", "I told you, didn't I? Aware of Sawamura's state of mind and at full count, Miyuki takes the time before making his call. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. Furuya is Seidou's starting pitcher and only at the top of the eighth, Sawamura is sent to the mound. With 57% of the votes, Yaku is runner-up and Nishinoya has won the libero popularity poll, remaining undefeated! In junior high nobody could do that. At the top of the 4th inning after throwing 4 balls Sawamura gets switched. Sawamura unknowingly threw a Cutter to strike out Sensen's Ace, Maki. At first, Haruno, thought that she was only a nuisance to others, namely the other managers. [45] Miyuki then reveals that the crossfire Sawamura has thrown in the previous match was in fact a cutter and asks Azuma to help them practice the new pitch.[46]. The coach realizes that Chris is probably the only catcher who can play alongside Sawamura right now. Furuya comes to replace Sawamura in the 6th inning and worked through 2 quick innings. Read Ace of Diamond: The Pitcher Returns - v2 Chapter 75 : 1 stick fright online free from your Mobile, PC at www.novelfull.in . With 2 outs, Sawamura retires Ouno in the 9th inning to closes the game. In the bottom of the ninth Sawamura starts to feel more pressure but continues to attack. Fully capitalized on the swinging momentum and Furuya's struggle to command his pitches, Ichidai continued to land hits and quickly widen up their lead to 5 - 2 over Seidou. Sawamura too is awed and recalls Furuya telling him that he'll be the one taking the ace title. Coach Raizou correctly assumes that Sawamura's pitch is a moving fastball. The game ends after five innings and Sawamura doesn't get a chance to play. At the bottom of the sixth inning, Sawamura, who got another chance after his performance against Yakushi because the coach believes in his unwavering spirit, takes the mound. During Eijun's running punishment for being tardy on his first day, Kuramochi helped him understand that he's not the only one suffering. I won't waste even one pitch, one second. Sawamura continues to strike out Akikawa and the crowd is impressed, as well as Chris and Kataoka who compliments Sawamura. 11; meanwhile Sawamura, who was walking right by him, has Seidou's jersey No. He helps Sawamura with his classwork (because the latter needs constant cramming in order to pass his exams) and often stands in the batter's box when Sawamura practices pitching. Sawamura Eijun | Source: Fandom There have been a lot of changes, with a major one being the ace. The reason could be that the player, whom he is based on joined the Japanese imperial army which could also explain why he calls his superior "general" etc. Frustrated with his first round performance, thinking that because he was not good enough, he wasn't granted any pitching time in the 2nd round. Haruichi is surprised that Eijun managed to get on base and asks for a player substitution, sending himself as the pinch hitter. Sawamura jams the next batter, getting out of the pinch. When Kataoka realizes what Sawamura is trying to do, he makes him stop immediately, because it would destroy his form and orders him to practice his outside pitch. When he found out that Sawamura was suffering from the yips, he was sure that Sawamura would get over it and become stronger from it. Seidou begins defense with Sawamura as the starting pitcher. Determined to change and to go to Nationals, Sawamura throws the ball, constantly telling himself to not run away. Is Ace of the Diamond over? With one out an a runner on base the inning ends with Ichidai getting Kanemaru and Sawamura out one after the other and Ichidai's pitcher reveling in the energy on the field. At 1 out, runner on 1st and 3rd, Sawamura overwhelms the 5th batter with his fastball resulting in a blooper straight to Asou's location. Urabe was batting 5th and was retired by Sawamura along with the other cleanups. [41] This results in one of Sawamura's iconic pitch, a high speed fastball that appears to accelerate as it comes close to the plate. The keystone combo has their pitcher's back once more with Kuramochi sending the ball to Haruichi who sends it to first base getting the teams third out and closing the inning. Following Seidou's win over Yakushi High in the Fall, Sawamura openly challenged Furuya for the ace title, and the latter accepted it. Realizing that they cannot out him with outside pitches alone, Miyuki finally calls for an inside pitch. If you ask for Furuya, look up any episode and its glorifying Furuya. Sawamura however was disappointed with himself that he was tired after only 115 pitches and was subbed out in the 8th inning. The first years start to get lively again and the one who created this mood is undoubtedly Sawamura. He suggested Miyuki to call for the Numbers inside the zone early so he can contain his pitch count in the first half of the game which should enable him to