Seidou's regular players are switched in as pinch hitters and their efforts earned Seidou another run. 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. Sawamura scores a strike with Number 7, the Cutter Kai, and receives much attention from Ichidai's Ace, Amahisa. After combining his original form of raising his knee high and his new wall form, he was finally able to complete his new style. 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. [30] However, he still misses a lot so naturally his peers were doubtful. Sawamura was motivated to give his best to answer the coach's expectation. Top of the 3rd, Seidou is facing Ichidai's ace, Amahisa, who gives up two strikes wanting to hit the new pitch, number 9. -, "Just now, it really felt like I managed to transfer my power to the ball!" Bottom of the 4th,. Hongou however was the more consistent pitcher and he delivered Seidou a complete shutout game with Komadai winning 2 - 0 over Seidou. 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 inning, Seidou targets Ouno's Slider and widen their lead to 3 - 0. He meets Kominato Haruichi and Furuya Satoru along with other first years. A player who really came from Asia and became famous. At school, students muse why Sawamura is included in the roster when he's doing so poorly at practice. Sawamura then raised his level again and shut-out the remaining batters, squandering yet another scoring opportunity for Hakuryu. But not Sawamura - when he's at bat, he barely gets on base due to an error of the catcher. 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. 3rd base runner attempted to score but was prevented by Asou's excellent throw, retiring him at home plate. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. The first part of the manga can easily be renamed as ,"Furuya no ace". He calls Coach. [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 has developed his cutter into what is referred to as the "Revised Cutter" by his 2nd year. Sawamura is the starting and only pitcher of the match. Sawamura has to form a battery with Takigawa Chris Yuu, while Furuya teams up with Miyuki. Ace of Diamond has aired three seasons so far. On the field, Kanemaru surprisingly has a nickname for Sawamura whenever he's doing well - "Wamura.". Bitter than pain and grief. He was surprised when Sawamura achieved this within one week with the help of Coach Kataoka. 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. Sawamura is seen cheering from the dugout with the number 18. Ichidai however like any team who plays to win will not let up. Sawamura started playing baseball because of. Yet the little bastard sure throws some really sharp and lively stuff. The series is listed for 52 episodes. He suggested Miyuki to call for the Numbers inside the zone early so he can contain his pitch count in the first half of the game which should enable him to pitch a complete game. In fact, that's just that, and the proportion of the total number of players is very small. He confronted Chris and apologized, asking for another chance. 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. Kanemaru brings the ice and is worried about his teammate, because Sawamura didn't say anything since he got subbed and just sat silently on the bench. Sawamura's Splitter has been relatively unstable, being on and off at times and rarely sees much usage within a game compare to the remaining pitches. At the start of the first inning Miyuki tells Sawamura to be himself and pitch like usual. The 4th batter capitalized on Sawamura;'s wavering moment after the Walk and landed a long hit on the 1st pitch. Chris and Sawamura had an unpleasant first encounter when Sawamura was left under Chris's care, both not being particularly fond of each other. On top of the 6th inning, the battery faces Mima again and uses everything within their arsenal against him while Mima was unfazed by the challenge and he continued to foul one pitch after another. In the end Sawamura and Haruichi are the ones chosen for the first string. Before he leaves the dugout, Kataoka makes sure that Sawamura is aware of the situation the team is faced with. He is respectful towards majority of his senior teammates like Chris, Yuuki, Isashiki, and Ryosuke, but he is more familiar towards his roommates Kuramochi, Masuko and Asada, as well as Miyuki. During the summer tournament, Sawamura would always ask Haruichi to catch for him to warm up. Sawamura throws an imperfect pitch and Kengo hits over the right fielder for a Double. They started talking about how Seidou have been winning a lot of their practice matches and how strong they are looking. Sawamura, in his own way lets everyone know he's mad, but is aware of the limits of his abilities. 