DAILY NEWS VICTORY SPRING CLASSIC: SAUGUS' OPTIONS OPEN.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Saugus High softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' coach Rich Perez doesn't know who he'll send to the mound Saturday when his team faces Newbury Park in the Gold Bracket semifinal of the Daily News Victory Spring Classic at 11 a.m. Right-handers Megan Ivey, a junior, and Kyla Sullivan, a freshman, both have been effective. In pool-play competition Saturday, Ivey beat Calabasas 8-3 and Sullivan defeated Taft of Woodland Hills 12-1. Perez, a first-year coach, said he'll decide on game day. ``It's up in the air who will go on Saturday. I just don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. yet,'' he said. ``We'll wait until game time, just like we always do, and I'll just go with a hunch hunch n. 1. An intuitive feeling or a premonition: had a hunch that he would lose. 2. A hump. 3. A lump or chunk: "She . . . depending on how they look.'' Meanwhile, junior catcher Jaclyn Holden is emerging as one of the region's top power hitters. She hit a home run in each of two games Saturday, giving her three in the last three games and four for the season. She also tripled twice, doubled and stole four bases. That's one reason Saugus (7-5) has won four in a row, recovering nicely from a 1-4 start that left doubt about how Centurions will stack up with Foothill League favorites Hart and Valencia. ``If we play our game, I think we have a good chance against anybody,'' Perez said. ``Jaclyn Holden is very hot and always hits the ball hard. But our game is really just to put the ball in play and run.'' Newbury Park also has two excellent right-handers, Katie Stokx and Chrissy Zappia. Stokx beat La Canada 6-0 and Zappia shut out Kennedy of Granada Hills 10-0 last Saturday. --Solid performance: Faith Baptist of Canoga Park, a Division VI team that had won just 2 of 7 games entering the tournament, certainly didn't embarrass embarrass /em·bar·rass/ (em-bar´as) to impede the function of; to obstruct. em·bar·rass v. To interfere with or impede (a bodily function or part). itself. A shaky start led to an 8-3 loss to Sylmar in the first round of pool play, but the Contenders rebounded to beat Chatsworth 12-5, pounding out 20 hits against respected left-hander Cassie Shires. --Given the thumb: Verdugo Hills of Tujunga assistant Marcos Medina was thrown out of the game after arguing a call by umpire Robert Bader in a second-round matchup against Calabasas. ``He used (profanity Irreverence towards sacred things; particularly, an irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God. Vulgar, irreverent, or coarse language. The use of certain profane or obscene language on the radio or television is a federal offense, but in other situations, profanity ) in front of the bench,'' Bader said. ``It doesn't matter what the call was. You can't use that kind of language. It's the first time in 10 years I've thrown out a coach.'' Medina said he got ``caught up in the heat of battle.'' Meanwhile, his team rallied for a 9-8 victory, scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh. Verdugo Hills (10-2-1) plays La Canada (7-1) in the Silver Bracket semifinal at 11 a.m. Verdugo Hills and La Canada are only about 10 minutes apart, but Verdugo Hills head coach Darren Fitzgerald Darren Fitzgerald (born December 16, 1977 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish football player who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Ballymena United in the Irish League. Honours Irish Cup Winner 2001 Northern Ireland International: Under-21 said he can't remember the schools ever playing one another. DAILY NEWS VICTORY SPRING CLASSIC SCHEDULE Saturday, at Hjelte Sports Center, Encino Semifinals GOLD BRACKET Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. vs. Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame , 9 a.m. Saugus vs. Newbury Park, 11 a.m. SILVER BRACKET Sylmar vs. Westlake, 9 a.m. La Canada vs. Verdugo Hills, 11 a.m. BRONZE BRACKET Faith Baptist vs. 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:
Kennedy vs. Calabasas, 11 a.m. COPPER BRACKET Chatsworth vs. San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. , 9 a.m. Granada Hills vs. Taft, 11 a.m. Consolation finals, 1:30 p.m.; Championships, 3:30 p.m. CAPTION(S): box Box: DAILY NEWS VICTORY SPRING CLASSIC SCHEDULE (see text) |
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