COLLEGE BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: EARLY INJURIES TAKE TOLL.Byline: Lee Barnathan Daily News Staff Writer USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. baseball coach Mike Gillespie There are 3 sports coaches with the name Mike Gillespie:
There's just one problem. It's a big problem and it's the same one that plagues several of the other local teams: One injury has caused a major lineup reshuffle. In USC's case, it's shortstop Seth Davidson, out until at least mid-February with a broken jaw he suffered when a thrown ball hit him in the face. Here is the domino effect: Justin Gemoll, who would have started at third base, moves to shortstop. Freshman Beau Craig - who would be the backup catcher - moves into the starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes at third base, for now. Actually, Gillespie would be shuffling the lineup even without Davidson's injury. He has numerous options at designated hitter designated hitter n. Baseball Abbr. DH A player designated at the start of a game to bat instead of the pitcher in the lineup. Noun 1. , including Craig, Dominic Correa, Gemoll, Justin Lehr Justin Lehr (b. August 3, 1977, Orange, California) is a relief pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. Professional career He was acquired after the 2004 season from the Oakland Athletics along with minor league outfielder Nelson Cruz in exchange for infielder and Brian Barre. Correa is the starting second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker , Lehr is a starting pitcher Noun 1. starting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; and Barre, a freshman, has won the starting left-field spot for now. This reshuffling obviously hasn't been noticed by the pollsters. USC is ranked first in three preseason polls and third in another. ``Polls are healthy in creating interest,'' Gillespie said. ``We have a team that by the end of the year is a team that can compete with everyone else.'' A look at the other area teams: Pepperdine: One injury has also caused Waves coach Frank Sanchezto reshuffle his lineup. Senior third baseman G.J. Raymundo, the team's No. 3 hitter last year with a .345 average and 13 home runs, broke a bone in his forearm when he was hit by a pitch in a scrimmage earlier this month. Sanchez sees three options while Raymundo heals (no word on when he's expected back). The coach, in his third season, could move sophomore catcher Dane Sardinha (.263, 13 HRs) to third base and let senior Mike Kramer (.309, 5 doubles, 14 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 ) catch. Or he could move freshman shortstop Tony Garcia to third base, or he could put Garcia in center field and move Duke Sardinha to third base. Sanchez also could move junior second baseman Damon Katz to third, but he hasn't determined who would go to second. ``We're in the process of experimenting, trial and error, to figure out the lineup,'' Sanchez said. ``In the early going, it will be game-by-game.'' The first game is Friday at home against Nevada. Loyola Marymount: The Lions won the West Coast Conference last year and are picked by the WCC WCC n abbr (= World Council of Churches) → COE m (Conseil œcuménique des Églises) WCC n abbr (= World Council of Churches) → Weltkirchenrat m coaches to do it again. Coach Frank Cruz doesn't think so. ``Baseball coaches are not the smartest freaking freak·ing adv. & adj. Slang Used as an intensive: Traffic was a freaking nightmare. [Alteration of frigging, present participle of frig.] birds,'' he said. Cruz actually escaped the one-injury-causing-a-reshuffle situation but just barely. Pitcher Mike Schultz, from Cleveland High, got hit in the leg with a ball, but he suffered just a mild bruise and won't miss a start. The Lions open Feb. 3 at home against CS Dominguez Hills. One battle has been won: Westlake High graduate Matt Riordan is the starting center fielder. UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX : The Bruins, ranked 16th by Collegiate Baseball, began their season with consecutive shutout losses at Hawaii, 3-0 Friday and 6-0 on Saturday. They finished Sunday before continuing today and Tuesday at Hawaii-Hilo. AT A GLANCE List of local baseball players in college Name Previous school College Tim Arroyo Kennedy CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge Brian Baron Hart/Northwestern UCLA Kurt Birkins 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:
Joe Borchard Camarillo Stanford Mike Byer Royal Saint Mary's Jay Caligiuri Camarillo Cal State L.A. Andy Campanella Crespi UC Santa Barbara Jack Cassel Kennedy Loyola Marymount Woody Cliffords El Camino Real Pepperdine Jon Cuccia Crespi California Andy Davidson Hart CSUN Jim DeBiase Chatsworth/Pierce CSUN Scott Dragicevich Westlake Stanford Matt Elam Thousand Oaks Cal Poly Brian FeltenCrespi Loyola Marymount Bryan Gant Chatsworth Cal Poly SLO SLO Slovenia (ISO Country Identifier) SLO San Luis Obispo (California) SLO Service Level Objectives (information technology services) Josh Goldberg Granada Hills/Pierce CSUN Jason Gorman Palmdale CSUN Chris Gray Chaminade Loyola Marymount Bruce Greenwood Chaminade Dartmouth Ryan Hamill Chaminade UNLV UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas Jim Hemming St. Francis UCLA Josh Herman Crescenta Valley Azusa Pacific Robert Hirsh Crespi Loyola Marymount Eric Horvat Hart CSUN Cody Joyce Hart UCLA Nate Kaup Camarillo UNLV Jay Kenny Westlake Nevada Raul Lepe St. Francis USC Mark Madsen Quartz Hill Loyola Marymount Tom Manos Royal CSUN Justin Martin El Camino RealNevada Chris Martinez Chaminade Cal Poly SLO Adrian Mendoza Royal CSUN Tom Morefield Chatsworth CSUN Scott Morris Westlake Nevada Tommy Perez Burroughs Loyola Marymount Josh Persell Montclair Prep USC Matt Pitstick Simi Valley/Glendale JC Cal Poly Matthew Rainer Royal Nevada Eli Reichline Montclair Prep UC San Diego Darrin Reisman Glendale Cal Poly Matt Riordan Westlake Loyola Marymount Jared Sandler Calabasas/Glendale JC San Jose State David Sark Chatsworth California Mike Schultz Cleveland Loyola Marymount Bill Scott Alemany UCLA Chaney Sheffield Viewpoint Harvard Terrmel Sledge Kennedy/CSUN Long Beach State Ryan Stonerock Notre Dame Texas Tech J.T. Stotts Hart CSUN Chris Thogerson Newbury Park San Francisco Tanner Trosper Calabasas Cal Poly Brett Wayne Royal Saint Mary's Jason Westemeir Alemany Cal State Fullerton John Whipp Simi Valley Westmont Robbie Wood ParacletePacific Chris Wright Hart Long Beach State Nate Wright Saugus Biola Barry Zito Pierce USC Report omitted players to (818) 713-3609. CAPTION(S): Box BOX: AT A GLANCE (see text) |
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