Game set. Eijun Sawamura, the pitcher of a novice junior high baseball team, meets with a bitter walk-off loss. For Sawamura, that became his last game in junior high, so he sets a new goal of going to the nationals in high school with his teammates. As he begins his hard quest on studying, a guest arrives unannounced. Her name is Rei Takashima, and she is the assistant director of the prestigious Seidou High School Baseball Team. Takashima invites Sawamura to Seidou after seeing his potential, but Sawamura's reply was far from what she had expected.
I bet you just gather all the best 
players from around the nation.
Ich wette, ihr sammelt nur
die besten Spieler des ganzen Landes.
Seguro que solo reúnen a los 
mejores jugadores de todo el país.
Seguro que solo reunís a los 
mejores jugadores de todo el país.
Et je parie que vous recrutez 
que de super joueurs.
Aposto que vocês simplesmente juntam 
os melhores jogadores de todo o país.