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

Chapter 118 118: Sawamura’s Enviable Talent · Nov 12, 2026

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101 Chapter 101 101: I Anticipated Your Prediction 2026-11-12
102 Chapter 102 102: The Showdown Continues 2026-11-12
103 Chapter 103 103: Battle of Wits 2026-11-12
104 Chapter 104 104: The Changes in You Shunshin 2026-11-12
105 Chapter 105 105: Isashiki — The Joy of Not Being the One Getting Scolded 2026-11-12
106 Chapter 106 106: Two Types of Cutter 2026-11-12
107 Chapter 107 107: Stealing All the Way 2026-11-12
108 Chapter 108 108: The Silent King — Narumiya Mei 2026-11-12
109 Chapter 109 109: Guessing 2026-11-12
110 Chapter 110 110: Sawamura, Who Isn’t Very Smart 2026-11-12
111 Chapter 111 111: You Shunshin’s Last Summer 2026-11-12
112 Chapter 112 112: Untitled 2026-11-12
113 Chapter 113 113: Complete Game 2026-11-12
114 Chapter 114 114: The Next Opponent — Yakushi High School 2026-11-12
115 Chapter 115 116: Seidou Goes Berserk 2026-11-12
116 Chapter 116 115: Raizō’s Provocation 2026-11-12
117 Chapter 117 117: The Loud Senior Gets Struck Out 2026-11-12
118 Chapter 118 118: Sawamura’s Enviable Talent 2026-11-12
119 Chapter 119 119: Narumiya Mei Is Being Manipulated 2026-11-12
120 Chapter 120 120: Seido vs. Yakushi High School 2026-11-12
121 Chapter 121 121: Raichi Todoroki 2026-11-12
122 Chapter 122 122: A Powerful Start 2026-11-12
123 Chapter 123 123: Isashiki’s Roar 2026-11-12
124 Chapter 124: One Inning Crushes Yakushi High School 2026-11-12
125 Chapter 125: The Ace Takes the Stage 2026-11-12
126 Chapter 126: A Powerful Showdown Between Pitchers 2026-11-12
127 Chapter 127 127: The Two Aces Feel the Pressure 2026-11-12
128 Chapter 128 128: Provocation? 2026-11-12
129 Chapter 129 129: Is This Retribution? 2026-11-12
130 Chapter 130 130: Head-on Showdown! Suppressing Raichi Todoroki 2026-11-12
131 Chapter 131 131: A Stunning Performance 2026-11-12
132 Chapter 132: Raichi Todoroki Strikes Out 2026-11-12
133 Chapter 133: The Sharp Cutter 2026-11-12
134 Chapter 134: The Match Ends 2026-11-12
135 Chapter 135: Ushijima, Do You Know How to Throw a Curveball? 2026-11-12
136 Chapter 136: I Shouldn’t Have Asked 2026-11-12
137 Chapter 137: The Noisy Training Routine 2026-11-12
138 Chapter 138: Slider 2026-11-12
139 Chapter 139: Quietly Doing Big Things 2026-11-12
140 Chapter 140: Digging a Trap for the Seniors 2026-11-12
141 Chapter 141: I Must Get to Koshien This Year 2026-11-12
142 Chapter 142: Opening Tactics 2026-11-12
143 Chapter 143: I’ll Give You a Taste of Ups and Downs 2026-11-12
144 Chapter 144: The More Provoked, the Tougher They Become 2026-11-12
145 Chapter 145: The Oppressive Presence of 195 cm 2026-11-12
146 Chapter 146: The Game Within the Game 2026-11-12
147 Chapter 147: The Double Pressure of Base-Stealing 2026-11-12
148 Chapter 148: Sensen’s Provocation 2026-11-12
149 Chapter 149: The More Provoked, the Stronger He Becomes 2026-11-12
150 Chapter 150: Pitcher Duel 2026-11-12

After the red-white match ended, Coach Kataoka walked over to Chris, the team’s recorder.

”Report.”

Chris adjusted his glasses and replied calmly,

”After nine innings, Ushijima essentially shut out the First String starters.”

”However, while leading the substitute team, he also managed to score a run himself.”

”In this red-white match… Ushijima led the substitutes to victory.”

Everyone already knew the result, but hearing it stated so plainly still stung.

Furuya, in particular, looked shaken. He had given up a run—hit cleanly by Ushijima—and that hit eventually turned into a score after Kominato Haruichi followed up.

