A MORE MEANINGFUL VICTORY NORTHRIDGE WIN EARNS TEAM DIVISION III TOURNAMENT BERTH NORTHRIDGE 12, PALMDALE 9.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Northridge Little League didn't win so decisively this time but the victory meant more. The 11- and 12-year-olds knocked off Palmdale 12-9 for the Section 2 baseball championship Wednesday at Northridge. The victory qualifies Northridge (8-1) for the eight-team Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. tournament (Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, championships) in La Puente La Puente (lä pwĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 36,955), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; laid out 1841, inc. 1956. Primarily residential, the city manufactures hardware, electronics, and paper products. that will begin Saturday. Northridge had defeated four consecutive opponents by a combined score of 44-6. But the boys almost blew an eight-run lead Wednesday when Palmdale scored six runs in the bottom of the fourth to pull within two. Northridge reliever Casey Fry struck out six of the seven batters BATTeRS (バッターズ) stands for Bisei Asteroid Tracking Telescope for Rapid Survey. It is a Japanese project to find asteroids. It is associated with the Japanese Spaceguard Association. Members include Takeshi Urata. he faced in the final two innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. for the victory, and his teammates swarmed the field after Fry struck out Travis McBride to end the game. Fry went 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in . ``We were thinking Palmdale might come back, so it was a really good feeling to get in there and just throw strikes,'' Fry said. ``They're a good team, and we hadn't been in a tight situation so we really didn't know what that felt like.'' Josh Efron, Joshua Reece and Mike Sherwin added home runs for Northridge. Efron, who has four home runs in the postseason, was 2 for 5 with five RBI. Reece's shot traveled about 300 feet, and Sherwin's homer was his fifth of the postseason. Sherwin (3-0) was the winning pitcher. ``We played good, but we made too many errors,'' said Efron, whose team committed four. ``But I thought Casey did an awesome job today.'' Palmdale (9-3) hit four home runs, including back-to-back shots by Trevor Bloom and Ryne Smith in the fourth. Smith's home run was his eighth of the postseason and 13th overall. Northridge needs to win the Division III tournament and the Western Regionals in San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. to qualify for its fourth World Series berth in Williamsport, Pa. Northridge has made it to Williamsport in 1968, 1975 and 1994; in its last two appearances, Northridge lost in the championship game. --Saticoy of Ventura 5, Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by 2, (9 inn.): Conejo Valley's Christian Fick allowed eight hits and struck out 10 in the Section 1 final in Goleta. Saticoy reliever Jeremy Dann Jeremy Dann is the author of ANECDOTAL. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School. His penname is J. Brooks Dann. didn't allow a run in the final five innings. TITLE TRAIL Northridge Little League defeated Palmdale to win the Section 2 championship Wednesday. Northridge's season log: Opponent Result District 51 tournament Woodland Hills Won 10-0 Canyon Country East Won 15-2 Encino Won 10-0 Sherman Oaks Lost 11-5 Sherman Oaks Won 11-3 Section 2 tournament Tujunga Won 11-0 Palmdale Won 12-2 Northeast L.A. Won 11-1 Palmdale Won 12-9 CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Northridge's Jonathan Shields makes a throw to home plate Wednesday. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News Box: TITLE TRAIL (see text) |
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