CHATSWORTH'S WIN STREAK AT 33 CHATSWORTH 12, CLEVELAND 2.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Next, please. The latest contender trying to end the Chatsworth High baseball team's school-record winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" joined the others in learning why the defending national champions are again climbing the national rankings. Chatsworth scored 10 runs in the fourth inning for a 12-2 victory over Cleveland that ended in the fifth inning because of the mercy rule A mercy rule, also well known by the slightly less polite term slaughter rule (or, less commonly, knockout rule and skunk rule), brings a sports event to an early end when one team has a very large and presumably insurmountable lead over the other team. . The win puts Chatsworth alone in first place in the West Valley League and was the Chancellors' 33rd consecutive victory. ``We're just starting to pick it up offensively,'' said Chatsworth 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. Willie Cabrera, who was 3 for 4 with a home run and three 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 . ``We're getting good swings.'' The Chancellors (19-0, 5-0), ranked No. 13 nationally, entered the game with a .379 team batting average batting average n. Baseball A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks. Noun 1. and have outscored opponents 175-41. Chatsworth right-hander Jason Dominguez (5-0) held Cleveland to five hits and struck out seven. The Cavaliers (12-6, 4-1) are the last team to beat Chatsworth in West Valley play, doing so in 2002, and were expected to be leading contenders for this year's title. The teams entered the game tied for first. Cleveland was without ace Adam Olbrychowski Adam Olbrychowski is a junior at Pepperdine University. He was born on September 7, 1986, in Los Angeles, California. He attened high school at Cleveland High, and he was the fifth draft pick by the New York Yankees in the 2007 MLB Draft. Adam is 6' 3" tall and weighs 180 pounds. , who is out indefinitely with a sore arm. ``I think we're just as good as them,'' Cleveland coach Joe Cascione said. ``That's what I just told the guys. I don't think we're 12-2 worse than them. I wouldn't have been happy if we lost 3-2. We're a better team than this. We can play with them and I think we'll show that Thursday.'' Freshman left-hander Andrew Lambo put Cleveland in position for the upset by holding Chatsworth to two hits and two runs in three innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. . He also gave the Cavaliers the initial lead with a two-out solo home run in the first inning. ``I was hoping he'd set the tone and he did,'' Cascione said. The Chancellors had 11 consecutive batters reach base and hit three home runs - by Cabrera, Dominguez and Mike Moustakas- in the inning that saw every Chatsworth starter score at least once. Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com |
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