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.
I don't care about the reasons, 
like he's the ace or he's the only guy left.
Seine Gründe sind mir egal, ob er das 
 Ace ist, oder der Letzte der übrig war.
No me importa que haya sido su estrella
 o que fuera el único que le quedaba.
No me importa que haya sido su estrella
 o que fuera el único que le quedaba.
Qu’il soit leur nº 1
ou qu’il ne reste que lui
Não me importam quais foram seus motivos,
 de ele ser o ás ou única opção restante.