Who is Sawamura Eijun in Diamond no Ace amino? Sawamura yells at Furuya from the bullpen saying not to get flung around by the batters' bunting stance. Facing the 4th and 5th batter with bases loaded, Sawamura pitches tight to the corners and quickly scores 2 strike outs to close out the inning, effectively stopping Ichidai's momentum. Because the infinite what ifs, can ruin somebody. I'm going to make him acknowledge me. He comes from the prefecture of Nagano (Ina, Nagano), where he played baseball at Akagi Junior High. 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. Kawakami was the starting pitcher for the first match of the Tournament for Seidou while Sawamura is in reserve and Furuya playing outfield. With Seidou leading by 10 runs, the game was called after the 7th inning. 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. Sawamura's showing that off again and impresses the coach. Urabe was batting 5th and was retired by Sawamura along with the other cleanups. 6. [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. The one who created this mood is undoubtedly Sawamura, who gets not dejected after facing his roommate, Masuko in a battle of power and loses. Ace of Diamond has been a long and tumultuous road for main character and pitcher Eijun Sawamura. During their next match against Akikawa, the opposing batters don't swing at Furuya's pitches and try to tire Furuya with bunts. It was part of Weekly Shnen Magazine from 2006 to 2015. Did Sawamura become ace? An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act II has been announced, and it premiered on April 2, 2019. Chris was the one who made Sawamura think about his weapon his moving ball and told him to polish it. Sawamura closes out the top of the 2nd inning cleanly with 3 ups and 3 downs. Sawamura thinks that he is yet to be acknowledged by the coach. Failing the challenge, Sawamura was not allowed to participate in practice as promised. After the coach has revoked Tanba's status as the ace, a match between the first years and their upperclassmen takes place[13]. Sawamura faces Narumiya, who sees this as an insult. [36] This prompts Ochiai to have to re-evaluate Sawamura's value as a pitcher. -, "I don't know what you are battling with right now, Furuya. The finals end with Inashiro's win at 5-4. -, "I won't lose to the substitute treatment! Shortly after their loss against Inashiro, Furuya tells Sawamura that he'll be the "Ace" of the team. 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. Because even though he got laughed at, he stated his goal confidently in front of everyone. Sawamura doesn't want Raichi to hit and throws a strike just to the inside. For the first time since the match against Azuma, Sawamura and Miyuki form a battery. Sawamura continues to practice alone and is surprised when Chris joins him. But isn't taking down the batter in front of you the sole duty of a pitcher?! 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. Is Ace of the Diamond over? Sawwa () (by Kanemaru)[2], 2-seam Fastball They started working together to slowly polish Sawamura's skills. Sawamura manages to send Kanemaru and Yui home, due to a Squezze play. 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. In junior high nobody could do that. Thanks to Chris' guidance, Sawamura learned the pick-off techniques and how to watch out for runners when pitching. Sawamura did not pitch in the second round. 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. Back at Seidou, Sawamura practices with the net, while Furuya is running nearby. He also provided Eijun with some important insights on Chris's early training methods to strengthen his core prior to pitching training. If you ask for Furuya, look up any episode and its glorifying Furuya. Ouya starts to play mind games on Sawamura, first making him commit a balk[18] followed by a RBI. 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. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. 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. Does Sawamura get the ace number? Sawamura too wonders about that. 7 to get out of trouble but Sawamura shakes off his sign, reminding Okumura to stick to the plan of preserving No. An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act IIhas been announced, and it premiered on April 2, 2019. Third member of the Ichinen Trio, Haruichi keeps Sawamura's manners and words in check. Back in the fall, we, too, got our butts kicked because of the devil's own guts that boy has." Seidou is eliminated and failed to qualify for the Kantou Tournament. Sawamura was the starting pitcher and he pitched 4 scoreless innings while struck out 4. What sport is Diamond no Ace? Next up is Ouya's clean-up and Miyuki again calls for the changeup, which Sawamura successfully executes, striking the batter out. The reason Sawamura's batting is so poor is because instead of trying to watch the ball closely and decide to swing or not, he would always swing at every pitch and for the majority of the time, missing spectacularly. Despite how hard Miyuki may be to deal with, Sawamura highly respects him and often does as he is told by Miyuki (despite resisting). Miyuki then calls for an inside pitch but Sawamura hits the batter, resulting in an unstable performance. At 1 out, runner on 1st and 3rd, Sawamura overwhelms the 5th batter with his fastball resulting in a blooper straight to Asou's location. The first season began on October 6, 2013 and consisted of 75 episodes. His crossfire pitches (from left batter's box pitching into a right hander's low inside corner) also look more deceptive and effective. After getting a strike with the splitter, the Seido battery throw a change up for the strike out. The Seido infield executes a defensive shift, drawing in closer to prevent a squeeze play. In the 7th inning with 2 outs and no runners, putting his feelings of not wanting to see his sempais go Sawaura strikes out the third batter with a pitch on the outside corner keeping up one of the best performances of him we'd seen all summer. Seidou's first opponent was Eigen High. He