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Devils of Arizona State swing into action and with the play by play,
here's Bob Davies.
Thank you. And good evening everybody. This is Bob Davies at Rosenblatt
Stadium in what potentially is a gale force wind. You may not be able to
see it on your television screens. And we say that because tonight for the
first time in five games that the Devils will participate in here at
Rosenblatt Stadium, a lot of folks are joining us on channel 10 in Phoenix.
To those of you who have been with us on Cool Radio all the time. Welcome
again and to those of you who perhaps are joining us for the first time on
Cool F ma welcome to you. Also, the weather man has turned the tide here
in Omaha. Currently, the wind is gusting on that field as you see it
between 25 and 30 miles an hour. Perhaps you can hear it whizzing by our
microphone as well. The temperature is 80 three degrees outside humidity
reading, I believe must be somewhere in the neighborhood of 40%. So it is
as cold as well. And there on the television monitor is an example of the
flag of the United States of America in center field. It's blowing left to
right and is absolutely straight out. And that indicates that there is
definitely a very stiff breeze. It's a fifth World Series contest for the
Devils of Arizona State against the Violets of New York University. Each
team with a record of three wins and one loss. We'll be back in a moment
with the starting lineups. But first, this pause
here are the starting lineups for tonight's ball game for the visiting
ball club. The Violets of New York University leading off and playing
right field, Fred Levine Levine in right field heading second and during
the catching Tom Barto B A RT O Barto catching heading third and playing
in center field, Jim Cardi, Jim Kiss in center field, the clean up hitter
and playing shortstop Ray Ipolito, I double Polito, Ray Ipolito at
shortstop, hitting fifth and playing third base. Jeff Kalish Kalish at
third heading sixth and playing first, Joe Se se at first base hitting
seventh and playing in left field, John Latte, John Laet in left field,
hitting eighth and playing second base is Jim Lata Lakat A and the pitcher
is their eighth. They've saved him for tonight. Face the Devils a 6 ft
£200 left hander by the name of Ellsworth Jones Jones pitching and Bardo
catching all the Devils leading off and playing shortstop is Roger Deter
heading second and playing in right field, Ralph Dick. Ralph Dick in right
heading third. The tournament's leading hitter John Dolan SEK playing in
left field, Dolan second left heading clean up and playing in center field
for the Devils will be Paul Ray Powell Powell in center field hitting
fifth and handling the catching t will be Billy Joel Cotton heading sixth
and playing at first base will be Jeff Osborne Osborne at first base
heading seventh and playing at second base will be Lenny Randall and
hitting eighth and playing third base. Rick Valley and the pitcher for the
Sun Devils. Tonight is the big 6 ft 5, 200 pounder. Laon Lares. Lare is
the pitcher and Cotton is the catcher. Well, we're ready to go action in
the very first top of the first inning, Fred Levine Tom Bono and Jim Kish
the batter for New York University. The Violets came to this game three
wins at a loss by beating Massachusetts, Mississippi and Tulsa first pitch
is a long fly ball to deep right field, Ralph Dick back on the warning
track and has it for out number one and that ball was fairly well tagged
because that's almost with the wind and the ball has a tendency now to
curve over to that right field line. So Levine is that number one here in
the first. Then Tom, the catcher is the ba 502, 72 on the season. The girl
ready with the pitch, the right hander fire swung on and missed by vitto
strike one. They beat Mississippi 8 to 3, beat Massachusetts 9 to 2.
Although the Red men gave them three errors and they got beat by Tulsa
two to nothing and then they came back to beat Texas in a much disputed
game by the score of 3 to 2. Yesterday, there was a pitch fa girl, a fat
ball swung on and missed at strike two. Yesterday,
the Texas Longhorns kind of got a little long sighted started looking at
Arizona State or perhaps indeed Tulsa for the finals and New York
University wasted no time and taking care of them. 3 to 2. That pitch is
outside by the girl that count as the ball and two strikes. A much
disputed play ended the game as Jack Miller, left hander hit one down the
first baseline. There's another ball outside on a curveball. It count as
even two and two first baseman sec at the ball fell down then to the bag,
hit the bag with the glove with the ball in it and he was called out and
then as the runner passed, there's a high pop up to the right side. Jeff
Osborne in fair territory. Now moving to five territory under it and has
it out. Number two. That's a difficult play
to battle, popping up in foul territory to Jeff Osborne there. Two up and
two down and the batter is the center fielder. Jim K
hitting 351 on the season. The third place hitter, as soon as Miller
passed the bag, his foot accidentally hit the glove in which steps, hand
held the ball and the ball went scooting out into the right field. Well,
of course, the entire Texas bench was in the middle of the field arguing
that Fletcher Harvey, the land umpire at first who called the play was
wrong, that the ball was dropped and indeed he was safe in the run that
was on second base scored and the score was tied at one a piece. The
fastball is on the inside corner took a and it is oh and one right handed
batter and it is, he calls it a strike, although the batter steps
completely out, he got something in his eye and there's just no doubt
about it. You're bound to get anything. It could be a bathtub or a small
hipper. That wind is really blowing.
