Returning from his injury, Furuya joins a game with the second string. Seeing Sawamura shine in the first string's game, Furuya mulls over the words Kataoka wrote in his journal. Meanwhile, in Yamanashi prefecture, Seido's rivals Yakushi, Ichidai Third High and Inashiro Industrial compete in intense games for the spring Kanto Tournament. Sawamura and his teammates watch intensely as their rivals become stronger.
Having defeated ace Takanashi
from Hanasaki Tokumaru,
مي ناروميا، لدى هزيمته للاعب الأوّل تاكاناشي
Nach seinem Pitcherduell mit Takanashi,
dem Ass
En la segunda ronda,
En la segunda ronda,
Mei Narumiya
ayant lancé au 2e tour
Dopo aver sconfitto nel secondo round Takanashi,
Mei Narumiya, depois de
derrotar o ás, Takanashi,
Мэй Нарумия, ранее 
победивший аса Таканаси