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Meisei and Toushu’s war of attrition has entered extra innings, neither pitcher allowing a single run. With Toushu playing in unfamiliar category, and Touma seemingly reaching a new level on the mound, will this be the year Meisei returns to Koshien?

Six innings in, the semifinal match between Meisei and Toushu remains scoreless. Under the burning sun and the pressure of the crowd, which team’s star pitcher will reach his limit first?

Now comes the highly anticipated semifinal match between Meisei and Toushu! The rising rookie battery of Touma and Souichiro faces off once more against the unshakeable prodigy, Hiroki Mita, in a tense pitchers’ duel with the tournament on the line.

Meisei's path to Koshien is in peril as they face off against Kaiou Nishi. Do they have the skill--and the luck--to survive to the semifinals?

Nobody expected Meisei to reach the quarterfinals – not even their manager. With Touma resting his arm out in left field, can the bullpen carry the team against the hard-hitting offense of Kaiou Nishi?

Otomi adopts a dog and names him Punch, as the Meisei baseball team debates who should be the club's ace pitcher.

With Sou and Tou powering the team through the early rounds of the tournament, Meisei's story draws fans from far and wide. Ryou learns that his family and Otomi’s are more alike than he knew.

Otomi spends the rainy day bowling, while her brothers try to figure out whether or not she's on a date!

Personalities collide after the team’s manager sends Souichirou and Haruka to scout out the competition.

Haruka scouts out Meisei’s next rival: Sankou High School. Meanwhile, Akai comes to an important realization.

It’s the bottom of the eighth, and Meisei is down by one. Will their dream of reaching Koshien once again be crushed in the first round of the East Tokyo Tournament?

Touma puts the first run on the board for Meisei, but Kenjo’s star slugger Akai doesn’t intend to let it go unanswered.

Meisei prepares for their game against Kenjo, but will Haruka's observations be enough to help the Tachibana brothers lead their team to victory?

For info on the history of the Meisei High School Baseball Club, Ramen Dragon is the place to be. Sou and Otomi’s ties to the team go back farther than they knew.

Punch is feeling under the weather. Ooyama learns where Tou picked up his pitching skills. The history of the Tachibana family and Meisei’s number 1 jersey is revealed.

All the boys love Otomi. Touma gets a letter from Haruka, inviting him on “a walk.” They travel for hours to solve a riddle, then get stuck in the middle of nowhere. While everyone else waits at the Tachibana residence, Ooyama reveals that Haruka and Touma met when they were three, and she threw soda in his face.

30 years ago, Meisei High School's baseball team won the much sought after Koshien Tournament, but haven’t come close since. As the new school year at Meisei Junior High School begins, brothers Touma and Souichirou Tachibana start practicing in secret.

Misono and Tetsu go to save Lawless and Licht while Mahiru wanders within Kuro's mind to find a way to save him. Misono realizes how little they know of Tsubaki's intentions and Mahiru realizes just how much resolve it takes to face Kuro head-on.

Kuro has been trapped away in a ball and the others will have to try and rescue Licht and Lawless before midnight without them. As they plan, Mahiru and Kuro head to the shop of a certain antique dealer, to find a way to get Kuro free.

Kuro continues to act strangely ever since Lawless brought up the past. Mahiru steps gingerly around Kuro, unsure whether to ask about his past or not. All the while, Tsubaki moves to take revenge on Lawless and his Eve, Licht.