BASEBALL BEAT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Cleveland of Reseda's upset of Westlake had the Cavaliers back at practice this week ready to work harder than ever. Seeing what their prior hard work had produced made them hungry for more. After all, this is a team that went 14-15 last season and wasn't supposed to be able to compete with top opponents such as the Warriors, who were ranked nationally in the preseason. However, Saturday's 4-3 victory improved Cleveland to 4-1. The Cavaliers followed it up Tuesday with a 15-1 victory over Reseda. ``Our practices have been great,'' Cleveland coach Joe Cascione said. ``They work so hard in practice. They're extremely dedicated. They've got a great work ethic work ethic n. A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. work ethic Noun a belief in the moral value of work and when they see it work out in games, it makes them keep working hard. Beating a team like Westlake, you have so much confidence now going in to play the Chatsworths and El Caminos. But they know if they slip in practice, they could slip in games.'' The biggest payoff from practices has been solid defense. Cleveland has made just two errors through six games. Byron Grubman, Michael Goodman and Robert Marcial anchor a much-improved pitching staff, and transfers Steve Boyer and Matt Jordan Matt Jordan (born October 13, 1975 in Aurora, Colorado) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for the Montreal Impact of USL First Division. Jordan graduated from Overland High School in Aurora, boost an offense that also is led by senior Andrew Strickland. WELL-KNOWN RIVALS Casey Burrill is in his first season as Saugus' coach, but already he is more familiar with the Foothill League than many. He has ties to two of the league's top contenders since he played at Hart of Newhall and spent the past few years as an assistant at Valencia. Burrill will face many of the players he used to coach when Saugus meets Valencia in Friday's league opener. ``We can't wait,'' Burrill said. ``We're looking forward to that.'' Facing his old teams isn't the only thing about which Burrill is excited. He has given a fresh start to a program that won just three league games last season. The Centurions have a renovated field and an new outlook thanks to a lineup full of seniors, as well as young players such as pitcher Chris Ahlheim and shortstop Josh Fogel. ``This is a tough league,'' Burrill said. ``But we think we have a chance to make playoffs.'' ETC ETC - ExTendible Compiler. Fortran-like, macro extendible. "ETC - An Extendible Macro-Based Compiler", B.N. Dickman, Proc SJCC 38 (1971). . Camarillo assistant Richard Jaquez was named head coach at Pacifica of Oxnard, a new school scheduled open in the fall. Jaques, 38, has coached at Camarillo for seven years. ... Kennedy of Granada Hills' championship in the Daily News Invitational makes the Cougars the first team to win the tournament twice. They also won in 1993. ... Despite Kennedy's strong start, the Cougars are concerned about a disturbing trend; they average two errors a game. ... Chatsworth moved from 24th to No. 20 in this week's Baseball America  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . national rankings. The Chancellors are the only local team in the poll. ... Rain postponed the installation of lights at Birmingham's field. The lights were supposed to be installed this week, with the Patriots of Van Nuys planning to play their first night game tonight against Carson. LEAGUE UPDATES MARMONTE Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. is supposed to be in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of a rebuilding season after graduating almost every starter from last year's Division II quarterfinal team. However, 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 shown they are not a team to be overlooked as Marmonte play begins this week. After spoiling Palmdale's chances of reaching the Daily News Invitational final Friday by becoming the first team this season to beat the Falcons, Thousand Oaks defeated Van Nuys 20-0 Saturday behind the hitting of Matt Brown, Damian Fante, Chad Lundahl and Kevin Grizard for their third consecutive victory. ... Injuries to Westlake pitchers Chris White and Justin Blaine could make for a tighter league race than expected. Blaine, who has an injured knee, could be out for the season, leaving the Warriors searching for arms after entering the season counting on a deep staff as one of their greatest strengths. Last week, Westlake resorted to using 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 Jamie Hesselgesser in relief during its loss to Cleveland. GOLDEN Many teams have blamed early sloppy play on the recent rain that limited practices. Lancaster, for example, was far from the form it hopes will bring its first league title when the Eagles made five errors during Saturday's final of the Daily News Invitational. However, Palmdale's 3-0 start was better than some expected and the Falcons might have their indoor workouts to thank for getting them ready. Coach John Livermont's previous experience in Washington made him used to holding practices indoors. ``I'm probably fortunate,'' Livermont said. ``I've got the experience coaching in a rainy environment, so I know a lot of different drills we can work on in the gym.'' ... Troy Harrington, the sophomore brother of last year's first-round draft pick, Matt Harrington Matt Harrington (born February 1, 1982) is a baseball player who holds the record for the most times being chosen in the Major League Baseball amateur draft. Between 2000 and 2004, Harrington, a top prospect coming out of high school, was chosen in all five drafts, but never signed , made his first varsity start Tuesday for Palmdale. He gave up four hits and struck out three in five innings of a game that ended in a 1-1 tie against Canyon. VALLEY MISSION With much of its lineup back from last