[00:00:13] Speaker A: Hello, welcome to the Roundhouse Podcast with Paul Sullentrop of Wichita State University Strategic Communications. Thank you very much for your time. We appreciate you listening. Our guests today are baseball players Max Butenbach and Maddox Meyer. Shockers play their first scrimmage of the fall 1pm Saturday versus Cali College at X Stad. Shockers will also play Nebraska. That's September 26th and Kansas City, Kansas Community College. That's on October 3rd before the fall World Series. All of those are at X Stadium. Max Butenbach is a senior outfielder. He is from Lincoln, Nebraska and a transfer from the University of Nebraska. He started 48 games over three seasons hitting.258 with 12 home runs and 10 doubles. Maddox Meyer is a junior right handed pitcher from Malcolm, Nebraska. He is a transfer from omaha. Matt Maddox went 55 with a 4.98 ERA last season for the Mavericks and he earned second team all summit League honors.
Max, tell us about coming to Wichita State. Why did you choose to continue your baseball here?
[00:01:15] Speaker B: Yeah, I was mostly just looking for another opportunity in Wichita State.
Lucky enough they came to me to reach out and come keep playing. So Wichita State's always had kind of a dear spot in my heart.
My incoming freshman year at Nebraska, I played the NBC here and I had a pretty good series here. So Wichita State's always kind of had a dear spot. I've always liked playing at Eck and so going into the transfer portal, Wichita State was definitely like top choice.
So lucky enough they reached out.
[00:01:57] Speaker A: Very good. Maddox, how about you? How did you end up at Wichita State?
[00:02:00] Speaker C: Yeah, so when I entered the portal I wanted to stay somewhat close to home.
Wichita is only 4 hours so my parents can come watch. That was a big factor. And also business school is really good here, so I like school. That's weird to say, but I do.
[00:02:18] Speaker A: That's not weird at all. We love that. Maddox. The Barton School of Business. Appreciate the shout out. We're very proud of our business program here at Wichita State. So go on.
[00:02:26] Speaker C: Yeah, so that was a big factor into it. And then obviously Clagett had a big, big saying that once he followed me on Twitter. I kind of looked him up a little bit and I was like, man, this guy knows knows what he's doing. Then BG is obviously great dude.
So those guys came and took a visit and I was like, yeah, this is, this is the spot. And it helps that I have an aunt and uncle that live here too, so. And all the little cousins. So that that helps too to you
[00:02:53] Speaker A: a lot of connections.
[00:02:53] Speaker C: Yep.
[00:02:54] Speaker A: Okay. So the Twitter part is interesting. Anthony Clagett, the pitching coach, Wichita State, you mentioned. So when you go to the transfer portal, you are monitoring, you are checking to see who might be interested in Twitter is one way to gauge that.
[00:03:05] Speaker C: Yeah. So I made a post on Twitter just like stats video. I'm entering the transfer portal basically, and instantly like your phone's just blowing up, you get follows.
It's kind of crazy. You get them all levels and obviously the schools you're somewhat interested, like you're obviously going to follow him back.
So I followed Clagett back and instantly he either sent me a text or a DM on Twitter and was like, hey, I'd like to set up a phone call. And basically from there I was on a visit within that week and made my decision that night, actually from my visit.
[00:03:45] Speaker A: So, Max, was your experience similar Social media plays a part in this?
[00:03:49] Speaker B: Yeah, it was definitely very similar. I didn't post anything, but other people posting stuff inside just retweet what they, what they posted. But yeah, I was so I was in the middle of playing summer ball at that time. And yeah, your phone kind of just is. You always got to be right connected to your phone because you don't know who's going to call, especially in the portal. Like it's all random and so you're just waiting for. Every time it's a random number you're answering, you're like, hello, who's this? And it's kind of chaotic.
[00:04:22] Speaker A: At some points, many people who have transferred, they will talk about the experiences a lot different. When they were coming out of high schools, they maybe wanted one set of things and maybe they were more wowed by, you know, whatever, a lot of gear or a big stadium. And then two or three years later they feel like they're a little wiser and. And maybe they want different things.
Max, was that any part of your experience?
[00:04:47] Speaker B: Yeah, for sure. So I committed to Nebraska as a freshman in high school. So I was kind of naive, I guess you could say. It was mostly just the. I committed to the name just being a Nebraska kid. Like, I feel like every Nebraska kid wants to go to Nebraska.
