001ers all over the place. Did a great job putting the ball in play. Just could not take advantage of those three errors, those three gifts from the Titans. So, uh, Clockers have to settle for a one- nothing lead after one. >> Yeah. And I I do think that these Clockers bats will get going. They made they made pretty good contact. Uh, got to put the ball in the air. You know, obviously the shortstop saw a lot of action there and they reached on a couple fielders choices, but not the typical hitting that we see out of this Ashlin team. Um, so we we we want to keep our eye on that. Don't know what kind of spin Emily Ruiz might be putting on that ball. >> Mhm. Well, you know, it's interesting you had said
002at the outset, right, that Bella is always around the plate, throws a lot of strikes, and we were seeing that from Ruiz as well. Uh, not deep counts and it's a pretty low pitch count, though she did see a lot of hitters there in the first inning. >> Yeah, she did. And that's the one thing about this Ashley team. I talked about their aggressive approach at the plate, which I like. They they do take walks, but not a whole lot of them. uh as Emily Ruiz comes to the plate now to go up against her opponent in the circle, Bella Domestico. Ruiz comes up in the top of the second with the Titans down one to nothing. Domestico toes, throws, and Ruiz fouls one back. Go ahead of the count here where she wants to
003be. >> I'll tell you what, after seeing Ruiz pitch last half inning, that pitch looked super fast. [laughter] So Bella again, not neither of these pitches I think are going to blow you away with velocity, but both can move the ball around. A nice fast ball there, though. Goes right by the swinging bat of Emily Ruiz. Domestico looking to get her second strike out of the game here. Up 02 to her counterpart. >> Good to see Bella get ahead of this leadoff hitter. 02 fouls one back. Staying alive. Ruiz puts a good swing on that. If you noticed, Dave Vendetti was looking for that high fast ball to see if she could put it by. She's set up pretty pretty high there. >> Mhm. Yeah. Make her chase. Good fundamental softball here. >> We'll see
004what we can do again here. Bella Domestico up 02. Change up. Just misses low. Bella likes to mix in that change up. I think it she really has fooled a lot of batters. She had one game this year earlier where she had, I believe, 10 strikeout looking. Wow. >> On pitches just like that. >> Yeah. Change speeds and location. >> That's a pop up. Oh, a great play. >> Fantastic freshman Ava Vanetti with the hustle play, catching the foul ball. That's the kind of spark this team might need here. Vendetti with just a spectacular web gem. She's going to be probably our first candidate for the Marathon Deli Gobbler Sandwich defensive player of the game. >> We're going to have to submit that one to Sports Center. >> Perhaps we should. [laughter] Mave Walker comes
005to the plate. Walker pops up to Bella Domestico. And now we quickly have two outs in the top of the second. And this brings up Chelsea Sainz, the second baseman. Sains number 17 stepping up to the plate against Domestico here. Uh >> clocker's really flashing the leather here, Mike. You're in the second. >> Yeah, a couple good plays by the by the uh freshman battery. Looks like she just missed high there. I think Bella wanted that one, but it did look like it was a little up. >> I was wondering if you'd all Bob Uker on that one. >> No, not yet. >> Just a bit outside. [laughter] One of my favorite movies, Major League. Probably not the one that the children should watch just yet, but >> once you get of age, it's one
006that cannot be missed. Domestico down right now, 20 to Sainz with two outs in the top of the first. >> She puts one by her though to get back in there. Two to one count. >> Yeah, way behind on that fast ball. >> Yeah, when Bella brings that that smoke right now, she looks pretty good. I I would I would think that she might try to put another one by her right here. Good fast ball count. Two in one. >> Good spot there by Bella. Missing a little bit low. Three in one count. I think the fans wanted that one. Josh, >> I was waiting for Vanetti to tap the top of her helmet. Look for the uh ABS challenge. >> ABS challenge on that. Didn't get it. >> Bad hitter. >> Well, we got
007a hit by pitch. That's going to be the first base runner of the day for the Titans via a hit by pitch. Uh, which is going to bring up Anukica Machura who is the first baseman batting seventh for the Titans. >> Domestico toes and throws. Strike one. She wasn't going to miss that one. >> I called it before she did. If if that one didn't come across with that right hand up in the air, we would have been calling for the ABS. [laughter] Domestico again, hard ground ball to Butman, scoops, throws to Kyra, gets out of the inning with no harm done on the hit by pitch. We have got no runs on no hits, no errors, and one left on base for the Titans. Um, who are struggling right now against Ba Domestico really
008not able to get anything hit hard at all. Two ground balls to to uh Butman, a couple popups they they really have not um been able to figure out just yet. Yeah, I mean you've got three outs, you know, made by the second baseman or involved in the, you know, involved in the out at least. Two popups for at uh catcher and and pitcher. But one thing I wanted to comment on, Mike, with Beerman on that last play [snorts] could have been tempting to try and get the lead runner there. She would like the runner and the ball arrived at the same time, but cools the cucumber just tossed it over to first, get the force at first and the inning. >> Yeah, nice smart play, right? just get the nice easy out at first
009base uh by the sophomore making good decisions. Those are the kind of things that that we have seen this year out of this team. It it is a they've become a team with a much better softball IQ than they've had over the course of the last couple years. And I think a lot has to do with coach Sasso in the way he approaches the game. I mean, one thing that I think has really been evident, this is a different environment for these girls. It's always positive. He just preaches positivity. Uh, and you can see it in the way they are in the dugout, in the way they are as a team. It's a completely different regime here with Larry in charge. And um, the girls have benefited from him, his leadership. >> Yeah, he's had
010a long career coaching at every level from little league all the way up through college. And uh, now it's the Ashlin girls that are benefiting from his tutelage. And this brings up Rebecca Creggsmann who is a senior tri captain today playing left field. She gets ahead of the count 10 and she takes the ball too. Uh Rebecca is a tremendous contact hitter. She puts her bat on the ball consistently. Uh it's one of my favorite things about her. Uh besides the fact that she is just an allaround tremendous young woman, a MIAA uh student leader at the state level. Uh she represents Ashland very well and she'll be um playing golf in college next year. Josh, >> is that right? Where is she going to be going to school? >> I believe she's going to
011be going to KBY. I'm not positive on that. I probably have to get get a fact check on that one. >> Sorry to put you on the spot with that, Mike. >> It could be Bates. Actually, it might be Bates. It's one of those wonderful schools, that's for sure. And she lines one right back to the pitcher. Puts the wheels on and is just not able to get it. Hard hot shot back at Emily Ruiz who makes a nice play to come back and get a speedy Crieman by a step at first base. Good sting by Rebecca there though. >> Absolutely just a bang bang play at first and credit Ruiz. I mean that you know see your life flash before your eyes. One hit that hard right back at you that hard. >> Taylor
012Cotch puts a shot into one right at the center fielder. Uh coach is also another kid who's been swinging the ball much swinging the bat much better these past couple games. Was the tough luck recipient there of a good shot to center but she flyed out and this brings up Nico Ustaris who is one for one. Ustaris down the third baseline. See if she can get two here. Nico can always stretch a single into a double. Hot start for Ustyrus who is two for two for the day with the single and a double. And here comes Bella Domestico. Domestico hit a similar shot uh in the first getting down the third baseline as the one Nico just hit there. >> Yeah, it's a second one. The clockers will be able to sneak down the left
013field line and Nico did a great job reading. Uh the left fielder struggled with the ball a little bit. a little bit of a bobble and DGO slowed a little bit coming around first, picked up the outfielder and wisely took second, >> which she can do pretty easily here. Bella fouls the first one back down 0 and one takes the next pitch high for ball one. >> Uh don't be shocked here if you do see Nico try to take a shot. Um especially with a lefty catcher and a righty batter here trying to take third. >> Bella hot shot two3. She bobbles it, but she is able to stay under control. Makes a really nice play there, getting Domestico. Five to three. No runs in that bottom of the second inning off of one hit.
