BACK IN WORLD SERIES STRONG HART TEAM OPENING UP TODAY IN TEXAS.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer CHINO HILLS - Well, that was easy enough. Needing one baseball victory to qualify for the annual Mustang mustang [Sp. mesteño=a stray], small feral horse of the W United States. Mustangs are descended from escaped Native American horses, which in turn were descended from horses of North African blood, brought to the New World by the Spanish c.1500. World Series, the William S William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack . Hart team didn't leave much to chance. The 9- and 10-year-olds defeated host Chino Hills 12-1 in a mercy-shortened four-inning finale at the West Zone tournament Monday at Community Park. As has been their style, the boys blasted home runs - Shane Zeile and Evan Steen hit back-to-back homers in the second inning - and had dominating pitching to win for the 18th time in 19 games. Hart will open against Tamiami, Fla., today at 4:30 p.m. PDT PDT abbr. Pacific Daylight Time PDT Pacific Daylight Time PDT n abbr (US) (= Pacific Daylight Time) → hora de verano del Pacífico PDT in the first round of World Series pool competition in Irving, Texas Irving (pronounced 'er-ving') is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 191,615; the 2006 estimate was 201,927 according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and 196,084 according to . The team finished second last year. ``I think our team will do very well in Texas. We're just a great team,'' pitcher Mike Bratt said. ``Against Chino Hills, we just wanted the game over with as quickly as possible so we could go to Texas. We didn't want any pressure.'' Hart's playoff run began July 1 at the district level. The kids have won the district, section, region and zone titles, and now they'll represent California at the eight-team World Series. ``We're really happy to be going. It's been really fun and exciting, and the time has gone by so fast,'' Mike said. Shortstop Patrick Valaika was 2 for 3 with two runs scored and he made three putouts against Chino Hills. James Bonds was 2 for 2 with a double, an 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 and three runs. Steen was 2 for 2 with a homer, two RBI and a stolen base. Christian Lopes added an RBI double and two runs, plus he pitched a complete-game one-hitter with five strikeouts, as Hart did away with the hosts in 70 minutes. ``I think we're really good,'' said Shane, nephew of Todd Zeile  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . A year ago, Hart's Mustang team finished second to Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. in the World Series. Failing to return simply wasn't an option, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. catcher Aaron Smirnoff. ``We just wanted to win and go to Texas so we could go to the World Series,'' he said. Hart has hit nearly 30 home runs since tournament competition began. Bonds leads the team with seven, and nearly every player on the roster has at least one. Hart had 11 hits, including four for extra bases against Chino Hills. The only hit Christian gave up was a second-inning single. But he retired the next eight in a row to end the game. MUSTANG WORLD SERIES Where: Irving, Texas Today's schedule: Hart vs. Tamiami, Florida Tamiami is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 54,788 at the 2000 census. Tamiami is a combination of the words "Tampa" and "Miami". , 4:30 p.m. Thursday: Hart vs. Irving, Texas, 6:30 p.m. Friday: Hart vs. Joliet, Ill., 4:30 Saturday: Semifinals, 3 p.m.; Final, 5:30 p.m. Notable: The top two teams in both four-team pools qualify for Saturday's semifinals. CAPTION(S): 4 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Batter Cody Howard makes contact during Hart's 12-1 victory over Chino Hills at the West Zone tournament Monday. (2 -- color) Hart's Christian Lopes pitched a complete-game one-hitter with five strikeouts in the 12-1 victory Monday over Chino Hills. (3) Members of the Hart team show off their first-place medals in the West Zone tournament. (4) Parents snap photos Monday of the winning Hart team, which will play today in the first round of the Mustang World Series. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News Box: MUSTANG WORLD SERIES (see text) |
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