[6], On July 5th, the Opening Ceremony for the Summer Regional Tournament of Tokyo Prefecture is held. ", "No matter what kind of situation, I will carry out my duty! [23] Sawamura is seen sweating rather excessively and Kawakami wonders if it was because he has been going all out since the beginning. 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. During the next at bat, Sawamura faces Yakushi's clean-up. Furuya goes to the mound and asks for the ball, saying that there's no need for two pitchers on the mound. Sawamura scores a strike with Number 7, the Cutter Kai, and receives much attention from Ichidai's Ace, Amahisa. They should switch gears and move on. Sawamura confronts Chris and apologizes, asking for another chance. His weaknesses at the beginning were batting, outfield defense, and his pitching control. Kataoka chooses Sawamura as the starting pitcher, for the first time in the Tournament, as he notes that Kasuga Ichi's core lineup consists mainly of left handed batters which makes Sawamura, a southpaw, a better choice. After three innings, Furuya is out and Sawamura's on the mound. [1] The series is listed for 52 episodes. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. He gets hit several times but isn't affected at all which impresses most of the players and encourage them to continue. Seidou scores another run in the top of the 9th inning and maintained their lead by 5 - 2 and Sawamura closed out the game in the bottom of the 9th inning. By being conscious of his right hand creating a wall, his body becomes closed, thus concealing the ball's trajectory, and increasing his speed. In the Final of the Fall Tournament, the battery pulled off one of their greatest achievements so far. After 5 innings, Amahisa's pitching started stabilizing while in contrast, Furuya was still very unstable. Kanemaru is Sawamura's classmate who at first refused to acknowledge him, believing Sawamura was all talk. Hakuryu scores 1 run in the 8th inning on a failed double play attempt by Seidou. The anime currently has three seasons. 1 / 2. In the bottom of the seventh Sawamura finally is allowed to pitch. He continues to strike the following batters, stopping Teito's momentum. Chris too became affected by Sawamura's optimism and passion and started to regain his former mentality during in the short time they formed a battery. 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]. After honing his pitches with Miyuki throughout the off-season, Sawamura's 2-seam fastball now has a visibly similar breaking movement to that of a shuuto, as noted by Miyuki, and is now a part of Sawamura's arsenal. He is respectful towards majority of his senior teammates like Chris, Yuuki, Isashiki, and Ryosuke, but he is more familiar towards his roommates Kuramochi, Masuko and Asada, as well as Miyuki. He is often seen with a smile. But not Sawamura - when he's at bat, he barely gets on base due to an error of the catcher. On top of the 5th, after Toujou and Higasa got on base and at 1 out, Sawamura was up to bat. That flower is small for now, but very strong. Furuya is Seidou's starting pitcher and only at the top of the eighth, Sawamura is sent to the mound. 1.[6]. Sawamura maintains his flawless pitching up to the 8th inning, as he delivered 3.7 innings of no-hit to connect to the top of the 9th inning. 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. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. 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. In the next inning, Sawamura strikes Kiryu's Ace Hiromi Tachi out, but in the end Kiryu wins the game. Miyuki tells Sawamura that he's done well. [43], The cutter is the first breaking fastball that Sawamura properly learned. They started working together to slowly polish Sawamura's skills. As of how things are going currently in the manga, its not a question of will he become the ace, but rather one of when will terajima draw the chapter of him as the ace. Rei and Chris observe them. Together they score their first run of the game. Sawamura strikes Hoshida with a breaking ball to the outside corner sharing with us a bit of his thoughts on what type of ace he aims to be. The series is listed for 52 episodes. 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. Sawamura is petrified. Read Ace of Diamond: The Pitcher Returns - v2 Chapter 75 : 1 stick fright online free from your Mobile, PC at www.novelfull.in . Last edited: Feb 11, 2017. Batting in the 6th inning, Sawamura hits a Double from Amahisa much to the surprise of his peers. 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 bottom of the ninth Sawamura starts to feel more pressure but continues to attack. Sawamura's stats for the day was 110 pitches over 9 innings, 9 hits, 1 walk, 6 strike-outs and 1 lost run.[21]. Sawamura has to form a battery with Takigawa Chris Yuu, while Furuya teams up with Miyuki. Your very existence is scary. Rei says that the way he pumped up his team (composed of amateurs) in junior high, was the mark of a true ace. Miyamoto and Chimaru step onto and then off the plate after being struck out by multiple Seidou soul infused balls by Sawamura. I feel like I saw a true ace. [54]. Sawamura overcomes the difficulties during his face-off with Maki Yousuke and passes the baton to Kawakami, who successfully closes the game. [30] However, he still misses a lot so naturally his peers were doubtful. At the start of the first inning Miyuki tells Sawamura to be himself and pitch like usual. Miyuki ends the game by hitting a walk-off HR. Is Ace of Diamond finished? 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 was the starting pitcher and he pitched 4 scoreless innings while struck out 4. Because the infinite what ifs, can ruin somebody. With such a kid on the team, the team is bound to get stronger." Will the ace number of the blue road be taken by either Sawamura or Furuya this summer? After regaining his composure, Sawamura does a good job keeping Ouya to two runs. Amahisa even went as far as requesting to know the grip for the pitch as well as asking for Sawamura's Line contact afterwards, much to the dismay of the latter. 7 and No. 