ROUNDUP: FALCONS SOAR IN 11TH CROWNOVER'S RBI GIVES C.V. TOURNAMENT TITLE.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Kaycee Crownover lined a sharp single to left to score Tammy LaBreche in the top of the 11th inning in·ning n. 1. a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs. b. innings (used with a sing. , and 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. High (13-1) held on for a 1-0 victory over Saugus in Saturday's Daily News Victory Spring Classic 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' tournament championship at Hjelte Sports Center in Encino. ``I was a little nervous, but I knew I'd get a hit for the team,'' said Crownover, a sophomore who had gone hitless in four previous at-bats. ``We played a really good game.'' Meredith Cervenka (13-1) pitched her way out of a bases-loaded, none-out jam in the bottom of the 11th. The senior right-hander struck out Jennifer McLarty, then initiated a game-ending double play on pinch-hitter Christina Gilman's comebacker. ``I was little tired and a little nervous, too,'' Cervenka said. ``It was a long game.'' Cervenka allowed six hits and struck out 11. Earlier in the day, she shut out 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 3-0 on three hits with 12 strikeouts. In four tournament victories over two afternoons, Cervenka didn't allow a run in 32 innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. , striking out 46 with 10 hits allowed. She hasn't given up 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 in 14 starts this season. Saugus had runners in scoring position In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base. The distinction between being on first base and second or third base is that a runner on first can usually only score if the batter hits an extra base hit, while a runner on in five innings, but Cervenka managed to thwart the Centurions every time. Freshman Kyla Sullivan pitched the first 10 innings for Saugus, yielding six hits with four strikeouts. Reliever Megan Ivey (5-2) took the loss. --Notre Dame 2, Newbury Park 1: Freshman Stephanie Butler scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth when she stole third and advanced home on an error, as the Knights (10-4) took third place. ``I had to get the job done no matter what,'' Butler said. ``There was a lot of pressure on me, so I was trying really hard. --Westlake 3, La Canada 2: Freshman Michelle Rehm notched her fourth pitching victory of the tournamment for Westlake (10-5-2), which captured the Silver bracket. Rehm (9-5) allowed six hits with no walks and seven strikeouts. In an earlier 7-0 victory over Sylmar, she threw a two-hitter with no walks and six strikeouts. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: David Sprague/Staff Photographer Saugus' Amy Snyder (left) can't get Crescenta Valley's Samantha Dempsey at second base. |
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