NO-HITTER BOOSTS ECR GAILEN MASTERFUL OVER FIVE INNINGS; CONQUISTADORES MOVE TO TITLE GAME ECR 11, A.V. 0.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Blake Gailen knew what was happening and he didn't care. ``It was pretty much the same as usual,'' he said. The no-hitter Gailen threw Thursday in the El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
The Antelope Valley of Lancaster was the first of the senior's high school career, but such dominant performances have become the norm for the left-hander, making it easy for him to remain focused and relaxed once he realized what he was close to accomplishing. Gailen, who improved to 3-0 with the five-inning, mercy rule-shortened victory, has allowed one run this season after going 10-0 as an All-City junior. With the victory, ECR ECR Efficient Consumer Response ECR European Congress of Radiology ECR Electron Cyclotron Resonance ECR El Camino Real (Kings Highway; California) ECR Electronic Cash Register ECR East Coast Radio (South Africa) (4-0) secured a berth in Saturday's championship game of the Daily News Invitational. Gailen faced one batter over the minimum. He walked two but picked one off first to end the second inning, and he almost picked off the Antelopes' other runner in the fourth. Gailen struck out six, including the final four batters of the game. ``I felt the same as I did the other day,'' he said. ``I was pretty hyped up hyped up Adjective Old-fashioned slang stimulated or excited by or as if by drugs in the bullpen before the game, but I'm pretty much always that way. ... When it got to the last few innings, I saw I still hadn't given up any hits, but that wasn't my focus. I just think about winning.'' Gailen's contributions weren't limited to the mound. He had a team-high two hits, including a two-run single in the Conquistadores' five-run fourth inning. Chad Boyd started ECR's scoring with a towering two-run homer to right-center in the first inning. Daniel Lee Daniel Lee is a name shared by several notable individuals:
Sophomore right-hander Aaron Davis Aaron Davis (born April 8, 1967 in Bronx,NY, United States) was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division. Professional career Davis, known as "Superman", turned pro in 1986 and won his first 29 fights, including a 9th round KO upset over Mark Breland to (0-1) took the loss, allowing eight runs on six hits and six walks in 3 1/3 innings for Antelope Valley (2-2). CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Antelope Valley High's Brad Baker Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Staff Photographer |
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