clockers in the final game of the season it is seen today here at westwood and on the hill we've got senior number eight danny howard coming into this game should be a good game going to see a couple of good pitchers both nationally and from westwood westwood comes into this game at nineteen and trying to close out the purpose season action obviously going to try to take them down that they are ten and nine but a better than what their record indicates team all right let's get the game going paul said westwood enters the game holding a nineteen year old season looking for that perfect record going into the state playoffs westwood is clint's them one seed danny delivers his first pitch that's a foul ball strike danny delivers a high fastball fouled up straight back down now into our just got the head early and often in most of his appearances and when he's out in front early gets in the rocking chair he can be really tough temps with the high fastball the letters just missed a little bit up one ball two strikes action as a solid defensive team although from the plate at this point just an average shooting team just a couple of kids in the top twenty terms of a fastball just at the eyes again two balls two strikes howard sets swing and miss felt tip nice job by ellenberg holding on to the curveball that's going to be one of the keys for danny in this game is making sure he spots that curve ball starts thrown out for strikes good to see that right out of the gate set in right field you have brendan goddy a one count called strike two and batting for action right now is mitch porter he's the third baseman comes into the game hitting at a good clip at three thirty three  look just off the plate there just off the plate with a ball howard on the bomb taken aside from allen byrd has a sign in his wind up a little bit called strike three that's two for danny good spot there on that fastball down low danny looks good today right out of the gate which is terrific now batting number seventeen cooper philip cooper for ashwin is their best hitter lead their team last year and also again leads this year comes in the game hitting a three eighty  two was also an all star last year for the actual clockers wouldn't surprise me if he makes it again this year a ball just missed on the outside corner with a fastball i would delivers good fastball down in there even as a kind of want to one two outs well straight back on a curveball and steady breeze blowing straight out today whether threatens but looks looks good it's going to be a good day all around so howard ahead in the count now one ball two strikes two outs misses just a bit  doesn't quite get on top of that curve ball leaves it up full count three balls two strikes two outs nice easy play by bryan goddy soft more first baseman that ends the top of the first so we head to the bottom of the first no score he is just a freshman not overpowering stuff but does strike out about oh three or four a game is in the top ten strikeouts but he comes in also with a record of six and one he is the ace for the hard throwing righthander so b will see he westwood did face him they saw him in the first game just an inning he walked one in that that appearance no runs scored against them first pitch called strike to your point mark comes in and leading the league in walks has an on base percentage over five hundred currently stands at five twenty four will take a lot of pitches get a good look at the pitcher and will jump on a pitch that cuts the plate right now have let's see what else he's going to do here leaves it up mark comes in hitting just over three hundred but as we mentioned leading the league in walks is number five in the league when it comes to on base percentage a perfectly off hitter incredibly patient up the know joe comes in with a three forty four batting average has really blossomed at the number two spot nobby sleepless a great defense out there in center field covers a lot of ground next pitch up there even is a count of one one national at ten and nine is already qualified for the state tournament there are making the bid and the west woods perfect season westwood will be up for the challenge that's the other part there you just saw from joe that slow curve they've had trouble with lefties this year haven't lost any of course but they've had some trouble with the left handers reaching for pitches good patien forty six foot curve ball bounces into the catcher the kid count at three balls who strikes a sea of joe can set the table for the meat of the order here and it will be important for them to force gustafson to throw that curve for a strike hold it three two one out here a lot of life a lot of energy out of the was with dugout today the seniors really want to go out in style they've been playing together most of them since they were in kindergarten and know each other really well there are ten seniors on this year's westwood club just got around on that one as i mentioned fastball is not going to get blown by these guys joe out in front of both of those last two fastballs falling out deep left field as we'd like to see him take a nice right center approach and just drive the ball right back to the box and now a senior captain eric bamford comes to the plate shortstop erik will be heading off to william and mary next year down in virginia eric comes into the game sporting a three twenty eight batting average and no b p that on base percentage is right at five hundred similar to mark as a lead off does get a lot of walks big slow curve does help make his fastball a little bit more effective though leading off rational as the right fielder joe shelling joe shelling the third player on national is hitting above three hundred comes in with a three twenty seven average take said first pitch for a strike danny quickly had wanted to own one makes a bit with a curveball this is just inside shelling as a little bit of pop in a bad down one to an account as a little pop in his bat he comes in with two home runs leads the action clockers in that category a lot of home runs had by really by either team howard elevates that fastball you're just not going to get up to that down or records his third strike out of the game here three out of the four batters he said down with the strikeout one out great day as a pitcher nice warm temperatures everything feel very fluid out there danny looks very comfortable on  the first pitch fastball on the outside corner tough want to get after ball thrown for strikes really keeps hitters off guard here that fastball up a little bit count now two in one one out danny typically throw in that fastball in the mid eighty's unfortunately misses down low with that curve