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The story concerns the trials of nine girls at the Kisaragi School for Girls who form a Baseball team for the purpose of playing on equal footing with boys' teams at the most prestigious High School Tournament in Japan at Koshien Stadium . They are led by ace pitcher, Ryo Hayakawa, daughter of a former rising pitching star in Japan. CHARACTERS The Team (in Batting Order) # Seira Morimura, Second Base - A former school dropout, the pink-haired thug had to be tricked by Coach Kido into joining the team. She was a star athlete in track and field, and established records for both the 100-m sprint dash and javelin throw. Consequently, she fits right in as the leadoff batter on the team. # Hikaru Yoshimoto, First Base - Hikaru is the energetic first baseman and Switch Hitter who was a former Softball star recruited to the team. She is originally from Osaka (Kanto) region, this explains her accent. She was the MVP of Junior High School Softball Competition in Kanto. # Koharu Hotta, Center Field - The only members of the team with actual baseball experience, Koharu played for a boys' team before being found out as a girl. She grew up on the sea and has developed an extremely powerful swing, dubbed `Wave Motion Swing` from her years of Fishing . She is originally from Tosa, a small city on the Shikoku island. # Izumi Himuro, Third Base - Izumi is the daughter of the school's president, Keiko Himuro, and was a star Tennis player. However, she cast aside her talent in tennis to become Ryo's rival in baseball. A caustic and difficult, her only goals pertain to her success. # Yuki Azuma, Left Field - Yuki is highly mysterious and quiet, possibly not even of this world. Never without her " Alien " companion, Fifi, whom she keeps with her at all times, Yuki is nevertheless is a superb fielder who is always in the right place at the right time. Like Hikaru, she was also MVP of Junior High School Softball Competition in Kansai. # Kanako Mita, Shortstop - An excellent baseball player, but the daughter of the school's principal who is vehemently opposed to the baseball team, Kanako has to disguise herself to be able to play for the team. She has a kind of geeky attitude, and she wants to be a doctor. But she also likes baseball, and want to play baseball during her high school years. Kanako was also previously a softball star in junior high, and Hikaru recognizes her from their previous encounters in softball games. # Yoko Takashiki, Right Field - Recruited to fill a hole in the lineup, Yoko has very little athletic ability. Yoko is mostly interested in concentrating on a modeling career, but was looking to use the up-and-coming baseball team as a way to stand out from others. She is originally from Okinawa, the southernmost prefecture in Japan. She left her hometown, claiming to get rid of dozens of boys who wanted to be her boyfriend, and set her heart to a career in modeling. # Mao Daidoji, Catcher - Plucked from the Judo team, the imposing but incredibly-bashful Mao is the only person who can catch Ryo's pitches. An excellent team member when she can overcome her personal shyness. # Ryo Hayakawa, Pitcher - Inheriting her father's pitching arm, Ryo has an innate pitching ability. She is left-handed player just like her father. Originally planning not to go to high school because she wanted to help support her mother at the family's Oden shop. But later she is recruited to the Kisaragi Girls' High School to be the foundation of the new baseball team. Before playing for Kisaragi, she often plays as relief pitcher for a local sandlot baseball team, Wildcats. All of the team members are excellent athletes and in great physical shape, and this explain why the team becomes such a strong one despite their physical differences. In addition the the nine players, there are two more members # Nene Mori - Team manager and part-time Cheerleader , Nene is a constant bundle of energy, but knows little of the sport of baseball (learning all she knows from sports Manga ). A perpetual ditz, Nene is constantly interested in any hobby or ability she can discover. She also sometimes act as a replacement coach, if Coach Kido is absent or late due to hangovers. # Shinsaku Kido - He is a moderately-lecherous drunkard who becomes the coach of Kisaragi Girls High Baseball team. He has connections to both Keiko Himuro and Hidehiko Hayakawa from when they were all younger. In fact, he was Hidehiko's catcher when they were in high school. Despite his very unconvincing and laidback appearance, he is actually quite observant person, a master strategist and has superior insights and judgements in baseball games. Other characters
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