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. Furuya comes to replace Sawamura in the 6th inning and worked through 2 quick innings. Sawamura shakes off the sign understanding the batter, and wants to pitch to the inside. 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. Furuya is the starting pitcher and is later replaced by Tanba. In the 6th inning, Sawamura's fatigue catches up to him as his pitch control started to unravel. 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. It's Yuuki who tells a crying Sawamura that he shouldn't feel sorry for the guys who weren't chosen, but instead become stronger in their stead. Will the ace number of the blue road be taken by either Sawamura or Furuya this summer? With 57% of the votes, Yaku is runner-up and Nishinoya has won the libero popularity poll, remaining undefeated! In the top of the sixth inning, Sawamura replaces him. Sawamura is cheering on his teammates until he is on the mound replacing Furuya, baffling Ochiai who observes from the stands. After regaining his composure, Sawamura does a good job keeping Ouya to two runs. He confronted Chris and apologized, asking for another chance. Sawamura's pitching form surprise the batters. Sawamura throws an imperfect pitch and Kengo hits over the right fielder for a Double. After performing good and receiving praise from Kataoka, the game is put into a temporary halt due to the rain. 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. [2] Six pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: two opening and four ending themes. 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 has to form a battery with Takigawa Chris Yuu, while Furuya teams up with Miyuki. Sawamura's showing that off again and impresses the coach. 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. [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. He is a pitcher who throws with his feelings and is never ashamed to show everyone what's on his mind. During Furuya's pitching debut[14] Sawamura gets angry and tells Chris that he'll never become a soulless player like 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 . 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. The series is listed for 52 episodes. Back at Seidou, Sawamura practices with the net, while Furuya is running nearby. For the first time since the match against Azuma, Sawamura and Miyuki form a battery. If it was an average pitcher, he would have given up long before, even so he wasn't bothered by his team's errors, continued to carry his team with relentless pitching. By the top of the 4th, Sawamura gives up the first hit of the game and the runner gets advanced into scoring position. On top of the ninth, Kawakami is on the mound and Seidou wins. [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. Sawamura probably feeling a bit pressured and starts off with 3-1 but manages to get Takami with a grounder. [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. Sawamura walked the next batter creating the first crisis Seidou faced in the match. Episode 52 of Season 3 will air on March 31, 2020. After ending the first inning 3 for 3 and establishing a strong start, Miyuki prompted to Sawamura that they should start using the "Numbers" in the later innings. Coach Raizou correctly assumes that Sawamura's pitch is a moving fastball. They started talking about how Seidou have been winning a lot of their practice matches and how strong they are looking. Sawamura became by time a natural violent professional boxer with a tendency to foul when there was reason. Top of the 3rd, Seidou is facing Ichidai's ace, Amahisa, who gives up two strikes wanting to hit the new pitch, number 9. Furuya is Seidou's starting pitcher and only at the top of the eighth, Sawamura is sent to the mound. [26]. -, "This guy is a great deal more dangerous than we pegged him to be." Miyuki then calls for a changeup, which Sawamura learnt before the quarterfinals thanks to the advices from Ochiai. Seidou scored 1 more run in the 9th. [40] Asada notes that Sawamura is a pitcher who can throw accurately to the chest every time regardless of how far away he is. It doesn't take long until the first years are double digit runs behind and some of them start to give up. Sawamura was the captain of the Akagi Junior High baseball team. The finals end with Inashiro's win at 5-4. He runs into Miyuki who is also late. After eliminating those that were unstable, they have come up with the Numbers which consist of at least 11 types of different pitches. This turned out to be incorrect however, perhaps due to Ochiai thinking that Sawamura is unable to naturally produce breaking pitches as Sawamura's pitches stopped breaking irregularly during the time he had the yips where he relies more heavily on his 4-seam fastball. Miyuki, who walked in on their conversation, gets angry and scolds Sawamura. 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. Chris was the one who made Sawamura think about his weapon his moving ball and told him to polish it. Starting out at Seidou isn't exactly smooth sailing for the ray sunshine that is Sawamura. Seidou's first opponent was Eigen High. Wakana is Sawamura's childhood friend who cares deeply about him. Wamura (by Kanemaru) It's the best kind of pitching. His weaknesses at the beginning were batting, outfield defense, and his pitching control. Sawamura jams the next batter, getting out of the pinch. 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. [37] Known to most in-universe characters as Sawamura's winning or strike-out pitch. Seidou's regular players are switched in as pinch hitters and their efforts earned Seidou another run. 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. 6. Sawamura remembers all that he's learned from Chris. Coach Kataoka explains that this is the result of the opponent going all out. Sawamura too is awed and recalls Furuya telling him that he'll be the one taking the ace title. Sawamura is a lean-built teenager of average height. Miyuki then calls for an inside pitch but Sawamura hits the batter, resulting in an unstable performance. He tells Sawamura that he is counting on him. Sawamura Eijun | Source: Fandom There have been a lot of changes, with a major one being the ace. I thought he was nothing more than just your run-of-the-mill relief pitcher, but I can't fathom him." It was a tearful farewell. One of Sawamura's fastball was clocked at 135 km/h. [45] Miyuki then reveals that the crossfire Sawamura has thrown in the previous match was in fact a cutter and asks Azuma to help them practice the new pitch.[46]. 7 and beyond is still unstable. Sawamura Eijun has replaced Furuya Satoru as the ace. Sawamura is a hotheaded and loudmouthed youth who usually comes off as obnoxious. 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. Miyuki goes to Sawamura reminding him that his teammates are there for him. [1] The series is listed for 52 episodes. Kuramochi, next to Miyuki, is the person who always teases Sawamura. He also provided Eijun with some important insights on Chris's early training methods to strengthen his core prior to pitching training. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. Rei says that the way he pumped up his team (composed of amateurs) in junior high, was the mark of a true ace. A few days before the finals Sawamura wants to take the next step - after watching Yakushi's Sanada, he wants to learn the cutter. The first season began on October 6, 2013 and consisted of 75 episodes. -, "To abuse the friends who take the time to practice with you? Kawakami and Yui battery comes in to relief and despite ceding 1 run, they closed out the game for a win. If you ask for Furuya, look up any episode and its glorifying Furuya. ; All of the Other Reindeer: His junior high teammates weren't fond of him due to his . They have the habit of checking each other's faults and even openly commenting on it. [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. Sawamura was motivated to give his best to answer the coach's expectation. 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. Kawakami was the starting pitcher for the first match of the Tournament for Seidou while Sawamura is in reserve and Furuya playing outfield. But this time under the name 'Ace of Diamond Act II. Sawamura started playing baseball because of. This shows the battery has complete trust in one another. On the top of the 3rd inning, Miyuki began mixing up a few of the Numbers' pitches into his lead in combination with Sawamura's straight fastball to great success and he was able to get another 3 up 3 down. On top of the ninth inning Tanba and Miyuki close out the game. Sawamura confronts Chris and apologizes, asking for another chance. I won't waste even one pitch, one second. 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