Mark Mermlstein. A sharp single there. A two out base runner for the Clockers. >> It's a good swing there. >> Grady Clark up to the bat. Wants to take advantage of that single from Mark >> Ashan looking for some two out magic. Clark's 0 for one. Here's the first pitch. That's a line drive into right field. That is down for a base hit off the glove of the right fielder. Mermlstein heads for third. He's going to be in there standing up. Backto back singles for the Clockers. It's Mermlstein and Clark and they're on the corners with two out. >> Jumped on the first pitch there. >> Cloggers with some really good hitting here. Now Coach Mess has to talk to the umpire for some reason. And Cooper Groork is going to pinch it here. Big Coupe coming up to the dish as we'll get a meeting on the mound here from Wayland.
Sliding stop by Clark. They get one. The throw to first in time. What a play. A double play to get out of the inning. >> An amazing play by the Ashland defense there. Clark had a diving stop and a toss to Shriber who threw a bullet to first for the double play. >> They go 463 for the out. The outs we go to the bottom of the fifth. It's tied at two. Maybe they don't So, McFarland will come on for for his fifth inning of work. >> Top of the lineup here. One, two, three for the Ashlin Clockers. Looking to take advantage of that double play from ending of the last inning. Farland has yet to strike anyone out. They'll face Laro, Bradica, and Shriber. Ali Laro 0 for one. He has walked and scored in this one. >> We are all knotted up here as we reach the later innings in this one.
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It's a big at bat for Cooper Groork. He's only had one at bat on the season. Hit could uh get some insurance here for Ashan. So Groork will bat in this spot. Vos Turncliffe after a single from Mermstein and a single from Clark. >> Big spot for Gork against McFarland. [screaming] >> Cooper verse Cooper. Swinging a miss. Cooper Gork looking to swing for the fences there. First pitch. >> Here's the 01. That's upstairs. Ball to strike. >> Big A right here. >> Cooper McFarland vers Cooper Gork. >> One ball, one strike. Here comes ground ball, third base. Nice [snorts] play there. And the throw is in time. Wrestler gets it over. And the inning is over. Two to one Ashan after four. I retear. Are you kidding? top of the fifth inning as Chris Bratica will come back to the mound. Four innings, one run, four strikeouts on 53 pitches.
First pitch that hit him right off his back and Olly Laro has been hit for the seventh time this season. Chris Bradica steps to the plate looking to take advantage of that hit by pitch >> and he'll take ball one. >> Bradica's 0 for two. He's flown out and grounded out. >> But a runner on first. Laro is going. No, he is not. He faked it there as Bradica took a strike. So, it's one and one. >> One ball, one strike. That's upstairs. Two and one. >> Three and one. >> Laro is trying to bluff a steal over there at first base. Trying to get in the head with a pitcher and catcher. >> Well, it sure seems like he's doing it right now. >> 3-1 ball four. The first two have reached for Ashlin here. A hit by pitch and a walk. Good spot for Michael Shriber who steps up to the plate.
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>> First pitch is just outside. First baseman Owen Harrington will lead it off. 7, eight, and nine do up here for the Warriors. Here's the one. It's a strike. >> That kind of looked like the exact same pitch he just threw the first pitch, but >> inconsistent. One and one. Line drive just foul. Diving effort by Laro. See somersaults into foul territory. >> And a ball and two strikes here to Harrington. >> One, two. That one outside. >> Two and two. Two balls and two strikes from Bradica. That's high. A full count here to the leadoff man. >> 3-2. >> Just missed. [screaming] Chris thinks it's a strike >> and the all the Ashland bench believes that was strike three as well. As do I. Think that was a strike there. >> Yeah, me too. That the umpire is kind of inconsistent, but >> Harrington will take it.
>> Shriber's one for two. He's hit an RBI double and scored. >> Laro at second. Bratica at first. First pitch to Striber upstairs. >> A big chance for the Clockers take the lead once again after letting Whan tie it last inning. Here's the one to Shriber. >> That's a strike. One and one. >> Good pitch by McFarland there. >> One ball, one strike. Swing and a miss. Shriber was late. So ball and two strikes again. McFarland has not struck out anyone yet this Ashland lineup. But ahead here, one and two on Shriber. >> McFarland steps off the pitch of mount. >> Vinn Conry on deck. One, two. Ground ball to third. Oh, it's off the glove. He throws to second. Not in time. The third baseman Breler had trouble with the ground ball >> and tried to get the out at second, but Bratica got in there.
