Seidou's first opponent was Eigen High. 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. Sawamura gives his best to fire the first years up and finally gets the chance to stand on the pitching mound. A still shocked Sawamura is informed about Chris' injury and his strong will to recover. Again, on 2 April 2019, another Diamond No ace series got aired. The episode premiered on May 25, 2014. 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. After some difficulties Miyuki calls for a time-out but Eijun turns it down, explaining that they play baseball and allowing hits is normal. Sawamura Eijun | Source: Fandom There have been a lot of changes, with a major one being the ace. -. 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. So I don't want to be lectured by someone like you. Read Ace of Diamond: The Pitcher Returns - v2 Chapter 75 : 1 stick fright online free from your Mobile, PC at www.novelfull.in . 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. 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. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. 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. Furuya is again the starting pitcher for the match. After a short banter with Furuya, Sawamura cheers loudly from the dugout, delaying cool down to watch the rest of the inning. Back to the top of the line up with Chimaru who becomes the third out by failing to hit an outside corner, changeup, and strikes out on an inside corner. Bottom of the 5th, Seidou's righties outright ignore the outside slider and instead target the inside corner. [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. Seidou wins. 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. With two strikes, the Seido battery decide to bring out their fastball for the first time. Rei and Chris observe them. Furuya is the only pitcher for the match. 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. 6. Next up is Ouya's clean-up and Miyuki again calls for the changeup, which Sawamura successfully executes, striking the batter out. As the story progresses, they become friendlier with each other and even exchange advice on how to throw breaking balls. In the quarter-finals Sawamura replaces Furuya on top of the third inning and faces the top of the lineup. 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. At the start of the first inning Miyuki tells Sawamura to be himself and pitch like usual. Coupled with his late release form, Sawamura's fastball appears faster to the batter. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. With big help from the fielders, Furuya was able to scrap through the game with minimal loss, losing 2 runs. The rolling ball died off before touching the left line, making it fair for Toujou to home-in safely and Sawamura records his first RBI in high school[22]. His team mostly contained of his friends because he dragged them into baseball. 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 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. A cutter thrown for the second pitch and it's fouled. This form causes his throwing arm to come out much later and causes the ball to move more. When it is his turn to pitch he gets to face Chris. Then Kanemaru makes a mistake, fumbles the ball and thus leading the batter to first. 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. series, written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate and published in the manga magazine, Weekly Shnen Jump. During their next match against Akikawa, the opposing batters don't swing at Furuya's pitches and try to tire Furuya with bunts. -, "His attitude of moving forward is his best weapon." Is Ace of the Diamond over? A few days before the finals Sawamura wants to take the next step - after watching Yakushi's Sanada, he wants to learn the cutter. Getting too excited with pitching in the Koshien's environment for the first time, Sawamura tripped on the mound in his first pitch and his face turned red in embarrassment. 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. 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. Back in the fall, we, too, got our butts kicked because of the devil's own guts that boy has." 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. Sawamura jams the next batter, getting out of the pinch. Diamond no Ace is a fantastic anime with a very accurate portrayal of baseball. ", "There he goes! With the batter cornered, Sawamura throws another revised splitter for the third pitch and it's a grounder to Kominato for the second out. With 2 outs, Sawamura retires Ouno in the 9th inning to closes the game. The keystone combo has their pitcher's back once more with Kuramochi sending the ball to Haruichi who sends it to first base getting the teams third out and closing the inning. Diamond No Ace Season 4: The Release Date The first Season of Diamond No Ace got premiered on 6 October 2013. . Chris too became affected by Sawamura's optimism and passion and started to regain his former mentality during in the short time they formed a battery. This shows the battery has complete trust in one another. 