Sawamura has developed his cutter into what is referred to as the "Revised Cutter" by his 2nd year. Sawamura is cheering on his teammates until he is on the mound replacing Furuya, baffling Ochiai who observes from the stands. Sawamura's tense but after some difficulties, they manage to pull of a double play. He was surprised when Sawamura achieved this within one week with the help of Coach Kataoka. Originally, Sawamura has extremely erratic throwing motions. 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. He Who Is Called "Ace" ( Japanese: "" "su" to Yobareru Hito) is the eighth episode of the Haiky!! 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. At school, students muse why Sawamura is included in the roster when he's doing so poorly at practice. One day before the opening ceremony of the 89th Tokyo Tournament the long, awaited handing over of the Jersey numbers takes place. To face off against Narumiya, Miyuki gets aggressive, calling three straight fastballs to the inside that Eijun delivers to strike Narumiya out. With two strikes, the Seido battery decide to bring out their fastball for the first time. -, "In the first place, you look like a thug and you speak like a thug. 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. Sawamura upped his gear and proceeded to strike out the Clean-up and retire the 5th batter to avert the early crisis. Sawamura was the captain of the Akagi Junior High baseball team. [24] Kataoka wanted to sub Sawamura in the next inning but Sawamura expresses his desire to continue pitching. In the 8th inning, Sawamura presumably retired Ichinose and faces Akashi for the final time. The anime follows the manga, so it makes no difference if you read it or watch it. With Umemiya out, Ugumori lost their vigor and Sawamura then retires the 5th batter to win the game. Again, on 2 April 2019, another Diamond No ace series got aired. The next batter's RBI Single reduces Seidou's lead to 2-1. After the coach has revoked Tanba's status as the ace, a match between the first years and their upperclassmen takes place[13]. [8] Understanding that he is viewed as a lesser pitcher than Furuya from his peers' perspective, Sawamura is always actively seeking new ways and information to improve himself so that he can one day be acknowledged by the team. Who is Sawamura Eijun in Diamond no Ace amino? Sawamura finished the game pitching 8 innings with 2 lost runs and 7 hits in a 4 - 2 victory against Kokonoe. Sawamura faces Narumiya, who sees this as an insult. If you ask for Furuya, look up any episode and its glorifying Furuya. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. March 2020 is when the third season ended. On the stands, Sawamura sat away from the rest of the team to watch the game on his own. Ichidai mounted their come back in the bottom of the 5th after Furuya walked a couple of batters and Yuki Masashi's fielding error. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. 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. 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." 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. Since the Winter training camp, Sawamura started to make contact with the ball while using the bunting stance and bragged about overcoming his weakness. 7 and beyond is still unstable. He comes from the prefecture of Nagano (Ina, Nagano), where he played baseball at Akagi Junior High. After getting a strike with the splitter, the Seido battery throw a change up for the strike out. That flower is small for now, but very strong. Fourth to bat is Sasaki hits the outside pitch bringing home Ichida Sankou marking the first point of the game. After 6 steady innings, Kawakami held Eigen High to only 1 run and Seidou scoring a lead of 11 - 1 over their opponent. Furuya held Nihou Shouno to 1 run by the 6th inning and Seidou is up by 3 runs. If you have the ace number on your back, then take that one out and get back to the dugout!" 7 and No. Sawamura is a hotheaded and loudmouthed youth who usually comes off as obnoxious. In the Final of the Fall Tournament, the battery pulled off one of their greatest achievements so far. series, written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate and published in the manga magazine, Weekly Shnen Jump. Seidou is one out away from their dream stage. Coming to the mound, Sawamura loudly states he fully understands what is expected from him in such situation. 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]. Sawamura was motivated to give his best to answer the coach's expectation. After Furuya walks the third batter, Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution and Sawamura takes over. 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. Kataoka tells Kanemaru to have Sawamura ice his shoulder properly. The team reports Sawamura's performance to Miyuki in the evening, complimenting him for a fine game. [40] Asada notes that Sawamura is a pitcher who can throw accurately to the chest every time regardless of how far away he is. 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. ; All of the Other Reindeer: His junior high teammates weren't fond of him due to his . Chris has a high opinion of Sawamura, both as a teammate and as a pitcher. What sport is Diamond no Ace? Only after seeing his captain crying, Sawamura realizes that they were just one out away from Koshien and he too starts to cry. 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. She gives him the opportunity to visit and watch their practice at the high school. Diamond no Ace Season 4 is one of the most looked forward to sequels by sports anime fans. Ace of Diamond has aired three seasons so far. Circle Changeup His body is naturally flexible with supple joints, allowing him to immediately change the pitch's direction. Top of the 3rd, Seidou is facing Ichidai's ace, Amahisa, who gives up two strikes wanting to hit the new pitch, number 9. Frustrated with his first round performance, thinking that because he was not good enough, he wasn't granted any pitching time in the 2nd round. With this, Sawamura shows his potential to be the ace for the first time. 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. 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. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. A mislocated fastball allows Ichinose to hit a Double. Sawamura however was disappointed with himself that he was tired after only 115 pitches and was subbed out in the 8th inning. His crossfire pitches (from left batter's box pitching into a right hander's low inside corner) also look more deceptive and effective. He makes an error in judgement and is late on the first day. Shirasu Kenjir Mimura Ryta Watanabe Hisashi, Sawamura , when his teammates complimented him. 