As for the First String lineup…

Kuramochi.

Kominato.

Isashiki.

Yuki Tetsuya.

Masuko.

Miyuki.

Shirasu.

Furuya.

Sakai.

All of them—completely suppressed.

It wasn’t that they couldn’t get on base.

They did.

But every time they tried to turn those opportunities into runs… Ushijima shut them down.

And the most frustrating part?

He only used four-seam fastballs, cutters, and shootballs the entire time.

Chris continued reading the stats:

Kuramochi: 5 at-bats — 3 strikeouts, 0 hits

Kominato: 5 at-bats — 3 strikeouts, 1 hit

Isashiki: 5 at-bats — 2 strikeouts, 1 hit

Yuki: 5 at-bats — 2 hits

Masuko: 4 at-bats — 0 hits

Miyuki: 4 at-bats — 2 hits

Shirasu: 4 at-bats — 0 hits

The atmosphere turned heavy.

Even Yuki, the team’s core batter, only managed a 40% batting average.

”…Zero hits,” Kuramochi muttered, clenching his fists.

Masuko sighed deeply. ”That kind of pitch… I can’t deal with it at all.”

His weakness against breaking balls had been completely exposed.

Coach Kataoka then looked at Ushijima, who was sitting on the bench, calmly icing his shoulder.

”How do you feel?”

”Not bad,” Ushijima replied casually. ”I probably threw around 150 pitches.”

Chris answered immediately, ”159.”

”Close enough.”

Even after such an intense session, Ushijima sounded relaxed.

Then he asked,

”How did they perform against Furuya and Sawamura?”

Chris smirked slightly.

”Furuya had two at-bats—one double and one walk.”

”As for Sawamura… two at-bats, a triple and a double.”

Ushijima nodded. ”So I’ve basically figured out Sawamura’s pitch.”

That was the last straw.

”HEY!!!”

Sawamura exploded, pointing straight at him.

”You studied me that seriously?! That’s cheating!”

”I’m not accepting this! Let’s go again—one-on-one!”

”I’ll throw 30 pitches, and you hit them!”

Ushijima glanced at him, unfazed.

”Give me a minute. Let me finish icing first.”

Then he stood up.

”Come on. While I recover, I’ll give you both some guidance.”

”…Really?” Sawamura instantly calmed down.

Furuya also leaned in, interested.

They moved to the bullpen.

Even after a full match, Ushijima didn’t mind continuing.

Earlier, Furuya and Sawamura had taken turns pitching—they hadn’t thrown a full game like him.

Now, it was time to refine them.

Furuya had been trying to learn the forkball, but before, Ushijima couldn’t guide him properly.

Now… he could.

As for Sawamura—

Ushijima had taught him the cutter from the very beginning.

And now?

That pitch had become dangerous.

”In that last game…” Ushijima muttered, recalling the moment.

Sawamura’s cutter had nearly beaten him.

At the last second, he adjusted his swing angle and barely sent the ball into the infield—then relied on speed to reach second base.

Ushijima frowned slightly.

”This guy… his pitch has its own style.”

Chris nodded beside him.

”Exactly. That pitch could become his decisive weapon.”

”Under your training, Sawamura’s ball quality has improved dramatically.”

”He now has a mix of moving pitches—two-seam, four-seam, and a unique cutter.”

”And combined with his delivery…”

Chris paused, then smiled.

”It’s extremely troublesome.”

Ushijima crossed his arms.

”The biggest problem is his release point.”

”You can’t see it.”

”When the ball comes out, it feels like it teleports.”

He continued calmly:

”By the time you react, it’s already in front of you.”

”And then… it moves again.”

”Invisible release. Sudden appearance. Late movement.”

”That combination is brutal.”

Furuya’s fastballs were powerful.

But if you adjusted your timing, you could still hit them.

Sawamura?

Completely different.

His pitching style was built around deception.

You think you can hit it—

Until you swing and realize… you never had the timing right to begin with.

Chris let out a small laugh.

”To be honest… I’m jealous.”

”In our generation, we couldn’t find even one pitcher like that.”

”But your year?”

He looked at Ushijima, then toward Furuya and Sawamura.

”Three of you appeared at once.”

He shook his head.

”Some generations starve… others overflow.”

Even Coach Kataoka, standing nearby, couldn’t help but smile.

Chris had said it perfectly.

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