SOFTBALL BEAT RAWSON REUNION.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Sisters Nichole, Natalie and Melissa Rawson, formerly standouts at Highland of Palmdale, were reunited May 1 when Colgate swept Marist in a doubleheader. Nichole plays for Marist. Her twin, Natalie, and Melissa play for Colgate. The twins are freshmen and Melissa is a junior. The doubleheader turned out to be an impressive showcase for all three. In the first game, Nichole pitched a five-hitter with six strikeouts but lost 1-0 on a home run in the seventh inning. In the second game, Nichole was 3 for 4 with a home run, her seventh of the season. Natalie was 2 for 3 with a home run, her 13th, and two 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 . Melissa was 3 for 4 with two doubles and an RBI. ``All of them were very nervous but very excited. They had the best time of their lives,'' said their mother, Cris. ``Melissa said it was really hard not to root for Nichole. Every time Nichole would strike someone out, Melissa would yell, 'Yes!' Then she would realize it was the wrong team.'' CITY SECTION PLAYOFFS: S.F., VERDUGO HILLS TO MEET IN CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERS San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. hasn't given up more than one run in nine consecutive games, including a 3-0 victory over Washington of L.A. in L.A. In is a compilation of studio recording by Various Artists. It was originally released in 1979 as an LP by Rhino Records. Track listing Side One The Kats the first round of the City Section Championship playoffs Monday. The fourth-seeded Tigers (23-4), led by Selena Salazar, face fifth-seeded Verdugo Hills of Tujunga (16-11) in a quarterfinal matchup at 2:30 p.m. today at San Fernando. Salazar, a freshman, struck out 10, gave up four singles and drove in two runs against Washington. She's 16-4 with a 0.35 ERA and 140 strikeouts in 140 innings. The talented freshman is batting .500 with six home runs, 23 extra-base hits and a region-best 50 RBI in 81 at-bats. The 50 RBI is believed to be the highest single-season total in region history. First baseman Olga Hernandez, one of the team's few seniors, is batting .443. Sophomore Leilani Madrigal madrigal, name for two different forms of Italian music, one related to the poetic madrigal in the 14th cent., the other the most common form of secular vocal music in the 16th cent. has 21 stolen bases. San Fernando was a bit flat Monday after an eventful weekend. The Tigers won two games to take the Desert Diamond Classic tournament championship Saturday in Lancaster, and then celebrated Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo (Spanish; “Fifth of May”) Mexican holiday commemorating the Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862. The French army, better-equipped and far larger than the Mexican army, had been sent by Napoleon III to conquer Mexico. on Sunday. Coach Peter Bernal expects the girls to be revitalized today, as San Fernando contends for its first semifinal berth in school history. Verdugo Hills, which defeated Garfield of L.A. 4-0 in the first round, has played a more difficult schedule than last season, when the team was 22-3 but lost in the first round. The Dons are hoping the stiffer competition has toughened them up for the postseason. Danielle Burch struck out 12 and homered against Garfield. She's 9-4 with a 0.99 ERA, and has 98 strikeouts in 78 innings. Fellow right-hander Jessica McGivney is 7-7 with a 1.11 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 95 innings. McGivney leads Verdugo Hills with a .416 average, and Dena DePompa is at .376. The semifinals are at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at South Gate Park. The final is May 21 at UCLA's Easton Field. In today's other City Section quarterfinals: --Kennedy (17-7) at San Pedro (23-2), 3 p.m.: Ninth-seeded Kennedy of Granada Hills figures to have its hands full against the high-powered Pirates, who looked sharp during Monday's opening victory over Birmingham of Lake Balboa. Kennedy right-hander Kristin Cookson (17-7), a converted outfielder, has proven herself as a pitcher. The senior held Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] of L.A. to two hits (one over the final six innings) in a 4-2 opening-round victory. She's also one of the team's top hitters along with infielder Alissa Villanueva. San Pedro sophomore Ashley Esparza, who limited Birmingham to two singles and struck out five, is among Southern California's most dominating pitchers in any division. She's 18-2 with a 0.14 ERA, 142 strikeouts, 12 shutouts and three no-hitters in 147 innings. She's also batting .413 with 20 RBI. Top-seeded San Pedro has won nine softball titles, including the last two in a row, and seven since 1992. --Westchester (16-3) at El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
El Camino Real right-hander Megan Zwoyer (13-8) threw a no-hitter against Narbonne. Teammate Kelly Lombard, a junior, is among the City Section's best all-around players. The third-seeded Conquistadores have won 12 City titles - more than any school - including four since 1994. --Granada Hills (16-9) at Carson (22-5), 2:30 p.m.: Samantha Johnson's grand slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. highlighted Granada Hills' 11-1 opening-round victory over Eagle Rock, but the Highlanders shouldn't expect such an easy time against the second-seeded Colts. Right-hander Kat Walsh (7-4), who gave up two hits against Eagle Rock, faces Danira Iolamo (12-3), who threw a three-hitter and struck out 10 in a 2-0 victory over Taft of Woodland Hills. Kelly Zakosek is Granada Hills' leading hitter. NYDAM MOWS MOWS Management of Web Services 'EM DOWN Lauren Nydam continued her dominating pitching for Village Christian of Sun Valley at the 15th annual 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. tournament Saturday. She pitched the Crusaders to victories over San Marcos San Marcos (săn mär`kəs). 