So I kind of just committed to the name, I'd say. And then after my years there, I definitely knew like what I wanted going into the portal. I wanted somewhere where I could develop as a hitter and somewhere where I feel like they kind of see hitting and like playing baseball. Like we kind of see that eye to eye and we can agree on like how we're going to Go about ways.
[00:05:31] Speaker A: Maddox, did your priorities shift over your years?
[00:05:35] Speaker C: Not a whole lot, honestly.
Like I said earlier, I wanted to stay close to home. Omaha was very close.
Wichita is obviously close.
Academics. Omaha also had a great business school, so.
And I guess, yeah, really, those two things were top of the list. Like, yeah, baseball is important, but also getting a degree is pretty important too.
[00:05:59] Speaker A: So studying business, what are your ambitions?
[00:06:02] Speaker C: Finance right now, so either financial advisor, financial planner, something like that. Something with numbers and money.
[00:06:12] Speaker A: Max, what's your walk up song and why?
[00:06:18] Speaker B: Actually, I actually just picked it out last night.
So usually. This is kind of a funny story.
Usually I have my mom pick it out.
I've kind of always just let her do it just because it kind of like, I don't know, it feels special then.
But my walk up song is Cinderella man by Eminem.
I had a buddy in Summer Ball that used it and I really liked it. So I honestly was like, I'm gonna use that too this year.
[00:06:47] Speaker A: What would mom have picked? Are her musical tastes different from yours?
[00:06:51] Speaker B: Not.
She agreed with it, so I got her approval. But she's usually like, she likes ice Cube and a lot. So it's usually something like that. Or like last year, mine was Fight for your right by Beastie Boys, which she picked that one out.
[00:07:08] Speaker A: And I've had people tell me sometimes the walk up song is just a song. Other times it really serves to, you know, to focus them, to tell them, all right, this is time. I've had people tell me they, you know, use the rhythm to swing the bat, all those kind of things.
What's the role of the walk up song to you?
[00:07:27] Speaker B: To me, it's just kind of like. Just to help me get locked in. And I like something that's like, you hear some people have, like, reggae music to relax, and mine's more of kind of to lock me in. I'd say I'm more. I'm already kind of like a relaxed guy, so it helps me just lock in, get ready for my bat.
[00:07:47] Speaker A: Maddox, I guess I should know this. Starting pitchers, do they get a. I know if you're coming out of the bullpen, you might get a welcome song. How about you?
[00:07:54] Speaker C: Yep. So we get one. Obviously we get it for a lot longer than 15 seconds, like the hitter. So you kind of have to pick and choose wisely there because obviously you can't pick something with cuss words in it.
So mine was Hell and Back by Kid Inc. I don't know if you've ever seen the Tavon Austin highlight reel on YouTube?
[00:08:16] Speaker A: I think so, yes.
[00:08:17] Speaker C: It's a song in there. And I think I watched that highlight reel probably 30 times now. So I was like, that's sick. I'm going to do that. And then it just kind of worked out.
[00:08:27] Speaker A: Okay. Okay, Maddox, the sport of baseball, when did you fall in love with it?
[00:08:33] Speaker C: So I started, actually. Max and I played together when I was 7, he was 8. Our first year, select ball, and I think we might even play coach pitch together. I don't know. But at that point, it was just something to do.
I don't think I probably actually fell in love with it until probably freshman year of high school.
[00:08:55] Speaker B: Ish.
[00:08:55] Speaker C: Because I was never a pitcher growing up. I was a catcher, so I didn't know how to pitch.
I never did.
I was a pool play pitcher. I didn't.
It didn't really matter. And then I got to high school, and I went to a small high school, so everybody pitched. And then my freshman year, that was the only way I got on the field was pitching.
So I was like, well, I'm halfway decent at it. I might as well see what I can do.
And then it kind of just progressed from there. And once I felt like that's what I was going to do, I kind of just stuck it out and worked hard at it and tried to get as good as I could at it.
[00:09:36] Speaker A: Max, take us through your baseball journey.
[00:09:39] Speaker B: Yeah, so I'd say I was also kind of a late bloomer with, like, falling in love with baseball.
I was always a football guy. Like, growing up, my dad played football at Nebraska, and my uncle, my mom's brother, played football at Nebraska, too.
So football was always, like, the main thing in the family.
