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[Music] we started with 64 teams we’re down to two the 2024 NCAA Softball Championship from boomba soldiers Creek Park Longwood Florida it’s UT Tyler taking on Western Washington game number one it’ll be a best of three series Western Washington out of the west west region and GAC conference traveled probably the furthest and took the longer path to get to this championship game having already played five games this week UT Tyler South Central Region lstar conference the highway rof they have played just three games Leo Sako and the Three Time All-American and national champion in barbar Jordan with you and Barb we look at these two teams their P to get here the experience of UT Tyler being here and the hungriness and the will to win for Western Washington what can we expect in game number one it proves to be a very interesting matchup and yes we know that the Patriots have been here before the Vikings this is their first ever championship and so when you take a look at these two teams they met earlier and the Patriots Domin minated the Vikings but there has been some major adjustments by the Vikings with their will to win and we are going to step aside now for our national anthem [Music] [Applause] we are set to go in game number one in this first game of the series the Patriots of UT Tyler wearing ing their dark jerseys they are the home team from game number one as selected as the upper seed coming into this week uh the eight teams that participated and we congratulate the six that have left us at this point uh for making it down this road here’s the lineup for Western Washington and they have gotten a great chunk of effort from their entire order Barb but you have to look at that four spot and Emma Andre jesi Ramirez yeah it’s been a very potent lineup one through nine uh Emma Andrew Jesy has done a fantastic job providing a big punch batting 389 so far in this tournament but I but I love Malia Andrews at the top she has absolutely been the spark yeah you when we were speaking with Coach Gilmore yesterday uh your face kind of lit up a little bit you could tell with the way that Andrews plays the game and she is certainly the table setter for this Viking [Applause] team getting the nod in the circle once again that’s Christian ha good and Kristen has been solid throughout this tournament uh she has held opposing bats to a 151 average this week and she has been steady yeah and the way that she does it is that she throws to all zones and she uses a variety of speeds and we are underway with Andrews in the Box she’ll be starting at Third Base today the steady Main St for the [Applause] Vikings outside corner called a ball head coach Mike Reed said hey you know you might see flashier pitchers warming up in bullpens but he gives a lot of credit to his pitching staff because they stick to the plan this time goes on the inside corner to tuber Andrew’s taking pitches we don’t see that often with her a very aggressive leadoff batter hey good looks down is ready to work two2 slaps this one price up with the play to first for the first [Applause] out the infield for UT Tyler that’s Clarissa Zapata number 22 over at first base Nicole Price steady with that glove at second Courtney pek at third uh short Michelle Aras at third left to right in the Outfield shot Smith and Mullen and that’s Audrey esina behind home plate esam catching today once again for Kristen [Applause] Hager that brings up Connie ptoy ptoy slaps this one up over the head of price for the base hit [Applause] I like when people swing early in the count especially in a championship game you want to win you got to go after it you got to be aggressive in everything that you [Music] do the steady bat of Haley wrath now with ptoy at first base Haley had a big three-run home in the victory over U Indi 7 to1 to propel the Vikings to this championship game wrath got him going in the first inning with this launch into left center field off the top of the tent that put them on the board early three to nothing and they never looked back Gators out behind that fence were hungry for something and I’m sure they enjoyed getting that softball here’s wrath now with a 2-1 count facing hey good here in the [Music] first [Applause] [Music] 3-1 P good has gotten at least one hit in four of the five games heer is second they don’t get the out you see the arm out there at second base and a great job in base running is ptoy on the Aaron throw moves all the way to third I like this just a hard ground ball hega just trying to get the lead Runner pek unable to make it really a routine throw maybe a little bit low P toy all the way to third wrath to [Applause] Second and the biggest bat in the lineup here is Mike Reed heads out to the circle to discuss it kind of settle down his teammates or as uh Emma Andrew jesi Ramirez who is coming off of a big three for four three RBI huge double in the the 7 to1 win against U Indi Western Washington had to play u Indi twice forced that Elimination [Applause] Game beat them two to one in 12 and then s to one so Runners on second and third here with one out and Emma has shown us power Barb to that right side of the field as well she covers the play nicely yeah we’ve seen her go extra bases to that right center Gap we’ve also seen her go deep though to the left Center Gap big cut there one and [Applause] [Music] [Applause] one again this is a best two out of three they’ll play one today at noon and then tomorrow noon time and then if necessary roughly 2:30 30 minutes after the completion of that second game Emma goes after it good job protecting ha good trying to extend the Zone on the outside part of the plate Andrew jesi Ramirez listed a 6 feet tall so she’s got good extension and good reach got her big strike though this is a real big pitch by ha good early in the game going up this going up against this power hitter with this called strike three [Applause] [Music] [Applause] outside corner for a [Applause] [Music] [Applause] ball we saw Western Washington regroup after their first game of the tournament where they lost 10 to1 to UT tile they have really I don’t want to say they have cruised through the losers bracket but they have gained momentum with every victory [Music] since it’s probably the one good thing that comes out of this two good things that come out of this you everybody starts fresh today at o and O again with this two of three series and for these two teams they got a little Scout on each other like a true Scout on each other having played earlier well we had a chance to talk to head coach chyl Gilmore for Western Washington and she said you know they came out they were fast they ran the bases they were aggressive and I I think it stunned the Vikings so we will see and watch for their adjustments on the defensive side of the field Vikings only managed three hits in that game Full Count now [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Ashley Jacobs him with one of those Hits full count Chopper Pock over to first base for the out and that ends the threat no runs on one hit and two left we’ve played a half inning no score [Applause] welcome back to Longwood Florida home of the division 2 Softball Championship