Catching the ball flying back towards him Sawamura gets one out bringing Miyagawa to bat. 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. 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. Getting too excited with pitching in the Koshien's environment for the first time, Sawamura tripped on the mound in his first pitch and his face turned red in embarrassment. Sawamura admits feeling overwhelmed by the cheering audience, but both he and Miyuki get excited to silence the crowd. When Sawamura takes the mound he only throws to the outside, displeasing Ochiai who again watches from the stands. He also adds that to promote further growth from both of them, switching their status is important which is why he decided to entrust Sawamura with the Ace number instead for this Summer. 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. Miyuki thinks Sawamura's velocity may get over the 140 km/h mark during the course of the Summer Tournament[42] and Sawamura reached the 140 km/h mark in the SF game against Ichidaisan High. However, this makes catching the ball difficult, as most catchers cannot predict where the ball will end up as well as making a challenge for Sawamura himself to properly control his pitches. On the stands, Sawamura sat away from the rest of the team to watch the game on his own. I thought he was nothing more than just your run-of-the-mill relief pitcher, but I can't fathom him." Next up is Ouya's clean-up and Miyuki again calls for the changeup, which Sawamura successfully executes, striking the batter out. Chris was the one who made Sawamura think about his weapon his moving ball and told him to polish it. At game time, following Ouya's defense Sawamura, who is the starting pitcher and seemingly on a roll, strikes out Ouya's first and second batters. Seidou advances to the Finals, while Ichichai's summer comes to a close. 3rd base runner attempted to score but was prevented by Asou's excellent throw, retiring him at home plate. Sawamura throws a changeup for the first pitch and Miyagawa, the third batter, lets it pass and it counts as a strike. [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]. For more information, please see our Okumura notes after the match that Sawamura threw only 11 pitches in which only 2 were fouls, in other words, there were no wasted pitch thrown per batter. 11 matters much, it is a pitcher's number, it's his old number. Diamond no Ace Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. They should switch gears and move on. Kanemaru is Sawamura's classmate who at first refused to acknowledge him, believing Sawamura was all talk. However, she has been shown to have feelings for him after he left for Seidou. Sawamura too wonders about that. Seidou is eliminated and failed to qualify for the Kantou Tournament. 3 hits, 2 walk and dead balls, 7 strike outs and 0 lost run.[20]. Despite jamming the batter, the ball flies above the drawn in fielders. The person he respects: His grandfather -, Hobbies/Special Skill: Catching beetles, watching sumo, and fishing, Because Sawamura often reads old books like "The Book of Five Rings", he tends to call his superiors old Japanese military ranks and switch his speech pattern to flowery old language from time to time. Sawamura retired the lead-off batter Ichinose for 1 out. Sawamura has a habit of throwing to check the runner rather excessively before he pitches whenever he sees the lead of the runner is too big. Coach Raizou correctly assumes that Sawamura's pitch is a moving fastball. Furuya is the starting pitcher and is later replaced by Tanba. Sawamura started playing baseball because of. One of Sawamura's fastball was clocked at 135 km/h. Popular opinion seems to be that rarely the ace pitcher becomes the captain, as the captain should be on the field almost at any point of the game (hence Miyuki, beside being a natural leader, as the catcher). Sawamura's enthusiasm is back and he begins to cheer for Kawakami. With one out an a runner on base the inning ends with Ichidai getting Kanemaru and Sawamura out one after the other and Ichidai's pitcher reveling in the energy on the field. Sawamura throws an imperfect pitch and Kengo hits over the right fielder for a Double. Miyuki ends the game by hitting a walk-off HR. Sawamura is a lean-built teenager of average height. But this time under the name 'Ace of Diamond Act II. But he throws way too low and he unconsciously run away from the inside corner of the zone, which was his strength. Does anybody know the season and episode when Sawamura is offered the Ace number in the anime adaptation? He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. It doesn't take long until the first years are double digit runs behind and some of them start to give up. When does Sawamura wear number 1 in anime? The upperclassmen have problems to grasp his pitching style. Read the topic about Will Sawamura become Ace in season 2? Sawamura's Slider has a big break on it but he admitted he cannot control the pitch yet.