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?
Starting is a whole different ballgame
 than pitching in relief.
البدء كرامٍ هو أمر مختلف تمامًا 
.عم الرّمي كبديل
Der Unterschied zwischen Start-
und Reliefaufgaben ist enorm.
Un abridor y un relevo tienen
papeles muy distintos.
Un abridor y un relevo tienen
papeles muy distintos.
Lanceur partant et releveur
ont des rôles très différents.
Il lanciatore iniziale e quello di rilievo hanno compiti molto diversi.
Estar na lista inicial e ser arremessador
secundário é um peso bem diferente.
Начало игры и роль реливера — 
совершенно разные вещи.