The scoreboard says the count is 0 to 2. The girl ready with the pitch,
the right hander delivers it's inside for a ball and card takes down to
one knee. We're in the top half of the first inning. No score in the ball
game. The visiting New York University Violets advance one ball and two
strikes. The girl fires a fastball misses outside and the count is even at
two and two. For those of you who are watching on television, as I say
again, welcome. Occasionally we'll be, we'll be a little wordy for the
radio audience as the pitch swung out and far back counted the same two
and two. Jim Newsom is the plate umpire Marty mcdonald with first Earl
Yost of district seven at second base and Fletcher Harvey is at third base
tonight. Four men in Blue for this college World Series. The 23rd annual
LA Girl ready with a 22 pitch delivers in the dirt for ball three as he
let up on a curve of the 23 years that the college World Series has been
in existence. 20 of those years have been played right here in Omaha and
Nebraskans are kind of proud of that. In fact, want to keep it here
forever. The grove behind for the first time. Three and two. Here's the
pitch swung and a miss for strike three and he retires the side. So the
Violet in the first, no runs, no hits, no errors and nobody left and to
start at the end of one half inning of play, the Violets nothing. The
Devils yet to bat
in the top of at the bottom of the first for the Devils. It'll be the
three Ds, Debtor Dick and Dolans in that order, Roger Deter the very
stable shortstop of the Sun Devils is the I believe, third leading hitter
in the series. Let's pick out that particular statistic. No, he's the
fourth John Dolan of Arizona State is the leading hitter averaging 583 in
this college world series. Jim Kiss, who was the last man that Lares
struck out as the second leading hitter, Les Roger of Tulsa, the third cly
ball and to right field, the wind playing havoc with it. Levine around
circling and eventually makes the catch. That's a difficult thing to do.
Zetter flies to right for out number one as Fred Levine gave us a broadway
shuffle out there coming up eventually with a fly ball draft dick who has
had a not too happy World Series hitting only 167 but is 342 on the year
anxious and ready to help the Devils here in their fifth World Series game
, Ellsworth Jones, the left hander delivers swung out on Miss for strike
one hit Jim Newsom right in the LA. We did not expect to see Jones start.
As a matter of fact, he hurt his arm in the first game that he pitched
back on Saturday and we expected to see a 6 ft six sophomore by the name
of Tom Collins and we're not joking on the mound, but Jones decided he
would go. He pitched seven and one third innings giving up five hits,
three runs and all of them earn. There's a pitch inside to Ralph Dick and
even a count of the ball in a strike.
He walked three and struck out six that action against Mississippi in
total season. He's worked 59.5 innings giving up 28 hits, 14 runs, eight
of them earned walked 29 and struck out 56. The delivers swung on a line
shot base hit to center field by Ralph Dick.
The first hit of the ball game and Ralph de Casa, John Dolan will step in
and the Devils of course, want to get something started right away. They
jumped all over Tulsa 11 to 3 very convincingly. And the first time as it
looked for a moment in the first two games of this college World Series
that the postman forgot to send their bats. They picked up some like they
got one bat in the mail against Massachusetts about about four extra base
hits in one inning, scoring four runs to down Massachusetts 4 to 2 after
losing detectives 4 to 0 and beating UCL a 2 to 1 in extra innings. An
inside pitch by Jones almost catches Dolak gets ball one inside
there. You can see on the television screen. The runner at first base is
Ralph Dick. The batter left handed batting left fielder John Dolan, the
leading hitter in this 23rd annual college World Series. Here's the pitch
by Jones Dolak checks the swing on a curveball takes the outside corner
and it's a ball and a strike and he looks over at Bobby Winkles in the a
su dugout along third baseline to say, what will I do? Now?
