Goro returns home and looks into going to Mifune, but upon seeing how much his old friends have developed he gives up on that idea and tries other high schools. Egashira blocks Goro from joining the baseball club in any other high school, so Goro decides to outsmart Egashira and enrolls at Seishu, where he is reunited with Shimizu, with the goal of creating a team that can win the tournament next year. (thetvdb.com)