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Diamond no Ace: Coach, I Want to Be a Batter, Not a Pitcher!

Chapter 62 62: Seido’s Ace and Fifth Batter · Nov 12, 2026

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51 Chapter 51 51: Seido’s Tradition 2026-11-12
52 Chapter 52 52: Intensive Training — Begins!!! 2026-11-12
53 Chapter 53 53: The Sweat of Youth and Passion 2026-11-12
54 Chapter 54 54: The Determination of the Starting Lineup 2026-11-12
55 Chapter 55 55: That’s It? Getting Old? 2026-11-12
56 Chapter 56 56: Silver Sinker 2026-11-12
57 Chapter 57 57: Seido vs Kiryu 2026-11-12
58 Chapter 58 58: Miyuki’s Sin 2026-11-12
59 Chapter 59 59: Osaka Kiryu’s Shock ( 100 Power Stone) 2026-11-12
60 Chapter 60 60: Who Doesn’t Have a Hidden Skill? 2026-11-12
61 Chapter 61 61: Seido’s Fourth Batter 2026-11-12
62 Chapter 62 62: Seido’s Ace and Fifth Batter 2026-11-12
63 Chapter 63 63: The Cunning Miyuki 2026-11-12
64 Chapter 64 64: An Unfathomable Pitch! A Powerful and Fearless Throw 2026-11-12
65 Chapter 65 65: The Cutter’s Surprise for Kiryu 2026-11-12
66 Chapter 66 66: A Surprisingly Low Pitch Count 2026-11-12
67 Chapter 67 67: The Sinker’s Despair for Kiryu 2026-11-12
68 Chapter 68 68: The Power of the Sinker 2026-11-12
69 Chapter 69 69: Inashiro Ace, King Narumiya Mei 2026-11-12
70 Chapter 70 70: Narumiya Mei’s Tricks 2026-11-12
71 Chapter 71 71: Narumiya Mei’s Provocation 2026-11-12
72 Chapter 72 72: A Head-on Clash! A Strong Response to the Provocation 2026-11-12
73 Chapter 73 73: Who Said These Are All My Trump Cards? 2026-11-12
74 Chapter 74 74: Shootball 2026-11-12
75 Chapter 75 75: The Summer Preliminaries Begin 2026-11-12
76 Chapter 76 76: Blind Cannon — Masashi 2026-11-12
77 Chapter 77 77: Masashi — Dangerous and Addictive 2026-11-12
78 Chapter 78 78: Preliminary Round 1 — Chris Starts 2026-11-12
79 Chapter 79 79: Good Swing. Don’t Swing Like That Next Time. 2026-11-12
80 Chapter 80 80: Chris Is Excited 2026-11-12
81 Chapter 81 81: The Trust of the Senior Students 2026-11-12
82 Chapter 82 82: The Arrogant Outfield Trio (100 Power Stones) 2026-11-12
83 Chapter 83 83: Addicted, Chris 2026-11-12
84 Chapter 84 84: An Inside-the-Park Home Run 2026-11-12
85 Chapter 85 85: The Speechless Trio 2026-11-12
86 Chapter 86 86: A Howl! The Outfield Interception! 2026-11-12
87 Chapter 87 87: The Shootball That Excited Chris 2026-11-12
88 Chapter 88 88: Your Goals as First Years 2026-11-12
89 Chapter 89 89: Untitled 2026-11-12
90 Chapter 90 90: The Evolutionary Direction of the Shootball 2026-11-12
91 Chapter 91 91: Two People Came to Ask for Advice 2026-11-12
92 Chapter 92 92: Silver Home Run 2026-11-12
93 Chapter 93 93: Signing In for 100 Days 2026-11-12
94 Chapter 94 94: Chris’s Rice Crackers Are Mine ( Bonus Chapter) 2026-11-12
95 Chapter 95 95: Pitch Pairing Strategy 2026-11-12
96 Chapter 96 96: A Powerful Offense 2026-11-12
97 Chapter 97 97: Playing with the Opponent 2026-11-12
98 Chapter 98 98: The Precise Machine — You Shunshin 2026-11-12
99 Chapter 99 99: If You’re So Good, Then You Do It! 2026-11-12
100 Chapter 100 100: A Powerful Response! 2026-11-12

In Ushijima’s memory, there were several true ”Diamond Aces.”

