Rogers increased his average a couple of points with that hit to 308. Very
stable shortstop. One of the we think underestimated boys on the club
stretch pitched to debtor inside almost took his pants off two balls and
no strikes. It was a zipper there both right through a fastball by Crumb
Valley, a single and at second base on the sacrifice as sends him down,
stretched by car and the look at Valley delivers one out a last shot but
right at the right fielder, it's in there. Blots in there almost overran
it. Valley is held up at third base by Jacko Smither and Dutter has his
second hit of the ball game. It was right at the right fielder, but this
darn angle from up here looked as though it was a line drive right at him
which he could take and we watched Valley take off with speed from second
base and we couldn't believe it, but it dropped in a bloop single to right
field. Valley is at third base better at first hit number four off of
Carlton the ninth hit the Devils and in steps, Ralph Dick who has one hit
in two trips and was the other devil to sacrifice 347 on the season. Nor
Jensen tells us he is our silent mathematician pitched by, swung on by
Dick Fo back to the screen for strike one.
Well, Rogers had to dance out of the way of a fastball and stepped right
into one and blipped it into the right field. Devils win in the ball game
. 5 to 3. Debtor is at first and valley at third with one down. Ralph Dick
in the battle spot with a one strike count. Carlton. The left hander
checks the runner, the runner moving swung on protect the runner no throw.
And Roger Deter has his fifth stolen base which ties the college world
series record.
Roger Detter has tied the college world Series record in stolen bases, two
doubles on a 2nd and 3rd, 2 strike counts to Dick. He delivers, swung on a
grounder to left side, fill it by the trop. The long throw is in time.
Dick is out. Number two, the runners do not advance
20 seconds. That was number three, Rogers 24th seasonal stolen base but
five in this World series, that's a dandy at 19 coming in. We'll have uh
Doug Gerlach check those statistics. John Dolan steps in two for three
like a hit right here for a couple of RBIs pitched by Carl. There's a
curveball. John backed out of there but it caught the inside corner called
strike one.
John has had a good series and would like to continue it right here as the
Devils gave up three runs in the fifth pitched by Crow swung on a slow
curve and he was way out in front, strike two.
There are only two seniors on the total ball club and 12 of these Tulsa
youngsters are right from that city.
Cotton says no to the first sign from Johnny Clar ready. Zero and two
fastball check, swing the ball as Clare thought he had to drop the ball
picked it up and tag Johnny but to no avail, it's a ball and two strikes
is the runner at second base and Rick Valley, the runner at third with two
down for the Devils batting in the sixth inning. They lead it 53. Dean
waits the one ball, two strike pitch coming fastball in the dirt nicely
stopped by John Clark ball two
Paul Powell in the on deck circle hoping that John can do something to
give him a chance up there. Yeah, Carlton into the lined up left hander
delivers two and two change. A line shot into center field. A base hit
Valley will score easily coming around third base. Is that his score, the
throw coming into the place and going down to second base is the runner
John Dela and the ball got away from the catcher. He's going for third and
he stands in at third all the way coun batted in a double and an error on
the throw. I believe
Dzek gets his second
hit of the evening driving in Valley from, sir and Roger Deter from second
base. The fifth hit given up by Carlton in the second run. The Devils have
amassed 10 hits. We'll double check. Uh, Norty, did you see whether they
gave him a double or one on that particular
an error on the field? Uh, the center fielder which allowed a Donk to go
to third. So we'll give him a double and an error and two runs scored and
the doubles lead in the ball game by the score of 7 to 3. And that is
gonna be all for Pat C. Jim Blackbird is gonna come in. Blackburn
is a 59 skier from Dallas, 21 years old.
Let's see, that's exactly what, uh, he's in eight games, worked in 33 and
a third innings and struck out 17, walked five
and has given up, uh, 26 hits, 12 runs, eight of which were earned, he's
walked 16 and struck out 17 and he's won five and left on his, er, a 2.16.
He is a shorty,
the third pitcher
and I'm writing his name here, Jim Blackburn. So Carton worked two and
let's see, they have two out. So he worked, uh, three and a third inning
has given up two runs on five hits, walked nobody and struck out nobody
and leaves them out in favor of Jim Blackburn.
So the Devils have scored two here in the sixth, have a runner at third
base and John DK and the batter is Paul Ray Powell who would like very
much to increase his RBI 7 to 3. The doubles lead it, Jim Blackburn, a
right hander on the mound ready to go delivers the first pitch to Paul Ray.
