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Challenger Baseball "Game Of The Week" Game 2
8/26/2025 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The Tierney Family Locomotives play the Wild Will's Saloon Streetcars.
In this Game Of the Week, The Tierney Family Locomotives play the Wild Will's Saloon Streetcars in the Syracuse Challenger Baseball adult league.
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Challenger Baseball "Game Of The Week" Game 2
8/26/2025 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
In this Game Of the Week, The Tierney Family Locomotives play the Wild Will's Saloon Streetcars in the Syracuse Challenger Baseball adult league.
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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> HELLO EVERYBODY AND WELCOME BACK TO SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL.
MY NAME IS SKIP CLARK AND IT'S BASEBALL LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER SEN IT BEFORE.
TODAY'S GAME FEATURES THE TIERNY FAMILY LOCOMOTIVES IN THE PURPLE TIE-DYE AND WILD WILL SALOON STREETCARS IN THE YELLOW TIE-DY.
FIRST AT THE PLATE, ALEX FOSTER FROM BREWERTON, NEW YORK.
A SWING AND A MISS.
UP THERE BY THE LAKE.
COACH BOB IS PITCHING.
HE GETS THE HIT AND HE IS OFF TO FIRST BASE.
ON DECK WE HAVE BOB PETERS.
AND HE IS GOING TO MAKE HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE AND A LITTLE ADVICE FROM THE COACH, AND HE IS RIGHT THERE READY TO TAKE OFF.
HI TO BOB PETERS.
BOB IS IN JAMESVILLE.
HE WANTS TO BE THE NEW YORK GOVERNOR.
YES, HE DOES.
MAYBE HE'S THINKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT POLITICS.
ALL RIGHT.
BOB PETERS AT THE PLATE.
JAY SPOONER IS ON DECK.
BOB GETS A HIT RIGHT AFTER THE BAT, MAKES HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST AND OF COURSE ALEX IS GOING TO MOVE UP TO SECOND BASE.
WE HAVE JAY SPOONER WORKING HIS WAY UP TO THE PLATE, FIRST AND SECOND BASES OCCUPIED AT THIS POINT.
JAY SPOONER IS AT THE BAT.
SO JAY WAITING FOR HIS PITCH.
A LITTLE HELP FROM THE COACH.
HE DID GET A HIT.
AND HE IS OFF TO FIRST BASE.
WE NOW HAVE BASES LOADED BY THE WAY.
NATE YAKUBU IS AT THE PLATE.
SO WE HAVE BASES LOADED.
A LITTLE BIT IN THE WAY OF COACHING.
NATE IS AT BAT, FROM EAST SYRACUSE NEW YORK.
HAS LOTS OF FRIENDS AND HE LOVES TO GIVE BIG HUGS.
A LITTLE HELP FROM THE COACH.
HE IS BATTING OFF THE TEE.
GOT A HIT RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
NICE EYE ON THE BALL.
HE KNOWS HE HAS TO MOVE DOWN TO FIRST.
AND BECAUSE THE BASES WERE LOADED, ALEX FOSTER IS GOING TO DUMB COME AROUND AND SCORE.
NOAH CHRISLER IS NEXT AND NOAH CHRYSLER KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE BALL AS COACH BOB THROWS THE PITCH.
A HIT RIGHT OFF THE BAT AND BOB PETERS IS GOING TO COME AROUND AND SCORE.
NOAH IS MAKING HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
WE HAVE QUINN DEALIA.
-- QUIN DELIA AT THE PLATE, GETTING A LITTLE INSTRUCTION AND SHE KNOWS HE HAS GOT TO HIT IT OFF THE T AND SHE DOES A GREAT JOB AT THAT AND THE BAT, HANDS THE BAT TO THE BAT BOY AND SHE S OFF TO FIRST BASE.
AND OF COURSE JAY SPOONER IS GOING TO COME AROUND AND SCORE, HIT THE PLATE, THERE YOU GO, ANOTHER RUN.
AT THE PLATE, ROBERT SNYDER, NAE YAKUBU IS ON THIRD BY THE WAY, ROBERT SNYDER KEEPING A CLOSE EE ON THAT.
