Sawamura gets himself into a baseball match against the 12th grade batter, Kiyokuni Azuma. Sawamura forms a battery with Kazuya Miyuki, the catcher carrying high hopes for Seidou. Sawamura loses confidence against Azuma, an opponent he's never faced, but Miyuki's lead slowly pulls out Sawamura's full potential. And then he throws his last pitch. After returning from Tokyo, Sawamaura is lost about his future, unable to forget his pitching with Miyuki. He wants to test his strength in Tokyo, but he can't betray his junior high teammates and leave them behind. Bewildered, his teammates approach him.
Do you know how hard it is to catch a ball 
when I have no idea where it's going?
Weißt du, wie schwer es ist,
einen unberechenbaren Ball zu fangen?
¿Sabes lo difícil que es atrapar 
una bola que no sabes adónde va a ir?
¿Sabes lo difícil que es atrapar 
una bola que no sabes hacia dónde va?
Essaie de comprendre la difficulté 
d’attraper des balles imprévisibles.
Tem noção de como é difícil pegar
uma boa sem ter ideia de onde ela vai?