For example—

The opponent right in front of him.

Taichi Hiromi.

Osaka Kiryu’s Ace pitcher.

And their fourth batter.

Another example was Inashiro’s Narumiya Mei.

Also an ace.

Also a core batter.

Among high school players, this kind of two-way role—both pitching and hitting—wasn’t rare.

But in professional baseball?

Players who could truly dominate both sides of the game were almost nonexistent.

Which only proved one thing.

Anyone who could do both…

Was a monster.

”Come on… avenge what happened earlier, Captain.”

The catcher gave Taichi Hiromi a look and set his glove.

On the mound, Taichi felt it.

That pressure.

That fighting spirit.

Ushijima Wakatoshi stood in the batter’s box, completely locked in.

Eyes sharp.

Body coiled.

The aura around him was explosive.

It made Taichi’s heart skip for a second.

He’s already their ace…

And he’s also the fifth batter…

And he still dares to glare at me like that?

Anger surged up instantly.

”Then try hitting this!”

He threw with everything he had.

His best pitch.

The instant the ball left his hand—

Ushijima’s eyes snapped open.

At the same time—

Yuki on second base broke into a sprint.

Ushijima tracked the ball calmly.

Slider.

130 km/h.

Breaking from right to left… inside corner…

Clear.

Too clear.

Both hands tightened around the bat.

He swung.

CRACK!!!

A metallic explosion echoed across the field.

Everyone from Kiryu froze.

The ball rocketed out on a line—

CLANG!!!

It smashed directly into the left-field wall.

A laser shot.

Another extra-base hit.

And—

Almost the exact same spot where Yuki’s ball had struck just moments ago.

Less than a few centimeters apart.

”…!!!”

The entire stadium was stunned.

”I knew it,” Yuki smiled as he rounded third.

He didn’t even slow down.

Straight home.

Meanwhile—

Ushijima had already reached second.

But he kept going.

No hesitation.

”What?! He’s still running?!” the second baseman shouted.

”Third! Throw to third!!”

The left fielder fired the ball back desperately.

But Ushijima slid cleanly—

SMACK!

Dust exploded.

The third baseman caught the ball and looked down—

”SAFE!!”

The umpire’s arms spread wide.

Triple.

The crowd erupted.

”He turned that into a triple?!”

”That was a left-field hit!”

”It almost looked like a home run!”

”A triple is harder than a homer sometimes!”

”Ushijima is insane!!”

Cheers thundered across the stadium.

Kuramochi whistled with his hands in his pockets.

”Haha… that guy’s ridiculous. Turning that into third base?”

Kominato sighed.

”With those long legs… unfair advantage.”

”Yeah,” Kuramochi nodded. ”Home to third in under ten seconds, easy.”

”Long legs don’t always mean fast though, right Tanba?”

”...”

Tanba blushed and stayed silent.

Despite being just as tall… he absolutely couldn’t run like that.

Miyuki clicked his tongue.

”The attacks from those two cousins… that’s not human.”

”Yeah,” Isashiki muttered. ”Total monsters.”

On the other side—

Kiryu’s faces were pale.

Their coach nearly exploded.

”Are you kidding me?!”

”Fine—he pitches well. Fine—he hits hard. I can accept that!”

”Our Taichi does that too!”

”But that speed?!”

”A clean left-field hit with no errors—and he reaches third?!”

”That makes no sense!”

”If it was center field, maybe!”

”Right field, maybe!”

”But left field?!”

”That’s ridiculous!!”

Seido was simply too outrageous.

First-year ace shuts down their lineup.

First-year fifth batter smashes a triple.

One after another.

Like they were being toyed with.

Now it was Masuko’s turn.

Sixth batter.

They probably think I’ll play it safe… hit a short grounder… bring the runner home, he thought.

That was the textbook choice.

But Masuko glanced at Ushijima on third.

The two exchanged a quiet nod.

No small ball.

No fear.

We swing.

On the mound, Taichi felt cornered.

Two runs already gone.

If another scored, the game might spiral out of control.

His lips twisted into a fierce grin.

”Then let’s settle this.”

Two strikes.

Full count.

No room left to retreat.

Taichi Hiromi fired his sixth pitch at Masuko—

A psychological gamble.

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