The night before the national final, Narumiya lowers his head to his teammates and surprises everyone. Next day, Narumiya walks on to the Koshien mound, motivating Sawamura to practice harder as he watches it on TV. Later, an unfamiliar man comes to observe Seido's practice.
No matter how good they may become,
Egal, wie gut sie auch werden,
No importa lo buenos que puedan ser, 
siguen siendo estudiantes.
No importa lo buenos que puedan ser, 
siguen siendo estudiantes.
Malgré leurs progrès techniques,
ce ne sont encore que des lycéens.
Por melhores que eles se tornem,