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00:00:00["Uptown Funk"]
00:00:13Red ball.
00:00:15Ready, go softball.
00:00:16On defense.
00:00:23Let's get out of bed and start.
00:00:27And after a weather delay and extra innings, it is time to crown a champion here in the
00:00:48Spadeskills World Series. Our 18-year open final features Lugens Gold who saw Tennessee
00:00:56Knight after they walked them off fly out against the New Mexico Punishers as Knight
00:01:03flies out to left field, one pitch, one down in our championship game. Victor Anderson
00:01:08back with you. Glad you're still hanging with us on this now Thursday evening. Looking forward
00:01:24to seeing how this Lugens Gold CRX squad drives the wave after that walk-off thriller earlier
00:01:34just a few minutes ago versus the Virginia Crushers against the New Mexico Punishers.
00:01:45And a patent on the rubber for the Punishers and has a 1-1 count to Kendall Lynch. Tennessee
00:01:57Knight just flew out. Lynch is at the plate. Emily Clopton she'll catch in this title game
00:02:02and she'll hit third. It's at the ball too. Skyler Brown who picked up the win struck
00:02:10out five of the six batters she faced in extra innings. She'll hit cleanup. Olivia Walker
00:02:16will hit fifth. Sophia Davis will hit sixth. Isabel Bain will hit seventh. Noemi Jackson
00:02:22will hit eighth. Henry Hernandez will hit ninth as Yalwin gets roped foul. Chandler
00:02:30Woodruff, Katrina Crowley, and Reagan Karpinski will round out the Lugens Gold order. The
00:02:42Punishers will have Dana Patton in the circle. Sarah Langley behind the plate to catch.
00:03:13Two-two bounce. One hops in front of home plate makes the count full. This is a rematch
00:03:21of the semi-final that took place earlier today. A 1-1 run victory for the Punishers
00:03:29five to four. Right now drops down and that one will go foul. Emma Yumbluck who gave giving
00:03:46chase. Three balls, two strikes. And Patton will lose Lynch.
00:04:16So, bring up Emily Clopton. Clopton scored a game-tying run back and forth in her previous
00:04:40game against the Crushers. Takes ball one. That was high for ball two. That will throw
00:05:01back over the first. Will chase back Lynch. Two balls and no strikes. That one will have
00:05:23plenty of room and hang up high enough to be caught by Yumbluck. And it's the second
00:06:14Right to short and that will be caught and that will end the inning. So, a quiet first
00:06:23inning for Lugens Gold and the Punishers will have their first swings in our championship
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00:06:58turf shoes available only at Smashersports.com. Excellence knows it's not going to be perfect. It's
00:07:14about putting courage first. Taking risks. Trusting my athleticism. Canceling out the negativity.
00:07:22Because preparation equals confidence. And confidence is born from courage. What's your
00:07:31mantra? She got her team out of the top of the first with their arm and now Dana Patton will
00:07:44look to set the tone with her bat in the bottom of the first. For the New Mexico Punishers they
00:07:50come in. They won Pool B. And the path to the championship game was relatively easy except for
00:08:02the semifinal. They won their opening game versus Bullock Elite 9-5. And earlier today it ended
00:08:10be Georgia Legacy Shootmen 10-0. And then they won the semifinal earlier today versus the
00:08:17Sam Illusion's gold team. And now the ladies from Farmington, New Mexico which is about which is now
00:08:277 to 12 local time for them. So I'm sure all the people are watching them have a slight delay.
00:08:36Probably some fans with the lights on in the parking lot. We saw a delay in the previous
00:08:42game about fans having their car lights on. And you see Crowley saying hey could you hurry up and
00:08:57leave the turn lights off or clear out. And we're all good.
00:09:13And you see Skyler Brown picked up five strikeouts in two innings. And their win versus the Crushers
00:09:23to put themselves in this championship game. And Trinidad understanding that significance of what
00:09:34she did. Give it a ball and try to continue that momentum.