She sits on the change up. And she takes it right back up the middle. And then she has a really heads-up base running on the error by the center fielder, which allows her to get to second base. Heads-up base running after a really good piece of hitting by Vendetti. I love seeing a kid wait on that change. As I I wasn't sure if she waited on it or she was fooled by it, but either way, totally worked. Beautiful clean single to center. And then taking advantage of the error by the center fielder. This brings up Kyra with the runner in scoring position. Kyra laces one to right field. It gets by the right fielder. Kyra's on her horse. She's looking to get to third. They're waving her in. She might just be able to get home. So, there she goes. And we're going to give her a single.
He's on base. They're going to show bunt and he is Oh, he is safe. That was close. Bradica almost had his first pickoff of the game. >> Nico Dannian leads off or sorry not leads off. He walked his first time up. >> Another pickoff. Harington's back in safely. Good. Third straight pickoff attempt of Harington at first. >> Bradica again keeping the runners right where they need to be. >> Dannian still waiting for his first pitch and he'll take time. First pitch, swinging a miss. He was late on a fast ball there. >> Ratica continuing to demand with his fast ball. >> Here comes the 01 and it won't happen. A fourth pickoff attempt for Baratica. How many pickoffs do you think Brada has had this game? >> Too many to count. Need more than my two hands. >> 01 is chopped to short. Shriber charges.
>> Big spot for Finn Connory who steps up to play. >> Bases are loaded. Connory's one for two with an RBI single. The Ashland bench gets on their feet infield in here. >> Nowhere to put Connory. >> It could give him the lead. That's a ball. >> McFarland at 78 pitches here in the fifth. >> 10. That's a strike. Off speed drops in there. Big big at bat here as McFarland will step off. >> 1-1. That's upstairs. >> And it's two and one. >> Ben Connory with a great job of keeping the bat back. Three balls and one strike. Jake Lameé lurks on deck. A walk would force home the go-ahead run. Three balls, one strike. He pumps it in there and the count is full. >> It's a big pitch here >> for McFarland. Three balls, two strikes. Here comes >> fly ball into right.
So, I'm not as sure what the official score is going to be, but Caroline Kyra motoring motoring around the bases to take advantage of an error by the right fielder. She put on the jet packs and she got herself all the way home. RBI single that scores a run for her. Does she get the speed from you, Mike? She >> [laughter] >> She She had to definitely put on the jet pack for that one. Let's say let's just say that. Love to see that here's a bunt Caroline. Fantastic bunt. Haley Butera lays down an absolutely beautiful bunt. And she reaches because she actually has real jet packs. [laughter] Butera is one of the fastest players in the team. And expect her to try to take second here. And we all of a sudden have the lead back after some good hitting and some unfortunate fielding by the Titans.
He'll look to first. He'll throw and the runner is safe. >> An infield single for Duranian and he's on base for the second time. >> Still a great job by Michael Shriber though. just didn't get in in time. >> So, the first two get on against Bradica here and Noah Horn, the DH, will dig in. 0 for one so far. Bradica needs some quick outs here as he'll step off. He will step off again. [laughter] >> Horn still waiting for his first pitch. >> Here comes. He'll lay down a bunt. It's a good one. Laro will scoop it. He'll toss it to first and he's safe. >> The coaching staff of Ashland can't believe it. An Nico or sorry, Noah Horn reaches. Laro just kind of tossed that one straight up in the air there and it was a bit high for Clark and he stepped off the base.
>> Heading back and Danny makes the catch. Here comes Laro. He will tag and score and Ashland takes the lead right back. It's three to two. >> That's about the best hit you could ask for there by Finn. Jake Lame digs in, takes a strike. >> MSO for two. >> Bratica and Shriber did not tag on that fly ball, so they remain at first and second. Here's the 01. That's just outside. And it's one and one. >> You'd love to get more than one run here to have a little bit of a cushion for Bratica. 1-1. That's a shot into center. Valdez goes back and he makes the catch. A really nice running grab by Valdez in center. And there's two away. >> So two on and two out for Ian McCoy. >> 0 for two this afternoon. >> First pitch is fouled back. Most likely the last inning we see of McFarland up to 87 pitches here.
