Leading it off for the Sun Devils and playing second base, Fred Nelson
with a 3, 14 average batting third batting second, Scott Reed, the right
fielder, batting third playing left field, Ralph Carpenter in the cleanup
spot. First baseman Randy Bob batting fifth, playing third base Dave Grand
Gar in the number six batting position. The center fielder Larry Linville
batting seventh playing shortstop, Jack Lynn, the number eight hitter and
catcher Ron Devine and the starting pitcher Tom Burgess with a record of
14 and three earned run average of 1.52
for the Boston College Eagles. The leadoff hitter is shortstop Ed o'neill
batting second playing second base, Mike Robertson. The number three
hitter is the right fielder. Mick Amick Ami CK batting cleanup, playing
left field, Dan Zal Zalk, Sam Zais Zailskas
batting fifth playing center field, John Salmon, the number six hitter,
first baseman Bill Kitley, the Eagles captain batting seventh playing
third base, Bill Plunker.
The number eight hitter is catcher Bob Maher Ma h er and the starting
pitcher, a left hander Bob Conley with a record of two victories, no
defeats and an earned run average of four even.
We're going to have the presentation of the colors coming up momentarily
before the beginning of this game to bring you up to date on the other
contests. As we're getting ready for that, we'll point out that the first
game today matched Houston and Ohio State, the defending Titleist here at
Omaha and Houston won it 7 to 6 to send the Buckeyes back home. The second
game between Ryder and Oklahoma State was won by Ryder College in Trenton
, New Jersey 3 to 1. And Oklahoma State last year's runner up, eliminated
the game concluded just ahead of ours. Stanford defeated Auburn 6 to 3.
Ok.
Again, there you color guard out in center field.
I'm sure you can hear in the background. Public address announcer here at
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, well known Midwestern sportscaster, Jack Payne
of, wow. Now our national anthem,
nice hand for a young lady. I understand the local beauty queen who sang
the national anthem just about ready to get things underway here in what
is a officially, uh designated game number eight, Boston College versus
Arizona State and the Sun Devils, as we mentioned, are the visiting team
in this contest. The Eagles, the home team Arizona State will be occupying
the booth or the, uh, dugout down along the first base sign in Boston
College at, uh, the third day sign.
Umpires for tonight's game are Bill mckinley of the American League behind
the plate. Henry Roundtree at first Don for others. That, uh, second base
and Joe Stanning
that sorry four man umpiring team for the night games here and a major
league umpire behind the plate in each of the evening contests.
Our western athletic conference umpire from Chandler Mac Dawsey has, uh,
been working his share of games. He was the first base umpire in the game
which preceded this contest.
Little housekeeping here in the booth for a moment as we get ready to get
underway and, uh, for Arizona State to lead it off will be Fred Nelson.
Bob Conley completing his warm up pitches for Boston College. Conley. A
left hander is a 20 year old sophomore from Lexington, Massachusetts. 61,
100 and 90 has pitched but 18 innings prior to this contest giving up six
hits, 10 runs, eight of them earned for his even the four earned run
average. He's walked 12, struck out 14
and he'll face Freddie Nelson who was one of the hitting stars for Arizona
State last night, Fred with a 3, 14 batting average of two for four drove
in the go ahead run
and the Sun Devils opener against Oklahoma State Nelson to be followed by
Scott Reed. Then Ralph Carpenter, the first three sun double hitters up on
the mound, the left hander looking in for a sign from his catcher Bob Marr
and here's Conley's first delivery to Nelson right handed hitter against
the left hander. Pours in a fastball knee high for a call strike and the
action is underway here in game eight of the college World Series for the
national collegiate Athletic Association baseball championship. Nothing
little guy. 59 chokes up on the handle of the bat takes the next pitch
outside. Can even at one and one.
Arizona state, the winner of the national championship here two years ago
in 1965 back to give it another try. The third appearance here for the Sun
Devils swing and a foul back to the screen by Nelson. We asked Fred what
he does to compensate for his lack of size when he gets up there to the
plate and for our tape recorder, he had this reply. Well, I just try and
hit the ball where it's pitched to the best I can. And, uh, Coach Winkles
really gets on me when I hit the ball in the air because anything I hit in
the air is gonna be an out because I'm not strong enough to hit it over
anybody's head. So he just wants me to hit the ball on the ground and run
like heck, there's brother's that and he's taking another ball and it's a
two ball, two strike count to the Sun Devils second baseman and leadoff
hitter here in tonight's contest in Omaha. The 22 pitch on the way
fastball is inside and the count has gone full three and two young Fred
has drawn 37 bases on balls in the season struck out last night one time,
although he went two for four in a fine play performance and it was only
his 15, uh, 15th strikeout of the season as he went down swinging at a
third one. Here's the 32 delivery inside and Nelson draws his 38th base on
balls of the season and the Sun Devil leadoff hitter is on base with Scott
Reed who last night tied a college world series record by hitting two home
runs in the one game stepping up a left hander against the left handed
plant of Bob Conley
and some of the fans are on hand here tonight. Must have been here last
night. They remember Scotty. Of course, we have a pretty good little
contingent of Arizonans here to cheer the Sun Devils on Reid got one of
his homers last night against the lefty and the other against the right
hander. Kindly on the mound. Now, working from the stretch with the
leadoff hitter, Fred Nelson, a lead from first base, Nelson Lee Sun double
leader in stolen bases curve to Scott Reed misses the strikes on inside
and it's one and all of course, uh as was the situation last night, the
Sun Devils not likely to do a great deal of running early in the game,
particularly that runner at first base because the opposition has a left
hander on the mound.
Scott Reed standing in there 1 to 0 count to him. The Eagles first baseman
holding Nelson close. There goes Nelson and a hit and run on up to the
second sacker up with it and over to the first baseman and Nelson moves
along so read what they run and hit on, hit it on the ground picked up by
the second baseman and advances the runner
Mike Robertson throwing out Scott Reed and Nelson on down there at second
base.
Freddy has 19 thefts on the season. Ralph Carpenter is stepping in.
Carpenter had two hits and four trips last night, scored a run and he
stole a base stole third. As a matter of fact, big right handed hitter,
the left fielder for Arizona State, Nelson edging away from the bag at
second and here's the delivery swinging a mess as carpenter, a pull hitter
was way out in front of that pitch. Something taken off of by Conley.
Last night, our crowd here was just under 6000 and it appears we may have
a slightly larger crowd this evening. There was a 5050 chance of showers
forecast, but the weather is held up and we don't appear to be headed for
any problems in that direction. At least at the moment there is an
overcast here but not a very heavy one.
Carpenter. The batter, the 01 pitch to him fastball in there at the knees
and it's 02 carpenter taking looks down to Doug Nuremberg, the son of a
captain in the third base coaching box
nothing in two as Connolly has gotten in front of Ralph Carpenter, one out
Freddie Nelson who opened the game with the base on balls, receiving the
base on balls from Conley on at second base edging away from the bag. Now
takes a good lead, unintentional swing by Carpenter rolling down the first
baseline foul scooped into foul territory or batted away from fair
territory by pitcher Bob Conley coming off the hill. Carpenter has been
having a problem with the unintentional swing. That's the third time in
this series that he has contacted the ball unintentionally. This one going
foul last night, he was uh into a fielder's choice one time and uh thrown
out another time as he tried to hold up and hit the ball fair. So the con
to him remains Owen to Carpenter from Mesa
as is another Sun double star Jack Lynn
on to
Nelson, moving away from the bag at second swinging the meds and Carpenter
goes down for a strikeout of the game
on the season. Of course, uh Conley has not pitched a great deal striking
out 14 but he's only pitched 18 innings a ball prior to this 12 gone as
Carpenter goes down swinging in the third strike. The hitter is Randy Bob
over for four last night and his batting average dropping to 289 but Randy
has been hitting the ball well in recent sun double outings and if he
keeps on smacking it. They're gonna start falling in for him. Sooner or
later
out on the mound, the left hander takes his time, gets the sign checks.