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. Fourth to bat is Sasaki hits the outside pitch bringing home Ichida Sankou marking the first point of the game. Luckily, their relationship was repaired and they are back to being friends again. 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]. What sport is Diamond no Ace? Hell, even if the entire world thinks it's okay, I'll never accept it." Seidou's opponent in the Semi Final was Ichidaisan High, one of Seidou's long time established rival in the same block. In the second series it seems it will finilly be the turn for Sawamura to shine in the koshien , it seems lol. The finals end with Inashiro's win at 5-4. 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. Seidou gets out of the 1st inning with two lost runs. He Who Is Called "Ace" ( Japanese: "" "su" to Yobareru Hito) is the eighth episode of the Haiky!! 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 finished the game pitching 8 innings with 2 lost runs and 7 hits in a 4 - 2 victory against Kokonoe. 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. The anime follows the manga, so it makes no difference if you read it or watch it. After all, his own determination is what matters the most." March 2020 is when the third season ended. [37] By his 2nd year, Sawamura worked with Miyuki throughout Spring break to "thoroughly" try out numerous grips. Diamond No Ace Season 4: The Release Date The first Season of Diamond No Ace got premiered on 6 October 2013. . But Sawamura is eager to learn new things even after making mistakes, which he tries to realize and prevent in the future. For the first time since the match against Azuma, Sawamura and Miyuki form a battery. To face off against Narumiya, Miyuki gets aggressive, calling three straight fastballs to the inside that Eijun delivers to strike Narumiya out. Seemingly affected by this fielding error Sawamura gives up a walk next. Ace of Diamond Is Diamond no Ace good? 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. With the help of Kataoka (who has been watching over him the entire time although seemingly ignoring him for so long) Sawamura is able to polish his own special pitch in just one week. Palmball, Sawamura Eijun is the protagonist of the series. He also provided Eijun with some important insights on Chris's early training methods to strengthen his core prior to pitching training. Kawakami was the starting pitcher for the first match of the Tournament for Seidou while Sawamura is in reserve and Furuya playing outfield. ; Affectionate Nickname: Sawamura starts calling him "Cap" in Act 2 and it eventually starts catching on with the team as well. Sawamura has a habit of throwing to check the runner rather excessively before he pitches whenever he sees the lead of the runner is too big. 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]. In the fourth inning Sawamura is pitching and Yakushi takes the lead. Sawamura too is awed and recalls Furuya telling him that he'll be the one taking the ace title. ", "There he goes! About Diamond no Ace Ace of Diamond is a Japanese shnen baseball manga series by Yuji Terajima and published by Kodansha. At the bullpen, Sawamura warms-up with Miyuki and unknowingly throws to the inside, surprising his teammates. Sawamura's strengths are his infallible spirit, bunting, infield defense, and his idiosyncratic pitches. Okumura wants to use Sawamura's No. ", "I want him to acknowledge me. The Cutter is the first breaking fastball that Sawamura properly learns. What happens in Diamond no Ace? 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. Ace Of Diamond is based on the Diamond no Ace manga . Sawamura said that because his team has lost there's nothing to talk about which Amahisa disagrees saying that the team is besides the conversation between pitchers and carried on with his questions. Miyuki calls for a ball for the first pitch to see how Raichi reacts. In the 8th inning, Sawamura presumably retired Ichinose and faces Akashi for the final time. 1.[6]. Miyuki, who walked in on their conversation, gets angry and scolds Sawamura. But, true to their style, they strike out Amahisa with the new pitch, much to his dismay. His weaknesses at the beginning were batting, outfield defense, and his pitching control. Once again the batter have problems figuring out Sawamura's pitching form and can't get the timing right. Sawamura remembers all that he's learned from Chris. On his first day of training, Sawamura oversleeps. 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. 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. Ichidai's lead-off man, Chimaru, bats first. However, after learning the proper pitching grip for the 4-seam fastball, Sawamura's fastball stabilized and stopped breaking irregularly. What kind of flower will bloom in the future is up to you." With Nori out it's on him and Furuya to pitch this game. Sawamura believes that unless he's able to do so, no matter how much time's passed, he won't be recognized. But he throws way too low and he unconsciously run away from the inside corner of the zone, which was his strength. Diamond no Ace Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. 