This shows the battery has complete trust in one another. ; Affectionate Nickname: Sawamura starts calling him "Cap" in Act 2 and it eventually starts catching on with the team as well. [23] Sawamura is seen sweating rather excessively and Kawakami wonders if it was because he has been going all out since the beginning. She is often mistaken (usually by Kuramochi) to be Sawamura's girlfriend, but Sawamura insists they are just childhood friends. Tachi tells Sawamura, Haruichi and Furuya that watching them play reminded him of his old days, then tells them to work hard. On the bottom inning, Seidou targets Ouno's Slider and widen their lead to 3 - 0. After striking out Sawamura, Kuramochi is up and after a few balls and fouls he hits center field getting to first base. 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. This video contains content from TV Tokyo Anime Rights Management, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds Sawamura becomes the ace! [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. Pairing up with Sawamura was Okumura, whose game calling was to place emphasis on Sawamura's fastball going against Seihou's lineup. 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. With the batter cornered, Sawamura throws another revised splitter for the third pitch and it's a grounder to Kominato for the second out. Originally, Sawamura has extremely erratic throwing motions. After four days, Sawamura is showing improvement on fielding and is finally allowed to practice in the bullpen on the fifth day. He was very bad at batting and was almost hit-less during the first year of his high school career. Wamura (by Kanemaru) -, "I was sure to watch over Sawamura's hard work along the way, his positive and proactive personality is something that I can honestly respect, although he can be annoying from time to time; but have I expected him to be able to shoulder the ace number this quickly? In the 9th inning Sawamura energetically entering the field as always and steps onto the mound entrusted with pitching this game till the end. Sawamura was motivated to give his best to answer the coach's expectation. During the next at bat, Sawamura faces Yakushi's clean-up. 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. I'm going to make him acknowledge me. After the game during a brief meeting, it's revealed that Sawamura suffers from the yips[17]. 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. To pitch a ball that moves before reaching the bat is a natural talent. On top of the 7th inning, Sawamura struggles to control his Numbers and ended up walking a runner after getting 1 out. 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. Furuya is Sawamura's rival within Seidou. 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. For the first time since the match against Azuma, Sawamura and Miyuki form a battery. In the dugout Kataoka explains that he didn't want to give their opponents anymore openings to exploit. 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. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. But this time under the name 'Ace of Diamond Act II. [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. [19] Sawamura got 3 consecutive strike outs and quickly closed out the inning. The game ends after five innings and Sawamura doesn't get a chance to play. Seidou is eliminated and failed to qualify for the Kantou Tournament. Shirasu managed to preserve Seidou's lead by a well play pass to home-plate. Furuya is the starting pitcher and is later replaced by Tanba. Chimaru hits the first pitch with a grounder to third caught by Kanemru and easily threw to Maezono at first for the first out. 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. -, "Don't get so damn flustered over a one point difference! [41] His Palmball is noted to be faster than his circle changeup; however, it has much sharper breaking motion than the later counterpart and appears to be "very similar to his original idiosyncratic pitch" in the beginning of the series. Because of Eijun's stupidity and inexperience, Chris tells Sawamura that he won't be able to be the ace in the future. [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. Seidou wins. By the 4th inning, Seihou's batters made adjustments to their batting mechanics and stopped using a leg kick to counter Sawamura's moving fastballs and deceptive pitching delivery. Sawamura has to form a battery with Takigawa Chris Yuu, while Furuya teams up with Miyuki. From nearly the first day they met, Sawamura called him "Harucchi," a sign of him being familiar and comfortable around him. 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. Chris was the one who made Sawamura think about his weapon his moving ball and told him to polish it. 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 tested out a new revised Splitter grip and by having one finger on the seam and one off the seam instead of staying away from the seams completely like a normal Splitter grip, he was able to get behind the ball more and transfer more force into it, giving it more velocity and the pithch also has both the sinking action of a Splitter as well has a tailing action of a 2-seamer/sinker and is akin to a hybrid pitch between the two. Sawamura faces Akashi next and jams him with a fastball inside; however, the batter brought Sawamura's pitch to center field for a Single. At full count, Miyuki thought they need a pitch that the opponent has no information on and decided to unseal Sawamura's Splitter. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament.[6]. Kanemaru is Sawamura's classmate who at first refused to acknowledge him, believing Sawamura was all talk. Palmball, Sawamura Eijun is the protagonist of the series. Read Ace of Diamond: The Pitcher Returns - v2 Chapter 85 : Sawamura's Revenge (Tribute to Phantom Little) online free from your Mobile, PC at www.novelfull.in Houmei High managed 2 hits in the 8th inning from Sawamura and took back 1 run. She says that she really likes people who are as "stupid" as him. 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. March 2020 is when the third season ended. Sawamura said during the Spring Tournament that he can pitch up to No. Kataoka tells Sawamura to practice on his own and to avoid contact with the ball. Bottom of the 5th, Seidou's righties outright ignore the outside slider and instead target the inside corner. An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act II has been announced, and it premiered on April 2, 2019. -, "His pitches don't even reach 140km/h, no? Lazybum0, Feb 11, 2017. Diamond no Ace Plot 'Ace of Diamond' follows the journey of Eijun Sawamura, a very talented pitcher, who ends up getting an invitation to join Tokyo's prestigious Seidou High School after his unusual yet effective style of pitching gets noticed. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. Coming to the mound, Sawamura loudly states he fully understands what is expected from him in such situation. The first season aired in 2013; the second season aired in 2015, and the third season aired in 2019. 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]. 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. Sawamura unknowingly threw a cutter to strike out Sensen's Ace, Maki. He has a habit of saying things bluntly and often praises either Furuya or Eijun, causing them to compete against each other frequently. Your very existence is scary. 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. In the 6th inning, Sawamura's fatigue catches up to him as his pitch control started to unravel. I won't waste even one pitch, one second. -, "The spice called motivation gives birth to good synergy. Basically, Sawamura will be made the captain because of his unyielding . Sawamura then walked Akashi on base; in addition, Okumura dropped the final pitch on the ground, allowing Ichinose to steal to 3rd putting runner in scoring position for the 2nd time in the match. Shirakawa is at bat next and battles it out with Sawamura, who starts to pitch harder. Miyuki then calls for an inside pitch but Sawamura hits the batter, resulting in an unstable performance. Sawamura walked the next batter creating the first crisis Seidou faced in the match. Although it was never noted that he was a good bunter. After regaining his composure, Sawamura does a good job keeping Ouya to two runs. Thus, Sawamura does the towel drill and image training the night before the 3rd round match to prepare himself to contribute to the big upcoming match. After Miyuki, Haruichi was the next person in the team to recognize Sawamura's abilities. [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. Together they score their first run of the game. In the bottom of the seventh, after a cramp, Tanba's pitching is affected. The keystone combo has their pitcher's back once more with Kuramochi sending the ball to Haruichi who sends it to first base getting the teams third out and closing the inning. But, true to their style, they strike out Amahisa with the new pitch, much to his dismay. A few days before the finals Sawamura wants to take the next step - after watching Yakushi's Sanada, he wants to learn the cutter. Hongou however was the more consistent pitcher and he delivered Seidou a complete shutout game with Komadai winning 2 - 0 over Seidou. Eijun Sawamura lost his last middle school baseball game because of a stray pitch. Top of the 3rd, Seidou is facing Ichidai's ace, Amahisa, who gives up two strikes wanting to hit the new pitch, number 9. Fully capitalized on the swinging momentum and Furuya's struggle to command his pitches, Ichidai continued to land hits and quickly widen up their lead to 5 - 2 over Seidou. 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. On top of the ninth, Kawakami is on the mound and Seidou wins. In the fourth inning Sawamura is pitching and Yakushi takes the lead. Sawamura then raised his level again and shut-out the remaining batters, squandering yet another scoring opportunity for Hakuryu. Rei says that the way he pumped up his team (composed of amateurs) in junior high, was the mark of a true ace." - Eijun during a match with the first years v.s the upperclassmen ", "No matter what kind of situation, I will carry out my duty! Miyuki thinks that based on the condition of the game, it should be fine to give up 2-3 runs but Sawamura is determined to prevent their opponent from scoring just a single run, although he starts to feel the pressure of Norikane's batters since it's the 2nd go around. 