>> Only five runs. >> Swing and a miss. Good pitch there from Connory and it's one and two. >> Yeah, nice off speed pitch. >> Connor's looked pretty good out of the bullpen so far. >> Trying to finish up three innings of relief work. >> One, two is outside. Yeah. >> One ball, two strikes. >> Ground ball to Shriber at Short. Takes another high hop, but he gets it over in time to retire the side. We're seventh inning stretch here. as the clockers are down to their final three outs. It looks like Price will come out for the seventh. 6-1 Lancers. >> Yeah, kind of surprising Price to come out. Um he was pitching really well, but you know, maybe he >> isn't that Price. >> That is yes. Okay. >> So, Turn Cliff McCoy Monroe. >> What's that face dumping? >> I have no idea.
>> Somebody's got some uh powerful base in their car. >> So, have you done your uh proposal? >> Oh, yes, definitely. I have. Yes. Was it uh unnerving a little bit or No, just >> just, you know, get it over with. >> Yeah. Once you come up with the idea, it's just kind of executing on it, right? >> Just making sure it doesn't look stupid. >> When's the prom? >> Uh May 8th, next Friday. >> Wow. >> Yeah, I know. It's crazy. >> Yeah. >> A lot of a lot of schools do a senior prom, but Ashlin just does the junior one, so >> that's nice. He seems got a lot of stuff going on, you know. you know, give something to the juniors. >> A lot of the seniors end up going to just, you know, has friends. >> True. >> Just, you know, cuz they want to go one more time.
>> Yeah. I did see there's a lot of seniors and a lot of sophomores that are uh >> going to this one. A good a good uh a good mix. >> Yeah. >> The junior class likes to date up and down. >> Oh, yeah. >> It looks like next Friday, see 52 degrees in Ashland. Says a little rain, but still a little whiles away. Yes. So the next game Monday they uh Ash plays Milis who is 0 and7. >> Wow. Um but then they face Medfield. It's 8-2. Um you know very strong team number four in TVL. And then they go to Hopington where they actually had their first win again. First game of the season. They beat >> Hington. >> Hopkins is actually a D1 team >> and doing pretty well at six and four. So that that'll be a challenge. may have a >> hopefully an easier game and then maybe a couple of challenging games coming up over the next over next week and >> hopefully these games can propel them into the playoffs.
>> Right. >> No game Friday so everybody could uh attend the prom. >> Yes. >> So Austin Turniff will leave it off. Ashland down to their final three outs against Price who has thrown six innings of one-run ball with nine strikeouts. Seeking double digits. First pitch is a strike on that fast ball that looks like it hasn't lost a tick since that first inning. >> No. Uh Price is throwing great. >> Quickly delivers the 01 and it's weekly on the ground to first. Ferrar will toss. Good. The ball's dropped. Ferraro tossed it to Price who was covering. >> And it looked like uh Turniff ran into Price and the ball came loose. It was a another one of those bang bang plays. We saw that earlier. >> That's the second time we saw like kind of a missed toss there at first base. An error leading to um Ashlin Runner making making to the base.
That it should have been an out. >> Wasn't pretty, but Ashan has the leadoff man aboard for McCoy who's one for two. singled last time. That one gets away. Turniff will head for second. He'll jog in there. >> So pass ball allows Turniff to advance 90 ft. And it's one and0 to McCoy. >> That's why you always need to get the ball in play. You just never know what's going to happen um on any hit. Any infield hit can turn could be an error. >> Turn into a runner getting on base. >> This is Price's 95th pitch of the afternoon. And that's a strike. Top of the lineup. Do up next with Laro waiting on deck. Good to see him >> still in this game after >> hurting himself earlier. >> One and one. That one gets away as well. Turn. Cliff will take another 90 ft.
>> Yeah, Price. This may be it for Price. I mean, they like you said, they have Irish who's a great pitcher already warmed up >> and I think they're going to uh >> we'll see. you know, >> meeting on the mound with just the catcher here as Caldwell talks it over. >> You will see. >> Irish is out there in right field. Been there. It's two and one. >> Two pass balls in this at bat have allowed Austin Turnliff to jog up >> from first all the way to third. >> Coach may just give Price this pattern. We'll see what he does. McCoy gets it up the middle. Slowly rolled and the throw is in time, >> but it does score the run. A nice sacrifice. Uh >> slow rolling infield hit that kind of died in the grass of the infield, >> but it did score turn.
