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Speaker 1 (00:02):
On the Bulldog Sports Network from Learfield.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
This is the Bulldog Baseball Hour, brought to you by
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official soft drink of Fresno State Athletics. Live from the
Crow in Wolf tap Room in Clovis. Here's your host,
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the voice of the Bulldogs, Paul Leffler.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Well, good evening. We're here Crowing Wolf in Clovis.
Speaker 4 (00:32):
It's our last Bulldog Baseball Hour of the season because
the Diamond Dogs are coming up on their last home
weekend of the season Friday at six Saturday at three
Sunday at one against the Spartans of San Jose State
Presno State, part of a three way tie atop the
Mountain West. So the Dogs could use your support this
weekend Friday at six Saturday at three Sunday at one tonight,
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we're over here off of Herndon at one sixty eight
at Crow and Wolf where they've opened up the doors
shown at some of that sunshine and also giving us
a look at the food trucks who are here tonight.
Colorado Grill here with their burgers and fries, pizza Yolo
in the house as well. Of course, you can come
inside to order whatever you want that's on tap here
at Crow and Wolf. Just off a Herndon in one
sixty eight, and be careful while you're driving over here.
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You may run into a big mass of people who
are doing something very special tonight, marching in support of
those who have fallen in the service of our country.
An organization called Carry the Load is walking through Clovis tonight.
You'd like to learn more about that, go to Carry
the Load dot org. Coach Ryan Overland is with us year.
We're gonna have a couple of his players, Bobby Blandford
and Sky Collins join us a little bit later on,
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and Coach, looks like one of your old.
Speaker 3 (01:38):
Teammates decided to show up tonight as well.
Speaker 4 (01:40):
You think he's got a swing or two in him
for this weekend if you can fit him in a uniform.
Speaker 5 (01:45):
We've seen Tommy try to get back out there a
couple of times. I think he's retired that the suite
left hand swing with the all time home run record
as a Bulldog.
Speaker 4 (01:54):
Yeah, Tom Bendots, if you've got one of his baseball
cards rolling around. Maybe you can bring it out here
have him sign it for you. He likes to collect
those two. Maybe that's what I should ask him. What's
the favorite baseball card in his collection?
Speaker 5 (02:06):
Well, that's a whole show in itself. Always got the
biggest card collection I've ever seen.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Have you ever tried to trade him for something that
you didn't have?
Speaker 5 (02:16):
I have nothing of value to compare with with what
he's got, that's for sure.
Speaker 4 (02:23):
Big weekend coming up, and you've got six games left
in the regular season. How would you describe for maybe
especially for people who are just figuring out, Hey, it's
college baseball season. Now, the college baseball season is almost over.
Why should they come out to the yard this weekend?
Six o'clock Friday, three o'clock Saturday, or one o'clock Sunday.
Speaker 5 (02:44):
Oh, it's a gigantic weekend for us. And you know,
having the opportunity coming down the stretch here these last
two weekends of the season and the three way tie
for first place. And like we told the team yesterday,
there's about two hundred and fifty two hundred and sixty
teams in the country that would be dying to be
an first place and have a chance to be playing
for a championship here coming down the stretch and last
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opportunity to do it on our home field. That we've
done a really good job to this point, taken care
of being ten and two in the league, and we're
gonna need to get two, if that three this weekend
to keep that opportunity to win the league in front
of us and do it in front of our home crowd,
and to come out and support these guys and so
many local players that have given so much to this
program and some really talented, fun exciting players to watch.
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We're gonna need everybody this weekend.
Speaker 4 (03:30):
There is a lot of local talent on this Bulldog
program this year. And as coach said, ten and two
at home in conference place at three more Mountain West
home games Friday at six, Saturday at three, Sunday at one.
And somebody might say, hey, well, only one Mountain West
team is going to get an NCAA tournament bit it's
going to be whoever wins the conference. But there's a
pretty distinct advantage for the teams to finish one and
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two in the regular season this year when it comes
to that tournament format. In past years that advantage wasn't
really there this year. It's a significant edge.
Speaker 5 (04:00):
It is a big edge. But not only that, there's
significant value to winning the regular season and winning a championship.
And that's what this program has been built off for
a very long time and has won a lot of championships.
And you know, obviously the goal of getting the NCAA
Tournament and winning a regional beyond is likely going to
need to go through that, you know, conference tournament and
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winning the tournament championship at the regular season championship is
something that these players put a lot of pride in
of being a bulldog and winning a championship and that's
a big piece of it this weekend.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
And with regard to that goal within the goal.
Speaker 4 (04:36):
Is there any maybe sense of unfinished business because you
guys had an opportunity to do that last year, win
the regular season title. I mean, I'm sure if you
had to pick, you take the one that comes with
the NCAA Tournament and that's the one you won. But
you're in position to win that regular season last year.
Is that something you guys have talked about at all
or you've heard the players ruminating about.
Speaker 5 (04:55):
Oh, I think it's a little unfair of the twenty
five team to put what happened last year put that
weight on them. Now, there's a lot of experience to
draw from that did a lot of co obviously coaches
and players that were part of that team that have
experienced that and went through it. But to carry that
way to the twenty twenty five team, that's kind of
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a whether good, bad or what ever happened before. Each
team's got their own individual deal, but as a program, obviously,
able to finish the regular season and get a regular
season conference championship is a very big deal.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
And that's what the Bulldogs are playing for.
Speaker 4 (05:31):
Currently tied for first place six Mountain West games left,
only three Mountain West home games Friday at six, Saturday
at three, Sunday at one. We're gonna hear from a
couple of the players a little bit later on Sky
Collins and Bobby Blandford. Bobby had a whale of a
ball game last night. In fact, you guys as a
team had quite the feel good performance. What was the
biggest thing you took away from bombing Bakersfield seventeen to
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one last night?
Speaker 6 (05:56):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (05:56):
I think just I mean was the biggest thing is
that the guys that have been towing the rubber the
last two Tuesdays and even last Sunday, and in reno
of stepping up for us and pitching some you know,
more significant innings with obviously without Townshend and a couple
other pieces you know that we've been missing the last
couple of weeks. Those guys have done a phenomenal job.
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Go to the last two Tuesday games only giving up one run,
you know, and even Sunday putting us in a position
to win that game in the ninth inning. Uh, those
guys have done a really good job staying aggressive, attack
in the zone. There was too many free bases last night,
but they were to limit those and still put up
eight zeros in those innings. And you know, and then
yesterday I was you know, coming back offensively and staying
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aggressive and taking their care of that piece offensively that
we're gonna need down the stretch, you know, on a
chance to really answer back after the weekend and you know,
keep some stuff moving into the weekend, that that Friday
is the most important game of the season.
Speaker 4 (06:54):
Friday is a big, big game, and you'll have a
big time pitcher taking them out. Jack Anchor projected draft.
Who's a candidate for Mountain West Pitcher of the Year.
He's had some phenomenal performances, struck out sixteen in a
game at San Diego State, was really on a tear
until you know, the nfield defense behind him Friday night
wasn't exactly great. You guys lost a close game when
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he started Friday night. What are you expecting to see
from him Friday night against San Jose State or maybe
the better question is what do you think you need
from Jack in what could be and most likely will
be the last time he ever pitches at Pete Biden
Field at Bob Bennis Stadium.
Speaker 5 (07:29):
Oh, for Jack, just to keep being who he is
and you know, keep it pitch to pitch and attacking
the way he does. And like you said, the you know,
I think last weekend in Reno was definitely uncharacteristic defensively,
probably you know, the most airs we've made in a weekend.
Would you've been going on college season, especially playing on
natural surface, you're fielding over nine eighty That is fielding
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at an extremely high mark, and we've been over nine
eighty for most of the season. And a couple on
characteristic plays you know, definitely put anchor, and then even
a couple decisions in crem as well on Saturday. So
that's gonna be one of the keys that we talked
about yesterday, getting to making the routine plays and making
the right decision on the right play, not trying to
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make a great play, not trying to make a careful play,
but just what the game dictates and making the right
play and getting back to that, especially to take some
of the load off of especially the two starters, but
our pitchers in general.
Speaker 4 (08:25):
You know, And you mentioned playing on turf this last
weekend in Reno, and you'll have another series on artificial
turf in Albuquerque, not this weekend, but the following weekend
to wrap up the regular season. I don't think I
really fathomed or comprehended until I was making that long
drive home from Reno Sunday night, how little this team
in twenty twenty five had played on turf, because you
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haven't made some of those road trips you would have
typically made by now, did that occur to you that
this team's almost played exclusively on natural grass this year.
Speaker 5 (08:57):
I mean, we knew it. I'd been going into to
Reno usually you've had some of those series earlier, but
I don't know that that was much of a factor
in how it played out and good or bad this weekend.
But yeah, it is different, especially with you know, multiple
teams in the league that are all turf fields, and
we've even played some non conference series on some al
turf fields as well.
Speaker 4 (09:18):
Yeah, usually by now the team's a little more accustomed
to that. We'll see how that bears out in Albuquerque
next weekend.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
He's coach Ryan Overland.
Speaker 4 (09:25):
We're here at Crow and Wolf the Bulldog Baseball Hour
here till seven o'clock. We've got a couple of the players,
Bobby Blanford and Sky Collins. This is the last home weekend,
so Senior Day will be Sunday. That's Mother's Day. If
you guys ever heard the players argue over whose mom's
going to throw out the best first pitch on Senior Day.
Speaker 5 (09:46):
I don't know about it arguing over. I know there's
usually an excitement or a concern for you know, moms
getting out there of somebody who usually there's some moms
that can't wait to get out there. And you can
see where some athleticism and some arm strengths came from,
and then you know, maybe some not as much.
Speaker 4 (10:05):
Do you remember your own senior day having a conversation
with your mom before that moment?
Speaker 5 (10:09):
Yeah, I've learned that conversation was actually my freshman year
on senior Day, and after the game, my mom said
that we are not doing that, but she did. She
got out there and made a great one hot strike
in there and did a great job.
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Speaker 3 (14:01):
Welcome back to the Bulldog Baseball Hour.
Speaker 4 (14:03):
We're hanging out here at Crowing Wolf in Clovis right
off of Hernon in one to sixty eight. We've got
some friends from the Fresno State Dugout Club in the
house tonight. You can see them at the ballpark this
weekend Friday at six, Saturday at three Sunday at one.
The Diamond Dogs retired for the Mountain West lead host
San Jose State.
Speaker 3 (14:21):
We're joined by coach Ryan Overland.
Speaker 4 (14:23):
A little later on a couple of his veteran players,
Sky Collins and Bobby Blandford will be here.
Speaker 3 (14:29):
Did you look up above our heads?
Speaker 12 (14:30):
There?
Speaker 4 (14:30):
Coach got the Fresno State Mountain West Tournament softball game
on the big screen here at Crowing Wolf. So if
you're a multitasker, you can talk some baseball, watch some softball.
Fresno State Softball opening Mountain West Tournament play against San
Jose State tonight down in San Diego while the Diamond
Dogs play San Jose State Friday, and Coach I was
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thinking back to that series. It's been a while since
you went up to San Jose and that was a
series that could have gone either way. There was a
real clutch finish to Game two in that series where
you guys were down to their final out, down your
final out tied the game on a jet ruby base.
It ended up winning that game and then took the series.
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Do you see anything different in San Jose State and
the way the Spartans are playing now compared to when
you saw them way back when in the Silicon Valley.
Speaker 5 (15:19):
Yeah, that's one of the things that's it's really interesting
about our league when you play teams twice, you especially
when you see them a little different. This year was
starting in the league play in week five, but when
we were starting in week three or four. Sometimes you'd
play somebody that early in the season early March and
then not again till till May. And you definitely see
the evolution of some teams, whether it be injuries or
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maybe some guys' move positions, or just how they're using
guys in some roles. So yeah, there's some some pieces
that have definitely changed to the look of San Jose State,
kind of how they've used their pitchers a little bit.
