C.V.'S OLSON SHINES IN SHUTOUT OF YUCAIPA : CRESCENTA VALLEY 3, YUCAIPA 0.Byline: Chris Branam Daily News Staff Writer It was only a 45-foot sprint. But it was the grittiest run in Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. High's memorable baseball season. Pitcher Jordan Olson, who saw a Woodland Hills chiropractor chiropractor a practitioner in chiropractic. chiropractor A health professional trained in chiropractic; chiropractors do not perform surgery or prescribe drugs; of 50,000 licensed chiropractors in the US, many practice 'straight' chiropractic, ie three times in the past week to nurture his ailing back, covered first base on a ground ball that seemed destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to be an infield hit Infield hit is when a ball doesn't go outfield (stays infield), but neither the batter nor any of the runners are put out. If the batter and the runners reach safely due to an error, it is not considered an infield hit. in the Falcons' 3-0 win over Yucaipa on Tuesday in a Southern Section Division I semifinal at Blair Field Blair Field is a stadium in Long Beach, California. It originally opened in 1956 and is primarily used for baseball. It holds 3,238 people. Located in Recreation Park, Blair Field is one of the few semi-professional baseball facilities in California. . Crescenta Valley (24-3-1) will meet defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Esperanza at 7:30 p.m. for the title Saturday at Dodger Stadium • • [ . Esperanza upset third-seeded Long Beach Wilson 10-2. The Falcons, who have advanced through the playoffs with solid pitching and defense, used the same formula against the Thunderbirds (19-11) - but with a twist. Olson (10-1) strained his back fielding a ground ball against Palmdale on Friday and pitched with a heavy brace. He walked gingerly to the mound in between innings and also had a hard time fielding ground balls. He described the feeling in his back as ``sore, stinging pain.'' ``It went well until the last couple innings,'' Olson said. ``It was really bothering me.'' He looked like he would be knocked from the game in the fifth, when the Thunderbirds put runners on first and second with two outs. Matt Teahen hit a grounder that second baseman Mark McCauley fielded just on the lip of the grass in right field. ``I thought I was going to have to sprint over there myself,'' McCauley said. ``(Olson) sacrificed whatever it took in his body.'' Olson caught McCauley's throw and beat Teahen to the bag by a half-step. Crescenta Valley coach Phil Torres, who has guided the Falcons to the final in just his second season, praised Olson's grit. ``That's just saying, `I want to win the ballgame and get over there,' '' Torres said. Olson pitched 5-1/3 innings before being relieved by Josh Herman with runners on first and second in the sixth. On his first pitch, Herman induced Nick Oldenorf to hit into an inning-ending double play. The Falcons scored three times in the first off Yucaipa starter Johnny Torres, who dropped to 10-2. Torres threw a wild pitch to score McCauley with the first run, and Ryan McKnight had a sacrifice fly and John Barbara an 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 in the rally. The Falcons, who have won twice in the playoffs with just three hits, got three in the first. |
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