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.
He made fun of his pitches,
Er macht sich über einen
Kameraden lustig, der mit ihm trainiert
Se burla del compañero que lo ayuda a entrenar,
Se burla del compañero que lo ayuda a entrenar,
Il se moque d’un camarade 
qui l’aide à s’entraîner.
Ele tirou sarro dos arremessos...