It is the final game of Championship weekend here in Benton, AR.

We've got a good one for you in the 18 title game between Wizard County, Andy Viola, Longhorns and there they are making their way on the field.

However, one time are Jayhawk along with Bobby Swofford for this one.

A title game and Bobby.

You know we we look at, we've been seeing these dominant lineups all weekend long.

But really, in this game the numbers come down to the pictures.

'cause both pictures are extremely good and they're both extremely familiar with the other.

This is meeting #5 between Viola, an Izard County, the 1st floor, all won by the Longhorns, but stuck with both coaches.

This with this is I don't have to beat the other team five Times Now I just have to beat him once and it's today here in the state championship.

Well, as Bobby says, they are so familiar with one another that you almost know what everybody brings to the table, in fact.

When you talk to both coaches, they're they're friendly at the plate, there friendly and dugout.

I was out down the field a little bit ago, and the violent coach walks over and goes OK. Are you starting this guy?

This guy, this guy and or when you bring the other guy and they were just really friendly about it?

So that's one thing that both these teams when you play each other quite a bit like they have that you grow a little familiar with one another and it's not just on the baseball diamond they play each other time and time again on the basketball court.

I was talking with the coach earlier this week and he's saying that they've been playing against each other since they were.

Five years old students from both schools date each other.

It's so it's just one of those things where you can't seem to get away from the other one, and now you think, hey, I got to go play for a state championship.

Going to play somebody different.

Nope, your blender gallops across the street.

Essentially, one point, one thing for Viola.

They've got an entire family that plays for the Via Longhorns.

The Luna family.

That's right.

They got triplets and a cousin all the starting lineup.

It's really interesting they want to state baseball and basketball championship in Missouri.

Moved to Arkansas already won a basketball championship this year.

Now they got a chance to do the double dip like they did in Missouri and Arkansas.

Well today's picture 4 vial is gonna be Mason Luna and he is stellar 7 three on the year with a 1.71 iare.

He's at 60 strikeouts and he will be on the mound for Viola today, leading off 4 Izzard County.

They come in 19 and five on the season will be let off by a chase or followed by Gunner Gleghorn know whatever it is, batting third today playing shortstop, their pictures and Landon McBride, and he's batting in the cleanup spot, batting.

Beth Colby Everett at first base in left field.

Caleb partner at third base.

Zach Simmons, the catchers didn't Riley and the DH Day is Gavin Stevens.

First pitches in there for a strike.

And that's what we're going to start this one off.

No one's on the way and it's wanna miss so into telling a look at this yeah, looking, waiting here for or forget the hands on the bat as that one is popped out of play you don't see that very often.

A lot of times you see the hands close together on the bat not so much here for or yeah maybe has more control with the bat.

That's certainly interesting but you can't argue with the production of 406 batting average as twelve RBI's but certainly unique.

Here's the one two pitch curveball.

Misses up top, and it's two and two.

As Bobby said, or if it's got a 406 batting averages, he found someone off his foot.

He's got a home run this year with two triples, six doubles.

He's only struck out seven times all year, so clearly has great control of the bat.

Just kind of trying to walk that one off.

1000 off his foot it's a good look at it there next inside that was leg.

It's really this unique batting stance.

Batting style.

The battery for Viola.

You've got Mason Luna on the mound and Boo Williams behind the plate.

And there's curveball that Mrs outside to take account three and two.

Here's a 3 two offering fastball up top and North is going to walk for the 16th time this season, and it's a leadoff walk for Izard County.

The defensive alignment for Viola, on the infield.

You've got Bryson lyrics.

First base.

Landon learned second gauge here, said shortstop Carter Graves at third base and will get to the outfield.

Here in a moment.

First pitches into Gunner Gleghorn an.

It's a called Strike Leghorn batting 348 on the season with twelve RBI.

One's account here's the pitch fastball is going to mess outside the outfield alignment for Viola.

Luke Worsham in left field Austin Luna in Center, and Andrew can't weigh in right field.

Here's the 11 fastball misses outside again and goes to two and one Mason Luna, the pitcher for Viola.

Committed to play.

Drury Division Two College in Springfield.

Here's the two one swung on, popped up left field.

Going back is warsha man.

He's in the shadows of the outfield and makes the catch for the first down here in the first inning.

Something you have to pay attention to is it the sun starts to set here in Benton or the shadows, or like you mentioned there creeping in and left field.

Eventually darkness will fall here in Central Arkansas.

Probably got about 50 minutes or so.

The lights are already on, so we're ready for it, so no one ever comes to the plate.

He's playing shortstop today for Hazard County batting 532.

Here's the first pitch to him.

It's a called strike right down Broadway at 81 miles an hour, and so in one.

Strong Army mid 80s normally for Luna.

Got four different pitchers that Vial is willing to to throw out there.

Here's the O.

One pitch fastball misses outside and it's one in one.

Coach.

Clayton Gardner told me this week that all four of those pictures have faced Izard County at some point or fashion this season.

Here's the one one, and it's a changeup.

Misses outside and it's now two and one one thing about no effort.

He's got 17 doubles this year.

To go along with three triples.

Here's the two one swung on and missed.

Not a lot of power as far as the home runs are concerned for intercounty just a handful as a team.

They've got plenty of extra base hits.

So clearly a team that likes to play gap to gap.

2 two pitch is on the way changeup pushed into right field.

It's in there for a base hit.

Rounding second is going to be, or if he'll slide in.

Mr Baguette back.

The ball got away and he don't go in for her score.

It'll be the first score the ball game.

Great heads up baserunning there to force the throw coming in from the outfield.

Put pressure on the defense.

The throw from can't wait gets away, wilzer underscore and no ever gets all the way over to 3rd.

So Edwards at third base.

Now there's only one out the.

Sing in landing your bride.

The cleanup hitter is going to come to the plate, batting 423 with 39 RBI as the first pitch sales high and outside scoring first Forester County got to be a huge confidence boost against the team that's beaten you four times already this season.

Three of those were really close contests.

Here's 10, it's gonna miss down low mean no jumping out to a first inning lead is something that they talked about trying to do.

Wanting to do another.

Did it prove that they deserve to be here they can more importantly play with the squad.

Here's 20.

It gets underneath the catchers legs.

That's going to score another run.

No one ever comes into school on the pass ball.

And that makes account 2 nothing.

Couldn't ask for a better start for his recounting.

Viola is making the mistakes and handing out free bases and free runs.

Here's the three oh pitch, and that's in there for called Strike.

On the other end of the things, the Longhorns just gotta settle in.

There are no stranger to the big stage.

Rewind on the way.

I found out a plane were full balloon is playing the title game in Missouri.

Viola played in the last played state championship game.

As far as baseball in Arkansas's concerns late and they know what to expect when they get here.

3/2 swung on foul tip.

On deck right now for Isard County is going to be Everett.

Mask pops up there for Boo Williams.

It's got the sunglasses on under the mask, but.

He's going to fill that one for a little bit.

The sun is setting back over the left field corner.

Not a lot of sun right in the face of the catcher is that once we're on a missed and there's two outs in the inning.

So now Kobe Everett comes to the plate, batting 275 on the season with 19 RBI.

Now I'm sending first baseman cookies.

Every year's got one home run with six doubles as the first pitch is up high.

Already, Mason Luna is thrown 25 pitches here in this inning.

There is a called strike that caught that outside corners one in one.

Anything you could ask for game plan for for Izard County has come to fruition here.

Score early.

Run the pitch.

