International Baseball Showdown – Game 2 – Team Australia v Hanwha Eagles

International Baseball Showdown – Game 2 – Team Australia v Hanwha Eagles
Live from Melbourne Ballpark
Production by Sportscast Australia

Hey [Applause] back here at noin ballpark as we get set for game number two of this international baseball Showdown team Australia and the Hanah Eagles Michael Dixon Ed Wyatt the rest of our Sports cast Australia crew Ed you and I had been talking about this event for months

And when you hype it up like we did you just hope it delivers in last night’s shattered expectations yeah I thought it was great we had saw some really great play some moments of Brilliance good pitching good hitting obviously the teams coming at it from a different perspective team Australia coming

Together uh as a whole Hano Eagles of course doing their uh pre-season their spring training but uh yeah it was a great night great crowd two one win to Hanah but a really entertaining game well make no mistake when you schedule these games in your team Australia

You’re here to win so no matter what we talk about the crowd the event for the Aussies it’s all about the baseball on the field and so they want to come away with a split yeah exactly right it’s far from a meaningless game and I think you’ll see a uh little bit different

Team Australia tonight a little more purpose a little more desperation which should make for a really fun game number two well he’s Ed Wyatt I’m Michael Dixon the rest of our Sports cast Australia crew and oh by the way the third member of our crew Eric balard standing by with

More from Team Australia thanks guys I’m down here with darl George darl last night I mean you played a lot of games in this ballpark can you kind of describe the atmosphere and what was going Honor on here last night uh it was awesome man packed crowd um Hometown so

It was it was sick man great Vibes man it was it was really cool like before the game you know we were standing in the Dugout you come to me you’re like man this is really cool man like uh and and did the whole team kind of get that

Vibe last night yeah definitely a lot of familiar faces um like for the first time in a long time uh everyone got to have their family here um guys that normally don’t get that opportunity CU we’re playing overseas it was it was really cool yeah so how many times have

You played a game in this Stadium do you reckon in your career probably what a couple hundred times a couple hundred times yeah Aces locally at WBY Sunshine Port Melbourne just um this side of town yeah this side of town out in the west so and how many times have you worn I’m

Not counting abl All-Star games here with the senior Men’s National Team wearing this green and gold get up here at this ballpark a couple times too yeah so it’s it’s cool last night was definitely the Pinnacle of of all those experiences it was it was awesome and

What does it mean to you to get to play in front of your hometown fans wearing the green and gold ah it’s everything yeah it’s everything um you think about how you grew up 10 minutes from the field and getting to see a lot of the

The guys you grew up with come down to the game and get to see you play and um yeah it’s just awesome man just awesome and uh just before we go back to the guys I wanted to ask you about that last at bat at the World Baseball Classic and

I know I’m not even worried about the outcome of the at bat it was when you walked out there they announced your name all those Japanese fans got up and they were cheering for you for team Australia and you were smiling the whole at back can you walk me through that at

Bat and what was going through your head during that time uh just I don’t know man I just felt at PACE and just felt happy from within I couldn’t um I couldn’t bottle it up so it just kind of just kind of came out um yeah it’s just

Vindicating for all the effort that we put in um away from the field uh to get to get there and and get the recognition that um you know you don’t often get as an Australian baseball player it was awesome it was awesome and just it keeps you going and and is incredibly

Motivating any adjustments for today um just uh get a good pitch to hit and I’ll just drive it we like it darl George uh back to you guys thanks so much Eric pleasure to work with you last night and again here this afternoon and for me and

You Ed watching Daryl George with the Melbourne Aces how cool was it to watch him in the green and gold for team Australia here in Melbourne last night yeah it was a lot of fun uh crowd of course going crazy even some of the Hana Eagles personel telling me they love

Watching Daryl play so always entertaining and you’re right to have him in that green and gold is extra special well game two of this International Showdown upcoming the Hano Eagles and team Australia for Ed Wyatt the rest of our Sports cast Australia crew thrilled to be with you we’ve got

The anthems the lineups and the first pitch Next and a look above murn ballpark as we get set for game two of this International Showdown the Hano Eagles and team Australia Michael Dixon Ed Wyatt Eric balar the rest of our Sports cast Australia crew as these teams get introduced one final time on a sunny

Sunday in Altona and quickly what a moment it was for both teams last night what a moment it was for baseball in Victoria and baseball in Australia as well yeah it was a great night big crowd wellplayed game entertaining game and uh it’s great to uh see both teams back

Ready to go again different conditions a little hotter not as much wind so that’s going to let’s see what that has to do in terms of The Hitting and pitching well keep in mind again yesterday it was team Australia the home team the Aussies will be the road team here in game two

With Hanah the home team in game number two we’ve got both anthems and then after that the lineups and the first pitch this is the international Showdown right here on baseball Plus Australians all let us rejoice for we aree with golden our Home beauty R and Bre in hisory face let every saint of Australia strength and let us sing Austr [Applause] well the anthems are finished and we are ready for the second game of this International Showdown with Team Australia and the Han Eagles tossing balls up into the crowd and uh putting a cap on what has been an outstanding weekend for Australian baseball for Korean baseball

For Victorian baseball I mean you can go down the list for how important these two games have been and how much fun this experience has been all together well Ed we get set for game two and yesterday for the Australians let’s talk about the actual baseball on the field

There were plenty of chances middle Innings later Innings stranded 11 Runners on base so they were right there lost at 2 to one and we talked about it off the top but you know for a fact that game two means a lot to the guys wearing

That green and gold and they want to come away from this showdown with a split yeah absolutely and the other thing you mentioned uh very astutely yesterday Michael is the fact that the uh heno Eagles were changing pitchers every inning because this is their spring training so they you know the

Aces hitters really didn’t have a chance to establish themselves against one hitter but a pitcher before another one came in so I think they’ll probably do the same thing although we did hear that the starter tonight Felix paa could possibly go to so we’ll just have to

Keep in eye on that but it is a very difficult proposition well here’s a look at some of the pregame festivities that’s the Korean console General I believe throwing that out and there’s Ace Ace that needed his Moment In The Sun It’s like a happier ending to the

Randy Johnson spring training Bird video where uh you get to see Ace run across after that first pitch but uh it’s it’s been an awesome event for everybody involved and been great uh oh by the way you get to watch a guy in Felix Peña who pitched six years in the big leagues

Yeah absolutely right going to be uh fascinating to keep and here’s the Australian lineup Michael Yeah Tim Canal back in the leadoff spot looks pretty similar to what we saw yesterday Whitefield wind grve George Hall Wade boari 1 through S there is a change Jordan McCardell who was a late addition

To the roster he checks in as the D batting eighth here to this afternoon so uh no Perkins in game two at least in a starting capacity mcardell checks in Jared Dale the second baseman rounds out the starting nine and Sam Holland we knew there was a pretty good chance that

We’d see Holland yesterday in a tight game they ultimately didn’t use him so that means Sam Holland will throw a few Innings here this afternoon this means so much to the guys for team Australia it means a lot to the guys for hanw because they’re trying to get back uh on

The right track as an organization as a franchise it’s been a rough go for the last 15 years but guys like Felix Peña are at the top of an outstanding pitching rotation that they hope only gets better and defensively behind Pena they line up quite a bit different than

They did last night yeah they do indeed we’ve SE some uh we’ll go from left to right in the Outfield Li young is in left leenan in center and Jonathan Peraza who played a pretty good center field yesterday he moves to right the Superstar Roi Juan is at third again the

Change is in the middle shortstop lead dun and Kim tun at second that’s a new combination there Kim in Juan the only guy who played the entire game for hanai yesterday stays at first and Lee J Juan who was the DH yesterday moves behind the plate well let’s get this game

Number two underway Tim canelli strides to the plate against Felix Peña 70 and 75 with the 4190 already over a long long professional career that has included six years in Major League Baseball and this his third season with the hanw Eagles fascinating guy that’s for sure when you looked through his

History World Series ring with the Cubs didn’t pitch but was on the roster so did get a ring so he’s legit no doubt about it the first pitch fouled back by Tim canelli and we’re underway 102 the first pitch time on a glorious Sunday here in Altona he is

About 23 right now Michael expected high of about 25 depending how long this game goes canelli one for three with a walk in a sacrifice spunt yesterday and behind here nothing and two will pñ up with hanoa has pitched a lot over the last couple of years 45 starts 6 16 and 15

With a 364 e 219 strikeouts 245 Innings so he’ll pitch more so to contact not a huge strikeout guy but ah Hadad nothing and two on the alltime a great Tim canelli cool and he takes high and tight canelli yesterday leading things off at the bottom of the first fell behind

Early in the count and came back to walk in his first play appearance last night andw won that game two to one this time with a check swing no appeal two balls two strikes umpiring crew this afternoon Ryan harder behind the plate Casey cook at first Ben Nash is at

Second Jeff dun friend of the broadcast over at third two and two and a ground ball foul look out wake up call Logan Wade over there but I think that’s Dave Nelson he didn’t even move no he didn’t bat an i that Ball’s just going to bounce off dingo let’s be

Honest one of the biggest humans you’ve ever met can see why such a power hitter Pia to canelli beginning game two with this showdown and well struck left field keyi back thanes the catch the wind is fighting any ball out to left this afternoon with it being a day game

You and I saw a lot more uh Power and it felt like a lot more run scored in Day game at this ballpark throughout the aces season of course warmer the sun is out so the ball’s going to carry a little bit more but still I don’t think

Today is that necessarily a day for power hitting just based on the conditions that we’ve seen throughout the year and what we’ve seen here at MVP first pitch to Aaron Whitefield tries a bunt Here Comes row beand grab throw to first in time what a play what an

Outstanding grab from roow who had a couple of great plays at third in last night’s game and ch there with a but from Whitefield and he can fly but roow makes no mistake two down we’ve been talking about this guy we’ve seen him play once this is a second time we’ve

Seen him play he just continues to impress bare hands and fires against as you mentioned one of the faster guys in the field this guy is a superstar he is going to be fun to watch in the next few years but again uh talking about the power hitting it just when the wind’s

Blowing in no matter what it just doesn’t feel like you’re going to see much of it her pitch and wind takes outside yeah I was down on the field at the beginning of the game and there was not much wind at all it seems to have

Picked up a little bit Michael but I do agree with you that H the outside corner on wind grve who’s not in agreement well Pena two up two down for the six-year big leager and you had mentioned the 2016 World Championship ring that he owns as a member of the 40-man roster for

The curse breaking Chicago Cubs World Series what a great moment even if you weren’t a Cubs fan you had to just appreciate that moment in that game seven the roller coaster ride that was swinging a Miss on the elevated pitch to wind grve you had the Raj Davis

Game tying home run off of a rald this Chapman that sent Cleveland into a frenzy and then easy to forget about the weather delay in that game seven so it just went on and on and until the Cubs want an extra innings fast ball high from Peña two

Balls and two strikes so as a member of the 40-man roster he got a World Series ring though he did not appear in a postseason game still that is quite the addition to his collection and a ground ball shot back up the middle diving stop from Lee recovers and a

Throw to first not in time RX and windro beats it out not a guy who beats out a ton of infield singles but but he was able to just stretch that out he gets the benefit of the doubt from Casey cook the first base umpire and the inning continues for darl

George yeah you’re right about rickon not exactly the fleetest the foot but hard hit ball good play from Kim but just because he had to go so far to his Right or his left I should say and it looked like he beat it up the sh was on so my apologies obviously that was the short stop lee not the second baseman Kim first pitch to Daryl takes a fast ball called strike number one up in the zone well Daryl one

For three with a walk yesterday we were all hoping he would come through with that huge moment the Bas is loaded in front of the home fans in the seventh inning unfortunately rolled into the double play but all miles for Daryl as he gets to Dawn the green and gold in

Front of the home fans and this ballpark where he’s played so many games over the years you heard him talk to the third member of our crew Eric balar in the pregame about playing he doesn’t even know a couple of hundred games at this ballpark over the years and now he gets

To add team Australia o and two with two outs and a man at first and he fouls this back Daryl on 39 Aces home runs finished the regular season and a tie at top the alltime aces home run leader boorn with Brad Haron who also hit 39 much earlier in the

Franchise’s history but DG gets the face off against the former big leager and these are the kind of moments that you know Australian guys won’t be phased by at all facing a guy like Peña but with the experience they had in last year’s WBC 02 swing and a miss

That is filthy and the dirton Peña as advertised in the top of the first no runs two out single one left and paa Strikes Out DG to end the top of the first inning we had to the bottom half it is team Australia nothing and Hanah coming up

Well this game wouldn’t be possible of course without the uh help from the Victorian government and part of that of course is getting people to come to melbour and enjoy it in the Beating Heart Of The Culinary scene Michael is dining in Melbourne obviously pursuit of creativity quality and Innovation make

It something special take a gastronomic journey down the city’s numerous eat streets joining diners from near and far as they Relish in unexpected combinations of culinary Delights created by inventive chefs and I know from your time here Michael you’ve experienced a lot of this coffee and a

Lot of this good food you know I’ve had some uh very good coffee made by the different cafes and shops around the city but I’ve also had some very good homemade coffee with those really nice coffee machines and beans yeah I’m sure Sam Holland has had his fair share

Of coffee through the years and the right-hander takes the mound in the bottom of the first no score in game two of this two game International showdown between the Han Eagles of the mighty kbo and team Australia playing in Melbourne for the first time since 2017 Legion Yan will

