CITY SECTION, CITY BRACKET: ECR ADVANCES ON NO-HITTER COOGAN DRIVES CONQUISTADORES WITH 13-STRIKEOUT PERFORMANCE ECR 5, WASHINGTON 0.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer It was only a matter of time before the 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:
game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship against L.A. Washington. The last person who needed any convincing was Conquistadores pitcher Melissa Coogan. It didn't matter to Coogan that Washington pitcher Tatiana McElroy was frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: El Camino Real through the early innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. with an above-average fastball and an assortment of off-speed pitches Noun 1. off-speed pitch - a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, change-up pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter . Or that as late as the bottom of the sixth inning, the Conquistadores showed no signs of solving McElroy. ``I knew we'd get it going,'' Coogan said. But just to be on the safe side, Coogan reached into her bag of tricks and pulled out a gem, turning in a no-hit, 13-strikeout performance in the Conquistadores' 5-0 victory over Washington. The Conquistadores' explosion took place in the sixth, beginning with a bunt single by ninth hitter Brecken Bronner, an infield single by Stacy Nicklaus and Lily Landers' two-run single. After Christina Enea's single, Landers scored on a sacrifice by Megan Zwoyer to make it 3-0, then Coogan broke it wide open with a two-run home run that sailed deep into the gap in left-center field. Coogan retired the side in order in the seventh to boost the Conquistadores (24-9) into the quarterfinals Thursday against the winner of Granada Hills vs. Kennedy. ``I wasn't worried at all, I knew we'd eventually get the offense going,'' Coogan said. ``I thought (McElroy) was pretty good, she was a lot faster than the pitchers we've been facing. It just took awhile a·while adv. For a short time. Usage Note: Awhile, an adverb, is never preceded by a preposition such as for, but the two-word form a while may be preceded by a preposition. for us to get used to her.'' Not that it mattered much with Coogan on top of her game. The only thing getting in her way of a perfect game was Kelly Lombard's throwing error in the third to allow Washington its only baserunner. ``That's the kind of game Melissa's been giving us all year, she's been dominating all season,'' El Camino Real coach Lori Chandler said. ``I felt if we got her one run we'd be fine. Thankfully, we got more than that.'' El Camino, which fell last year in the City Championship semifinals, is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. its 13th City Championship since 1983. ``I think we're playing well right now, I think we're going to keep it going,'' Coogan said. ``We've played well lately, now it's a matter of keeping it up.'' If she pitches as she did Tuesday, that should not be a problem. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Breeken Bonner of El Camino Real heads for home during the Conquistadores' playoff victory over Washington Tuesday afternoon. David Sprague/Staff Photographer |
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