A let up curve is way high for ball one.
Roger deter two for three. John Doe three for four. Billy Joe Cotton, one
for two. Osborne, two for three or one for three. And Paul Ray Powell is
zero for two but he was robbed in the fourth when they, there's a line
shot in the deep left field that baby out of here.
Yes.
Now while Ray Pyle has done something, everybody's been waiting for him to
do and he there's Billy Joe Cotton with a line drive to left to field. One
hopper to Whitaker. Billy Joe Cotton will hold up at first base with a
single.
That's the second hit off Blackburn. The Devils have a mass of 12 lead it
by the score of 9 to 3. And Jeff Osborne would like a little piece of the
action. He steps in Billy Joe or Paul Ray Powell over the left center
field fence 370 ft away. Blackburn stretches peaks the runner Cotton
moving back.
Vince Shaver warming up in the bullpen for the Tulsa Hurricanes 9 to 3
Devils batting in the sixth inning. There are two down and this action
coming with two down, Billy Joe Cotton, the runner at first base and Jeff
Osborne, the batter with a one strike count, pitch swung out and missed or
swung on and fouled back just got a piece of it as it goes back to the
screen and Jim Blackburn,
the ball boy caught the ball as it rolled down the screen. Everybody gets
a little piece of the applause action. So Blackburn is quickly ahead of
Osborne. Here comes the 02 pitch curveball is high ball one very quickly.
Valley singles, Hanson Agura advanced to second on the sacrifice deter
singles. Dick grounded out Dosek doubles, Paul, Ray Paul, a home run and
Cotton. The single Devils lead it 9 to 3 with two down and Cotton. The
runner at first base pitch to Osborne takes inside for a ball. The count 2
to 2. Johnny Clo I thought the catcher thought he had it p saved that home
run club until his dad got here to watch him play and he put it right over
the left field fence 370 ft away. Scoring do in second in front of a line
shot base hit into right field by Jeff Osborne. There's Cotton holding up
a second as the throw comes back into the infield and Jeff Osberg has his
second hit of the evening. Foot number three from Mr Blackburn who has
been greeted rather severely here in the sixth inning. That was the eighth
devil to bat. Lenny Randall will be the ninth devil to come up in this
game. Johnny Clark has gone out to the mound to briefly say something to
Jimmy Blackburn and I'm sure it must be something like uh don't throw it
because everybody started out with a home run.
Two down, got in at second Osborne at first stretch. Look at Randall pitch
high for a ball. Doug Gerlach. We had some information on that play with
Paul Ray. Uh Yes, Paul Ray has just broken Band's record and I might add
that all the esu runs this inning have been scored with two outs. So the
Devil is quite productive at the bat this inning. Another record for Paul
Ray. There's a call strike. So the count has even one a piece, a ball and
one strike to Lenny Random. Philly Joe Cotton is at second base and Jeff
Osborne at first Devils lead it 9 to 3 stretched by Blackburn. The pitch
to Randolph swung on and fouled back to the screen.
The ball boy gets another, he got a boo, he got a boo. It, it was a
grounder. They don't. The crowd does not like for the ball to bounce on
the ground first, he gets two more. He gets fed to the Lions. 9 to 3.
Lenny Randall would like to get some RB I action. He's got two ducks
aboard. Shakes inside and does a big back knee bend there. Ball 22 and two
Devils scored three in the first inning two in the third and have picked
up four here in the sixth. They have two ducks on the pond and Lenny
Randall with a 22 count. Jim Blackburn. The third tussle pitcher delivers
Randall takes long away for ball three. Well, you gotta be running on this
one with a hit and run and Cotton leading. He could score on just a little
blooper. He's got good speed dressed up in his pig pen outfit out there in
second base. He is dirt from shoulders to knees but is he happy? Three and
two pitch, Jim Blackburn with the stretch and the peak at Cotton runners
moving, swung out a line shot down the left field line foul by 2 ft. We
Billy Joe Cotton was almost home by the time they retrieved any portion of
that ball had the good move, but it's a long strike. The cat is the same
three and two. They're two down. And again, the runners will be moving
with the pitch devils picking up four runs in a terrific sixth,
three singles, a double four singles, a double and a home run thus far in
the inning. And Larry Gura we might add is has relieved Kenny Hanson and
stands in good stead to win this game. Here's the 32 pitch check outside
ball for him.