Lead things off for the Eagles center fielder 0 for three with a strike out in yesterday’s game big body stepping to the plate and Sam Holland and his professional career 30 and 12 with a 304 429 innings for Holland over his pro career 381 strikeouts but not

Necessarily a starter in fact I think a lot of us were surprised to see Holland get the nod in a starting capacity and the side armor deals a first pitch home nice play made by Wade and a good Scoop from windro so one pitch one out in the

Bottom of the first but you’ve seen Sam Holland so many times throughout the years more often than not though in the seventh eighth and Ninth Innings not so much in the first inning yeah I must admit when I came in and you handed me the lineup and I said who’s on the mound

You said Sam Holland I was one of those people that was a little bit surprised but look his experience absolutely uh belies the fact that he hasn’t started that much he should be fine off to a good start there here’s paza big hitter they had a couple of base hits yesterday and they

Weren’t the sharpest contact but gives you an idea of his power and ability to fight off some tough pitches and just muscle couple of hits to the Outfield also made a very nice catch in straightaway center right underneath the 370 Mark he fouls this back nothing and two pazza in

Yesterday’s game was uh the center fielder he’s actually the right fielder here in game two and he was one of the many hanwa players who only featured in five or six Innings customary spring training games for teams in the kbo and the mpb Major League Baseball and this playable for Daryl

George that makes the catch tricky in that that sun you can see at the end a little bit of a Flinch there from Daryl but makes the play two down well Sam Holland had four relief outings for team Australia in the WBC so the five games that the Aussies played

In Holland featured in four of those and it was not necessarily the plan for him to start game two in fact they were more than willing to use Holland in a high leverage spot yesterday but that moment never came the Australian Bullpen was so good in last

Night’s game they didn’t really have one of those shut down high leverage moments so Holland remained on the Shelf in the bullpen and if he didn’t pitch in yesterday’s game he was going to start game two so pretty much knew they slipped it out towards left field but boyarski there to

Make the catch on a sharply hit ball from Lion key a three up three down for Sam Holland in the bottom of the first we had off now to the second and there is no score from Melbourne ballpark but myself Ed Wyatt thrilled to be joined by Eric balar the third member

Of our broadcast crew and Eric somewhere within this stadium has a very special guest so let’s send it down to Mr balar thanks guys what’s up everyone I’m down here in the grand stands I’m in the what do we call the wag section here I don’t know what you call it we got

Caitlyn Alex Charlotte partners with rickon Jared and Jordan McArdle but I’m talking to Caitlyn Caroll right here Caitlyn your partner Jordan McArdle he uh he got his start today where where were you when you found out he was in the starting lineup well we were in the

Hotel room and I wake up and he’s like I’m DH today and it was just so exciting for him I mean he’s dreamed about this since he was a little kid so to see him achieve that is fantastic and I know everyone at home his family are so

Excited for him so I know everyone will be cheering up in laade really loudly for him well before my next question here I guess baseball uh as a part partner of a player baseball season can be a little intense can it well just when you think it’s over I mean we

Thought our season was done when they won the championship which was so amazing and then on Monday I get a phone call at work and John’s like we’re going to Melvin this weekend so it was really exciting so but it is a long 12 to 14

Weeks I mean we in the media and the fans like to think yeah you dream of putting on the green and gold but you get to you know do everyday life with Jordan mcardell is that actually something that players actually do talk about dream about aspire to

If you ask Jordan what’s the one thing he wanted to do in his baseball career it’ll be to play for team Australia so it’s one of the highlights I think of his like alltime life so it really is his dream so it’s amazing to watch it

All come together now you are a South Australian softball Superstar and you had games on this weekend but you’re down here watching Jordan play was it ever a discussion about would you be com in or not for these games well unfortunately I’m injured so if I was

Playing I would have just flown in late but we were very lucky Michael girls got the win on Friday so I was very excited for them so yeah I would have just flown in late and then come over so and we’ll get back to you guys in just a second as

Alex Hall is up to bat here but what do you think this means I mean you’re part of the South Australian softball baseball community so Jordan’s a great representative of that local Grassroots player coming up what do you think this means to even the community to see a

Player like them get a chance like this at home I I mean uh Jordan is great with the younger kids so I know for them to see someone that they watch every weekend play for Australia they’re like I can do that if he can do that I can do

It so yeah Caitlin Caitlyn Carol thank you very much for your time we’ll head it back to you guys so you can call this Alex Hall home run sounds like a prediction two balls in one strike to him beginning the second inning tough gig sitting the stands talking fans in the

Sun what a gorgeous day it is here in Altona have a new pitcher by the way we SOA only did go one inning we were holding out that he might go two just to keep our scorebook a little less messy but Lee chungu is in now left-hander

Number 19 he’s a 29y old in his seventh year with the Eagles behind here three and one and he takes hi as Hall lead off walk here in the second so that was a theme for Han yesterday and understandable these guys pitching in a live game situation for

The first time in a while and so the command was an issue you heard Dave Nelson talk about that from the Australian side and uh never really did clean it up much until the very end when the closer shut things down Leman woo three up three down in that ninth inning well

The thing we talk about how hard it is to adjust to all these different pitchers it’s also not that easy to come in and just pitch one inning and then get out because sometimes it takes a little while we saw with Aon yesterday couple Innings get yourself going they

Don’t have the opportunity you’re just in you’re pitching one inning and you’re gone not that easy it’s an adjustment too for the Australian hitters trying to get amped up and and trying to figure guys out and you just you’re throwing a new arm a new wrench in in uh feels like every inning

And the one one late swing and Wade spoils and foul off to the right hand side not quite the same crowd here today which is understandable but also you uh have what is an outstanding crowd for a Sunday Day game on balance yeah it’s as big a Sunday crowd as I’ve seen here

One and two middle infield a double play dab and he takes called strike number three on a fast ball up in the zone so Le Chong ho at the strike out that he needed and he follows up the leadoff walk so one-on-one out here comes oric boari how about

That I saw him before the game he watched that strike out there I said you okay after that tumble over the fence he said yeah I’m fine made a great catch yesterday falling over the left field fence you talked about nine pitchers for hand yesterday the only no hitter I’ve ever seen was

Actually a spring training no hitter and uh the LA Angels no hit the Seattle Mariners using nine pitchers at their complex in T it was uh yeah the Angels were the whole team got and it was capped off everything led to a postgame concert from Gavin de gr I don’t know if you

Know who Gavin de is I’m not sure I do you know the song Chariot I don’t know maybe never maybe he didn’t come over here and no it’s it’s more don’t think I Know It singer songer cross cultural problem kind of cut with the same cloth

As like the Fry bands like that all right yes sort of that mid 2000s pop anyways yeah Gavin degra played a concert on the field and that was after I saw my beloved Mariners get no hit by nine pitchers in a spring training game nice two and

One there goes the runner swing in a Miss throw down to Second not in time Hall got an outstanding jump and a stolen piece the second in this showdown for Australia Whitefield had the other last night a runner into scoring position and the Aussies with a Chance perhaps to

Take their first lead of this two game series so much for your theory of not being able to get a good jump from first well we didn’t slip transitioning from the dirt to the turf that I I feel like we’ve seen a lot this year I agree I’m just giving you a bad

Tone two and two and a ground ball outside a third foul how about some of the plays that boari made defensively last night had the sliding catch in the ninth inning had the catch and foul territory where his momentum carried him over the fence down that left field

Line and he also had Australia’s only RBI in last night’s two to one loss it was on that ground out in the second inning fact all three runs in last night’s game came in the first three Innings hanell held on to win 2 to one two two and

Two and now the count full to boyarski with Jordan McCardle awaiting on Deck so how cool is it for McArdle to get that late call with Lin Wells who was supposed to be on this roster but he’s already in Philly’s Camp overseas so roster spot opened up and gets the play

In front of the partner as well yeah as you mentioned how special it is for him p p swing and a miss went off speed back toback strikeouts now for Lee he recovered nicely there didn’t he there’s a henoa Dugout and I know that as much as they’ve enjoyed their time in Melbourne

You get closer and closer to that season beginning they’re ready to move on to okanawa Japan and another look at that pitch always looks like a strike until it’s not so boari 0 for five in this two game Showdown two outs and let’s see if Jordan McCardle can come through with a

Chance to wear the green and gold takes a first pitch fast ball at the knee strike number one a leadoff walk to Alex Hall he is at second base after a stolen base but back-to-back strike outs of Wade and boari gives Lee with the chance to get out of

This Inning on ski and Marda lifts it a long way foul down the left field line two strikes to him the South Australian native and remember of the Adelaide Giants we have seen him hit some monster home runs over the years he’s got 16 home runs his last two seasons so he’s

Been a very dangerous a that two strikes and two outs left on left very close but mardal gets the benefit of the dot I think I see a grin from him outside of that left-handed batters box close take sure was and there’s an extra second from Lee on the

Mound get one more look at it little bit low on outside I agree now one two and that’s taken High two balls two Strikes just a reminder team Australia is the visiting team today this is the top of the second inning Hanah playing the home team today Deuces Wild two and two with two outs swing in a miss and how about that response from Lee after the leadoff walk strikeouts a away boari McCardle he

Works around the game’s first run in scoring position and we go to the bottom of the second scoreless here from Melbourne ballpark but as we’ve discussed at link already add this all possible thanks to the Victorian government and how about some of the coffee and abely well it’s the

Undisputed coffee capital of Australia internationally known for its Cafe culture did you know Michael I think you did know this cuz I said it yesterday it boasts more cafes and restaurants per capita than anywhere in the world you know how many coffees are consumed on a

Daily basis do you remember did you do your home 3 million very good 30 tons 30 tons of coffee beans on a daily basis of course you can stroll through the inner city neighborhoods exploring the culture have a chat with the Baristas who will be very happy to discuss the ins and

Outs of their Beans and Brews and here we are back at Melbourne ballpark for the bottom of the second inning good start to this one much quieter and Tamer crowd it feels like than what we had last night but that’s understandable with Saturday night into Sunday afternoon and Sam Holland back out for

The second inning one two three against Lee Peraza and Lee and the first it’ll be R Kim and Kim that’s Kim tayun and Kim and Juan in the second inning so a good start for Sam Holland and even though he hasn’t been a starter very often in his career he’s looked pretty

Comfortable and his first inning of work here against Dan yeah quick three up and three down to start the first but see what he does here with roshi Juan who uh as we’ve just don’t don’t have enough superlatives to talk about this guy the home run leader last year in the kbo as

Well as the RBI leader even while he missed a month of baseball because of the Asia game so this guy is something special and really privileged to be able to watch him play these two games been been a joy to watch had a walk-off single against Dan McGraw in that tournament last

Year not difficult to see why now that we’ve actually got to see him play he is legit and he’s played a very good defensive third baseman as well couple of hits in a sack fly in last night’s game so they think he might be destined

For the majors we hear a lot of that talk who knows but well he’s only gotten better and better here’s the 1 off the end of the bat right side tough play Dale from second and makes it look easy a little easier to make that with a bounding ball on Turf but

Still once that got past tand you were uh questioning knew that was going of thei knew that was going to happen didn’t you we talk about him talk about it going to be the major Superstar weak grounder the second yep tough game this one commentator’s curse so one out here comes Kim tayun

The second baseman walked in his only plate appearance last night this guy can play any position on the field Michael and he takes a first pitch strike number one seven season Eagles 261 261 hitter four home runs last year career 252 hitter very versatile 26y old behind quickly nothing and two

Holland has retired the first four batters he’s faced he also extremely dangerous Off the Bench great guy to have an a depth roll 02 round ball to third Here Comes DG has to be quick and is right on the money Daryl George making it look easy on a very difficult ground ball

Tucked down on the third base line but five up five down for Sam Holland and here comes Kim in Juan get a look at that again we’ve already seen some beautiful plays in the field just to the first couple Innings blte quietly who’s played a really nice first base in this two- game

Set and that’s rickon wingrove he’s made some very subtle plays that AR necessarily easy but uh he’s been very good defensively and you and I were spoiled watching Greg bird all year he took the words right out of my mouth I literally was going to say those words

But you’re right and wind Grove’s been Sensational one and0 Holland trying to go six up six down to start one ball one strike well Kim in Hanan with couple of strikeouts of walk last night trying to figure out if that was punishment or not he was the only player

Not substituted in last night’s game one1 out straight back yeah we kept obviously you and I can’t read Korean so it’s tough to figure out who the players are with the name on the back of the Jersey but you had uh different numbers and obviously we have the rosters so we

Were able to figure out through the different numbers that the guys coming in and yet 37 just kept coming up and going out to play defensively and here he is yet again in the SP six spot of this afternoon’s batting order if he does not if he plays the entire nine

Today I’m going to find out from our friends at Hana why there’s got to be a reason I think that most recent foul ball might have knocked the camera a little crooked one and two and Holland deals and the air out to left down for a base hit two out single for

Kim and the first H first base runner for Hanah in game two the inning continues for Lee J Juan a catch room we did not see in last night’s game we didn’t see him on the field obviously we did see him as the DH but he certainly wasn’t on the field yes

That is true yes tonight he goes behind the plate up to the seventh spot just missed with that one a one free agent signing we talked about this yesterday to bolster catching depth with SK from 2006 to 2020 the Landers of SSG the last three years 1 inside that backs him off the

Plate two balls and no strikes so the wyverns SK wyverns became SSG Landers what is a wyver it’s a I think believe it’s a bird maybe or a dragon it’s something mythical I believe I believe I’ll have to look that up in the air left field boyarski has it