There is some action in the bullpen for the Violet swung on and right at
the bullpen but foul out of play one ball and two strikes. John out in
front with that swing on a lazy curve. It's a right hander and it is Tom
Collins, the man that we had expected to start this ball game for the
violence, a very cool ball club from New York. They were down. Two came
back against Texas got two and they were a, they just worked very steadily
, eventually came on to win it. 3 to 2. Here's a throw to first base Ralph
Dick back in plenty of time. Not a real anxious throw. Only one to let
Dick know that uh they are watching him and they will watch all the Devils.
There have been 13 stolen bases in this world series, nine of them for
the Devils. Another line shot foul down the right field line back up in
the bleachers.
Dole's got a pretty swing in the series. Had a home run last night over
the right center field fence. Paul Ray Powell had a home run over the left
Senator Bill. Thanks
one ball and two strikes. John Dosek Chokes up. Ellsworth delivers runner
moving grounder to the left side fielded by the second baseman, he's gonna
race Dosek to the bag and do he beats him. The second baseman Laka had to
move, fire to his left. Pick up the ball. The first baseman SEK had come
in overrun the ball had no chance to get to the ball. The pitcher covering
would not have beaten Dolenz there. And so the second baseman Laka takes
it unassisted. Dolan is out and on the play, Dick moves down to second
base so they're two down, Ralph Dick, the runner at second base and Pr
Paul Ray Powell is the batter and while he steps in the catcher, Tommy
Barto goes out and has a word with Ellsworth Jones in case you joined us
late wind 25 to 30 miles an hour reported by the weather bureau
temperature 83 degrees outside and the humidity in the neighborhood of 40%.
No score devils batting in the bottom of the first with a man at second
two down. Paul re swings at a slow curve strike one.
We are 258 on the season but a 250 average here in four previous games in
the college World Series.
Jones taking plenty of time. Violet pitcher with a stretch in the peek at
Ralph Dick at second delivers,
excuse me, it's a ball inside and low pr taking all the way and the cat is
even at one apiece on deck will be Billy Joe Cotton and what will appear
to be to you a completely solid dirt uniform, John's ready. The stretch
delivers way outside for a ball, two balls and one strike. There have been
eight home runs in the college World series and the Devils have a pair two
from Texas and Pat Brown and Dave Hall before they were sent home. Bob
Hanson hit one off of Devil pitching for Massachusetts. Here's a pitch to
Paul Ray across the plate but very low and it runs the count to three and
one. Bob Blakely of Southern Illinois. Eddie mcclarty of Mississippi both
hit theirs in the same game over the right center field fence. Roger
Whittaker hit one for Tulsa against Texas with two R Jones ready. Here's
the 3 to 1 count. It's swung on the ground to the left side deep in the
hole at third. He'll not be able to make the play, knocks the ball down.
Re Aito goes far to his right to knock it down. He cannot make the play
however, and we'll see they scored a hit. Paul Ray Powell an infield
single to the left side. Ray Ipolito, the shortstop going deep in the hole
back on the grass, knocked the ball down, kept it in front of him, but
obviously did not even throw and Paul Ra beats it up. Ralph Dick moves to
third on a play. The Devils have two men aboard and here comes old pig pen
number two, Billy Joe Cotton. A bases loaded single last night to give the
Devils a three to nothing lead in the first inning hitting 250 for the
series 337 on the season. Paul moving a grounder to the right side but
right to the second baseman who was moving over to cover the play and the
throw lata throws the step check in time and Cotton is on 4 to 3. The
Devils are retired in the first. No runs. There were two hits, there were
no errors and two men left and the score at the end of one complete inning
of play. The Devils nothing. The Violets nothing.
Top of the second. And for the Violets of New York University, Rey Ipolito
, Jeff Kalish and Joe Sefcik sounds like uh an Italian reunion and they're
passing the spaghetti around the table and Polito the Kalish to se well,
the SEC is a little different pitched by the Growers. An outside ball one
, Lare is 12 and one on the season and he won a game here in the college
World Series. So he's 13 and one, an er, a of 2.42 fastball catches the
outside corner and it's a called strike 11 and one
visitors.
The Violets in the gray uniforms with the purple pitched by Lares is
another fastball and it just missed the outside corner and Billy Joe
really wraps one back to him saying come on shape up two balls and one
strike to lead off hitter for the Mi that Ray Polito here in the top of
the second and the fastball misses outside and it's 3 to 1. And again,
Lares is behind
Bobby Winkles has set Larry Gura to pitch tomorrow's game. Should Le Gros
become in any what sense of trouble today? Gura will come in today called
strike. Fastball inside corner
is full three balls and two strikes to re Ipolito.