The runner at second comes to the plate. First pitch to Bob, swing on and
missed as he went for one in the outer portion of the strike zone.
It's humid again in Otaha
and last night's temperatures in the seventies or so and, uh, the humidity
up in the 80% range and probably not quite that miserable this evening.
Although it, it is humid, there is a good breeze blowing from right to
left. Here's a ground ball hit out toward the shortstop into the base path
up with it and throws out his man and the Sun Devils are retired Scarlets
here on the top of inning. Number one,
no runs, no hits, no errors. One base runner left and after a half inning
of play to score Arizona State nothing. Boston College coming to that. No
junior is
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score for the Sun Devils in the top of the first inning Arizona State, the
visiting team here tonight and Boston College coming up sending to the
plate first, Ed o'neill the shortstop with Mike Robertson, the second
baseman, the bat in the number two hitting position. Then Mick Amick the
right fielder
Ed o'neil the shortstop to lead it off. Apparently there's been a number
of change should be wearing number six. But uh we see has number 22 but
it's been confirmed in the press box. Apparently that he is o'neill bunt
for a base hit. Lays it down to the right side. Good B Bob off the rag. No
play, beautiful bunt laid down for the base hit by Ed o'neill. So the
leadoff hitter is on for Boston College.
The Eagles coached by major league veteran Ed Pellegrini, Eddie, a 10 year
veteran of the major league saw service in both the American and national
leagues,
Mike Robertson to step up and we have uh quite a change in uniform numbers
apparently from those that had been published prior to the World Series,
but it is Mike Robertson left handed, hitting second baseman squares
around the butt, lays it down to the left side, grand guard in charging
fires not in time how it so with a couple of months, Boston College has
runners on 1st and 2nd.
A beautiful bunt laid down by the left handed hitting Mike Robertson to
the left side of the infield. Grand guard charging in hard, couldn't throw
him on.
That'll bring up Mick Amick
am also a left handed hitter against the right hander Tom Burgess on the
mound. Berg with a record of 14 and 31.52 earned run average. The catcher
Ron Divini first pitch to Amic, Ami CK is inside and it's one and all last
night, as you know, Gary Gentry was in all sorts of difficulty in the
early going and came on to strike out 16 to tie a college world series
record pitching a six hitter for the win, fastball thrown by Burgess
inside. And it's a two and all
Burgess on the season has had pretty good control and pitching 100 and 32
100 and 32 3rd innings has walked just 61 opposing bath and he struck out
152
two or nothing. The counter emic next pitch hit on the ground out toward
Nelson handcuffs him for a moment but he gets it to second for one back.
The first double play, a good relay by Jack Lynn. A sharply hit ground
ball to Freddie Nelson and Freddie for a moment was handcuffed but still
got it to lend in time for the relay and the double play and o'neill moves
on down to third base
and they, they back the
Dan Zal. The left fielder of Boston College stepping in a right hand
hitter breaking pitch to him is outside down at third base pretty good
lead down the line taken by Ed o'neill on that delivery as Gentry was
working from the full lined up with two out. Now, of course, the son of
infield back to normal death again, the big lead as Burgess works from the
full lined up. Fastball is low and it's a two nothing count
o'neill on the season has a,
a big lead in stolen bases among the Boston college players was 19 and
he's certainly getting his lead down the third base line about a third of
the way down. Now as the delivery comes and is filed back to the screen,
Ron Devaney with a mask off. No play on that one and the count is two and
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Dan Zayo. The batter for Boston College two and one count to him. Burgess
delivery again filed back and the count is even at two and two. Zales
Coast is filling in for the regular Eagles left fielder, Mike Fennell who
was injured last night running the bases on a pick off attempt at first
base. He dived back into the bag and somehow suffered a shoulder
dislocation. So Zz is filling in for him. Here's a pitch in the dirt
nicely blocked by demi o'neill is still taking a lot of liberties down the
line from third base.
We're in the lower half of the first inning, no score in the game as yet
here in the college World Series in Omaha, Nebraska,
Larry Ville in center field fairly shallow against the right handed
hitters. Aus swing and a pop up toward Fred Nelson in on the skin of the
infield waiting makes the grab and the Sun Devils get out of difficulties
after the Eagles had opened with a couple of bunts in the bottom of the
first sales is popping out to Nelson. No runs, two hits, no errors and one
base runner left thanks to a double play and after one full inning of play
, it's a scoreless game.
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Ready to go to play here in the second inning. A scoreless game is yet
between Boston College and Arizona State to lead it off the number five
hitter for the Sun Devils. Dave Granard, the third baseman, he'll be
followed by Larry Linville and Jack Lynn left hander on the mound. Bob
Conley misses outside with his first pitch to grand guard, grand guard
hitting 257. I was up just twice officially last night, got one hit and
scored on
right handed, hitting grand guard from a somewhat closed d swings on the
next pitch and hits it deep to left center field. This one will fall in
there a base hit for grand guard who makes the big turn at first. Now as
the relay comes in scurry back to first base, so Granard gets the first
hit for the Sun devils wrapping one in between the fielders but not on
through to the wall. As both center fielder Dan, uh John Simon and left
fielder, Dan Zayas were able to converge on that one
but in there for a singleton,
Larry Linville zero for three in the college World Series 258 batting
average steps up right handed hitter,
Larry, it's felt by coach Winkles is about due to snap out of a batting
slump and has been making better contact for the ball of late than he did
for a spell in the latter portion of the regular season.
Plate umpire Bill mckinley tidying up. Now we're set to go with Conley
from the stretch grand guard opening the second inning with a single on
the first short lead. Here's the pitch to Linville hit on the ground to
the left side, going to the hole is the shortstop, but no play as he went
clear into the hole and back to the edge of the outfield grass, the third
baseman Bill Plunker off to his left, couldn't quite get into it. Uh, get
to it. And uh Linville on at first as he placed that one exactly in the
hole and no play by the shortstop Ed o'neill. So the Sun Devils now with
runners on it 1st and 2nd on two consecutive singles off left hander Bob
Conley switch hitting Jack Lynn who was one of the batting stars for I was
in a state last night with two hits and three trips, a run batted in and a
run scored one of those hits it. This was a triple batting right switch
hitter against the left handed slats of Bob Conley
runners at 1st and 2nd. Nobody out Lynn squares around the butt dumps it
out in front of the plate picked up by the catcher who will have to go to
first. The sacrifice is successful as grand moves on down to third base
and Linville in the second. So it's a sacrifice for Jack Lynn thrown out
the catcher to the second baseman covering at first, that'll bring up Ron
Deviney two for four last night and scored a Ron Devine with a 305 batting
average. The Sun Devil catcher
and Ron has not managed to get much dirt at all on his uniform yet. Give
him a little time. Oh, he's a hard working catcher and uh, manages to
create a bit of a laundry problem with those uniforms in
right handed dinner out on the mound. Conley with a couple of sun, double
runners in scoring position and one out taking his time now rocks into the
delivery and he decides not to pitch to run the, they'll put him on with
first base oven. That'll bring up Burgess who is a pretty good hitting
pitcher. Let's just say a pretty good hitter, period almost threw one of
the intentional balls away.
