After breaking a finger during a junior high school game, Takao Taniguchi can no longer play baseball. Once he enrolls at Sumitani High School, he keeps watching the baseball club despite being unable to participate. The soccer club captain notices him, and although Taniguchi still harbors hopes of joining the baseball team, he chooses to join the soccer club instead. Though he is a total beginner, the strong work ethic he built in junior high school leads his new teammates to recognize his potential. While he pours all his energy into soccer, he cannot shake his youthful passion for baseball and starts secretly umpiring baseball games.