Obviously they you know, they hit an injury on the
mound as well that shook some things up, and they've
kind of changed their rotation since we saw them last
and how they've been using Joe George, who was their
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Friday starter. They've been kind of using once they get
a lead to try to finish the fifth, sixth inning on. So, yeah,
it'll be a lot of, you know, some things different
from the first time we played them.
Speaker 4 (16:12):
And speaking of injuries on the mound, your team has
dealt with more than your fair share of that and
one of the questions a lot of the fans have
been asking me, and I think I've probably asked you
a couple of times in some of our pregame conversations,
but maybe for all the fans listening right now, you know,
Jake Riding hasn't pitched all this year, Vick Ariola only
a couple doesn't look like we're going to see vic
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anytime soon. What about Drew Townsend and Hayden Cruz, do
you have any kind of sense of the likelihood that
we might see those guys back on the bump before
this season comes to an end.
Speaker 5 (16:44):
Yeah, I mean that's two guys that are definitely been
working the last couple of weeks. You know, cruise through
a little simulated deal with some hitters today, likely be
likely for some type of scenario as needed here down
the stretch and the Townshend's just letting the heel a
little broken bone and seeing, you know, how close we
can get it to some strength and comfort here. You know,
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the tournament, that first game of the tournament will be
just about four and a half weeks, and usually it's
about six weeks to let those things heal. So he's
doing everything you can. He's throwing, he's throwing in a boot,
he's throwing on a bucket. He's doing everything he can.
And what a phenomenal teammate too. I mean, if you
would have been in our dugout yesterday, I don't think
anybody was more in the game and more you know,
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pulling for guys and excited, you know, to especially to
you know, he wasn't on the road with us, so
probably the time away. You know, it's definitely a guy
you can feel how much he appreciates it and wants
his teammates to do well, and he is doing everything
you can to get out there to help them. Well.
Speaker 4 (17:45):
There is something to be said for that and the
effect on the team. And you seem to have a
team full of guys like that. And I mentioned this
on the broadcast the other day, and I think you
and I may have even talked about it. Another piece
of good news you got yesterday was that Cayden Munster
didn't have a fracture in his foot, that he will
be able to come back this weekend against San Jose State,
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but in Reno the day after he has that disappointing
turn and you know, gets hitting the foot, can't put
any pressure on it.
Speaker 3 (18:13):
He's out there in a boot.
Speaker 4 (18:15):
Shagging balls when you guys are taking batting practice. I
don't know how many guys like that have you been
around that you know, they can tune out the personal
disappointment and what's going on with them and and be
proactive about finding a way to help the.
Speaker 5 (18:29):
Team quite a bit. I mean, that's what it's what
it's all about. And whether it's because of an injury
or just whatever circumstance, I mean, it's you know, we
got thirty five guys that they've all got a job
to help us win every day. And you know, sometimes
that might be a guy with an injury. Sometimes maybe
a guy has already you know, decided to red shirt
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and knows they're not getting the game. But whether it
be you know, on a chart or picking pitches or
bring just picking up something with their teammates, seeing something
here or there. And yeah, Munch is a extreme example
of that of what can I do, coach? What do
you need me to do? And obviously anything to do
to to get on the field too. That and that's
ultimately as a coach I mean, being wanting to have
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to slow your guys down is usually a better sign
than trying to kick them to get moving for things
like that. And especially these guys understand what time of
year it is and how important every single pitch is,
and you know, not just every day and every game,
but literally every single pitch, and wanted to be out there,
and when they can't be out there, wanted to help
their guys, you know, do well.
Speaker 4 (19:32):
Talking to coach Ryan Overland Fresno State as its final
home weekend of the year Friday at six, Saturday at
three Sunday at one against San Jose State. Tickets at
Go Bulldogs dot com. I'm gonna hear from a couple
veteran outfielders, Bobby Blanford and Sky Collins in a bit.
Speaker 3 (19:47):
It's like Sky's enjoying some pizza yolo right now.
Speaker 4 (19:49):
Don't worry, I won't follow you around and tell everybody
what you're eating all the time, but right now he's
going to enjoy some pizza yolo. Colorado Grill is here
at Crowing Wolf tonight as well. One more question before
the break, Coach. This one came in on Twitter or
the ex app from one of your most dedicated Bulldog
baseball fans. Robert, he used that hashtag ask fs if
you've got a question for coach Overland or Bobby Blandford
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Sky Collins, you can send it with that hashtag as well.
Robert's question is, and I know you're focused on the
Spartans right now, but his question is, in a little
over a year, Fresno State will join the PAC twelve.
What positive impact will that make in the baseball program
with things like resources and recruiting.
Speaker 3 (20:31):
Do you have any feel for that yet.
Speaker 5 (20:34):
That's already come And definitely in recruiting, it's a conversation
that comes up all the time, and that PAC twelve
logo carries a lot of weight with a lot of people. Still,
even though being a different look to it, that logo
definitely carries some weight. And obviously the resource piece, I
think there will definitely be some trickle down. I mean,
the biggest thing is how it's going to affect football
and TV contracts and how that stuff really you know,
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but that's something that we already have a great advantage
with the football resources in our weight room and academic
center and training room that is really top of the
line compared to a lot of California schools in that
sense with having big time football. So that transition, while
on paper and playing games, is quite a bit of
way in the recruiting process. You're recruiting the players that
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are going to coming in for that year already in
those types of conversations, it's definitely an appeal for young
athletes to do. They still know what that logo means
and what that conference can bring.
Speaker 3 (21:32):
Well.
Speaker 4 (21:34):
And when you got here, Fresno State was in the
whack and there was a team in the conference, Rice University,
who had recently won a national championship at that point
and was ranked in the top ten probably every time
you played them those first couple of years. I think
that helped from a recruiting standpoint at that time to
be in a league with a power like that. And
when you guys move into the Pac twelve, unless Oregon
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State falls off the face of the map, you're gonna
have a top ten program that's been consistently ranked that
high for a couple decades now. I imagine that has
an impact too.
Speaker 5 (22:07):
Yeah, that's a team I woud say, you know, it'll
be something on the national stage at the conference at
a football, basketball, and baseball, and I'm sure other sports.
You know, it's going to be at a really high
level and end with baseball with us and the San
Diego State has done. Gonzaga has been in the NCAA
tournament quite a bit the last couple of years, so
you know, there's still more to add too, and there
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could be some really impressive you know, the names that
have been flowed around on the baseball side, you know,
there could be some really competitive baseball schools, and that's
that's exciting.
Speaker 4 (22:40):
It is exciting, and so is this coming weekend. The
Bulldog's final three Mountain West home games of the year
Friday at six, Saturday at three, Sunday at one. Get
your tickets at go Bulldogs dot com and come find
us at Crown Wolf tonight.
Speaker 3 (22:52):
We're here till seven o'clock. A couple of the.
Speaker 4 (22:54):
Diamond Dogs are here. We're gonna hear from them shortly.
We'll let them enjoy some pizza first. We'll get to
Bobby Blamford Sky Collins in a few moments, but if
you've got a question for coach Overlin, don't wait too long.
We'll have one more segment with him when we come
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Speaker 4 (26:18):
Welcome back to the Bulldog Baseball Hour. We're here at
Crow and Wolf in Clovis. It's our last Bulldog Baseball
Hour of the year, but we're here till seven o'clock.
Then they do karaoke here, So if you've got something
you want to sing tonight, come see James and the
crew when we're done at seven o'clock. We're gonna hear
from a couple of Bulldog seniors in a moment, Bobby
Blandford and Sky Collins.
Speaker 3 (26:37):
But coach over them.
Speaker 4 (26:38):
Before we bring those guys on, maybe I should have
you talk a little bit about them and what they've
met to the program.
Speaker 3 (26:45):
Let's start with Sky, who, because.
Speaker 4 (26:47):
Of that ruling with the junior colleges, actually has a
chance to come back again next year and.
Speaker 3 (26:52):
Compete for the Diamond Dogs.
Speaker 5 (26:53):
Right yeah, s, guy's planning on playing another year, which
is a tremendous opera ortunity for him and in our
program to have a real center fielder like that and
somebody with game changing speed get to have back in
your program for another year, is you know, that's that's
huge for us. So, you know, it's an interesting second
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time in five years where the NCAA has changed eligibility
and kind of changed some future plans that you're you know,
guys are you know, thinking they're done and then all
of a sudden you get an extra year. So this
guy's wont that'll be taking advantage of that, and we're
thrilled to have him back.
Speaker 4 (27:30):
And there may be some other guys that could take
advantage of that, but maybe you don't know for sure
yet at this point. Is there anyone else that you
know for sure is is going to have another year
because of that rule?
Speaker 5 (27:40):
Well, anybody that's in their last year of that has
used junior college gets that year of eligibility. And you
know there's some guys that that fits into Jake Riding
who's going to use it with the injury anyways, And
you know Justin Stransky's one that more so we're going
to be playing, you know, tug of war with MLB
teams that you know, you think he's really himself into
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the opportunity to put himself in the draft. Conversation that
that that'll be one we're going to be waiting out
through through July. And then there's a couple others.
Speaker 4 (28:10):
But Bobby Blandford's not one of those guys, because he's
played four years for you here at Fresno State, and
I sure had a blast washing him play last night,
not just at the plate and hitting a four hundred
and forty one foot bomb, but covering more ground and
right field and most center fielders cover and making every
play out there, even the one that the umpire said
he didn't make.
Speaker 3 (28:33):
What kind of growth have you seen in Bobby.
Speaker 4 (28:35):
As a player and a person since the day he
first showed up on campus.
Speaker 5 (28:40):
So many ways. And yeah, somebody that's you know, played
almost all of the four years for us and has
got to be I'm sure you know this's got to
be coming close on to the top ten all time
home runs. I would think coming up on got to
be close to thirty home runs in four years.
Speaker 3 (28:56):
And it is twenty eighth last night.
Speaker 5 (28:58):
Yeah, there you go, twenty eighth last night. And has
played some center field, played left field, playing right field
this year, and you know, done a tremendous job with
that adjustment. And somebody that's always hungry to get better
and learn, and you know, always has energy and you know,
really truly wants to win every single pitch, and you know,
bringing teammates along and being a great teammate doing it.
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Somebody that you know, excited to write in the lineup
again here these last couple of weeks, as long as
we can go. But somebody that's definitely gonna be missed
when when his time was up as a Bulldog.
Speaker 4 (29:30):
You know, I want to you said something there that
reminded me of a moment last night, and I want
to ask you about that before we take the break
and get those boys on. A lot of teams have
shifted against Bobby this year. We didn't see it in
Reno as much, but Bakersfield last night was taking their
shortstop and moved them into shallow right field to play
between their second basement and their first basement, and Bobby
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hit a bullet where the shortstop would normally be. And
I think a lot of guys hit that ball and
they say, okay, I'm on base. But the moment it
came off his bat, he was thinking double all the
way and went in head first his second base with
a double, and you know, you scored seventeen runs. That
can get lost in the shuffle, but it felt like
to me in that moment that he sent a tone
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of desire and want to that the rest of the
team kind of fed off the rest of the night.
Speaker 5 (30:19):
For sure, And that's in with Bobby. It's always been
how do we channel it the right ways? Where he's
always been looking to take the extra base and be
aggressive and just making sure doing it as the game dictates,
and not only you know, getting the second on that ball,
but getting first to third on another one. I can't
remember exactly who hit it. There was another ball that
he went first to third when it went off the
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third basement's glove there and ran round to the left
fielder's face going to going to first to third, and
it's done a tremendous job. And there is like that
and the play that was not a catch. I probably
spent too much time looking at it this morning, still
trying to figure out I guess that's not a catch.