Le aako and the silver anniversary team member and Barb Jordan with you and take a look Barb at the lineup for you Tyler balanced balanc balanc balanced one for through nine yeah there’s a lot going on here it’s filled with speed I keep your eye on Courtney ploch with her 455 average Sam shot the Junior from Long View Texas steps in Sam with three hits on the week as she continues to patrol left field for the [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Patriots half for the Patriots defeated Augustana 2 to1 this Western Washington team 10 to one and Lenor Rin who made a great run the last few weeks of this season for sure 5 to2 the final [Applause] [Music] there [Applause] [Music] 2-1 in the circle Alec Kimble has been steady for the Vikings she throws the ball in and out she’ll mix in a rise mix in a [Music] [Applause] change B Kimble on the week 53 earn run average 26 Innings [Applause] [Music] pitched the Vikings staff only giving up three runs total in the last three [Applause] games and one of those games going 12 innings Kimble has struck out 12 on the week and ready to work here 2-2 on that outside portion of the plate [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the pie for a ball three and two now last time a team out of the South Central Region won a national championship West Texas A&M won their second in 2021 thr three games with a Cinderella Biola team and shot hit by the pitch she’ll head down the first [Music] space needing to walk that one off the last time a team from the West you have to go back to 2011 UC San Diego taking care of Alabama Huntsville led by head coach Patty gerkins interesting to see how many teams that have won a division 2 Championship have since moved on to division one and and there’s a handful of them and that was uh UC San Diego’s second as well my colleague Barb Jordan three-time All-American and also a member of three national championships during her time at Cal State [Music] [Applause] [Music] Northridge no price who has been steady steady steady with that glove over at second base stepping in here she has three hits this [Music] week trying to move shot along with a two [Applause] count price has an opportunity to do something extremely unique the Junior from Town Texas won a national championship with Roger State back in 2022 and trying to do it again here with UT Tyler nice butt down only play to first [Music] base good athletic throw by Andrews and yeah I think you know when you look at experience Nicole Price is somebody that the Patriots look to having won that national championship you know there’s so much to be said for having won before because you understand what it takes and as a leader you can share that experience specifically with the younger players who have never competed in a game or a series with so much on the line well that brings up a player who knows a lot about a lot on the line one of the biggest bats certainly for the season and this week the graduates student from Deer Park Texas Courtney [Applause] po big cut at [Applause] it Courtney hitting 455 this week couple RBI is a big [Music] triple it’s good for two RBI and a two for three game against Lenor Ryan nice job by Kimbell challenging her going right at pek we’ll see if she can stretch The Zone just a little bit here being ahead in the count one two that same shot down at second base up high for a ball [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] go [Applause] [Music] [Applause] two2 right down the middle of the plate popped up going back with a beat on it is Lexi barkham with the [Music] out big pitch by Kimbell coming with the change up I’m going to tell you ploch just missed the ball hitting it a long way out to [Applause] left joining Lexi in the Outfield over in Center Taylor karami and McKenna Crum out in right Crum has been solid too made has made some solid catches this week for the Vikings especially when needed Jacobson over at first Connie ptoy at second Haley wrath at short and Malia Andrews at third in the infield for the Vikings Andrew Jessy Ramirez behind the [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] plate and JT Smith [Music] center [Music] [Applause] fielder with an 02 count [Music] now Smith takes it up high one and two nice spot by Kimble seeing if she can get Smith to [Applause] chase Richard Jr from Decor Texas steps back back in and Kimble ready to work took something off of it didn’t get it two and [Applause] two JT also with a triple this week batting 333 with three hits 22 two outs Sam shot down at second oh a hitter that’s the second time this [Music] inning we see this pitch just breaking inside gets Smith right on that elbow guard ball clearly in the Batters [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] box Michelle Aras steps in number five hitter on the day and the steady veteran performer over at third base for the Patriots this [Music] [Applause] season three hits as well shot down at second Smith at first both hit by pitch this one chopped down to third the easy play for the out to Andrew to end the threat and the inning no runs on no hits two errors and one left check that no errors and two left and we finish one no [Music] [Applause] [Applause] score welcome back to Longwood Florida home of the division 2 Softball Championship Western Washington out of Billingham and a gorgeous area if you ever have the opportunity to stop by their 215 acre campus great setting for Coach Gilmore and all of the students and athletes they are in search of their very first national [Applause] championship and they came over 3200 miles to this location their first ever division 2 championship and they said in this time they’ve had a lot of support from their new athletic director Jim sturk coach Gilmore said they didn’t even have batting cages the beginning of this season and within the year Well magically those batting cages have been installed right before the Regional Championship coach Z it made a huge difference with her Squad golden fishing on the outside corner second strike out of the game here by he good as Emily pson goes down see he good coming here and just getting her to chase right off the plate and that’s the pattern we’ve seen with haod early in the game trying to get these right-handed batters to lean and look outside and then try to finish him with an inside pitch that’s the junior number two Lexi barkham the left fielder out of Pasco [Music] [Applause] Washington Lexi picked up her first two hits of championship week in a solid effort in that seven hole going two for two against UN in game number five [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 11 one now a pie for a [Applause] [Music] ball we talked about how far the Vikings have traveled they are actually the first team from the gck to appear in the division 2 championships CER inside out of play coming off a amazing come from behind at the Super Regionals and the winner take all game they were down by six runs after four Innings that was against Cal State Dominguez Hills team that we saw in the finals in 2022 against Rogers [Applause] coach Gilmore said they came back they won that game 7 to six she had to look over in the middle of the night at the trophy and say did we just really