Ace of the Diamond

Game set. Eijun Sawamura, the pitcher of a novice junior high baseball team, meets with a bitter walk-off loss. For Sawa…

Kazuya Miyuki becomes the catcher for Sawamura in a contest against Seido's dangerous clean-up batter, Kiyokuni Azuma. A…

Eijun is nervous about rooming with older teammates, but they make him feel a too little at home on his first night. Eij…

Seido faces off against Ichidai Third High School, the school that beat them last year. While their top-level offense ra…

Coach Katoka, or Shades as Onoda calls him, organizes a game between the first years and the non-starters on the second …

Thanks to the words of fellow first year Haruichi Kominato, Eijun makes it on base. Next Haruichi promises to bring him …

The game concludes, and Furuya and Masuko are promoted to varsity while Eijun and Haruichi are promoted to JV. Along wit…

Chris continues to leave practice early and give Eijun additional workouts. Eijun believes Chris is slacking off and has…

Sawamura begins to follow Chris every where to try and learn more about baseball. He also sits out of some practices so …

Chris finally tells Eijun what sets him apart is his moving fastball. He reveals all the training he's given Eijun could…

Eijun appears to have greater speed on his moving fast ball than ever before. However his control has gone hectic. After…

Chris has Miyuki join him and Sawamura in the bullpen as they try to master Sawamura's new pitching form and get him to …

To stop the attacks on Chris, Sawamura reverts back to his original pitching form while maintaining the wall against the…

Sawamura continues to train hard, but when Chris notices he is overworking, he has Miyuki pul lhim into the indoor train…

The training camp continues. The first-years can barely keep up with the harsh training. As Sawamura improves little by …

The practice game between Seido and Osaka Kiryu begins with Furuya determined not to give up any hits after remembering …

Kiryu's ace, Hiromi Toshi, continues to dominate Seido's batters as his speed increases as the game goes on. Miyuki deci…

Miyuki continues to try to get Sawamura to pitch inside and gain additional control, but his motivational speeches seem …

A 3-set of matches takes place to end the training week of hell as Inashiro Industrial vs. Seido, Inashiro Industrial vs…

The second half of the Seido, Shuuhoku match begins with Tanba unveiling his fork ball. Combined with his fastball and h…

Kanemaru helps Sawamura get ready for the exams. Until Sawamura passes all his exams, he will be ineligible to play in a…

Seido shows Maimon West that they are underestimating anyone in the tournament. After being retired 1-2-3 in the top of …

With a 15-0 lead in place, Seido brings in Sawamura to pitch inning 4. The game ends up being called, and Seido advances…

The match between Seido and Puplic Murata East ends with Seido getting another called game, 10-0 after 5 innings. Seido …

The night before the game, Coach Katoka stands in the batters box and has Sawamura pitch to him. Sawamura's pitch decide…

In the top of the first, Shunshin Yeung comes to the plate and forces Furuya to throw a meat ball which he nails to left…

As the heat continues to increase, Coach Katoka declares that if Furuya even lets one batter on base, he will switch him…

This episode serves as a recap of the first 27 episodes, showing how Eijun Sawamura joined the Seido High School Basebal…

Sawamura's moving fastball and four seamer continue to cause problems for Akikawa's batters. As Seido's batters start to…

Ichidai continues to watch the game between Seido and Akikawa, declaring the next team to score will win in this 2-2 tie…

After winning their match, Seido stays behind to watch Manaka's pitching in hopes of gaining a slight advantage in the q…

Raichi returns to the batters box for a second match against Manaka. While Manaka gets some good pitches in and appears …

The episode begins with Chris coaching the team on Yakusi's batting power and their true ace, Sanada, who comes out of t…

Raichi faces Furuya and manages to get a double. The next batter hits a single allowing Raichi to score and give Yasuki …

Furuya comes up to bat in the 7-spot and hits a solo homerun to make it 4-1 in the top of the 3rd. In the bottom of the …

Sanada comes on and reveals he has a dangerous cutter, shutting down Seido's batting strength. Chris tries to figure out…

Sawamura is given the role of pitching one more inning. After two outside pitches to Raichi, Sawamura finds himself up i…

After the captain hits a home run off Sanada, Seido once again leads by two runs. We reach the bottom of the eighth inni…