It truly was like some of these NFL plays. The gosh,
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it looks like he caught it. It looks like he's
on the ground with the ball, but maybe that's not
quite enough.
Speaker 4 (31:07):
Yeah, And I was wondering if if you got any
clarity on that from maybe the coordinator of officials or anything,
that I if that's the correct interpretation of that scenario,
which you don't see so often where a player is
on the ground holds up the ball to show it
to you that he caught it, but then naturally, as
he's going to brace and get back up, his glove
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comes back down to the ground, and the ball rolls out.
It's not a scenario. I don't know if I've ever
seen that exact scenario before.
Speaker 5 (31:34):
Well, it was a little rememorous reminding of the Maresci catch.
I mentioned that or that one you die of catch,
get up, go to throw the ball, and drop it
behind you, and that wasn't a catch. But was explained
on the field was that they didn't think that out
losing the ball was in a second attempt at the play,
which would ultimately be going to throw or looking to
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pull the ball out of your glove. The question I
had on the field was is holding the glove up
to show you that that's a catch your second movement.
The answer was given it could be. Ultimately, I think
that I don't know that you get the best look.
I mean, you can see it on the replay cameras
out As far as determining is the ball moving in
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the glove, I think ultimately, I think they just had
to stick with the call that was made on the field.
That might be right, I don't know.
Speaker 3 (32:24):
Well, that was my question.
Speaker 4 (32:26):
Maybe it could have been moving in the glove, so
when it came back down again. I suppose that's a
plausible explanation either way, it was a phenomenal effort and
we look for more of that this weekend.
Speaker 3 (32:36):
Anything else you want to.
Speaker 4 (32:37):
Say before we let you go about what's at stake
this weekend and what you expect from your Diamond Dogs.
Speaker 5 (32:41):
I expect them to come out and play for a championship.
That's what these guys come to be a bulldog for,
and they understand what it means and what this program
has been about for over one hundred years of winning
championships and embracing the opportunity to play for one. I mean,
that was it obviously not what we expected last weekend
going into Reno and not com back with any wins.
It definitely changed what these last six games are going
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to be. But everything's still in front of us to
take care of what we need to And I've been
a part of a lot of championship teams that had
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short in three games, and we got to find a
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of our home field this weekend and go enjoy the
opportunity to play for a championship in Albuquerque the next weekend.
Speaker 4 (33:33):
Well, that sounds like a play and he's coached Ryan Overland.
When we come back, you'll hear from a couple Bulldog outfielders,
Bobby Blanford and Sky Collins. If you've got questions, centerm
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Pitch to the Senior fastball swung on, driven in the
air to right, hit well, Doyle back, Doyle turns, Doyle
watches it leave. Bobby Blandford by boy.
Speaker 5 (37:15):
Anyway, good, yeah, right, you.
Speaker 4 (37:18):
Did it again last night too. Bobby Blamford has been
launching bombs left and right. He's here, so is the
guy who plays next to him in the outfield Sky
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of that ball game.
Speaker 3 (37:43):
Guys, get a little pizza here tonight. Oh yeah, it
was good. What kind did you get from pizza? Yola?
There hot honey, hot honey.
Speaker 21 (37:52):
Yeah, yeah it was HOLLI.
Speaker 3 (37:55):
Thank you, Holly, Thank you Holly. What else was on it?
Not just hot honey?
Speaker 6 (37:59):
I'm assuming Yeah, it was pepperoni and then some hot
peppers and some hot honey on It was really good.
Speaker 3 (38:04):
Yeah, now I'm getting hungry. That does sound pretty good.
Speaker 4 (38:06):
Yeah, nothing wrong with a little spice and nothing wrong
with scoring seventeen runs last night.
Speaker 3 (38:12):
How fun was that game to play in last night? Awesome?
Speaker 6 (38:16):
That's the best feeling, especially after a weekend. You know,
when you get your you know, three losses in a row,
and you think you're there and we're in first place, right,
and then then something like that happens. You know, you're
the frustration starts to kick in, and to be able
to bounce back like that and put up seventeen runs.
Speaker 3 (38:35):
It just that's baseball for you. Indeed it is.
Speaker 4 (38:39):
And I'm just guessing the ball that you hit four
hundred and forty one feet felt okay, coming off the
bath like Butter, Well, they call you Bobby Barrels. Now
I might have to call you Bobby Butter.
Speaker 3 (38:49):
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (38:51):
The Sky, you know, Bobby made that crazy diving effort,
caught the ball, and then the ball wasn't in his
glove after his glove came down the second time. We're
just talking about that play with coach over then Bobby
was just watching on his cell phone there. Somebody asked
me last night. They said, hey, where was Sky on
that play? Because usually he's the one that's diving over
in that area. You were playing the guy the other
way a little bit.
Speaker 21 (39:11):
Huh, Yeah, we got him shifted over a little. But
I think I had the best view in the house
of that play, and I saw the ball perfectly in
the in the web, and then he rolled over and
it was out. But I say it's a catch. I
say it's a catch all day.
Speaker 4 (39:26):
It sure looked like it's me. But Bobby, you kind
of had no business getting that ball. What made you
think that you could actually get to that and it
took I don't know if you've ever had a dive
where you're in the air that high, that far, that long.
Speaker 3 (39:41):
What did that feel like making that playing right center.
I don't know.
Speaker 6 (39:46):
It's just every pitch, you know, I tell myself I
have opportunity to catch anything, you know, and that's just
the mentality that I always have from pitch one to
the end of the end of the game.
Speaker 3 (39:56):
You know, I'm.
Speaker 6 (39:57):
Always I can catch any ball as soon as it comes,
as soon as it's in the air.
Speaker 3 (40:01):
It's mine. So the the immediate reaction.
Speaker 6 (40:04):
Was just to go get a fly ball, just like
you know, I've been training and just like I've been practicing.
And I called it kind of early. This guy even
told me he was like, man, I was. I was
headed for the ball too. You called it so early,
like I was just ready to go. I was just
ready to go catch a fly ball, and I just
wanted it. And that's really all that happened. I don't
know what else.
Speaker 3 (40:25):
Uh, that's it.
Speaker 4 (40:27):
Isn't the center fielder supposed to have DIBs on that,
I mean, isn't he supposed to be able to.
Speaker 3 (40:31):
Call you off?
Speaker 6 (40:32):
Yeah he can if he wants. Yeah, he didn't want
that one, I guess. I guess I took over as.
Speaker 22 (40:37):
Soon as I hear Bobby call it.
Speaker 21 (40:39):
I'm trusting him, and then I know we have trust
to know he's going to catch it, which he did.
Speaker 4 (40:45):
But did you get tired of watching him make catches
last night because it seemed like every other ball they
were hitting his way over there?
Speaker 21 (40:51):
Yeah, I was getting jels over that one. Some balls
hit to me, but I mean, once it goes up
to Rye Field.
Speaker 22 (40:58):
I know it's going to be caught.
Speaker 4 (40:59):
So yeah, you know, Bobby, I don't want to talk
about this all night because I want to hear more
of what's on your guys' minds. But there were a
couple plays that I wasn't sure you were going to
get to. You had to go up off one foot
on the warning track on one because the.
Speaker 3 (41:12):
Guy hit it really well.
Speaker 4 (41:14):
And then there there was a foul ball. I think
you came pretty close to overrunning, didn't you.
Speaker 3 (41:19):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (41:20):
I think a couple. Actually I felt a little bit
like I overran. But yeah, that's what I was wondering.
Speaker 4 (41:25):
If if you're a freshman out there making that play,
if you do overrun that ball, if your ability to
adjust and actually make that catch is a product of
the experience that you've had here.
Speaker 6 (41:36):
I would say most definitely knowing my field and knowing
you know, the tendencies of what happens in the wind
and what time of the year it is, you know,
and when it's cold in its beginning of the season,
you know the ball is dead, it's not moving as much,
It's pretty true. But when it starts to get warm,
the wind starts blowing, you know it's gonna have some
action on it, and you.
Speaker 3 (41:55):
Always just have to stay ready.
Speaker 6 (41:58):
But yeah, definitely some experience helps me know that those
balls are always coming back, especially off that building.
Speaker 4 (42:05):
Yeah, speaking of that building, Sky, how often do you
guys remind Bobby at the time he flipped over that
foul fence and landed in the pool over there.
Speaker 21 (42:14):
We were just talking about that the other day, just
talking about that and help you.
Speaker 3 (42:19):
Bobby. Are you saying that wasn't pool water that splashed
all over you?
Speaker 12 (42:22):
No?
Speaker 6 (42:22):
Absolutely, I don't know what kind of water it is,
but it's not pool water. You can't still taste it,
can you?
Speaker 3 (42:29):
No? Okay, good.
Speaker 4 (42:30):
We're talking to Bobby Blandford and Sky Collins, two of
Fresno State's starting outfielders. Then asking Sky about you, Bob,
I won't to ask you about Sky. What what have
you appreciated or noticed about playing next to him every
game this year?
Speaker 6 (42:46):
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a guy to plug in and get the job done
in centerfield, and he's just been doing an exceptional drop
out it. You know, as soon as there's a ball
that takes flight in the outfield, know that Sky has
a chance no matter where it's hit. You know he's
he's doing a great job. Our defense has been great
this year. He's been nails, making good throws, making good catches,
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making the right play and you know, anytime you lay
a mont down, he's already at first basically might as
well pocket it anyway.
Speaker 3 (43:16):
And that's a great thing to have on.
Speaker 6 (43:17):
The team, being able to turn the lineup over and
being able to drive in runs too when he wants to.
It's he's been a great ad to the lineup and
to the team.
Speaker 4 (43:27):
Yeah, this is gonna sound like a dumb question, but Sky,
do you ever find yourself.
Speaker 3 (43:33):
Taking pride in not having to dive on a catch?
Speaker 4 (43:37):
Because you make a lot of catches that a lot
of guys would have to dive to make, but you
don't have to leave your feet. Sometimes you're not even leaning,
Have you figured that out yet, that that maybe.
Speaker 3 (43:47):
You do a few things that other guys can't do.
Speaker 21 (43:50):
Yeah, I mean sometimes you want to dive though, I
mean it looks better, but I mean yeah, I like
saying on my feet helps the body feel feel a
little better over time, especially eight forty eight games in
I think, Yeah.
Speaker 3 (44:06):
When you said forty eight, I was gonna say, you're
not that old. That's how old I am.
Speaker 4 (44:09):
But and Coach Overlin was just talking about you coming
back next year. And last year you didn't get to
play at all till the Mountain West Tournament. Everybody remembers
that incredible first career hit you had to help the
Bulldogs win a championship. So this was your first year
at the Division one level playing every day. What's your
thinking behind playing another year for the Diamond Dogs and
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what you can do for the team and maybe what
that year can do for you.
Speaker 21 (44:34):
Yeah, going into this year, thought I thought this is
gonna mamb out last year of college baseball. But then
Overland told me that rule had changed, and then I think,
it's just gonna give me another opportunity to get better,
keep improving on what I'm doing, and then just helping
the team in any way possible.
Speaker 4 (44:51):
And then yeah, and it gives your mom another year
to practice for that senior day first pitch.
Speaker 22 (44:57):
Right, Yeah, yeah, ask you.
Speaker 4 (45:00):
About your parents when we come back, because I saw
where they were sitting the other day in Reno, and
I'm guessing they had a pretty interesting experience that maybe
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Few things with you about. Sky Collins is here.
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Speaker 3 (48:30):
There's Sky Collins, these swings and lines.