Count up as a chopper to 3rd.

Here's the throw and mix the third out here in the top of the first inning.

So for intercounty they scored two runs on one base hit.

And we head to the bottom of the first inning.

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Well is your county got two in the first inning now follows?

Turned out the plate as they'll bring Gage Harris, Mason Luna, Bryson Luna, an Austin Luna to the plate.

Those are the top four hitters.

The entire rest of the lineup goes.

Carter Graves by betting in the five hole.

Andrew can't weigh in the six.

Landon Luna batting 7th and Luke Worsham batting eighth, followed by the DH.

Gavin Blevins, batting ninth and today's picture for Hazard County is Landon McBride, who's worked 52 innings.

Is 7 one on the season with a .669 ERA?

He's got 77 strikeouts with 23 walks this year.

Only five earned runs all year.

That's really impressive to hear those numbers.

Of course, he's faced by already once this season, so they know what to expect from him.

The lefty.

Obviously the numbers speak for themselves anytime you have a below 1 ER A. I've got good stuff on the mound.

First pitch is way outside and.

Start him off.

Wanna know Gage Harris is at the plate?

Going to Evangel in Springfield batting 506 with 34 RBI.

The offspeed pitches in there called a strike, and it's one in one, and McBride's not going to overpower anyone.

You know he's going to sit low to mid 70s.

Was able to hit his spots but makes the pop opposition put the ball in play.

One one is outside another changeup and it brings the count of two and one.

There's a two.

One is belted into left centerfield and that'll get down for a base hit.

Gage here thought about it.

A double, but he held his horses and he's gonna stay at first base with a single.

What a luxury to have 506 as far as a batting average sitting at the top of your order.

Not going to get any easier as Mason Luna strides in 440.

As Bobby talked about earlier, he's going to Drury College next year and he tried to bunt attempt.

It'll be all in one.

Six players in this lineup for Violet going to play college baseball.

That's pretty impressive at any level, especially coming from A1A school.

Here's the 01 curveball right at the shortstop is able to knock it down.

Make the long throw in sales it as the ball is going to be deflected back into first base and we're going to hold things up as runners go to 2nd and 3rd.

Gage Harris is at third base and Luna is at second base.

We're going to charge an heir to the shortstop.

Carefully may charge him with two bobble bobble the grounder then threw it away.

So now Bryson Luna is at the plate batting 522 with 37 RBI.

He's got two home runs on the year.

He said it to Three Rivers Community College.

How many miles is it?

I want to see the nerves there for both squads and they do charge the shortstop with multiple errors on that play.

Gotta settle in.

Here's the 10 swung on popped up shallow right field.

The second baseman is going to come out and make the catch and make a quick throw home.

To save the run from coming in and.

It'll be the first down here in the first inning.

That's a big AL's big confidence builder for macbryde the pitcher defense for his account E and you can see they have big time shift on for Carter.

Graves is the second baseman is on the shortstop side of second base back.

Austin Luna is.

They called for a strike.

Austin Luna going to Three Rivers Community College as well.

33 RBI's for Luna.

'cause we can't really use last names here exactly.

Is that *****.

It's the dirt or the turf scuse me and it's one in one.

It's a big hole on the right side.

I think it just poked something through.

At least one run would score, maybe even a pair.

Ongoing one strike to Austin Luna.

Swung on out to the shortstop holds the runner makes long throw and get him.

Now we're going to go back across the diamond an.

They say third base, but one run does score.

So Mason lunate advances to third base.

Austin Luna is thrown out six.

Three on the put out, and now Carter Graves comes to play.

Smart baserunning there by Mason little.

Go ahead and take the extra bag on the throw across the diamond throw actually beats him.

Couldn't get the tag down and over slid the bag, able to get back safely.

Graves on the year, batting 475 with 36 RBI's a curveball.

Misses inside 63 on that curveball.

What's it about?

7370 Fourth's fastball.

Mid 60s with the breaking stuff.

10 pitch called a strike on the outside corner.

Here's the one one, and that's going to be high and outside it's 75 brings account of two and one for Viola.

They've won three state titles in 1998, nineteen, 99, and 2019.

They've been in this game seven times.

Here's the two one curveball up top.

With the three in one as Grizzard County, they've been in the game five times, have never won a state championship.

One basketball championship couple times last few years.

Here's the three one curveball in there called a strike.

It's 3/2.

Two outs here in the bottom of the first inning.

There's a 3 two pitch.

It hits the dirt and that isn't Carter grave down to first base.

And now Andrew can't wait, comes to the plate batting 361 the year with 23 RBI headed to Frontier Junior College.

Make a throw back over to first base and back.

Safely is graves.

Gotta wait as long as I possibly can to point out these jerseys.

Here's the first pitch to cantlay.

It's in there called strength.

Proud of myself.

Limited an inning or half an inning, but is that what?

What is that something camo?

Digital camera?

Digital camo.

That's what it is.

Well, it's something here's the L1 curveball.

Mrs outside it's one in one.

Not easy to read, that's for sure.

If you zoom in the luxury of having a camera, yeah, see the numbers and the text across the front.

Well, it's camo.

Here's the 11 runner goes fouled off.

Wanted to be hard to read his camel, right?

Yeah, but you know, the orange guys throws that off.

Not hiding for that color.

One ball 2 strikes with two outs.

Here in the bottom of the first pitch by McBride curveball.

Chop down to a third baseman.

He's gonna make the throw an not going to make it.

It won't happen and that time can't wait out out hustled.

And I would say the first baseman was juggling the baseball.

Didn't have possession for the runner touched the bags or run comes around to score.

Graves gets all the way to 3rd as he never stopped running.

Should be a good look at it.

Linda.

I gave the error to the third baseman for the one hop.

Yep, as the pitch goes up, top to Landon Luna.

Three errors in this half of the inning on Isard County.

I would say that you could almost give the error to the first basement because he didn't scoop it properly, but I could see it.

You could see it both ways.

Here's the.

Text alerts download to know generally how that's more times than not going to work is going to be on the throw, so if it's not a clean, not a good clean throw.

There is generally going to go to the fielder and not the first baseman.

Here's the two ohm.

Change it up.

I throw down to first.

He's back safely now the throwback homie sales that one comes in and scores.

And now can't wait is going to advance to second base.

Well, a little too much attention paid to can't wait at first base.

Add another heir to that total.

Just gotta settle down if your is your county I think this is a good job by Billy McBride to get out there.

Talk to his team, settled them down till nerves are obviously a factor here.

Just gotta go out there and make the routine play there have been four errors by Izard County this happening.

Yeah, I like the idea of trying to pick off the runner at first base, but you know you've got a runner at third.

Yeah, always going to be aware of that violence showed they're going to be aggressive on the basepaths, so don't give them a chance to to force you to make another.

Really good throw would take in a good throw from first to get the runner at home.

You throw it away and then allows the runner to take an extra base to 2nd.

So Landon Luna at the plate and he'll walk.

That's four straight balls.

The land in Luna and Hill had the first phase.

Now violence got runners at first and second mentioned the pitch count for Mason Luna on the other side.

But Landon McBride's, already thrown 25 pitches.

So look, Worsham comes to the plate, he's batting three, 2318 RBI.

As that pitch sales way outside this wanna know?

Find a way to get back to the dugout.

Limit the damage to three.

Want to pitch misses outside?

It's to know the game we had earlier today.

The 48 championship game.

It seemed like runs we're going to be at a premium.

They were for five or six innings.

Feels like today it might take a big number.

