For the semifinal, Seido High School go up against Sensen Academy's Maki, the giant. As the veteran of the match up, Coach Ukai tells the reporters that Seido's weakness is Coach Kataoka's lack of experience. At Seido High School, Sawamura is still blue from being taken off the mound in the Yakushi game.
But his optimism is something 
you could learn, Nori.
Aber von seinem Optimismus
 könntest du was lernen, Nori!
Pero podrías aprender de su optimismo, Nori.
Pues ya podrías aprender
 de su optimismo, Nori.
Tu devrais prendre exemple
sur son attitude positive, Nori.
Mas você poderia aprender 
com o otimismo dele, Nori.