The one that got just a tab too wide of the plane,
all three Burgess as we started to say is a 300 hitter and has hit well in
his own cause at times, Berg, he's got 18 hits and 60 at bats for his 300
average. He's got a double and three triples, a home run. He's driven in
eight runs. So he comes up now with the bases loaded
and one on
with your pressure. He right
Burgess a right handed hitter against left hander Bob Conley Conley in a
real pressure spot for a young man, a sophomore who had only pitched 18
innings prior to this college World Series and he's got his work cut out
for him now with just one out and the bases loaded
time taken for a moment. Kindly out on the line looking into the BC dugout.
Now he steps back up to tow the pitching rubber. Looks to catch your Bob
Meer for the sign working from the full line up into the delivery,
swinging him as five burgess on the first pitch to
Tommy steps out and kicks a bit of spike out of dirt out of his spikes and
back into the batter's box is Conley up on the hill again on one
no score in the game as yet. But a big threat warmed up by the sun levels.
Burgess swings hits one to left field high in the air, the left fielder
in just a couple of steps, waiting runners tag up one run will score.
Here's the throw to the plate, gets away for a moment, but backing it up
is the first baseman. So the Sun Devils send Dave Granard in with the
first run of the game. A sacrifice fly and a run batted in for Tom Bridges
as Burgess flies out to left field grand guard coming in to score. Larry
Linville, moving down to third base and Ron Devine to second as the base
runner is tagged up all around and the throw coming into the plate
enabling if they need to get into second. Linville had 3rd May
Fred Nelson steps in still with a 314 batting average. Walked in his first
trip tonight, looking for his third hit in the college World Series.
Little right handed hitter. Looks at a pitch that's blown away and it's
one and no to him. Yep. As Freddie told us and if you were with us in the
first inning, you heard the coach doesn't like him to hit him in the air
because he's not strong enough to hit him past anybody just hit him on the
ground and run like heck, that's what he's supposed to do to Fred.
He takes one that's over the heart of the plate for a called strike one on
one
runners at 2nd and 3rd. Now, first base still open or open once again, Sun
Devils with a run in here in inning number two, up front one to nothing
and still with the threat going now with two outs next pitch gets away
briefly from the catcher, but L won't try to come down the line as Mars on
it quickly to prevent the scar.
Now, a little conference between catcher Bob Marr and his pitcher, Bob
Conley out in front of a home plate and Freddie Nelson who has a two on
one count to him, steps back into the batter's box as kindly returns to
the mound playing Nelson fairly shallow. And of course, he
does not, as he told us driving past too many people. Has seven doubles
and five triples but no home runs on the season.
Here's the two on one pitch to Fred bit low in the C three balls, one
strike. Well, kindly you can afford to work the corners and not worry too
much about getting the strike zone here with first base open
dream one.
Kindly taking his time back up on the hill
consecutive singles by Dave Granard and Larry Lindell opened the inning
here for Arizona State and Grand Gard has scored three and one delivery
high. And for the second time, young Fred Nelson is on at first with a
base on balls. And again, the bases are loaded.
One run batted in here by Tom Burgess on a sacrifice fly to left field.
Sunday was leading one to nothing now with two outs and the bases loaded
once again, Scott Reed, the lad who pulled two of them out of here
opposite field home runs last night. And this evening in his first
appearance at the plate on the hit and run grounded out second to first
moving a runner along in the process.
Rain stocky left handed hitter looks at a breaking pitch that's in there
for a strike.
Reed is able to hit with good power to pitches on the outside of the plate.
That one was, but he didn't offer at it
on one count of the PICO Rivera California right fielder also performs in
center from time to time for a su takes the next pitch inside
Bob Winkles, uh, was telling me this morning that he's been after Scott
Reed to use his hands more in hitting the baseball. He gets a lot of body
into him and he says, you gotta get those hands out there as big and
strong as you are. You can hit one out with your wrist action alone. So
after his second home runner, he, uh, se second home run last night, he
came into the son of a dugout and said, get the hands into that one. All
right, coach fouls back the next pitch and it's one and two. And coach
Winkles agreed that he had gotten plenty of hands into about a 350 ft
wrong field home run. He had earlier hit one out at about the 380 mark
one and two to add and the bases loaded and Conley from the full wind up
delivers a swing and a line shot into center field, center field are
charging ties. The shoe thing can't get up, can't come up with it. And in
Income, Linville and Devine the score runs number two and three for
Arizona State, a line drive into center field, John Salmon charging hard
looked as though he might be able to make the play on it. Tried for the
shoestring. He was able to block the ball, bat it up into the air a bit,
retrieve it, but two runs are in
and read on its second base, Freddie Nelson moving around the third. So
again, the Sun Devils with two runners in scoring position as Ralph
Carpenter comes up
third hit in the, in the inning, third hit of the game for Arizona State
and three runs there now
and a pair of RBIs for Scott Reed to run his total in the series to six
first pitch to Carpenter swung on him. Miss Carpenter was a strikeout
victim. The only Sun double to go down on strikes in the first inning.
Bob kindly on the mound good lead by Fred Nelson down the line at third.
Carpenter Times. The curve hits a high flying into short center field
drifting in for it is John Salmon and makes the grab. So the Sun Devils
are retired in the second as Ralph Carpenter flies out to center field but
for the Devils three runs on three hits, there was one error charged to
Boston College and that was on the line shot to center field that John
Salmon charged and they gave him an error for lying in advance by Reed the
second and two base runners left. And after an inning and a half here in
Omaha, the score Arizona State three Boston College, nothing
you can beat the clock because even the fact bottom of the second inning
here at the College World Series, Arizona State with three runs in the top
of the frame out in front of Boston College. Three nothing. And Tom
Burgess, the sturdy right hander on the hill for a su Burgess with an
earned run average of 1.52
and his finest pitching performance of the season. His last time out
against Air force to face John Salmon. Center fielder, come back to the
mound on the first pitch gloved by Burgess over to Bob at first and
there's one away now Salmon swinging on the first pitch grounds out
pitcher to first
Bill Kitley. The first baseman steps up, he'll be followed by third
baseman Bill Plunker
Kit with a 284 batting average.
Arizona State getting its three runs from the top of the second Dave
Granard and Larry Linville leading off of back to back singles.
Then a sacrifice by Jack Lynn to move them both along an intentional walk
to Ron Deviney. First pitch to Kitley is in there for a strike.
Tom Burgess drove in the first son of a one run with a sacrifice fly, a
swing and a ground foul rolling on back to the screen.
And then, uh
after Fred Nelson was walked, Scott, Reed singled up the middle to drive
in two more so double runs.
So Reed has been quite the hitting star for Arizona state up to now in
this college World Series next pitch to Kitley outside and the one ball
two strike count
K A left hander against the right hander Burgess. Quite a few of the BC
players in the lineup tonight. South Bar batters.
Here's the one and two pitch fouled away out of play to the left side back
over the roof of the grandstand. Nice facility here in Omaha. Johnny
Rosenblatt stadium named after the late Johnny Rosenblatt, who was quite a
civic leader, very active and very popular and useful citizen of the city
of Omaha. And this fine stadium named after him. Fastball is in there
taken for a call strike and that is the first strikeout for Tom Burgess
who got 13 of them against Air Force and pitching a one hitter.
I asked Tom about that pitching performance uh against the Air Force. He
had some comments which we uh we have for you a little bit later on in the
broadcast
took on in the batter, Bill Plunker. Plunker was the batting hero for
Boston College and his win over writer yesterday first pitch to Plunkett
just a little bit outside down around the knees. Plunkett doubled home the
couple of runs with the score tied at one and one to enable the Eagles to
defeat Ryder 3 to 1 in their first game yesterday. Slider just misses
outside and that's two and all the sun levels defensively with Bob at
first Nelson at secondly, the shortstop grand guard at third in the
outfield, Carpenter Linville and Reed
two delivery by Burgess on his way, this one a bit low and Tom falls
behind three and all two out. Nobody on here in the lower, lower half of
inning. Number two with the Sun doubles in front three nothing.
