when does sawamura become the ace

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. [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. Since Sawamura is a left-handed pitcher, his Cutter breaks into the body of a right-handed batter, frequently able to induce jams and ground balls. It has become a habit that whenever Sawamura does well on the mound, Kuramochi kicks him to display his appreciation. Sawamura was then subbed out along with Okumura. [26]. The crowd cheers and so does Sawamura, who impress both Miyuki and Furuya with his attitude. In the dugout Kataoka explains that he didn't want to give their opponents anymore openings to exploit. Chris has a high opinion of Sawamura, both as a teammate and as a pitcher. The crowd is heavily cheering for Ugumori. Next up is Ouya's clean-up and Miyuki again calls for the changeup, which Sawamura successfully executes, striking the batter out. I thought he was nothing more than just your run-of-the-mill relief pitcher, but I can't fathom him." When Nanamori's fourth batter, Goda, is up, Miyuki wants to ask for inside pitches but decides to play it safe and calls for an outside. 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 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. 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. In the end Sawamura and Haruichi are the ones chosen for the first string. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. Coupled with his late release form, Sawamura's fastball appears faster to the batter. Due to this practice, Kanemaru isn't scared of getting hit by wild pitches anymore. I won't waste even one pitch, one second. Ryota Ohsaka, Eijun Sawamura's voice, teased the audience by hinting at an anime in the future. Miyuki calls for a ball for the first pitch to see how Raichi reacts. On the bottom of the 7th inning, Yuki scored a 2 runs game-ending homerun earning Seidou yet another called game victory over their opponent and moving on to the Semi Final. 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. With such a kid on the team, the team is bound to get stronger." [32] Sawamura however, is almost always seen scowling after bunting because he wishes to hit instead but immediately jumps at the opportunity to lecture and teach his teammates a more perfect technique whenever they attempt to bunt. Sawamura thinks that he is yet to be acknowledged by the coach. On top of the fifth, Seidou is up by eleven, hence, the game is called and they bag the win. Seidou is one out away from their dream stage. At the start of the first inning Miyuki tells Sawamura to be himself and pitch like usual. With their success and deep run in the Fall Season, Seidou was seeded for the Tournament and was bypassed to the 3rd round. [1] The series is listed for 52 episodes. She is often mistaken (usually by Kuramochi) to be Sawamura's girlfriend, but Sawamura insists they are just childhood friends. Seidou batters opened up with 2 early runs from Amahisa in order to help ease up Furuya when he pitches. He also provided Eijun with some important insights on Chris's early training methods to strengthen his core prior to pitching training. The grips with stable pitching became official numbers. -, "I am always amazed by his growth. 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. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. 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. Together they score their first run of the game. After that, Sawamura was completely rattled and he gives up more hits and walks another batter. They settled for an inside 2-seamer and Sawamura forced a grounder for a Double Play to close out the inning. 3 hits, 2 walk and dead balls, 7 strike outs and 0 lost run.[20]. Miyuki started calling for Sawamura's more reliable straight fastball to get him back into shape again and he was able to close out the 5th inning with impressive stats. Amahisa and Miyamoto are also taken out by grounders to second base. Since the Winter training camp, Sawamura started to make contact with the ball while using the bunting stance and bragged about overcoming his weakness. Wakana is Sawamura's childhood friend who cares deeply about him. The rest of the third years struggle to perfectly hit Sawamura's outside pitch and the game ends in a tie. Sawamura continues to strike out Akikawa and the crowd is impressed, as well as Chris and Kataoka who compliments Sawamura. The first season aired in 2013; the second season aired in 2015, and the third season aired in 2019. Sawamura realizes that he has to move on too and asks Miyuki if he could watch the finals video again. A few days before the finals Sawamura wants to take the next step - after watching Yakushi's Sanada, he wants to learn the cutter. She gives him the opportunity to visit and watch their practice at the high school. Luckily, their relationship was repaired and they are back to being friends again. He was then switched out with Kawakami, who closed the game. Various schools notice the Seidou team as they walk by. Ace of Diamond has aired three seasons so far. Sawamura became by time a natural violent professional boxer with a tendency to foul when there was reason. 