Right.

All Last May, a rivalry was born here in Conway.

The duel dominated by pitching resulted in a one run Riverside victory.

This year, Mansfield will try and flip the script to take home their first title in 12 years.

It's round two between the rebels and the Tigers in the two AA state softball Championship on Arkansas PBS Sports Welcome in the Bears Field at Natalie Schoch Stadium alongside the former Razorback Sidney Parley.

I'm Dorian Kraft.

In last year's two way final, the aces for both of these squads combined for 34 strikeouts.

Both Claire Womack and Allison Edwards.

They're back in the circle and sitting when you're going up against dominant pitching, what is the key to getting the offense going in?

What very well could be another one run game attacking early in the count, not letting that first and second pitch strike go by, just being aggressive early on and then adjust from there.

That's a lot easier said than done, especially against Riverside's Claire Womack.

She had 18 KS last year in the championship victory, and for Womack, she is just a dominant force in the circle.

She has a very high strikeout percentage and it's all due to the good pitch mix that she has.

She heavily relies upon her curveball.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the field, Mansfield, they have been in this position consistently.

The third time they have made it to the championship game in the last four seasons last year dropped a one nothing game to Riverside in 2021, they were blocked off by Tuckerman.

The reason they're back, a big reason is Allison Edwards.

She is a stud both in the circle and at the plate, and that she is and for Edwards, she is a workhorse for this team.

She brings the intensity all the way around this University of Nebraska Omaha signee.

She's got 23 walks to 304 strikeouts.

That shows how dominant she is.

Look no further for a definition of a high volume strikeout pitcher than Allison Edwards.

304 strikeouts in 140 innings pitch.

She had 16 in this championship game a year ago.

As we are getting set for first pitch from Ferris Field here in Conway, beautiful Saturday afternoon, blue skies.

The weather has moved through the area from last night and it is the first of two on this final day of the Arkansas High School State Championships here in Conway.

Baseball going on earlier soccer across the street at Estes Field as Riverside looking very loose here.

Their second consecutive title game, the last year's championship, the first ever in program history.

They want to go back to back here in this to a championship.

There's Claire Womack in the circle for the Lady Rebels.

She'll be going up against the Mansfield Lady Tigers.

The Tigers order is going to look like this.

It all starts, as we said, with the pitcher Alice Edward, followed by Kinsley Ward, Andrea Whitaker, Cole Smith, Daisy Nelson, the left fielder Trinity, Tricia Kinley, VanMeter, Shelby Fuller and Bailey, London rounding out the starting nine in the order for Mansfield and to talk about Allison Edwards, the force that she is in the circle, but she is the table setter for this Mansfield offense.

At the top of the lineup, we mentioned that 304 strikeouts for Edwards, by the way, hit 620 this season, 12 doubles, three triples, six home runs, 31 RBI first pitch on the way outside to start it off.

Both teams come into this game with one loss on their ledgers.

The one zero right down Broadway, even to count at one on one and to talk about just those one losses.

For Mansfield, it was at the beginning of the season, the loss to Mina and then the rest of the season was WS on W's.

On WS.

Meanwhile, for Riverside, their loan loss on the season to five, a green county tech that was a 13 nothing loss, but it has been a clean sheet for the lady rebels 6 to 1 to Edwards low outside in the turf three and one to the leadoff hitter for the Lady Tigers.

And one of these keys to both of these pitchers being dominant a year ago Sydney as they were able to get ahead in the count work one zero or 0212 really gave them a lot of options as Womack falling behind Edwards 3 to 1 and skips it in the turf for a leadoff walk.

And for Claire Womack, you know, she's setting an 80% first pitch strike rate.

That is what makes her successful, is being able to throw first pitch, strike.

But to start off the game with the walk to Edwards, she's got to respond here.

Kinsley Ward steps in batting 381 on the season 32 hits, eight doubles.

takes it first pitch ball just below the knees to.

And if you're Mansfield here, you have to be thinking about that game last year in how runs were at a premium we get the leadoff runner on you got to find a way to put them over is that lifted high into the sky here in Conway shooting towards the third base dugout under it is Biggers to make the first out and what's understood to be a tight game it's all about executing that was Blakely Biggers over at third here's the defensive alignment for Riverside Womack Brooklyn Bury the battery Katherine Ridge, Riley Eakins, Kaylee Cox and Blakely Biggers around the horn left to right around the outfield, Bennett Durham, Emily Quarles and Carly Jo Womack out in right field.

First pitch called straight to the number three hitter in the order Embryo Whitaker to Whitaker 391 on the season 27 hits majority, a singles hitter, 25 of those are one baggers at one off the outside corner row and to two back to back great curveballs thrown by Womack.

First time Womack is able to get of a hitter two today, the pitch stays out in the left handers batter's box and we're going to put one two skips in the turf.

Good play behind the plate by Berry to keep it in front solid play by Barry behind the plate.

And in talking pre-game to Coach Eakins he talked about the plan of attacking Mansfield today is Womack is going to heavily rely upon her curveball on the outer part of the plate due to there is the curve fouled away by Whitaker.

That's a nice adjustment and something that Coach Uvalde said coming into this game was that they knew that Womack was going to be around the plate.

That's the thing about statistically good pitchers when they're pumping in a lot of strikes, that means that they are around the strike zone.

So he wants his hitters to really try and attack early in the count.

Absolutely.

Attacking early in the count, not getting behind to allow that outside pitch to be lethal drop for the strikeout to away here in the first in a huge strikeout by Womack utilizing the drop ball on the outer part of the plate.

It was the curve that she continued to utilize but then pulled the string on the curve.

The drop ball goes back to the curve for a first pitch strike against Cole Smith and that was a 260th strikeout of the season for Womack as she skips in a ball, modified.

The numbers on Edwards and Womack are eerily similar.

Womack has allowed just 41 hits on the year 20 runs.

14 of Banerjee has walked 87.

But we mentioned that strikeout number rising is that rise ball goes underneath the barrel of Smith, an era this year for Claire Womack 0.76.

The one two skips in the turf nearly kicks the way over the first not in time is Edwards able to dive in safely for very behind the plate she is blocking so well on those drop balls that are in the dirt.

And something that I learned from Courtney dial up at Arkansas is that to be an effective catcher when it's in the dirt, you have to know your pitches misses.

Absolutely understanding your pitchers.

Mrs. Lifton It'll be in the circle.

Womack calling for miscue you an occasion, though Womack able to hang on a little bit of anxiety perhaps the riverside able to work out of the top half of the first inning.

Alison Edwards stranded on first because we had to the home half of the inning.

You're watching the Centennial Bank state baseball and softball championships on Arkansas PBS Sports Civics education empowers us to be well-informed, active citizens and gives us the opportunity to change the world.

Our educators have created tools for parents and teachers to help guide and engage children through the civics process.

During this election year, discover ways to talk with your child about being a good citizen and how you can explore elections together with resources available at my Arkansas PBS.org.

Civics for every moment, for every memory from that first car to your first home to your first child, and all the highs and lows that tomorrow might bring for everything that matters most to you and your family.

There's someone around the corner dedicated to helping you protect what you love.

Your local Farm Bureau Insurance agent.

Farm Bureau Insurance, Real service, real people.

One, two, three.

So there's going to be no welcome back to Farmer's Field here on the University of Central Arkansas campus.

No score yet here in the bottom of the first inning in the two eight state championship between Mansfield and Riverside, the lady rebels coming to the plate after working through the top of the first inning.

Here is how the lineup goes for Riverside.

It is Annalee Qualls, the center fielder, starting things off, followed by Kaylee Cox, Brooklyn, very big.

Caitlin Ridge, the first baseman Claire Womack, Riley Eakins, Carli Jo Womack, Blakeley Biggers and Bennett Durham are the starting nine for Riverside.

And do you want to talk about a murderer's row?

The first five batters in this order sitting all batting 400 or better, 400 and better and over 400 and better on the on base percentage.

This is an offense that has the power.

They have the strength of that and then at times they are able to utilize small ball.

There is no let up in this lady Rebels lineup 294 hits on the season, however, is the first pitch from Edwards misses on the inside part of the plate.

If there is a pitcher capable of neutralizing good hitting, it is Allison Edwards 140 innings on the year coming in 23 and one she thrown every game for the Lady Tigers 304 strikeouts to her name.

The one catches the inside corner with the scoop.

And for Riverside they have seen Edwards time and time again.

But what they can expect to see from Edwards today is she has the ability to throw her offspeed pitch on both sides of the plate.

I think that is critical.

Along with her fastball screw curve rise combo, the 112 was lifted high but out of play.

Anthony, I know you didn't do the game with us last year for this to a match up, but it was a it felt like a contest between Allison Edwards and Claire Womack about who was going to strike out more.

It was just trading K for K all the way through in what is one of the pitchers doing this for the ages in a state championship game to be the one to speed swung on and missed as Allison Edwards continuing the strikeout numbers 26 Caleb was the defense behind Allison Edwards.

When you have strikeout numbers like this, you don't need the defense as much.

But Edwards does have a good one behind him.

Let's take a look at how it is looking.

You've got Edwards in the circle.

BAILY London behind the plate for the Lady Tigers, Andrea Whitaker, Trinity Trescott, Kinsley, Ward and Cole Smith around the infield.

And then in the outfield, it is Daisy Nelson VanMeter in Center and Fuller out there in right field.

Kaylee Cox, the lady rebel shortstop, standing in 523 on the season for Cox, the junior, the one who skips in the turf to Otto.

And we talked about this Riverside offense having the power numbers getting on base at a very high percentage.

But for Kiley Cox, it's the extra base hits, 12 extra base hits on the season between 666 triples and the ability to drive in 35 runs takes the rise ball upstairs.

Three, though.

And so that is something, Sidney, that these Riverside hitters should not expect much of from Allison Edwards doesn't walk a lot of batters not showing but pulls back and it's right down the pipe for a called strike and for Coach Hawkins he talked about we know that Allison Edwards is going to pump strikes into the strike zone, that she is a strike throwing machine.

So for this offense to attack early, but this has been a very patient at bat laying off of the rise balls by Cox.

Only 23 freebies issued on the air from Edwards.

that screwball catches the inside corner.

And Sammy I'm not usually an advocate of swinging throw but against a pitcher like Edwards, I might open that up a little bit because if you know she's going to bring it down the plate, that might be the best pitch you're going to get.

Absolutely.

And then in Coach Egan's terms is after that, she's going to carve you up the payoff pitch.

Rise Ball swung on and missed back to back case for Edwards to start and the response by Edwards being down in the count three and zero and finding a way to continue to utilize her rise ball to get the strike out, it gets caught.

This pitch has such a late break on it, it stays lower in the zone and just about a foot in from the plate.

It rises up Brooklyn.

Berry takes a first pitch high.

Berry, 33 hits on the season eight doubles, three triples, has only struck out twice on the season.

The one to screw caught on the inside corner.

That is something already that Edwards has established that inside screwball will be called a strike in this game.

She is living on the inside part of the plate with her screwball, and then after that, it's the effectiveness of her rise ball.

The one one to the riverside catcher low rice swung on and miss is Edwards right now pumping in the strike zone.

She is all through the strike zone.

And for this Riverside offense, it's keeping the hands up high and working to be above the rise ball.

That also plays a factor into the screwball as well.

Getting out in front to that pitch, Edwards trying to go 1 to 3 goes rise gone Good lay off by Berry and a good take Being Down on the Count by Berry.

It's a tough pitch to lay off of as well, especially when you're trying to protect your balance.

The two two lift in foul out of play as Berry stays alive.

And for Berry she is so short and quick to contact.

That was a great adjustment on that swing right there by Berry on the rise ball and that's something that makes her so successful.

We talk about the limited amount of strikeouts that she has only two and it's due to the fact that she is a contact hitter.

Her hands are so short and quick to the ball due to again, off speed nabbed away.

That's a nice adjustment there from Berry, especially on the Offspeed pitch.

She kept her hands back.

Let's take another look at this.

Did just enough to foul it off to stay alive the two two held by Berry is a three to count.

By the way.

That last strikeout of Kaylie Cox moves Allison Edwards into sixth all time in Arkansas history for the most strikeouts in a single season.

And the payoff pitch tipped foul as Berry continuing to battle inside the box.

Edwards passing Brinkley Morton of Lincoln, who collected 305 strikeouts in 2022.

Cowley killed out of Groove at still a few places ahead for Kaylee Kildow.

She is currently playing at SMU there in the postseason and Gainesville regional payoff lifted fell out of play.

That's right, FSU, they lost to South Alabama yesterday in that Gainesville Regional.

Of course, we saw rice yesterday.

We go into south Alabama.

So we are seeing a lot of players from the central part of the state really go and matriculate into these other programs and have success on the national stage, which is great to see though.

Yeah, the exciting ness of being able to play at the next level and the amount of girls within the state that are going to play at the next level.

It is vast.

The 32 off the handle lifted.

It has Ruby gets down, drops on the purple as Brooklynn Berry seven pitch at bat yields a two out single and from Pittman Berry that is a 12 at bat taking it deep in the count total battle against Edwards and it's in a battle like that where you find a way to dig in and get the base hit.