00:09:54Patton tries to show blunt. And the quarters were pinching down.
00:10:04Count is two balls and one strike.
00:10:17Patton swings through 2-2.
00:10:34Misses down and misses inside. Full count. Three balls, two strikes.
00:10:45Yes ma'am!
00:11:01Three balls and two strikes.
00:11:04Patton squares up and fouls that one right towards her teammate in the on-deck circle.
00:11:16And a 2-2 lightning show way in the background. Fortunately out of the range of the lightning which would cause a delay.
00:11:383-2. This is high. Ball four.
00:11:46Patton draws the free pass to start off her first.
00:11:52Brings up Addison Berry.
00:11:54Berry first pitch. Takes that for strike one.
00:12:24Right to Crowley. One away.
00:12:55Low, good speed for Smith.
00:12:58When Smith came in, what turned out to be extra innings, he came on and had to deal with the ghost runner at second base.
00:13:10The only time the runners advanced was on a wild pitch in the fifth and a stolen base in the sixth.
00:13:25Fouls it off the end of the bat. Makes the count 0-2.
00:13:43She struck out the side in the fifth to Smith and the umpire is saying, hey, let's keep it moving.
00:13:48Again, they still have that hard time. They have that time limit.
00:13:55Almost fouled off the back behind home plate. Makes the count 0-2.
00:14:16Now stays 0 balls and 2 strikes.
00:14:20Another chase away. One ball and two strikes.
00:14:24One ball and two strikes.
00:14:41Tara Langley waits on deck.
00:14:45Smith picks up her sixth strikeout in the last, now, two and a third innings.
00:14:58Smith's been working it to all sides of the plate. All quadrants since we've seen her come in.
00:15:11Langley makes ball one.
00:15:13Goes outside and low. Two balls, no strikes. Two outs in the bottom of the first scoreless in our title game.
00:15:43Up the ladder. Hadden.
00:15:57Didn't move from first. Makes it 3 balls, no strikes.
00:16:13Nice ball four.
00:16:23So a pair of walks.
00:16:26So Smith has two runners on for the Punishers in the first.
00:16:30Obeying the shortstop, Zuzmari Segura.
00:16:49Segura, makes ball one outside.
00:16:59Ball two.
00:17:12Smith trying to get that outside half part of the plate to these Punisher right, left handed hitters.
00:17:21So far hasn't found her mark.
00:17:30Almost got away to let the runners advance.
00:17:35Hadden has to stay at second.
00:17:39Good job behind the dish by Clopton.
00:17:42Swing and a foul tipped by Segura makes it 3-1.
00:18:06Hadden at second. Langley at first.
00:18:11Segura fouls out one back, makes the count full.
00:18:14Segura swings at the 3-2 rise ball.
00:18:44Fouls it off the top of the screen and we will do it all again.
00:19:09Number 3-2 coming out for Brown.
00:19:12Segura slow roller.
00:19:15They get over the short, the throw is slow, gets away.
00:19:18Patton scores and the Punishers strike in the first.
00:19:26Nice dive at second base by Bain.
00:19:29Bain had the chance but the ball got away from Lynch and allowed Patton to score and the Punishers strike first in our championship showdown.
00:19:48So first and second, still two out.
00:20:07Kara Begay fouls out one away.
00:20:18They're going to give Segura an RBI single.
00:20:39Where it goes, throw to third was well late.
00:20:43Langley now at third, Segura at second.
00:20:49Count is 0-2 to Begay.
00:21:09Begay gets rung up and that is the Punishers first.
00:21:15But not before they strike first.
00:21:18All for Skyler Brown.
00:21:20Punishers lead 1-0 at the 1.
00:21:49Begay now at second.
00:21:52The score is 1-2.
00:21:55The score is 1-2.
00:21:58The score is 1-2.
00:22:00The score is 1-2.
