The Full Count is a tale of hope and of destiny for Kenji, an aspiring baseball player from Japan. He is a relief pitcher for the Lynx, an independent league team, and has lived in Los Angeles for 5 years, hoping to make it to Major Leagues. In the pursuit of his dream, he comes to face two obstacles, Frank, his rival, and his injured elbow. Frank, who plays for his rival team, the Coyotes, has been "hitting" Kenji all season.When Kenji receives the devastating news that his father has died, along with the news of his younger Japanese teammate, Makoto, being inducted to a minor league team, Kenji realizes that he must retire and go back home to Japan.
To boost his spirits and offer hope to Kenji, his teammate Joe convinces Kenji to play just one more inning in the season’s final game against the Coyotes. In doing so, Joe emphasizes that Kenji must play and win as a memoriam of his father. Then, Kenji is faced with yet another obstacle. The team’s manager, will not let him pitch due to his injured elbow.
As the final game progresses, the Lynx lead the game by one run in a high scoring game with relief pitchers from both teams being replaced, repeatedly. In the bottom of the eighth inning, the manager of the Lynx brings in the “Closer” to pitch, but despite his efforts, a home run takes the game to additional innings. When the Closer becomes exhausted after five innings of unusually long relief pitching, and no other pitchers available, the team manager has no other choice but to have Kenji attempt to finish the game, and pitch one last time.
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