The first opponent for Fuurin's new baseball team is going to be Itsuki Middle School. Itsuki's ace Yokouchi is surprised to see that Fuurin just has 9 players, of which 6 are girls. While complaining why he as the ace pitcher has to start against a team full of girls, Yokouchi faces off with Fuurin's top batter, Chisato. After the switch, Mutsuko's starting pitcher focuses and heads for the mound in her very first official game, but then...
But from our recon, I knew 
he was no good at the slide step,
،لكني علمت من استطلاعنا أنّه لا يجيد الخطوة المنزلقة
Aber als wir sie beobachteten,
wurde klar, dass er nicht schnell pitcht.
Pero luego de investigarlos,
sabía que no era bueno con el pick off.
Pero tras investigarlos,
sabía que no era bueno con el pick off,
Mais j’avais remarqué que leur lanceur
n’était pas très rapide.
Però, grazie alla nostra ricognizione, sapevo che
quel lanciatore non è bravo col passo avanti,
Mas pelo que você tinha falado,
ele não é bom em escorregadas,
Хотя после разведки я понял,
что у него проблемы со скользящим шагом.