>> Uh so it right now is six to four and that's not who we want, right? We said we wanted to keep them at four. >> So we wanted to score six. We wanted to keep them at four. So that let's see if my my hope holds true as >> Bella does have two strikes and she gets out of the inning with a huge strike out. Swinging a miss to Valerie Lamont. That is a heck of a spot for Bella Domestico there. Getting out of a really hard situation with the bases loaded and the leadoff hit her up. She gets her to strike out swinging. Keeps us alive for hopefully a really great inning in the sixth. Clockers lead six to four after five and a half. >> What a jolt of electricity there. A big strikeout to end it with the bases loaded. >> Yeah.
And I love the excitement that was shown by the the ladies as they came off the infield. They That's another thing that we just haven't seen in the last two years. uh by this team is excitement. You know, obviously winning is contagious and and when you only win six games in two years, uh it's it's hard to get excited and losing becomes contagious, but winning becomes contagious. And that's what I think Coach Sasso has done here is he's gave them a winning mindset. These girls aren't coming out thinking they're going to lose. They they they're running out to the field. They're running off the field. And I I think we also need to give credit to um you know, coach Pam Curtis who stuck with the clockers. Uh coach Sasso um talked to some of the the the players, the returning players. They talked so highly of coach Pam and what she brings to the table for these kids and she and he kept her on board from last year's staff.
And when when we talk about coach Curtis, uh what just a absolutely tremendous human being. She's just a wonderful, wonderful person. She does so much for these girls, for their confidence. Um, she's always positive. She's bringing them snacks. She's packing them hand warmers when it's cold. She does all the little things, but she just truly cares about these kids. And I I think that the the kids feel that from her and and they've really enjoying this team right now. I think coach Sasso and coach Curtis along with the the young coaches that they have on staff that used to play for coach Sasso at anamaria have also been a welcome addition. >> It just sounds like a lot of positivity on this team from the coaching staff through to the players. >> Sure is. >> And one thing that's been positive is the play of Nico Ustaris who is looking for her third hit of the day.
Uh Ustaris is two for two. Uh she's been on base all three times as she walked in the fourth. Ustaris fouls one off. >> Good cut. She was right on that one. >> So it's one and one is the count in the top of the sixth to the clocker's leadoff hitter. Spark plug at the top of the lineup >> again. Nico, what's what's interesting is Nico's only scored one run today. Uh Nico's used to crossing that plate in a regular basis. That's going to be a pop up to the right fielder. She camps underneath it. Uh Nico just gets under it. Unfortunately, she pops up to right uh to get the first out of the inning. Uh hopefully Bella Domestico can get her third hit of the day. She comes to the plate two for three today. Bella takes ball high. Uh really want to get one this inning.
>> Mhm. Yeah. It looked like Nico looked like she may have gotten jammed on that last one. Everything else she's been hitting today has been pullside. That one floated out to right. >> Yeah. Only up six to four right now. I feel like an insurance run or two is really important. >> Uh as Bella leaves one, it's going to be 2 and 0 again. If Domestico can get on, I do have great faith in our three and four hitters to knock her in, especially uh the way u they've been hitting as of late. And Bella ropes one to left. It gets by the left fielder. Bella just may be able to get to third here. Looks like she might be trying to go home. Larry's waiting her in. No, >> it cuts her down. Probably a good move. Lever at third base with the big bats of Vendetti and Kyra coming up again.
That one's going to go down as a single with an E7. But nonetheless, Bella Domestico is at third base with one out in the bottom of the sixth and the clockers have something going with runners in scoring position for Ava Vendetti. >> Just had a little conference on between the umpires. I'm curious to see what they're talking about. They're having a little conversation now with uh third base coach for the Titans. I don't know if the Did the runner go too far coming around third base? >> I don't think that's that would nothing I I don't know what that issue would be. I didn't see anything. She does seem upset about something. The head coach uh of the Titans wants to talk to the plate umpire. Not sure what this could possibly be about. >> Oh, maybe it's the courtesy runner. He brought a courtesy runner on.
He he maybe she's saying he didn't call the courtesy runner. You get a courtesy runner for your pitcher. So they've done it all game long. Uh so I I don't know what the argument could possibly be. Domestico gets a courtesy runner. >> The only other thing I can guess, Mike, I mean, there seem to be pointing an activity toward like the middle infield. I don't know if they were some kind of an interference. I I don't know. >> I'm not sure. Um, maybe someone in the live broadcast can send us a text and let us know, Angela, what happened? I know you're watching. Maybe you show you saw, but regardless, you're going to have Ashlin's side as you are the most biased fan in the United States. >> Vendetti pops one up to the shortstop. That brings up Kyra with the runner on third. Kyra is two for three today.