If the Sun Devils win this game
nationally. Fourth ranked A su will play first ranked Stanford tomorrow
pass ball in there and it's three in one
time taken briefly.
Yeah, called by plate umpire Bill mckinney
Burgess takes plenty of time along. Look into Ron Deviney for the sign now
delivers and he issues a base on balls as the pitch is blown away. First
walk
given up by Tom Burgess who was touched for a couple of bunt singles in
the first inning. A Sun double, double play helped to ease his problems in
a hurry.
So the runner out at first base and two gone, Bob Maher, the VC catcher
steps up 241 hitter.
Marr spells his name the same as does the football player for Detroit when
the Sun Devils played back in 1958 when he was at the Detroit University.
Ma h er I haven't heard whether the two chaps are related.
Be just ready to pitch tomorrow. Blown away. Blocked nicely by Ron Deviney.
We pass along some scores of uh major league contests to you in the
American League after eight innings. White Sox leading the Senators six
nothing after five, the twins in front of the Tigers 5 to 1. Kansas City
blank Baltimore won nothing. Yankees over the Red Sox 5 to 3 next pitch
low and away again Burgess missing outside and low with a number of his
pitches
after five innings. The first of two, California leads Cleveland three to
nothing. And that's the action as we have it up to date in the American
League National League scores will pass along as soon as we have an
opportunity, run around at first base edges away from the sack. Now as
Burgess from the stretch delivers and again, misses outside threat. All
Burgess suddenly having trouble hitting the outside corner of the strike
zone. So time is taken by Ron Deviney who wants to confer with the right
hander
in the first inning. Boston College, as we mentioned, got leadoff hitter
and his number two hitter on each with a bunt. Mike Robertson, the second
hitter attempting a sacrifice, placed his Munt beautifully and uh made it
to first for a base hit, but then the Sun Devils turned a neat double play
Fred Nelson to Jack Lynn to Randy Bond and the fourth hitter pops up.
Here's one that's poured into the strike zone by Burgess and the count
three balls and one strike in the national league, Cincinnati over the
Mets six to nothing in the first of two and after 7.5 innings of the
second game, the Mets lead seven nothing Houston leading San Francisco 2
to 1 after five. Here's the pitch that's in there for a strike. I throw
down the first base diving back in in time is Bob Marr and there's some on
and on around the grandstand, uh because of that throw by Ron Divini who
as you know, has an excellent arm and he showed it to the folks just now.
We have to
run about his throwing hand which bothered him and uh hope to have his
reply for you here shortly. There goes the runner and the pitch outside.
So consecutive bases on balls issued by Tom Burgess and runners on 1st and
2nd with two out. Some of those leading here, three, nothing were in the
lower half of inning. Number two, pitcher Bob Conley to come to the plate.
Conley, a left hander all the way has been up just six times on the season
, gotten three hits for a 500 average while the crowd is oohing and Awing
. I don't think they realize that Jack Payne's announcement that he's only
been the bat six times. 500 is pretty impressive if you've been up there a
couple of 100 times, but six times doesn't really mean too much.
Well, Connolly is listed as a left hander all the way, but he's up there
right handed, swings and grounds the foul wide of the third base coaching
box fielded down there by uh,
its occupant who is Harvey Deasy reserve in Filler
Conley right handed hitter, although left hander on the mound,
not too much right about the information on this roster concerning DC
swinging on a breaking ball. He didn't get in. It's own two burgess who
had momentary control difficulty and walk two men now out in front of his
opposite number Bob Conley on two, two out runners at 1st and 2nd
in the National league Saint Louis leading Pittsburgh 7 to 3 after seven
innings. A final in a day game, the Cubs beat the Dodgers 3 to 2 great
innings. Atlanta leading Philadelphia one nothing next pitch, Ron Delaney
doing a little dance down there and thinking that, uh, that was a
strikeout started to head for the dugout, but hung on to the ball and
asked played umpire Bill mckinley, what the call was and the Sun Devils we
have learned are very careful in addressing the umpires here at the
College World Series to address them as Mr mckinley or Mr Engle. And this
never hurt anybody to show a little politeness to the man in blue,
unintentional swing and a ground foul rolling wide to the first baseline.
Kindly starting to run it off. Now, turning to the plate and we'll pause
for station identification. This is the Arizona Broadcasting system, Ktar
Phoenix first in Arizona, the Magnini in there chuck swing but it's in for
a strike. Burgess gets his second strike out and with runners at 1st and
2nd, he turns back the Eagles here in the bottom of inning. Number two
for Boston College, no runs, no hits, no errors. A couple of base on balls
and two base runners left after two full innings of play. The score.
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Yeah. We moved to inning number three at College World Series in Omaha,
the Sun Devils and the Eagles of Boston College. And here with the play by
play description as we move along to the third inning, the staging and
promotion director at Arizona State University and our frequent broadcast
team member in covering a Su Sports Al Steven. Thank you very much, Bob.
Uh It's amazing how quiet this crowd of over 7000 is here tonight. Uh
Despite the fact that the Sun Devils rattled off three runs, there was
very little reaction in the top of the second. Now we move to the top of
the third. A SU three to nothing. Here's a shot in the center field by
Randy Bob and it's in there. And as Bob predicted, Bob, they show that is
, uh, Randy's been getting good wood on the ball and they haven't been
dropping in that one. Did a base hit a shot into center field by Randy Bob
leading off the third inning for a su
that'll bring up Dave Granard who singled to left field his first time up
, Dave having a productive World Series there as his father encourages him
, a left hander and a jacket with no number visible warming up for Boston
College in the left field bullpen, grand guard r right hand hitter waits
as Randy Bob leads off first base. Here's the stretch and a very casual
throw to put the runner back to first base. Conley just kind of lobbed the
ball over to first base. Randy Bob, of course, had no trouble recovering.
Now he takes a short lead at first as grand guard waits at the plate.
Conley in the stretch ready throws Granard swings and misses at an
outside fastball and the count goes to no balls in one strike on Dave
Granard, the Sun devils unaccustomed as they are, have a three run lead
early in the game. Although Boston College has been fantastic in the
comeback business in their playoff game. They were trailing 13 to 5 and
eventually won at 15 to 13. Last night, they looked like they were dead in
the top of the ninth. They were trailing one to nothing and bailed it out
3 to 1. The pitch, grand guard swings and there's a high pop right up over
the plate. Everybody's staggering around. The first baseman comes in and
catches it about a yard in front of home plate. It was straight up over
the plate and it was fair when caught by the first baseman, a pop up for
gram guard and the first out of the inning went away and Randy Bob still
at first base. Ok. That's the kind of a pop fly. That kind of mesmerizes a
catcher and they stagger around underneath it and the first baseman wisely
made the call coming in full tilt and grabbed it off saving any
embarrassment for the catcher. The hitter now for a su is Larry Linville
who singled the deep short. His first time up helped establish the sun
double three run lead in the top half of the second innings. Linville,
another right hand hitter, the stretch by Conley the pitch and a swing and
a shot in the left center field way over the left fielder's head banging
up off against the wall. Here's Randy Bob chugging around third base, the
left fielder having trouble picking up the ball at the fence and Linville
breezes into third base and the Devils lead four to nothing. It's credited
as a three base hit for Linville who smashed it off the, uh, fence in left
center field about 370 ft away. A breezing triple for Linville driving in
Randy Bob with the Sun Devils fourth run of the ball game and they now
lead four to nothing over the Eagles of Boston College.
The devil is swinging the bats here tonight.
That was the 3rd 10 months ago.