pitch a complete game. The two have a kind of big-brother little-brother kind of relationship. During Furuya's pitching debut[14] Sawamura gets angry and tells Chris that he'll never become a soulless player like him. The total amount of the Numbers are unknown, but there are at least 11. Bottom of the 5th, Seidou's righties outright ignore the outside slider and instead target the inside corner. On the top of the 3rd inning, Miyuki began mixing up a few of the Numbers' pitches into his lead in combination with Sawamura's straight fastball to great success and he was able to get another 3 up 3 down. [37] Known to most in-universe characters as Sawamura's winning or strike-out pitch. The cutter has became one of the key pitches within Sawamura's repertoire as Sawamura develops his reputation as a gutsy pitcher that fearlessly targets the inside part of the zone. He has dark brown hair with brown eyes that sometimes appear golden during intense moments. The rest of the third years struggle to perfectly hit Sawamura's outside pitch and the game ends in a tie. The anime currently has three seasons. Basically, Sawamura will be made the captain because of his unyielding . Sawamura finished the game pitching 8 innings with 2 lost runs and 7 hits in a 4 - 2 victory against Kokonoe. Seidou is eliminated and failed to qualify for the Kantou Tournament. However, she has been shown to have feelings for him after he left for Seidou. Chris and Sawamura had an unpleasant first encounter when Sawamura was left under Chris's care, both not being particularly fond of each other. Sawamura understands the message and starts pitching to Miyuki's mitt. The captain of the opposing team starts to wonder if Sawamura is the real secret weapon of Seidou. Having taken a timeout Sawamura pitches a ball that turns into a foul, a strike and finally gets hit. A fastball that breaks into the chest of a right-handed batter. [43], The cutter is the first breaking fastball that Sawamura properly learned. -, "The ability to cleanly pitch to the corners of the zone and calm judgement on the mound in a crisis. Kataoka allows Sawamura to continue under 1 condition that if he were to let any runner get on base, he would be subbed out and Sawamura complied. ; Action Duo: With his batterymate Sawamura Eijun. By the top of the 4th, Sawamura gives up the first hit of the game and the runner gets advanced into scoring position. Sawamura said that because his team has lost there's nothing to talk about which Amahisa disagrees saying that the team is besides the conversation between pitchers and carried on with his questions. [37] By his 2nd year, Sawamura worked with Miyuki throughout Spring break to "thoroughly" try out numerous grips. Thus, Sawamura does the towel drill and image training the night before the 3rd round match to prepare himself to contribute to the big upcoming match. [9][10], He treats his teammates depending on how they treat him. Fourth to bat is Sasaki hits the outside pitch bringing home Ichida Sankou marking the first point of the game. Seidou is one out away from their dream stage. In the bottom of the seventh, after a cramp, Tanba's pitching is affected. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. After all, his own determination is what matters the most." It has become a habit that whenever Sawamura does well on the mound, Kuramochi kicks him to display his appreciation. Bottom on the 8th, we've got a little comment from Amahisa on the heat wich is nothing to laugh at especially since the glares coming from Seidou's dug out make it make it feel like it's a few degrees hotter. With Nori out it's on him and Furuya to pitch this game. She wishes Sawamura good luck on becoming the ace and says that she is cheering for him. Miyuki is good at exploiting Sawamura's potential, giving out aggressive calls that draw out the pitcher's instinct and fighting spirit; on the other hand, Sawamura is able to fearlessly respond to such calls and throw pitches that exceed expectations. Hell, even if the entire world thinks it's okay, I'll never accept it." Facing Raichi, Miyuki asked for an inside Cutter to try to get Sawamura over the hump but Sawamura failed the pitch execution resulting in a HR. Sawamura was the captain of the Akagi Junior High baseball team. On top of the ninth inning Tanba and Miyuki close out the game. The fourth season of The most loved sport drama Diamond no Ace will be released soon for viewers who are anticipating it. The match turned out to be a tightly contested pitcher duel between Sawamura and Seihou's Ace, Akashi with both pitchers going all out from the beginning, creating a stalemate game. And with 52 episodes, it ended on 31 March 2020. . Sawamura is a lean-built teenager of average height. A conventional circle changeup taught to Sawamura by coach Ochiai before the match against Ouya. Originally unveiled in the practice game against Hakuryu, Sawamura's Splitter is