LEVEQUE HURT; N.D. POUNCES : N.D. 7, CRESPI 1.Byline: Jim Inghram Daily News Staff Writer In the first three innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. of its showdown with rival Crespi, not much was going right for Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame . Celts The following pages provide lists of nations or people of Celtic origin, arranged by branch of Celtic ethnicity or language grouping: Goidelic Celts
For other people named Mike Jackson, see . General Sir Michael David "Mike" Jackson, GCB, CBE, DSO, DL, (born 21 March 1944) is a British army officer, formerly Chief of the General Staff. had hit a solo home run to give Crespi an early lead. But Leveque strained his elbow slightly and was moved to first base in favor of Jackson and two other relievers. With Leveque out, the Knights' bats heated up like a hot summer day and carried host Notre Dame to a 7-1 Mission League victory Wednesday. ``It's nothing serious,'' Leveque said. ``It tightened up on me and I didn't want to take any chances. It was a mutual decision (with coach Scott Muckey). I didn't want it to be the more I throw, the worse I get. ``I was disappointed, because I felt good. I had nine up, nine down. I think we could have won 1-0 if I (hadn't come out), but that's the breaks.'' Notre Dame coach Tom Dill figured the 1-0 lead might be enough, too, the way Leveque was pitching. ``I told (Leveque), `That's the best news I've gotten all day, seeing you here at first,' '' Dill said. ``I mean he was on and it was going to be tough for us to do anything against him.'' Turns out they didn't need to. Jackson, normally a starter, struggled to locate his vaunted vaunt v. vaunt·ed, vaunt·ing, vaunts v.tr. To speak boastfully of; brag about. v.intr. To speak boastfully; brag. See Synonyms at boast1. n. 1. curveball in the strike zone and the Knights took advantage. Notre Dame (13-3, 5-0) scored its first run without the benefit of a hit. Jon Horvitz made it to first when Crespi's catcher failed to handle a third strike. Horvitz went to second on the overthrow, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on another. Brendan Ryan
Brendan Ryan (born August 1946 in Athy, County Kildare) is an Irish politician and former member of Seanad Éireann for the Labour Party where represented the National and Matt Cunningham added back-to-back solo home runs to give the Knights some breathing room. Run-scoring singles by Alec Moss and Horvitz in the fifth gave Notre Dame a 5-1 lead and James Rivero's two-run homer in the sixth closed out the scoring. ``We were not expecting to see anyone else,'' Dill said. ``So the guys had to make some adjustments, change their focus, because they are two very different pitchers. Fortunately for us (Jackson) has trouble getting some pitches over and when he needed to get a strike he had to serve it in there. ``That last home run was kind of a clincher clinch·er n. 1. One that clinches, as: a. A nail, screw, or bolt for clinching. b. A tool for clinching nails, screws, or bolts. 2. , but you never feel comfortable against Crespi. They are too talented a team.'' Notre Dame starter Phillip Polanco went the first six and limited the Celts (13-4, 4-1) to a run on three hits. Polanco, who improved to 7-0, also walked five. ``I had to battle,'' Polanco said. ``I didn't have all of my stuff. When we got a little bit of a lead, I decided to start challenging them more and not worry about hitting certain spots. When I did that I started getting more ground balls. That was good, because we have an excellent defensive infield Infield is a widely used term in sports terminology, its meaning depends on in what sport it is used. In baseball In baseball the baseball diamond plus a rounded region beyond it (see diagram), usually clear of grass, in contrast to the more distant, usually grass-covered .'' Crespi has its chance at revenge Friday when the teams play at 3:45 p.m. at Valley College. |
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