Edwards went back to the screwball.

It's a nice job there by Berry to fight it off of the handle.

That will be an adjustment for these lady rebels hitters throughout.

This game as Katie Ridge, the first baseman hitting 402 on the year comes to the plate and with the pitch combo of the screw and rise that Edwards is utilizing as a hitter, it is pertinent that you're focused on getting your barrel out in front of that contact point, allowing it to get too deep across the plate.

This matchup was dominated by pitching a year ago.

It looks like it could be trending that way once again.

So baserunners so crucial is the rise ball catches the top half of the zone.

I think it made it look a little bit higher than what it was given that London behind the plate was coming up ready for Barry to advance rice Bob cut on and missed as Edwards quickly working and hitting the count OTU Edwards the pitch checks swing.

They will not check with the first base umpire to see whether or not ridge went.

Let's take another look at this swing.

She does not go her barrel does not cross the plane of the plate.

Really good hold by ridge.

So one, two.

After a two out single by Brooklynn, Barry dropped in shallow left field.

Edwards digging in the pinch just misses as she tries to change the eyeline.

I like the decision though there from Edwards to go drop ball after a steady diet of rice.

I agree.

After the amount of rice screw mix that she's been throwing, adjusting the eye level as the game progresses, that's something we're going to see her go to as her offspeed and drop ball swing on and miss three strikeouts in the inning for Allison Edwards as she continues to climb the single season leaderboard.

Riverside gets a runner on, but no one has scored yet.

It is still nothing, nothing.

As we head to the top of the second, you're watching the Centennial big state baseball and softball championships on Arkansas PBS Sports this month on Arkansas PBS.

Yes, I was actually right behind Jimi Hendrix's bell bottom there.

So the seventies fashion blocked your head out of that time.

From bondage to battle.

What do you make of him?

It changes the game for my family.

I wish the American public understood war in the ways warriors understand.

War is not just another job.

You're going in a hot area and someone's going to die.

Only on Arkansas PBS.

Looks like we have some new help in the marketing department.

Action.

High end to the area.

With everything you can see, I think you do the work on your wine badger.

How about you do it?

Family and customer.

Friends.

Family.

I know country is a big DNC.

I learned how to exit the my by to start installing The Arkansas Department of Health is proud to support Spotlight and celebrate Arkansas student athletes in Arkansas.

PBS Sports Escape The Vape.

Learn more about the hazards of vaping at Project Prevent Air Dawg.

Early on in this two state softball championship between Mansfield and Riverside's Donnie event, the head coach of the Mansfield Lady Tigers.

Yeah, that was the latest first pitch strike to Daisy Nelson.

It is Nelson Triscuit and VanMeter do up for the Lady Tigers here at the top of the second in the top of the first Alison Edwards reach via a walk before Claire Womack was able to work around the rest of the order as that skips in and for coach Veld who was shown earlier, one of the things that he talked about in pregame is that this is the most level headed group team that he has ever coached, and they just are honestly unfazed, lifted to right field tracking back that currently Joe Womack is there to make the out sister to sister you as well getting a little help out there in the outfield you absolutely love the sister to sister play and for Carlie Jo Womack great read off of the bat she dropped step to her left, had to adjust to her right and that's a great outfield play.

Well, so often when you have pitchers that are this dominant as a first pitch drop ball misses low.

It's really easy, Cydney, as a defense to kind of relax sometimes because you're not as engaged and you rely on your pitcher to get those volume strikeouts.

So when the ball is put into play, it actually makes the routine plays a little bit harder.

Absolutely.

Just got to be on your toes.

And, you know, there's a sense of easiness to become more complacent out on defense with the high strikeout percentage.

But you're exactly right, Dorian, about the routine plays.

That's when you really have to set in as a defense like the two, miss is high.

Claire Womack three now on Trinity Tricia and that's right down the pipe called a strike three and one.

Womack looking for her first 123 inning won't get it as that skips low in the turf as Womack issues her second walk of the afternoon and in each inning, it's been a lead off to get a runner on base.

And against an offense like this, Mansfield offense got to eliminate the free bases, the free passes to get on base, the double fly.

And we saw last night in the six day state championship game where the lead off walks ended up being the only run for Bentonville as Mansfield so strikes it pops off the top of the glove.

Good job by Womack in right field being there for backup.

Absolutely.

She was there if she was not there, backup, that would have been an opportunity for Tricia to advance just a little bit of trying to make the tag before possessing the ball swings through the offering on the outside.

As Kinley VanMeter now two going up against Womack then what a game that was last night.

Total pitching performance between Harbor and Bentonville.

That was a game where it's a shame someone has to lose.

Is that fouled back into the screen?

Every game is that way, but that one, a very tight game between two teams as we talked about on the opposite ends the spectrum with Bentonville, who's been in the title game so many times, Harbaugh making their first ever appearance.

You could really feel it from pitch one to the last pitch thrown.

There was pressure.

You could feel the pressure and intensity from start to finish.

Rise Ball misses high.

I can tell you city last year that is how this Mansfield Riverside game felt because with the strikeouts as we got in the later ratings it was all right what's going to happen?

How was this thing going to break?

Swung on and missed off the outside corner and there are two away here in the top of the second and four.

WOMACK She starts her curveball more on the heart of the plate.

And as the bat goes on, she keeps working.

Get outside further and further.

Huge strikeout against Fuller.

Fuller coming to the plate now is that was VanMeter who struck out for the second out of the inning Shelby Fuller 125 on the season off the outside corner call the ball and for Womack she's really still trying to find that outer part of the plate with the curveball hasn't quite been getting the call that she wants you know when earlier talking about the base on balls that she has this season because she is a heavy curveball pitcher, there's that fine line of getting that pitched calls it called as a strike and called as a ball.

And one thing about Womack is she's going to utilize her curveball on the corner of the plate.

But when she starts to work more, turn towards the river, the other batter's box, That's when that pitch starts to move out.

She gets it called more for a ball than she does get.

The strike called to one in the turf.

So now the count three and one.

And so far, Mansfield turning in some very passionate bats here against Womack.

a31 nabbed over to the right side collected over the first in time as Fuller is retired via the ground out to Egan's so once again Mansfield gets a runner on but cannot move her into scoring position.

We go to the home half of the second.

We are still scoreless here at Ferris Field.

You're watching the Centennial Bank, State baseball and Softball Championships on Arkansas PBS Sports this month.

In Passport on the PBS app, there was this extra terrestrial quality to sperm whales.

Join me and together we'll turn back the pages of Earth's past to reveal the amazing wonders beneath our feet.

There's a lot more going on behind the scenes than you might expect.

These and other shows from Arkansas PBS are available with Passport on the PBS app.

I'll do whatever it takes to protect my family, and part of taking care of them is using a bank that takes care of us.

That's why I use Centennial Bank, a strong institution for an uncertain economy.

I know them and I trust them.

They have a strong financial foundation, which means that my money and our future is never in doubt.

Life is busy and there's plenty of things to worry about.

My bank isn't one of them.

Centennial Bank Number, FDIC, Equal housing lender Conway Regional Health System is proud to support Spotlight and celebrate Arkansas student athletes.

An Arkansas PBS Sports.

Since 1921, Conway Regional Health System has provided complete health care services to the growing communities of North Central Arkansas.

For more information, visit Conway Regional Board.

Still no score yet here in the bottom of the second inning.

That's a look at T.J. Eakins, the head coach of the Riverside Lady Rebels trying to guide his team to back to back state championships.

Last year.

Their first ever appearance at the title game ended up coming away with a one and nothing victory over Mansfield, then a sweet victory that was.

And for this season, he said for his team, this is the game that has been circled on their calendar from the start.

And when I say it's been circled, obviously they want to make it to the state final game.

But they wanted the matchup again against Mansfield.

So they will get Claire Womack leading things off, followed by their coach's daughter, Riley Eakins, and then Carly Jo Womack, Blakeley Biggers, the third baseman, is looming Should anybody reach base?

And for Mansfield, we already alluded to it, but it's been a tough go over the last few years.

This Tigers, this lady Tigers team has gotten to this point.

They've had quality teams over the last few years and it looks like we have we have an illegal pitch, let's call it.

I believe we do as the home plate umpire now signals that it is a20 count as opposed to a one count.

We'll get to that in just a second as that stays off of the outside corners of the home plate umpire Sam Wimpy, he came out, it signaled the separation of hands.

And so, Cindy, walk us through what that means.

So the separation of hands it's going to be called is an illegal pitch, because once you come set, you have to go from there.

You can't re separate your hands.

I was a little curious as to if it was the back foot not dragging on the ground misses on the outside corner.

So a leadoff walk to Womack and for so long since the the the ruling for pitching was you also couldn't start with the feet off of the rubber both feet had to touch the rubber.

That's what it was when I played.

You couldn't you had to make sure that back foot dragged all the way through.

They've let up a little bit on the crow hop in recent years off the outside corner for a ball to Riley Eakins, who's hitting 324 on the year looks to be Egan's 23 hits, nine doubles, two triples, does have a home run and you see Edwards looking over into the dugout.

And it's not unusual Sydney for a pitcher pitcher pitching is so much about rhythm and once you have an umpire call you for an illegal pitch, you now start second guessing everything that you do and that motion becomes just a little bit less comfortable.

Now, you're exactly right.

And once the illegal pitch is called, you start, it starts to get into your mental state, a little bit of, am I coming set.

You know, I don't want to make the same mistake again.

As well as trying to pitch effectively.

We can see she's she's showing it now.

She's showing I played with a pitcher like this where what you would get called for two legal pitcher was just a little bit more demonstrative in the movement just to make sure there have been two there were two illegal pitches caught in the inning, which is what prompted the conversation there between the home plate umpire said would be dandy event.

So.

302 Egan's strike right down the pipe in Riverside with the runner on first after Claire Womack was able to work a leadoff walk here in the bottom of the second inning.

The three one misses blow it in.

So the lady rebels the first team with the runner in scoring position as a of walks have put runners on first and second still no one away here in the whole half of the second.

You know you talk about dooring you just brought up the point about getting called for an illegal pitch and that what that does to your mental state and how it can be effective.

It also it allows the offense to gain momentum as well as it adds a ball to the count.

So Carli Jo Womack, standing in for 58 hitter this year from the left side shows, but pulls back as the rice ball misses.

And I'll tell you what, there being no outs on the board, we can expect Womack here to put the ball on the ground to move the runner.

But something that is impressive about Womack as she is hitting 533 with runners in scoring position does have three sacrifices on the season as well.

And the one out of the sophomore right fielder pulled back.

Hi, is Edwards really trying to work that upper part of the zone against a sacrifice situation which is just smart sequencing?

I was just about to say she's going to utilize the rise ball up in the zone, understanding she's trying to get a bunt down to move the runner.

She's going to throw that rice ball to get her to pop up underneath it.

That's the strategy.

This is why you and I do this.

We know what each other's thinking or in each other's minds all the time, too.

On No Away for Riverside shows.

But that one does catch the outer part of the zone.

And right now, for Womack, she's scoring around the bunt, but she's also moving her feet in motion.

I would not be surprised here if she also tries to tap a soft slop.

Well, especially because you could see at the tail end of that last shot, the third baseman, Cole Smith, crashing hard, expecting that.

But I would almost go hard slap down the third base line to get past her.

There is the bunt popped up in the air diving way cut by the shortstop ward.

What a snag and what a play by ward coming over from her position at shortstop as Smith and Edwards both crashing heavily as the hands are squared around.

What a play.

That is a big out as the runners will have to stay put.

Just gets the ball before the turf.

The impressiveness of her getting her glove underneath that ball at the last second before it hit the ground.

Kinsley Ward, making a standout play here in the bottom of the second inning.

Should Reverend side not score?

Go back and circle that play by ward as the turning point?

You know, we've been talking about executing, executing in these moments, especially being early on in the game, understanding the dominance that Edwards has.

It's all about executing and moving those runners.

Blakely Biggers now with a chance to plate a run to, give Riverside the early lead opposite field in lifted downfall territory good chase from Whitaker but could not get there.

But it is an ode to count on the batter Biggers Good chase for Whitaker, but great baserunning by Womack and Eakins both tagging in the event that she is going to catch that ball over her shoulder.

Blakely Biggers for 12 on the year 28 hits and does have 23 RBI.

The two Strike three.

Cobb froze her on the inside corner and a play like that that ward just made.

And then the strikeout by Edwards two big plays and pitches this low rise ball.

It is just so dominant through the middle of the zone with just such sharp late break already the fourth strikeout of the game for Allison Edwards and now Riverside, two on two away after getting the first two runners on the nine hole hitter Bennett Durham standing in first pitch offered through and what great poise Edwards has shown being called for those illegal pitches and then digging in and responding.

That's something that could very easily rattle a pitcher, but very good response by Edwards Durham, a 244 hitter this year, 19 hits primarily a singles hitter, swings through the rise ball on the outside part of the plate, open to Alison Edwards.

One strike away from working out of an early jam.

