SOFTBALL BEAT: RICHARDSON, ONE OF STATE'S BEST, FINISHING HIGH SCHOOL CAREER.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer Summer Richardson this week is winding down a 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' career at Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. High that has made her one of California's greatest pitchers. Richardson (15-4) has 235 strikeouts in 105 innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. this season with seven no-hitters, two perfect games and seven shutouts. Her 21-strikeout performance in a recent win over Big Pine put Richardson in the record books with eight others who have accomplished the feat in seven innings. Brenda Selvey of Ontario Chaffey is the only pitcher in state history to strike out 22 in seven innings. Richardson, who has two regular-season starts remaining, plus the Division V playoffs, ranks ninth statewide with 22 career no-hitters and third with nine perfect games. She will play at Cal State Northridge next year. Desert Mountain League front-runner Boron (16-4) plays at Desert Christian today and at Mammoth on Friday. Richardson is batting .446 with 24 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in and just two strikeouts this season. Her career stats include a .443 average, 124 RBI, 10 home runs, and 46 extra-base hits ex·tra-base hit n. Baseball A double, a triple, or a home run. . GOLDEN LEAGUE Palmdale (18-7, 6-2) ruined Quartz Hill's bid for a perfect Golden League campaign by beating the Rebels 2-0 on Monday. Palmdale's victory reversed a 1-0 Quartz Hill win three weeks ago. Quartz Hill (18-3, 7-1) needs just one more win - either against visiting Lancaster (5-13, 3-5) yesterday or at Littlerock (8-10, 2-6) today - to win the Golden League title outright. Highland (21-5, 7-2) knocked off Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley (4-19, 0-8) 19-0 in just three innings on Tuesday. Highland faces Palmdale today in a battle for second place. Highland beat the Falcons 5-4 three weeks ago, so expect Palmdale to have revenge on its mind. |
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