HE SLAMS THAT BALL.
THAT BALL IS INTO THE OUTFIELD AND HE IS MOVING DOWN TO FIRST BASE AND, YEAH, NATE YAKUBU IS GOING TO SCORE.
SO AGAIN WE HAVE BASES LOADED.
SHAWN COTTER IS AT THE PLATE, NOAH CHRYSLER.
HE WAS THE PROM KING AT HIS JUNIOR PROM, SHAWN COTTER.
COACH BOB IS HIS HERO.
A POP FLY TO THE INFIELD AND ANOTHER RUN SCORING.
NOAH CHRYSLER COMES IN IS TO SCORE NOW BATTING AT THE PLATE T IS TEDDY HENRY.
TEDDY TELLS COACH BOB EXACTLY WHERE HE WANTS THAT BALL.
SEE THAT?
AND NOW HE GETS A HIT RIGHT OFF THE BAT, TOO.
HE IS EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE HE KNOWS THAT'S GOING TO BE A GRAND SLAM, WHICH MEANS QUIN, ROBERT AND SHAWN ARE ALL GOING O COME AROUND AND SCORE.
TEDDY IS GOING TO MAKE HIS WAY AROUND THE BASES AS WELL.
YOU SEE THE PURPLE TIE-DYE AS THEY SCORE THOSE RUNS.
ONE RIGHT AFTER ANOTHER AND THEE THEY ARE.
LIKE I SAID AT THE BEGINNING.
THIS IS BASEBALL LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ABLE O PLAY BASEBALL IS SOMETHING THEY HAVE ALWAYS DREAMED OF AND WE GIVE THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY.
HERE WE GO.
IT'S TIME FOR THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST, WE GOT WILD WILL'S SALOON STREETCARS.
YOU CAN SEE THE LINEUP ON YOUR SCREEN.
THE COACH IS TRAVIS TRUDELL.
ASSISTANT COACH IS LINDA LANCE AND VOLUNTEER KRISTINA LAGANA.
WE HAVE ALAINA KELCEY FROM KIRKVILLE.
SHE LOVES ANIMALS.
SHE HITS THAT RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF THAT T. SHE IS GOING TO MAKE HER WAY DON TO FIRST BASE.
NOW AT THE PLATE, YOU WILL SEE PERRY FINCH IN A MOMENT OR TWO.
SHE GETS DOWN TO FIRST AND HEADS TO SECOND VERY SOON.
PERRY LOVES THE SONG THRILLER FROM MICHAEL JACKSON, WHO DOESN'T.
AND HE LOVES THE BILLS.
PERRY IS GOING TO MICK HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
DON'T FORGET AT SECOND, WE HAVE ALAINA KELSEY AT SECOND.
PERRY ON FIRST AND AT THE PLATE, OF COURSE, WE ARE GOING TO SEE DANNY DAY YARD-- BAYARDI, HE LOVES HORSES AND THE COMPETITIO.
HE LOVES THE SYRACUSE METS.
DANNY IS AT THE PLATE.
HE GETS A HIT.
A LITTLE HELP WITH THE MENTOR AD HE IS MAKING HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
OF COURSE NOW AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE BASES LOADED.
SAMUEL RAMSEY FROM SYRACUSE WANS TO MOVE TO FLORIDA.
I GUESS IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT TIME OF THE YEAR IT IS.
I CAN'T SAY I BLAME HIM THERE.
ALL A GOOD THING.
I DON'T KNOW WHY HE WOULD WANT O MOVE BECAUSE WE HAVE CHALLENGER BASEBALL RIGHT HERE, ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY, IF NOT THE BEST.
HE IS MAKING HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE AND ALAINA KELSEY IS GOING TO COME AROUND AND SCORE AND AT THE PLATE NOW YOU WILL SE JESSE MANN FROM SYRACUSE.
THEY DID A NEWS SEGMENT ABOUT HS WEIGHT LIFTING AE.
CHOOS.
IT WAS PRETTY COOL.
DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAUGHT THAT OR NOT.
HE CAN SWING THAT BASE, TOO.