Yeah, so when this one and you know what's funny in the pregame?

We talked about the pictures.

Here's the two old pichan that was going to miss outside.

It's three.

No, I think that's the familiar familiarity with it.

You've seen a picture so many times you seen at the district tournament at the regional tournament, not only against each other, but you watch them play other games.

And you can kind of pick up some tendencies by just watching the action.

Here's the three.

Oh, that is going to miss inside.

And it's going to walk that back to back walks.

Now the bases are loaded.

Trying to find on the mound is Mcbrides got attacked the strike zone and normally you thinking OK the number 9 hitter.

This should be an easy out.

Blevins strides in with us.

373 batting average working out at 9 hole.

Here's the first pitch to him ask falling there called is striking that outside corner.

Two outs here.

In the first inning 3 tattoos are score vial on top of his accounting.

Here 01.

Curveball hits the turf.

You know one thing Bobby.

This may be one of the biggest things we've seen this entire weekend.

As far as five runs in one inning.

Two hits though.

Defensive miscues have led to a big inning for both sides.

Here is 11 swung on looped into right field.

That'll be a Texas liquor.

Hit gets down one run, scores two runs score.

And now Waters at 1st and 3rd.

Great piece of hitting for Blevins.

RBI's number 23 and 24 on the season just takes the pitch, flips it over the second baseman's head and its two RBI's the big inning continues for the Longhorns.

So it's a two RBI single.

And now Violes batted around back to the top to gauge her and the bride's not going to make it out of the 1st.

Now we've got a pitching change and so we will wait to see the new picture is as you're watching the Centennial Bank State Baseball championships in Arkansas.

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I can only think of the kids in small towns and this is the biggest moment.

Maybe in their sports careers and they have that keepsake of having that game on TV to have with them the rest of their lives.

Stop golden.

Well, they've had some juggling now.

Both the pictures and the infield for Izard County's new pictures going to chase ORF.

Landon McBride's going to first base in Kobe, ever it's going to go to second base for Izard County.

And Bobby, the line is not very good for Landon McBride after he didn't even make out the first inning.

It's it's tough.

I mean, four errors in the field obviously didn't help any.

'cause I always now batted around.

Came to this game with a .66 ERA.

So Chase or push back or shoot me not chase or fill gauge Harris is back.

At the plate after batting around, he singled back in the first inning and takes the ball right there.

Here's the one out Mrs. Outside.

It's doing a nice and calm, not say anything, but my score books already messed up as they bat around in the first inning.

Awfully considerate of them.

2 pitches on the way.

Fastball got that inside, half its two and one.

2 balls, one strike pitches on the way.

It misses outside and it's now three in one.

Two outs here in the 1st.

Follows put up a five spot here.

In the first is a fastball.

Mrs. Lowe and once again bases loaded.

Wolfspitz 39 2/3 innings this season.

Iare of 1.41.

Run run struck out 51.

Walked 33 now after that one.

So his numbers are good, but obviously in a huge jam here.

Here's a pitch to Mason.

Luna is going to foul.

Luna got on because of an error in the first inning.

Well, this ending.

Five runs already across bases loaded in just two hits.

The Longhorns.

Here's the 01 jam shot that's going to foul and it's 02.

Nice job by ORF to get one inside the hands of Mason Luna.

Get ahead in the count 02.

I was so far five runs on.

Two base hits.

Here's the O2 at swung on chop down the third base side and he'll step on the bag and.

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Counties got some work to make up after they gave up five runs in the first inning, they're down five to two start atop the 2nd, and for the Cougars they're going to send their 678 hitters to the plate, and Caleb partner, Zach Simmons and Denton Riley.

Ann Mason Luna is going to make his way back out on the mound to pitch for Viola.

By the way, today's officials Mitch forwards behind the plate stand.

Jones and Tanner Maguire around the field see if Mason Luna can settle in now that he's got a lead.

Looked a little erratic in the first inning.

First pitch is an 80 mile, 80 mile an hour fastball that missed inside.

One bowl, no strikes.

Here's the pitch as it misses high and it's now two and oh.

Two hours on the way fastball caught the outside corner and.

Two and one that fastball that time was 81 miles an hour.

321 swung on and tap power down the third base side.

It evens the count two and two.

Two days on the way fastball at the knees, comma strike.

Nice job by lunata.

Battle all the way back.

Falls behind three oh and three straight fastballs.

It's his second strikeout of the evening.

So that'll bring to the plate the seven hole hitter Zack Simmons Simmons batting 343 on the year with 18 RBI.

First pitch to him is a called strike on the inner half.

One out here in the top of the second inning.

Izard County so far, two runs on one hit.

They've had four errors in the field.

Here 01.

Ask Paul Carter Comiso 2.

Like what Luna is doing here, just attacking the zone with fastballs down.

What does defense work for him and make his account put in play?

02 is right.

Back up the box.

And with it is her still pulled across for the second out here in the evening?

And that will bring to the plate.

Denton Riley the catcher.

How many catches #11 better, Riley?

Two outs here in the inning and Riley comes up batting 212 on the season.

Fastballs on the corner.

On one, he keeps getting that up there that time 83 miles an hour.

It's good spot to you're not going to get beaten out there.

Curveball comes in left side of the plate inside part of the plate.

That is, it's a bomb.

Makes it one in one.

Well, north of the strike zone.

Here's the 11 fastball.

This is lone inside.

It's two in one.

From the sun.

Here's the two one that's going to get past the catch and take it three in one.

Made quick first quick work of the first two batters.

Falling behind here to Riley.

Everyone's account that's swung on, left and right field.

Coming over is cantlay and he'll make the catch for the third out.

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123 back here in the bottom of the second inning vial on top laser County five to two and do up for Viola is going to Bryson, Luna, Austin, Loonan, Carter Graves the 345 hitters in the lineup.

They've all batted around already once so they're seeing double action tonight.

So as Bryson Luna makes his way to the plate.

He popped up to the catcher back in the first inning.

Getting a lot of text right now.

Bobby on the uniforms of violence.

It's it's a.

It's a mixed bag of comments as the first pitch is swung out to third base and Simmons is going to be able to throw it across for the first down.

I, I think that the uniforms, if you're a baseball purist, you go just not a big fan, but if you're a a new aged, you know the kids that like the music these days, then you're into these type of uniforms.

Well, really what matters is the guys wearing it because the old adage you know first pitches in their first strike look good, feel good, feel good, play good, you know.

But and at the end of the day, it really doesn't matter anyway, right right?

I mean, if you feel good about yourself, might go out and play a little better.

Here is the 01 it's found off the plate.

Either way they look great on television, it really do, and you can see the numbers pretty well on TV.

Yeah, just wait in person it.

Kinda messes with the eyes a little bit.

Otuz account here's the pitch.

Curveball.

Misses high, but then again, if you if you really dive deep into that conversation but not the baseball purists will get mad that they were in black pants.

Well, good point.

Here's 1/2 fastball fisted into left centerfield and it's going to fall into no man's land.

An Austin Littles on with basic.

Shows the power that Luna has that one got in on his hands, but still able to muscle it out in the left field.

It's going to help out his 381 average.

Carter Graves is going to come to the plate.

He got on because of a walk in the 1st and later came around to score.

Swan looking at the web center.

He's gonna run for a little while.

Rounding second is Luna.

Graves is at second Anlu is going to come in to score.

RBI #37 on the season for Carter.

Graves finds the power alley that gets all the way to the warning track before it was cut off and centerfield.

