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 won't deny the fact
Ich werde nicht abstreiten,
No negaré que la mitad de los miembros 
del equipo son de fuera de la prefectura.
No negaré que la mitad de los miembros 
del equipo son de fuera de la prefectura.
Il est vrai que l’on recrute nos joueurs 
à travers le Japon.
Não nego o fato de que metade dos
 nossos jogadores não são desta região.