SOFTBALL: BROWN KEEPS HER COOL SOPHOMORE COMES UP WITH WINNING HIT AGAINST CAMARILLO HART 5, CAMARILLO 4.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Staff Writer Tie score. Bases loaded. Two out. Bottom of the seventh. Full count. The batter's box Noun 1. batter's box - an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat baseball diamond, infield, diamond - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate was the loneliest place on earth for Hart High of Newhall sophomore Melissa Brown Melissa Brown is an ophthalmologist from Flourtown, Pennsylvania who is a member of the Republican Party. She was also a three-time candidate for the US House of Representatives. on Thursday, facing star pitcher Lindsey Dean of national power Camarillo (28-2) in the Southern Section Div. I softball quarterfinals at Newhall Park. "I really don't like pressure," Brown said. "I was nervous." Brown may not like it, but she showed poise, coming through with a bouncing single just out of second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker Lindsey Hellend's reach to lift Hart to a 5-4 comeback victory over the nation's No. 2 team, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. . "She's a shy girl, but I had all the confidence in the world in Melissa Brown," Hart coach Steve Calendo said. "Today was her day." Hart (26-6) advances to face Norco, which beat Ramona 1-0 Thursday, in the semifinals at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday at a site to be determined. "Survive and advance. That's our motto," Calendo said. "They did that today against a great team. We've been flying under the radar This article is about the magazine. For other uses, see Under the Radar (disambiguation). Under the Radar is an American magazine that bills itself as "The solution to music pollution." It features interviews with accompanying photo-shoots. a little bit. We've just been quietly doing what we need to do, and now we still have life." With runners on second and third, Hart's Jessica Shults was walked intentionally to load the bases for Brown. The loss snapped Camarillo's 20-game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" , which included an 8-0 mercy victory over Hart in a tournament game May 5. "They're just another team, and this time we got the job done," Shults said. Hart's Destiny Rodino (19-4) pitched 21/3 innings of scoreless relief, striking out Hannah Klein with two out and runners on first and second in the top of the seventh. "Destiny was looking over my shoulder all day because she wanted to come in so badly," Calendo said. "She was champing on the bit to get in there." Dean (20-2) was touched for five runs (three earned) on 10 hits and four walks. Three sixth-inning errors by her teammates led to two unearned runs. Dean's three-run home run in the fifth gave Camarillo a one-run lead. Hart's Caitlin Stiglich was 3 for 4 with two RBIs -- including a squeeze bunt -- and a run. gerry.gittelson@dailynews.com (661) 257-5218 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Hart's Allison Lewis scores from first on Jessica Shults' hit in Thursday's playoff win over Camarillo. Michael Owen
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