014The double by Ustaris. One runner is left on base. A clean inning there for the Titans. Uh we've got a close game, a pitcher duel like we thought we might have here uh in Ashland. One two nothing right now after two. >> Absolutely Mike and uh just a tale of two cities there defensively for the Titans. I mean the first inning three errors in the first but a couple of terrific defensive plays in the second setting the clockers down not one two three but pretty close. >> Yeah they they were able to to make a couple plays. That was a hot shot back to the pitcher by Kriezmann. uh more of a protect yourself kind of play and and she ends up gathering herself and and Ruiz is able to get the out. Um 891
015here coming up for the Titans as we are going to see Isabella Dallas the left fielder. Uh Delaney Walker who's been uh not too busy yet out in right and then Valerie Lamont will come to the plate for her second at bat of the game. Yeah, her Walker's sister Mave in center field been a little bit busy. A couple of put outs out there and I'll tell you that second one, I don't think she even had to move for it. Just credit the scouting on that one. It's hit right to her. Yeah, it was a good good piece of hitting by Taylor on that one. Uh unfortunately, it was right at her. We got a great crowd here at Huntfield today uh to support the clockers and Domestico toes the rubber. shows butt. Vanetti hops,
016but that ball is going to go foul. Uh, Vendetti an excellent defensive catcher as well as a good hitter. Um, I I think that bunting on her might be a mistake. She has a she has a pretty good glove. She's quick to the ball. Let's see what happens here. Ground ball to third. Sophie Connors. Nice and easy. Great play across the diamond. Five to3 to get Isabella Davis. Solid play by Sophie. >> Yeah, really interesting there, Mike. I mean, the the a bunt attempt on the first pitch pulled the third baseman in and on the subsequent pitch, ground ball right to her. Easy play to first. >> Yeah, and Sophie made a nice play there getting the ball out of her glove nice and quick. We got another lefty coming up here. Number one, Delaney
017Walker, the right fielder. >> Here's the pitch. She also shows bunt. Fouls it back. Uh she's going to fall behind 0 and1 to do Domestico. Uh perhaps um coach Kristen Morone is trying to get a little something going here with the bottom of the order trying to flip it to the top with some bunts. >> Yeah, just have Bella fire high fast balls if they're going to show bunt. >> Shows bunt again. Fouls this one off. Now she's ahead 02. I I think that you probably >> got to call it off. >> Yeah, probably have to put the bunt back in the back pocket here on this one. >> But that's exactly what you have to do as a pitcher. High fast balls are harder to bunt. >> They sure are. And and and Bella,
018like I said before, can hit a spot really nicely. Uh let's see what she can do here. Up 02. >> Puts it by. >> Second strike out of the game for Domestico. Second one swinging as well. We've got two outs here in the top of the third. Bringing up the top of the order, Valerie Lamont. The shortstop has been busy defensively today. Uh and she is 0 for one on the day with a ground out to Haley Butman. Hopefully the right side of the infield is going to be ready here as Lamont steps to the plate. >> Little little change of pace there. Off speed off [laughter] speed pitch early. Uh try to see if she can get Lamont fooled. Just misses a little bit high. Uh, Domestico falls one and0 to the leadoff hitter.
