After a series of successful practice games, the Seido Nine are intensely focused on preparing for the summer tournament.  Sawamura, encouraged by Kataoka's words, begins rising early in the morning to train.  Meanwhile, after seeing Sawamura's improvement, Furuya tries to help out with batting practice.  Their rivalry seems to be having a positive influence on both of them, until...
there are no spots on the roster
for students with bad grades.
سأتركك في دكّة البدلاء إذا حصلت
على درجات سيّئة
wenn du durchfällst,
kommst du nicht ins Team.
los que reprueben irán a la banca.
los que suspendan irán al banquillo.
si tu rates tes examens,
tu restes sur le banc.
se inizi a prendere pessimi voti io ti lascio in panchina.
não temos vagas para alunos
que tiram notas ruins.
будешь плохо учиться — 
оставлю на скамейке.