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. Miyuki isn't pleased with Sawamura not following his lead and throws the ball back to Sawamura as hard as possible. She says that she really likes people who are as "stupid" as him. Sawamura then raised his level again and shut-out the remaining batters, squandering yet another scoring opportunity for Hakuryu. On top of the ninth inning Tanba and Miyuki close out the game. Back to Miyagama, the Seidou battery brings back the count to 1-2 yet again however the fourth pitch is hit and a fielding error by Seidou's first baseman Miyagama reaches second. 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. After scoring 5 runs in the 4th inning Seidou makes substitutions to almost all of their positions beside the mid-field positions. After several attempts and defeats during practice matches, Chris is the one who tells him that his moving ball is the quality that defines him - his strong point. The series has a total of 184 episodes, plus three OVAs. Up next to bat is Sanada, while Raichi goes for a steal and succeeds. At the bottom of the sixth inning, Sawamura, who got another chance after his performance against Yakushi because the coach believes in his unwavering spirit, takes the mound. 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. Kataoka then entrusts Sawamura the eighth, who manages to hold the Yakushi batters down. [2] Six pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: two opening and four ending themes. The anime currently has three seasons. The game ends after five innings and Sawamura doesn't get a chance to play. Chris tells him that if Sawamura can't pitch to the inside then he doesn't have to, but encourages him to learn throwing low and away instead. With this, Sawamura shows his potential to be the ace for the first time. As of the Spring Tournament of his second year, Sawamura's fastballs now reach a speed of 135 km/hr. Shirakawa is at bat next and battles it out with Sawamura, who starts to pitch harder. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. The Cutter is the first breaking fastball that Sawamura properly learns. Kawakami then puts it away for Seidou. Sawamura throws thinking that he hasn't done anything yet, but the pitch is too high for Miyuki to catch, and goes straight to the fence. 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. Bitter than pain and grief. 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. Despite his timing being off, Hoshida bats with one hand, resulting in a hit to deep cf. The finals end with Inashiro's win at 5-4. The fourth season of The most loved sport drama Diamond no Ace will be released soon for viewers who are anticipating it. 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. But when she witnesses a quarrel between Sawamura and a teacher during class, Haruno is inspired by him. He soon learns to point his leading foot towards home-base improving his form. 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. They start to connect with his pitches but Sawamura gets out of the jam without ceding a run. A conventional circle changeup taught to Sawamura by coach Ochiai before the match against Ouya. 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. They have the habit of checking each other's faults and even openly commenting on it. In the bottom of the seventh Miyuki and Sawamura prevail against Yakushi's clean-up batters, striking out Raichi on a fastball and Sanada on a changeup in succession. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. -, "Flawless! For the first and last time those two form a battery and Sawamura learns firsthand what an amazing catcher Chris is. With big help from the fielders, Furuya was able to scrap through the game with minimal loss, losing 2 runs. After the coach has revoked Tanba's status as the ace, a match between the first years and their upperclassmen takes place[13]. Sawamura retired the lead-off batter Ichinose for 1 out. His weaknesses at the beginning were batting, outfield defense, and his pitching control. Back at Seidou, Sawamura practices with the net, while Furuya is running nearby. Wakana opened her mouth as though ready to retort, but with excellent timing, the phone rang. Sawamura upped his gear and proceeded to strike out the Clean-up and retire the 5th batter to avert the early crisis. Sawamura specializes in throwing idiosyncratic pitches or commonly known to Western fans as "breaking fastball pitches". At the bullpen, Sawamura warms-up with Miyuki and unknowingly throws to the inside, surprising his teammates. In the evening of the SF match, Seidou held a meeting to reflect on the lost where Kataoka commends Sawamura for displaying pitching that allowed the team to regroup during the bleak moments. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. However, Furuya is again selected the starting pitcher and despite losing 2 early runs, was able to bring out his best pitching to date in a pitcher duel against Hongou where both went toe to toe with each other while racking up strike outs. She also reveals that there's one thing she has always wanted to do: to support the players who are working their hardest to reach their goal. [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. Thus, it can make batters swing late and comfortably strikes them out despite its average velocity. Despite their differences, the two are important pitchers of the team who constantly challenge each other's abilities. Sawamura understands the message and starts pitching to Miyuki's mitt. Furuya goes to the mound and asks for the ball, saying that there's no need for two pitchers on the mound. The episode premiered on May 25, 2014. Sawamura faces Narumiya, who sees this as an insult. ", "No matter what kind of situation, I will carry out my duty! Sawamura gives his best to fire the first years up and finally gets the chance to stand on the pitching mound. Sawamura is overjoyed and he roars. As he gains experience through time, and due to the fact that he has been subbed into many difficult situations as a relief pitcher, Sawamura has learned how to maintain consistent focus and has become very capable of handling critical situations. As Miyuki and Sawamura watches the video, Miyuki thinks that Sawamura is trying his best to move on. They never told him about their reluctant feelings before because they knew that Sawamura wouldn't go otherwise. Sawamura's fastball velocity has been recorded at 135 km/h. Circle Changeup [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. During their next match against Akikawa, the opposing batters don't swing at Furuya's pitches and try to tire Furuya with bunts. Second pitch hits a grounder to first and it's three outs with only 6 pitches thrown. A few years later, his teacher introduced him to boxing, sending him to a friend of his, who was the coach of the Nagoya Oniyaritome Boxing Gym. 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. 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. One day before the opening ceremony of the 89th Tokyo Tournament the long, awaited handing over of the Jersey numbers takes place. [51], Sawamura also possesses another type of changeup known as the Palmball, while Miyuki refers to this pitch as Sawamura's "high speed changeup". After Furuya walks the third batter, Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution and Sawamura takes over. [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. It doesn't take long until the first years are double digit runs behind and some of them start to give up. [30] However, he still misses a lot so naturally his peers were doubtful. 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. Sawamura Eijun is a Ray of Sunshine Protective Chris Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Alternate Universe - Reincarnation Boys Kissing Shit ton of it Regret is a strong emotion. He continues to strike the following batters, stopping Teito's momentum. In Seidou's first official match for the fall, Furuya wears the ace number and shines in both pitching and batting. He was promoted from the second string to the first string for the Summer Tournament and then from there to the first string for the Fall Tournament. Seidou scored 1 more run in the 9th. 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. In the bottom of the seventh Sawamura finally is allowed to 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. Sawamura fueled by Nori enters the 'mode' for the first time in this tournament to Miyuki's greatest pleasure and strikes out Ichidai's ace showing off his new back-door pitch. He also announced the reset of the jersey numbers. Haruichi is Sawamura's close friend. Sawamura Eijun is the protagonist of the series. ", "I told you, didn't I? He performs stable until he faces Inui Kengo on the top of the eight. Sawamura said during the Spring Tournament that he can pitch up to No. Kanemaru is Sawamura's classmate who at first refused to acknowledge him, believing Sawamura was all talk. Sawamura was given the responsibility of starting and lead the non-regular members in the match vs. Seihou High, a Koshien powerhouse from Aichi Pref. After the first years showed their resolution to the coach, he allows Sawamura to pitch. Naruta Tech is a powerhouse from Chiba that visited Seidou for a practice match and the school is famous for possessing a famous "South Paw Killer" cleanup in their team. 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. Sawamura jams the next batter, getting out of the pinch. After all of Seidou's batter gets striked out in the top of the seventh some players start to look dire, prompting Sawamura to yell out some words of encouragement. Ichidai has always been my favorite rival team so I have been pumped about this for a while. It was part of Weekly Shnen Magazine from 2006 to 2015. 