do that Malia Andrews with that big Gua Homer Never Say Never back they were uh down six nothing Full Count now [Applause] [Music] [Applause] bark back hey good over to first for the second [Applause] out well it’s a nice job thus far from the Vikings they had some Runners on two Runners on in the first inning but they’re doing a nice job making hay good throw a lot of pitches up to 36 here in the middle of the second [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] inning torami up on the counter check that it’s now one and one [Music] senior being very patient in the boxes well trying to get a good look here on he [Music] good there’s that change of speed by he good it’s a real good look and a nice mix with her repertoire Taylor’s had a hit in four of the five games played the biggest one probably the single that broke open the tie and helped give Western Washington the 2-1 win in game four and forced that if game with you Indie 2 two chases it upstairs [Applause] their run through the losers bracket has been you know something pretty special we talked about how they’ve outscored opponents 16-3 in those three games collecting 31 hits in those games up high she goes after it chases it Aras with the play in foul territory three up three down in the second for the Vikings here in game one of the division two Softball [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Championship welcome back as we head now to the bottom of the second inning it’ll be 678 Michela Garcia who has been the steady steady freshman bat out of leic Texas for the Patriots this year stepping [Music] in Garcia with four hits this [Applause] [Music] week was one for two with an RBI and two runs scored in the 10 one win against Western Washington and she slaps that one through this Ball Trails up in the zone just a little bit and it gives Garcia a nice chance to get her Barrel out in front and drive it through [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the catcher Adreas Kama stepping in she squares the butt gets it down only play to First that moves Garcia up to second [Applause] base and this is a good fundamental bunt by ESO this pitch was sailing lowrise ball in the zone she does a nice job of keeping her Barrel at the top of the strike zone and just dumping it down to move the runner Cassidy all in the right fielder with two hits on the week she was one for four in this last meeting with the Vikings takes a ball up high [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] break down the pipe for a strike one and [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] one chops it and that ball is fou for Western Washington making their way through the losers bracket having played five games in this tournament two just the other day against you Indy m one of those games going 12 Innings and yesterday at the end of that day when they won their second game they said hey coach your practice time to tomorrow is and she just looked at them and said uh I think we’re going to take the day off it’s well deserved they had been in this FL to heat you could see the redness on all of her players arms and Coach Gilmore said it was the stickiest hottest grueling grittiest most fun day I have ever been a part of on the softball field true true when you’re winning down low for a ball but those are the memories those are the things like when you come back you don’t just say remember that it’s like it’s all those little things during the day that are are the laughter I promise you some of them rolled over in the middle of the night their arms were so sunburned they felt it yeah absolutely outside corner ball four so Mullen is on first walk of the [Applause] [Music] game team had an opportunity yesterday instead of practicing ing they decided to put their toes in the Atlantic Ocean they went over towards the Coco Beach area not too far going to try to see if anything was transpiring over at Cape Canaveral which isn’t too far from long wood at all I promise when their toes hit the water they could not believe how warm it was compared to the Pacific Ocean on the west coast you’re talking about a to 20° difference in temperature Clarissa Zapata has been spectacular this week the first baseman with a hit in each of the three games went two for three with an RBI against Western Washington yeah zata batting 500 in this [Applause] [Music] Tournament being careful here good ways pitch one and [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] two 2-2 now in that Victory against the Vikings the first go around the second game of the series 4 the Patriots every player eight of nine players got at least one [Music] hit outside corner and suddenly after getting ahead 02 It’s a Full Count here with one out [Music] Garcia at second Mullen at first down low Ball Four backto back walks by Kimble very uncharacteristic and suddenly the bases are loaded with the top of the order and Sam shot up [Music] I like this timeout right here just trying to settle things down break the momentum a little bit regroup make sure everybody’s on the same page every moment [Music] counts shot one of uh two batters that has been hit by a pitch early in this game by Kimble [Music] [Music] and after the brief conversation alli’s ready to get back to work [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] one and0 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Kimo comes back one and one [Applause] now Garcia at third Mullen at second and Clarissa Zapata over at first base with one out here and the Patriots threatening low and outside two and [Music] [Applause] one big pitch right here for Kimble definitely does not want to fall behind three and one with the bases [Applause] [Music] loaded up high three and one no activity just yet in the Viking bullpen [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Kimble looking over for the sign she’s ready to go popped up to the right side good effort there by ptoy and Crum and Jacobson going back that’s a tough ball to get yeah that that ball has eyes nobody’s going to get to that ball deep in foul territory behind the first base bag [Music] so back full now kibble takes a deep breath as she’s ready to go Chopper nice stop they go home for the fource nice play by wrath on the [Applause] backand this is a big time play by Haley wrath who makes it Look So Easy Shot with the ball to the 56 hole a back hand and a throw across her [Applause] body it’s a pulson at the plate so on the fielder’s Choice shot at first now Cassidy Mullen over at third base Zapata moves up to second [Music] [Applause] and Nicole Price standing in with a one count she sacrificed her first time [Applause] up popped up and out of play [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] called strike one and two nice job by Kimble great job you want to try to get ahead especially with the bases loaded put a little bit of pressure on the hitter try to stretch The Zone not allow them to get a good piece of the barrel on the [Applause] ball R got caught up a little bit in her hand on the [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] release takes the swipe out of it Ally Kimbell gets out of the jam here in the second inning leaving three runners on base Patriots have now