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. Kawai of Seidou [1] On the top of the 3rd inning, Miyuki began mixing up a few of the Numbers' pitches into his lead in combination with Sawamura's straight fastball to great success and he was able to get another 3 up 3 down. I can't believe they had a pitcher that good hidden in Furuya Satoru's shadow." Chris and Sawamura had an unpleasant first encounter when Sawamura was left under Chris's care, both not being particularly fond of each other. But assuming that he does, it might be when Seido is against some powerful school like Komadai Fujisaki and Furuya (not by injury) is losing because the rival school is just that good, they send out Sawamura who manages to save the day and win the nationals and secures the ace position for the next tournament. The teamwork between the new formed battery isn't particularly good. At the last second Kuramochi catches the ball near the outfield, resulting in two outs and runner on third. On the stands, Sawamura sat away from the rest of the team to watch the game on his own. Coupled with his late release form, Sawamura's fastball appears faster to the batter. During the summer tournament, Sawamura would always ask Haruichi to catch for him to warm up. Hoshida come to the plate as his ace steps up to the bullpen wanting to go up to the mound one last time, the bitterness of that last point weighing heavy. -, "If he didn't have the will to advance forward, he wouldn't have raised his head. He has the habit of pulling a catcher in the bullpen to help him warm up, but he usually get distracted by the game in the field; Miyauchi gets irritated by this while Ono leaves him behind and goes back to the dugout. Sawamura laughs and apologizes for passing on the baton in a pinch. The first years start to get lively again and the one who created this mood is undoubtedly Sawamura. At the start of the first inning Miyuki tells Sawamura to be himself and pitch like usual. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. Sawamura remembers all that he's learned from Chris. November 10, 2013 07 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. Kawakami was the starting pitcher for the first match of the Tournament for Seidou while Sawamura is in reserve and Furuya playing outfield. Although it appears that the two don't get along, Kanemaru admires Sawamura for his tenacity. Sawamura confronts Chris and apologizes, asking for another chance. Ichidai has always been my favorite rival team so I have been pumped about this for a while. Sanada hits Sawamura's cutter and it goes into center field. On his first day in the baseball training in Seidou High, Sawamura gets pranked by Miyuki Kazuya, but both get punished along with Eijun's roommates Kuramochi Youichi and Masuko Tooru. A still shocked Sawamura is informed about Chris' injury and his strong will to recover. The third batter makes a slug bunt, despite being jammed which enables Yura to score the first run. Once again the batter have problems figuring out Sawamura's pitching form and can't get the timing right. Miyuki ends the game by hitting a walk-off HR. He gets through the 2nd inning without losing any runs. 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. Sawamura probably feeling a bit pressured and starts off with 3-1 but manages to get Takami with a grounder. An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act IIhas been announced, and it premiered on April 2, 2019. Sawamura is at the bullpen throwing pitches not wanting to just sit and do nothing after seeing how Furuya pitched. [44] Before the Final match with Inashiro, Sawamura became consciously aware his pitch lacks power, thus he has to learn a breaking pitch to limit outfield hits. In the next inning, Sawamura strikes Kiryu's Ace Hiromi Tachi out, but in the end Kiryu wins the game. Sawamura throws the ball to Kuramochi, who throws to Maezono. Sawamura became by time a natural violent professional boxer with a tendency to foul when there was reason. 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. ", "I told you, didn't I? The next batter bunts, allowing Raichi to squeeze into home, putting Yakushi back into lead. 7 to get out of trouble but Sawamura shakes off his sign, reminding Okumura to stick to the plan of preserving No. It's the best kind of pitching. The Seido infield executes a defensive shift, drawing in closer to prevent a squeeze play. They have the habit of checking each other's faults and even openly commenting on it. 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. Sawamura unknowingly threw a Cutter to strike out Sensen's Ace, Maki. Sawamura Eijun has replaced Furuya Satoru as the ace. -, "His attitude of moving forward is his best weapon." "We'll get back to this," she assured him, getting up and heading to the hallway to pick up the phone. 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. As Miyuki and Sawamura watches the video, Miyuki thinks that Sawamura is trying his best to move on. A conventional circle changeup taught to Sawamura by coach Ochiai before the match against Ouya. What happens in Diamond no Ace? The Cutter is the first breaking fastball that Sawamura properly learns. 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. 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