; Affectionate Nickname: Sawamura starts calling him "Cap" in Act 2 and it eventually starts catching on with the team as well. 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 continues to practice alone and is surprised when Chris joins him. March 2020 is when the third season ended. 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. The total amount of the Numbers are unknown, but there are at least 11. 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. 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. Diamond no Ace Season 4 is one of the most looked forward to sequels by sports anime fans. A sinking moving fastball thrown with a 2-seam grip or by grapping the ball with 5 fingers. 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. In the bottom of the ninth Sawamura starts to feel more pressure but continues to attack. 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. [19] Sawamura got 3 consecutive strike outs and quickly closed out the inning. And according to the official statistics is Sawamura. The Seidou team members prepare for the tournament ahead. [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. 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. Sawamura is at the bullpen throwing pitches not wanting to just sit and do nothing after seeing how Furuya pitched. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. They should switch gears and move on. Kawakami lost 2 runs against Nihon Shouno but with Seidou batters repeatedly able to widen the score gap to 7 - 3 by the 9th inning, he regained composure and closed out the match. Sawamura throws the ball to Kuramochi, who throws to Maezono. Coach Raizou correctly assumes that Sawamura's pitch is a moving fastball. Sawamura believes that unless he's able to do so, no matter how much time's passed, he won't be recognized. -, "I won't lose to the substitute treatment! The finals end with Inashiro's win at 5-4. Mima hits a Double on a fastball and put Hakuryu in an early scoring position. 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 is a hotheaded and loudmouthed youth who usually comes off as obnoxious. 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. Sawamura faces Akashi next and jams him with a fastball inside; however, the batter brought Sawamura's pitch to center field for a Single. 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 suggests this idea to Miyuki and Chris who immediately ignore himonly to come back later to ask what type of pitch Sawamura's looking to learn, which he suggests the cutter. 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 all, his own determination is what matters the most." Sawamura overcomes the difficulties during his face-off with Maki Yousuke and passes the baton to Kawakami, who successfully closes the game. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament.[6]. In the bottom of the seventh, after a cramp, Tanba's pitching is affected. Sawamura has developed his cutter into what is referred to as the "Revised Cutter" by his 2nd year. Miyuki approves and Sawamura successfully throws to the inside and gets over-excited. His team mostly contained of his friends because he dragged them into baseball. The two have a kind of big-brother little-brother kind of relationship. Sawamura unknowingly threw a cutter to strike out Sensen's Ace, Maki. Bunt Meijin On the third round of the tournament, Seidou faces Puplic Murata East High School. 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. He also arranged a meeting with Miyuki to discuss about game calling which ended up becoming a group meeting for all pitchers and catchers within the team. I'm going to make him acknowledge me. 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. While the first string members head out for a match, Furuya Satoru, a fellow first year, offers Sawamura to play catch with him. Sawamura is the starting and only pitcher of the match. 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. His body is naturally flexible with supple joints, allowing him to immediately change the pitch's direction. Is it Worth Watching? 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. -, "Don't get so damn flustered over a one point difference! 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. [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. ", "There he goes! [1] The series is listed for 52 episodes. [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. Ace of Diamond has been a long and tumultuous road for main character and pitcher Eijun Sawamura. Is Diamond no Ace worth watching? Despite his outer attitude towards Sawamura, he has displayed at more concerned side to him, such as when Sawamura had the yips. After Send and Kawabe talked, Sawamura and Send eventually became acquaintances. Fifth batter is Adachi hits a grounder which is caught by Haruichi and gets him out. In the fourth inning Sawamura is pitching and Yakushi takes the lead. During the off-season, with Miyuki's help, Sawamura developed his own repertoire of pitches, the Numbers. The crowd cheers and so does Sawamura, who impress both Miyuki and Furuya with his attitude. As he approaches the plate, Sawamura looks over Furuya's good throw that he declared to "connect" before the game. The rest of the third years struggle to perfectly hit Sawamura's outside pitch and the game ends in a tie. Sawamura greets Raichi with an inside fastball which jammed Raichi but the batter still managed to hit left field. 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." Answer (1 of 3): As of right now in the anime is Sawamura. Sawwa () (by Kanemaru)[2], 2-seam Fastball She says that she really likes people who are as "stupid" as him. Miyauchi hates it when Sawamura is too loud in the bullpen, "I will be fine. Top of the 4th, the second hole of Ichidai, Mori is quickly cornered with a 1-2 count, pops the ball which is then caught by Haruichi. 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]. 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. Sawamura probably feeling a bit pressured and starts off with 3-1 but manages to get Takami with a grounder. 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. Ichidai's lead-off man, Chimaru, bats first. 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 To pitch a ball that moves before reaching the bat is a natural talent. In the sixth inning, Sawamura is back up to pitch and strikes out all three batters getting a three for three. On the field, Kanemaru surprisingly has a nickname for Sawamura whenever he's doing well - "Wamura.". Sawamura too is awed and recalls Furuya telling him that he'll be the one taking the ace title. Sawamura was the captain of the Akagi Junior High baseball team. With big help from the fielders, Furuya was able to scrap through the game with minimal loss, losing 2 runs. 