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Daigo Shigeno, whose father is a professional baseball player who was also active in the major leagues, is in the second year of junior high school. He goes to a private school with Mutsuko Sakura, a childhood friend and teammate from the boys' baseball era. Daigo and Mutsuko belong to the baseball club, but there are only 6 members, and 4 including Mutsuko are girls. In April, when the new first grader is greeted, captain Daigo is eager to recruit new students to make up for the shortage of members. Around that time, at the entrance ceremony, first-year sports-recommended students were all in line ... || Our main character Shigeno Daigo is a 2nd year student in middle school, whose father is a pro baseball player who went as far as playing in the Major League. Daigo goes to Fuurin Academy with his childhood friend Sakura Mutsuko, who was also his teammate on the little league baseball team. While both of them are on the baseball team, they only have 6 members in total, of which 4 are girls. Just then, at the admission ceremony, a bunch of 1st years with sports scholarships gathered and... Source: crunchyroll

With the arrival of five new first-year students, including Nishina, from the strong baseball team Nanyo Lions to the Fuurin team, with only six members, Daigo and the veteran students, went excitedly to the field for morning training. However, Nishina and the 1st grade students, refuse to train until coach Kunitomo, appointed to be the coach of the Fuurinchu baseball team, is appointed. Mr. Yamaguchi, an advisor, came to Daigo and the others and said: "I want to talk" ...! ? || The Fuurin baseball team just had 6 members, but with the addition of the Nishina and four other 1st years hailing from the famous Nanyou Lions, the upperclassmen redouble their focus and go to the field for morning practice. However, those 1st years declare that they have no intention of joining practice until their mentor from their Nanyou days, coach Kunitomo, finalizes his transfer to be the coach of the Fuurin baseball team. That`s when their advior, Yamaguchi-sensei tells Daigo she needs to talk about something... Source: crunchyroll

With the cancellation of the new director's appointment, the four first-year boys have advanced to the senior league, and the new strength of the Fubayashi Naka Baseball Club is to add Anita & Senri from the prestigious Yokohama Little to Nishina, who is left alone as a boy. After all, there were only three people. In this way, it turns out that the official game is coming up two weeks after the nine people are all together. Anita, the catcher, has a sigh of breath because it is a real battle, and Daigo tells Daigo that the pitchers are not alone with Nishina and Mutsuko. || Since the transfer of the new coach fell through, four of the 1st year boys decide to move on to the senior league. That means there are only three new members for the Fuurin baseball team, one boy, Nishina, and two girls from the famous Yokohama Little team, Anita and Chisato. They just managed to scrape together 9 members when they find out that their first public tournament is only two weeks away. Excited about the real matches coming up, catcher Anita immediately lays into Daigo that Mutsuko and Nishina as pitchers are not sufficient. Source: crunchyroll

On the morning of the first game of the Fubayashi Naka Baseball Club, Daigo's father, Goro, was with his teammate, Toshiya Sato, who taught Daigo the basics of baseball when he was in elementary school. We were talking on the phone. Toshiya cares about the first match in Fubayashi while communicating the latest situation with each other. To Toshiya, Goro remembered Daigo's half-year struggle to become the captain in the first grade in an unexpected way, and strongly stated, "Daigo will do it." || The morning of the first tournament match for the Fuurin Middle School Baseball team, Daigo`s father Goro talks to his eternal friend, former teammate, and Daigo`s coach in his grade school days, Satou Toshiya. While updating each other, Toshiya brings the conversation to the upcoming Fuurin match. Goro confidently tells Toshiya that "Daigo can do it", based on Daigo`s amazing commitment the past half year, after unexpectedly becoming captain of the team as a first-year. Source: crunchyroll

The opponent of the first match of the new Fubayashi Junior High School baseball club is Itsuki Junior High School. Ace in Itsuki, Yokouchi has only 9 members in Fubayashi who came out to the ground, and it is surprising that there are 6 girls. Yokouchi, who can't hide his dissatisfaction with "Why should I be the starting lineup for girls?", Confronts top batter Chisato. On the other hand, the starting pitcher Mutsuko in Fubayashi is pitching for the first official game, so he tightens his feelings and heads for the mound. || The first opponent for Fuurin`s new baseball team is going to be Itsuki Middle School. Itsuki`s ace Yokouchi is surprised to see that Fuurin just has 9 players, of which 6 are girls. While complaining why he as the ace pitcher has to start against a team full of girls, Yokouchi faces off with Fuurin`s top batter, Chisato. After the switch, Mutsuko`s starting pitcher focuses and heads for the mound in her very first official game, but then... Source: crunchyroll

