DEVENNEY PLAYED KEY ROLE IN VICTORY QUARTZ HILL HIGH PLAYER SPEEDY.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Special to the Daily News Even on occasions when its formidable power-hitting lineup isn't clicking, speedster speed·ster n. 1. One who drives very fast. 2. A fast car. Alaina Devenney gives the defending World Series champion Antelope Valley-based District 51 Big League 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' team an added dimension. Monday's World Series opener against Hallettsville, Texas Hallettsville is a city in Lavaca County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,345 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lavaca CountyGR6. , was such an occasion, and the Devenney-factor turned out to be pivotal in a 3-0 victory at Vanderberg Park in Kalamazoo, Mich. District 51 (1-0) was scheduled to play Kalamazoo later in the day. Devenney (Quartz Hill High) scored the game's first run in the bottom of the first, when she led with a single, took second on a sacrifice, and eventually scored on a two-base error. Devenney also made several outstanding defensive plays in center field, District 51 manager Walt Patison said. ``We came out a little flat, but Alaina's speed got us going,'' Patison said. District 51 extended its lead in the sixth inning when Shannon Bailey (Quartz Hill) and Ashley Stevens (Lancaster, Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. ) had consecutive 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 doubles. District 51 starter Johanna Ilejay (1-0) pitched four innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. , combining with Nicole Torres (Quartz Hill/AVC) on a six-hitter. The outstanding pitching performance allowed Patison to save staff ace Jessie Dunn (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 ) for the Kalamazoo game. Big League rules limit pitchers from throwing more than 10 innings in one day or from pitching on consecutive days if they throw more than five innings on the first day. ``We're going to be creative with how we use (Dunn),'' Patison said. The Hallettsville victory was especially timely for District 51, which was gearing up for an eagerly anticipated showdown against the host team later in the day. Kalamazoo and District 51 are considered two of the nation's most perennially dominant programs. District 51 is making its eighth World Series appearance in 11 years. It has won two championships and has appeared in three title games. ``I think that took a lot of pressure off the girls,'' Patison said. ``I'm sure we'll be ready (for Kalamazoo).'' gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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