00:22:02The score is 1-2.
00:22:04The score is 1-2.
00:22:06The score is 1-2.
00:22:08The score is 1-2.
00:22:10The score is 1-2.
00:22:111-2.
00:22:131-2.
00:22:151-2.
00:22:171-2.
00:22:191-2.
00:22:211-2.
00:22:221-2.
00:22:32To the top of the second we go.
00:22:38And a patent in.
00:22:39The rest of our Punishers go back to work defensively, trying to protect their one-run
00:22:47lead over Illusion's goal. A rematch of our semi-final from earlier this
00:22:54afternoon. A 5-4 victory for the ladies from Farmington, New Mexico. Made a
00:23:01cross-country trek to the Sunshine State, looking to bring home
00:23:06some hardware in the process. 5-6-7, due up. First pitch, Skye to center field.
00:23:16That's gonna go over the head of the center fielder, Barry. And Olivia Walker
00:23:22is up at second with the leadoff double.
00:23:26Walker got a pitch that was almost right at the hands and used that strength to bring that bat
00:23:39through over Barry's head. Just like that, Illusion's goal. CRX had the tying run
00:23:49aboard. It brings up Sophia Davis. First pitch fouls out one behind third base.
00:24:04Davis got the start in there. Winner in a victory in a loser's bracket final
00:24:21versus the Crushers. Pitch four innings for a giveaway to Smith and Davis pops
00:24:27that one to right. And he'll hold the runner at third. So a good start to the
00:24:34second. Runners on the corners. And it brings up Isabelle Bain.
00:24:43Bain's first pitch fouls that one off to the screen.
00:25:01Intrigued to see if they send Davis here on the 0-1 count.
00:25:22Slow roll of the short. Davis was on the move. And now Walker dives back to third.
00:25:28They get no play. So to get the exact result, they get what they wanted. He wanted to put
00:25:35the ball in play. And he saw how Walker at third forced the
00:25:43issue with the shortstop. So we'll be infield single. Base is full. Nobody out.
00:25:54And brings up Noemi Jackson, the designated hitter.
00:26:01No balls on one strike. Tends to catch all the way to the lefty box. Count is
00:26:27even. Stephen one ball one strike. Base is loaded. No outs here in a second.
00:26:43Nice-looking location. Pattern makes it one ball two strikes.
00:26:57Appeal to third to see if she swung. They say she did go around. Down goes Jackson.
00:27:17Thought for a second Jackson was gonna, Jackson would keep that barrel through.
00:27:26Let's take one more look. It's not necessarily if the bat travels through,
00:27:34it's the wrist break. And the umpire at third said that he saw enough to think that Jackson
00:27:41go after it. So a big first out for Patton and the Punishers in a second.
00:27:47And Hernandez falls behind 0-1. Gets away for the catcher but not enough to
00:28:05give anyone a chance to move up. Particularly Walker from third.
00:28:12Walker at third, Davis at second, Bain at first.
00:28:17This is again on the outside part of the plate.
00:28:28Hernandez ahead two balls and one strike.
00:28:34Shot gets past the first baseman and Illusion Gold will get on the board.
00:28:48One run will score and just avoiding the tag is Davis. Illusion Gold has the lead 2-1.
00:28:56Two out single for Kinley Hernandez. Gets shot down one past the third baseman.
00:29:13A nice relay but an even better slide. With the offhand by Sophia Davis
00:29:19to bring home a pair and give her team the lead.
00:29:24Here comes Chandler Woodruff, the third baseman.
00:29:33Pop up and now a fall in between a catcher and a first baseman for no play.
00:29:46All one to count.
00:30:06Makes that one right at the letters. See Woodruff kind of peering in right
00:30:22almost almost almost staring at the pitcher so to speak before she starts to
00:30:29settle back and load on that back foot. One ball two strikes. Brown ball back to
00:30:41Patton gets it to first for out number two.
