BASEBALL: AGOURA PACKS POWER IN UPSET AGOURA 3, SIMI VALLEY 1.Byline: Daily News Agoura High entered the 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. baseball game Noun 1. baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League Friday as a long shot against undefeated 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. . By game's end, however, the underdog title was merely an afterthought af·ter·thought n. An idea, response, or explanation that occurs to one after an event or decision. afterthought Noun 1. . The host Chargers scored all their runs on homers to upset the Daily News' third-ranked team 3-1 and move within a game of first place. ``We weren't intimidated,'' Agoura coach Scott Deck said. ``We were eager to fight. We wanted to go out and show we can play. What better way to do it than against the best team in our league?'' Trailing by a run, Jon Fersht hit a solo home run to center field to tie it. Drew Norton and Fersht hit back-to back homers in the sixth inning to give the Chargers (7-4, 2-2) the final margin of victory over Simi Valley (9-1, 3-1). ``The ball was flying out of the park today,'' Deck said. ``We were just trying to put the ball in play, and hard. We got some good pitches and made some good solid contact. We made things happen.'' So did starter Jason Novak Jason Novak is an American musician, including vocalist, guitarist, and music producer. In 1988, while they were attending DePaul University, Jason and his brother Ethan Novak started the industrial rock band project Acumen Nation. , who pitched a three-hitter with four strikeouts and worked himself out of two jams in which Simi Valley had runners on first and third with one out. ``Though this win is nice, it's just like all the others,'' Deck said. ``We're proving we can play with the better teams.'' |
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