Edwards comes set the two pitch and just misses off the outside corner.

Mansfield worked back to back walks to start off the inning with Claire Womack and Riley Eakins.

Before Carlie, Joe Womack popped out on a great play by Kinsley Ward, Bigger struck out, looking the one to Swann and missed back to back.

KS For Allison Edwards to end the inning, it keeps things scoreless.

Zero zero.

We go to the third here at Ferris Field.

You are watching the Centennial Bank State Baseball Softball Championships on Arkansas PBS Sports this month on Arkansas PBS, just as a radio station is getting popular.

You knew Peggy White's to the station twice weekly.

The deejay is electrocuted on the air.

I'm a woman alone, newly arrived in a dangerous town during a chess match, one of the competitors dies.

I found significant traces of the poison on the white Queen, but the team can't figure out how the killer did it.

Only on Arkansas PBS s attention.

Sports enthusiast.

Get ready to be amazed by someone which sports complex the new state of the art facility in Bryant.

Our facility offers up four courts, spread across two spacious gyms conveniently located off Interstate 30 and Bryant.

Whether your team seeking tournament glory or an individual looking to elevate your skills.

Some of which sports has got you covered.

Discover more about our cutting edge facility and check availability at summer wind sports dot com and the electric co-op at this is Arkansas through their 17 electric distribution cooperatives throughout the state is proud to support spotlight and celebrate Arkansas student athletes an Arkansas PBS sports.

For more information, visit atcc.

Dot com.

Top of the 30 stop of the third inning.

No score yet here in this two title rematch between Mansfield and Riverside.

That's a look at the third base umpire Anthony Renshaw.

Sam Wimpy behind the plate calling balls and strikes is that one fouled away and then mark Thompson rounding out your officiating crew over at first base today 912 Do up for Mansfield here in the top of the third inning London and then the top of the order in Allison Edwards and Kinsley Ward, who made that fantastic defensive play in the field in the bottom of the second inning to really stem the tide.

And now Claire Womack has been called for an illegal pitch.

So that is something that they would be really focusing on behind the plate.

He is focusing on that, understandably so.

That's part of the game calling.

We know it's also a rhythm thing.

I feel as though, too, you know, coming on the mound, having to be set.

But it's also just the rhythm between the umpire and the batter getting in box and getting set swung on and missed on the rise.

Ball as Womack is trying to work out of the nine hole hitter 2 to 2 count to Bailey, London off the outside corner, fouled in and out of the glove of Barry Bailey London three hits on the season limited plate appearances for London only 20 on the season so earning more playing time here late in the year The two two off the outside corner called strike three and four clear Womack It is the curve ball that is getting the job done today.

She's sprinkling some rice balls when she gets ahead of the count.

But that curve ball just so precise, cutting across the outer part of the plate turns the lineup over for Alison Edwards, who walked in her first plate appearance to start the game as Womack misses in the turf low for Ball one.

And, you know, we talk about Allison Edwards and how dominant she is on both sides of the diamond in the circle offensively.

But let's talk about how she plays multiple sports, basketball, volleyball.

She surpassed one 1000 career points in her basketball career at Mansfield and then also four peated in volleyball was the two way volleyball MVP.

I mean, like what can she do?

I actually had a conversation recently with Lauren Port, the head coach at James Madison, about how she loves to see multi-sport athletes because it trains your body differently.

It trains you differently mentally as well to deal with the different things that you're seeing.

And so one thing that we've seen over the course of the last few years, Sidney, especially at the collegiate level, is the rise of the labrum tears.

That's been a big issue with student athletes health.

And it's because you have pitchers who are only doing one thing their entire lives.

But multi-sport athletes, they're better physically rounded.

As Edwards draws another walk.

It just keeps them healthier for longer because their body knows how to move in different ways.

Not doing it makes perfect sense.

It's the versatility and what you gain from one sport.

It spills over into the other sport.

I love athletes.

You're multi-sport athletes because you hit the nail on the head.

There's so much that you can gain from being a multi-sport athlete and in your right, softball pitchers, even just, you know, hitters.

Sometimes when you're taking so many reps doing these same motion, you're going to have weaknesses and deficiencies.

Standing in is Kinsley Ward Is that pitch into the turf for a ball?

Mansfield has yet to get a hit, three walks.

So they have had runners on the bases that have yet to get a hit against Claire Womack, who only gave up two hits a year ago, just misses Low and the drop by the drop ball excuse me by Claire Womack.

Not a pitch that she utilizes much, but I think it's brilliant to adjust the hitters eye level off the end of the back.

Nabbed foul.

This is a Riverside team that came into this year knowing they were going to have a target on their back.

They brought back eight players from last year's state championship squad.

So that's a lot of returning experience that pays dividends in a game like this off the outside corner three and one.

Now, as it's Mansfield, who has the opportunity to get two runners on and it's all about executing from there.

It's digging in and finding a way to get the ball on the ground.

The three one lifted out to centerfield, tracking back.

It's over.

The head of class Edwards is on the move.

She will stay at third.

There is the first hit of the day for Mansfield, a double to detonate set her off the bat of Kinsley Ward and make that nine doubles on the season.

For Kinsley Ward, this piece of hitting is solid.

This is a down and out that she drives her backside, gets the barrel down to it in the extension, threw it, driving it over the head of Quarles a big offensive spark.

And how often city do we see defensive plays come back to the plate in the very next half of it?

And 100% of the time you make that defensive play, it brings the momentum back into the dugout.

And for Ward, the play that she made on defense that led into that at bat, the two runners in scoring position now for Whitaker, who struck out in her first plate appearance, swung on and missed on the outside corner.

And for Whitaker here in this at bat, having runners at second and third one out situationally hitting, wanting to drive the ball to the right side of the field.

Whitaker 391 coming into today takes that one off the outside, one in one.

Whittaker 27 RBI on the year, if you're Mansfield visiting could not have worked out any better is that pitch for more back in the turf?

Is this the heart of the order for the Lady Tigers?

Whitaker at the plate.

Cole Smith The senior standing on deck trying to take the lead here in the top of the third to one line foul down the right field line to and do we can see from that swing from Whitaker she understands what her job is here.

She's being pitched on the outer part by Womack, already playing into taking that opposite field swing and driving it to the right side of the field.

And for Whitaker, she is a hitter, obviously, being in the three spot she's used to have, having runners on base and she's hitting for 72 with runners in scoring position.

The two two in the turf blocked by Berry.

There's a lot of pressure that gets put on catchers as well with runners in scoring position in terms of being that wall behind the plate and very has been a wall behind the plate.

She blocks at a very high level the payoff from Womack up and out and the bases for the tigers here at the top of the third and on that pitch by Berry that was a great job going up and snagging that easily could have been a ball that got to the backstop.

So a one out walk, a double and another walk have loaded the bases here in the top of the third inning of this two state title game between Mansfield and Riverside.

Mansfield looking to capture their first state championship since 2012.

They were stymied in 2021 by Tuckerman, defeated last year by Riverside in a one nothing contest, but with a golden opportunity here in the top of the third inning for Cole Smith, who is hitting 342 on the year 26 hits and 24 RBI.

And for Coach Egan's going out there talking to Womack just to settle down, and we saw her to her defenders behind her to saying, Calm down, we're behind you.

First pitch to Smith swung on and missed on her eyes.

Video Smith popped out to Womack to end the first takes the drop ball low as the count now even at one and one and she's starting to utilize the drop ball even more, adjusting the Mansfield hitters eye level.

She's been utilizing the rise ball.

They've been laying off of it shown in the walks infield playing in the basepaths as that stays up and out But you would have to think city in this situation drop ball going to be a little bit more situationally useful where you're trying to get a ground ball so you can get a force out of plate.

Absolutely.

That's what you want.

You want the ground ball out.

Infield will look to cut the run at home.

The two one taken by Smith in the count now three and one with nowhere to put the number four hitter for the lady Tigers.

Womack digging in the pitch lifted high in the air, tracking back is Eakin she has a runners will have to hold as it was on the edge of the infield and base on the hand signaling of Renshaw over at third I believe that also broke the infield fly.

Yes.

So Riverside able to partially work out of a jam here in the top of the third inning.

Bases loaded two away.

Still, Daisy Nelson takes a first pitch ball low.

Nelson flew out to left field to start things off in the second and for Womack that was a huge statement pitch with bases loaded getting the fly out by Smith not out of the woods yet line right to the shortstop Nelson put a great swing on it but Riverside able to come up with a defensive play.

Mansfield loads the bases, can't push a run home.

We are still scoreless here the three eight state final.

You're watching the Centennial Big State baseball and softball championships on Arkansas.

PBS Sports.

The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas.

Over 2500 team members across 17 local electric distribution co-ops powering homes, farms, industry somewhere across Arkansas.

We are the electric cooperatives of Arkansas Power and people for every moment, for every memory, from that first car to your first home to your first child, and all the highs and lows that tomorrow might break for everything that matters most to you and your family.

There's someone around the corner dedicated to helping you protect what you love your local Farm Bureau insurance agent, Farm Bureau insurance, real service, real people.

Let me take you for a ride on the big slide.

Let's go.

Support for Arkansas.

PBS sports comes from Wendy's.

Wendy's Cinnabon Pull apart is vanilla frosty Cream Coke available today at participating U.S. Wendy's.

there's some bagels up on the scoreboard here at Ferris Field.

Nothing.

Nothing Here in the bottom of the third inning, Mansfield loaded the bases in the top half of the third.

They got a couple of walks, the big double off the bat of Kinsley Ward, the first hit of the day for the Lady Tigers that Riverside able to out of the jam.

Claire Womack able to induce a pop up and a lineout off the bat of Daisy Nelson ended the threat and now the top of the lineup.

Do for the lady rebels.

Here in the bottom of the third, it's Qualls, Cox and Berry.

Katie Ridge waiting should anybody reach.

And for both Mansfield and Riverside, the opportunities to score runs just not able to execute.

But it just displays the dominance that Edwards and Womack have in the circle.

The lone hit surrendered by Edwards in this game as that's lifted off the hands high fly ball tracking again coming on and making the grab is Nelson a little extra giddy up there you track it down the hustle by Nelson She was playing deeper in left field her wheels were turning to come get this pitch Great initial jump off the bat.

Good heart first step you catch that far and foul that she has She got a really good jump off of the bat.

That is a long run for sure.

There's a lot of room in foul territory here at Ferris Field and sometimes is that one skied a little bit easier but still playable for Nelson comes on.

So two pitches, two away here in the bottom of the third inning and will bring to the plate Brooklynn Berry who has the lone hit of the day for the lady rebels to rise balls to fly outs.

Let's take another look at this play by Nelson Berry easy fly ball to come in and secure and with the way that Edwards pitches out of you know the breakdown of percentage 38% she's getting fly ball out of first pitch swinging was Brooklyn Berry it was another rise ball fouled right back into the Arkansas PBS sports banner and Mansfield able to get runners in scoring position for the first time in the second cannot bring anybody home.

The one rise ball misses high it in Allison Edwards today so far two and two thirds innings pitch has only surrendered the single hit two walks five strikeouts of the 11 batters that she has faced so far, the 111 just misses off the outside quarter.

But we expected the pitcher's duel, certainly, and that is what we have developing here on the University of Central Arkansas campus.

The two one rise ball lifted fell out of play.

We knew last night we were going to have a pitcher's duel.

We knew today it was going to be a pitcher's duel.

And we talked about yesterday, rather, having a pitcher's duel or an offensive game.

I forgot what you said, Dorian.

I'm all for it door.

I don't think I gave my opinion.

I don't answer.

I just want a good game.

I don't really care how it plays out.

Pitchers do an offensive explosion.

As long as it's competitive, I am here for it.

This one certainly has been that in more than 2 to 2, Barry Truman and Mr. Strikeout, Number six is a one, two, three inning in the books for Allison Edwards.

We go to the fourth.

We are a third way through this game.

No score yet.

You are watching the centennial big state baseball and softball championships on Arkansas PBS.

When you choose Conway Regional, you're choosing a health care partner rooted in your community with nine primary care locations in five counties.

We believe in building lasting relationships centered on trust and personalized care.

But our family care for yours looks like we have some new help in the marketing department at the high end of the area.

With everything you can see, I think you do the work on your wine vendor.

How about you do family and customer?

Friends.

Family.

I know country is a big DNC.

I am excited about that.

I want to go.

It's going to be go.

Welcome back to Faris Field it a scoreless contest between Mansfield and Riverside in the two state championship.

As we say, congratulations to our Arkansas PBS student all star Dakota rose from Quitman, the sophomore shortstop, a 3.84 GPA.

She wants to continue playing softball in college and get a degree in exercise science with a coaching endorsement.

Congratulations to Dakota Rhodes, and I love to see all of these future plans for these students, athletes, the big dreams that they have, we've seen players want to go into the medical field, are going to continue playing softball at the next level.

Exercise, science, love seeing these ladies achieve.

Yes, achieving on and off of the field and just having those goals in mind as to what they want to do at the next level and the next phase of life.

