

Take the coach to nationals!

I don't want to regret anything.

Next time on Ace of the Diamond Season 2: Meeting Expectations.

Meeting Expectations

Let's win the national title!