CHATSWORTH'S WIN STREAK OVER AT 54 HART'S SECOND CONSECUTIVE UPSET GOOD FOR EASTON TITLE HART 4, CHATSWORTH 3.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer The tournament championship will go down as a side note to what the Hart High of Newhall baseball team accomplished Saturday. The Indians ended the longest 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" in California high school California High School (commonly referred to as Cal High) is a public school located in San Ramon, California, a suburb of San Francisco, Oakland, and Silicon Valley. Its mascot is a Grizzly Bear. The school's newspaper is The Californian which is published monthly. baseball history by defeating Chatsworth 4-3 in the inaugural Easton Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Showdown final at UCLA's Jackie Robinson Noun 1. Jackie Robinson - United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972) Jack Roosevelt Robinson, Robinson Stadium. The loss snapped a streak of 54 consecutive victories for the two-time defending national champion Chancellors, who had not lost since being shut out by Sabino of Tucson, Ariz. on April 15, 2003. ``They came in here with some long winning streak, so this is pretty amazing,'' said Hart shortstop Matt Valaika, who was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle In baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game, though not necessarily in that order. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a natural cycle. . ``They're a good team, but we knew they could be beaten. We weren't intimidated.'' A two-run home run to right field by Chatsworth sophomore shortstop Mike Moustakas Mike Moustakas (born September 11, 1988 at Chatsworth, California) is a Shortstop[1] who was drafted by the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball 2nd overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. in the seventh inning kept the Chancellors' hopes alive for another of the comebacks that had become a staple of the streak, but the next three batters were retired in order. The streak officially ended with Thomas Cassidy's fly ball to Indians left fielder Ryan Gagnon. ``We got beat,'' Chatsworth coach Tom Meusborn said. ``It's that simple. It's over. It was nice, but we knew it wouldn't last forever. Fifty four obviously is something that's never happened before, so it's special to be a part of it. With as many outstanding teams as there are in the valley and Southern California, you just don't do what we did. It was special.'' The upset was the second in a row for Hart (4-0-1) since learning earlier in the week that standout junior right-hander Tyler Lyon will likely miss the season because of an elbow injury that forced him out of Tuesday's game. The Indians advanced to the final with a 9-1 victory over El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
tr.v. de·throned, de·thron·ing, de·thrones 1. To remove from the throne; depose. 2. To remove from a prominent or powerful position. Chatsworth (4-1) for the City title. Even before back-to-back triples by Valaika and Shane Carlson sparked a rally that put the Indians up 2-0 in the third inning, there were signs this wasn't Chatsworth's day. Chancellors' starter Josh Ravin rav·in also rav·en n. 1. Voracity; rapaciousness. 2. Something taken as prey. 3. The act or practice of preying. (0-1) hit three batters in 4 2/3 innings, including the first two batters of the second inning, and had multiple other pitches sail behind batters. Just as uncharacteristic for Chatsworth was the third-inning play on Matt Sreden's grounder to shortstop. Moustakas and third baseman Matt Dominguez collided and failed to field the ball. Hart also did plenty to help itself. Junior right-hander Steve Burton (1-0) earned his first varsity win by allowing one run on six hits and no walks in four innings. Sophomore right-hander Donny Williams pitched three innings of two-hit relief for his first save. Moustakas was the only Chatsworth batter with multiple hits, finishing 3 for 4 with a home run, double and two 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 happy to be taking a part in (ending the streak),'' Hart coach Jim Ozella said. ``But today was our day.'' Heather Gripp, (818)713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Hart's Shane Carlson slides around the tag of Chatsworth catcher Carlos Najar to score a run in the Indians' 4-3 upset victory Saturday. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer |
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