The opponent for the next round in Fubayashi was decided to be Urabe, who was a teammate of Daigo and his teammates when they were in elementary school, and Seiwa, who has Andy. Daigo and Anita, who recorded 11 stolen bases in the first match and witnessed the mobility of Kiyowa who won the cold, are keenly aware of the need for stolen base measures. Therefore, the baseball club members who had just finished the first game were gathered again at the school, and the pitcher Mutsuko rushed to the special training to suppress the opponent runner. || The next opponent for Fuurin`s baseball team is going to be Seiwa, Daigo and Sakura`s old Little League teammates Urabe and Andy now play. After seeing Seiwa steal 11 bases in their first match and seeing that match be called, both Anita and Daigo are made painfully aware that they need to do something to combat Seiwa`s mobility and base stealing prowess. That`s why Daigo calls the team to school even though they just finished a match, in order to allow their pitcher Mutsuko train so she can deal with the enemy runners. Source: crunchyroll

In order to block Kiyowachu, who boasts the mobility of threats such as stolen bases and bunts, Daigo and his colleagues carefully prepare for the check on runners, centered on pitcher Mutsuko, and face the second round. Daigo predicts that "Kiyowachu will not be reckless from the beginning," but Kiyowachu's top batter Moriguchi suddenly hits the base. The Fubayashi battery is shaken at once. Anita, a catcher who puts a happa on Mutsuko who is upset, loses her normal spirit. || In order to not allow Seiwa to utilize their frightening mobility with base steals and bunt, Daigo and team do drills to teach their pitcher Mutsuko how to do pick-off attempts of runners. The next day, after having done their due diligence, Daigo and team go into their second game. Even though Daigo predicted that Seiwa would not recklessly attack from the beginning, Seiwa`s top batter suddenly leaves the base. They immediately try to shake Fuurin`s battery. While catcher Anita fiercely tries to get Mutsuko back into shape, eventually even she loses her cool... Source: crunchyroll

In the second round of the district qualifying, catcher Anita, who was too cautious about the mobility during the Qing dynasty, was pointed out by Wright's Nishina that some mistakes were made and got stuck in words. Even in the prestigious Yokohama Little, which belonged to elementary school, Anita had a bitter memory over the position of a catcher. He was depressed even during the match, thinking that he might have been disqualified as a catcher, and offered Daigo to replace the catcher. || In the second match of the district preliminaries, Anita is too focused on being cautious of Seiwa Middle`s mobility and loses sight of everything else. Even from right field, Nishina saw this and points out her missteps so accurately that Anita can`t retort. She had painful memories about the catcher position from her time at the prestigious Yokohama Littles as well. Concerned that she`s a failure as a catcher, and down on herself despite the game still going on, she asks Daigo to take over catching. Source: crunchyroll

Fubayashi caught up with Anita's one shot, but in the final 6th inning, he took a long hit during Kiyowa and allowed him to win. In addition, the catcher Anita injured her wrist with the close play. Daigo on the left wears a mask. With a runner on the 1st and 3rd bases, it is No. 4 Andy in Kiyowa who will reach the turn at bat with a pinch of further runs. What is the strategy chosen by Daigo and Mutsuko's batteries against their former teammates who are proud of their bangs! ?? || Fuurin Middle managed to catch up thanks to Anita`s hit, but in the top of the 6th inning, they let Seiwa all but secure their win with a long hit. To make matters worse, catcher Anita injures her wrist during a close play. Thus Daigo will switch from left field to catcher. In the dangerous situation of having 1st and 3rd bases loaded, up to bat for Seiwa is their #4, Andy. Up against their old teammate with the mighty swing, what is Daigo and Mutsuko`s strategy?! Source: crunchyroll

The second round of the district qualifying is finally to the final round! In the top of the 7th inning, he allowed an additional point during Kiyowa and further widened his lead, but Nishina, who pitched urgently, took a series of strikeouts, and Fubayashi managed to get through the pinch. And in the bottom of the 7th inning, the last attack in Fubayashi was a high-ranking line starting from No. 3 Sawa. However, No. 4 Anita just injured her right wrist ... Urabe and Andy's Kiyowa Battery severely attacked Anita's weakness, the internal angle. || The 2nd match of the district preliminaries is finally entering the final inning! In the top of the 7th inning, Fuurin Middle allows Seiwa Middle to widen the gap further by scoring another run. However, thanks to Nishina, who was suddenly put onto the mound, Fuurin narrowly makes it through this tight spot. However, their #4 Anita had just hurt her wrist... Seiwa`s battery, Urabe and Andy, keep pitching inside to attack her weak spot. Source: crunchyroll