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. Only after seeing his captain crying, Sawamura realizes that they were just one out away from Koshien and he too starts to cry. 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. Rei says that the way he pumped up his team (composed of amateurs) in junior high, was the mark of a true ace. Seidou's first opponent was Eigen High. In the next inning, Sawamura strikes Kiryu's Ace Hiromi Tachi out, but in the end Kiryu wins the game. -, "The spice called motivation gives birth to good synergy. 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. 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. But with the help and encouragement of his friends and family, he decides to take on his new journey. Diamond no Ace is a fantastic anime with a very accurate portrayal of baseball. Miyamoto and Chimaru step onto and then off the plate after being struck out by multiple Seidou soul infused balls by Sawamura. 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. Sawamura probably feeling a bit pressured and starts off with 3-1 but manages to get Takami with a grounder. [29], Perhaps Sawamura's most noticable weakness. Diamond no Ace Act 2 anime, which is the second part of the popular baseball manga series, will be animated. Bottom of the 7th, Sawamura faces the biggest challenge of the match after giving up a hit and a walk. After some difficulties Miyuki calls for a time-out but Eijun turns it down, explaining that they play baseball and allowing hits is normal. He tells Sawamura that he is counting on him. 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. Miyuki tells Sawamura that he's done well. [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. Sawamura is at the bullpen throwing pitches not wanting to just sit and do nothing after seeing how Furuya pitched. [24] Kataoka wanted to sub Sawamura in the next inning but Sawamura expresses his desire to continue pitching. The next batter bunts, allowing Raichi to squeeze into home, putting Yakushi back into lead. Kawakami has said that it's probably because he's not afraid of the pitch that he's so good at it. 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. Chris then taught him how to pitch low outside, telling him that this was the pitch he always wanted him to learn. Urabe was batting 5th and was retired by Sawamura along with the other cleanups. 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 greets Raichi with an inside fastball which jammed Raichi but the batter still managed to hit left field. Furuya, however, could not control his breaking pitches; as a result, he walked many runners throughout the game and Miyuki had to repeatedly fall back to use his straight fastballs. Miyuki then calls for an inside pitch but Sawamura hits the batter, resulting in an unstable performance. After four days, Sawamura is showing improvement on fielding and is finally allowed to practice in the bullpen on the fifth day. The coach realizes that Chris is probably the only catcher who can play alongside Sawamura right now. During this match Sawamura wants to show Chris his growth, but Ono can't catch his balls. Though they weren't even interested in sports to begin with, they stuck with him to the end. 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. Third member of the Ichinen Trio, Haruichi keeps Sawamura's manners and words in check. He is stunned and immediately regrets his harsh words. 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 confronts Chris and apologizes, asking for another chance. Thinking of this, many people put their eyes on Sawamura Eijun. In the fourth inning Sawamura is pitching and Yakushi takes the lead. Furuya is again the starting pitcher for the match. In the bottom of the seventh, after a cramp, Tanba's pitching is affected. Sawamura scores a strike with Number 7, the Cutter Kai, and receives much attention from Ichidai's Ace, Amahisa. This pitch doesn't break irregularly while also appears to accelerate due to the lack of height drop and deceleration thanks to the high amount of spin Sawamura put on the ball. After the game during a brief meeting, it's revealed that Sawamura suffers from the yips[17]. Because if you have a ball and a bat, you can play baseball." Mima hits a Double on a fastball and put Hakuryu in an early scoring position. This video contains content from TV Tokyo Anime Rights Management, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds Sawamura becomes the ace! 