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popped a ball up into foul ground near
the Volcanoes dugout, but Ruby, the first
baseman, misjudged the ball as it fell
harmlessly to the grass.
Two pitchers later, Whitfield popped
another ball up in foul territory, and once
again the ball was misplayed by Ruby up
the right field line.
“That one that went down the right
field line had shades off the Arkansas
game,” joked Robertson, in reference
to the 2018 College World Series game
where Arkansas dropped an easy fly ball
against Oregon State in the ninth inning
— Robertson played at Oregon State
and was briefly an assistant coach at the
school.
On the following pitch, Whitfield
took advantage of the gifts he was given,
blasting a two-run homer to right field,
putting the Campesinos up 7-4.
“The insurance was huge. (Whitfield)
had to make adjustments too. It is not his
fault that they couldn't catch a fly ball,”
Robertson said. “At the end of the day,
it's about who can make the adjustment
first.”
Despite trailing by three runs, the
Volcanoes made things interesting in the
top of the ninth as a pair of free passes
with one out brought the tying run to
the plate. After Jordan Jr. reached on a
fielder's choice, Tony Holton got on with
an RBI infield-single. But the following
hitter, Nick Adgar, who represented the
go-ahead run, struck out to end the game.
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Bryan Ruby (19) greets Caleb Johnson at home plate after Johnson launched a solo homer in
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