Um, this is a big spot for her with the runner on third base and two outs. Really could use a clutch hit out of Kyra right now. Looking for her third hit of the day. >> You think she's eyeing the right fielder again? >> Well, I've got the scouting report on her like nobody else. And um, Caroline does typically hit to the opposite field. She looks like she's a power pull hitter, but she's not. She's a She is an opposite field kid. That one goes to the third base. She made a liar out of me as she pulls a ground ball to third, leaving the runner stranded. Unfortunately, that is the last thing the Clockers wanted to do was go scoreless from the top of their order in that inning. Not getting anything across, no runs off of one hit. >> Um really a a tough turn of events there for Ashland.
They had the their their best four hitters up and they come out scoreless and now they're going to put the pressure on Domestico to close this thing out up two going into the seventh. >> Yeah, runner on third with less than two outs. Not able to bring them home. That hopefully that's not going to come back to haunt them. They still again I mean it's not Oh man, we're going gloom and doom. But Clockers do have a two-run lead here in the top of the seventh. >> Yeah, they do. They're up they're up two. They're up two. They're up six to four right now going to the top of the seventh. Uh, and they do have a tough part of the order coming up though. Uh, we'll see what Bella can do. I have great faith that Bella is going to shut this team down here.
But 2, three, and four are coming up. Um, on the day, Dun Levy, uh, is one for three. Davey, who's going to come up second, is one for three, and Ruiz is also one for three. So, they're three for nine on the day combined. uh for the two, three, four hitters for the Titans is going to be a tough test here to see if the freshman can stay poised and um put this team away for the Clocker's eighth win of the year. Uh love to see this happen. And again, winning close games is what good teams do, right? You figure out if you are a good team by winning a close game. So, let's see what Bella can do up here against Hannah Dun Levy. First pitch in there, gets ahead of the count. She's up 0 and one right now on the third baseman.
Domestico checks the sign, toes the rubber, toes in, throws. She fouls one off her foot. >> She fouled it off her foot. I don't think anybody saw that, but I did. It definitely hit her in the toe. That's going to be strike two. two done levy. Uh good spots here blowing by her, huh? >> Absolutely. >> Might see that high heat. Would be nice if we could see that high heat. Yeah, it looks like Vendetti setting up for it. Oh, she tries to. She just fouls it off and it's still going to be 02. >> That That pitch was in the zone, Mike. That's not what he she wanted to do with an O2. Got the fast ball, but it's got to be it's got to be up high in her eyes. >> Yep. Wants it a little higher than that. She did catch a little bit too much plate there.
And this is a long fly ball. Rebecca Creggsman camps underneath it. Again, the outfield is making it a little bit more interesting than we'd like them to make it, but Criggsman makes a nice catch and left. Goes down, assures the catch, and we have one out here in the top of the seventh. I think that's a third fly ball of the afternoon. And the clocker defense is made a little more interesting than it needed to be, but we'll take it. One out here in the seventh. >> And Domestico gets ahead of Julia Davyy, the catcher for the Titans, who is one for [music] three in the day. Uh Domestico caught her swinging in the first and looking in the fifth. This is big time for another strike out here if Bella can put one by her. She's up 01. She is going to check the sign from Vendetti.
Toe throw. Looks good. Oh my goodness. Not a spot where you want to be squeezed here in the top of the seventh up to six to four trying to cling on to this lead. I don't know Josh. Seen a couple close ones that I haven't liked. >> I know. I know. But Abella's rung up Julia twice today. This is a line drive to left. >> That's foul. >> Just foul. A long strike is all that is. Uh what we want to do is keep this ball out of the outfield though. >> Uh ground balls and strikeouts are big right now. Uh it's it's been a overall solid defensive day for the Clockers for the most part. Um I've got them with a clean game. I'm not sure what the official score has. It's going to be a popup here that's going to get out of play over into the multi-purpose field over at Ashlin Middle School.
