BATTERS UP! LAPD TEAM HOSTS SLUGFEST FOR CHARITY.Byline: Ryan Oliver Staff Writer Approximately 100 children and adults are expected to slug it out for the title ``Best Bat in the Valley'' as part of a charity drive sponsored by the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Centurions baseball team. The contest that began Wednesday night and continues through Sunday at the Sherman Oaks Castle Batting Cages Noun 1. batting cage - a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice cage baseball equipment - equipment used in playing baseball will raise money to buy presents for disadvantaged This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. children during the holiday season. ``This is one way to bring the children, community and Police Department together for a competitive good time,'' said Officer Mike Scott, a Centurions member and coordinator of the competition. ``It's also a fun way to get kids involved.'' The Centurions are made up of 20 members of the department and hold three charity events a year to benefit the group's toy drive. Scott said he expects the $15 registration fee and sales of raffle tickets, T-shirts and other items will raise about $2,000 during the batting Batting has several meanings:
There are seven age groups, from age 8 up, that will compete separately for baseball bats, batting bags and gloves. By early Wednesday night, 13-year-old Kenny Roffman of Sherman Oaks was leading not only his age group, but the entire field. Roffman said he entered after seeing a flier advertising the competition. ``As soon as I saw the sign, I thought I'd win,'' said Roffman, a member of a local Pony league The Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League, also known as the PONY League, was a Class D minor league baseball circuit that played from 1939 through 1956. The forerunner of the modern Class A New York - Penn League, the PONY served as the first professional baseball address of . ``I come (to the batting cage) every day.'' Tonight is the last chance to enter the competition, which is being held at 4989 Sepulveda Boulevard from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The top batters BATTeRS (バッターズ) stands for Bisei Asteroid Tracking Telescope for Rapid Survey. It is a Japanese project to find asteroids. It is associated with the Japanese Spaceguard Association. Members include Takeshi Urata. from Wednesday and tonight will qualify to compete in a final round on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those with questions can contact Scott at 818-268-2488. Ryan Oliver, (818) 713-3669 ryan.oliver(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Officer Mike Scott, the coordinator of the charity event, congratulates 10-year-old hitter Morgan Titcher Wednesday. (2) Sebastian Braswell, 10, takes a swing during the contest, which will help fund the LAPD Centurions' holiday toy drive. Michael Owen
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