Sawamura is nervous being roomed with his older baseball teammates. However, their unexpectedly warm welcome makes him feel right at home. Next day, he feels too much at home, and ends up sleeping in for his first practice! There, he reunites with Miyuki who also overslept. Unfortunately, Miyuki's advice on resolving the situation only makes it worse. The head coach himself tells Sawamura that using him as a player is out of the question. However, recalling the messages from his teammates back home, he declares to the coach, "I came here to become the ace of this team!" So the head coach gives him a challenge.
That's too hard for a guy 
fresh out of junior high.
Das ist zu schwer für jemanden,
 der gerade aus der Mittelschule kommt.
Eso es demasiado para un novato 
recién salido de secundaria.
Eso es demasiado para un novato 
recién salido de secundaria.
Cette distance est inatteignable 
pour un nouveau au lycée.
É difícil demais para alguém que 
acabou de entrar no ensino médio.