CITY SECTION: GUNTZ (12-0) CARRIES CHATSWORTH CHATSWORTH 4, UNIVERSITY 0.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer It didn't matter that Chatsworth High did not hit particularly well and missed some key scoring opportunites. With unbeaten Joe Guntz on the mound, a little bit went a long way Friday, as the Chancellors eliminated visiting University High of West Los Angeles
Guntz (12-0), a junior left-hander, stretched his career record to 23-0, scattering four singles with no walks. He did not allow a runner past second base and top-seeded Chatsworth (28-2) played errorless defense behind him. The Chancellors meet Narbonne of Harbor City in the quarterfinals at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Chatsworth. ``I did all right and the defense helped me out a lot,'' said Guntz, who frustrated 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: the Wildcats with a tailing fastball that jammed the left- handers and coaxed the right-handers to ground out to the left side. ``I don't feel like I'm invincible, but as a team we're coming together,'' he said. ``I think we're in a pretty good spot because we'll have home advantage through the semifinals if we get that far, and we play best at home.'' Chatsworth scored two in the first inning, the highlight of which was Brian Lee's leadoff double off the center-field fence. But University starter Ethan Katz (9-2) performed capably, despite six walks in five innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. , stranding 10 baserunners, four in scoring position In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base. The distinction between being on first base and second or third base is that a runner on first can usually only score if the batter hits an extra base hit, while a runner on . ``It could have been worse, but Uni was a great team,'' said Chatsworth's Jordan Sisson, who was 3 for 4 with a double and a run. ``We love having Joe Guntz on the mound because he's so confident. He's a bulldog bulldog, breed of thick-set nonsporting dog developed in the British Isles many centuries ago. It stands from 13 to 15 in. (33–38.1 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 40 to 50 lb (18.1–22.7 kg). and he gets it done. The whole team feeds off him. It was nice to come out ahead even though I wish we could have scored more.'' Shortstop Ryan Barba had two hits and had a hand in six putouts, including two double plays. ``We came out ready to play,'' Barba said. ``The ball didn't always fall into the right places for us, but winning 4-0 is good enough. We got the win and that gives us confidence.'' University's Steven Lewis, who came in with a .430 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. , six home runs and 23 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 , managed a bloop bloop Baseball n. A blooper. tr.v. blooped, bloop·ing, bloops To hit (a ball) into the air just beyond the infield. adj. Hit just beyond the infield. single in three at-bats. ``Guntz is a decent pitcher. He hit his spots,'' Lewis said. ``I haven't seen a lefty all year whose fastball tailed into me like that. ``Every time we got a runner to second base, he held us. That was the difference in the game. We didn't have the ability to produce with runners in scoring position.'' |
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