SIMI VALLEY SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT: MOORPARK BUILDS A `TRADITION'.Byline: Lee Barnathan Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - 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' players at Simi Valley High are introduced into a proud tradition built on 10 Simi Valley Tournament titles, including the last three. There is no such tradition at Moorpark, which is just in its second Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. season and finished fifth in last year's tournament. However, Moorpark has established one trend - that Jennilee Martin will get a double to beat Simi Valley. It happened last season in the league, and it happened again in Saturday's tournament semifinal at Rancho Simi Rancho San José de Nuestra Senora de Altagarcia y Simi is one of the land grants in California by the Spanish government. The name derives from Shimiji, the name of the Chumash village here before the Spanish. Park. Martin's sixth-inning two-run double broke a 1-1 tie and lifted the Musketeers to a 3-1 victory and into next week's championship. The game was stopped after Martin's hit because of the 90-minute time limit. ``They hate me,'' a smiling Martin said of Simi Valley. Actually, Martin has other reasons to be so happy. As a junior last season, Martin made the varsity, only to lose her catcher position to freshman Michelle Willette. Never having played any other position, Martin could have left the team; instead, she accepted a move to the outfield. ``It's hard,'' she said. ``I didn't play very much last year.'' Martin's perseverance Perseverance See also Determination. Ainsworth redid dictionary manuscript burnt in fire. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Handbook, 752] Call of the Wild, The dogs trail steadfastly through Alaska’s tundra. [Am. Lit. paid off, however, and her sixth 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. put her team into Saturday's championship against Dos Pueblos, which routed Lompoc 9-0 in the other semifinal. ``This one felt better,'' Martin said. ``It was on the fatty part of the bat. It was inside. I've been working on inside (pitches) all week.'' ``She didn't cop an attitude,'' said Moorpark coach Kathy Nash of Martin. ``She took the team attitude: `I want to be on varsity, so I'll do whatever I have to.''' In earlier tournament games: Moorpark earned its way to the semifinals with a 3-2 win over Burroughs of Burbank as Tara Barker barker a term for an animal that does not usually bark which makes a violent respiratory effort, often during a convulsion, accompanied by a sound which roughly resembles a dog's bark. , who won the later game with Simi Valley, earning the save in relief of Candee Jaegge. Simi Valley beat Calabasas 3-1, touching up Amy Rosson for three third-inning runs. Brittny Green got the win for Simi Valley, while teammate Amber Brazier had a double. Lompoc defeated Kennedy of Granada Hills 3-1, but Kennedy came back to beat Louisville 3-0. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Kennedy's Ryane Montes mon·tes n. Plural of mons. delivers a pitch during the quarterfinals at the Simi Valley tournament. Kennedy split two games Saturday. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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