a supplementary off-pace pitch for his Changeup and it's purpose is to get the batter to chase it as the Splitter is more difficult to differentiate from a fastball than a changeup due to the similar kind of spin it has to a straight fastball. On the final day of the training camp, a three way round robin is held between Seidou, Inashiro Industrial and Shuhoku. The two often fight for the mound and who Miyuki will catch for, much to the catcher's distaste. Kataoka apologizes to Sawamura for making him handle such difficult situation; however, Sawamura was still frustrated and thought about how favorable the Ace is trusted over a relief pitcher like himself. Getting riled up from the battle of spirit going on Sawamura pitches a dead ball walking Miyagawa to first base. One pitch hits Shirakawa's helmet, shocking everyone. Sawamura is the starting and only pitcher of the match. He gets hit several times but isn't affected at all which impresses most of the players and encourage them to continue. This video contains content from TV Tokyo Anime Rights Management, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds Sawamura becomes the ace! It's the best kind of pitching. He performs stable until he faces Inui Kengo on the top of the eight. In the sixth inning, Sawamura is back up to pitch and strikes out all three batters getting a three for three. Amahisa and Miyamoto are also taken out by grounders to second base. Sawamura calls Chris "master" because of the many things he learned from him, but it wasn't only Sawamura who gained something from this match-up. Miyuki ends the game by hitting a walk-off HR. After that, Sawamura was completely rattled and he gives up more hits and walks another batter. Before he leaves the dugout, Kataoka makes sure that Sawamura is aware of the situation the team is faced with. After learning the changeup grips and understanding how different grips can effect the speed of a pitch, Sawamura fastball's velocity began to improve as he gained more feels on his fingertips and that he could transfer the power to the pitch much better. Kanemaru brings the ice and is worried about his teammate, because Sawamura didn't say anything since he got subbed and just sat silently on the bench. But isn't taking down the batter in front of you the sole duty of a pitcher?! Due to the lack of proper baseball knowledge earlier in his career, Sawamura did not know about pitching grips and used to grip the ball randomly producing erratic fastball pitches. Again, on 2 April 2019, another Diamond No ace series got aired. Chris was the one who made Sawamura think about his weapon his moving ball and told him to polish it. Despite their differences, the two are important pitchers of the team who constantly challenge each other's abilities. Sawamura closes out the top of the 2nd inning cleanly with 3 ups and 3 downs. The series has a total of 184 episodes, plus three OVAs. On top of the 5th inning however, Sawamura's pitching started to destabilize as some of the higher Number pitches were still unstable and he ended up walking and hitting 2 batters. Because if you have a ball and a bat, you can play baseball." With the batter cornered, Sawamura throws another revised splitter for the third pitch and it's a grounder to Kominato for the second out. In his 2nd year, Sawamura is looking to learn more about game calling to have a better understanding of Miyuki's call in order to improve himself. That flower is small for now, but very strong. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. Kuramochi, next to Miyuki, is the person who always teases Sawamura. Seidou wins. Since Sawamura is a left-handed pitcher, his circle changeup breaks down and away from a right handed batter, making it an effective pitch against right-handed players; however, due to the very same reason, it is a disadvantage when used against a left-handed batter unless Sawamura can precisely nail his control. [7], Sawamura is the type who usually acts before he thinks, usually landing him in numerous awkward situations with his peers. On his first day in the baseball training in Seidou High, Sawamura gets pranked by Miyuki Kazuya, but both get punished along with Eijun's roommates Kuramochi Youichi and Masuko Tooru. Kawakami then puts it away for Seidou. Dubbed as the "Bunting Master" by his teammates, Sawamura is a gifted bunter, being able to effortlessly bunt any pitch, even that with a speed of 150 km/h. In Act II, after Sawamura's repeated pestering about Haruichi's new haircut, Haruichi started acting colder towards him and would usually ignore him except when they were on the field together. When coupled with Miyuki's smart game calling, Sawamura was able to strike out notable batters including Todoroki Raichi and Sanada Shunpei through the use of the Changeup - Fastball Combination. -, "I won't lose to the substitute treatment! It's Yuuki who tells a crying Sawamura that he shouldn't feel