LITTLE LEAGUE NOTES: LITTLE LEAGUE DISTRICT TITLES ON LINE.Byline: Heather Gripp Daily News Staff Writer The journey to the Little League World Series began just a week ago, but for many local teams, hopes have already been dashed. The field of remaining teams further tightens this weekend. Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by is undefeated in the double-elimination tournament A double-elimination tournament is a competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost two games or matches. at the 11-and-12-year-old level and could clinch the District 13 championship with a victory today against the winner of Friday's Simi Valley-Thousand Oaks matchup. Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. kept its hopes alive with a 14-7 win Thursday aginst Moorpark. Center fielder Andrew Hernandez went 3 for 4, including a double, to lead the Simi Valley offense. Matt Brooks had two hits and scored three runs. Simi Valley starter Jason Williston allowed three hits and one walk in 5-1/3 innings before giving way to Sean Sehnam. Moorpark's Jimmy Righi hit a two-run homer in the sixth, but Simi Valley's solid defense and pitching prevented any hope of a comeback. Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. entered Friday's game coming off a 5-3 loss to Conejo Valley on Wednesday. If Conejo Valley wins today, it secures a berth in the sectionals. A loss would require another game on Monday between the same teams. 13-year-olds: Simi Valley defeated Sunset Little League 16-4 on Wednesday earn a matchup Friday with Southside. ``Our offense is coming alive,'' Simi Valley coach Sandy Scharf said. ``As long as our defense holds up, we should do well. It's a long way back when you start off in the losers bracket right away, but the way things are going and the momentum that's building, I'm very optimistic.'' Jason Runnfelt went 2 for 3 with four 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 to pace the Simi Valley offense against Sunset. He drove in three runs with a triple in the fourth and homered to left later in the same inning. Jeff Hoffland and Mike Warn also had two hits while Steve Shaw tripled. Whyatt Waley struck out four 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 as he went the distance in the five-inning mercy-rule game. 9-and-10-year-olds: The Thousand Oaks all-stars suffered an 8-7 loss Thursday to Port Hueneme Port Hueneme (wī'nē`mē), city (1990 pop. 20,319), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; founded 1870, inc. 1948. It has an artificial deep-sea harbor and is the site of a huge naval construction-battalion (Seabee) center. and play today at El Rio. Thousand Oaks' tournament team remained undefeated entering Friday's game in the Simi Valley tournament. PONY League The Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League, also known as the PONY League, was a Class D minor league baseball circuit that played from 1939 through 1956. The forerunner of the modern Class A New York - Penn League, the PONY served as the first professional baseball address of : Santa Susana's Mustang team faces Toluca today after opening with a 7-3 win over North Hills on Tuesday sparked by a home run from Brian Randolf. In the Bronco bronco: see mustang. division, Santa Susana takes on Camarillo this morning following Monday's 10-9 opening-round loss to Agoura. Santa Susana is led by Mike Moscatello, who went 3 for 5 against Agoura, and Lance Bordeleau, who had two home runs in his 4-for-4 performance Monday. Camarillo is coming off a loss Wednesday to MidValley. At the Pony level, Santa Susana meets West Hills today after a 7-4 victory Tuesday aginst Santa Barbara. Chris Rainer pitched four strong innings for Santa Susana before Christopher Froehlich came on to fan seven in three innings. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Jeff Hoffland fields a pop fly during practice for the Simi Valley Little League's 13-year-old All-Star team. Michael Owen Baker/Daily News |
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