By Gleghorn but Aviola Longhorn offense out running again here in a second.

So now the right fielder Andrew can't wait is going to come to the plate he got on because of an error back in the first later came around to score as he swings at the first pitch to him.

We're at the bottom of the second inning here.

01 changeup called for a strike inside corner to two.

Rose two pitch swung on.

Popped up right field.

In his Roberts, and he'll make the catch for the second out.

So that brings up Landon Luna.

Now, who walked back in the first inning.

There's two outs here in the second.

For wondering the relation for all these Mason, Bryson and Austin are the triplets.

Landon is their cousin.

Here's a foul ball that goes down the third base side and the first base coach is Rick Luna, father of the triplets.

Also, the boys basketball coach for the Longhorns won a state championship this year.

Didn't need.

No one's account as that one goes over the head of Landon Luneth.

Imagine it's hard for head coach Clayton Garner to yellow.

Hey, Luna definitely cannot.

You can't just do that.

Yeah, like maybe five people that with their head around.

Here's the 11.

Aspall, Mrs Lowe.

But when you're 25 and one, and you have the numbers like that, they do probably yell a lot at all now.

Here's the two.

One pitch for miss outside.

Hit the turf and graves is going to stay at second base.

But it does take the count to three and one.

Landon Luna 24 RBI's this season hitting 250.

Got a chance to add to this four run lead for the Longhorns.

You want the outfield.

Here's a pic.

Move to second base.

And no throws made.

Here's the three one.

It's popped up back behind home plate.

Takes account full at three and two on Dec IF.

When I was able to get on Luke Worsham stands by.

No.

Here's the three two pitch changeup outside, and Landon Luna is going to go to first base on balls.

Now Luke Worsham comes up and he walked back in the 1st.

Fourth base on balls already issued by the Isard County pitching staff.

Chase or from the mound.

Here's the pitch fastball.

This is inside.

Here's the 10 fastball that caught the inside corner and it's one in one.

Learn about float.

323 eighteen RBI's.

For warsham he's drawn one of those four walks already tonight.

Here's the 11 fastball gets underneath the catcher, and that's going to send Graves and Luna to 2nd and 3rd.

Yeah, wild pitch.

By orph.

And it brings the count of two and one.

Here's the two one.

It'll be called a strike at the knees to even things up.

No.

Deuces are wild here in the second.

Flawn out to second base.

Make the throw to 1st and that will retire.

Viola here in the second inning, but not until they get one.

Run on two base hits.

A strand two we head to the top of the third thing where Viola leads.

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Working quickly is Mason Luna has now to know.

Two OK, it's called a strike on that outside half.

Gavin Stevens.

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Here's the two one.

It's called a strike to even things up change speeds there a little bit.

Mason Luna took some off.

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To make things full at three and two.

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Ads on the outside corner even started to walk.

The only thing he's gonna be doing is walking back to the dugout.

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The catcher set up on the outside corner.

It's Williams.

Glover gets credit for the punch out.

Here's chase off now with a curveball is perched pitch and it's wanna know.

I'm not sure Jeff ever seen anybody hold a bat like that.

I can't say that I ever have either.

Is it's a strike on second pitch to him.

I don't think I ever have.

As the one one is swung on meth and it's not like he follows through with it.

'cause if you notice when he swings, he releases.

And swings with one hand.

Here's one too, as that's on the outside corner called Strike Three.

Luna really starting to settle in now.

He's retired.

The last seven batters he's faced.

Now Gunner Gleghorn is at the plate, as he flied to left field back in the 1st and he takes strike one.

Not wasting any time either between pitches oh once found off quickly.

It's 02.

He's getting the baseball from his catcher, tolling the rubber, seeing the signal, and letting it fly.

Here's the 02 an it's up top and it is counter wanted to put the clock on here.

345 and that's right.

Back up the box here for it, and it goes 63 on the put out.

So is it County goes 123.

In the third we head to the bottom of the third inning.

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First pitch is in there too.

Gavin Blevins, Bolduan Blevins is 9 hole hitter for.

Viola, here's the 10 called a strike count to 1 and one.

Hazard County needs a couple scoreless innings to string together here as far as on the mound.

Something at their office to get back into this 111 swung on, bringing the count to 1/2.

Easier said than done though.

When you're going against A9 hole hitter who's hitting north of 370, a potent lineup for the Longhorns.

1 twos on the way.

Curveball gets a strikeout.

So that brings us back to the top.

The lineup where Gage Harris stands by.

Harris has got a base hit back in the 1st and also walked in the first inning.

Here's the pitch by or if it's up top and starts account at 10.

The dimensions here at Everett Field, 320 down the line 355 and the power alleys at 375 dead Center.

As the next pitch sales in there to bring it to 20.

So 2 balls, no strikes, one out here in the third inning.

Ask Ball down logos three no.

Work from ahead.

If your ORV try to attack the zone like these.

Longhorn hitters put it in play.

Rio's on the way an it's too high.

Four straight balls foregrip for Gage Harris.

And now Mason Luna comes to the plate.

Carbon is been on the bags once because of an error.

Five free passes handed out is what county pitching in.

First two and a third innings.

First pitch to him is a curveball.

Misses inside.

One ball, no strikes.

Runner goes swung on and found out a play.

Well, we're trying to start something there with a hit and run.

Good counsel, do it on five straight balls from the opposing pitcher.

Get a pretty good pitch to hit.

It did, but found it away.

So one once account is, there's a pickoff move over to first base and back safely.

Is Gage Harris.

Here's the 11 aspall misses low and it's two in one.

6 twos are score.

Here's the two one and Mrs down low.

It's three in one.

There's one out here in the 3rd inning.

Chase ORF as assign.

Here's the three one in science.

Give me another walk that'll send Gage Harris to second base.

Mason Luna will head to first base.

And now the three hole hitter Bryson Luna will come to the plate.

They're going to call time to take some.

Accessories often.

Make it allow him to run a little bit better.

Six free passes now.

7 ounce recorded.

Brizard county.

Brysonia lunar.

Can't give up too many free bases.

Extra opportunities against quality teams.

First pitch is in there called a strike fastball and inside half the plate.

So in one.

Bryson Luna is out for two on the day.

Popped up to the catcher back in the first in line to third base in the second.

As change up this is outside, it's one in one.

Here's the 11 fastball is going to miss inside out two in one.

Don't forget coming up here in the fourth inning, Executive Director of the Arkansas Activities Association Lance Taylor is going to join us.

Here's the two one runners go.

They're going to throw down to 3rd and gets in safely.

Almost could've called batter interference right there on the throne.

He's allowed that box is a better, so as long as he doesn't step out of that box, he's where he's supposed to be.

That's why stealing third with a right-handed hitter at the plate is so advantageous for an offense.

The catcher really has to give depth.

Get behind that batter.

They have a chance to come down to.

Runner 22's account popped up.

Gonna go over the foul territory and make its way to the bleachers and hit right off there of a camera man's head.

That's our own very own kaikadi.

Looks to be OK stuff.

Is it Agra for?

Give me a good look at it.

Now keep your head on a swivel.

Well this is going to make Twitter for sure.

Oh, and he's getting a standing ovation here at the.

Or mankai he's getting a standing ovation here at the ballpark.

He's trying to get that perfect shot he was.

They took a shot.

Here's the two.

Two outside takes A32.

Yeah, we're going to go ahead and leave that one clip in the truck, please.

Yeah, we're gonna need that one for the old Twitter account.

