CLASSIC SOFTBALL AFFAIR BEST SOFTBALL TEAMS RETURN TO HIGH DESERT.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer The 32-team, seventh annual High Desert Classic 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' tournament is grand, the region's largest invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. of the year and a showcase for some of California's best talent. The fest begins today at 3 p.m. at Lancaster City Park, continues Saturday morning and concludes with Monday's 6 p.m. championship. ``Everyone thinks it's awesome that we have so many schools. There's a lot of competition,'' said organizer Glenda Potts, coach of host Highland. ``It really is a great showcase because there are a lot of good programs.'' Schools from as far away as Bishop, Hesperia, Ridgecrest and Fontana are participating. Last year's finalists, Valencia (7-1-2) and Paraclete (5-3), both return their best pitchers - junior Tori Rocco and senior Sara Gonzales, respectively - making them automatic favorites. But several others, such as Quartz Hill (7-4), Canyon (6-3-1), Harvard-Westlake of Studio City (5-3) and newcomer A.B. Miller of Fontana, have a shot in the ``Division 1'' bracket. HIGH DESERT CLASSIC at Lancaster City Park Today's first round DIVISION 1 Quartz Hill vs. Apple Valley, 3 p.m.; Granite Hills vs. A.B. Miller, 3 p.m.; Louisville vs. Palmdale, 3 p.m.; Alemany vs. Valencia, 3 p.m.; Paraclete vs. Arcadia, 5 p.m.; Canyon vs. Lancaster, 5 p.m.; Burroughs (R) vs. Verdugo Hills, 5 p.m.; Harvard-Westlake vs. Highland, 5 p.m. DIVISION 2 Silverado vs. Mojave, 3 p.m.; La Salle La Salle, city (1990 pop. 9,717), La Salle co., N Ill., on the Illinois River; settled 1830, inc. 1852. It forms a tricity unit with Peru and Oglesby. Corn, wheat, and soybeans are grown, and cattle and hogs are raised. vs. Hesperia, 3 p.m.; Glendale vs. Serrano ser·ra·no n. pl. ser·ra·nos A cultivar of the tropical pepper Capsicum annuum having small, blunt, highly pungent red or green fruit used in cooking. , 3 p.m.; Bishop vs. Burbank, 3 p.m.; Poly vs. Hart JV, 5 p.m.; Victor Valley vs. Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , 5 p.m.; Rosamond vs. Sultana, 5 p.m.; Muir vs. Littlerock, 5 p.m. TOURNAMENT HISTORY 2001 Paraclete 3, Valencia 2: Paraclete scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh, and pitcher Sara Gonzales held Valencia to four hits, one a line-drive home run by Lauren Watson. 2000 Quartz Hill 7, Harvard-Westlake 6: Sara Moore singled in Jamie Booth in the bottom of the eighth to give Quartz Hill its third consecutive tournament victory. Quartz Hill pitcher Amanda Ricker allowed seven hits and stranded nine runners, six 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 . 1999 Quartz Hill 2, Highland 0: Quartz Hill's Jodie Cox struck out 14, scored a run and doubled in another. Cox was named tournament MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. for the second consecutive year. She outperformed Highland's Nichole Rawson, who gave up four hits and struck out 10. 1998 Quartz Hill 5, Highland 0: Jodie Cox pitched her fourth consecutive tournament shutout, as Quartz Hill shredded shred n. 1. A long irregular strip that is cut or torn off. 2. A small amount; a particle: not a shred of evidence. tr.v. opponents 29-0. The victory avenged a·venge tr.v. a·venged, a·veng·ing, a·veng·es 1. To inflict a punishment or penalty in return for; revenge: avenge a murder. 2. a two-run loss to Highland three weeks earlier at the Hart Classic tournament. 1997 Alemany 3, Paraclete 0: Alemany's Kim Diener was the winning pitcher, and she also hit a solo home run. Meghann Reiss added two hits 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 . Other winners: 1996 Arcadia 1995 Alemany Compiled by Gerry Gittelson CAPTION(S): 2 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1 -- ran in AV edition only) Valencia, a High Desert Classic finalist last year, returns Tori Rocco, above, but 2001 champion Paraclete also returns its ace, Sara Gonzales. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer (2 -- ran in AV edition only) GONZALEZ Box: (1) HIGH DESERT CLASSIC (see text) (2) TOURNAMENT HISTORY (see text) |
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