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. The anime follows the manga, so it makes no difference if you read it or watch it. The upperclassmen have problems to grasp his pitching style. His team was below average, often making mistakes during critical moments and losing almost all their matches. Starting out at Seidou isn't exactly smooth sailing for the ray sunshine that is Sawamura. On the final day of the training camp, a three way round robin is held between Seidou, Inashiro Industrial and Shuhoku. Miyuki uses him as a decoy, but both get punished by Coach Kataoka along with Sawamura's roommates Kuramochi Youichi and Masuko Tooru. Sawamura tried out the 2-seam fastball within the Fall Tournament and displayed it to the coaches and his team mates before the match against Yakushi. Who is Sawamura Eijun in Diamond no Ace amino? At full count, Miyuki thought they need a pitch that the opponent has no information on and decided to unseal Sawamura's Splitter. Is Ace of the Diamond over? 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. The first Season of Diamond No Ace got premiered on 6 October 2013. After three innings, Furuya is out and Sawamura's on the mound. Sawamura throws a changeup for the first pitch and Miyagawa, the third batter, lets it pass and it counts as a strike. The cast and staff will reprise their roles from the previous series, with Madhouse returning for animation production. Palmball, Sawamura Eijun is the protagonist of the series. Sawamura eagerly claims his number, 20, despite not being called yet, but grateful that he really did get a number. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. In the bottom inning, Masashi's single HR punches a hole in the stalemate and the 3rd years' consecutive hits make it a 2-0 lead for Seidou. There is a chance that Sawamura might not become ace. 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. Post Spring Tournament - Golden Week Period. All together, Ace of Diamond has had 174 episodes across its three seasons. Sawamura throws the ball to Kuramochi, who throws to Maezono. 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. Sawamura assures Kanemaru that everything is okay and stays focused. ", "I want him to acknowledge me. Seidou gets out of the 1st inning with two lost runs. Facing the 4th and 5th batter with bases loaded, Sawamura pitches tight to the corners and quickly scores 2 strike outs to close out the inning, effectively stopping Ichidai's momentum. On the bottom inning, Seidou targets Ouno's Slider and widen their lead to 3 - 0. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. 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. 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. Aware of Sawamura's state of mind and at full count, Miyuki takes the time before making his call. He gets hit several times but isn't affected at all which impresses most of the players and encourage them to continue. Coach Raizou correctly assumes that Sawamura's pitch is a moving fastball. [37] By his 2nd year, Sawamura worked with Miyuki throughout Spring break to "thoroughly" try out numerous grips. Sawamura's enthusiasm is back and he begins to cheer for Kawakami. This is Sawamura's game debut and his first pitch goes straight into the batter's back. About Diamond no Ace Ace of Diamond is a Japanese shnen baseball manga series by Yuji Terajima and published by Kodansha. 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. November 10, 2013 07 When Sawamura takes the mound he only throws to the outside, displeasing Ochiai who again watches from the stands. Sawamura closes out the top of the 2nd inning cleanly with 3 ups and 3 downs. Shirasu managed to preserve Seidou's lead by a well play pass to home-plate. 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. Coming to the mound, Sawamura loudly states he fully understands what is expected from him in such situation. During Furuya's pitching debut, Sawamura gets angry at Chris' constant melancholy and yells at him: "You're the one who has given up on returning to the first string. After 6 steady innings, Kawakami held Eigen High to only 1 run and Seidou scoring a lead of 11 - 1 over their opponent. During the practice match[16] against Osaka Kiryu High School, Furuya's on the mound first. 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. After regaining his composure, Sawamura does a good job keeping Ouya to two runs. 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. 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]. Thinking that Sawamura isn't paying attention to him, the runner's lead on base got bigger but Sawamura unexpectedly made a pick-off throw to first, outing the runner. Miyuki compliments Sawamura, saying that it was thrilling to catch for him but ironically, Sawamura thought it was sarcasm from the captain. A cutter thrown for the second pitch and it's fouled. [7], Sawamura is the type who usually acts before he thinks, usually landing him in numerous awkward situations with his peers. He is also surprisingly level-headed in critical situations, but can also be swayed negatively, causing his performance to drop. Sawamura unknowingly threw a Cutter to strike out Sensen's Ace, Maki. Diamond no Ace Season 4 is one of the most looked forward to sequels by sports anime fans. 