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<v Speaker 1>Coach Pender's back up in the broadcast booth with us.

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<v Speaker 1>It was an interesting star. We're just talking about Charlie West.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know you had to have patience because he

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<v Speaker 1>walked a bunch of guys early. He walked the first

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<v Speaker 1>two guys he faced, and then again in the third

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<v Speaker 1>inning there were two walks in a row. You had

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<v Speaker 1>the bases loaded that he had to get out of that.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm wondering where you were at at that point,

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<v Speaker 1>because I saw you on the top step and about

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<v Speaker 1>to make the step and thene you didn't do it?

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<v Speaker 2>Good call. It was, you know, Charlie looked like a

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<v Speaker 2>pyromaniac and he didn't get burned somehow, you know, And

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<v Speaker 2>you don't see that very often. He was playing with

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<v Speaker 2>fire from pitch one. He just could not command it

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<v Speaker 2>in the first inning. Then he gets out of it

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<v Speaker 2>with three punch outs, you know, and it's like, what

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<v Speaker 2>in the heck am I going to do here? So

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<v Speaker 2>we had Shaw up I think two batters into the game.

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<v Speaker 2>We had Greg Shaw running down to the pen and

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<v Speaker 2>we had him warming up for four innings I think,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and then we had to use him. We

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<v Speaker 2>had to bring him in. He got back on the

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<v Speaker 2>beam today. But Charlie doesn't get hit. You know, It's like, man,

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<v Speaker 2>I know, you got a nibble to a certain an extent,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know that's how his stuff works. But really,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you can he can be a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>more aggressive in the zone and today you know, he

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<v Speaker 2>was dodging bullets and thankfully, you know, they didn't they

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<v Speaker 2>didn't get a hit with runners on and and he

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't have given up a hit period. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>that sunball doesn't get caught by Doherty. That was I

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<v Speaker 2>think the only hit he gave up, you know, right

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<v Speaker 2>after that, Choy got that single. But yeah, frustrating, but

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<v Speaker 2>you know, hey, he's been doing it somehow. He's been

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<v Speaker 2>doing it. He's been escaping, you know, trouble. And we

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<v Speaker 2>had enough guys behind him today. It was just like,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think these guys are going to square him up.

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<v Speaker 2>He's just going to be his own worst enemy. And

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<v Speaker 2>thankfully we got out of it.

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<v Speaker 1>He's like Houdini out there for and he also got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of fly ball outs. I mean he had

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<v Speaker 1>four fly balls to center field in a row for

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<v Speaker 1>outs in the middle of the third and the fourth inning,

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<v Speaker 1>only one ground ball out really in the fifth inning,

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<v Speaker 1>so uh, you had to be pleased that he hung

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<v Speaker 1>in there. Yeah. I don't want a pictures struggling like that.

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<v Speaker 1>You could just fall over the cliff and blow the

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<v Speaker 1>game up. But he didn't do that.

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<v Speaker 2>No, he didn't. And you know, kudos to him. Is

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<v Speaker 2>just his pitch count was up there to the point

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<v Speaker 2>where we had to get him out after the fifth

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<v Speaker 2>and the guys behind him did all their jobs today.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought they were very good. You know, Finn gives

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<v Speaker 2>gives one up, but I thought he was throwing strikes.

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<v Speaker 2>He was coming out of his hand while his stuff

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<v Speaker 2>looked good. Shaw looked really good. Crucial got his batter, so,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a good day. We haven't had enough good

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<v Speaker 2>days on the mound. And it didn't look like it

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<v Speaker 2>was going to start like a good day from the mound,

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<v Speaker 2>but the guys cleaned it up and it was, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a really good weekend. Yeah, almost sixteenth straight at you

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<v Speaker 2>know in the conference, that's not easy. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>we've ever done that.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, that's that could be record breaking. And you

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<v Speaker 1>haven't had a shutout in like seventy seven games. You

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<v Speaker 1>almost had it today, but that didn't happen. How about

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<v Speaker 1>getting Aden Doherty back in the lineup. Guy comes up

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<v Speaker 1>with three hits today.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know he can hit. He can really hit.

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<v Speaker 2>He goes to the opposite field really well. He hits

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<v Speaker 2>the ball on the line, doesn't try to do too

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<v Speaker 2>much with his swing. You know, he doesn't have a

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<v Speaker 2>ton of power, but he can still hit, hit one

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<v Speaker 2>in the gap. I like his bats, and we needed

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<v Speaker 2>to get him kind of push him to get out there.

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<v Speaker 2>He probably would have been better to wait, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>till Tuesday, or even against the University of Maine, but

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted him to see live pitching today so that

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<v Speaker 2>we could potentially, you know, Northeastern throws another lefty at us,

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<v Speaker 2>we can have him ready to go. And I know

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<v Speaker 2>bo Rude will be fine. He'll be ready to go

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's off the bench or in the starting lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>But we need to get Aiden back in the mix.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm glad we did. He swung the bat well.

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<v Speaker 1>And finally, Graham MacArthur's starting to figure out this ballpark.

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<v Speaker 1>He's hit the ball on the right side three times

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<v Speaker 1>in these three games and hit it out of here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and they were trying to bust them in and

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<v Speaker 2>they hit him. You know, he does not go out

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<v Speaker 2>of the zone too often, and he was laying a

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<v Speaker 2>little heavy on his front side, on his front foot

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<v Speaker 2>for about three four weeks and he kind of went

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<v Speaker 2>into a bit of a tailspin when we began Biggie's play.

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<v Speaker 2>Seems like he's dug out of that and looks a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more balanced at the plate. He's gotten and

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<v Speaker 2>he's actually gotten in a little bit better shape too.

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<v Speaker 2>We had a talk mid season. He's working at it,

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<v Speaker 2>so you know, I'm happy to see some progress there.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know he's going to be a big he'll

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<v Speaker 2>be a big key for us down the stretch. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we've got I think we got Biller in a good

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<v Speaker 2>place right now in the five hole. I like the

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<v Speaker 2>way our lineup shakes out, with the way that we

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<v Speaker 2>have our speed situated. He's going to block that speed MacArthur,

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<v Speaker 2>but he still he gives us really good at bats.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, the Huski is a roll, and I mean twenty

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<v Speaker 1>of twenty one. Always good to finish strong, no matter

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<v Speaker 1>what sport you're playing, you want to finish strong.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Yeah, and we have an opportunity to stay at

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<v Speaker 2>home now, seven home games in a row, first time

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<v Speaker 2>that's happened all year, and we're excited about it. So

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully the Husky faithful will come out Tuesday night. I

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<v Speaker 2>haven't even seen a forecast yet, I haven't looked that

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<v Speaker 2>far ahead, but I hope it's a nice night and

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<v Speaker 2>we can fill the ballpark because that's a really good

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<v Speaker 2>Northeastern team. I mean, they are the best team in

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<v Speaker 2>New England right now, and that's been our kind of mantle.

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<v Speaker 2>We got an opportunity to kind of avenge a defeat

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<v Speaker 2>that we took up there. We didn't do any hitting

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<v Speaker 2>at all and they shut us out. And hopefully we

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<v Speaker 2>can have a bunch of fans in the stands on

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<v Speaker 2>on Tuesday night cheering us on and and uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>keep this thing rolling.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, looking forward to that one. It's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>big one for New England baseball fans on Tuesday. All right, coach,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks appreciate it, Thank you good Win. That's Jim Penders