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Hello, everybody!

Hello to all the Memphis Bats fans and everyone who's watching!

Tomorrow we will play our final exhibition game!

The Memphis Bats are located in southern America, in western Tennessee.

Our headquarters are in Memphis, overlooking the Mississippi River.

We are a member of the Eastern Division of the West Triple A League.

These six teams are participating in the Eastern Division.

There are 140 games in a season. Everyone will be playing in

order to enter the playoffs so that they can win the championship.

The Bats are definitely going to win this time!

We are going to do our best to win the

championship, so please come out and cheer for us!

Go! Go! Bats!

Go! Go! Bats!

Go! Go! Bats!

Yeah!

This year, both the fans and I are expecting a lot from you guys.

I've also heard there are going to be a lot of

journalists and reporters at tomorrow's game.

Everyone, make sure you win tomorrow's exhibition game.

Let's do our best and start this season off with energy!

Who's that!?

Hey, Shigeno, don't sleep!

So I'll be on the mound tomorrow too? Okay, that's fine with me!

Shigeno sure has stepped it up with his English, hasn't he?

Yeah.

Pitcher, Shigeno!

Congratulations on graduating, everyone!

There is a wonderful blue sky today; a blessing to send you all off.

Unfortunately, Shigeno Goro-kun couldn't be here,

but I'm sure he's continuing to do his best under this same sky.

Yakushiji-kun and Kusano-kun, can we get a picture with all of you together?

Grandpa! Grandma!

Congratulations on graduating, Toshiya.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

We'll be going home ahead of you, so take your

time with saying your goodbyes to everyone.

Okay, but there's something I want to give you before you go.

It was all thanks to you and Grandma that I was able to graduate.

You both did your best to help me all this time.

Thank you so much!

I'm going to support you two from now on.

What are you saying? We're still able to work, right?

Y-Yes.

Don't try to tell old people what to do like you think you know what's best!

Hooray! Hooray! Toshiya! Go! Go! Toshiya!

Hooray! Hooray! Toshiya! Go! Go! Toshiya!

Hooray! Hooray! Toshiya! Go! Go! Toshiya!

Hooray! Hooray! Toshiya! Go! Go! Toshiya!

Hooray! Hooray! Toshiya! Go! Go! Toshiya!

Hooray! Hooray! Toshiya! Go! Go! Toshiya!

Hooray! Hooray! Toshiya! Go! Go! Toshiya!

Grandpa!

Grandfather, are you all right?

Man! That's why I've been telling you not to overdo it.

Hooray! Hooray! Senpai!

Hooray! Hooray! Senpai!

Hooray! Hooray! Senpai!

Hooray! Hooray! Senpai!

Senpai, even though you've already graduated,

please stop by and play with us sometime.

Go easy on us when you do.

See you later!

Shigeno-kun could've at least come back for today, right?

You only get to graduate once, and then it's over.

Aren't you sad, Kaoru?

N-Not really!

Have you two decided on when you'll see each other again?

What? Are you serious!?

You didn't set anything up with him?

So you don't know when you'll see him again?

Y-Yeah.

Y-Yeah.

He's never been that type of guy.

I'll be the first one to get your autograph when you become a pro!

At least let me see your smile one last time.

Do your best, okay?

I won't forgive you if you forget your promise

to me about your first autograph, okay?

Yeah.

He promised me that he would give me his first autograph.

That's fine though...

because I still have softball.

I'm going to do my best now!

Senpai, thanks for everything you've done for us.

We'll work hard to keep the fire you guys ignited

burning strong in the Seishuu baseball club.

You know, this isn't how Taiga usually is.

I have a bad feeling about this.

Hey, new captain, do you have a fever or something?

I wonder if it's going to rain tomorrow?

Nah, it'll probably snow.

No! Then we can't have fun; that wouldn't be good!

Okay, okay. Now that we can drop the formalities...

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

My glasses!

This is fun...

Okay, last one, Fuji-senpai!

I-I'm fine!

You won't get away, senpai!

Hip, hip, hooray!

Hip, hip, hooray!

Hip, hip, hooray!

Ouch!

I bet you did that on purpose, Taiga!

No, I'd never.

Looks like this is farewell to this earth, huh?

Yeah.

I wonder how he's doing.

I'm sure he's doing his very best.

Yeah, I think so too.

Right?

Yeah.

Yep!

You're right. Then how about we do our best too?

Sure.

Seishuu! Fight!

Seishuu! Fight!

Yeah!

This is a free fansub.

Not for sale or rent.

Now for the moment you've been waiting for, pro baseball fans.

Today is finally the opening day for the pennant race!

Look, it's Toshiya! See!?

The ninth batter, Kamihira, is being pinch hit by Sato.

