In the seventh and final batter of the seventh, the match between Seido and Yaya Prince is on. Realizing that they cannot out him with outside pitches alone, Miyuki finally calls for an inside pitch. Note that this data is based on the official guidebook!You are free to write about the characters improvements in the Skills section above! But, true to their style, they strike out Amahisa with the new pitch, much to his dismay. Back in the fall, we, too, got our butts kicked because of the devil's own guts that boy has." With two strikes, the Seido battery decide to bring out their fastball for the first time. Miyuki, who walked in on their conversation, gets angry and scolds Sawamura. After the game during a brief meeting, it's revealed that Sawamura suffers from the yips[17]. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. Because of Eijun's stupidity and inexperience, Chris tells Sawamura that he won't be able to be the ace in the future. 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. 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. Miyuki then calls for a changeup, which Sawamura learnt before the quarterfinals thanks to the advices from Ochiai. 11; meanwhile Sawamura, who was walking right by him, has Seidou's jersey No. The upperclassmen have problems to grasp his pitching style. The first years start to get lively again and the one who created this mood is undoubtedly Sawamura. But not Sawamura - when he's at bat, he barely gets on base due to an error of the catcher. What happens in Diamond no Ace? Sawamura was the starting pitcher and he pitched 4 scoreless innings while struck out 4. When Umemiya's at bat, Miyuki is aware of his influence on the team and wants Sawamura to focus on striking him out to stop Ugumori's momentum. 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. Shirasu managed to preserve Seidou's lead by a well play pass to home-plate. Miyuki compliments Sawamura, saying that it was thrilling to catch for him but ironically, Sawamura thought it was sarcasm from the captain. -, "If he is able to improve his control, he would become an impressive pitcher." He was surprised when Sawamura achieved this within one week with the help of Coach Kataoka. After that, Sawamura was completely rattled and he gives up more hits and walks another batter. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. [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. With regards to performance, they recognize each other's abilities, though they both rarely admit it. In the bottom of the seventh, after a cramp, Tanba's pitching is affected. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. After Miyuki, Haruichi was the next person in the team to recognize Sawamura's abilities. In the second series it seems it will finilly be the turn for Sawamura to shine in the koshien , it seems lol. 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. 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. 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. After scoring 5 runs in the 4th inning Seidou makes substitutions to almost all of their positions beside the mid-field positions. Rei and Chris observe them. 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. 6. He soon learns to point his leading foot towards home-base improving his form. Rei says they'll need Furuya to win the Summer, calling him the "ace" until Tanba's return, shocking Sawamura. This form causes his throwing arm to come out much later and causes the ball to move more. 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. Determined not to get anymore runs Sawamura strikes out the 1st and 2nd hole in the 6th Inning however Miyagawa sends a ball way back into center field allowing the main cannon to step foot onto the plate once again. 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. But when she witnesses a quarrel between Sawamura and a teacher during class, Haruno is inspired by him. 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. 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. On a night practice session between Sawamura and Miyuki, Kataoka appears to watch them. Circle Changeup He leaves the mound crying. Sawamura unknowingly threw a Cutter to strike out Sensen's Ace, Maki. Coach Raizou correctly assumes that Sawamura's pitch is a moving fastball. Sawamura yells at Furuya from the bullpen saying not to get flung around by the batters' bunting stance. But Sawamura is eager to learn new things even after making mistakes, which he tries to realize and prevent in the future. 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. Did Sawamura become ace? During this match Sawamura wants to show Chris his growth, but Ono can't catch his balls. Sawamura is overjoyed and he roars. I really like how. He is also surprisingly level-headed in critical situations, but can also be swayed negatively, causing his performance to drop. In the fourth inning Sawamura is pitching and Yakushi takes the lead. Sawamura's pitching form surprise the batters. Originally, Sawamura has extremely erratic throwing motions. Seidou's first opponent was Eigen High. 3rd base runner attempted to score but was prevented by Asou's excellent throw, retiring him at home plate. Bitter than pain and grief. 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]. 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. 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. Miyuki calls for a ball for the first pitch to see how Raichi reacts. Ace of Diamond has aired three seasons so far. Sawamura was motivated to give his best to answer the coach's expectation. Sawamura's cutter has a sharp breaking motion when coming close to the plate. -, "I won't lose to the substitute treatment! 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. [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. 