00:30:45Runners now at second and third.
00:30:54I'll bring a trick Katrina Crowley.
00:31:16Crowley playing right field. She's been solid in right field in the games that
00:31:20we've seen her today.
00:31:31Strike one.
00:31:46Illusions gold CRX with 2-1 lead. Big swing and a miss from Crowley. Makes it
00:31:57one and two.
00:32:15One-two Crowley gets a piece of the rise ball to keep this a bad end to second
00:32:20inning alive.
00:32:46Down she goes. Crowley goes out looking. Crowley thought that looked a little bit
00:32:52inside but Patton gets the strike and that is the inning for Illusions gold
00:32:58but they pick up two on a two run single and the Punishers look to get the runs
00:33:04back will be returned to Vieira. One thing that I always look for is the
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00:34:08We go to the bottom of the second. Skyler Brown and her offense starting to
00:34:17line up the base pass with a pair in the second inning and leading New Mexico
00:34:22Punishers 2-1 in this 18 U Open Championship of the Space Coast World
00:34:28Series. Victor Anderson back from the Space Coast Complex in Vieira, Florida.
00:34:34Glad you're still hanging in there with us. Well, the nature delayed things over
00:34:42three hours earlier in the day.
00:34:45Sophia Brown will go to work in the bottom of the second.
00:35:10Kobe. Youngblood, Sosi, and Wilson 7-8-9.
00:35:33Youngblood playing right field. Spaced a couple of nice plays in the outfield.
00:35:40And has a 1-1 count.
00:35:58Up the line, up the ladder. Two balls and a strike now.
00:36:103-1 now to count.
00:36:40She takes the walk. The start to the inning with Youngblood showing nice
00:36:45patience. It was rewarded with the free pass.
00:36:51Here comes Kaitlin Sosi. Tried to shoot tops. Youngblood thought about going to second but
00:37:17thought better of it.
00:37:311-0 count in favor of Sosi. Tries a little almost almost like a Tomahawk
00:37:40Blunt. Tried to throw the bat through in a bunty motion.
00:37:53One ball, one strike. This time she swings away. Might have caught the catcher a little
00:38:00bit on the mask. Makes it 1-2.
00:38:10You see the big old thumbs up from behind the play for Clopton.
00:38:31Of course whenever you get that catchers want to take care of the pick
00:38:36catchers want to get taken care of by the umpires and vice versa.
00:38:40Man behind the play wanted to give Emily as much time as she needed but you saw
00:38:46the thumbs up says I'm okay. And it's set to go to catch the 1-2. She's down in
00:38:54front of the play 2-2.
00:39:10Swing and a miss and down goes Sosi. That's out number one.
00:39:27Third strikeout of this game for Skyler Brown.
00:39:40Clopton swings through for strike one.
00:39:49Denise nods her head knew that was a strike. 1-2.
00:40:20Brown sends. Misses on the top of the shelf. Count goes to 1-2.
00:40:29Second time these teams have played in this day. Misses low for a ball 2-2 and
00:40:51Youngblood will take the steal.
00:40:56Two balls and two strikes with the runner now at second.
00:41:23Wilson showing a great eye to play and that's a full count as of award.
00:41:39Payoff pitch coming up for Brown with the top of the order due up. Get Wilson
00:41:47to swing and miss for strikeout number four.
00:42:03So two away here comes Patton to reset the top of the order.
00:42:17Patton reached on a walk and scored. Swings away fouls that one behind first
00:42:29base. Punishers down by one. Bottom of the second they have Youngblood on at
00:42:49second. That's a tying run. Patton to center field and now will be hauled in
00:42:57by Kendall Lynch and the Punishers will strain the tying run on second. So they
00:43:06can't capitalize on a Youngblood walk. Two innings complete.
00:43:09Illusion's gold still with the advantage.
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00:44:14Top of the third and right now Illusion's gold. Have the 2-1 lead.