Speaker 4 (48:33):
It hard, almost robbed on a dive by Palio, but
that's through it to the outfield coming around from second
to score as Schneider the throw goes into second and
Collins is there with a double sixteen to one Bulldogs
and they've scored in eight straight innings. Yeah, that offense
was going last night to seventeen to one win over
CSU Bakersfield. But it's back to Mountain West play this weekend.
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Final home weekend for a Diamond Dog team that's tied
for the Mountain West lead at fifteen and nine. We've
got two veteran outfielders, Bobby Blanford and Sky Collins. If
you've got a question for him, send it our way
on Twitter or the ex AP with that hashtag ask
fsh Bobby. It's gonna be your senior day on Sunday.
I know you got a big one Friday night with
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Jack Anchor going and Cremorrosa pitching Saturday, and who knows
what things are going to look like by Sunday. But
have you started Have you allowed yourself to start thinking about.
Speaker 3 (49:24):
Senior Day yet?
Speaker 6 (49:25):
Honestly, no, I haven't thought too much about it. I'm
just focused on the weekend and playing. Yeah, that's about it.
Speaker 4 (49:35):
Do you think your mom started thinking about it yet?
Since she'll be throwing one of those first pitches to
yeah baby boy.
Speaker 6 (49:40):
Yeah, she had mentioned that you had shattered her out
last night on the broadcast. See, she didn't think it
was very funny. She was all she got all nervous
about the getting ready to throw. So I texted her
this morning and she said her and my brother are
going to be playing catch this week, so.
Speaker 4 (49:56):
She'll be ready. That's all I said was that she
was going to be ready. Ready, She'll be ready.
Speaker 3 (50:02):
You know.
Speaker 4 (50:02):
Speaking of pitching, you guys have had some injuries on
the pitching staff this year, and I've noticed how loose
you guys have kept it, and you've stayed positive.
Speaker 3 (50:12):
Either one of you offered.
Speaker 4 (50:13):
Coach Over then Coach Buckley that hey, if you need
me to get out there on the mound ready to
give it a go.
Speaker 21 (50:19):
I personally haven't offered, but I've thought about it. I mean,
it's always something something to think about.
Speaker 22 (50:26):
But I think it's fun.
Speaker 6 (50:27):
To pitch, Yeah, I think I definitely. I definitely mentioned
it to buck a couple of times jokingly, and and
he was like, man, you better get out of here
before I put a pitcher's glove on your hands. So
we haven't talked about it since, but I would love
to get on the mound. Any any chance that you
get to compete on on a D one level, on
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any spot, you know, that would fire me up to
go pitch.
Speaker 3 (50:52):
When's the last time you pitched in high school? My
senior year? How about you middle school?
Speaker 22 (50:59):
Yeah? Howd to go through a no hitter? Welly nine pitch,
no hitter.
Speaker 4 (51:05):
No way, seven innings, seven innings. Yep, Coach Buckley, if
you're listening, there's a track record here. Who cares if
it was what seven years ago something like something like that.
But speaking of outfielders going to the mound, how fun
has it been for you guys to watch your buddy
BJ Rodriguez go out there and deal. I mean until
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a month end of the season, he really wasn't even
thinking about pitching on this team, and he just threw
three scoreless innings last night.
Speaker 22 (51:34):
Yeah, it's been fun, it's awesome.
Speaker 21 (51:35):
I Mean, we knew he had a good arm coming in,
but it's been fun to watch him dominate on the
mound like he has with little d one pitching experience.
And then yeah, she's a good guy on and off
the field.
Speaker 3 (51:48):
Deserves it, Bobby. If you had to hit against him
and inter squad.
Speaker 22 (51:51):
At all, I actually don't think I have hidn't pitch
in the fall.
Speaker 4 (51:55):
Yeah, yeah, it might be a tough lefty lefty matchup.
Speaker 3 (51:59):
Huh, it definitely would.
Speaker 6 (52:00):
He's uh, he's got some below to come come back,
his good curveball. I think plugging him into the to
the roster was a huge boost and him just going
out there and having the confidence to do it as well.
Speaker 3 (52:13):
Uh, definitely kudos to him for that.
Speaker 4 (52:16):
You know, I've got another question for you about last night, Bobby,
But I saw the karaoke set up just roll in.
Speaker 3 (52:21):
Either you guys ever do karaoke.
Speaker 4 (52:23):
Before no karaoke? If you had to do a duet tonight,
Sky and Bobby sing the blues, what would it be?
What would you guys be saying?
Speaker 6 (52:34):
Probably some country song yea.
Speaker 3 (52:37):
Or something like that. We both like Country, I can
see that. Did you wear the boost? Nice guy? No flops?
Speaker 4 (52:44):
Okay, a little different weather than the last time we
were hanging out here, So Bobby, last night, Bakersfield's putting
on this goofy shift against you.
Speaker 3 (52:52):
The shortstops moving over to shallow right field.
Speaker 4 (52:54):
They're basically saying, if if you pull the ball, you're
not getting the hit, and we don't think you can
hit it the other way. When you go up in
a situation like that, you see them out there, what
do you tell yourself? Like, what's that that internal conversation
self talk that you're having in that moment?
Speaker 6 (53:10):
Uh, the biggest thing, no matter what the situation, it's always,
you know, for me, it's always like to stay smooth
and nice, calm line, drive up the middle.
Speaker 3 (53:19):
It always works every time.
Speaker 6 (53:21):
And when I get a shift like that, this the
mentality the approach never really changes too much except for
I tell myself, okay, it's open for you, like go
the other way, and then I'll look fastball away. And
but for most of the time, my swing and my
approach is leaning towards that way anyway, and so most
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of the time I just don't. I tried to just
not think too much of it, and I try not
to push it over there. I try to just tell myself,
just you take a nice easy swing and hit a
line drive. It's going to go that way anyway, so
I'll just I just commit to that every single time.
And it's been working that the guys that put the shift,
the teams that have been putting the shift on me,
I definitely have had a couple of knocks sqeak through
in that in that hole for me, So it's been nice.
Speaker 4 (54:05):
What you just said, though, take a nice easy swing.
Isn't taking a nice easy swing one of the hardest
things to do.
Speaker 6 (54:11):
Most definitely, especially Yeah, especially myself, I tend to try
to do too much. I always try to, you know,
put a little extra ump into it. So that's always
why that's my key is to stay nice and smooth,
and as long as I'm telling myself that, you know,
everything's green.
Speaker 4 (54:27):
And you guys both had doubles last night on basically
line drives. The shortstop in your case, the shortstop was
there and almost robbed this guy. In your case, Bobby,
the shortstop was playing right field, so he was nowhere
near there. But you both ended up at second base.
So obviously you were thinking aggressive told begin with on yours, Bob,
I was wondering before you even hit it.
Speaker 3 (54:46):
Were you thinking you could get to second base?
Speaker 4 (54:48):
Or was that just something Once you saw where the
ball was going, you're like, yeah, I think.
Speaker 3 (54:52):
I can take this. Yeah, I think. Initially I knew
I was just driving in a run.
Speaker 6 (54:58):
Trying to get, you know, a ball into the outfield
so that Murf can score nice and easy. But I
took a hard turn, and as soon as I noticed
that he hadn't had the ball yet, and I was
I was almost at first, I decided I was gonna
give it a full go and head to second and
challenge the throw. I mean, that's just the aggressiveness that
I had going into it.
Speaker 4 (55:20):
Did you have a stopwatch on that, Sky?
Speaker 3 (55:23):
Yeah, it's probably faster.
Speaker 22 (55:27):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (55:28):
Just this is gonna sound dumb too, Sky.
Speaker 4 (55:32):
But do you ever feel pressure to be fast because
that's your reputation because everybody knows how fast you are?
Speaker 3 (55:39):
Like that you have to live up to that every
time you swing the back. No, I don't.
Speaker 22 (55:43):
I don't.
Speaker 21 (55:43):
I think that's something that just comes naturally for me,
and that's something that's controlled by effort and then yeah,
I try to give one hundred percent effort every time
I'm playing the game, so that just comes naturally to me.
Speaker 3 (55:57):
Well, it's a weapon. I think one of the moment
that was memorable in Nevada.
Speaker 4 (56:01):
I know that the game didn't end up your way,
but the way you guys tied the game was you
get an infield single, may have been bunt single in
that situation, right, it's bunt single. Then you steal second,
then you take third on a wild pitch and score
on a sacrifice fly. Not too many guys can do that. Humby, No,
not too many. That's why I having a guy like
Sky in your lineup is such a gift, and that's
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why you were trying to be faster than him on
that double humh Yep. Hey, we only have a couple
of minutes left here, but I would love to hear
you guys tell the people here at Crowing Wolf and
those listening what you love about your teammates this year,
because it seems to me, and I'm not in the
clubhouse all the time, but I'm around you guys a
fair amount, it seems to me like there's a tighter
connection or more unity and cohesion on this team than
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a lot of the Bulldog baseball teams I've been around.
I'd love to hear what you guys see in that regard,
what you feel and what you appreciate about the twenty twenty.
Speaker 3 (56:54):
Five Diamond Dogs. Sky will let you go first, I think.
Speaker 21 (56:58):
Yeah, again, you said the closest of the team, Like,
we hang out with each other on and off the
field almost every day. We go to dinner with each other,
I mean. And also, we can hold each other accountable
on the field. It's it's not like our teammates are
gonna take offense if we hold them accountable.
Speaker 22 (57:16):
They understand that's part of the game.
Speaker 21 (57:20):
And yeah, we hold each other accountable, make each other better,
and at the same time we can be we can
be friends off the field.
Speaker 4 (57:27):
I just noticed you guys even wore matching hats tonight,
So maybe that country duet has to happen. I don't know, Bobby,
what do you have to add to what.
Speaker 3 (57:34):
Sky just said?
Speaker 6 (57:35):
Yeah, I mean, Sky said it pretty perfectly. But to
add on, I would say the camaraderie of this team
and the fact that everybody you know knows who who
everybody is like their role on the team or their
role you know a part of the group is super important,
and it's super beneficial because you know, you know that
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the man city next to you knows his job and
the next guy you know beside him knows his, and
it creates that trust and allows you to feel free,
you know, and play your game and allows the next
guy you know to feel free and play his game
as well. And so when you have that going, and
you know, baseball can be a lot of fun. When
you do that, you know, when everybody is free and
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knows their role and it just goes out there and
plays baseball the way they know how to and we
do it all as a group and have a ton
of fun doing it.
Speaker 3 (58:28):
It's it's the best part of baseball.
Speaker 4 (58:32):
The hard thing is there seems to be no magic
formula to get to that point, but it seems like
you guys are are pretty close to that point. Especially
with all the bad breaks you guys have had, the
injuries and everything, You've stayed together. It's been fun to
watch good Luck Friday night against San Jose State, Saturday
and Sunday too. And thanks for hanging out here, Carling Woll.
Thank you to Bobby Blamford Sky Collins. You can see
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him both roam in the outfield at Pete Bidenfield at
Bob Bennett Stadium this weekend. If you don't have your
tickets yet, go bulldogs dot Com Friday Day at six,
Saturday at three Sunday at one that Senior Day, Veterans
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Speaker 3 (59:05):
Kids get to run the bases.
Speaker 4 (59:06):
Afterwards, and get there early so you can see Bobby's mom, Shauna,
and six other Bulldog moms throwing out ceremonial first pitches.
Thanks for listening to the Bulldog Baseball Hour tonight from
Crowen Wolf on the Bulldog Sports Network.
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the voice of the Bulldogs, Paul Leffler.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Well, good evening. We're here Crowing Wolf in Clovis.