left five in two innings and we are [Applause] [Music] scoreless welcome back to Longwood Florida and a great job by Ali Kimble as she tries to find the shade there in The Dugout Bar but getting out of that jam consecutive Innings uh and kind of just taking everything on her own shoulders there yeah nice job so far and you know you got to look at the runners left on base early in this game five already is we have 912 this is McKenna Crum the right fielder she shows bunt pulls it back [Music] [Applause] kumas hit the ball hard she went hit this that last game that has propelled the Vikings to this Championship but hit the ball hard all four [Applause] times four hits on the week [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] got handcuffed inside a little bit that one’s [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] foul 22 now as heed looks down right back to the Box over to one for the out nice job by ha good going to the outside part of the plate getting crumb to pull it back up the middle right back at her that brings up the top of the order and Malia Andrew she bounced sharply to price at second her first time [Applause] up takes that first pitch and gathered in by Nicole [Applause] [Music] Price nice Stroke by Andrews this time up going after the first pitch where we saw her take a lot of pitches to see what ha good was going to be like earlier in the game as the leadoff batter that’s Connie ptoy she follows this one just out of the reach of [Applause] [Music] areas ptoy the lone hit of the game thus far to right field her first time up haed staying on the outside portion of the plate one and one [Applause] [Music] [Music] esia trying to hold on to it and sett it a little bit [Applause] [Music] longer that’s up and out of Play It is routine for the Patriots even on balls that are out of play you may notice uh when they’re at bat they’ll run things out and with foul balls they’ll show that sliding effort on on a what F moment on a what if moment so if you’re wondering what that is that was a team decision as pic goes back on the play three up three down here in the top of the third we are scoreless in championship game number one [Music] [Applause] [Music] we head now to the home half of the third inning the Patriots of UT Tyler third consecutive trip to the division 2 championship week and great success with their program and their first three years making it to be one of the eight final teams here the Patriots coming to Plate it’ll be 345 Courtney pek will lead it off here Courtney flew out to left field her first time up UT Tyler of course part of that University of Texas system public research University established back in [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 1971 one one count [Music] [Applause] shows Buck pulls it back we had a chance to talk to head coach Mike Reed for UT Tyler and we said you know what is your message to the team and his response was think about all the players you’ve ever played with dating back to when you were like 18 you 10 you where are those players now how many of them have ever made it to a national championship and I think there’s a lot of Truth in that that’s like a proud moment as you reflect on an athlete because the percentages of playing in a national championship at the Collegiate level are about 1% [Applause] right my colleagues had that opportunity multiple times as this one is popped up and out of [Applause] play and B you know having that having that chance and being in a very select group of division 2 athletes you what was your biggest take you know now reflecting back on the not in the moment but now reflecting back on it well I think you always have to give credit you know to your leader to the head coach our head coach back then was Gary torguson who ended up becoming inducted into the nfca Hall of Fame you have to have a leader that sets the tone that reminds you of the standards and drives you every day and sets goals that are realistic and somebody that pushes you you know whoever that might be and we we definitely had that as a program you saw Northridge compete in four consecutive national championships between 82 and 87 [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh all in one count here on JT [Applause] Smith P check over at first base and that went out of play I did my math wrong on that 82 to 87 is 5 years let me let me do my the math in my head a little differently yeah but you know what your your team like you said your your team was there those five years winning four five stepen F Austin kind of ruining the party in between with that one to nothing Victory I remember it well slapped out to left field and barkham grabs it in gets that ball in [Applause] quickly you know and I think that’s probably you say you remember well as we take a look at it on the replay look at this nice shot by Smith unfortunately for her right at barcom and left po goes back to first [Applause] base you say you remember it well and just probably the same way that UT Tyler remembers it well tasting it so close last season losing to the eventual national champion in uh North Georgia yeah there’s a lot of lesson to be learned whether you win or lose at this level and when you lose and you come up just short you have to learn from those lessons North Georgia would then go on to play uh Grand Valley State swept them in two for the national or three actually in the national championship last year best two out of three is well 7 to3 and three to nothing [Applause] this one off again and out of play they’re going through softballs here today like like like something nobody’s business yeah they’ll roughly go through 16 to 24 dozen softballs during championship week without a [Applause] problem and some of them in the park setting certainly at soldiers Creek Park you just it’s like a golf ball on a golf course you just want to let lie as uh there’s some water around there and it is Gator mating season and they’re rearing their heads right now so just let the gator have it and move on yeah you got to be careful which home run balls you choose to Chase [Music] [Applause] [Music] the runner first is Courtney pek and oh Kimble took something off of it Aras now with a two2 count with one out [Music] [Applause] [Music] right there Aras pops it up but it’s out of play [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] two two now Aras with the shot foul nice job by Aras she’s getting an array of inside pitches Kimble understanding her power keeping it close enough on the inside corner but right now where whatever areas is hitting is going foul [Music] and when you consistently throw somebody inside inside and they pull it a great pitch to come back with is a change of speed two two now on that outside portion of the plate the Fight [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Continues on this very hot sunny day without a cloud roughly in the sky right now in Longwood [Music] Florida outside corner Full [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Count battle continues here in the bottom of the third popped up once again and is there beat and actually that had airtime and is out of the park boy it was curving interestingly towards the F ground area and with the