DAY IN SPORTS: PERFECT ENDING FOR SAUGUS' PITCHER.Byline: Daily News Tommy Milone was calm and focused on the mound Friday and finished with a perfect game that included seven strikeouts as Saugus defeated host Canyon, 8-0, in a Foothill League game and regular season finale. ``We're a very superstitious su·per·sti·tious adj. 1. Inclined to believe in superstition. 2. Of, characterized by, or proceeding from superstition. su group, so we didn't talk to him much while he was in the dugout'' Saugus coach George Lopata said. ``Everyone sat in the same place, did the same thing and left him be. Tommy's demeanor didn't change. He kept pumping strikes. ``Next thing you know, the game was over, we rushed over to him and the dogpile was on.'' Milone, a 6-foot-1, 205 pound left-hander, threw 61 pitches, 45 for strikes. Teammate Casey Stevenson made a diving A DIV Associate of Divinity catch in between first and second base in the fourth inning to preserve the perfect game. ``It didn't dawn on me that I was doing well until the fifth and sixth innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. ,'' Milone said ``I mean, knew in the back of mind, but just kept going out there and throwing hard. It was a special moment.'' Milone also hit a three-run home run as part of a five-run sixth inning for Saugus (23-3, 14-1), which extended its winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" to 18 games. GOLDEN LEAGUE --Quartz Hill 5, Palmdale 4: Mark Hendrickson Mark Allan Hendrickson (born June 23, 1974 in Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S.) is an American professional athlete and is one of just 10 athletes to play in both Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association. hit a home run and worked the seventh to earn the victory as Quartz Hill (16-9, 12-3) tied Lancaster for first place to earn a share of its fourth consecutive league title. MARMONTE LEAGUE The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. --Moorpark 6, Westlake 2: Nick Dingman had two doubles and three 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 as host Moorpark (17-11, 8-6) defeated Westlake (13-15, 8-6) to clinch third place in league and an automatic berth in next week's Southern Section playoffs. FOOTHILL LEAGUE --Hart 5, Burbank 1: Matt Sreden, a senior, hit his first high school home run, a solo shot to left field in the fourth, for host Hart of Newhall (17-8-1, 10-5), which finished in second place in league. PREP 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' LIBERTY LEAGUE --Providence 2, Viewpoint 0: Sarah Biggs pitched a complete game one-hitter with eight strikeouts for host Providence of Burbank (18-3, 10-0), which has outscored league opponents 74-0 this season. Biggs' no-hit bid was broken up in the fourth inning. The sophomore has not given up a run in league play in 47 2/3 innings and 55 2/3 overall. BOYS' TRACK WEST VALLEY LEAGUE FINALS --Individual results: Taft of Woodland Hills' Jamere Holland won the 100 meters with a time of 10.72 and finished second in the 200 meters in 21.66, behind Elijah Wells of Taft (21.62). CAPTION(S): box Box: PRIME-TIME PLAYERS |
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