Shirasu Kenjir Mimura Ryta Watanabe Hisashi, Sawamura , when his teammates complimented him. [2] Six pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: two opening and four ending themes. During the summer tournament, Sawamura would always ask Haruichi to catch for him to warm up. After he familiarizes himself with the defensive responsibilities and techniques, Sawamura has been gradually solidifying his defensive skills throughout the course of his 1st year. Due to having played baseball for so long without proper instruction, Sawamura did not know about pitching grips and often grips the ball very randomly and coupled with his flexible hand result in pitches that change direction right before the batter hits the ball. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. Naruta Tech is a powerhouse from Chiba that visited Seidou for a practice match and the school is famous for possessing a famous "South Paw Killer" cleanup in their team. Ochiai originally thought that - because each pitcher is differently skilled with their hand and fingers - Sawamura may be limited to only throw a changeup, an off-pace pitch, instead of conventional breaking pitches. The reason Sawamura's batting is so poor is because instead of trying to watch the ball closely and decide to swing or not, he would always swing at every pitch and for the majority of the time, missing spectacularly. The Numbers are various grips that Sawamura and Miyuki have tested. [41] This results in one of Sawamura's iconic pitch, a high speed fastball that appears to accelerate as it comes close to the plate. In the 9th inning Sawamura energetically entering the field as always and steps onto the mound entrusted with pitching this game till the end. [30] However, he still misses a lot so naturally his peers were doubtful. Despite how hard Miyuki may be to deal with, Sawamura highly respects him and often does as he is told by Miyuki (despite resisting). Sawamura then raised his level again and shut-out the remaining batters, squandering yet another scoring opportunity for Hakuryu. A sinking moving fastball thrown with a 2-seam grip or by grapping the ball with 5 fingers. He tells Sawamura that he is counting on him. When it is his turn to pitch he gets to face Chris. He continues to strike the following batters, stopping Teito's momentum. Sawamura walked the next batter creating the first crisis Seidou faced in the match. Sawamura however was disappointed with himself that he was tired after only 115 pitches and was subbed out in the 8th inning. Hongou however was the more consistent pitcher and he delivered Seidou a complete shutout game with Komadai winning 2 - 0 over Seidou. Sawamura's enthusiasm is back and he begins to cheer for Kawakami. Seidou is one out away from their dream stage. ", "I want him to acknowledge me. Miyuki then calls for an inside pitch but Sawamura hits the batter, resulting in an unstable performance. This turned out to be incorrect however, perhaps due to Ochiai thinking that Sawamura is unable to naturally produce breaking pitches as Sawamura's pitches stopped breaking irregularly during the time he had the yips where he relies more heavily on his 4-seam fastball. -, "If he is able to improve his control, he would become an impressive pitcher." Miyuki tells Sawamura that he's done well. Sawamura is seen cheering from the dugout with the number 18. They struck out Todoroki Raichi and Sanada Shunpei back to back. Who scouted Sawamura? Sawamura then puts Seidou in the quarter finals by closing out the game on the top of the 5th inning. Diamond no Ace is a fantastic anime with a very accurate portrayal of baseball. Realizing that they cannot out him with outside pitches alone, Miyuki finally calls for an inside pitch. The two often fight for the mound and who Miyuki will catch for, much to the catcher's distaste. Sawamura started off by retiring the lead-off batter; however, the 2nd batter got on base due to Sawamura's slip-up on the Changeup. He notices that Sawamura is still a little tense but his pitches are looking sharper than they did in the previous round; although they are floating a bit high. 3rd base runner attempted to score but was prevented by Asou's excellent throw, retiring him at home plate. Sawamura Eijun | Source: Fandom There have been a lot of changes, with a major one being the ace. He meets Kominato Haruichi and Furuya Satoru along with other first years. Feeling frustrated with his own inability that he couldn't and wasn't allowed to contribute in the match, Sawamura decided to take home some of the soil from the bullpen where he stood the whole match watching his teammates instead of the soil from the mound or the dugout like common practice. [50] However, his peers' feedback wasn't encouraging, pointing out that the pitch's break was too subtle and that it was too similar to Sawamura's normal fastball; hence, the pitch required more refinements. On top of the fifth, Seidou is up by eleven, hence, the game is called and they bag the win. Sawamura throws the ball to Kuramochi, who throws to Maezono. After three innings, Furuya is out and Sawamura's on the mound. Back to the top of the line up with Chimaru who becomes the third out by failing to hit an outside corner, changeup, and strikes out on an inside corner. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. Yet the little bastard sure throws some really sharp and lively stuff. Has this school that's known for baseball forgotten the importance of that?" A player who really came from Asia and became famous. On a night practice session between Sawamura and Miyuki, Kataoka appears to watch them. It is a summary of the story. Again, on 2 April 2019, another Diamond No ace series got aired. Bitter than pain and grief. He was surprised when Sawamura achieved this within one week with the help of Coach Kataoka. The rest of the third years struggle to perfectly hit Sawamura's outside pitch and the game ends in a tie. The game ends after five innings and Sawamura doesn't get a chance to play. Seidou batters opened up with 2 early runs from Amahisa in order to help ease up Furuya when he pitches. Bunt Meijin Kanemaru is Sawamura's classmate who at first refused to acknowledge him, believing Sawamura was all talk. After facing some difficulties, Sawamura's teammates try to loosen him up by telling him that they are starting to acknowledge his abilities Sawamura is flattered. Seidou faces off against Maimon West High School in the West Tokyo qualifiers. Originally, Sawamura was quite boastful; however, after learning it the hard way through the defeat to Inajitsu and the yips period, he became aware of his own standing within the team and understood that it was necessary to place the team's priority over his own. He was then switched out with Kawakami, who closed the game. In the bottom inning, Masashi's single HR punches a hole in the stalemate and the 3rd years' consecutive hits make it a 2-0 lead for Seidou. The duel lasted 11 pitches and Akashi ended up hitting Sawamura's pitch to outfield. Sawamura was motivated to give his best to answer the coach's expectation. With 2 outs, Sawamura retires Ouno in the 9th inning to closes the game. A cutter thrown for the second pitch and it's fouled. He runs into Miyuki who is also late. He is later seen watching the quarterfinals of the fall tournament, and he smiles when he sees Sawamura's outstanding pitching. Kataoka then orders Sawamura to stop and rest for 3 days in preparation for the match with Hakuryuu High, in which he wants Sawamura to be the starting pitcher for. Sawamura tries to execute but embarrassingly fails. Agaisn't Sankou's main cannon, Hoshida, the battery manages to foul him with an inside pitch and gives him a strike with a perfectly caught low outside ball from Miyuki. On top of the 7th inning, Sawamura struggles to control his Numbers and ended up walking a runner after getting 1 out. He prefers to wear his hat frontwards. Born in the Kanagawa Prefecture, he is a very calm and quiet person, often acting as tsukkomi to Sawamura Eijun's boke. At the beginning of the training camp, Sawamura is enthusiastic and shows significant potential, but it doesn't take long to find out that fielding is his weak point, which is probably because of his little experience due to his baseball history. Diamond no Ace Act II 1,060 views Feb 11,. Sawamura is cheering on his teammates until he is on the mound replacing Furuya, baffling Ochiai who observes from the stands. With such a kid on the team, the team is bound to get stronger." Sawamura is the type of guy that want to be friends with as he just exudes positivity and genuine emotional power from every scene he's in. Top of the 4th, the second hole of Ichidai, Mori is quickly cornered with a 1-2 count, pops the ball which is then caught by Haruichi. Sawamura remembers all that he's learned from Chris. The first season aired in 2013; the second season aired in 2015, and the third season aired in 2019. Back to Miyagama, the Seidou battery brings back the count to 1-2 yet again however the fourth pitch is hit and a fielding error by Seidou's first baseman Miyagama reaches second. He soon learns to point his leading foot towards home-base improving his form. Ouya starts to play mind games on Sawamura, first making him commit a balk[18] followed by a RBI. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. [25] During the weekday following the training camp, the coaches discuss who should be entrusted with the Ace number and despite recognizing Sawamura's stellar and consistent performances, Ochiai suggests Furuya should be entrusted with the Ace number instead as he believes stripping Furuya off his former title may prevent his future growth meanwhile arguing that Sawamura is a man who can grow under extreme pressure. Okumura wants to use Sawamura's No. However, after learning the proper pitching grip for the 4-seam fastball, Sawamura's fastball stabilized and stopped breaking irregularly. Chris was the one who made Sawamura think about his weapon his moving ball and told him to polish it. The next batter targets the 1st pitch and put runner in scoring position again at 1st and 3rd. Since Kanemaru was Chris's roommate, he was often asked by the third year to take care of Sawamura. However, Miyuki says instead of being greedy, he suggests Sawamura should maintain the usual mindset and focus on the batter in front of him, to which Sawamura agreed. However, he's still grinding