-, "Just now, it really felt like I managed to transfer my power to the ball!" Despite his outer attitude towards Sawamura, he has displayed at more concerned side to him, such as when Sawamura had the yips. [1] The series is listed for 52 episodes. Sawamura unknowingly threw a cutter to strike out Sensen's Ace, Maki. Last edited: Feb 11, 2017. If you have the ace number on your back, then take that one out and get back to the dugout!" He suggested Miyuki to call for the Numbers inside the zone early so he can contain his pitch count in the first half of the game which should enable him to pitch a complete game. Seemingly wanting to test Furuya's resolve after reading his note, Kataoka chooses him as the starting pitcher much to the surprise of both Ochiai and Ichidai's coach Tahara. Sawamura walked the next batter creating the first crisis Seidou faced in the match. 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]. 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. Sawamura greets Raichi with an inside fastball which jammed Raichi but the batter still managed to hit left field. After the game during a brief meeting, it's revealed that Sawamura suffers from the yips[17]. 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. 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. In the bottom of the seventh Sawamura finally is allowed to pitch. -, "If he is able to improve his control, he would become an impressive pitcher." Sawamura assures Kanemaru that everything is okay and stays focused. But this time under the name 'Ace of Diamond Act II. Miyuki is good at exploiting Sawamura's potential, giving out aggressive calls that draw out the pitcher's instinct and fighting spirit; on the other hand, Sawamura is able to fearlessly respond to such calls and throw pitches that exceed expectations. While the first string members head out for a match, Furuya Satoru, a fellow first year, offers Sawamura to play catch with him. The only time in which he shakes off Miyuki's sign is in their match against Nanamori Gakuen. In the quarter-finals Sawamura replaces Furuya on top of the third inning and faces the top of the lineup. 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. I thought he was nothing more than just your run-of-the-mill relief pitcher, but I can't fathom him." Kataoka calls for a pitcher change. 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. Miyuki compliments Sawamura, saying that it was thrilling to catch for him but ironically, Sawamura thought it was sarcasm from the captain. 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. A fastball that breaks into the chest of a right-handed batter. Sawamura said that because his team has lost there's nothing to talk about which Amahisa disagrees saying that the team is besides the conversation between pitchers and carried on with his questions. 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. An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act II has been announced, and it premiered on April 2, 2019. In the seventh and final batter of the seventh, the match between Seido and Yaya Prince is on. 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. Umemiya intimidates Sawamura with his fighting spirit while Sawamura struggles with the pressure, triggering memories of the dead ball he threw at Shirakawa last summer. Sawamura then "charges" the ball - something Kawakami did for him during their match agains Yakushi - and handles it to Kawakami with the words: "I've charged everything into it." 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. Wakana is Sawamura's childhood friend who cares deeply about him. 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. Sawamura specializes in throwing idiosyncratic pitches or commonly known to Western fans as "breaking fastball pitches". But not Sawamura - when he's at bat, he barely gets on base due to an error of the catcher. On the third round of the tournament, Seidou faces Puplic Murata East High School. His team was below average, often making mistakes during critical moments and losing almost all their matches. 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. 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. He won't let you leave even one grain of rice in your bowl, for he is a supervisor from hell." The finals end with Inashiro's win at 5-4. 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. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. Sawamura is a lean-built teenager of average height. In Seidou's first official match for the fall, Furuya wears the ace number and shines in both pitching and batting. Sawamura was the captain of the Akagi Junior High baseball team. 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. Kawakami then puts it away for Seidou. In Ace of Diamond: Act II, things finally seem to be turning around for him.Ever since he stepped foot onto the fields of Seido as a first-year, his dream has always been to become the ace and lead his team to the National High School Baseball Championship and become champions. . With this, Sawamura shows his potential to be the ace for the first time. 