The tournament begins, with the team winning their first five games thanks to their 'no bunt no ball' strategy, earning them a place in the quarter-finals. Afterwards, Yuki gives her thanks to Minami for all the courage she had given her the past year, though feels downhearted when Minami appears to put more focus on results than the overall experience. As the team start to struggle in the quarter-finals, Minami has the crowd sing Keiichirō's favourite song to give him encouragement, and the team make a comeback, winning thanks to the pinch runner, Fumiaki Kutsuki.

いよいよ夏の甲子園出場をかけた予選大会が始まる。みなみたち、程高野球部とマネジメントチームがこれまでしてきたことの成果がいよいよ実を結ぶ時がきたのだ。程高野球部の一回戦、長い予選を勝ち抜くために加地は大胆な作戦をナインに示す。エース・浅野が投げぬくために楽に勝つ方法。それは大量得点を取ってコールド勝ちで勝ち進むというものだった。甲子園に行くための八試合を程高野球部は勝ち進むことができるだろうか。