SOFTBALL: T.O. STUNS QUARTZ HILL : COX HITS RECORD 30TH HR.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer You would have thought Quartz Hill High had all the momentum in the world going into its matchup against 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. . You would have thought 25 straight victories - including a dramatic 19-inning playoff triumph over Glendora a day earlier - would have been the prelude to a second straight division 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' title. You would have thought Jodie Cox's state-record 30th career home run would be part of a story about how No. 1-seeded Quartz Hill had won yet again. You would have thought . . . Well, Thousand Oaks didn't think - it just did. As in did in Quartz Hill 6-3 on Tuesday in Thousand Oaks, abruptly ending the Rebels' season and boosting the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. into a Southern Section Division I quarterfinal game at A.B. Miller or San Clemente San Clemente (săn klĭmĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 41,100), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1928. Camp Pendleton, a large U.S. marine base, adjoins the city, which is chiefly residential. on Thursday. ``I'm so excited. This is such a big win for us,'' said Thousand Oaks right fielder right fielder n. Baseball The player who defends right field. Noun 1. right fielder - the person who plays right field outfielder - (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield Kim Martin Kim Kristine Martin (born February 28, 1986 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish national ice hockey goaltender. She plays her club hockey with AIK's women's team and has also played with Hammarby IF's junior men's team. , who was 3 for 4. ``We had our heart set on beating Quartz Hill.'' The record-setting home run by Cox - a towering blast to right field that cut the gap to two runs in the fifth inning - was inconsequential in·con·se·quen·tial adj. 1. Lacking importance. 2. Not following from premises or evidence; illogical. n. A triviality. . Cox, the key figure in so many Quartz Hill victories because of her exceptional pitching and hitting, was not herself against Thousand Oaks (22-8). She allowed no earned runs, but it was obvious she was suffering from a sore left arm. She yielded six hits, four walks and three wild pitches while striking out six, compared to 30 in 17 innings against Glendora. Quartz Hill's three infield errors and various mental lapses didn't help. ``I don't have any excuses. I just didn't have much pop today,'' said Cox (23-2). ``To be honest, Thousand Oaks just came out more fired up, and I didn't have my best stuff.'' Thousand Oaks scored three runs in the second without hitting the ball out of the infield, then added two more in the third. Quartz Hill (25-2) never recovered. Nicole Angelo relieved Sheridan Fowler (11-5) three batters after Cox's region-best 12th home run of the season made it 5-3 and got the save by retiring the next eight. ``Give Thousand Oaks credit, but this was not Jodie Cox's typical game,'' Quartz Hill coach Coy Ray said. ``Plus, we made a lot of mistakes, and we knew going in that Thousand Oaks was going to give us a really good game.'' |
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