Churchill pounces on Panthers.Byline: Chris Hansen <noinclude></noinclude> Christopher Edward Hansen (born March 26, 1959) is an American television journalist best known for his work on the Dateline NBC television segment To Catch a Predator. The Register-Guard South Medford pitcher Jen Mendenhall scooped up a bunt by Churchill's Courtney South in the third inning of their game Wednesday, relayed a high, hard throw to first base, then collapsed in front of home plate clutching the elbow on her pitching arm. After being tended to for five minutes by a trainer, Mendenhall temporarily left the game, giving the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. a small window of opportunity to break a scoreless tie. They took advantage. Churchill scored four runs in the third, then held on and let ace Kelly Dyer do the rest as the Lancers advanced out of the third round of the OSAA OSAA Oregon School Activities Association OSAA Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (United Nations body) OSAA Ocean State Aquaculture Association OSAA Office of the Sergeant-At-Arms (Philippines) Class 4A softball playoffs with a 4-2 win over the visiting Panthers. "Mendenhall is probably one of the top pitchers in the state," Churchill coach Eric Leyba said. "That was huge, getting those runs, especially the way she was throwing." Dyer, the Churchill ace and Midwestern League player of the year, went all seven innings, struck out eight and allowed only five hits. Carrie Booth went 1-for-3 with a two-run double, and Jessica Steigleman was 2-for-3. Churchill will next play at Westview in Portland in a quarterfinal game Friday. "I think we're confident right now, but also kind of reserved," Dyer said. "We know (Westview) will be really good, better than South Medford, and South Medford played us really close." In the third inning, South made it safely to second base on Mendenhall's throwing error, then moved to third on a pop single by Dyer that fell between the catcher and relief pitcher relief pitcher n. Baseball A pitcher who replaces another during a game. Noun 1. relief pitcher - a pitcher who does not start the game fireman, reliever Jill Jeter. With South teasing a dash towards home, Dyer was able to make it to second to put two runners 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 with no outs. South Medford opted to intentionally walk Rachel Steigleman to load the bases, but as Jeter was making her pitches, Panther first baseman Erica Corns set up outside the foul line foul line n. 1. Baseball Either of two straight lines extending from the rear of home plate to the outer edge of the playing field and indicating the area in which a fair ball can be hit. 2. , in between home plate and first base. Leyba quickly alerted the home plate umpire, who called an illegal pitch, which advanced the runners, scoring South and moving Dyer to third. Lily Rogers reached on a fielder's choice field·er's choice n. Baseball A play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses to put out an advancing base runner, thus allowing the batter to reach first base safely. Noun 1. on which Dyer was safe at home, then Booth one-hopped a line drive to the wall in left field, bringing home Steigleman and Rogers. "We talk a lot about being aggressive and taking advantage of mistakes," Leyba said. "Our kids took advantage of a couple of their mistakes." Mendenhall held the Lancers to one hit in the first two innings. She pitched only to South in the third, then returned with one out in the fifth and struck out three of the next five hitters. "She just kind of threw out her elbow," Panthers head coach Dan Marshall Dan Marshall was the former coach of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL). However, due to a losing season and many complaints by fans stating that "he just stood there doing nothing", he was fired after the 2006-2007 season. said of Mendenhall. CLASS 4A SOFTBALL STATE PLAYOFFS Third Round WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS Tualatin 2, Crater 1 Milwaukie 4, Sprague 0 Beaverton 3, Clackamas 2, 11 innings McNary 2, Hermiston 1, 8 innings Churchill 4, South Medford 2 Westview 4, South Salem South Salem is the name of several places in the United States:
Southridge 6, West Salem West Salem may refer to:
North Medford 3, Barlow 2 Quarterfinals FRIDAY'S GAMES Tualatin at Milwaukie Beaverton at McNary Churchill at Westview Southridge vs. North Medford |
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