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. Kanemaru, 8-hole, with the coach's words ringing through his head cleanly hits Ichidai's pitcher's curve ball down to the left. Sawamura understands the message and starts pitching to Miyuki's mitt. His crossfire pitches (from left batter's box pitching into a right hander's low inside corner) also look more deceptive and effective. Houmei High managed 2 hits in the 8th inning from Sawamura and took back 1 run. [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. During the off-season, with Miyuki's help, Sawamura developed his own repertoire of pitches, the Numbers. Sawamura then puts Seidou in the quarter finals by closing out the game on the top of the 5th inning. Since Kanemaru was Chris's roommate, he was often asked by the third year to take care of Sawamura. For the first and last time those two form a battery and Sawamura learns firsthand what an amazing catcher Chris is. Sawamura, in his own way lets everyone know he's mad, but is aware of the limits of his abilities. Wamura (by Kanemaru) Seidou scored 1 more run in the 9th. During the scrimmage against the third years, Sawamura finds out about Kataoka's resignation. Bunt Master ( Banto Shbainin) [9][10], He treats his teammates depending on how they treat him. 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. While the first string members head out for a match, Furuya Satoru, a fellow first year, offers Sawamura to play catch with him. The crowd cheers and so does Sawamura, who impress both Miyuki and Furuya with his attitude. -, "His pitches don't even reach 140km/h, no? [24] Kataoka wanted to sub Sawamura in the next inning but Sawamura expresses his desire to continue pitching. And according to the official statistics is Sawamura. The first season aired in 2013; the second season aired in 2015, and the third season aired in 2019. Kataoka tells Sawamura to practice on his own and to avoid contact with the ball. But when she witnesses a quarrel between Sawamura and a teacher during class, Haruno is inspired by him. During the top of the tenth, Kawakami is sent to the mound replacing Sawamura. ; All of the Other Reindeer: His junior high teammates weren't fond of him due to his . In the bottom of the inning, after Masashi and Kanemaru didn't get on base, Sawamura gets riled up for his at bat and - although he makes an unnecessarily dangerous base run whilst sliding to first - also gets retired. Also due the very same reason, Sawamura found it difficult to channel his power to the pitch. This is Sawamura's game debut and his first pitch goes straight into the batter's back. Kawai of Seidou [1] He comes from the prefecture of Nagano (Ina, Nagano), where he played baseball at Akagi Junior High. That flower is small for now, but very strong. 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. In the 8th inning, Sawamura presumably retired Ichinose and faces Akashi for the final time. After combining his original form of raising his knee high and his new wall form, he was finally able to complete his new style. He confronted Chris and apologized, asking for another chance. The first Season of Diamond No Ace got premiered on 6 October 2013. Then comes Sawamura taking his bunting stance and after fouling the first out he manages to stop it's momentum and make it roll. 3rd base runner attempted to score but was prevented by Asou's excellent throw, retiring him at home plate. On top of the ninth, Kawakami is on the mound and Seidou wins. 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. Shirakawa is at bat next and battles it out with Sawamura, who starts to pitch harder. The third season of the anime, titled 'Ace of Diamond Act II', released on April 2, 2019, and also with a total amount of 52 episodes, it finished broadcasting on March 31, 2020. Who animates Diamond no 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. [38] During the training camp before the Summer Tournament, Sawamura's velocity was measured to be 138 km/h. 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. ", "I told you, didn't I? He soon learns to point his leading foot towards home-base improving his form. Basically, Sawamura will be made the captain because of his unyielding . However, she has been shown to have feelings for him after he left for Seidou. [54]. The only time in which he shakes off Miyuki's sign is in their match against Nanamori Gakuen. After 6 steady innings, Kawakami held Eigen High to only 1 run and Seidou scoring a lead of 11 - 1 over their opponent. A sinking moving fastball thrown with a 2-seam grip or by grapping the ball with 5 fingers. -, "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? After 5 innings, Amahisa's pitching started stabilizing while in contrast, Furuya was still very unstable. He even went as far as to become a practice pitcher on Coach Ochiai's advice, at his own risk. With runners on bases, he faces the Cleanup batter Koyasu. On the field, Kanemaru surprisingly has a nickname for Sawamura whenever he's doing well - "Wamura.". They settled for an inside 2-seamer and Sawamura forced a grounder for a Double Play to close out the inning. The game ends after five innings and Sawamura doesn't get a chance to play. But not Sawamura - when he's at bat, he barely gets on base due to an error of the catcher.