Linville on third with one out and into the batter's box comes Jack Lynn
batting right handed the switch hitter now hitting right-handed against
the South Paw efforts of Bob Conley of Boston College,
Linville, a short lead at third with one out the infield in rather close,
attempting to cut off the run apparently. And a called strike to Lind on
the first pitch by Conley. Nothing in one. The count on Jack Lind.
Jack comes out of the batter's box momentarily. Now he's back in and he's
waiting for Conley
the motion by Conley the pitch and it's way high for a ball makes it one
and one on limbed, a SU four Boston College. Nothing in the top of the
third here in Omaha, one away and a run around third base for a SU. It's
Larry Linville down there with Jack Lind at the plate.
Conley looks at Lind now he's ready to throw does. So, Lind hits a foul
fly down the left field line and back into the bleacher seats long strike
and the count goes to one ball and two strikes on Jack Lind Land has never
been known to hit two effectively from the right side of the plate, but he
certainly did last night and was a very vital factor in a S U's win over
Oklahoma State one down, one on one run in the account, one ball and two
strikes on Jack Lind Sun Devil shortstop
Conley takes a lot of time getting ready for his delivery. Now he's ready
to crank up fires. Lynn swings in a base hit in the hole between short and
third and another run for the Devils. Lynn gets a single in the hole to
left field and Linville scores from third and the Sun Devils now lead it
five to nothing here in the top half of the third inning in the college
World Series. After the first round, there's a flip of the coin to
determine visiting and home team. And as Bob Winkles facetiously remarked
last night, that's the only thing the Sun Devils lost was the flip of the
coin after the game and Boston college one to be designated as the home
team. Lin on first base. He sacrificed his first time up. So he's got a
perfect night going one for one,
one down, two runs in for the Devils here in the top of the third.
The hitter is Ron Divini who got an intentional walk his first time up.
Here's the runner breaking the hit and run at a knock into left field and
it drops in for a base hit on the hit and run. Here's the move into third
base and he's safe and the runner advances to second. Somebody is injured
at third base. However, the third baseman going for the ball inadvertently
seemingly, uh, stepped on or hit, uh the runner in the chest, Jack Lind
and he is prone at third and everybody's out. Ray Robinson is taking a
look. The third baseman for Boston College isn't feeling too good either.
Uh, was an inadvertent collision. Lynn seems to be all right now, he's
sitting up and so is the third baseman from BC. They exchange amenities in
the courteous manner of collegiate gentlemen and we continue play no
damage done physically to either one. They both were momentarily stunned.
It's a base hit into left field for Divini on a hit and run and he
advances to second on the play at third where Lind was safe. So a su now
with runners on 2nd and 3rd 1 out and Tom Burgess, the pitcher at the
plate
that's four hits in the inning for the Devils and they have but one out.
Um,
Bob, I have to say this is really an unaccustomed feeling the Devils with
uh six runs in two and a third innings.
Here's Burgess at the plate. Stocky right hand hitter.
Whoops. Time is being called by Eddie Pellegrini, former Boston Red Sox
infielder, who is now going to the mound to talk to his pitcher, Bob
Conley
Eddie is really taking a casual stroll out there. He's, uh, been at it
about a half a minute and he's just reaching the mound now to discuss the
situation with Conley and the catcher Bob Maher
as a left hander or rather tall, left hander warming up in the bolt end,
but we cannot get his number.
As a matter of fact, there's two left handers warming up now for Boston
College and the third base umpire is signaling one of them to come in from
the bullpen to take over. So Conley goes two and a third innings allows
seven hits and five runs struck out one and he walked 31 intentionally. So
Conley is through after two and a third innings. Bob Conley being replaced
,
the pitcher coming in is Pete Ford, a left hander at 621 85 and a senior.
The one thing about the Boston College club, unfortunately, they didn't
play. I'd say a third of a number of the games as the Sun Devils. So you
really don't have a fine line on, uh, exactly, uh, what to expect. He has
a one and one loss record of one and oh, here's Conley getting a hand as
he strolls over to the BC dugout on the third base side
for it again. 621 85 a left hander, another left hander facing the Sun
Devils. He completed one game pitch 32 3rd innings allowed 26 hits earned
run average of 2.61
struck out 39 and walked 31 and 30 in two thirds innings and a one loss
record of one victory and no defeats.
Pete Ford is now taking his warm up tosses. And while he's doing that,
let's reveal the developments here in Omaha today in the college World
Series. As you know, this is a two and out tournament, a double
elimination and two clubs are on their way home at the moment. Defending
champion Ohio State which fell before Houston's three run ninth inning
rally. The Buckeyes eliminated 7 to 6. Ryder College of Trenton New Jersey
overcame Oklahoma State 3 to 1 and the Cowboys are on their way back home
to Stillwater. So there are only six teams remaining in the tournament
this evening in the first game, Stanford nationally rated number one and
the pre tournament favorite downed Auburn 6 to 3. So that leaves Houston
Ryder and Auburn with a defeat apiece. Stanford is the only undefeated
team as are the two that are playing in front of us right now. And that's
the situation at Omaha as Tom Burgess steps into the batter's box sun,
double runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out and a su leads five to nothing
in the top of the third inning,
barely 94 years ago or by Pete Ford.
Right. Sun Devils must like this muggy climate. They've really been
swinging the bats. Here's the next one and another swinging a miss by
Burgess. This is on a low fastball and Ford immediately gets out ahead of
his pitching opponent. No balls. Two strikes one down. Sun, double runners
at 2nd and 3rd. Jacquelyn the third Ron Devine at second
Burgess in the batter's box waits for Ford's next delivery. Here it comes
and it's called strike three Burgess looked at an outside pitch that
caught the corner and it's the first strikeout for Pete Ford two down now
for the Sun Devils and the leadoff hitter Freddie Nelson, who was making
his third appearance at the plate in three innings and both previous times
, he walked Freddie Nelson, a peppery little second baseman for the Sun
Devils. One of the real important developments on this club was the fine
effort of this young man. The pitch, Nelson hits a bouncing ball toward
the shortstop. He has it. There's a throw into the dirt but the first
baseman digs it out and Nelson is out nice pickup of a bad throw by the
first baseman, Kip and the Sun Devils are retired, but not until they have
scored two more runs. They had two runs on four hits, no errors and two
men left on
and so at the end of two and one half innings, the score here in Omaha,
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What after the out of the order of die at the end of the short? And the
we're into the bottom of the third inning here in Omaha where Arizona
State leads Boston College five to nothing. The first hitter swings at the
first pitch. A one hopper to Lynn at shortstop and he throws him out, Lynn
to Randy Bob and it's one up one away on one pitch. As Tom Burgess gets
the first hitter for Boston College, here's Mike Robertson, the second
baseman into the batter's box.
Burgess gave up a pair of bunch singles in the first inning. Couple of
walks in the second inning. Not nearly in the trouble. Gentry was in, in
the early innings last night, Gentry came on like we the people though to
tie the strikeout record with 16 and 17 hitters in a row. Here's Burgess
pitch, a swing and a foul back. Strike one,
no balls in a strike to Mike Robertson. I can't get over how quiet it is
in this ballpark. You'd think there were nobody in the seats and there's
about 7000 folks here. As a matter of fact, it's the biggest crowd of the
tournament to date. There's a swing and a bouncing ball foul down the
first baseline. So Burgess ahead of the hitter, no balls and two strikes,
Mike Robertson swinging from the left side for the Boston College Eagles
BC with two hits in two and a third innings. The Sun Devils with seven
hits in three innings. A su the visiting team on the scoreboard batting
first. Here's a pitch over Devine's heading back to the screen for a ball
,
one ball, two strikes, Mike Robertson, the header for Boston College
Burgess looks down has the sign starts a short motion throws inside gets
away from Divini and the count is even at two and 22 balls, two strikes.
