Season 1
25 episodes · Apr 13, 2007
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S1E1True Ace
Apr 13, 200725mMihashi a freshman in high-school, and has just transferred to Nishiura High, a school not known for its baseball. But after he gets forced into playing by its new female coach, he befriends the the catcher Abe, who becomes his main supporter in the future.
S1E2A Catcher’s Role
Apr 20, 200725mThe baseball team at Nishiura High heads out to a training camp. As everyone is preparing for their first practice match against Mihashi's old school, Abe realizes that the catcher's role is not just on the field but is also to encourage and to protected the pitcher and his well-being.
S1E3Practice Match
Apr 27, 200725mThe practice game between Nishiura High and Mihoshi, Mihashi's old school, is about to start. However before the game starts Mihashi loses his confidence and runs behind the club building, Hatake, the catcher from Mihoshi, followed him and begins to harassing him to the point of threatening to break his arm for the lost games in middle-school.
S1E4Play
May 4, 200725mMihashi is pitching nicely, outing all of Mihoshi’s batters so far. At the top of the 2nd inning, Tajima easily hits Kanou’s forkball. Kanai tries to compete with Tajima and do the same, but strikes out instead.
S1E5Don't Ease Up!
May 11, 200725mWith nice team work, Nishiura is able to score two consecutive runs easily. Meanwhile, tension is rising between Kanou and the rest of his team.
S1E6The Requirements to be a Pitcher
May 18, 200725mGoing into the bottom of the 7th inning, Kanou finally goes into detail about how great Mihashi’s control really is, and Mihoshi’s substitute coach comes up with a plan.
S1E7I Want to Play Baseball!
May 25, 200725mThrough good teamwork, Nishiura was able to rally and gain back the lead. After winning the game, Mihashi’s old teammates finally acknowledge their mistakes and ask for his forgiveness and to come back.
S1E8Amazing Pitcher?
Jun 1, 200725mOn the way to practice, Mihashi meets Sakaeguchi and learns about how in the Senior League, Abe was teamed up with an “amazing pitcher.”
S1E9Past
Jun 8, 200725mAbe’s past relationship with Haruna is revealed, showing the circumstances that led Abe to consider Haruna to be the worst pitcher instead of one of the best.
S1E10Steadily
Jun 15, 200725mIn order to be able to play two practice games, everyone on the team must be able to play at least two different positions.
S1E11Summer Is Starting
Jun 22, 200725mThe Summer National Senior High School Baseball Championship Saitama Tournament is about to start. All in all, 170 schools in the area gathered together in order to draw lots to determine who they would be playing against.
S1E12Cheering Party
Jun 29, 200725mDuring practice, the team, with the addition of Hamada, continue to meditate, but this time start to actively train their relaxing reflex to trigger with the presence of a third base runner.
S1E13Summer Game Beginning
Jul 6, 200725mThe team has been working hard to prepare for the game against Tosei, to the point that even Shinooka-chan collapses from exhaustion because she had pulled an all-nighter writing a detailed report on Tosei’s battery and batters.
S1E14Challenge!
Jul 13, 200725mThe first game of the summer tournament begins. Everyone is present, including the big crowd that Hamada got to come to the game.
S1E15First Point
Jul 20, 200725mThe Tosei batters are getting perplexed by Mihashi’s pitching since the balls appear to be easy, but are hard to connect.
S1E16Do Not Underestimate
Jul 27, 200725mTosei still does not know what to make of Mihashi’s pitches, and Nishiura is still hanging on. Nishiura had a chance to get another run in, but the Tosei battery once again made Tajima strike out.
S1E17Third Runner
Aug 3, 200725mTosei comes back with a counter attack plan, playing to the basics and hitting grounders. Though Nishiura is still hanging onto their lead, they are playing really hard defense.
S1E18Additional Point
Aug 10, 200725mAfter getting on base because of a dead ball caused by the rain, Mihashi and the rest of his team work hard in order to get one more run before the inning ends.
S1E19Tosei's Abilities
Aug 17, 200725mTosei continue their attack plan, concentrating on hitting Mihashi’s curveball, and manage to get in one run. Nishiura gets into a little mishap, because Mihashi gets a nose bleed, making Abe worry about Mihashi’s condition and whether or not he can pitch.
S1E20Reversal
Aug 24, 200725mThough Nishiura is playing a good defense, the lucky breaks that Tosei keep on having make the members of Nishiura seem clumsy.
S1E21One More Point
Aug 31, 200725mTajima once again strikes out, but is able to help his teammates successfully steal bases once he enters the coaching box again.
S1E22Defend!
Sep 7, 200725mTosei takes several gamble plays and is able to get one more run in to take the lead once again.
S1E23Strictly
Sep 14, 200725mNishiura is desperate now to get their batters onto the plates in order to have a chance at winning.
S1E24Conclusion
Sep 21, 200725mNow that they have the lead, Nishiura must make sure that they don’t allow any more runs.
S1E25One Victory
Sep 28, 200725mAfter the game against Tosei ends, Mihashi is taken home to rest since he has a fever.