019Comes back really nice there with a good fast ball right by her. Looking one and one to Valerie Lamont. Efficiency by Bella. [laughter] Bella toes, throws hot ground ball past the dive of Haley Buterman into center field. Starrus gets it in in a hurry. That's going to be um the first hit of the day for the Titans. Good shot just past the dive of Haley Beerman, who is never one who's afraid to get dirty. Uh Haley Haley is a dirt dog over there at second base, but she just couldn't reach that one. >> Well, a good strong hit by Lamont. One one for two on the day now, >> which brings up Dun Levy. Looked like a good pitch to me. I don't know where that one missed. That was right at the knees, but
020she called it a ball nonetheless. Um, yeah, Divinity popped out to Buterman in the first. She comes in 0 and one, 0 for one, and she is up 10 right now on Domestico who toes and throws. That one sneaks by Ava. That's going to go down as a pass ball for Ava. We have not seen many of those. I wonder if she got crossed up a little bit. Uh, regardless, the runner is going to go to second on the pass ball by Vendetti. And [clears throat] Don Levy now is ahead of the count 2 and0 with the runner in scoring position. >> Yeah, going to need to settle down here. Got the first two outs pretty quickly and now suddenly a runner in scoring position and a line drive single testus's arm here. But no,
021[cheering] not able to hit the cut off. Um little lack of execution there in that play, but a nice hit nonetheless. Would have taken probably a perfect throw to get her at the plate. Uh Deny in with an RBI single and that is going to tie the game at one. She does move over to second on the throw. Not calling that an error by anybody, but uh I don't know what the official scorebook is going to say. >> So Julia Davyy up now. Swings at the first pitch. Down to 0 and one. Got a tie game here, Mike. 1-1. >> Yeah, one to one now in the top of the third. Julia Davyy struck out her first time up. Let's see if Bella can repeat that to get out of this inning. She hits a
022hot ground ball to second. Taylor Cotch again. We're not hitting cut offs for some reason here. Um fundamental softball. I'm not seeing it right now by the clockers. They're not hitting cut offs and that that's potentially um could cost them right now. Luckily, uh Dave stayed at first base. Uh but the RBI does come in and the Titans take the lead in the top of the third two to one. >> I think one of the reasons uh the runner stayed at first, Vendetti smartly came out to uh cut off that throw preventing the runner from advancing. But yeah, I mean Mike, it was I mean clockers are putting on a defensive clinic pitching and defensive clinic through the first two and two/3s. Everything happening now is coming with two strike with two outs. >> Yeah,
023this has been a two out rally by the top of the order. um for Al Gangquin. They've seen her. Now, this is their second time battling against Domestico. Um hoping to get Emily Ruiz here, who she got to pop out on that fantastic uh little bloop foul ball that Vendetti Doofar uh in the second inning. Tamastico starts with an offspe pitch. >> Go ahead. >> No, go ahead. Vendetti thought about a snap throw to first see if he catch that runner breaking a little too far off the base. >> She did and and I was going to say that Bella, you know, has come back after after a little meeting at the mound to settle everybody down here. Uh she misses low, but I I I think there's no problem here for these clockers. They
024they haven't been tested really this year. They've been ahead the majority of their games. It'll be nice to see how they react to being down uh in the third inning. It's not something that they're used to this year. >> How they respond to adversity. >> Correct. And it's a little pop up right back to Bella. No big deal. No harm done there with the runner on first base. Unfortunately, two runs do come across. Uh two runs off of three hits, three hard three hard hit balls. Uh one runner is left on base. No errors by the Clockers, but they are now losing two to one after two and a half. >> Yep. Bottom of the third coming up. Clocks with a chance to uh get back into this one. At least tied up. Try and
025take the lead. Got what do we have? Uh hitters 345 coming up for the Clockers. >> We do. We have 345 coming up. I expect that the Clockers can get a little something going on here. Vendetti does have a tendency to put herself on second base. She leads the team in doubles. She comes in with seven doubles on the season. Uh, and then with Kyra behind her, hopefully she can get a little contact, knock her in, and then I get Haley Beauty and let's see if we can get something moving here in the bottom of the third. Uh, we are looking uh for the Marathon Deli Gobbler Sandwich defensive player of the game as well as the Marathon Deli King Kong sandwich offensive player of the game. Uh, as we are sponsored by Marathon Deli,
026who supplied us with some fantastic food today. What What did you get for lunch today, Josh? >> I went with Old Reliable. The uh the hummus chicken wrap. >> The hummus chicken wrap. You are a healthier guy than I. [laughter] Um, I I went with the New Yorker, which is the pastrami panini. One of my favorites at Marathon Deli. You really can't go wrong. >> No, you can't go wrong at Marathon Deli. And and we do want to thank Doug and the and the whole crew over there at Marathon Deli for uh for feeding all of us here, the broadcast crew, the announcers. Uh they're a wonderful partner here in the community and longtime business. We certainly appreciate it. And uh they are open, I believe, 10:00 to 5 today. If uh you want to
027place your order, stop on by after the game today. >> Yeah, you really can't go wrong. Uh I I know the chicken finger dinner is a huge hit at the Kyra household. Uh that comes with French fries and kleslaw. So, if you're looking for some good chicken fingers, uh you can definitely find them over at Marathon Deli. Ava Vendetti, however, is looking to crack things open here in the bottom of the third as she steps up to the plate against Emily Ru Ruiz. Vendetti reached on an error by the shortstop in the first inning looking for her first hit today. Gets ahead of the count one and Ruiz toes and throws. Spendi takes strike one at the letters. >> Van Daddy, great piece of hitting right there, Josh. She sits on the change up. She
028sits 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 she waited on or she was fooled by it, but uh either way totally worked. Beautiful clean single to center and then taking advantage of the error by the center fielder. >> Brings up Ky with the runner in scoring position. Kyra laces one to right field. Go gets by the right fielder. Kyra's on her horse. She's looking to get to third. She might just be able to get home. So there
029she goes. And [cheering] we're going to give her a single. So the I'm not sure what the official score is going to be, but Caroline Carra motoring motoring around the bases uh to take advantage of an error by the right fielder. She put on the jetpacks and she got herself all the way home. RBI single that scores a run for her. >> Did she get the uh speed from you, Mike? >> She [laughter] she she had to definitely put on the jetpack for that one. Let's say let's just say that. Um, love to see that. Here's a bunt, Caroline. >> Fantastic bunt. >> Haley Buterman lays down an absolutely beautiful bunt and she reaches because she actually has real jetacks. [laughter] But is one of the fastest players in the team. Uh, and expect her