ball behind in the first batter all he's seen this this game three one that's going to be any six on bamford throw pulling brined pulling goddy just off the bag with one man on one out top of the second i would miss is just outside elam burrs going to try to break the rhythm here quick trip out talk to howard be nice to see howard get a nice ground ball over here to the right side to danny cooking a bit of action coach best friend of the pitchers a double play be great to see one here danny behind an account go to our right now ball two balls one strike on the game better shelling getting a decent lead but doesn't appear to be looking to take off to one count now would be a good count though they're going to go down he looks and back quite frankly almost knocked him off the peg their coach and he tagged my god he is going to be a hard tag shelling fakes the the steel i think he's just looking to get away from being tagged again coach now taking a little issue with the hard tags being placed by the first baseman gotti three times in a row he's got back out to the mound for second trip the sending shelling not going shelling again not going fastball down low even is gonna want to one as evidence by that sort of rusty gates weighing on a curveball offered by howard one ball two straight to refit pitch by danny i had nick out now one to be a good time for him to either go up the ladder or throw a curve ball it's nothing that nothing hit a ball here with a batter like and he does raises goes up by danny with his fifth strike out in two innings we go to the bottom of the second still no score leading off for westwood number sixteen senior right fielder brendan gotti brendon gone also having a terrific season batting three sixty two but leading the league in on base percentage very similar to a couple of batters farty seen very patient a bad product of coach whalen's patience and taking strikes has walked twenty four times this year as on base percentage just under six hundred both eric and brennan that time you know out front stretching a little bit let's see if jake can sit back in that and really wait to drive one here at first pitch low but in there for a called strike jay carded ball nice diving step by the third baseman quickly to away from the west wolverines here in the bottom of the second now batting a bit your number perfect example there what they're going to need to do is to sit back wait for their pitch again the fastball is not going to get thrown by them they just need to keep that weight back on that off speed pitch that he throws frequently here has not struck anybody else through the first five batters but gustus and does come in with a pretty good strikeout ratio as i said at the beginning striking out about three or four little over four bags per seven innings howard takes a ball of high two balls one strike that's the perfect example right there coach that fastball is not going to fool anybody so they really have to sit on the slow slow slop takes a pitch files it off that's not a play on first base line the saudi gives it a check over by the fence but it goes off into fell territory two balls to strikes that looked like danny was trying to delay his swing as long as he possibly could there coach and then just fire the hands of the last second yeah he's got to watch drop in that shoulder a pop in the ball up here needs to stay balanced you go ground ball down to third base third baseman goes down his knees throws over pulls the first baseman to sign off the bag danny safe at first runner on two outs here in the bottom of the second brings up sophomore first baseman brian with some good pop as one homerun on the season comes in hitting at a three sixty two clip that maybe brandon coach you might be right that's the same with the throw over not close danny gets back into first base that ball outside one ball no strikes again two down here in the bottom of the second one on ball inside the catches the corner evens the count at one one and he fakes a steal another casual throw over and he walks back in and watch that hip lead to coach that was almost a balk might be i'm not sure that that'll get called from where that i'm and he gets a little bit of a better lead does not go brian way out in front val's up ball down third base line find self in the hole now one ball two strikes all right how the one to pitch brian goddy now the throw over appears at this rate we're going to get two throws over the first for every pitched home plate again a pretty good lead there does not go ball apply to balls two strikes two outs deuces wild here in the second zero zero but it was fairly well hit but looked like again he got it off the end of the bat problem by the right fielder as well ye all right here we are at the top of the third no score miles assignee coming to the plate the first baseman howard is thrown thirty four pitches in the two innings that he's gone at one base runner five strikeouts out of the six outs having a great start facing the eight nine batters to start and then the top of the order  misses outside of the fast ball there's a pop up first base side brian todd he settles under it makes a catch one away top of the third now batting the second baseman number two croupy left hand just misses in with a fastball there sometimes when he has that ball on the outer part of the plate to a righty inside to a lefty that flood prone shoulder flies a little bit great pitch on the inner half their groupie with a little bit of an unorthodox stance in there on the plate third baseman fabby on a plane even with the bag now a good bit of right at the knees with a fastball groupie not quite sure what to make of that doesn't know that he really wants to pull the trigger here coach so now danny's got dealer's choice here with the next pitch and one ball to strike pitch on the way yeah he offers the high fastball to see if you can tempt a little higher than probably when dissipated but two balls two strikes one out it looks like danny tried to muscle up on that one and top of the third no score howard with the pitch perfect pitch froze croupy at the plate danny records his six trike out of the game b frozen rightness tracks never took the bat off his shoulder he was looking fastball all the way now we go to the top of the order with their left fielder leary cleary struck out his first time up takes a look at that curve ball in their first strike oh one c first time up danny struck leary out with a fastball up around the letters just a little bit lower on that pitch here here's the curveball larry goes down swinging danny records his seven strikeout of the game seven out of the nine outs and we go to the bottom of the third still no