Measured and no problems for Sam Holland in the second two out single one man left we go to the third and we have another interview with Eric balar and I believe he’s in the Dugout with Josh guy Eric all yours down here in the best seats in the House

In the bullpen with Josh guire Josh uh it was an awesome pitching effort from the from the bullpen the whole team staff last night again tonight and it seems to always be the case when team Australia plays it’s just a mob mentality with that with that Bullpen the whole pitching staff what’s the

Approach of the pitching staff when you come to a tournament for team Australia or games like this I think the aim is just to give as many different looks as possible it’s um obviously we’ve got got a a lot of really really good arms um in the squad and you know keeping everyone

Fresh and giving the team different looks so they can’t get used to anybody um is the way to go for our uh our strategy for tournament play and then how do you go about even changing rules I mean you yourself right sometimes you start sometimes you you come out in

Relief how do people adjust in these big tournament style plays yeah I guess it’s all about just being prepared for anything and um adapting you know what your process is obviously there’s a lot of open communication with Benny about um you know expect and things like that

And when you get into a situation like this you know just put in the work and make sure that you’re ready when your name’s called I mean he always says that right like everybody be ready at every pitch every moment of all time is that just something he says or are you

Literally ready at every moment every pitch at all times yeah no legitimately ready uh at for any pitch at any time you know we um obviously wait for the phone call down to the ballpen but you know we’re up here from the first inning because you know we don’t know whether

The starter is going to go you know one hitter or or five innings so always ready and what has this week being like for you can you tell us about sort of the experience you know how trainings do you go to trainings do you like what

Walk me through the last four days uh yeah so got into Melbourne had a training session that night uh trained the next day and um you know obviously now we’re here so um you know we just try and utilize the time we have to bond

As quickly as we can and you know get back to playe uh for team Australia so thanks Josh I’ll let you uh grab your glove and get ready for a home run that’s probably going to go right over this fence here easy thank you back to you guys thank you

Eric we go to the third new pitcher for Hanah and that feels like something that you and I could go ahead and record and they just play it at the beginning of every inning because this is now the 12th inning of this showdown in the 12th different hand pitcher it is the

Venezuelan Ricardo Sanchez facing Jared Dale Tim canelli and Aaron Whitefield no scores we go to the third I know we’ve done a research on him he is a very interesting backstory Ricardo Sanchez he’s been around a lot and this his second year with Hanah former major leager with the St Louis Cardinals for

Three appearances in 2020 so that covid shortened season with no fans in the stands but still he got to the highest level he signed with the Angels back in 2013 he was traded to Atlanta in 2015 then traded to Seattle in 2018 claimed off way by the Cardinals in 2020

Promoted to the big leagues on August 15th made his debut on August 17th against the Chicago Cubs and then resigned with St Louis in 2021 missed the entire year with an injury released in March of 2022 signed by the Phillies then traded to Detroit then released and

Signed by the white socks and made his hanwa debut last year and pitched well s and eight with a 379 ER and 24 appearances not a guy who’s going to strike a ton of batters out but also has very good command Full Count pitch up coming here to Jared Dale with no score

In the top of the third had an interesting backstory didn’t I think about think about how many wow different sets of gear he’s got from different teams and different equipment bags he has I mean amazing a wyvern is sort of a dragon by the way did check on that SK wyvern’s

Former Korean team ground B is short chest tie grabbed by Lee and a throw across in time they got Dale by a step one out in the top of the third top of the order now coming up canelon Whitefield we’ve seen some very clean defense in this series between both

Teams we have seen some great defense in general in this ballpark throughout the a season not just the aces but the the visiting teams as well and it’s continuing in this series here’s Tim Canal fly the left his first time good pitch cardo Sanchez pitching on a $750,000 Us doll contract this year

That’ll work that’s not a bad little payday just a little bit more than what you and I get for these broadcasts not by much but if you and I went to dinner with Mr Sanchez and he offered to pick up the bill I’d let him

Yeah he’s got a few more zeros than I do one and two with one out no score in the top of the third canelli coming through for a second time very close pitch there but now two balls two strikes talking with some of the hand people

Before the game when they going on about that pitch yesterday that we thought was a strike I thought it was very clearly a strike agreed Logan Wade got the benefit of the doubt ended up walking they clearly remembered that and it’s funny too because Hanah is not really a ton of

Argument for the Hana pitchers or to make because they’re getting ready for an automated Strike Zone 22 High Chopper that’s a fair ball row with a strong throw no it’s a foul ball home playay umpire Ryan harder came out to make that call so false start two balls two strikes one out base is clear in the third and we get another look at

This it was a tricky one it looked Fair as you PA was but we’re not there he’s right on [Applause] it still two and two and the pitch outside three balls two strikes to Tim canelli another good at bat from TK really good eye and he walks ball four that’s a

Great at bat second walk Allowed by Hanah this afternoon it was Lee chungho in the second who walked Hall to begin things and then struck out Wade boari and McCardell in order to end that inning but one out free pass here to TK you got

Some good uh speed on the base paths Tim canell one of the co- captains of this team along with war Southold and a first pitch strike one on the inside corner to Aaron Whitefield Whitey is 0 for one very nice play made by row when Whitefield tried to bun himself aboard of the

First but this time he lines went into Center canelli to second two-on one out here comes rickon windr that’s more like it if you’re a team Australia fan good spot for windro here austral so windro steps in two onone out no score in the top of the

Third yeah the first pit pitch to him is low and as fun as this weekend has been I do think a lot of the fans here are waiting for something to really get excited about and Australia just hasn’t had that moment at least not at the plate

Yet big swing windr was trying to give something for them to cheer about there exactly no you’re absolutely right it has been a incredibly very well played games but you’re right there hasn’t been that big moment that big home run that big uh basis clearing hit 1

One it is low two balls in a strike great story about Rick and wind grve and his family from Newcastle how uh baseball Centric it has been and yes basically had no other option than to play baseball as a kid because that’s what his entire family did his father his grandfather

2-1 and low to him three balls and one strike and he played in uh handful of years ago a division six team there in Newcastle with six family there were six wind Groves in the lineup they won the championship went undefeated that year 3-1 well outside

They’re loaded up for Daryl George so we get another chance for DG with the bases full here we go Sanchez in a little bit of a jam here now here comes a visit yeah first one we’ve seen Daryl George with the bases full in the seventh inning last

Night trying to provide that huge moment got a chance to give Australia its first lead at this showcase this afternoon bases full one out top of the third and DG stepping to the plate [Applause] George struck out swinging in the first canelli at third Whitefield at Second Wind grve at first Sanchez in

Trouble strike one to the inside corner darl that like the call that’s a good pitch to come back with a lot of fans out their phones out videoing this Daryl George opportunity 1-1 fouled it back tough fast ball there in on the hands and seems like Sanchez

Who’s gone back to the wind with the bases full of course doesn’t have to worry about keeping the base runners true working quickly throwing some heat too one two ground ball to short and through the legs of Lee this will give Australia its first lead two run score and darl George

Delivers put the ball in play good things happen Australia leads it two nothing in the third well get a look at that Lee in tonight in place of haju who played last night and just kind of let that ball get underneath andral nice break for team Australia

Here it is little breaking ball from Sanchez George reaches out pushes it scores a couple of runs goes down as a base hit for darl George do it really wow so two RBI for DG in front of the home crowd 1 oh inside two balls and no Strikes important to remember too there’s no real official stat keeping in this two gam set so this isn’t going to ruin somebody’s career a hit feel good story right exactly right Australia looking on with it first lead ground ball off the mound this could be two quick turn throw to first

463 it goes and the inning comes to an end but not before Daryl George comes through with a two-run single that’s what we’ll call it and Australia takes a two nothing lead into the bottom of the third here’s another look good piece of hitting by DG puts the ball in play with

A breaking ball over the outside part of the plate got through the legs of Lee scores a couple a on Whitefield right behind Tim canelli and for the first time in this two game showcase team Australia has a lead so we go to the bottom of the third two nothing favor of the

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Been there that’s a beautiful spot alongside award-winning restaurants and local produce stores combine this with art galleries manicured Gardens geothermal Springs and some really nice golf courses for relaxing and indulgent experience the Mornington Peninsula you had me at golf courses a beautiful down there it’s magnificent well team Australia with a

Two nothing lead we go to the bottom of the third inning Dave Nelson Jim Bennett looking on Jim Bennett is not Australian but he is it he is on the Australian coaching staff in fact I’ve seen Jim a lot over the years in the American Association his son TJ Bennett as well

Who came out here to play yeah some Orange County originally pitched in the miners for many years also pitched in Italy in Florence I believe if you’re going to pitch in Europe Fen is a great place to do it let me tell maybe maybe they’re looking for a broadcast duo we

Can go out there I like it good thinking so a third inning for Sam Holland look [Applause] great Le do Yun Short Stop takes low for ball one L for one yesterday one of those Eagles who played the second half of the game one pitch in the air slicing Drive left

Center boy Yi Whitefield come together and there’s a look at that speed from Aaron Whitefield he covers so much ground and he makes that look easy for that number one yeah if you haven’t watched the aces at all this year the Melbourne Aces that is the kind of

Routine play that Aaron Whitefield can make he’s just incredible athlete good speed great instincts gets a good jump so much fun to watch in center field this year Michael we just had a blast watching Whitey play that position first pitch and it’s lowed away to Choy

J Hoon oh for three with a strike out in yesterday’s game dhing batting ninth here this afternoon Australia with a two- nothing lead through a two-run single from Daryl George 1 called to strike over the inside corner one and one Legion Yan looms out deck so Hena getting ready to turn over the

Lineup card big swing of the miss good breaking ball there from Holland who’s looked great it’s one and two talked about how good Steve Kent looked yesterday Holland looking equally as impressive here this afternoon how about Holland even though he’s not a big strikeout guy still a high leverage

Reliever and he’s a guy with with Brisbane who is 18 and5 in 122 career appearances five losses in 122 Al games yeah that’s something special that is impressive to say the least two and two and it’s lifted foul the other way also Eric balard told us a great story

About Sam Holland and how interesting the dynamic is in the a where you have a lot of guys who this is their Major League Baseball they are Australian natives they play baseball year round but getting to play in the abl is the biggest thing for them yeah and you have

Players who come over from whether it’s the USA or Japan Korea 2 two oh called strike three there’s his first strike out so he’s retired eight of nine only the two out single to Kim in Juan in the second Here Comes Le Jen Yan for the second second time Aussie’s up two

Nothing two outs nobody on here in the bottom of the third but when you have those Imports Who come out here and maybe for the guys who aren’t part of Major League organizations they look at it as a vacation for the guys who are part of Big League organizations or part

Of mpb teams kbo teams whoever it might be it’s a guy like Sam Holland oh and this is right back to him pinballs over to Daryl George and George tough throw not in time that would have been one of the most out standing plays we’ve seen that’s a tough luck single to give

Up to leenan and he’s got the second hit for Hanah Holland saying he’s all right but we’ll see that I’m sure here momentarily I’ll finish the story on Sam Holland yeah that’s just pure bad luck really ground ball I’m sure that Logan Wade up the middle would have had that

In behind second and instead the inning continues for Jonathan pazza two outs runner at first two nothing here in the bottom of the third and Holland deals first pitch low per laza popped out to Gerald George and the first another the look on the ground ball right back up the box of liner

Right it Holland off his ankle essentially George with pretty astounding that he even had a chance to make great but just to finish that note so when the Imports get to Brisbane they don’t even train for the first day or two in fact guys like Sam Holland take

Him around so they can learn the city that they’re going to play for right they’re going to learn what brisbane’s all about here’s a sharp ground ball but gobbled by Dale and they go the short way to end the third so job well done by Holland a assuming that’s probably the

End for him after uh three Innings of work and that’s how you build the culture like they have in Brisbane you get the guys who are not from Australia to learn who it is they’re playing for what city they’re playing in and that’s why the bandits have been so successful

Holland at the core of that two nothing we go to the fourth here from melbour ballpark we’re talking about uh introducing people to the region let me introduce you to dalesford in the Macedon ranges region home to Australia largest concentration of natural Mineral Springs but also it’s got world class

Day Spa and well-being centers award-winning restaurants serving local food and wine Serene villages to explore it’s the ideal place for Indulgence relaxation Rejuvenation Kinton trenum dalesford unbelievably beautiful regions and really pretty close hour and a half or so from Melbourne headed to the top of the fourth

Inning and do you want to say it or would you like me to say it Michael I’ll say it we’ve got a new pitcher for the hanell Eagles I didn’t know where you were going with for a second then I then I got it kimen coming on and another good example of this

Being spring training baseball with opportunity to look at the new reliever coming in straight down the line that’s uh number 72 Parks young men the pitching coach for these Han Eagles so just making sure everything’s all right from behind the mound before the new righty takes over so we there’s a little story

Here on Kim suu hun my friend 19-year-old drafted number one last year had a little issue in spring training Michael few social media posts got him in a little bit of trouble was suspended from spring training last year has some control issues on the mound maybe off the field as well but

Has some uh real potential they really like this guy well and and give him credit too I mean he owned up to it yeah 100% and uh he could have very easily hidden behind sort of the anonymity of the post that leaked out but he didn’t

He said no that’s my fault I was frustrated and uh he apologized for what was a mistake and so his professional career got out to a very difficult and unique start that’s Wade gr grounding to Second pretty easy play for Kim tayun one away and as a

Result last year just didn’t really go according to plan you had mentioned the first overall pick last year $400,000 signing bonus which the third highest for a rookie in Hana history he actually hit hit over 100 mph in high school but 20 outings last year a 725

