I I feel like that's kind of where you would have wanted to get the project to maybe later on down the road and be like, "Oh, having the lines and having that um I know it's not as I know it's different for like the heat, you know, bouncing back is stuff of that nature, but I I do think the actual use of the for the players and the family of the players, it'll end up being a little bit more successful." So, >> so I appreciate the comment because that was raised that kids may throw stones in the parking lot. We were all kids. I wouldn't let my kids do it, but I know that I would have probably done it. Um, but I think uh I appreciate that and it was interesting because that mindset was relayed to us as consideration was starting to grow for the paved parking lot where the church said, you know what, it may not be a bad thing.
She she gets two strikes, she shortens that swing up. She she sees it all the way through, takes it to opposite field. Love to see Ruby do that again here with two strikes on her. Ooh. >> Takes one inside, three and two. Good eye. Three and two is the count to Ruby Kessadjian with two runners in scoring position. Clockers lead three to nothing in the bottom of the third. Beckett deals. Put it in play. >> Ground ball to third. Buterman does not go. Buterman holds. Good play by the third baseman to hold Buterman there at at first. Decision by coach Sasso, a conservative decision and a probably a good decision. >> you know, might not have been one out. Definitely one out. So. Yeah. So, Kessadjian grounds out to third bringing up Lorelei Collette, who singled to the opposite field in her first time up as well with runners on second and third.
We may end up there at some point, be there at some point. Why don't we, you know, why don't we address it now? So, let's just go ahead and do it. So that that's it's interesting you you brought that up. Thanks. >> Do do you know what kind of turf you're going to be using because that can sort of you know we're we're putting this paving in so we're increasing our heat island. >> Are do you know if you're going to you were just thinking like the regular rubber crumb or are you going with more of the low temperature? >> Yeah, I think I I appreciate that. I think that's kind of what we're thinking of is that that lower temperature fill. Um we I know there were other products out there back in the day. it was just the rubber. But now there are other >> more I guess I I would say more environmentally friendly options or more options that I know parents are are are more comfortable with.
And then Taylor on deck. Collette takes takes the first pitch low. Almost gets past Gorky. Again, Buterman heads up base running in the first inning. Let's see if she can sneak across for another one here in the the bottom of the >> with the wild pitch if if Haley goes. Ooh, foul back. Collette with a big swing foul back to the backstop. One and one is the count with one out and two on for sophomore Lorelei Collette. Little high. Collette takes it high. Buterman decides to stay again, probably a good decision. That ball did not get too far beyond Sophia Gorky. Yeah, pitchers couldn't squeeze it, but didn't get away didn't get too far away from her. So. Two and one is the count to Collette. Ooh. Called strike there. I hope that Bella gets that call next inning. Uh looked a little bit low.
>> Right. >> So I know there are a number of products. I was speaking with uh one of the LA's in the office, my business partner, and he was uh he was saying the same thing. So, yeah, we would look at uh something that would be um you know, if we if we could do something that doesn't radiate heat. And again, that's when I came up with the the the parking lot design um that I I originally had, it was with that in mind, being uh friendly to the environment. I've got a a paved drive an unpaved driveway, crushed stone, and I love it. I wouldn't trade it for anything. It's It's not bad to maintain. It's a little bit in uh when I'm doing some leaf blowing or or that the mower catches the edge of it and sends a rock at the house.
And dropped. But Yeah. >> Two and two is now the count two and two to Collette. Beckett looking to get out of her jam here with one out. She gets her with the changeup. Tough pitch there by Sophia Beckett gets Lorelei Collette way ahead of it on the changeup. A swinging strike three. Two outs now All right, let's go Taylor. >> for tri-captain Taylor Kotch. This is a great time for Kotch to get her, I believe, first hit of the season. I check out the season stats here for Taylor. I think she is chasing that elusive first one. >> [screaming] >> The perfect time for her to get it right here. Check. Looks like she tried to check her swing, but couldn't hold back. With that one and one. Okay. Foul. >> Foul ball. Two strikes now on Kotch. All right, Taylor, let's go. Put this ball in play, kid.