The girl delivers, swung on a line drive to right field, Ralph Dick
camping under it, moving right to left now has it for out number one,
those have got to be tricky the wind as we've indicated to you, moves left
to right across the outfield. And Rosenblatt Stadium is on a hill so that
the wind is even more profuse here.
That'll bring up Jeff Kalish, the third baseman Kalish hitting 293 on the
season pitch called strike outside corner on a curveball. The girl looked
good
last night we had and I wish we had a videotape for you to see. We
described it last night. Uh, there's a curveball that's outside and the
count evens up at one and one. Kenny Hanson made a great defensive
backhand stop on a line shot to him while he was on the mound, the ball
wedged in between two fingers of the glove and he couldn't get the darn
thing out. So he threw the glove to first base pitch swung out and missed
strike two. We talk to him and if we find time a little bit later, we'll
let you hear just exactly what Kenny said. It was, got to be the most
unbelievable play in baseball. But thinking
the girl ready with a 1 to 2 pitch, the lovers swung on a grounder to the
left side, hopper to dinner to throw to Osborne in time. And Kalish is out
number 22 up and two down and Joe Sec, here's the batter. I say SEK, the
public address address announcer says SEK, but he spells it. Szewczyk
gonna change his name. Here's the first pitch to the left-handed batting
first baseman across the plate but low and it is vol 1306 on the season
closed stands hands held high. Here's the girl's win pitch fouled up, back
up over our head out of play. Cat is even of the ball and a strike no
score in the ball game. The Violets of New York University batting in the
top of the second inning. The Devils are the home team tonight on the
third base side. Here's the pitch by Lares misses outside and it's two
balls and one strike. And again, may I thank you on behalf of the entire
ball team and Bobby Winkles for the great telegrams that you've been
sending them at the Blackstone. Here's La Grosse pitch, a line shot into
deep right field, but the wind's going to hold it up. Ralph Dick is right
there and takes it for up number three, well, hit ball but that wind will
kill you. And for the Violets in the second, nothing across no runs, no
hits, no errors. Nobody left on. And at the end of an inning and a half,
it's the Sun Devils. Nothing. The Violets, nothing
for those of you watching on television. The very top row are a su fans.
You can see them clapping right there. A lot of them here and we're happy
to have them. It's the bottom of the second inning. And for the Devils,
it'll be Jeff O for Lenny Randall and Rick Valley in that order, Jeff 282
on the season 231
in World Series play left handed batting first baseman. The first pitch is
a lazy curve inside corner called strike one. Jeff Kalish in on the grass
a little bit. Now move back at third base thinking maybe that the leadoff
batter can, but here's the pitch by Jones. It's across the plate but low
as Jones has a good motion. But, uh, it looks to me like the Devils can
get to him. He just is a little slower than they're used to. Terrific wind
here at Rosenblatt Stadium
as Jones delivers across the plate but high with a fastball and it's two
balls and one strike to Osborne.
He pitched only 59.5 innings for the total year which seems kind of funny
to the Devil fans who are used to 100 plus there's a check swing, the
curveball is outside and it's three balls and a strike. Lares worked 100
and, uh, and a third leg. Gura worked 100 and 48. Uh, Kenny Hanson worked
100 and 15, but of course, the Devils are the only team in the United
States to ever win 54 ball games as a collegiate university. They've got
54 3 times and they've tied the record last night inside for ball four and
leadoff batter Jeff Osborne draws a walk. That's the first walk given up
by Jones. He's allowed a pair of hits in the first inning to Ralph Dick
and Paul Ray Powell but got out of the inning with any score. Lenny
Randall who can move
but hitting only 214 in the series will draw Jeff Kayla in a third.
There's a throw to first Osborne back in plenty of time. Randall has
connected with the ball very well in the last couple of games line shots
down the left field line. Unfortunately, they were foul with the exception
of one double, but he's really got good connection. Here's the pitch to
him, check, swing outside and it's ball too. And Ellsworth Jones having a
little trouble and Tommy Collins the big right hander in the bullpen now
working for Dave Violet. There's the runner at first base and Osborne
Ellsworth Jones, the left handed pitcher taking a look at him, comes to
the plate. Randall flapped it down the left field line
and that's just exactly what Lenny Randall's been doing coming around real
good on the ball, but they're just a little too far to the left. It's a
long strike. The count is even up at one apiece.