030to 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. >> Mhm. Yeah. And uh just a terrific bunt by Buterman 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 Mattie was showing bunt there. She shows again. Lays a nice one down. But over to second. Sacrifice bunt by Mattie Sanders. Really nice bunt. So that's going to go down as a sack. I I think that who made that play? The pitcher. Yes, the pitch sack sacked Bunt one to four, >> but moves Beuterman over into scoring position for Sophie Connors who did put a fly ball to the center fielder in the
031first inning. Unfortunately, it was caught, but Sophie did put her bat in the ball pretty hard. She takes ball low um here in the bottom of the third. >> Yeah, I've noticed this. I just I love all these clocker runners how they pop off the bag after the pitch like they are aggressive. They're ready to go. >> Sophie swings and misses for strike one. Just a little bit behind that. >> Yeah, high fast ball. >> So, one and one here. >> Got her with the high one there. Sophie Sophie swung on 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 a pitch. Yeah, Ruy's just climbing the ladder right now, just
032trying to get her to chase out of the zone. >> But 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. Uh, unfortunately, Sophie reaches and she strikes out to make the second out of the inning. But this brings up Rebecca Creman, who I said before typically makes really good contact. Uh, let's see if she can put one into the outfield. And she does exactly that. Laces one down the left field line. Criggsman with the RBI standup double. That That's the kind of hitting we want to see out of the senior. Really proud of her. She stepped up and she has a big RBI double here in the bottom of the third. Rebecca Cesman, great shot to left. >>
033Absolutely. Just a clutch swing there. Smacked it with authority down the left field line. Easy double. Scores the run. Clockers up four to2. Yeah, this this is a big inning right now for the Clockers putting three on the board with another kid who can really hit the ball when she makes contact on it. Taylor Cotch uh has been hitting the ball really hard, just has been uh bad luck right now. She's just hitting it right at people. And yesterday she hit a hot shot uh and she used her speed to beat out the pitch, beat out the throw, but unfortunately the umpire was umpiring the score and not the game. And they robbed Taylor of a hot hit yesterday. Uh let's see what she can do right now at highf fly to right field. She
034camps underneath it. Gets the sun out of her eyes and a fly out to end the inning by cotch to the right fielder. But some serious damage was done as the clockers bring in three runs off of four hits and they left one runner on. Uh and there was definitely one really costly costly error uh there by the Titans which turned Kyrie's single into a home run. um well into a into a run we should call it because it was not a home run but nonetheless um the clockers now are up 4 to2. >> Yep. Top of the fourth. Looks like we might have a new pitcher here. Mike number 20. >> No that is Bella. >> Oh it is >> that that is Bella Domestico still number 20. >> Okay. >> Um >> I
035don't know what I saw that looked different but >> my apologies to Bella to our audience. That that is Bella and and and they are going to be bringing up 567 here. Uh Mave Walker uh will lead off followed by Chelsea Sainz and Anukica Macha. Um Bella wants to settle down a little bit after an inning where she let up two runs off of three hits. Uh let's see if she can get back into a groove here. Um and while she's waiting, I'm going to give a quick shout out to one of Ashlin Clocker's biggest fans. I know that she's watching at her home in Wilmington because she couldn't be here today to watch her niece play. Uh my sister Angela, who is such a huge Clocker fan, hope you're having a good day and
036hope you're feeling okay back home. Pitch strike one to Mave Walker and Domestico is up 0 and one. I'm sure she was cheering like a maniac watching her niece uh round the bases on that hit to right. And Bella goes up 02 to Mave Walker. She got her to pop up to herself in the uh second inning. >> Waste one low. One and two. >> Yeah, you took the words out of my mouth, Josh. It was a good miss, right? Good one to waste. She puts one low. See if she can get her to chase it a bad pitch. >> Never want to give up an 02 hit. Absolutely. And let's see what she does right now. I think she's going to go right by her for strike three. Gets the fast ball. No messing
037around that time. Around the horn, the clockers go. Tick tock goes the clock. One down in the fourth, bringing up Chelsea Sains, the second baseman for the Al Gangquin Titans. >> So strong start to the inning for Bella. Her third strike out of the afternoon. >> [snorts] >> Sainz um got hit by a pitch in her first at bat, so we're not quite sure what kind of hitter she is, but she fouls that first one back on a pretty solid swing. >> Bella's doing her job. She's got a lead. She's throwing strikes, >> and that is typically what she does, Josh. An efficient efficient pitcher. >> Hits spots. the the one game where she struggled uh this year was against uh one of the top teams in the entire state of Massachusetts. This is a
038highfly to Rebecca Cregman. Snow cone catch by the senior left fielder. She makes the play. Makes it interesting, but makes the play nonetheless on the fly out to Cresman. >> Yeah, Mike, we have the headsets on so I don't know if she was calling for it or not, but that's the kind of play the outfielder has to take charge. That's a much easier play coming in for the outfielder than the infielder going out >> with two outs in the top of the fourth. That brings up Anukica Macha, the first baseman who grounded out to Buterman in the second. What I was saying earlier about Domestico is uh the only game she struggled was against the Hopington Hillers who are you know a top 20 team in the state >> who who certainly hit her pretty
039hard. But one thing I felt like in that game, Bella was forced to put the ball over the middle of the plate. She wasn't getting >> she getting squeezed >> any call. She was squeezed. Yeah. The umpire's strike zone was tighter than Matt Foley's jacket that day. And and and Bella couldn't take advantage of it and the Hillers did. So, I'm hoping that when we get our second shot at Hopington later in the season, we have an umpire that understands that the black of the plate is indeed a strike. Um, so she is seeing Matura here. One and one count. Another foul ball and she goes ahead one and two. >> I just want to compliment you on the uh Tommy boy reference there. Nice work. >> Well, that would have been Tommy Callahan. Matt
040Foley is the motivational speaker. >> Oh, yeah. I've got the right actor. I've got the right actor to get my man Chris Farley. That's all right, Josh. Not everybody is a Chris Farley connoisseur. >> He's a tight jacket and I thought of Tommy boy. I thought about that Tommy boy. the fat guy little coat and she gets her with a beautiful change up. Gets her swinging on a wonderful change. And that's the same pitch that Ava Vendetti took to center field. A different piece of hitting right there. And instead, Domestico gets Macha to reach and miss. We have two strikeouts in the inning for Bella D. And uh the Titans go down scoreless with no runs on no hits and nobody left on base. Another clean defensive inning for the Clockers. >> Yeah. Titans go