ER his form is pretty wild they’re trying to work on those mechanics part of the reason why you saw the pitching coach watch him from behind the mound as he warmed up but you could see there’s that velocity good fastball on the outside corner to boari and the sky

Really is the limit for this kid as you mentioned still just 19 years old boari looking for his first first hit of the series struck out in the second inning and yeah Kim firing in some heat on this appearance miosi fouls that one stays alive once again a reminder that

The home team in this one is the Hano Eagles Club from Korea team Australia the visitors today so we’re in the top of the fourth in grounded foul count remains 0 and [Applause] Two by the way one thing I wanted to add for those watching at home if you’ve noticed defensively that hanell has played pretty much straight up no matter the situation and that all the players have been on the infield fi Turf that’s because the same shift rule that Major

League Baseball used last year the kbo is implementing this year oh there’s a broken bat so hanell has to have two players two infielders on each side of second base if you drew an imaginary line from the plate to second we get one more look

At always a shot that you never want to see because you just cringe at the amount of money that might cost a player when you shatter that but also when the pitch is delivered all the infielders have to have their cleats on the infield Turf here at infield dirt

Elsewhere that’s interesting we saw a lot of Shifting in the a this year because there are no restrictions on your ability to shift the kbo along with the pitch clock and the automatic balls and Strikes has the shift rule this year too jari goes down swinging second strike

Out of the afternoon for him and it’s two quick outs for kimoh hin Here Comes Jordan McArdle he was part of that three strikeout backto back run in the second inning from Lee shung so other than Sanchez the uh henah pitchers have been pretty solid here this

Afternoon this is outside ball one top of the fourth two nothing in favor of Team Australia Ed Wy Michael Dixon with you from Melbourne ballpark that’s fouled way one and one beautiful Sunday afternoon about 23 Dees at first pitch currently 24 so beautiful beautiful afternoon there’s Daryl outside corner strike to McArdle

Didn’t like it and one more thing to note too the umpires aren’t watching that shift that is self-imposed hanwell has to learn right and they’ve got to train that way so that’s why they’re doing things the way they’re doing them love that look on Ricks and windro just a great

Look that’s that’s a ball player right there Carl looks at a really close pitch but it’s two and two there you go Michael I want to see you with that look next year when you come back to the aces think they might scrub the pregame camera head if that

Happens two and two swing and a miss that’s a really nice inning from this promising young Korean pitcher and we’ll head to the bottom the fourth score is still two nothing in favor of Team Australia and I believe we also have Eric balar down on the field and

And Eric standing by with today’s starting pitcher Sam Holland all your Eric down here with Sam Holland Sam couple uh zeros on the scoreboard right there uh what was the scouting report for yourself out there tonight uh mate I just stuck to I guess the way that I

Pitch when you got such an awesome Field behind you it kind of plays to my style pitching which is getting the ball on the ground and and letting the fielders do the work makes my job a lot easier man you’re like the ultimate Swiss Army

Nights I I watch you out box score one game and you’re relieving the next one you’re starting is that hard to to switch between the two um my mentality stays the same I I’ve been a reliever traditionally for my most of my career so I just kind of use it as just

Relieving the first inning onwards um you know we’ve got a plan that we’re not going two three times through the order so I’m giving it everything from Pitch one all pitchers are are ready to go now you’re going against a pretty good lineup of big-time professional Korean baseball players including a guy that

Might win the MVP this season uh how is your mentality going against like a pretty Elite caliber of of batters um I more more so just stay focused on myself if I stick to my game plan and execute my pitches the results usually take care of themselves obviously against a good

Team like hanad you miss your pitch by a little bit it can go a long way so you got to be a little bit finer with those pitches but um yeah I just kind of focus on myself to try and get the job done I

Mean what I love about you is we had good chats in Tokyo earlier this year and you you are a big believer and raising the confidence of everybody around you saying that you believe Australia is right on par with everybody else I know you think that’s true 100%

Mate we’re right there and we’re one hit away from winning a game against Japan and you know come November we’re going to be right there to do it all right Sam Holland thank you very much back to you guys thank you very much Eric and B our

Very much a part of this broadcast team really great to have him out and about at Melbourne ballpark new pitcher great story here Michael Dixon War Southold the veteran Perth heat pitcher and Southpole will step in against the team he actually played for and he looks healthy despite what uh

Said they were going to throw some uh curveball South P’s way to try and foul him up this weekend of course they were just joking but played for the handw Eagles back 2019 and 2020 very clearly has a great relationship with the uh staffers and some of the players that he played

With certainly does and he faces Li Y young ke the left fi and then the big gun Ruan and Kim tun here in the bottom of the fourth inning in fact when uh they got here yesterday first time that both teams were on the site and the staffers came

In and they asked me where’s Warick that’s great that’s inside for Bal two and two two nothing lead team Australia bottom beforeand while the home team today for this second game of the series it’s a low now it’s worked to count full three balls two strikes great Buzz around the ball

Ballpark prior to this game 3-2 Pitch hit up in the air going to be a tough play in the sun Wade is over in foul territory and it stays fair in fact that is a fair ball and that’s going to result in Lee safe at second very tricky in the wind and the

Sun Wade called for it but had a real had some trouble with it there at the end yeah there was a moment where it felt like Wade had it measured and then he kind of took one extra look towards the line and it just didn’t seem like he

Was going to get there you can tell takes one more look and that’s where he’s sprinting trying to get there and it falls out of his reach and always going to be a tough play and yeah the wind that’s that wind and I I don’t want to

Say make this sound weird but does Robbie Glen Denning who played here all year know how that Ball’s going to go more than Logan I don’t know it’s a very tricky ballpark sometimes as we’ve seen all year to make a play when it’s a fall drifting to that left field

Line it’s a very fortuitous double to begin things here in the handw fourth good pitch there from South Pole and he could use a strikeout right here had nothing and two especially on R shewan yep so Lee’s on second courtesy of that tricky play down the left field

Line South’s a guy who would probably be very impressed with the steps that roow has taken having seen the early part of his career and the amount of success that he’s had the last few years gotten better and better when these two were teammates few years ago I’ll bet Sou

Looked at row and felt like he was such a a baby right just brand new and professional baseball and he’s molded into a Bonafide kbo MVP candidate that’s hit up the middle that’s a base hit row delivers Lee coming around third there going to be a

Play at home no he slides safely in and it’s 2-1 Hana on the board courtesy of that man Ro shiang well the Eagles have three runs in this showdown and all three have been delivered Now by Ros Shuan he had two RBI yesterday RBI single in the fourth inning today tough

Luck for South Pole on that fortuitous leadoff double from lii youngi but it’s such a simple swing and for a guy with 31 home runs last year the contact we’ve seen him make here this uh weekend in Melbourne has just been very concise that the swing has been tight

And he’s look great potential double play ball here Wade Dale over to first to wingrove two down pitches best friend yeah that’ll help and uh probably something that soup had comeing his way after gave up the double to lii Young key on that blooper down the left field

Line but hwad does get a run back and a good pitch there from South Pole two seamer running in tough for Kim tun to do much with and in on the hands of ground ball Wade the Dale to wind grve and a double play Turned by team

Australia here’s Kim in Juan the first baseman singled in the second inning and if you’re just joining us we’ll keep an eye on him he’s the only player for Hana that was not substituted in yesterday’s game played the entire nine innings only one and we’ll see what happens to him

Today I’m very curious I’ve sort of become obsessed with this Michael to see whether he’s going to be substituted in this one or whether he gets the whole nine again and then if he doesn’t we have to follow the games in okanawa ex indeed we have to follow every pitch

Until he gets a break here’s the one-1 pitch swing in a miss good pitch from southp it’ll be so fun to cheer for these guys too when they leave and following I think hell gains some new fans with the Melbourne front office with their three weeks here and

Definitely L me I’ll be an Eagles fan now following closely this upcoming season and the seasons after that because they were just so gracious and Y so uh nice from the second they stepped foot here in Melbourne ballpark that’s in the dirt now three and two Full Count I think that first

Day I said something I texted you and said have they arrived what’s going I can’t remember the word you used was basically sensory saying they hit the ground running they mean business I think that’s what you might have said to me here’s a Full Count pitch that’s hit well into right field

That is hit really well and that is over the fence for a home run Kim inan that’s why he’s playing nine innings it’s 22 392 the Korean fans love it on their feet behind the first base Dugout with the cheers the cheering sticks and that’s what they came to see first home

Run in this showcase and just like that two runs off the South Pole to former Han Eagle this game is level of two of the fourth there was no doubt about that 390 ft into the wi out to right center field not an easy ballpark hit for powered and

Kim in Hanan there’s a grounder from Lee Wade makes the play but not before two runs from the Han Eagles they’re right back in it we’re two2 headed to the top of the fifth let’s welcome back on the diamond dan crew [Applause] and another great part of the world Michael Dixon Australia’s Premier wine growing regions the ARA Valley Al also offers an Exquisite food experience it’s only an hour or so for Melbourne get a taste for Victoria’s top drops on the journey through the yra valle’s picturesque Vine field Vistas plenty of great cool

Climate wine chardonay P Noir shz even some Cabernet svon also while it’s best known for wine the region produces some of the finest cider ale and gin in the country they Sia Valley just another place for you to explore top of the fifth now 22 after Hanah recovering and jumping back into this

Thing and as has been going on we’ve got another new pitcher Kim Kong so uh that makes it 14 Innings at and 14 handw pitchers and another look at that big swing off of southp in the fourth no doubt about it for number 37 Kim in Juan first home run of this

Showdown that hit something out there too beyond the right field fence because it took an immediate right turn I’m not sure what it got but I saw that that’s uh TR around the bases for Kim enanu adds a home run in Melbourne Australia to his career something to tell the kids

And grandkids about Kim Kong 21y old fourth year with the Eagles was one and three last year 463 ER 61 left-hander and he will face Jared Dale Tim canel and Aaron Whitefield yep takes over for Kim seun who was outstanding three up three down with a couple of strikeouts and

Specifically with uh Kim key Jong he’s uh as you mentioned second overall pick a few years ago but he immediately made an impact in 2021 didn’t pitch much in 2022 but last year had a 463 ER and that is with 76 walks in 122 Innings

So uh very high walk rate and if Kim ke Jong can really uh harness the strike zone and throw a few more strikes you feel like the sky is the limit for this young left-hander first pitch to Jared Dale’s a strike now we may see some substitutions for Hanan we will endeavor

To get them across to you as soon as we know them it’s fouled out of play quick 0 and2 count on Jared Dale grounded out in the third inning his first time up seen a lot of eagles merch in the stands not just uh Eagles fans but just some local

Fans getting on board which is great to see swing and a miss just like that Kim gets Dale one away well Hanah has racked up the strikeouts in this game that’s now seven and four in the third Innings against this Australia lineup three in a row three in a row and

Five consecutive retired after George’s two-run single in the third that included the double play ball from Alex Hall that got hwa through the rest of what could have been lopsided third inning for Australia there’s a grounder from canelli short stop lee makes the play two down and make it now six straight

Retired including a double play over that span so give the Hanah pitchers a ton of credit for the way that they bounce back thrown a few more strikes here this afternoon than they did yesterday again completely different pitching schedule and pitching Arsenal this afternoon than we saw it yesterday

But that’s just part of the spring training component Aaron Whitefield singled and scored his last time up made nice running catch in center field as well outside corner just misses ball two 22 is the score and just a reminder if the score stays like this through

Nine innings it will finish like this we are playing nine innings and that’s it no Extra Innings that’s a grounder to third scooped up by row throw to first one two three inning just like that nice work from Kim keij Jung score remains 22 as we head to the bottom of the fifth

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Plenty of those floating around might be a few years before it fits him but it doesn’t matter it’ll be a good one for the uh for the closet whenever it comes time absolutely right now we’re going to have a look at Cohen Wi on the mound young Sydney blueox pitcher kind

Of a surprise Edition not this year but just to the national team in general four years at Grand Canyon University in the states couple of years with the Sydney blueox is a bright young Prospect new pitching for Australia is yeah and I think that uh everybody was a little bit

Surprised if you followed con went story over the last couple of years to see him I don’t want to say surprised to get here but uh to see his Ascent yeah and uh just flat out reliable for Sydney over the last couple of years and you know it might not be for Cohen

Wi and the number numers might not be the most shut down baseball you’ve ever seen But when you have a guy who you know you can count on for five six Innings every time he goes out there and uh he’ll pitch to an RA just above four that’s what you’re looking for

Right guy like Cohen win when he started for Sydney has simply given the blue sock a chance to win and last year with Sydney 3 and five with a 413 y 10 starts those 10 starts that’s that number for an maybe all stter that means you pitched in um at

Least started in every game that you were supposed to in a 10 round regular season he’ll face Le do Yun the short stop flew out to center field talked about that great play that Aaron Whitefield made that was in the third Inning so it’s 22 we’re in the bottom of the fifth hand wise the home team today fouled Away by Lee one ball two strikes Cohen win was teammates with brisbane’s Brody Cooper basilakis when he pitched collegiately at Grand Canyon University and up incoming division one baseball program there in

Phoenix well that’s lined right up the middle past WI win it’s a base hit for Leo Yun sharp single and when tried to intervene but couldn’t quite do so so a leadoff single in the fifth inning but GCU has really become pretty impressive division one team

There in Phoenix Cohen win a big part of that another look here just left that one a little bit too far out of the plate elevated as well and Leo Yun with a single his first hit of The Showdown brings up Choy Jun the DH that bat shatters look at that just