That's the first walk given up by Blackburn Butcher gave up three carl
didn't give up any and I believe we're going to have another Fisher Gene
Chow. The Tulsa coach coming out to the mound, Blackburn has been hit
badly
and we'll see, uh, just double check here. Now, uh, he has pitched only
plus innings because he has not got anybody out at all.
You got the decimal in the right place.
I have to stop there. The new pitcher is Vince Shaver Shawv, er, and Norty
handed me his earned run average, which is 135.0.
And I had to make sure that the, that the, er, a was correct in one third
of an inning, he gave up six runs, five of which were earned. So I guess
that's how you compute it. He has an, er, a of 1.35 and I am sure that
Gene Shell puts him in this game with some reluctance. The Devils are
hitting everybody. So, uh, the one thing that Bobby Winkles had hoped
would happen sometime that the Devils would explode and they have done it
, they have picked up 13 hits thus far in this ball game. They lead in the
ball game by the score of 9 to 3. Shaver has not even started his warm up
pitches. Let's see if we can check, uh, some of Paul Ray's records since
we indeed have mentioned that,
that he has, uh, established quite a few new ones. He has now tied with
Sal Bando for the broken, he came home again. That's right. He's broken
the most runs scored at 71. Let's put that down. So we, he has said a most
hits record. The old record was 75 by Ron Divini in 1967 and he is, I
think, never heard of 85. Now, most RBIs the old record set in 65 by Louis
Laguna uh, before the tournament, Paul Ray had 69. So he broke that record.
He broke the old doubles record set by Jan Kleman and Rondo in 65 and 67
at 16 each. He had 19 coming into the series. The team records broken, uh
, most hits in a season, the most stolen bases in a season 108 this year
before the tournament started the old record 94 and 64. And Larry G has
tied Gary Gentry 67 record of most wins with 17 has a chance tonight to
break that here in relief with an 18th win. And he is currently ahead of
Gary Gentry's record, er, a of 1.14 as Larry's record coming, er, a coming
into the right, I believe is 1.04. Is that correct? Do Gerlock says yes.
And the most team wins 54 in 1967 coming into the night's game. You had 53.
So if they win this one. They tie that record. Well, Mr Shaver is ready
to work now and the first man to face him was the guy who started this
whole thing. Rick Valley who singled to left first pitch to him is inside
for a ball. Shaver is a right hander
and is the fourth Tulsa pitcher being used tonight. Pitch, swing fly ball
to deep right field. Bob Murphy going back on the warning track. Has it
for us. Number three, Sally sends a long fly ball to deep right field and
Bob Murphy has to scurry.
So Valley retires the side in the sixth but not before the Devils score
four runs on 123456
hits. There was one air of field by the Tulsa Hurricane and two men left
and the score at the end of five and one half innings of play. The Sun
Devils of Arizona State nine, the Hurricanes of Tulsa three,
Bill Honeycutt, we'll lead it off for the Tulsa. I almost said orders for
the Tulsa Hurricanes here in the bottom of the sixth pitch by Gura misses
outside for a ball.
Larry G in relief of starter Kenny Hanson Hanson works four and a third in.
Here's the pitch by the left hander check swing, but it's called strike.
Anyway, one and one Doug, we talk about power breaking a doubles record.
You have some more information. Yes, pr has got 19 doubles, which is a
new record but John Dolenz has two tonight and I believe that's about
three in the last two games for him giving him 17 on the year and he could
very easily if he keeps this up, get his name in the record book too and
maybe even surpass Pr John has had an excellent series. The pitch by girl
was a strike. There's the next pitch swung on a miss for strike three
strikeout. Number two for Gora seven. Hurricanes have gone down via the
slack out route out. Number one in the sixth and Johnny Clar, the catcher
hitless in two trips himself, a strikeout victim in the fourth inning. A
pinch hitter. Now
number seven, Jim Sylvie, si Lvey
is coming in to pinch hit for Johnny Clar. The catcher survey is hitting
600. He however has had only 10 at bats, has scored a run and picked up
six hits struck out twice and has two RBIs.
