The night before the national final, Narumiya lowers his head to his teammates and surprises everyone. Next day, Narumiya walks on to the Koshien mound, motivating Sawamura to practice harder as he watches it on TV. Later, an unfamiliar man comes to observe Seido's practice.
Stop resting in the shadow 
of such a skinny pole!
Ruh dich da in dem Mini-Schatten
nicht aus.
Te repose pas
dans cette ombre étroite !
Chega de descansar na sombra
 de um poste tão fininho!