The narrator and the other members of the school's baseball team discuss the outcome of the first game of the season, which is being played at the home park of their archrival, Kagoshima High School. The team is led by a pitcher named Suzuki, who is making his first career start at the high school level. The spectators cheer for the team, but they cannot cheer for Suzuki while he is pitching because he is left-handed. The narrator wonders what is going through Suzuki's head as he watches the game. He is sure that the pitcher is thinking that he wants to die. The captain of the team urges Suzuki to go out and win the game for his team.