16 PLAYERS NAMED TO TOP TEAMS : ALL-SOUTHERN SECTION SOFTBALL PICKS ANNOUNCED.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Daily News Staff Writer Sixteen area high school softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' players were selected to the 1996 All-Southern Section teams. In Division I, Newbury Park's Kristi Fox, Camarillo's Jessica Mendoza Jessica Mendoza (born 11 November 1980) is an American softball player who won a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She was a four-time first team All-American at Stanford University from 1999-2002. Mendoza was named Softball player of the year in 2006. and Brooke Rutschman and Thousand Oaks' Justine Rachlin were named to the first team. For the Division I second team, Camarillo's Cindy Ball, Thousand Oaks' Jennifer Sharron and Erika Hanson, and Newbury Park's Amy Berman were selected. In Division V, Erin Heinbechner and Tracey Milburn were selected along with La Reina's Jennifer Baltruzak, Oak Park's Kaylene Boldroff and Moorpark's Meaghan Finnerty. Cornerstone Christian of Camarillo sent two players, Karen Breshears and Julia Tamai, to the Division VI first team and one player, Julie Siefert, to the second team. Fox, a pitcher who is headed to the University of Virginia next year, finished Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. play with a 10-1-1 record with 129 strikeouts in 123 innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. . Rutschman, a junior shortstop, batted .500 in league play. Mendoza and Rachlin, both catchers Catchers was an Irish Indie Pop band formed in 1993 and led by singer-songwriter Dale Grundle. The band consisted of Dale Grundle (vocals/guitar), Alice Lemon (vocals/keyboards), Peter Kelly (drums), Ger FitzGerald (bass, until 1995), Craig Carpenter (bass, 1996 onwards) and , batted .319 and .356, respectively. Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. coach Gary Walin felt this was a breakthrough year for Rachlin, who showed flashes of brilliance last year but put things together in her junior year. Walin believes Rachlin's decision to bypass playing summer travel ball in 1995 paved pave tr.v. paved, pav·ing, paves 1. To cover with a pavement. 2. To cover uniformly, as if with pavement. 3. To be or compose the pavement of. the way for the type of season she had. ``As a catcher, when you play a full high school season and a full summer schedule, it takes its toll,'' Walin said. ``By not playing, Justine came into the season well-rested and confident. We always knew she had the ability to play at a high level, and this year she definitely achieved that.'' Rachlin batted in the No. 2 spot in the batting order Noun 1. batting order - (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate" lineup, card behind Hanson, the Lancer's lead-off hitter. Both played a big role in the team's success. Hanson, a first baseman, is clearly a sparkplug spark·plug tr.v. spark·plugged, spark·plug·ging, spark·plugs Informal To inspire or energize (an endeavor, for example). for Thousand Oaks. ``The bottom line is, when Erika gets on base, we win,'' Walin said. ``When she struggles, so do we.'' Not that she struggled often. With one season left to play, Hanson is just three hits short of breaking the school record for career hits. In addition, she broke the school fielding record by making just one error in 230 chances. In terms of getting on base, Hanson tied the school record for reaching base in one season. ``She's probably the best athlete on our team,'' Walin said. ``She's just a tremendous player, and she's very well-respected.'' Sharron also had a breakthrough season in her junior year, recording a 9-5 record while striking out 155 batters in 134 innings. Despite the impressive numbers, Walin expects Sharron to be even better as a senior next year. ``No matter what level you play at, you can always improve,'' Walin said. ``And Jennifer is the type of player that wants to get better and will work hard enough to do that. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos Photo: (1) Cindy Ball of Camarillo made the second team. John McCoy/Daily News (2) Oak Park's Kaylene Boldroff was selected to Division V. Myung J. Chun/Daily News (3) HANSON (4) SHARRON |
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