CHURCH TEAM TO FACE OUTLAWS FOR SOFTBALL TITLE.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Daily News Staff Writer The Covenant Women 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 wasn't thinking championship when a group of friends from church organized their ballclub. Tonight, however, the team is among four Rancho Simi Rancho San José de Nuestra Senora de Altagarcia y Simi is one of the land grants in California by the Spanish government. The name derives from Shimiji, the name of the Chumash village here before the Spanish. Park and Recreation Department women's softball teams vying vy·ing v. Present participle of vie. vying vie for two division championships tonight in a pair of title games. ``I just decided that I wanted to play some softball so I talked to some friends and we decided to put together a team,'' said manager Marie Powell. In the C-2 division, the Covenant Women take on the Outlaws at 7 p.m. at the Rancho Simi Community Park. At the same location at 8:15 p.m. in the C-3 division, the Express will take on the Rebels. The Covenant Women won the second half of the season with a 5-1 record to force tonight's championship game against the Outlaws, which won the first half. The challenge for the Covenant Women is to upend a club that has beaten them twice already this year. ``We played pretty well in both games,'' said Powell. ``We just didn't win. Hopefully, we can do better (today).'' Throughout the season the Covenant Women have gotten timely contributions from the top of their batting order Noun 1. batting order - (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate" lineup, card , which consists of Deidrea Beddoe and Denise Bazdarich, who doubles as the club's pitching ace as well. ``She's outstanding pitching and hitting,'' Powell said. ``She also scores a lot of runs.'' When Bazdarich and Beddoe get on base, the cleanup hitters In baseball, the cleanup hitter is the hitter who bats fourth in the lineup. Strategy Cleanup hitters often have the most power on the team and are typically the team's best all-around hitter; their job is to "clean up the bases", hence the name. have done a good job driving them in. The middle of the lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. is made up of Nita Tande, Denise White and Katrina Harp harp, stringed musical instrument of ancient origin, the strings of which are plucked with the fingers. Harps were found in paintings from the 13th cent. B.C. at Thebes. In different forms it was played by peoples of nearly all lands throughout the ages. . Tande is the mother of Lori Tande, who played on the Simi Valley High School Simi Valley High School is a secondary school located in Simi Valley, California which was established in 1920 as the first high school in the valley. It nestles in the Santa Susana Mountains and is adjacent to the San Fernando Valley, part of the city and county of Ventura. softball team this past year. ``The whole Tande family is talented,'' Powell said. Powell is the team's catcher. She also praises her daughter Robyn Powell, who plays the rover position. ``She's very fast,'' said Marie Powell. In C-3 action, meanwhile, the Express and Rebels split the two halves in the regular season to force tonight's championship game. The Express took the second half with a 5-1 record. They fell to the Rebels in a game earlier in the season. ``We were just coming along when we lost that game,'' said Express manager Wayne Brabant. ``We think we have a good chance of beating them the second time around.'' The Express has gotten good pitching from Kathy Wilkins and outstanding hitting from Karina Cusworth, Michelle Brown, Debbie Garrett and Michelle Lawter. Defensively their standouts have been Lisa Sheehan, Glenna Brabant and Michelle Canania. The Rebels are an offense-minded club, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. shortstop Rita Lucero. ``We've definitely played well offensively,'' she said. ``The whole team hits the ball well.'' So well, in fact, that other teams often come around during batting practice just to watch the Rebels take their hacks before games. ``We're known as a real good hitting team,'' Lucero said. The Rebels are managed by Ray Gonzales, who also plays left field. They went undefeated in the first half of the season but faltered a bit in the second half. But Lucero is hardly worried going into tonight's championship game. ``We're thinking about winning,'' she said. ``That's the attitude of the whole team.'' |
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