BASEBALL BEAT : CATCHING INTEREST.Byline: Chris Branam They might not be enjoying the same offensive seasons they had as juniors, but Valencia's Brady Burrill and Glendale's Ryan Noll are drawing the interest of professional scouts. Burrill is batting .458 with one homer, seven doubles and 15 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 . He batted .487 with 32 RBI last year. What makes Burrill appealing to scouts, though, is his size (6-3, 190 pounds) and his defensive skills. ``(Burrill) has a good arm,'' Valencia coach Dennis Mifflin said. ``He has good speed getting rid of the ball to second base.'' Burrill has committed to play baseball at Cal State Northridge. Even if he is drafted, CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge coach Mike Batesole probably won't worry about losing his recruit. ``Brady is a `go-to-college' type of kid,'' Mifflin said. ``His brother went to USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . His father is a teacher . . . his mother is a teacher. Education definitely comes first.'' Noll had 21 extra-base hits and a .457 average last year. He had the benefit of batting third ahead of Fernando Rios, who went on to become a 13th-round pick of the Cincinnati Reds. Noll was batting .345 with two home runs entering Friday's game vs. 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. . ``(Noll) had a great hitter hitting behind him last year,'' Glendale coach Tony Zarrillo said. ``Ryan saw some good pitches. People were coming (to see) Fernando all the time, and as a result I think Ryan got a chance to get looked at.'' Noll, who is 5-9 and 190, hasn't committed to a college. ``If he had his preference,'' Zarrillo said, ``if he could get drafted and signed. . . that would probably be what he would like to do.'' The new Frontier New Frontier President John F. Kennedy’s legislative program, encompassing such areas as civil rights, the economy, and foreign relations. [Am. Hist.: WB, K:212] See : Aid, Governmental Barring a miracle finish, Calabasas will not win the Frontier League The Frontier League, based in Troy, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States and Western Pennsylvania. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either. . That's big news, considering the Coyotes carried a 47-game league winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" into the season. Now Moorpark and upstart Malibu are the contenders for the league title. ``I think the league is a lot more even,'' Moorpark coach Scott Fullerton said before the Musketeers' 10-7 win over the Coyotes on Friday. ``I wouldn't count Calabasas out.'' The Musketeers have been boosted by the pitching of senior Jim Oxford, who was ineligible last year. Oxford (3-1) struck out nine in a 5-2 win over 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. last week. ``(Oxford) has come on real strong,'' Fullerton said. ``A lot of people are looking at him. He's starting to develop his breaking pitches.'' Sent from above Call it divine intervention. Two years ago, Grace Brethren won just one game and went looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a new coach. Dan Pierce was seeking a coaching job. The two sides came together, appropriately, after Pierce found out about the opening from someone who went to the same church in Westlake Village. ``I took a cut in pay,'' said Pierce, who was a hitting coach in the Oakland Athletics' farm system from 1994-96. The 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. have gone 31-5 under Pierce. ``We don't get a lot of notice, because it's Division VI,'' Pierce said. ``but it's a good group of athletes.'' Grace Brethren should be contending for a Southern Section title by next season. Freshman Danny Buckley is the starting second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker and he has also thrown two shutouts. Sophomore Tim Thompson is 7-0 and threw a no-hitter. Catcher-pitcher Jackson Beauchamp, a sophomore, batted .512 last year. Etc. Nice impressions: Because of lack of depth, Camarillo coach Scott Cline called up freshman left-hander Tom Wilson from the junior varsity two weeks ago. Wilson has responded by going 3-0 in relief. ``We didn't know quite what to expect,'' Cline said. Another freshman, Buckley right-hander Colin Ward-Henninger, is 4-0. Ward-Henninger is already 6-foot-1. Raving: Crescenta Valley right fielder Nathan Barber, who committed to play football at Sacramento State, is batting .500 with two homers and 18 RBI. ``Physically, in person, he is really impressive,'' Falcons coach Phil Torres said of the 6-2, 215-pound Barber. ``Nate's got a big-league body and he's got big-league tools. He's our fastest kid and our strongest kid.'' The name game: Together, they could make a heck of a battery. John Kogel is a senior catcher-pitcher at Viewpoint. Johnny Koegel is a junior pitcher at 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:
DAILY NEWS TOP 10 (Records through Sunday) No. School Record LW 1. Chatsworth 20-2 1 Might shed playoff demons Demons See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism. ademonist one who denies the existence of the devil or demons. bogyism, bogeyism recognition of the existence of demons and goblins. vs. 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) 2. Crescenta Valley 15-2-1 2 Pitching depth is kicking in 3. Crespi 17-4-1 3 Can seal the league title this week 4. Camarillo 16-3 4 Going to need pitching for stretch run 5. Hart 18-3 5 How long will two-man rotation last? 6. Royal 13-4 6 Crucial week: Camarillo, Simi Valley 7. El Camino Real 11-6 9 Still the defending City champion 8. Kennedy 18-5 10 Tough part of schedule is over 9. Sylmar 16-3 NR Pitching, pitching, pitching 10. Palmdale14-4 NR Could go unbeaten in league CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO Valencia's Brady Burrill is hitting .458 with one home run, seven doubles and 15 RBI. He batted .487 and drove in 32 runs last season. Hans Gutknecht/Daily News BOX: DAILY NEWS TOP 10 (see text) |
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