sorry for the guys who weren't chosen, but instead become stronger in their stead. However, this makes catching the ball difficult, as most catchers cannot predict where the ball will end up as well as making a challenge for Sawamura himself to properly control his pitches. The crowd is heavily cheering for Ugumori. Sawamura has a habit of throwing to check the runner rather excessively before he pitches whenever he sees the lead of the runner is too big. After enrolling at Seidou, he develops a new pitching form with the help of coach Kataoka and Chris. Also due the very same reason, Sawamura found it difficult to channel his power to the pitch. He notices that Sawamura is still a little tense but his pitches are looking sharper than they did in the previous round; although they are floating a bit high. Kawakami is then subbed in by the 7th inning to replace Furuya to keep him fresh as the coaches considered the possibility of the looming 3rd round match against Komadai. Furuya held Nihou Shouno to 1 run by the 6th inning and Seidou is up by 3 runs. Sawamura is petrified. From the dugout Sawamura observes Yakushi's ace Sanada, who is quick to ease the worries of his teammates with his optimism, and remembers what Chris had told him about handling things after a homerun. In the Final of the Fall Tournament, the battery pulled off one of their greatest achievements so far. He gets through the 2nd inning without losing any runs. Rei says that the way he pumped up his team (composed of amateurs) in junior high, was the mark of a true ace." - Eijun during a match with the first years v.s the upperclassmen Kawakami was the starting pitcher for the first match of the Tournament for Seidou while Sawamura is in reserve and Furuya playing outfield. Sawamura's stats for the day was 110 pitches over 9 innings, 9 hits, 1 walk, 6 strike-outs and 1 lost run.[21]. With this, Sawamura shows his potential to be the ace for the first time. This turned out to be incorrect however, perhaps due to Ochiai thinking that Sawamura is unable to naturally produce breaking pitches as Sawamura's pitches stopped breaking irregularly during the time he had the yips where he relies more heavily on his 4-seam fastball. Despite this, Sawamura appears unfazed. Ichidai however like any team who plays to win will not let up. [32] Sawamura however, is almost always seen scowling after bunting because he wishes to hit instead but immediately jumps at the opportunity to lecture and teach his teammates a more perfect technique whenever they attempt to bunt. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. Sawamura asks Kataoka to let him pitch at the fifth inning but Kataoka declines, telling Sawamura that assessing the situation and warming up are important functions of a reliever, shocking Sawamura. [25] During the weekday following the training camp, the coaches discuss who should be entrusted with the Ace number and despite recognizing Sawamura's stellar and consistent performances, Ochiai suggests Furuya should be entrusted with the Ace number instead as he believes stripping Furuya off his former title may prevent his future growth meanwhile arguing that Sawamura is a man who can grow under extreme pressure. Furuya and Eijun become instant rivals because they both wanted to be ace. Is Diamond no Ace worth watching? In fact, that's just that, and the proportion of the total number of players is very small. He has a habit of saying things bluntly and often praises either Furuya or Eijun, causing them to compete against each other frequently. After facing some difficulties, Sawamura's teammates try to loosen him up by telling him that they are starting to acknowledge his abilities Sawamura is flattered. Miyuki goes to Sawamura reminding him that his teammates are there for him. Feeling frustrated with his own inability that he couldn't and wasn't allowed to contribute in the match, Sawamura decided to take home some of the soil from the bullpen where he stood the whole match watching his teammates instead of the soil from the mound or the dugout like common practice. The Numbers are various grips that Sawamura and Miyuki have tested. When Sawamura takes the mound he only throws to the outside, displeasing Ochiai who again watches from the stands. Top of the 3rd, Seidou is facing Ichidai's ace, Amahisa, who gives up two strikes wanting to hit the new pitch, number 9. His body is naturally flexible with supple joints, allowing him to immediately change the pitch's direction. Sawamura is a hotheaded and loudmouthed youth who usually comes off as obnoxious. Despite his timing being off, Hoshida bats with one hand, resulting in a hit to deep cf. Sawamura is overjoyed and he roars. Sawamura yells at Furuya from the bullpen saying not to get flung around by the batters' bunting stance. A still shocked Sawamura is informed about Chris' injury and his strong will to recover. Ochiai originally thought that - because