And the clocker season comes to a close. >> Yeah, an unfortunate way to end it. Um, an unfortunate way to end a really, really wonderful season for this Clockers. H, hats off to these young ladies who have really made it fun this year. I've enjoyed watching them every game. Uh, first tournament appearance in well over a decade. I hope that they do not leave this field with their heads down because they they had just such a great year. Uh coach Sasso comes in, leads them to a 15 and5 regular season record. They're going to end the season at 15-6. A one-run loss today to Whand. Uh and I I I have to say just a controversial call. I wish I knew it what it was. Um, I'm sure coach Sasso is absolutely not happy with how that thing ended, but you just can't leave you can't leave the game in the hands of an umpire.
Good afternoon, high school softball fans, and welcome to Ashlin High for today's MIAA preliminary playoff round matchup between the visiting Walpole High School Warriors who come in at a 10 and N record and your Ashland High School. And Ashland on defense starts here. I'll give you a quick rundown on defense. Sophomore Holly Cashion is in the circle. Her battery mate will be freshman Ava Vendetti who is behind the plate at third. Laura Colette Nico Ustaris is at short. Haley Beerman playing second base. Caroline Kyrie gets to start today at first base in the outfield left to right is going to be senior Rebecca. Senior Quinn Herurder and freshman Maddie Sanders gets the start today in right field. Uh we are underway here as Bella delivers her I'm sorry as you're so used to saying Bella >> delivers her first pitch to uh lead off hitter Hines for Wayland and Hines grounds one to Colette picks it up.
Please welcome Skyla Ford to lead us in the saying of the pledge of allegiance. Good morning everybody. Please stand for the pledge. Please place your right hand over your heart. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. You may be seated. All right. All right. Now I will be doing my speech which is titled Thanks for the Memories. It's hard to figure out something to say when moving forward. I will never get to see most of the faces I see now. The faces I've spent my entire high school career with. The faces that will soon discover what it means to become an adult. High school is not the end, but only the beginning. And while most of us may never get to experience that feeling of being young again, it's beautiful that we got to experience it in the first place.
You can't you can't. But you also have to go back to some of the running calls that you would you had mentioned before, some of those outs at home um that happened just because of, you know, uh, mistakes in the running base path. But, I mean, overall, this is a very competitive game. This is a one-run game in the playoff. So, you really, like as you said, Mike, you really got to hand it to these girls. Number one and number two, this is a young team, you know, for these guys to get into the playoffs. Uh, with, you know, the number of freshman and sophomores that we have, what the team is going to look like in the coming years going into next year, the year after, you know, we're in a little bit of a a renaissance here for um Ashlin softball, and I think we're going to have a couple of great seasons coming up as well.
Cannot get it out of his glove and that's going to go down I'm assuming as an infield hit. Tough little play there. We'll see how it gets officially scored. Um, unfortunately I do not have uh first names for the lineup yet uh for Wayland, but this coming to the plate uh is number 26 Goldman. And my favorite partner of all my partners, Jacob Padulla, just arrived. He's going to take over playbyplay momentarily as there is a runner on first with no outs for cashing. It's going to be a soft pop up to Haley Beuterman who gets underneath it and makes the easy play for the first out of the inning. Uh nice to get Beuterman involved really defensively. Uh hopefully the right side of the infielder can take care of business which brings up probably Whan's best player, George, uh Sophia Beckett, who will be on the on the in the circle for Whan today.
It's a wonderful thing to know that we had teachers and staff here at Brown County High School that were willing to help us grow as not only students but as an adults in this society. Brown County is not a big school but a small one. As we all know, but I believe that's what make us makes us all the more special. The sense of community here is stronger than anywhere else. And that strong sense of comm companionship within our community will be carried through us as we get older. The memories that we have now will stay forever through photos, videos, and the wonderful minds I get to see here today. I don't want anybody here to underestimate what has been accomplished here at Brown County High School. As you being here today is proof of your hard work and devotion. And although the feeling may be bittersweet for some of you, I know that others are desperate to get out, which I can understand.
Um, you know, again, this was a great season. You know, kudos to these girls. They just did a great great job. Hold your heads up high and look forward to next year. >> Yeah, I mean, I only watched three games, but this it was a lot of fun fun action. And, you know, today was no different. you know, a little bit of a closer game, a little less offense. And unfortunately, yeah, it comes down to that that call there, but you know, you also you had other chances, and you can't really just look at that and say it's all the umpire's fault, you know. >> Absolutely not. Plenty of opportunities today, Jacob. They left a lot of runners on base. They didn't string hits together like they have this season. Um, but all in all, it was a pretty successful >> uh season for these clockers.