With Daigo's dramatic goodbye hit, Fubayashi Naka defeated the difficult enemy Kiyowachu, who has old friends Urabe & Andy, and advanced to the semi-finals of the district tournament. Tao Tsuchiya and Yayoi left the stadium in a hurry, although they were members of Fubayashi who scouted the games of other schools while dragging the tiredness of the fierce battle. Anita, who has been a junior of Tao Tsuchiya and Yayoi since the Yokohama Little era, quickly heads for the treatment of her injuries, even though she is worried about the plain behavior of the two seniors she longed for. || With Daigo`s epic game ending hit, Fuurin Middle defeats the formidable opponent Seiwa Middle, where Daigo`s old friends Urabe and Andy play. They are now moving on to the semi-finals of the district tournament. Despite being tired from the intense game, the Fuurin players watch another school`s game, however Tao and Yayoi sneak away after the game. Anita had looked up to Tao and Yayoi as her senpais since their time at Yokohama Littles, so their behavior deeply concerns her while she goes to have her injury checked out. Source: crunchyroll

Fubayashi, who advanced to the semi-finals of the district tournament without the rain from the previous day, is facing a match against Yanagawa Junior High School. Anita, who was injured, dropped to No. 6, and Fubayashi Nine faced with the order changed to No. 4 Daigo and No. 5 Nishina, but Mutsuko will continue to be appointed as the starting pitcher. Mutsuko, who had expected Chisato to be the starting lineup in the series of battles, was confused, but Daigo, who realized the growth from the first race, strongly encouraged Mutsuko. || Even though the heavy rain from the day before had barely stopped, Fuurin Middle has to play in the semifinals against Yanagawa Middle. As she was injured, Anita is moved down to 6th batter, with Daigo being 4th and Nishina 5th. Starting pitcher for the team of 9 is Mutsuko again, which catches her by surprise, as she expected to swapped out for Chisato. However, Daigo earnestly tells her how impressed he is by her growth. Source: crunchyroll

Fubayashi, who won the semi-final with Sekitori's daring full-base home run, begins to prepare in a hurry for the final match from the afternoon, which will be a series of battles. On the other hand, Daigo leaves the reconnaissance of the match between Eihogakuin and Oobi Junior High School to Mutsuko and others in the semi-final, and goes out with Nishina's pitching practice starting in the final. However, the match between Hidekuni and Oo suddenly unfolded, and Daigo, who was suddenly called to the stand, was shocked by the face of Oo. || Thanks to Kandori`s incredible grand slam, Fuurin Middle win the semifinals and hastily begin to make preparations for the finals in the afternoon. Daigo helps Nishina with pitching practice as he`s the starting pitcher for the finals, while Mutsuko and the others observe the Eihou Academy vs Oobi Middle School game. However, Eihou and Oobi`s game takes an unexpected turn and after Daigo is rushed to the stands, a face he sees amidst Oobi Middle`s line up rattles him... Source: crunchyroll

The final of the district tournament between Fubayashi Naka, who has won with nine members, and Oonaka, who has all the prestigious Yokohama seniors, is finally a play ball! Daigo witnessed a short line with left-handed Michiru Mayumura and a second line with Idemitsu, and noticed Oonaka's intention to solidify the center line with the starting pitcher Uozumi and seniors. Then, the hit ball of top batter Senri in Fubayashi immediately hits the short road. || Fuurin Middle has fought their way to the district tournament finals with just 9 players, and finally faces off against Oobi Middle, where a bunch of ex Yokohama Senior players are. When Daigo sees the two left-handed players, Mayumura Michiru on short stop, and Idemitsu on second, combined with their starting pitcher Seto and catcher Uozumi, he realizes what Oobi Middle`s strategy with their center line is. Then, when Fuurin`s top batter Chisato knocks a ball to Michiru on short stop, but then... Source: crunchyroll

The final match with Oonaka, who has strong members such as Michibase Meimura. Nishina, the starting pitcher in Fubayashi, continued to make efforts from the beginning, but lost 5 points in the bottom of the 3rd inning due to lack of stamina and defensive disorder. It was Chisato of the center who gave up Nishina's continuation and took over the Fubayashi mound from the 4th inning. Chisato, who has experience as a pitcher in the Little Yokohama era, will be the first pitcher in junior high school. While my father, Fujii, is excited to watch from the stand, what kind of pitch will Chisato at his own pace show ?! ?? || It`s the finals against Oobi Middle with Mayumura Michiru and three other formidable players. As Fuurin`s starting pitcher Nishina pitches with all his might from the beginning, he runs out of stamina and coupled with defense bloopers, they lose 5 runs in the bottom of the third inning. Instead of letting Nishina continue, Chisato from center field takes over in the 4th inning. Though she has some experience from her time at Yokohama Littles, this is the first time in middle school. Her father is over-excited in the stands, but what kind of pitching performance will Chisato give?! Source: crunchyroll