Osborne. The leadoff batter for the Devils is on first with a walk. No
score in the ball game. Nobody out. Randall with a one on one. Cat Osborne
with the lead. Jones R delivers Randall swings, pops it up to the left
side. It is Kalish coming in coming in more now, moving to foul territory
and he has it for out number one and those have just absolutely got to be
tricky
one away. Osborne holds first base and Rick Valley only 167 in the series.
Only a freshman
has the good arm and coach Bobby Winkles hoping for many good things in
the next two years from this young man. Here's the first pitch to him.
Swung on a grounder to the left side. Could be two and Alito to Lata for
one. The return to SEK is in the dirt and Valley is safe on the fielder's
choice Valley forcing Jeff Osborne 6 to 4 for outnumber two and is safe at
first on the fielder's charts. We'll bring up Laon Legree who is not
afraid to take the crank of that ball.
This uh New York University Club is the, has only three errors in the
whole series and all of them in one game. So they played three games of
airless ball. First pitch of the gros is inside low for ball one. Let's
look at our 1001 statistics here. There have been 43 errors in the World
Series. Thus far, the Sun Devils have made six of those, but the Violets
have only committed three and I believe all of them in a game against the
Massachusetts. We'll check that out. Here's the pitch by Jones swung on by
Lain fouled back on the ground of the screen and the cat is even at one on
one as Gail Force wins threatened to take us to Iowa, which is not too far
away. Let me tell you two down Rick Valley, the runner at first base
Devils batting in the bottom of the second, no score and it's a line shot
to right field. It's going to curve foul. Levine has no chance to get it
as that ball started out in fair territory by maybe 10 or 15 yards. But of
course, is a right handed batter spewing one to right field, which
automatically gives it the inertia to move right. But with this win, it
just put it all the way into the bleachers, one ball and two strikes to
Laon Legree who is hitting 261. Not bad for a pitcher but is zero for four
in World Series competition. Ellsworth Jones ahead. The left hander looks
down has the sign from Tommy Bartow checks. The runner Valley delivers the
Lares swung on a line shot that's going to be in there for a base hit the
one bound to the right fielder. The throw against the wind coming all the
way to third base to Jeff Kalish and holding up at second base will be
Rick Valley. So the pitcher Larry mcgraw helps his cause with hit number
three for the Devils and we go to the top of the order with Roger Dennis.
The center has, as we said, tied a college World series marked by stealing
five bases. He's tied with Bob Fry of Washington State.
The Devils have some names in the record books. However, for the most
serious hit Sal Bando stands alone at 12, Scott Reed with two others is
tied for most RBS with 10. Here's the pitch by Jones, the debtor a shot in
the short right coming in as Levine now moving over to his right, still
moving and has it for out number three as debtor flies to right for the
second time in two trips to the plate. The Devils are retired in the
second with no runs on one hit. There were no airs and two men left and a
score at the end of two complete the Devils. Nothing. The Violets, nothing.
Laet Lata and Jones. That's the law firm that will bat for the Violets
here in the top of the third. John Latte takes a fastball across the plate
for called strike one left handed batting left fielder slightly open
stands. Lares ready delivers swung out and miss the fastball strike two
and that ball goes back to Lares almost as fast as Billy Cotton received
it. Oh and two Lares ahead the big right hander working pitches inside for
a ball.
The girl beat UCL A in 11 innings by the score of 2 to 1. He worked pretty
hard. There's a ball low inside the boot and the count is even up at two
and two and he was a tired young man but he got four days rest and Bobby
Winkles hopes that he'll be able to go through this entire game without
any problems. Here's a 22 pitch ground ball, 12 hopper to Lenny Randall
throw to Osborne in time and a lot of red is out. Number one,
Lenny Randall in the Texas game made a fantastic grab of a line drive and
would and did save at least two runs. Uh, last night, Phil Honeycutt for
the University of Tulsa made a grab that they call the best of the series
, but we don't believe it. Here is Jim Leotta tries a push bunt down the
first base line and it just looks almost like a hip rolling in foul
territory for strike. Number one,
Maata hitting 269 has 10 stolen bases so he can really move inside for a
ball, backs him out of there. Maata is even at one apiece.