We can only say that 'cause he appears to be fine.

Here's the three two pitch and it hits him.

By baseball.

Bases loaded now.

Austin Luna.

33 RBI's coming into today already has one.

RBI groundout in the first inning.

How about #34 Austin Lee, now Austin Learner, comes to the plate.

Got a base hit in the second inning.

Grounded out to the shortstop in the 1st.

As that one sales highest wanna know?

Probably no surprise the EMTs were hanging out by two.

Is the one who picks one on.

I like you.

So big spot here from both sides and base it from vile look at really blow this game open is or county needs to.

Keep this one clean.

Here's a fastball that misses or makes it downright.

Denise is wanted 2.

Account.

I went there.

Here's the 1/2.

Outside is 2 and two.

Here's the two to change up outside.

Even chase well now and just a little too far off the plate really took a lot off of it.

66 mph full count.

Have to give in.

No place to put him.

Counts for three and two.

We got one out here in the third.

Swung on, popped up right side.

And it's going to play.

Look up.

And that one goes low and will have bases loaded and in a walk in a run.

Cheapest RBI's Austin Luna's ever going to have it.

He's certainly going to take it.

This is walk forces Homer on his second RBI of the day.

Probably a color grade Carter grave with his 36 RBI's and 475 average strides in.

Here's a fastball up top over the head of Carter Graves and it's wanna know.

This is where if your chase or if the pitcher for Easter County just gotta put something over the plate.

Trust your defense behind you as swung on looking the right field.

Ann Roberts is there to reel it in, but it was going to come in to score.

Well, it's a SAC fly for Carter Graves.

Two RBI's for him as well.

How many bring up Andrew can't weigh?

38 RBI's on the season now puts him in the team lead one over Bryce and Luna.

Here's one slap to right field.

That's a base hit.

They're going to send him home.

Rounding Bird is Luna Hill coming to score.

Timely hitting.

Raviola excellent baserunning is.

Luna gets all the way over to 3rd.

Crooked numbers for the Longhorns.

Now nine to two as Austin Luna's over at third base and can't wait, is that first and now we have a meeting at the mound.

Gotta find a way to get out of this in and there's still plenty of baseball to be played.

He's got four more trips to the to the dish.

Swimming doesn't get farther out of hand.

One more time to make a comeback, but you gotta stop the bleeding here.

Find a way to Strand that runner at third two outs.

Here in the bottom of the third.

So at the plate, now you've got Landon Luna who's walked both times.

He's been at the plate with runners on the corners.

Problems with language learner.

Add small on, lift it into center field and pulled in by gleghorn and that'll do it for the third inning.

Three runs scored in the third, it's nine to two.

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We had to talk before then where Viola leads in nine to two.

Anne Mason Luna.

Back on the mound, it's the 345 hitters up for Izard County as the first pitch for Noah.

Everything is in there for a called strike.

Just like that quickly Mesa, Luna, working fast, he makes it out too.

Kirk on 123, all three strikes and no effort goes down on strike.

That was about 3 pitches in about 25 seconds.

Yeah, it makes a lunasin him packing back the dugout.

Now the number without Landon McBride comes to the plate.

He struck out back in the 1st.

Another curveball, he's mixed in a lot of curveballs right now.

And he's pitching with a lot of confidence to RJ.

He's got a seven run lead he's not messing around, he's just going to attack the zone.

Here, 01 is dribbled out to shortstop.

Harris has, it throws it across the touches.

The bag 63 on the put out.

This is where, as a pitcher you just really start throwing strikes.

Trust your defense.

You've got a big cushion to lean on.

Singles aren't going to beat you.

So now Kobe ever comes to the plate.

Hey, grounded out to short back in the 1st.

It just popped up.

Two outs here in the top of the fourth inning.

Her ball misses low.

Got pity measure.

One your fault.

Here's the next page it takes to count to three and one.

That'll be in the turf and get past the catcher, and will be Everett, will head down to first base.

That is the first baserunner they've had since the first inning.

Also, the first based on ball issued by Luna since the first batter of the game.

So now Caleb Faulkner comes up.

Struck out in the second inning.

Aspall is going to miss outside.

Here's the 10, swung on and lifted high to left field.

As we go along way and bounces off the fence, one runs gonna score.

And that'll send Faulkner into second base.

Nice piece of hitting by Caleb Faulkner.

This is tenth RBI the year, but big spot their run scoring double.

Looks like a tipped off the glove of war.

Shame out there in left field.

Women heck of a catch handler run along way back to get it.

But either way Ryan comes across for the Cougars.

Now Zach Simmons is up.

He grounded out to short back in the second inning.

First pitch is fastball tinyes called a strike.

Here's the old one.

Another curveball outside it's one in one.

Check swing and I would imagine.

We're not going to appeal that one.

Yeah, they are and they didn't go through.

2 balls, one strike, two outs here in the fourth inning.

Asphalts one without the center field.

That ball gets down rounding third base.

This partner will slide in safely and score.

Run other caught up at 2nd and Simmons is going to be tagged out at second base but they do scored two runs in the inning.

To bring the count of nine to four.

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We go the 891 hitters here in the fourth inning.

After Insert County, just put up two runs in the top of the fourth inning.

It's nine to four an Luke Worsham.

Gavin Blevins, an engage Harris will see action here in this half inning.

New picture in for Isard County gutter.

Gleghorn comes in from his position spot centerfield takes over on the mound.

So gleghorn.

Now on the mound for.

Izard County, he'll see the bottom half the lineup, then start back at the top.

Find divided lefty.

We've seen for Hazard County.

Now buddy.

In center field for second base Andorf who was pitching?

Replaces every thread second, so if you're filling out your lineup card at home.

That's all you need to do first pitch.

Is a ball on that curveball.

Make sure your pencils are sharpened and they are #2 let.

One lead will not be tolerated.

Fastball up top to know is there is there such thing as #1 lead?

There has to be why would there be #2?

It's good point.

Here is the two.

Oh pitch.

That's up top those three no.

Rio's on the way.

Call to strike useless trivia about the number 2.

2nd St, the most popular street name in the country.

Here's the three one curveball in there called the strikes 3/2 you're asking yourself, how is it not 1st St his First Street is generally renamed after someone famous in the city.

Or rename to Main Street.

The fact that you know that.

Here's the three two.

To walk.

Dynamite member on team trivia.

You are every Thursday night at the local local establishment doing trivia.

You haven't.

Blevins is due up next.

He's a DH who struck out back in the third inning, got a base, hit an RBI base, hit back in the 1st.

Change your Mrs Heinitz wanna know?

Drove in two and at first didn't get 24 RBI's now on the season.

Just South of 400, close to 380 batting average.

Here's the 10 SWN found back.

Catch Ramada taking that one off the chest protector.

We certainly hit the middle innings here.

You can kind of hear that, and seeing this in the crowd.

Yeah, especially after all the production that happened in the first yeah.

First, really.

Three innings as that one is fouled off, and it's one and two.

Is your county faithful hoping for a rally?

And really though I mean, the way that runs have been scored by me, I mean five run lead is not out of reach.

No certainly not.

Here's one too.

That'll be lonely, even the count.

But the important thing for the Cougars, they gotta start putting up some zeros when they're on the.

On the mound.

Viola scored in each of their first three plate appearances.

Here's the two to download those three into.

There's the pitch, it's.

Fellow pop up in the infield and they're gonna make the throw and he gets past first baseman wanders around third base.

And Holden.

We only had runners at second and third now.

