The national tournament begins at last. The Sato High team arrives at their lodging near the venue a day in advance, and shortly afterward, the brackets for the tournament are announced. It turns out they'll be playing in the first game, and their opponent is Seijo High. Just then, the Seijo High team members arrive to stay overnight at the same lodging, and the two teams have a barbecue together that night for dinner. Each member of each team has her own feelings toward the tournament as the night comes to an end... and then, at last, the Sato High baseball team takes the field for the first day of the national tournament.
I never imagined we'd face
each other in Game 1.
لم أتصوّر أن نواجه بعضنا الآخر
في المُباراة الأولى
Ich hätte nie erwartet,
dass wir uns im ersten Match begegnen.
No pensé que nos veríamos
en el primer partido.
No pensé que nos veríamos
en el primer partido.
Non pensavo ci saremmo sfidate già alla prima partita.
Que coisa, nos enfrentarmos
logo no primeiro jogo.
Я и не думала, что мы
 столкнёмся в первой же игре.