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.
He barely looked at his feet when
he stepped into the batter's box.
بالكاد نظر لقدميه عندما
.خطا لمربّع الضّارب
Er schaute kaum nach unten.
Se situó casi sin mirar al suelo.
Se ha situado casi sin mirar al suelo.
Il s’est placé
presque sans regarder ses pieds…
Non si è quasi guardato i piedi
quando si è messo in posizione.
Ele mal olhou pro pé quando
entrou na zona do rebatedor.
Он бросил беглый взгляд
 под ноги, когда зашёл в дом.