- 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 — S1E44
Episode: Best Pitch
Air Date: 2014-08-17
Runtime: 24 min
Overview
Sawamura faces off with Hino in a match-up that come determine the end result of the game. In the showdown Sawamura develops a new pitch, the crossfire pitch. Seido advances with an 8-3 win after Nori gives up an additional run. Sawamura gets to meet briefly with his friends before the team heads inside to watch the other semifinal match. This episode covers the second half of chapter 131 through the first half of 134.