AVC HAD BIG YEAR DESPITE PLAYOFF EXIT.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer It's like banging your head against a wall. In this case, the wall is the first round of the state regional playoffs, and the one doing the banging is the 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. softball team. The Marauders (28-19-1) were ousted for the ninth time in 10 years, losing to Cypress, 9-1 on Friday, then to Saddleback Saddleback see Wessex saddleback. , 6-4 on Saturday in the double-elimination tournament. In 1992, the Marauders failed to make the playoffs. But overall, it was a good year for the Marauders, who beat Cuesta 2-0 in the first game of the playoffs Friday. The team went 9-1 in the Foothill Conference - they're 19-1 over the last two league seasons and have won five straight Foothill crowns - and one of the team's four all-Foothill Conference selections, catcher Teri Tilley, was named 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. . Kristal Nessa, a fleet-footed second baseman who batted .423 and stole 25 bases in 28 attempts, is a returning first-team all-leaguer. A spray-hitting left-handed hitter, Nessa scored 36 runs. Kristy Gonzales, a freshman left fielder from Highland High who batted .300 and made second-team all-league, also will be back. Coach Gene Pagliaro described Gonzales as ``built for speed.'' Third baseman Shannon Martini (.355, 28 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 ), center fielder Tracy Patterson (.342, three home runs, 11 extra-base hits, nine steals), and Tilley (.342, 26 RBI, 25 runs) will be missed. Tilley is considering scholarship offers from NAIA NAIA abbr. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes school Athens State in Alabama and Fordham. She has a 3.5 GPA GPA abbr. grade point average Noun 1. GPA - a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted . ``Tracy was just outstanding for us all season long,'' Pagliaro said. ``She really loves the game, and it shows on the field.'' Pitcher Correna Berlinger, a sophomore from Quartz Hill High who went 18-11, is also considering an offer from Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. State. Pagliaro is proud of his team's work ethic and the way it came together. ``This group was very mature and they really worked hard,'' he said. ``We were in five tournaments - and tournaments is when the players can find trouble - but I never had any problems with them.'' Infielders Carrie Wilson, Jessica Jackson, Jennifer Seamount seamount Large submarine volcanic mountain rising at least 3,000 ft (1,000 m) above the surrounding seafloor; smaller submarine volcanoes are called sea knolls, and flat-topped seamounts are called guyots. Seamounts are abundant and occur in all major ocean basins. and Kristy Aston will return, along with outfielders Kara Holden, Tracy Patterson and Regina Munoz. Pagliaro is optimistic about a pair of Paraclete High seniors - dominating pitcher Vicki McKay and catcher Cassie Burke - who've both shown interest in coming to Antelope Valley. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: GENE PAGLIARO The coach said the Antelope Valley College team was ``very mature and they really worked hard.'' |
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