BIRMINGHAM ADVANCES DIAZ'S THROW SAVES PATRIOTS' SEASON BIRMINGHAM 3, SAN FERNANDO 2.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Special to the Daily News Elizabeth Diaz thought she had to be perfect. Jessica Lopez said she wasn't even thinking. Both pressure-management approaches worked for Birmingham High of Lake Balboa's 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 in Thursday's 3-2 second-round City playoff victory over visiting 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. . Birmingham (18-13) advanced to the quarterfinals for a fourth consecutive season. The Patriots will play at defending City champion ElCamino Real of Woodland Hills on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. Junior center fielder Diaz threw out San Fernando's Christine Lopez, who was trying to score the tying run from second with two outs in the seventh inning on an Angelina Gonzalez single. ``I just knew I had to throw it good to get her out; just catch and throw,'' Diaz said. ``It was a do-or-die play and I just knew I better do it and not die.'' The throw came in high, but Birmingham catcher Candace Williams fielded Coordinates: Williams Field or Willies Field (ICAO: NZWD) is the United States Antarctic Program's principal airfield in Antarctica. the ball cleanly clean·ly adj. clean·li·er, clean·li·est Habitually and carefully neat and clean. See Synonyms at clean. adv. In a clean manner. clean and had plenty of time to apply the tag to Lopez. Freshman first baseman Jessica Lopez singled in Sandra Quiroz (3 for 3, one run, one 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 ) from third on a 1-2 pitch with two outs in the sixth, breaking a 2-2 tie. ``Actually, I wasn't thinking, I was just going crazy,'' Lopez said. ``I was just like, that's my pitch, I've got to hit it!'' San Fernando trailed 2-0 going into the sixth, when it scored two runs on two walks and an error. Birmingham starter Mounga Misini (17-13) allowed two runs -- one earned -- on six hits. She struck out seven and allowed four walks. The Tigers (12-13) had baserunners in every inning and were hitless in nine previous at-bats with runners in scoring position In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base. The distinction between being on first base and second or third base is that a runner on first can usually only score if the batter hits an extra base hit, while a runner on when Gonzalez singled with two outs in the seventh. ``(Misini) likes to live dangerously, but she came through for us,'' Birmingham coach Jim Rose Jim Rose may refer to a number of persons:
The Patriots broke a scoreless tie in the third, when Williams doubled in a run off the left-field fence, highlighting a two-run inning.San Fernando freshman Suzette Sabedra (6-7) allowed three runs -- two earned -- on eight hits gideon.rubin@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Birmingham catcher Candace Williams tags out San Fernando's Christine Lopez to end the game. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer Box: CITY SECTION SOFTBALL |
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