PREP SOFTBALL: LA REINA STARTS TOURNEY HEALTHY : IF ONLY REGENTS CAN `STAY AWAKE'.Byline: Gerry Ger·ry , Elbridge 1744-1814. American politician. A signer of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and a delegate to the Continental Congress (1787), he served as governor of Massachusetts (1810-1811) and as Vice President of the United States Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer Assistant 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' coach Bob Sisco was only half-joking when he said La Reina La Reina (Spanish: "The queen") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It consistently ranks in the top five communes with the best quality of life in the Metropolitan Region. High's main strategy is ``just to stay awake'' for Saturday's 10 a.m. Desert Diamond Classic tournament opener against Palmdale at Lancaster City Park. Several starters, including standout center fielder Stephanie Hall, are attending the school prom tonight. Otherwise, the fifth annual, 16-team tournament - concluding May 1 - marks the first time La Reina is fully healthy, as injuries have plagued the Regents and contributed to an 8-6 record entering last Friday's Tri-Valley matchup at St. Bonaventure. La Reina beat Highland 5-1 in the tournament final one year ago, advanced to the second round of the Southern Section Division IV playoffs and finished 23-3. ``We already have a lot more losses, but we have not been 100 percent all season,'' Cisco said. ``So at this point, our plan is to just be healthy and play well. The Regents have dropped to Division V - they're ranked No. 2 - and looked impressive in a 12-1 win over Carpinteria on Tuesday. They visited Tri-Valley League rival St. Bonaventure on Thursday. The format of the 16-team tournament is four games over two Saturdays. La Reina has the advantage of two quality starting pitchers Noun 1. starting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; , Danielle Field and Kristen Ward. Field is 5-3 with 0.16 ERA and 18 hits allowed in 50 innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. . Ward is 4-3 with 0.73 ERA. A look at the other top contenders: Oak Park (9-2): The Eagles, ranked fifth in Division IV, beat La Reina last week and Fillmore on Tuesday. Melissa Johnson, coming off a nine-strikeout, one-hit performance against Fillmore, is 6-1 with a 0.83 ERA. Brenda Pasqua is batting Batting has several meanings:
Paraclete (9-8): The Spirits won this tournament the first three years and would love to do it again after a series of disappointing losses to larger schools the past two months. Sophomore right-hander Amanda Wachsmuth, a 12-game winner as a freshman, has not been herself because of a hip injury but appears to be back at full strength. Sara Gonzales and Lauren McDonald also are solid pitchers, so there is no lack of depth. But Paraclete has been inconsistent on offense. For example, the Spirits were upset by L.A. Baptist 1-0 in the Alpha League opener. ``We just haven't played up to our potential yet, but we will,'' senior shortstop Barbara Alaniz said. ``Our pitching has been really good but our offense has not been helping. We need to get better.'' Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame (11-4):The Knights (Division IV, No. 6) swept Paraclete in a doubleheader two weeks ago but won't pitch standout Amanda De La Cerda (8-4, 0.33 ERA) on Saturday because the right-hander pitched two games Saturday, two Monday, one Wednesday and one Thursday - six games in five days. Karen Tobin, who had four hits in the two Paraclete victories, leads the Knights with a .410 average. ``This tournament has a strong field and a lot of teams are capable of winning it,'' Notre Dame coach Cindy Kramer said. ``Usually it comes down to who makes the fewest mistakes. You have to play four good games.'' San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. (12-4): Led by hitters Sunshine Gallardo and Gabriella Barragan and pitchers Michelle Raigoza and Michelle Molina, the Tigers have the third-best record among San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. City Section teams. Gallardo is batting .453 with two home runs, eight doubles and 18 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 , and Barragan is batting .500 with four triples. Raigoza is 8-2 with 1.07 ERA and Molina is 4-2 with a 1.17 ERA. Crossroads (9-5): Ranked fifth in Division V, Crossroads has beaten some of the largest schools on the west side, including Redondo, Bishop Montgomery and Lakewood. Pitcher Erin Durlesser has five shutouts and catcher Caylin Hornish is the best hitter. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Center fielder Stephanie Hall is among La Reina's starters who will attend tonight's school prom. Michael Owen
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