Sawamura gets himself into a baseball match against the 12th grade batter, Kiyokuni Azuma. Sawamura forms a battery with Kazuya Miyuki, the catcher carrying high hopes for Seidou. Sawamura loses confidence against Azuma, an opponent he's never faced, but Miyuki's lead slowly pulls out Sawamura's full potential. And then he throws his last pitch. After returning from Tokyo, Sawamaura is lost about his future, unable to forget his pitching with Miyuki. He wants to test his strength in Tokyo, but he can't betray his junior high teammates and leave them behind. Bewildered, his teammates approach him.
You're a pitcher, but you 
can't hide your emotions.
Du bist ein Pitcher, aber deine Emotionen
stehen dir ins Gesicht geschrieben.
Eres un pitcher, pero no 
puedes ocultar tus emociones.
Eres un pitcher, pero no 
puedes ocultar tus emociones.
Tu es lanceur, mais tu laisses transparaître 
tous tes sentiments.
Você é um arremessador, mas não
consegue esconder suas emoções.