Tanba takes to the mound. After two fastballs Tanba has an 0-2 count lead. Miyuki calls for a curveball, but the curve p…

The top of the ninth takes place as the battle between Seido and Yakusi reaches its climax with a battle between Tanba a…

The results of the quarterfinals are shown. Seido learns they will be facing a giant who is a curve ball specialist in t…

The battle between Sensen and Seishun gets underway. Sawamura's friends arrive in the fourth inning to see that Seido tr…

Haruchi replaces Tanba in the batting lineup with the bases loaded in a 1-1 game in the top of the sixth. Haruchi falls …

Sawamura faces off with Hino in a match-up that come determine the end result of the game. In the showdown Sawamura deve…

After defeating Sensen Academy, Sawamura enjoys his time with his junior high friends. The second game of the semifinals…

As Nagao takes on Inashiro with his knuckle ball, Sakurazawa wait for their chance to score. However, Sakurazawa slowly …

After the game, Narumiya bumps into Miyuki. "Remember the last time all of us got together?" Carlos asks, as everyone Na…

As Seido finish reviewing Narumiya's pitching, Yuki talks about the confidence he has toward the final. His words were b…

The day before the final, Sawamura says he wants to learn a breaking ball to overcome his weakness. Azuma, an alumnus of…

The current third-years were called "the hopeless year" when they joined. Their upperclassmen had lost all hope for them…

Sakai is shocked from being taken off the starting roster for the final, and Coach Kataoka gives him some words of encou…

Narumiya strikes out Yuki, and Seido is reminded of Narumiya's strength. Furuya takes the mound in the bottom and starts…

After three innings, it's still a close final. Next up is the cleanup, Yuki, and Narumiya changes his gears. Baiting wit…

In the top of the fifth, Furuya gets a hit off Narumiya. It's the perfect chance to tie the game, and Shirasu, batting n…

When Inashiro has two outs with the bases loaded, Tanba pulls through to get Seido going. However, Narumiya and Harada c…

Seido's loss seems imminent against the mighty Inashiro. To make things worse, Tanba's leg cramps at the bottom of the s…

Sawamura strikes out Narumiya with three pitches. Miyuki's bold strategy and Sawamura's strong heart lift the tension in…

Seido scores a run. Haruichi stands in the batter's box in place of Ryosuke as a pinch hitter. Seido has high expectatio…

It's Yuki versus Narumiya. Yuki hits Narumiya's changeup with his unparalleled concentration, and Seido turns the game a…

At the top of the ninth, Inashiro is behind by a run. "I can't picture us losing," says Narumiya as he reflects on the l…

The unique experience of pitching in the last inning of a tournament final pressures Sawamura like never before. Carlos …

With a runner in a scoring position, Inashiro's cleanup, Harada, stands at bat. Victory is one step away, but the challe…

An unbelievable turn of events happens at the bottom of the ninth. Inashiro's ace, Narumiya, turns the game around with …

After losing the final, things are looking grim at Seido. Haruichi has locked himself in his room. "Somewhere in my hear…

As the new captain, Miyuki tells the team his will, "I want to be greedy about winning." The second-years who were overs…

The night before the national final, Narumiya lowers his head to his teammates and surprises everyone. Next day, Narumiy…

The new team at Seido isn't meshing well just yet. The result of the practice games has been 8 wins and 4 losses with no…

To everyone's surprise, the game against Yakushi is a pitcher's game. Furuya takes Raichi out going three for three that…

Furuya closes six innings without conceding any runs, and the crowd is excited to see the making of a true ace at Seido.…

After conceding three runs without getting any outs, Sawamura is switched out of the game. "If I walk off here, I'll nev…

Sawamura isn't himself anymore with the yips, but everyone still has faith in him that he'll be back. While the team is …

Coach Ochiai and Coach Kataoka have conflicting opinions, but the fall tournament is going well for the team. While Sawa…

The third years are left speechless hearing about the resignation of the coach. Coach Kataoka puts the current team thro…

The first and second-years find out about Coach Kataoka's resignation, and they are flustered. Isashiki doesn't feel any…

Maezono hits a home run at the top of the ninth, evening out the game at 3-3, and at the bottom of the ninth, Sawamura f…