BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: VIKINGS ENJOY SUMMER SUCCESS.Byline: HEATHER GRIPP Staff Writer Valencia High's baseball success hasn't taken a summer break. After winning the Foothill League title this spring during the high school season, the Vikings are contending for a summer championship in the Valley Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. Baseball League. Valencia plays top-seeded Cleveland of Reseda at 10 a.m. for a berth in Monday's VIBL final. Valencia (16-9-1) finished the VIBL regular season in fifth place in the league's seven-inning division but is on a roll during the postseason. The Vikings are coming off a 12-3 upset of second-place Saugus. If they can pull off another upset, this time against Cleveland, they'll play for the title at 7 p.m. Monday at Birmingham High in Lake Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). . Valencia has come close to summer championships the past two years but hasn't won the VIBL title since beating Hart in the 2002 final. Valencia was eliminated in the 2004 semifinals by eventual champion Hart of Newhall, and lost 8-5 in last year's final against 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:
Returning to the title game won't be easy. Undefeated Cleveland (19-0) has a variety of threats on the mound and at the plate, led by senior Mickey Brodsky, who is batting .564. The Cavaliers, who finished first in the VIBL's nine-inning division, have not faced the Vikings this summer. The winner of today's game faces either Crespi of Encino or 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. for the title. End of the road: Hart (18-8) and Saugus (19-5) both saw their summer seasons end Thursday in the VIBL quarterfinals. While Saugus lost to Valencia, Hart fell to Cleveland, 4-3, with the winning run scoring on a two-strike suicide squeeze Noun 1. suicide squeeze - the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball suicide squeeze play squeeze play - a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch by the Cavaliers' Andrew Horowitz. Saugus was the second Foothill rival in a row to have its season ended by Valencia. The Vikings rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat Canyon 5-3 on Tuesday. The Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. finished the summer 13-5. Golden Valley of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, (0-18) was eliminated in the first round with a 13-1 l loss to Chaminade of West Hills last Saturday. One-man show: Robbie Mouselli, an incoming junior, did it all for Valencia on Tuesday in the Vikings' victory over Canyon. The right-hander pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts and hit a game-winning, three-run home run 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. . heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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