score leading off the bottom of the third freshman second baseman dan cooke danko cabinet terrific year as a freshman in the top ten and hitting hitting at a four forty six club was just named a first team all t v s as a freshman not an easy feat to accomplished but again dan has had a terrific season and he's done it playing just about every position on the field coach he has played cent he has played lefty has played short he has played second he has caught i know the kid can pitch i think we might have seen him at third for a game maybe one game will see him play every position kookie steps into the box against g any one of the more aggressive hitters for the west wolverines doesn't walk as frequently as many other players makes terrific contact has a lot of good pop though it is about as well gustafson bounce the last then he puts one on a rope in the left center field gap for a single just continues to hit it toward base that's the first hit of the game for the us wolverines classic danny hit the ne cook it good sharp single over the shortstop said runner on now nobody out bottom of the no score here designated hitter michael reilly steps to the plate michaels had a terrific season as well after two years away from the game he has returned as a senior and been an incredibly valuable part of this overall chemistry and mix he has hit the ball incredibly well westwood very difficult at the bottom of the your top to bottom there is not an easy out in this lineup you've got a number nine hitters hitting three twenty six you've got a lot of luxury there and michael squares around a bunch pulls it back and takes up pitch high throw down to first danny cook dives back in safely book getting a good lead off there specially with a left hander on a hill and cook with good speed not going riley again if he's going to actually think he's going to go for the bunt coach he's got to commit to it with that low curve ball called first strike count one to one and cook again with a good lead their first pitch comes over to any diving back in politics as in advance if i happen to scream into this microphone coach's instinct was wants to yell back every time you see the pick off move coming would not surprise me danny goes here is not though michael with a hard shot just file on third base line one ball two strikes on riley michael with a good cut on that fastball michael with one ball to strike out again nobody out no score here bottom of the third danny cook on first again takes a good lead michael with a shot down to third base big top nice play by the third baseman they do not make the turn there at second base throw to first way late do not complete the double play turned from second to first but no where near in time michael riley at first base now want to throw over ashland fans clearly thinking that riley was ticked off he may have been fooled but he did get back in there good call by the umpire fans in the background calling for the replay just checked with our own photographer here and as i think we all saw it really wasn't that close michael did appear to be leaning though i will give him that that's absolutely right that if i had to guess coach i'm going to guess that was the mother of the pitcher there call it a hunch well equipment repair here is first base came up and a little dirt in the spike so we've got a t v time out here as they look for a spike to be able to clear out the hole and get the post clear so that the base can be returned to its normal position so i'd call that a t v timeout after approximately fifteen minute delay trying to get first base set after michael riley dove back in after a failed bunt attempt and i don't say i haven't seen that one before coach second throw over on riley there at first base as i said michael not getting a huge lead at this point but he's a threat to steal and does a couple of nice moves you can vary there and he had think he's got the was with base runners guessing a little as to whether he's going to the plate or coming over the back now the slow curve there catching the outside corner ellenberg in the hole oh too fast ball up high on that pitch count now one ball two strikes still one out even with a left hander didn't appear to be a terrific arm behind the plate i'm surprised they haven't tried to steal here while the throw over not close home low pitch mark takes a nice swing at that long fly balls center field that ball is caught michael reilly retreats first base now two out bottom of the third still no that brings up the center fielder for westwood joe rice felder westwood needs to exhibit a little more patience let the ball just travel a little bit deeper in the zone before they pull the trigger on the swing were just a little bit off balance now the throw to first base again not close michael not needing to dive back he can he can probably get himself another step there gustafson's pace contributing to the absolute glacial pace of this game that ball in the dark knight stop by the catcher the count at one one and still two outs here are an hour into this game and only in the third inning ball down the shortstop picks it throws on to second base for the final out of the inning we had to the top of the four then ng still no score it was wired up after receiving the signal and a and interesting swing from porter there i don't know if he was fooled off balance or trying to protect themselves their coach actually looked like it might hurt himself there's a big critical inning for danny it's a two three four here for hitters he's going to face here this is the heart of their border all three of these batters hitting over three hundred next pitch porter way late on that swing finds himself quickly in the hole to count as a long delay in that last inning usually when danny has a long delay that means it's up and has gone to work but that was all equipment malfunction fab's not a nice job this year with the glove has been very reliable as he has settled in he's been a utility player in the field basically replacing whomever is pitching howard just misses outside with a good fastball out of rational now philip cooper there leading it or three eighty two hitter danny with that second pitch down low two balls no strike one out here again top of the fourth nobody on strike in there what a good fastball three balls one strike then he's been on target so far today as seven strikeouts no walks at this point three one pitch a ball popped up third base dobby out over the fence takes a look ball just out of play three two pitch from howard just outside misses away danny issues his first walk of the game now a runner on first base one out and joe showing now at the plate shelling is there right