The outfield is shallow both in center and in right because the wind is
moving that way and if you get it up in the air, it's bound not to go as
far as you'd like, there's a curveball missing and it runs the cap now to
two balls and one strike one away. Nobody aboard for the Violets in the
third. Debtor delivers 21 swung out a miss for strike two. And that is a
fastball folks
in case you joined us late. Rick Valley is at third Roger Deter at short,
Lenny Randall at second, Jeff Osborne at first, John Du at second left,
Paul Ray Powell in center and Ralph Dick and right. Larry Lares, the
pitcher and Billy Cotton, the catcher, there's ball three, a curveball is
outside and the count is full. Tom Collins and Cliff Vladi warming up.
There's a pitch outside on a fastball and Licata draws a walk. That's the
first walk given up by La Gros
and that will bring to the plate. The pitcher Ellsworth Jones,
let's see, as a hitter in 10 games and 22 at bats, he's picked up seven
hits for a 3, 18 average. So you're not gonna be able to brush him off
lightly. He's a good size boy. 62, about 2, 10.
There's a stretch by the Grove Valley in, in the grass. There's the
tempted bunt pulls his bat back but it's across the plate and it's called
strike one valley moved in very quickly at third base Osborne holding the
runner, Jim Lata. There la R again delivers quickly this time. It's a bunt.
Osborne will take it in fair territory to throw to Randall in time to
sacrifice works and Lata moves to second base
score that 3 to 4. They're two down and we go to the top of the order and
Fred Levine who flied to right hitting 3, 61 good hitter and some decent
speed.
Bean had uh eight stolen bases himself.
36 hits and 96 at bats pitch fastball just misses inside. It's a ball.
Larry Gura is standing by just in case but is scheduled to pitch
tomorrow's game. Here's the girl's pitch swung on high fly ball to short
right field. Ralph Dick coming in, calling away Lenny Randall on the run
and takes it for out number three.
Levine, the leadoff batter flies out to right twice just like deter did.
The Violets are retired with no runs, no hits, no errors and a man left
and the score at the end of 2.5 innings of play. The Devils, nothing. The
Violets, nothing.
Ok.
As we indicated to you earlier, we did not expect Ellsworth Jones to start.
He has come out of the game and the man we did expect to start Tom
Collins, a 6 ft 6 £200 junior is the man who was on the mound. Now, in the
college World Series, he's already worked one game, working nine innings
giving up eight hits, two runs, both of which were earned, walk to pair
and struck out 10 against Massachusetts and he won it six and one for the
total season with an, er, a of around 2.47. Worked in a total of 62
innings this season and he's a big size Stella leading off will be Ralph
Dick who swings and fouls it back to the screen for strike 1345
as the Ralph picked up a bingo back in the first a line drive base single
to straightaway center field. It's still wowing them up with the win. You
can occasionally hear it really buff at our area. Here's the one strike
pitch to Ralph Dick swung on a Baltimore chop one hopper easy to the third
baseman Kalish who throws a little inside, but Sefcik pulls it down and
Ralph Dick is out number one,
one up and one down and John Dulany
who grounded out to the second baseman unassisted if you can feature that
coming into tonight's game was leading the college World Series in hitting
with a three, a 583 average. And that's fantastic. John has just put the
ball everywhere four for five last night, home run over the right center
field fence. He also had a pair of doubles. Here's the first pitch to him
, a little number to the right side pitcher coming over, takes it and will
go unassisted. So Dolan has been put out twice, unassisted the first time
to the second baseman and now to the pitcher in Phoenix, Kool AM and FM
Stereo field hit the deep shortstop back in the first inning. Pr one
pumped one out of here before. For those of you on television, you saw the
flag moving left to right and now a little bit to straightaway center,
Tom Collins, you gotta have some courage to name your son that there's a
pitch nub foul back to the screen at S A strike.
It's been a great week in Omaha. The people here have been absolutely
great to the team and our team as Bobby puts it, here's the one strike
pitch swung on and fouled out of play. Strike. Two Bobby puts it I think
are a great bunch of kids. Uh There is old number one on the dugout and
there are more than that. There are great competitors, they are great kids
and a lot of gentlemen on the squad too. A lot of folks at the Blackstone
Hotel commenting on how good our kids are. Here's the zero and two pitch,
the pr A L shot base hit into left field that may go for extra bases all
around 2nd, 1st base on his way to second to throw. Not in time, stand up
, double.