Chris, Kevin, meet her in Fullerton, Do up here in the top of the fourth inning for Mansfield, Tricia was able to work a one out walk in.

The second inning, was stranded after a strikeout and a groundout on the ground over the first in time as Tricia is retired.

Not a bad idea there by Tricia to get something going, laying down the bunt.

And for Womack coming off of the rubber, let's take another look at this building her position bunts right back to her and very quick arm over to first that's not an easy thing for pitchers to do so often it's an adventure.

It comes to pitchers throwing overhand.

Yeah, because they're pitching all game underhand.

And then the second that they have to throw overhand, it's like, wait a minute, I have not done this first pitch.

Strike two.

Kinley VanMeter.

VanMeter struck out in the second.

Q Bowls it over to the right side.

Eakins has to re collect it does get it over to first in time so quickly two away here in this of the fourth quarter number seven initially two quick outs at the bottom of the third inning for Edwards and already seeing two quick outs for Womack.

This is definitely a momentum game that is continuing to shift side to side.

It feels like the pace is starting to pick up a little bit as well.

Yeah, absolutely.

With the pitching, the hitters, both sides attacking earlier in the count, not taking that first pitch, strike or ball.

That was a first pitch ball to Shelby Fuller on the outside part of the plate.

Fuller grounded out to Eakins at second base to end the second inning and just one hit for both of these sides.

The one for Riverside was a single by Brooklyn.

For Mansfield, it was a towering double to center field by Kinsley Ward.

She was on second, Allison Edwards was on third.

Whitaker walked.

They had the bases loaded with one away, but cannot push one across as the two skips in the turf, three in a row.

Now to Fuller consider we've said this a lot so far through these championships, but a lot of these games and this one included feels like it's going to come down to that one single hit, three right down the pipe for a called strike, that one single hit of executing, driving a run.

And that's exactly what this game feels like.

It's going to lead to as it is the good classic pitcher's duel.

But it's about executing moving runners and then stepping up in that clutch moment.

Three, one.

Yeah.

Inside called Ball four.

Fuller looked like maybe she wasn't sure for a second, but yes, go on down to first as she works a two hour walk.

And that pitch is not missing by much.

So that brings up the nine hole hitter in Bailey, London, who struck out looking in her last at bat.

First pitch to London Misses Low one in the freshman couple of freshmen in this lineup for Mansfield.

But they're mostly a upperclassmen heavy roster that does catch the outside corner with a strike and London trying to keep the inning alive.

It would turn over the lineup for Allison Edwards, who been watched twice as she swings through the rise there as well.

That gets ahead.

Mansfield one for eight today with runners on base.

That was the double by ward one two in the turf.

It's going to skip way.

There goes the runner Fuller safely in the second and for Barry she has been a wall all day This ball kicks away just enough for Fuller to take advantage and advance a bag in the turf plays differently than dirt.

The ball is going to bounce a little bit differently.

So that's part of the adjustment for these teams as well.

Now go to the drop ball again, London on the strikeout for the second time today.

Still nothing.

Nothing.

We go to the bottom of the fourth inning in what has been a pitcher's duel.

Again, you're watching the Centennial Bank, state baseball and softball championships on Arkansas.

PBS Sports Southern, Locked and proud sponsor of Arkansas PBS.

It is our mission to tell your story by adding color with our furniture.

And that's my southern moth is a different of furniture store.

For more information, go to my southern loft dot com.

I'll do whatever it takes to protect my family and part of taking care of them is using a bank that takes care of us.

That's why I use Centennial Bank, a strong institution for an uncertain economy.

I know them and I trust them.

They have a strong financial foundation, which means that my money and our future is never in doubt.

Life is busy and there's plenty of things to worry about.

My bank isn't one of them.

Centennial Bank member FDIC Equal Housing Lender got a strong start at seven lots.

As a proud supporter of Arkansas, PBS Sports and our Arkansas student athletes located at 3155 North College Avenue, Suite one or two in Fayetteville, Southern Lift a different kind of furniture store.

For more information, visit my seven lost income getting towards the later parts of the game here in this two state championship between Mansfield and Riverside.

Still no score yet.

Both teams have had opportunities.

Mansfield was able to load the bases back in the top of the third inning.

Riverside had runners in scoring position.

The second, no one has been able to push across that crucial run yet.

We expected this one could be another one zero affair.

City is certainly trending in that direction.

It absolutely is.

And, you know, the fact of the matter is, is there's not any runs on the board.

There has been production of getting runners on base.

I will note at the success that Edwards and Womack are having.

But in at bat to that, that we're seeing both sides from Mansfield and Riverside, they're making adjustments pitch to pitch at bat to a bat, and it's just getting locked in and moment and putting a good swing on a pitch.

Ridge swings through the low rise from Edwards's She down in the count to Ridge for one today struck out to end the first in her first plate appearance, Ridge, Womack and Eakins do up for the lady rebels here in the bottom of the fourth the to swim on and miss three straight pitches for the seventh strikeout of the afternoon for Edwards and for Allison Edwards.

Her rise ball.

It's the effectiveness of being able to throw it on different planes.

But she's continuing to utilize the low rise that starts about thigh high and ends up right below the letters.

Make it 311 strikeouts on the year for the Mansfield A's, Claire Womack takes a first pitch strike.

Womack walked in the second inning, the first of back to back walks to Womack and Eakins.

That's where Edwards ran into that little bit of trouble with the illegal pitches was called for a few added some balls to the counts of both Womack and Eakins.

The one rise ball stays high.

Both teams have been able to get one lead off batter on here in this game.

It's been leadoff walks on each side.

The one one to the riverside hurler is low is now two and one and it's making the most of those leadoff walks, those free bases.

You know, I'm all about putting runners in motion, especially early on in the game, to get them into scoring position.

That's something that we saw earlier in the couple of the state title games is a lot of stolen bases led to the success offensively of being able to manufacture those runs.

And at times, you know, it feels as though when you're having a pitchers duel and there's so much dominance in the circle, something like that can also easily get the momentum going.

I think you're confusing Taylor's eight stolen bases with multiple teams stealing bases throughout these championships.

As Womack slices it down the first base line foul is count runs four and there was a lot of stolen base hits by Taylor in that game.

Well if there is one guarantee when you were playing the Taylor Tigers, it is going to be that you will have runners in motion as Claire Womack standing in with a full count here in the bottom of the fourth inning, one away in a00 game between Mansfield and Riverside the payoff pitch, lifted down the right side, hanging up one run for Trinity.

Trisha, she cannot get there.

But you got to love the effort.

Womack and Edwards have been going tit for tat in the circle and now battling it out in the circle in the box.

And we talked about how much we love pitchers that hit.

We were seeing the two way players more often, as that has been a thing that has evolved even more in the game of softball.

That full count for the second time, the pitch rise, ball lifted.

This will stay on the edge of the infield coming on.

Is Nelson calling off the shortstop ward to make the snag and for Daisy Nelson to come in and to secure the catch.

I like that You know, we say at times the outfield does have priority, especially on a ball that they're sprinting in to come and get.

Let's take another look at this.

This ball is listed on the rise ball by Edwards and for Ward she is backpedaling versus drop stepping and I totally agree with that decision of Nelson calling her off.

So there are two away here in the home, half of the fourth inning, first pitch fouled right back into the catcher off the bat of Riley Eakins who walked on fourth straight pitch is back in the second by Eakins.

That was a great swing on the low rise ball by Edwards.

When a ball shoot straight back like that, that typically means that the hitter is on the pitch.

It's a game of inches.

Quick conversation between Allison Nelson and her catcher, senior to freshman Theo one just misses on the inside corner to even the count at one and one and the offspeed drop ball is something that Edwards just uses occasionally with Edwards and Womack.

They've been utilizing their rise ball curveball mix.

But we've seen here of late they're starting to utilize the drop ball more, lift it fouling out of play the game between these two last year which scoreless all the way until the sixth inning when McKenzie Thomas singled to give Riverside the one nothing lead that would end up being the only run that was scored is this one scoreless now threw three and two thirds complete innings.

There's a strike away from going for four the one two line down the left field side but foul we talk about it being the same script of the teams matching up again.

But it is truthfully the saved script of last year.

But the high strikeout rates for both Warmack and Edwards and the defensive plays behind couple of the key figures have changed this year.

McKenzie Thomas graduated.

Mansfield had to replace their outfield, but once again, both of these teams rising to the top one two on speed.

Misses low is the count Now two and two to the sophomore second baseman.

And what a take being down on the count by Eakins on a12 count.

That is an easy pitch to chase and her at that so far she is you can see it she is in yes yes yes no mentality due to is a traditional hitter scout the pitch lifted sky but it will get out of play just over the third base dugout and we're seeing more balls fouled off.

They're starting for the riverside offense.

They're starting to work more towards that rise.

Both are making adjustments with their hands still not getting to that contact point out in front but we're seeing the adjustments pitch to pitch their the two to rise ball misses high as Eakins has worked a32 counts of back to back three two counts to Womack into Eakins here in the bottom of the fourth with seven strikeouts on the day for Allison Edwards has given up just one hit walk to the payoff swing on and miss make it number two as Allison shuts the door on Riverside in the bottom of the fourth, we head to the fifth, still scoreless between Mansfield and Riverside.

You're watching the Centennial Bank, State baseball Softball Championships on Arkansas PBS Sports.

They've been cost over 1500 dollars a year.

So if you think there goes a new gaming system or then you run by Escape TV, learn more about the hazards of vaping at Project Prevent Air.

Go attention sports enthusiasts.

Get ready to be amazed.

Summer Woods Sports Complex.

The new state of the art facility in Bryan.

Our facility offers up to four courts spread across two spacious gyms, conveniently located off Interstate 30.

And Bryan, whether your team seeking tournament glory or an individual looking to elevate your skills, some of which sports has got you covered, discover more about our cutting edge facility and check availability at summer which sports dot com and welcome back to the University of Central Arkansas here in this two state championship rematch between Mansfield and Riverside.

Top of the fifth inning still no score.

This one, as predicted, has been a pitchers door.

It has been a pitcher's duel.

In fact already 12 strikeouts throughout the game.

We're going to take a look at this.

There's been some illegal pitches called both on Womack and Edwards.

It's due to the fact of could not coming set on the mound with the hands separated have to separate the hand once you get on the mound before coming together coming set.

That's what's being explained as to why the legal pitches called.

But then how about this?

I mean, it is strikeout after strikeout after strikeout for Allison Edwards, eight K's already on the day and it's all due to the lethal rise ball that she throws through the zone.

And for Claire Womack, she has been dialed in from pitch one utilizing that curve rise ball next and it will be Edwards who leads things off here in the top of the fifth inning.

EDWARDS The pair of walks today walked in the first walked in the third.

The third was when the lady tigers were able to load the bases with one away, could not push a run across as a first pitch to Edwards.

Slow it in for Ball one off the outside corner to add to it whether and for Edwards she just has that pitcher's eyes she has the discipline of picking up ball to strike after three you know Edwards as we mentioned came into the game hitting 620 on the season.

So Riverside clearly letting someone else in The Lady Tigers lineup beat them is that one Mrs. Low make it three walks on what has been 13 total pitches to Alyssa Edwards today and for Allison Edwards after the last three at bats that makes 20 walks on the season and you know she just has this presence in the box with the way that she is and yes, yes, yes no mentality.

The way that she attacks pitches when they do show up.

She just has that presence in the box.

And Kinsley Ward doubled the debt away center in her last at bat.

It is the only hit of the day for Mansfield.

And Ford also made a stellar defensive play, drops a bunt over to the third base side biggest, delivers a strike over to first.

But Ward does her job, sacrificing Edwards into scoring position, and that indeed Ward does her job getting the sack but down.

This is a crucial moment in the game.

Being the top of the fifth inning, we're getting down to the final nine outs on both sides.

Embryo Whitaker standing in with a runner on second.

Whitaker for one today struck out and walked as she takes a first pitch low in the turf.

That was a nice backhand behind the plate by Barry Rook.

Curveball catches the outside corner, evens the count at one and one in the turf once again, two and one as Womack trying to work around the leadoff walk, Womack has surrendered just 20 runs total on the season.

And what is 28th game of the year for the Lady Rebels That stays low three and one all one hit a piece.

No score on the board here in the top of the fifth inning.

The three one screwball right down the heart of the plate, three and two, not something Whitaker was expecting as Womack has continued to use her curve drop ball throughout this at bat solid pitch, being able to strike through the top right corner of the zone, the payoff lifted.

It'll stay on the infield.

Figures coming on makes the catch and there are two away in New basemen.

I'll just take another look at this Ann Womack just doing what she does best runner in scoring position.

She has the grittiness to find a way to get the fly out against Whitaker on that swing.

The ball is up and in on her hands.

She gets just enough jammed in underneath it to get the fly out.

Cole Smith over to a pop out to the pitcher and a pop out to second.

But Smith entered the day, hitting 342 on the year on base.

Nearly 426 hits.

Is that one in the dirt in the turf?

Whether it's semantics, it's same, it's softball.

We talked about cards for 20 years, calling it the dirt, and then immediately get to turf.