[52]. With the batter cornered, Sawamura throws another revised splitter for the third pitch and it's a grounder to Kominato for the second out. Miyuki then calls for an inside pitch but Sawamura hits the batter, resulting in an unstable performance. Seidou gets out of the 1st inning with two lost runs. Note that this data is based on the official guidebook!You are free to write about the characters improvements in the Skills section above! Sawamura scores a strike with Number 7, the Cutter Kai, and receives much attention from Ichidai's Ace, Amahisa. -, "I don't know what you are battling with right now, Furuya. [35] Sawamura's pitching form makes it difficult for batters to correctly time their swing while it also makes his pitch seem deceptively faster than it actually is. When it is his turn to pitch he gets to face Chris. It wouldn't make sense that he would start sucking again. But with the help and encouragement of his friends and family, he decides to take on his new journey. 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. Though they weren't even interested in sports to begin with, they stuck with him to the end. Determined to change and to go to Nationals, Sawamura throws the ball, constantly telling himself to not run away. Kataoka tells Sawamura to practice on his own and to avoid contact with the ball. -, "His attitude of moving forward is his best weapon." Kataoka allows Sawamura to continue under 1 condition that if he were to let any runner get on base, he would be subbed out and Sawamura complied. [37] By his 2nd year, Sawamura worked with Miyuki throughout Spring break to "thoroughly" try out numerous grips. On the final day of the training camp, a three way round robin is held between Seidou, Inashiro Industrial and Shuhoku. Dubbed as the "Bunting Master" by his teammates, Sawamura is a gifted bunter, being able to effortlessly bunt any pitch, even that with a speed of 150 km/h. Because if you have a ball and a bat, you can play baseball." Someday. Since the start of his 2nd year Sawamura's control over his breaking fastballs has shown considerable improvements as Sawamura is now capable of making his pitches break as he desire and precisely locate his pitches to where Miyuki wants it. -, "This guy is a great deal more dangerous than we pegged him to be." By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. 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. With regards to performance, they recognize each other's abilities, though they both rarely admit it. [28] She often comes to watch his decisive games (together with their friends or with Sawamura's father and grandfather). As much as you would think that it means Furuya is still considered to be a Co-Ace in the team, it also means he's been moved backwards to his rookie's status, the 2nd best. Then comes their ninth batter, Miyamoto but Sawamura quickly strikes him out while making his beating his fastest record with a 140 km pitch. Sawamura is allowed to play the whole game and at the bottom of the eighth after a combo play from Haruichi and Kuramochi, and three strike outs, Seidou wins and move on to the semifinals. In the fourth inning Sawamura is pitching and Yakushi takes the lead. Cookie From the dugout Sawamura observes Yakushi's ace Sanada, who is quick to ease the worries of his teammates with his optimism, and remembers what Chris had told him about handling things after a homerun. Ace of Diamond is a Japanese shnen baseball manga series by Yuji Terajima and published by Kodansha. 11; meanwhile Sawamura, who was walking right by him, has Seidou's jersey No. [40] Asada notes that Sawamura is a pitcher who can throw accurately to the chest every time regardless of how far away he is. He continues to strike the following batters, stopping Teito's momentum. 1.[6]. His teammates often get inspired by his strong will and unwavering spirit and try to give it their all. [40] Sawamura's accurate control allows him to get strike on the corners more reliably compared to his first year and, when coupled with the rich variety of pitches he possesses, gives batters a difficult time predicting what type of pitch he may throw next. 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. Due to this practice, Kanemaru isn't scared of getting hit by wild pitches anymore. A still shocked Sawamura is informed about Chris' injury and his strong will to recover. 