I'll be damned if I let a rookie like you hit one of my pitches!

Strike!

- Toshiya! - It went over!

Sato hits a grand slam walk-off homerun in his first at-bat!

Strike!

Strike! Batter Out!

The game's over! The Oceans' new rookie, Mayumura,

claims his first victory as a pro with a complete game!

I can finally play baseball again.

Hey, new guy! Get in line!

Yes, sir!

Nice to meet you!

I'm the captain, Shimizu Taiga.

"Our goal is to defeat Kaido..."

is a totally reckless statement that you'll never hear from me.

So, for now, let's just make sure we get to Koshien.

Isn't that the same thing as telling everyone to defeat Kaido?

Seishuu! Seishuu! Seishuu! Seishuu!

Seishuu! Seishuu! Seishuu! Seishuu!

Seishuu! Seishuu! Seishuu! Seishuu!

Seishuu! Seishuu! Seishuu! Seishuu!

I envy Miyazaki. He was accepted into the university of his choice.

Uchiyama was also able to get into the school that he wanted to go to.

And here we are, living a rounin's life as buddies...

I can't hear anything! Be quiet!

All right!

Okay, last one!

Okay, go for it!

Thanks a lot!

So, what do you think of the ballpark in spring?

The atmosphere's so different from an exhibition

game that you're stunned into silence, right?

Let's do this!

That's more like it!

Go! Go! Bats!

Go! Go! Bats!

Go! Go! Bats!

Go! Go! Bats!

Yay!

Good! A double play!

Safe!

Throw it back home!

You've got to be kidding. He scored.

We need a new pitcher. Put Frank in.

Strike out!

Strike out!

All right! Now for our rally!

Yeah!

Yay!

Attention please, now pitching, number 56:

Goro Shigeno!

Let's do this!

Wow! He struck them both out with three pitches!

There's only one left! Shigeno-kun!

Strike out!

All right!

We did it! We managed to win our first game of the season!

Congratulations!

You too, Coach!

Quit screwing around, Matt!

What's going on!?

Is this Sergeant Sanders' usual lecture?

Y-You've really done it now, you bearded gorilla!

Y-You've really done it now, you bearded gorilla!

Beat him up, Matt!

You bastard!

What gives you the right to come back here early...

and drink beer without a single care in the world, when

you, our ace pitcher, got knocked out in the second inning!?

You say it's not a problem since we managed to rally,

but is it really appropriate behavior for

this season's ace to be drinking like this!?

Cut it out already, you lecturing old fart!

I didn't make the only error in the game!

If Roy and Kelloge had turned the double play like

they were supposed to, I wouldn't have been replaced!

Shut up!

What I'm trying to tell you is that it's your

fault for pitching poorly in the first place,

and not accepting any responsibility for it on top of it all!

An ace should be good enough to support everyone!

Hey, Matt,

that wasn't my fault!

It was Roy's crappy timing!

What did you say!?

Come on! Quit blaming things on other people!

Shut up!

Q-Quit it, you old geezers! Someone could get hurt!

Cut it out!

Are you all right?

Does it look like I'm all right!?

Really, why did you start a fight when we won today?

I'm sorry, Miss.

Save your energy for the game instead!

Even if we have all this strength on our team,

we won't be able to win unless we work together!

It'll be impossible to win this year as well, Miss.

At least with Shigeno we have a really good closer.

We improved our fielding in training camp.

And our offense, as usual, is strong.

However, we can't win with just that.

Putting aside teamwork, the main problem is that

no one aims for the championship in the Minors.

It's normal for the owner of a team, like you, to aim for the championship,

but most of the players on the Bats are

looking for a shot to rise up to the Majors.

"We can win in the Minor League as many times as we want,

but if we can't rise to the Majors, then there's no point."

That's what all the Triple A players are really shooting for.

Isn't that what you're after too, Shigeno?

Y-Yeah, pretty much.

Isn't it the same way for you?

I'm already 34.

I threw away my dream of rising to the Majors a long time ago.

In the Minors, these are my final hours.

If that's the case, then I'd like to taste victory just once

with the Bats, as thanks for taking care of me for seven years.

Even so, it's impossible to convince the youngsters.

It's not impossible!

I understand now!

No wonder I thought I'd teamed up with a bunch of half-hearted guys.

Because they don't go for the win, they just sit around and rot.

I'm going to help you, old man!

Let's make sure the Bats win the championship this year!

Shigeno!

W-Well...

Even if we both want to-

Don't give up just yet!

We can do it!

We can change the way the Bats think!

All right!

"Let's do our best to win the championship."

That's what I'd like to say, but everyone's making stupid mistakes!

Don't they want to rise up to the Majors!?

Next time, on Major:

Let's Aim For It.

Run to the stage of your dreams!