DIV. V SOFTBALL: UNHAPPY ENDING FOR FLINTRIDGE PREP REBELS LOSE IN 8 INNINGS IN TITLE GAME POMONA CATH. 3, F. PREP 2.Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News IRVINE - During its improbable run to the Southern Section Div. V final, the Flintridge Prep of La Canada Flintridge 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 found its inspiration from several sources. Whether it was the determination displayed by senior pitcher Jenna Schachtner to fight through the pain of a month-long stress fracture stress fracture n. A fatigue fracture of bone caused by repeated application of a heavy load, such as the constant pounding on a surface by runners, gymnasts, and dancers. in her left foot, or the desire of seniors Genny Cook, Rachel Gray and Ali Thompson to win a title for departing coach Anne Konrad, the Rebels enjoyed every moment of their emotional journey to the first championship game in program history. All that was missing from the final chapter of a storybook sto·ry·book n. A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children. adj. Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance. season was a happy ending. After coming from behind three times in four playoff games just to reach the division final - including an eight-inning victory over Arrowhead Christian Academy Arrowhead Christian Academy is located in Redlands, California. of Redlands in Tuesday's semifinals - Pomona Catholic did so again Saturday, rallying from a two-run deficit to post a 3-2, eight-inning victory over the Rebels at Deanna Manning Stadium. Pomona Catholic shortstop Kymberly Silagyi drove in courtesy-runner Tiffany Alvarez with a one-out single in the bottom of the eighth to lift Pomona Catholic (22-6) - which beat Monrovia 6-5 in 20 innings in its playoff opener - to its third title in seven years. Silagyi finished with two of the four hits against Schachtner (15-4), who was victimized by an error and a passed ball earlier in the inning that moved the runner into scoring position In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base. The distinction between being on first base and second or third base is that a runner on first can usually only score if the batter hits an extra base hit, while a runner on . ``It's definitely very disappointing,'' said Schachtner, who had a no-hitter for 5 1/3 innings, retiring 16 in a row after hitting Silagyi to open the game. ``It would've been amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. to win CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). and win it for Konrad with it being her last year here. But we had an amazing year. No one expected to get this far. ``When you lose a game like this, it seems like the end of the world. But we did an awesome job. We went farther than any team at Flintridge Prep did before.'' After entering the postseason as the Prep League's third-place entry, Flintridge Prep (15-4) relied on the right arm of UC San Diego-bound Schachtner to record four consecutive shutouts, becoming the first girls' team in school history to play in a championship game. The Rebels appeared on their way to five in a row Saturday, providing Schachtner - who had eight strikeouts to finish with a region-leading 323 in 160 1/3 innings - with some early support, as an Erin Prickett walk, a single by Thompson and a fielder's choice field·er's choice n. Baseball A play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses to put out an advancing base runner, thus allowing the batter to reach first base safely. Noun 1. by Gray in the third inning resulted in a 2-0 lead. |
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