fielder you mention the only person with a homerun on the national clockers team a little bit of pop in the bat he's got to here for the season now paul misses down low one ball no strikes attempted pick off move not his a move pitch swung on him found way off to the right side even as the count it one in one fell into the tennis courts i think they would rethink the layout here at least the tennis players would certainly like them too if they had to do all over again  pitch up by it yeah you do get a lot of a lot of baseballs hit over there or softballs on the other side of it it is nice having all the athletic fields close get a lot of kids to come out watch a game decent crowd here tonight or today bowl one strike pitch in their first strike shelling again way late on the swing rounds out over to the action dug out there on the first base side i will say i think that the the empire warning on the hard to is before is slowed down the pace of the throw over they've only had one it sound and have not actually put a tag down yet that throw a little bit closer cooper diving back in getting a little bit of a bigger lead now to two count maybe a pitch he's going on he does not that pitch up shelling takes a swing at it misses data records as a strike out of the game now too down cooper remains at first base cheli struck out his first time in that a little closer there on the throw over cooper diving back in safely though we've had a number runners on in every and in the four innings we've played to date no attempted steals yet though cooper does not take steel on this one but charlie takes out for a strike behind in the count at one ball two strikes our play first time we've seen anybody take off attempted steal in the game we had to the bottom of the four still no score and bam for for for making that last play will get the honor of leading off know somebody else and here we go starting the bottom of the fourth leading off is the shortstop number seven eric bamford ever flight out to right field the first thing his first time at bat westwood needs to get a couple runners on here ball outside on the first offering from gustafson not typical for westwo go as long as they have without scoring a run cracks the fifty pitch mark here in the top of the fourth pretty much match and danny howard pitched for pitch gustafson not nearly as bad overpowering as danny is as most of his outs in fact all of his outs have been hard as a hard play at the cleanup hitter number sixteen brendan goddy goudie a good contact here bamford at first base with good speed maybe an opportunity to put a little butter runner in motion here after with a good lead right out of the gate brennan actually is surprisingly good bunter for a four whole hitter i wouldn't be surprised to see him lay one down here just to get the runner over just so we have somebody is going point position which we have not had yet today the throw over that would not close damper with a good lead quickstep home by god to send that pitch high though one ball no strike clearly preoccupied with the runner at first base gustafson is also adjusted his throw home sometimes with a higher leg kick other times with a slide move got a turn pulls the bat back pitch in their first strike one ball one strike still nobody runner at first bottom of the fourth no score here with the lead at first again this thing goes into the stretch then throws over again not close torrid pace of late he has been hitting the ball very hard wind blow it out here jake if he can sit on this he would be able to drive the ball a long way well start sharp single thereby left fielder quickly got over preventing bamford from making the turn and second to go into third base or runners at first and second nobody out justice in fakes to throw back to second base no attempt to banter with a decent lead but jay kitten just a shade behind brendan i think they can enter the game three sixty four three sixty two respectively both have produced a number of r b i s i think jake may lead the t v you know with twenty nine would be in the top five anyway when we were down at ashland earlier in the season no team throws back to second base more than ashland jake little number down at third base ball is going to be picked up by the third baseman fly ball down the left field line that ball is just file just file a long drive by j five feet to the right jake's got his third homerun of the year that a nice job staying back on that pitch he did after three straight curve balls their coach i would expect to see a fastball let's see if jay can rocket one down or in the right field gap here and have two guys score to short through the hole bad for going to make the turn a third he's going to score easily throw home cut off by the third baseman no throw westwood breaks through one nothing now another r b i for jake bean he has been an r b i machine this year coach that's number thirty for him on the season terrific contact for jake and the pitcher looking to help himself down howard steps to the plate danny is also piled up quite a few r b i s on the season i believe he has twenty four on the year has a couple home runs met several extra base hits be a big time for me help himself right here westwood still with two runners on goddy at second base now being at first first pitch to howard  takes a big swing pops out went straight up into the middle of the infield second baseman calls off the pitcher the infield fly called on that play too little late on the infield fly call now step into place the first baseman left in a batter goddy number eighteen one out on the inning men on first and second down a little anxious on that last one just got under it popped it up let's see if brian can be a little more patient with this one and put in a rope somewhere coach if that is a trademark advantage that is the one thing danny will get aggressive on a slower pitch or needs to stay back on the weight got underneath that one pop that one up to the first out first pitch for brian inside ball one brian first time up drove a long ball back to the fence and right field right fielder minutes running catch on that play in god it's second being at first look westwood now up in the bottom of the fourth year one nothing looking to add more god he would drive interest center field left center that ball has caught nice running catch by the center fielder goddy the older brother tags at second and heads over to third brian pushes that off into left center gap cooper good speed out there in center field try got one down now runners on the corners two outs and the white hot danny could come into the play danny line  but you're not quite sure you're supposed to be doing here in