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. Furuya is again the starting pitcher for the match. Sawamura laughs and apologizes for passing on the baton in a pinch. Furuya is Seidou's starting pitcher and only at the top of the eighth, Sawamura is sent to the mound. I thought he was nothing more than just your run-of-the-mill relief pitcher, but I can't fathom him." 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. By being conscious of his right hand creating a wall, his body becomes closed, thus concealing the ball's trajectory, and increasing his speed. I won't waste even one pitch, one second. They start to connect with his pitches but Sawamura gets out of the jam without ceding a run. Chris and Sawamura had an unpleasant first encounter when Sawamura was left under Chris's care, both not being particularly fond of each other. -, "I don't know what you are battling with right now, Furuya. Tachi tells Sawamura, Haruichi and Furuya that watching them play reminded him of his old days, then tells them to work hard. Sawamura's stats for the day was 110 pitches over 9 innings, 9 hits, 1 walk, 6 strike-outs and 1 lost run.[21]. Furuya is the starting pitcher and is later replaced by Tanba. On top of the 5th, after Toujou and Higasa got on base and at 1 out, Sawamura was up to bat. Once again the batter have problems figuring out Sawamura's pitching form and can't get the timing right. -, "If he is able to improve his control, he would become an impressive pitcher." Sawamura confronts Chris and apologizes, asking for another chance. Shortly after their loss against Inashiro, Furuya tells Sawamura that he'll be the "Ace" of the team. 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. To face off against Narumiya, Miyuki gets aggressive, calling three straight fastballs to the inside that Eijun delivers to strike Narumiya out. Sawamura became by time a natural violent professional boxer with a tendency to foul when there was reason. 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. 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]. Kataoka apologizes to Sawamura for making him handle such difficult situation; however, Sawamura was still frustrated and thought about how favorable the Ace is trusted over a relief pitcher like himself. After the game during a brief meeting, it's revealed that Sawamura suffers from the yips[17]. Dubbed as the "Bunting Master" by his teammates, Sawamura is a gifted bunter, being able to effortlessly bunt any pitch, even that with a speed of 150 km/h. Sawamura was the starting pitcher and he pitched 4 scoreless innings while struck out 4. At the bullpen, Sawamura warms-up with Miyuki and unknowingly throws to the inside, surprising his teammates. Sawamura did not pitch in the second round. Ouya starts to play mind games on Sawamura, first making him commit a balk[18] followed by a RBI. In the 9th inning Sawamura energetically entering the field as always and steps onto the mound entrusted with pitching this game till the end. Sawamura's enthusiasm is back and he begins to cheer for Kawakami. He tells Sawamura that he is counting on him. Then Kanemaru makes a mistake, fumbles the ball and thus leading the batter to first. 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. Although it was never noted that he was a good bunter. Because if you have a ball and a bat, you can play baseball." A few days before the finals Sawamura wants to take the next step - after watching Yakushi's Sanada, he wants to learn the cutter. Amahisa and Miyamoto are also taken out by grounders to second base. The third batter makes a slug bunt, despite being jammed which enables Yura to score the first run. Kawai of Seidou [1] 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. 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. After witnessing the commotion, Seto notes that Amahisa seems to have changed while Okumura was annoyed saying Amahisa was rude to Sawamura. Miyamoto and Chimaru step onto and then off the plate after being struck out by multiple Seidou soul infused balls by Sawamura. Is Ace of Diamond finished? After three innings, Furuya is out and Sawamura's on the mound. Top of the 3rd, Seidou is facing Ichidai's ace, Amahisa, who gives up two strikes wanting to hit the new pitch, number 9. 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. He is shown to be regretful about his actions afterwards, such as his conflict with Chris when he first joined the team. Sawamura's fastball velocity has been recorded at 135 km/h. Not her cellphone, but the actual land-line in the Sawamura house. Calling for a time-out, Miyuki tells Sawamura to focus on the batter. From nearly the first day they met, Sawamura called him "Harucchi," a sign of him being familiar and comfortable around him. Then comes their ninth batter, Miyamoto but Sawamura quickly strikes him out while making his beating his fastest record with a 140 km pitch. Diamond no Ace Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. Because the infinite what ifs, can ruin somebody. 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. Sanada hits Sawamura's cutter and it goes into center field. On his first day of training, Sawamura oversleeps. 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. Back in the fall, we, too, got our butts kicked because of the devil's own guts that boy has." An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act II has been announced, and it premiered on April 2, 2019. When it is his turn to pitch he gets to face Chris. But, true to their style, they strike out Amahisa with the new pitch, much to his dismay. 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 runners on bases, he faces the Cleanup batter Koyasu. After Miyuki, Haruichi was the next person in the team to recognize Sawamura's abilities. He is stunned and immediately regrets his harsh words. Wamura (by Kanemaru) It was part of Weekly Shnen Magazine from 2006 to 2015. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. Seidou advances to the Finals, while Ichichai's summer comes to a close. At 2 outs and with a runner on 2nd base, Zono had an opportunity to tie the score; however, his long hit was caught by an outfielder and Ichidaisan won the game. Kawakami then puts it away for Seidou. Miyuki then calls for a changeup, which Sawamura learnt before the quarterfinals thanks to the advices from Ochiai. . After four days, Sawamura is showing improvement on fielding and is finally allowed to practice in the bullpen on the fifth day. 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. [38] During the training camp before the Summer Tournament, Sawamura's velocity was measured to be 138 km/h. 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