Kazuya Miyuki becomes the catcher for Sawamura in a contest against Seido's dangerous clean-up batter, Kiyokuni Azuma. As Eijun tries to pitch down the middle, he finds himself tense and unable to control the ball. Kazuya immediately calls time and comes out to give him some words of encouragement. The words have the desired effect as Eijun finds more control than ever before and unveils a dangerous weapon he didn't know he had. Seeing how people like Kazuya can alter his pitching, Eijun decides to come to Seido as long as he can become the ace of the team.
Eijun Sawamura visite le lycée Seido et fait la connaissance de Miyuki Kazuya, un receveur brillant. Il va tenter de montrer son potentiel de lanceur face au batteur Azuma Kiyokuni, qui sera drafté chez les pros sous peu…
에이쥰은 공 하나하나를 던질 때마다 자기에게 놀라고 상쾌함을 느낀다. 그리고 그 흥분은 집에 돌아가서도 가라앉을 줄은 몰랐는데... 하지만 친구들을 배신할 수 없다는 생각에 도쿄행은 계속 망설인다.
Eijun se enfrenta a Azuma con la ayuda del catcher, Kazuya. Luego de tener una buena experiencia y regresar a casa, Eijun se plantea si debe dejar a sus amigos e irse a la preparatoria de Tokio.
荣纯站上了投手丘，在他和一也的完美配合下荣纯被压抑的实力爆发了出来，就连自己也感到与以往不同，两人成功挫败了东清国的傲慢。自东京回来之后，荣纯总是一人发呆，这次的参观让他的内心有所动摇，但他又不愿抛弃同伴，因此而纠结难眠。次日，得知此事的伙伴们纷纷向荣纯表示恭喜和鼓励，最终荣纯带着大家的期许，踏上了前往东京的旅程。