order to get on the moun while there's a heads up arrow is just a terrible play by ashland so what the what the pitcher time was back of the ball was in play he stepped off the plate to appeal whether the runner got he left second base early as soon as he turned casually threw to second base branding god with good speed at third base took off in no play at all and scored the second run for westwood it's been a lot of years since i've seen that play before coach that's right  instruction or brennan just taken advantage of it on his own but either way a great heads up baseball by was what it was not a quick play by the pitcher to go to second base they went back and forth the fake that a number of times it goddy the runner at third plenty of time to think that one through out and we had a great view of it as soon as he turned in lobbed it back to second base brendon put his head down was going home right on the get go as soon as he was going to throw he was heading home run with good speed scored easily no throw and no attempt at home plate count here one one two outs jake being the first thrower to first jake was about two feet off the ba takes a look at first base coach liam burke asking why did he throw over freshman gustafson a little bit flustered by that last play howard that deep drive to center field center fielder back back onto the warning track and holes that went in a good piece by danny cooke and at the end of four it's westwood for me says the coach anyway here we go with top of the fifth inning here dan howard continuing to roll up to nothing at bat here is the pitcher ball down low from danny on a fastball after that inning ashlan and there are their coaches not at all happy with the play at second base in their attempt second pitch by howard down low as well now two balls no strikes it's been a strange game coach has an unusual plays  you know an equipment malfunction at first base a stolen steal of home on attempted tag up appeal any air missing down low again three balls no strikes day a very comfortable seventy one pitches thus far one ball no strike run at first westwood leading in the top of the fifty or two to nothing howard comes to the set delivers to bank leaf in the dirt ne there with a curve ball gets away from inside his fan cleef his first hit batter of the game now quickly two runners on i think leaf it first got us the senate's second nobody out here top of the fifth westwood leading to nothing first baseman myles the sony steps into the box to face howard i know he didn't get ahead with the first pitch strike here and then maybe roll a pair any missing badly here to start off the fifth inning after having breeze through the first three innings next pitch and there for called strike one ball one strike every go let's give the get back onto track here that was the first strike of the ending maybe reset another ball down low two balls one strike the peel on the swing he did not go to see a little bit more of a sense urgency to get loose down there in the pen potentially from  not set up for normal relief pitcher that ball gets an ice block by ellenberg behind the plate pitch not close the count three balls and one strike as i was saying  really more comfortable in a starting role versus a reliever danny with just one pitch for a strike here in the inning from thirteen pitches said breezing along for the first three innings pitch a bunt a hard punt danny it there recovers though and throws down to first base gets the first out i think he had an idea of going to third base the ball came right back at him hard he feels it cleanly i think he's got a shot at third base but he takes the safe one gets the first out of the inning runners down at second and third and the number nine batter croupy out so we have second and third for croupy would be struck out his first at bat infield back you're not playing in up by two runs bet on that better call time out just in time goes out to talk to i'm not quite sure what he was saying there but the empire did give him the time no pitch by howard d was actually surprised they punted and did that sacrifice in the last batter and danny was three one count clearly in the batter's favor had walked the first two batters of the inning not sure i would have given up the out there but now one out held the runner going from second and third to now you have runners at the corner here one out score two on top of the top of the order up now chain larry the left fielder all over was visible to the fans at home the ground is very hard that ball took a high hop jake making a bare handed play in left field coming up with that ball before firing it into third base runner goes up fly out shallow center field rice feller calls him off center field two down good play by joe any cook going away from the plate joe much better look at it coming in towards  runner taking off on that either the first two pitches from howard now he goes down he turns and looks throws derek eric takes me on a run down he's going to go back running back running back run back and no harm their daily howard did nice job step back i think they were looking for they did the early steeler looking to get howard to make a move block the runner own from third and he stepped back through the good defensive play there by westwood they pulled that same move against midfield actually got cut down runner goes pop fly back for the shortstop calls him off because danny cook often takes that as the threat here we go to the bottom of the was what up to one what started out as might be a beginning howard gets a couple of gets a bump into pop flies there gets out of the inning head to the bottom the fifth up to one as we head into the bottom of the fifth michael riley steps in against luke gustafson gustafson having a fairly effective game here he's sixty seven pitches in riley the nine hitter takes a fastball up for bal misses outside three balls no strikes here to michael riley being very patient looking for a pitch to hit but not looking for anything that's not remotely close to the zone gus a little bit off in the setting as usually started pretty effectively with a lot of first pitch strikes luke delivers curveball in for called strike three balls one strike good hitters count here looking for some to drive not just some hit he'll pick one pitch if he gets it you'll see michael smok is occupy the leadoff spot since about the second or third game the season has not relinquished it has been a very good table setter let's see if you can be patient here i guess the sending takes the ball down the liver's called strike on a curve ball elam burke kicking himself maybe for not taking a rip at that one i think you like that pitch just