And she's also one heck of a hitter uh for the Warriors. It's good to see you, gentlemen. >> Jacob, nice to see you. >> It was rough getting here, but we made it. >> If you're ready, you can take over. >> I think I think I got it here. >> Yeah, just so you know, we're in the middle of the sixth inning. >> A little bit late. >> Okay, just kidding. >> That one's low. Holly cashing on the mound. I was uh looking at Sophia Beck uh Beckett, the pitcher for Whan. 500 career strikeouts. >> Yeah, she does. She had 500 career strikeouts. She was mentioned as a third one of the 35 players to watch by the Metro West Daily News in the MIA playoffs. So, she is a worthy competitor in the circle today for Holly. >> And she's ahead in the count.
But I'd like to say that one day those memories that you once cursed upon will become your most cherished. And while that seems a little far-fetched now, I think the adults in the crowd can agree that I'm not completely wrong. At one point, I found myself disliking this school every day. Admittedly, I even paraded around with a box that said, "I hate school." Which many of you may remember after they implemented the infamous no backpack rule junior year. Yeah, I was a little sour about that. Um, but point is that at that moment, I thought that things were too difficult. And instead of realizing the precious moments I was having in between the bad ones, I only focused on the bad ones. I say this because I don't want you guys to make the same mistake. The fact is that life just gets difficult sometimes and we undervalue the little things that become much bigger to us in the future.
Like I said, they should have their heads held high as they leave this field today. Just a quick recap. Uh only eight hits today for the Clockers. Uh three from Ustaris, three from Kyra, uh one each from Colette and Cashin. And I think that we we would >> we would be remiss if we didn't talk about the performance by Holly today. Not a kid who has thrown a lot of innings this entire year. She was great. She Holly did a really nice job. seven innings pitched. She allowed 10 hits. Uh seven runs, all of them earned, but limited her walks. Four walks, two strikeouts. It was that first inning, that first inning. But then she came back and we let let him three runs the rest of the day. So kudos to Holly for for pitching really well today. Uh and you know, overall a tough way to end an absolutely terrific season.
Three balls and no strikes here, batting 328 on the season. >> Yeah, Becket certainly is a kid that can get them going if she can get her bat on the ball. Got to try to get out of this one. That is a strike there on a three she was taking. >> Kind of amazing. We had a little bit of a shower before the about an hour for an hour before the game and you know the um the game you know just got underway right at the right time as the oh there's a walk right as the rain let off. So now it looks like a pretty nice evening. Hopefully we're we're through the showers. So two on here for Whan. Nobody out. One out. >> Oh, sorry. One out. >> Yeah, we did get one out on the pop up to Holly. I mean to Haley.
That is something we all do as human beings and we're all guilty of the same crime. So coming out of this today, I want you all to spend the last remaining moments you have here with your friends that you have made at Brown County High School because time is running fast and it depends on you to take that train in the right direction. Thank you and may you all have a great graduation. It has been my pleasure being your morning announcer. All right. Now, please welcome Caleb Keratin with his speech titled Growing Up Together. [screaming] Hello everyone. Feels weird being here. Four years ago, I remember walking into this, walking the halls and thinking of these last four years with us. Standing here now, I don't think any of us could have predicted how important we all were. Some of the people sitting here today became our closest.
The the clockers end with 15 wins and I just don't think anybody wanted to see this thing end this way. >> He did it. But you also have to recognize upfront that Bella, the the pitcher for the team and and a and a tremendous pitcher um in terms of her stats and what she brings to the team being out um is huge. That's like if Becket wasn't here pitching. I mean, they suddenly have a completely different team. So, you know, you lose your your top pitcher that's taken you through the whole season and you have Holly in who did a a great job, but she hadn't pitched all season. there was a lot of pressure on her and she came back, she did a good job. But for Ashlin to come and and have this type of a tight game without their starting pitcher that's kind of led them the whole season, it's it's very impressive.