And then, yeah, I'd say, like, my freshman year of high school, when I, like, got that baseball offer, and I realized I was like, oh, I'm actually, like, kind of good at baseball. Like, I could go play baseball at the next level. That's when I kind of started to. That's when it started to, like, veer off and when I started like baseball more.
[00:10:20] Speaker A: I'm glad you brought that up, because that is one of the amazing things about. And I think softball is similar. Other sports may be similar, but the amount that you can change physically and mentally from freshman in high school to when you're actually going off to college is just amazing.
What would your advice be to someone who is, you know, considering something that's still three, four years down the road? How do you make that decision?
[00:10:47] Speaker B: Yeah, that's a good question.
I Guess just, like, take it one step at a time. That's kind of what I did, is, like, I committed to Nebraska and then I kind of just see where things went.
Just.
Yeah, you just kind of take it a step at a time. That's all.
[00:11:08] Speaker A: I gotta say, that's a lot as a freshman. Any school, any college offer, but especially a Nebraska kid in the state of Nebraska, you would almost feel, well, there's no scenario where I say no to the Huskers.
[00:11:20] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[00:11:21] Speaker A: Quite an interesting detail about the background of the sport.
Maddox, favorite Major League Baseball team.
[00:11:30] Speaker C: I don't watch pro sports much, but if I did, it would be the Yankees because I like Derek Jeter when he played, but I don't. I don't really watch any pro sports at all, so I don't even know
[00:11:43] Speaker A: you have a favorite pro team.
[00:11:46] Speaker B: Yeah, I like the Nationals.
Mainly when Bryce Harper was there, that's kind of when I started to like him.
And then I was fortunate enough to go to a game actually when he was still there. So that's kind of what started my love for the Nationals. And then my biggest memory is staying up till like, two in the morning on a school night when they won the World Series in 2019.
So Nationals and then, I guess, football wise, the Bengals, which there's a name that most people probably don't know, but Rex Burkhead, he played at Nebraska, and so he was like my golden boy when he played there. And so I just kind of followed him around. And then eventually the Bengals just stuck.
[00:12:33] Speaker A: And he was a.
[00:12:34] Speaker B: He was a fullback, right, Kind of running.
[00:12:37] Speaker A: Quintessential Nebraska running back. Fullback.
[00:12:40] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:12:41] Speaker A: Yes. I guess I'm surprised. Slash disappointed. There's no. Alex Gordon, Kansas City Royals Love. Did it not resonate with. With your age group?
[00:12:51] Speaker B: Honestly?
[00:12:51] Speaker C: No, not much.
[00:12:52] Speaker B: No, not really.
[00:12:54] Speaker A: All right, we'll move on. Okay. Max, you joined a new team in the fall. How do you go out making a first good impression and integrating with a new group?
[00:13:03] Speaker B: I think you just kind of got to put yourself out there. You can't. Like, especially as an older guy.
This is my fourth year in college sports, so it's kind of the same everywhere. Like, it's similar everywhere.
And you just gotta, like, put yourself out there. Just don't be the quiet guy in the corner that doesn't do anything. Because a lot of people appreciate, like, when you go do stuff with the team, when you just show up to someone's house and hang out and watch tv, like, there's just kind of the Little things of just putting yourself out there and hanging out with the guys.
[00:13:40] Speaker A: Maddox, how about you? How do you go about making a good first impression?
[00:13:43] Speaker C: I would just say be yourself.
Like, I wouldn't say I'm too outspoken, but like when somebody talks to me, I'm gonna talk to them.
And also just like, don't be stupid. Don't do stupid things. Because those first two weeks when you're meeting all the guys, like if you do something like really, really dumb, they're gonna remember that.
So I would just say be smart with what you're doing and don't make a fool out of yourself.
[00:14:12] Speaker A: Good advice for all of us. Don't do stupid things.
Maddox, did you come to Wichita State with maybe a specific goal in mind? I really want to improve my change up or anything like that. Is there something you've been targeting this fall that you'd really like to have show up in the spring?
[00:14:29] Speaker C: Yeah, so last, I guess the past two years, I've been heavy fastball. I probably threw fastball 80, 85% of the time. And that was my strike three pitch. But opposing teams knew that and eventually they caught on and knew like if I got to a two strike count, I'm probably going to get a fastball here. So I'd say here, trying to develop a third pitch. Like my cutters, I can throw that, but change up slider, like trying to get those where they at least tunnel or they do something different than what my fastball and cutter are doing. So I just say a little bit of pitch development type stuff. Trying to find a third and a fourth pitch that actually can fool a hitter.