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]. In the second series it seems it will finilly be the turn for Sawamura to shine in the koshien , it seems lol. From nearly the first day they met, Sawamura called him "Harucchi," a sign of him being familiar and comfortable around him. 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. [54]. Chris and Sawamura had an unpleasant first encounter when Sawamura was left under Chris's care, both not being particularly fond of each other. 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. For the scrimmage against Yakushi, Furuya is Seidou's starting pitcher and impresses the gallery by his performance and especially by overpowering Raichi with his fastballs. The duel lasted 11 pitches and Akashi ended up hitting Sawamura's pitch to outfield. After combining his original form of raising his knee high and his new wall form, he was finally able to complete his new style. Miyuki apologizes to Sawamura for the wrong lead but Sawamura is shaken and throws four balls, prompting Kataoka to sub him out with Kawakami. Sawamura started playing baseball because of. [25] 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. In the Final of the Fall Tournament, the battery pulled off one of their greatest achievements so far. Sawamura walked the next batter creating the first crisis Seidou faced in the match. He is a pitcher who throws with his feelings and is never ashamed to show everyone what's on his mind. Tanba gives the ball to Sawamura and says that he's the ace now. Ace of Diamond Is Diamond no Ace good? Although it appears that the two don't get along, Kanemaru admires Sawamura for his tenacity. Miyuki approves and Sawamura successfully throws to the inside and gets over-excited. In the 9th inning Sawamura energetically entering the field as always and steps onto the mound entrusted with pitching this game till the end. During the next at bat, Sawamura faces Yakushi's clean-up. Episode 52 of Season 3 will air on March 31, 2020. In the top of the sixth inning, Sawamura replaces him. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. What happens in Diamond no Ace? 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. It's the best kind of pitching. Despite how hard Miyuki may be to deal with, Sawamura highly respects him and often does as he is told by Miyuki (despite resisting). [36] This prompts Ochiai to have to re-evaluate Sawamura's value as a pitcher. Sawamura isn't happy about the training menu, while Chris is slightly pissed because of Sawamura's stupidity and inexperience. Sawamura's strengths are his infallible spirit, bunting, infield defense, and his idiosyncratic pitches. The Numbers are various grips that Sawamura and Miyuki have tested. Rei and Chris observe them. An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act IIhas been announced, and it premiered on April 2, 2019. 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. 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. Kataoka tells Kanemaru to have Sawamura ice his shoulder properly. 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. 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. Hongou however was the more consistent pitcher and he delivered Seidou a complete shutout game with Komadai winning 2 - 0 over Seidou. 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. Regardless, Amahisa prevented Seidou's sacrificial bunt and scoring attempts. 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. Rei says they'll need Furuya to win the Summer, calling him the "ace" until Tanba's return, shocking Sawamura. [50] However, his peers' feedback wasn't encouraging, pointing out that the pitch's break was too subtle and that it was too similar to Sawamura's normal fastball; hence, the pitch required more refinements. Sawamura believes that unless he's able to do so, no matter how much time's passed, he won't be recognized. A player who really came from Asia and became famous. 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. Did Sawamura become ace? A sinking moving fastball thrown with a 2-seam grip or by grapping the ball with 5 fingers. -, "You can't play baseball by yourself! If someday at another place I'm able to catch his pitches " -, "Because he's always surprising us like that, he's standing on the mound." At school, students muse why Sawamura is included in the roster when he's doing so poorly at practice. 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. 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. After witnessing the commotion, Seto notes that Amahisa seems to have changed while Okumura was annoyed saying Amahisa was rude to Sawamura. By being conscious of his right hand creating a wall, his body becomes closed, thus concealing the ball's trajectory, and increasing his speed. