BIG LEAGUE SOFTBALL: DISTRICT 51 GOING TO SERIES.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Special to the Daily News PALMDALE -- They were four-year prep standouts left to left to languish in anonymity on an unheralded Palmdale High softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' team. Catcher Rebecca Zapata and shortstop/pitcher Johanna Ilejay are now making up for lost time on the Antelope Valley's District 51 Big League softball team. On Wednesday, they starred in District 51's 5-3 victory over Northern California's District 4 in Game 1 of the West Regional best-of-three championship series at Marie Kerr Park. District 51 went on to defeat Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern 4-1 in Game 2, clinching a berth at the Big League World Series in Kalamazoo, Mich., where they will defend their title. District 51 (6-0) will make its eighth appearance in 11 years at the World Series, which begins Monday. In the Game 1 victory, Zapata was 3 for 4 with two RBIs, including a homer. Ilejay (1-0) pitched five shutout innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. of three-hit ball in relief of starter Jessie Dunn, a former Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley High of Lancaster standout who left the game with a blister blister, puffy swelling of the outer skin (epidermis) caused by burn, friction, or irritants like poison ivy. A response of the body to protect deeper tissue, blisters generally contain serum, the liquid component of blood. . Zapata's solo homer Noun 1. solo homer - a home run with no runners on base solo blast home run, homer - a base hit on which the batter scores a run , her second of the tournament, gave District 51 a 4-2 lead and reversed the momentum Northern California seized when it scored two runs in the third on three walks, an error and a double steal off Dunn. ``That was a big help and a big relief,'' Patison said. ``That's where Rebecca's leadership comes in.'' Kaylin Kolesar (Paraclete of Lancaster) singled leading off the District 51 second, triggering a three-run 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. . Ilejay inherited a 3-1 count with a runner at second with no outs when she entered the game amid tense circumstances in the second. She induced a double-play liner to second, escaping the inning unscathed. ``She didn't have any time to warm up,'' Patison said. ``She had to step in cold turkey and she did a fantastic job.'' In the second game, Kolesar (1-0) allowed one run on two hits in four innings, combining with Laura Calvert on a three-hitter. |
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