After their own semifinal game the nine Seido players watch Inashiro's semifinal against Teito. Narumiya and Mukai both played at Koshien Stadium as first-years, and then received their powerhouse school's ace number as second-years, and they'll both be pitching. Meanwhile, Seido High School is analyzing their game against Ichidai Third High, focusing on Coach Kataoka. Then, Miyuki remembers a certain thought...
Even with our great pitchers, 
we won't make it to Koshien Stadium
حتّى برُماتِنا العظماء، لن نصل لملعبِ كوشين
Egal, wie gut ihr pitcht.
Aunque tengamos buenos pitchers,
no llegaremos al torneo nacional
Aunque tengamos buenos pitchers,
no llegaremos al torneo nacional
Vous aurez beau lancer
au mieux de votre forme,
Anche se siete degli ottimi lanciatori,
finché i nostri battitori non faranno punto,
Mesmo com ótimos arremessadores,
não dá para chegar ao Koshien,
Если бэттеры не будут зарабатывать
 очки, нам не попасть на Косиэн