At this time, I would like to invite Mr. Foster, Brown County High School assistant principal, to the podium to begin announcing our graduates. It is my honor to introduce our graduates, Skyla Renee Ford. graduating sumakum lad Caitlyn Samantha seat Caleb Jacob Catterton Graduating Sumakumlady, Elena Aaron Jacobus [screaming] Quinton Kelly Ross Bell, Elijah Robert Bellmore, Aaron Michael Bolan, Gwyneith Jade Brazzle, Autumn Renee Bryant, graduating Magna Kumlad, Caitlyn Olivia Burus, Jeffrey Allen Codell, Dean Alden, Isaac Clark, Lillian Ruth Collins, Eli Hunter Connell [cheering] Hudson Lee Connor graduating sumakumlad Cambria Elise Cox Eric Matthew Crannle Tyson Lee Davis, Aubrey Renee Denton, Matthew Fabin Drenin, Graduating Magna Kumlad Ella Kathleen East graduating kumlad. Cameron Elizabeth Edmonds Cohen Allen Farmer >> [screaming] >> Gavin Todd Ferguson, graduating Sumakumlad, Alexandra Nicole Foster, [screaming] Alan Alvie Fowler, Samuel Wilson Fox, Jaden Michael Frick, >> Bahadi Boasi Fulton [screaming] Zabriel Michael Gaskins, William Dne Gaunt, Graduating Sumakum Lady, Casey or Gracie K.
>> She fouls that one away and it's a ball and a strike. >> Key here is getting Nico on early uh get some confidence with with the rest of the lineup. When they see Nico do well, they tend to follow along. So, if we can get her on, uh we think we can get it rolling. >> That one spiked in there and it's two balls and a strike. Here's a 2-1 line drive center field that gets down and one hops against the fence. Is on her way to second. She's getting the wave. Here's the throw and she is in there at third with a triple >> and it's a no doubt triple. When Nico reaches the fence, there is no doubt about it. She is going for three. She's one of the fastest kids in the league. I said several times that the track team must be fawning over her, but they're not going to touch her because she's just such a talented talented softball player.
Gibson, Zachary James Gillitzer, >> Payton Maddie Goodrich, graduating Magna Cumlad, Aiden James Hadley, Hayden Cole Haynes. Graduating Magna Kumlad Cash Kenneth Weber Harden Emma Jean Harden Isabelle Rose Harden Kevin Oscar Harlo >> [screaming] >> Briana Nicole Hasbrock Madison Grace Hawkins graduating sumakum llad Aiden Michael Henderson Maya Alejandra Hernandez Graham. Graduating Sumakumlad Satie Elizabeth Hyatt Taylor Dawn Hostettler Billy Clay Hubard, graduating magnaumlad, Brooklyn Fay Huard, Maya Michelle Jackson, Graduating Magna Kumlad China Madison Kakavikos graduating kumlad Finnegan Elias Keane graduating sumakumlad Ruby Marie Keane Maline Grace Kinnaman Voy graduating sumakumlad Genevie Rose Lagona Corbin Wayne Lambert Graduating Magna Kumlad, Elsie Marie Lambert, >> Hayden Anthony Lawson, Ian Jackson Ly, Graduating Sumakum Llad Cheyana Grace Lucky Draven Alfred Major Alex Thomas Markham Clayton Blaine Mclofflin, >> graduating Magna Kumlad, Rossyn Grace Mcgrael, [screaming] >> Persing John McMasters, >> [screaming] >> Tyler Andrew Meister, Jocelyn Bell Mercer, graduating Magna Kumlad, Derek Daniel Middleton Jr.
Um, she was thinking triple all the way there. Wasn't even a doubt. She didn't even look. I mean, she didn't even look over to right field or the center field to see what was happening. She just charged and went the whole way. >> And that's the exactly the spark they needed right now. Haley, hopefully she can get one of her classic opposite field singles here. >> And she is hit by the pitch. That one might leave a mark, >> but she'll walk down to first base. And right now, I do see I believe is that Ally Wilson in the bullpen for the Clockers. >> Yeah, looks like looks like sophomore Ally Wilson is warming up in the bullpen. Ally had a great year this year for the JV team as their primary pitcher. So Ally has been working out with the varsity now that, you know, the JV season is over and she looks pretty good right now throwing a lot of strikes over there in the bullpen.
