To stop the attacks on Chris, Sawamura reverts back to his original pitching form while maintaining the wall against the dangerous Naoyuki Zaizen. The results not only improve Sawamura's speed, but they start putting pressure on Zaizen and reveal an injury he had earlier. With Chris and Zaizen being of equal strength now, the momentum swings back to Seido. After 3 innings Chris and Sawamura are pulled from the game. The game concludes and the Coach calls everyone together. Two players are moved up to the varsity team, and many third years have their hearts broken. While Chris isn't brought up to play, he is brought up as a manager for the varsity team.
L’entrée en jeu de Zaizen suscite l’inquiétude de Chris. Mais Eijun est fermement décidé à montrer l’étendue de ses progrès à son mentor. À l’issue du match, l’entraîneur Kataoka convoque tous les joueurs pour leur annoncer la composition finale de l’équipe première. Eijun et Chris en feront-ils partie ?
옛 동료이자 라이벌로서 크리스의 마지막을 장식하겠다며 타석에 들어선 자이젠. 그리고 예상치 못한 초구 스퀴즈에 공을 뿌리려던 사와무라는 화들짝 놀란다. 엉겁결에 홈으로 내리꽂은 공은 흙먼지를 일으키며 바운드볼로...
面对打击区的财前，泽村好不容易才逃过失分危机。而泽村在这局投出的最后一球，能不辜负克里斯的期望，让克里斯看到他的成长吗?