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. Because if you have a ball and a bat, you can play baseball." He is also shown to have no sense of personal space or respect for another person's privacy as shown when he broke into Wakana's bathroom while she was taking a bath and burst into Miyuki's room while the catcher was sleeping.[11][12]. On top of the 2nd inning, Ichidais fourth batter, Hoshida, leads of. [24] Kataoka wanted to sub Sawamura in the next inning but Sawamura expresses his desire to continue pitching. Ace Of Diamond is based on the Diamond no Ace manga . Sawamura doesn't want Raichi to hit and throws a strike just to the inside. Again, on 2 April 2019, another Diamond No ace series got aired. Sawamura was then subbed out along with Okumura. Furuya is Seidou's starting pitcher and only at the top of the eighth, Sawamura is sent to the mound. A player who really came from Asia and became famous. 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. This form causes his throwing arm to come out much later and causes the ball to move more. The duel lasted 11 pitches and Akashi ended up hitting Sawamura's pitch to outfield. [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 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. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. She says that she really likes people who are as "stupid" as him. Sawamura overcomes the difficulties during his face-off with Maki Yousuke and passes the baton to Kawakami, who successfully closes the game. 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. Sawamura remembers all that he's learned from Chris. 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. Haruichi is Sawamura's close friend. ; Affectionate Nickname: Sawamura starts calling him "Cap" in Act 2 and it eventually starts catching on with the team as well. In the next inning, Sawamura strikes Kiryu's Ace Hiromi Tachi out, but in the end Kiryu wins the game. Mine Fujio later on comments to his fellow journalist that while Seidou continued to win their previous games with their pitcher relay, it was probably the lack of an absolute ace that cost Seidou the win. 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. Not her cellphone, but the actual land-line in the Sawamura house. [38] During the training camp before the Summer Tournament, Sawamura's velocity was measured to be 138 km/h. 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. Up next to bat is Sanada, while Raichi goes for a steal and succeeds. In the top of the sixth inning, Sawamura replaces him. This is Sawamura's game debut and his first pitch goes straight into the batter's back. 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. Ace of Diamondis an animeseries based on the mangaby Yuji Terajimaserialized in Weekly Shnen Magazine. 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. -, "The spice called motivation gives birth to good synergy. During the next at bat, Sawamura faces Yakushi's clean-up. Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution. Bunt Meijin [37] By his 2nd year, Sawamura worked with Miyuki throughout Spring break to "thoroughly" try out numerous grips. 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. The next batter bunts, allowing Raichi to squeeze into home, putting Yakushi back into lead. Bottom of the 7th inning, Miyuki said he wants to mix in more Numbers to get batters out quickly and Sawamura complied, saying he has complete trust in Miyuki's lead. Shirakawa is at bat next and battles it out with Sawamura, who starts to pitch harder. Watching from the bullpen, Sawamura was irritated with Furuya's shocking performance. 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. The series has a total of 184 episodes, plus three OVAs. Shirasu managed to preserve Seidou's lead by a well play pass to home-plate. As Miyuki and Sawamura watches the video, Miyuki thinks that Sawamura is trying his best to move on. 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. Hell, even if the entire world thinks it's okay, I'll never accept it." 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. His crossfire pitches (from left batter's box pitching into a right hander's low inside corner) also look more deceptive and effective. Sawamura's pitching form surprise the batters. Tachi tells Sawamura, Haruichi and Furuya that watching them play reminded him of his old days, then tells them to work hard. From nearly the first day they met, Sawamura called him "Harucchi," a sign of him being familiar and comfortable around him. (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 . Next up is Ouya's clean-up and Miyuki again calls for the changeup, which Sawamura successfully executes, striking the batter out. Sawamura admits feeling overwhelmed by the cheering audience, but both he and Miyuki get excited to silence the crowd. In addition, his throws to bases were erratic since his pitch would break close to the target and would even end up hitting the runner instead. Fourth to bat is Sasaki hits the outside pitch bringing home Ichida Sankou marking the first point of the game. 