>> Mhm. Yeah, and just a terrific bunt by Butera and and the speed to beat it out. Bang bang play at first. And all of a sudden Titans have infield in. Yeah. Well well, Maddie was showing bunt there. She shows again. Lays a nice one down. Butera over to second. Sacrifice bunt by Maddie Sanders. Really nice bunt. So, that's going to go down as a sac. I I think that who made that play? The pitcher? Yes. The pitch sac sac bunt one to four. But moves Butera over into scoring position for Sophie Connor, which who did put a fly ball to the center fielder in the first inning. Unfortunately, it was caught. But Sophie did put her bat in the ball pretty hard. She takes ball low here in the bottom of the third. Yeah, I've noticed this, Mike. I just I love all these Clocker runners how they pop off the bag after the pitch.
Yeah, >> Ali Laro. I I think he should have just thrown it regularly. Got the batter out, but decides to kind of rainbow it to first base. >> So now the top of the lineup with the bases loaded Jack Hartinin. He's 0 for two. The tying run 90 ft away. Go ahead run at second. >> Nowhere to put him. >> Eatica needs some good at bats here. >> First pitch. >> That's upstairs. One ball, no strikes. Here comes. He went around. tried to hold back his swing on a pitch in the dirt and it's one and one. >> One ball, one strike. >> Strike two. Good fast ball. >> Ratica again with the command just >> pounding the zone. A >> head one and two. >> Here comes. >> That's a shot into right. Turn. Cliff goes back. He makes the catch. Runner will tag and score.
So, he's pitched quite a bit. That's low >> and continuing to um struggle a little bit with his pitching. It's a one-1 count here to McCoy. >> Drops in a strike. Good off speed and it's one and two. >> Coin has to protect here. One and two. They throw back to second, but the throw is a little wide. Bradica's back in there. That's outside. Two and two. >> Mark Mermolstein would be next. >> Ian looking to come through. Two-2 >> ball three. The count is full. We'll >> see if they send the runners here with two outs and a full count. >> Oh, they're going to throw back to second. And Bradica's back in there. Close one. So McFarland kind of finally like taking the runners out. Bradic has done it all game. 3-2 runners go. That's ball four. >> Awfully close ball four there.
Like they are aggressive. They're ready to go. Sophie swings and misses for strike one. Just a little bit behind that. A high fastball. So, one and one here. Got her with the high one there. And Sophie Sophie swung at a pitch that was a little bit high there. Would like to see her be a little bit more discerning. But let's see what she can do here down one and two. Takes pitch. Yeah, Ruiz is just climbing the ladder right now. Just trying to get her to chase out of the zone. Butera is very fast at second base. So, a base hit is absolutely going to score her. And she does. She gets her to climb up again. Unfortunately, Sophie reaches and she strikes out to make the second out of the inning. But this brings up Rebecca Kriegsman, who I said before typically makes really good contact.
The runner from second gets to third and a sack fly. Ties the game at two. Well, might have been the best case scenario in terms of a ball put in play. >> You get an out. put pinch runner here for for Horn. They'll take out Horn and they'll bring in the pinch runner. >> Pivots. >> Do you think that's true? >> Owen Kawaha is the pinch runner, >> so he'll take out Horn. >> Runners on the corners, one out. And that's ball one. >> George Breler at the plate. He's one for two. >> Bradica looking to keep the game tied. That's a ground ball sliding stop by Clark. They get one. The throw to first in time. What a play. A double play to get out of the inning. An amazing play by the Ashland defense there. >> Clark had a diving stop and a toss to Shriber who threw a bullet to first for the double play.
The bases are reloaded here. Mark Merkelstein will dig in. >> That's yet another close call. >> Merlstein is one for two with a single. >> Bradica at third, Shriber at second, McCoy at first, two outs. First pitch is ball one. Here's the one swing and a miss as a high fast ball gets by Merlstein. >> 3-2 Ashlin has the lead. >> Here's the 1-1 at strike two. Drops in the off speed. And now Mermcy needs to protect here with two strikes. >> One ball, two strikes. Swing and a miss. >> McFarland's first strike out of the afternoon leaves the bases loaded in the fifth. We head to the sixth, but Ashlin regains the lead. Top of the sixth inning and Bradica will come out for another inning of work. >> Two runs through five innings. Four strikeouts for Bradica and he does have the lead here.