Well, they've opened hey, there's one out of two.

Out to the number four hitter.

Smith takes a ball outside three in a row.

Now.

So Smith, a patient at bat here in the top of the fifth inning with a runner on second here.

Senior third baseman takes a called strike on the inside corner.

That was time Mansfield looking for their first state title since 2012.

Yeah, that one too far in as Smith works a two out walk very patient at bat by Smith taking the balls as balls that pitches definitely a ball in on the inner half of the plate.

Let's take another look at this pitch.

She throws a screw that stays in the river and ends up in the right handed handed batter's box.

Seventh walk of the day issued by Claire Womack, as we will have a visit inside the circle.

You like this decision here?

I like the decision to take a second.

You know, with the momentum, there are two outs on the board and Womack has been very precise in this inning.

But I do like the decision to take a moment, just to settle back in, to give her a second, just to catch your breath and to talk through how you know we're going to attack the next batter.

And taking a look at this pitching matchup, it has been as advertised, Edwards on the left, Womack on the right, Edwards for innings pitched, Womack four and two thirds no runs, having given up seven walks versus two.

That's been the difference Edwards eight strikeouts and you see those pitches for roll back.

They're starting to get up.

They're 93.

She's inching towards the 70 or the century mark.

Meanwhile, for Edwards, a very economical 70 pitches through four complete innings.

And the difference is Womack has been pitching more corner to corner for Edwards.

She's been more through the zone.

That's why her pitch percent or her pitch is higher up.

She's more of a pitcher that's going to live corner to corner versus Edwards is more through the center of the zone.

Edwards also helped by that two pitch to out inning in the fourth as a first pitch strike to Daisy Nelson.

Nelson tapped fell came up to hit her so own two and another reason for the conversation at this point in the lineup Sydney is it was Daisy Nelson who is up with two outs and bases loaded back in the third inning booked a liner that right at Kaylee Cox at short.

So you have a conversation about a dangerous hitter with a runner in scoring position.

The two from Womack stays outside Barry able to track it down but very impressed with Barry behind the plate today.

Barry has been extremely impressive.

First of all, just blocking the drop balls that are, you know, hitting in front of her and then also the pitches that are getting a little bit up and out of the way.

She's done a stellar job behind the plate, one to rope down the left field line, but foul over the legion scaffolding over there down the third base line.

The fans are problem.

She got her barrel in front of that screwball a that is the delicate ness of hitting on the inside corner is a right handed hitter.

You can get the barrel around it, but you have to learn to get inside it to keep it in fair play versus pulling it foul.

The one two in the turf two and two.

and Nelson has made the adjustment already and her at that she's scooted up more on the plate as Womack has been attacking her on the outer part of the plate.

I think that leads to the foul ball that we just saw getting the barrel around it.

And to your point, you know, getting your hands inside of the ball, 2 to 2 others on to away here in the top of the fifth inning between Mansfield and Riverside.

Off the outside corner, dribbler slow roller.

This could be trouble.

No one is out.

Everybody is safe.

And once again, the bases full of Lady Tigers.

As the slow roller pays dividends for Daisy Nelson, you will take them as they can come in a ballgame like this.

And for Daisy Nelson.

Very gritty at that.

We have a conversation here as maybe a conversation about whether or not this was runners interference as Smith running she and Eakins nearly colliding in the basepaths.

So the basement of its base is about able to take a look at this.

It can be a toss up, but she was in front of the toss up.

No contact between the two and both players.

This is where that gray area of the rules always comes into play because both players have a right to that late.

You have a right to make the play.

You have a right to be running.

As a result, it is bases loaded two away in the bottom of the fifth inning, top of the fifth inning runner, and they first pitch ball to Trinity Driscoll Tricia zero for one today with a walk and a groundout the second time in the game that Mansfield has loaded the bases and now it is to no to Tricia, the two cousins inside.

There is nowhere to put the junior second baseman Mansfield looking to break the stalemate with two away here in the top of the fifth inning.

Three and if you're Triscuit, this bat is not coming off your shoulder at all.

No.

In the three count bases loaded, taking this pitch all day.

Then Womack delivers a strike right down the heart of the plate, not out of the woods yet.

Three one strike right down the center, two big pitches from Claire Womack.

And now the count is for just about to say two huge by Womack.

What a response.

Being down three and in the count throwing to screwballs that just stay down the heart of the plate runners will be the move the full count and Womack walks in the first run of the game.

And you can see the frustration from Womack coming back, being down the count, working it back to a full count.

She goes to the rise ball.

But the patience by Trista in a crucial moment, the pressure is on, displayed such patience as we talked about so often, those lead off walks have a way of coming back and haunting you.

Allison Edwards drew the leadoff walk, put it to play Riverside, able to get out of the inning without any further damage.

But it's Mansfield who strikes first.

They get a bases loaded walk of the lady Tigers lead it one nothing as we go to the bottom of the fifth inning.

You're watching the Centennial Bank, state baseball and softball championships on Arkansas PBS Sports.

Many people will experience orthopedic or spine issues in their lifetime and.

The pain that goes along with that to make you feel well, like a shadow of yourself.

At the new Orthopedic and Spine Hospital at UMC, Health, we are dedicated to providing Arkansans with a brighter future they deserve.

After years of dealing with extreme pain.

Thanks to visiting U.A.

Health, I'm able to do physically that I never thought I'd be able to do again.

Choose UMass Health for a Better State of Health.

This month, in Passport on the PBS app Get Ready as Bridget, Julia and the rest of the gang explore new recipes and cooking techniques.

We're all storytellers.

You tell stories of our people through music.

I'm diving deep into one of Mexico's most storied, vibrant states.

You can find that one easy.

These and other shows from Arkansas, PBS are available with Passport on the PBS app for a copy of any of the state championship games.

Go to M&M Productions Dot net to place your order.

Mansfield finally able to break through in the top half of the fifth inning via a bases loaded walk to plate.

Allison Edwards.

And now she will go to work in the circle with a lead in the bottom of the fifth inning.

She will face Kali, Jo Womack, Blakely Biggers and Bennett Durham, seven nine in the Riverside Order.

And it's just the three passes, three walks in the last inning that Womack allowed.

And, you know, again, like she is a corner to corner pitcher, she's not going to throw the ball much through the zone.

So when you're working corner to corner, it's that 5050 over.

You're going to get that pitch on the borderline call or not, Edwards misses first pitch high in out.

Womack, for one today popped out to the shortstop.

WARD back that second inning where Riverside was able to get to one.

It was Womack that was trying to lay down the bunt, popped it up.

Fantastic play by Ward right?

London doing work behind the plate, framing that really good job, framing it, getting her glove out in around the pitch to bring it back into the zone.

Well Mack for 58 hitter on the season standing in trying to give Riverside their second off runner today the one one that cuts through the screwball one and two not so good cut here.

Let's take another look at this pitch by Edwards in for Womack.

Let's take another look at this pitch that was taken by Womack for London and Barry behind the plate.

Both catchers have been so solid for their pitchers, the one two for Edwards throws are on the outside corner, a called strike three.

That is ten lady rebels in a row set down by Allison Edwards.

And for Allison Edwards, just living with that screwball on the outer part of the plate and the frame job by London, No one away in the home half of the fifth inning brings to the plate Blakely Biggers, who is caught looking back in the second first pitch off of the inside of the back foul.

And you know, so often Dorian catchers don't get the spotlight, but to be able to be a good pitcher, you've got to have a good catcher behind the plate.

It's all team work.

Clearly.

But for London and Bury with Womack and Edwards, they're doing their part behind the plate to make everything effective and efficient.

They as a pitcher, you have to be able to trust your battery mate from the one to the third baseman.

Biggers cuts through the Rise Own two.

And the thing about Edwards rise in a good rise ball pitcher can effectively break the ball just enough where it's that low rise ball not the rise ball where it's already starting high out of the hand and ends up high.

She is able to keep it down the center of the plate and then it just breaks just enough.

Just like that up out of the zone.

A three pitches to dispatch of Blakely Biggers and now three consecutive batters via the strikeout.

Those numbers just continuing to rise for Allison Edwards and for Allison Edwards, the confidence that she has in her rise ball.

But on the flip side, for Riverside, understanding it is a having a plan.

Every time you go up to the plate and making the adjustments from at bat to at bat understanding you're going to get that rise ball about 90% of the time.

Set your hands up, up above, set your hands up a notch higher.

Work to be above the pitch.

At first working well in the circle missed off the outside corner.

One go to the nine hole hitter Durham draws back, takes the ball high.

Durham, one of ten strikeout victims that was to end the second inning.

So outs becoming a little bit more precious if you're Riverside the two low misses high three no As Allison Edwards has been dominant inside the circle today four and two thirds innings pitched has surrendered just a single single all the way back in the first inning.

Three go off the outside corner called a strike.

And that's one thing that Allison Edwards does not do often is get behind and the count she is a pitcher that is pumping in first pitch strikes that only two walks issued today by Edwards called a strike on the outside corner as she works the count back for Edwards continuing to live off the outside corner with that screwball.

The 3 to 2 caught looking once again, no one's going to has struck out the side for Allison Edwards.

We go to the sixth inning, Mansfield on top one to nothing over Riverside at the two eight titles.

You're watching the Centennial State baseball and softball championships on Arkansas PBS Sports, Arkansas PBS.

These two add 2500 new members by June 30th.

If we succeed, we receive a gift of $45,000.

We are just over halfway there.

But with less than two months remaining, we need your help if you are already a member.

Thank you.

If you're not your donation, move us one step closer to that $45,000 gift.

Visit my Arkansas PBS.org and donate Today.

It's primetime on your time.

Get more of your prime time favorites each weekday, starting at 130 following our PBS kids programs.

Catch up on all the programs you love, including exploring Arkansas Nature, Antiques Roadshow, Arkansas Week, British favorites, mysteries and more beginning at 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

See the full schedule and all the ways to watch at my Arkansas PBS Dawgs.

Watch.

Let me take you for a ride on the big slide.

Let's go.

As the official orthopedics and sports medicine provider for Razorback athletics UAB.

That's how it provides orthopedic care, sports medicine, expertise, therapy and support to athletic programs, organizations and events across the state.

UMC, Health, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine with conveniently located clinics in central and Northwest Arkansas.

Top of the sixth inning.

Mansfield leading one nothing over Riverside in what has been as expected, a pitcher's duel at a low scoring.

It was the Tigers the lady tigers that were able to break through in the fifth on a bases loaded walk to plate.

Allison Edwards, who had drawn a leadoff walk in that inning, trying to add a little extra insurance here in the top of the sixth inning.

It is Fuller What did and Edwards do up in the inning misses off the outside corner and coming into the inning, we saw Mansfield.

They're starting to bring out the hats.

They had huge hats on that, had feathers starting to have some fun.

It's a little bit easier to have fun when you get the one run lead lifted on the infield, playable for Doc.

She's under it for the first out of the inning.

Number five, there is indeed the feathered hat.

Tell me about the bullet.

I didn't see the book was either.

Like at the boas.

They're just adding to it and before the game, I did not see those anywhere in the dugout.

So they're pulling those out at some point within the component of teams that can execute in these moments is that ball bunted down the third base line.

It'll get down to the turf.

You have to be a little bit loose.

You and I talked about this.

We saw it with Sheridan.

They came in with their music, their dancing.

And you said that it was a lot of the way that you guys played back at North Little Rock back in the day, very, very loose coming into those big games.

So it was we played very loose.

We had the best time and making the most of the experience.

And, you know, at North Little Rock was very blessed to have won three back to back to back state championships.

And you it's all about playing loose, making the most of the moment, having fun.

When you play loose, you play better.

The more uptight you play, the more uptight the game is going to be.

I was a hard case.

two off the end of the bat in No Man's Land, it's going to drop on the purple of the UK for the third hit of the day.

Bailey London coming through with a one out single and four falls.

She was playing pretty deep in center field and that's just a ball that lands in that triangle that more times than not is going to be absurd.

Brings to the plate.

Alison Edwards Three walks today for the Mansfield's leading hitter, Mrs. in the turf.

It's a it brings up an interesting situation for Riverside because you've walked Edwards three times.

She scored in the last inning.

And do you want to walk her again to continue to put runners on her?

Do you deal with Edwards here in this situation closely, pitching around her, you know, to try to get her to chase, you know, three of her three at bats being put on base by walks, does indeed stay away.

Three, you know, now going off, Edwards had been walked a 17 times coming into today.

That was the most on the team.

That number now up to 23.

Mrs.. Whoa it ended so now runners on first and second one away and here is where you have some danger because Kinsley Ward has shown in this game she has the power to go for extra bases drove a double deep out to center field back in the third inning.

So ward one for two right here popped out, doubled and sacrifice back in the fifth at one in the turf picked by Berry.

And if you are Riverside with going against a pitcher like Edwards this one run feels a little bit like four or five.

So you can't really afford to give up any extra insurance here.

The one to Mrs. Low Lady Tigers hurting in some patient at bats here in the late stages of the game.

