Returning from his injury, Furuya joins a game with the second string. Seeing Sawamura shine in the first string's game, Furuya mulls over the words Kataoka wrote in his journal. Meanwhile, in Yamanashi prefecture, Seido's rivals Yakushi, Ichidai Third High and Inashiro Industrial compete in intense games for the spring Kanto Tournament. Sawamura and his teammates watch intensely as their rivals become stronger.
As long as we play baseball,
this foundation must never be neglected,
يجب أن نتمرّن على كلّ واحدة منها إذا أردنا
أن نلعب كرة القاعدة بشكلٍ جيّد
Solange wir Baseball spielen, dürfen wir
diese Grundlagen nicht vernachlässigen.
Mientras juguemos béisbol,
no podemos descuidarlas.
Mientras juguemos a béisbol,
no podemos descuidarlas.
Du moment qu’on joue au baseball,
il ne faut pas les négliger.
Se vogliamo giocare come si deve dobbiamo 
allenarci ogni giorno in ciascuna di queste azioni.
Temos que treinar cada uma delas
todos os dias para jogar direito.
Если хотим играть как следует, нужно
 уделять внимание каждому из них.