AGOURA REGROUPS, MOVES TO SEMIS 10-RUN LOSS DOESN'T DETER TOURNEY RUN AGOURA 1, OAKS CHRISTIAN 0.Byline: Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writer The Agoura 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' team has a remarkably short memory. Two days after being hammered by Royal of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. in a 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. game, Agoura pulled off the upset of the day, defeating Oaks Christian of Westlake Village 1-0 to advance to the semifinals of the fifth annual Daily News Victory Spring Classic Saturday at Hjelte Park. ``That was a tough game, we just tried to block it out and forget it ever happened,'' Agoura's Christina DePippo said of her team's 10-0 loss to Royal on Thursday. DePippo was 2 for 3 and drove in the only run in the bottom of the fourth inning in·ning n. 1. a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs. b. innings (used with a sing. . Agoura's Alyssa Neilson pitched a two-hitter to shut out Oaks Christian, ranked No. 4 by the Daily News, for the first time in two years. Ashlee Veilleux had both hits for Oaks Christian. ``Everybody was down after losing two games (by a combined 16-1) this week, but I knew we were a better team than we demonstrated,'' Agoura coach Jim Wike said. ``These girls can really play. They all have a lot of heart.'' Agoura (6-5) will face El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Royal, ranked sixth by the Daily News, advanced with a 10-0 victory over Burroughs of Burbank and a 6-0 victory over Alemany of Mission Hills. Junior pitcher Becca Heteniak tossed a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts in the victory over Alemany. Junior Jessica Waers had a four-inning one-hitter against Burroughs. Royal had several offensive standouts. Senior Devon Hofland was 3 for 4 with three 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 on the day. Senior Andi Ramirez was 2 for 2 with an RBI, three stolen bases and three runs against Burroughs. Sophomore Kris Lesovsky was 3 for 4 with a home run against Alemany. ``That team can really hit,'' Alemany coach Regina Hernandez said of Royal. ``We scouted them in two games and it didn't seem to matter.'' No. 8 El Camino Real, advanced with a 4-3 victory over Newbury Park in eight innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. . Kelly Oswald drove in the game-winning run with a single to right field. In the second game, the Conquistadores ended L.A. Baptist of North Hills' Cinderella run with a 6-1 victory. Earlier, L.A. Baptist upset defending tournament champion Chaminade of West Hills 4-0 behind a three-hit shutout from sophomore pitcher Allyson Salas. Freshman Annie Miller had a two-run single and Molly Pattison was 2 for 3 with an RBI to lead L.A. Baptist against Chaminade. No. 10 Westlake advanced with a 10-0 victory over Village Christian of Sun Valley and an 8-6 victory over Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks. Ramona Shelburne, (818) 713-3617 ramona.shelburne(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Royal's Brittany Clifton, left, dives back to second in front of Alemany's Ashley Durazo. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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