>> It looks like they will let Price face the top of the lineup. Still a four-run game, so base is empty here. >> Ashland down to their final two outs, but two big outs. Ollie Laro and Chris Bratica. >> That's strike. >> That run will be an earned run for uh for Price cuz they want to go out there on an arrow. >> They've advanced on errors. >> Yeah. >> One and one to Laro. >> Price looking to finish this thing out. Ashlin of course looking to >> get some runners on base. Got some life in this thing. >> Four runs is a lot. Two >> balls in one strike to >> Lo. Hey, >> here comes the 2-1. >> That one's upstairs. >> The count is three in one. >> It's funny. Unlike other sports where you're up by four runs like right towards the end of the game and the clock's ticking down, you kind of know you're going to win the game.
baseball. >> You know, until that last one happens, you don't know what's going to happen. >> Exactly. >> Laro takes ball four. >> That is the third walk issued by Price. >> And they're going to pinch run for Laro. He still seems to be grimacing a little bit after taking a tumble >> in center field. And Jackson Van Beek will come and pinch run for Laro as he limps off the field. doesn't seem to be 100% at all. >> Really interesting to see what happens with Price here on the mound. >> Lefty lefty against Bradica. He's had Bratica's number. He's walked him, but Brad is 0 for two with a couple K's. >> That's ball one. pitcher certainly has the advantage now that we're getting into twilight and it is harder to see and harder to pick the ball up and >> you know whatever advantage you may have had before it's doubled now.
>> Two balls and no strikes. Price is well over a 100 pitches now. >> So we'll see how long the leash is now with a runner on first. >> Two balls and no strikes. Shrivevers on deck. That one hit him. Price is going to come out. That one came in and it looks like that'll do it. >> Yeah, >> pitching coach will come out to the mound. >> We'll see. Hasn't made a hasn't made a point yet. >> And actually doesn't look to be a pitching change. Just looks like a mound visit. Uh >> you think with the the way they are leaving him in they you know may have been taxed from other games and they you know needed a strong start. >> They'd rather not have a guy come in and just get a couple outs and have to take a couple days off from throwing.
>> Yeah. >> And rather just let Price throw his pitches this week and >> try to secure this win. >> Drivers at the dish here with two on and one out. >> He's had a great afternoon. and he's two for three. >> He doubled last time. He had that towering drive to left. One of the farthest hit balls we've seen. >> First pitch is well upstairs. >> They do have Merlene on deck who's had a a very tough time seeing the ball from Price today. and wondering if that's something that the coaches are taking into account >> is that he's had success against some of the guys in this lineup. >> But Shriber has had his number >> six at second. Bradica is at first. >> It's two and0. And that one gets away. Van Bevique heads for third. He'll be in there. Down to second goes Bradica.
>> It's two and0 to Shriber. And things starting to get interesting here. Keep breath >> again. Shocking that uh Price is being left in. You know, >> looked tremendously strong coming into the last inning here, but after these balls in Madura, the walks, the hit batter um >> two and one corners are in here >> for Norton. >> Hit can make it a two-run game if >> it's deep enough. >> 2-1. is ball three. >> Seems like we've mentioned Mark Merkelstein in the home run a few times today. And if Shrivever was to get on base, that would tying run to the plate. >> Shriber into shallow center. It drops. It's a base hit. >> That's going to score two. >> Just one. >> Then equal score. Down to third goes Bradock. He waited for it. He didn't know if it was going to drop.
And now That will >> most likely do it. >> Yeah, that'll be a surprise. Now, coach is realizing that change should have been made a few batters ago. >> So, Logan Irish will walk in from right field. Another lefty will come to the mound to face Merrmlstein. He was the walk-off hero against Wayland. The tying run here with one out in the bottom of the seventh. >> And Price getting a round of applause here. Great, great performance by Price. >> It was it was >> um but you get up to 100 pitches even, you know, as a high school student, you start, you know, you slow down, you get tired. >> 110 pitches. >> Yeah, he he he should have been out of like a like three batters ago, >> but you know, >> he wanted to complete a game. You know, there's a lot of other reasons to keep somebody in.
still in line for the win. Uh Logan Irish will make his seventh appearance of the year. He's 3-2 with a 315 RA. Like you said, he's been their second best pitcher. He's thrown 20 innings and he struck out 23 batters. He's only walked three batters. >> Wow. >> That's a lot of the base runners lately for Ashlin have been via the base on balls. And this is a guy who doesn't walk many. So, we'll see. >> He's only walked three batters in how many innings? >> 20 innings. Wow. Yeah. Looks like he has a good uh mix of pitches there. Seen some uh some fast balls, some change ups, curve balls, >> but Mermlstein probably is pretty glad to see Price off the mount. Had a tough time against him. A couple strikeouts and a ground out. Another lefty though, but change of scenery. >> Most likely doesn't throw as hard as Price did with the fast ball.
