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.
but I have no endurance compared to them.
aber verglichen mit ihnen
 habe ich keine Ausdauer.
pero la diferencia en resistencia es enorme.
pero la diferencia de resistencia es enorme.
mais ils sont beaucoup 
plus endurants.
mas eu não tenho resistência
 nenhuma comparado a eles.