Fubayashi Naka, who had been suppressed to no hits, attacked Oonaka's second pitcher Idemitsu in the top of the 5th inning and returned 2 points in a timely manner such as Senri. However, Oonaka puts Tao Tsuchiya on the relief pitch and tries to escape by hitting Tao Tsuchiya on a short ground ball. Chisato pitched from the 4th inning and showed an unexpected (?) Good throw, but he lost his grip strength due to lack of stamina as early as the bottom of the 5th inning when he entered the second inning. Mutsuko can't pitch because of the restrictions on continuous throwing, so what's the point of standing on the mound? || Chisato`s timely hit in the top of the 5th inning finally allows Fuurin to break free from their no-hit spell and get two runs in against Oobi`s second pitcher Idemitsu. However, Oobi then puts Mayumura in as a reliever and she ends the offense after Tao hits a grounder to shortstop. While Chisato had shown surprisingly nice pitching after starting in the 4th inning, she`s out of energy and has no grip strength left for another inning. Due to inning restrictions, Mutsuko can`t get up on the mound, but then who will pitch? Source: crunchyroll

Yayoi, who made an emergency pitch after Chisato, suppressed the Oo batting line, but the counterattack in Fubayashi was also blocked, and the district tournament final entered the final round with Oonaka's 3-point lead. In the 7th inning of desperation, while two outs in Fubayashi, the last chance of the first and third bases! Chisato, the top batter, persistently chooses a walk and puts pressure on the two-death base and Oonaka's base. Then, the batting order turns to No. 2 Tao Tsuchiya, who was sealed in a short ground ball at the front at bat. || While Yayoi, emergency reliever taking over for Chisato, is able to subdue the Oobi batters, Fuurin`s counter-offense is also shut down. The game goes into the final inning with Oobi Middle leading with three runs. In the all or nothing top of the 7th inning, Fuurin has a real chance with two outs, but first and third loaded! Top batter Chisato toughs it out until four balls, turning up the pressure on Oobi with two outs and fully loaded bases. Then, it`s Tao`s turn, who had been shut down too easily in the previous inning. Source: crunchyroll

A reversal drama of rebirth in Fubayashi, and a powerful batting line in Oonaka that attacks Yayoi who overcomes the failure of the elbow and throws power! The final match between Fubayashi Naka and Oonaka, led by Daigo, will reach a dramatic end. After such a fierce battle, Daigo returned home and exhausted his energy and physical strength. Daigo looks exhausted, but finds a piece of paper on the desk and changes the color of his eyes. It was a memorandum from my father, Goro, who saw the death battle with Oonaka from the stand. || Fuurin makes a phenomenal comeback and an upset, but then Yayoi has to face off against Oobi`s strongest batters! Then, the final match between Daigo`s Fuurin Middle and Oobi Middle comes to a close. After this intense finale, Daigo gets home, both physically and mentally drained. Even though it seems that Daigo might not be able to keep going, a piece of paper on his desk changes everything. It was a letter from his father, who had watched over their dramatic fight against Oobi Middle. Source: crunchyroll

The season has reached autumn. After the summer tournament, the Fubayashi Naka Baseball Club is forced to retire from the highest grade student, Tamba, and create a new team. However, there are only eight members left. Therefore, I asked Tamba, who retired, for a helper in the practice game on the weekend, and managed to continue the activity with nine people. Daigo and his colleagues are thinking about recruiting new members of the baseball club from current students in an attempt to solve the shortage of members. Under such circumstances, it is said that Chisato, a first-year student, has a new member recruitment attestation ...! ?? || With the summer tournament behind them, the Fuurin baseball team has to face fall without their oldest player, Tanba, and have to rebuild the team. But as they now only have 8 players, Tanba agrees to help out so the practice match on the weekend can take place. Needing a more permanent solution, Daigo and the others discuss who of the existing student body they could recruit. That`s when Chisato reveals that she has a potential lead... Source: crunchyroll