runs into Miyuki who is also late. Chimaru hits the first pitch with a grounder to third caught by Kanemru and easily threw to Maezono at first for the first out. If you have the ace number on your back, then take that one out and get back to the dugout!" [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. Seidou led Houmei High by 4 - 1 in the 7th inning where Sawamura comes to replace Furuya. After he familiarizes himself with the defensive responsibilities and techniques, Sawamura has been gradually solidifying his defensive skills throughout the course of his 1st year. He is also surprisingly level-headed in critical situations, but can also be swayed negatively, causing his performance to drop. Ichidai mounted their come back in the bottom of the 5th after Furuya walked a couple of batters and Yuki Masashi's fielding error. Sawamura understands the message and starts pitching to Miyuki's mitt. Pairing up with Sawamura was Okumura, whose game calling was to place emphasis on Sawamura's fastball going against Seihou's lineup. He tells Sawamura that he is counting on him. A sinking moving fastball thrown with a 2-seam grip or by grapping the ball with 5 fingers. Sawamura walked the next batter creating the first crisis Seidou faced in the match. Kawai of Seidou [1] In the dugout Kataoka explains that he didn't want to give their opponents anymore openings to exploit. Sawamura tried out the 2-seam fastball within the Fall Tournament and displayed it to the coaches and his team mates before the match against Yakushi. When Sawamura had the yips, Kanemaru was the first one to ask Chris to help Sawamura, implying he was worried about him. 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. (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 . Diamond no Ace Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. 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. ; Action Duo: With his batterymate Sawamura Eijun. Furuya and Eijun become instant rivals because they both wanted to be ace. 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. Thus, Sawamura does the towel drill and image training the night before the 3rd round match to prepare himself to contribute to the big upcoming match. Sawamura shakes off the sign understanding the batter, and wants to pitch to the inside. 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." Mima hits a Double on a fastball and put Hakuryu in an early scoring position. Seidou faces off against Maimon West High School in the West Tokyo qualifiers. However, this makes catching the ball difficult, as most catchers cannot predict where the ball will end up as well as making a challenge for Sawamura himself to properly control his pitches. He makes an error in judgement and is late on the first day. Agaisn't Sankou's main cannon, Hoshida, the battery manages to foul him with an inside pitch and gives him a strike with a perfectly caught low outside ball from Miyuki. He says that his qualities as a pitcher are being tested. Sawamura asks Kataoka to let him pitch at the fifth inning but Kataoka declines, telling Sawamura that assessing the situation and warming up are important functions of a reliever, shocking Sawamura. Sawamura is the starting and only pitcher of the match. The team reports Sawamura's performance to Miyuki in the evening, complimenting him for a fine game. Sanada hits Sawamura's cutter and it goes into center field. 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. 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. A fastball that breaks into the chest of a right-handed batter. 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 strikes Hoshida with a breaking ball to the outside corner sharing with us a bit of his thoughts on what type of ace he aims to be. Regardless, Amahisa prevented Seidou's sacrificial bunt and scoring attempts. With this, Sawamura shows his potential to be the ace for the first time. Sawamura eagerly claims his number, 20, despite not being called yet, but grateful that he really did get a number. Bunt Meijin While Shirakawa receives treatment in the dugout, his teammates try to encourage Sawamura but Miyuki notices his change after the dead ball, then sends a signal to their coach. 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. Furuya is Seidou's starting pitcher. Sawamura is at the bullpen throwing pitches not wanting to just sit and do nothing after seeing how Furuya pitched. Chris too became affected by Sawamura's optimism and passion and started to regain his former mentality during in the short time they formed a battery. Sawamura scores a strike with Number 7, the Cutter Kai, and receives much attention from Ichidai's Ace, Amahisa. With such a kid on the team, the team is bound to get stronger." Determined not to get anymore runs Sawamura strikes out the 1st and 2nd hole in the 6th Inning however Miyagawa sends a ball way back into center field allowing the main cannon to step foot onto the plate once again. 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. Sawamura has to form a battery with Takigawa Chris Yuu, while Furuya teams up with Miyuki. On the field, Kanemaru surprisingly has a nickname for Sawamura whenever he's doing well - "Wamura.". Sawamura is a hotheaded and loudmouthed youth who usually comes off as obnoxious. Getting too excited with pitching in the Koshien's environment for the first time, Sawamura tripped on the mound in his first pitch and his face turned red in embarrassment. He leaves the mound crying. 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. By the top of the 4th, Sawamura gives up the first hit of the game and the runner gets advanced into scoring position. As Miyuki and Sawamura watches the video, Miyuki thinks that Sawamura is trying his best to move on. Seidou batters opened up with 2 early runs from Amahisa in order to help ease up Furuya when he pitches. March 2020 is when the third season ended. There is a chance that Sawamura might not become ace. [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. 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