After losing Ono to an injury, the Furuya-Yui battery has trouble establishing a rhythm, repeated making errors and walking batters. Still unable to recover, they give up runs and with the team in trouble, Furuya has to leave the mound. Kaneda the relief pitcher pitches well, but he is unable to stop Yamamori Academy’s momentum, and Seido’s winning streak ends at nineteen games. In game 2 against Seiho High School, the beast of Aichi, Sawamura is the starting pitcher. After receiving encouragement from Coach Kataoka, Sawamura boldly takes the mound.
Okumura has the skill to be 
part of the first string,
يملك أوكومورا المهارة ليكون 
،جزءًا من الفريق الأوّل
Okumura ist gut genug,
um im ersten Team zu spielen,
Okumura tiene el nivel
para estar en el equipo principal.
Okumura tiene el nivel
para estar en el equipo principal.
Okumura a les compétences
pour intégrer le groupe 1.
Okumura ha le capacità per far parte della prima squadra,
O Okumura tem habilidade
para ser titular,
Окумура обладает навыками,
 достойными первого состава,