Speaker 4 (00:32):
It's our last Bulldog Baseball Hour of the season because
the Diamond Dogs are coming up on their last home
weekend of the season Friday at six Saturday at three
Sunday at one against the Spartans of San Jose State
Presno State, part of a three way tie atop the
Mountain West. So the Dogs could use your support this
weekend Friday at six Saturday at three Sunday at one tonight,
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we're over here off of Herndon at one sixty eight
at Crow and Wolf where they've opened up the doors
shown at some of that sunshine and also giving us
a look at the food trucks who are here tonight.
Colorado Grill here with their burgers and fries, pizza Yolo
in the house as well. Of course, you can come
inside to order whatever you want that's on tap here
at Crow and Wolf. Just off a Herndon in one
sixty eight, and be careful while you're driving over here.
(01:14):
You may run into a big mass of people who
are doing something very special tonight, marching in support of
those who have fallen in the service of our country.
An organization called Carry the Load is walking through Clovis tonight.
You'd like to learn more about that, go to Carry
the Load dot org. Coach Ryan Overland is with us year.
We're gonna have a couple of his players, Bobby Blandford
and Sky Collins join us a little bit later on,
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and Coach, looks like one of your old.
Speaker 3 (01:38):
Teammates decided to show up tonight as well.
Speaker 4 (01:40):
You think he's got a swing or two in him
for this weekend if you can fit him in a uniform.
Speaker 5 (01:45):
We've seen Tommy try to get back out there a
couple of times. I think he's retired that the suite
left hand swing with the all time home run record
as a Bulldog.
Speaker 4 (01:54):
Yeah, Tom Bendots, if you've got one of his baseball
cards rolling around. Maybe you can bring it out here
have him sign it for you. He likes to collect
those two. Maybe that's what I should ask him. What's
the favorite baseball card in his collection?
Speaker 5 (02:06):
Well, that's a whole show in itself. Always got the
biggest card collection I've ever seen.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Have you ever tried to trade him for something that
you didn't have?
Speaker 5 (02:16):
I have nothing of value to compare with with what
he's got, that's for sure.
Speaker 4 (02:23):
Big weekend coming up, and you've got six games left
in the regular season. How would you describe for maybe
especially for people who are just figuring out, Hey, it's
college baseball season. Now, the college baseball season is almost over.
Why should they come out to the yard this weekend?
Six o'clock Friday, three o'clock Saturday, or one o'clock Sunday.
Speaker 5 (02:44):
Oh, it's a gigantic weekend for us. And you know,
having the opportunity coming down the stretch here these last
two weekends of the season and the three way tie
for first place. And like we told the team yesterday,
there's about two hundred and fifty two hundred and sixty
teams in the country that would be dying to be
an first place and have a chance to be playing
for a championship here coming down the stretch and last
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opportunity to do it on our home field. That we've
done a really good job to this point, taken care
of being ten and two in the league, and we're
gonna need to get two, if that three this weekend
to keep that opportunity to win the league in front
of us and do it in front of our home crowd,
and to come out and support these guys and so
many local players that have given so much to this
program and some really talented, fun exciting players to watch.
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We're gonna need everybody this weekend.
Speaker 4 (03:30):
There is a lot of local talent on this Bulldog
program this year. And as coach said, ten and two
at home in conference place at three more Mountain West
home games Friday at six, Saturday at three, Sunday at one.
And somebody might say, hey, well, only one Mountain West
team is going to get an NCAA tournament bit it's
going to be whoever wins the conference. But there's a
pretty distinct advantage for the teams to finish one and
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two in the regular season this year when it comes
to that tournament format. In past years that advantage wasn't
really there this year. It's a significant edge.
Speaker 5 (04:00):
It is a big edge. But not only that, there's
significant value to winning the regular season and winning a championship.
And that's what this program has been built off for
a very long time and has won a lot of championships.
And you know, obviously the goal of getting the NCAA
Tournament and winning a regional beyond is likely going to
need to go through that, you know, conference tournament and
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winning the tournament championship at the regular season championship is
something that these players put a lot of pride in
of being a bulldog and winning a championship and that's
a big piece of it this weekend.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
And with regard to that goal within the goal.
Speaker 4 (04:36):
Is there any maybe sense of unfinished business because you
guys had an opportunity to do that last year, win
the regular season title. I mean, I'm sure if you
had to pick, you take the one that comes with
the NCAA Tournament and that's the one you won. But
you're in position to win that regular season last year.
Is that something you guys have talked about at all
or you've heard the players ruminating about.
Speaker 5 (04:55):
Oh, I think it's a little unfair of the twenty
five team to put what happened last year put that
weight on them. Now, there's a lot of experience to
draw from that did a lot of co obviously coaches
and players that were part of that team that have
experienced that and went through it. But to carry that
way to the twenty twenty five team, that's kind of
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a whether good, bad or what ever happened before. Each
team's got their own individual deal, but as a program, obviously,
able to finish the regular season and get a regular
season conference championship is a very big deal.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
And that's what the Bulldogs are playing for.
Speaker 4 (05:31):
Currently tied for first place six Mountain West games left,
only three Mountain West home games Friday at six, Saturday
at three, Sunday at one. We're gonna hear from a
couple of the players a little bit later on Sky
Collins and Bobby Blandford. Bobby had a whale of a
ball game last night. In fact, you guys as a
team had quite the feel good performance. What was the
biggest thing you took away from bombing Bakersfield seventeen to
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one last night?
Speaker 6 (05:56):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (05:56):
I think just I mean was the biggest thing is
that the guys that have been towing the rubber the
last two Tuesdays and even last Sunday, and in reno
of stepping up for us and pitching some you know,
more significant innings with obviously without Townshend and a couple
other pieces you know that we've been missing the last
couple of weeks. Those guys have done a phenomenal job.
(06:16):
Go to the last two Tuesday games only giving up one run,
you know, and even Sunday putting us in a position
to win that game in the ninth inning. Uh, those
guys have done a really good job staying aggressive, attack
in the zone. There was too many free bases last night,
but they were to limit those and still put up
eight zeros in those innings. And you know, and then
yesterday I was you know, coming back offensively and staying
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aggressive and taking their care of that piece offensively that
we're gonna need down the stretch, you know, on a
chance to really answer back after the weekend and you know,
keep some stuff moving into the weekend, that that Friday
is the most important game of the season.
Speaker 4 (06:54):
Friday is a big, big game, and you'll have a
big time pitcher taking them out. Jack Anchor projected draft.
Who's a candidate for Mountain West Pitcher of the Year.
He's had some phenomenal performances, struck out sixteen in a
game at San Diego State, was really on a tear
until you know, the nfield defense behind him Friday night
wasn't exactly great. You guys lost a close game when
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he started Friday night. What are you expecting to see
from him Friday night against San Jose State or maybe
the better question is what do you think you need
from Jack in what could be and most likely will
be the last time he ever pitches at Pete Biden
Field at Bob Bennis Stadium.
Speaker 5 (07:29):
Oh, for Jack, just to keep being who he is
and you know, keep it pitch to pitch and attacking
the way he does. And like you said, the you know,
I think last weekend in Reno was definitely uncharacteristic defensively,
probably you know, the most airs we've made in a weekend.
Would you've been going on college season, especially playing on
natural surface, you're fielding over nine eighty That is fielding
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at an extremely high mark, and we've been over nine
eighty for most of the season. And a couple on
characteristic plays you know, definitely put anchor, and then even
a couple decisions in crem as well on Saturday. So
that's gonna be one of the keys that we talked
about yesterday, getting to making the routine plays and making
the right decision on the right play, not trying to
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make a great play, not trying to make a careful play,
but just what the game dictates and making the right
play and getting back to that, especially to take some
of the load off of especially the two starters, but
our pitchers in general.
Speaker 4 (08:25):
You know, And you mentioned playing on turf this last
weekend in Reno, and you'll have another series on artificial
turf in Albuquerque, not this weekend, but the following weekend
to wrap up the regular season. I don't think I
really fathomed or comprehended until I was making that long
drive home from Reno Sunday night, how little this team
in twenty twenty five had played on turf, because you
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haven't made some of those road trips you would have
typically made by now, did that occur to you that
this team's almost played exclusively on natural grass this year.
Speaker 5 (08:57):
I mean, we knew it. I'd been going into to
Reno usually you've had some of those series earlier, but
I don't know that that was much of a factor
in how it played out and good or bad this weekend.
But yeah, it is different, especially with you know, multiple
teams in the league that are all turf fields, and
we've even played some non conference series on some al
turf fields as well.
Speaker 4 (09:18):
Yeah, usually by now the team's a little more accustomed
to that. We'll see how that bears out in Albuquerque
next weekend.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
He's coach Ryan Overland.
Speaker 4 (09:25):
We're here at Crow and Wolf the Bulldog Baseball Hour
here till seven o'clock. We've got a couple of the players,
Bobby Blanford and Sky Collins. This is the last home weekend,
so Senior Day will be Sunday. That's Mother's Day. If
you guys ever heard the players argue over whose mom's
going to throw out the best first pitch on Senior Day.
Speaker 5 (09:46):
I don't know about it arguing over. I know there's
usually an excitement or a concern for you know, moms
getting out there of somebody who usually there's some moms
that can't wait to get out there. And you can
see where some athleticism and some arm strengths came from,
and then you know, maybe some not as much.
Speaker 4 (10:05):
Do you remember your own senior day having a conversation
with your mom before that moment?
Speaker 5 (10:09):
Yeah, I've learned that conversation was actually my freshman year
on senior Day, and after the game, my mom said
that we are not doing that, but she did. She
got out there and made a great one hot strike
in there and did a great job.
Speaker 3 (10:25):
Well, it's gonna be a special moment on Sunday.
Speaker 4 (10:27):
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Speaker 3 (14:01):
Welcome back to the Bulldog Baseball Hour.
Speaker 4 (14:03):
We're hanging out here at Crowing Wolf in Clovis right
off of Hernon in one to sixty eight. We've got
some friends from the Fresno State Dugout Club in the
house tonight. You can see them at the ballpark this
weekend Friday at six, Saturday at three Sunday at one.
The Diamond Dogs retired for the Mountain West lead host
San Jose State.
Speaker 3 (14:21):
We're joined by coach Ryan Overland.
Speaker 4 (14:23):
A little later on a couple of his veteran players,
Sky Collins and Bobby Blandford will be here.
Speaker 3 (14:29):
Did you look up above our heads?
Speaker 12 (14:30):
There?
Speaker 4 (14:30):
Coach got the Fresno State Mountain West Tournament softball game
on the big screen here at Crowing Wolf. So if
you're a multitasker, you can talk some baseball, watch some softball.
Fresno State Softball opening Mountain West Tournament play against San
Jose State tonight down in San Diego while the Diamond
Dogs play San Jose State Friday, and Coach I was
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thinking back to that series. It's been a while since
you went up to San Jose and that was a
series that could have gone either way. There was a
real clutch finish to Game two in that series where
you guys were down to their final out, down your
final out tied the game on a jet ruby base.
It ended up winning that game and then took the series.
(15:11):
Do you see anything different in San Jose State and
the way the Spartans are playing now compared to when
you saw them way back when in the Silicon Valley.
Speaker 5 (15:19):
Yeah, that's one of the things that's it's really interesting
about our league when you play teams twice, you especially
when you see them a little different. This year was
starting in the league play in week five, but when
we were starting in week three or four. Sometimes you'd
play somebody that early in the season early March and
then not again till till May. And you definitely see
the evolution of some teams, whether it be injuries or
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maybe some guys' move positions, or just how they're using
guys in some roles. So yeah, there's some some pieces
that have definitely changed to the look of San Jose State,
kind of how they've used their pitchers a little bit.