1 City (1990 pop. 38,974), San Diego co., S Calif., a northern suburb of San Diego; settled 1880s, inc. 1963. of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. in the semifinals and Hoover of Glendale the final. Against Glendale, the tall right-hander gave up five hits and struck out six in a 1-0 victory. Nydam earned MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. honors in the tournament after allowing 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 29 innings. COIN FLIP COSTS CANOGA Before the City Section playoff seeding meeting last Thursday, section commissioner Barbara Feige declared Canoga Park the Sunset Six League champion based on the team's 6-1 league record, thus granting the Hunters an automatic berth in the Championship Bracket. League rival Verdugo Hills of Tujunga also had lost just one game but was 5-1 because the Dons played one fewer game as a result of the bus-driver strike. Verdugo Hills coach Darren FitzGerald Darren Fitzgerald (born December 16, 1977 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish football player who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Ballymena United in the Irish League. Honours Irish Cup Winner 2001 Northern Ireland International: Under-21 suggested it wasn't fair to penalize pe·nal·ize tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es 1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish. 2. his team because of the strike, although her team was expected to make the Championship Bracket regardless. Even though Feige had made her decision, Canoga Park coach Dee Dow agreed to a coin flip to determine the league champion. Dow lost the flip. The result: Verdugo was league champ and ended up the fifth seed; Canoga Park fell out of the bracket into the Invitational. Birmingham of Van Nuys sneaked into the No. 16 slot and lost to top-ranked San Pedro in the first round. QUOTE OF THE WEEK ``Hey ump, I can show you the mark.'' - Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame assistant coach Joe De Le Cerda on a drive by the Knights' Stephanie Butler that appeared to kick up chalk but was ruled foul. BRASSFIELD, STONE COMMIT Two of the region's top small-school players, Marissa Brassfield of Montclair Prep of Van Nuys and Julie Stone of Village Christian of Sun Valley, have made college commitments. Brassfield will play for Pennsylvania, and Stone is going to The Master's College History The Master's College was founded as Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary on May 25, 1927 to meet the need for a fundamental Baptist school on the West Coast. in Newhall. ``It was always my dream to go to an Ivy League Ivy League Group of eight universities in the northeastern U.S., high in academic and social prestige, that are members of an athletic conference for intercollegiate gridiron football dating to the 1870s. school,'' said Brassfield, a pitcher. Stone, who is batting .306 (.444 over the past 16 games), has eight game-winning hits this season and a .978 fielding percentage In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player handles a batted or thrown ball properly. at third base. LEAGUE UPDATE CONDOR Oaks Christian of Westlake Village RHPs Ashlee Freeman and Sara Radabaugh, both of whom have sore arms, returned Tuesday against Cornerstone Christian of Camarillo. Freeman, who hadn't pitched since April 19, struck out eight and allowed no hits in four innings, and she also was 3 for 5 with a home run and four RBI. Radabaugh, out since April 26, didn't allow a hit and struck out eight in three innings. Oaks Christian won 15-0. FOOTHILL Hart of Newhall plays Saugus at 7 tonight at the William S. Hart complex, an annual highlight because neither team gets many chances to play under the lights. ``The girls really look forward to this game,'' Hart coach Cathy Giordano said. FRONTIER Calabasas continues to get production from INF INF interferon. Carly Weinstein. She's batting .467 - at least 100 points higher than everyone else on the team. GOLDEN Lancaster's 14-3 loss to Highland of Palmdale on Tuesday knocked the Eagles out of contention for second place, meaning they'll probably have to travel for the first round of the playoffs or perhaps play a wild-card game. Meanwhile, RHP rhp abbr. rated horsepower Amanda Riley injured her foot while running the bases. ``I think it's broken,'' coach Dean Johnson Dean Elton Johnson (born June 24, 1947) was formerly the majority leader of the Minnesota Senate. He was first elected to the Senate in 1982 and represented the 13th Senate District. said Wednesday. That means Lancaster has no more pitchers, since No. 1 starter Tara Urbanski quit two weeks ago. LIBERTY If Viewpoint of Calabasas beats Providence of Burbank today at Hjelte Park in Encino, the victory likely will force a four-way tie for first place in the league. Viewpoint is led by Krystal Dry and Providence by Sonia Nuno. MARMONTE Westlake players have become Moorpark fans today since Moorpark needs to beat Royal of 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. for Westlake to finish in second place instead of third. Second place probably means a home seed in the first round of the playoffs; third place probably means a road opener against a league champion, possibly at one of the Orange County powers. ... Westlake's Rachel Murray might be the hardest player in the league to strike out. She has whiffed just twice in 92 at-bats. INVITATIONAL QUARTERFINALS Today, 2:30 p.m. --Cleveland (9-11) at Canoga Park (14-4) --Dorsey (12-4) at Lincoln (19-7) --South Gate (11-13) at Venice (10-7-2) --Poly (8-13) at Marshall (17-7) DAILY NEWS TOP 10 Records through Tuesday No. School Record 1. Valencia 22-4-2 Pitchers Ross, Rocco keep rolling 2. Royal 22-5-1 Two decisive victories over T.O. in four days 3. Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. 24-3 Impressive victory over high-powered San Pedro 4. Camarillo 22-5 Beat Rio Mesa to clinch Pacific View League title 5. Thousand Oaks 20-8-1 Will 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. peak in playoffs again? 6. Hart 18-9 Key matchup vs. Saugus at 7 tonight 7. Westlake 18-7-1 Regular season ended Saturday 8. La Canada 17-4-1 RHP Kalish 16-1, and now bats have come around 9. Quartz Hill 18-6 Four starters batting .378 or better 10. Oaks Christian 24-4 Div. VI playoff loss would be shock Bubbling: Harvard-Westlake 18-7; San Fernando 23-4; Village Christian 19-5-1; Faith Baptist 21-7 CAPTION(S): 4 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1) From left: Sisters Melissa, Nichole and Natalie Rawson are former Highland stars. Hope Kinchen/Special to the Daily News (2) SALAZAR (3) ZAKOSEK (4) NYDAM Box: (1) INVITATIONAL QUARTERFINALS (see text) (2) Daily News TOP 10 (see text) |
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