That was a weird the way it came off the bat that had some English on it.

Then allow for the second baseman to get to it.

You've had to force to throw, then threw it away and another error.

The 5th error of the day on Izard County you give him in an infield hit and then when you well if you do fine but he goes to second base on the area.

That's why I'm saying you get the infield hit.

But then you get an error on the throne.

Here's a fastball inside to Gage Harris.

Gage here's this is his fourth at bat so far in this just the fourth inning.

There's a change out that Mrs. Outside and it's now to know.

Singled and walked in.

The first walked again in the third.

2 balls, no strikes.

That's a nice change up and went over the heart of the plates two and one.

2 ones on the way, it's.

He tried to come over with the curveball up top.

It just never curve dance now three in one.

And if your gauge here is here, you're sitting dead red fastball.

You're looking probably something middle in.

So then you can drive to the alleys.

Everyone's on the way down low and he wants.

That's really been the story of the game.

Fraser County just free passes.

Too many of them issued.

Now you've got bases loaded.

No outs here.

In the fourth inning, an at the players can be Mason Mason Luna.

Sorry, I was gonna say is walked he's gone because of an errand and then he lined out to 3rd.

Nine base on balls for the Scissor County pitching staff.

That's one out to short.

Try to roll it at second back to 3rd, but it gets past the first baseman.

Animal score two runs.

I did record one out.

At 6:00 from the shortstop to the second baseman.

But the throw to first was not there.

So it should go down as an RBI fielder's choice and advances to 2nd on the air.

Already going 18 Bryson alone are.

So now Bryson Luna comes to the plate.

Runners at second base.

That swung on and.

Found all but on one.

Hope all is one strike pitch on the way curveball popped up on the infield.

Can be taken.

By the picture gunner.

And now you've got two outs.

Last job by gleghorn.

To fill this position is your counties sticking with the shift.

They had three defenders on the left side of.

The second base back, so really only the first baseman in the picture had to play at that and gleghorn just took it himself.

So now Austin Luna comes to the plate with two base hits.

So far in this one he scored once in, lined out to the shortstop.

Now they're going to want to pick move.

They saybolt Saint marks.

So.

Mason Luna advances to third base on the ball.

Exactly what the game plan was there for.

Mason Lunar took off as the picture started his windup and you're hoping to distracting cause an illegal move.

What happened here?

At least with the official soul, the empire.

Song around and hopped well.

I think what the what Billy McBride is trying to say is that he never made a move towards home plays.

He spun towards second base.

And then went over to third.

He never made a move home.

To cause the bulk.

And I think that's what they're talking about.

But it's just going to be hard to overturn if your coach, Billy McBride just want to have a conversation about it and little clarification.

So now Austin Luna is at the plate.

We've got some left handed pitchers.

I really do feel like you could call call a balk every time they try to pick off at first base, so you're right.

That's one on a mess.

There was a big rip that time.

Is the official ruling is if if you make any movement towards home you have to throw home.

So if that right leg for a left handed pitcher.

No one's up top.

It's one in one goes towards the plate, even is supposed to be even an inch.

You have to deliver home, but how many times have we seen a left handed pitcher step down into the right and still throw to first base and not get called for it.

Here's the 11 curveball swung on fouled off.

It was a hanging curveball.

Is the counter 1/2?

1/2's on the way, that swung on, popped up.

Centerfield.

And the catch is made by Everett.

And that's going to do it for the inning.

But not until Viola ABS on two more runs we head to the top of the fifth inning where Viola leads 11 before you're watching the Centennial Bank.

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They did.

Poor guy was over there in the stands just took one right off the noggin.

We got the 891 hitters do up for Izard County this happening didn't Riley, Gavin Stevens and Chase Orff do up and while they were still warming up.

Be joined by the executive director of the Arkansas Activities Association.

Lance Taylor.

Lance boy I tell you what for a switch kind of at the last moment, said last moment, but a switch from away from Fayetteville to hear it's come out really nicely.

Yeah, they've done a great job here.

Benton's administration, and of course, their athletic director Scott.

Nearly an all the auger coaches, all the volunteers they have here.

Y'all been all the venues.

It is absolutely been wonderful and we have not had any problems and they've done a wonderful job.

Bearsden, Riley felling the first pitch to him off down the right field side and so on.

One you know when you have to make that move to you know 'cause a lot of these kids want to play that college menu.

They want to do that.

I know you looked all over the state as the old one pitch goes in there you look all of the state for venues and I can't imagine outside of maybe Rodgers and some of those Northwest Arkansas schools where you find the venue that you can do soccer, softball and baseball all in one spot.

Yes in it and I think that's the biggest thing I've heard from all the parents they've been here and all the coaches and the players.

No, Biden had these kind of facility, so I think it's good for to let everybody out there know that Biden has great facilities and I think the atmosphere has been wonderful in all the games.

I think you're exactly right, just the feeling when you walk into the entrance no matter where you're at.

Soccer, baseball, softball, you can kind of feel that buzz that you want for the state championship library.

It's been wonderful being here and they, like I said, they've done a great job to choose.

Strikeout to Denton Riley and then I'll bring up the 9 hole hitter Gavin Stevens, who struck out back in the third inning.

Will answer, I know that it's been a very challenging year for not only the AAA but high school athletes around the state is the first pitch is outside for a ball.

I've gotta commend you and what your staff is done to really keep the message out to fans is that once found off all in one to really, you know keep everybody engaged know what's going on and I think all the coaches and players during this entire year.

I've done a great job following by the rules.

I agree RJ, it's been.

It's been.

It's been a hard year.

Let me just say that but it's been a Goodyear becaused.

Everybody's done their job and and I gotta make sure I put credit where it goes.

First of all, the governor has been awesome.

He's wanted us to play.

He knows how important it is to all these kids to be to do this and be involved in activities and how it helps them down the road.

And so he's been in behind us the whole way.

Department health has been great to work with, all of them helping us write guidelines and everything to make sure that our kids stay safe and our coaches and then the schools, the schools, administrators, the coaches.

And even the players himself have done a great job of being able to not only start but finish, and after this game is over tonight, everything that we have started we have finished this year.

Here's the two two pitch and it swung on.

That's another strike count.

I think what you mentioned there is finishing your last year.

We didn't get to finish the basketball finals were cut short.

Obviously baseball, softball soccer track championships weren't able to be played.

What have you heard from the coaches across the state in the association?

About how important it was for not all every sport but those spring sports to get their full season in well, you know that, and that's a great question and I think it's reflected what we're seeing here.

These kids are so excited all year and the crowds were having probably bigger than I've ever been in the state finals.

And that's because those kids were cut short last year and and so now they're getting a finished.

And that was the governor's message from the very beginning.

Lance, we don't wanna get started.

We want to finish an everybody has done their job.

Here's Chase or pop it up on the infield and that's gonna retire the side.

Lance.

Hey, thanks so much for stopping by.

Great job by you and your staff being a pull this off and I think it's been a huge success.

Not only this weekend, but throughout the risk here.

Thank you and thank you all for doing this.

And thanks for PBS out there.

I see their truck they're doing a great job and this is I think this is good for high school athletics across our state.

So thank you all for doing all your work.

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Like that, so we head to the bottom of the fifth inning.

Now where it's the 567 hitters.

In Carter Graves, Andrew can't weigh in Landon Luna.

Sorry right, there have been really on fire this entire game.

Graves walked in the first thing, then he doubled in the in the second inning.

And then did a SAC fly into right field in the third inning as the first pitch to him comes as a bomb.