Exploded some of the fans here watch this bang he left with a toothpick got it you love that I mean that leg kick though that stride is patented in Korean hitters and love that that’s Sky High foul down the right field line anyways uh Cohen win played Under head coach Andy

Stowit who uh basically built that Grand Canyon University prog into what it has become and he took the job at Southern California so we went to one of the most prestigious baseball programs in uh college baseball history Southern Cal most college B Series Championships all time but

Uh Cohen win also a guy who grew up watching the likes of Mariano Rivera so he knew he wanted to pitch by watching Rivera throw and he was also inspired by Grant balur one of the alltime Aussie greats oh yeah who was part of that 1999 InterContinental Cup team fun to

Watch Grant B little bit on the edge if you know what I mean but kind of have to be to be a 15-year major league relever right those guys are not normal Yeahs yep but uh Cohen win also said one of his favorite athletes to watch growing up was Shane Warren yeah a

Famous Cricket bowler who’s got a stand named after him at the MCG now yeah one of the iconic Australian Sportsman athletes of all time also a unique personality unbelievable personality just a magician too one of those guys that you know he’s a Michael jordanes figure in Australian Sports Shane

Waren one and two wi continuing to throwback keep Lee honest at first there is some action in the team Australia Bullpen or at least some stirring out there might be John Kennedy now win also played Aussie Rules Football at Patrician Brothers College before he played colia baseball this a slow ground that is

Going to stay Fair Daryl waited for a long time now there’s a play Third hits the runner he’s going to be safe and bit of a mess there I think Daryl George thought he was in a tough spot it was a really slow roll he could have hoping it

Would go foul but it stayed fair by the time he realized that there was no way he could make the play on Choy at first so Runners at the corners for Hanah well it’s kind of a tough play for Daryl because I think what you want to do is

Wait as long as you possibly can but that ball looked like it was going to stay fair and you have to be worried too you can’t just sit there and let it roll as long as possible because you know what happens if that hits the base and Bounds a little further into foul

Territory who knows I don’t know if it would have gotten there but I think uh Leo Yun a little fortunate that was aggressive base run he would have paid off in the end and a lot happening after all that Runners on the corners with nobody out

In hand while with a chance to take the lead it’s Leon singled his last time up in the third inning he’s got a chance to bring in a run here outside ball two two and0 it’s in the dirt so quick three and0 count on Lee with the dangerous Jonathan Peraza on

Deck three and0 pitch strike one think he actually swung at Ball Four to be honest there but will take that looked like one of those swings where about halfway through you could read the body language and he was like wish I had that one back so it’s 3-1 now Runners on the

Corners no outs swinging a miss good pitch from wi he right back in this thing now the counts three and two it’s kind of stuff that a guy like Cen wi does really well too right you fall behind tough spot Runners on the corners nobody out bottom of the fifth three-oh

Count now you’re right back in it desperate need of a strike out you got a chance to get one right here Runner good going hit sharply to Daryl George he’s going to come home he’s sort of delayed and they got him though and now a run down between second

And third and they’ve got him just what the doctor ordered a very quirky double play but team Australia will take it well the guys in The handw Dugout are just kind of looking up and down the railing as if to say what was that because take your pick

On where there was a miscue on that play it’s started with the runner taking off the second and then a rocket off the bat a fast ball grooved George got there I think that’s a mistake from Leo Yun now kind of tough to tell neither one of us

Really played the game so perhaps the smarter baseball mods could tell you one way or the other where the issue there for surfaced and so you get the uh runner caught up in between home and third but Troy J Hoon getting C between second and third is inexcusable in a situation like

That and saw the body language from myspot on Choy Wan ho the second-year skipper for the Eagles and he didn’t really move and that’s one of the you’re almost happy you see it in spring training because those are the very teachable moments in a game like this

All of a sudden Cohen win and the Aussies presented with a get out of jail free card Runners on the corners nobody out has turned into runner at first with two down nobody across here in the bottom of the fifth it’s insane play anxious to see how you score that one

Michael that’s hit sharply the first easy play for Ricks and wind grve and just like that con win easy as can be gets out of trouble we head to the top for the sixth inning we are tied at two team Australia and the Hana Eagles well we do have Eric bnar

Somewhere once again roaming the ballpark and uh let’s go down the first Baseline here he Is I’m down here with a man who knows a lot about Korean and Australian baseball this is Parker now Parker has been helping coordinate the Han Eagles here at spring training now Parker first off uh how have the Eagles enjoyed their spring training experience um based on

The feedback that I got from the coaching staff and the players it’s been highly positive especially the weather because it’s more stable than in the states and also because it’s cold in Korea they enjoy um like being having time in Australia with the warm weather

Now and is that one of the reasons they chose Melbourne to come here because of the weather and the proximity exactly and also one thing I want to say is that a time difference is only 2 hours and in the United States it’s around 10 like

More like 7 hours so that’s why they have decided to come down to Australia for baseball training and what does a typical day look like for spring training for a team like Hana yeah this time they decided to uh do afternoon training instead of night training to

Take advantage of this good weather so they wake up at 9 in the morning and do the weight training at a hotel and they do like 5 to 7 hours um intense training at the Ballpark thanks to the support from the malban Asis management they’ve been so happy and also satisfied with

The quality of uh the training here now the Korean links with Australia are amazing and Parker exemplifies it because Parker helped coordinate some players from the same Samsung Lions back in November who played with the Adelaide Giants now it’s a different story with Samsung how did Samsung and other Korean

Teams like sending players to Australia in the a Australia at the moment is getting more recognized by Korean baseball teams and organization because of the team Australia at an international level has been performing really well and also thanks to GK being exposed to the a now a lot of teams and

Bas Korean baseball industry have been paying attention to a for developing their players and also get them exposed to Global baseball experience Parker thanks so much your answers one more question for you it’s a curveball actually about the fans here have the Hana Eagles players enjoyed seeing

People fly from Korea to come to these games to watch them play exactly yeah because there are not many uh Korean people living in Melbourne they are so happy uh seeing the crowd and interact with Korean players in their language that’s why they’ve been so happy to meet

And also great have been greting a lot uh with with them this is Parker he lives in Melbourne he helps organize a lot of things between links with Korea and Australian baseball Parker thanks for all you doing thanks for your time thanks for having me Eric back to you

Guys thank you very much Eric bnar great to see the uh Korean Community involved in this very special series and we’ve got some wholesale Fielding changes that we’ll get to in a second as rickon wind grve lines a single nice greeting for the new pitcher Hans songju rickon windro on First with his

Second hit of the night that’s the first base runner since the two-run single from George in the third and how about the two games that rickon has had in front of his family four hits in a walk he’s reached base five times he’s reached all three times here this

Afternoon and the first pitch thrown by number 59 and Hong song juw is a leadoff single here in the sixth brings up Daryl George single in a strikeout singled In Those runs in the third inning so the big news is that Kim and Juan who played all nine yesterday has

Been taken out there is no conspiracy theory there is no need to worry about why he hasn’t been taken out because he has been taken out well all he had to do is hit the home run 390t home run top of the sixth inning 2-2 team Australia Han Eagles from Melbourne

Ballpark thank you for watching wherever you are whatever platform you’re watching us on Ed Wyatt Michael Dixon With You Les things change it’s going to be our last game of the year or the season I should say that’s curveball popped up down the left field line that’s going to be a tough

Play if it stays in which it does and almost making the play down there and I hope he’s all right we’re going to get a look down there just dusting himself off that is I think the new short stop Michael yeah we’ll try and get you

That name as soon as we can see if we watch this again pop up from darald George and there you can see look at this effort here and he gets a glove on it at the last minute but just can’t hold on to it yeah very difficult play in the end

It’s a heck of an effort by sure who that is we’ll find out that is number 95 hang young Muk thank you super play just couldn’t close the glove on it George grounds that foul 3-2 pitch runner on first George grounds that Weekly to First looked at uh the

Double Play opportunity but was too late so Kim tayun just turns around and touches first base one away wind grve moves down to Second looks like haju suuk has taken over at third Moon hyan Benin is in left field trying to get these changes to you as soon as we

Can a lot happening though Ed tons new Catcher by the way as well is Number 96 Chang Kuan so wholesale changes in fact every position here’s Alex Hall the catcher walked grounded into a double play swinging a Miss strike one wingrove is on second one out two- two ball Game ball one and one Grounded foul one ball two strikes on Alex Hall doing the catching today Logan Wade on Deck bottom the order Michael really struggling today yeah it’s been that way six strikeouts that’s a swing and a miss and Hall goes down swinging two down here’s Logan Wade struck out

Looking in the second grounded out in the fourth next that Australia it’s a nice little Arizona Diamondbacks World Series shirt Ed nice so bottom four bottom five 0 for 10 seven strikeouts so that’s a real Testament to the pitching yeah a very Eagles Club and that’s popped up Wade should be playable

Third baseman hot juuk no Short Stop moo makes the play Wang young moo and the a is where the uh the first time I said it team Australia team Australia gets a hit but can’t score a run and we head to the bottom of the six still locked

22 there is a beautiful melbour in the Heart of the City lying along the banks of the era River got some rowing some water side running and cycle paths the city sporting precincts and stadiums talked about that Taylor Swift with some enormous crowds this weekend there’s the always interesting Federation Square

Crown with the gas plumes flying up in the air and here some of the crowd is Gang them style gets a run again good crowd here for a Sunday afternoon seeing a very entertaining game and we’re heading to the bottom of the six inning still 22 and I believe we’ve got

Ourselves another pitching change this time it’s team Australia and it looks like Josh guy has come on to pitch another Sydney blueox pitcher still trying to get caught up with some of the these changes with Han well we’ll see them when they come to the point that’s the one bonus it does

Appear as if Le ha who took over in right field will perhaps lead things off maybe not we’ll see I have no idea no clue I know that these people are having fun and that’s all that matters and we’re having fun too and that’s all that matters we are indeed so this

Is if I get it right looks like number 64 is coming up to bat Michael just have a look at that moonan bin and that’s right he was in left field so this will be [Applause] him wait for it can’t see us but we’re currently dancing we love this yes you’re right

Moon Yan Ben outstanding young uh seconde Eagle first pitch outside for a ball that’s hitch down the left field line that’s going to be trouble booski over makes a really nice play but it’s not going to be enough to get the Fairly Speedy Moon who’s in with a

Double well he took over for Liang K had that fortuitous lead off double in the fourth but there was nothing fortuitous about that rip down the left field line into the corner and so work for Josh guy to do to try and keep this game tied at two in the bottom of the

Sixth and that’s a two seamer running away Moon makes no mistake and drills that one down the Lefty line he does and now here’s the replacement third baseman haju suuk stepping in for roshi Juan last we’ll see of him until I guess the start of the kbo season

Unless we watch some exhibition games where they’re playing a Japanese team or somebody else I’m not sure but been a treat to watch him play the kbo had uh deal with ESPN that was U really the first sport I can remember that we could watch again when

The kbo Returned playing in front of no fans back in the spring of 2020 and we’d stay up till 3 4 in the morning to watch some of those games yeah over here it was during the lockdown you’re right it was bellaro soccer is a league that continued to

Play the kbo played and I think then maybe the K league as well the the Korean soccer league but yeah strange times no doubt about it three and 0 count here on ha that’s a strike was taking that all the way outside corner strike two nice pitch from

Guy so Full Count now three and two runner on second is moon no out and that’s lined in center field White Field over moon is being sent home here comes to throw to the plate not in time Hana take a 32 lead on the single from Haj

Suuki yeah and so tough going for guy first two reach starts with a double and just a simple ground ball up the middle that’s what Hanah has done a great job of in this two game set not trying to do too much and that bleeds right through

The middle of both Wade and Dale no chance for Aaron Whitefield even though he came up throwing home and Hana after a 2-1 win yesterday as a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the six this afternoon so here’s Kim Tay Yun now we thought he was replaced at second is

Potentially has he stayed in as a DH leave at first base right and that’s hit towards Whitefield he’ll make the play no chance for a double up but another solid play from Whitey out there in center field one away there’s another substitution now Jean yeah this is joh ju who takes over at

Second Base good pitch looks at a strike so he’s at second and Kim tayun has shifted from second to first to replace Kim in onean got you one ball one strike one out quite a bit happening we’re doing our best to keep track of it that’s hit sharply into right that’s a nice [Applause]

Hit well that uh six spot for hwat today has been pretty darn good M with a couple of singles and a solo home run and this sharply hit over there in the right field fast ball elevated from guy and John in his first plate appearance of this second

Game as a beast hit two on one up shy Q hun now steps in for his first out bat tonight and he is taken over behind the plate yep outside ball one one and one Runners on first and second three2 hanoa bottom of the sixth inning they are the home team today

Good pitch outside corner strike two that gets away from Hall and the runners are going to move up to second and third so danger time here for team Australia yeah you would think I mean still some outs left to play with but infield comes in because you can’t really afford to

Give much more up than just the one can we di up a strange double play again you asked for it that misses outside strike out would also help certainly would three and two Now he’s going to put him on Bas is loaded so guy are struggling not the worst idea to be a little careful there you do have first base open after the wild pitch so yep now you have a huge moment the base is full one out and here

Is the replacement second baseman a short stop I should say in hang young Muk at a visit from the third base Dugout and a mid-inning pitching change for the first time in this two game Showdown so Australian pitching change brought to you by 4 and 20 and Josh guy with frustrating outing