In Fubayashi, who was hit by a shortage of members again. Daigo called out to Chiyo, Chisato's older sister, who has experience in baseball, but she was easily refused. With the addition of the recommended admission group Short Chiba, we could barely secure the ninth member, but Anita and Chisato did not give up joining Chiyo. One day, Anita sends a meaningful letter to Nishina's shoe box. While expecting (?) Nishina headed to the courtyard after school ... || Fuurin Middle is still struggling with their roster. Though Daigo approaches Chisato`s older sister, he completely gets shut down. Somehow they get their ninth player by adding the short stop player Chiba to the team. Still, Anita and Chisato have not given up on getting Chiyo to join the team. When Nishina finds a letter from Anita in his locker, asking him to meet her before practice, he gets his hopes up for something... Source: crunchyroll

Fubayashi Naka, who realized the long-awaited practice match with the powerful Tsujido Gakuen Junior High School, managed to start the match by incorporating Chiyo, who wants to be a manager, into the starting lineup instead of Chiba who was hospitalized. However, since there are 7 girls, 10 points of handicap are given from the first time, and Daigo cannot hide his regret. In order to look back at Tsujido, Yayoi and Tao Tsuchiya fired a series of good defenses from the first time, and Daigo and Anita who stood at bat also caught the starting pitcher Oka and destroyed it. || Fuurin Middle got their wish of having a practice match against the elite team of Tsujidou Academy, but had to put their manager Chiyo into their lineup for the hospitalized Chiba. Seeing that they have seven girls, they are assigned a 10 run handicap, which irritates even Daigo. In order to get Tsujidou back for that, Yayoi and Tao make good defensive plays and at bat, Daigo and Anita whittle down the opposing pitcher, Oka. Source: crunchyroll

Anita's home run and Chiyo, who made her debut on this day, also made a hit, and Fubayashi was able to pull away the powerful Tsujido at once. However, the pursuit is blocked by the "Mario Ball", which changes drastically with the fastball of Mario, a first-year pitcher who pitched in 2nd place in Tsujido. Mutsuko, the starting pitcher, aims to keep the lead and bring it to a cold win, but in the bottom of the third inning, Tsujido Naka goes on the offensive with Mario's double base. In addition, a hit ball flew in front of Chiyo who defended the left field ...! ?? || Next to Anita`s homerun, Chiyo also gets a hit in on her first day, allowing Fuurin to widen the lead against Tsujidou Middle. However, when Tsujidou`s second pitcher gets on the mound, his ultra-fast balls and wildly curving "Mario Balls" dampen their mood. As the starting pitcher, Mutsuko aims to hold their lead and have the game be called for them, but in the bottom of the third inning, Mario`s double sets Tsujidou up for an attack. On top of that, a ball flies over to the left field, where Chiyo is defending... Source: crunchyroll

Fubayashi was leading a large number of people in Tsujido during the practice game, but with the appearance of Tsujido Group A members, who are the original mainstay, the lead was suddenly reduced. In addition, Tsujido's catcher, Daigo and Mutsuko's teammates in elementary school, Mitsuru Sakaguchi (Mitsuru Sato), appeared, and Daigo and his friends couldn't hide their surprise. The light of serving as the same catcher as his father Toshiya, a former major leaguer. How good is that ability ...? || Even though Fuurin Middle has a huge lead against Tsujidou Middle, once their real A-team comes into play, the lead all but evaporates. On top of that, when Sakaguchi Hikaru (Satou Hikaru), Daigo`s and Mutsuko`s teammate from their grade school days, comes onto the field as Tsujidou`s catcher, Daigo is visibly shaken. Hikaru tells him that he`s looking to become a Major League catcher, just like his father Tsohiya. How good has Hikaru become? Source: crunchyroll

The Fubayashi Naka baseball club suffered a humiliating defeat in Tsujido. Yayoi and Tao Tsuchiya seem to have been blown away by the difference with boys. Nishina and Anita who vow to revenge and try to devote themselves to practice. Mutsuko has shattered her confidence as a pitcher. Then, Daigo seems to have lost his passion because he was overwhelmed by the light he met again. For Sekitori and Chiyo, who have no choice but to stare at such friends, Chisato at her own pace ... What is the one that holds the completely disjointed Fubayashi Nine back together ...? || The Fuurin baseball team suffered a humiliating defeat by Tsujidou Middle. It seems like Tao and Yayoi are done after having the boys` superiority thrust in their faces. Nishina and Anita train even harder, vowing to get revenge. Mutsuko`s confidence as a pitcher has been crushed. And it seems Daigo has lost his passion after being ridiculed by Hikaru. While Kandori and Chiyo can only watch their teammates flounder, Chisato is still her quirky self. Is there something that could reunite the nine Fuurin souls? Source: crunchyroll