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 he arrives at Seidou, he quickly makes himself known for his stupidity, especially because of his strange antics and his mediocre knowledge about baseball. Sawamura continues to strike out Akikawa and the crowd is impressed, as well as Chris and Kataoka who compliments Sawamura. Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution. 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. With their success and deep run in the Fall Season, Seidou was seeded for the Tournament and was bypassed to the 3rd round. On top of the sixth, Furuya faces some difficulties and while Miyuki thinks of what he can do to fix it, Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution and sends in Sawamura. . After striking out Sawamura, Kuramochi is up and after a few balls and fouls he hits center field getting to first base. In the Final of the Fall Tournament, the battery pulled off one of their greatest achievements so far. Kataoka then entrusts Sawamura the eighth, who manages to hold the Yakushi batters down. 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. -, "His attitude of moving forward is his best weapon." Despite this, Sawamura appears unfazed. In his 2nd year, Sawamura is looking to learn more about game calling to have a better understanding of Miyuki's call in order to improve himself. Has this school that's known for baseball forgotten the importance of that?" series, written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate and published in the manga magazine, Weekly Shnen Jump. In the 8th inning Seidou's mood is brought back out by their resident loud mouth and ace and Kawakami showing his support by shadow pitching in the bullpen. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. With 57% of the votes, Yaku is runner-up and Nishinoya has won the libero popularity poll, remaining undefeated! Tanba gives the ball to Sawamura and says that he's the ace now. Split-finger Fastball Sawamura upped his gear and proceeded to strike out the Clean-up and retire the 5th batter to avert the early crisis. Sawamura thinks that he is yet to be acknowledged by the coach. Shortly after their loss against Inashiro, Furuya tells Sawamura that he'll be the "Ace" of the team. Chris has a high opinion of Sawamura, both as a teammate and as a pitcher. This form causes his throwing arm to come out much later and causes the ball to move more. Sawamura is overjoyed and he roars. Kanemaru is Sawamura's classmate who at first refused to acknowledge him, believing Sawamura was all talk. The crowd cheers and so does Sawamura, who impress both Miyuki and Furuya with his attitude. At the last second Kuramochi catches the ball near the outfield, resulting in two outs and runner on third. Coach Raizou correctly assumes that Sawamura's pitch is a moving fastball. Sawamura gets no chance to play in one of these matches, although asking Kataoka's permission to pitch, who however declines. [40] Sawamura's accurate control allows him to get strike on the corners more reliably compared to his first year and, when coupled with the rich variety of pitches he possesses, gives batters a difficult time predicting what type of pitch he may throw next. Sawamura then walked Akashi on base; in addition, Okumura dropped the final pitch on the ground, allowing Ichinose to steal to 3rd putting runner in scoring position for the 2nd time in the match. Sawamura laughs and apologizes for passing on the baton in a pinch. In the seventh and final batter of the seventh, the match between Seido and Yaya Prince is on. Kawakami takes over and tells him that his feelings reached everyone and asks him if he can let them handle the rest. 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. 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. 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. Ryota Ohsaka, Eijun Sawamura's voice, teased the audience by hinting at an anime in the future. Furuya is the starting pitcher and is later replaced by Tanba. Getting riled up from the battle of spirit going on Sawamura pitches a dead ball walking Miyagawa to first base. Sawamura eagerly claims his number, 20, despite not being called yet, but grateful that he really did get a number. 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. [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. I won't waste even one pitch, one second. Kawakami and Yui battery comes in to relief and despite ceding 1 run, they closed out the game for a win. 