[00:15:14] Speaker A: Max, is there an aspect of the game that you're really working on this fall?
[00:15:18] Speaker B: Yeah, I'd honestly say just like consistency and like building confidence in myself, I'd say are the two biggest things, which I think those kind of go hand in hand. When you have a lot of confidence in yourself, you're going to be more consistent and just, you know, like there's, there's always something you can work on. So kind of just seeing my weaknesses, which I, I love that BG and the staff, they kind of like that first week here, they, they pointed out our strengths and they pointed out our weaknesses. So taking what they gave us and just building off of that.
[00:15:56] Speaker A: Maddox. So if a fan's coming out Saturday to watch the Shockers play, Cali hit them with the name of a teammate or two that has impressed you and that they should be watching, I would
[00:16:07] Speaker C: say pitching wise, Caleb Reed, I think We've scrimmaged, what twice now and I don't think he's given up a hit or even a baserunner. So obviously if you're a true Shocker fan, you know who that is, right?
[00:16:22] Speaker A: He's a returner from last year. Really finished up strong last year both as a, as a, had some good starts also mostly as a reliever last year.
[00:16:29] Speaker C: Yep. And he's really impressed me this year and I'd say Kaden Longman, he's a freshman this year. He's got some good stuff and he doesn't act like a freshman too much. He's got his freshman moments but he can really throw the ball. So I would those two for sure. I would be, I'm excited to watch them play against somebody else and not our own hitters.
[00:16:57] Speaker A: Max, what's your advice to. Should people be on the lookout for Saturday?
[00:17:00] Speaker B: Yeah, I agree with Kaden Longman.
I had a bat against him and he looked really, really good hitter wise.
Evan Saunders transferred from Oklahoma State. I actually played against him this summer.
He's hit some of the longest balls I've ever seen in BP recently and he's just really fun to watch. He's got a really good like professional approach to everything.
[00:17:25] Speaker A: Plays third base from what I understand.
And Kaden Longman, just to update people, freshmen, as you said, from Newcastle, Oklahoma.
Okay, Max, who's the teammate who's been helpful in saying, hey, here's how we do this drill here. Here's what Brian Greene expects. Here's a good place to get tacos in Wichita. Who's kind of helped you with all that adaptation kind of stuff?
[00:17:49] Speaker B: Yeah, so since I'm an outfielder, Caleb Duncan, we work together a lot. He's kind of just showed everyone the ropes because he's the only returning outfielder. So he showed us everything, how we do our drills about go about our ways and then I'd honestly say like outside of baseball, Reese Cordham, we, he's another Lincoln kid. So me and Max have that connection but he's kind of just like, he's honestly been really good about showing us around Wichita. Just things to do, just where to go, the places, the spots. So yeah, very good.
[00:18:26] Speaker A: Maddox, how about you? Who's helped you adapt?
[00:18:29] Speaker C: Yeah, I was going to say Reese but Max stole that one. So
[00:18:34] Speaker A: we can go deeper into Reese. Where has he sent you? Has he sent you to good burger place or pizza or what's been his tips?
[00:18:41] Speaker C: What did we get the first night we were here?
Social test, Social tap.
[00:18:46] Speaker A: Okay.
[00:18:47] Speaker C: Yeah, sure.
[00:18:47] Speaker A: The one on campus or.
[00:18:48] Speaker C: Yep, the one just right here.
[00:18:50] Speaker A: Right.
[00:18:50] Speaker C: And that was really good.
They have pretty good food and it's not overly expensive either. So that was, that was good there especially, you know, first week on weekend Wichita, you don't really know where you're going. Like I was like, hey Reese, where's the nearest Sam's at? He goes, oh, it's just like six minutes away. Perfect.
He, he also told me where to golf and he's not a golfer so I don't know how he knew where to go golfing. But hey, he sent us to an alright course and it was fairly cheap, so hey, I'll take it.
[00:19:28] Speaker A: Okay, but where did he send you?
[00:19:30] Speaker C: I don't even remember what it was called. It was just south of campus here.
[00:19:34] Speaker A: Oh, McDonald probably. McDonald Park. Yes. Yeah, yeah, Very close to campus, definitely. And Max, you're a big golfer, right?
[00:19:41] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:19:42] Speaker A: What's your favorite course? What's the best course you've ever played?
