SOFTBALL: KENNEDY COMES UP A LITTLE SHORT SPIRITED EFFORT NOT ENOUGH IN DEFEAT SAN PEDRO 1, KENNEDY 0.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Staff Writer Kennedy High of Granada Hills' gutsy guts·y adj. guts·i·er, guts·i·est Slang 1. Marked by courage or daring; plucky. 2. Robust and uninhibited; lusty: "the gutsy . . . little 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' team gave high- powered San Pedro all it could handle Wednesday in the City Section championship at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . For about five minutes, that is. Tori Chiodo tripled to start the game but was left stranded, as San Pedro right-hander Taylor Petty (22-2) responded by retiring 21 of the next 22 batters in the Pirates' 1-0 victory, San Pedro's 14th City title and 10th over the past 12 seasons. "I was sitting at third, hoping for the best," Chiodo said. "But it's OK. We played a good game. This was hard, because today just wasn't our day. We played hard but it wasn't meant to be." After beginning the season with three victories in its first 11 games, Kennedy (24-11) was just happy to be in the title game. But that didn't mean the Golden Cougars were going to roll over, and they didn't. Right-hander Julieann Martinez (16-6) allowed just two singles and one 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 while striking out six against a San Pedro lineup that entered the game with 40 home runs and an average of nearly 10 runs per game. Martinez, a sophomore, walked nine, but recorded key outs when necessary, as San Pedro (30-2) stranded 11 runners, seven 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 . San Pedro scored a run in the second 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. when No. 9 hitter Hanna De Gaetano walked with two outs, then scored on Vanessa Samudio's single. "I'm just mad because if I didn't give up so many walks, it would probably still be 0-0," Martinez said. "(Petty) is a good pitcher but I've seen better. Our bats just weren't awake today." Chiodo managed Kennedy's only other hit, a third-inning single. She finished her freshman season with a .533 average, seven home runs, nine triples and 32 RBIs. Chiodo also shined defensively, throwing out leadoff hitter In baseball, a leadoff hitter is a batter who bats first in the lineup. Strategy Leadoff hitters must possess certain traits to be successful: they must reach base at a proficient rate and be able to steal bases. Korin Cuico at home when she tried to score from second. Perhaps Kennedy lost momentum during a 13-day layoff before the title game. "After we beat Granada Hills in the semis, we were ready to go," Chiodo said. gerry.gittelson@dailynews.com (661) 257-5218 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Kennedy players show their disappointment after losing to San Pedro in the City championship game Wednesday. David Sprague/Staff Photographer |
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