- Ryota Osaka (Eijun Sawamura (voice))
- Nobunaga Shimazaki (Satoru Furuya (voice))
- Takahiro Sakurai (Kazuya Miyuki (voice))
- Natsuki Hanae (Haruichi Kominato (voice))
- Shintaro Asanuma (Yoichi Kuramochi (voice))
Ace of the Diamond — S1E4
Episode: Are You Like Me?
Air Date: 2013-10-27
Runtime: 24 min
Overview
Seido faces off against Ichidai Third High School, the school that beat them last year. While their top-level offense rakes in runs, the ace Tanba struggles, and the game turns into a batting contest. However Sawamura isn't present. Instead he is training back at school. During his training Furuya, another first-year pitcher, approaches him. Showing sympathy to Sawamura's peculiar training method, Furuya offers to play catch with him. Sawamura is in a cheery mood with Furuya's kindness, but the speed of Furuya's throws far exceeds his expectations.