swing of the B the Patriots are on the board a professional bat by Aras how many pitches did she foul offense side finally gets one again on the inside part of the plate she makes her adjustment she catches it out in front and just launches it deep to left to put the Patriots on the board two to nothing [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] that brings up Michaela Garcia Garcia singled her last time [Applause] [Music] [Applause] up cuts her inside for a ball [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] one- one count now on Garcia [Applause] [Music] slap ball [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] down low [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 2u slap foul Patriots have having quality at bats they’re seeing a lot of pitches swinging at good pitches fouling balls off that is the 70th pitch by Kimbell so far this game and she has not even completed three full Innings be interesting to see at what point coach [Music] Gilmore gets activity going in the bullpen you would have to think it would be Kayana Kong who has been exceptional this championship week the Freshman stone cold on at least four occasions getting the Vikings out of a jam 3-2 now slaps this one out to left field parkam with the play for the second out [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and with two down base is cleared for Audrey esamia sacrificed her first time [Applause] [Music] up catcher goes after that first pitch [Applause] [Music] [Applause] esamia has already graduated with a degree in Psychology in three and a half years she’s working on her Masters in cyber [Applause] security outside corner for a ball cyber security I think she’ll have a job for a long time coming fifth batter this inning to face Kimble in this best two out of three series for a national championship [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] big cut at [Music] [Applause] it one to two two down [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] slaps at it into the Gap will be extra bases esia sliding safely into second base with the [Music] double another good piece of hitting by UT Tyler after fouling off a handful of pitches es Kya gets one on the outside part of the plate showing off her ability to go with it 11th of the season for [Music] [Music] Esa 80 total pitches for Kimbell early in this game Cassidy Mullen scheduled up next Kimble will continue on no one was warming up in the bullpen obviously with two outs [Music] [Applause] here yeah and a lot of times especially in weather like this I’m I’m sure that Kayana Kong loosened up some pregame and this weather you know you want to stay out of the heat Kimble has been throwing well although she’s thrown a lot of pitches but has ran into a little bit of a traffic jam here in the third andeli Rangel will go out to run at second base now for esamia the red shirt sophomore from Mercedes Texas getting into the action here early as a pinch Runner [Music] [Applause] [Music] Rell out at second base running for [Music] Esa big cut by Cassidy Mullen Mullen had walked her last time up [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] fouls it out of [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] play 0 and two now after the lengthy conversation in the circle with two down [Applause] swipes at it center field and right there for the play as karami to end the inning but some damage done Michelle Aras giving the Patriots a two nothing lead [Music] some work for the Vikings to do they’ve certainly been in this situation before being down it’s been part of their resume running through the west region to get to today’s Point certainly two nothing Barb is is a small task in hand yeah especially if you are the Vikings because they are known for their comebacks and when their backs against the wall like at Super Regionals down six to nothing in the bottom of the fourth they still found a way to come back and win Halley wrath stepping in Wrath reaching base on a fielders Choice her first time up it’ll be three4 five Andrew jesi Ramirez and Jacobson waiting in the wings [Applause] [Applause] [Music] on the one Viking and that was Conti ptoy has gotten on base with a base hit otherwise he good has kept the Viking bats in check here early they are just 1 for 11 at this point oh great stab by JT Smith just when you’re looking for a base hit you get a line shot like this and JT Smith says hold on just a second this is just a fantastic defensive play to get the lead off out nice web gem there and that brings brings up Andrew jesi Ramirez she struck out her first time up those are the sorts of plays in the Outfield that always seem to happen in postseason definitely would have been a gapper this one popped up CL gathering in for the second out two up two down [Applause] here a lot different fent face in Andrew jesi Ramirez with nobody on in one out then somebody on first base with no outs all these plays that the teams are making defensively are so [Music] key Jacobson bounce the short her first time up goes after that first pitch boy her hand came off the bat little funny off of that swing [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] one one count here [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] two down Jacob S back in one and [Applause] two outside see esia shaking her head good spot [Applause] Haan in the circle has done a nice job early in this game only giving up one hit no walk she really has done a nice job limiting the Viking base runners of course good support behind with her defense fouled out of [Applause] [Music] play and the difference in that is when you compare starting pitchers Kimbell for Western Washington has thrown 83 pitches so she’s thrown 23 more pitches than [Applause] [Music] Hagen going down to get it into the Gap this one goes with two outs on her way to second base nope she’s going to come back to First nice job by Smith in the Outfield Barb to get that one this is a good piece of hitting by Jacobson gets a ball down in the zone goes down and gets it with their legs drives it to the Gap I love the play off the wall by JT Smith holding Jacobson to a real long [Applause] single Emy Paulson who was a victim of hay Goods one of two thus far in the Box here with an 01 count with two [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] downs just a second hit on the afternoon for the Vikings although we have seen some of their hitters hit the ball hard [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] 02 papy one and two good discipline by Paulson not chasing that ball that low rise just carrying through the zone and out of the [Applause] [Music] Zone goes back inside 22 now you can see Esa saying just kind of bringing in just a little bit easier said than done foul tip back [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] up in the air and caught by Aras out at third base in foul territory another Runner left that’s the thir third of the gning for Western Washington and UT Tyler up two to nothing here in the bottom of the fourth we [Applause] go we head now to the home half of the fourth inning the Patriots leading game one Barb two to nothing this is a best of three series for this Championship you have been in