But a stolen base for Lo Lucas Culie. >> No balls, one strike for >> other way around. Other way around. One ball. One ball. No strikes. They called that pitch high there. He tries to bunt it. Popped up. Posala makes the catch. >> Great awareness. So, a failed bunt. >> Second time they failed to bunt in this one. >> So, now there's two outs. Owen Harrington digs in. >> Great job by Posa to rip the mask off there. Make the catch as Brad steps off. Brad Kick keeping a real good eye on the runners, [snorts] making sure they don't do anything. >> Here's the pitch. Swing and a miss. Strike one to Harrington. >> That looked like a kind of a half-hearted swing from the batter. >> Yeah, I'm not going to lie. >> As Bradica will take another look at the runner at second.
Runner's going. Throw to second and he's safe. >> That looked very close there. >> A lot closer than the first time. So that was a strike, but Danny steals second. So runner in scoring position here with nobody out. >> Bad calls time. >> Nothing in one here. >> Shows bun again. He pops straight back out of play. This seems to be a team that likes to lay down the bunt a lot. They haven't done so successfully today. >> You don't want to bunt with two strikes, >> so I'll have to swing away here. >> Nothing in two from Bradica. >> Swing and a miss. >> Threw the fast ball right by him. Third strike out of the afternoon for Bradica. >> Off to a very good start. the top of the lineup. It's back up here for Whan. >> Artonian will bat. He's 0 for one.
Yeah, she did and that's one thing about this Ashland team. I talked about their aggressive approach at the plate, which I like. They They do take walks, but not a whole lot of them. Uh as Emily Ruiz comes to the plate now to go up against her opponent in the circle, Bella Domestico. Ruiz comes up in the top of the second with the Titans down one to nothing. Domestico toes throws and Ruiz fouls one back. Domestico ahead of the count here, which is where she wants to be. I'll tell you what, after seeing Ruiz pitch last half inning, that pitch looked super fast. So, Bella, again, not neither of these pitchers I think are going to blow you away with velocity, but both can move the ball around. A nice fastball there though goes right by the swinging bat of Emily Ruiz. Domestico looking to get her second strikeout of the game here, up 0-2 to her counter part.
Runner on second. Two outs. 01 to Harrington. Here it comes. That's strike two. And he's quickly ahead. Nothing and two. 02 from Bradica >> in the dirt, but a good block from Pasalqua >> 02. That's a strike three. >> Got him looking and a couple strikeouts and a scoreless second for Bradica. >> He leaves a man at second and we head to the bottom of the second. Two nothing Ashland. So, Cooper McFarland will come on for his second inning of work. Gave up a couple runs in the first and Mark Mermlstein be the first to greet him. He's only had five at bats this season. He's one for five. Drove home a run. pitchers looking to bounce back after that big inning from the clockers. >> His team did not help him with any scoring in the second. >> A 31 pitch first inning for McFarland.
First pitch from Bradica. Swing and a miss. Nothing in one. >> That's outside. >> Ball in one strike. >> That looked right on the line to me from back here. So, One ball, one strike. >> That's upstairs. Two balls in a strike. Comes a two-1 from Bradica. Runner goes posa throw to third is high and it's into left field. Good cut off from Shriber though. >> Runner stays at third. >> Dannian couldn't get up there from third and score. Oh, they're going to say there might have been some interference. They're going to let him score. >> Coach Messer wants to know what up. I >> think he said that Finn Conry blocked the runner from getting up from third base and giving him the chance to score. Coach Messer believes that there was catcher interference with the batter not giving Posal Aqua a good throwing lane to third base.
Good to see Bella get ahead of this lead-off hitter, 0-2. Fouls one back, staying alive, Ruiz. Puts a good swing on that. If you notice Ava Vendetti, was looking for that high fastball to see if she could put it by her. She set up pretty pretty high there. >> Mhm. Yeah, make her chase. Good fundamental softball here. We'll see what we can do again here. Bella Domestico up 0-2. Stri- changeup just misses low. Bella likes to mix in that changeup. I think it she really has fooled a lot of batters. She had one game this year earlier where she had, I believe, 10 strikeout looking. Wow. >> just like that. Yeah. Change speeds and location. That's a pop-up. Oh, a great play! Fantastic freshman Ava Vendetti with the hustle play, catching the foul ball. That's the kind of spark this team might need here. Vendetti with just a spectacular web gem.
They look to have a quick one here. First pitch to Mark is in the dirt. It'll be Merrmlstein, Clark, and Turncliffe. The bottom third >> of this clocker lineup. And it's two and0. >> Really struggling with the command right now. >> Yeah, seems to be all over the place. >> Two swing and a miss. Try to swing for the fences there. Came up empty. Two balls and a strike to Mermlstein. >> Foul tips that one back into the mitt and it's two and two. >> Comes a two- two. >> That's outside. Count is full. >> Good eye by Mark there. >> Not trying to chase anything. Here comes the 3-2. Chops that one to first. The pitcher tries to go get it and the toss is in time. Very nice play there by the first baseman Harrington. The pitcher got to the bag to cover.
