ALEMANY'S EARLY SUCCESS NO SURPRISE ALEMANY 9, G. HILLS 7.Byline: Heather Gripp Gripp talking raven, beloved pet of half-wit Barnaby Rudge. [Br. Lit.: Dickens Barnaby Rudge] See : Birds Staff Writer The Alemany High baseball team is more concerned about victories than respect, but the Indians INDIANS. The aborigines of this country are so called. 2. In general, Indians have no political rights in the United States; they cannot vote at the general elections for officers, nor hold office. of Mission Hills have been getting more of both with each game this season. Alemany remained undefeated by defeating visiting Kennedy of Granada Granada, city, Nicaragua Granada (gränä`thä), city (1995 pop. 74,396), W Nicaragua, on Lake Nicaragua. It is Nicaragua's third largest city and the center of commerce on Lake Nicaragua. Hills 9-7 on Tuesday in a Daily News Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. matchup of unexpected contenders. ``We're just doing it for ourselves,'' Alemany pitcher A.J. Anthony said. ``We have nothing to prove to anybody. We don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. what they think.'' It's getting difficult to think the Indians (3-0) are the same program that finished below .500 and won just three Mission League games last season. Instead they might soon be thought of as champions, since Alemany remains in contention to represent the Southern Section in Saturday's tournament final. ``We knew we were going to be good,'' said Mike Strazzeri, one of Alemany's three-year varsity members. ``So this is what we expected.'' Tuesday's game was a good step in convincing others this is what should be expected. Kennedy, the defending tournament champion, also entered the day undefeated. Although the Cougars lost most of their starters from last season, they had returning senior starter Bobby Phillips (1-1) pitching and All-City selection Adam Geery hitting. Kennedy stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. Calabasas with a no-hitter in its previous game and wasn't about to make things easy for Alemany. Geery's two-out single in the seventh scored Kennedy's second run of the 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. , but Strazzeri struck out Jon Kane to end the game with the tying runs on base. Strazzeri pitched the final two innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. for his second save of the season. Anthony (1-0), a senior right-hander, gave up five runs on seven hits and three walks in five innings for the win. Andres Fernandez put Alemany ahead for good with a two-run home run in the fifth inning, breaking a 5-5 tie. Two Kennedy throwing errors gave the Indians two more runs in the inning. Alemany took the initial lead with back-to-back doubles by Felipe Gallo Gal·lo , Robert Charles Born 1937. American virologist who was one of the first to identify the virus that causes AIDS and to develop a test for it. and Raymond Ravago to open the first inning. Anthony extended the lead to 2-0 with a solo home run in the second inning. A two-run home run by Geery, who went 3 for 4, tied the game in the third inning, but the Indians untied it with three runs in the bottom half of the inning. ``I think we did OK, but I think we can do a lot better,'' said Strazzeri, who added that although recognition will come with success, it's not something the team thinks about. ``I think the players are giving us respect. They're starting to see what we can do. But I don't think a lot of other people are.'' The doubt in the Indians' ability could stem from the fact that these are mostly the same players who struggled a year ago - Alemany has seven returning starters. However, the Indians think that is their strength. ``It's just experience,'' Strazzeri said. ``I think we throw harder, we field the ball better, we hit harder. We all got stronger. I think the experience is the main thing.'' Attitude and confidence are improved, too. ``We made a lot of changes during the summer,'' Anthony said. ``We are a different team. Basically it's heart. We play to win.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Alemany outfielder Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. Ryan Platt just misses robbing a home run during his team's 9-7 victory over Kennedy on Tuesday. Phil McCarten/Staff Photographer |
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