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. Sawamura, overwhelmed by Furuya's fast pitch, realizes that he has to battle Furuya for the "ace" status. On top of the 5th, after Toujou and Higasa got on base and at 1 out, Sawamura was up to bat. -. Luckily, their relationship was repaired and they are back to being friends again. He continues to strike the following batters, stopping Teito's momentum. Learning the changeup actually helped unseal Sawamura's breaking pitch potential. Seidou batters opened up with 2 early runs from Amahisa in order to help ease up Furuya when he pitches. 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. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. The second season aired soon after and had a total of 51 episodes, while the third season ran from April 2018 to March 2019 and had a total of 48 episodes. Calling for a time-out, Miyuki tells Sawamura to focus on the batter. 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. At the top of the ninth, a batter bunts the first pitch, but Sawamura dives for the ball, successfully catching it in the air for the out. Diamond no Ace Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. But because of Miyuki's nasty personality and never ending teasing, Sawamura never shows him the same respect as the other senpais, instead treating him as someone of his own age. 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. Miyuki apologizes to Sawamura for the wrong lead but Sawamura is shaken and throws four balls, prompting Kataoka to sub him out with Kawakami. However, after learning the proper pitching grip for the 4-seam fastball, Sawamura's fastball stabilized and stopped breaking irregularly. 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. This gives Sawamura a notable advantage against right-handed batters, which is the more common type of player in baseball compared to left-handers. 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. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. Batting in the 6th inning, Sawamura hits a Double from Amahisa much to the surprise of his peers. It's the best kind of pitching. The first season began on October 6, 2013 and consisted of 75 episodes. Haruichi is Sawamura's close friend. After learning the changeup grips and understanding how different grips can effect the speed of a pitch, Sawamura fastball's velocity began to improve as he gained more feels on his fingertips and that he could transfer the power to the pitch much better. On top of the 7th inning, Sawamura struggles to control his Numbers and ended up walking a runner after getting 1 out. Haruichi is surprised that Eijun managed to get on base and asks for a player substitution, sending himself as the pinch hitter. Sawamura's showing that off again and impresses the coach. -, "If he didn't have the will to advance forward, he wouldn't have raised his head. For the first picth, Miyuki asks for number 9- the revised splitter. With Seidou leading by 10 runs, the game was called after the 7th inning. [1] The series is listed for 52 episodes. The next batter targets the 1st pitch and put runner in scoring position again at 1st and 3rd. After the match, Sawamura finally sees his old Junior High team again who came to cheer for him. Miyuki ends the game by hitting a walk-off HR. 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. 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. [51], Sawamura also possesses another type of changeup known as the Palmball, while Miyuki refers to this pitch as Sawamura's "high speed changeup". 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. 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. 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. Sawamura unknowingly threw a cutter to strike out Sensen's Ace, Maki. In fact, that's just that, and the proportion of the total number of players is very small. The teamwork between the new formed battery isn't particularly good. Furuya goes to the mound and asks for the ball, saying that there's no need for two pitchers on the mound. With their success and deep run in the Fall Season, Seidou was seeded for the Tournament and was bypassed to the 3rd round. 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. The series has a total of 184 episodes, plus three OVAs. Furuya is the only pitcher for the match. 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. 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. 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. As a result, the 2-seam fastball was not used in the Final match against Yakushi. 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. A fastball that breaks into the chest of a right-handed batter. With 57% of the votes, Yaku is runner-up and Nishinoya has won the libero popularity poll, remaining undefeated! That baseball is not that easy!" But Sawamura is eager to learn new things even after making mistakes, which he tries to realize and prevent in the future. 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. On top of the ninth, Kawakami is on the mound and Seidou wins. Following Seidou's win over Yakushi High in the Fall, Sawamura openly challenged Furuya for the ace title, and the latter accepted it. On the third round of the tournament, Seidou faces Puplic Murata East High School. 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. The Seidou team members prepare for the tournament ahead. His team was below average, often making mistakes during critical moments and losing almost all their matches. 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]. Again, on 2 April 2019, another Diamond No ace series got aired. As he approaches the plate, Sawamura looks over Furuya's good throw that he declared to "connect" before the game. An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act IIhas been announced, and it premiered on April 2, 2019. 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. 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. Before he leaves the dugout, Kataoka makes sure that Sawamura is aware of the situation the team is faced with. Up next to bat is Sanada, while Raichi goes for a steal and succeeds. Will the ace number of the blue road be taken by either Sawamura or Furuya this summer? Sawamura's stats for the day was 110 pitches over 9 innings, 9 hits, 1 walk, 6 strike-outs and 1 lost run.[21]. 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