So we'll see how short the leash is for Holly. So here comes Ava Vanetti, a freshman, a 405 average on the season. She shows bunt, pulls it back and Usares will come to the plate on a pass ball and Ashan immediately cuts into the lead. It's four to one. Yeah, speed kills right Nico gets herself on third after a beautiful triple. Uh Beuterman gets hit. She's now in scoring position for our RBI leader in the season, Ava Vendetti. Just like that, four four run leads cut down to three position and no outs. >> Yeah, that's the key, right? This team if they can string some hits together. Obviously, we only get one hit so far, but you know, A is the kind of kid that's going to keep it rolling. And then, you know, after her, this there's still kids who can really put their bat in the ball in this lineup.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, esteemed faculty, proud parents, and most importantly, the remarkable graduating class of Brown County Schools. I truly hope you have enjoyed the 65th graduation of Brown County High School in this incredibly beautiful venue. Before we close today, I just want to take a moment to thank the people who helped make this moment possible. To our board of school trustees, thank you for your leadership, your service, and your commitment to the students of Brown County schools. To our administrators, our teachers, our support staff, bus drivers, cafeteria staff, custodians, every adult who has poured into these students along the way. Thank you. Education is never the work of one person as it takes an entire community of people showing up day after day, often behind the scenes, believing in these kids even on the days that they struggle to believe in themselves. And to the parents, the guardians, families, and friends here today, thank you for the countless sacrifices, the rides, the encouragement to the hard conversations, celebrations, and tears.
And if they can get rolling, we can we can put a crooked number here up in the first and turn this thing back around. One ball and one strike on Vendetti. Beerman's now at second base. That one is fouled away. And it's a ball in two strikes. >> Vendetti's fighting here. I wouldn't be shocked if she sees a little off speed pitch right now. We'll see. >> She does have an amaz I mean an amazing fast ball um you know for softball pitcher. balls are coming in there very quickly >> as she strikes out Vendetti on a high fast ball and there's out number one. >> Very, very smart pitch placement there. You know, go down the middle, go low, and then put one up shoulder shoulder high >> as Caroline Kyra digs in and takes the ball in the dirt. Kyra also a Tri Valley League Allstar, 471 on the season, and she doesn't strike out much.
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hasn't struck out at all. >> She hasn't struck out at all. >> Hasn't struck out at all. >> I guess that's not luck. >> She does put her bat on the ball. >> She's ahead. Two balls and no strikes here from Beckett. Pitching quickly. And that one shot foul off the dugout and it's two and one. >> She put a little zip on that one. That was a little extra velocity there. >> It was. if she get, you know, she gets the ball in play. You got the second uh runner on second base over the third and then, you know, a pass ball or a hit, you've cut the lead down to two. >> Yeah, I think a single here scores. She's got tremendous speed. I think she's got tremendous speed in the base paths. >> Uh Kell could put it into the outfield. I would think she's going to be thinking score all the way.
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>> Here comes the 2-1. That's a line drive into right field. A base hit. Peterman's getting the wave. The ball bounces around. Kyra will dig for second and she's in there standing up. An RBI double and the Clockers get another run. It's four to two. That was a beautiful hit that just sliced right down the first baseline into the out, you know, out of out of bounds territory. >> And um it it was a long way for the right fielder to go to get to it and Caroline just kept the motor running and just made it to second clean. Beautiful hit. Really nice hit down the line for her. And who? Look who's up, Jacob. >> As she fouls it back, Lauraai Colette doesn't need any introduction, but maybe we'll give her one. 393 on the season, five home runs. Four of those happened in the last two games of the regular season.
