Ep. 20: Tanba's Fork Ball and the Emergency Game Cancellation During Seido versus Shuuhoku
Aired on February 23, 2014
The Seido versus Shuuhoku match resumes with Tanba introducing a fork ball to complement his fastball and curve, boosting team confidence. However, Shuuhoku's pitcher loses control during Tanba's at-bat, forcing an emergency cancellation that threatens Seido's season. Depressed players learn the summer tournament bracket, revealing that defeating Inashiro Industrial requires reaching the Tokyo Final. Sawamura receives instructions to improve his control and is promised a debut when appropriate. Additional training focuses on Sawamura and Furuya, while seniors begin pitching drills to prepare for potential roster shortages if three pitchers prove insufficient. This episode adapts chapters 57 to 59 of the series.
Episodes
- Ep. 16 · Furuya adjusts his pitching strategy during the Seido versus Osaka Kiryu practice match.
- Ep. 17 · Hiromi Toshi dominates Seido batters with increasing speed in the early innings.
- Ep. 18 · Miyuki pushes Sawamura to pitch inside while Furuya learns from the training camp experience.
- Ep. 19 · Inashiro Industrial and Seido face off in a three-match training series against Shuuhoku.
- Ep. 20 · Tanba's Fork Ball and the Emergency Game Cancellation During Seido versus Shuuhoku
- Ep. 21 · Sawamura Passes Exams and Seido Faces Maimon West in Tokyo Tournament
- Ep. 22 · Seido Dominates Maimon West with Furuya's High Fastball in Chapters 63 to 65
- Ep. 23 · Seido advances after a 15-0 lead while Chris trains Sawamura on pitch mechanics.
- Ep. 24 · Seido dominates Puplic Murata East while observing Yeung's clockwork pitching mechanics.