>> But nonetheless, >> Whan cuts into the lead. It's two to one. >> Two balls and two strikes. Here he comes. >> That's a fly ball. Popped into shallow right. The second baseman comes out, but Turniff makes the catch. And right gets out number two. >> George Breler, the second baseman or sorry, the third baseman. >> We'll bat here. Two outs. Base is empty. It's a fly ball down the right field line and it's heading into foul territory. >> You got this. It's nothing in one. Nothing in one from Bradica. >> That's upstairs. >> Thought that one was close. >> Yeah, I did. >> Unfortunately, in high school, the umpires aren't always the most accurate as that one's into center field for a base hit. >> Almost took the head off Bradica. It's >> another base runner here for Whan with two outs. >> That'll bring in Alban Valdez.
She's going to be probably our first candidate for the Marathon Deli Gobbler Sandwich Defensive Player of the Game. We're going to have to submit that one to SportsCenter. Perhaps you should. Maeve Walker comes to the plate. Walker pops up to Bella Domestico and now we quickly have two outs in the top of the second and this brings up Chelsea Saints, the second baseman. Saints, number 17 stepping up to the plate against Domestico here. Clockers really flashing the leather here, Mike, here in the second. Yeah, a couple good plays by the by the uh freshman battery. Looks like she just missed high there. I think Bella wanted that one, but it did look like it was a little up. I was waiting for you to all Bob Uecker on that one. >> No, not yet. Just a bit outside. >> [laughter] >> One of my favorite movies, Major League.
So Mark Weren's out number one. Grady Clark digs in. 227 on the season so far for Clark. First pitch is a strike. >> Nothing in one. And it's quickly nothing and two. So Clark will need to battle here. Nothing at two. Here it comes. >> Just missed. Almost had a three- pitch strikeout. >> The umpire keeping on with the questionable calls there. >> Yeah, they're awfully close. >> Clark will be in a one-two hole and it's even at two. Call goes his way and now he's back in the count. >> Here's the 2- two >> way upstairs. Full count. So from 0 and2 to three and two for Clark. >> Very good AB right here from Clark. >> Full count. Ground ball chopped to second. charges and that's out number two. So back-to-back ground outs to the right side of the infield for the Clockers.
>> He's 0 for one so far this afternoon. >> Looking to take advantage of the two out hit there. >> Bradica looking to get out of this inning here. He'll check on the runner breastler at first. Again, >> it's not like the MLB where you only have two throws. Bradica uses as many as he can. >> Try and keep that runner at first. And third time he'll throw over. Wrestler doesn't look too happy about it over there at first base. not able to get much of a lead. >> Lefties have some can have very good pickoff moves. >> Bria steps off the pitches now. >> And Valdez is continuing to wait on his first pitch. He'll get it here. And it's strike one. Good fast ball there. Bradica continuing to >> pound the zone right there. >> Comes the 01. That's a foul ball. Bradza had nothing in two.
Probably not the one that the children should watch just yet, but once you get of age, it's one that cannot be missed. Domestico down right now 2-0 to Saints with two outs in the top of the first. She puts one by her though to get back in there, 2-1 count. Yeah, way behind on that fastball. Yeah, when Bella brings that that smoke right now, she looks pretty good. I I would I would think that she might try to put another one by her right here. Good fastball count, 2-1. Great spot. Good spot there by Bella, missing a little bit low. 3-1 count. I think the fans wanted that one, Josh. >> I was waiting for Vendetti to tap the top of her helmet, look for the ABS challenge. >> ABS challenge on that. Didn't get it. Oh, bad hitter. Bout to get a hit by pitch.
>> And a good bounce back so far for McFarland. And now he'll face the number nine hitter Austin Turnliffe. >> 263. >> He's got five hits. He's driven in five runs. He's also scored five times. Seems to like that number. >> Two outs, no one aboard. >> That's a high strike. seems to like the high strikes. It's been hitters have to adjust. >> Here's the 01. >> That one hit him. >> Turniff has drilled. It's the first time he's been hit this season. So that'll bring up the top of the lineup again. And Olly Laro will dig in. He walked his first time up. So started off as clean inning for McFarland, but a two out hit by pitch will continue the inning for the clockers. First pitch to Laro. It's a fly ball into right center. Who wants it? The right fielder will call it off and Dannian makes the play to end the second.