HE IS MAKING HIS WAY TO FIRST BASE.
PERRY FINCH IS GOING TO SCORE.
HITS THAT PLATE AND THAT'S ANOTHER RUN FOR THE YELLOW TIE-DYE TEAM.
NEXT NEXT IS MATTHEW MOREY.
HE IS A DWIN.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT.
NOW WE GOT A HIT.
THE BAT GOES FLYING.
HE GOES FLYING TO FIRST.
AND DANNY BAYARDI IS GOING TO SCORE.
AND NOW WE GOT EDDIE KOEHL WHO LOVES WHAT I LOVE THE CHICKEN TENDERS AND FRIES.
SONIC THE HEDGE HEDGEHOG IS HIS HERO.
THAT WAS A GOOD MOVIE, TOO.
RIGHT OFF THE BAT, HE FLIES TO FIRST.
AND SAM RAMSEY, SAMUEL RAMSEY IS GOING TO SCORE ON THAT.
NOW BATTING, CONNER STRONG.
CONNOR HAILS FROM EAST SYRACUSE.
HE LOVES THE EAGLES, FLY WITH TE EAGLES.
BILL NYE IS HIS HERO.
SO CONNOR IS AT THE PLATE.
DON'T FORGET GASSY MANN IS ON THIRD-- JESSE MAN IS ON THIRD.
ANOTHER HIT RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
HE IS MOVING DOWN TO FIRST, OF COURSE, AND JESSE MANN IS GOING TO SCORE.
NOW BATTING AND AT AT THE PLATE, OF COURSE, JOSHUA NOWLIN FROM CHICAGO.
HERE WE G. LET'S SEE WHAT HE DOES.
AND THAT'S AN OVERHAND PITCH AND HE GETS A HIT RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
GOING UP TO THE THIRD BASEMAN AND, YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE MATTHEW MOREY IS GOING TO SCORE ON THAT.
JUSTIN MINNEY FROM LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK IS AT THE PLATE.
HE LOVES "EVIL LIKE ME" FROM THE DESCENDANTS IS HIS FAVORITE SON.
HE HAS HIS ASSOCIATES DEGREE FRM CAYUGA COLLEGE.
HE IS GOING RIGHT OFF THE BAT TO THE SHORTSTOP.
EDDIE KOEHL IS GOING TO BE SCORING AND AT THE PLATE, IT'S MOIRA ROSE CAROTHERS AND CONNER STRONG AT THIRD BASE.
SO WHAT A SWING.
THAT BALL WENT ALL THE WAY TO TE OUTFIELD AND SHE MADE HER WAY DOWN TO FIRST.
THAT WAS QUICK.
AND THAT WAS PRETTY AWESOME.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE CONNOR STRONG SCORED ON THAT.
WE HAVE T.J. TRUDELL FROM CICER, NEW YORK.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS SO AWESOME.
WHO IS YOUR HERO?
AND IT'S MOM.
AND ANOTHER GOOD HIT.
THAT WENT DOWN TO THE THIRD BASEMAN MAKING HIS WAY-- HE WILL MAKE IT ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BASES.
YOU HAVE JOSHUA SCORING.
MOYER MOYER IS GOING TO-- MOIRA ROSE CAROTHERS IS GOING TO SCORE AND JUSTIN MINI IS GOING TO SCORE.
THAT'S A GRAND SLAM AND WE GOT THE GRAND SLAM OF PLAYERS HERE CHALLENGER BASEBALL.
YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THEM SCORING.
WE ARE ROLLING TO THE TOP OF THE SECOND.
TEDDY HENRY FROM SYRACUSE HAS AN EYE ON THE PITCHER, SWING AND A MISS.
AND HE KNOWS.
THAT'S WHAT HE WAS WAITING FOR.
HE'S GOT HIMSELF A HIT OFF THE END OF THE BAT.
MAKES HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST BAS.
AT THE PLATE NOW BATTING, JAY SPOONER.
JAY SPOONER AT THE PLATE.
A LITTLE INSTRUCTION.
WHERE TO STAND AND HOW TO HOLD THE BAT.