He’s given up the go-ahead Run he exits responsible for all three runners on base and we’ll see who comes in for team Australia and the biggest moment highest leverage moment of this two game showcase so far I think it’s our old friend John Kennedy if I’m not mistaken or am I

Wrong no it isn’t John Kennedy you’re right not as tall not quite no few people are as tall as the six foot eight of ex no you’re absolutely right John Kennedy and that would be number 11 Dan mcra so Dan mcrat takes over 29 years of age from Melbourne long

Time Ace turned Adel a giant this most recent a season good timing right to become a giant they wanton a couple of Claxton Shields with Melbourne and just one Claxton shield with Adelaide the Giants going back to back mcra was not part of that first team but 7- 13 with a

503 RA in his a career but a long Affiliated career in Seven Seasons with the Boston Red Sox organization how about this 500 record 35 and 35 but 362 MB ER and 166 outings 107 starts and here he is to try and navigate a very

Tough Jam 3-2 our score in the bottom of the sixth but the base is full and again this Australia pitching change brought to you by 4 and 20 there’s a look at some of the fans who have braved the elements must I say and by that I mean

75 you know 25° in Sunny Brave the elements real tough crowd so you’re right big spot here for Dan McGraw bases loaded and that’s a great way to start with a strike one Out and hang young m at the plate that’s hit down the left field line not going to say anything till I see it’s clearly out of play some tricky plays down the left field line but that is out of Play Down by the Cyclone toolshed here in Melbourne

Ballpark and we will do it again quick two strikes on hang and Park song un is the DH on Deck so he’ll make his first appearance in game two mcra to hang that’s high ball one middle infield looking for a double play ball that would help strike out would help

Too there shall we got there two from the Aussies in the third two from hanell in the fourth one in the sixth two balls two strikes now here to W two and two a little bit concerning too for team Australia all of sudden that hit total pretty lopsided in hano’s

Favored 9 to four yeah it’s a grounder going to be a tough play the only play in fact is at first so a run scores the runner at first is out and Hanah will have men on second and third with two outs and do get that all important

Insurance run with ha scoring from third so JN goes to third Chong now at second that run charged to Josh guy with McGrath trying to work through the rest of this inning still some work to do and here is parkong Miss High outside so 42 Hanah in the bottom of the sixth

Inning the gr still not out of danger with Runners at second and third and park s on at the plate swinging a miss good pitch it’s fouled out of play two strikes on Park shot of the team Australia dugout oh little check swing foul that just about did a little damage

There on the on Deck Circle some fans now improvising trying to get a a ball with some stick and they got it there’s a great pitch from MCG he thought he had that one how many uh did not get it how many times have we seen

Fans try that and fail and of course all this brought to you by Sports cast Australia providing all the sights and sounds from melbour ballpark not just this weekend but all season swinging a Miss nice job Dan McGraw but hwa Eagles get a couple of

Runs and they lead it 42 as we head to the top of the seventh inning now that’s Wilson’s Promontory National Park been there a long time ago had a camp out there Michael beautiful spot and there’s a mysterious and untouched Island there called Skull Rock which I believe yesterday you

Claimed that you would climb tried to you know what fewer people have walked on the surface of that rock than have walked on the surface of the Moon it’s a protected area not open to the public almost impossible to scale from the water so I am skeptical that you will be

Able to do that I’m skeptical too but sometimes you just got to believe in yourself Ed and so uh I don’t know maybe I’ll maybe I’ll take a photo from the top of Skull Rock send it to you would you believe me if I told you there’s a

Pitching change I would because uh that would mean that Hanah of course in the middle of spring training playing the uh what would be off the top of my head 16th inning of this two game Showdown they would have their 16th pitcher on the mound Michael Dixon Ed Wyatt saying hello from Altona

All the folks enjoying what is a glorious Sunday afternoon here in Altona and handw trying to get to the finish line now and uh left Tander on the mound hang Juno number 29 he’s an 18-year-old he was a number one pick out of Jang Chung high school three years of

High school 132 strikeouts 34 walks 1 193 ER and as you know Korean and Japanese High School baseball very very good yep and they’re obviously very high about this young 18-year-old he’ll face boari McCardle and Dale 4 to2 Han on top out hitting team Australia 10 to4 now through uh the first six

Innings this afternoon let’s see if Australia can get a spark going left Tander out of the one first pitch high in the air to the left field line but hooking at its foul right siiz wrong shape strike number one he’s do as well boosi well hang as you mentioned the

First overall pick this most recent season $250,000 us with a signing bonus and Hena with huge hopes for this teenage Phenom 01 little bit low and uh Hanah selected hang junio really set the precedent for the rest of the first round in that most recent kbo

Draft and uh each of the first nine picks or pitchers wouldn’t until that 10th and final pick of the first round that a position player went and hang Juno went number one overall but that was after the consensus number one pick and John yanuk signed with the LA Dodgers and therefore

Skipped the kbo draft so if Jean had not signed with the Dodgers a very real chance with Hong right behind them going number one overall that uh the top 10 picks each would all be pitchers of the first round picks would have been pitchers yeah some confusion there I thought that was a

Three ball count it was so boari walks perhaps some nerves for young juang Joo first walk in a while since the third inning it is couple of walks in that third inning that was the half inning in which Australia took a two nothing lead but two from Hana in the fourth two and

The six and Eagles have a 4 to2 lead and here is Big Jordan McCardell first pitch big swinging a Miss by the way hang Jones coo big fan of Josh haer that’s his role model and of course haer just signed a record deal for aever a five-year contract the Houston

Astros going to call it strike number two hater surprisingly a couple of years back traded at the deadline from Milwaukee to San Diego when and the Brewers basically just gave up their closer and hater with San Diego eventually found a home in Houston this off season 02 fouled

Back Mardo low for two with a couple of strikeouts tying run here in the seven in and we are tied 4-2 or beg your pardon up Han with a 4-2 lead oh2 popped him up who’s got it and the short stop long backs up comes in out number one that brings up Jared

Dale one-on-one out for two and the top of the seventh and Dale 0 for two one for six in this showdown really is interesting isn’t it this very lean team Australia roster and this huge spring training roster uh hanock couldn’t be more opposite really thanks for a unique setting here at Melbourne

Ballpark well I was just kind of thinking does you know Dave Nelson a pinch hitter at some point and mix things up it doesn’t really have that many people available which is the complete opposite of Hano got yeah two entire teams playing here Today Dale with a ground out in the third struck out in the fifth boy y at first 1- fouled back to the right another challenge for those fans with a long stick Perhaps there’s another look at that pitch That Chong had blocked behind the plate ball that bounced a couple of feet in front of him one two F back once again you can see the velocity The Mechanics for this young left-hander Hong janio who’s got to be I would think even in a spring training game a little

Bit nervous to be pitching at this level they’ve got such high hopes for this young Lefty one two H back talk about the Houston Astros and Josh haer it’s kind of the model that Han is trying to follow right now where the Astros had lost 100 plus games in three consecutive

Years and now it feels like they can’t stop going to the ALCS and they’ve won a couple of World Series after building through the draft and then supplementing those picks with some free agent deals it’s basically what Hanah is in the process of doing right now but Jared Dale has his second

Hit of this showdown and there are two on with one out top of the order coming through for a fourth time and here is the alltime a great Tim canelli with 62 a home runs he represents the go-ahead run and the top of the seventh Canelo for two with a walk this

Afternoon one for five with a couple of walks and The Showdown Al together middle infield trying to turn two canelli would be a tough one to turn two against and he takes off speed strike number one up in the zone two on one up one strike left on

Right swing a miss and now the young LEF had nothing and two by the way canelli assuming that he makes his a debut in 20242 For That season of course long time abl player that’ll be career game number 1,000 for him as a pro unbelievable stuck on 999 right now oh

Two cold strike three ouch canelli down looking and that is a confidence building moment for hang Joe so number one overall pick you can see how young he looks and he gets the call on that lower outside corner from home played umpire Ryan harder so now it

Comes up comes down to Aaron Whitefield in this seventh inning mighty one for three with a single and a run scored and he takes just a little bit low for ball one Whitefield does have three career home runs at this Ballpark and representing the go-ahead run and the top of the

Seventh boari at second Dale at first 42 hanw one ball one strike now to Whitefield Whitefield getting ready to head back overseas and he’ll call sou Fall South Dakota home for the upcoming American Summer in the American Association so will you run into him many times yeah

Great couldn’t think a nicer guy to run into to be honest one1 fou back the other way yes the Salt Dogs and canaries play Min games against one another Whitefield last year began the season with Kansas City and then uh about Midway through the year found his way to sou

Falls Wang ready and the onew rounded over to second base and and John with it flips the first inning over no harm done and the first big boy inning for the number one overall pick Quang Joe so and he gets through it unscathed with a couple of Runners left on base

So we will keep it right here with uh myself and Ed Wyatt and Ed as the seventh inning stretch is being sung actually check that we do have an interview down the left field line so let’s go to Eric balar who’s standing by with a very familiar face down the left field

Line hey guys I’m uh down here with or trying to get up here with graham Lloyd just going to try to get on your get on your level maybe on my tippy toes uh lyy you’re hanging out here in the bullpen here numbers numbers dwindling back here

A lot of placers have been used uh first off what’s your role with with Team Australia well it’s just to make sure these guys are ready when they come in you know and uh hopefully make sure that uh you know you give them all the information and data that you need to to

Get the hitters that are coming up I mean the guys have talked about the players and the guys in the broadcast Booth Jim Bennett’s talked about everybody needing to be ready at all times different situations uh that’s obviously a big mentality with this team yeah absolutely it’s it’s one of the

Things where we we think that we going to put the guy out there that we think is going to do succeed for you know the team and I think that’s that’s a major thing you know we we make sure that we we know who we got coming up and then we

Put in the pitches that we think are going to get the job done now personally I mean I me you had you had a obviously a great career in the major leagues and you’ve come back and now you’re you’re coaching players here you were with even

In in Tokyo recently you and I were there with the under 24 team as well do you get a bit of a kick uh given given back and helping pitchers and players learn I mean it’s exciting for me you know it’s great and as everyone said

It’s great to be playing back on home soil and uh no it’s it’s exciting and it’s great to see next Generations coming through and hopefully you can impart a little bit of knowledge and and help along the way that’s you know that’s my job here cuz you got a couple

Uh a couple big games on home soil here here as a player didn’t you a couple on home ST which ones were those yeah you got you got to play a couple big games I’ve heard here and there but you know I mean it’s the big thing is playing for

Australia or coaching for Australia it’s it’s an exciting you know wonderful thing to do yep and then um and finally what’s being just your message to the group here and what they’re trying to take away from playing a team like the H Eagles well you know when you play you

Know great competition it’s uh it’s always you know you learn from it and uh you know we try and get better well little bit of action behind us on the field so we’ll go back to you guys thanks grah lyd cheers Eric Fly ball out number one from they

Came to do man and HS bottom of the seventh Johan Y flying out to canell in right field one away great to see Graham Lloyd obviously couple of World Series wins with the Yankees and also I know I keep saying this one of the great guys around the

Ballpark now here is Le s Yu 4-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning four and answered runs for Hanah Dam M gr back out for the seventh got the final two outs in the sixth but that was a sixth inning in which the Eagles scored a couple and now have a two-run

Lead two balls in one strike to count there’s a look at there we go it only took a chair for Eric to surpass ly’s height World Series champion with the Yankees in the late 90s also coached uh managed jalong Korea so he’s got that Korean relationship as well there some whispers about them

Rejoining the league at some point but really have no idea I’ll be honest with you enjoyed it I must say the foul ball two balls two strikes one out nobody on 4-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning well I guess the issue is the math you would probably need to

Add a second team along with GK correct 2 two yeah that’s a little bit low three balls and two strikes you could run with a seven Team league but it does make for nobody wants to be honest I mean it be tough n payoff pitch the second right at Jared

Dale and there are two outs here in the bottom of the seventh inning so Le s Yu retired and mcra has now retired all four batters he’s faced by the way there’s a look at the field number three that was constructed for Hana as part of their arrangement to

Come out here can only get so close before I think the camera runs out of range so see it behind the dirt Mounds but and see that pile of rocks yes I understand you picked up the majority of those not a majority I I did a minority

Of the work but I did yeah on a few days I did do some some more uh heavy lifting that’s tucked past Daryl George and munan Ben around first leing for second throw comes in a tag is there but he’s safe and a two out double second seventh inning yeah two

Doubles in a row for him and if you watch this back we’ll get a look at this boyarski has a little bit of trouble picking up I think if he picks that up cleanly the way he normally does moons out at second it was already a super close play Let’s have a

Look similar to what he did earlier too just goes the other way and throw came in with Dale waiting just without questioning there safely so it’s a two out double to keep this seventh inning alive for a third baseman with an RBI single in the game and now behind the count nothing

And two two outs runner at second how about the uh three hole for the Eagles this afternoon three for four with three doubles that’s true a combination of Liang Ki and monan Bin look overhead great shot field number three in fact when they finally got that field up and running to its full

Capacity and they had a game out there it was a Under 12 game so youth game with shortened base pass but it was the first game on that diamond in 20 years sof ground ball to third tough play for Daryl George strong throw across but it is not in time and a soft

Contact single for haju they’re on the corners with two out and the three and four hole hitters for H now combin six for eight here this afternoon it’s like looking at a poker game double double double single single single it’s unbelievable and this continues now for Kim tayun

Kim Kim tayun stayed in yeah he’s today’s Kim in Juan isn’t he he’s going to stay in for the whole game first and they’ve got him caught off now you got to try and apply the tag quickly he evades the tag and a run scores wind grve can’t believe it but