[00:19:46] Speaker B: Best course I've ever played.
There's one in, there's one in Nebraska that's.
It's called like Wilderness. Something that I've been to. It's really nice. And other than that I honestly just hit up the cheap courses. That's like kind of what I like to do. I don't like to spend, spend a whole lot. I already spent enough on my club so I try to save on the courses.
[00:20:19] Speaker A: That's a good way to do it. Golf can be an expensive sport. Max, who's the best opponent you faced? Who's the guy you walked away from the game thinking, boy, that guy's really special.
[00:20:31] Speaker B: Jack Caglion, we played him in a regional and that was down at Oklahoma State. And I still remember his BP was like the most amazing thing I've ever seen. If anybody's been to Oklahoma State, like there's umbrellas in right center that are probably 40ft off the fence and he was hitting them over those on a lot like a 20 degree angle line. So that was really impressive. And then I like what impressed me the most was he had one hit where he kind of like got mad at himself and was like flared backside and still went over the fence. And so I was like, yeah, that's, that's a specimen right there.
[00:21:14] Speaker A: Definitely played at the University of Florida and is now with the Royals and having a really good especially second half of the season for the Royals. Maddox, how about you? Who's an opponent that stands out in your mind?
[00:21:25] Speaker C: So my freshman year we played lsu and this is My second weekend ever of college baseball, and we faced Kate Anderson, and he just threw and threw and threw, and I think he went seven. And the only run he gave up was an unearned run.
And obviously now he's in the pros, too. And just the way he goes about his business, he's not a huge dude. Like, he's a crafty lefty, but he can pitch for sure.
[00:21:55] Speaker A: Okay, two good choices, Max. How many Runzes have you eaten in your lifetime?
A lot.
[00:22:03] Speaker B: Probably over 100.
I'm not gonna lie. When I went home for a Labor Day weekend, I had one, so I think I have one every football game, pretty much.
[00:22:13] Speaker A: Explain Arundza for people who might not know. It's a big Nebraska delicacy.
[00:22:18] Speaker B: How do you even describe it? It's almost like a calzone.
Like a small calzone with hamburger and cabbage in it. And you can kind of like. There's different ones, so there's like, a Swiss mushroom one or, like, you could put cheese in it.
It's honestly hard. It's hard to describe. You kind of just have to look at it.
[00:22:41] Speaker A: Maddox, how about you? Are you a big Runza fan?
[00:22:44] Speaker C: Yeah, I'm not a big. The Runza sandwich guy. I like their burgers, and I like their chicken strips, though. Oh, yeah. And their ranch. Their ranch.
[00:22:52] Speaker B: Yeah, their ranch is really good.
[00:22:53] Speaker C: Really good.
[00:22:54] Speaker A: I think that's what we in Kansas call a beer rock. And you can get good beer rocks here in Wichita. College Hill Deli is where I. If I ever want a beer rock. So there's my tip. I don't know if Reese. I don't know if that'll pass the Reese Corden test or not, but if you need a Runza fix, I would try College Hill Deli and order the beer rocks.
Athletes. A lot of road trips. Maddox, what's the most important item for you to survive? A long bus ride? A plane trip? Do you have a neck pillow? Snacks? Earbuds? How do you get through that time?
[00:23:25] Speaker C: I would say my AirPods. Whether I'm watching YouTube or just listening to music, nobody else wants to hear what's on my phone, so.
And that goes for everybody else on the bus, too. I don't want to hear what they're listening to, so headphones. And then you can take a nap, too, if you got headphones in, because it kind of blocks out all the noise. And I always bring a blanket, whether it's because I'm cold or whether I can lean it up against the window and use it as a Pillow. But then once I get to the hotel, I can use it too. So I'd say headphones and a blanket.
[00:23:59] Speaker A: Max, what's your comfort aid for a road trip?
[00:24:01] Speaker B: Yeah, definitely my headphones. I don't know if anybody's ever not wore headphones on a plane, but it's honestly the worst thing you could ever do. Just listening to the plane jets in just complete silence.
I kind of like to have noise, so. And honestly, yeah, the noise will, like, help me fall asleep, too, on the plane.
[00:24:22] Speaker A: Max, what's the book you're reading? Movie, TV series. What would you recommend people check out?
[00:24:29] Speaker B: So, Max and I actually just watched Outer Banks the last season.
I thought it was really good. Honestly, it's one of my favorite TV shows.