this setting you have exper experienced it multi times which getting there once is great getting there two times is awesome and we have a change in the circle as well so we’ll get to that thought in a second as Joey Baker now comes on in relief for the [Applause] [Music] Vikings as we head to the bottom of the fourth inning Kayana Khan coming in the circle she has been fantastic this postseason I I’m sorry this is Joey Baker coming in with 145 Innings pitched so far this season has a lot of experience 30 starts on the year watch for her rise ball which she throws with the best [Applause] speed 21 now as she comes back on Zapata Clarissa walked her last time [Music] [Applause] [Music] up took something off of it 31 now [Applause] [Music] has given up three hits this week five runs a walk and no strikeouts and a lead off walk here to Zapata who has now walked twice in the ball game we head back up to the top of the order Sam shot who has reached base on a fielder’s choice and was hit by a pitch in the first [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] haly Fannon is the runner down at first base for Zapata so Fannon the pinch Runner number three [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and shot takes a called strike good job by Baker coming in getting [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] ahead squares the butt popped it up nice grab charging was Jacobson to make the play play and there you see Sam shot a sacrifice bunt situation here shot actually squares late and maybe just a little bit more to try to give herself a chance to bunt for a base hit it’s so key in that situation to get that ball down on the ground and put that runner in scoring [Applause] position nice job by Jacobson over at [Applause] first so with one down now Nicole Price who has struck out and sacrificed on the corner didn’t get [Applause] [Music] it two and0 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] two and one [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] comes back two and two [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] now down low for a ball [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] slapped so we’ll do it [Music] again this is a good pitch and a good time for Fannon to go on the [Music] [Applause] [Music] pitch price good at using the [Applause] ground Full Count now on price as she’s ready to step back in the box with one [Applause] [Music] out Baker is ready chop down to third they go to Second for one over to First and she is safe at first base nice job defensively by Malia Andrews going after that lead Runner keeping another UT Tyler player off of scoring position so price now at first base with two down pek who had walked and flown out her first time up steps in here with two down [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Baker a career 3.27 ER it’s 12 and six on the year 25 and 18 lifetime [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] poek with that big kick and caught in foul territory nicely played by barkham to end the inning UT Tyler leads it two nothing after [Applause] four welcome back as we head now to the top of the fifth inning hey good rolling along barp uh you know just consistently getting not being overpowering just putting the ball in the right place letting her fielders do the work y four Innings pitch she scattered two hits has not walked a batter now I’m to give credit though to the Vikings offense they have had very good quality at bats they’ve had some balls hit hard but so far for the Patriots they are playing very good defense as we saw that diving catch by JT Smith last inning and barkham who made that solid grab really setting herself up nicely on plow to end the inning leads it off here she bounced back to he good in the second [Music] [Applause] we spent some time had had a great opportunity to speak with both coaches yesterday Barb and ball down low one and one and Coach Gilmore telling us about the fun all the fun Antics that her team has provided her this season she says it’s it hasn’t really felt like work too too much because they’re just great young ladies to be around she can’t be around them enough ah yeah she says they are a lot of fun and and you got to like that every team has a different personality and sometimes you just find a team with something special which is why you see them here in the division 2 championship ball just popped over the infield for the lead off [Applause] hit good piece of hitting and good back control right here to get things going just the third hit of the game for the [Music] Vikings backto back Innings with singles let’s see if they can materialize something here in the [Applause] [Music] fifth Taylor kamami who has stepped up in big moments this weekend at the plate [Music] there’s that nice change of speed by hay good [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] theen Chum on deck and then the top of the order for Western Washington called strike three [Music] frozer carami didn’t like it but this is a great pitch with two strikes catch in the corner third strike out of the game crumb BS back to hey good in the [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] third called strike head coach chyl Gilmore was telling us she’s received a lot of support from everybody back home including alum who took a red eye some of them out to be with the team for the finals short right right right diving catch by Cassidy Mullen out in right field she had to go a long way Barb to make that [Music] grab every pitcher loves an outfielder that can make plays like this with the runner on first Mullen runs a long way full extension to bring this in just a terrific [Applause] [Music] catch and that takes the wind out of your sail when you’re on offense just a little [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] bit brings up the top of the order Malia Andrews looking for her first hit of the game she lined out sharply to price in the [Applause] third yeah and there’s a big difference let’s just say that last ball fell in for a base hit maybe it would have put Runners at first and second maybe first and third but there’ only be one out with Malia Andrews up who is clearly one of the top hitters in this championship [Applause] 2-1 [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] now popped up and caught for the third out of the inning so he good gets out of the jam we head to the bottom of the fifth the Patriots up two [Music] [Applause] [Music] nothing we head now to the home half of the fifth inning it will be 456 Smith Aras and Garcia scheduled up to face Joey Baker [Applause] Smith has flown out been hit by a pitch takes an off speed stuff four strike [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] one and one [Applause] [Music] [Applause] now goes at it again this time it works one and two Baker coming with her change up throwing it two out of three of the first pitches here to [Music] [Applause] Smith goes up high and it’s out of play [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] 22 now as Smith catches her breath steps back in baker’s ready to work [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Full [Music] Count through for a base hit lead off Runners aboard