Somehow haju gets out of the rund down and munan Ben scampers in from third I think the aces are saying he’s out of the base path to avoid that tag great work from McGraw to get that pickoff play now the umpires are going to come to together I suppose talk about

This or no Dave Nelson’s coming out he’s going to have his say the big fella well the Baseline is always a very difficult rule to try and explain and the Baseline at this point is defined by a straight line created by the runner and I think is very clearly out of that

Imaginary line between first and second and that’s exactly what Rick and windr saying yeah because in theory right here with him out of the line it makes it very difficult for Logan Wade to apply the tag and that gives moonan bent plenty of time to score from third and

We haven’t really seen a whole lot of ir from either Dugout because this is just a two- game exhibition series but when you’re talking about the direct application of the rules that’s where Dave Nelson would say heyy we’re trying here as best we can

And yeah so he was on clearly out of the on the green isn’t he which is clearly out of the base path at least as far as an arrow is concerned there goes Dave just made his point don’t think it got him anywhere but he tried so that even

After the mistake from haju should have been out that’s a stolen base and a steel of home for moan bin so 5 to2 now in the bottom of the seventh swinging a Miss for Kim tun but again it’s all about where that imaginary line is established by the runner

Between either uh first and second or second and third I suppose you also have between the plate and both first and third base but that’s at least a little more concrete up to the imagination between first and second and second and third and I think team Australia without

Question had an argument there but we play on now Han with a 5-2 lead out hitting the Aussies 12 to five two balls and one strike to count now to Kim tun 0 for three in this game I think they’d be happy with what they’ve seen though Ed with first couple

Of games of spring training got to work out the Kinks and Hana doing exactly that Runner takes for third the pitch High throw down to third tag there but he’s safe a nice jump there from ha bang bang play Daryl George had the glove down couple of stolen bases for haju

Suuk and now he’s 90 ft away he made a really com has he jeez big swing and a miss down to his feet or knee shall I say goes Kim tun and a strike out former Gro his second in relief the inning is over but Hanah

Adds a run and it’s 5-2 as we go to the e8th inning here at Melbourne Ballpark and uh yet another chance for Ed to give us some information about some of the surrounding areas here in Melbourne I am Mr Melbourne of course and one of the things that you will notice when you

Visit here is the hidden laneway scattered throughout the City Center and surrounding neighborhoods a great destination both for locals and for visitors alike it’s become uh just one of those everchanging and thought-provoking places street art worldclass restaurants eclectic collection of Galleries and boutiques and of course cafes what would

Melbourne be without cafes that deliver outstanding coffee great places to hang out here we go there’s our man Todd Van SEL getting ready to come in I earlier was about to say to you Michael do you think they’re going to give van stino will run here even though it’s

Not really a closing situation it looks like they may indeed do that well we do have a new pitcher go figure for did we really the Han Eagles and it is Han song Yu who takes over and the eighth inning and the uh Aussie’s trailing 5 to2 it does

Indeed look like man steel will make an appearance in this game I thought they might just to get him out there so Rick and wingrove who was upset with that controversial play between first and second in the uh bottom of the seventh it was not his

Tag but it was a play he was involved in and if you weren’t watching was a controversal play because it did indeed look like Haj usuk ran out of the Baseline was a riip into right field and a base hit down for Ricks and windr so results aside still some outs for

Australia to play with but the uh couple of games that Rick and windro has has had in front of his family members here have just been ridiculous three for three today and a walk I mean goodness couple of hits yesterday and let’s see if Daryl George can try and tighten

Things up with hongs Yu on the mound but that play between first and second directly resulted in a run and it’s why handw leads now five to2 with five un aned Daryl George in this game is one for three with a two-run single that came back into the third but Hanah

With five unanswered runs since five runs on 12 hits for Hana two runs six hits for Australia and that stroke to left center field that is down for a base hit this is all the way to the base of the wall rroo up to third he

Is held there Daryl George with a double two in scoring position nobody out here at the top of the eigh there we go got this crowd jumping a bit Michael [Applause] that is the first extra base hit for Australia this [Applause] afternoon and let’s see what Alex Hall can

Do there’s a look at that double from Daryl sweet swing kind of lifts that up into left Center all the way to the fence wind grve wisely held up there at third George easily easily in the second now here’s a chance tying run at the plate and you don’t necessarily need a

Three-run swing right here from Alexa you’d love it but just getting those two runs in scoring position in and tightening things up has to be at the Forefront of the Australian Dugout right now 10 strike number one on the outside quarter so this is that bottom of the

Order we talked about that’s had some struggles today see if they can get something going here 6 Seven 8 n hitters and a ground ball foul hansang hiu 31 years of age but just 16 kbo outings former fourth overall pick of the Giants of the kbo back in

2016 an 818 career ER so there is an opportunity to score some runs against this right-hander one and two and a ground ball pulled the second it’ll score run RBI ground out for Alex Hall wind grve is home Daryl George to third 5 to3 here in the eighth yep that’ll work

As you said you don’t need the big blast would be nice but you’ve got to run across got George down to third an opportunity now for Logan Wade Wade over three in the game and not trying to do too much Alex Hall with his first RBI of The

Showdown and Melbourne snaps the Run of five consecutive runs scored by handw up 5-3 here in the eighth inning Runner with third one out one run in and a pop up behind the plate coming back towards us and that lands on The netting that rolls back

Down new catcher Chong and trying to get around the Umpire there Ryan harder little bit of a dance doing a little twep yeah exactly 5 to three here in the eighth inning darald George chatton with Shane Watson over there at third base another guy who was very

Generous with his time when we chatted with him super guy back in round three 01 strike number two does it seem that long ago it kind of doesn’t in a weird way he was very good with his time gave us the rundown on the team some of the

Struggles he’ had some of the things he liked very uh open honest discuss Jing great to Great to chat with him two strikes one out runner with third 02 and a good take there from Logan Wade Logan Wade a Brisbane Bandit playing under Shane Watson third base coach for the Aussies and the

Pitch good little bit boy that was close good ey two ball two strike count RBI ground out from Alex Hall after single a single from wind grve and a double from Daryl George and that was a little bit High count even now two and two and a cold third strike

Oh fast ball on the outside corner from Hong song hiyak wow Logan Wade down looking two down in the eighth and I’m not so sure that looked tough little bit outside so big out for Hong Sak and here now is or boari see if he can tie this game with one swing first

Pitch fast ball right down the pipe strike one he almost did earlier with that not tied it but almost cleared the fence with that hard shot down the left field line it just drifted foul so we know he’s got the power for two with a couple of strikeouts this afternoon 0

One strike two on the outside corter again if you’re Australia you don’t need a game timeing home run but after having two in scoring position with nobody out anything less than two just feels like it’s not enough in this eighth inning 02 and he lays off a breaking Ball Hong is ready and a swing of the miss good fast ball boari down on strikes for the third time backto back strikeouts for hung and that concludes the top of the eth so one run scores on two hits and one Runner left on base we go to the

Bottom of the eighth inning and uh it is 53 team Australia trailing but and we’ll keep it right here what an event this has been what a weekend it’s been not just for Australia not just for Hana not just for baseball and Victoria but also the Melbourne Aces for putting on this

Event and uh for uh what we’ve seen here at uh the ballpark all weekend long yeah it’s been Spectacular Now when uh Victorian government obviously coming to the party here and uh we’re getting a look at some of the highlights here Michael of the Game been another well played game by both teams there’s rosi Juan the Superstar some very nice defensive plays this weekend and Daryl George made that look easy it’s a beauty that was the uh base hit that got through the legs of Lee back in the third inning a two-run single from Daryl George

Of Ricardo Sanchez so Australia had a two- nothing lead Sam Holland was very good this was a tough luck base hit that he gave up a pinballing single off of his leg over to Daryl George playing in at third and uh that was only one of two base runners that

Holland allowed work South Pole struggled and it was this home run that the game in the bottom of the fourth made it two to2 and that off the bat of Kim in Ju yeah who played a lot this weekend Our Man Kim played all of uh yesterday and now

Some of the sights around the ballpark Maverick the aces dancers of course Maverick the aces mascot and doing their show for the Australian and Hanah fans and now we’re ready here for the bottom up of the eighth inning and there he is Todd vansteensel perhaps the most uh what is it

Unmistakable yeah Australian on the roster you know exactly when that SEL comes in well that beard that yep outfit got the shorts they aren’t really baseball pants that very laborious delivery strike one delt on the outside corner so van steel takes over for mcra who gave up one run and an inning of

2/3 no walks with a couple of strikeouts for the former melbour as now Adelaide Giant and here is Adelaide’s closer for the last couple of years Todd vansteel so back-to-back Claxton Shields one by this Australian right-hander one- one pitch and he win around according to home plate umpire Ryan

Harder Jang in one standing in to begin this bottom of the eth with Hanah up by a couple here’s the onew back foot breaking ball nearly hit him but skips in two balls two strikes funny watching for somebody who’s watched van s for a long time to see him

In a non-save situation is very strange just kind of out here you know for getting a little bit of a run but normally he’s in a high pressure tense environment two two broken bat Looper a shallow right and that dunks down in front of [Applause] canelli so

Jean in Juan with a leadoff single in the bottom of the eighth inning work for Todd vanin told to do look at so look if you look at the scorecard Michael moon comes in double double ha comes in single single and then Jean and Juan comes in he goes

Single single yeah that’s impressive so you now have uh the three hole three for four with three doubles three runs scored the cleanup spot three for four three singles two RB and the six spot four for four with a solo home run just ridiculous first offering low to

Changan who was 0 for one a check that has walked in his only plate appearance big number from the left side Number 96 it’s a hockey number number on the defensive line 10 oh high Chopper who’s going to grab it fielded by Wade for one and on to

First crafty 63 double play Van SEL always appreciative of that and that’s a very smooth play from Logan weighted short yeah it’s a great play from Logan got a look at that here there’s van SEL it’s hit just perfectly right sit on the bag one out throws to wind grve two

Outs so here is hang young Muk RBI ground out in the game five to three Han two outs nobody on bate and this time Logan Wade K get there so a broken bat single from Jean yanan and now a two out Seeing Eye Single from wangang Muk and the inning

Continues for Park s un that’s 14 hits now for Hanah but not to make excuses it doesn’t really feel like we’ve seen a ton of really hard contact just found their spots yeah of course very good team at putting the ball in play to begin with but that’s where they’ve had

Their success this afternoon two now with a man at first Park s 0 for one with a strikeout and he takes low ball one from Van Ste a long long Australian career four van steinel the 33-year-old Sydney native he’s pitched in the 2017 and 2023 World Baseball Classics he’s also represented

Australia for the MLB opening Series back in 2013 and 2014 two different stins in the Minnesota Twins organization and he’s also so pitched in the Dutch national league the American Association the Atlantic league and Mexico and with a long a career like I mentioned earlier in the inning last

Couple of years he’s been the closer for the champion Adela Giants also has a side business as an artist as we learned when uh Adelaide went to Perth second round of the abl season and Perth didn’t have a stream so Todd Van Stein drew the scenes like he was almost a

Courtroom something like that sketch artist great yeah very interesting guy great to have him around maybe not when you’re coming on to close against you but no great gu to have in the league one and two with two outs 5 to three here in the bottom of the eighth

Inning van steel is ready and a ground ball over the Wade backhand pick off balance throw that’s an outstanding play great play six to four on the inning ending fielders choice and Logan Wade responsible for all three outs in that scoreless eighth inning and some very nice defensive work

At that so we go to the ninth five to three Hana on top and the Eagles are three outs away from taking both games of this International Showdown and one more look on the off balance throw there from Wade they get the lead man and get the final out of the

Inning that is Philip Island one of Victoria’s favorite Coastal holiday playgrounds it’s a natural Wonderland packed with Native Wildlife you got rugged Coastal Trails you got got surf breaks sandy beaches and of course those penguins that come out at night little penguins make their nightly March up the beach spectacular Place absolutely

Beautiful views great getaway couple hours from Melbourne of course they’ve got the Moto GP race down there as well at Philip Island great part of the world like so many of these places we’ve been showing you around melbour and thanks of course to the Victorian government for their

Big help in putting this event on well 18 Innings 18 pitchers for Han another new one and this time it’s juu hungs the 31-year-old his fourth year with hanw walk coming off a career year 55 appearances last season with the 196 ER just a84 whip in fact just one run

Allowed over his final 20 appearances last year year in a seventh round pick of hanal in 2015 he’s been used a lot in the last three seasons 147 appearances 165 and 13d innings a guy who was a position player early in his professional career but has since become

A pitcher struggled a couple of years back but uh was again very good last year one of the best relievers in the kbo and we’re seeing him try and shut the door on Australia and clinch both both games of this International Showdown for the Han Eagles and a pin chitter it’s Jake

Bow who takes over for Jordan Mardell first pitch and a fast ball high to the left-handed hitting Bowie where’s the number 32 and a Perth native 10-year member of the Perth heat 10 pitch and a highe ball too so McCardell finishes over for three with a couple of

Strikeouts Bowie with 37 games played in each of the last two years with the heat and he also pitched for Perth this past year sub two RA in 14 Innings 20-0 called the strike number one look we saw park close very well yesterday for Hanah so interesting to see what JY

Youngsong can do here in this second game 2-1 F back two and two well Bowie we talked about a few of these Perth heat members who came oh so close once again to the a title he went on the record before that championship series against Adela saying

