SOFTBALL: VALENCIA CATCHER SIGNS WITH FERRIS ST.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Despite a total of just 15 at-bats over two seasons, Valencia catcher Rachel Mueller has committed to Ferris State, an NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II college in Big Rapids Big Rapids, city (1990 pop. 12,603), seat of Mecosta co., W central Mich., at the falls of the Muskegon River; inc. 1869. Agriculture and light manufacturing predominate, and Big Rapids serves as a shipping point for the region's grains. , Mich. Last year, Mueller was a backup, and this season she has split time with Paige Smith and also missed four games while on a recruiting trip to Ferris State, where her sister, Sarah, is among the team's top pitchers. After missing her freshman season at Ferris State because of an injury, Sarah is 4-4 with a 3.45 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 42 innings. ``Rachel is absolutely excited,'' said her father, Paul. ``It should be a good fit because the family is from Michigan, and this gives Rachel a chance to be back wither her sister,'' Valencia coach Donna Lee Donna Lee is a bebop jazz standard itself based on the chord changes of the traditional jazz standard "(Back Home Again in) Indiana".[1] It is named after the now-obscure bassist Donna Lee. said. --The 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' gods haven't been smiling at Hart, as the Indians (5-1) trudged through yet another rainout rain·out n. An event, such as an athletic contest, that has been rained out. Radioactive material in the atmosphere brought down by precipitation. Tuesday at Alemany of Mission Hills. ``It's been bad,'' first-year coach Steve Calendo said. The game has been rescheduled for Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. at Alemany, followed by the Foothill League opener against visiting Burroughs on Thursday at 3:15 p.m. at Hart Park. Hart's strength has been pitching and defense, as the Indians have yet to allow more than three runs in one game. Touted freshman Destiny Rodino is 3-0 with a 0.28 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 25 innings, and Stephanie Bronson is 2-1 with a 1.62 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 17 innings. Opponents have totaled four extra-base hits ex·tra-base hit n. Baseball A double, a triple, or a home run. in six games. ``Both have pitched very well,'' Calendo said. Gerry Gittelson, (661) 257-5218 gerry.gittelson(at)dailynews.com |
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