>> Yeah, we haven't seen anything come in the way uh at the speed that Price had been throwing earlier in the game. >> We'll most likely see Jake Lame as well, barring a >> a rare double play. >> But here we go. >> Irish also has a little bit of a different delivery pitch um with his arm. A little bit more side arm, not not as tall, not from the top the way Price was. >> So guys will have to adjust to that after, you know, they've gone through six innings of pitching one way. Shrivever at first, Veratica at third. 63 in the seventh. >> One out for the Clockers. >> Earl Steen digs in. >> See if Irish is as accurate in this inning as he's been. That's just outside >> and Mark Murmstein aheading the count. It >> continues to get darker. >> It does.
>> Every minute that goes by, every moment we take every >> That's a strike. One. >> Yeah. Every time this umpire calls a strike, it sounds like he's saying strike free. >> It does. >> I don't know what he's saying, but it's a chirp. That sounds like Oh, nice break. Beautiful breaking ball there. Perfect pitch. >> One and two. Merlstein has to protect here. >> May on deck. One and two to Merlstein. Here comes swing and a miss. He was way out in front of that off speed pitch. His third K today. And the clockers are down to their final out. >> You know, it's funny. Irish reminds me a little bit of Grumbom, you know? It's like he he's not a large presence like you you expect top pitchers to be and these big overpowering guys, you know, like Price throwing these fast balls, but he's just got a great command and a great mix of pitches and he's just very smart about, you know, breaking balls, off speed pitches, fast balls, >> and just tremendously accurate.
>> At least that's my assessment from one batter. Two balls and no strikes to Lame here. 0 for three >> on the afternoon. >> The game continues. Finn Connry waiting on deck. >> Let us at the corners don't seem to be going anywhere >> as that's an off speed pitch dropped in. Two balls and one strike to Lame. Here we go. >> This is a great combination after, you know, putting Price in with his just rocket fast balls to have Irish come in with this >> as Lame shoots it to right >> over the head of the right fielder. >> Right fielder just that. >> Coming around third, the score is Shrivever >> and then misses on the throw. >> Two RBI double for Jake Lame. Man, he has been clutch this season and the Clockers have made it a one-run game. And hold the phone.
>> Great job there by Jake Lame. What a hit to right field. The right fielder just had no idea where that ball was. Again, you know, we talk about the advantage to the pitcher playing in in this dark um hazy, you know, sky behind you, but for the outfielders is horrible. right there. Let's go. >> And then not only did he uh miss it, but he fell down and couldn't get the throw in in time. >> And it it looks catchable if he backed up, but he stayed there >> as Connory takes the ball. >> So now the tying run in scoring position. And a lot of pressure on Connory here is 0 for two. He was hit by a pitch last time and hit could tie it. >> One and one. And even if this score does hold, a great effort by Ashland facing a great pitcher to put the pressure on and try to come back.
>> Two and one. And if it was to get to the next batter, it's the freshman Grady Clark. And what a big spot that would be. >> As Price looks on, his win holding on for its life. Three balls and on strike. Good, great eye there by Finn. I mean, these balls are great breaking balls. They're coming right down the middle and then falling out. And he's not biting on them. He's, you know, just great discipline there. Ball four. Conry reaches for his second straight plate appearance. And here we go. >> Grady Clark digging in. The freshman >> go for three. >> Tying run on second. Go ahead run on first or winning run I should say is on first base. >> And walk here could put that tying run 90 ft away. And the winning run into scoring position. First pitch. There's a strike.
Good off speed there from Irish. >> Great breaking ball from the clock on his heels. >> Yeah. Lefty on lefty. Those breaking balls look like they're coming at your face and then they then they drop in. It's >> 01 is outside. >> Austin Turncliffe waits on deck. >> You've got to just put yourself in the Ashland player shoes. So much weighing down. That was a strike. >> Messer doesn't agree. Neither does Clark. That one almost came in and got him >> and that was a strike. >> It was but you know it's a breaking ball and I think it came in and >> from the umpire's perspective looked like a quart of the play but from Clark he 100% thought it was a ball and didn't like the call. One, two, swing and a miss. >> And the game is over and Norton hangs on by a thread to win the final score of six to five and they get their fifth win of the season.
The Clockers get their fifth loss. It was close. >> What an effort there at the end. I mean, well, a lot of credit to this team for coming back and battling in the bottom of the seventh inning, >> getting the getting the tying run on second. and you know just a hit or an error or or you know just a pass ball away from you know potentially tying this game and then maybe ultimately winning it. But you know I mean hats off to um has to go to Norton for winning the game and and Price Price >> what what a what a what a pitching job he did. >> Um you know he he definitely wins player of the game and >> a couple hits for him. Yeah. A couple hits at the plate. I mean he he he you know he had his team behind him.