BASEBALL: QUARTZ HILL'S BATS OUTSHINE ITS ARMS GOLDEN-LEAGUE LENDING REBELS HAVE SEVEN STARTERS BATTING ABOVE. 400.Byline: HEATHER GRIPP Staff Writer Just when the pitchers started to provide the consistency coach Aaron Kavanagh had sought all season for Quartz Hill High's baseball team, the Rebels' hitters are making it difficult for anyone to take notice. Quartz Hill's offense is stealing the spotlight, with seven starters batting better than .400. The Golden-League-leading Rebels raised their team batting average batting average n. Baseball A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks. Noun 1. to .419 with a 13-hit, 10-run outburst Wednesday against Lancaster. Senior Calvin Culver cul·ver n. A dove or pigeon. [Middle English, from Old English culufre, from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula, diminutive of columba, dove.] improved to a Golden League-best .558 heading into Thursday's game against Highland. ``The best thing about it is hitting's contagious,'' Kavanagh said, ``and it seems like everyone's caught the bug right now. ``One through nine, they can hit. There's not a weak spot in the order.'' Wednesday's 10-5 victory was the third in a row in which Quartz Hill scored 10 runs. The Rebels have scored at least 22 runs twice this season and have not been shut out. Culver, Kyle Harris and Matt Hutchison had three hits Wednesday. Culver and Hutchison both homered. Hutchison upped his average to .533, and Chase Tigert was at .500. Brett Schaeffing leads the league in home runs (six) and is second in RBIs (27), behind Palmdale's Trevor Bloom (31). Overshadowed was Tigert improving to 4-0 while striking out five in four innings. He was part of a shutout in Quartz Hill's previous win. ``The pitching finally caught up with the hitting,'' Kavanagh said. ``The hitting's always been solid, but the pitching was inconsistent. The pitching's come around, but, of course, the hitting has really taken off.'' Quartz Hill has a rematch REMATCH Cardiology Clinical trials–Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance Therapy as an alternative in Congestive Heart failure–related to use of a portable, electric left ventricular-assist system–LVAS–eg, HeartMate® today with Lancaster, which last year shared the league title with the Rebels. Quartz Hill has another big series next week against Palmdale, which has just one league loss. Golden break: Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley has the week off from Golden League play, but the Antelopes kept busy by playing in the St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery of Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing. Easter tournament. The Antelopes finished eighth, losing to Brentwood 4-2 in Wednesday's finale. They resume league play next week against Lancaster. Nice start: Paraclete freshman Cole Brummer earned his first varsity win Tuesday, throwing 4 2/3 innings in a 6-5 victory over Mountain View of El Monte El Monte (ĕl mŏn`tē), city (1990 pop. 106,209), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. A residential, industrial, and commercial city in the San Gabriel Valley, El Monte manufactures furniture, electronic equipment, semiconductors, at the Jim Granham Tournament in 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. . Brummer also drove in the deciding runs with a two-run single in the third inning. The Spirits on Wednesday claimed the tournament's consolation championship, beating Morningside of Inglewood 15-7. In the rankings:</CF> Quartz Hill returned to the Southern Section Div. III rankings this week, at No. 9. Lancaster, No. 7 last week, dropped out of the top 10. heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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