But other than that, um you know, it's I love it. I love it. But >> I think that I still think that you know, the question here and you know, from the time that the design review committee had approved uh the design, it was it was natural grass at that time. It was not it was not um synthetic turf. And so I think that is still it um you know understanding that decision and I know I not being a soccer player myself I don't have any personal experience with this but there seems to be obviously um plus and minuses of both sides. And I think that's something um now that this project is back before us that we're going to want to understand in detail. I think Angel's questions about, you know, exactly what is this, you know, and how how far is the project willing to go to um to choose the the safest um um most pleasant to be on.
Need Really be a shame if we can't get these two across here. We got run and two runners in scoring position. We had second and third with no outs and now We did have second and third with no outs. Let's see if Taylor can keep us going here in this third. Good eye. Good eye. Enough to run on. Taylor works the count to two and two here. The pitcher or the catcher dropped the ball. Haley took a took a peek in and get back. Beckett deals to Kotch. Takes strike three looking. All right. >> And unfortunately Did not get any runs there. >> two runners on to start the inning. Two on, second and third, no outs. One, two, three for the next. So, that's a going to be a scoreless third inning off of no hits, no runs, no hits. Uh and two left on base for the Clockers.
I've heard these astro these can be very hot. I've heard they can get very hard um um they can you know leech things obvious you know into the you know into the groundwater and to know more about this system about the change that's not just being changed to the easiest thing but to the things that will best protect Ashlin best protect the kids that play on it. Um, and like I am I have no expertise in this area, but I'm aware of the controversy and and so that would be um like you know maybe kind of like Angel's question exactly what is this what's being proposed >> and I would think that that would something be something we need to know and something that would be conditioned into the project. >> Sure. And I do appreciate the the question and and as you know madam chair uh with what you do and with with what angel does when you go to various boards and commissions and I say this all the time but there are competing interests.
Uh The The love be nothing, but >> That's too bad. It's too bad you have an opportunity there um with with two two runners on scoring position with no outs. Cannot capitalize. Uh but they're going to just go and play continue to play good defense behind Bella Domestico here and hopefully Bella can continue to deal entering into the fourth inning with five, six, seven in the order coming up. Audrey Collette bro, Caitlin De Julia, and Abigail Bergeron. In Collette bro's first at bat, uh she grounded one back to Bella. Uh Caitlin walked and Abby Bergeron struck out looking. On the day so far, Bella Domestico does have five strike outs on the day. Uh so, she is she is certainly pitching an efficient ball game right now. No runs, two hits uh for Domestico right now. She's ready. Okay. That's a rip down left field to Taylor Kotch, who fields it cleanly, gets it in to Lorelei Collette.
So what we heard from one group is that we love the synthetic turf uh and it was it was conservation because they look at it from you know water conservancy. Um and then you hear that we like the natural turf and I think that was the initial position of the planning board. love the natural turf. So, it's it's striking that that fine line.
So, we start off the inning with an Audrey Collette bro rips a single to left field. Runner on first base for the number six hitter, Caitlin De Julia. De Julia walked in her first at bat. Let's see if Collette bro tries to run here. I would expect to see them try and get something going. Collette bro gaps one to right center. Equal. >> That's absolutely going to get a run in. De Julia I'm sorry, gaps one to right center. >> Hold her to second. Hold her to a double, but that was De Julia >> hit. Solid. That's probably the best hit of the day so far. Uh Caitlin De Julia rips a double to right center field, gets in the gap. RBI single. Audrey Collette bro comes around from first. So, the Warriors right now have something going in the top of the fourth. Runner on second base, no outs, three to one Clockers.
In terms of, you know, any questions you folks may have uh on the natural turf, joining me tonight is Roger Martin with um uh green landscaping landscaper. Um and if if I could, Madam Chair, maybe he can answer some of the questions that you folks can have. And again, I think to condition it, we're totally on board with that. Um because I mean that's that's one way to to ensure that that things get done to the liking of the board. So Raj, if I if I could, Madam Chair, is is Raj allowed to >> Yeah, we we I would love to um be get an more information education about um about these kind of fields. So >> thank you. >> Hi. Uh yes, my name is Roger Martin with Green Leaf Landscaping. Um the first thing I want to kind of point out as well is that um obviously there's been a migration from natural grass to synthetic turf fields just one due to the wearability of the field itself.
