CONEJO TOP SEED IN WESTERN REGIONAL CONEJO VALLEY 8, GILLETTE 1.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. - Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by Little League keeps on rolling. The 11- and 12-year-olds from Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. are the top seed in the upcoming Western Regional semifinals after defeating Gillette (Wyo.) 8-1 in the final round of pool competition Sunday in front of approximately 3,500 at Al Houghton Stadium. Conejo Valley (15-0) faces Visalia (14-2) at 8 p.m. Tuesday. The winner meets either Deer Valley Deer Valley is an alpine ski resort in the Wasatch Range in the Park City area of northern Utah. Deer Valley is for skiers only, as it prohibits snowboarding. During the 2002 Winter Olympics Deer Valley hosted the freestyle moguls and aerial, and alpine slalom events. , Ariz., or Green Valley, Nev., in the regional final at 5 p.m. Thursday. The Western Regional champion qualifies for the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., beginning Aug. 20. Conejo Valley wasted little time Sunday, taking a 5-0 first-inning lead on Cody Thomson's two-run home run. The home run was Thomson's sixth in tournament competition and third in the past three games. John Lister John Lister is the name of:
Reliever Sean McIntyre allowed one hit and struck out eight in three innings to earn the victory. Gillette (5-4) scored on Dalton Cowen's 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 double in the first inning. Then 16 of the ensuing 21 batters struck out, as the team managed just one bunt single, two walks and two groundouts over the final six innings. Nine of Conejo Valley's 15 victories have been by seven runs or more, and 12 opponents have been held to one run or less. No area Little League team has advanced to the Western Regionals since Moorpark in 1996. The others have been Northridge (1967, 1975 and 1994) and Granada Hills (1963). Granada Hills is the only one to eventually win a World Series title. Gerry Gittelson, (661) 257-5218 gerry.gittelson(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): box Box: WESTERN REGIONAL |
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