Eijun is nervous about rooming with older teammates, but they make him feel a too little at home on his first night. Eijun ends up oversleeping and shows up late when it's time to meet Coach Tesshina Katoka, a former Japanese pro pitcher. Miyuki also shows up late, but he uses Sawamura as a decoy to sneak into his line. Katoka shows no mercy and says Eijun can never become a pitcher if he can't show up on time. He also makes Miyuki run laps. Sawamura is determined to prove he can be the ace though, so Coach Katoka gives him a special challenge, saying until he can complete this challenge, he can't play in a baseball game for Seidou.
Après avoir rejoint le lycée Seido, Eijun se fait remarquer par son retard à l’entraînement dès le premier jour. Et il n’est pas au bout de ses surprises. En effet, l’entraîneur, Tesshin Kataoka, est intransigeant sur ce point…
에이쥰은 따뜻하게 맞아주는 룸메이트 선배들 덕분에 약간이나마 마음을 놓게 된다. 하지만 다음날, 연습 첫날부터 지각하는 대 사고를 쳐서 카타오카 감독에게 제대로 찍히는데... 그것도 모자라 감독은 에이쥰에게 투수 자격이 없다며 연습도 시키지 않는다.
到达青道高中后，随处可见棒球的影子，这让荣纯兴奋不已。在室友仓持和曾子的热情招呼下，三人一起玩游戏到深夜，所引起的结果就是荣纯在一年级的新生报到中迟到，和他一样的还有御幸一也，被教练片冈发现后，除了惩罚荣纯，一也、仓持和曾子也未能幸免。终于到了能力测试，荣纯本想大显身手却被片冈制止，他让荣纯把球投至离本垒板90米的围栏，否则就放弃当投手，荣纯信心满满的接过球，结果却……
