GILLIES HELPS SAUGUS CLINCH LEAGUE TITLE : SAUGUS 6, HART 0.Byline: Dave Desmond Daily News Staff Writer The presence of an arch rival can do wondrous things to the ailing body of a softball player. Hart High School Hart High School may refer to:
``You can't feel sick in a big game like this,'' said Gillies, who sat out her team's Tuesday victory over Canyon and missed most of her pitching practice Wednesday because of strep throat Strep Throat Definition Streptococcal sore throat, or strep throat as it is more commonly called, is an infection of the mucous membranes lining the pharynx. Sometimes the tonsils are also infected (tonsillitis). . ``You just have to give it your all.'' Gillies (19-3) did, allowing only three hits and improving her four-year record against Hart to 10-1. It was her eighth consecutive win against Saugus' Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. rival. The big hit of the game came in the sixth with No. 1 Saugus (22-4, 10-0) leading 1-0. For the third time this season, cleanup hitter In baseball, the cleanup hitter is the hitter who bats fourth in the lineup. Strategy Cleanup hitters often have the most power on the team and are typically the team's best all-around hitter; their job is to "clean up the bases", hence the name. Chris Gill was intentionally walked to load the bases. And, for the third time this season, Gillies immediately followed with an extra-base hit ex·tra-base hit n. Baseball A double, a triple, or a home run. . This time, it was a three-run double that sparked a five-run rally. ``I hope everyone walks Chris from now on,'' Saugus coach Ron Hilton said. Valerie Reyes and Tracy Passafiume, who had two hits each, followed Gillies' double with 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 doubles of their own. Passafiume's RBI infield single in the second scored Shannon McRoy for the 1-0 lead. Christina Chao, Kellie Nordhagen and Melissa Harrison each singled for Hart (20-7, 8-2), which did not advance a runner past second base. |
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