▁is ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁student ▁who ▁becomes ▁temporary ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Club ▁at ▁N ish ik iz uta ▁High ▁School . ▁She ▁later ▁becomes ▁Sun - chan ' s ▁girl friend . ▁ ▁K ait o ▁is ▁a ▁student ▁and ▁both ▁the ▁captain ▁and ▁right ▁fiel der ▁of ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Club ▁at ▁N ish ik iz uta ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁Y ō ichi ▁is ▁a ▁student ▁and ▁batter ▁of ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Club ▁at ▁N ish ik iz uta ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁Y uma ▁is ▁a ▁student ▁and ▁center ▁fiel der ▁of ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Club ▁at ▁N ish ik iz uta ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁T ats uo ▁is ▁a ▁student ▁and ▁catch er ▁of ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Club ▁at ▁N ish ik iz uta ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁N ish ik iz uta ▁So ft ball ▁Club ▁ ▁N adesh iko , ▁nick named ▁, ▁is ▁a ▁student ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁So ft ball ▁Club ▁at ▁N ish ik iz uta ▁High ▁School . ▁Although ▁she ▁is ▁so ▁far ▁the ▁only ▁character ▁who ▁is ▁called ▁by ▁her ▁real ▁name , ▁" N adesh iko " ▁is ▁still ▁considered ▁a ▁nick name , ▁since ▁it ' s ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Japanese ▁term ▁" Y am ato ▁n adesh iko ", ▁which ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁D ian th us ▁super bus , ▁a ▁flow ering ▁plant ▁native ▁to ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Sak ura , ▁nick named ▁, ▁is ▁a ▁student ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁So ft ball ▁Club ▁at ▁N ish ik