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 witnesses Miyuki's clever game calling firsthand when he visits to watch Seidou's practice and is overwhelmed, secretly wishing to play baseball with someone as incredible as Miyuki in the future. At 2 outs and with a runner on 2nd base, Zono had an opportunity to tie the score; however, his long hit was caught by an outfielder and Ichidaisan won the game. -, "If he is able to improve his control, he would become an impressive pitcher." After polishing his pitch, the second string team has a practice match[15], which is the last chance for Sawamura to get into the first string. Rei says that the way he pumped up his team (composed of amateurs) in junior high, was the mark of a true ace. Sawamura is at the bullpen throwing pitches not wanting to just sit and do nothing after seeing how Furuya pitched. Sawamura throws to the outer edge for the first pitch giving Miyuki goosebumps. its too . (Topic ID: 1405348) With no outs and runners on second, Ichidais fifth batter, Sasaki, bunts at the first pitch, resulting in runner on third with one out. Umemiya hits the pitch and the ball bounces to Sawamura's glove. At the day of his departure, after Sawamura gets on the train, his friends reveal that they really loved playing baseball with him and secretly wanted him to stay and form a team with them anew. The Seidou team members prepare for the tournament ahead. Seidou is one out away from their dream stage. Fuck off, Furuya, you're destroying my otp!! Originally unveiled in the practice game against Hakuryu, Sawamura's Splitter is a supplementary off-pace pitch for his Changeup and it's purpose is to get the batter to chase it as the Splitter is more difficult to differentiate from a fastball than a changeup due to the similar kind of spin it has to a straight fastball. With Seidou scoring 1 run in the bottom of the 1st inning, Sawamura continued to shut the opponents out and the match become a stalemate since. Terms Kataoka however, shut down Ochiai's suggestion stating that Sawamura has been the person pulling Seidou's team while Furuya was out of shape which the whole team should recognize. He is often seen with a smile. 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. I mean look at the other side, Inajitsu didn't manage to pull out Sawamura as soon as possible. Miyuki apologizes to Chris for asking him to help out but Chris says that it's something he always wanted to say to him and hopes that it'll help Sawamura get over his fear of throwing to the inside. 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. Mine Fujio later on comments to his fellow journalist that while Seidou continued to win their previous games with their pitcher relay, it was probably the lack of an absolute ace that cost Seidou the win. Will Major 2nd have season 3? He thinks of Kataoka's advice of not needing to throw to the inside, but still decide to call for a cutter to the inside. Sawamura closes out the top of the 2nd inning cleanly with 3 ups and 3 downs. Sawamura was the starting pitcher and he pitched 4 scoreless innings while struck out 4. Coupled with his late release form, Sawamura's fastball appears faster to the batter. Since Kanemaru was Chris's roommate, he was often asked by the third year to take care of Sawamura. Ichidai's lead-off man, Chimaru, bats first. During the summer tournament, Sawamura would always ask Haruichi to catch for him to warm up. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Quote: its been 100+ episode in anime, and im kinda going to drop this. The crowd is heavily cheering for Ugumori. After the first years showed their resolution to the coach, he allows Sawamura to pitch. The coach offers him to join practice if he is able to throw the ball ninety meters. February 23, 2014 21 To the Dream Stage. May 26, 2016, 210125 Sawamura understands the message and starts pitching to Miyuki's mitt. In any competition there's always that one person (i.e. The first years start to get lively again and the one who created this mood is undoubtedly Sawamura. In the next inning, Sawamura strikes Kiryu's Ace Hiromi Tachi out, but in the end Kiryu wins the game. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. 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. During the scrimmage against the third years, Sawamura finds out about Kataoka's resignation. 20 and now the 'Ace' of Seidou High, is the protagonist of Ace of Diamond. Sawamura calls Chris "master" because of the many things he learned from him, but it wasn't only Sawamura who gained something from this match-up. Kataoka apologizes to Sawamura for making him handle such difficult situation; however, Sawamura was still frustrated and thought about how favorable the Ace is trusted over a relief pitcher like himself. Does Sawamura become ace? Probably 2nd year Fall Tournament. (_) I want to see Sawamura and Miyuki like the first episode (`) , He has become the ace now you see.. and its sure in a very fair way, a fruit of his hardwork. Top of the 3rd, Seidou is facing Ichidai's ace, Amahisa, who gives up two strikes wanting to hit the new pitch, number 9. Hey guys, kinda spoilerish so if you're not to date don't read. Miyuki compliments Sawamura, saying that it was thrilling to catch for him but ironically, Sawamura thought it was sarcasm from the captain. Batting in the 6th inning, Sawamura hits a Double from Amahisa much to the surprise of his peers. The Seido infield executes a defensive shift, drawing in closer to prevent a squeeze play. I don't feel like the No. He then ordered Sawamura to pay more attention to his grips and how they influence the pitch. 