DAY IN SPORTS: VALENCIA ACE SHUTS DOWN SAUGUS'S POTENT LINEUP.Byline: Daily News Courtney Baughman proved great pitching beats great hitting. The Valencia 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' ace held high-scoring Saugus to three hits in a 5-1 victory to clinch the Foothill League championship in front of 400 on Thursday at Central Park in Saugus. Baughman (10-0), a 5-foot-9 senior right-hander who has committed to Hawaii, has won 18 of 19 in her career. She struck out just three but was in total command, retiring the first 11 before Victoria Kemp's bouncing double over third base broke up the perfect game with two out in the bottom of the fourth. Valencia (25-3, 9-1) played errorless defense, sparked by shortstop Alyssa Ishibashi, who totaled nine putouts. Valencia, ranked as high as No. 7 in the nation by USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. two weeks ago, won its fifth consecutive league title. Breanne Javier'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 triple broke a scoreless tie in the third. Valencia broke the game open with a three-run rally one inning later, highlighted by Whitney Lowe's two-run single. Saugus right-hander Ashley Arnett (14-4), who defeated Valencia 3-2 on April 26, allowed five earned runs earned run n. Baseball A run scored without the aid of an error, used in computing earned run averages. Noun 1. earned run - a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team on nine hits, two walks and a hit batter. Saugus (19-4, 6-2) scored on Alex Cueva's home run in the fifth inning. The top five batters in Saugus' lineup went a combined 1 for 15. Slugger Tiffany Huff huff - To compress data using a Huffman code. Various programs that use such methods have been called "HUFF" or some variant thereof. Opposite: puff. Compare crunch, compress. , who entered with a .557 average, six home runs and 30 RBI, was 0 for 3. - Gerry Gittelson In other prep softball: PACIFIC LEAGUE --Crescenta Valley 4, Arcadia 1: Lauren Strangis struck out eight batters and allowed a run as 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. of La Crescenta (19-7, 9-1) defeated host Arcadia (15-8, 8-2) to clinch its eighth consecutive league title. Teammates Lainey DePompa and Becky Whitt each doubled. ALPHA LEAGUE --Montclair Prep 5, Calvary Chapel Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational, Protestant fellowship of churches which began in 1965 in Southern California. The term "fellowship of churches" is used in contrast to a denomination. Downey 0: Kirsten Slouber pitched her first no-hitter of the season, striking out 13 for host Montclair Prep of Panorama City (10-6, 4-4). Slouber struck out two of the three batters in the first, second, third and seventh innings. GOLDEN LEAGUE --Lancaster 4, Highland 3: Heather Sandberg pitched a four-hitter with seven strikeouts as host Lancaster (14-11, 10-2) clinched its first ever league title. --Quartz Hill 3, Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley 0: Kirstin Ware struck out 15 batters and pitched a perfect game for host Quartz Hill (16-8, 9-3). The sophomore has one other no-hitter this season. PREP BASEBALL FRONTIER LEAGUE The Frontier League, based in Troy, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States and Western Pennsylvania. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either. OLYMPIC LEAGUE --Malibu 14, Santa Paula Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. 2: Brooks Fitch had five strikeouts in six innings of work and was 3 for 3 with two doubles and three RBI as Malibu (15-7, 10-2) clinched its first outright league title in program history with a win over visiting Santa Paula (11-14, 8-4). --L.A. Baptist 9, Paraclete 7: Graham Miller pitched a complete game with 11 strikeouts and Ryan McKenzie hit what proved to be a game-winning two run home run in the sixth as host L.A. Baptist of North Hills (18-3, 7-1) clinched the league title. Teammate Brad Rice hit home runs in each of his first three at-bats before being walked his fourth time at the plate. He finished 3 for 3 with five RBI. SUNSET SIX LEAGUE --Verdugo Hills 8, North Hollywood 6: Anthony Herdliska's two-run home run in the sixth inning proved to be the difference for host Verdugo Hills of Tujunga (13-8, 10-4). Herdliska finished 2 for 4 with three RBI. Michael Yeh was 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBI for North Hollywood. CAPTION(S): box Box: PRIME-TIME PLAYERS |
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