CAMARILLO'S NEVARD PERFECT IN 18-STRIKEOUT DOMINATION CAMARILLO 6, ALHAMBRA 0.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer CAMARILLO - It wasn't a question of if the Alhambra 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 would get a hit off Karthryn Nevard on Friday in Camarillo's 6-0 victory in a Southern Section Division I playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. opener. After watching the Moors' first few batters take feeble fee·ble adj. fee·bler, fee·blest 1. a. Lacking strength; weak. b. Indicating weakness. 2. Lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; inadequate. See Synonyms at weak. swings against Nevard, it was pretty much certain they'd never muster a base hit. The real question was whether Alhambra would even put the ball in play. A grounder, a pop-up . . . anything. Nevard struck out the first 12 batters she faced, and only one - leadoff hitter In baseball, a leadoff hitter is a batter who bats first in the lineup. Strategy Leadoff hitters must possess certain traits to be successful: they must reach base at a proficient rate and be able to steal bases. Erica Miranda - was able to make contact, and that was just a foul tip foul tip n. Baseball A pitched ball that is deflected slightly off the bat toward the catcher. . Not that Nevard was surprised. She suspected early on that Alhambra would be easy prey. ``They were swinging at everything, especially my rise ball,'' Nevard said. ``So that's basically all I threw.'' It wasn't until the fifth 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. that Alhambra (12-7) finally put the ball in play. That's when Christine Rodriguez - the 13th batter - popped out to first base on a bunt bunt: see smut. attempt. The Moors later got two groundouts, but it was more of the same the rest of the way: Nevard, who is headed to Illinois, getting outs with wicked fastballs or rise balls that began at the Moors' waists and ended up over their heads. She finished with a perfect game and 18 strikeouts. Camarillo (21-8) did its damage in the first four innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. , getting two runs on Nicki Holt's two-run double in the third and two more on a sacrifice fly and three walks in the fourth. It might sound like fun, but it wasn't. After coasting through an easy year against questionable competition in the Pacific View League, then opening the postseason against a team maybe worse!off than what they saw in league, the Scorpions are eager to see some better teams. Which they will Tuesday in the second round against Highland. ``I think the better the teams are the more we step up.'' Camarillo catcher Nikki Sutton said. ``So hopefully we'll see a better team.'' Nevard, who improved to 13-6, agreed. ``That's the last time we'll see a team like that,'' she said. The Moors insist they've faced better pitchers than Nevard, although it sure didn't seem so on some of their swings. ``It was a long trip out here and it was really hot,'' said Miranda, who struck out three times. ``We didn't make the adjustments. It was one of those days.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Nicki Holt hit a two-run double in the third to help Camarillo rout Alhambra in the Souther Section Division I playoff opener. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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