Rookies

After starting teaching at Futako-tamagawa High School, Kawato Koichi volunteers to coach its troubled baseball team. However, the players defy him. (Source: Netflix)

Kawato stakes his job on getting the team ready for a practice game. Hoping to vex Kawato, Wakana says his group would rather play soccer. (Source: Netflix)

Shinjo confronts the delinquents who defaced the club room and attacked the former team members. Aniya and the others back him up, sparking a brawl. (Source: Netflix)

Wakana becomes the team catcher, but he can’t play the position well and storms off. Shinjo stubbornly continues distancing himself from his friends. (Source: Netflix)

The practice game against Youga High begins. Pitcher Aniya starts strong, but fatigue sets in. Kawato makes a surprising suggestion. (Source: Netflix)

Down by one run with two outs at the bottom of the ninth, the Nikogaku team members pin all their hopes on their unexpected pinch hitter. (Source: Netflix)

Kawato arranges a game against Megurogawa High’s team, led by former Nikogaku student Enatsu. Aniya and the others begin training diligently. (Source: Netflix)

As the game continues, Aniya shows off a new skill. When the Megurogawa players start faltering, Kawato gives them some unexpected encouragement. (Source: Netflix)

While Mikoshiba and Toko attend the Koshien lottery, Aniya’s group discovers that the baseball grounds have been trashed by a transfer student’s crew. (Source: Netflix)

After Nikogaku begins an impressive run in the preliminaries, Kawato is summoned by the High School Baseball Federation over a troubling news article. (Source: Netflix)

Kawato listens to the game between Nikogaku and Megurogawa from outside the stadium. Aniya does his best to fight through the pain in his side. (Source: Netflix)