Miyuki continues to try to get Sawamura to pitch inside and gain additional control, but his motivational speeches seem to have little to no effect on Sawamura. Sawamura begins to try to trust in his infielder's, and as he does so he sees his pitching begin to improve. While many runs are given up, both Sawamura and Furuya learn the lessons the coach hoped to have them learn in the training camp. After the game Coach Matsumoto acknowledges Sawamura's ability and praises how it can be a secret weapon if it is utilized correctly, but only with a little refining.
Le match qui oppose la meilleure équipe lycéenne d’Osaka et le lycée Seido bat son plein. Furuya est sur le banc de touche, et Eijun montre de quoi il est capable. Voyons si cela suffira à l’emporter…
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泽村不会投变化球又缺乏经验，于是御幸要求他至少往内角投。虽然泽村对御幸的要求很不爽，但回想起自己来到青道的原因，他使尽全力投出了手上的球…