DOING A GREAT JOB AT THAT.
HE'S GOT THE T. GOING TO PLACE THE BALL ON TOP F THE T, OF COURSE AND IT WENT, THERE IT GOES.
HE IS GOING DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
WAY TO GO, JAY.
EXCELLENT.
AND AT THE PLATE NOW BATTING, IT WILL BE ALEX -- THE SECOND BASEMAN.
WAY TO GO ALEX, ANOTHER GREAT HIT.
WE GOT BOB PETERS AT THE PLATE.
BOB HAILS FROM JAMESVILLE NEW YORK AND DON'T FORGET TEDDY HENRY HAS MADE HIS WAY ALL THE WAY TO THIRD BASE AT THIS POINT.
HE GETS A HIT.
GOING UP TO THE PITCHER BUT HE HAS PLENTY OF TIME TO GET DOWN O FIRST BASE.
AND TEDDY HENRY IS GOING TO COME IN AND SCORE ON THAT.
TEDDY IS MAKING HIS WAY TO HOME PLATE RIGHT NOW.
THERE IS THE SCORE, GREAT JOB, TEDDY.
AWESOME JOB BOB PETERS.
AT THE PLATE WE HAVE BRIAN COLE.
AND BRIAN SAYS NO, I DIDN'T GET THAT.
SO HE IS GOING TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER PITCH.
AND HERE WE GO.
HE GOT IT AND HE MAKES HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST.
A LITTLE INSTRUCTION AT FIRST BASE AND AT THE PLATE, IT'S NATE YAKUBU.
KEEP IN MIND, ALEX FOSTER IS ON THIRD.
NATE FROM EAST SYRACUSE NEW YOR, SOME INSTRUCTION AND YOU GOT TO LOVE IT WHEN THE MENTORS AND PARENTS ALL GET OUT THERE AND THEY HELP.
HE KNOWS HE HAS TO HIT THE BALL OFF THE T AND HE DID A GREAT JOB AT THAT.
NATAL EXCOMMING AROUND TO SCORE.
OF COURSE THAT'S ANOTHER RUN FOR THE PURPLE TIE-DYE.
SO NOW AT THE PLATE, NOAH CHRYSLER AND BOB PETERS TB ON THIRD, HE HAS THE BALL ON HIS SHOULDER.
THE SWING THAT CONNECTS WITH THE BALL.
THE BALL FLIES OUT TO THE OUTFIELD BEHIND THIRD BASE.
BOB PETERS IS GOING TO COME AROUND AND SCORE ON THAT GREAT HIT.
WAY TO GO, GREAT JOB NOAH.
WE HAVE QUIN DELIA NOW BATTING, QUIN DELIA AND, OF COURSE, SHE TAKES A LOOK AT THE BALL ON THET AND SHE GETS A HIT RIGHT OFF THE BAT AND SHE IS GOING TO BE MOVIG DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
AND GREAT JOB, YOUNG LADY.
THAT IS SO AWESOME.
SO AWESOME.
IN JUST A MOMENT, OF COURSE, WE'LL WILL HAVE ROBERT SNYDER AT THE PLATE, SHAWN COULD THE COTTR ON DECK AND NATE WILL BE ON THID BASE.
MAKING HER WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.
WE HAVE ROBERT SNYDER.
WE GOT NATE ON THIRD.
A SWING.
POWERFUL SWING.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU DON'T WANT TO BE CLOSE TO, IF YU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
THAT WAS EXCELLENT.
NOW HE KNOWS.
HE KNOWS WHAT HE WANTS IN THE WY OF A PITCH AND HE GOT IT AND HE IS MAKING HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
OF COURSE NATE IS GOING TO COME AROUND AND SCORE AND THAT'S ANOTHER RUN FOR THE PURPLE TIE-DYE.
AND AT THE PLATE, SHAWN COTTER AND DON'T FORGET WE HAVE BASES LOADED AT THIS POINT.
SHAWN COTTER AT THE PLATE.
SHAWN LIVES IN CHITTENANGO, OF COURSE, AND I KNOW SHAWN, PRACTICE SWINGS, LOOSEN UP THE MUSCLES IN HIS ARM AND HE IS READY FOR THE FIRST PITCH.
