Sawamura is nervous being roomed with his older baseball teammates. However, their unexpectedly warm welcome makes him feel right at home. Next day, he feels too much at home, and ends up sleeping in for his first practice! There, he reunites with Miyuki who also overslept. Unfortunately, Miyuki's advice on resolving the situation only makes it worse. The head coach himself tells Sawamura that using him as a player is out of the question. However, recalling the messages from his teammates back home, he declares to the coach, "I came here to become the ace of this team!" So the head coach gives him a challenge.
I'm requesting to play pitcher, 
too, but I can't do that.
Ich will auch Pitcher sein,
 aber das schaffe ich nicht.
También quiero ser pitcher, 
pero no puedo hacer eso.
Yo también quiero ser pitcher, 
pero no puedo hacer eso.
Moi aussi, je veux être lanceur, 
mais j’y arriverai pas.
Eu também estou querendo jogar como
 arremessador, mas não consigo fazer isso.