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We were here for all four of them. >> Yeah, Colette is absolutely on fire. Probably the hottest hitter uh in on the team right now coming into the tournament. She's 10 for her last 12 with four home runs, two doubles, and two triples. Uh she's, you know, my my fear for Lauraai is that the layoff might cool her off, but we'll see in her first at bat what she can do. Here's the 1-1. That's a ball low. Got to mention, she is a tying run here, so if we get one of her signature home runs, you can instantly flip the script here in this first inning. 2-1, a swing and a miss. >> Hack at that one. She took a real big hack at that hard high hard fast ball. Um, you know, the key here is for not thinking about what she's been doing, right?
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And just to just to go out there and look for line drives. >> Here comes a two- two. That one's popped out of play. She'll get another one. >> Fought that one off. Nice. She got a little off speed pitch. Lauraai waited and I don't think she loved it, so she knew it was going to be in there, so she decided to follow it off. Not a not a bad piece of hitting there by Laura to stay alive looking for her pitch. >> Two-2 once again. Strike three. Wow. was dropped behind the plate, but it is strike three for Beckett. And there's two away here. I certainly hope we get that low strike. Uh I don't know, it's that one looked like it was at the knees. Probably a strike, but it was definitely a little bit lower than we would have wanted to see.
>> Yeah, it was one of the lower pitches that had been called a strike so far this game. And maybe that maybe that is the bottom the very bottom of the zone that that got called. Ruby Kazadian bats here with two-way. One and0 is swung on and missed. 351 during the regular season for Kazadian. >> Yeah, Ruby's another kid who has a ton of power. If she gets gets a hold of one, this thing could go. >> Swing and a miss. A pitch that disappeared on her and it's a ball and two strikes. >> Would be a shame if we leave this runner stranded on second base with two of our best hitters up. >> That's a ground ball. Nice play at third base, bobbled by DeJulia. The throw is in time. A nice play to recover and end the first, but the Clockers get two and it is four to two after one.
>> Yeah, a productive inning for Ashlin, right? Chip away. Can't can't lose confidence after letting up four in the first. They come back and they're able to get a a good two runs off a couple nice hits. Get a triple by Ustaris. manufacture one on a pass ball and then Kyrie hits a a double to score score another run and next thing you know they cut it in half. So I I think that they should be playing with confidence right now. But what what the critical thing for me right now is is for Holly to come out and get first first pitch strikes. Has to get ahead of the count and limit the free passes or else this could be a another long inning. Yeah, I'm sure coach had a a good conversation with Holly on the bench talking about the game and expectations and settling her nerves and talking about, you know, how to approach this right now.
And we did see u uh you said another uh pitcher warming up in the bullpen over there. So, I think that uh you know, coach is going to watch what happens here the first couple of batters and do what he has to do to just keep Bashin in this game. But coming back and scoring two runs in the the bottom of the first inning is puts a lot of confidence in the Ashlin team being down four nothing now just down by two runs which is very little in a softball game. >> Yeah. And you know like we said we've got to stay the course here with this team. This team can hit this team. You know like I said four four runs seems insurmountable for some teams but it shouldn't seem that way for the Clockers. The Clockers average nearly 10 runs a game. Uh, and and if they can get those bats rolling and string some hits together, I expect this thing to be high scoring.
So, let's see if Holly can can hold down the fourth here in the in the top of the second. >> Yeah, that's a team. The Clockers bat 100 points higher than Wayland in the batting average department. Whan 271, the Clockers 27 or sorry, 373 >> as that's a first strike. >> Back to the top of the lineup in Kier Hines. I know, Mike. Coach Maven, listening to you talking about first pitch strikes and how important those are in softball and baseball. >> Absolutely. There's nothing really more important, right, than getting ahead of the count. Now she's ahead. >> Nice change up there. You know, game fast right down the pipe. Go to the change up. Get the batter way out ahead of it. >> The only thing better than uh being up 0 and one is being up 0 and2. Here comes the O2. And that one's popped up.