BIG LEAGUE: T.O. ADVANCES AFTER SCARE.Byline: SEAN n. 1. A seine. See Seine. CEGLINSKY Staff Writer 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. opened play in the Big League World Series in Easley, S.C., with three consecutive victories and appeared to be confident heading into Tuesday's pool play game against winless Canada. Underestimating the northerners nearly proved costly. Canada tied the score in the bottom of the fifth, but Thousand Oaks responded with a 10-run outburst in the seventh en route to a 14-4 victory that clinched a spot in Friday's semifinals. ``Canada hung in there and gave us a battle,'' Thousand Oaks coach Matt Ricatto said. Cole Kahle hit a two-run homer to start the seven thinning scoring spree and Brett Fick punctuated the rally with a three-run blast. Kahle was 2 for 4 with five RBIs, and Fick finished 2 for 5 with three RBIs. ``Maybe we took them too lightly in the beginning of the game,'' Fick said, ``but once our adrenaline and testosterone testosterone (tĕstŏs`tərōn), principal androgen, or male sex hormone. One of the group of compounds known as anabolic steroids, testosterone is secreted by the testes (see testis) but is also synthesized in small quantities in the started pumping in the seventh, it was over. ``They started to think they could stick around with us and we came and did what we had to. We put them away.'' Kellen Fink fink Slang n. 1. A contemptible person. 2. An informer. 3. A hired strikebreaker. intr.v. finked, fink·ing, finks 1. To inform against another person. and Garrett Rau each had two hits for Thousand Oaks, while Kyle Jones Kyle W. Jones (1955- ) is a professional musician, mathematician and former Maine state politician, notable for his influence on the state's energy industry. Born in Bar Harbor to a pianist mother and a drummer father, Jones grew up surrounded by music. and Cody Fierro walked three times apiece and Jason Barmasse and Michael Ricatto each scored a pair of runs. Tyler Peddicord started for Thousand Oaks and gave up two runs on five hits in four-plus innings before exiting the game with a 4-2 lead. Chad Smith For other persons named Chad Smith, see Chad Smith (disambiguation). Chad Smith (born 25 October 1961, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.) the drummer of the American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. gave up tworuns in the fifth but bounced back in the sixth by striking out the side. sean.ceglinsky@dailynews.com (818)713-3607 |
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