And in talking about a tight game like this a pitcher's duel you make such a great point, Dorian, that one run truly feels like way more than one.

It feels like four or five, and only being at a deficit by one run.

It's just that tight pressure game, which pressure is a privilege.

But when you're at high pressures game being down by just one run and the offensive production not being there with only a couple of hits, you know, for each team, it definitely supplies to that.

I'm going to ask you a trivia question.

Do you know who said pressure is a privilege?

Mrs.. On the inside corner.

Give it to me.

I'm not even going to guess Billie Jean King.

okay.

Look, you there.

This is what you do.

You come for the softball, you stay for the education.

Right?

Coach Eakins, out in the circle once again to talk to his star pitcher as a30 Count to Kinsley Ward with runners on first and second, still only one away in the sixth inning.

Well, what's this conversation about Sydney and for Coach Higgins, you know, just talking between Berry and Womack about the strike zone, what's being thrown, you know, he just having that conversation with them of, okay, this isn't working right now.

Like, what are we going to go to?

What's going to come next?

And then just getting the ball more through the zone.

You know, when you're pitching corner to corner, that allows for more walks, more free passes, getting the ball in in the zone through the zone, allowing the defense to work back behind you.

That's the conversation there.

Allow your defense to work.

There have been nine free passes issued today by Claire Womack to just four strikeouts.

She's only given up to one double to other singles.

The pitch count inching close to 120.

The three out award right down the pipe for a strike.

Who came into the championship with an average just south of 400 the 312 far inside with the screw and once again bases are loaded after a pair of walks to Andrea Walker stepping in Walker for two today does have a walk sandwiched in between a strikeout and a pop out to third.

So Riverside Mansfield, rather really with a chance to break it open here in the top of the sixth inning, maybe up and out city If you're Womack what's the adjustment that you need to make?

The adjustment is to get the ball more through the middle of the zone, just allowing the defense to work.

And they're right there just being more through the zone, through the middle of the zone, not corner to corner, but through the zone.

You know, her rise ball was very effective early on.

That was the pitch that she was getting more through the zone rather than her screw and curve and her defense has been solid behind her.

When the ball's been put in play excuse me, swing and the count one and two.

Not saying this is the case, but do you feel that sometimes high volume strikeout pitchers feel like they have to do it all themselves as opposed to letting the ball be put in play more than they're used to?

Absolutely.

It's what you feel as a pitcher, you know, to get that high strikeout rate, you know, what are you going to throw and what counts to get that?

And then at times, you know, you've got to reverse the roll.

You've got to go from focusing the high strikeouts to just letting your defense work.

Sometimes you got to get comfort a one to count.

As Whitaker fouled off the last offering.

Stay alive.

Want to lift it fell out of play.

Mansfield able to strike in the top of the fifth inning.

One run is all they would get.

They've loaded the bases now three times in the game.

Credit Riverside of being able to work out of those situations and in a big win here once again only one away in the sixth the one two stays squirts away.

But Edwards nowhere to go.

And when you are a pitcher where you understand your strong suit is going to be from that high strikeout rate, there's not a huge level of difficulty.

But the understanding, pitching the contact when that's not your strong suit and what you go towards due to like a West Side stance on the plate, they've got the runner caught in a run down double play for Riverside and they work out of a bases loaded jam, a heads up play by Biggers to step on the bag and throw home in time to take out London Riverside, trying to carry that momentum into their offense as they trailed by one in the bottom of the sixth.

You're watching the two way state championship on Arkansas PBS Sports Sustaining membership is an easy, convenient and affordable way for you to support the programs you love on Arkansas PBS Sustaining members make an ongoing monthly contribution from either their checking account or credit card.

Simply choose the monthly amount that fits your budget and then call or go online and we'll set it up for you.

Your donation will happen automatically each month, so your support will always be current.

Need to make a change to your monthly gift.

Just call or email us your always in control knowing we can count on a certain amount of revenue each month.

Helps Arkansas PBS better Plan for the future, Call it or go online to start your sustaining membership right now, civics education empowers us to be well-informed, active citizens and gives us the opportunity to change the world.

Our educators have created tools for parents and teachers to help guide and engage children through the civics process.

During this election year, discover ways to talk with your child about being a good citizen and how you can explore elections together with resources available at my Arkansas PBS.org.

Civics one, two, three show.

It's going to be go Allegiance Scaffold is a proud supporter of Arkansas PBS Sports, located at 1021 Hemlock Street in North Little Rock.

Visit Legion scaffold dot com for more information.

Shed outs getting scarce for the Riverside lady rebels bottom of the sixth inning they are trailing Mansfield one to nothing in what has been a gem from the senior star Allison Edwards.

Five complete innings one hit 11 strikeouts and has issued only two free passes.

Riverside has not had a runner on in each of the last three innings, but they will try to get the offense going after a big double play in the field.

It is Qualls, Cox and Berry.

One, two, three.

Do up for the Lady Rebels.

Is that ball taken high for a ball?

And if you're Riverside this is where you want to be at the top of your lineup the bottom of the sixth inning to get a rally going Riverside going to need a rally here as Edwards has set down 12 straight lady rivals with about two and to the leadoff hitter Qualls zero for two today struck out in the first flew out in the third the lone hit of the day for the lady rebels coming off of the bat of Brooklyn bury in the first of the two just misses the count three us and on that drop ball that that was a good pitch by Edwards Bailey London behind the plate just took it down a little bit I think that's why the pitch was called the ball.

Sometimes you frankly you don't need a frame right at the three from Edwards misses up as Qualls able to work the leadoff walk here in the top of the sixth inning, just the second time today, the riverside has been able to get the lead off runner on in city.

This brings the conversation back to what we talked about yesterday.

Leadoff runner gets on one run game.

Is it short game time?

It is short game time all day.

Get the ball on the ground, advance the runner to second and then it's fair game from there as to what situationally you can do in field drawn in for Mansfield Cox does show the bunt pulls it back runner on the move she is in to second with a stolen base riverside with a runner in scoring position for just the second time today in the half and it talked about earlier just getting the runner put in motion whether it's a short game or just stealing a base.

This is a great job by Cox Square around a bunt and very late she pulled back the barrel to enable Quarles to have more time to steal.

Not a great jump by Quarles able to get in unimpeded.

19 stolen base of the season for Quarles is that Pittsburgh Edwards misses off of the outside one and one.

This is a Riverside team that likes to run hasn't had the opportunity today.

That was the 98th stolen base of the year.

There's stolen base rate 95%.

When they put the runners in motion, the one one off the inside part of the glove, it kicks away to the backstop as the pass ball allows to advance to third.

So Riverside getting a little bit of help here for Mansfield in the late part of this game.

Runner on third nobody out if you're the lady rebels you have to bring this run in you have to this is the time to dig in and get the job done.

And we talked about the momentum shift that a defensive play can do.

And at the top of the lot of this inning, the big time play by Biggers at third, the 212 Cox lifted back into the batter.

She did not miss that by much.

She did not miss that by much.

She was all over that low rise.

Kaylee Cox for two struck out fly out 35 RBI on the season would love nothing more than to pick up number 36 here.

The two two squared just over the head.

Qualls will score.

We are tied in the sixth and you can see the excitement from falls in for Cox on the season.

She's batting 569 with runners in scoring position and she just adds to that big time moment, big time swing by Cox.

This is an open in rise ball that she gets her barrel out in front two and gets just enough of it to get it over the head of ward at shortstop, just like for Mansfield lead off walk coming back to haunt the Lady Tigers.

We are tied at one apiece here in the bottom of the sixth as Riverside able to get to the Mansfield eights.

Allison Edwards one on but popped in the air.

Easy play for Edwards as Cox has to retreat so runner on first and one away for Katie Ridge who is over two today with a pair of strikeout.

This would have been right there Riverside picking up the run they've desperately needed here in the sixth inning after Mansfield was able to score in the top of the fifth Ridge, really creeping up on that in her part of the plate takes a first pitch strike down the middle.

And that's one thing that we've seen both offenses do is make the adjustment of getting closer onto the plate as they're being pitched away, away, away.

And it's the adjustments like that that you've got to make pitch to pitch at bat to hit that ridge batting with one away.

Claire Womack is standing on deck the one takes the ball off the inside corner.

Qualls getting on with the lead off watch snapped the streak of 12 can section of lady rebels being set down by Edwards stole second base was able to advance to third on the pass ball and came in on the singles by Kinsey Cox's Ridge gets ahead in the count for the first time today two, one and four.

Katie Ridge she has the power 11 homers on the season.

This is a11 ballgame.

You're really focused on moving station to station.

But she's the kind of hitter that can be a difference maker.

And with a pitcher that has the velocity like Edwards, you get a little help from that as a hitter, you touch it, it goes the two one in off of the hands.

That was a good swing by Ridge on the screwball.

But it's a two to count.

And we can see there in her swing that she's working to get her hands to that pitch.

She is working inside Edwards, trying to limit the damage to just a single run here in the bottom of the sixth inning.

It has been an efficient day for Edwards, for the most part in just 93 pitches through five in a third innings.

Meanwhile, Mansfield, they have made Womack work as Ridge chases the rise ball set down on strikes to away.

And that is a big out for Allison Edwards, huge out for Edwards as she just continues to climb the ladder against Ridge 12th strikeout of the day for Allison Edwards, who came into this game for her career city striking out 43% of the batters that she has faced.

43% of the batters face strikeouts.

Wow.

Claire Womack would love nothing more than to help her own cause as she takes a first pitch ball off the outside corner.

We talked about Riverside's tensions for stealing bases.

Do you perhaps put Cox in motion here?

Yeah, I'm all about putting runners in motion.

I know that there's two outs, and this is a huge moment being a tie ballgame.

You don't want to run into outs as you're ready getting gift as the rival ball gets away from London behind the plate.

The first one was a pass ball, silly.

I think this one's going to go down as a wild pitch as it forced London to really get out of her stance.

Either way, Riverside does now have a runner on second.

That is the go ahead run here in the home half of the sixth inning.

Absolutely.

And for Womack being a pitcher that hits, she is batting 433 with runners in scoring position.

You have to imagine anything that gets through the infield.

Cox is going to be waved, take the ball off of the outside corner.

no.

Outfield playing fairly deep for a game in which the go ahead run is on second three catches the plate for a called strike two near an outfielder.

You surprise it's filled up.

I'm a little surprised that it's normal duct but at the same time something that is hit shallow that you're able to keep it in front of you to come up gunning to get the throw out at home.

Fair point to away runner on second three one to Womack line down the right field side the foul full count to away runner will not be in motion not a force no runner on first so she will have to wait to make sure that ball is put in play and it talk about the outfield positioning.

Clearly if we were in the bottom of the seventh inning, that would be a completely different discussion.

The payoff pitch draws the walk off the inside corner.

So a pair of walks in a single have tied up this game here in the bottom of the sixth inning riverside with runners on first and second to away Riley Eakins who has had a pair of really quality at bats in this game.

A walk does have a strikeout but battled Edwards in that second Abbott stands at the plate.

She's been very effective and her at bats swinging at good pitches fouling a lot of pitches off Egan's at 324 hitter on the year first pitch swinging fouled back 23 hits for Eakins this year nine doubles two triples a home run 18 RBI Edwards trying to work through trouble here in the bottom of the sixth inning the one foul back end of the banner two and four Eakins two good swings on two rise balls back to back.

She has been aggressive in each of her at bats today we knew runs were going to be at a premium today.

You just saw the graphic in terms of the numbers with runners in scoring position.

That is how hard it is to manufacture runs against these two aces in Claire Womack and Alice at Edwards, the two foul back as Eakins able to stay alive.

You could hear someone in the crowd near one of our mike saying stay on.

And Eakins did not miss that pitch by much like Qualls came in to score on the single by Caleb Cox.

Both teams for six with two outs today the two swing and Miss Strike three as Edwards is able to limit the damage but Riverside has new life.

They tie it on an RBI single by Caleb Cox.

It is one all here in the state championship.

You're watching the Centennial Bank, state baseball and softball championships on Arkansas PBS Sports this month on Arkansas PBS.

Yes, I was actually right behind Jimi Hendrix's bell bottom there.

So the seventies fashion blocked your head out of that, right?

From bondage to battle.

What do you make of him?

It changes the game for my family.

I wish the American public understood and the ways warriors understand war is not just another job.

You're going in a hot area and someone's going to die.

Only on Arkansas PBS this month, in Passport on the PBS app, there was this extra terrestrial quality to sperm whales.

Join me and together we'll turn back the pages of Earth's past to reveal the amazing wonders beneath our feet.

There's a lot more going on behind the scenes than you might expect.

These and other shows from Arkansas PBS are available with Passport on, the PBS app mean they're going to start installing and experience the action all over again next week.

Watch all the championship games on PBS at any time.

This one definitely worth going back and revisiting, no matter how this one plays out as it is a one on one battle.

In a rematch of last year's two championship between Mansfield and Riverside last year, the lady Rebels won it one nothing first pitch swinging off the handle, another slow roller.

Eakins collects it over the edge in time for the first out of the inning.

