BASEBALL/SOFTBALL BEAT SOFTBALL THE YOUNG SHALL LEAD THEM.Byline: Heather Gripp and 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. The results were immediate when 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. senior shortstop NicoleGutierrez injured her back during a 2-0 loss to Royal on April 8. The loss was largely because of misplayed balls by Simi Valley's make-shift middle infield. But after trying a handful of players at shortstop recently, Simi Valley coach Suzanne Manlet seems to have found the right fit in freshman Jandie Hendricks. Hendricks was called up from the junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. April 1 andwasted little time making her presence felt when she blasted atwo-run homer off Thousand Oaks' Mandy Kilionski on April 3. After that game, she was moved to third in the batting order Noun 1. batting order - (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate" lineup, card , andnow she's playing shortstop and anchoring the defense. ``She's done a real good job there,'' Manlet said. ``We decided it's not good to change a bunch of people around and instead just changeone position.'' Hendricks had been playing left field but should be Simi Valley'sshortstop for the foreseeable future because Gutierrez is expected to miss at least a month. PLENTY OF STORY LINES Chaminade of West Hills and Harvard-Westlake of Studio City couldn't match the 18-inning scoreless tie between Newbury Park and Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. on April 3, but they came close with a 17-inning game that ended in a 2-2 tie Tuesday night. Pitchers Veronica Barth of Chaminade and Shelly Madick ofHarvard-Westlake each went the distance as the game ended in darkness Adv. 1. in darkness - without light; "the river was sliding darkly under the mist" darkly after four hours. Madick allowed three hits and struck out 23. Harvard-Westlake left 16 runners on base and had a chance to win it in the 17th when they loaded the bases with one out. Both teams are 2-1-1 in the Mission League and trail first-placeNotre Dame of Sherman Oaks (3-0). 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 has won seven in a row. The only error in the game was in the bottom of the 17th. SOFTBALL: WHO'S HOT --Christina Ross, Valencia: Has allowed seven hits andone run over past four games. Pitched three-hitter in 3-0 victory over Hart of Newhall last week, another three-hitter in 4-1 win against Atascadero on Monday, a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts in 1-0 victory over Cabrillo of Lompoc on Tuesday and a one-hitter against Righetti of Santa Maria Santa Maria, city, Brazil Santa Maria (sän`tə mərē`ə), city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base. in championship game of the Best of the West tournament in Santa Maria on Wednesday. --Roni and Peri La Val, Valencia: Older sister Peri hadfour 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 in 12-0 victory over Nipomo on Monday, and Roni hit a two-run double in 3-0 win over Dos Pueblos of Goleta in semifinals Tuesday andtwo-run triple in 6-0 victory over Righetti of Santa Maria in championship game of the Best of the West tournament on Wednesday. --Selena Salazar, San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. : Threw her third no-hitterof the season and struck out 15 in 1-0 victory over Monroe of North Hills on Wednesday. --Kristin Gallant, Harvard-Westlake: Went 5 for 8 in 17-inning tie with Chaminade of West Hills on Tuesday. Had a home run and fourRBI in 7-0 victory over Flintridge Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanity This devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church and also used in the Anglican Church. of La Canada on Friday. --Chanel Roehner, Simi Valley: Pitched a perfect game with12 strikeouts and had a run-scoring single in Simi Valley's 3-0 victory over Calabasas on Tuesday. --Devon Hofland, Royal: Game-winning sacrifice fly in eighth inning against Thousand Oaks, home run in 7-2 victory over Westlake on Wednesday. --Tori Rocco, Valencia: Had her second perfect game of the season in 8-0 victory over Burbank on Thursday, then shared Best-of-the-West tournament 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. honors with Ross after pitching a one-hitter with eight strikeouts and a two-hitter. BASEBALL OFF-FIELD STANDOUTS, TOO A few locals are being recognized for achievement in the classroom instead of on the field. Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. of La Crescenta senior first baseman Jimmy Goffredo, Crespi of Encino senior outfielder Matthew Delja, Hart of Newhall senior catcher Ian Feldman and Malibu senior Tommaso Trento were selected as Southern Section Academic Award winners. They will be honored in a ceremony before the Angels' game May 6. AROUND THE LEAGUES Foothill: Canyon went from one hit in a victory over Valencia on Friday to scoring 14 runs in one inning the next day for an 18-2 win over Rio Mesa of Oxnard in the Westside tournament final. Justin Anderson doubled his season RBI total with seven in one inning, hitting a grand slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. and three-run double in the seventh. Golden: Quartz Hill's batters are so productive they can spoil even their own team's plans. The Rebels intended to give Fresno State-bound Daniel Slaton his first pitching appearance of the season during a showdown for first against Highland of Palmdale on Friday, but the Rebels scored so many runs in the 12-0 victory that the game was cut short because