In the top of the sixth inning, pinch hitter Hiromi Kominato delivers a two-run double to left-center field to tie the game at two apiece. He is followed by a wild celebration by the rest of the team as they celebrate their first win of the tournament. After the celebration, Hiromi tells the other players that he wants to play the role of the "ace of the diamond" and that he fears that the pinch hitter, who is a first-year player, will not be able to do so.