041down 1, two, three. Clockers coming to the plate looking to build on a 4-2 lead. We head to the bottom of the fourth. And much to Emily Ruiz's dismay, she is going to be looking at the hot hitting leadoff hitter for the clockers, who is now probably up over 700 with her average. She came in at the 630 and she's two for two on the day with a single and a double. Nico Yustaris >> should be an exciting start to this top to the bottom of the fourth there, Mike. And you know, one thing I want to mention, you know, that that Rebecca Creggsman hit that drove in that final run of the third, the the number eight hitter to be able to to put, you know, put the ball in play, get on base,
042bring up the number nine hitter that of course eventually does turn into the end of the inning. We get the top of the order coming up here in the fourth. >> Huge. Always try to turn that order in. Right. Exactly. And and we have seen some really clutch hits this year by the uh bottom of the order. uh specifically in their game against Hollist. Uh the bottom of the order came through in in droves and and they really were the reason the Clockers won that game. The the the top the two, three, four, five hitters did not get a hit in that game and the bottom of the order took care of business. >> Wow. >> So they've won a few different ways so far this year, Josh. >> Yeah, that's what we've seen here
043today. I mean, it's just it's a balanced lineup. One through nine. Ustaris takes the first pitch outside uh to get ahead 10. Really want to get her on base here. Again, one thing I said about Nico, a walk becomes a double with Usyus at the plate because she is an automatic steel. Uh don't think anybody in this league is going to be throwing her out besides maybe Caroline Osman and Hopington. She puts one just foul down the left field line. >> Yeah, she's a little in front of that one. The the the thing about Nico is if Nico can put the ball on a line into the outfield, it's it's almost invariably an inside the park home run here with no with no fence because of her speed. And he goes up now three and
044one. She's got to love this one, Josh. I don't want her chasing anything here. It's going to be perfect. Hit count. Hiters count, Mike. >> Just get on base here. Got to love this. and she takes the walk. A good good patient at bat there by Ustaris understanding the situation, how important it is for her to get on base um for Bella who is one for two on the day with that hot shot down the left field line and then a ground out to the third baseman. I imagine the third baseman has got to be ready right now for Domestico at the plate. takes the first one >> down 01. >> Really important inning here for the clockers to put a few more runs on the board. >> Yeah, I got some breathing room. >>
045Another shot. >> Wow. >> Beats it out. >> We're going to give that We're going to give her We're going to give her a single. I'm not sure what the official score is going to be. Could be a fieldielder's choice, I suppose. Um, but I'm going to give her a single because I like Bella a lot. And Nico really made that play because of her speed. They realized they couldn't get her at second base and then next thing you know, hustling down the line by Domestico. No play at first. >> With a different set of runners, that could have been a 643 double play. Instead, it's first and second, nobody out. >> With Ava Vendetti to the plate, who I have told you earlier is an RBI machine. Uh, Vanetti has reached base twice today.
046An error by the shortstop and a single in the third. And she puts one back to short again. They're able to reach via the fieldielder's choice but nonetheless uh gets out six to three. Ally Wilson it looks like is in running for Bella Domestico. Caroline Kyra comes to the plate >> and Kyra absolutely laces one OVER THE CENTER FIELDER'S head that should knock into Kyra going to leg triple. This is a real one >> so we'll give her a triple. Caroline Cyra with a blast triple over the center fielder's head. Knocks in two runs. A two RBI triple for the big slugger. And that brings up Haley Butman with Kyra on third base and one out in the bottom of the fourth. >> That's a big hit, Mike. Really big. >> That's a huge hit
047for her. And let's see what Haley Haley shows again. Oh, that hit her twice. She should be out. >> Haley should absolutely be out because the ball hit her twice. I don't know if the umpires saw that. I did. She was out regardless. Um, >> so I believe the the pitcher made that play. Uh, but that's going to be a one to four for Butin. And we've got two outs now with Kyra on third base and Mattie Sanders at the plate who is 0 for one. Sanders had a sack bunt in the third and a reached on a field's choice in the first inning. >> Yeah, Matty Swing looked a little long on that last pitch. Just uh came in behind it. >> See what she can do. Really need piece of contact here to
048get the run in. Don't want to would hate to see a runner left on third with with one out. Uh Sanders takes ball one. >> Good eye by Sanders. Two and one's the count again. Love to see a third run come across this inning. >> Clockers had a clutch two out RBI single last inning. Let's see if they can do it again. Here she takes one high. Three and one to Sanders. Uh again, walk is is a is a good thing here for Maddie, but would love to see her get her bat in the ball. Mattie swings and misses. I must have lost the count. I only had three and one, but sometimes I do that when I'm not paying as much attention as I should. >> It's a lot going on, Mike. Mattie goes
049down swinging to end the inning, leaving one runner left on base. But the clockers do plate two on the two RBI triple from Caroline Cyra. Uh we had three hits on the inning. Two runs, three hits, one left on base. Well, we've got ourselves a six-2 lead going in to the top of the fifth. And I will tell you coming into this game, Josh, my key to the game was scoring six runs for the clockers. Um, the Titans have not scored over six all season. I'm sorry. They only scored six runs once this season. Uh, they have lost every game where their opponent has scored more than six. So, six was my magic number. Okay. >> Wanted to see them reach that. And I thought that if we held them to under four, we'd be
050in pretty good shape. So, let's see what the Clockers can do as they face the 891 batters for the Titans. >> Sounds like that six run. That's the uh Marathon Deli stat of the game. >> Wow. The Marathon Deli Clocker sandwich stat of the game. [laughter] You know, they got a Fenway sandwich, Josh. Uh, probably the only positive thing that's happening at Fenway right now is the sandwich that you can get at Marathon Deli because the boys at the boys in Boston are not making it happen. >> I was wondering if you're going to work that in today. >> Well, we've got um Isabella Dallas who fouls one off for strike one. Uh Dallas grounded out to Sophie Connors in the third inning after showing bunt. But this is the exact situation where the clockers
051found some trouble last inning where they had two outs and got to the top of the order. >> So, let's see if they can work through this time. >> Well, she fools her on a change up. That change up is working right now, Josh. >> Absolutely. >> Like a Ranger Suarez change up. Holy cow. >> She gets ahead 02. Not so sure I want to be compared to Ranger these days, but >> that one really good start that he went eight innings. That's the change up I'm talking about. >> Another change up. Sanders across. Oh, she beats that out. Yeah, that's a slow roller. Would love to see Maddie charge that one a little bit. She waited for it to come to her. But if she took a little bit more aggressive approach uh at
