Diamond no Ace 51

This is a Chinese to English translation, so there might be errors...

Page 1
1st panel:
2nd panel:
Eijun: “Right fielder!”
3rd panel:
4th panel:
“The ball’s falling!”
“Runner, quick, run back to home plate!”
5th panel:
“Run… … Run…”
6th panel:
7th panel:
“…W…”
“Wow!”
Page 2
1st panel:
Eijun: “Nice catch!” (Smaller text: “Erm…” )
“Shirasu”
Eijun: “Shirasu-senpai!”
“It’s my first time seeing someone catch like that!”
2nd panel:
“Whew… Thank god we kept them to 0 runs…”
“This is bad for the heart…”
Rei: “It’s good that everyone is working this hard even with their fatigue from the training camp.”
3rd panel:
{What does the coach think about Sawamura’s pitching?}
4th panel:
“What are you doing?! To hit the ball like that when you are swinging the bat.”
“Ah… Yes…”
5th panel:
“The ball had more power behind it than I expected…”
“It felt like the ball, right before it reached the bat…”
6th panel:
{What?}
Page 3
1st panel:
“The ball was moving strangely…”
“That didn’t feel like a normal backspin fastball.”
2nd panel:
{To pitch a ball that moves right before it reaches the bat is a natural skill…}
3rd panel:
{During elementary or middle school, among those who had yet to receive official training, there are occasionally pitchers who are able to pitch these kind of balls...}
{For our players who are already used to pitching machinese, these type of pitch is very troublesome…}
4th panel:
{Kataoka-san}
{Could it be that your secret weapon is…}
Page 4
1st panel:
2nd panel:
3rd panel:
{Casual and natural…}
4th panel:
{An irritating batting posture.}
5th panel:
“You really won’t make it at all.”
Page 5
1st panel:
“No outs, runner on first and third. That double play,”
“Was just a stroke of good luck.”
“The last out you got was also just because of Shirasu’s fielding.”
“So although you kept them to 0 runs, it wasn’t because of your ability.”
2nd panel:
“If you keep on pitching easy balls like the one you did just now, it won’t be strange to see them keep on getting runs after runs.”
Eijun: {He’s picking on my faults…}
3rd panel:
“It’s because you kept asking for pitches to the inside corner!”
“If you had mixed some other balls in, I’ll…”
4th panel:
Miyuki: “What?
“What did you say? Can you repeat that?”
5th panel:
Miyuki:“You, do you have the ability to pitch an accurate ball to the outside corner?”
Eijun: “Ugh.. No, because…”
Miyuki: “Or the ability to pitch a breaking ball that would swerve to the outside corner from the inside corner?”
Eijun: “Ugh…”
6th panel:
“…”
“That’s why I have to keep on asking for pitches to the inside corner!”
Page 6
1st panel:
“Have you been looking at the opponent pitcher’s pitching?”
“For the two times he was up, all he’s been pitching to Tetsu-san is pitches to the inside corner!”
2nd panel:
3rd panel:
{Damn!}
{Didn’t even flinch…}
4th panel:
(If it’s like this, it’ll be hard to pitch to the outside corner.)
(Whatever it is, all I can do now is to ask for pitches that he’ll find hard to hit.)
5th panel:
Miyuki: “To put it simply, it’s because the catcher is trying to avoid a head-on battle with Tetsu.”
“Even if it’s four balls all the same, a four balls that’s trying to avoid a battle with the batter and a four balls that’s trying to pick a fight with the batter has a different meaning for the batter.”
Page 7
1st panel:
2nd panel:
“Four balls!”
3rd panel:
“OK OK, nice pitching!”
“I’ll throw the ball to you, Tachi!”
4th panel:
“Do your best against the next batter!”
5th panel:
{This pitcher’s pitches to the inside corner should be hard to hit…}
6th panel:
“And then…”
“The inside-corner-only attack will be ingrained into the mind of the next batter…”
Page 8
1st panel:
“Masuko, who’s up to bat after Tetsu”
“Will be lured to swing at a ball to the outside corner…”
2nd panel:
{Eh?}
3rd panel:
4th panel:
5th panel:
{It’s here!}
{An easy ball to the outside corner ----..}
6th panel:
Page 9
1st panel:
2nd panel:
3rd panel:
“First baseman!”
“I’ll do it!”
4th panel:
5th panel:
“Aah… A fly ball to first base…”
Matsuko: <Damn, so it was a slider!>
“What’s wrong? That batter whose batting fifth hasn’t been able to hit today…”
6th panel:
“….!!”