This is my World Series and it’s been just brutal for him and Perth having lost four consecutive a championship series of course four straight that they have played in not four straight overall 22 out to left field and moon with that glare off the glasses makes the catch

BBY retired and that pinch hit plate appearance Australia down to its final two outs and here comes Jared Dale Australia Jared D he’s got to get a base runner on here down two put a little pressure on yeah you do need one Runner yep two outs left for team

Australia first pitch high for ball one Tim canelli looming on Deck so you got some big bats coming through if you can get the tying run to the plate here’s the one pitch inside two and0 Jared Dale with couple of hits in this two game Showdown and plenty of hits for the Melbourne

Aces at Melbourne ballpark this past year coming off a career year and soon to be back on his way to the USA in the Padres minor league system got the Triple H for the last two years two and one now the count with one

Out nobody on base 53 in the top of the ninth inning like you said Michael just need to get somebody on walk hit error however you do it get hit by a pitch any other ways I don’t know trying to think of him catcher interference yeah catcher interference we’ve seen that this year

2-1 fouled back Dale singled in the seventh and a base hit in last night’s game as well two outs left for Australia to play with here’s the two- two pass ball high and there’s ball three to Jared Dale again it doesn’t matter how you get the runner

On you just need one to set the table for guys like Tim canelli Aaron Whitefield perhaps W rickon wind grve following after that we count one out JW is ready and the pitch high ball four and there is the base runner you needed so Jared Dale

Walks and now Tim canelli the alltime a home run King with 62 of those including 12 in this ballpark he steps to to the plate as the tying run in a 5-3 game after some command issues yesterday that is the fifth walk Allowed by Han staff today still two outs to

Get and the tying run at the plate first pitch and called the strike up with his Zone nothing in one 14-7 hit tally for hanal but again it hasn’t really felt that lopsided with the contact quality I want to make excuses but kind of surprising to look up there and see 14 hits

01 great pitch canel in this game 0 for three with walking a rod score strike out looking in the seventh part-time member of the Perth heat full-time firefighter that’s a great pitch snaps in there two strikes one out middle infield trying to turn two O2 swing in a

Miss got him with an elevated fast ball TK down on strikes for the second time this afternoon 12 strikeouts for the Australian lineup one through nine and now for the second consecutive Night comes down to Aon Whitefield why he struck out to end yesterday’s game trying to keep the

Australian hopes alive to perhaps split or at the very least get a result in this second game again we won’t play any more than nine innings you’re saying we could get a could possible Whitefield with three career home runs at this ballpark feels kind of weird to say get

A result but that’s the reality it does doesn’t it one pitch swinging a m Whitefield one for four with a run scored this Afternoon ju hungs coming off a career year and trying to pick up a save in this exhibition game against team Australia ground ball pulled over to Third and pass the outstretch glove of ha that’s a single for Whitefield and now the tying run at first go aead run steps to the plate

Here is rickon wingrove here we go it’s a man you one up isn’t it yes sir three for three with a walk easily the hottest hitter in these two games he’s got power as well and Aaron Whitefield with outstanding speed representing yeah the tying run at first so if wind grve can

Find the gap or poke something down the line and Whitefield often running at first he could very well tie this game up two outs with two on first pitch and that drops low and outside for ball one also too I think if you asked the Australians right now if you’d

Rather have a power hitting Lefty as opposed to a righty in a situation like this you take the Lefty because of the way the wind’s been blowing this afternoon and yep how we’ve seen balls carry out to right as opposed to left one pitch good eye that’s outside two and0

Hitters count here for windro I think he’s going to be very careful with rickon still feels like the Australian fans are hoping for somebody to come through with something they can really cheer about 2 swing and a miss and once again and windro was trying to do exactly That big cut big cut two on two out tying run at first go a head run at the plate and now the 21 popped him up and this will get out of play Third Base side wingrove lives to see another pitch two balls two strikes but Australia down to its final strike here

This afternoon somebody got themselves a souvenir that’s a kbo baseball by the way using the Korean League’s baseball so that’s a nice little souvenir plenty of a balls here over the years but not too many kbo balls big pitch here Michael two and two and JW lets

Fly just outside both three sure they couldn’t have called that to end the series no can’t give him that well now the runners take off Full Count two outs you’ve got great speed at first first so wive would almost certainly tie this game with anything into the gaps are down the

Line Dale at second Whitefield at first Jew is ready wind grve trying to come through the payoff pitch and instead it is J stepping off to give himself extra second or two just to add some drama to this another thing you haven’t seen much of Fano stepping up

Because they have to be mindful of the new rules with uh disengagements only two yeah right for plate appearance we’ll count two outs Runners take off of the pitch home and here it comes flyball foul first base side and wind grve gets another chance big Sunday crowd much bigger than

Your typical a Sunday crowd and what a weekend it’s been 2345 in the ballpark yesterday not quite that today but still a pretty full and festive Melbourne ballpark for a two- game International Showdown that all these fans have been looking forward to for quite some time see if Rick and windr

Can at the last second have Australia fans something to cheer about three and two here’s the payoff pitch inside Ball Four gets to the back stop and it rolls up the netting so Jared Dale will have to go back to third Whitefield the second it’s a dead ball and you’re awarded whatever

Base you were going to take regardless so nice try from why not now the tying run at second go ahead run at first rickon wind grve has reached all five times and that sets the table once again for darl George loed coming up to B the all time ECE is [Applause]

Great with an all-time chance here at Melbourne ballpark playing for the green and gold of Team Australia couldn’t be scripted better could it well let’s see what he does first but what a great great uh piece of drama here in the nine base hit canti it first pitch

Strike one with a pass ball on the inside corner George had the bases full in the seventh inning yesterday had that double play deflated everybody of course it’s just foron a chance to play for team Australia in front of the home F fans but you know he would love to give him

Something to go nuts about Owen one here’s the pitch down the right field line that is TR Buble it’s into the corner and it’s a foul ball oh so close to that huge Australian moment for Daryl George he’s got a big smile on his face as he jogs back

C only a handful of feet away from sending this place into a frenzy but instead now Australia once again down to its final strike we watch that again I was just going to say let’s not forget this is the top of the ninth inning so if the aces would tie or take

The lead hanwell would still get an opportunity because they’re the home team tonight but wow that was uh something close and I think we’ve got a pinch Runner here that be George khil yeah George KH what about that young one of our favorite melbour Aces love him

Getting a chance here put a little more speed yep instead of wingrove who reached all five times two strikes two outs comes down to this Daryl George the alltime aces great playing for Australia here at Melbourne ballpark trying to come through with a big time hit in the ninth the

02 cold strike three and Georgie down looking the Eagles hang on and they take both games of this International Showdown but with hanwa out to celebrate couple of spring training victories the Australian fans who made the trip from wherever to watch the green and gold play here at home they

Applaud the efforts from their team and there’s a look at your final totals 5140 for Hanah 380 for Australia and Ed you just cannot say enough about the event and what we got to see over these last couple of days it’s been a blast and you know special thanks obviously to team

Australia to the Han Eagles to the Melbourne Aces organization who put this on and of course the Victorian govern and major events uh people that have made this possible helped with the upgrade of this facility and it just has been a uh a treat really to be able to

Call these games and you can see there both teams showing their appreciation to the fans and has been wonderful turnout for the fans here as well too just a special a special weekend really you don’t just don’t get this very often and you know we were jokingly saying you

Know we’re not the only celebrities in town with Taylor Swift in town but these Korean guys are genuine Stars you see people out there stopping them in the hallways for autographs photos people lining up to meet their uh Korean baseball organization hero so it has been a wonderful weekend uh for all

Concerned only negative and it’s not a big one necessarily is that the strali couldn’t get a win out of it but we saw some good baseball and we saw some uh really uh great plays from both teams at bat and in the field and some really superb pitching now without a lack of

Opportunities too I mean I felt like it was the same narrative both nights for Australia with some chances late but again the guys just having fun with a chance to play in front of the home fans in Melbourne specifically for the first time since 2017 Hana with that postgame

Circle as we saw and uh I am not entirely sure who that was who got pitcher uh player of the game but uh a couple of you think it’s accolades we saw this yesterday and uh Han putting a bow on their three weeks day here in Melbourne for spring training I believe

We will have a postgame interview with Eric balar we’ll have to wait and see but uh I guess chance here for me to say thanks that was a lot of fun a fun season with the Melbourne aces of course we got very fortunate to wrap things up with this two game exhibition series

With without this I would have been long gone right I mean uh yeah I probably would have been gone a week or two ago but uh because of this a chance to broadcast it I ended up staying until obviously this and now uh we’ll leave Thursday but we’ll see what the future

Holds I’d love to be back call some games again in 2024 25 never really know in this business but uh it’s been a lot of fun and I’m sure it was a fun year for you to get back in the booth as well yeah it was wonderful be back in and

You’re right Michael this is a real bonus to be able to do this normally it’s season’s done you move on and wait till the next season this was really uh something special getting to know some of the Hanah Personnel the people who as you mentioned have been Sensational uh

And it has been great to work with you as well Michael I’ve really really enjoyed it it’s been a fun year and a uh really interesting year in terms of the baseball we saw some really unique plays throughout the season and the chance to call this is uh is a real treat that’s

For sure next time let’s do it in in Korea let’s let’s call the game over there that’s where I want to go or uh Italy I’ll be working on that for you you and me Florence yeah go to Florence also can’t say enough about the hospitality that hanat treated all of us

With I mean uh you you have no idea You’ got some big guys coming in from the kbo and they have expectations but I think their expectations were met and uh they were so very gracious with their time and all of the resources they had for us

And getting us prepared to broadcast a couple of spring training games for a kbo team that we’re not familiar with much much much easier said than done and um you know whoever it was top to bottom whether it was the players uh the staff members some of the coaches were very

Helpful some of the uh stat video analysts were very helpful you just you cannot say enough about the work that those folks did for us here’s some some of the highlights from today’s game and it was a second inning for Australia in which uh they had an opportunity

Couldn’t cash in he had a great outing from Sam Holland yeah he was great some really nice defensive plays behind him as well scoreless through the first two innings and there is one of those affir menion plays that uh darl George made that uh got holled through the second

This the play from Daryl George with the Bas is full ground ball through the legs go ahead and give him a hit yeah we’ll give two rbi’s as well so George comes through with a two run two run single a two out two run single and Australia had

A two- nothing lead in the third the first lead for Australia in this showdown that’s what was very rare wasn’t it has to look at that Again and that pinball play off of Holland over towards third Daryl George very nearly made an outstanding play in the inning bottom of the fourth and War souple the former Han eagle out gave up the Home Run To The Man move I didn’t think would

Get a break Kim in Juan and Kim in Juan with a 390t home run out there to right not an easy weekend to hit home runs at this ballpark He’s Surely your player of the game isn’t he sing a home run and also the Iron Man performance yesterday

Going nine innings I give it to him so Southpole gives up the Home Run and kind of a tough inning for Southpole to start remember that double that began things and in the bottom of the fifth one of the 14 hits for Hanah a lot of contact but again there wasn’t it didn’t

Feel like a ton of really sharp contact that was the best contact of all right there on that broken back Shadow to the bat and this tough playl George really yeah there’s not much he could do and then the Eagles perhaps a little fortunate but that’s when things got a

Little interesting in the fifth remember with young Cohen wi trying to get through the inning there’s that ground ball once again Cohen wi trying to get through the inning Runners on the corners nobody out full count and get out of jail free card with the out coming between home and third and then

The next out coming between second and third just a base running miscue at multiple junctures in that fifth inning and all of a sudden it looked like team Australia had regained the momentum yeah there were some strange plays I must admit the pickoff play that came later in the

Controversial was he out of the base path how about the uh weekend that Ricks and windro had five times to the plate this afternoon and he reached all five times three signals couple of walks this was that that very uh difficult play for the yeah hang made that incredible effort almost grab

That and at the bottom of the sixth inning handw walk came through with a couple of Runs and it started with that leadoff double followed by the single up the middle and hanwat took the lead for good that made it 3 to2 and that was that with the Run add it in the sixth one and the seventh there’s your Schoolboard one last time from Melbourne ballpark this season and

Hanah wins it by final score of 5 to3 any parting words well no just other than it’s been a blast uh all year all season with you and uh thanks to the Aces and to uh baseball Australia for letting us call this one really enjoyed

It and we’ll be back again next year for another great season whether or not you’ll be with us I certainly hope you will be and we’ll be following your career uh in Lincoln that’s for sure I’ll be tuning into some of those games to to hear how you’re going and I’m also

Be listening to the hanw Eagles so I got a lot of baseball to be watching other than my beloved Seattle Mariners you same with you uh when the Major League Baseball season starts but it’s been great Michael thank you very much and special thanks to our our Sports cast

Australia crew here who’ve been phenomenal as always yeah watching those San Eagles games it’s going to be a ton of fun with uh the two new fans that they uh have in Michael Dixon and Ed Wyatt for Eric balar the rest of our Sports cast Australia crew my name is

Michael Dixon saying so long one final time and this time it’s for good when we signed off with the melbour season we didn’t know if the aces had one more game they didn’t so uh we know for a fact this is it unless something crazy unfolds over the next 48 hours which uh

We are not expecting but the uh visiting Han Eagles of the kbo take both games of this International Showdown they wrap up the first half of their 2020 24 Spring training here in Melbourne with a couple of wins against team Australia until next November or shall I say until

November and uh the next season of the a 20242 my name is Michael Dixon saying so long one last time from Albert ballpark this broadcast is powered by sportscast Australia