When Does Sawamura Get Good

Which episode does Sawamura become ace?

18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. In Act II, he becomes Seidou’s ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament….

Does Sawamura improve at batting?

Since his 2nd year, Sawamura has considerably improved the speed of his pitch, his control and can connect the ball now – if he does it from the bunting stance. Perhaps Sawamura’s most noticable weakness. He was very bad at batting and was almost hit-less during the first year of his high school career.