Shaver's er, a from that past inning decreased to 68.2. That's an
interesting statistic one. I'm sure Mr Shaver doesn't really care too much
about first pitch to Sylvie as a, as a strike next pitch by G inside for a
ball. A fastball. The Devils have made no defensive changes. With the
exception of Gura who came in relief of Hanson in the fifth inning. Girl,
the left hander ready delivers beautiful curveball. Shelby watches it all
the way. A ball and two strikes 9 to 3 Devils three in the first two in
the third and four in the sixth. Hurricanes. Only three in the fifth. Yes.
Yes. They got another ruling as Sylvie strikes out on girl's curveball.
They got another ruling on that. The ruling, they got another ruling on
Hanson's sensational play with a glove. The umpire said that the runner
would have been out except that he beat the throw. So now that's back to a
base hit and they're taking away the air because the runner beat the throw.
A ruling. That would be five hits given up by Hanson then and, and there
are two outs because the P hitter Sylvie did strike out three strikeouts
for a girl and the batter now
here's the pitcher sharper strike swung on. Admit
count is even at one apiece, a ball and one strike. Well, that's got to be
the most next to the Texas play. The most controversial. There's a swing
and a foul set back to the right side bleacher seat and it's a volunteer
strike. It's got to be the most controversial play other than the Texas
play as a whole Scotland second tournament. It was a funny thing to see
two outs, the ball and a strike on Shaver girl already p swung out of
misty strikes out the side
strikeout number four for the Hurricanes in the sixth. No runs, no hips,
no errors and nobody left and the score at the end of six complete innings
of play. The Devils nine, the Hurricanes three. This action, Ozark Country
Fried Chicken from the people at 7-Up from Cavalier homes and Western
States tire sales g gets a nice hand. We were mentioned yesterday, I
believe that the Schaefer and Smith people of the insurance company who
have also helped uh uh bring a portion of these broadcasts back home to
you. Uh had taken the team out to dinner on Sunday. That's the first pitch
by Shaver to go low for a ball. Also, the people at Western States helped
put that bill. So thank you to them because it was certainly an enjoyable
day for the kids.
Sylvie went in and will play right field swung and a Miss Bier one ball
and one strike and Bob Murphy has moved in to catch. So it is Johnny Clar
who comes out of the game. Bob Murphy is currently the catcher and Sylvie
is the right fielder pitched by Shamers swung and a miss by G like two.
Larry had a good catch
9 to 3, the doubles lead by six and our batting in the south of the summer
in Cher, the fourth picture of the evening, right hander rocks and
delivers 12 swung on a miss strike three.
That's the first strikeout by Sharber and the fifth devil to strike out
Roger Deter two for three and a was
tied a college world series record with five storm bases. Steady. Roger
Shaver delivers swung on a grounder to the left side, honey, cut over
behind second to throw in time and Roger is not on base for the first time
in this game. Walked in the first was safe on an air in the second and
then proceeded to get singled in the fourth and in the second 6 to 3 for
two down and Ralph second single and pre trip today. So one of the main
one,
Chr looking down at Bob Murphy for the sign right handed. Ready first
pitch, the deck is called strike outside court, John Dula on deck three
for 42 doubles and an infield sink
two down. Nobody aboard for the Devils and Ralph Dick. The batter Shava
ready with the one strike pitch. It comes check, swing low outside and a
curveball and it's even up one and one.
Whitaker playing relatively deep in left field, big hole up the middle and
Ralph likes to go there 11 check swing but a called strike two came around
with the wrist but not the bat or at least with the, the fists, not the
wrists and it's a ball and two strikes.
Ralph dangerous no matter what the kind we'll hang in there for you.
Lots of time taken by Sha Shaver pitch in the dirt. It's a ball evening up
at two and two
right be Shaver is 6 ft 4 £200 freshman from Shawnee Mission, Kansas
two balls, two strikes, two down nobody on dick swings and misses for
strike three. So despite his high, er, a Vince Cher is coming on strong
for the Hurricanes and the Devils go down in order in the seventh. No runs
, no hits, no errors and nobody left. And the score at the end of 6.5
innings of play. The Devils nine, the Hurricanes three, uh, mine,
you got 44 hits. You. Hey, we're back and for the Hurricanes, it is the
leadoff batter Roger Whittaker, a single in three trips as t comes to bat
in the bottom of the 7th. 1st time he will face Larry Gr who is in relief
of Ken had already, he's going on a miss on a curveball way out in front
and it's even up at one apiece
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fans at tonight's game. And that's the largest crowd thus far in the World
Series. A pop up to the right side. Lenny Randall calling for it, enhance
it for out number one,
45,441
fans have attended this college World Series over a period of eight
sessions. They are about 3500 off their figure of last year
like a fastball to Tommy Jenkins Hitler and two walked in the third, left
handed, batting center field, the left hand with the wind up whatever
third ball is high and it's even up one on one.