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. Miyuki goes to Sawamura reminding him that his teammates are there for him. Miyuki calls for a ball for the first pitch to see how Raichi reacts. Various schools notice the Seidou team as they walk by. After ending the first inning 3 for 3 and establishing a strong start, Miyuki prompted to Sawamura that they should start using the "Numbers" in the later innings. When Raichi is once again at-bat he hits the ball and it goes over the left field fence, bringing in two runs for Yakushi. 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. It was my main problem with Slam dunk for example. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament.[6]. After an encounter with the coach at the bath the day before, where Sawamrua speaks openly about his feelings, he is allowed to participate in said match. Does Kataoka leave? 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. Sawamura then raised his level again and shut-out the remaining batters, squandering yet another scoring opportunity for Hakuryu. Rei says they'll need Furuya to win the Summer, calling him the "ace" until Tanba's return, shocking Sawamura. The third season of the anime, titled 'Ace of Diamond Act II', released on April 2, 2019, and also with a total amount of 52 episodes, it finished broadcasting on March 31, 2020. October 8, 2022 by July Ace of Diamond is a sports anime that follows the story of Eijun Sawamura, a pitcher who dreams of playing in the big leagues. After he arrives at Seidou, he quickly makes himself known for his stupidity, especially because of his strange antics and his mediocre knowledge about baseball. 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. He soon learns to point his leading foot towards home-base improving his form. He was very bad at batting and was almost hit-less during the first year of his high school career. As the story progresses, they become friendlier with each other and even exchange advice on how to throw breaking balls. -, "In the first place, you look like a thug and you speak like a thug. He helps Sawamura with his classwork (because the latter needs constant cramming in order to pass his exams) and often stands in the batter's box when Sawamura practices pitching. After the meeting, while the majority of the team decided to go watch the Final of the Spring Tournament, Sawamura said he wants to stay back and practice on his batting. Because even though he got laughed at, he stated his goal confidently in front of everyone. At the start of the first inning Miyuki tells Sawamura to be himself and pitch like usual. For more information, please see our He performs stable until he faces Inui Kengo on the top of the eight. After asking the coach to let him pitch during the ninth, Kataoka decides to send Furuya instead. Act One Act one of the manga is 417 chapters that show Sawamura's entire first year of high school. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Haruichi is Sawamura's close friend. # 1 Stormen Offline Jun 2014 745 I really hate weak main characters which only function is comic relief with their idiotic attitudes and getting beat and strangled by everyone.. Together they score their first run of the game. Is the pitcher pretending to pitch, with one or more runners on base, when he has no intention of doing so an umpire may call a balk. Cookie Notice The coach realizes that Chris is probably the only catcher who can play alongside Sawamura right now. The next batter bunts, allowing Raichi to squeeze into home, putting Yakushi back into lead. He has dark brown hair with brown eyes that sometimes appear golden during intense moments. He also provided Eijun with some important insights on Chris's early training methods to strengthen his core prior to pitching training. Seemingly wanting to test Furuya's resolve after reading his note, Kataoka chooses him as the starting pitcher much to the surprise of both Ochiai and Ichidai's coach Tahara. Once again the batter have problems figuring out Sawamura's pitching form and can't get the timing right. He was surprised when Sawamura achieved this within one week with the help of Coach Kataoka. One day before the opening ceremony of the 89th Tokyo Tournament the long, awaited handing over of the Jersey numbers takes place. Take a look at it! On top of the ninth, Kawakami is on the mound and outs the batter. [43], The cutter is the first breaking fastball that Sawamura properly learned. -, "The spice called motivation gives birth to good synergy. The team reports Sawamura's performance to Miyuki in the evening, complimenting him for a fine