The varsity team and the Portables face off in a critical match. Ko gets off to a shaky start on the pitcher’s mound, loading the bases with the first three batters. The two coaches have bet their jobs on the outcome.

The Portables triumph over varsity, and Coach Daimon and the interim principal leave the school, along with some of Daimon's recruits. Azuma decides to stay at Seishu Gakuen High.

Risa has stayed at Seishu Gakuen even though her father, the former interim principal, left the school. She causes some confusion when she practices for a movie audition.

The Kitamura and Tsukishima families visit Wakaba's grandparents, the Asamis. Ko and Aoba look through photo albums and reminisce about Wakaba.