DAY IN SPORTS: ROYAL STAR A DOUBLE SHY OF CYCLE.Byline: Daily News D.J. Smith came up a double short of hitting for the cycle In baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game, though not necessarily in that order. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a natural cycle. Wednesday as Royal of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. defeated tournament host San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. 12-2 in a five-inning mercy rule A mercy rule, also well known by the slightly less polite term slaughter rule (or, less commonly, knockout rule and skunk rule), brings a sports event to an early end when one team has a very large and presumably insurmountable lead over the other team. victory to advance to the title
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Smith, a senior, popped up in his first at-bat in the first inning, hit a grand slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. in the third, tripled in the fourth, added an 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 in fifth and finished with five RBI. He is 7 for 10 with four runs and six RBI in three tournament games thus far. In other prep baseball: WEST VALLEY LEAGUE --Cleveland 3, Granada Hills 2: Garrett Shimamoto hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning and Mickey Brodsky made the lead hold up by throwing a complete-game six-hitter with eight strikeouts and a walk for host Cleveland of Reseda (10-2, 2-0). ST. PAUL TOURNAMENT --Simi Valley 6, Warren 1: Simi Valley opened up a four-run lead in the fourth and Nick Barnese did the rest, striking out eight in six innings of work as the Pioneers (7-4) won the tournament title. PREP SOFTBALL VALLEY MISSION LEAGUE --Sylmar 14, Reseda 0: Adrianna Lira was 4 for 4 with a home run and three RBI and Crystal Hernandez threw a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts for host Sylmar (9-4, 1-0) in a game that was called in the fifth inning due to the mercy rule. --San Fernando 3, Kennedy 0: Selena Salazar had 13 strikeouts in a complete-game, three-hit effort as visiting San Fernando (10-4, 1-0) won the league opener for both teams. PREP GOLF NONLEAGUE --Flintridge Prep 196, Monrovia 250: Brett Kanda, a senior who will play at UNLV UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas next season, earned medalist honors with a 2-under-par round of 34, highlighted by four birdies as Flintridge Prep of La Canada (6-5) won at Alta Dena Golf Course. GIRLS' SWIMMING FOOTHILL LEAGUE --Burroughs 114, Burbank 54: Sophomore Olga Sepa won the 200-yard individual medley (1 minute 20.09 seconds) and the 100 backstroke (1:05.10) to lead host Burroughs of Burbank (1-1 in league). RIO HONDO LEAGUE --La Canada 94, Temple City 76: Freshman Natasha Nguyen doubled in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle events and sophomore Carolyn Boosalis won the 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle to lead visiting La Canada (2-1, 2-0). |
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