FRESNO ST.SWEEPS MATADORS : PARKER HAS SHUTOUT IN FIRST OF VICTORIES FRESNO STATE 1-3, CSUN 0-1.Byline: Kevin Acee Daily News Staff Writer Lindsay Parker experienced just about the worst that can happen to a pitcher in 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' when she gave up four earned runs 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 1-1/3 innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. in her collegiate debut in February. So the Fresno State freshman wasn't about to freak when Cal State Northridge led off with a double in three consecutive innings on Friday. Instead, she was thinking, ``Give me a break.'' Northridge did give Parker a break. And she did not allow them much room for error. The combination meant Parker, a graduate of La Canada High School, shut the fifth-ranked Matadors out in the first game of a doubleheader, keeping her record perfect as her team scored on three hits in the sixth 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. to win 1-0. In the second game, Northridge allowed two unearned runs in the fifth inning and lost 3-1 on its home field. With the sweep, No. 4 Fresno State (28-6, 7-1) moved into first place in the Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference (commonly referred to as the WAC, pronounced "wack") was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly , a game ahead of the Matadors (26-8, 6-2). Northridge, which has lost four straight after winning 16 in a row, will likely have to be perfect the rest of the season - including a sweep at Fresno on May 4 - in order to win its fourth consecutive WAC WAC (Women's Army Corps), U.S. army organization created (1942) during World War II to enlist women as auxiliaries for noncombatant duty in the U.S. army. Before 1943 it was known as the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC). Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby. title. ``They are our biggest rivals,'' said Chelo Lopez, always the most candid can·did adj. 1. Free from prejudice; impartial. 2. Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward: In private, I gave them my candid opinion. of the Matadors. ``We always want to go out there and kick their butts.'' Northridge had plenty of opportunity in the first game. Scia Maumausolo led off the fourth inning with a double but was remained at second when the third out was called three batters later. Jeanne Pray led off the fifth with a double but was there three batters later when the third out was called. In the sixth, Jamie Herrington led off with a double. But Parker struck out Maumausolo, then after Lopez singled, Herrington got picked off between third and home. Lopez made it all the way to third before the third out was made. ``We didn't have the key hits,'' Matadors coach Janet Sherman said. They did not have them, at least partially, because Parker (10-0) was on. ``She adjusted and we didn't,'' Sherman said. THE RIVALRY: CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge vs. FRESNO STATE 1993: In its first season in the Western Athletic Conference, Northridge split regular-season series 2-2 with the WAC-favorite Bulldogs and wins the conference. Then the Matadors win two of three over Fresno in the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association regional playoffs to advance to the College World Series. 1994: The Bulldogs were again favored to win the conference but finished third as Northridge beat them three out of four. 1995: Northridge won three of four, including a 3-1 victory at Fresno on May 5 that secured the WAC title that Fresno was favored to win. 1996: Fresno, again the preseason favorite, beat Northridge 2-1 in the PONY tournament last month and swept the Matadors on Friday in two WAC games. Most likely, Northridge will have to sweep the Bulldogs when they play two there on May 4. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box Photo: Northridge's Tamara Silvera turns a double play as Fresno State's Nina Lindenberg slides into second. Shaun Dyer / Special to the Daily News Box: THE RIVALRY: CSUN vs. FRESNO STATE (see text) |
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