Seido stays to watch Ichidai's game to prepare for the upcoming quarterfinal. Ichidai's opponent is Yakushi, a nameless school. Yakushi's clean-ups were completely different from their previous games and were played by first-years. Ichidai scores in the first inning making it look like an easy win, but...
Manaka boy always had the ace number,
Manaka boy hatte immer die Nummer des Ace,
Manaka siempre tuvo el 
número de la estrella,
Manaka siempre tuvo el 
número de la estrella,
C’est Manaka qui a
toujours eu le numéro 1,
Manaka boy sempre ficou como ás,