and logan pierce is going to the mound -- bobby pierce is going to the mound, and he will have a word with tyler ray. may need a few more pitch to get ready, but he is close. bobby pierce told us right before the game he want ray to get into the 6th or 7th. he felt like if he could get 6 good innings out of tyler ray, that would be enough today, or at least propel troy into the victory. >> yes. they wanted to give the bullpen some extra time and also be able to go out there and talk to ray, and kind of get him locked in and focused, to realize look n is the situation, this is who is at the plate, this is how we are going to pitch them, and if it doesn't washing out, this is -- doesn't work out, this is who is on deck and how we will do it. they realize it. and bounced out there to

fujita. the 2nd baseman , fujita, is on the edge of the portion of this serve. and the outfield is deep, too, for brown, although he has only one run this year. they are specially deep on the right side, infield and outfield for brown. >> of course, they always play deep here in right field. with the big wall behind you, you just charge everything. it is 3:10 to the power rally. only 7 feet high, and 30 feet high above the score board.

there is a look at the angular riddle-pace field. i really like this ballpark. parks has a nice old time feel, even though sit in a modern way. the hold timers weren't .330's on the line, .405 and center. they all had different angles. that is kind of how this ballpark is. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors for the arkansas - little rock. 3 runs, 5 hits and a costly error for troy. hitter's count to brown w a tying run to 2nd base. and that nipped him t. 3rd batter that tyler ray has hit with a pitch.

>> he dentally was very careful. -- definitely were very careful. face open, crucial spot right here. and they will take their chances down the line right here with tim emmons. 2 out, 2 on. the go ahead run is at 1st base. and emmons has been hit by a pitch, and fujita threw him out. as his last at-bat, he had another chance. and tyler ray made a big pitch when he needed it. and the trojans at the arkansas - little rock, lead 2 on base. move 2 to the bottom of the 6th. arka- ttle rock, 2.

troy leads, 3-2. we had two tight ball games in the last week. >> yes, we really have. give little rock a lot of credit. they game back. their head coach is a fiery guy. he didn't let it get away from him. now it think it may go down to the final inning. both teams looking to move

up in the conference. western kentucky nearly unbeatable at this point. and south alabama, top two team in the league so far. >> this league, so top easy turvy. i think the standings will fluctuate a big amount. 5-5 coming in today. they are better team than that. they will have something to say about who win it is title before this season is over with. yes, and the championship will be played in murfreesboro, tennessee. 2 balls and a strike on boil boil.

and he has battled. the throw is a good one. and park park, who normally plays 1st base, plays beautiful and guns it down. >> if you hit it too well on the line, tough hustle for just a second. a fantastic throw and both people missed 2nd base. excellent job by houston. right there, stays with it.

able to box out, like a basketball play, the base. and a great play on hoyle. >> and that was brock feldmann, over in shortstop that covered the ball. right back to the circle. the under hand toss. over to fujita. >> and talk about an exciting element of this park. usually that is a double to right field, kind of a routine play. instead, with the high wall, it adds an element of excitement. then you throw in the artificial surface that. is not dirt. it looks like dirt, it is painted dirt, but it is an artificial surface. you have to slide extra early or you will slide right past the base. and jake sullivan, hits it all the way, and it leaves the

park. for the first time this year, hits one out of the bag park. [ applause ] >> jake sullivan does great behind the plate. he is in there, a lefty hitter. his power is the left center, and that is what he did. he went the opposite way with it and was able to drive that ball out to left field. and todd mcrae hits past the left-handed pictures b they are in tune there. and casey mccollum there, could not come up with it. and steven rosado keep it is inning alive. little rock fortunate to

have an out. that keep of throw by parks prevented an extra run and a homer. 8 hits now for the troy trojans. and this brings us back to the top of the order and adam bryant, who was 0-2 this afternoon. the bottom part of the order has been effective. sullivan has been on 3 times, walked, singled and homers. and rosado has been on, 2 run scored. and for the first time, the troy trojans have a little bit of breathing room! >> yes. this is one of those sliders, kind of flips up a little breaking ball, didn't break at really fly. pretty good hitter, nice play in bryant bryant. and adam bryant deposited

into deep right center field, and whether he have a new pitcher here. so, daniel golden leads in the bottom of the 6:00. he was shaky in the first, like wise in the second, then settled in, but troy mounted a 2-out rally, and steven rosado will be the new pitcher rosado, will be the new pitcher rosado, the