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 [51], Sawamura also possesses another type of changeup known as the Palmball, while Miyuki refers to this pitch as Sawamura's "high speed changeup". Due to this practice, Kanemaru isn't scared of getting hit by wild pitches anymore. [9][10], He treats his teammates depending on how they treat him. He is shown to be regretful about his actions afterwards, such as his conflict with Chris when he first joined the team. Although it was never noted that he was a good bunter. Sawamura believes that unless he's able to do so, no matter how much time's passed, he won't be recognized. Sawamura could not even catch a fly ball to outfield that landed near his position properly and would always commit errors on defense. In the end Sawamura and Haruichi are the ones chosen for the first string. One pitch hits Shirakawa's helmet, shocking everyone. 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. Ichidai has always been my favorite rival team so I have been pumped about this for a while. [30] However, he still misses a lot so naturally his peers were doubtful. As a result, the 2-seam fastball was not used in the Final match against Yakushi. Despite his outer attitude towards Sawamura, he has displayed at more concerned side to him, such as when Sawamura had the yips. -, "His pitches don't even reach 140km/h, no? A cutter thrown for the second pitch and it's fouled. After getting a strike with the splitter, the Seido battery throw a change up for the strike out. Does Sawamura become captain? They start to connect with his pitches but Sawamura gets out of the jam without ceding a run. After Furuya walks the third batter, Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution and Sawamura takes over. Ichidai's lead-off man, Chimaru, bats first. When Kataoka realizes what Sawamura is trying to do, he makes him stop immediately, because it would destroy his form and orders him to practice his outside pitch. Diamond No Ace Season 4: The Release Date The first Season of Diamond No Ace got premiered on 6 October 2013. . In Seidou's first official match for the fall, Furuya wears the ace number and shines in both pitching and batting. Sawamura's 2-seam fastball breaks down and away from right-handed batters as it comes close to the plate. Ryota Ohsaka, Eijun Sawamura's voice, teased the audience by hinting at an anime in the future. Bottom of the 4th,. [40] Asada notes that Sawamura is a pitcher who can throw accurately to the chest every time regardless of how far away he is. Furuya is the only pitcher for the match. [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. He was very bad at batting and was almost hit-less during the first year of his high school career. 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. It was part of Weekly Shnen Magazine from 2006 to 2015. 7 and No. Sawamura scores a strike with Number 7, the Cutter Kai, and receives much attention from Ichidai's Ace, Amahisa. 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. In junior high nobody could do that. The duel lasted 11 pitches and Akashi ended up hitting Sawamura's pitch to outfield. Seemingly affected by this fielding error Sawamura gives up a walk next. One of Sawamura's fastball was clocked at 135 km/h. The first season aired in 2013; the second season aired in 2015, and the third season aired in 2019. At school, students muse why Sawamura is included in the roster when he's doing so poorly at practice. Despite this, Sawamura appears unfazed. Is Diamond no Ace worth watching? Seidou batters opened up with 2 early runs from Amahisa in order to help ease up Furuya when he pitches. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. If you ask for Furuya, look up any episode and its glorifying Furuya. 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. Miyuki asks Furuya if he, too, wants to watch it, but Furuya shrugs saying that he knows what his problem is. Sawamura specializes in throwing idiosyncratic pitches or commonly known to Western fans as "breaking fastball pitches". 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. For the first picth, Miyuki asks for number 9- the revised splitter. Though they weren't even interested in sports to begin with, they stuck with him to the end. I feel like I saw a true ace. Bunt Meijin (there are a lot of opportunities for him to do so in the coming weeks and months as we approach the RL Koshien) The kid has put a sub 1 ERA up for what is approaching nearly 2 months in the Manga (senbatsu is in late march/early april, we are now 1 week away from the Prelims draw and 2 weeks away from the start of koshien . 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. Diamond no Ace Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. 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. On the bottom inning, Seidou targets Ouno's Slider and widen their lead to 3 - 0. -, "If he didn't have the will to advance forward, he wouldn't have raised his head. Ace of Diamond Is Diamond no Ace good? 5 comfortably but his control on pitch No. 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. He gets hit several times but isn't affected at all which impresses most of the players and encourage them to continue. A sinking moving fastball thrown with a 2-seam grip or by grapping the ball with 5 fingers. 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. Ichidai however like any team who plays to win will not let up. 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. [47] This pitch is thrown with an alternated cutter's grip and the Cross-step technique which Sawamura used to throw the cutter. During the top of the tenth, Kawakami is sent to the mound replacing Sawamura. 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