Recaps

Kōshū earned a starting role in left field and completed his first full game while helping Seido’s young pitchers and adjusting his own pitching. The stretch left Seido preparing for the summer roster and Kōshū looking forward to a family meal with Lang Zhi.

• Kōshū helped Seido defeat Yokogaku and Tokai Ohara, then learned about Eijun’s argument with Chris and encouraged Eijun to apologize.
• Kōshū played left field against Hakuryu, threw out Mima at first, and earned Kataoka’s trust as a possible summer regular.
• Sawamura and Haruichi joined the First String while Lang Zhi remained in the Second String, and Kōshū encouraged Lang Zhi to focus on autumn.
• Kōshū developed his slider with Miyuki and prepared for Training Camp, where he balanced pitcher practice with outfield drills.
• Despite his fatigue, Kōshū pitched against Osaka Kiryu, adjusted his approach with Miyuki, and completed his first full game as Seido won 7:5.
• Kōshū helped guide Eijun and Furuya against Teito as Furuya regained control and Eijun pitched through the late innings.
• After the Teito game, Kōshū relaxed with his teammates and arranged with Lang Zhi to take leave for a family meal.

Kōshū developed his pitching and earned a decisive role as Seido advanced through the summer tournament. After Seido defeated Yakushi and Sensen, Kōshū prepared to pitch in the final against Inashiro as the score remained 1–0.

• Kōshū reaffirmed his determination to pursue the ace position, trained his changeup and slider, and received jersey number 7 for the summer preliminaries.
• Seido defeated Mimonsai, Murata East, and Meikawa, with Kōshū contributing from left field and striking out batters on the mound against Meikawa.
• After Yakushi defeated Ichidai Third, Seido faced Yakushi, and Tanba held off Raichi before Kawakami and Kōshū took over.
• Kōshū entered against Raichi with two outs and a runner on first, struck him out, and helped Seido beat Yakushi 6–3.
• Seido defeated Sensen after Kōshū hit a three-run home run and Furuya followed with a home run of his own.
• Seido faced Inashiro in the final, scored once in the first inning, and rotated Tanba and Furuya on the mound through the sixth.
• Shen Qing and Mr. Sasaki arrived at Jingu Stadium as Kōshū replaced Furuya on the mound, carrying out Kataoka’s plan for him to pitch from the seventh inning through the end of the final.

Kōshū helped Seido defeat Inajitsu and became a crucial part of the team’s relay pitching plan as Seido advanced through Koshien. The story left Seido preparing to face Great Troll Wisteria in the final while confronting concerns about its batting lineup before the matchup with Kyoma University.

• Kōshū entered against Inajitsu with the bases loaded, escaped the inning, and struck out Ban to preserve Seido’s lead.
• Kōshū reached base and stole second against Narumiya Mei, then pitched Seido through the final innings as Narumiya and Harada’s team fell to Seido, which secured its trip to Koshien.
• Kataoka named Seido’s Koshien roster and established a relay pitching plan, and Seido won its opening games against Ichizen and Yozei.
• Against Seihō, Seido rallied from Tanba’s early two-run deficit, and Kōshū entered in the seventh to retire batters including Sano Shuzo as Seido advanced.
• Seido defeated West Tokyo and reached the quarterfinals, then Lang Zhi told Miyuki about Kōshū’s perfectionism and how he had changed around strangers.
• Seido beat Ikuei 11–4 and Takeyama 9–2, while Great Troll Wisteria used repeated pitching changes to win its semifinal and earn a place in the final against Seido.
• As Seido prepared to face Kyoma University, Chris warned that Seido’s offense relied heavily on its third through sixth hitters, while Kōshū acknowledged Kyoma’s pitchers had more experience.

Seido fell to Kyoma University in the Koshien final after Kōshū carried the pitching load through the last innings. As the seniors prepared to leave and the new team took shape, Kōshū helped Eijun address his pitching problems and looked ahead to the Autumn Tournament.

• Seido opened the final with a run, and Kōshū helped build a two-run lead before Kyoma University tied the game by exploiting Seido’s pitch-location signals.
• Kōshū and Furuya shared the mound as Kyoma changed pitchers, and Hongo struck out Yuki before Seido stranded runners late in the game.
• Kōshū kept pitching through the ninth despite becoming ill, but Kyoma University won the final and Kōshū vomited on the mound.
• After Kōshū recovered, Yuki gathered the seniors in Room 5, and Kōshū confronted Lang Zhi about their concern before joining the family’s celebration banquet.
• Seido began preparing its new team, Lang Zhi chose to remain at shortstop, and the team won its first practice game 4–2 despite poor coordination.
• Kōshū promised to raise Eijun’s concerns about Ochiai’s unequal training plans with Miyuki, then helped reveal that Eijun had damaged his pitching form by copying Furuya’s advice.
• Kataoka assigned Ochiai to instruct Eijun and warned the team to report health problems as Kōshū rebuilt his training and Yuki submitted his draft registration.
• Hayakawa told Kōshū that he was now Inashiro’s starting catcher and that they would meet on the field.