Obviously they you know, they hit an injury on the
mound as well that shook some things up, and they've
kind of changed their rotation since we saw them last
and how they've been using Joe George, who was their
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Friday starter. They've been kind of using once they get
a lead to try to finish the fifth, sixth inning on. So, yeah,
it'll be a lot of, you know, some things different
from the first time we played them.
Speaker 4 (16:12):
And speaking of injuries on the mound, your team has
dealt with more than your fair share of that and
one of the questions a lot of the fans have
been asking me, and I think I've probably asked you
a couple of times in some of our pregame conversations,
but maybe for all the fans listening right now, you know,
Jake Riding hasn't pitched all this year, Vick Ariola only
a couple doesn't look like we're going to see vic
(16:32):
anytime soon. What about Drew Townsend and Hayden Cruz, do
you have any kind of sense of the likelihood that
we might see those guys back on the bump before
this season comes to an end.
Speaker 5 (16:44):
Yeah, I mean that's two guys that are definitely been
working the last couple of weeks. You know, cruise through
a little simulated deal with some hitters today, likely be
likely for some type of scenario as needed here down
the stretch and the Townshend's just letting the heel a
little broken bone and seeing, you know, how close we
can get it to some strength and comfort here. You know,
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the tournament, that first game of the tournament will be
just about four and a half weeks, and usually it's
about six weeks to let those things heal. So he's
doing everything you can. He's throwing, he's throwing in a boot,
he's throwing on a bucket. He's doing everything he can.
And what a phenomenal teammate too. I mean, if you
would have been in our dugout yesterday, I don't think
anybody was more in the game and more you know,
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pulling for guys and excited, you know, to especially to
you know, he wasn't on the road with us, so
probably the time away. You know, it's definitely a guy
you can feel how much he appreciates it and wants
his teammates to do well, and he is doing everything
you can to get out there to help them. Well.
Speaker 4 (17:45):
There is something to be said for that and the
effect on the team. And you seem to have a
team full of guys like that. And I mentioned this
on the broadcast the other day, and I think you
and I may have even talked about it. Another piece
of good news you got yesterday was that Cayden Munster
didn't have a fracture in his foot, that he will
be able to come back this weekend against San Jose State,
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but in Reno the day after he has that disappointing
turn and you know, gets hitting the foot, can't put
any pressure on it.
Speaker 3 (18:13):
He's out there in a boot.
Speaker 4 (18:15):
Shagging balls when you guys are taking batting practice. I
don't know how many guys like that have you been
around that you know, they can tune out the personal
disappointment and what's going on with them and and be
proactive about finding a way to help the.
Speaker 5 (18:29):
Team quite a bit. I mean, that's what it's what
it's all about. And whether it's because of an injury
or just whatever circumstance, I mean, it's you know, we
got thirty five guys that they've all got a job
to help us win every day. And you know, sometimes
that might be a guy with an injury. Sometimes maybe
a guy has already you know, decided to red shirt
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and knows they're not getting the game. But whether it
be you know, on a chart or picking pitches or
bring just picking up something with their teammates, seeing something
here or there. And yeah, Munch is a extreme example
of that of what can I do, coach? What do
you need me to do? And obviously anything to do
to to get on the field too. That and that's
ultimately as a coach I mean, being wanting to have
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to slow your guys down is usually a better sign
than trying to kick them to get moving for things
like that. And especially these guys understand what time of
year it is and how important every single pitch is,
and you know, not just every day and every game,
but literally every single pitch, and wanted to be out there,
and when they can't be out there, wanted to help
their guys, you know, do well.
Speaker 4 (19:32):
Talking to coach Ryan Overland Fresno State as its final
home weekend of the year Friday at six, Saturday at
three Sunday at one against San Jose State. Tickets at
Go Bulldogs dot com. I'm gonna hear from a couple
veteran outfielders, Bobby Blanford and Sky Collins in a bit.
Speaker 3 (19:47):
It's like Sky's enjoying some pizza yolo right now.
Speaker 4 (19:49):
Don't worry, I won't follow you around and tell everybody
what you're eating all the time, but right now he's
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at Crowing Wolf tonight as well. One more question before
the break, Coach. This one came in on Twitter or
the ex app from one of your most dedicated Bulldog
baseball fans. Robert, he used that hashtag ask fs if
you've got a question for coach Overland or Bobby Blandford
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Sky Collins, you can send it with that hashtag as well.
Robert's question is, and I know you're focused on the
Spartans right now, but his question is, in a little
over a year, Fresno State will join the PAC twelve.
What positive impact will that make in the baseball program
with things like resources and recruiting.
Speaker 3 (20:31):
Do you have any feel for that yet.
Speaker 5 (20:34):
That's already come And definitely in recruiting, it's a conversation
that comes up all the time, and that PAC twelve
logo carries a lot of weight with a lot of people. Still,
even though being a different look to it, that logo
definitely carries some weight. And obviously the resource piece, I
think there will definitely be some trickle down. I mean,
the biggest thing is how it's going to affect football
and TV contracts and how that stuff really you know,
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but that's something that we already have a great advantage
with the football resources in our weight room and academic
center and training room that is really top of the
line compared to a lot of California schools in that
sense with having big time football. So that transition, while
on paper and playing games, is quite a bit of
way in the recruiting process. You're recruiting the players that
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are going to coming in for that year already in
those types of conversations, it's definitely an appeal for young
athletes to do. They still know what that logo means
and what that conference can bring.
Speaker 3 (21:32):
Well.
Speaker 4 (21:34):
And when you got here, Fresno State was in the
whack and there was a team in the conference, Rice University,
who had recently won a national championship at that point
and was ranked in the top ten probably every time
you played them those first couple of years. I think
that helped from a recruiting standpoint at that time to
be in a league with a power like that. And
when you guys move into the Pac twelve, unless Oregon
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State falls off the face of the map, you're gonna
have a top ten program that's been consistently ranked that
high for a couple decades now. I imagine that has
an impact too.
Speaker 5 (22:07):
Yeah, that's a team I woud say, you know, it'll
be something on the national stage at the conference at
a football, basketball, and baseball, and I'm sure other sports.
You know, it's going to be at a really high
level and end with baseball with us and the San
Diego State has done. Gonzaga has been in the NCAA
tournament quite a bit the last couple of years, so
you know, there's still more to add too, and there
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could be some really impressive you know, the names that
have been flowed around on the baseball side, you know,
there could be some really competitive baseball schools, and that's
that's exciting.
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It is exciting, and so is this coming weekend. The
Bulldog's final three Mountain West home games of the year
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Speaker 3 (22:52):
We're here till seven o'clock. A couple of the.
Speaker 4 (22:54):
Diamond Dogs are here. We're gonna hear from them shortly.
We'll let them enjoy some pizza first. We'll get to
Bobby Blamford Sky Collins in a few moments, but if
you've got a question for coach Overlin, don't wait too long.
We'll have one more segment with him when we come
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Speaker 4 (26:18):
Welcome back to the Bulldog Baseball Hour. We're here at
Crow and Wolf in Clovis. It's our last Bulldog Baseball
Hour of the year, but we're here till seven o'clock.
Then they do karaoke here, So if you've got something
you want to sing tonight, come see James and the
crew when we're done at seven o'clock. We're gonna hear
from a couple of Bulldog seniors in a moment, Bobby
Blandford and Sky Collins.
Speaker 3 (26:37):
But coach over them.
Speaker 4 (26:38):
Before we bring those guys on, maybe I should have
you talk a little bit about them and what they've
met to the program.
Speaker 3 (26:45):
Let's start with Sky, who, because.
Speaker 4 (26:47):
Of that ruling with the junior colleges, actually has a
chance to come back again next year and.
Speaker 3 (26:52):
Compete for the Diamond Dogs.
Speaker 5 (26:53):
Right yeah, s, guy's planning on playing another year, which
is a tremendous opera ortunity for him and in our
program to have a real center fielder like that and
somebody with game changing speed get to have back in
your program for another year, is you know, that's that's
huge for us. So, you know, it's an interesting second
(27:14):
time in five years where the NCAA has changed eligibility
and kind of changed some future plans that you're you know,
guys are you know, thinking they're done and then all
of a sudden you get an extra year. So this
guy's wont that'll be taking advantage of that, and we're
thrilled to have him back.
Speaker 4 (27:30):
And there may be some other guys that could take
advantage of that, but maybe you don't know for sure
yet at this point. Is there anyone else that you
know for sure is is going to have another year
because of that rule?
Speaker 5 (27:40):
Well, anybody that's in their last year of that has
used junior college gets that year of eligibility. And you
know there's some guys that that fits into Jake Riding
who's going to use it with the injury anyways, And
you know Justin Stransky's one that more so we're going
to be playing, you know, tug of war with MLB
teams that you know, you think he's really himself into
(28:00):
the opportunity to put himself in the draft. Conversation that
that that'll be one we're going to be waiting out
through through July. And then there's a couple others.
Speaker 4 (28:10):
But Bobby Blandford's not one of those guys, because he's
played four years for you here at Fresno State, and
I sure had a blast washing him play last night,
not just at the plate and hitting a four hundred
and forty one foot bomb, but covering more ground and
right field and most center fielders cover and making every
play out there, even the one that the umpire said
he didn't make.
Speaker 3 (28:33):
What kind of growth have you seen in Bobby.
Speaker 4 (28:35):
As a player and a person since the day he
first showed up on campus.
Speaker 5 (28:40):
So many ways. And yeah, somebody that's you know, played
almost all of the four years for us and has
got to be I'm sure you know this's got to
be coming close on to the top ten all time
home runs. I would think coming up on got to
be close to thirty home runs in four years.
Speaker 3 (28:56):
And it is twenty eighth last night.
Speaker 5 (28:58):
Yeah, there you go, twenty eighth last night. And has
played some center field, played left field, playing right field
this year, and you know, done a tremendous job with
that adjustment. And somebody that's always hungry to get better
and learn, and you know, always has energy and you know,
really truly wants to win every single pitch, and you know,
bringing teammates along and being a great teammate doing it.
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Somebody that you know, excited to write in the lineup
again here these last couple of weeks, as long as
we can go. But somebody that's definitely gonna be missed
when when his time was up as a Bulldog.
Speaker 4 (29:30):
You know, I want to you said something there that
reminded me of a moment last night, and I want
to ask you about that before we take the break
and get those boys on. A lot of teams have
shifted against Bobby this year. We didn't see it in
Reno as much, but Bakersfield last night was taking their
shortstop and moved them into shallow right field to play
between their second basement and their first basement, and Bobby
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hit a bullet where the shortstop would normally be. And
I think a lot of guys hit that ball and
they say, okay, I'm on base. But the moment it
came off his bat, he was thinking double all the
way and went in head first his second base with
a double, and you know, you scored seventeen runs. That
can get lost in the shuffle, but it felt like
to me in that moment that he sent a tone
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of desire and want to that the rest of the
team kind of fed off the rest of the night.
Speaker 5 (30:19):
For sure, And that's in with Bobby. It's always been
how do we channel it the right ways? Where he's
always been looking to take the extra base and be
aggressive and just making sure doing it as the game dictates,
and not only you know, getting the second on that ball,
but getting first to third on another one. I can't
remember exactly who hit it. There was another ball that
he went first to third when it went off the
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third basement's glove there and ran round to the left
fielder's face going to going to first to third, and
it's done a tremendous job. And there is like that
and the play that was not a catch. I probably
spent too much time looking at it this morning, still
trying to figure out I guess that's not a catch.
It truly was like some of these NFL plays. The gosh,
(31:00):
it looks like he caught it. It looks like he's
on the ground with the ball, but maybe that's not
quite enough.
