It’s the top of the seventh inning in Seido’s game against Hachiya Oji.  Hachiya Oji has to score this inning or else the game will be called.  Kawabata fought his way to a base, but it would be Hachiya Oji’s last offensive.  Seido’s victory is imminent.  After hearing Furuya say he’d get to play next game, Sawamura watches the game from the bench, the number one on his back.  The story of these two players vying for the title of ace will continue.
If I didn't stay busy,
my heart felt like it would fall apart.
،إن كنتُ لا أقوم بشيء ما
.كنتُ أشعر وكأنّ قلبي سيتوقّف
Würde ich nichts tun,
würde mein Herz zerbrechen.
Si me quedaba quieto,
sentía que se me desgarraba el corazón.
Je sentais que mon cœur se briserait
si je restais passif.
Sentivo che mi sarebbe scoppiato il cuore
se non mi fossi tenuto impegnato.
Eu senti que meu coração ia
desmoronar se eu não fizesse nada.
Когда я бездействовал,
 сердце будто разрывалось.