00:44:27Victor Anderson back with you and our continuing coverage of the Space Coast
00:44:33World Series.
00:44:36All teams getting their Illusion's gold getting two in the top of the second
00:44:47after Punishers struck in the first. And with the top of the order due up.
00:44:57That will be Reagan Karpinski leading things off.
00:45:00Then to the top of the order in Tennessee Knight and Kendall Lynch.
00:45:07And Addison Berry will come from center field to take over on the mound.
00:45:18For Dana Padden after two innings of work.
00:45:22Padden gives gave up two gave up four hits two runs a walk in two strikeouts on 35 pitches.
00:45:36This pitch is called a ball.
00:45:55Karpinski the extra hitter.
00:46:07Two and oh now.
00:46:24Karpinski saw the rise ball couldn't lay somehow laid off of that one.
00:46:46Timeout is granted three and one count.
00:46:54That will get sent fouled.
00:47:06Three balls and two strikes.
00:47:10So Karpinski leading off the third.
00:47:15Inside and she draws the lead off the wall.
00:47:24We'll go back to the top of the order in Tennessee Knight.
00:47:43All right drops the bunt but foul.
00:47:54Knight got the walk-off base hit.
00:47:57To send Illusion's goal to the championship game.
00:48:25Two.
00:48:42Again we're under the presumption that they're still playing under that time limit.
00:48:46So it is a advantageous for the punishers keep this game close.
00:48:51That's what that's what helped Illusion's goal.
00:48:56In their win versus the crushers.
00:49:00Had a chance to actually had a chance to walk it off in the fourth.
00:49:04When the time limit expired but only scored a tying run.
00:49:10Before Knight ended it two innings later.
00:49:22All right.
00:49:43One ball two strikes.
00:49:45Runner on at first drops inside and Karpinski does not break for second.
00:49:56Yeah.
00:50:11Don't roll it that's bounces off the glove of the third baseman.
00:50:14That's gonna be a fair ball.
00:50:15It'll be first and second for Illusion's goal.
00:50:20That ball will look like a routine play at third base.
00:50:23Don't know if it took a bad hop of the off the turf or Wilson misplayed it.
00:50:30Yep look yep.
00:50:32Wilson was able to kind of bring that.
00:50:34Couldn't bring that hit.
00:50:36Couldn't bring that ball and trap it on top of it.
00:50:39And Wilson got to just shake off that miscue and settle back in.
00:50:55Here's Kendall Lynch.
00:51:09So
00:51:22one-on-one.
00:51:39One and two now.
00:51:48Lynch looked a little uh I don't know out of sorts about the uh that last call.
00:52:00Down she goes swinging on a pitch elevated.
00:52:03So Yambla with the strikeout.
00:52:06So Barry with the strikeout one away.
00:52:33And
00:52:36clopped in 0-1.
00:52:37Flew out back into first.
00:53:02One ball one strike.
00:53:04Barry right now.
00:53:08Love to get a ground ball.
00:53:09Try and get a double play.
00:53:11Get her team out of this inning.
00:53:13That's first and second and one out.
00:53:19She'll take swinging strikes like that from Clopton.
00:53:24Whatever it takes to get the job done.
00:53:26She'll happily accept it.
00:53:32So
00:53:42now
00:53:59just underneath the second baseman's glove.
00:54:02Had a chance at it.
00:54:03Couldn't get there.
00:54:04And I'll allow to run the score.
00:54:06Makes it 3-1.
00:54:19That one just snuck underneath the second baseman.
00:54:27And you see Kropinski
00:54:31hustling her way home.
00:54:35Knight now at third.
00:54:36Clopton at first.
00:54:38At least for the time being we will
00:54:42in all likelihood.
00:54:43And then we see the courtesy runner.
00:54:44That would be Kendall Lynch.
00:54:47Since Illusion's Gold are batting everyone in their lineup.
00:54:50The batter who made the previous out.