And then I recently watched the Odyssey 2 the Movie, and it was probably a top five movie for me all time. I'm actually thinking about starting to read, like, the. The book and like, all those.
[00:24:55] Speaker A: The Iliad and the Odyssey. Wow. We love that too, right? There will be English teachers around campus just probably coming over to X Stadium to say, where is this Max guy? Introduce me. Beautiful. Okay, Maddox, how about you? What do you recommend?
[00:25:10] Speaker C: Outer Banks was good. Max said that, though.
I really like Blue Mountain State. I watched that probably five times, but they just took it off Netflix, so that's unfortunate.
Other than that, I don't really watch, like, shows much. I watch a lot of YouTube, so I'm not really much on, like, movies just because I don't have the attention span for it. And I'll go on my phone and I'll miss half the movie, so. So I don't usually just sit down and watch movies much.
[00:25:38] Speaker A: You were doing so well until you mentioned bringing out a phone in a movie theater.
[00:25:42] Speaker C: Oh, I don't remember the last time I was at a movie theater.
[00:25:45] Speaker A: Okay. Yeah, that's a good. So you actually went into a movie theater and sat down. How was that experience?
[00:25:52] Speaker B: I enjoyed it.
It's been a long time since I've been in a movie theater, but I actually liked it, so I thought, you know, a movie's good when it keeps you watching the whole time. And so that's what the Odyssey was for me.
[00:26:08] Speaker A: Yeah, it feels like that's a part of leisure. That is definitely changing. Okay, Max, we talked about this a little bit earlier, but I'm going to go back to it because I always do.
If your high school says, max, come on back, we want you to talk to kids who are starting to get recruited who might want to go to college. And be an athlete. What's your speech? What kind of advice do you give them?
[00:26:33] Speaker B: I'd say, you know, you gotta. You gotta always put the extra work in practice is the minimum. Like, everybody does practice. Everybody has to go to practice. So it's always the stuff you're doing outside of practice that's gonna set yourself apart from other people.
Also, I think just stay humble. Like, when you're humble, I feel like more things come your way and you get more opportunities that you can take advantage of that will also propel you higher than other people.
[00:27:07] Speaker A: The practice being a minimum. That's interesting. Did you show up in Nebraska understanding that, or did you all of a sudden notice, hey, these other guys are doing really well and they're here. They're here when I'm here, and then when I leave, they're still here.
How did that evolve?
[00:27:23] Speaker B: So I always kind of knew that I'd say I.
In high school, I did lack a little bit on doing that, but I knew, like, deep down you kind of needed to do that.
And then when I got on campus, yeah, like, there's some guys that will. We call them cage rats, where they just literally do not leave the cages. And so that's when I kind of opened my eyes. I was like, okay, I need to start, like, doing extra stuff more.
[00:27:53] Speaker A: Maddox, how about you? Malcolm High School invites you back to speak to the youngsters. What are you telling them?
[00:27:59] Speaker C: I would tell them to lift and eat as much as they can because I didn't do that, and I wish I did.
I'm still a small dude. So if I would have actually lifted four or five times a week in high school and ate as much as I could, I think my recruiting would have been easier. I think I would have got maybe more opportunities.
Because when you're coming out of high school at 150 pounds, it's hard for programs to see and think, this guy's going to be good. So I would for sure say, eat and lift as much as you can.
[00:28:36] Speaker A: Eat and lift as much as you can.
Wichita State baseball. They're in the midst of fall practices. They open their Scrimmage sports schedule 1pm Saturday versus Cali College. They'll also get Nebraska and Kansas City Kansas Community College later this fall. Max Butenbach and Maddox Meyer, thank you for your time.
[00:28:55] Speaker B: Thank you.
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[00:29:26] Speaker D: Freeling on deck for the Blue jays.
They'll have two cracks to get that runner home from second with one out here in the bottom of the 12th. The run at second, the tying run in the ball game.
Fastball line to center, base hit. Jim OD charges it on the hop. They're sending him home. Here comes the throw. It is in time. He's out. He's out of the play. On a sensational throw by Jim Oddly. One hop, right on the money, and Steve Bruns is dead at home plate. And now there are two down. Shocker. Fans, you may look at that Saturday afternoon, that one play. That might be the play to get you the championship ring. What a throw, Mike. It's the big show in Rosenblatt Stadium. He came up throwing, and he threw a strike down Main Street.