That was Cole Smith on the first pitch she saw here in the top of the seventh, Mansfield plated a run in the fifth Riverside answered back in the sixth.

And that is how we are here in the top of the seventh inning between two teams that came into today, each one with just a single loss.

Mansfield three and one, Riverside 26 and one and a hit by pitches more.

Mack lets the screwball get away.

Nelson on base for the second today.

So that was a bit of a quarrel Trinity twisting race to the plate Trinity Trisk who is for one a pair of walks a left handed batter makes things interesting here in this situation, having a runner at first with one out and having Trisk at the plate, she has the ability to display all of the different tools that she has in her toolbox.

She can utilize short games, she can power slot, she can soft slot.

I think being in this position with a runner at first and one out, utilizing the short game a little bit more with the soft slap chop slap combination would be a really good go to third drawn in a bit with Triscuit the plate misses high it in to Otto you the bottom okay Adrian and anything to do in that school that is something that Mansfield has been able to do today effectively against Womack as draw walks and that catches the inside part of the plate.

The curveball, a definite strike, a great response pitched by Womack.

But for Trinity Trisk playing on turf, especially as a slapper, being able to pound the ball down to the turf, you're going to get that high bounce to one, put it in the air.

Womack Has it.

RUTTER was on the move.

Riverside comes up with their second double play in as many innings.

We head to the bottom of the seventh Riverside with a chance.

Walk it off here in the two state final.

You're watching the Centennial Bank, State baseball and softball championships on Arkansas.

PBS Sports this month in Passport on the PBS app of a merger.

Anything you'd like to share is a little unorthodox.

We love terrorists back when Leyla Hussein comes to this Northern Ireland town.

Is this the new lady, Detective?

This you'll need to learn quickly.

These and other shows from Arkansas, PBS are available with Passport on the PBS app this month in Passport on the PBS app.

Get ready as Bridget, Julia and the rest of the gang explore new recipes and cooking techniques.

We're all storytellers.

You tell stories of our people through music.

I'm diving deep into one of Mexico's most storied, vibrant states.

You can find that one easy.

These and other shows from Arkansas, PBS are available with Passport on the PBS app and get your live action photos from the game at my r pbs.org.

Backslash Photos grab free downloads, have prints made.

These are a great championship keepsake.

I want all here in the bottom of the seventh inning between Mansfield and Riverside.

We knew Sydney this one would be a good one going in.

It has certainly delivered.

And for the lady rebels, they have up seven, eight, nine in Carlie, Jo Womack, Blakely Biggers and Bennett Durham with a chance to potentially walk it off against the Lady Tigers.

And in this game so far with the dominance that Edwards and Womack have displayed, it's also been the reason as to why we've got ones on the board is the free passes that were allowed on base and then just the timely hitting and execution to get their run across this portion of the lineup.

Edwards was able to strike out in order back in the inning.

They combined for six today for Womack, Biggers and Durham, the one who stays high to middle Carlie Joe Womack hitting north of 450 on the year 33 hits seven doubles.

So does have a little bit of pop here in these seven spot one home run on the year as well the 200 catch is the top part of the zone for a called strike.

I don't know about you silly, but in this situation if I'm a batter, I am not waiting for Edwards to walk me.

I'm coming out and I'm hunting being a tie ballgame, bottom of the seventh inning, being aggressive.

When that pitch shows up, the two one to Womack stays high three and one and four.

Womack to the patience of laying off of those three rise balls.

That is huge in this moment.

Yes, Edwards is issued for three passes.

Two of those came in the bottom of the sixth inning.

One of those Italy Qualls, ended up being the tying run.

And now a31 count to the leadoff hitter in Carlie Joe Womack shows but pulls back and it is another leadoff walk for the second consecutive inning.

And for Carlie Joe Womack being disciplined, not going after those rise balls.

Prior to that last pitch thrown, she took a practice swing.

She had her hands upset, extremely high, working on getting to the top part of the ball.

And that's the adjustments that you have to have to be made.

But the patience of getting on base there is huge.

Blakely Bigger stepping into the box has not recorded a sacrifice on the season.

You have to imagine that is going to be in play as she squares early pulls back runner on the move in the second in time as Riverside with the winning run standing just two bases away.

And let's take a look at this job by Carlie Joe Womack, the speed that she has, the good aggressive first step that goes down her 15th stolen base of the season, the first pitch straight to Biggers as she pulled back on the pitch for 12 hitter on the season with 23 RBI.

Both teams just one hit with the runner in scoring position today.

The want shows but popped up fallow to the scoring around the but the Bears got to be at the top part of the zone with a flatter barrel, a strong top hand to work above that rise ball No outs here in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Riverside runner on second.

That is the winning run in Carlie Joe Womack the two to Biggers on and missed Edwards her 14th strikeout of the day.

And for Allison Edwards it's the rise ball that does it again.

Let's take a look at this pitch.

It starts about chest high and for bigger was out in front got her barrel underneath it wasn't able to stay above the pitch and that's something about arise ball pitcher when you're facing you can't be out on your front foot in the hands can't drop down they've got to stay above the shoulder.

Bennett Durham standing in a pair of strikeouts today, Mansfield the only one to break through with two outs as Durham takes a called strike on the outside corner in the last inning, Riverside got a bit of a gift from Mansfield.

There was a passed ball that allowed Qualls to advance to third, this time Riverside trying to manufacture the winning run.

This one but caught no one at second.

But a great play by Whitaker over at first diving on the turf to pick it and for Whitaker to crash in and to secure this grab the ball popped up off of Durham's bat.

She gets her glove just underneath it.

That is a full out effort.

And so it was two away in the bottom of the seventh, the line up turning over for an alley.

Quarles here any meeting in the circle as coach even called out to talk to his infield coach Eakins with a couple of words for his offense as well.

But this is just a conversation, certainly, I would imagine, and you were to everyone know your assignment when the ball is put into play here, what we're doing two outs.

Don't worry about that runner on second.

You just get the first get us out into the eight get the out at first play Clayton defense make the routine play can be easier said than done in these big moments in so often the team that executes the smallest things in the big moments is the one that wins and none gets bigger than this two outs bottom of the seventh and Ali Qualls standing in the first pitch.

Take it for a call.

Strike Qualls for two today.

Struck out in the first flight, out in the third.

Walked and scored in the sixth.

The one just misses inside.

And both teams certainly with some opportunities.

Mansfield 11 runners left on base today.

They've had a handful in scoring position.

Meanwhile, Riverside, they've been able to get runners on, haven't been able to move them into scoring as frequently year.

The one one pull down the left side fell inches away from a potential walk off single.

And for Ainsley Quarles, interesting in the batter's box she has chosen to make the adjustment of scooting up in the box that does make the pitch feel faster.

But she's doing that so that she can ensure she's catching the ball before it breaks.

Being towards the middle of the back of the box, that's when you're playing with catching the ball as it breaks.

One to count the leadoff hitter for Riverside, Carli Jo Womack, the winning run is on second.

Edwards, the one to rise ball fouled back out of play.

It's a good pitch from Edwards, a better adjustment from Qualls and Qualls.

39 hits on the season 17 RBI, the one to lift it down the left field line but foul that a big swing by an alley.

QUARLES That is a huge swing by Quarles and it's all due to the adjustment that she made moving up in batter's box.

She is catching the rise ball right as it's breaking.

As you can see there, she gets her barrel to it right before the pitch actually starts to break, there's a huge swing like the one two again, all speed fouled away.

You had to know that was coming.

You didn't know the off speed coming after a few rise balls in a row.

We haven't seen Edwards go to it very often.

Hasn't needed to.

But when you have a player's soccer ball like that all the way down in this situation, you're getting an off speed all day.

Offspeed down and out.

Yes An absolute battle here inside the box between the junior and Ellie Quarles and the ace for Mansfield, Allison Edwards, who has been stellar today, 14 strikeouts, two hits, one run, trying to get her team into extras here is the one two Mrs. Low within two and two.

Well, you have a really busy day.

Good at bat here from Qualls in a pressure situation man Carlie Jo Womack standing on second She worked a leadoff walk, stole second, has been stranded there the two two foul back again.

And for Annalee Qualls, this is a quality at bat.

She's already sitting on the season at 58% quality at bats.

That just shows the grittiness and aggressiveness that she composes in the box quads for and would love to come through with a hit here.

Has Riverside trying to go back to back with the right see the two two popped out of play so Qualls continuing to work inside the box as this at bat now into double digits Mansfield struck in the fifth on a bases loaded walk.

Riverside manufactured a run in the sixth was Qualls, who scored the tying run 11th the pitch of the at bat.

The two two speed tapped to the left side runner on the move, Qualls to first got to Woodard, able to get Qualls by a step.

We will head to extra innings here on Farris Field.

It is one we go to the eighth inning.

You are watching the Centennial Bank, state baseball and softball championships on Arkansas PBS Sports Sports Civics education empowers us to be well-informed, active citizens and gives us the opportunity to change the world Our educators have created tools for parents and teachers to help guide and engage children through the civics process.

During this election year, discover ways to talk with your child about being a good citizen and how you can explore elections together with resources available at my Arkansas PBS Dawgs Civics for every moment, for every memory from that first car to your first home to your first child, and all the highs and lows that tomorrow might break for everything that matters most to you and your family.

There's someone right around the corner dedicated to helping you protect what you love.

Your local Farm Bureau Insurance agent.

Farm Bureau Insurance, Real service, real people.

One, two, three, four.

It's going to be a steal.

Some conversation here in the eighth inning between the coaching staff is Riverside thought had a two out single here's another look at it nice strong throw from short over the first Qualls making her way down the line the right foot on bag call on the field was out.

So it is what it is.

And you and I thought she was safe.

But matter matters.

Neither here nor there as we are in the top of the eighth inning.

So will play international tiebreak rules, which is start with a runner on second.

The last out of the inning is on second, but shown popped up to the left side.

Throw over the first thing gets away down the line.

Mansfield will score as Trinity comes across the plate in the top of the eighth inning.

Yeah, there may have been contact down the first base line as well as Trista was trying to get past second baseman and Eagan, who is ranging over to make the grab.

And if you are Riverside, it is, as of now, absolute heartbreak with the way the last innings have played out and the throw from Biggers and that is the left arm of Egan's going right into the helmet as there was a collision trying to get to the ball.

But the runner on first.

Now Mansfield has taken a21 lead and not made it.

You That was Kinley VanMeter who laid down the but it is on first as a result of the error.

So a12 count now to Shelby Fuller.

Womack misses inside to an out 50 if don't international Fuller for two today a groundout a pop up and a walk as it is a30 count now to Fuller Caleb Cox coming over to say a few words of encouragement to her pitcher.

And I've loved the leadership of Cox throughout the progression of this game three so called card strike at the knees.

Yeah Trinity Driscoll started the inning on second in international tie break rules.

Kinley VanMeter laid down the bunt swimmer up the middle.

It's all for the glove.

Everybody safe here?

Mansfield applying pressure in the top of the eighth inning.

And for Mansfield, they are finding a way to get the job done.

It all started with the ball by VanMeter and this ball that set back up the middle by Fuller For Claire Womack, that's kind of the in between her of Do I go for this or do I let it go through roll at the double play.

She tried to glove it.

It deflected off of her glove t.j. Egan's back out into the circle.

I talked to his team in the message you can see in there with his hands.

It's all calmed down a little bit and end of the seventh inning for Riverside and City.

Unfortunately, so often you see that bleed over into the field, especially in these high pressure situations, these high stakes games like a state championship.

Absolutely.

And it's very easy to start to get outside of yourself and being out on defense.

It's all about staying composed, staying the course.

And for him to go out there and have the conversation is exactly right.

Calm down.

We're going to get a shot at this, make the routine plays.

But we have been blessed with a slate of fantastic state championship games this weekend here on the campus of the University of Arkansas.

Taylor making state history, starting things off their seventh consecutive state title, Farmington Outlasting peerage bunt over to the left side fell last night.

It was a one and nothing win for Bentonville over Harper making their first ever state title appearance here in this two state championship.

We are in extras and there is still one more to go.

The three state final will happen tonight at 7:00.

They are one off the outside corner swung through and to and for Claire Womack she has made the adjustment as the game has progressed getting the ball more through the zone the two to London lifting snagged by Ridge throws it away into left center field.

Both runners will advance Ridge trying to double off the runner at second, but Cox could not get back to the bag in time.

So Mansfield able to move both runners in scoring position.

Take another look at this.

Swing this line, drive it in on her hands off of the handle.

And for Katie Ridge coming off of the baseline just a little bit that threw over to second to Cox to try to double it off tough play to make it turns the lineup over for Alison Edwards who has been walked in all four of her plate appearances can see first pitch swinging for a strike.

That's Kinsley Ward at the plate.

The two stays high Now.

So the the one two to ward takes that ball low, two and two.

So just to clarify, because there was a bit of confusion, Riverside went ahead and intentionally walked.

Alison Edwards So They went ahead and put her on first.

That is what brought Kinsley Ward to the plate.

So bases are loaded one away here in the top of the eighth inning, the two, two, two ward pot on the infield.