00:54:53Unless it is the pitcher.
00:54:54Will be the designated courtesy runner.
00:54:56So that's why you see Lynch at first.
00:55:00That one flew away off the handle of Skyler Brown.
00:55:13And Coach Trinidad selling her.
00:55:15Hey, make sure you keep the handle off the bat.
00:55:19And the umpire said, hey, get someone out.
00:55:20Hey, get someone out rosin on your glove, young lady.
00:55:30Fortunately, there was.
00:55:33Fortunately, the closest person there was our cameraman.
00:55:35Over on the third base side of things.
00:55:37And almost took a tumble behind the stands.
00:55:45President accounted for.
00:55:47Yes, I'm already doing the camera work over on the third base side.
00:55:51He had the vapors for a moment.
00:55:54But he's good.
00:55:54He's a professional.
00:55:55Well, a quick ricochet behind the bat behind home plate.
00:56:02That allows Lynch to move to second.
00:56:07Knight has to stay at third.
00:56:17Big cut there.
00:56:18Makes a count one and two for Brown.
00:56:26So.
00:56:44Center field, I will be.
00:56:47Called in by padding, but plenty deep enough to score a Tennessee night.
00:56:51And illusions go to extend their lead of four to one.
00:56:56Uh.
00:56:59So the sacrifice fly brings home night.
00:57:13Uh.
00:57:23So it's four to one illusions gold with the lead.
00:57:28And here comes Olivia.
00:57:29And here comes Olivia Walker.
00:57:42Walker started off the second inning with a double and came home to score on a two run single.
00:57:50And it's behind one ball and two strikes.
00:58:13Upstairs, thought about going after it, but holds her back.
00:58:17They'll appeal to third just to confirm third baseman says she did not go.
00:58:21Third base umpire says she did not swing.
00:58:36Walker good cut fouls it off the other way two and two.
00:58:42So
00:59:04bouncer that one second baseman gets it, but cannot hold on to it.
00:59:08And because of the misplay that will allow Lynch to score from second.
00:59:13And illusions gold have broken it open.
00:59:15It's now five to one.
00:59:25She stayed with it by the time she was trying to go up to first.
00:59:32She couldn't get Walker and Lynch was boating all the way home from second.
00:59:38So
00:59:51um
01:00:05not out to the stream
01:00:22so
01:00:27the old two that's at the center right there for his pattern and that will end the inning.
01:00:34Four illusions goal, but the team from Texas picks up a three spot in the third.
01:00:41The Punishers have some work to do as they trail five to one when we come back to Vieira.
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01:01:19So
01:01:26excellence knows it's not going to be perfect.
01:01:30It's about putting courage first, taking risks, trusting my athleticism,
01:01:36canceling out the negativity because preparation equals confidence.
01:01:43And confidence is born from courage.
01:01:45So what's your mantra?
01:02:16So
01:02:27we go to the bottom of the third.
01:02:29The Punishers winners of pool B have some work ahead of them now five to one.
01:02:39They will have
01:02:41the 2-3-4 part of their order coming up led by Addison Berry who started off that top of the inning.
01:02:52Look it was going to be a solid start.
01:02:53Look it was going to be a solid opportunity, but she got knocked around for three runs.
01:03:00And Skyler Brown, a recipient of that run support, goes back to work.
01:03:07Has to count one and one.
01:03:10And
01:03:14Berry flew out to right back in the first.
01:03:24So
01:03:36one and one.
01:03:39Upstairs kicks the count to two and one.
01:03:41One.
01:03:50Punisher offense which has been rock solid all
01:03:54tournament long has to really turn it on right now under these Thursday night lights.
01:04:01Three balls one strike now.
01:04:11So
01:04:21she draws the walk.
01:04:22Does Berry set things off in his third inning?
01:04:41So
01:04:53this is an opportunity right now if you're Brown.
01:04:55You're up by four.