>> Always good to be ahead of the count. You can throw anything here to >> Exactly. >> catch the batter. See what we he gives Valdez here. Runner goes pitches high. Throw to second is in time. A great throw from Pasa Aqua and Breler is gunned down at second. So the top of the third is over, but Whan cuts into the lead. It's two to one. out. It's very quiet. basketball. >> So, Cooper McFarland will come on for his third inning of work here. It'll be Bradica, Shriber, and Conry. McFarland looking to kind of tone down his uh pitching command and make it harder for the clockers to get to him. >> So, Cooper McFarland will come for his third inning of >> a scoreless second inning. looking to kind of tone down his pitching, make it harder for >> Brad's 0 for one so far this afternoon.
That's going to be the first base runner of the day for the Titans via a hit by pitch. Uh which is going to bring up Annika Machala, who is the first baseman batting seventh for the Titans. Domestico toes and throws, strike one. She wasn't going to miss that one. >> Mhm. I called it before she did. If if that one didn't come across with that right hand up in the air, we would have been calling for the ABS. >> [laughter] >> Domestico again, hard ground ball to Butermann, scoops, throws to Kyra, gets out of the inning with no harm done on the hit by pitch. We have got no runs on no hits, no errors, and one left on base for the Titans. Um Who are struggling right now against Bella Domestico, really not able to get anything hit hard at all. Two ground balls to to uh Butermann, a couple of pop-ups.
The clockers go quietly and they leave a man at first after two. Two nothing. So Chris Bradica back on the mound for his third inning of work. Two scoreless so far. Struck out a couple last inning. What have you thought of him so far? Mitch >> Brada is doing super well. I mean commanding the zone in every good way possible. So he's going to look to keep on doing that and keep on making the batters. You know, >> in terms of commanding the zone, he's only thrown 22 pitches through two scoreless innings. So look to continue that. He'll face the right fielder as that one's upstairs. It's Nico Durantian. So 8 n and one here for the Warriors in their half of the third. >> Here's the one out. >> That's outside. So, two balls and no strikes. >> 2-1. That's outside or sorry, 20 is at upstairs.
>> And he's ready for the first pitch from McFarland. Here comes >> It's a ground ball to second. Scooped up there by Kulie and is one away. >> So, one pitch, one out for McFarland. >> Striber steps in. >> Shrivever's one for one with that RBI double back in the first. >> Got the scoring started. >> First pitch inside. Dustin off the plate there. away. >> First, >> that's a strike. So, a ball and a strike here. >> Farland has thrown 49 pitches so far. >> A quick first out in this inning. Now, >> here's the 1-1. >> That's strike two. And he's ahead of Shrivever one and two. Here comes the one, >> two strike. >> Ah, it's upstairs. >> You >> never know. Two balls, two strikes to >> Shriber. >> That's a hard grounder to shortstop. And it's scooped up by Fay.
They They really have not um been able to figure out just yet. Yeah, I mean, you've got three outs to uh you know, made by the second baseman or involved in the you know, involved in the out at least. Two pop-ups where at uh catcher and and pitcher. But one thing I wanted to comment on, Mike, with Butermann on that last play, >> [snorts] >> could have been tempting to try and get the lead runner there. She was like the runner and the ball both arrived at the same time, but cool as a cucumber, just tossed it over to first, get the force at first, end the inning. Yeah, you nice smart play, right? Just get the nice easy out at first base uh by the sophomore, making good decisions. Those kind of things that that we have seen this year out of this team.
So, three balls and no strikes. Might have jinxed him here. Not commanding the zone in this first at bat. Oh no, >> it's a four pitch walk to lead off the inning. >> Apologize for the jinx there, right? >> Yeah. If Chris Ba's family sees this, I'm I'm sorry for what I said. >> We'll see if he can bounce back. Noah Horn, the DH, will bat here. >> Shows B. >> Takes it back. Runner's going. Throw to second >> and he's safe. >> That looked very close there. >> A lot closer than the first time. >> So that was a strike, but Danny steals second. >> So runner in scoring position here with nobody out. >> Bar calls time. Nothing in one here. >> Shows Bun again. He pops straight back out of play. This seems to be a team that likes to lay down the bunt a lot.
And a nice scoop there at first by Harrington. And there's two quick outs here. >> So Finn Conry digs in. >> It's one for one with an RBI single back in the first. Ashlin not as patient so far here in the third. >> First pitch. That's a strike. >> Ashland trying to avoid a one, two, three, third. And here comes E1. It's a ground ball to second. Kulie is there for it. And his throw to first is in time. And a wicked fast inning for McFarland. He gets the clockers one, two, three. So we head to the fourth. It's two to one. Sounds great, guys. Yep. I even think I got the stream going right now. Really? >> Yeah, we're streaming. We are. Looks pretty good. Yep. Sounds great. Good job. >> Working good, my man. >> Yeah, this guy's good. He's good. Come on, Alvin.