good piece of hitting by JT Smith staying patient and waiting for a pitch that she can hit she saw four change UPS during this at bat finally gets something hard on the outside corner and she drives it [Music] through so Smith out at first base and that brings up Michelle [Applause] Aras lays down the butt this time only play to First and look out going to third base she’s safe tempting to go home now the play at the plate is an errand throw an insurance run with hustle from JT Smith you got to love the hustle on the bases Aras with the sacrifice button looks like everything’s routine but Smith takes off for third Baker on unable to bring in the throw I’m sorry Malia Malia Andrews unable to bring in the throw at third the ball scoots away and Smith exhaustively cruises into home she just did 120t Sprint she certainly did and an insurance run here in the fifth for the Patriots that brings up Michaela Garcia Garcia singled in the the second inning and flew out to left in the third so one down now base is clear and a run across for UT Tyler slapped foul that was one of the adjustments after these two teams met in the first game the head coach of the Vikings Cheryl Gilmore said they were so fast they put so much pressure on us on defense and we saw a little bit of it right there on that previous play [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] she uh coach Gilmore definitely saying that about her experience against Wilmington in that first game too talking about how fast Wilmington was and yeah she said they were definitely one of the fastest teams they have played [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] two two [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] though up high for a ball [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] down to Third play over to First have to hurry and they just get [Applause] her good speed by Garcia blow roller over to Andrews Andrews with a gun for an arm and still Garcia almost beats that out they’re going to take a look at it here we’re going to have our first video review of The Game on the out called at first base Mike Greek calling for it so so Jenny bullan will put on the headset and they’ll have the [Music] conversation I think Jacobson yeah secures this ball looks to me like the throw beats her nice pick in the dirt yeah only thing they could possibly question with that would be did she have control of the ball at first which I think she [Music] did decision has been made so the play stands two outs [Music] now that leaves Mike Reed with one reviewed request and that brings up Audrey esamia here esamia doubled her last time up had a sacrifice back in the second [Music] and two [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] down scheduled up ptoy wrath and Andrew jusy Ramirez in the sixth for the Vikings be 234 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh nice pitch by [Applause] Baker one two now [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] nice change of speed again maybe came across the Zone a little high but that looked pretty good to me and jesi Ramirez turned around and asked and gave the sign you called it right bar just a little bit too [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] high goes at her inside 22 is that one goes out of play [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] four count now with two [Applause] out bases clear with a run across here in the [Applause] fifth ball floor first walk given up or check that second walk given up by Baker [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Cassidy Mullen who made a exceptional diving grab now up it goes after that first pitch Cassidy 0 for one has walked and flown out to [Music] [Applause] Center Mullen with that catch stopping the lead lead off batter from getting on last inning for the Vikings and the inning before that we saw JT Smith do the same [Music] thing big cut at it 02 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] now Mullen needing to protect here 02 two down and esia at first [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] did she go she did not so one and two [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] two two pitch he took something off of it freezes mulls and that will end the inning but the Patriots get one across and extend their lead to three nothing after five [Music] welcome back as we move now to the top of the sixth inning the Vikings down to six outs here for game number one Barb best two out of three we will only play one game today and they have a solid part of their order coming up that’s done damage this [Applause] week and there’s the first opportunity as that one drops in over the head of Sam shot and ptoy goes into second base puts her arms out like see we can do this ptoy this is the third batter in three consecutive Innings who has let off the inning and hit the ball hard this ball into the gap app and I’ll tell you these Vikings they know how to come back and this is their [Applause] moment first extra base hit of the game given up by Haun and that brings up Haley wrath wrath the big two-run excuse me three-run Homer against you [Applause] windy to ignite the Viking team into this championship CH [Applause] BR two and 0 he could being very careful here with first base [Applause] [Music] [Applause] open ptoy checking the outfield for depth and this is the power of the lineup if you are the Vikings that you want up at this point in the [Applause] game three and0 ball [Applause] four two Runners aboard here with ptoy and [Applause] R and Emma and J Jes Ramirez [Music] scheduled up here is a conference had now by the Patriots and Mike Reed let’s take a look earlier in this Tournament of the power of Andrew jesi Ramirez and you don’t think she likes this she loves it as that was the exclamation point on their offense first this week in this tournament [Music] and a number of departments for this team and she has certainly led the way that was a big home run in a three for four effort against U Indy she had three RBI in that game had a homer that a homer back in the Auburn Montgomery game good for two RBI 7-1 win [Applause] the only game that she did not have a hit was against UT [Music] [Applause] Tyler some work to be done here by haod with two Runners aboard and ptoy out at second and wrath at first base with nobody [Applause] [Music] [Applause] out goes on that outside part of the pl Barb she has shown power to all areas of the field if I’m he good now where am I trying to pitcher well haga to the righty specifically tries to throw the ball outside get these right-handed batters leaning and then tries to bust it to the inside part of the [Music] plate stays on that right side gets it down on the ground they go to Second for one so the runner split the in field on the fielders choice this is a big play on the defensive side of the field the slow roller and to the left of of price but she still goes back to PL check it short to get the runner and that is such a big out because that takes away another runner in scoring position so Runners at the corners this is our first first and third situation of the game and going after that first first hit is Jacobson the play over to first for the [Music] out