Burkett LL is edged out.ALBANY, N.Y. - Clara Gatsios scattered four hits and struck out nine, but Burkett fell to Milford, Conn., 2-1, in extra innings Noun 1. extra innings - overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning; e.g. baseball extra time, overtime - playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie in pool play at the Little League Eastern Regional Tournament. Burkett struck first in the bottom of the fifth using small ball. Kathleen Bicknell led off with a walk and, after a strikeout strike·out n. Baseball Abbr. K or SO An out made by a batter charged with three strikes and credited to the pitcher who threw the strikes. Noun 1. , advanced to third when Gatsios bunted for a hit. After another strikeout, Jacqueline Sharry gave Burkett the lead with a bunt bunt: see smut. single that scored Bicknell. Milford used two two-out rallies to earn the win. Down to its last out, it strung together back-to-back hits in the sixth, Paige Raucci's 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 single tying the game. In the seventh, Milford scored without the benefit of a hit, using a walk and two errors to go ahead. Burkett continues pool play at 3 p.m. today against Mount Abraham, Vt. |
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