[7], Sawamura is the type who usually acts before he thinks, usually landing him in numerous awkward situations with his peers. Hell, even if the entire world thinks it's okay, I'll never accept it." "We'll get back to this," she assured him, getting up and heading to the hallway to pick up the phone. Kataoka tells Kanemaru to have Sawamura ice his shoulder properly. 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. However, after learning the proper pitching grip for the 4-seam fastball, Sawamura's fastball stabilized and stopped breaking irregularly. Diamond no Ace is a fantastic anime with a very accurate portrayal of baseball. He also arranged a meeting with Miyuki to discuss about game calling which ended up becoming a group meeting for all pitchers and catchers within the team. At the lineup, Sawamura is congratulated by one of Maimon's players and shouts that he'll do his best and play for them as well. During this match Sawamura wants to show Chris his growth, but Ono can't catch his balls. He confronted Chris and apologized, asking for another chance. After striking out Sawamura, Kuramochi is up and after a few balls and fouls he hits center field getting to first base. Originally, Sawamura has extremely erratic throwing motions. The reason could be that the player, whom he is based on joined the Japanese imperial army which could also explain why he calls his superior "general" etc. Note that this data is based on the official guidebook!You are free to write about the characters improvements in the Skills section above! It was part of Weekly Shnen Magazine from 2006 to 2015. 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]. Though they weren't even interested in sports to begin with, they stuck with him to the end. 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! -, "You can't play baseball by yourself! Miyuki then calls for a changeup, which Sawamura learnt before the quarterfinals thanks to the advices from Ochiai. Sawamura was motivated to give his best to answer the coach's expectation. Sawamura was then subbed out along with Okumura. Seidou's first opponent was Eigen High. Sawamura yells at Furuya from the bullpen saying not to get flung around by the batters' bunting stance. Sawamura's showing that off again and impresses the coach. During the 3rd inning, Sawamura utilizes a variety of pick-off timing to pin down the runner and minimize Hakuryu's mobility advantage; and also managed to retire Mima on his 2nd at bat. [45] Miyuki then reveals that the crossfire Sawamura has thrown in the previous match was in fact a cutter and asks Azuma to help them practice the new pitch.[46]. Back at Seidou, Sawamura practices with the net, while Furuya is running nearby. Miyuki is good at exploiting Sawamura's potential, giving out aggressive calls that draw out the pitcher's instinct and fighting spirit; on the other hand, Sawamura is able to fearlessly respond to such calls and throw pitches that exceed expectations. On top of the sixth, Furuya faces some difficulties and while Miyuki thinks of what he can do to fix it, Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution and sends in Sawamura. Sawamura, overwhelmed by Furuya's fast pitch, realizes that he has to battle Furuya for the "ace" status. For the first time since the match against Azuma, Sawamura and Miyuki form a battery. 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. Chris and Sawamura had an unpleasant first encounter when Sawamura was left under Chris's care, both not being particularly fond of each other. After showing a variety of pitches to Kataoka, Miyuki said to the coach that despite some of the still unstable Numbers, Sawamura was able to display good pitching against Ichidai due to his high level of focus and refined pitch command and added that he would like to test how well Sawamura can fare against a top class national level team. ", "I want him to acknowledge me. Coach Raizou correctly assumes that Sawamura's pitch is a moving fastball. Kawai of Seidou [1] Still with runner on 3rd, and 2-0 down in the count, Sawamura regrouped, took the batter to full count and closed the inning with a powerful inside fastball that jammed the batter and retired him at 1st. March 2020 is when the third season ended. Catching the ball flying back towards him Sawamura gets one out bringing Miyagawa to bat. Thanks to Chris' guidance, Sawamura learned the pick-off techniques and how to watch out for runners when pitching. Once again the batter have problems figuring out Sawamura's pitching form and can't get the timing right. Ichidaisan High's scouts watching from the stands reported to their team that there are weaknesses in Furuya's pitching which they can aim to exploit. The "Revised Cutter" has as much speed as his straight fastball while also breaks sharply as it comes near the plate, as a result, the pitch appears like it suddenly vanishes from the batter's eyes.[48][49]. Despite how hard Miyuki may be to deal with, Sawamura highly respects him and often does as he is told by Miyuki (despite resisting). 7 and No. Sawamura then starts to observe the practice of the other members and realizes that in order to perfect a strategy, every player has their own role to perform. Miyuki and Chris teach Furuya about control and pacing while Sawamura has to practice pitching with the net. The first Season of Diamond No Ace got premiered on 6 October 2013. Sawamura's Splitter has been relatively unstable, being on and off at times and rarely sees much usage within a game compare to the remaining pitches. Sawamura's cutter has a sharp breaking motion when coming close to the plate. Ryota Ohsaka, Eijun Sawamura's voice, teased the audience by hinting at an anime in the future. With runners on bases, he faces the Cleanup batter Koyasu. By the top of the 4th, Sawamura gives up the first hit of the game and the runner gets advanced into scoring position. At the bullpen, Sawamura warms-up with Miyuki and unknowingly throws to the inside, surprising his teammates. Since Sawamura is a left-handed pitcher, his circle changeup breaks down and away from a right handed batter, making it an effective pitch against right-handed players; however, due to the very same reason, it is a disadvantage when used against a left-handed batter unless Sawamura can precisely nail his control. In the Final of the Fall Tournament, the battery pulled off one of their greatest achievements so far. About Diamond no Ace Ace of Diamond is a Japanese shnen baseball manga series by Yuji Terajima and published by Kodansha. 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. Chris has a high opinion of Sawamura, both as a teammate and as a pitcher. 