HE KNOWS WHAT HE WANTS AND I THINK HE IS GOING TO GET IT.
COACH BOB TAKING AIM AND COACH BOB THROWS AND THERE YOU GO.
SEAN GETS A HIT.
HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTED.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A GRAND SLAM.
WHAT A GREAT HIT.
GOT NOAH, QUIN AND ROBERT ARE AL GOING TO COME AROUND AND SCORE S WELL AS SHAWN.
THAT WHAT IS WE CALL A GRAND SLANL.
ALL RIGHT.
THERE WE GSM THE RUNS ARE SCORING.
WE ARE GOING TO THROW IT TO JACK MANNION FOR A LITTLE BIT OF AN INTERVIEW.
>> HOW IS IT GOING WCNY?
WE ARE BACK AT IT AGAIN WITH SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL.
I'M JACK MANNION HERE WITH... >> SHAWN COTTER.
>>... >> MARY LOU COTTER.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN.
SHAWN, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING BASEBALL FOR?
>> SEVEN YEARS.
>> SEVEN YEARS.
>> AND WHO INSPIRED YOU, WHO MOTIVATED YOU TO PLAY THE GAME F BASEBALL AND WHY?
>> I THINK WHAT, MAYBE DAD?
>> DAD.
I LIKE BASEBALL.
BECAUSE OF DAD.
>> AND WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE PLAYER OR THIRD BASEMAN IN THE MAJORS?
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY FAVORITE PLAYER?
I DON'T THINK WE KNOW ANY.
WHAT DO WE LIKE TO DO, SHAWN?
WHAT DO YOU LIKE DO?
YOU LIKE SEE THE METS.
>> YEAH, YEAH, THE METS.
>> YOU LIKE SYRACUSE METS?
>> YEP.
>> DO YOU THINK THEY'RE THE GREATEST SHOW ON DIRT?
>> YEAH YEAH YEP.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU, SHAWN.
>> AND NOW BACK TO SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL, GREAT INTERVIEW.
WE ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND.
ALAYNA KELSEY AT THE PLATE.
SHE IS FROM KIRKVILLE, NEW YORK.
AND ALAYNA GETS A HIT RIGHT OFF THE T. AND THERE IT IS.
MAN, I'LL TELL YOU, HER IOWAS RIGHT ON THAT BALL.
KNEW EXACTLY WHERE SHE HAD TO HT IT.
SHE IS HEADING DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
PERRY FINCH NOW AT THE PLATE.
AS THEY WOULD SAY AT THE METS GAME, BECAUSE I DO THAT ON OCCASION, NOW BATTING PERRY PINCH.
SHE GETS DOWN TO FIRST BASE AT THE PLATE.
IT'S PERRY, DANNY BAYARDI.
ON DECK.
PERRY LIVES IN NORTH SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.
HE HAS GOT THE BAT UP, WAITING FOR THE PITCH AND THE PITCH COMS IN AND IT WAS A SWING AND A MISS AND NOW HE GOT IT.
HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTED S WELL AND PERRY IS GOING TO MOTOR ON DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
DANNY BAYARDI WILL BE AT THE PLATE.
ALL RIGHT.
SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL.
AS I SAID IN THE BEGINNING, THIS IS BASEBALL LIKE HAVE YOU NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
AND TO GIVE THESE KIDS THIS OPPORTUNITY IS LIKE NO OTHER.
DANNY BAYARDI OUT OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.
HERE WE GO.
ALL RIGHT.
A LITTLE HELP.
HE KNOWS WHAT HE WANTS AS WELL AND HE GETS A GREAT HIT OFF THAT BAT.
HE KNOWS HE'S GOT TO GO DOWN TO FIRST TO SEE THE SMILES, TO SEE THE EXCITEMENT AS THEY MAKE THER WAY TO THE BASES.
THERE IS NOTHING BETTER, MY FRIEND.
AT THE PLATE, SAMUEL RAMSEY.
HE IS FROM SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.