Speaker 4 (31:07):
Yeah, And I was wondering if if you got any
clarity on that from maybe the coordinator of officials or anything,
that I if that's the correct interpretation of that scenario,
which you don't see so often where a player is
on the ground holds up the ball to show it
to you that he caught it, but then naturally, as
he's going to brace and get back up, his glove
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comes back down to the ground, and the ball rolls out.
It's not a scenario. I don't know if I've ever
seen that exact scenario before.
Speaker 5 (31:34):
Well, it was a little rememorous reminding of the Maresci catch.
I mentioned that or that one you die of catch,
get up, go to throw the ball, and drop it
behind you, and that wasn't a catch. But was explained
on the field was that they didn't think that out
losing the ball was in a second attempt at the play,
which would ultimately be going to throw or looking to
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pull the ball out of your glove. The question I
had on the field was is holding the glove up
to show you that that's a catch your second movement.
The answer was given it could be. Ultimately, I think
that I don't know that you get the best look.
I mean, you can see it on the replay cameras
out As far as determining is the ball moving in
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the glove, I think ultimately, I think they just had
to stick with the call that was made on the field.
That might be right, I don't know.
Speaker 3 (32:24):
Well, that was my question.
Speaker 4 (32:26):
Maybe it could have been moving in the glove, so
when it came back down again. I suppose that's a
plausible explanation either way, it was a phenomenal effort and
we look for more of that this weekend.
Speaker 3 (32:36):
Anything else you want to.
Speaker 4 (32:37):
Say before we let you go about what's at stake
this weekend and what you expect from your Diamond Dogs.
Speaker 5 (32:41):
I expect them to come out and play for a championship.
That's what these guys come to be a bulldog for,
and they understand what it means and what this program
has been about for over one hundred years of winning
championships and embracing the opportunity to play for one. I mean,
that was it obviously not what we expected last weekend
going into Reno and not com back with any wins.
It definitely changed what these last six games are going
(33:03):
to be. But everything's still in front of us to
take care of what we need to And I've been
a part of a lot of championship teams that had
some weekends that you got back on the bus, not
you know, just because you want to win, just because
you expect to win. Well, there's somebody another dugout that's
they're working hard too, and they're doing everything they can
to get it done and Ultimately, we were four runs
short in three games, and we got to find a
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way to be better in all areas and take care
of our home field this weekend and go enjoy the
opportunity to play for a championship in Albuquerque the next weekend.
Speaker 4 (33:33):
Well, that sounds like a play and he's coached Ryan Overland.
When we come back, you'll hear from a couple Bulldog outfielders,
Bobby Blanford and Sky Collins. If you've got questions, centerm
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Speaker 5 (37:15):
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Bulldog Softball Mountain West Tournament game. That game's nothing nothing
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(37:39):
k RDU and here Matt Norm will call the rest
of that ball game.
Speaker 3 (37:43):
Guys, get a little pizza here tonight. Oh yeah, it
was good. What kind did you get from pizza? Yola?
There hot honey, hot honey.
Speaker 21 (37:52):
Yeah, yeah it was HOLLI.
Speaker 3 (37:55):
Thank you, Holly, Thank you Holly. What else was on it?
Not just hot honey?
Speaker 6 (37:59):
I'm assuming Yeah, it was pepperoni and then some hot
peppers and some hot honey on It was really good.
Speaker 3 (38:04):
Yeah, now I'm getting hungry. That does sound pretty good.
Speaker 4 (38:06):
Yeah, nothing wrong with a little spice and nothing wrong
with scoring seventeen runs last night.
Speaker 3 (38:12):
How fun was that game to play in last night? Awesome?
Speaker 6 (38:16):
That's the best feeling, especially after a weekend. You know,
when you get your you know, three losses in a row,
and you think you're there and we're in first place, right,
and then then something like that happens. You know, you're
the frustration starts to kick in, and to be able
to bounce back like that and put up seventeen runs.
Speaker 3 (38:35):
It just that's baseball for you. Indeed it is.
Speaker 4 (38:39):
And I'm just guessing the ball that you hit four
hundred and forty one feet felt okay, coming off the
bath like Butter, Well, they call you Bobby Barrels. Now
I might have to call you Bobby Butter.
Speaker 3 (38:49):
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (38:51):
The Sky, you know, Bobby made that crazy diving effort,
caught the ball, and then the ball wasn't in his
glove after his glove came down the second time. We're
just talking about that play with coach over then Bobby
was just watching on his cell phone there. Somebody asked
me last night. They said, hey, where was Sky on
that play? Because usually he's the one that's diving over
in that area. You were playing the guy the other
way a little bit.
Speaker 21 (39:11):
Huh, Yeah, we got him shifted over a little. But
I think I had the best view in the house
of that play, and I saw the ball perfectly in
the in the web, and then he rolled over and
it was out. But I say it's a catch. I
say it's a catch all day.
Speaker 4 (39:26):
It sure looked like it's me. But Bobby, you kind
of had no business getting that ball. What made you
think that you could actually get to that and it
took I don't know if you've ever had a dive
where you're in the air that high, that far, that long.
Speaker 3 (39:41):
What did that feel like making that playing right center.
I don't know.
Speaker 6 (39:46):
It's just every pitch, you know, I tell myself I
have opportunity to catch anything, you know, and that's just
the mentality that I always have from pitch one to
the end of the end of the game.
Speaker 3 (39:56):
You know, I'm.
Speaker 6 (39:57):
Always I can catch any ball as soon as it comes,
as soon as it's in the air.
Speaker 3 (40:01):
It's mine. So the the immediate reaction.
Speaker 6 (40:04):
Was just to go get a fly ball, just like
you know, I've been training and just like I've been practicing.
And I called it kind of early. This guy even
told me he was like, man, I was. I was
headed for the ball too. You called it so early,
like I was just ready to go. I was just
ready to go catch a fly ball, and I just
wanted it. And that's really all that happened. I don't
know what else.
Speaker 3 (40:25):
Uh, that's it.
Speaker 4 (40:27):
Isn't the center fielder supposed to have DIBs on that,
I mean, isn't he supposed to be able to.
Speaker 3 (40:31):
Call you off?
Speaker 6 (40:32):
Yeah he can if he wants. Yeah, he didn't want
that one, I guess. I guess I took over as.
Speaker 22 (40:37):
Soon as I hear Bobby call it.
Speaker 21 (40:39):
I'm trusting him, and then I know we have trust
to know he's going to catch it, which he did.
Speaker 4 (40:45):
But did you get tired of watching him make catches
last night because it seemed like every other ball they
were hitting his way over there?
Speaker 21 (40:51):
Yeah, I was getting jels over that one. Some balls
hit to me, but I mean, once it goes up
to Rye Field.
Speaker 22 (40:58):
I know it's going to be caught.
Speaker 4 (40:59):
So yeah, you know, Bobby, I don't want to talk
about this all night because I want to hear more
of what's on your guys' minds. But there were a
couple plays that I wasn't sure you were going to
get to. You had to go up off one foot
on the warning track on one because the.
Speaker 3 (41:12):
Guy hit it really well.
Speaker 4 (41:14):
And then there there was a foul ball. I think
you came pretty close to overrunning, didn't you.
Speaker 3 (41:19):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (41:20):
I think a couple. Actually I felt a little bit
like I overran. But yeah, that's what I was wondering.
Speaker 4 (41:25):
If if you're a freshman out there making that play,
if you do overrun that ball, if your ability to
adjust and actually make that catch is a product of
the experience that you've had here.
Speaker 6 (41:36):
I would say most definitely knowing my field and knowing
you know, the tendencies of what happens in the wind
and what time of the year it is, you know,
and when it's cold in its beginning of the season,
you know the ball is dead, it's not moving as much,
It's pretty true. But when it starts to get warm,
the wind starts blowing, you know it's gonna have some
action on it, and you.
Speaker 3 (41:55):
Always just have to stay ready.
Speaker 6 (41:58):
But yeah, definitely some experience helps me know that those
balls are always coming back, especially off that building.
Speaker 4 (42:05):
Yeah, speaking of that building, Sky, how often do you
guys remind Bobby at the time he flipped over that
foul fence and landed in the pool over there.
Speaker 21 (42:14):
We were just talking about that the other day, just
talking about that and help you.
Speaker 3 (42:19):
Bobby. Are you saying that wasn't pool water that splashed
all over you?
Speaker 12 (42:22):
No?
Speaker 6 (42:22):
Absolutely, I don't know what kind of water it is,
but it's not pool water. You can't still taste it,
can you?
Speaker 3 (42:29):
No? Okay, good.
Speaker 4 (42:30):
We're talking to Bobby Blandford and Sky Collins, two of
Fresno State's starting outfielders. Then asking Sky about you, Bob,
I won't to ask you about Sky. What what have
you appreciated or noticed about playing next to him every
game this year?
Speaker 6 (42:46):
I mean just the ability that you know, we needed
a guy to plug in and get the job done
in centerfield, and he's just been doing an exceptional drop
out it. You know, as soon as there's a ball
that takes flight in the outfield, know that Sky has
a chance no matter where it's hit. You know he's
he's doing a great job. Our defense has been great
this year. He's been nails, making good throws, making good catches,
(43:10):
making the right play and you know, anytime you lay
a mont down, he's already at first basically might as
well pocket it anyway.
Speaker 3 (43:16):
And that's a great thing to have on.
Speaker 6 (43:17):
The team, being able to turn the lineup over and
being able to drive in runs too when he wants to.
It's he's been a great ad to the lineup and
to the team.
Speaker 4 (43:27):
Yeah, this is gonna sound like a dumb question, but Sky,
do you ever find yourself.
Speaker 3 (43:33):
Taking pride in not having to dive on a catch?
Speaker 4 (43:37):
Because you make a lot of catches that a lot
of guys would have to dive to make, but you
don't have to leave your feet. Sometimes you're not even leaning,
Have you figured that out yet, that that maybe.
Speaker 3 (43:47):
You do a few things that other guys can't do.
Speaker 21 (43:50):
Yeah, I mean sometimes you want to dive though, I
mean it looks better, but I mean yeah, I like
saying on my feet helps the body feel feel a
little better over time, especially eight forty eight games in
I think, Yeah.
Speaker 3 (44:06):
When you said forty eight, I was gonna say, you're
not that old. That's how old I am.
Speaker 4 (44:09):
But and Coach Overlin was just talking about you coming
back next year. And last year you didn't get to
play at all till the Mountain West Tournament. Everybody remembers
that incredible first career hit you had to help the
Bulldogs win a championship. So this was your first year
at the Division one level playing every day. What's your
thinking behind playing another year for the Diamond Dogs and
(44:30):
what you can do for the team and maybe what
that year can do for you.
Speaker 21 (44:34):
Yeah, going into this year, thought I thought this is
gonna mamb out last year of college baseball. But then
Overland told me that rule had changed, and then I think,
it's just gonna give me another opportunity to get better,
keep improving on what I'm doing, and then just helping
the team in any way possible.
Speaker 4 (44:51):
And then yeah, and it gives your mom another year
to practice for that senior day first pitch.
Speaker 22 (44:57):
Right, Yeah, yeah, ask you.
Speaker 4 (45:00):
About your parents when we come back, because I saw
where they were sitting the other day in Reno, and
I'm guessing they had a pretty interesting experience that maybe
they shared a.
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Speaker 3 (48:30):
There's Sky Collins, these swings and lines.
Speaker 4 (48:33):
It hard, almost robbed on a dive by Palio, but
that's through it to the outfield coming around from second
to score as Schneider the throw goes into second and
Collins is there with a double sixteen to one Bulldogs
and they've scored in eight straight innings. Yeah, that offense
was going last night to seventeen to one win over
CSU Bakersfield. But it's back to Mountain West play this weekend.
(48:55):
Final home weekend for a Diamond Dog team that's tied
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fsh Bobby. It's gonna be your senior day on Sunday.
