Sawamura continues to practice alone and is surprised when Chris joins him. After all, his own determination is what matters the most." 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. Determined to change and to go to Nationals, Sawamura throws the ball, constantly telling himself to not run away. Seidou wins. 11; meanwhile Sawamura, who was walking right by him, has Seidou's jersey No. 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. But assuming that he does, it might be when Seido is against some powerful school like Komadai Fujisaki and Furuya (not by injury) is losing because the rival school is just that good, they send out Sawamura who manages to save the day and win the nationals and secures the ace position for the next tournament. Miyuki isn't pleased with Sawamura not following his lead and throws the ball back to Sawamura as hard as possible. Kawakami then puts it away for Seidou. Chris battles Sawamura with fouls but Sawamura finally manages to throw low and away like Chris wanted him to and outs him. -, "In the first place, you look like a thug and you speak like a thug. Following Seidou's win over Yakushi High in the Fall, Sawamura openly challenged Furuya for the ace title, and the latter accepted it. On top of the fifth, Seidou is up by eleven, hence, the game is called and they bag the win. As the story progresses, they become friendlier with each other and even exchange advice on how to throw breaking balls. 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. In the bottom of the seventh, after a cramp, Tanba's pitching is affected. Due to the lack of proper baseball knowledge earlier in his career, Sawamura did not know about pitching grips and used to grip the ball randomly producing erratic fastball pitches. The game ends after five innings and Sawamura doesn't get a chance to play. Third member of the Ichinen Trio, Haruichi keeps Sawamura's manners and words in check. 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. 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. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. 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. 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. who expected Sawamura to be a more sensible starter against the left-handed batters dominated core line-up of Ichidaisan. After their last match, Sawamura gets scouted by Takashima Rei, the assistant director of Seidou High. But Sawamura is eager to learn new things even after making mistakes, which he tries to realize and prevent in the future. They have the habit of checking each other's faults and even openly commenting on it. At the bullpen, Sawamura warms-up with Miyuki and unknowingly throws to the inside, surprising his teammates. The coach offers him to join practice if he is able to throw the ball ninety meters. In the dugout Kataoka explains that he didn't want to give their opponents anymore openings to exploit. Sawamura is cheering on his teammates until he is on the mound replacing Furuya, baffling Ochiai who observes from the stands. Diamond no Ace Act 2 anime, which is the second part of the popular baseball manga series, will be animated. 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. The captain of the opposing team starts to wonder if Sawamura is the real secret weapon of Seidou. What sport is Diamond no Ace? 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. 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. Chris and Sawamura had an unpleasant first encounter when Sawamura was left under Chris's care, both not being particularly fond of each other. [29], Perhaps Sawamura's most noticable weakness. After Sensen takes back one run the team tries to lighten the mood so Sawamura can relax, but Miyuki only riles him up. 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. Sawamura faces Narumiya, who sees this as an insult. And with 52 episodes, it ended on 31 March 2020. What kind of flower will bloom in the future is up to you." He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. Not her cellphone, but the actual land-line in the Sawamura house. With their success and deep run in the Fall Season, Seidou was seeded for the Tournament and was bypassed to the 3rd round. The grips with stable pitching became official numbers. Furuya comes to replace Sawamura in the 6th inning and worked through 2 quick innings. It was part of Weekly Shnen Magazine from 2006 to 2015. [6], On July 5th, the Opening Ceremony for the Summer Regional Tournament of Tokyo Prefecture is held. The Ace: Called "the best catcher of his generation", in his third year, Miyuki's an all around successful player as a top draft pick. Sawamura's showing that off again and impresses the coach. Bottom of the 7th, Sawamura faces the biggest challenge of the match after giving up a hit and a walk. [23] Sawamura is seen sweating rather excessively and Kawakami wonders if it was because he has been going all out since the beginning. Sawamura started playing baseball because of. He has the habit of pulling a catcher in the bullpen to help him warm up, but he usually get distracted by the game in the field; Miyauchi gets irritated by this while Ono leaves him behind and goes back to the dugout. He says that his qualities as a pitcher are being tested. This gives Sawamura a notable advantage against right-handed batters, which is the more common type of player in baseball compared to left-handers. Kataoka calls Furuya and pulls Sawamura out after asking Miyuki about Sawamura's condition. 