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. Failing the challenge, Sawamura was not allowed to participate in practice as promised. In the seventh and final batter of the seventh, the match between Seido and Yaya Prince is on. 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. 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. Sawamura's pitching form surprise the batters. Sawwa () (by Kanemaru)[2], 2-seam Fastball 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. Lazybum0, Feb 11, 2017. Furuya comes to replace Sawamura in the 6th inning and worked through 2 quick innings. And with 52 episodes, it ended on 31 March 2020. . On top of the 5th, after Toujou and Higasa got on base and at 1 out, Sawamura was up to bat. Kawakami and Yui battery comes in to relief and despite ceding 1 run, they closed out the game for a win. Only a few days later he is allowed to join the batting and fielding practice. -, "This guy is a great deal more dangerous than we pegged him to be." So he tells Sawamura to let the team handle the rest. 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 Eijun | Source: Fandom There have been a lot of changes, with a major one being the ace. I'm going to make him acknowledge me. Seidou's batting line up continued to connect successfully throughout the game and Houdai Ichi was taken down in a called game by the 7th inning. 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. Sawamura is seen cheering from the dugout with the number 18. Fourth to bat is Sasaki hits the outside pitch bringing home Ichida Sankou marking the first point of the game. 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. The 4th batter capitalized on Sawamura;'s wavering moment after the Walk and landed a long hit on the 1st pitch. With regards to performance, they recognize each other's abilities, though they both rarely admit it. With 2 outs, Sawamura retires Ouno in the 9th inning to closes the game. They started working together to slowly polish Sawamura's skills. I can't believe they had a pitcher that good hidden in Furuya Satoru's shadow." When he first joined Seidou, Sawamura's defensive skills were poor due to the facts that he did not play in any position beside pitcher in his middle school and that his knowledge about baseball were very limited. Sawamura shakes off the sign understanding the batter, and wants to pitch to the inside. A fastball that breaks into the chest of a right-handed batter. 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. He comes from the prefecture of Nagano (Ina, Nagano), where he played baseball at Akagi Junior High. The next batter's RBI Single reduces Seidou's lead to 2-1. The one who created this mood is undoubtedly Sawamura, who gets not dejected after facing his roommate, Masuko in a battle of power and loses. Ouya starts to play mind games on Sawamura, first making him commit a balk[18] followed by a RBI. Bottom of the 5th, Seidou's righties outright ignore the outside slider and instead target the inside corner. Seidou's opponent in the Semi Final was Ichidaisan High, one of Seidou's long time established rival in the same block. Following Seidou's win over Yakushi High in the Fall, Sawamura openly challenged Furuya for the ace title, and the latter accepted it. -, "If he didn't have the will to advance forward, he wouldn't have raised his head. -, "The ability to cleanly pitch to the corners of the zone and calm judgement on the mound in a crisis. On top of the 7th inning, Sawamura struggles to control his Numbers and ended up walking a runner after getting 1 out. 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. Does Sawamura become ace? [9][10], He treats his teammates depending on how they treat him. The first years start to get lively again and the one who created this mood is undoubtedly Sawamura. Amahisa happened to meet Sawamura in the hallway of the Stadium and began asking questions about Sawamura's new pitch, the Cutter Kai. After Send and Kawabe talked, Sawamura and Send eventually became acquaintances. Weekly Shnen Magazine has serialized it from 2006 to 2015. Kawakami takes over and tells him that his feelings reached everyone and asks him if he can let them handle the rest. After asking the coach to let him pitch during the ninth, Kataoka decides to send Furuya instead. It's Yuuki who tells a crying Sawamura that he shouldn't feel sorry for the guys who weren't chosen, but instead become stronger in their stead. 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. Ichidai mounted their come back in the bottom of the 5th after Furuya walked a couple of batters and Yuki Masashi's fielding error. After performing good and receiving praise from Kataoka, the game is put into a temporary halt due to the rain. Calling for a time-out, Miyuki tells Sawamura to focus on the batter. Seemingly affected by this fielding error Sawamura gives up a walk next. Because of Eijun's stupidity and inexperience, Chris tells Sawamura that he won't be able to be the ace in the future. 