Goro disregards his father's advice and decides to continue training to become a future Pro pitcher. Meanwhile, his father is visited by his old friend and teammate, Shigeno. Shigeno says Honda's true abilities have always been in pitching and not batting, but Honda must decide on his own whether to continue baseball by focusing on hitting or find an entirely new occupation.
혼다는 고로에게는 비밀로 타자 전향 테스트를 받게 된다.
상대 투수는 팀 에이스이자 오랜 친구, 그리고 타자 전향을 권한 시게노.
한편 고로는 지금까지 혼자만 야구를 하다가 드디어 야구를 함께 할 친구를 사귀는데…
El papá de Goro se encuentra con un viejo amigo, Shigeno, quien lo motiva a seguir jugando, por lo cuál se somete a una prueba para convertirse en bateador. Mientras tanto, Goro ha estado jugando béisbol solo hasta ahora, pero finalmente hace un amigo con quien jugar.