Seido awaits their first game of the summer tournament. Sawamura wants to get used to wearing the ace number and so begins to sleep in his uniform, earning him a teasing from his roommates. Coach Kataoka receives an stimulating call from his former mentor Coach Sasaki, the coach of Yura Sogo Engineering High School who they are about to face. Yura Sogo competes in the first round anticipating their game against the seeded Seido. What does the cunning Coach Sasaki have up his sleeve?
Our first game of the summer,
the first step to the national championship,
،مباراتنا الأولى هذا الصّيف
،الخطوة الأولى نحو البطولة الوطنيّة
Der erste Schritt zum Landesmeister.
El primer paso para ganar
el título nacional.
El primer paso para ganar
el título nacional.
C’est le premier pas
vers le titre national.
Il primo passo verso il titolo nazionale.
O primeiro passo para a conquista dos jogos
nacionais, o primeiro campo de batalha deste verão,
Первая игра лета,
 первый шаг к чемпионству,