SOFTBALL: VALENCIA GRAD CREPS MAKING MARKS AT UCLA.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Staff Writer After struggling with knee and shoulder injuries during her first two seasons at national power 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 , former Valencia High standout Jaisa Creps is beginning to make an impact for the Bruins this year. She is batting Batting has several meanings:
Her former Valencia teammate Ashley Herrera, who joined UCLA with Creps, is having an off year as a returning starting outfielder. Herrera, Valencia's all-time home run leader, is batting just .186 with three home runs in 129 at-bats. Other notable Valencia products playing college softball College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softball is played by women at the intercollegiate level, whereas college baseball is played by men. include Hawaii freshman Courtney Baughman and Tennessee Tennessee, state, United States Tennessee (tĕn`əsē', tĕn'əsē`), state in the south-central United States. sophomore Kortney Bell. Baughman is 8-5 with a 2.52 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 74 innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. , and Bell is batting .231 with one home run in 16 at-bats. At Western Michigan
Western Michigan, also known as West Michigan, is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan. , former Saugus standout Kyla Sullivan, a sophomore pitcher, is 8-2 with a 2.27 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 61 innings. Another former Saugus pitcher, Rutgers senior Christina Gillman, is 5-10 with a 3.78 ERA in 94 innings for a team that is 15-37. Record-setter: Saugus junior Victoria Kemp n. 1. Coarse, rough hair in wool or fur, injuring its quality. , enjoying another fine season, is well on her way toward the Foothill League's all-time home run record. The Arizona-bound utility player has five home runs this season and 19 overall, two shy of former Canyon star Crystl Bustos' career mark of 21 set in 1992-95. Kemp this year is batting .321 with 21 RBIs and a league-best 10 stolen bases in 81 at-bats. Little offense: It hasn't been much of an offensive season in the Foothill League. Heading into the final game, only two players -- Burroughs' Kerry Hodgins and Valencia's Nicole Matson -- are hitting better than .400. Hodgins, a sophomore, is averaging .410 with one home run and nine RBIs. Matson, a junior, is hitting .407 with four home runs and 16 RBIs. |
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