Ace of the Diamond

At the Baseball Kingdom magazine office, Mine looks back to the summer tournament. The game between Yakushi and Seido wa…

Inashiro and Seido met in the final. Inashiro played around their unparalleld ace, Narumiya. Whereas Seido relied on the…

Tanba got a leg cramp and couldn't continue, so Sawamura came out at the bottom of the seventh. Yuki turned the game aro…

Seido draws into the most competitive bracket in their attempt to win the tournament. The first opponent is Teito, and t…

A huge crowd gathers at Edogawa City Baseball Stadium to watch the game between Seido and Teito. At the top of the first…

The game is paused due to the rain. Mukai stretches in his dugout, Furuya looks spaced out, and Sawamura is pitching in …

Sawamura makes a great relief. However, Mukai, as the self-proclaimed best pitcher his year, continues to toy the Seido …

Mukai scatters his pitches offensively, but Tojo puts up a good fight and gets on base. Kuramochi follows after, and the…

Seido beats Teito, and the team is excited to play Inashiro again. Being influenced by how Maezono swings his bat every …

It's Seido vs Nanamori, and Coach Kataoka has made a big roster change. Haruichi, Furuya, Tojo, and Kanemaru — four firs…

Sawamura overcomes the yips and shows off an impressive pitching job against Nanamori Academy. "You can be in contention…

Inashiro vs Ugumori. At the bottom of the seventh, Tadano and Narumiya are having a difficult time seeing eye to eye aga…

Inashiro is defeated, and the Seido Nine, who were hoping to take down Inashiro themselves, are visibly disturbed by the…

Ugumori vs Seido. Ugumori's cleanup, Umemiya is at bat, and Furuya pitches a high fastball remembering the conversation …

Umemiya pitches a power curveball to finish off Miyuki, but Miyuki manages to react quickly, thanks to Watanabe's scouti…

Bottom of the seventh, Seido is batting. Tojo hits a double into the right-center field. Higasa follows up with a two-ru…

A hit makes a bad bounce in front of Haruichi, and Seido misses out on a double play. Now, Ugumori has the bases loaded …

Bottom of the eighth, it's two outs with a runner on third, and Umemiya face off against Miyuki. Miyuki hits long but st…

It's the final inning, and Umemiya's at bat. Sawamura's concentration peaks. "I won't run away." Sawamura's cutter goes …

Seido High School makes the round of eight, but Miyuki is overstressed by his role as the captain. "I thought that with …

"I don't want to quit the team," Watanabe says strongly. Miyuki and Maezono may have some issues, but the second-years a…

At Seido's indoor practice area, Sawamura is trying to learn a breaking ball. He's having difficulties pitching any brea…

The runner on first takes a big lead. As Sawamura tries to throw to first, the runner on third runs, and Sawamura stops …

Sawamura goes three for three in the bottom of the fifth. Next inning, Kuramochi gets a hit off the first pitch, and Shi…

Oya has runners on first and second with only one out, and the cleanup, Kasuga, is up next. However, Sawamura can't supp…

Sawamura pitches all nine innings with a stellar performance, and Seido advances to the semifinals. Chris can't help but…

Furuya's injury is healed, and after seeing Sawamura's great performance, he is more than ready to pitch. Kawakami conti…

Coach Kataoka organizes an intrasquad scrimmage between the first-string and the second. Furuya is the starting pitcher …

A middle-aged man watches the intrasquad game. He is none other than Eijiro Sakaki, the man who made Seido's baseball te…

The sound of metal bats ring through the field of Yakushi High School. Sanada, the ace, is showing meticulous batting wo…

The game between Seiko and Seido begins. Seiko's catcher, Masu, is up at bat. Miyuki is wary of him, as he's both the le…

Seiko is behind by five runs at the top of the fourth. Their cleanup, Nagata, is up at bat and pressures Furuya with his…

Seiko takes back one run, but Seido doesn't allow any more. Likewise, Ogawa isn't giving Seido an easy time. Furuya play…

At the top of the eighth, Seiko is ready to turn the game around. Seiko's energy puts Sawamura off his game. Tamaki is u…

Miyuki uses everything inside him to stop Ogawa as he tackles into home plate. Masu criticizes his dangerous play but co…

Miyuki takes the bat at the bottom of the tenth and hits cleanly off of an inside pitch into his chest — the game ending…

Coach Todoroki quickly puts Sanada on the mound in the bottom of the third inning after seeing Amahisa's ability as a pi…

Top of the eighth, Amahisa hits Mishima with his pitch, and Coach Todoroki is extatic. With runners on first and second,…

The final against Yakushi is tomorrow, and there's a lot of tension at Seido. However, Furuya went to the doctor and was…

The third-years stop by the night before the final. Sawamura asks Chris for some advice on his two-seamer. The third-yea…

It's time for the Tokyo Fall Tournament Final. It's Yakushi's chance to go to nationals for the first time, and Seido's …

Yakushi's chance to score in the bottom of the first inning is crushed by Shirasu's super catch in the outfield. With th…

Raichi stands on the mound. Raichi's fastballs get faster every pitch, and Maezono strikes out. Raichi's strong performa…

Kawakami gives up a home run to Raichi and a hit to Sanada. Kuramochi and Haruichi gets a double play in order to back K…

Maezono's pressure overwhelms Raichi and hits a fly allowing Kuramochi to come home and tie the game. Raichi comes to re…

It's the bottom of the fifth, and Yakushi is up to bat. Mishima stands in the batter's box ready to hit but falls short …

Miyuki gets his ribs checked out. In the bottom of the sixth, Sawamura shows a strong performance going three for three.…

Sawamura strikes out Raichi three for three! He also strikes out Sanada! Sawamura and Miyuki put up a strong fight again…

The Tokyo Fall Tournament Final is nearing its end. With Yakushi leading 3-4, we go into the top of the ninth inning. Ku…

At the top of the ninth, Seido is behind 3-4. Haruichi gets a base hit, and Miyuki follows up with one as well. Next up …

It's the bottom of the ninth, and Seido leads 5-4. Furuya stands on the mound putting fear into Yakushi's batters with h…