didn't want to pull the trigger on the spinner ellenberg with a drive in a center field that ball may get down diving it's out from the center fielder this could be two maybe three right fielder does a nice job backing up gets the ball in quickly and ellenberg in for a double that'll bring senior center fielder number six joe rice fell to the plate joe an outstanding back controls and he will lay one down and actually put a lot of pressure on the defense so you may see that here but is also hitting well over three hundred has had a great season with the stick a lot of poise up there is a senior leader one of the captain coach often giving some encouragement ellenberg to maybe shorten up the secondary the called strike even the count one of one guys darken up a little bit here but no threat actually blocking that sun feels a little bit good rice felder puts the ball in play into the gap and right center field all knowing is running wretch nice running grab by the right field and with that mark allen the double tags up from second base hits third base and waived on in a good throw to the cut off who makes a strong throw to home plate just barely getting ellenberg who tries to score on a sacrifice fly or a fly ball to deep right center field cut down and home plate i haven't seen that play before either that's one of those coats that may come back to bite you i mean you put the ball in a gap kid makes a tremendous running play but you've got a man a third a wild pitch could bring him home again not really sure why we're waving him in there he's out by a good ten feet first i thought maybe it was going to be a wild throw there from our angle from the cut off man heading into the catcher but a solid throw catcher able to get back from a bite and plenty of time tag ellenberg out trying to slide into home we go to the top of the six was what up to t cross his body here be nice to see him settle in and get back to the groove that he had through the first fo any continuing to miss away i got his three balls one strike they have a three and two up on the board but i have a three balls one strike westwood continues to lead by score of two to one ball in play flyball lazy can of corn a senior joe rice felder in center field joe runs that down every day and twice on sunday and with that first better up one out now still a two to one score your top of the six that brings the number ten the joe shelling the right fielder just made that very nice play in right field ball outside from howard even the count one and one is a drive in a right field got his horse settles under it makes a nice play in right got to get a good jump on that line drive quickly got back to down howard now above ninety pitches for the game ninety five right now so depending on how he gets through this one you may see some relief on the seventh we should have just about everybody available except for eric  short he pitched on tuesday just missed outside of the fast ball ball one would not surprise me to see coach whalen try to keep danny in here and close out this game depending on what happens here the balance of the six he again misses download three balls no strikes last two innings danny has been consistently missing down in the zone here comes back gets his first strike on about three balls one strike that fast ball had some good life to it there was just going to say it looks like he may be tiring a little bit but that pitch certainly didn't indicate a good curveball by danny three balls two strikes two outs here the one thing you can say about danny is he's going to fight he's going to give you a grit every pitch never gives up on a batter danny as the senior and captain trying to close out a perfect season for the west wolverines a ball ground ball down to bam so as we head to the top of the bottom of the sixth year at westwood high school the score westwood two to one over the ashland clockers westwood one inning away from recording a perfect season this telecast being brought to you by west cad i'm paul bamford here with my partner rob gotti i had the pleasure recording two of these games here for you be great to see them get these get a couple of insurance runs they gave up one insurance for the threat of want to just here for westwood to start the spot of the sixth is senior captain shortstop number seven eric bamford gustafson's pitch count at about seventy eight so he's comfortable he's got a lot of room to roll doesn't throw particularly hard so he's not experiencing a lot of labor here gets ahead in the count with a called strike bamford one for two on the day single to center on a fly out to right field a ball pop fly almost got me there coach yes look if you look really smooth going after that coach i got to tell you i thought you were going to make the play yourself there not without a glove i go yeah sure would have been good to get you on film though i don't think we got made the play very close but porter gets the ball across the diamond to decide to just nip erik at the bag brings brandon goddy the four hitter up he lets the first ball go down one ball no strikes run one for two on the day as well he has flight out and singled just like his predecessor baffert as a hard hit ball up the middle and got on with a single one out on first now brendan got a good shot back up the middle and that same back on that pitch as well that's a textbook there terms of pushing that ball right back up the middle and this is going to bring up the thunder for westwood now being howard g westwood desperately looking for an insurance run here that ball inside on jake one ball in a strike because this is clearly thinking about the base runner not want to keep my score position goes with the slide step their trust a quick pitch into bean being takes the ball inside one being takes a hack at a high fastball it was right just a little bit north of his wheel house probably could have held back and was just attempting big big fatty coming in there as we've said gus the not a hard thrower but does a good job of keeping runners on constantly thrown over first base not a great pick off move but as a lefty keeping the running game at bay here with a decent lead now not going jake ground ball down to third throw over to second for one no throw the first fielders choice on that by jake that erases goddy off the base pass and jake bean takes his place at first base brings a pitcher danny our number eight to the box let's see if danny can help extend the lead here a little bit give himself a little more breathing room as we're talking before danny really needs to stay back be patient on this casual throw to first jake about two feet off the back there like we've seen this play before