Ep. 27: Maeno ends practice early while teams prepare for the upcoming Ryuo matchup
Aired on October 4, 2009
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Maeno dismisses practice early, leading Mishima and Ryuo pitcher Oikawa to discuss their slim chances against Seishu. Midori visits Tsukishima batting cages where Aoba suggests Seishu could win. Akaishi reviews Ryuo game tapes, focusing on Shimano’s batting, as the team prepares equipment. Former manager Risa watches the Idol Ace press conference before tuning into the game. Ryuo retires Seishu batters in the first inning, but Ko strikes out three Ryuo hitters with nine pitches. Azuma hits a home run on the first pitch in the second inning, while Shimano singles but remains on base. Seishu leads 1 to 0 entering the top of the fourth inning, when Mishima requests to serve as first base coach during Ryuo’s next at-bat.
Episodes
- Ep. 23 · Aoba pitches for Satomi against Oka, leading to a narrow loss and national team consideration.
- Ep. 24 · Ko scouts Ryuo Academy and supports Aoba on Wakaba's seventeenth birthday
- Ep. 25 · Ryuo's coach apologizes for benching Mishima while Seishu prepares for Sanno
- Ep. 26 · Ko's rare pitching and Aoba's childhood dreams shape the post-game aftermath.
- Ep. 27 · Maeno ends practice early while teams prepare for the upcoming Ryuo matchup
- Ep. 28 · Azuma and Mishima face off in a tense late-inning baseball showdown
- Ep. 29 · Ko's Final Strike and Ryuo's Victory in Extra Innings
- Ep. 30 · Ko recalls Wakaba's death upon seeing a lookalike girl who invites him to a restaurant.
- Ep. 31 · Do Ghosts Grow Older?