01:04:59Still want to execute the game plan.
01:05:04But you have a little have a wider margin for error
01:05:07with this 1-0 count and with the 4-1 lead.
01:05:31One ball one strike now.
01:05:37See they will send Berry in motion.
01:05:39They will not.
01:05:41They're about to see Berry anchored at first.
01:05:43But the ball pops over the second right fielder.
01:05:46But Berry will because she thought she had because she assumed the ball was going to be caught.
01:05:53And you see big old smile on the face from Brown.
01:05:55It ends up being a nine to four.
01:05:57Ends up being a 9-6 force out.
01:06:01Crowley to Lynch.
01:06:03One down.
01:06:07Hey
01:06:24first pitch Brownson.
01:06:25Second baseman recovers.
01:06:27Makes to play the first foul number two.
01:06:29Good job of right over at second base by Bane.
01:06:32Over ran the ball a little bit.
01:06:34Knew that she didn't have a chance to get the double play.
01:06:37So took her time.
01:06:38Made it easy out to first to get Langley two down.
01:06:48And here comes Segura.
01:07:08Segura got her team on the board in that with that single in the first inning.
01:07:21Ball got away from Bane.
01:07:23But now that's a lot of running to move over to second base.
01:07:26And that's courtesy run number 66 who was running for number 66 who was on base.
01:07:37On that field of choice.
01:08:07Three balls and one strike to Segura.
01:08:20Trying to get a two-out rally going for this New Mexico squad.
01:08:24Now five to one in the third.
01:08:31Good looking pitch from Brown.
01:08:33Full count three and two.
01:08:37Three-two Segura.
01:08:54A little check swing.
01:08:55Fouls over towards the coach at third.
01:09:07So
01:09:29Brown ball easily back to Brown.
01:09:31And that is the inning.
01:09:33So the Punishers appeared to be on the verge of percolating something.
01:09:38But Brown cuts it off before it gets started.
01:09:41We're through three.
01:09:42Illusion's goal still with the advantage.
01:10:03So
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01:10:20Another thing too is how big the sweet spot is.
01:10:23Just knowing like even if I do get jammed.
01:10:25If I have a big enough sweet spot I could still possibly get away with something.
01:10:29The mantra sweet spot will give people that extra oomph that they need in the ball.
01:10:35Nothing sounds better than a mantra when you make solid contact with it.
01:10:39You just hear the
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01:11:21When you have a night at the office that's going a lot later than expected.
01:11:26And you're overlooking and wondering what time that night at the office will come to a close.
01:11:33Back here in Florida.
01:11:35Victor Anderson with you going to the top of the fourth.
01:11:39Illusion's goal with the 5-1 lead.
01:11:45Trying to set up a winner-take-all showdown for the title here at the Space Coast World Series.
01:11:55Maine Jackson Hernandez due up against Berry.
01:12:09Maine singled back in the second.
01:12:17Slow roller back to short.
01:12:18Should be a routine play and it is for Seguro.
01:12:21One down.
01:12:25Five runs, five hits, no airs for Illusion's goal.
01:12:32One run, two hits, two airs for the Punishers.
01:12:34Each team has left four on base.
01:12:50Right back to Berry.
01:12:52Two out.
01:12:55So two down.
01:13:12Here comes Hernandez.
01:13:21Hernandez takes strike one.
01:13:23Hernandez got her team to lead with the two-run single back in the second inning.
01:13:30She's stuck with Coach Trinidad outside of third.
01:13:53That's for a strike.
01:14:03Good job by Berry getting back into strike zone.
01:14:061-0 with two.
01:14:19Down goes Hernandez.
01:14:21That's the final out of the inning.
01:14:23So Berry gets the inning that they just needed.
01:14:27One, two, three.
01:14:29McKenna Punisher bats come to life.
01:14:31We'll see when we come back.
01:14:33Bottom four.
01:14:33They're down by four.
