BASEBALL: ECR GOES ON OFFENSIVE BATS SPARK ROUT IN PLAYOFF OPENER ECR 12, POLY 1 ECR.Byline: LINDSAY CZARNECKI Special to the Daily News Dominic D'Anna went 3 for 3 with four RBIs and Johnathan Hernandez hit a pinch-hit three-run double to lead El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
ECR ECR Efficient Consumer Response ECR European Congress of Radiology ECR Electron Cyclotron Resonance ECR El Camino Real (Kings Highway; California) ECR Electronic Cash Register ECR East Coast Radio (South Africa) (18-13) scored eight runs in the third inning to break the game open, as Poly (16-11) contributed with several mistakes. In addition to five hits in the innings by the Conquistadores, Poly allowed one run on a balk balk the action of a horse when it refuses to obey a command to which it usually responds. See also jibbing. and another on three consecutive hit batters by Julio Rodriguez. "I didn't expect that one bit," ECR coach Billy Ramirez said. "I always knew our guys could hit but to come out like this today, you never expect to score 12 runs in a playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship , it just doesn't happen very often." Ramirez said he had a gut feeling gut feeling Intuition, visceral sensation about starting five sophomores rather than his usual three, but they performed fine, as Alex Mejia and Michael Booth both went 2 for 3 at the plate and Booth recorded the save in relief on the mound. "I think we've had one of the better hitting teams in the area, I've said it all along since day one, and they came to battle today," Ramirez said. "Obviously in a playoff game anything can happen, and Dominic came to the yard today with it in mind for it to not be his last game. He took control today." For Poly coach Chuck Schwal, he's hopeful for the future after the loss ended a rocky season, during which five players either quit or were kicked off the team. "Last time (a game like) this happened and I had such a young team like this, it happened at El Camino and it was in '97, and two years later that team was in Dodger Stadium • • [ (at the CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). final)," Schwal said. Hill Kerby picked up the win for ECR, allowing three hits in three innings. Ramirez added that Kerby's limited playing time may allow him to use Kerby in Friday's matchup against Chatsworth. "It's a good way to get some momentum going into Chatsworth, that's what we want," D'Anna said. "We had two bad losses to them during the regular season so we're all excited to go to that game on Friday." |
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