year's City champions, Kennedy of Granada Hills is the favorite for the league title, but strong starts by Sylmar and San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. should ensure the Cougars will have a tough route to the title. Led by the hitting of senior outfielder Hector Chavez and the all-around play of junior shortstop/pitcher Jamie Mah, Sylmar reached the final of the Westside tournament, where the Spartans took an early lead but lost to Chatsworth 8-5. Like Sylmar, San Fernando entered the week 4-1. The Tigers have solid pitching and defense with senior All-City pitcher Abraham Gonzalez as well as Jesus Martinez, Jess Moreno and Ruben Navarez returning after playing key roles on the way to last season's league championship. Gonzalez struck out 14 in Tuesday's two-hit win against Banning. FOOTHILL Canyon ace Chris Seddon Christopher Jon Seddon (born October 13, 1983 in Northridge, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins. He was called up and made his Major League debut on September 3, 2007. External links
n. Baseball A run scored without the aid of an error, used in computing earned run averages. Noun 1. earned run - a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team in his last start but lost to drop his record to 0-2. Instead of Seddon stealing the spotlight, the Cowboys have another left-hander who has accounted for two of their first three wins. Junior Josh Coash (2-0) had 15 strikeouts and allowed just two hits in seven innings in Tuesday's 1-1 tie against Palmdale. DAILY NEWS TOP 10 (Records through Tuesday) 1. Chatsworth 6-0 2. Kennedy 5-0 3. Hart 5-0 4. Westlake 3-2 5. Camarillo4-2 6. Crespi 4-1 7. Royal 4-1 8. Lancaster 3-1-1 9. Chaminade 3-2 10. Sylmar 4-1 SEVEN-DAY FORECAST Game of the week Chatsworth at Kennedy, today, 3 p.m.: The Daily News' two top-ranked teams, who both won tournament titles over the weekend, meet in a rematch of last year's City quarterfinal. It was considered an upset when Kennedy of Granada Hills beat Chatsworth then, but the Cougars went on to win a City title and haven't been slowed since, so a victory over the nationally ranked Chancellors wouldn't be surprising. Intensity for the nonleague game - which could be a preview of the City final - should be heightened by both sides having several players back from last year's young teams. Potential hero Tyler Carr earned two of Westlake's first three wins and could play a large part in keeping the Warriors among the elite after injuries have depleted de·plete tr.v. de·plet·ed, de·plet·ing, de·pletes To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out. [Latin d their pitching depth. The junior right-hander, now the team's No. 2 pitcher, is undefeated in his career with the Warriors - he went 4-0 last season. Westlake needs a strong performance from him to get back on track after losing its last two games. The Warriors open 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. play Friday against Newbury Park and face Torrance on Saturday in the Redondo tournament. Potential upset Every team in the Mission League would love to end Crespi of Encino's streak of three consecutive league titles. St. Francis of La Canada might not be considered a favorite in the always-tough league, but a solid start by the Golden Knights
Bound to happen Canyon senior Chris Seddon will give the Cowboys a good start in the Foothill League race by continuing his mastery of Hart. The Indians of Newhall have lost just three league games the past two years and two of them came against Seddon, a Loyola Marymount-bound left-hander. KEEPING TABS Jeff Bannon of Camarillo hit his first career grand slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. Saturday to lead UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. to a win 4-3 over Cal. The senior shortstop is batting .393 with a team-high 19 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 . ... Crespi of Encino product Barry Mathews hit a three-run home run and pitched his second complete game of the season Friday for Gonzaga in a 14-7 victory over Loyola Marymount. The senior leads the Bulldogs with six home runs. ... Brett Wayne, a Royal of 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. graduate, entered the week as the second-leading hitter for Saint Mary's Saint Mary's, island, Scilly Islands Saint Mary's, England: see Scilly Islands. with a .329 average. ... Brian Horwitz
Brian Horwitz (born November 7, 1982, in Santa Monica, California) is an American baseball player in the San Francisco Giants organization. , a freshman outfielder from Crespi, entered the week leading Cal with a .347 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. . ... Sophomore right-hander Tim Leveque, another Crespi grad, struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings Sunday to earn his first win of the season for Michigan against McNeese State. ALUMNI WANTED Former all-stars are invited to play in an alumni game to be held in association with the 25th Daily News Bernie Milligan All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games . Anyone who was on a past Milligan Game roster is eligible. The game is June 9. To register, call (818) 713-3627. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 4 boxes Photo: (1 -- 2) Cleveland right-hander Chad Novick, left, and Steve Boyer, above, have helped the Cavaliers get off to a promising start this season. (3) Cleveland's Matt Ellis Matt Ellis (born August 31, 1981, in Welland, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey left winger. He currently plays as captain for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. slides safely into home Tuesday against Reseda. Photos by Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News Box: (1) DAILY NEWS TOP 10 (see text) (2) BOYS: SEVEN-DAY FORECAST (see text) (3) KEEPING TABS (see text) (4) ALUMNI WANTED (see text) |
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