For the semifinal, Seido High School go up against Sensen Academy's Maki, the giant. As the veteran of the match up, Coach Ukai tells the reporters that Seido's weakness is Coach Kataoka's lack of experience. At Seido High School, Sawamura is still blue from being taken off the mound in the Yakushi game.
But that only made your pitch 
harder to time,
Dadurch wurde es nur schwieriger,
 das Timing zu erkennen,
Eso solo hizo que tus lanzamientos
 fueran más difíciles de medir,
Eso solo hizo que tus lanzamientos
 fueran más difíciles de medir,
Si les batteurs ont du mal
à voir le départ de tes lancers,
Mas isso só fez com que fosse mais
 difícil de acertar o tempo dele.