SOFTBALL: ROYAL GETS SINGLED OUT T.O., REYNOLDS STOP HIGHLANDERS THOUSAND OAKS 7, ROYAL 0.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON 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. -- There isn't much pitching in the hitter-heavy 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. , so Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. High has been keen to take advantage of ace Brittany Reynolds. The junior right-hander held high-powered Royal of Simi Valley to five singles Thursday in a 7-0 Lancers' victory 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 to propel Thousand Oaks (6-3, 4-0) to sole possession of first place. Royal (6-2, 3-1) had at least one runner on base every inning, but Reynolds (6-1), occasionally wild but rarely in serious trouble, was able to bear down when necessary, striking out six while walking seven to win her fifth in a row; she's allowed 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 in her past four starts, lowering her ERA to 0.76 with 59strikeouts in 36 innings. "Whenever Tiffany needed a key strikeout or a key out, she got the job done," Thousand Oaks coach Gary Walin said. Thousand Oaks' Tiffany Messerschmidt was 3 for 5 with two runs, Emily Martino was 2for 4 with two runs, and Carisa Mudgett added two hits and two RBIs. "I'm excited because we've all worked together," Reynolds said. "I think we can still take this team to another level. We're going to get stronger as we along." Royal committed four errors and made several mental mistakes by failing to cover bases. Liz Tsipouras (6-2) was touched for six runs in 42/3 innings, but just two were earned. "We made errors and they capitalized," Tsipouras said. "We're a good hitting team but we just weren't on it with our bats today. It just wasn't our day, but there's plenty of more softball this season. They haven't seen the last of us." With starting 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 Bonnie bon·ny also bon·nie adj. bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots 1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty. 2. Excellent. Ward unavailable because of a schedule conflict, Royal was forced to shuffle two players around. The Highlanders, who won the Southern Section Div. I title two seasons ago and advanced to the second round last year, will have to shore up their defense if they want to remain competitive. "We're still working on the whole errors thing," third baseman third baseman n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker Kacee Cox said. "Plus, we just couldn't string together any hits today." gerry.gittelson@dailynews.com (661) 257-5218 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Thousand Oaks pitcher Brittany Reynolds delivers against Royal High School on Thursday. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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