coach jake not taking a big lead don't expect him to run any breaches again at least i thought the center field cooper settles under and grabs it for the third out and we had to the top of the seventh still a two to one ballgame good fastball on the outer half of the plate and danny looks fresh as a daisy right now he does look strong pitch just off the plate one ball two strikes as he leaves the batters box and heads back to the dugout that's going to bring the shortstop van cleave to the plate of danny getting back into a little groove here that he saw in the first couple of paintings good looking pitch they're up at the letters just missed by one ball one strike defensively still with cook makes a play and thankfully beats one out top played by danny cook up the middle just bottled it slightly to fairly quick runner and bank leaves getting down the line beats that play out likely that was would not be playing until the middle of next week possibly next friday so they'll have six or seven days off at least would expect to see howard in the first game of the playoffs when they do start one zero pitch in there for a called strike one ball one strike one out here westwood again up to the one tying run on first base oh danny throws a ball away runner is going to scoot down to second base and hold the danny did not have a grip on that you could see one of got out of his hand and run it was off base had a pretty good lead any overreacting there and trying to get the pick off didn't have a good grip on the ball sailed off air on the pitcher in the batter runner first move up the second now you got the timing run second base will bring up the second baseman number four croupy groupy is one for two here in the game struck out his first at bat that had a little flare over the third baseman bianco down the left field to make a visit here to dan and ellie to make sure their buddies on the same page make sure that that we concentrate on getting this last out leave that man at third base and not have to come in and  season any with the pitch in their first strike croupy a half hearted attempt at a a bunt danny going from the wind up runner at third getting a good lead and break down from third base ball off into the parking lot danny way ahead now one ball two strikes one pitch away from a big pile of them ou that's going to score the runner and tie the game add to that ball just snuck through the second baseman surprisingly as we were talking before the runner did take off was actually going on a steal of home westwood on her first not going down again missing down low two balls no strikes now that's an aggressive play by the coach from ashland he really tried to steal home nothing to lose in that situation desperation hi chopper africa macross to god and back for will make the play at first so with that we go to the bottom of the seventh tie game two to give ashton credit they've got a clutch at their in the top of the seven son this game down to the bottom of the seventh all right now who do you think we've got we've got to go to somebody in the pen at this point danny's pitch count is at the hundred twenty mark so somebody has got to get ready well unless of course coach school around here we call it a game croupy able to just pull one into the hole with between second and first pick up an r b i single to tie the game leading off for westwood in the bottom of the seventh number eighteen the first baseman brian gotti brian with one home run on the year takes up all pious it would be nice to see him with one swing and this game westwood now in the bottom of the seventh one run here win the game for them ryan way out in front of that rip to see brian let that ball travel just a little bit more but a good swing on that ball is a little bit out in front as he's been all day i have to say gus is a must be changing speeds better than what we're seeing here coach because he has kept the hitters off balance god he was a big big swing their files that went off down down in the count count states a one ball two strikes most were looking to get that leadoff runner on here danny has won it on the day and i see him get a little rally started right here day a much more patient experience hitter and his freshman status would danny one hit on the game one for two here had a single up the middle not a long fly ball deep center field second at bat gussets in gets behind the count now to a no on his ninety six pitch called strike at the knees on cooke two balls one strike one out a patient hitter here to look for him to stay back on the ball that ball is filed off down the first baseline  michael has many stolen bases and is a nine hitter he is also capable of getting into a ball and taking it out of the park let's see if he's patient enough to really s liam burke walking into the bullpen do expect that he'll take the hill coming out here at westwood does not score here in the bottom the seven looked really embark to get back on them on the mound or take over the mountains from danny howard even into the extra innings if we go that route leaves it up to three balls no strikes a ball low called for strike three balls one strike could take there from michael you don't want to offer it that three balls one strike good hitters count right here he's got off or something in  and michael takes a red ball popped up shortstop calls for van cleef under it puts it away for the third out we go to extra innings here top of the eighth ties scored two two all right here to start the top of the eight liam burke comes on to pitch for danny howard who goes seven strong giving up just three hits two runs one earned with nine strikeouts two bases on cooper their best hitter on the action still lowball one warming up now in the bullpen for ashland miles to sunny there number two picture hard throwing a left hander very different style than interesting to see if we see him start the bottom of the eighth inning or if they start gusts and bring to sonny and if needed the embargo three pitches here all three off the plate that ball down low alan ball actually hit cooper would have been ball for anyway action with the lead off runner here in the top of the eighth inning some additional action now starring in the west would bullpen been shiel quickly getting as gear together to get loose liam throws three straight balls and then plonks cooper let's see if we can settle in and get the pitchers best friend here with a double play ball might look here for the sacrifice bunt although one of the better pitch in there for called strike right fielder number ten shelling at the plate takes a letter high fastball for a strike with a throw over cooper dives back in safely shelling did not look