5-2, the trojans have the lead. struck out 18 on the season.

and graziano, here are more numbers on him. 31 hits. that is a bunch. a junior college transfer. from oklahoma city, oklahoma. went to connors college. coming here to try to get out of the inning. fell apart pretty quickly for daniel golden. he ran out of gas in the bottom of the 6th. and rosado has averaged nearly a strikeout per inning, and a hit-and-a-half per inning. he will try to get the 3rd out here in the 6th. and he is facing the hottest troy hitter at the moment, steven felix. he has homered, singled, and fouled out four home run this

is week for steven felix. golden went 5-2/3, allowed 5 hits, 2 runs. 4 of them earned. he walked 4 and did not strike out a batter. 2-0 to steven felix. rivera is on deck for the troy trojans, who with a win today, would go to 4-4 in the league. there you see, a little on the arm, all taped up. we would have a story in fujita would run to the other dug out and take up opposition to

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brock feldmann, is retired. >> top of the 6th, ray looked to be maybe a batter away from exiting the games. but he is out there. they want to extend him as long as they possibly can to

is a pitcher's pitch. not for ray, a little breaking ball inside corner. johnson thought it was inside. watch the pitch. it wandered away. i think johnson may have had a little gripe there. that pitch a little inside, because, hey, when you have been around the plate all day long, you get the breaks. he has not hit a batter, but he has nipped all three batters. and casey mccollum, one for 3. singled in the 5th. fast forward off the handle. that is a souvenir. do you remember as a youngster

doing to the battle park and chasing down foul balls? i can still here the brick address system, turn that ball in for a snow cone. >> yes. when you use today get a little turn it in for a free coke or hot dog, there was always a little added incentive. they don't do that anymore. the guys get to keep them. now all the schools have big budgets. they can keep the foul balls. that one rattled around in the dugout, in the bullpen. i turned turn in many as a kid, because we reduced them on the weekends. -- we used them on the weekends. >> and johnson hit to killingsworth. right, now back at the top with mccollum. he looked a little jumpy today with the pitch from ray. ray has kept him off balance. he want that had one. you know, there is pretty much

a secondary market in the baseball now. they run what, $75 or $80 for a good dozen? pitchers get a little agreedy. you get a call from the umpire and a batter for 4, you want it every time. he want that had one, as well, but it brings us to a full count. you start bagging too much, the umpires don't like it too much when you start bagging. usually it also means you are nearing the end of your day when you start bagging for pitches. the 3-2 pitch, driven to center field. rosado doesn't have to move much. a 1-2-3 inning in the 7th for tyler ray. take a long, leashly stretch

5-2, troy leads. let's look in the rear viewmore

and show you how we got here. >> houston deposited this for a 1-0 little rock lead. right in the bottom half, felix comes back and drive it is 4th homer of the week to tie it up. still in the 1st inning , double in the riddle-pace field to take a 2-1 lead. then this play by rowell leads to a run. 3-2 at that point in the game. later in the set, jake sullivan, hits his first homer of the year out to left field, and that is where we are at right now. 5-2. the troy trojans on top of little rock. and tyler ray is still pitching for troy. arkansas - little rock has gone to bullpen. and garret graziano is on for his complete inning of relief.

will face with derrick and whitley. that is somewhere we are now. >> the best pitch of the day so far. right here. excellent pitch, especially with 2 strikes on a hitter. started out and dropped all the way down. troy has been making contact today. that is the first strikeout by the arkansas - little rock pitching staff. and graziano seems to be on to something with the breaking ball. gets in and out front of

ditthardt. ryan has been a good hitter all season long. 1-3 today. 6 homers, 22 driven in. and with his 37 hits, he is at the top of the trojans list. 1-1. and bore in on him. did he swing? it is a strike. >> take a look right here. now, he checked it. i think he did go around. we will see. did they call a strike? they did. >> it did start to point toward 2nd base, and that is all that has to happen. behind the gag. the long throw is a good one from mccollum. 2 outs. take a look right here. that is a difficult play, and

a very good one by mccollum. that is the deepest throw on the diamond to 3rd base. right on the money. whitley will try to get something started with 2 outs. and nate brown, down in center field, and a 1, 2, 3 innings for garret graziano.

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