Seido, Inashiro Vocational, and Shuhoku are having a three-way round-robin. Game two of the round-robin is Inashiro vs Shuhoku, and the ace of Inashiro, Mei Narumiya, is pitching this game. He's the one who shut out Seido's batters at the last summer tournament semi-final. To make matters worse, Narumiya shows off a new weapon he didn't have last year. The pitch lights a fire under Seido's ace, Tanba. He too has a new weapon he's been working on.
There's nothing better than 
surprising the batter before me.
Es gibt nichts besseres, als den Batter
 vor mir zu überraschen.
No hay nada mejor que sorprender 
al bateador frente a mí.
No hay nada mejor que sorprender 
al bateador que tengo delante de mí.
La stupéfaction des batteurs,
c’est ce que je préfère.
Nada melhor que surpreender 
o rebatedor diante de mim.