The attendance in the four sessions of the tournament to date 22,323.
That's down about 1500 to 1600 over last year. But the weather here has
been threatening all the time. Burgess ready to pitch does. So the ball
bounces all over, hits the plate and then hits Divini in the mask and he
staggers back like he took a left hook, but he seems to be all right. And
the count is full three and two. Devine looked like a, a boxer who just
took a smash to the kisser and he started reeling around back in the box
but he's already and here's the pitch and it's inside ball. Four.
Robertson gets the third walk off. Tom Burgess
ABC runner at first base and in comes Mick Amick who bounced in for Sun
Devil fortunes, a very quick double play in the first inning,
another left handed hitter,
one on one down. A su leads here in the bottom of the third five to
nothing over Boston College. The pitch by Burgess a swinging foul off into
the direction of the Sun Devil dugout at first base.
No balls in a strike account. MC Amick, the right fielder.
The Eagles trying to generate some offense here in the bottom of the third
inning trying to cut into a S US five run lead pitches low for a ball and
it evens accounted one and one
Burgess with his control problem is having it almost all low.
Here's the lead by the runner at first the stretch by Burgess, the pitch,
a swing and a miss a ball and two strikes that count a batting for BC
Burgess is just his cap. Now he's settled on the rubber runner has no lead
at all at first base. Now he strolls off a couple of steps. Burgess
stretches throws half swing and it's called a complete strike and a
strikeout for Burgess. That's his third. Burgess gets his third strikeout
on a half swing that is called complete by umpire Bill mckinley. Two down.
Now for Boston College,
here's Dan Zayas, the left fielder stepping in a right hand hitter, a big
, big fellow. This fella's got Mucho pound up there. Wait, here's the
pitch, a half swing and this one's called a ball, checked it in time.
Mckinley calling it a ball as Bob has mentioned one national league and
one American League umpire worked the feature game, uh, in the night,
Zsa at the plate, 6 ft 195.
There's another, there's a strike to him. Makes it one on one kind of gave
that a half-hearted effort. BC players, a little indecisive swinging the
wood up there. Burgess in the stretch looks at the runners fires. There's
a shot, a pop foul down the first baseline. Divini after it, Bob after it
, Randy calls for it, squeezes it and that's it. That's it for BC. In the
third inning. The Eagles in the third had no runs, no hits, no errors for
the Sun Devils and one man left on for Boston College. And so at the end
of three innings here in Omaha, the score stands Arizona State University.
Five Boston College. Nothing, you know, p because it's really, we're back
in Omaha, Bob Ashe and Al Steven, we both just wiped off our bifocals.
We're known as the bifocal brothers in Omaha. And when they cloud up, we
have to call time between innings to wipe them off to get the scene back,
foggy, foggy bifocals.
Here's Scott Reed who has six runs batted in in 12 innings of college
World Series play. Well, actually 11 to be specific, here's a pitch into
the dirt to Scott and it's ball, one Reed had, uh, four runs batted in
last night with his two homers and then, uh, hit a shot in the center
field with the bases full in the second inning to drive in two more. So
Reed is going great guns here for a Su Scott. The number seven on the back
of his gray uniform, left-handed hitter waiting left-handed pitcher for
throws and it's a strike to the outside corner called strike one on one
read down to the dirt at the battery box.
They're playing straight away on Reed, of course, after seeing him knock
too out to the opposite field last night, they probably figured we better
stay honest. A right hander now warming up in the BC bullpen, the pitch to
Reed into the dirt again, two balls and a strike. The big Scott
the Sun Devils wearing the gray road uniforms with maroon and gold
numerals, gold numeral with a maroon binding.
Seems odd to see them in the gray. Here is the next delivery by Ford and
wow, he shot that one over everything right back to the screen. Three and
one to read three balls in one strike.
That thing took off like it was going into orbit
three and one do the leadoff man for Arizona State here in the fourth
inning as the Sun Devils lead five to nothing over the Eagles of Boston
College
Maher gives the sign. Here's a very short wind up by Ford, the pitch high
and it's a walk based on balls to Scott Reed. Al Scotty's within uh one
base on balls of the school record, uh by Rick Mundy, 51 bases on balls in
the season in uh 1965. I think it was his Scotty's 50th of the season. A
lot of things are starting to get in jeopardy record wise. I think Devine
is closed on total number of hits per season. And, uh, of course, Gentry
has set a new winning record for pitchers with 16.
We're waiting now as Ralph Carpenter takes an inside pitch for ball, one,
Carpenter has been up twice struck out the first time and flied to center
field the second time.
The leadoff man Reed is at first base nobody down the stretch, the pitch
by for the swing and a shot to short one hopper the relay to second to
throw to first and an easy double play, a quick shot and a double play
gives the Sun Devils two out here from the shortstop to the second baseman
to the first basement. I Taylor made perfect double play ball. It took one
hop right to the shortstop. It was sharply hit and there was no trouble in
the relay from the second baseman to erase Carpenter two down for the
Devils now and in steps, Randy Bob who led off the Sun Devil rally in the
third inning when they scored two runs. Bob one for two tonight base hit
the center field.
Randy, a rangy right hand hitter deep in the box. Swings at the first one
and misses. It's a strike.
Nothing in one were rolling along here in Omaha. Top of the fourth inning
,
Ford takes a lot of time before the next delivery. And here it is inside
for a ball evens it at one and one to Randy Bob two on nobody on two down.
Nobody on top of the fourth. The first basement for Boston College is
almost back to the outer edge of the infield grass.
The pitch to Bob is inside again, two balls and a strike to Randy.
Now, Pete Ford, the Boston College left hander is doing a little
housekeeping out in front of the rubber kicking the dirt around. He must,
he almost fell down on that follow through in the last delivery and on the
horizon over the left field fence, a little electronic pyrotechnics as we
may have another storm coming in here.
Here's the move by Ford to the plate. Bob swings and there's a line shot
foul down the right field line foul by about 6 ft and bouncing off the
fence a long strike for Randy And it makes the count two and two,
uh, note from Mr V to the effect that if a su were fortunate enough to win
this game, they would be playing Stanford Stanford tomorrow night in the
feature game of the only two unbeatens. Uh the circumstances, I say if the
Sun Devils should be fortunate to win and, uh it appears that a su and
Stanford have never played one another in baseball before.
I know the kids on the club are looking forward to a chance, uh to play
the number one team in the nation. The Devils of course, rank fourth and
the Indians first. We're waiting for the next pitch to Randy Bob. Here it
comes and there it goes, a bouncer out to the second baseman gets it on
the short hop throws in the dirt. But the first baseman for the second
consecutive inning digs it out for the final out of the inning
back at Omaha into the last half of the fourth inning. As Tom Burgess
fires a strike. A called strike to the opening hitter for Boston Cottage,
John Salmon leadoff man for BC. The next pitch by Burgess is a little bit
too low and it's a ball, one and one
Burgess after allowing the two bunt singles to open up the game is allowed
three walks but no additional hits. The inside pitch misses and it's now
two and 12 balls and a strike. The leadoff man for Boston College here in
the bottom of the fourth inning. A su leads five to nothing over the
Eagles.
Burgess ready works right through the heart of the plate for a called
strike. And the count levels are two and 22 balls and two strikes to John
Salmon. Ron Devine gives a sign behind the plate.
Burgess agrees delivers and calls strike three a call, third strike and
the first hitter is down for Boston College here in the bottom of the
fourth. Here's the first baseman, Bill Kitley stepping in one down. Nobody
on for BC in the bottom of the fourth. The silence here is deafening
tonight. Uh There's just no crowd reaction whatsoever. It's a very eerie
feeling actually left-handed hitter kitley in the box for BC. The pitch by
Burgess inside, he crowds him a little and it's a ball. One of nothing.
