NCAA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT: UCLA MAKES SUPER MOVE BEATS AZTECS TO ADVANCE.Byline: JILL PAINTER Staff Writer The UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX 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 is known for its power. The first seven spots in the order all have the ability to hit the long ball. But for most of Sunday's 7-0 victory against San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. State, the Bruins had to manufacture runs, moving runners with bunts and using timely hits to score. When they finally hit a home run, it came from the unlikeliest source -- the eighth spot in the order. Ashley Herrera hit her first career grand slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. in a six-run sixth inning, and the Bruins beat the Aztecs in the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Regional championship game at UCLA's Easton Stadium. Top seed UCLA (46-7) advanced to the Super Regionals, where it will play South Florida (50-23) at Easton Stadium on Saturday and Sunday. Herrera, a Valencia High product, won't be expected to hit for power in the playoffs, especially since she's been learning to hit from the left side of the plate. She's hit 11 home runs in a three-year career. She hit the second pitch from reliever Celena Vasquez, who had just entered the game, to left field and was mobbed by teammates at home plate. ``I just tried to stay calm,'' Herrera said. ``I have a tendency to get overexcited, especially coming up with a big opportunity to drive in some runs. I just relaxed and waited for a pitch in the zone. I relaxed, took a swing and it happened to go out.'' Sophomore pitcher Anjelica Selden Anjelica "Jelly" Selden is an American athlete who was born in Vacaville, California and attended Vanden High School from 2001 to 2005. She is the starting pitcher for the UCLA Bruins women's softball team, and she has recorded 65 wins and 893 strikeouts in her NCAA Division I scattered four hits in seven innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. , striking out six and walking just one. She won her 31st game. Aztecs starter Christina Ross, who also prepped at Valencia High, pitched well through five innings but was pulled in the sixth. UCLA scored in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Whitney Holum but didn't build on that until the sixth. Caitlin Benyi was hit by a pitch, and Emily Zaplatosch and Jodie Legaspi singled. Lisa Dodd reached base on an error to score a run, Holum singled to score another run, followed by Herrrera's grand slam. jill.painter@dailynews.com (818) 713-3615 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: UCLA's Ashley Herrera is congratulated by teammates after hitting a grand slam Sunday. Alex Collins/Special to the Daily News |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion