Seidou High School faces off against Ichidai Third High School, the school that beat them last year. While their top-level offense rakes in runs, the ace Tanba isn't doing too hot. The game turns into a batting game. On the other hand, Sawamura is back at school, training by himself. During his training, Furuya, another first-year pitcher approaches him. Showing sympathy to Sawamura's peculiar training method, Furuya offers to play catch with him. Sawamura is in a cheery mood with Furuya's kindness, but the speed of Furuya's throws far exceeds his expectations.
Manaka is speechless for having 
his best pitch hit right off the bat.
Manaka ist sprachlos, dass sein bester Pitch
 direkt zu Beginn getroffen wurde.
Manaka-san está sin palabras después 
que le batearan su mejor lanzamiento.
Manaka está sin palabras después 
que le batearan su mejor lanzamiento.
Avec son meilleur lancer
frappé dès le début,
Manaka ficou pasmado por ter o
melhor arremesso dele rebatido assim.