SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK: DEFICITS DON'T SEEM TO FAZE VALENCIA.Byline: Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writer No matter how far the Valencia 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' team falls behind this season, it seems to find a way back. The Vikings have rallied to beat some of the top teams in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . ``It's happened so much, there's not even a question in our minds that we're going to come back and win,'' sophomore 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 Kristen Aidem said after the Vikings' latest comeback, a 7-4 victory over El Toro El To·ro An unincorporated community of southern California southeast of Santa Ana. Founded in the 1890s, it is mainly residential. Population: 62,685. in the championship game of the Woodbridge of Irvine tournament. Valencia trailed 4-3 in the fifth inning before rallying in the sixth. ``We just fought back one by one every inning and they ended up making more errors than us. ... This team never gives up.'' The victory over El Toro was Valencia's second comeback of the week. Valencia rallied for four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Hart 7-6 last Tuesday Last Tuesday is a Christian melodic punk rock band hailing from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They played their final show on March 10th, 2007. Last Tuesday was formed in 1999 in Harrisburg, P.A. . The week before, Valencia rallied for two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat Camarillo 5-4. ``It's a lot of fun to coach this team right now,'' 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. ``I know that no matter how far down we get, they'll find a way to come back. None of these kids ever say die.'' As exciting as the games have been, it's a dangerous way to live. For the most part, Valencia has fallen behind in games because of defensive miscues. Against Hart, Valencia committed six errors. ``We can still get a lot better,'' Aidem said. ``Our defense has been a little rocky and we're working hard to get better ... That's why I don't even think we're close to our peak yet, so I'm not worried about peaking too soon.'' --No harm, no foul: Hart sophomore catcher Caitlin Stiglich had no hard feelings about her collision at the plate with Valencia's Alyssa Ishibashi last Tuesday. ``It's just part of the game,'' Stiglich said. ``I've always wanted to get in a collision like that ... I was a little dazed daze tr.v. dazed, daz·ing, daz·es 1. To stun, as with a heavy blow or shock; stupefy. 2. To dazzle, as with strong light. n. A stunned or bewildered condition. . I fell back and I think my head slammed on the dirt. But I'm dying to see it on video. It would've been 10 times better if I would've got her out, but it was still cool.'' --Must-win games: It's only the second week of league play, but Hart might have to win its eight remaining games to have a chance at the Foothill League title. Last season, Hart, Valencia and Saugus tied for the league title with 8-2 records. This season, Hart has already lost twice in league play, to Valencia and Saugus. ``You can think about (the race) or the future,'' Stiglich said. ``You just have to take it one game at a time ... I think we can hang with both (Valencia and Saugus). But we can't have the same mistakes we've been having.'' Ramona Shelburne, (818) 713-3617 ramona.shelburne(at)dailynews.com |
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