DIV. I: CAMARILLO CAN'T CONVERT TWO-RUN DANA HILLS FIRST SENDS SCORPIONS HOME DANA HILLS 3, CAMARILLO 1.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer DANA POINT - Camarillo High's surprising run through the Southern Section Division I 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' playoffs ended in disappointment Tuesday. The Scorpions surrendered two first-inning runs and eventually lost 3-1 at Dana Hills Dana Lynne Goetz (May 6, 1964 – July 15, 1996) was an American actress and voice actor who was best known for her raspy voice and child-like appearance. The surname of her stage name of Dana Hill was in fact her mother's maiden name. in the semifinals. Unseeded Camarillo, which spent much of the regular season unranked in the Daily News top 10, had won three consecutive playoff games. The Scorpions (26-6) were bidding for their first championship appearance since 1996, when they lost to another Orange County power, Mater Dei Mater Dei is Latin for "Mother of God", referring to the Virgin Mary. The term has been used to name various institutions, often Catholic, including:
Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. . Camarillo had its chances Tuesday. Down 2-0 in the fourth, Krystle Chamberlain reached on an infield single and scored on the play when first baseman Katie Shields mishandled pitcher Candice Rainwater's rushed throw. Camarillo then loaded the bases on a double by Stephanie Byrne, a single by Beth Boskovich and a hit batsman. But with one out and the tying run on third, reliever Allison Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. got Melanie Douglas to ground into a double play to end the inning. ``We tried to fight back, but I guess it just didn't all come together,'' Chamberlain said, wiping away tears. ``We tried our best.'' Byrne, a sophomore right-hander who hadn't given up an earned run 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 in 21 playoff innings, was hit hard in the first inning and gave up two earned runs on Jessica Van Houten'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 double to center and Rainwater's RBI single. Dana Hills added a third run in the bottom of the sixth on a walk, a sacrifice and Lindsey Clanin's RBI single. Byrne (12-2) gave up five hits, two walks and just one strikeout. She finished the season with a 0.85 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 84 innings. ``I thought she was a good pitcher because of the way she moved the ball around,'' said Cohen (15-1), who earned the win by holding Camarillo to two singles in the final 3 1/3 innings. ``Camarillo has nothing to be ashamed of. They had a good season.'' Camarillo strung together two hits in the sixth inning. But Chamberlain, who earlier had stolen her state-best 48th base of the season, was caught. Cambria Miranda, who singled two batters later, was forced out at second on Boskovich's grounder to short to end the inning. Camarillo's bottom five hitters in the batting order Noun 1. batting order - (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate" lineup, card went a combined 0 for 12 and failed to hit a ball out of the infield. ``Dana Hills is a good, solid team, and we just didn't get it done today,'' Camarillo coach Jack Willard said. ``We had a couple of opportunities but didn't execute, and they did. They hit in more timely situations than us. That dictates games like this.'' Second-seeded Dana Hills (25-7-1), which has never qualified for a softball final since the school opened in 1973, plays Etiwanda (23-6) in the final at Barber Park in Irvine on either Friday or Saturday. The schedule of the championship games in all divisions will be released today. Camarillo lasted longer than any large school in the reason. Nevertheless, the loss will hurt for a while. But with seven nonseniors in the starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes this season, the team figures to be among California's best next year. Chamberlain, who was 2 for 2 with a run, is among the key starters who will return, along with Miranda, Byrne, De Ann Young and Douglas. |
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