Jacobson with the ball hit to Aras Aras checks the runner fires it across Andrew ji moves up 60 fet two down now [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Riley Anderson will hit for Paulson here so Riley Anderson picking up a bat see if she has some magic in it to push a run across for her Viking team [Applause] two out two [Applause] one big pitch by ha good we’ll see here if she continues to stretch The Zone being ahead 0 and [Music] [Applause] two stays on that outside corner doesn’t get it one and two now good discipline by Anderson and you always want that two strike pitch to be tempting for the hitters to see if they’ll fish he good stays with it Anderson gets a little piece of it out of play [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] one and two you see patoy down at third slapped second Bayside charging his price over to first for the out and that will end the inning and the threat Vikings come close but UT Tyler’s defense at he good sticks on and we head to the bottom of the sixth leading three to nothing [Music] [Music] welcome back to the bottom side of the sixth inning and the Patriots of UT Tyler with some Stellar defense thus far and keeping the Viking bats quiet here three to nothing Clarissa Zapata the nine hitter will step in here first against Joey Baker Zapata has walked twice [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] today Zapata was actually the first batter that faced Baker in the fourth [Applause] [Music] and up in the count [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 2 at the knees for a called strike [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] three and one [Applause] now Sam shot on [Applause] [Music] Deck brings in back for [Music] [Applause] full pick a hitter and it did so zata hit by the pitch she’ll take first base Full Count pitch you see her get get hit right in the [Applause] thighs not only one but two yeah that’s not good that’s not good Sam shot also been hit by a pitch today reach base on a fielder’s Choice lays down the butt on the first [Music] pitch and there you see just a little breakdown on defense with communication shot lays down a real good bunt a real good sacrifice bunt Andrews comes [Applause] in and you just see the communication right there between Andrew Jesy and [Applause] Andrews either way I think that she would have beat it out I think shot had the wheels to beat that out well the official scorer felt so too Barb they’ve given her a hit another bunt again off balance throw nicely done to get the out at first base so price is set down as she sacrifices her teammates along shot down a third Z moov the second nice job by Andrews making sure she comes away with an out right [Music] there so one down now Runners at second and in third poek in the box that big leg kick she’s flown out twice and [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] walked both teams 0 for five today with runners in scoring [Applause] [Music] [Applause] position right there for a strike [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] back to the Box Baker with the play to first base this ball was hit well and even though it took a bounce it was a laser shot great great defensive glove by [Music] Baker great react and she just tosses it over makes it look routine so the number four batter JT Smith steps in she actually singled last time up against Joey [Music] Baker one for two on the game flew out back in the third inning [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] out to left again and barkam for the second consecutive time makes a really nice grab both of those trips were on balls hit by JT Smith and it’s the threat here in the sixth we’re headed to the seventh UT Tyler up three to [Music] [Applause] nothing Kristen hey good steps back into the circle Barb she has uh been in the circle for all three victories got a little bit of help and relief in game two but cruising along here and if I’m the Viking batters led by baram who just made that nice catch to lead it off what am I thinking as I’m trying to step in the Box here and manufacture something I want to swing early in the count she’s always right around the strike zone we’ve seen the last three leadoff hitters three innings in a row hit the ball sharply but she’s had great defense behind her JT Smith with the diving catch in center field in the third and then Mullen in the fourth right at the the knees for the strike Lexi with a solid [Applause] shot the center last time up also bounce back to ha good [Music] [Applause] [Music] slaps at it just [Applause] foul one and two now hey good on [Applause] top the pitching staff for the Patriots they’ve had a lot of reps all year long they really have used a variety of pitchers but it has just been recent where they have gone to Hay good more of for the starts see Kaye Davis with some reps this year Genesis armandas who has 14 complete [Applause] games FFF and potic with a nice chat going back on that ball for the out [Music] [Applause] good footwork by ploch great drop step fundamentally a nice reach to secure the out Kev kamami looking for her first hit struck out looking last time also popped up to Aras at third and if you’re karami and Crum you want to turn this lineup over and try to get back to the leadoff hitter who’s so dangerous in Malia [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Andrews shows but two and 0 [Applause] unassisted Zapata at first base and we have two [Music] [Applause] outs McKenna crumb steps in she has flown out sharply to right also bounc back to ha good takes a [Applause] [Music] ball two and0 [Applause] Mike Reed coming down to settle his pitcher pretty remarkable what UT Tyler has done making the jump up to D2 play over the last three years to get here three times in succession you know you know how hard it is yeah again and you know you got to look at the leader Mike Reed has the second winningest has the second highest winning percentage in any coach in any division in NCAA Sports so he is doing something right a good leader they always say his organizational uh skills are exceptional the way he prepares his team that’s some pretty good Mount Rushmore company right there 21 now after the conversation in the [Applause] circle Chopper Zapata makes the play herself and game number one taken by the Patriots of UT Tyler one to nothing Patriots coming up with some big offensive production areas with a two-run home run fantastic job offensively they pushed one other run across but hats off to ha good in the circle with this four hit shut out her seventh complete game of the season she is now 4 and0 here on championship week so the Patriots just one win away now from a national championship game number two will be played tomorrow Saturday noon Eastern if the Vikings win we will have a game three at roughly 2:30 p.m. or 30 minutes upon the conclusion of that second game but for now the teams will step aside and rest as well for the rest of the day and UT Tyler victorious in game number one three to nothing for our entire crew my colleague Barb Jordan I’m Le Sako saying soam from lwood Florida he [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 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