Inside Flap: Even at my age, I love snacks. What I don't love is getting my hands dirty. Those oil stains are the worst. Take potato chips, for example. I always just crush them in the bag so that I can pour them into my mouth directly. They might not be "chips" anymore, but they still have the same consistency and texture. I think they should sell this stuff in a special container that takes advantage of my concept. A handy, convenient-sized container that leaves your hands clean. What do you say, companies?
Back Cover: Kawato delivers a stinging rebuke to the Megurogawa Nine, a collection of elite players with low motivation. His words succeed in uniting the previously disconnected hearts of the Megurogawa team. How will Nikogaku respond to a team with so much more career experience?!
The Story Thus Far: New teacher Kawato has accepted his mission to reform the currently-suspended baseball team. He scrapes together nine members in time for their practice game against Yoga Daiichi High. The game is a tightly-contested one, but even the sudden appearance of Shinjo in the late innings cannot stave off a close, frustrating loss. Yet now, the new baseball team has the dream of the "Koshien" firmly implanted in their hearts.
It was an in-game fight that got the team suspended from official play for six months, a fight started by another first-year starter (like Aniya) named Enatsu. After the incident, he transferred to the infamous Megurogawa High to play baseball there. One day, Kawato rescues Hiyama from being attacked by members of the Megurogawa baseball team, and his challenge to settle their score "on the field" leads to a match-up of Futakotamagawa Academy vs. Megurogawa. Megurogawa seem uninterested, but every member of the team is immensely talented. In the bottom of the 1st, their catcher Kono leads off the scoring with a home run. But Aniya's excellent fastball/curveball combo keeps the damage to just one run. With Wakana's triple in the top of the 3rd and Aniya's clutch single, the score is tied. The scrappy and inexperienced Nikogaku squad plays the only way they know how, and the score stays surprisingly close...
Contents
Vol.106 - The Depression of Dreadhead Okada
Vol.107 - Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth
Vol.108 - Kawato Once Again
Vol.109 - Their First Baseball
Vol.110 - Miscalculation
Vol.111 - Full Throttle
Vol.112 - Engine
Vol.113 - The Footsteps of Fear
Vol.114 - Bluff
Vol.115 - I Don't Like That Confidence