each pitcher is differently skilled with their hand and fingers - Sawamura may be limited to only throw a changeup, an off-pace pitch, instead of conventional breaking pitches. After a short banter with Furuya, Sawamura cheers loudly from the dugout, delaying cool down to watch the rest of the inning. Fifth batter is Adachi hits a grounder which is caught by Haruichi and gets him out. [24] Kataoka wanted to sub Sawamura in the next inning but Sawamura expresses his desire to continue pitching. A cutter thrown for the second pitch and it's fouled. After honing his pitches with Miyuki throughout the off-season, Sawamura's 2-seam fastball now has a visibly similar breaking movement to that of a shuuto, as noted by Miyuki, and is now a part of Sawamura's arsenal. Sawamura realizes that he has to move on too and asks Miyuki if he could watch the finals video again. Catching the ball flying back towards him Sawamura gets one out bringing Miyagawa to bat. [19] Sawamura got 3 consecutive strike outs and quickly closed out the inning. But assuming that he does, it might be when Seido is against some powerful school like Komadai Fujisaki and Furuya (not by injury) is losing because the rival school is just that good, they send out Sawamura who manages to save the day and win the nationals and secures the ace position for the next tournament. Sawamura tries to execute but embarrassingly fails. To pitch a ball that moves before reaching the bat is a natural talent. He leaves the mound crying. Sawamura walked the next batter creating the first crisis Seidou faced in the match. After several attempts and defeats during practice matches, Chris is the one who tells him that his moving ball is the quality that defines him - his strong point. A sinking moving fastball thrown with a 2-seam grip or by grapping the ball with 5 fingers. On the bottom inning, Seidou targets Ouno's Slider and widen their lead to 3 - 0. During Furuya's pitching debut, Sawamura gets angry at Chris' constant melancholy and yells at him: "You're the one who has given up on returning to the first string. Okumura notes after the match that Sawamura threw only 11 pitches in which only 2 were fouls, in other words, there were no wasted pitch thrown per batter. Does Sawamura get the ace number? An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act IIhas been announced, and it premiered on April 2, 2019. After he arrives at Seidou, he quickly makes himself known for his stupidity, especially because of his strange antics and his mediocre knowledge about baseball. Sawamura then stopped the bleeding and closed out the inning. The next batter bunts, allowing Raichi to squeeze into home, putting Yakushi back into lead. Regardless, Amahisa prevented Seidou's sacrificial bunt and scoring attempts. However, Sawamura always had an extremely strong spirit which, no matter how hopeless the situation got, inspired his teammates to continue playing their best. Sawamura was motivated to give his best to answer the coach's expectation. Miyuki tells Sawamura that he's done well. Episode 52 of Season 3 will air on March 31, 2020. When Raichi is once again at-bat he hits the ball and it goes over the left field fence, bringing in two runs for Yakushi. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. Sawamura's strengths are his infallible spirit, bunting, infield defense, and his idiosyncratic pitches. The first part of the manga can easily be renamed as ,"Furuya no ace". In the second series it seems it will finilly be the turn for Sawamura to shine in the koshien , it seems lol. Kawakami and Yui battery comes in to relief and despite ceding 1 run, they closed out the game for a win. Sawamura's Slider has a big break on it but he admitted he cannot control the pitch yet.[52]. However, different from his impressive form at Senbatsu, Furuya struggled with command throughout the match and has to pitch under pressure after walking runners on base. They have the habit of checking each other's faults and even openly commenting on it. Determined not to get anymore runs Sawamura strikes out the 1st and 2nd hole in the 6th Inning however Miyagawa sends a ball way back into center field allowing the main cannon to step foot onto the plate once again. [6], On July 5th, the Opening Ceremony for the Summer Regional Tournament of Tokyo Prefecture is held. After the coach has revoked Tanba's status as the ace, a match between the first years and their upperclassmen takes place[13]. Top of the 4th, the second hole of Ichidai, Mori is quickly cornered with a 1-2 count, pops the ball which is then caught by Haruichi. Seidou led Houmei High by 4 - 1 in the 7th inning where Sawamura comes to replace Furuya. His image on the mound today, was exactly that of an ace. Furuya is the starting pitcher and is later replaced by Tanba. [29], Perhaps Sawamura's most noticable weakness. Sawamura, in his own way lets everyone know he's mad, but is aware of the limits of his abilities. Chris has a high opinion of Sawamura, both as a teammate and as a pitcher. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. Sawamura then "charges" the ball - something Kawakami did for him during their match agains Yakushi - and handles it to Kawakami with the words: "I've charged everything into it." He is later seen watching the quarterfinals of the fall tournament, and he smiles when he sees Sawamura's outstanding pitching. Sawamura's cutter has a sharp breaking motion when coming close to the plate. He also arranged a meeting with Miyuki to discuss about game calling which ended up becoming a group meeting for all pitchers and catchers within the team. As he gains experience through time, and due to the fact that he has been subbed into many difficult situations as a relief pitcher, Sawamura has learned how to maintain consistent focus and has become very capable of handling critical situations. [38][39] This is further affirmed by Sawamura being able to consistently hit the same location of Okumura's mitt when the two do warm up before practice. Sawamura maintains his flawless pitching up to the 8th inning, as he delivered 3.7 innings of no-hit to connect to the top of the 9th inning. In the bottom of the inning, after Masashi and Kanemaru didn't get on base, Sawamura gets riled up for his at bat and - although he makes an unnecessarily dangerous base run whilst sliding to first - also gets retired. The rolling ball died off before touching the left line, making it fair for Toujou to home-in safely and Sawamura records his first RBI in high school[22]. 7 and beyond is still unstable. But not Sawamura - when he's at bat, he barely gets on base due to an error of the catcher. Falling back to his best weapon, the fastball, Sawamura retires the next batter with 1 pitch and proceeded to strike out the following batter in 4 pitches, averting yet another crisis. Miyamoto and Chimaru step onto and then off the plate after being struck out by multiple Seidou soul infused balls by Sawamura. -. One of Sawamura's fastball was clocked at 135 km/h. As the crowd notices Furuya and wonders how he would be the center of attention of the Tournament, they were surprised to realize that on his back was jersey No. During the 3rd inning, Sawamura utilizes a variety of pick-off timing to pin down the runner and minimize Hakuryu's mobility advantage; and also managed to retire Mima on his 2nd at bat. Has this school that's known for baseball forgotten the importance of that?" By being conscious of his right hand creating a wall, his body becomes closed, thus concealing the ball's trajectory, and increasing his speed. With such a kid on the team, the team is bound to get stronger." Miyuki uses him as a decoy, but both get punished by Coach Kataoka along with Sawamura's roommates Kuramochi Youichi and Masuko Tooru. But this time under the name 'Ace of Diamond Act II. 7 to get out of trouble but Sawamura shakes off his sign, reminding Okumura to stick to the plan of preserving No. Is Ace of Diamond finished? The "Revised Cutter" has as much speed as his straight fastball while also breaks sharply as it comes near the plate, as a result, the pitch appears like it suddenly vanishes from the batter's eyes.[48][49]. Furuya is Sawamura's rival within Seidou. In the end Sawamura and Haruichi are the ones chosen for the first string. With Seidou leading by 10 runs, the game was called after the 7th inning. Furuya is Seidou's starting pitcher. Since his 2nd year, Sawamura has considerably improved the speed of his pitch, his control and can connect with the ball now if he does it from the bunting stance. Thus, it can make batters swing late and comfortably strikes them out despite its average velocity. Here are the rankings, result summaries in the comments, on Sunday we'll be starting the middle blocker popularity poll, can't wait. Ichidai has always been my favorite rival team so I have been pumped about this for a while. I'm going to make him acknowledge me. On top of the 6th inning, the battery faces Mima again and uses everything within their arsenal against him while Mima was unfazed by the challenge and he continued to foul one pitch after another. At the beginning of the training camp, Sawamura is enthusiastic and shows significant potential, but it doesn't take long to find out that fielding is his weak point, which is probably because of his little experience due to his baseball history. He won't let you leave even one grain of rice in your bowl, for he is a supervisor from hell." Diamond no Ace is a fantastic anime with a very accurate portrayal of baseball. -, "The spice called motivation gives birth to good synergy. While it is true that Furuya has more speed, being able to reach a speed around 150 km, and Sawamura is only able to reach a speed of 138 (although it is expected to reach 140 km durin. 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