>> Now you're all caught up. So you'll be on you'll be on it. I know. >> Yes. Yes. >> Here's Kelsey Kaufman. >> First pitch to hers is in there for a strike. >> She's batting 436 this season for Wayland. >> 22 runs driven in in 18 games played. That one fouled back and Cashins's quickly ahead. Nothing at two here. >> Great to get ahead right here, right? We talked about this. Getting ahead of these hitters is so critical to the success of a pitcher who hasn't thrown a lot of innings. If she can keep the ball in the strike zone, we have a great chance here. >> Here comes the O2 swing and a miss. Great pitch. She went after one in the dirt and that is out number two. >> Nice little change of speeds for Holly. She fooled her on that one.
Some were only a conversation we had, a laugh, or someone we just sat. Whether or not we all realize it, every single person here on our lives that is what makes the day feel important. Not about the gra or even just the fact that this is the last year together. It's about everyone. Everyone we grew up with together. We've all seen each other. We've all at our highest. We've all made mistakes, learned a lesson, lost people, found new people, but most importantly, we made it all here. Truthfully, none of us are the same person we were walking. Every experience we share, every memory, every person we met along the way has helped us become years later. Some of us each other. Some of us each other even at our most difficult. No matter where we all go after tonight, a part of who we become will always comfort.
>> Well, it was fun. It was a fun season. I'm glad I got to do this last one with you, George and Jacob. Thanks for joining me. Uh it has really been a blast. I'm hoping to be able to get a couple more of these in next year. Uh, thank you to these amazing seniors, Taylor Cotch, Rebecca Cricggsman, and Quinn Herurder who provided tremendous senior leadership. The future is incredibly bright for this team. They are loaded with freshman and sophomores. Uh, finally, we'll leave with uh my saying congratulations to uh Nico Ustaris and Caroline Kyra who were both voted by the league to uh be ma named Metro uh Tri Valley League. allstars as well as two freshman who were voted as Tri Valley League honorable mention allst star Bella Domestico and Ava Vendetti. Jacob, it's your job to sign us off for another another day here at Ashlin softball.
She got it to chase a pitch in the dirt and that's a big big out now uh for the Clockers with two outs, runners on first and second. A potential jam that they could be in and hopefully Holly can get them out of this. >> The outfield was way back there for Kaufman during that at bat. That's a ball to Aubrey Calabro. Calibro. Calabro. Calibro. Calro. You said Calabra. I said Calabro. >> 237 on the year for the senior. Here's the 1. That's a miss. Throwback to first. Back in there is Beckett. Good job keeping a runner on honest. may not have been an opportunity to get her, but at least now you have a run of thinking if the catch is not afraid to throw down. >> Yeah. My only fear in a play like that with two outs is that if the ball somehow scoots past that first baseman, you could be in trouble giving up an unnecessary run.
As excited as I know we all are to open this new chapter in our lives, I know that an element of uncertainty. For the first time, the path ahead is completely ours. That's scary. I'll admit it. But it's also beautiful because it means that we are free to become years from now. I think that we'll remember more than just the class. We'll remember the little things, the conversations, the inside jokes we had with our friends, the people who made the day. So before we all go our separate ways, I'd just like to take the time to thank everyone. Thank you to the families, teachers, friends, and every person here. Thank you to the class of 26 for every memory, every lesson. and shaping who we who we are today. This may be the last chapter. This may be the last This may be at the end of the chapter, this chapter of our lives, but the beginning of an entirely new and wherever life takes us now, I hope we never forget where we started or who we walked beside.
>> Well, yeah, an incredible season for the Ashland Clockers and for the baseball team. They'll be playing a game against Mansfield on Sunday at 1:00. I'll be there uh live streaming it in Mansfield. It's a big game for them as they look to make a run in the playoffs. No preliminary round for them this year. had it last year, but unfortunately for the softball team, they couldn't get it done. A final score of seven to six. They finished the season 15 and six. And thank you guys for joining us. Jacob Doula, Michael Kyra, George Tubin saying so long from Ashland High School. Good night everybody. Good night. Good job.
>> That one just missed. And it's three balls and no strikes here. >> So I we have seen this played on fire before earlier in the season and he has the smallest strike zone I've ever seen. So we'll see what happens. Um it you have to literally put it directly over the plate for him to call a strike. >> Swinging on three and 0 and came up empty. It's three and one. >> So hopefully uh it's not the same strike zone that he had in Hington for for Bella that Holly gets. >> Here comes the 3-1. That one is upstairs. So Whan loads the bases here in the first with two away. >> You got two out. certainly don't want to let them walk in a run and just give one away. Um buckle down a little bit, figure out what the strike zone is and start getting them in there.