DAILY NEWS BERNIE MILLIGAN ALL-STAR GAME INSIDE LOOK: WESTLAKE STANDOUT DOESN'T WASTE TIME.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Knowing he had to leave early to attend the school prom, Westlake High's Andrew Doupe didn't waste a single moment, winning the pregame home run derby This is about the Major League Baseball contest. For the 1959 television show of the same name, see Home Run Derby (TV series). The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. at the 29th annual Daily News Bernie Milligan All-Star baseball All-Star Baseball is a baseball video game series developed and published by Acclaim Entertainment. The series began in 1998 with the release of All-Star Baseball '99. game Saturday at Cal State Northridge. Doupe hit six home runs during the first round - including several majestic shots to the delight of the crowd - then won the playoff round over co-finalists Brad Rice of L.A. Baptist of North Hills, Tyler Fick of Hart and Casey Greene of 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:
What made Doupe's performance especially impressive was the fact he hadn't seen live pitching since May 12 because Westlake failed to qualify for the Southern Section playoffs. ``I'm just honored to be a part of the whole thing because there's been a lot of legendary players who have played in this game over the years,'' Doupe said. ``I haven't played for a while, so I've just been taking a break.'' During the regular season, Doupe hit just three home runs and batted .406 in 69 at-bats. After collecting a trophy for winning the home run contest, Doupe was 1 for 1 with 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 , a run and a sacrifice fly in the West's 10-3 victory before calling it a day to get ready for the dance. Doupe, who plans to play at Princeton while majoring in business beginning this fall, is the second Westlake player in the past three years to win the Milligan home run derby. Cody Cipriano won in 2003. --Early departures: Doupe was among several players who had to leave early for various reasons. Teammate Brandon Kaplan of Viewpoint of Calabasas was limited to one at-bat because of a scheduling conflict with graduation, and East outfielder Curtis Leavitt of Vasquez of Acton headed out to Dodger Stadium • • [ as a guest of the visiting Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Twins have played in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. , who drafted him last week. --Coach OK: East coach Bob James Bob James can refer to different people:
--Defensive gem: East 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 Stephen Mercier of Santa Clarita Christian came through with perhaps the best defensive play of the game. While running toward second to cover the bag on a hit-and-run, he switched directions back to his left to field El Camino Real's Sammy Donabedian's hard grounder, then threw in time to first for the out. --Bell doesn't play: East pitcher Trevor Bell of Crescenta Valley of La Crescenta opted not to play after being drafted 37th overall by the Angels. However, he showed up for introductions, then signed autographs in the stands during the game. Gerry Gittelson, (661) 257-5218 gerry.gittelson(at)dailynews.com |
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