28 years old. A pitcher for the local pro team, the Slyles, in Hiroshima. He is Maki's former classmate. Recently, egged on by another former manager, he pushed Maki down a flight of stairs in a park, causing her to lose her memory. After the incident, he proposed a 3-game showdown to force her to come back to him. He set the condition "no pro players allowed" to make it easier to trap her. First person: I (casual/rough).

29 years old. An infielder for the Slyles. He became close with Maki after joining the team. Since the incident where she was pushed, he's been asking his friends Kikuchi and Maru if she hates him now, but they keep telling him he should just ask her directly. First person: I (casual).

24 years old. An outfielder for the Slyles. He looked up to Maki because they worked together like two halves of a whole to make him a powerhouse hitter. Since the incident, he finds it hard to talk to her. He feels jealous of Hori, a glove craftsman, when he sees him talking familiarly with Maki. He secretly wishes Maki would stay with him forever. First person: I (soft/polite).

28 years old. A glove craftsman who maintains equipment for the local Slyles. He talks to Seiya Suzuki often. He serves as the pitcher for the first game of Maki's 3-game showdown. He realizes that Seiya is jealous of him. He is excited to be teamed up with his old partner, Atoda. First person: I (casual).

28 years old. The starting catcher for the corporate league team, the Eliols. He calls his former classmate Nomura by his first name, but is disappointed that Nomura doesn't remember him—though he accepts it, thinking "that's why he messed up twice." He's thrilled to be playing with Hori and scores the first points with a home run. First person: I (casual).

28 years old. The starting catcher for the corporate league team, the Marlins. For the second game, Maki asks him to bring the whole Marlins team to her side, and he agrees. Using his two trusted aces—the lefty Shinoda and the righty Masaki—he overwhelms the Slyles' batters. Nomura remembers his name, but Taira only remembers his classmates Atoda, Hori, Nakata, Maki, Itsuki, and Kobayashi from the first string. First person: I (casual).

28 years old. The ace pitcher for the corporate league team, Elias. He is Maki's relative. He is highly respected as "Itsuki-san" by his juniors Kato and Tamai, who are now with the pro team, the Fighters. For the third game, Maki asks him to bring the Elias team to her side, and he agrees. When Nomura yells "Kuroda!" at him, he assumes Nomura is talking to Maki, so he introduces himself to Suzuki and Tanaka to clear the air. First person: I (casual).

24 years old. A left fielder for the Swallows in the Central League. Since his father and Maki's father are close, he calls her "Maki-neechan." Having trained his batting theory with Maki since childhood, he is already a breakout star in the pros. He is unaware that Seiya Suzuki is jealous of his close relationship with her. First person: I (casual).

28 years old. A catcher for the Giants in the Central League. He was classmates with Maki, Nomura, Itsuki, Atoda, Taira, and Susumu Nakata at Konan High School and remembers them well. During the Koshien finals in high school, he and Nomura lost after giving up a home run to Isoda from the opposing school, which led him to rethink his catching theory. He is one of the few people who can give Nomura blunt advice. First person: I (casual/polite).

33 years old. His younger brothers are Yuji (30) and Yuzo (28) of the Hawks. He is famous among high school baseball fans as the man who brought the Koshien championship flag to an obscure public high school. He was a pitcher; his catcher back then was Tsubasa Aizawa (33), now with the Marlins, and his final opponent was Yoshiyuki Kamei (33) of the Giants. Along with Kanda, the owner of the coffee shop Roman-tei, he toyed with Kosuke Tanaka. First person: I (casual).