That's the first hit off of the big youngster Collins. That is Paul Ray's
20th double. He set a record as you know, with 19. And ironically, John
Delek came along and broke the previous record set by Jan Clement and
Rondo Mini in the same season. So the Devils have a runner at second base
and Billy Joe Cotton Nevada, the big right hander will work from the
stretch. Here's the pitch, a foul ball to the left side. It'll be not
fielded by Jaco Smither,
one of the original odd couple here in Omaha Nebraska. He rooms with the
SARS. We made mention of that a couple of nights ago and the reason we
call him the odd couple is they have all the equipment in their room and
it really looks like that apartment did one strike count to Billy Joe Paul
Ray with the lead at second base. Collins delivers inside and high for
ball. 11 and one, no score in the ball game. Devil batting in the bottom
of the third.
They beat Mississippi 8 to 3. Massachusetts 9 to 2 and Texas 3 to 2 but
lost to Tulsa while the Devils lost to Texas beat UCL A Massachusetts and
Tulsa last night, 11 to 3 pitch swung on fouled to the right out of play
one ball and two strikes.
Ellsworth Jones was the starter. The Devils did not chase him but in the
first game, as we indicated to you, he had armed trouble and they were not
going to start him. He obviously pleaded for the action. Got it and then
said that he could not go through it. And Collins now has relieved him
here in the third pitch to Cotton Claire ball just misses inside and it's
even up at two and two brownie wanted to wash the uniforms. But number 22
down there BJ said nothing doing folks. I'm wearing this right to the end.
Here's the stretch by the big youngster. Right-hander delivers pop. It's
a pop up to the right side. First baseman chef going back in pop territory
that win. He did not see the, he did not see the grandstand and ran right
into it. That ball kept his attention so much that he kept looking up
trying to get it. It looked like he had a very good chance to get it, but
the wind kept blowing it and blowing it and he kept chasing it. And by the
time he got to the little pipe rail in front of the grandstand, he bumped
right into it. Took him a moment. I believe he's going to be all right. He
shook it off. First base umpire Marty mcdonough was there to take a look
at it. He says he's all right. He's back in position. So it's two balls
and two strikes. BJ Cotton still up there. The only Nebraskan in the whole
tournament. Here's the pitch in the dirt for ball. Three, Billy watches
them all from mccook, Nebraska, thriving community of five, I believe. Now
that Billy's moved out
wooed by the athletics once and by the Mets twice. Great arm, second
string all American. And believe me, we think that maybe he had not, Gura
and Powell made it that he had been on there too. Three and two pitch
swung on a foul back out of play half the same three and two Devils have
had quite a few all Americans in the past. Back in 63 it was Sterling
slaughter. 64 skip Hancock on the second team in 65 Rick Monday and Louis
Laguna and John Pavlik was on the second team in 66 Reggie Jackson Collins
ready. 32 delivers inside ball four. I believe Joe gets a walk. So Cotton
has good eyes as well as he had a two strike count and worked Collins for
the walk.
That's the first walk given up by Collins the second Devil to get the base
in this game. By that route, Devils have two runners on and Jeff Osborne
who got a pair of hits thus far in the series and who probably was the
recipient of the freakiest play in baseball. Here's the pitch by Collins.
A curveball is outside. It's ball one
that was unbelievable. Hanson just got the ball wedged in his glove and
threw him the glove what are you going to do? Hanson's remark was said,
how can they give me an error? It was a good throw.
One strike count. That was a strike. I know it's a ball. They've changed
it. Now, here's the next pitch. A pop up to the left side. Kalish chasing
towards the devil dug out just in front of it. I cannot see. Did he catch
it? No, it is a foul ball and the count is even at one apiece,
one ball and one strike. Jeff Osborne with Powell of second base and
Cotton at first two down Devils batting in the third inning with no score.
Gary Gentry and Scott Reed made all Americans for the Devils back in 67.
Freddie Nelson was alone Sun Devil in 68 and this year, Paul Ray Powell
and Larry go first team and Billy Joe Cotton's second team. And as we
indicated to you had the Devils not already had two great on the first
team. It looked to us that Cotton could have made it 211 coming inside
throw down to first base and Cotton back in time and Tommy vow is not
afraid to throw that ball around. SEK was just a little bit too far and
back of first place to make a good play and barow probably not too weary
of Cotton speed and Billy hasn't
two balls and one strike to Osborne left-handed batting first baseman
would like very much to put the Devils on the scoreboard has two runners
aboard pitch and the dirt. Tommy Barto makes a nice stop. The runners will
not advance but it's ball three and now a little action in the bullpen
down the first base line for the Violets.
We'll check the numbers as we get them. It is Cliff Vlade, a right hander.