Viola scored every time they stepped to the plate five in the first one and the second three in the third two more in the fourth.

I think it should be worth mentioning there is a sportsmanship rule.

High School Baseball 10 runs after five innings.

So Violadas scratch across three in this inning.

They're going to be one state champ.

All gets away, goes three and oh.

Finally scored in every inning so far.

They've run eleven runs on six hits so far in the game.

Here's the 30 curveball misses outside and Carter Graves gonna get on with the base or with a walk.

You ask yourself, how do you score eleven runs and just have six hits?

That right there is the answer.

That was the 10th walk issued by his recounting attack on six errors in the field, and not saying Viola hasn't earned it because they certainly have.

They've had some really good swings on it, but they've got a lot of gifts from the Cougars.

So Andrew can't wait, comes to the plate now.

As that's one down the first base side goes foul.

No one's account.

Dealer no update.

Curveball fouled back O2.

It's a good pitch on on the outside and gleghorn is not lighting up the radar gun that one came in at 58 with the breaking ball, yeah?

So obviously a.

Extreme change of pace from what most high school baseball hitters are used to seeing, and that's the idea.

Try to slow the match down.

As up top runner goes and he's in safely.

Alex wanted to.

He's got a running head start.

The big leg kick from Gleghorn allowed grave to.

Get halfway down to the second base bag before even let go with baseball.

Here's the one two pitch that swung on out to short.

Shortstop ever is going to throw it across for the first down.

But that does advance Carter Graves to third base.

So 6.

Three on the put out.

And that brings up Landon Luna.

Luna on the day.

Walked in the first and second innings and then fly to right in the third.

Luna.

250 hitter, 24 RBI's.

Got a chance to add to that number runner on 3rd.

Curveball in there for called strike.

Here's the old one.

Curveball up top.

It's one in one.

Just tough to sit back and wait on that one long enough to.

They throw your hands at it if you're a Viola hitter, not used to having to wait that long.

As one one sales outside to take the count two and one on deck is going to be Luke Warsham for Viola.

Here's the two one.

That's low and outside to go.

Three in one Viola is looking to win their 4th state title.

Last one came in 2019.

Here's the three one pitch inside he walks.

So now you've got runners on the corners.

Only one out here in the inning and now worsens at the plate and worsens.

Walked twice and he grounded out to second in the second inning.

He's going to show bunt.

Runner goes.

They're going to get into a rundown situation.

Now the runner is going to come home.

He gets tagged out at home.

But he's safe at 2nd.

Great job by Esther.

Counted to recognize what Violet was wanting to do.

There is trying to steal a cheap run.

Fundamental defense there and gun down.

The potential would be run.

So now Luke Worsham is going to get a shot at this thing.

He's walked twice as I said, just a moment ago and rented out to the second baseman.

As they called strike on the outer half of the plate.

Yeah.

Here's the old one.

Up top, it's one in one.

Here's the one one pitch swung on and missed a throw down to second now and.

He's safe, Mr Tag.

Why in the Luna got well off second base and?

Almost got picked off.

Good throw.

I couldn't get the tag on.

The throw was there, just couldn't get it in time.

Here's a 12 pitch.

It's outside and takes account of two and two.

Even with a seven run lead though, you can just see how aggressive vial is going to be on the base path.

Here's the two, two in the dirt.

Takes account full of three and two.

Here's the three two pitch in the dirt, and he's going to walk.

So many free passes.

Too many extra chances for his potent offense to drive in runs.

I count 12 walks so far in this game.

Well, there's at least as that balls in the dirt to Gavin Harris or shoot me, Gavin Blevins.

And that's combined between 2 pictures.

3 pictures.

Runners at 1st and 2nd.

Lemons at the plate.

Here's a strike that caught that inter half it's one in one.

Blevins on the day got a base hit down to right field in the first inning, struck out in the third.

And then got an infield hit in the 4th.

Here's the 11.

Inside called a ball.

11 runs on six hits.

Will Longhorns mention the twelve walks they've drawn?

This table.

They don't ask you how you do it and they just ask you how many scored Drew, so you'll take it any way you can.

If you're the Longhorns.

There is a change up to caught the outside corner, it's 22.

2 balls, two strikes.

We get one more strikeout inning.

Will try to win the battle here.

If you're gleghorn, that goes to a full count, those runners will get in motion.

Here's the two, two and caught looking on the outside corner strikes him out, and that's going to do it for the inning.

So in the bottom of the fifth inning, no runs scored for Biola.

They leave at 1104.

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There's 10 an.

It's called a strike while working very quickly as Mason Luna.

86 pictures now thrown for Luna.

11 The curveball that misses loans two in one.

The world.

21 inside makes it three in one.

Remind picture is wrong.

3 ones on the way that swung on found out of play down the third base side.

I say it's out of play.

What there's with there being so much real estate down that third base side.

Gives you a chance to man.

Yeah, Faulkner made a really good effort at excuse, not fall Crest the wrong side Worsham.

Ran along way covered 30 to 40 yards but couldn't quite get there.

Here's the three two pitch swung on.

Now back.

Takes account 2-3 and two still.

RE2 on the way, log on him if he's down on strikes.

That will bring to the plate Noah Everett now who got a base hit back in the first inning.

Then he struck out in the fourth shortstop, number 10 strikeouts now for.

Maison Luna on the mound.

Wanna miss?

Here, 01 curveballs outside.

It's one in one.

One one pitch misses low and is now 2 1/2 cup.

The unique double pump action little pulls pulls the ball out of the glove.

Then he kind of taps it before he delivers.

Pitch is low and outside it's now three in one.

Here's the three one pitch fastball straight back up the box into the center field for a base hit.

I want effort.

It professional hitter 2-3 on the day and over 530 on the season.

Blended McBride's over 2 on the day has struck out back in the first in the lined out to the shortstop in the 4th.

And swung on a miss.

Pick off, move back over first it.

Was not fooling anybody.

We're in the top the sixth inning.

It's one to nothing, or there's one out.

It's 1104.

Near 01 fastball inside it's 11.

See the smirk that Mason Luna flashed over to Everett at first base that shows won the respect that every these two teams have for each other, but to the relationships they have.

'cause as the coaches pointed out, they've been playing against one another since they were five years old.

Both.

Schools about 2025 miles apart.

5th meeting against one another this season.

Baseball alone.

Here's 1/2 pitch and it's going to hit him.

So that'll send Noah ever to second base.

McBride will go to 1st on the hit by Pitch Pitch number 100, right there for Luna.

Reminder.

Throw 110 pitches in Arkansas High school baseball.

And so now.

A meeting on the mound.

I can't imagine that they would pull in this this soon, can you?

If you're worried about the pitch count.

Yeah, they're just leave him out there.

How those rules breakdown he's allowed to throw 110 pitches, but if he throws pitch #110 in the middle of it bad, he can't finish that advance, but would have to be taken out once that player either is.

Gets on base or is retired.

Now, Colby Everett's at the plate as it curveballs low starts off.

Wanna know?

On deck right now is cable partner.

Is that the chopper over the second back to first got the better boy 643 double play.

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Well, we're gonna start off with the top.

The lineup for Viola Gate chairs, Mason Luna, Bryson Luna.

That's your 123 hitters for this half inning.

Gay chairs will lead things off, he said 140 times.

Leghorn back on the mound as he swings and put the charge into left field.

Along with another base hit On Base, Percentage is what you call good RJ.

Yeah yeah 1005 for five getting on base.