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. On a night practice session between Sawamura and Miyuki, Kataoka appears to watch them. Bottom of the 4th,. Bottom on the seventh, Sawamura's energy making the rest of the team wanting to answer in kind the batters step up to the plate with strengthened resolve. It is a summary of the story. By being conscious of his right hand creating a wall, his body becomes closed, thus concealing the ball's trajectory, and increasing his speed. Due to this practice, Kanemaru isn't scared of getting hit by wild pitches anymore. 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. On the stands, Sawamura sat away from the rest of the team to watch the game on his own. 6. Mima hits a Double on a fastball and put Hakuryu in an early scoring position. On top of the 5th inning however, Sawamura's pitching started to destabilize as some of the higher Number pitches were still unstable and he ended up walking and hitting 2 batters. -, "This guy is a great deal more dangerous than we pegged him to be." Wamura (by Kanemaru) Bitter than pain and grief. 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. In the 8th inning, Sawamura presumably retired Ichinose and faces Akashi for the final time. Tachi tells Sawamura, Haruichi and Furuya that watching them play reminded him of his old days, then tells them to work hard. The teamwork between the new formed battery isn't particularly good. The match turned out to be a tightly contested pitcher duel between Sawamura and Seihou's Ace, Akashi with both pitchers going all out from the beginning, creating a stalemate game. During their next match against Akikawa, the opposing batters don't swing at Furuya's pitches and try to tire Furuya with bunts. After eliminating those that were unstable, they have come up with the Numbers which consist of at least 11 types of different pitches. Also due the very same reason, Sawamura found it difficult to channel his power to the pitch. [54]. Miyuki compliments Sawamura, saying that it was thrilling to catch for him but ironically, Sawamura thought it was sarcasm from the captain. After the coach has revoked Tanba's status as the ace, a match between the first years and their upperclassmen takes place[13]. Sawamura thinks that he is yet to be acknowledged by the coach. Sawamura was gearing up to pitch a complete game on his own, understanding the importance of being handed the starting role for the toughest practice game of the bunch. Sawamura's strengths are his infallible spirit, bunting, infield defense, and his idiosyncratic pitches. A sinking moving fastball thrown with a 2-seam grip or by grapping the ball with 5 fingers. Sawamura continues to strike out Akikawa and the crowd is impressed, as well as Chris and Kataoka who compliments Sawamura. Sawamura throws a changeup for the first pitch and Miyagawa, the third batter, lets it pass and it counts as a strike. Seidou was scheduled to play 4 practice matches after the Summer Training Camp in which Sawamura was slotted to start the game against Kokonoe, a powerhouse from Kanagawa. Kawakami lost 2 runs against Nihon Shouno but with Seidou batters repeatedly able to widen the score gap to 7 - 3 by the 9th inning, he regained composure and closed out the match. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. Miyuki goes to Sawamura reminding him that his teammates are there for him. Furuya is Seidou's starting pitcher and only at the top of the eighth, Sawamura is sent to the mound. While it is true that Furuya has more speed, being able to reach a speed around 150 km, and Sawamura is only able to reach a speed of 138 (although it is expected to reach 140 km durin. Third member of the Ichinen Trio, Haruichi keeps Sawamura's manners and words in check. Does Sawamura become captain? But this time under the name 'Ace of Diamond Act II. She gives him the opportunity to visit and watch their practice at the high school. [51], Sawamura's pitching motion of this pitch was noted by Sanada to have "the exactly same arm motion as his fastball"[51] making it very effective when used in combination with his high speed fastball. The first season was adapted back in October 2013, then Season 2 came in April 2016 and lastly, Act 2 started its adaptation in April 2019 and has now just ended. [19] Sawamura got 3 consecutive strike outs and quickly closed out the inning. Since his 2nd year, Sawamura has considerably improved the speed of his pitch, his control and can connect with the ball now if he does it from the bunting stance. In his 2nd year, Sawamura is capable of varying his runner pick-off patterns and increasing the pace of his slide-step which improves his synergy with Miyuki, allowing the later to pick-off a stealing runner easier.[33]. Nabe later explained that Sawamura wanted to assess the game on his own in order to improve himself so that he can understand Miyuki's reasons for his leads instead of pitching mindlessly to Miyuki's mitt like always. At the bottom of the 7th inning, Sawamura comes to relief Kawakami and going with Miyuki's suggestions, the battery opted to use only straight fastball pitches. 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. -, "His pitches don't even reach 140km/h, no? -, "Just now, it really felt like I managed to transfer my power to the ball!" The batter's hit was caught by Shirasu on right field but the runner was able to tag-in to score and Sawamura ceded a run. Yet the little bastard sure throws some really sharp and lively stuff. Is Diamond no Ace worth watching? Sawamura too is awed and recalls Furuya telling him that he'll be the one taking the ace title. He continues to strike the following batters, stopping Teito's momentum. Is Ace of the Diamond over? He runs into Miyuki who is also late. Sawamura realizes that he has to move on too and asks Miyuki if he could watch the finals video again. He leaves the mound crying. A fastball that breaks into the chest of a right-handed batter. Furuya is the starting pitcher and is later replaced by Tanba. Up next is Ichidais captain, Adachi. Wakana opened her mouth as though ready to retort, but with excellent timing, the phone rang. Miyuki isn't pleased with Sawamura not following his lead and throws the ball back to Sawamura as hard as possible. In the next inning, Sawamura strikes Kiryu's Ace Hiromi Tachi out, but in the end Kiryu wins the game. When Sawamura takes the mound he only throws to the outside, displeasing Ochiai who again watches from the stands. In the 9th inning Sawamura energetically entering the field as always and steps onto the mound entrusted with pitching this game till the end. ", "I told you, didn't I? Sawamura asks Kataoka to let him pitch at the fifth inning but Kataoka declines, telling Sawamura that assessing the situation and warming up are important functions of a reliever, shocking Sawamura. This shows the battery has complete trust in one another. 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