Eijun Sawamura had his heart set on the middle-school national baseball championships. But his team is eliminated thanks to a wild pitch thrown by Eijun himself. He’s planning to go to high school with his teammates and try again next year when he’s scouted by the famous Seido High School Baseball team. When he goes for a campus visit, he finds himself on the receiving end of a baptism by fire! His experience forming a battery with up-and-coming catcher Miyuki rekindles his passion for baseball!!
The fall tournament has finally progressed to the semifinals! Rivalries are hot as the players vie to decide the lineup for the next two games in a starters-versus-reserves scrimmage! Sawamura shows just how much he's developed as a player by leading the second stringers. Can the pride of the regulars hold fast against the spirit of the second string?!