Ep. 12: Chris trains Sawamura while his father intervenes and Zaizen shifts strategy to target Chris.
Aired on December 22, 2013
Chris invites Miyuki to the bullpen to help Sawamura master a new pitching form that delivers strikes. Meanwhile, Chris's father, Animal, arrives at the game and urges his son to quit, fearing that his shoulder has not fully healed and that continuing to pitch will cause further injury. In response to Seido's rising momentum, Naoyuki Zaizen proposes a tactical shift. Instead of focusing on eliminating Sawamura, Zaizen suggests that the opposing team should aim to destroy Chris. This narrative segment adapts chapters 30 to 33 of the source material.
Episodes
- Ep. 8 · Chris's Hidden Struggles and Eijun's Realization of His True Dedication
- Ep. 9 · Sawamura seeks Chris to find his pitching specialty after failing to control speed.
- Ep. 10 · Eijun Refines His Pitching Skills Before the Final Junior Varsity Match
- Ep. 11 · Chris Enters the Game as Eijun Struggles with Control Issues
- Ep. 12 · Chris trains Sawamura while his father intervenes and Zaizen shifts strategy to target Chris.
- Ep. 13 · Sawamura's Original Form Shifts Momentum as Chris Becomes Manager
- Ep. 14 · Intense training camp begins with pickoff drills and fielding scenarios for the first years.
- Ep. 15 · Sawamura struggles at batting while Furuya and Eijun meet upperclassmen before weekend games.
- Ep. 16 · Furuya adjusts his pitching strategy during the Seido versus Osaka Kiryu practice match.