Episode : I Go for Looks
Info : Akaishi tells Kou Nakanishi and about Daimon of career as a coach who cares more about results than his players and suggests they drive him out. Daimon tells Azuma that he picked Senda for the first string team to be a pitcher that can be used up during practice then Aoba recruits from the junior high school team as another “disposable” pitcher. Kou, Akaishi and Nakanishi go watch pitch and forth Daimon tells them it pitches, Aoba does not matter how long as she can not be used to in the official game. When Azuma takes his turn at bat, he asks her to not hold back in response, and she insists that Akaishi be forth catcher. Pitching forth fast, she almost Azuma strikes out. After fouling back Akaishi Accuses Azuma of not being manly for Azuma deliberately hits the next pitch out of the park, Aoba exhausted and collapses. Afterward, Aoba tells Kou that despite her sore arm she wants to continue pitching for the first stringers to learn their batting weaknesses and that she wants to believe Wakaba’s claims about him.