During the long break in May, the powerhouse schools travel to different parts of the country to compete in practice games to prepare for the summer tournament. Fujimaki Komadai has traveled to Osaka to play Osaka Kiryu; Inashiro is playing Saiho in Aichi; Yoshinaga from Tokushima is in Kumamoto playing Shogakkan. Seido tides themselves over by playing Yamaga in Saitama, but then it's time for Sawamura to take the mound against Hakuryu, a team that finished in the semi finals of the Invitational.
Acting like you're hot stuff
just because you won the Invitational.
تتبجّحون فقط لكونكم ربحتم في البطولةِ الوطنيّة
Nur weil ihr das Turnier gewonnen habt,
haltet ihr euch für die Besten?
Presumen porque ganaron el invitacional.
Ganar el invitacional
os subió los humos.
juste parce que vous avez gagné
le tournoi de printemps…
Avete vinto il torneo a invito, 
e ora vi mettete a fare i galletti.
Ficam se gabando só porque
venceram o torneio fechado.
Нечего зазнаваться после
 каких-то отборочных.