So that'll bring up Mason Luna now, who on the day?

Has gotten on three of the four times he got on because of an error in the first he lined out in the in the first, then he got a walk in the third and then got on because of an error in the 4th.

The first pitch is a ball.

I had swung on, popped up in the infield.

Coming over is the first baseman McBride, and then put him away.

Is there county sticking with the shift first baseman?

McBride, the only defender on the right side of the infield, but he was positioned perfectly, made the catch easy.

Their second baseman shortstop third baseman on the left side of.

Second base bag now Bryson Luna's at the plate.

That's swung on and found out.

Try to force.

Viola hitters to do something other than just pull the baseball to the left side.

Just shoot the hands, the opposite field.

He's got a pretty easy base hit.

No one's account.

We can throw over the first to keep him honest.

Rice and Luna on the day.

Popped up to the catcher to the second baseman lying down to.

The third baseman got hit by a pitch and then popped out to the pitcher.

Here's the groundout to third.

They go over to second base and getting.

And say that he doubted 2nd.

So hard slide into second base, he came off the bag.

It looked like he beat the throw.

Called out second on the force play they were.

Some type of interference by taking out the second basement, but.

Then work that way and so now there's two hours.

Luna.

Now, Austin learners at the play.

Start off.

With a strike right there.

Or assuming a ball, want to know?

That's swung on and found out it's now one in one.

Two outs here.

In the sixth inning.

Which is on the way, curveball out to the shortstop average.

Got it gonna throw across the diamond and get out of the inning.

63 on the put out an we head to the top of 711.

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Mason's got 6 pitches left for his set pitch count as the two old pitch is low.

It's now three, no?

Here's 30 pitch fastball, Felder strike on the outside corner.

Ultrasonic drew a four pitch walk, but home plate umpire not on my watch.

Here's the three one.

That's gonna mess outside.

Now he's going to head down to first base.

And that will bring to the plate.

Zach Simmons.

There's a strike at the knees.

Start small hole in one.

Here's the O one pitch, and that's right back in the same spot.

Going to.

Yeah, there's the 02 curveball found off.

So that was pitch #110, so this is going to be the final batter.

Mason Luna is going to be allowed to pitch too.

Now.

Here's the O2 pitch log on.

And it's found off the right field side.

Open, this one is Red County.

Four runs on four hits, six errors in the game.

Go to curveball inside strike three.

A good one to end on if you're Mason Luna.

9 strikeout to the right hander is going to play his college ball at Drury University Division Two school there in Springfield.

A nice ovation from the crowd that made the trip down from North Central part of the state.

We're going to take a break, and when we come back we will have that new picture for violence.

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Well, the new picture in the game has the same last name as the first guy.

In this time it's Landon Luna, who is coming in to pitch for Viola.

Jason was going to play second base for violent that will put Denton Riley at the plate for Izard County 9th appearance for Landon Luna on the mound.

To know record he Aria 2.26, seventeen strikeouts.

17 walks.

First pitch is in there called.

The strike came with a changeup to start things off.

No one applies one in one.

101st base for.

Wizard County here's the 11 up top and two in one.

Broke after across the plate.

Knock down a metal.

Here's the two one that's wanna mess.

It's two and two.

The lot off of that one just 60 miles an hour on the Bender.

So hard, sit back and wait on it now contact.

Here's the two two that's in the turf, now three and two.

Go down swinging.

3/2 zone away, swung on and lifted the right field going over his can't way and he'll make the catch in right field for the second out.

Longhorns won a basketball championship back in March.

Number one out away from getting the double dip.

Now Kevin Stevens comes in.

He struck out both times.

He's come to the plate today.

First pitch to him is down in the turf.

When in fact on land and mouth.

Here's the 10 curveball off the catchers glove, and that will send Faulkner to second base.

It passed ball on the catcher there.

2 balls, no strikes, and it's his fifth of the first base is stuck on the bag and Viola, there are your state champions.

Walpole convinces him for a first base.

And they do it in fashion.

They went eleven of four over Izard County, will talk more about this one when we come back is you're watching the Centennial Bank State Baseball championships on Arkansas?

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123 and the runners up Izard County.

They're getting their trophy right now, as I have nothing to hang their head about.

A 119 games this year and finished with a record of 19 and six.

But Bobby, I mean biologist, does it all they do, you know, Izzard County they had chances had baserunners this contest, but really they're going to wake up tomorrow morning and know that they had a chance to win a state championship and they didn't play their best game.

You know, the pitching staff couldn't find the strike zone a consistent basis defensively, you know the six errors speak for themselves.

And then there's those two things, or his religion is going to stick out to Taser County tomorrow.

Yeah, and there it is.

File is getting their championship trophy now.

As they win the Class 1A state championship, who would you go with for an envy?

People listen.

I mean anytime you get 6 and a third quality pitching, I think you probably go with Mason Luna.

There's just so many big numbers.

Score 11 run, pound out seven hits.

Multiple players had multiple RBI's but I think you got to go with Luna.

Yeah, well one of the cop out.

But no, I'd say Mason Luna gotta be your MVP, yeah, and you know I mean the guy even though we got on because of errors, he was on the pegs three times in this game.

Well, you could even go engage Harris 545 as far as getting on base he set the table top of the lineup.

And while they're taking their final pictures, yeah, it was a it was a head for performance by Viola.

Is there going to be there?

Bout to name the MVP of this one?

Play Soluna Blocksworld finds one every now and then.

He just pitched really well.

Bottom line on Mason Luna six in the third gave up four runs on four hits, just two runs or those were earned, struck out, nine, walked three and taking home a state championship.

Anna State title game MVP.

Well, we'll wrap this one up.

After this, we're going to take a quick timeout.

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Wrapping things up here at Everett Field in Benton, AR is going to great weekend championships.

We ended with the 1/8 championship game Viola.

They knock off Hazard County by a final count of 11 to 4 Aymar Jayhawk with Bobby Swofford and Bobby Boy.

What a great weekend of.

Not only baseball, but softball and soccer here in Benton.

It really was and you're stuck in the Crown 6 champions here.

6 champions and softball with eight champions over at soccer.

There's a really good weekend here.

In Benton, in outstanding job to the crew here at Benton, outside Jobs, the guys to PBS, and of course of the Triple A great job.

And hey, I didn't think we were going to make it through the 2020-2021 athletic season, but hey, we finally did it.

Yeah we did, and if you think back through football and basketball I mean just little bit at a time.

And then like Lance Taylor said when he was on he said it was everybody had to be in the boat for this right?

And so and we got it done and we saw some great baseball all through the weekend.

Rogers won the six, a title on a Bang Bang play at the plate.

Van Buren won their first ever state championship at 580 Valley View this afternoon.

Harding Academy in 3/8 Woodlawn, and two Avon Viola Longhorns win another championship in Class 1A and just really good baseball.

Really good weekend and you know this called the weekend of Champions for a reason and it's a great time if you've never had a chance to come out and watch all this state titles going on the same venue now it's a really cool atmosphere.

Well, it's been a lot of fun.

We want to thank everybody associated with Arkansas, PBS or body in the trunk camera people.

Just it takes a whole village to get this done, and we're very appreciative to them and the Arkansas Activities Association for broadcasting each one each and everyone of these baseball games.

So 4 Bobby Swofford Aymar Jayhawk until football season when we bring you the football state championships.

The final score in this when it was Violet 11 Izard County, for you've been watching the Centennial Bank State Championship baseball games in Arkansas.

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