Burgess working fairly rapidly in this muggy condition. Throws inside in
the dirt for ball 22 and nothing to count one away for Boston College with
nobody on the Sun Devils of Arizona State lead the Eagles of Boston
College five to nothing in the last half of the fourth inning. Burgess
Cranks fires swinging Amiss big cut by Kitley and he missed everything.
Two and one. The comp to Kley
Sun Devils fairly straight away with grand guard pulled in alongside the
bag of third. The pitch by Burgess is swinging a foul back to the screen.
We'll pause now for station identification. This is the Arizona
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we're back in Omaha with a full count to Bill Kipling the Boston College
first baseman with one down and nobody on in the bottom of the fourth
three and two. The count as Burgess gets ready to fire for the Devils.
Here it is swing and a shot down to second base. A big hop to Nelson, the
throw to Randy Bob and the runners out by a step and a half. Two up and
two down for BC Nelson went over toward the bag at second to field it on a
nice throw. Got the base runner for the second out in the inning. Third
baseman, Bill Plunker now into the batter's box for Boston College.
Ok. Everything moving along here at a quiet level pace tonight
the Sun Devils came up with three in the second and two in the third to
take the lead. They now hold five to nothing in the bottom of the fourth
Burgess wins, throws a pop foul into the stands back of the first base
dugout strike one nothing in one to count on. Plunker
Burgess now steps to the rubber as he gets the sign from Ron Devi. The
umpire behind the plate is Bill mckinley of the American League. Here's
the action by Burgess and it's outside for a ball, one on 11 ball, one
strike.
Following this game, there will be only two undefeated teams in the
tournament. There's a swing and no a check swing and they call it a ball
and it's 22 balls and a strike two and one. The hitter is Bill Plunker,
the third baseman for the Eagles of Boston College
Burgess unwinds and throws one low for ball, threes behind the hitter. Now
, three and one this seemingly has been Burgess only control problem is
the low pitches are just that much too low. He's given up three walks and
a couple of B singles. The pitch, this one is high for a change and it's
another base on balls. His fourth walk and the second one to Bill Plunkert.
Plunkert has walked both times, puts him on first base with two down here
in the last half of the fourth inning, Bob Maher, the catcher now coming
to the plate, Maher his first time up drew a base on balls.
Burgess now is moving the dirt around in front of the rubber and finally
pitching up his trousers and peering in at the plate to get the sign from
Devine run around first base for BC with two out in the fourth, the
stretch by Burgess and the pitch and it's outside low ball one one and
nothing to account.
Burgess now is, uh, has seemingly having trouble getting the signs he
really was staring in on that one. There's a pitch that's low again for
ball two and he's behind this setter two balls and no strikes.
Tom Burgess, the former junior college, all American from Phoenix College.
He and Ron Divini are now having a little consultation out at the mound.
Divini apparently trying to settle him down a little bit. Well, as Bob
said, Mr dirty Divini can even make the gray uniforms dirty on the way
back. His pants look almost black.
Now he's back behind the plate. The runner leads at first the stretch by
Burgess, the pitch by Burgess and it's low ball three and he now trails
the hitter, Maher three balls and no strikes.
The next hitter due at the plate would be Pete Ford the pitcher.
Now, let's see if Burgess can jerk himself back to a little stability and
control here. Now fires way outside for ball four and he has issued two
consecutive walks for the second time to Plunkert and Maher
four of his five walks have gone to those two citizens from Boston College.
Here's Pete Ford. He'll hit for himself here in the fourth inning, Pete
Ford. He came on in relief in the third inning, left-hand pitcher,
left-hand swinger Pete Ford. Then I bet 12 times with three hits for a 250
average. Rangy fella waits at the plate. The runners lead. There's a pitch
, a bouncing ball in the hole between 2nd and 1st. The play by Bob and he
throws to Burgess covering and gets the out for the inning. It was a
bouncing ball between 1st and 2nd that was fielded by Randy Bob Burgess
covered and the throw got the runner to retire Boston College here in the
fourth inning. And so it's no runs, no hits, no errors. Two men left on
for Boston College and at the end of four complete innings of play here in
Omaha at the college World Series, the score reads Arizona State
University. Five Boston College nothing.
We're back in Omaha and for play by play action. The gentleman who is
doing a SU baseball now will be doing a SU football in the fall and
basketball in the winter. The inimitable Bob Baer
Dave Granard deleted off for Arizona State, the A su third baseman he
moved to play in the top of inning. Number five in the first pitch to Dave
inside for ball grand with a hit in two trips tonight and has scored a run.
You'll be followed the plate in this frame by Larry Lyndville and Jack
Lynn Pete Ford left hander who came in in relief for Boston College after
the Sun Devils had gotten to starter Bob Conley for five runs on seven
hits doing a very effective job.
The left hander swings into the wind up. The delivery to the grand guard
is high and it's two and all
Sun Devils. Five runs on seven hits. Boston College no runs on two hits. A
pair of bunt singles to open the action here in tonight's game
for delivery, the grand guard up around the chin inside
and it's a three nothing car grand guard on the season.
The leading RB I man for Arizona State with a total of 40 nobody on for
him at the moment. John 32 bases on balls.
30 pitch in there taken all the way by grand guard for the strike. Ford is
62, 100 and £85 senior
broad shouldered lanky customer from Harwich, Massachusetts.
Here's the 31 pitch beaten down foul and scrubbed out in front of the
plate where it's retrieved by catcher Bob Marr file all the way
and a baseball return to the mound by flight umpire Bill mckinley Henry
Roundtree, the umpire at first base Don Carruthers at second and Joe
Stanning at third defensively. Boston College was Bill Kitley at first
base, Mike Robertson at second ed o'neill at shortstop and Bill Plunker.
The third baseman on the mound. Pete Ford delivers 31 misses rather three
and two pitch misses and Dave Granard is on with a base on balls the first
issued by Ford. So the Sun Devils have their leadoff hitter on in the
fifth inning, Larry Lindell who has a single and a AAA run batted in and
two runs scored for the Sun Devils here tonight and has gone two for five
in college World Series competition
right handed hitting Sutter fielder.
Larry, well back in the batter's box first pitch in there for a strike
fastball at the knees. Dave Granard edging away from first base for the
pitch,
Sanda Rose attempt to use the hit and run frequently and have had fair to
middling success with it from time to time
on one. The canal from the stretch board delivers swing in a me. The
runner was not moving on that as Linville went for a breaking pitch and no
contact
Larry Lyn Bell from Bellingham, Washington played last year for Mesa
Colorado JC where he earned all America honors in the JC ranks
6 ft, 100 and £75 junior history major at a su swings and fouls the next
pitch back to the screen.
Oh and two
for very composed out on the hill,
Bob Conley, the BC starting pitcher got the Sun Devils out without damage
in the first inning. Then they tied to him for seven base hits over span
of the next couple of times
and Ford working effectively in relief as issued a base on balls to Dave
Granard to open the action. I was an oh and oh and two council in the next
pitch inside
way inside. In fact, then Mar alertly coping with it
in the outfield. The Eagles with Dan Zysk in left John Salmon in center
and Mick Amick in right, right.
Boston College into this game with a record of 14 victories, five defeats
and three ties. The district one champion rated 19th in the nation.