052short, but again, Maddie not not someone who is typically playing shortstop stepping up in the absence of their everyday shortstop, Quinn Herder, who is not here today. Uh and and still makes a great play. Just misses her by a step. Uh, we're going to give that a a infield hit for Isabella Dallas. Vendetti doesn't get the ball out of her glove quite fast enough. Uh, and we're going to have a stolen base there for Dallas. Uh, did you catch that? That was a ball or a strike. I I wasn't able it as a ball. >> Scoreboard has it as a ball. I should be paying attention up there. Okay. Delaney Walker shows bunt. Nice bunt. Third base. >> Nice stretch by Kyra. Pulls her off the bag. Unfortunately, uh I don't know if she was
053called off the bag or beat her out. She did hold the ball, but we'll see what happens. Nonetheless, it's a infield hit on a bunt by Delaney Walker. And they moves the runner to third and the Titans have a little something going right now with the top of their order up with two runners on and no outs. It's amazing how fast this inning turned and turned into a dangerous situation here. First and third with nobody out and two infield hits, too. You know, they're not hitting the ball hard. That was a heck of a bunt actually by >> uh Delaney Walker and she was moving pretty quick. >> Uh coach Sasso looks like he wants to get a second look at that, but I'm not sure if that's going to be met with uh any
054sort of positivity. >> Right. But you're right, that bunt uh batters did a great job of deadening the ball. It just sat there right right in front of home plate and not a lot Bella could do there to make the play. Be interesting to see what happens here with runners on first and third and no outs. I would imagine they'd be stealing and we'll see if you know up four. Maybe a will try to steal the runner at the runner at second base. You never know. It's a hard ground ball. Oh, Sophie over to first. Got her run comes in. But a nice play by Sophie Connors. Uh getting the out when you're up by four. I think that's probably the smartest play to make. >> Yeah, I was going to say she, you know,
055she had the opportunity. She had the time. It was such a hard hit ground ball to third base that she had the time to look the runner back, but uh yeah, just take the out at this point. Get an out on the board, not mess around. >> Yeah. Moves the runner over to second. So runner in scoring position for Hannah Dun Levy who is [screaming] popping one up here to Ustaris who camps underneath it. Makes the easy play. Um no not a bad piece of hitting there by Don Ley being aggressive but now there are two outs with the runner in scoring position for Julia Davyy who was one for two on the day with a single and a strikeout. >> A topsyturvy inning so far Mike. I mean, first and third, nobody out, and
056now just one run in with two outs, runner on second. Clockers have a chance to escape this when with minimal damage. >> I and I I agree with you. Minimal damage would be huge right now, right? >> And it's been an interesting inning. And now we have uh Davey up who has struck out once and she falls behind quickly to Bella >> 0 and2. Probably a time for that sneaky little change up here, Josh. I don't know. I've discussed report of my friend Bella. I wouldn't be surprised if she throws this one. See what she can do. >> No, instead she throws the the the low heat. Uh it looked like it was setting up for high heat. >> Yeah. I you know, it's interesting. You know, could have gone either way. I was actually
057thinking, you know, Julie hasn't shown the ability to catch up to the fast ball yet. Why not go high fast ball? Try and get her to chase on an 02. Yeah, >> but change up was absolutely on the table there. >> Yeah. We'll see what happens. See, she's she's up high for heat here. See if she can put it by her. Doesn't get her to chase. Uh one and two to Davey again who's a good hitter. >> Uh she's the three hitter uh for the Titans. >> Yeah, I have no problem with with you know going high heat 02. Just you try and make them chase again. Don't give up 02 hits. >> That one was a lot closer but two and two. Davey actually leads uh the Titans with uh what is now 11
058hits on the season and she has three doubles for the year and six RBI. So she is a definitely a threat with the runner in scoring position here >> but they get her looking >> a backwards K for Bella D and the Titans go down in the top of the fifth. One run off of two hits for the Titans there. Uh, and no errors by the clockers and they leave one on base. We've got ourselves a six-3 ball game going in to the bottom of the fifth. Uh, and Sophie Connors, who is playing a really good game over third base, is is leading off the inning. Uh, we got Connors, Creggsman, and Cotch in the fifth. Well, any of them get on base back to the top of the order in Nico. >> Yeah. And
059you know, like you said, if they can turn the order to the top, it's dangerous. It is a dangerous right now. The top of the top of the order, uh, you know, Ustaris is two for two. Uh, Domestico is two for three. Vendetti uh is one for three, Kaira is two for three. Um that one through four right now has certainly done their job for the clockers as we talked about in the beginning of the game. They have typically done that all year long. >> Yeah, I mean those one through four hitters account for five of the six runs scored today. >> Yeah, they they really have they really have done what they've been doing all year uh which is make solid contact and uh allow for more at bats. Right. The the more times
060you get on base, the more at bats you get. They're averaging, you know, four to five at bats a game, which is also something that has typically never happened for an Ashlin Clockers team. They I I was looking and uh so I've been again watching this team closely for three years as Caroline is a three-year veteran on the squad and I talked to my wife last night uh looked at some stats. Her freshman season, the Clockers as an entire team had 111 hits. This year through eight games, the Clockers came into this game with 96 hits. >> So, this is a whole new team right here. We We are talking about a major change in Ashlin softball. I'd like to think Ashlin softball is back. We think about the glory days of the 2000s uh
061for Ashlin softball when they were putting banners up on the gymnasium wall. And it would be great if these clockers can can find that magic of uh clockers years past. >> And I tell you what, Mike, I was looking at the schedule this morning on Arbiter and we're not even halfway through the season. Like there's just so much season left. There's so many games left. Just a a great opportunity to come out, root these girls on. They got something special going on here. >> Yeah. And if they can hang on today to get their eighth win of the season, they'll only need two more to make the state tournament for the first time in decades um for for the Clockers team as Sophie Connors pops up to the second baseman to lead off in the
062fifth. Sophie's played great defense though today and uh had a little bad luck at the plate, but playing some good D. And this brings up Rebecca Creman who had a huge double um in the third. Yeah, big two out double there to score the run. Right. >> Griefman takes ball one from Ruiz. Ball two. Two and0 to Rebecca Cricggsman. If anybody could hit that one, it's Rebecca. We know that she knows how to drive a a golf ball a long way. One of the best golfers in the state of Massachusetts. One of the most impressive things about Rebecca is uh typically female golfers in Massachusetts have a spring. They play in the spring. Rebecca competes against the males in the fall because she plays softball. But then she will go in the spring state tournament