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. [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. Who scouted Sawamura? The Seidou team members prepare for the tournament ahead. Seidou is one out away from their dream stage. 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. Diamond no Ace Act 2 anime, which is the second part of the popular baseball manga series, will be animated. 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. The captain of the opposing team starts to wonder if Sawamura is the real secret weapon of Seidou. Diamond no Ace is a story which follows Eijun Sawamura, a pitcher who is invited by a scout to Tokyo's prestigious Seidou High School after seeing the potential in his unusual pitching style and his spirit. For the first and last time those two form a battery and Sawamura learns firsthand what an amazing catcher Chris is. Has this school that's known for baseball forgotten the importance of that?" 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. After 6 steady innings, Kawakami held Eigen High to only 1 run and Seidou scoring a lead of 11 - 1 over their opponent. When he found out that Sawamura was suffering from the yips, he was sure that Sawamura would get over it and become stronger from it. Sawamura believed to be Chris uncommitted to the team and unhelpful to him, while Chris only saw Eijun as an immature and annoying underclassman. ", "There he goes! He is stunned and immediately regrets his harsh words. [47] This pitch is thrown with an alternated cutter's grip and the Cross-step technique which Sawamura used to throw the cutter. 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. [53] Throwing up in the zone, he can force grounders while throwing it low will produce swing and misses and it has became a much more solid pitch for Sawamura. On the field, Kanemaru surprisingly has a nickname for Sawamura whenever he's doing well - "Wamura.". Bottom on the 8th, we've got a little comment from Amahisa on the heat wich is nothing to laugh at especially since the glares coming from Seidou's dug out make it make it feel like it's a few degrees hotter. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. It has become a habit that whenever Sawamura does well on the mound, Kuramochi kicks him to display his appreciation. Again, on 2 April 2019, another Diamond No ace series got aired. ; Affectionate Nickname: Sawamura starts calling him "Cap" in Act 2 and it eventually starts catching on with the team as well. With 57% of the votes, Yaku is runner-up and Nishinoya has won the libero popularity poll, remaining undefeated! -, "To abuse the friends who take the time to practice with you? 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. Kawakami takes over and tells him that his feelings reached everyone and asks him if he can let them handle the rest. As the story progresses, they become friendlier with each other and even exchange advice on how to throw breaking balls. If it was an average pitcher, he would have given up long before, even so he wasn't bothered by his team's errors, continued to carry his team with relentless pitching. March 2020 is when the third season ended. The cutter has became one of the key pitches within Sawamura's repertoire as Sawamura develops his reputation as a gutsy pitcher that fearlessly targets the inside part of the zone. With the help of Kataoka (who has been watching over him the entire time although seemingly ignoring him for so long) Sawamura is able to polish his own special pitch in just one week. In the 8th inning Seidou's mood is brought back out by their resident loud mouth and ace and Kawakami showing his support by shadow pitching in the bullpen. Falling back to his best weapon, the fastball, Sawamura retires the next batter with 1 pitch and proceeded to strike out the following batter in 4 pitches, averting yet another crisis. Determined to change and to go to Nationals, Sawamura throws the ball, constantly telling himself to not run away. Sawamura was then subbed out along with Okumura. Weekly Shnen Magazine has serialized it from 2006 to 2015. About Diamond no Ace Ace of Diamond is a Japanese shnen baseball manga series by Yuji Terajima and published by Kodansha. Boy, anyone would be scared out of their mind!" Kataoka tells Sawamura to practice on his own and to avoid contact with the ball. 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. The game ends after five innings and Sawamura doesn't get a chance to play. With their success and deep run in the Fall Season, Seidou was seeded for the Tournament and was bypassed to the 3rd round. [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. Diamond no Ace Act II 1,060 views Feb 11,. Diamond no Ace Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. After Sensen takes back one run the team tries to lighten the mood so Sawamura can relax, but Miyuki only riles him up. Sawamura's cutter has a sharp breaking motion when coming close to the plate. However, Sawamura always had an extremely strong spirit which, no matter how hopeless the situation got, inspired his teammates to continue playing their best. After eliminating those that were unstable, they have come up with the Numbers which consist of at least 11 types of different pitches. Despite how hard Miyuki may be to deal with, Sawamura highly respects him and often does as he is told by Miyuki (despite resisting). 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. Facing Raichi, Miyuki asked for an inside Cutter to try to get Sawamura over the hump but Sawamura failed the pitch execution resulting in a HR. Rei takes the chance to introduce Sawamura to the world of high school baseball and let him team up with Miyuki Kazuya (who volunteers to form a battery with him to compete against Azuma Kiyokuni, who Sawamura publicly berated and challenged during his visit. During the summer tournament, Sawamura would always ask Haruichi to catch for him to warm up. In his 2nd year, Sawamura is looking to learn more about game calling to have a better understanding of Miyuki's call in order to improve himself. [37] Known to most in-universe characters as Sawamura's winning or strike-out pitch. 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