'95 MILLIGAN PLAYER DIES IN ACCIDENT : SMITH'S DEATH ROCKS QUARTZ HILL'S GARCIA, STRADLING AT GAME.Byline: Dave Desmond Daily News Staff Writer For 20 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Bernie Milligan All-Star Baseball All-Star Baseball is a baseball video game series developed and published by Acclaim Entertainment. The series began in 1998 with the release of All-Star Baseball '99. Game has presented one last opportunity for the best local high school players to shine, a final chance to experience sports while it is still somewhat pure and innocent. Not so for Quartz Hill's Bryan Garcia, a member of the East team who will remember the 5-2 victory over the West at Cal State Northridge Saturday as a dark day, the last of a former teammate's life. Former Quartz Hill catcher J.D. Smith, Garcia's close buddy who played in the 1995 Milligan game before moving on to Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. , died early Saturday morning in what has been described by fire department officials as an alcohol-related car accident near Lancaster. ``I will always see this as J.D.'s weekend,'' said Garcia, who batted .529 this season and earned Golden League MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. honors. ``I was mostly thinking of J.D. while I was out there, knowing that he played on this same field last year.'' The news hit Quartz Hill coach Dave Stradling, the East's co-coach, equally hard. ``When life is happening all around you and you're in an all-star game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games , it make the game's result somewhat unimportant,'' he said. ``When good people die, it's a tough thing.'' What's in a number?: Brian Menkin of Reseda, who batted a lofty .652 during the regular season, took some ribbing from his West teammates Saturday. ``We were kidding him,'' L.A. Baptist's John Wilson John Wilson may refer to: Politicians
No one could dispute his average Saturday. He batted 1.000, going 1 for 1 with a line-drive single Noun 1. line-drive single - a single resulting from a line drive line single bingle, single - a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base to right off Glendale's Bryan Chan in the eighth. When he reached first base, he was greeted with a standing ovation from his teammates. ``They didn't want to believe my average,'' Menkin said. ``I guess I showed them.'' Big-game jitters jitters 'Butterflies' Psychology An episode of nervousness or anxiety that often precedes a public event; jitters is a type of performance anxiety which may affect actors in a stage production–stage fright or soloist musicians; it may respond to anxiolytics : Fewer runs were scored Saturday than in any of the 19 previous Bernie Milligan games. But in a game dominated by all-star performances on the mound, the winning pitcher - Chan - was perhaps the least effective. ``I was just full of adrenaline and nervousness,'' said the left-hander, who walked four and allowed one run and three hits in three innings of relief. ``I survived thanks to the defense. Eighth was enough: The No. 8 position in the batting order is usually reserved for some .240 hitter, but Providence's Dustin Wride and Hart's Brian Baron of the East combined to go 3 for 3 with two walks in five plate appearances, easily the most productive spot on either squad. Around the horn: L.A. Baptist outfielder John Wilson of the West was the only position player to play the entire game. He was 2 for 4. . . . Chaminade first baseman Gabe Crecion was the only player present not to play. He was nursing an injured foot suffered in Monday's Monarch Challenge, an all-star football game. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO The East's Devin Grace, left, waits for the throw asthe West's Brent Egan is safe at second after sliding head first in the seventh inning. Phil McCarten / Daily News |
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