LITTLE LEAGUE: NORTHRIDGE PUSHED TO THE BRINK UNEARNED RUN COSTLY IN LOSS TO ARIZONA.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Staff Writer SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. -- It all comes down to today. Win and stay alive. Lose and the season is over. Hoping eventually to qualify for the Little League World Series, Northridge lost its second in a row at the Western Regionals, falling 1-0 to Arizona in front of 5,000 on Tuesday at Al Houghton Stadium. Northridge (13-3 overall, 1-2 in regional) must win its final pool game against Nevada (9-3, 1-2) at 11:45 a.m. today to qualify for the tournament semifinals Thursday. The championship game is Saturday at 6 p.m., and the winner advances to the World Series in Williamsport, Pa. Arizona parlayed two infield errors, a walk and a single into an unearned run in the third, and the one-run lead held up. A team that has won most of its games by comfortable margins through the district, section and Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Divisionals tournament, Northridge has lost three of its past five. Northridge certainly had its chances Tuesday: In the second inning, Northridge put runners on second and third with none out, but Arizona right-hander David Hulls David Lee Hull (born 15 June 1935) is a philosopher with a particular interest in the philosophy of biology. Hull was one of the first graduates of the History and Philosophy of Science department at Indiana University. (6-1) responded with three consecutive strikeouts. In each of the next two innings, Northridge again had runners in scoring position In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base. The distinction between being on first base and second or third base is that a runner on first can usually only score if the batter hits an extra base hit, while a runner on but could not capitalize, as Hulls ended both threats with strikeouts. And in the top of the sixth and final inning with Northridge needing a run to tie the score, Bretton Bowman reached third after walking, advancing on a hit batter followed by 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. , but Hulls again pitched his way out of trouble -- including another strikeout to end the game. Northridge right-hander Anthony Losurdo (3-2) deserved better. He pitched a complete game and didn't allow an earned run 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 , striking out eight. Arizona's Shaun Chase, who entered with 30 home runs (12 in tournament competition), was 3 for 3 with three singles. Only one teammate managed another hit. gerry.gittelson@dailynews.com (661) 257-5218 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Arizona's Max Harden slides home safely, past Northridge catcher Christian Lopez Christian Lopez (born 15 March 1953 in Aïn Témouchent, Algeria) is a retired football defender from France, who earned 39 caps (one goal) for the France national football team from 1975 to 1982, and participated in two World Cups (1978 and 1982). . Will Lester/Staff Photographer |
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