063having not played for months dedicating herself to softball and still be a highly competitive golfer in the state tournament. Rebecca thought that one was foul, but unfortunately it was called fair and she gets thrown out. Catcher two first base on the two three put out. >> That dirt around home plate is just so soft right now. Like she hit it and it hit the ground and just stopped right on the line. >> Taylor Cotch is going to is going to blast one right here. I can feel it. Taylor has been just getting under two balls. If she barrels one right now, she's got the speed to turn a single into a triple. Let's see what Taylor can do. Time to barrel one mile. Let's go, kid. Okay, good eye for Taylor. I know it's a
064big weekend for the senior. She's deciding on which college she wants to attend. Uh these kids are coming rapidly uh to that May 1st deadline. Taylor ground ball. the second who second baseman has been a busy young player this game. Cotch grounds out. They go one, two, three in the fifth, but they still are ahead six to three going in to the top of the sixth. No hits, no runs, no one left on as the clockers go down 1, two, three in that inning. You know, Mike, just going back for a second. You were just talking about, you know, all the college acceptances that are happening now. And I just have to hat tip to the Ashlin counseling department and the great job they do with promoting all these acceptances whether you know the the
065notes go up on the board in school as well as uh like there's a whole Instagram account on this, right? >> Yeah, we do keep track of it. The I think the kids run that account, but it's a fun thing. And and you know, you just had to deal with that last year, right? Two years. Two years. Chase, the the time is flying. So, so your son Chase, who I talked about earlier, is uh a future >> Hall of Fame uh Wacka first ballot hall of fame broadcaster. He's done a tremendous job for us and he's going to have quite the summer this summer. Really proud of Chase. I'm sure you are beaming with pride to talk about what he's going to be doing this summer. >> Yeah, Gabby Logan and I are all just
066just so ecstatic, just so thrilled for Chase for this opportunity. He's going to be one of the uh announcers for the Cadam Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. The league itself is a super competitive collegiate elite league. Wooden bats, major league scouts out there, some of the best baseball players in the country. And uh as a result, the announcing jobs, the social media jobs, anything involving these teams are also very competitive. And uh Chase went up against a lot of talented kids and uh has been named as one of the two announcers this summer for the Anglers. That's just fantastic news and we're really proud of Chase and we look forward to hearing him as uh Emily Ruiz helps herself there with a single to right field to start off the top of the
067sixth inning. Uh Ruiz gets her first hit of the day on that single to right on the first pitch from Domestico to start the six. This brings up Mave Walker who is 0 for two on the day. Ruiz is on first base with no outs in the top of the sixth. >> Walker shows bunt, fouls it off. Uh the the the Titans definitely like to bunt. Small ball is their game, I think. >> Absolutely. You know, and that's a skill, right? I mean, that's something you have to work on quite a lot in order to get good at it. We don't see a lot of bunting at the major league level. There are certainly so, you know, there aren't many players that are known as good punters, but we're seeing it here today from the
068Titans. >> Takes the next pitch. Low snap throw to first. Ruiz gets in in time. Oneonone count here. Uh Ruiz probably looking to go here. I would I would think want to get a runner in the scoring position. Down three in the sixth. maybe try to manufacture a run here and and sneak one across if they can to chip away at this lead. Ground ball to Sophie Connors. Goes across the diamond. Nice throw. Again, a really solid defensive game by Sophie over there at third base. Gets the runner, the batter runner I should say. And Emily Ruiz heads over to second which brings up Chelsea Sainz who is flying out to left and got hit by a pitch. Domestico stretches the back out a little bit. Sets toes throws ball high to Sains to start
069the atbat. Coach Sasso, you know, moving his outfielders in just a little bit, trying to squeeze, be able to potential play at the plate should uh ball get hit into the outfield. >> Yeah, Ruiz looks like she has pretty good speed out there. Certainly someone who could probably score on a base hit to the outfield, which would certainly make sense while you're pulling them in a little bit. That again, >> too much. >> The black of the plate is a strike. [laughter] The black of the plate has always been a strike, but just not today. Uh we I I actually marked it as a strike in my book. I have to erase it. >> Well, I don't want to have to erase it now. So, it's two and one to Chelsea Saints. >> Yeah. And
070Hayes hit by pitch uh back in the in the second inning. It kind of turned on that pitch, that inside pitch that was called a ball. And I think that was enough to see the umpire get that pitch called a ball. >> It it I'm looking at this crowd. It sure is nice. What what a fabulous crowd here on a on a lovely Saturday morning in Ashland as Chelsea Saints fouls one down the third baseline. But this is the kind of thing you see when a team is having success. Clocker's looking for their eighth win in this young season. It's going to bring out some community members to come out and watch these girls and cheer them on. They deserve it. They deserve to be uh supported. I hope the student population begins coming out
071and getting behind these fantastic young ladies. >> Yeah, it's a likable team. They play good fundamental softball and they're just a lot of fun to watch. Mike, >> and you said likable team. They they they are a incredibly likable team and really wonderful kids, too. Uh we have some really good student athletes, some student leaders on this team, some kids who were involved in the community who do good things. uh you know people like Rebecca Cricggsman who was an MIAA leadership uh student, Taylor Cotch who is a class officer for the senior class >> and Sainz uh leaned into that one. She did she she definitely leaned into it but >> you know smart play smart play by the kid. She takes a pitch, gets hit by a pitch. I I I do think that
072um she wore that one, but you know, sometimes a kid >> take one for the team. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Coach Sasso get an explanation from the home plate umpire. >> Yeah, I think coach Sasso saw the same thing that I saw. Um that she definitely leaned into that. Um talking about it with the base umpire, you really can't lean over the plate to take a pitch like that and that's what I saw. But again, we had a tough angle. Sure. >> We got a bad angle here in the right right line right field line. >> Um I'm interested to know if any of the fans that are out in center field felt like she Oh, no fans in center field because we don't have a fence here at Huntfield. I've been searching for that
073for quite some time. But maybe eventually we'll get ourselves a fence so these girls can play like they should play at the varsity level um with an actionable fence. >> Okay. Okay. Well, first and second for the Titans with just one out here in the top of the sixth. So, Titans threatening and we're going to get a mound visit here from or circle visit from uh coach Larry Sasso. >> Yeah, I think that makes sense right now. Set all the girls down. You got 789 coming up with one out. Be really nice if you can get out of this inning uh with 78 to have nine lead off the seventh for the Titans. Uh she has struck out Machella in the fourth inning and she got her to ground out to Buterman in the second.
074So this this batter is 0 for two on the day to Bella. Uh I think right now it's just one of those moments where you want to just have a quick conversation, settle these players down, and let's get out of this inning. >> Yeah. Stick with the game plan, keep going with what what has brought you success here today. Throw strikes. >> Yeah. throw strikes, hit spots, don't don't get rattled by what was I think a missed a missed strike call and then really potentially a a a stolen hit by pitch. But you can't let that worry. Can't worry about that. You have to have poise in the mound. >> And this is going to be foul. It's a foul ball. Um but a good piece of hitting there by Matura. But nonetheless, that's just
075strike one. Uh, so probably maybe move Taylor in a step and put her over to the line after that. But she's playing pretty deep right now. I don't know if Coach Sasso wants her that deep. No, he's moving her in. Oh, >> offspe pitch. Goes for a ball. >> Plus, she might have brushed her leg with that one. It just like something felt a little bit off on that delivery. >> Huh. Interesting. Yeah. I wonder. Uh, Bill, also, you know, this is the sixth inning. She could be tiring a little bit. Typically, these pitches can go deep, but that's a late swing. >> It's a good fast ball. >> Good low fast ball. >> Two and two. I'm going to check the stat to see how many pitches Bella has thrown so far today. >>
076Mhm. >> Uh, again, these are unofficial. This is an unofficial um count, but the game changer box score once it loads up Bella as she a backwards K for Bella D. And that is two outs now in the top of the sixth bringing up Isabella Dallas. Um yeah, Domestico has only thrown 82 pitches, 55 for strikes, which which really is an efficient an efficient percentage. >> Strike one. >> Six strike out of the day for Bella. second one looking. >> Yeah, I I this is that's the typical game for Bella. She's not going to blow you away um with strikeouts, but she will get some in and and in big spots, too. That was a big spot for a strikeout now with two runners on with only one out. Now, we've got two outs with
077two runners on and the number eight hitter up to the plate in Isabella Dallas who did have his single in the fifth. Well, Mike, how you're describing uh Bella, I don't know if you can call a freshman crafty, but it seems like that's that's the direction you're going in. >> Yeah, she's she she hits spots. She she is she's been working on her game for years. I've been watching Bella pitch since she was a young girl. I mean, and we've been watching her growth and her development. Um she as a as a 13 14year-old kid has been playing in U8. Uh that that's going to be a hard ground ball in the center field. And that's going to get a run in. Uh so another another single by Isabella Dallas and she knocks a run
078in there. Uh so it keeps the inning alive. And now the score is 6-4 clockers in the top of the six with two outs and runners on first and second for the number nine hitter Delaney Walker. Mike, in the pregame you we talked about, you know, the Titans were going to be a formidable opponent for these clockers and uh it's coming true here so far today. We got a pretty tight game here in the sixth. >> And I also said to you last inning, had to keep them under four, four, four or less. And right now they're at three heading with with two outs. So, got to keep got to keep uh Chelsea Saints off the [screaming] >> So, that one gets by Mattie Sanders and sneaks into the outfield. >> I'm going to wait
079and see what the official score is on that um by our scorekeeper. >> Yeah, I mean, shortstop didn't touch that ball. I would have to score it a single. >> Yeah, >> it's a play I think should have been made. Our scorer gave it an error and I actually think that that went under her glove. I I I think she should have made that play >> when she went backhand. Yeah. >> So, I'm going to go E6 as well on for Sanders. And that loads the bases unfortunately. Uh this is going to be a tough spot with the top of the order up here with two outs. The Titans are looking for some two out magic uh with Valerie Lamont who is one for three on the day. Big big spot here for Domestico who
080is up 01 on Valerie Lamont. Misses away. This is this is a huge spot for the freshman. >> Got to shut this down right here. Can't let any more runs score. >> High pressure situation right now for the clockers. Little high. >> Little high. two and one. Good news for the Clockers is they are coming up with the top of the order in the in the bottom of the sixth. Uh so hopefully those bats can keep going, but we don't want to get any more across. We want to limit the damage here. >> 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
081see 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.
082uh 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
083from 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.
084>> 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
085get 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
086ropes 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
087runner 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
088they 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
089nobody 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
090on 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
091one 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. >>
092She 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
093this 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.
094She'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
095game. 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
096fly 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
097fantastic 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
098great 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
099a 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
100third, 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
101there 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
102all 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
103they are a really challenging Tri Valley League opponent. The the Marauders beat them twice last year. Uh, and Denim is one of the better teams in the Tri Valley right now. If the Clockers can take that victory, it's another it's another uh stepping stone towards becoming the team that they really want to become. And then they have a uh a game uh their next game after Denim, I believe. Uh >> they've got a busy week this week. >> They do. They have three They have three games this week. After Denim, they are going heading to Westwood and then they host Norton. uh one of the top teams in the entire state of Massachusetts uh who comes in who will who will most likely come in undefeated. They're right now 8 and0. Uh the Norton Lancers
104have been a juggernaut of a team. So, it's not getting any easier for Ashland who's got, you know, two really difficult games this week. >> Well, speaking of that Norton game, Mike, according to my records, uh that's we're going to have that game here on WACA. It'll be uh 4:00 I believe on Thursday with Wayman Ang doing the announcing on that one. >> Yeah, I'm taking that night off. Uh I'm not doing that one. Wayman Ang is going to be here. Weman joined me um for the first broadcast we did. Uh Wayman does a lot of cheering is what Weman does. So we'll see how the broadcast goes alone for Weman. He's Weman is a great friend of mine. Love Wayman a lot. Uh what what a great guy he is. >> Really good person.
105Absolutely. Couldn't agree more. And um I've also got George Tubin and Ashlin Junior Jr. Jacob Padulla announcing the baseball game against Norton on Thursday. So it looks like we might have some uh some double header action going here on WACA. And uh also want to mention Wednesday at 4:30, girls tennis takes on Westwood and Jane Winer will have the call on that one. >> So we got a we have a job to do now. So, we we've got to pick we've got to pick the um >> Gobbler defensive player of the game, the King Kong offensive player of the game. Uh so, I don't know. I think we got some candidates. Um in terms of offensively, I think anybody from that first four, uh I I I would say it's got to be either Domestica
106who was three for four in the day, uh Kyra, who was two for four with three big RBI's that triple. Uh and and then Vendetti who was also