Prefecture Clique.Ōno Yukio wears jersey no.3, traditionally given to the team's best hitter, but recently he has been in a slump. Ōno, Bonda and Toku who all come from Yamanashi Prefecture go out for drink together. Toku warns Ōno he has to get his batting average over .300 or 4 home runs in next 4 games because his defense is weak. He also tells Bonda he has to get his earned run average below 3. When Segawa, the Spiders' closer, is injured, Bonda gets his chance.