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. There is a chance that Sawamura might not become ace. The next batter's RBI Single reduces Seidou's lead to 2-1. Sawamura is overjoyed and he roars. Again, on 2 April 2019, another Diamond No ace series got aired. When coupled with Miyuki's smart game calling, Sawamura was able to strike out notable batters including Todoroki Raichi and Sanada Shunpei through the use of the Changeup - Fastball Combination. Yet the little bastard sure throws some really sharp and lively stuff. Palmball, Sawamura Eijun is the protagonist of the series. Despite how hard Miyuki may be to deal with, Sawamura highly respects him and often does as he is told by Miyuki (despite resisting). Seidou advances to the Finals, while Ichichai's summer comes to a close. -, "You can't play baseball by yourself! [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. He Who Is Called "Ace" ( Japanese: "" "su" to Yobareru Hito) is the eighth episode of the Haiky!! [37], Sawamura tested out the breaking pitches, the Slider and the Curveball during the Winter off-season; however, Miyuki note that because when he pitches the breaking pitches, his elbow drops a bit as he's trying too hard to make the ball bends. Despite Sawamura's endless antics, Haruichi has full respect towards him, especially for his boundless optimism and perseverance. -, "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? Sawamura, overwhelmed by Furuya's fast pitch, realizes that he has to battle Furuya for the "ace" status. Seidou's regular players are switched in as pinch hitters and their efforts earned Seidou another run. Boy, anyone would be scared out of their mind!" Bottom of the 5th, Seidou's righties outright ignore the outside slider and instead target the inside corner. It is a summary of the story. Ryota Ohsaka, Eijun Sawamura's voice, teased the audience by hinting at an anime in the future. Kuramochi, next to Miyuki, is the person who always teases Sawamura. March 2020 is when the third season ended. ", "I want him to acknowledge me. 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 too is awed and recalls Furuya telling him that he'll be the one taking the ace title. Weekly Shnen Magazine has serialized it from 2006 to 2015. Although it was never noted that he was a good bunter. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. [28] She often comes to watch his decisive games (together with their friends or with Sawamura's father and grandfather). 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. That flower is small for now, but very strong. This shows the battery has complete trust in one another. On the field, Kanemaru surprisingly has a nickname for Sawamura whenever he's doing well - "Wamura.". Miyuki ends the game by hitting a walk-off HR. Together they score their first run of the game. Sawamura accepts as he throws what looked like a powerful pitch that may have made it to the fence only to have the ball break downward when it comes close to it. All together, Ace of Diamond has had 174 episodes across its three seasons. He leaves the mound crying. With 57% of the votes, Yaku is runner-up and Nishinoya has won the libero popularity poll, remaining undefeated! Miyuki thinks Sawamura's velocity may get over the 140 km/h mark during the course of the Summer Tournament[42] and Sawamura reached the 140 km/h mark in the SF game against Ichidaisan High. With Seidou leading by 10 runs, the game was called after the 7th inning. Kanemaru is Sawamura's classmate who at first refused to acknowledge him, believing Sawamura was all talk. 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. However, she has been shown to have feelings for him after he left for Seidou. Determined to change and to go to Nationals, Sawamura throws the ball, constantly telling himself to not run away. A still shocked Sawamura is informed about Chris' injury and his strong will to recover. At a conversation with Takashima, Sawamura complains about Chris' apparent lack of motivation. Then Kanemaru makes a mistake, fumbles the ball and thus leading the batter to first. He calls Coach. 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. Ace Of Diamond Season 3 will come to a close in 2019 as we near the end of the road. They settled for an inside 2-seamer and Sawamura forced a grounder for a Double Play to close out the inning. Kataoka calls Furuya and pulls Sawamura out after asking Miyuki about Sawamura's condition. The Seidou team members prepare for the tournament ahead. 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. However, different from his impressive form at Senbatsu, Furuya struggled with command throughout the match and has to pitch under pressure after walking runners on base. What kind of flower will bloom in the future is up to you." 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. Sawamura throws the ball to Kuramochi, who throws to Maezono. The two often fight for the mound and who Miyuki will catch for, much to the catcher's distaste. 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. However, Sawamura got tense and failed the execution of the Splitter, walking Mima on base. After scoring 5 runs in the 4th inning Seidou makes substitutions to almost all of their positions beside the mid-field positions. 