DIV. IV: NO HEROICS LEFT FOR ALEMANY DOS PUEBLOS PITCHER THROWS ONE-HITTER IN SEMIFINAL VICTORY DOS PUEBLOS 1, ALEMANY 0.Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News Alemany High of Mission Hills' 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 had produced so many late-inning heroics during its run to the Southern Section Div. IV semifinals, that even after the Indians fell behind in the third inning in·ning n. 1. a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs. b. innings (used with a sing. of Tuesday's game against top-seeded Dos Pueblos of Goleta, coach Regina Hernandez didn't panic. Hernandez had watched as her team scored twice in its final at-bat in Thursday's quarterfinal quar·ter·fi·nal adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. victory at Indio, which came on the heels of Sarah Garcia's two-out triple in the bottom of the ninth to beat Northwood of Irvine in the second round May 24. So, even when her team was down to its last three outs in the bottom of the seventh Tuesday, Hernandez remained optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op about the fourth-seeded Indians making their second trip to the division final in three years. There was a problem: Alemany was facing Dos Pueblos pitcher Kimi Wong, not Northwood's Katrina Gaudier or Indio's Marissa Araujo. Wong retired the side in order in the seventh, including the final two batters BATTeRS (バッターズ) stands for Bisei Asteroid Tracking Telescope for Rapid Survey. It is a Japanese project to find asteroids. It is associated with the Japanese Spaceguard Association. Members include Takeshi Urata. on strikeouts, to lead Dos Pueblos to a 1-0 victory and its first trip to a division final. ``It's never been a problem keeping them up because this team doesn't give up,'' said Hernandez, whose team - which won the Mission League title for the first time since 1997 - saw its 11-game 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" snapped. ``What's impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: me so much about this team is their immense heart and determination. That's why it's a very difficult thing to doubt them, because we've won (games) so many times in the seventh inning.'' Wong (28-5), who struck out 10 and tossed her second consecutive one-hitter, made matters more difficult for Alemany (22-7). The Indians managed only three baserunners, with senior P.J. Solomon collecting the only hit in the fourth, and didn't advance a runner past first. ``One run was pretty big for her. She was on,'' said Dos Pueblos coach Joel Garbarino, whose team will meet Paramount (24-6) - a 1-0 winner over Alemany's league rival, Chaminade of West Hills (20-10) - in the title game Friday or Saturday at Barber A barber (from the Latin barba, "beard") is someone whose occupation is to cut any type of hair, give shaves, and trim beards. In previous times, barbers also performed surgery and dentistry. Park in Irvine. Dos Pueblos (28-5) scored an unearned run in the third. Megan Enyeart's two-out groundball to shortstop was thrown away, allowing Megan MacIssac - who had doubled - to score from second. ``I can't say that I'm disappointed, because they've done so well, and I feel privileged to be part of this program and what they've done,'' Hernandez said. ``I'm not satisfied, and neither are they. There's a hunger on this team that started last year, and after this, we can't go anywhere but up.'' Erik Boal, (818) 713-3607 erik.boal(at)dailynews.com |
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