This game should end as it stands with the Devils ahead. Both teams would
remain in the tournament and there would be a flip at the end of the game
, a swing and a miss by Jenkins. And if the ball had two strikes, one of
three teams, Arizona State, Tulsa and New York University will draw a bye
for tomorrow. Girls ready 12 pitch swung on a miss for strike three.
That's the fifth strikeout for Gura and 10 Telson have hit the dirt.
Hanson got five and Gura five. There are two away in the seventh and
Lester Rogers who came up with a very timely double to drive in two of the
Tulsa runs back in the fifth inning. Steps in, he was hit by a pitch ball
in the first headed to a double play in the third and then double swung
and foul back to the screen. It's a strike,
one of the better collegiate ball players in the nation, a good defensive
third baseman and hitting over 400 for the season in some 40 odd games
fixed by Gura a shot right at Jeff Osborne and he grabbed it going to the
line.
That ball looked for a moment like it might be extra base written on it,
but Osborne got to it as he went to the foul line right handed hitting
Rogers went right down the right field line and the Tins are put out in
order to no runs, no hits, no errors and nobody left. And the score at the
end of seven complete the Sun Devils of Arizona State nine, the Hurricanes
of Tulsa three,
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Kimj and from Phoenix Kool. Hey, we got a plus.
The public service oriented man. The public address announcer has
announced that the games are being sent back to T and Phoenix effectively.
And of course, hopefully we'll be able to let all you fans see this
action on television when we simulcast tomorrow and Friday's games first
pitch to John Duo. The leadoff batter for the Devils in the eighth is a
ball outside D two doubles and a single in four trips. A great night,
Vince Shaver, the fourth pitcher fires check swing but it's a strike
anyway and the count even one and 19 to 3, the Devils are leading him.
Devils picked up a double play tonight and have six to lead all teams in
that category. So race is averaged to 3 43 1 1/5 coming, swung on and
missed by two
stolen bases. As unofficially, there were 12
and Arizona State has eight of them and of those eight, Roger Deter has
five which is a new college world Series record. There are six home runs,
the DEV, there are seven home runs now and the Devils have one of those as
well in Pr Powell's blast back in the sixth inning,
two balls and two strikes. The John Vince Shaver taking plenty of time has
what he wants from catcher Bobby Murphy delivers fly, fly ball. That ball
is out of here. Yeah,
that is John Dolan's eighth home run of the year and the doubles lead in
the ball game by a score of 10 to 3. That was hit number 14 by the Devils
and Paul Ray Powell who hit one out back in the sixth inning steps in
Shaver delivers it in the dirt bounces all the way back to the screen ball.
One that ball cleared the right center field fence 380 ft away over the
clock. A good blast by Donald second on a 22 pitch 10 to 3 ball race
standing in here comes the one ball pitch inside corner called strike one
pr, a single and a home run and three trips and walked in the first and
scored a run, a ball and a strike right hander Vince Shaver into the
lineup delivers in the inside. Paul Ray jumps out of there and he's quick
to do so. He got hit back earlier in the week on the left knee but uh ran
it out. It's a two balls and one strike.
Jelly Joe Cotton and his
line shot to left field but right at the left fielder, Johnny Whitaker and
he had to jump up to get it. Paul Ray really hit that one on the nose, but
right at Ralph Whitaker and he had to jump up and he's still about 350 ft
away. We really take it run away and Billy Jo cut two for three and a walk
score at once and a line drive to the truck stop, there's a hit ball in
his charge right field is gonna drop in there for a base hit and Billy Joe
has his third hit of the evening three for four and a walk. The Devils
have a runner on and the batter will be Jeff Osborne hit number 15 for the
battle strike. The second hit off of Shaver. Osborne is two before himself.
A double and a single.
There is a right hander warming up in the bullpen for Tulsa. We try to
check his number for you. Shaver looking down for the sign Osborne left
handed, it stepped in. Here's the pitch in the dirt ball.