Linville looks at the pitch that misses the strike zone and the count
levels at two and two
and of course, the Eagles last night or yesterday defeating Rider 3 to 1
for one victory here at Omaha
Sun Devils nationally. Fourth ranked the Eagles 19th
from the stretch for eyes. The runner at first base comes to the plate
with a pitch ground ball down toward the third baseman. I put it to second
base and no relay as Lynn rather grand guard comes barreling into second
base and a little bit of a piggyback ride for Mike Robinson. Robertson
grand guard retired at second and effectively breaking up any possibility
of the double play might not have been too good a chance anyway, as the
ball hit to the third baseman only at about medium speed, rolling down
that way and around the horn, they might not have gotten the speedy Larry
Lyndville, but Granard taking no chances, took the second sector
thoroughly out of the plane wound up on him, draped around his neck.
Glenville on at first with a fielder's choice
Jacklyn
switch hitter batting right,
a hit in one official trip. Tonight swings and grounds one to the left
side. Big hop to the third baseman to second for the first relay. Bad
throw gets away and I don't think we'll have an error charged on that.
Although somebody yelled out E four on the relay, but they forced the
runner at second base. There's no advance or no necessity for charging an
error. I would not think
so. Again, our ground balls to the third baseman forces a Sun double
runner at second. This time, Robertson was able to get the relay throw
away, but he might have gotten a little gun shy after his encounter with
grand guard because he threw wide catcher backing up the play and uh, no
advance
to God
Ron Domini stepping up. There is a base on balls and a single gonna run
scored here this evening
run with three hits in series competition
on the hill. The left hander Pete for it. Now with two out looks at the
runner delivers, Deviney swings on a pitch and on the fists doesn't get it.
Second appearance here at Omaha for Arizona State's forces
leading Boston College five nothing with two outs here in the start of the
fifth. The Sun Devils, the visiting team in this contest,
Ford delivers on one fouled away to the right side by Devo
in the American League. White Sox blanked to Senator six.
Kansas City shut out Baltimore one to nothing. The Yankees defeated the
Red Sox 5 to 3 after seven innings of the first game in Anaheim,
California leading Cleveland 8 to 2.
Detroit and Minnesota. I don't believe we have a final on that. Al perhaps
you could check that for us if you will
delivery to Divini. And the count goes to a ball and two strikes
in the National League. First of two, the Reds beat the Mets six to
nothing but New York came back to take the nightcap 7 to 3. San Francisco
and Houston were locked up at two a piece in the ninth of our latest
report. The Cardinals down the Pirates. So throw over to first base and
diving back in safely is Jack Lynn. And again, we have Sun double runners
and BC infielders all intertwined and a good load of dirt on the front of
the white uniform of Bill kit, the BC first baseman,
one and two. The count to Sun double catcher Ron Tani two out in the run
around at first base
after five innings. Minnesota leading Detroit 5 to 1
in a day game in the National League. The Cubs edge the Dodgers 3 to 2
next pitch to Divini is high and the count levels, two balls, two strikes.
There are two out runner on at first base. Sun level scored three runs in
the second inning, two in the third to lead it five nothing.
Tom Burgess fighting his control of it tonight has allowed only two hits.
The first two eagle batsmen to face him butting successfully for base hit
was given up five bases on balls and struck out four ford. The second
pitcher to appear here for Boston, the runner on his way, a swing and a
fly ball in the straight away center field just back on the edge of the
outfield grass going back for it as the second baseman can't hang on,
drops the ball. And the runner Lynn held up at third base after making his
turn and heading toward the plate that came in quickly and let's check for
the ruling on that. It was second baseman Mike Robertson going back to the
grass, uh straight away from the plate, a tough play as he had his back
squarely to the plate going out on that one, got his glove on, it didn't
hold it and they roll it a base hit
first base hit for the Sun Devils and one of the rather scratchy variety
off off Pete Ford.
They got to his predecessor starter Bob Conley for seven hits in all five
runs.
It was
better is Tom Burgess Burgess over for one. He had a sacrifice fly and
drove in the Sun Devils first run in the second inning. Caught looking at
a call, third strike in the third Burgess now with a chance to batten his
lead a bit with runners at 2nd and 3rd.
As do many moved into second on that little pop fly
and Jaclyn on around the third.
Oh and one,
here's the Tom Burgess Ford delivers swing and a line shot up the middle
base hit one run will score. Here's the any rounding third base on his way
to the plate in there sliding safely, a throw down to second. They got him.
So Burgess singles drives in a pair of runs and trying to advance on the
throat of the plate is thrown out at second base, center fielder to the
catcher to the second baseman.
So the Sun Devils are retired here in the top of the fifth inning, but
they get two more runs to make it a seven nothing lead on one hit. There
were no base correction to head.
There were
no BC errors and no base runners left and after 4.5 innings of play to
score Arizona State seven, Boston College, nothing friends. Fun and food.
A good recipe for.
I understand the first up bottom of the fifth here in game number eight of
the college World series. Second for the Sun Devils leadoff hitter Ed
o'neill up there to face Tom Burgess first pitch turn in there for a
strike. Top of the order for the Eagles, Mike Robertson and MC EM next two
hitters due up Burgess fastball is high and tight and it's a one on one
car
o'neill has one of the two hits of one single opening action off Tom
Burgess. Next pitch to him is high and it's two and one. Burgess was
having trouble with his low pitches a while ago. Now, a couple of high
ones to Ed o'neill B has been very tough. His own worst enemy is not, uh
really gotten any, any serious damage, but has managed to keep men on
bases with the base on balls. Next pitch is higher than three and one.
Burgess and his previous appearance against Air Force Academy, probably
one of his best pitching efforts in his entire baseball career to date
with a one hitter and striking out 13 shut up fastball, fired down the
middle called strike two and it's a full count. Three and two. Ed o'neill
, a 326 hitter best, uh hitting average of any of the Eagles in the game.
Their leading hitter outfielder Mike Fennell injured in their opening
game, not able to compete and this one for the Eagles got him swinging as
the fastball was up around the letters and that's strikeout number five
for Berg to even it up with his base on balls totals
and one gone here in the fifth patient
Mike Robinson. 302 hitter who also wanted safely against Tom Burgess in
the first inning left handed hitter chokes up on the bat takes a strike.
Robertson to be followed by Mick Amick
Sun Devils shifted a little bit around right and here's a fly ball to
right field, Scott Reed, going back Linville, going back, this one was
good distance. It's in there for extra bases grabbed by Reed as it bounces
up against the wall, he falls down as he throws it in. Here comes the
relay, the runner on his way to third high throw but grand guard up in the
air to nail that one or he might have gotten all the way around
Robertson with the first solid base hit off Tom Burgess, a triple that
landed somewhere in the vicinity of 380 ft from the plate bouncing up
against the wall in between center fielder Larry Lyndville and right
fielder Scott Reed.
And this will be the first time the Eagles have gotten the runner as far
as third base left handed hitting Mike Amick, the number three batting
position up. Now looks at a fastball that's in there for a strike
one out runner at third base
Burgess in a pattern for a while of getting the first two men out in an
inning and walking a couple now has a one or 90 ft from the plate whips in
the fastball for a called strike and it's on two.
Mhm.
On deck, Dan Zsa Sun Devils playing this left handed hitter pretty much
straight away next pitch high and tight and it's one and two
burgess taking a fair amount of time between pitches but uh not wasting a
great amount of time. Curves one end of the dirt and it's two and two.
Divini right down there in his favorite commodity to get the station up
to return it to the mob two balls, two strikes one out a runner at third.
So levels leading seven nothing here in the fifth next to a re swing on a
ground foul off to the right side
purchases. A rather powerfully built individual 61, 100 and 9021 year old
junior advertising major. All state honors as a pitcher in high school
junior college. All America at Phoenix College. Right. Ron Devi behind the
plate.
Burgess delivers 22 check swing in there for a called strike strikeout
number six for Bogie and a timely one with a runner on it.