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. Sawamura realizes that he has to move on too and asks Miyuki if he could watch the finals video again. November 10, 2013 07 7 and No. Miyuki compliments Sawamura, saying that it was thrilling to catch for him but ironically, Sawamura thought it was sarcasm from the captain. One pitch hits Shirakawa's helmet, shocking everyone. Sawamura however was disappointed with himself that he was tired after only 115 pitches and was subbed out in the 8th inning. After regaining his composure, Sawamura does a good job keeping Ouya to two runs. Haruichi is surprised that Eijun managed to get on base and asks for a player substitution, sending himself as the pinch hitter. Sawamura confronts Chris and apologizes, asking for another chance. On top of the ninth, Kawakami is on the mound and outs the batter. Furuya is Sawamura's rival within Seidou. They should switch gears and move on. Fifth batter is Adachi hits a grounder which is caught by Haruichi and gets him out. He runs into Miyuki who is also late. [54]. He has dark brown hair with brown eyes that sometimes appear golden during intense moments. 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. 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. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. He continues to strike the following batters, stopping Teito's momentum. Sawamura fueled by Nori enters the 'mode' for the first time in this tournament to Miyuki's greatest pleasure and strikes out Ichidai's ace showing off his new back-door pitch. Sawamura walked the next batter creating the first crisis Seidou faced in the match. Sawamura became by time a natural violent professional boxer with a tendency to foul when there was reason. [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. Kataoka allows Sawamura to continue under 1 condition that if he were to let any runner get on base, he would be subbed out and Sawamura complied. 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. After polishing his pitch, the second string team has a practice match[15], which is the last chance for Sawamura to get into the first string. Sawamura doesn't want Raichi to hit and throws a strike just to the inside. He says that his qualities as a pitcher are being tested. Sawamura faces Akashi next and jams him with a fastball inside; however, the batter brought Sawamura's pitch to center field for a Single. Ace of Diamond has been a long and tumultuous road for main character and pitcher Eijun Sawamura. He performs stable until he faces Inui Kengo on the top of the eight. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. The next dispute follows immediately and Sawamura claims that he came to Seidou to be the ace. On top of the 7th inning, Sawamura struggles to control his Numbers and ended up walking a runner after getting 1 out. Sawamura continues to practice alone and is surprised when Chris joins him. 7 to get out of trouble but Sawamura shakes off his sign, reminding Okumura to stick to the plan of preserving No. This is Sawamura's game debut and his first pitch goes straight into the batter's back. Furuya and Eijun become instant rivals because they both wanted to be ace. Though they weren't even interested in sports to begin with, they stuck with him to the end. One of Sawamura's fastball was clocked at 135 km/h. Your very existence is scary. -, "You can't play baseball by yourself! The first season was adapted back in October 2013, then Season 2 came in April 2016 and lastly, Act 2 started its adaptation in April 2019 and has now just ended. After Sensen takes back one run the team tries to lighten the mood so Sawamura can relax, but Miyuki only riles him up. 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 Seidou's first opponent was Eigen High. Since Sawamura is a left-handed pitcher, his circle changeup breaks down and away from a right handed batter, making it an effective pitch against right-handed players; however, due to the very same reason, it is a disadvantage when used against a left-handed batter unless Sawamura can precisely nail his control. 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. Kataoka tells Sawamura to practice on his own and to avoid contact with the ball. 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. So I don't want to be lectured by someone like you. -. In the bottom inning, Masashi's single HR punches a hole in the stalemate and the 3rd years' consecutive hits make it a 2-0 lead for Seidou. [36] This prompts Ochiai to have to re-evaluate Sawamura's value as a pitcher. Sawamura is the type of guy that want to be friends with as he just exudes positivity and genuine emotional power from every scene he's in. -, "I won't lose to the substitute treatment! Does Sawamura get the ace number? On top of the 2nd inning, Ichidais fourth batter, Hoshida, leads of. The first inning ends with 2 runs for Yura and 1 run for Seidou. -, "If he didn't have the will to advance forward, he wouldn't have raised his head. And with 52 episodes, it ended on 31 March 2020. Kataoka calls Furuya and pulls Sawamura out after asking Miyuki about Sawamura's condition. Later on, Wakana confesses that she wanted to watch Sawamura on his great development as a pitcher more closely. 