and doesn't seem to have hit his stride yet. With two outs and a runner on first Hoshida manages to hit a grounder but true to skill Haruichi is there to get him out. In the 7th inning with 2 outs and no runners, putting his feelings of not wanting to see his sempais go Sawaura strikes out the third batter with a pitch on the outside corner keeping up one of the best performances of him we'd seen all summer. Miyuki isn't pleased with Sawamura not following his lead and throws the ball back to Sawamura as hard as possible. And with 52 episodes, it ended on 31 March 2020. In Seidou's first official match for the fall, Furuya wears the ace number and shines in both pitching and batting. Furuya and Sawamura both desire each other's qualities -- Furuya wants to raise the team's morale while on the mound, while Sawamura wants to be trusted and acknowledged by his teammates. Bunt Master ( Banto Shbainin) Ichidai's lead-off man, Chimaru, bats first. But this time under the name 'Ace of Diamond Act II. Sawamura eagerly claims his number, 20, despite not being called yet, but grateful that he really did get a number. Tanba gives the ball to Sawamura and says that he's the ace now. A few days before the finals Sawamura wants to take the next step - after watching Yakushi's Sanada, he wants to learn the cutter. But because of Miyuki's nasty personality and never ending teasing, Sawamura never shows him the same respect as the other senpais, instead treating him as someone of his own age. Kanemaru brings the ice and is worried about his teammate, because Sawamura didn't say anything since he got subbed and just sat silently on the bench. Seidou advances to the Finals, while Ichichai's summer comes to a close. Tachi tells Sawamura, Haruichi and Furuya that watching them play reminded him of his old days, then tells them to work hard. Sawamura's cutter has a sharp breaking motion when coming close to the plate. After performing good and receiving praise from Kataoka, the game is put into a temporary halt due to the rain. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament.[6]. Seidou scored 1 more run in the 9th. Right at the start Yura's 1st batter pulls a safety bunt, but Sawamura gets the ball (before Kanemaru) and throws to 1st; but its' a wild throw and the runner gets on base. It's the best kind of pitching. Sawamura suggests this idea to Miyuki and Chris who immediately ignore himonly to come back later to ask what type of pitch Sawamura's looking to learn, which he suggests the cutter. Furuya is again the starting pitcher for the match. Wakana is Sawamura's childhood friend who cares deeply about him. When Sawamura takes the mound he only throws to the outside, displeasing Ochiai who again watches from the stands. At times, hefills in as Sawamura's grandfather Eitoku, becoming Eijun's on-campus reality check when it comes to helping him put his feelings in perspective. Feinting a bunt squeeze with Toujou on 3rd, Sawamura then takes a hard swing on the first pitch and despite being jammed, he yanked the ball to the left line. The rolling ball died off before touching the left line, making it fair for Toujou to home-in safely and Sawamura records his first RBI in high school[22]. Kawakami then puts it away for Seidou. He confronted Chris and apologized, asking for another chance. Before the Final match against Inashiro, Sawamura became unconsciously aware that he lacks power, and thus has to learn a breaking pitch to limit outfield hits. After asking the coach to let him pitch during the ninth, Kataoka decides to send Furuya instead. Coach Kataoka explains that this is the result of the opponent going all out. Now, he only has one dreamto become the ace pitcher of his team. Sawamura believes that unless he's able to do so, no matter how much time's passed, he won't be recognized. But he throws way too low and he unconsciously run away from the inside corner of the zone, which was his strength. If you have the ace number on your back, then take that one out and get back to the dugout!" She gives him the opportunity to visit and watch their practice at the high school. Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution. 11; meanwhile Sawamura, who was walking right by him, has Seidou's jersey No. [38][39] This is further affirmed by Sawamura being able to consistently hit the same location of Okumura's mitt when the two do warm up before practice. Sawamura, overwhelmed by Furuya's fast pitch, realizes that he has to battle Furuya for the "ace" status. Furuya reveals that he only came to Seidou because of his hopes that Miyuki can catch his pitches. Sawamura continues to strike out Akikawa and the crowd is impressed, as well as Chris and Kataoka who compliments Sawamura. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. Miyuki then calls for a changeup, which Sawamura learnt before the quarterfinals thanks to the advices from Ochiai. And there's no hiding that you're an ex-delinquent, so rooming with you is like living in a cage with a wild animal, you know! They started working together to slowly polish Sawamura's skills. Due to this practice, Kanemaru isn't scared of getting hit by wild pitches anymore. 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