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.
For Sawamura, who wants to become the ace,
،بالنسبة لساوامورا، الذي يريد أن يصبح اللّاعب الأوّل
Auf Sawamura, der Ass werden will,
Para Sawamura,
quien quiere ser la estrella,
Para Sawamura,
quien quiere ser la estrella,
Sawamura,
qui aspire à devenir nº 1,
Sawamura vuole diventare l'asso della squadra,
Para o Sawamura,
que quer se tornar o ás,
Савамуре, который хочет стать асом,