BASEBALL: EMMONS, KRISE HELP KEEP C.V. PERFECT CRESCENTA VALLEY 2, SOUTH HILLS 1.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer GLENDALE A perfect record hasn't been enough to get 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. High of La Crescenta's baseball team a spot in the Southern Section rankings. Falcons junior right-hander Dustin Emmons made a strong case Tuesday that C.V. belongs among the elite. Facing the top-ranked team in Div. III, Emmons delivered 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 triple and pitched a four-hitter in a 2-1 victory over South Hills of West Covina West Covina, city (1990 pop. 96,086), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel valley; settled 1905, inc. 1923. Before World War II, West Covina was a small rural community where walnuts, wheat, and livestock were raised. in a Babe Herman Floyd Caves "Babe" Herman (June 26 1903 - November 27 1987) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who was best known for his several seasons with the Brooklyn Robins (now the Los Angeles Dodgers). Tournament game at Stengel Field. Kam Krise secured the win by striking out the only batter he faced after relieving Emmons with two out in the seventh inning in·ning n. 1. a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs. b. innings (used with a sing. and a runner on third. Crescenta Valley faces Sonora of La Habra La Habra (lə hăb`rə), city (1990 pop. 51,266), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1925. A suburb of Los Angeles, La Habra was settled in the 1860s by Basque sheepherders. in tonight's tournament final. "It's nice to prove people wrong," Krise said. "We're undefeated, but they don't give us much credit. We can't do anything about it. They rank us lower, probably, because of our league, because they think it's weaker. That just makes us want to go out and play that much harder." South Hills senior right-hander Joseph Cruz held Crescenta Valley (12-0) to six hits. He struck out seven with one walk in a complete-game performance for the Huskies (11-2-1). Crescenta Valley took the lead in the first inning when Emmons' two-out triple to right scored Chad Nacapoy. Emmons came home on a wild pitch. The Falcons did not get another baserunner until Nacapoy doubled in the fourth. heather.gripp@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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