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 was given the responsibility of starting and lead the non-regular members in the match vs. Seihou High, a Koshien powerhouse from Aichi Pref. The rest of the third years struggle to perfectly hit Sawamura's outside pitch and the game ends in a tie. Episode 52 of Season 3 will air on March 31, 2020. With their success and deep run in the Fall Season, Seidou was seeded for the Tournament and was bypassed to the 3rd round. 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. When Sawamura takes the mound he only throws to the outside, displeasing Ochiai who again watches from the stands. [51], Sawamura's pitching motion of this pitch was noted by Sanada to have "the exactly same arm motion as his fastball"[51] making it very effective when used in combination with his high speed fastball. 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. The "Revised Cutter" has as much speed as his straight fastball while also breaks sharply as it comes near the plate, as a result, the pitch appears like it suddenly vanishes from the batter's eyes.[48][49]. After asking the coach to let him pitch during the ninth, Kataoka decides to send Furuya instead. Third member of the Ichinen Trio, Haruichi keeps Sawamura's manners and words in check. They start to connect with his pitches but Sawamura gets out of the jam without ceding a run. Only after seeing his captain crying, Sawamura realizes that they were just one out away from Koshien and he too starts to cry. 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. 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. 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. When Sawamura had the yips, Kanemaru was the first one to ask Chris to help Sawamura, implying he was worried about him. He is stunned and immediately regrets his harsh words. Seidou's first opponent was Eigen High. Then comes Sawamura taking his bunting stance and after fouling the first out he manages to stop it's momentum and make it roll. Sawamura yells at Furuya from the bullpen saying not to get flung around by the batters' bunting stance. After some struggles he faces Seiko's clean-up, who hits a two-run HR off Sawamura tying the game at 5-5. Diamond no Ace Act II 1,060 views Feb 11,. For the first time since the match against Azuma, Sawamura and Miyuki form a battery. On top of the ninth inning Tanba and Miyuki close out the game. Fifth batter is Adachi hits a grounder which is caught by Haruichi and gets him out. November 10, 2013 07 On top of the 6th inning, the battery faces Mima again and uses everything within their arsenal against him while Mima was unfazed by the challenge and he continued to foul one pitch after another. Kawakami and Yui battery comes in to relief and despite ceding 1 run, they closed out the game for a win. And with 52 episodes, it ended on 31 March 2020. . 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. After that, Sawamura was completely rattled and he gives up more hits and walks another batter. After four days, Sawamura is showing improvement on fielding and is finally allowed to practice in the bullpen on the fifth day. Answer (1 of 3): As of right now in the anime is Sawamura. Kawakami was the starting pitcher for the first match of the Tournament for Seidou while Sawamura is in reserve and Furuya playing outfield. Umemiya hits the pitch and the ball bounces to Sawamura's glove. Luckily, their relationship was repaired and they are back to being friends again. 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. However, after learning the proper pitching grip for the 4-seam fastball, Sawamura's fastball stabilized and stopped breaking irregularly. The Cutter is the first breaking fastball that Sawamura properly learns. She gives him the opportunity to visit and watch their practice at the high school. Before he leaves the dugout, Kataoka makes sure that Sawamura is aware of the situation the team is faced with. Bottom on the seventh, Sawamura's energy making the rest of the team wanting to answer in kind the batters step up to the plate with strengthened resolve. Bottom of the 4th,. 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. Amahisa and Miyamoto are also taken out by grounders to second base. Kanemaru, 8-hole, with the coach's words ringing through his head cleanly hits Ichidai's pitcher's curve ball down to the left. They started talking about how Seidou have been winning a lot of their practice matches and how strong they are looking. 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. Ochiai observes Sawamura before their game against Teito and asks if he wants to switch to sidearm pitching, thus suggesting becoming a practice pitcher for the team. 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. He is also surprisingly level-headed in critical situations, but can also be swayed negatively, causing his performance to drop. Is Ace of Diamond finished? 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.
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