Distracted by the coach's request, Aoba burns a customer's order in the Clover Cafe. One night, Ko escorts Akane home because she thinks she is being followed by a stalker, and together Ko and Aoba catch a man who had recently stalked Aoba before finding her too scary. As punishment, Aoba forces the man to use the batting cages until he is exhausted. After Ichiyo tells Junpei Azuma she will marry him if Seishu goes to Koshien, he joins the team as an enthusiastic assistant coach; Ichiyo later tells Ko that she never said she would not marry Junpei if Seishu does not make it. When they go shopping together, Aoba tells Akane about her invitation to join the women's national team, and Akane suggests she chose the course that leads to the fewest regrets. While Junpei and Aoba scout a Ryuo practice, he asks whether she likes his brother. When she cannot answer, he suggests that she be honest with herself, and she later reassures him that Seishu will go to Koshien.
青葉に女子日本代表の監督から、日本代表合宿に参加して欲しいと連絡が入る。女子日本代表へのチャンスが巡ってきて、思い悩む青葉。一方、一葉は純平に結婚の条件として、星秀学園が甲子園に行くことを挙げる。熱血指導を始めた純平を腰を痛めてしまった前野監督は、打撃コーチとして迎え入れることに…。
아오바는 여자 일본 대표 감독으로부터 합숙에 참가해 달라는 연락을 받게 되고, 입원 때문에 포기했던 기회가 찾아와 생각에 잠긴다. 한편 아카네가 카페 클로버에서 일하게 되면서 츠키시마 가족들과도 친숙해지고, 아카네와 아오바는 친자매처럼 지내게 된다. 그리고 준페이는 이치요에게 프러포즈에 대한 대답을 듣게 되는데...