SAM, A LITTLE SWING AND A MISS BUT, YEAH... NO, BOY, HE MISSED, SWING AND A MISS AGAIN BUT HE HS HIS EYE ON THE BALL THIS TIME.
HE GOT A GREAT HIT.
SAM IS GOING RUN DOWN TO FIRST, ALAYNA IS GOING TO SCORE ON THA.
EXCELLENT JOB.
EXCELLENT JOB.
NOW BATTING, IT WILL BE JESSE MANN.
PERRY FINCH IS ON THIRD ALREADY.
JESSIE LIVING IN SYRACUSE.
WAITING FOR THE RIGHT PITCH.
THERE WE GO.
THERE, COACH TRUDELL THROW SOMETHING GREAT PITCHES THERE AD OF COURSE, JESSIE MAKES HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
AND WE GOT MATTHEW MOREY AT THE PLATE.
DANNY BAYARDI IS GOING TO BE ON THIRD.
ALL RIGHT.
THE EXCITEMENT IS JUST-- TO HEAR THE CROWD, IS AWESOME.
>> MATTHEW MOREY, DANNY BAYARDI IS ON THIRD AS I MENTIONED.
WAITING FOR HIS PITCH.
HE GOT THAT RIGHT OFF THE BAT, O TO SPEAK AND HE MOVES DOWN TO FIRST BASE AND OF COURSE DANNY BAYARDI IS GOING TO SCORE.
LOOK AT DANNY GO.
TOUCHES HOME PLATE.
ANOTHER RUN FOR THE YELLOW TIE TIE-DYE.
EDDIE KOEHL IS AT THE PLATE, SAMUEL RAMSEY ON THIRD.
EDDIE IS GIVING A PRACTICE SWIN.
HE SAYS HE IS GOING TO KILL THE BALL.
HE IS GOING TO HIT THIS.
AND COACH TRUDELL.
ALL RIGHT, A LITTLE OVERHAND PITCH.
AND I TOLD YOU.
THERE IT GOES.
I KNOW WHAT HE CAN DO AND I'VE SEEN HIM DO IT.
AND HE IS MAKING HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
OF COURSE SAM RAMSEY IS GOING TO SCORE ON THAT.
NOW BATTING, HIS NAME IS CONNOR STRONG, COMES FROM EAST SYRACUS, NEW YORK, YOU GOT JESSIE MANN ON THIRD BASE AND HE GETS A HIT AND GOES RIGHT BACK UP TO THE PITCHR BUT HE'S GOT PLENTY OF TIME TO GET TO FIRST BASE.
JESSIE MANN IS GOING TO COME AROUND AND SCORE ON THAT.
GREAT JOB.
JOSHUA NOWLIN AT THE PLATE.
JOSHUA COMES ALL THE WAY FROM CHICAGO, RELOCATED TO CENTRAL NEW YORK.
AND A SWING AND THERE IT WAS.
THERE IT IS AND THERE IT GOES.
SO HE IS MAKING HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
MATTHEW MOREY IS GOING TO SCORE ON THAT.
NOW AT THE PLATE IS JUSTIN MINNEY, JUSTIN FROM LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK.
JUST DOWN THE ROAD.
HE IS WAITING FOR THE RIGHT PITH BUT HE IS SWINGING AT THOSE.
AND WE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO CONNECT WITH THAT AS WELL AND GOES UP TO THE SHORTSTOP.
HE MAKES HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
EDDIE KOEHL IS GOING TO SCORE ON THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
MOIRA ROSE CAROTHERS, MAN, WHATA SWING SHE HAS.
SHE JUST, YOU KNOW, SHE WANTS TO CONNECT WITH THAT.
I'M AFRAID IF SHE CONNECTS WITH THAT, IT COULD GO OVER THE FENC.
WE'LL SEE.
A POP-UP AND IT GOES OUT TO, IT LOOKS LIKE IT WENT TO THE SHORTSTOP BUT WOW, SHE FLEW DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
CONNOR STRONG IS FLYING INTO HOE PLATE AS WELL.
