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

Chapter 88 88: Your Goals as First Years · 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

”Pfft… Shootball?!”

Miyuki Kazuya shot to his feet.

He could no longer stay calm.

”What?!” the dugout echoed in shock.

Ushijima… can throw a shootball?

Tanba clenched his fists.

As a pitcher, he understood better than anyone how difficult that was.

He was still struggling to stabilize his forkball.

Mastering one breaking pitch was already exhausting.

And Ushijima?

He just casually revealed another one.

Kawakami stared at the mound in disbelief.

”He never mentioned it…”

Coach Kataoka’s expression darkened then shifted to something deeper.

”A trump card…”

”You really are bottomless, Ushijima.”

He slowly sat back down.

Four-seam.

Two-seam.

Sinker.

Cutter.

And now—

Shootball.

”Five types of pitches…” Rei Takashima whispered, adjusting her glasses with trembling fingers.

”And that shootball… it’s faster than his sinker.”

”Two-seam drifts slightly right.”

”Sinker drifts and sinks.”

”But that shootball—”

”It cuts outward with a rising angle.”

”At nearly 140 km/h…”

Her voice lowered.

”That level of control…”

Miyuki clicked his tongue.

”That idiot…”

”He’s been hiding this?”

On the field, the infielders had seen it clearly.

Kominato blinked.

”That wasn’t a sinker.”

Yuki Tetsuya gave a small nod.

Kuramochi grinned widely from shortstop.

”Unfair. Just unfair.”

Masuko scratched his head at third.

”If I had to bat against that… I’d want to dodge.”

The arrival of the shootball crushed whatever spirit Mishima had left.

By the end of the fifth inning—

21–0.

A complete rout.

It was Seido’s first match of the summer.

During post-game regrouping, some of Mishima’s third-years could no longer hold back.

They cried openly.

Sawamura froze when he saw it.

He had never witnessed seniors crying like that.

On the walk back, Ushijima spoke calmly.

”Did you see their eyes?”

”Resentment. Regret. Frustration.”

”If you were their junior… how would you feel?”

Sawamura and Furuya fell silent.

”What if it were us?” Ushijima continued. ”What if Seido lost?”

The image hit them instantly.

Their own third-years…

Heads lowered.

Careers ending.

”And as pitchers,” Ushijima said quietly, ”how would you face them?”

The words felt heavy.

If I were stronger…

If I were more reliable…

If I hadn’t caused crises…

Would the result change?

Could I really stand on the mound without shame?

Ushijima stopped walking.

”I don’t want to experience that.”

”I don’t want to carry the burden of ending my seniors’ high school careers.”

His gaze sharpened.

”So I won’t easily hand over the mound.”

”Not until your strength earns it.”

”Unless we reach Koshien this year—”

”The mound stays with me.”

Sawamura clenched his fists.

Furuya’s eyes burned quietly.

Tanba stepped forward.

”Work hard,” he said gently. ”This year, Ushijima carries us.”

”But your role is different.”

Furuya blinked. ”Different how?”

Chris answered calmly.

”We third-years only have this summer left.”

”Our goal is Koshien.”

”If we’re greedy—”

”The championship.”

He looked at the first-years.

”But you…”

”Your goal is a three-peat.”

The words stunned them.

Three consecutive national championships?

With Ushijima leading this year—

It wasn’t impossible.

If the pitching staff deepened next year—

If they matured—

Seido could dominate for years.

”A three-peat…” Sawamura repeated.

Then he grinned.

”We’ll do it.”

Miyuki folded his arms.

”Then stop obsessing over game time.”

”Focus on growth.”

”As you just saw—Ushijima already has five pitch types.”

”You two combined don’t even match that.”

The comment hit hard.

Sawamura counted silently.

Four-seam.

That’s it.

Furuya?

Four-seam… and a developing forkball.

Even together—

They were behind.

Miyuki smirked slightly.

”Catching up isn’t about complaining.”

”It’s about work.”

On the field, Ushijima stood quietly ahead of them.

Not arrogant.

Not boastful.

Just firm.

This year—

He would carry Seido to Koshien.

But next year?

That depended on them.

And for the first time—

Sawamura and Furuya truly understood.

Being a first-year pitcher at Seido wasn’t about standing on the mound.

It was about preparing to own it.

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