Ep. 14: Latihan intensif dimulai dengan latihan pickoff dan skenario lapangan untuk siswa tahun pertama.

Sawamura continues to train hard, but when Chris notices he is overworking, he has Miyuki pull him into the indoor training facility for some pickoff training and leg positioning training so he won't get hurt. Furuya is reminded he must trim his nails and is also forced to start pickoff training. Furuya tells Miyuki he has a twisted personality. Tanba watches his rivals and vows not to give the ace number to anyone else. As hell week begins Tanba and Kawakami are sent to the bullpen while Sawamura and Furuya are forced to work on fielding practice and base coverage scenarios. Once their coverage scenarios are done they are sent out for outfield catching. In the bullpen Tanba works on a secret pitch with Miyauchi, the secondary varsity catcher. When the 100 yard sprints start and the night workouts increase, Sawamura realizes him and his fellow first years haven't prepared for anything like this. This episode covers chapters 38 to 40. (Source: Wikipedia)
Episode
- Ep. 10 · Eijun Menyempurnakan Keterampilan Melemparnya Sebelum Pertandingan Junior Varsity Final
- Ep. 11 · Chris Masuk ke dalam Permainan saat Eijun Bergulat dengan Masalah Kontrol
- Ep. 12 · Chris melatih Sawamura sementara ayahnya ikut campur dan Zaizen mengubah strategi untuk menargetkan Chris.
- Ep. 13 · Bentuk Asli Sawamura Mengubah Momentum Saat Chris Menjadi Manajer
- Ep. 14 · Latihan intensif dimulai dengan latihan pickoff dan skenario lapangan untuk siswa tahun pertama.
- Ep. 15 · Sawamura kesulitan saat memukul, sementara Furuya dan Eijun bertemu kakak kelas sebelum pertandingan akhir pekan.
- Ep. 16 · Furuya menyesuaikan strategi lemparannya selama pertandingan latihan Seido melawan Osaka Kiryu.
- Ep. 17 · Hiromi Toshi mendominasi pemukul Seido dengan kecepatan yang meningkat di babak awal.
- Ep. 18 · Miyuki mendorong Sawamura untuk melempar ke dalam sementara Furuya belajar dari pengalaman kamp pelatihan.