And we're still one and two to catcher Julia Davyy. Now might be a good time to pull out the change up. >> Well, he she got her on it last time. That that's the pitch that she got her on in the fifth. >> Little low. Low and away. Two and two is the count. Uh I wouldn't I wouldn't hate a high fast ball right now either. Just see if we can get her chasing. >> Got to change the ey line. >> Yeah, she is behind her. Uh so let's see what we can do here. Bella toes and throws. It's a hop pop fly to Nico. She camps underneath. Makes the call. makes the catch. Fly out to Ustaris. We've got two down here in the top of the seventh. Clockers hanging on to try and close out the Titans up six to four right now in the top of the seventh.
And here comes the pitcher Emily Ruiz who had a single in the sixth inning. Um and two popups before that. She takes the first pitch. It's a strike. true to form getting ahead the hitter. >> So, right now, um we're hoping that we can get this game going, get these girls home. Let's see what we can do. Bella, another Oh, just away. Just a way. One and one. Bella Domestico doing it at the plate and on the pitches in the pitcher circle today. Having a a really fantastic game all around and it's going to be a little pop up to Butman who drops it. [screaming] But drops drops it. I think she was thinking about celebrating before she caught the ball which is a little bit of a mistake there. But you know what? She'll be fine. Got to shake that one off. No big deal.
Six to four here. Uh Mave Walker is 0 for three on the day. And Coach Sasso is going to bring the team out. Talk to them a little bit. Settle them down. You know, one of the things that you talk about as a coach, right, is don't let one mistake become two. Right. >> Right. Things happen. Things happen. Not a big deal. Uh the sophomore took her eye off it. And Haley's a good player. She's a great player. She's got to shake that one off and she's got to understand that it's not a big deal. No harm done right now. We got to run around with two outs and a two-run lead. >> Yeah. I mean, I can't remember if it was Aristotle or Ted Lassa who said, "Be a goldfish." >> Be a goldfish. >> Right. So, just to your point, right, don't don't let this become a domino effect.
Don't let you know get off the past. Look to the future. >> Yeah. >> Focus on the next batter. >> Absolutely. No big deal. You know what I'd like to see happen here? I'd like to see a ground ball right to Butman so she can end this game on a nice clean play and get a little redemption here because she is a good player who's done a good job for the clockers this year. I don't think any harm is going to come of that. And it's a strike one >> uh snap throw. Vendetti trying to catch Ruiz sleeping over there. I don't want to take any risks right now. No, no. I I I and I like the aggressiveness by Ava, but I would just assume work this batter and see if we can get out of here. Strike two. She's going right after this batter.
Two straight fast balls. 02 right here to Mave Walker. I'm This game needs to end cuz I'm starting to lose my voice a little bit here. Josh, you put in a full game. Mike fouls it off her foot. Uh so she's staying alive here again. Mave Walker has grounded out to third, popped up to the pitcher and struck out swinging in the fourth. She is now down 02 to Bella Domestico who is looking for her seventh win of the year. And she gets her looking. It's a backwards K for Melody. And the Clockers get their eighth win in a offensive performance that was led by the top of the order for the Clockers. Um and and what a really solid performance here by by Bella Domestico. Uh Domestico goes the distance as she allows only four runs off of six hits, uh two earned runs, eight strikeouts, and what's most impressive about this performance today for Bella, no walks.
You win games when you do not allow a free pass. >> Absolutely. I couldn't say it better myself, Mike. Just uh a terrific performance by Bella. defense was there when it needed to be and uh and that vaunted clocker offense showed up again today. >> It sure did. Uh looking through the the some stats here uh some quick stats for the clockers. Nico Ustaris uh two for three with a walk and a run scored. Bella Domestico really good at the plate today. Three hits on the day. Ava Vendetti two for four with an RBI and a run scored. Caroline Kai in the four hole was also two for four with three RBI in a run scored. Uh Haley Beerman one for three with the run scored. Um Rebecca Cricggsman also one for three with that really big RBI double uh that she laced down the left field line.
Um so we we had a double from Ustaris and Crezman, a triple from Kyra. Uh all around a really solid day for one through four who combined for nine hits. Nine of the 11 hits came from one through four. >> Mhm. Yeah. We were talking about that earlier in the broadcast. Like what a you know dominant performance today by the one through four hitters. >> Scored five of the six runs today. >> They did and and this is just a just what a wonderful way to start the season. This is going to be a really tough stretch here for the Clockers these next this game in their next three games. Uh we're going to find a lot out about this team over the course of the next few games. Uh so Denim uh Denim the Denim Marauders I believe are Clocker's next opponent. They come in at 5 and three and they are a really challenging Tri Valley League opponent.