AND NOW AT THE PLATE IS T.J. TRUDELL BUT BEFORE WE SEE HIM BAT, WE ARE GOING TO SEND IT OUT TO THE FIELD FOR A LITTLE INTERESTING TIDBIT ABOUT T.J. >> T.J. IS A GENTLE GIANT.
YOU LOVE THE MOVIES, RIGHT?
>> I LOVE MOVIES.
>> HE LOVES MAKING HIS VIDEOS.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
I WANT TO BE A MOVIE-- TO MAKING THEM TO ACTOR AT ALL THE STUDIO.
>> YOU WANT TO BE AN ACTOR AND DIRECTOR IN ALL THE STUDIOS?
>> HE IS THE HAPPIEST KID YOU WILL EVER MEET.
>> RIGHT?
>> YES, RIGHT.
>> THIS IS OUR 13th YEAR OF CHALLENGER BASEBALL.
IT'S BEEN VERY MEMORABLE AND REWARDING EXPERIENCE.
I WAS A COMPETITIVE ATHLETE A LONG TIME AGO.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
YOU SEE PURE JOY.
THERE IS NO COMPETITIVE ANIMOSITY.
THERE IS NO FIGHTING FOR WHO IS BATTING WHERE OR THERE IS NO PARENTAL POLICKING TO GET THEIR KID SOMETHING HIGHER.
HAPPINESS IS JUST PLAYING THE GAIL.
SPORTS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIG PAT OF MY LIFE.
IT STILL IS.
I COACH COMPETITIVELY OTHER SPORTS.
IT'S A HUGE PART OF WHO I AM.
AND I'M ABLE TO SHARE IT WITH MY SON, WHICH MAYBE A GENERATION AO WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A POSSIBILIT.
HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN JUST PUSHED O THE SIDE.
TODAY I CAN SHARE THIS PASSION I HAVE FOR ATHLETICS WITH HIM.
[ CHEERING ] AS A PARENT OF A TYPICAL KID AS WELL, WE DIDN'T KNOW THIS COMMUNITY EXISTED.
NOW THAT WE ARE INTO IT, WE COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR SOME OF THE PEOPLE WE HAVE MET THAT HAVE HELPED US IN OUR TIMES OF NEED WHEN WE HAVE NEEDED SOME GUIDANCE WHETHER IT BE SERVICES HE NEEDS, PROGRAMS LIKE THIS.
WE FOUND OUT THAT WAY WITH THEM.
EVERYBODY NEEDS A HAND AT SOME POINT.
WE ALL HAVE STRENGTHS, RIGHT?
RAISE YOUR HAND, GOOD JOB.
HELP EACH OTHER.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO AND WHAT AND EVERYBODY ELSE DOES AS WELL.
>> T.V.
TRUDELL CONNECTS WITH THAT BALL.
IT'S A GRAND SLAM AND JOSHUA AND JUSTIN, MOIRA ARE ALL GOING TO SCORE.
LOOK AT HER GO, TOO.
THE HUSTLE WITH THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, JUST PHENOMENAL.
THEY ALL SCORE ON THAT.
IT IS PHENOMENAL.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT'S A WRAP FROM CARRIER PARK.
I'M SKIP CLARK.
GLAD TO BE THE HOST FOR THIS.
HOPE YOU JOIN US FOR NEXT WEEK'S COVERAGE OF THE SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL.
TO BELIEVE IN AMERICA IS TO BELIEVE IN POSSIBILITY.
POSSIBILITY WORTH FIGHTING FOR.
>> THE POSSIBILITY OF A DIFFERET KIND OF WORLD.
AMERICA IS PREDICATED ON AN IDE.
EVERYTHING THAT WE BELIEVE IN COMES OUT OF THE REVOLUTION.
OUR IDEAS OF LIBERTY...
EQUALITY...
IT'S THE DEFINING EVENT OF OUR HISTORY.
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT SERVED AS A MODEL AROUD THE WORLD.
>> THESE ARE NOT ENGLISH LIBERTIES.
THESE ARE TRANSCENDENT LIBERTIE.
THESE ARE LIBERTIES THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE BY THE NATURE F BEING HUMAN.
>> THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION CHANGED THE WORLD.
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