Eakins is there for out number two.

And that's a big pitch sweet sequence by Womack.

She was staying low in the zone with her drop.

Next.

She utilized a low rise ball once she was ahead in the count to get the fly out.

That is a huge moment with the bases being loaded and only one out Womack trying to limit the damage here in the top of the eighth inning, Trinity Trista, who is placed on second in international tie break, scored on a throwing error as that stays high and out for the first ball to embryo.

Whitaker Whitaker for three today a strikeout, a walk, a pop up and a fielder's choice and with international tie breaks in the you know as well as I do that one run never feels safe.

And it makes the difference, especially if you're able to get the bunt down and move the runner.

It makes all the difference in the world.

The Mansfield able to take a21 lead here in the top of the eighth inning, Claire Womack tried to work out a jam misses away two and one.

Womack, seven and two thirds innings pitched, four hits, two runs.

The two one lifted down the right field line and fell to Mansfield today, three for 17, with runners on just one for nine with runners in scoring position up and out three and two.

That will release the runners full count two outs here in the top of the eighth inning.

And this is a huge moment where one swing could bust this open a full count to the number three hitter for Mansfield.

The payoff down the middle line over the head of figures, third one, runners in the second run on the way the throw there but it squirts away as Mansfield plate two more on the two out RBI single off the bat of Andrea Whittaker, Kinley VanMeter and Shelby Fuller coming in to beat the throw.

It is a41 lead for the lady Tigers in this swing by Whitaker stepping up in a crucial moment, this pitch more down the heart of the plate.

She does just enough to get her barrel out front and driving it over the head of Biggers at third Edwards advancing to third on the play as Whittaker coming through with her first hit of the day.

First pitch, pop back Cole Smith for three, a pair of pop ups in the first and third walked in the fifth and a groundout in the seventh.

The one swung on and missed through the drop open to right.

And for Womack today, she has been an absolute workhorse for Riverside.

She has really been clutch and huge moments north of 150 pitches that one lifted playable in center field.

Qualls makes the catch.

We head to the bottom of the eighth inning, but Mansfield waits three in Extras.

The Lady Tigers lead it 4 to 1.

Riverside need three runs to keep their season alive.

You are watching the Centennial Bank, State Baseball and Softball Championships on Arkansas.

PBS Sports this month on Arkansas PBS.

Yes, I was actually right behind Jimi Hendrix's bellbottom there.

So the seventies fashion blocked your head out of that time.

From bondage to battle.

What do you make of him?

It changes the game for my family.

I wish the American public understood war.

The way warriors understand.

War is not just another job.

You're going in a hot area and someone's going to die.

Only on Arkansas PBS.

Looks like we have some new help in the marketing department absence.

High end to the IRA with every beauty.

I think you do to work on your wine budget.

How about you do it?

Family and customer.

Friends.

Family.

I know it can be a big DNC.

I help exit the body.

I blow to start.

If you love seeing these high school sports championships live and also on demand, please consider making a gift to Arkansas PBS today.

Go to my are pbs.org backslash donate or call 800 6622386.

In what has been a two and a half hour epic plating three in the top of the eighth inning, the lady tigers on the cusp of capturing their first state title since 2012.

All that is standing in their way.

Three outs against Riverside who will start with Annalee Qualls on second base.

She was called out to end the seventh inning.

So it will be Cox, Berry, Ridge and Womack.

And if you are Riverside and you need runs, there's no better place to be in your lineup than two, three or four.

Absolutely.

And With the production of Cox, Berry and Ridge, this is the perfect opportunity.

First pitch Mrs. High, the riverside with a need of more than one run.

So probably not in the position now to outs for positioning in terms of runners.

You have to stand in swing away, manufacture some runs needing the base sets here the base runners the one misses high hyde to UNO and in this moment being down by three runs it is patient at the plate playing off of the rise.

And when Edwards does bring it more through the middle of the zone, that's when you're in attack mode.

Hitters count it too.

I on the pitch count catches the inside corner for a called strike three.

The lady tigers have been so close so often walked off by Tuckerman in 2021 loss to Riverside last year in a one nothing pitcher's duel.

The two one rise ball lifted foul two into Allison Edwards has spun a gem seven complete innings, two hits one run it was earned, five walks, 14 strikeouts north of a hundred pitches here today for Edwards quite a bit for the two to take and low runner almost looked like she was going to go Qualls with a lead out at second the count runs full.

She was definitely in the middle of the base and looked like she was going to go.

It was a great read as the ball was low The zone.

But you don't want to run into an out in this situation.

So a full count to Cox with ball standing on second the payoff lifted into shallow center field VanMeter coming on makes the catch sitting just about five feet away from calls for first out And that's a huge moment right there Runner at second no outs to start the inning.

That is a huge moment getting that first out and brings to the plate Brooklynn Berry, who is one for three today singled in a first inning struck out in the third and popped out to Edwards in the sixth Riverside just two hits today.

One from Berry, the other was from Cox's Berry first pitch, swinging underneath the eyes that now you get the the one on what will be the 135th pitch of the day for Edwards rise ball swung underneath go into well they give you riverside you have to expect to see a steady diet of rice balls here they're going to continue to be arise balls to get the fly out of the swing and miss and you know, to talk about Edwards and Womack, they have been workhorses for their teams, not just today, but the entire season.

Riverside down to their final two outs.

The two lifted foul out of play in the best adjustment that I've seen today from this Riverside offense was in a league falls at the top of the lineup scooting up in the box such a solid adjustment that she made against Edwards to attack that rise ball cocks in battle mode two in the count runner on second here in the eighth, the pitch lifted fell out of place so back to back foul balls where there is milk and things.

Mansfield was the first team to score in the fifth inning.

They got a bases loaded walk to plate.

Ellis at Edwards Riverside answered back the sixth, it was Qualls, who worked a leadoff walk, stole second, moved to third on a passed ball and scored on the RBI single by Kayley Cox.

That is how we stayed until the top of the eighth inning where Mansfield got three runs at one to the backstop.

They're going to make Qualls go back to second.

They're going to say it hit Cox on the foot.

Let's take another look at this pitch.

Just diving down.

If I'm having to presume it strikes the back part of her back foot.

Let's take another look at this.

Looks as though it skims right across the shoelaces and no reaction from Cox, but she works her way down to first or rather, berry hit by pitch.

So Barry on first after hit by pitch, Qualls still on second as the last out of the seventh inning.

Katy Ridge for three.

A trio of strikeouts first pitch misses low it in it is tying run at the plate for the lady rebels and this is who you want if you're the lady rebels you want Katie Ridge at the plate with the power that's the power swing that she has bridge of 460 hitter 40 hits on the year swings through the rise ball.

They're one and one good of the 20 home runs on the season for Riverside Katie Ridge has 11 leading RBI producer 37 on the year but Edwards has had her number so far today.

The one one fouled back out to play to and for Katie Ridge throughout the progression of the three at bats that she's had a day now to four she has taken absolute hacks it's just the front side that's leaking out just a little bit that's causing her to not stay on that rise.

Ball got it.

For going to go down, swing and get your money's worth.

Riverside needing three runs to extend their season one away and a12 count to the four hole hitter lifted playable back behind short ward has it and now Mansfield just one out away from their first championship since 2012 and it will break to the plate.

Claire Womack And it's coming down to Claire Womack, who has just absolutely laid everything out there in the circle.

And we knew it was going to come down to the pitchers today.

And it is fitting that in the bottom of the eighth inning is Ace versus Ace, the first pitch off the outside corner for a ball is Womack.

for one today flew out in the fourth.

It has walked two, one in the second, one in the sixth.

And she represents the tying run.

Edwards backs off of the rubber is ready to go.

The one over Womack back up the middle and gets to go is going to be waved the throat of the plate.

Not in time as one that comes through with a two out RBI single.

Riverside's staying alive in for Claire.

Not today.

She's finding a way to stay alive.

For Riverside, that ball was driven back up the middle.

Let's take another look at the swing rise goal that she gets her barrel on top of driving it back up the middle.

Pass, Trista, to add another run to the board.

Qualls scores for the second time today.

And so now coming to the plate, Riley Eakins, the sophomore second baseman, the go ahead run first pitch rise ball stays up go that Egan's for two She walked in the second but struck out in the fourth in the sixth Brooklynn Barry is on second after being hit by a pitch.

Claire Womack on first with the RBI single.

The one out lifted fell out of play, one and one.

No more tense moments here at Ferris Field when Riverside trying to tie things up here in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Mansfield trying to avenge their state championship loss from a season ago and Egan steps out of the box and Edwards, the one one car, a strike on the outside corner and now Riverside down to the final strike of their season here you to the one two out stays outside tough take freaky ends with the count even at two all the once again Edwards steps off of the rubber Egan steps out of the box, the count two and two to the sophomore second baseman from Riverside Edwards.

The pitch lifted fell third base line unplayable as Egan stays alive, he gets second three bottom of the eighth inning, Riverside two one, trailing by two.

Egan's the winning run at the plate.

The two two lifted in way giving chase.

Nelson just runs out of room and he can barely staying alive and the hustle by Nelson and Smith you could see it in their eyes they wanted it they were ready to go after it.

But for Eakins she's battling she's throwing her punches and Edwards north of 150 pitches today, the two two call strike three on the outside corner.

And for the first time in more than a decade, the Mansfield Lady Tigers are the state champions.

And the excitement for Mansfield getting the state title.

It was the same scenario of last season.

They had a chance revenge and they did it.

They go down as a two way state champions all around, pitching performance by Allison Edwards.

And in it be the offense they dug in and they found a way to get the job done.

a42 win in extra innings for Mansfield behind a jab by Allison Edwards will step away here at Ferris Field.

But don't go anywhere.

We will be right back with the trophy presentation here on Arkansas PBS Sports, The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas.

Over 2500 team members across 17 local electric distribution, powering homes, farms and industry.

Somewhere across Arkansas.

We are the electric cooperatives of Arkansas Power and people looks like we have some new help in the marketing department.

Atkins High and Zero is everything.

AT&T, I thank you do your work on your been badgered how about you do.

Family and customer.

Friends family I know country is a very big GNC.

I very exited the buy When you choose Conway Regional you're choosing a health care partner rooted in your community with nine primary care locations in five counties.

We believe in building lasting relationships centered on trust and personalized care.

But our family care for yours, for every moment, for every memory, from that first car to your first home to your first child, and all the highs and lows that tomorrow break for everything that matters most to you and your family.

There's someone around the corner dedicated to helping protect what you love.

Your local Farm Bureau insurance agent.

Farm Bureau Insurance, Real service, real people, Southern Lofts and proud sponsor of Arkansas PBS.

It is our mission to tell your story by adding color with our furniture.

And that's my Southern loft is a different kind of furniture store.

For more information, go to my mother in law's com.

I'll do whatever it takes to protect my family and part of taking care of them is using a bank that takes care of us.

That's why I use Centennial Bank, a strong institution for an uncertain economy.

I know them and I trust them.

They have a strong financial foundation, which means that my money and our future is never in doubt.

Life is busy and there's plenty of things to worry about.

My bank isn't one of them.

Centennial Bank member, FDIC Equal housing lender at the New Orthopedic and Spine Hospital at UMass Health.

We are dedicated to providing Arkansans with a brighter future they deserve.

Thanks to you, I health.

I'm now pain free and I'm planning my next big trip.

Vaping costs over 1500 dollars.

Welcome back to Field.

As the Mansfield Lady Tigers captured the two state championship it's in the year is only fitting on a day where Alison Edwards was so dominant, the circle that she ended the game with her 15th strikeout of the day.

And for Alison Edwards, that she was she was dominant.

And for Mansfield, they were so close last season.

But this season they found a way to get the job done.

And this is how it happened in this fashion right here.

It was the fifth inning that really got things going with the bases loaded walk that got Mansfield on the board.

And then let's take a look at this.

It's just, you know, the play that was made over the head that's what got Riverside on the board.

And it's the eight inning, the ITB, it's the bunt that got down by VanMeter that was able to get things started the throw down the right field line that is what scored Trista and it was this big time single that was hit by Fuller to Drive in yet another run to add more run support and you could tell the excitement being in and it'd be one run in itself is enough to get the job done.

But then it was Womack she dug into in the game with a strikeout looking her 15th of the game and just to talk about a great career for Womack or excuse me, for Edwards and the rest of the team, Allison Edwards leading the Mansfield Tigers for their first state championship since 2012.

They had been so close, the time in the last four years.

The third time is the charm.

They are yours to a state's champions.

This one, nearly a three hour.

But don't go anywhere.

Coming up next, in less than 10 minutes, we will get started with the to a baseball state championship over at Bayer Stadium.

That is between Woodland and watch it off as we are inching closer to the final day of our state championships here for softball in baseball one a win for Mansfield, four two over the Riverside rebels in extra innings.

So for Cydney Bartlett, our entire Arkansas PBS crew here in Conway, Dori and Kraft sing so long from Ferris Field at Natalie Schoch Stadium, where the final score is.

Mansfield For Riverside to to.