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]. The Seidou team members prepare for the tournament ahead. [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. On the final day of the training camp, a three way round robin is held between Seidou, Inashiro Industrial and Shuhoku. However, Sawamura got tense and failed the execution of the Splitter, walking Mima on base. He gets through the 2nd inning without losing any runs. Sawamura then puts Seidou in the quarter finals by closing out the game on the top of the 5th inning. Though they weren't even interested in sports to begin with, they stuck with him to the end. Shirakawa is at bat next and battles it out with Sawamura, who starts to pitch harder. But with the help and encouragement of his friends and family, he decides to take on his new journey. Although it was never noted that he was a good bunter. 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. Sawamura is the starting and only pitcher of the match. After witnessing the commotion, Seto notes that Amahisa seems to have changed while Okumura was annoyed saying Amahisa was rude to Sawamura. To pitch a ball that moves before reaching the bat is a natural talent. The next batter bunts, allowing Raichi to squeeze into home, putting Yakushi back into lead. Originally unveiled in the practice game against Hakuryu, Sawamura's Splitter is a supplementary off-pace pitch for his Changeup and it's purpose is to get the batter to chase it as the Splitter is more difficult to differentiate from a fastball than a changeup due to the similar kind of spin it has to a straight fastball. As of the Spring Tournament of his second year, Sawamura's fastballs now reach a speed of 135 km/hr. He was surprised when Sawamura achieved this within one week with the help of Coach Kataoka. During the 3rd inning, Sawamura utilizes a variety of pick-off timing to pin down the runner and minimize Hakuryu's mobility advantage; and also managed to retire Mima on his 2nd at bat. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. 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. The finals end with Inashiro's win at 5-4. Despite Sawamura's endless antics, Haruichi has full respect towards him, especially for his boundless optimism and perseverance. Seidou is eliminated and failed to qualify for the Kantou Tournament. [28] She often comes to watch his decisive games (together with their friends or with Sawamura's father and grandfather). Eijun Sawamura lost his last middle school baseball game because of a stray pitch. 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 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. He also provided Eijun with some important insights on Chris's early training methods to strengthen his core prior to pitching training. A conventional circle changeup taught to Sawamura by coach Ochiai before the match against Ouya. On top of the ninth inning Tanba and Miyuki close out the game. Watching from the bullpen, Sawamura was irritated with Furuya's shocking performance. [38] During the training camp before the Summer Tournament, Sawamura's velocity was measured to be 138 km/h. At school, students muse why Sawamura is included in the roster when he's doing so poorly at practice. During the practice match[16] against Osaka Kiryu High School, Furuya's on the mound first. 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. The anime follows the manga, so it makes no difference if you read it or watch it. As the crowd notices Furuya and wonders how he would be the center of attention of the Tournament, they were surprised to realize that on his back was jersey No. From nearly the first day they met, Sawamura called him "Harucchi," a sign of him being familiar and comfortable around him. After three innings, Furuya is out and Sawamura's on the mound. This eventually changed after Sawamura found out that Chris was leaving practice early not because he had given up, but for rehab due to an injury. Answer (1 of 3): As of right now in the anime is Sawamura. Sawamura closes out the top of the 2nd inning cleanly with 3 ups and 3 downs. After Miyuki, Haruichi was the next person in the team to recognize Sawamura's abilities. The only time in which he shakes off Miyuki's sign is in their match against Nanamori Gakuen. Furuya is the starting pitcher and is later replaced by Tanba. 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. Who is Sawamura Eijun in Diamond no Ace amino? 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. Ochiai originally thought that - because each pitcher is differently skilled with their hand and fingers - Sawamura may be limited to only throw a changeup, an off-pace pitch, instead of conventional breaking pitches. He also announced the reset of the jersey numbers. There is a chance that Sawamura might not become ace. A mislocated fastball allows Ichinose to hit a Double. Because if you have a ball and a bat, you can play baseball." The first years start to get lively again and the one who created this mood is undoubtedly 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. During their next match against Akikawa, the opposing batters don't swing at Furuya's pitches and try to tire Furuya with bunts. 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. 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. Miyuki tells Sawamura that he's done well. Is Diamond no Ace worth watching? 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. Furuya and Eijun become instant rivals because they both wanted to be ace. 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. 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. 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