DAILY NEWS VICTORY SPRING CLASSIC ROUNDUP: LATEST PITCHER IS WORTH WAIT C.V.'S SHERMAN MVP AFTER TITLE WIN.Byline: Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writer It's not that 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. senior pitcher Sarah Sherman came out of nowhere to record four wins and be recognized as the Most Valuable Player of the third annual Daily News Victory Spring Classic 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' tournament on Saturday at Hjelte Sports Center in Encino. Sherman was a three-year starting outfielder for Crescenta Valley of La Crescenta while pitchers such as Meredith Cervenka (Daily News Pitcher of the Year in 2001) and Kris Frank - now at Azusa Pacific - grabbed most of the headlines. But after Saturday's 10-inning, 2-1 victory over Granada Hills in the championship game, it was Sherman's turn in the spotlight. ``Sometimes it's just a matter of you have to wait your turn,'' said Crescenta Valley coach Dan Berry, whose team also won the Daily News tournament in 2001 behind Cervenka. ``(Sherman) did that willingly, and now she's one of our captains as a pitcher; she's just stepped right in and done well.'' Sherman battled an injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. ring finger on her pitching hand the whole game but struck out six and gave up five hits against Granada Hills (12-4). She suffered the injury in the 2-1 semifinal victory over Burroughs of Burbank when she was struck by Val Rico'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 single up the middle in the first 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. . Against Granada Hills, Sherman also singled on what proved to be the key offensive play of the game in the top of the 10th inning. She had struck out in her first four plate appearances but blooped a single behind third base that spun away from the left fielder and allowed Heather Grossnickle to score what proved to be the game-winning run. ``I was just thinking I need to hit the ball, at least make contact this time,'' Sherman said. ``Having my teammates tell me that each at-bat is different, that things can change, helped.'' Kat Walsh of Granada Hills was named the tournament's top pitcher after tossing a no-hitter in a 2-0 victory over L.A. Baptist of North Hills in the semifinals. Walsh struck out 11 in the first game and 12 against Crescenta Valley (9-2). ``We fought hard for 10 innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. and we can definitely hold our heads high,'' Walsh said. ``We have a really young team that is going to be great when they are seniors. You'll remember Granada Hills in 2005 and 2006.'' Crescenta Valley took a 1-0 lead the top of the seventh inning when junior catcher Amanda Peek tripled to right-center field. Ashley Feterl came into run for her and scored on Jeanine Deno's sacrifice fly to center that Granada Hills freshman Eliana Cortes made a spectacular diving catch on. Granada Hills tied it with two outs in the bottom of the seventh when Samantha Johnson raced home from second base as Peek's throw to second on a steal attempt went into center field and was over-run by the center fielder. --Burroughs 3, L.A. Baptist 2: Dani Regan pitched eight innings for Burroughs (8-4), striking out six and scattering scattering In physics, the change in direction of motion of a particle because of a collision with another particle. The collision can occur between two charged particles; it need not involve direct physical contact. seven hits for the Indians in the third-place game. Burroughs senior Ryanne Hodgins beat out an infield Infield is a widely used term in sports terminology, its meaning depends on in what sport it is used. In baseball In baseball the baseball diamond plus a rounded region beyond it (see diagram), usually clear of grass, in contrast to the more distant, usually grass-covered single to second base with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to drive in the tying run. Hodgins then stole second base and scored the winning run on Rachel Ross' single through the right side that was misplayed by the right fielder right fielder n. Baseball The player who defends right field. Noun 1. right fielder - the person who plays right field outfielder - (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield . CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Crescenta Valley's Amanda Peek had a key seventh-inning triple against Granada Hills on Saturday that led to the Falcons' first run. Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Staff Photographer |
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