After a series of successful practice games, the Seido Nine are intensely focused on preparing for the summer tournament.  Sawamura, encouraged by Kataoka's words, begins rising early in the morning to train.  Meanwhile, after seeing Sawamura's improvement, Furuya tries to help out with batting practice.  Their rivalry seems to be having a positive influence on both of them, until...
His pitches seemed fine,
but he suddenly lost control.
بدت رمياته سليمة، لكنّه فقد السّيطرة فجأة
Er warf so gut …
Estaba lanzando perfectamente,
Estaba lanzando perfectamente,
Juste quand il gérait bien, d’un coup,
il a complètement raté son lancer…
Stava lanciando benissimo, quando 
tutto a un tratto ha perso il controllo della palla.
Os arremessos estavam bons,
mas ele perdeu o controle de repente.
Поначалу были неплохие подачи,
а потом вдруг сбился с ритма.