CRESPI'S LEVEQUE VICTORIOUS AGAIN : CRESPI 5, WESTLAKE 2.Byline: Nevin Barich Nevin Barich (born August 6, 1979) is a former American sports journalist now working as the Senior Editor of The National Notary, a trade magazine based in Los Angeles with a circulation of more than 300,000 nationwide. Special to the Daily News Westlake High baseball coach Chuck Berrington craved crave v. craved, crav·ing, craves v.tr. 1. To have an intense desire for. See Synonyms at desire. 2. To need urgently; require. 3. To beg earnestly for; implore. good pitching from his team. He didn't care when it happened, who it came from or for how long it would last. But Berrington knew that with the playoffs rapidly approaching and his team still having a tendency to fall way behind early, the Warriors needed to stabilize stabilize See peg. its pitching staff because in the postseason there is no tomorrow. ``We're a great hitting team, but our pitchers need to step it up,'' Berrington said before his team's game against Crespi on Saturday. ``All season long, we've fallen behind and we had to rely on our hitters for us to come back. We need a pitcher to be solid so we can jump out early. We need him to go out and pitch well for a couple of innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. , even one inning in·ning n. 1. a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs. b. innings (used with a sing. , so we can go out and establish a lead.'' Unfortunately for Berrington, the Warriors' pitching woes continued as Crespi, ranked No. 3 by the Daily News, tapped Westlake starter Jake Pullen for four runs on six hits in just three-plus innings en route to an easy 5-2 win in a nonleague game at Westlake. Pitcher Tim Leveque led the way for the Celts The following pages provide lists of nations or people of Celtic origin, arranged by branch of Celtic ethnicity or language grouping: Goidelic Celts
``I felt really good out there,'' Leveque said. ``My curveball especially was working really well. It had good pop on it. I was changing the speed of the pitches really well and just felt great.'' Leveque, who was aiming for the outside corner throughout most of the afternoon, had no trouble finding the strike zone. He threw 86 pitches, 55 for strikes. ``He's got pretty good command on his pitches,'' said Crespi coach Scott Muckey, whose team recently clinched the Mission League title and has now won four of its past five games. ``He throws real hard. He's a level-headed kid.'' Tim Matthews had a three-run homer in the fourth inning for the Celts. For the Warriors (13-10), ranked sixth by the Daily News, this game was a chance to see if it was ready to handle potential postseason competition. ``The reason why I put this game on our schedule is because Crespi is a team that's a playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. team,'' said Berrington, whose team was playing in its fourth game in as many days and has lost three of its last four. ``I knew they were going to be tough. Crespi is probably among the top five teams in the area.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Westlake's Kevin Howard Kevin C. Howard (born June 25, 1981 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a infielder in Minor League Baseball who plays for the Jacksonville Suns in the Double-A Southern League. , top, gets tripped up by Crespi's Joel Garcia, who was tagged out on the play during the Celts' victory on Saturday. David Crane/Daily News |
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