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. He was surprised when Sawamura achieved this within one week with the help of Coach Kataoka. A mislocated fastball allows Ichinose to hit a Double. To face off against Narumiya, Miyuki gets aggressive, calling three straight fastballs to the inside that Eijun delivers to strike Narumiya out. Yet the little bastard sure throws some really sharp and lively stuff. Sawamura then puts Seidou in the quarter finals by closing out the game on the top of the 5th inning. 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. It was a tearful farewell. Furuya is the starting pitcher and is later replaced by Tanba. 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. Realizing that they cannot out him with outside pitches alone, Miyuki finally calls for an inside pitch. Fifth batter is Adachi hits a grounder which is caught by Haruichi and gets him out. -, "His pitches don't even reach 140km/h, no? [19] Sawamura got 3 consecutive strike outs and quickly closed out the inning. Seidou regulars then went on to watch the remaining semifinal match between Inajitsu and Teitou while the rest of the team returned to school. In junior high nobody could do that. Since Kanemaru was Chris's roommate, he was often asked by the third year to take care of Sawamura. Sawamura's tense but after some difficulties, they manage to pull of a double play. Read Ace of Diamond: The Pitcher Returns - v2 Chapter 75 : 1 stick fright online free from your Mobile, PC at www.novelfull.in . Sawamura remembers all that he's learned from Chris. Shortly after their loss against Inashiro, Furuya tells Sawamura that he'll be the "Ace" of the team. He is shown to be regretful about his actions afterwards, such as his conflict with Chris when he first joined the team. Sawamura admits feeling overwhelmed by the cheering audience, but both he and Miyuki get excited to silence the crowd. 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. 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. On his first day of training, Sawamura oversleeps. Sawamura tries to execute but embarrassingly fails. 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. But he throws way too low and he unconsciously run away from the inside corner of the zone, which was his strength. To pitch a ball that moves before reaching the bat is a natural talent. After the loss to Ichidaisan High in Spring, Sawamura is determined to "complete himself" and said that he would practice swinging until his hands have blisters.[31]. One pitch hits Shirakawa's helmet, shocking everyone. Hell, even if the entire world thinks it's okay, I'll never accept it." 3rd base runner attempted to score but was prevented by Asou's excellent throw, retiring him at home plate. Kawakami is then subbed in by the 7th inning to replace Furuya to keep him fresh as the coaches considered the possibility of the looming 3rd round match against Komadai. Sawamura laughs and apologizes for passing on the baton in a pinch. At the top of the 4th inning after throwing 4 balls Sawamura gets switched. Sawamura was the starting pitcher and he pitched 4 scoreless innings while struck out 4. 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. -, "If he is able to improve his control, he would become an impressive pitcher." 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. But this time under the name 'Ace of Diamond Act II. His team mostly contained of his friends because he dragged them into baseball. Kuramochi, next to Miyuki, is the person who always teases Sawamura. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. They struck out Todoroki Raichi and Sanada Shunpei back to back. 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. Ace Of Diamond is based on the Diamond no Ace manga . 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 Act II, after Sawamura's repeated pestering about Haruichi's new haircut, Haruichi started acting colder towards him and would usually ignore him except when they were on the field together. Getting riled up from the battle of spirit going on Sawamura pitches a dead ball walking Miyagawa to first base. Although it was never noted that he was a good bunter. He has a habit of saying things bluntly and often praises either Furuya or Eijun, causing them to compete against each other frequently. During the summer tournament, Sawamura would always ask Haruichi to catch for him to warm up. With the batter cornered, Sawamura throws another revised splitter for the third pitch and it's a grounder to Kominato for the second out. 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. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. Will there be a season 4 of Diamond no Ace? As the story progresses, they become friendlier with each other and even exchange advice on how to throw breaking balls. 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