Abby up. Abby Bergeron up to plate, takes the first swing and a miss here. She's down oh and one. Uh again, Bergeron struck out looking her first time up. As did Sophia Gorky and Eliza Goldman, who are the next two batters. Be nice if Bella can keep that going. Foul ball. That's >> Check Yeah, check swing foul ball for Bergeron. Who now falls behind oh and two. Really be nice if if Bella can get out of this inning with as limited damage as possible. >> Uh absolutely. Start right here. Going to get this batter out. Ahead of the count. Little low. That one sneaks past Kyra. Ooh. It's going to go as a pass ball. >> at No play at third. It's going to go as a pass ball for Caroline. And now runner on third. >> Get this Let's get this batter right here.
Um I know that um the middle school um has a synthetic turf field Walker field uh used for soccer and lacrosse and football. Uh Ashlin High School uh Memorial Field is a synthetic turf field. So um and these I think it was I'm looking over here middle school was installed back in 2011. I can tell you just from the innovations made to the various substrates the products itself that are used with inside the field it's dramatically changed because the the questions you bring up which are great uh points they have definitely been to are looking to address all of that. Um a lot of it too is even because you know you look at some of these fields have now moved them their way into colleges in um other universities as well as you know professional uh fields and it really comes down to I think the the the crux of the whole thing is that uh and Wayne had brought up uh water conservation.
Strike three. >> Yeah, good pitch. >> Another one looking. So, Bella is able to come back after that after two hits in a row and get another strike out. Uh now she is facing Number nine. >> Sophia Gorky, the catcher, who she got looking last at bat. Little changeup for ball. Falling behind the count here, one and oh. I thought she she's the number eight hitter. Yeah. Gorky is in the eight spot. Ooh. Uh came off her That ball came off Bella's hands a little a little awkward, so >> A little awkward. >> But good block by Caroline. Good block by Caroline. 2-0 is the count here to Sophia Gorky. Want to get these eight nine batters if you can. Don't want to get to the top of the order especially with the runner on third. That's a foul ball down the first base line.
And if we were to go ahead with a regular uh seated field in order to allow the grass to build uh durability um you know it's like anything else we considered like a human being right you need water and you need Gatorade especially if you're working out and that Gatorade comes in a form of fertilizer. um you know all of these different components can play a similar role in order to establish growth for uh the grass. But um ultimately I can tell you that especially in the spring when all the sports are starting up and the uh the fields are very very moist, you can literally uh I mean if they were to have you know a lot of different soccer games there, you could literally tear up that field in a heartbeat and creating more problem than than good. Uh the synthetic turf fields definitely alleviate that issue.
Two and one to Gorky. Again, I think this is really important. This is an important important out here for Domestic. Really want to work this batter to see if she can get to the nine spot with two outs. Absolutely. Rather than turning over the order to Kira Hines and Olivia Carmelowicz. Looks like a good pitch there. Nice pitch, go Bella. Two and two. Two and two Domestic fights back now. She's got two and two to Sophia Gorky. Runner on third base, one out. Let's go Bella, go after her. Top of the fourth. Looks like a good pitch. Strike three. That was a little delayed call there. A delayed call. Another another backwards K. So so far today Bella does indeed have seven strike outs. Each of them have been catching the Warriors looking. And she comes ahead of Eliza Goldman right now. 0 and 1 with two outs.
Uh, another thing that um you would brought up is with regards to like say temperature. Um, my understanding is that if we were to uh on hotter days just hit the field with we talked about uh water being brought to the location, you can hit the field with water and bring down the temperature by 15 degrees within about five minutes. So you can you can go ahead and um you know introduce options to address some issues like with regards to temperature um with regards to um you know the crumble we're talking about which used to be you know recycled tires. They're now coming out with things that are more environmentally friendly. As far as what we, you know, should we decide to go with that that route, by all means, I'd love to have uh the town's input on uh you know, what their thoughts would be in uh one product versus the other.
Goldman the nine hitter who Bella struck out on four pitches in the last at bat. Love to see her get her on three right now. Ball one one and one to Eliza Goldman who is the designated player for the Warriors today. Bella's attacking though. She's going right at her. I think you're right. I think she does want to see if she can just go right at her. Good. That's going to be just foul right out of the reach of Harley Cashin down the first base line. But the good news is Domestic is now ahead of one and two with two outs to Eliza Goldman. Let's see if she can end this inning and leave this runner stranded on third base. Get out of here with as limited damage as possible after a lead off single followed by that hot shot double by De Julia. And she does it.