Name: Shuto Kirishima Age: 2nd year High School Birthday: January 24th (Aquarius) Height: 178cm Blood Type: AB Position: Pitcher Throwing/Batting: Left/Left Jersey Number: 1 (Ace of Hikawa High School) School: Hikawa Private High School Origin: Osaka Prefecture Playstyle: A talented southpaw who uses a variety of breaking balls and a sharp fastball as his weapons. His mound presence is characterized by fighting with a "hot heart and a cool head." Personality/Appearance: He has a cool look with his bangs covering his right eye. Contrary to his appearance, he has a detached, cheerful personality, laughs often, and speaks in a Kansai dialect. Relationships: He frequently teases his junior, Hironobu Makita, by calling him "Gorilla" (the other members are used to it). Versatile Pitching: In addition to his sharp fastball, he handles a very wide variety of breaking balls. He is always calm and collected on the mound and excels at psychological warfare with batters. Strategic Mound Presence: While he appears detached on the surface, he possesses excellent insight to see through the opponent's weaknesses. He is a "shrewd man" who is highly intelligent and keeps his true intentions hidden, often compared to Kei Kaname during his "Master Strategist" days. Teasing Junior Hironobu Makita: It is a daily occurrence for him to tease the first-year pitcher Makita by calling him "Gorilla." However, this is communication based on his understanding of Makita's honest and simple nature, and on the mound, he is relied upon as a dependable senior with absolute trust.

Name: Hironobu Makita Age: 1st year High School Birthday: July 14th Height: 183cm Blood Type: O Position: Pitcher, Right Fielder Throwing/Batting: Right/Right Jersey Number: 10 School: Hikawa Private High School Origin: Osaka Prefecture Playstyle: A hard-throwing power pitcher whose creed is a "straight-up fight," challenging opponents head-on with a powerful, high-velocity fastball. High Physical Ability: He possesses a blessed physique and excellent athletic nerves, showing great talent not only as a pitcher but also in batting. He has 2.0 vision. Appearance/Personality: Characterized by spiky short black (or dark) hair that gives a manly and cheerful impression. He has sharp, upturned eyes and thick eyebrows that suggest a strong will, typical of a hot-blooded shonen manga protagonist. His emotions show easily on his face, and his expressions change vividly when he is angry or surprised. Straightforward Hothead: The type whose emotions are all on the surface, for better or worse. Obsession with Direct Confrontation: Just like his baseball playstyle, he doesn't think deeply about things and always tries to break through the front with full power. Simple and Easy to Handle: He has a simple thought process and is bad at understanding complex tactics or psychological warfare. The "Teased" Character: He has an easy-to-handle side where he immediately gets carried away and motivated when teased as a "Gorilla" or flattered by his senior, Shuto Kirishima. Pure and Easily Deceived: He also has a side that is easily caught in the psychological traps or shaking tactics of the opposing battery during a game.