LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL: C.V. SOFTBALL SUFFERS LOSS.Byline: -- Erik Boal The Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. of La Crescenta 12-under Little League softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' team suffered a 12-0 mercy-rule loss to Glendale, Ariz., in its opening game in the Western Regional Tournament in Vancouver, Wash. Megan Siepler had the lone hit for C.V. (7-3), which surrendered five runs in the fourth inning and four more in the fifth for the 10-run mercy rule A mercy rule, also well known by the slightly less polite term slaughter rule (or, less commonly, knockout rule and skunk rule), brings a sports event to an early end when one team has a very large and presumably insurmountable lead over the other team. to be put into effect. C.V. returns to Southwest Pool action Tuesday against Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern champion Gilroy. |
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