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Yeah!

Strikeout!

Seido's Kawakami easily takes out their six-, seven-, and eight-holes.

Nice pitch!

Nice, Nori!

Steal!

Swing at every easy strike.

As a runner, go as far as you can.

Damn! I won't make third.

Yone!

Home!

He's not stopping at third!

Seriously?

He scores!

That's their second run!

Kuramochi scores from first off of a base hit!

What the heck?

Is it getting faster every pitch?

Strike!

Batter out!

A swinging strikeout!

To This Side

Man, that was crazy.

That Todoroki guy is insane.

He's not just a monster slugger, but he's a fiendish pitcher, too.

In the end, he got the four-, five-, six-holes out with just fastballs.

The relief looked reckless, but it worked.

This could turn the tide.

Yuki?

Masashi Yuki?

You're here to watch the final?

Which high school are you attending?

A lot of people were wondering

where Kokubun Senior's cleanup was going.

I'm going to...

Hey!

Koshu Okumura and Takuma Seto from Daikyo Senior!

It's Yuki.

He's here, too?

Never thought I'd see more famous people here!

Which high schools are you two attending?

Have you decided?

Who was he again?

Koshu and I are going to Seido.

Cool.

Yuki, where are you going?

What I really wanted to know

was if this school could prepare me to go pro.

I'm going to Seido, too.

Seriously?

I'm going to...

The hit goes into right and center!

Akiba leads off with a double!

Are the batters stepping up after seeing Todoroki pitch?

It's one out with a runner on second!

I can't pop it up.

I have to send it to the right.

Out!

Two outs, but there's a runner on third!

The stage is set for the heart of the lineup.

I want to hit now.

Right now!

I want to end it here, before Todoroki's turn.

Let's go all out, Nori.

I'll take back the runs I conceded.

That's the kind of man I am.

This pitcher...

He's not giving me anything easy.

It was a large fly, but Shirasu in right field caught it easily!

That's the third out, and Yakushi goes down without a run.

Nice pitch!

Nice, Nori!

The control's good, but you can pitch a bit lower.

Nice!

Nice pitch, Kawakami!

You shut them down!

They managed to retire the side right before Todoroki-kun.

Emptying the bases before a slugger is pretty basic strategy.

Kawakami-kun's doing a great job against the Yakushi batters.

Nori-senpai!

Here!

Raichi, your glove!

Leave your bat and helmet!

Seido Yakushi

One out!

One out!

Top of the fourth, one out.

The eighth batter and pitcher, Kawakami, is up!

Hey! He's fighting hard.

He's keeping up with the crazy balls.

Nori-senpai, keep it up!

He only pitches fastballs.

I can't lose to that.

That almost hit his head!

That was close!

He was getting ready to swing!

You okay, Kawakami?

This is the pitch of a first-year?

Sorry!

Watch it! Damn it!

Ball!

It's a little wide! The count's 2-2 now!

Wow! The pitch was fast.

That's right.

There are plenty of amazing players.

Nothing's ever fair in sports.

No matter how hard you train,

some things will still be impossible.

Come on, pitcher!

Let's go!

I didn't have talent.

I knew that long ago.

But I couldn't give up.

I had nothing special, so I had to be creative.

Nori, that sidearm looks cool.

Who's that?

That's Kawakami, a second-year.

I think you have it down.

Can you throw any breaking balls?

I couldn't sit out and watch.

I wanted to be on this side.

I wanted to fight on the field.

Nori.

Nori-senpai.

No matter if he's pitching or batting,

he gives me everything.

I'll give you everything, too!

There isn't much you can do, Raichi.

Throw it down the middle.

As fast as you can.

With your speed,

the ball will move to the sides on its own.

I have to be sharper.

Quicker.

Like when I swing the bat.

Quicker!

Faster!

It's a grounder straight to the pitcher.

That's the second out.

Nice pitch, Raichi!

You won't get lucky forever, so watch out!

Nori-senpai, nice try!

Let it all wash away by having a drink!

You okay?

It's a little numb.

That's your right hand. You okay?

How powerful is his pitch?

It breaks inward, too, so it's a doozy.

For lefties, too.

It breaks in both directions?

How is that possible?

The pitch goes crazy right as it reaches the plate.

He probably doesn't check his grip every time.

So it's like Eijun-kun's.

No.

It's faster, so it might be more troublesome than Sawamura's.

S-Strike out!

He cleans up three for three, once again!

Raichi, what's going on?

You're on a roll today!

What a miraculous day.

Kawakami.

Is your hand okay?

The first batter is Todoroki.

He's on a roll from pitching, so be careful.

Wow!

Todoroki's pitch looks mega awesome!

His pitch is something else.

It has its own style.

It's, like, barbaric.

It's obvious he's just winging it.

He'll crumble soon enough.

I can't just sit and watch.

Ono-senpai!

Let's hit the bullpen!

You're very easily influenced.

I know!

Seido Yakushi

He went three for three again.

This game might turn around.

By the way, who was that guy?

How did I forget someone as tall as him?

Shinji Akamatsu from Ritsurin Junior High.

Akamatsu?

The ace pitcher from Minamisawa Senior?

He went through a huge growth spurt!

