FOR LOYOLA, THE EIGHTH IS MORE THAN ENOUGH.Byline: LINDSAY CZARNECKI Special to the Daily News A tight extra-inning game quickly turned into a blowout and Loyola of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. was the beneficiary of errors, walks and horrific pitching. The Cubs scored nine runs in the top of the eighth and went on to defeat La Mirada La Mirada (lä mĭrä`də), city (1990 pop. 40,452), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1960. La Mirada derives from the Spanish for "the view," referring to the panoramic view of the surrounding valleys from atop the city's hills. 11-5 to capture the Southern Section Div. III baseball title Thursday at Dodger Stadium • • [ . The victory ended a long wait for the Cubs, who hadn't won a baseball title since 1954. "It's the greatest feeling in the world," said Loyola first baseman Curtis Wagner, who tied the score at 2-2 with his run on 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. in the fourth 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. . "I can't believe we'll finally be getting those rings. Soccer (who shared the Southern Section Div. I title in March) just got their rings today and we were looking at those, they are huge. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what ours will look like. ... Right now we're just going to celebrate what's got to be the greatest night in most of our lives." Entering the eighth tied at 2-2, Loyola started with a walk by Daniel Muno. Little did he know he'd get the ball rolling when the next batter, William Gilmore William Evans Garrett Gilmore (born February 16, 1895 - died December 5, 1969) was an American rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he won the silver medal in the single sculls. , laid down an innocent-looking bunt, which was thrown wide by pitcher Jason Dovel, scoring Muno from first. "A bunch of small ball, that's what we did all year," the Fresno State-bound Muno said. "Things happen when you put the ball in play. Just like that, we get a simple bunt down and they throw it away and that's how it all started." It was an uphill battle Uphill Battle was an metalcore band with elements of grindcore and noisecore. The group was based out of Santa Barbara, California, USA. History Uphill Battle got some recognition releasing their self-titled record on Relapse Records. for La Mirada from there. Dovel, the Matadores starter, was yanked after walking the next batter, and three more pitchers came to the mound, giving up six walks (two intentional). La Mirada also committed two more errors in the field. Jordan Sigman (14-0) pitched 7 1/3 innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. for the win -- his second victory of the week following the Cubs' 3-2, eight-inning triumph Tuesday over Crespi of Encino -- and fellow seniors Ryan Nelson and Patrick Drolet helped close out the game. "In a 2-2 game in the eighth, for it to be 11-2 is surprising, but we just hung with them," Loyola coach Brian Felten said. "I was pretty sure that one wasn't going to be enough and I think that long inning got to Jordan a little bit. That extended time was tough on him and it showed, but we were able to have a big enough lead where we could get seniors some time on the mound." La Mirada took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second on a dropped third strike that scored Ricky Norona from third. A fielder's choice in the fourth scored Loyola's Curtis Wagner to tie the score at 2-2. CAPTION(S): 4 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Loyola players celebrate their eight-inning victory over LaMirada in the Div. III final Thursday at Dodger Stadium. (2) Loyola's Jordan Sigman delivers a pitch in Thursday's victory in the Div. III championship game. (3 -- ran in Valley edition only) Loyola catcher Matthew Lamb tags out La Mirada's Daniel Vaca at the plate Thursday. (4 -- ran in Valley edition only) Loyola's Patrick Drolet, left, and Nicolas Pappas celebrate after winning the Div. III title Thursday at Dodger Stadium. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News Box: HIGH SCHOOL 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' - Gerry Gittelson |
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