KENNEDY LEFT-HANDER HELPS CROWN TAFT : KENNEDY 7 TAFT 3.Byline: Eric Sondheimer Daily News Deputy Sports Editor Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports news newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper Wesley Crown is a 5-foot-6, 135-pound left-handed pitcher who barely reaches the arm pit of his towering Kennedy High School teammate, 6-5 Jon Garland Jon Steven Garland (born September 27, 1979 in Valencia, California) is a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox. Garland was selected by the Chicago Cubs with the 10th pick of the 1997 amateur draft. . One throws a 90-mph fastball; the other probably doesn't hit 80 mph.But combined, they could lead Kennedy to a third straight City 4-A baseball title. On Thursday, Crown demonstrated his growing value as a No. 2 pitcher, striking out nine while throwing a five-hitter to lead Kennedy past visiting Taft 7-3 in a Northwest Valley Conference game. ``He's got the golden left arm,'' Kennedy catcher David Lusk said after rubbing rubbing, v creating friction and heat by drawing the hands across the body at varying speeds, rhythms, and depths. Benefits include muscle elongation, tension release, and increased flexibility. Crown's arm for good luck. Crown, a 16-year-old junior, didn't even pitch for Kennedy's JV team last season. But he has filled a crucial void in the Cougars' rotation this season. He has allowed just two 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 26 innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. for an ERA of 0.54. ``I think he's going to be the key to the rest of the season,'' Lusk said. ``We know Jon is going to come through. He's handling the pressure.'' Taft (9-5, 2-2) tested Crown in the late innings, closing to 4-3 on an unearned run in the sixth. But Kennedy coach Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
``We decided to leave him in to see if he fell apart and what his heart was like, and you saw,'' he said. Crown finished up strongly as Kennedy improved to 12-5 overall and 4-0 in conference. The Cougars gave Crown some breathing room by scoring three runs in the sixth off Jesse Chastain (4-1), who wasn't helped by four fielding errors in the game. Kennedy's top hitter was outfielder Adrian Perez, who hit a triple and double. Unlike Garland Garland, city (1990 pop. 180,650), Dallas co., N Tex., a suburb of Dallas; inc. 1891. Since World War II, Garland has grown from an agricultural community into an important center for electronics research and for the production of electronic equipment. , who overpowers 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. , Crown simply fools them by hitting spots around the plate and throwing his curveball for strikes. ``Just throw strikes and get ahead of hitters,'' Crown said of his secret to success. Watching Crown pitch just two days after Garland provides a vivid contrast in style but also an indication that velocity alone isn't the crucial factor in striking out batters. Garland had 10 strikeouts on Tuesday against Taft, just one more than Crown. ``At any level, even the major leagues, guys are throwing 78 and 79 mph and getting guys out,'' Kennedy pitching coach John Bushart said. ``You don't need to throw 90 mph.'' All Kennedy needs is for Crown to keep pitching well, and opposing coaches will have nightmares trying to figure out how to beat the Cougars once the playoffs come around. CAPTION(S): Box Box: A CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT |
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