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01:15:40Bottom of the fourth inning.
01:15:49And if Illusion's goal can hang on, there will be an if necessary game here on the Space
01:15:57Coast.
01:16:10Skyler Brown back to work on the hill.
01:16:20Ball gets away from the catcher for ball one.
01:16:24And then now we might have caught our man behind home plate.
01:16:28Just a little bit.
01:16:28Knocked his mask off a little bit.
01:16:30He's like, I'm good.
01:16:39Make sure that man behind the plate is taken care of.
01:16:46Let's take one more look behind the home plate angle.
01:16:50It missed the bat.
01:16:51It missed the glove and caught him dead flush on the top of the mask.
01:16:59And you saw he kind of just froze for a moment.
01:17:02He wanted to make sure he was like, do I have all my faculties in order?
01:17:10Certainly appreciate our men and women who have been behind
01:17:14the plate and on the field working our games all week long.
01:17:23Certainly do a tremendous job of keeping the games
01:17:29flowing as close to time as possible when it is within their control.
01:17:33Good effort at the high first base by Jackson.
01:18:04So one down.
01:18:17Bring up, bring up the plate.
01:18:21Let's take one more look at that swing and miss.
01:18:23Bring up young blood as the game goes down on strikes for the second time tonight.
01:18:30Five strikeouts for Brown.
01:18:33He goes ahead of Youngblood 0-1.
01:19:03That was upstairs.
01:19:14Makes it one ball and two strikes.
01:19:33Now one ball, two strikes.
01:19:39See what Brown delivers.
01:19:42Pitch down low in front of home plate.
01:19:44Two and two.
01:20:03Trying to get that corner call.
01:20:07Does not.
01:20:27She's worth the count full three and two and we'll see one more pitch.
01:20:33Way to work bud, way to work.
01:20:43Youngblood trying to stay alive and again she does so.
01:21:05The little check swing off the bunt.
01:21:08Not so much the bunt but she's showing bunt and that's done to kind of maximize that barrel through the zone.
01:21:29And this time Brown wins the battle.
01:21:31She strikes out Youngblood.
01:21:32Make that half a dozen strikeouts for Skyler Brown.
01:21:41And again she's done a phenomenal job working both sides of the plate.
01:21:47All quadrants.
01:21:49She has been absolutely remarkable.
01:21:5311 strikeouts for Brown and now her five and two third innings of work.
01:22:00Including the two innings that she pitched in the losers bracket final versus the crushers when she struck out five.
01:22:09She has six so far here in this game.
01:22:18Fouls that one off.
01:22:20Makes the count one and one.
01:22:31Right field goes over Crowley's head and will roll towards the bottom of the fence and left.
01:22:51And Zolci will be up at third with the triple.
01:23:01Had a chance to get there but just went over her head.
01:23:23Give Skyler Brown a chance with the timeout to kind of recollaborate herself along with the rest of the infield.
01:23:38Team up by four.
01:23:39Two outs here in the fourth.
01:23:52Wilson fouls that one away.
01:24:11She's quickly behind 0-2.
01:24:13Wilson struck out back in the second.
01:24:22One, two, pitch right down the chute and Wilson tails down looking.
01:24:50Skyler Brown has been on another level this evening.
01:24:55She has seven strikeouts.
01:25:01Illusions Gold find themselves.
01:25:09Now five to one.
01:25:12Up five to one and that's going to be the ball game it looks like.
01:25:15And Illusions Gold will force the if necessary game for the championship.
01:25:26So Skyler Brown pitched the final two innings of their win.
01:25:30Struck out six.
01:25:32Struck out five.
01:25:33Goes all four innings in this one.
01:25:36She strikes out seven and we will be down to our one game.
01:25:42Winner take all for the 18-year title here at the Space Coast World Series.
01:25:49So we will all reset collectively.
01:25:52Get our caffeine or whatever we need necessary to get ourselves ready.