like he was attempting any sacrifice bunt the great pitch from burke pulled the string had shelling away from that one way ahead in the count now no balls two strikes let's settle in here swing a miss for a strike three come back with a hard fast ball there away got shelling to chase it for the first out of the inning cooper remains at first base down down the count now want to know but bases clear back to the wind up and miles to sign he continues to warm up in the action bowl time coach from the mystic and i believe that to get to the state championship game last year liam did that very same thing in one of the games where he gave up a first batter hit by pitch and then proceeded to pick him off at first base i'd have to check the record books but i'm going to trust your memory on that coach burke with a good move to first base anyway seems to like to work himself into a pressure situation here why is that better there on four pitches this brings the pitcher gustafson to the plate go ahead run now in first base to down hard with a nice off speed pitch there down and into a pitch to hit way in a countdown no balls to strikes got a whole lot of options you can work with here all right welcome back to rust downfield here in the bottom of the eighth inning side it's two westwood will bring the top of the author to face gustafson who is now on for his eighth inning of work gustafson has been effective he's mixed well and kept westwood batters off balance and he starts again with a called first pitch strike gusts and as you said changing speeds throws that slow fastball and throws the even slower curve job keeping the ball around the plate making less would put it in play off balance that ball suggests missing outside gustus and again shows his displeasure walking around the mound a little bird trying to do whatever he can here to get on base at the wedding run on base pitch up high in the leadoff runner on for westwood ellenberg doing what he does best he does have some nice variation is moving he has had runners off balance and he just come into the game here is a pinch runner again another throw over that was around hog day here that was more the a move right there and showed him to be the first time try to come with the a move and he not trying to do too much with his lead he's going to wait for joe to get this bun down i guarantee you you're going to see joe get a good bun and put it right from the plate and get andy to second base the third baseman porter playing in on this three or four feet from a third base joe square's puts down a bunt down the third base side nice bunt down to puerto porter throws on to  you know the next four guys each one of them wants to get that game winning r b i to preserve the perfect season baffert senior leader no pressure with this guy they're going to walk i'm going to walk bamford create the force ball hard each time up i'll take this runners take their lead and a good lead from second base pitch down there for the first pitch strike called strike on go that's great patience there by god that is again the pitch that the west would hitters have been lunging at all game long very nice job by piece behind the plate body and that ball up keeping the runner from getting third base it's the nice job on the rush to ball one strike pitch not a godly that's his pitch pitch also down low three and one all right is that his pitch right here you pick when you zone it up you get what you want you drive it already looking to stay back drive this ball here infield was playing up the middle big hole between short and third and first and second driven deep way back when he back that  sending was what home and a perfect season twenty you know when you think about that coach i'll take that every day coach that is a great way for a senior to end his regular season so proud of these boys twenty you know that was that pitch it was a three one pitch gustus and came at him with his fastball left it out over the plate as we said going into this brenda to hit the ball hard three straight times and again hit a rocket again only question was whether that was going to stay fair not there was no question whether that was going to be deep enough and with that was what goes home wins in the eighth inning in a walk off by branding got a five to two once again thanks for watching this has been west cats t v i'm rob god with my partner paul baffert after a tremendous eight inning affair westwood pulls it out with a five to two victory on a walk off three run homer by brendan goddy to preserve a perfect one you know season coach we've watched these boys for a long time a lot of fun been a lot of fun we'll see how it goes for starting next next week we'll find out on monday they'll be the number one seed in the deed to south playoffs and we'll see who there  who they play likely to play a week from tomorrow so they'll get about an eight day break here play the the sixteen or seventeen c looks like they'll be seventeen teams in the playoffs and the two south so it'll be great it'll be great to watch and we got at least one more game to go with these boys it's been a terrific twenty you know season to date is a heck of a way to end it for what you think on the super eight conversation you know it's off with us for strength the schedule working against them a little bit we didn't really play anybody up in the one levels but i guess you know the only undefeated team in the state you figure they've got to be in the conversation and i think they are i think that you hit the nail on the head there i do think that they they've got some quality starters and they're looking for that they've got to have quality starters and go nine innings we haven't had to play nine it's been seven in the l the real question mark and i think it's a tough one for the committee to overcome is is the strength of schedule you're going to have a lot of teams that are out there at fifteen and five or sixteen and four that west would have to overcome and those teams have played a much harder schedule when you look at the strength  schedule so it'll be interesting still seeing the celebration going on the west would dugout trust me folks they are enjoying the fact that they beat ashland two and i beat them in a walk off fashion so either way i will take whatever happens here i do expect them to be in the d two south though i'd be surprised to make it in the super eight but it's been a great honor for them at least to be in that conversation as you said the only team in massachusetts that is still undefeated that's it from russ downfield thank you everybody for watching and we hope to see you again  in and around the state playoffs wherever the boys are the later