I know you got a big one Friday night with
(49:15):
Jack Anchor going and Cremorrosa pitching Saturday, and who knows
what things are going to look like by Sunday. But
have you started Have you allowed yourself to start thinking about.
Speaker 3 (49:24):
Senior Day yet?
Speaker 6 (49:25):
Honestly, no, I haven't thought too much about it. I'm
just focused on the weekend and playing. Yeah, that's about it.
Speaker 4 (49:35):
Do you think your mom started thinking about it yet?
Since she'll be throwing one of those first pitches to
yeah baby boy.
Speaker 6 (49:40):
Yeah, she had mentioned that you had shattered her out
last night on the broadcast. See, she didn't think it
was very funny. She was all she got all nervous
about the getting ready to throw. So I texted her
this morning and she said her and my brother are
going to be playing catch this week, so.
Speaker 4 (49:56):
She'll be ready. That's all I said was that she
was going to be ready. Ready, She'll be ready.
Speaker 3 (50:02):
You know.
Speaker 4 (50:02):
Speaking of pitching, you guys have had some injuries on
the pitching staff this year, and I've noticed how loose
you guys have kept it, and you've stayed positive.
Speaker 3 (50:12):
Either one of you offered.
Speaker 4 (50:13):
Coach Over then Coach Buckley that hey, if you need
me to get out there on the mound ready to
give it a go.
Speaker 21 (50:19):
I personally haven't offered, but I've thought about it. I mean,
it's always something something to think about.
Speaker 22 (50:26):
But I think it's fun.
Speaker 6 (50:27):
To pitch, Yeah, I think I definitely. I definitely mentioned
it to buck a couple of times jokingly, and and
he was like, man, you better get out of here
before I put a pitcher's glove on your hands. So
we haven't talked about it since, but I would love
to get on the mound. Any any chance that you
get to compete on on a D one level, on
(50:48):
any spot, you know, that would fire me up to
go pitch.
Speaker 3 (50:52):
When's the last time you pitched in high school? My
senior year? How about you middle school?
Speaker 22 (50:59):
Yeah? Howd to go through a no hitter? Welly nine pitch,
no hitter.
Speaker 4 (51:05):
No way, seven innings, seven innings. Yep, Coach Buckley, if
you're listening, there's a track record here. Who cares if
it was what seven years ago something like something like that.
But speaking of outfielders going to the mound, how fun
has it been for you guys to watch your buddy
BJ Rodriguez go out there and deal. I mean until
(51:27):
a month end of the season, he really wasn't even
thinking about pitching on this team, and he just threw
three scoreless innings last night.
Speaker 22 (51:34):
Yeah, it's been fun, it's awesome.
Speaker 21 (51:35):
I Mean, we knew he had a good arm coming in,
but it's been fun to watch him dominate on the
mound like he has with little d one pitching experience.
And then yeah, she's a good guy on and off
the field.
Speaker 3 (51:48):
Deserves it, Bobby. If you had to hit against him
and inter squad.
Speaker 22 (51:51):
At all, I actually don't think I have hidn't pitch
in the fall.
Speaker 4 (51:55):
Yeah, yeah, it might be a tough lefty lefty matchup.
Speaker 3 (51:59):
Huh, it definitely would.
Speaker 6 (52:00):
He's uh, he's got some below to come come back,
his good curveball. I think plugging him into the to
the roster was a huge boost and him just going
out there and having the confidence to do it as well.
Speaker 3 (52:13):
Uh, definitely kudos to him for that.
Speaker 4 (52:16):
You know, I've got another question for you about last night, Bobby,
But I saw the karaoke set up just roll in.
Speaker 3 (52:21):
Either you guys ever do karaoke.
Speaker 4 (52:23):
Before no karaoke? If you had to do a duet tonight,
Sky and Bobby sing the blues, what would it be?
What would you guys be saying?
Speaker 6 (52:34):
Probably some country song yea.
Speaker 3 (52:37):
Or something like that. We both like Country, I can
see that. Did you wear the boost? Nice guy? No flops?
Speaker 4 (52:44):
Okay, a little different weather than the last time we
were hanging out here, So Bobby, last night, Bakersfield's putting
on this goofy shift against you.
Speaker 3 (52:52):
The shortstops moving over to shallow right field.
Speaker 4 (52:54):
They're basically saying, if if you pull the ball, you're
not getting the hit, and we don't think you can
hit it the other way. When you go up in
a situation like that, you see them out there, what
do you tell yourself? Like, what's that that internal conversation
self talk that you're having in that moment?
Speaker 6 (53:10):
Uh, the biggest thing, no matter what the situation, it's always,
you know, for me, it's always like to stay smooth
and nice, calm line, drive up the middle.
Speaker 3 (53:19):
It always works every time.
Speaker 6 (53:21):
And when I get a shift like that, this the
mentality the approach never really changes too much except for
I tell myself, okay, it's open for you, like go
the other way, and then I'll look fastball away. And
but for most of the time, my swing and my
approach is leaning towards that way anyway, and so most
(53:41):
of the time I just don't. I tried to just
not think too much of it, and I try not
to push it over there. I try to just tell myself,
just you take a nice easy swing and hit a
line drive. It's going to go that way anyway, so
I'll just I just commit to that every single time.
And it's been working that the guys that put the shift,
the teams that have been putting the shift on me,
I definitely have had a couple of knocks sqeak through
in that in that hole for me, So it's been nice.
Speaker 4 (54:05):
What you just said, though, take a nice easy swing.
Isn't taking a nice easy swing one of the hardest
things to do.
Speaker 6 (54:11):
Most definitely, especially Yeah, especially myself, I tend to try
to do too much. I always try to, you know,
put a little extra ump into it. So that's always
why that's my key is to stay nice and smooth,
and as long as I'm telling myself that, you know,
everything's green.
Speaker 4 (54:27):
And you guys both had doubles last night on basically
line drives. The shortstop in your case, the shortstop was
there and almost robbed this guy. In your case, Bobby,
the shortstop was playing right field, so he was nowhere
near there. But you both ended up at second base.
So obviously you were thinking aggressive told begin with on yours, Bob,
I was wondering before you even hit it.
Speaker 3 (54:46):
Were you thinking you could get to second base?
Speaker 4 (54:48):
Or was that just something Once you saw where the
ball was going, you're like, yeah, I think.
Speaker 3 (54:52):
I can take this. Yeah, I think. Initially I knew
I was just driving in a run.
Speaker 6 (54:58):
Trying to get, you know, a ball into the outfield
so that Murf can score nice and easy. But I
took a hard turn, and as soon as I noticed
that he hadn't had the ball yet, and I was
I was almost at first, I decided I was gonna
give it a full go and head to second and
challenge the throw. I mean, that's just the aggressiveness that
I had going into it.
Speaker 4 (55:20):
Did you have a stopwatch on that, Sky?
Speaker 3 (55:23):
Yeah, it's probably faster.
Speaker 22 (55:27):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (55:28):
Just this is gonna sound dumb too, Sky.
Speaker 4 (55:32):
But do you ever feel pressure to be fast because
that's your reputation because everybody knows how fast you are?
Speaker 3 (55:39):
Like that you have to live up to that every
time you swing the back. No, I don't.
Speaker 22 (55:43):
I don't.
Speaker 21 (55:43):
I think that's something that just comes naturally for me,
and that's something that's controlled by effort and then yeah,
I try to give one hundred percent effort every time
I'm playing the game, so that just comes naturally to me.
Speaker 3 (55:57):
Well, it's a weapon. I think one of the moment
that was memorable in Nevada.
Speaker 4 (56:01):
I know that the game didn't end up your way,
but the way you guys tied the game was you
get an infield single, may have been bunt single in
that situation, right, it's bunt single. Then you steal second,
then you take third on a wild pitch and score
on a sacrifice fly. Not too many guys can do that. Humby, No,
not too many. That's why I having a guy like
Sky in your lineup is such a gift, and that's
(56:23):
why you were trying to be faster than him on
that double humh Yep. Hey, we only have a couple
of minutes left here, but I would love to hear
you guys tell the people here at Crowing Wolf and
those listening what you love about your teammates this year,
because it seems to me, and I'm not in the
clubhouse all the time, but I'm around you guys a
fair amount, it seems to me like there's a tighter
connection or more unity and cohesion on this team than
(56:46):
a lot of the Bulldog baseball teams I've been around.
I'd love to hear what you guys see in that regard,
what you feel and what you appreciate about the twenty twenty.
Speaker 3 (56:54):
Five Diamond Dogs. Sky will let you go first, I think.
Speaker 21 (56:58):
Yeah, again, you said the closest of the team, Like,
we hang out with each other on and off the
field almost every day. We go to dinner with each other,
I mean. And also, we can hold each other accountable
on the field. It's it's not like our teammates are
gonna take offense if we hold them accountable.
Speaker 22 (57:16):
They understand that's part of the game.
Speaker 21 (57:20):
And yeah, we hold each other accountable, make each other better,
and at the same time we can be we can
be friends off the field.
Speaker 4 (57:27):
I just noticed you guys even wore matching hats tonight,
So maybe that country duet has to happen. I don't know, Bobby,
what do you have to add to what.
Speaker 3 (57:34):
Sky just said?
Speaker 6 (57:35):
Yeah, I mean, Sky said it pretty perfectly. But to
add on, I would say the camaraderie of this team
and the fact that everybody you know knows who who
everybody is like their role on the team or their
role you know a part of the group is super important,
and it's super beneficial because you know, you know that
(57:58):
the man city next to you knows his job and
the next guy you know beside him knows his, and
it creates that trust and allows you to feel free,
you know, and play your game and allows the next
guy you know to feel free and play his game
as well. And so when you have that going, and
you know, baseball can be a lot of fun. When
you do that, you know, when everybody is free and
(58:20):
knows their role and it just goes out there and
plays baseball the way they know how to and we
do it all as a group and have a ton
of fun doing it.
Speaker 3 (58:28):
It's it's the best part of baseball.
Speaker 4 (58:32):
The hard thing is there seems to be no magic
formula to get to that point, but it seems like
you guys are are pretty close to that point. Especially
with all the bad breaks you guys have had, the
injuries and everything, You've stayed together. It's been fun to
watch good Luck Friday night against San Jose State, Saturday
and Sunday too. And thanks for hanging out here, Carling Woll.
Thank you to Bobby Blamford Sky Collins. You can see
(58:53):
him both roam in the outfield at Pete Bidenfield at
Bob Bennett Stadium this weekend. If you don't have your
tickets yet, go bulldogs dot Com Friday Day at six,
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Speaker 3 (59:05):
Kids get to run the bases.
Speaker 4 (59:06):
Afterwards, and get there early so you can see Bobby's mom, Shauna,
and six other Bulldog moms throwing out ceremonial first pitches.
Thanks for listening to the Bulldog Baseball Hour tonight from
Crowen Wolf on the Bulldog Sports Network.
Speaker 2 (59:18):
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Introducing… Aubrey O’Day Diddy’s former protege, television personality, platinum selling music artist, Danity Kane alum Aubrey O’Day joins veteran journalists Amy Robach and TJ Holmes to provide a unique perspective on the trial that has captivated the attention of the nation. Join them throughout the trial as they discuss, debate, and dissect every detail, every aspect of the proceedings. Aubrey will offer her opinions and expertise, as only she is qualified to do given her first-hand knowledge. From her days on Making the Band, as she emerged as the breakout star, the truth of the situation would be the opposite of the glitz and glamour. Listen throughout every minute of the trial, for this exclusive coverage. Amy Robach and TJ Holmes present Aubrey O’Day, Covering the Diddy Trial, an iHeartRadio podcast.
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