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. 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. 1 / 2. Bottom of the 5th, Seidou's righties outright ignore the outside slider and instead target the inside corner. Sawamura could not even catch a fly ball to outfield that landed near his position properly and would always commit errors on defense. 3 hits, 2 walk and dead balls, 7 strike outs and 0 lost run.[20]. Naruta Tech is a powerhouse from Chiba that visited Seidou for a practice match and the school is famous for possessing a famous "South Paw Killer" cleanup in their team. If you ask for Furuya, look up any episode and its glorifying Furuya. Born in the Kanagawa Prefecture, he is a very calm and quiet person, often acting as tsukkomi to Sawamura Eijun's boke. I really like how. Miyuki then calls for a changeup, which Sawamura learnt before the quarterfinals thanks to the advices from Ochiai. 11 for the later half of the game. Various schools notice the Seidou team as they walk by. 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. After the match, Sawamura finally sees his old Junior High team again who came to cheer for him. Because even though he got laughed at, he stated his goal confidently in front of everyone. The match turned out to be a tightly contested pitcher duel between Sawamura and Seihou's Ace, Akashi with both pitchers going all out from the beginning, creating a stalemate game. Tachi tells Sawamura, Haruichi and Furuya that watching them play reminded him of his old days, then tells them to work hard. Now, he only has one dreamto become the ace pitcher of his team. The team reports Sawamura's performance to Miyuki in the evening, complimenting him for a fine game. Sawamura tested out a new revised Splitter grip and by having one finger on the seam and one off the seam instead of staying away from the seams completely like a normal Splitter grip, he was able to get behind the ball more and transfer more force into it, giving it more velocity and the pithch also has both the sinking action of a Splitter as well has a tailing action of a 2-seamer/sinker and is akin to a hybrid pitch between the two. All together, Ace of Diamond has had 174 episodes across its three seasons. 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. Rei and Chris observe them. Back in the fall, we, too, got our butts kicked because of the devil's own guts that boy has." 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. Amahisa happened to meet Sawamura in the hallway of the Stadium and began asking questions about Sawamura's new pitch, the Cutter Kai. This may adversely affect his straight fastball if he continues to hone the pitch so he sealed it away to avoid that risk ever since until Sawamura demonstrated it to Okumura before the Semi Final of the Tokyo Prefecture Summer Tournament. The captain of the opposing team starts to wonder if Sawamura is the real secret weapon of Seidou. ", "No matter what kind of situation, I will carry out my duty! A sinking moving fastball thrown with a 2-seam grip or by grapping the ball with 5 fingers. 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. Basically, Sawamura will be made the captain because of his unyielding . [38] During the training camp before the Summer Tournament, Sawamura's velocity was measured to be 138 km/h. -, "I don't know what you are battling with right now, Furuya. Lazybum0, Feb 11, 2017. He comes from the prefecture of Nagano (Ina, Nagano), where he played baseball at Akagi Junior High. Will the ace number of the blue road be taken by either Sawamura or Furuya this summer? 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. Rei says that the way he pumped up his team (composed of amateurs) in junior high, was the mark of a true ace." - Eijun during a match with the first years v.s the upperclassmen At a conversation with Takashima, Sawamura complains about Chris' apparent lack of motivation. Bottom of the 7th inning, Miyuki said he wants to mix in more Numbers to get batters out quickly and Sawamura complied, saying he has complete trust in Miyuki's lead. He is a pitcher who throws with his feelings and is never ashamed to show everyone what's on his mind. Following Seidou's win over Yakushi High in the Fall, Sawamura openly challenged Furuya for the ace title, and the latter accepted it. He is later seen watching the quarterfinals of the fall tournament, and he smiles when he sees Sawamura's outstanding pitching. 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