Page 10
1st panel:
“See?”
“Isn’t it deep? Pitching, that is…”
2nd panel:
“The only thing supporting your pitching right now is your vigour.”
“So why not try pitching balls to the inside corners with all your might?”
3rd panel:
Page 11
1st panel:
(Even though I’m being so arrogant…)
(I haven’t really been managing to hit today…)
2nd panel:
{If I don’t manage to hit something soon}
Furuya: <Stares---.>
3rd panel:
{These guys probably won’t hold back on teasing me…}
4th panel:
{I better choose the pitch to hit carefully---..}
5th panel:
6th panel:
Miyuki: <Scary…>
Page 12
1st panel:
{Even though we’ve managed to hold this batter down for the two turns he was up, I still don’t know what kind of batter he is…}
{He keeps on letting easy balls slip by, and purposely aim for harder-to-hit breaking balls…}
2nd panel:
{Whatever it is, let’s just use pitches to the inside corner against him!}
{And use a pitch to the outside corner or a fastball to finish him off.}
3rd panel:
4th panel:
5th panel:
“The runner is trying to steal a base--”
6th panel:
{What… He’s already winding up…}
7th panel:
{Tachi’s already forgotten that there’s a runner on base…}
Page 13
1st panel:
“Oh!”
2nd panel:
“Damn!”
3rd panel:
4th panel:
“Woaaah! The captain managed to steal a base!”
“What perfect movements!”
“That was just like the player Ochiai stealing a base!”
5th panel:
“Nice running!”
“Good job, Tetsu!”
Page 14
1st panel:
Chris: “He probably wanted to steal a base since the start…”
Coach: “Mm… That’s because there’s a huge difference in Miyuki’s concentration level between a situation where there’s a runner on first and where there’s a runner on second.”
2nd panel:
“The players are hitting depending on their own assessment of the situation…”
“Such a team would be strong…”
3rd panel:
“Tachi, there’s 4 more innings left!”
“Don’t let the opponents score even 1 more point!”
4th panel:
“Coach, wha…”
“What are you saying?
5th panel:
6th panel:
“If it’s you, you’ll be able to do it, won’t you?”
7th panel:
Page 15
1st panel:
Miyuki: “Hahaha! He actually gave instructions of not letting the opponent score anymore..”
“And after getting those instructions, that pitcher actually seems so happy…”
2nd panel:
“Kiryu is unexpectedly an interesting team!”
3rd panel:
“Mm… That’s because that’s probably the only good point about us..”
4th panel:
“Ugh, what are you talking about!”
“It’s only those two that do such things!”
Miyuki: “Ohho… That’s what I call self-abased and self-pity.”
“Don’t try to make me start laughing, idiot!”
5th panel:
{This guy…}
6th panel:
{Is actually able to be so calm…}
Page 16
1st panel:
{The runner managed to steal second base.}
{Tachi… Use a pitch to the outside corner to decide this!}
2nd panel:
“Use your trait of pitching a heavy ball…”
“And hold him down!”
3rd panel:
4th panel:
5th panel:
{Not bad!}
{It’s looking good---..}
6th panel:
Page 17
Page 18
1st panel:
2nd panel:
3rd panel:
4th panel:
5th panel:
“It’s in! A long hit that sticks close to the right foul line!”
“Miyuki really performs when there’s a runner on base!”
6th panel:
{How could this be?}
{He actually moved one step forward to hit the ball in that situation…}
7th panel:
(Against a pitcher that makes use of his arm strength to pitch)
(We have to use force to counter his!)
Page 19
1st panel:
“Ooh! He got back 1 point!”
“Nice batting, Miyuki!”
“We can still catch up!”
2nd panel:
“What aggressive batting!”
“That ball was actually forcible pulled to be a long hit…”
3rd panel:
{Woaah…}
4th panel:
{Woooooaah!}
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Seidou Player Encyclopedia
Vol. 10
Tanba Koichiro
-Place of birth Tokyo
-Position Pitcher
-Right-handed pitcher and batter
-Blood type A
-Tall stature fit for a right-handed pitcher
-A powerful curveball is his deciding pitch
-Highest speed for his fastball is 140km/h
-Hurt his arm in the autumn of his second year,
returned to the team in the spring of his third year.
-Being the starting pitcher of a school famous for its baseball team often brings him a lot of stress.
-Really wants to repay the coach for recommending him to enter the match in his first year.
-Favourite book: Taro Okamato’s [太郎に訊け!] series