of the mercy rule A mercy rule, also well known by the slightly less polite term slaughter rule (or, less commonly, knockout rule and skunk rule), brings a sports event to an early end when one team has a very large and presumably insurmountable lead over the other team. . Slaton, who is recovering from arm problems, pitched in relief Wednesday against Lancaster. ... Littlerock's 6-5 victory over Lancaster on Friday put the Lobos in the unfamiliar position of being in playoff contention. Littlerock moved into a third-place tie with Palmdale as the first round of league ended. The Lobos, who have their most wins since going 2-13 in 2000, have never qualified for the playoffs in the program's 13-year history. But Palmdale spoiled the good times with a 10-0 victory over Littlerock on Wednesday. The teams will meet again today at Palmdale. Marmonte: Calabasas didn't have to play a game to take over sole possession of first. The Coyotes and co-leader Westlake both had their games postponed Tuesday. Calabasas is waiting until it returns from next week's spring break to make up the game, but Westlake played Wednesday and lost 7-0 to Thousand Oaks, putting the Coyotes a half-game ahead of the Warriors and Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. . Even though it'll be at the San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. tournament, Calabasas won't be far from Marmonte competition next week. The Coyotes open the tournament against league rival Royal of Simi Valley. Mission: For the first time in Crespi of Encino's 17 years of participating in the El Segundo El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and tournament, the Celts The following pages provide lists of nations or people of Celtic origin, arranged by branch of Celtic ethnicity or language grouping: Goidelic Celts
After a week off, the Celts return with a doubleheader Saturday at Mayfair. Prep: Pasadena Poly freshman left-hander Alex Crum, who lives in La Canada, turned in his best outing of the season against his hometown rival. Crum pitched his first complete game and had a season-high 11 strikeouts, including six in the first two innings, as Poly defeated Flintridge Prep of La Canada 7-4 on Friday for the Rebels' first league loss. It was the fifth consecutive time Poly defeated Flintridge Prep. ... Freshman Matt Stein (4-2) continued to show his ability to anchor Flintridge Prep's pitching staff with a two-hitter, allowing one earned run earned run n. Baseball A run scored without the aid of an error, used in computing earned run averages. Noun 1. earned run - a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team in a 12-4 victory over Rio Hondo Rio Hondo may refer to:
West Valley: Just when the season was starting to look good again for Cleveland of Reseda, the Cavaliers had a spring break filled with bad news. First, they found out they had to forfeit a victory over Chaminade of West Hills on Saturday because pitcher Billy Spottiswood surpassed the maximum 10 innings allowed in a week. On Monday, Cleveland opened play in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. by being no-hit in a 4-0 loss to Bonanza of Las Vegas. ... Birmingham of Lake Balboa earned a berth in the final of its own tournament, where the Patriots will face Monroe of North Hills for the championship. Chatsworth's Jordan Sisson hit for the cycle in Wednesday's victory over Durango of Las Vegas. BASEBALL: WHO'S HOT --Jaime Ballesteros, Malibu: One of the Sharks' most consistent hitters, he went 3 for 4 with two RBI against Santa Paula Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. to help Malibu improve to 6-1 in league and raise his average to .465 with a team-high 23 RBI. --Justin Cassel, Chatsworth: The UC Irvine-bound senior threw his sixth complete game of the season Monday, striking out eight and walking two in a 2-1 victory over Mt. Carmel of San Diego to improve to 7-0. --Aaron Levin, Calabasas: He provided a decisive three-run homer against Alemany of Mission Hills a day after going 3 for 3 with an RBI against Moorpark. --Trevor Plouffe, Crespi: It's hard to think of a time when he hasn't been hot. The junior's latest heroics earned him MVP honors at the El Segundo tournament a day after he struck out 10 in a Mission League victory over St. Francis of La Canada. --Bret Montgomery, Thousand Oaks: His complete-game victory over Westlake on Wednesday moved the Lancers into a tie for second place and gave him wins against both of the teams that have occupied first place in the Marmonte League. The 6-foot-5 right-hander, who improved to 4-2, didn't allow a hit until the fifth inning. --Danny Williams, Hart: The senior hit two home runs and had five RBI in a loss to Santa Cruz on Tuesday. He finished last week with a game-tying home run in an eight-inning victory over Burroughs of Burbank on Friday and added another hit Saturday to put him among area leaders with a .579 average entering this week. CAPTION(S): 4 photos, 8 boxes Photo: (1) ROEHNER (2) ROCCO (3) WINDING UP Pitcher Erika Ricker, above, and Quartz Hioll rose to No. 5 in the Daily News rankings after an 11-0 victory over Lancaster on Tuesday. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer (4) GOFFREDO Box: (1) Daily News TOP 10 (2) SEVEN-DAY FORECAST (3) BASEBALL: Game of the Week No. 1 Chatsworth at Cleveland, 3:15 p.m. Monday (4) SOFTBALL: Game of the Week Sylmar at San Fernando, 3 p.m. Thursday (5) BASEBALL: WHO'S HOT (see text) (6) SOFTBALL: WHO'S HOT (see text) |
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