game. A conventional circle changeup taught to Sawamura by coach Ochiai before the match against Ouya. As the team prepares for their greatest challenge yet, Sawamura and Furuya carry on their struggle to lead their team to glory and become the star of the game: the true "Ace of the Diamond." Who is the new coach of Seido? In the bottom of the inning, after Masashi and Kanemaru didn't get on base, Sawamura gets riled up for his at bat and - although he makes an unnecessarily dangerous base run whilst sliding to first - also gets retired. With Seidou leading by 10 runs, the game was called after the 7th inning. Other 1st string pitchers and catchers also took interest in this and gather altogether at Miyuki's room, as such Miyuki has been holding a "cram school" in the evening to pass down his expertise and experiences not only for Sawamura but other other pitchers and catchers as well.[27]. 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. The first inning ends with 2 runs for Yura and 1 run for Seidou. [29], Perhaps Sawamura's most noticable weakness. I can't believe they had a pitcher that good hidden in Furuya Satoru's shadow." Sawamura probably feeling a bit pressured and starts off with 3-1 but manages to get Takami with a grounder. Bunt Meijin Join the online community, create your anime and manga list, read reviews, explore the forums, follow news, and so much more! Miyuki then calls for a changeup, which Sawamura learnt before the quarterfinals thanks to the advices from Ochiai. 2023 All Rights Reserved. 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. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. He was then switched out with Kawakami, who closed the game. A few days before the finals Sawamura wants to take the next step - after watching Yakushi's Sanada, he wants to learn the cutter. Does Sawamura ever become the ace? Furuya comes to replace Sawamura in the 6th inning and worked through 2 quick innings. Miyuki, who walked in on their conversation, gets angry and scolds Sawamura. He won't let you leave even one grain of rice in your bowl, for he is a supervisor from hell." Miyuki approves and Sawamura successfully throws to the inside and gets over-excited. Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution. Scan this QR code to download the app now. Sawamura shakes off the sign understanding the batter, and wants to pitch to the inside. Houmei High managed 2 hits in the 8th inning from Sawamura and took back 1 run. Sawamura upped his gear and proceeded to strike out the Clean-up and retire the 5th batter to avert the early crisis. Sawamura said during the Spring Tournament that he can pitch up to No. Furuya made an incredible performance against Komadai, but that's an exception, not. Sitemap. I'm going to make him acknowledge me. XD Seidou will lose in the summer because of a grand mistake by Furuya and Furuya's title will be revoked. Furuya reveals that he only came to Seidou because of his hopes that Miyuki can catch his pitches. At the last second Kuramochi catches the ball near the outfield, resulting in two outs and runner on third. Seidou's regular players are switched in as pinch hitters and their efforts earned Seidou another run. Up next is Ichidais captain, Adachi. Up next to bat is Sanada, while Raichi goes for a steal and succeeds. Kuramochi often practices his wrestling moves on him, and because of Sawamura's flexible body Kuramochi does not have to worry about hurting him much. every damn time sawamura has the spot light it fades so fast and back to furuya. In the Final of the Fall Tournament, the battery pulled off one of their greatest achievements so far. Sawamura unknowingly threw a cutter to strike out Sensen's Ace, Maki. Sawamura is totally overwhelmed with excitement by this experience, but back in his hometown he feels guilty because he thinks he would betray his former teammates. After three innings, Furuya is out and Sawamura's on the mound. This gives Sawamura a notable advantage against right-handed batters, which is the more common type of player in baseball compared to left-handers. 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. -. This may adversely affect his straight fastball if he continues to hone the pitch so he sealed it away to avoid that risk ever since until Sawamura demonstrated it to Okumura before the Semi Final of the Tokyo Prefecture Summer Tournament. The next batter targets the 1st pitch and put runner in scoring position again at 1st and 3rd. In addition, his throws to bases were erratic since his pitch would break close to the target and would even end up hitting the runner instead. After performing good and receiving praise from Kataoka, the game is put into a temporary halt due to the rain. Scan this QR code to download the app now. Back at Seidou, Sawamura practices with the net, while Furuya is running nearby. 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