I didn't recognize him at all.

I'm surprised you did.

Seriously?

I'm going to Inashiro.

We'll be rivals in the same district.

I'm looking forward to playing Seido.

Tadano-senpai, long time no see.

You got taller again, Shinji.

Yeah.

I couldn't pitch much this year due to growing pains.

I'm looking forward to playing baseball with you again.

Me, too.

You have a lot of luggage.

Should I hold some?

N-No, it's fine.

This is a punishment.

I saw the summer nationals, Narumiya-san.

I'm so excited to play with a pitcher I respect.

You're a well-mannered boy.

Thank you, sir!

What's your name?

Akamatsu!

Shinji Akamatsu!

Even lower.

He's gonna take it if it goes a little high.

Bottom of the fourth, Yakushi is up to bat.

Batting fourth and pitcher, Todoroki-kun.

Todoroki, the cleanup, is leading off this inning.

He's showing great potential as a pitcher.

Can he also blow us away from the batter's box where he belongs?

We get to face him with no runners on base.

Let's go aggressive, Nori.

Bottom of the fourth, Yakushi is behind by two runs,

but their cleanup, Raichi Todoroki, is up to bat.

Yeah, let's go!

Raichi!

Right here!

Woo!

Crazy!

Todoroki!

Get it, Raichi!

The crowd's going wild for him.

This game's starting to revolve around him.

Show us a big one!

Come on, Raichi!

No!

This is Nori-senpai's turn!

Let's get a run soon, Raichi.

There are no runners on base,

so we can be aggressive.

I wonder if we got him thinking about the sinker.

First pitch.

Way to the inside.

That's the spirit!

Payback time!

So close.

Now we're even.

Friends?

It got caught on his fingers.

Don't be so tense, Nori.

Like a squirrel!

A slider into the inside.

Lower than the one he hit last time.

Powerful and precise.

Against this batter,

I need perfect control.

Ball two!

He's so tense!

The bases are empty.

They're being really careful.

Overly cautious.

He's so scared.

Traditionally, it's bad to walk the first batter.

However, this batter's different.

Don't be afraid of balls and pitch aggressively.

Give me a strong one, even if it's a ball.

It's a strike way to the outside!

Nice one!

That's it, Nori!

We've got your back.

Yes. His shoulder's relaxed.

Let's do this.

I'm thinking about throwing sinkers again.

With the first-year pitchers getting better so quickly,

I have to do something to keep up.

Everyone knows you always push yourself.

Let's go, Nori!

Stay strong!

Aggressive!

Let's go!

The same place as the last strike...

...but a sinker!

A battle of wills!

That's what it's about!

I want to fight...

...as many...

...many...

...times as I can!

Seriously?

I-It's gone!

Todoroki hits a home run into the left-field stands.

Nori-senpai.

That wasn't even close to what I asked.

Nori, could it be...

Seido Yakushi

Yakushi's long-awaited run comes from their cleanup!

Raichi, you did it!

You did it again!

Wow! This Todoroki's unreal!

Todoroki-kun's amazing!

A liner into the left-field stands.

So that's Todoroki-kun's—

Shut up.

That was a bad pitch.

What a fast hit into the stands.

I've never seen one, even at nationals.

Batting fifth and first baseman, Sanada-kun.

Let's not stop here.

He doesn't seem too blue about the home run.

That was a sinker, wasn't it?

It hardly broke.

Are you brave enough to try again?

He went after the slider last time.

Let's see what he does with an outside pitch.

I'm not good at hitting difficult pitches.

I'll just smack the easy strikes!

A hit off the first pitch!

It was high again.

Wow! So close!

He caught up!

It would've been a double if it had gone through.

How much do they practice? Damn it!

A runner on first with no outs!

Can Yakushi tie the game this inning?

Will they bunt?

From this team, I doubt it.

Batting sixth and right fielder, Hirahata-kun.

We've got momentum right now.

No need to give them a free out.

The runner's not taking a big lead.

Let's focus on the batter, Nori.

The first pitch is a ball.

Okay, nice!

Good eye!

I was hoping he'd call that a strike.

The second pitch, too!

Two balls already.

What's going on with Kawakami-kun?

He was pitching good strikes last inning.

Don't tell me he...

Ball two.

Don't swing at difficult pitches.

Swing the easy strikes.

And that makes it three balls!

Where are the strikes?

Come on, Kawakami!

You're so observant.

You know the situation

and your job very well, Captain.

You've got this.

Your pitch has power, Nori.

Strike!

He can pitch a breaking ball here?

Nice pitch, Nori!

Nothing to worry about!

Go all out!

We've got your back!

This is what I'm talking about!

That's the way, Nori-senpai!

We're here for you!

Furuya can only pitch one inning.

Seido Yakushi

It's the fourth inning.

It's too soon...

...to walk off now.

Nori is suddenly unable to pitch strikes,

but Yakushi batters aren't going easy.

Don't give up.

I know I can do this.

I can keep going.

Nori, don't tell me you're...

The whole team's putting everything into this game.

Nori-senpai's staying strong!

I can't lose.

Next time on Ace of the Diamond Season 2: The Best Fastball.

The Best Fastball

Let's win the national title!