Episode 003

Take Me with You (私を連れていってよ, Watashi o Tsurete Itte yo) is the third episode of the Tamayomi anime.

Synopsis
An actual team begins to take shape when some 1st-years show up to play. But to get a couple upperclassmen to stay will take some special convincing.

Summary
The girls practice, Nozomi Takamura but seeing they are just seven, she thinks they can't won't be able to even play and regrets picking this school. Shiragiku Oomura then sees her, wondering if she came to observe the baseball team and wants they go and see them. Nozomi tries to leave, but Yomi appears and takes them with her to meet the team. Shiragiku introduces herself and explains she doesn't have experience as she was into kendo, but now wants to try a team sport. Nozomi introduces herself, explaining that she plays first and outfield, but doesn't intend to join the team. Yoshino quickly interrupts her and inspects her hands realizing she is a lefty and that they don't have any other lefties.

They decide to practice and Ryou sets the machine as really fast speed, but Nozomi manages to hit each ball and send it back right at the pitcher. She explains she is used to machines and she came from Fukuoka, where they love baseball, but as her parents had to move, she made a promise with her friends that they will meet in the nationals, but doesn't think they can do it with this team. As the girls discussed it, Yoshino states that with this team they are probably in top four and Nozomi starts to believe there is a chance. Shiragiku then gets in front of the machine and hits a home run, surprising everyone, but is unable to hit any following balls. Yoshino remembers that she is a kendo national champion from a kendo family. Shiragiku explains that she loves baseball, but was told she can play it only when she is the best in kendo and she gave it all to become one in order to play baseball. After seeing Yomi's pitch, the two girls decide to join the club and decide to aim for the nationals.

They start practicing, but after the practice, Tamaki wants to talk with Yomi. She asks her how serious she is and Yomi comments she is really serious about it. She explains that she planned on giving up on baseball as in her previous team they took it so seriously that it started to not be fun. But practicing with Yomi, reminded her of how fun baseball is. But as she know the joy of winning and likes the team, she really wants to win with this team too. They start commenting what they need to strengthen. Yoshino, Ibuki and Nozomi, who where out for a run, happened to see them and overhear and Yoshino quickly went to them interested in the practice talk.

The next day, Yoshino prepares their new practice routine and Kyouka Fujii arrives bringing them their new uniforms for the upcoming practice game against last falls's top eight: Yanagawa University Kawagoe High School.

Characters

 * Yomi Takeda
 * Tamaki Yamazaki
 * Ryou Kawasaki
 * Sumire Fujita
 * Yoshino Kawaguchi
 * Ibuki Kawaguchi
 * Risa Fujiwara
 * Rei Okada
 * Nozomi Takamura
 * Shiragiku Oomura
 * Kyouka Fujii