Big Windup!

1. S01E01True AceApril 13, 2007—Mihashi a freshman in high-school, and has just transferred to Nishiura High, a school not known for its baseball. But after he gets forced
2. S01E02A Catcher’s RoleApril 20, 2007—The baseball team at Nishiura High heads out to a training camp. As everyone is preparing for their first practice match against Mihashi's o
3. S01E03Practice MatchApril 27, 2007—The practice game between Nishiura High and Mihoshi, Mihashi's old school, is about to start. However before the game starts Mihashi loses h
4. S01E04PlayMay 4, 2007—Mihashi is pitching nicely, outing all of Mihoshi’s batters so far. At the top of the 2nd inning, Tajima easily hits Kanou’s forkball. Kanai
5. S01E05Don't Ease Up!May 11, 2007—With nice team work, Nishiura is able to score two consecutive runs easily. Meanwhile, tension is rising between Kanou and the rest of his t
6. S01E06The Requirements to be a PitcherMay 18, 2007—Going into the bottom of the 7th inning, Kanou finally goes into detail about how great Mihashi’s control really is, and Mihoshi’s substitut
7. S01E07I Want to Play Baseball!May 25, 2007—Through good teamwork, Nishiura was able to rally and gain back the lead. After winning the game, Mihashi’s old teammates finally acknowledg
8. S01E08Amazing Pitcher?June 1, 2007—On the way to practice, Mihashi meets Sakaeguchi and learns about how in the Senior League, Abe was teamed up with an “amazing pitcher.”
9. S01E09PastJune 8, 2007—Abe’s past relationship with Haruna is revealed, showing the circumstances that led Abe to consider Haruna to be the worst pitcher instead o
10. S01E10SteadilyJune 15, 2007—In order to be able to play two practice games, everyone on the team must be able to play at least two different positions.
11. S01E11Summer Is StartingJune 22, 2007—The Summer National Senior High School Baseball Championship Saitama Tournament is about to start. All in all, 170 schools in the area gathe
12. S01E12Cheering PartyJune 29, 2007—During practice, the team, with the addition of Hamada, continue to meditate, but this time start to actively train their relaxing reflex to
13. S01E13Summer Game BeginningJuly 6, 2007—The team has been working hard to prepare for the game against Tosei, to the point that even Shinooka-chan collapses from exhaustion because
14. S01E14Challenge!July 13, 2007—The first game of the summer tournament begins. Everyone is present, including the big crowd that Hamada got to come to the game.
15. S01E15First PointJuly 20, 2007—The Tosei batters are getting perplexed by Mihashi’s pitching since the balls appear to be easy, but are hard to connect.
16. S01E16Do Not UnderestimateJuly 27, 2007—Tosei still does not know what to make of Mihashi’s pitches, and Nishiura is still hanging on. Nishiura had a chance to get another run in,
17. S01E17Third RunnerAugust 3, 2007—Tosei comes back with a counter attack plan, playing to the basics and hitting grounders. Though Nishiura is still hanging onto their lead,
18. S01E18Additional PointAugust 10, 2007—After getting on base because of a dead ball caused by the rain, Mihashi and the rest of his team work hard in order to get one more run bef
19. S01E19Tosei's AbilitiesAugust 17, 2007—Tosei continue their attack plan, concentrating on hitting Mihashi’s curveball, and manage to get in one run. Nishiura gets into a little mi
20. S01E20ReversalAugust 24, 2007—Though Nishiura is playing a good defense, the lucky breaks that Tosei keep on having make the members of Nishiura seem clumsy.
21. S01E21One More PointAugust 31, 2007—Tajima once again strikes out, but is able to help his teammates successfully steal bases once he enters the coaching box again.
22. S01E22Defend!September 7, 2007—Tosei takes several gamble plays and is able to get one more run in to take the lead once again.
23. S01E23StrictlySeptember 14, 2007—Nishiura is desperate now to get their batters onto the plates in order to have a chance at winning.
24. S01E24ConclusionSeptember 21, 2007—Now that they have the lead, Nishiura must make sure that they don’t allow any more runs.
25. S01E25One VictorySeptember 28, 2007—After the game against Tosei ends, Mihashi is taken home to rest since he has a fever.

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1. S02E01What's Next?April 2, 2010—Hot off the heels of their first win, the players of Nishiura High School are fired up for the rest of the summer tournament!
2. S02E02SakitamaApril 9, 2010—Before the next match, the Nishiura Nine go to watch the game of their next opponent. There they discover Sakitama High's cleanup hitter, Da
3. S02E03Third MatchApril 16, 2010—Nishiura High's next opponent, Sakitama High, has an incredibly strong batter. If Nishiura wants any chance of winning, Nishiura will need a
4. S02E04Baseball Is ToughApril 22, 2010—Hanai is the cleanup batter for Nishiura in the third match, and is struggling to get out from behind Tajima's shadow. Hanai questions wheth
5. S02E05I Want To Play BallApril 29, 2010—Abe's strategy to walk Sakitama's cleanup hitter is working. While Sakitama can't score a run, their third-year Oyama dwells on the end of h
6. S02E06ImportantMay 6, 2010—After one of many misunderstandings, Mihashi comes to realize that he's an important baseball player of Nishiura High.
7. S02E07A Gradual ChangeMay 13, 2010—Nishiura's third game against Kounan begins. Bijyou High's coaches observe the game, and conclude that Abe, the catcher is deciding all of M
8. S02E08Fifth MatchMay 20, 2010—The game against Bijyou Dai Sayama High has begun, and Mihashi questions why Bijyou's batters only seem to swing on pitches that are the opp
9. S02E09We're Being ScoutedMay 27, 2010—It's 4-0, and Nishiura hasn't gotten a single run. After discovering that the courses were wrong and that Bijyou had scouted them, Abe is ab
10. S02E10Bottom of the Fifth, 2-5June 3, 2010—After scoring two runs, Bijyou High turns up the heat and sends out its reserve pitcher, Kashima. Kashima throws intense fast balls, but he'
11. S02E11Because I'm the AceJune 11, 2010—The unthinkable has happened! Abe is injured and can no longer participate in the match. Mihashi must step up to the pitcher's mound and dis
12. S02E12Ninth InningJune 18, 2010—It's the final inning and Nishiura is still behind in runs. Coming to terms with Abe's injury, Mihashi realizes that he was shoving all of h
13. S02E13We Begin AgainJune 25, 2010—Accepting their defeat against Bijyou Dai Sayama High, Mihashi and the Nishiura Nine work to come up with a team goal. Mihashi receives an a

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