After winning their match, Seido stays behind to watch Manaka's pitching in hopes of gaining a slight advantage in the quarterfinal game. Tanba remembers his past ties with Manaka and swears to return in that quarterfinal match. However Yakusi has made many changes to their lineup, including three first years in the 3, 4, and 5 spots. When the first of these first years arrives, Raichi Todoroki, he nails Manaka's best fastball out of the stadium to give his team the early 1-0 lead. Ichidai is forced to make an early pitching change, with Manaka moving to the outfield, and the game becomes a slugging contest. As inning 5 approaches, Manaka demands to return to the mound so his team can move on to the quarterfinals. Ichidai gives in, and Manaka returns with better control than before.
Elenco: Ryota Ohsaka , Shimazaki Nobunaga , Takahiro Sakurai , Hanae Natsuki , Shintarou Asanuma , Yoshimasa Hosoya , Yuki Ono , Daisuke Namikawa , Masakazu Morita , Nobuhiko Okamoto , Shimono Hiro , Yoshitsugu Matsuoka , Yurika Endou , Rintarou Nishi , Hiroshi Kamiya , Hiroki Touchi , Kensho Ono , Yumi Uchiyama , Wataru Hatano , Toru Ohkawa , Daiki Yamashita , Kengo Kawanishi , Nobuyuki Hiyama , Kohsuke Toriumi , Takuma Terashima , Yuki Kaji , Daisuke Hirakawa , Tomoaki Maeno , Tatsuhisa Suzuki , Kaito Ishikawa , Kouki Uchiyama , Yuuto Suzuki , Shinobu Matsumoto , Akira Ishida , Eiji Takeuchi , Hiroaki Tajiri , Shouta Aoi , Ayumu Murase , Tasuku Hatanaka , Yuuma Uchida , Shunsuke Takeuchi .