Here's the 31 pitch to Jeff swung on, popped up to the left side, the
shut up, going back on the grass in short left field and takes it for out.
Number three for the Devils. In the third inning. There were no runs, one
hit, no errors in the field and two men left and to score at the end of
three complete innings of play. The Devils, nothing. The Violet Le uh, I'm
afraid catch his mind. Got Barto Kits and Hipolito swung out and missed
for strike one and he's mad at himself because the curveball was outside
LA LA girl working in his fourth ending in this game and in his 15th
inning in college World Series competition, there's a fastball. They
really flail. It got by Billy Joe Cotton back to the screen and the car is
even up at one apiece. No score in the ball game. The Violets of New York
University who have come to the college World Series for only their I
believe, second try. We'll check that and not since no, it's their third
time and not since 1956 our surprise third place finisher. They certainly
were not expected to make it. And, uh, very few times have they come? I
swung on and filed back to the screen and while we were jabbering there,
another one went by for a ball. So the count is all even up at two and two
V hitting 270. You hear an occasional cheer in between pitches,
particularly after a foul ball. That will be for the ball boy who runs out
there and catches him as they dribble down the screen. 22 curveball inside
ball. Three
devils want this one very much and Laon, the girl wants to give it to him
the big right-hander anxious to work. Here comes the 3 to 2 pitch just
missed the outside corner ball four,
walk number two given up by Lares and the
New York University ball club who just is very cool out there and very
steady has leadoff batter on first base with their third hitter, Jimmy
Kishi, a line shot to left field base hit one hopper Solok fielding the
ball. The throw will come to third base and stopping at second will be
Bartone
and that's the very first hit given up by Larry La Gros,
a single to left field on the fly. Vau moves to second base git at first
and the batter will be the cleanup hitter, Ray Ipolito. Well, a good, good
place now for a double play. The Devils lead the other seven teams in this
series with six Osborne coming in first. The pitch is called strike on the
inside corner. A fastball. Both Valley is coming in at third and Osborne
at first
with nobody down. The thought of course would be to sacrifice the runners
around called strike on the outside corner and the girl has worked both
the inside and outside corners very well on Re Ipolito, Ipolito applied to
right and his other appearance back in the second inning, right handed
batting shortstop. There's a stretch by the gra delivers fastball swung on
but not enough and it'll be a ball did not break his wrists. Jimmy Newsom
that played on fire for a goodly percentage of the games here at
Rosenblatt says no, no one ball, two strikes, nobody down. The Violets are
growing too out there and Barto at second and kits at first swung out to
miss strike three,
strikeout number two for Le Gros out number one for the Violets and Jeff
Kalish, the third baseman will step in. Doty says he's hitting 289 and we
can vouch for it because he has his slide rule
one away. Now, still two Violets on base. The girl with the stretch
delivers inside corner called strike as Kalish put his arms in the air and
tried to back out of there, but it caught the corner.
Here's the stretch by Lares and the peak at the runner delivers grounder
to the left side, deter has to move, go to Randall in time and he is taken
out of the play very nicely by Jim Kits who broke up the possible double
play.
So Kayla, you safe on a fielder's choice at first base. Cardi forced out 6
to 4 at second. They're two down on the play. Barto moves to third base
and the batter will be Joe sep 301 on the season close stance, left handed
batting first baseman Lares stretches peaks at the runner delivers outside
and high for a ball.
Jeff Kalish father used to live in Phoenix, Arizona. Here's the pitch by
the girl high fly ball to right field. Coming on is the right fielder,
Ralph Dick waiting and has it for out number three. So for the Violets in
the fourth, they got no runs on one hit. There were no devil errors and
two men left and the score at the end of 3.5 innings of play. The devil's
nothing. The Violets, nothing.
Well, the devils want to get somebody home here. They've stranded six men
so far in the ball game two in each inning. They have not been able to put
anybody across the plate. They've been able to hit the Violet pitching. Um
That's kind of psychedelic hurling, I guess of some sort. Got to Jones for
three before he got out of there actually took himself out because his arm
hurt, but they could not score against him. And now Collins has come in in
the third and they got a double and a walk off him but could not score.
And Lenny Randall will lead it off for the Devils in the bottom of the
fourth, Lenny 231 on the season. Ken Bunt has good speed. Third baseman in.
Here's the pitch by Collin swung on and missed strike one on a curve.
It's still really winging them up with the wind out there 25 to 30 MPH and
it's really moving. It's a little cooler however than it's been all day.
It was in the eighties pitch high five.