SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK: SUSPENDED GAME TO RESUME.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 A lot has changed since rain halted the Valencia-Camarillo softball game in the top of the third inning March 22. Camarillo has added two more victories to its record while Valencia has been idle for 16 days, relaxing over spring break and working out at the batting cages whenever possible. That March 22 game will resume from the point that it was halted today at 3:15 p.m. at Valencia. The game was stopped with Valencia leading 2-0 in the top of the third inning. Camarillo was threatening to score at the time, with runners at second and third, no outs and its Nos. 2-3-4 hitters due up. ``It'll be different. We can't really play like we have the lead because of the situation we're in on defense,'' said Valencia pitcher Courtney Baughman, who was in the circle at the time. ``It'll be sort of like a tiebreaker tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie .'' Baughman said she wasn't worried about the long layoff between games. In fact, she thinks it might even help her team refocus Verb 1. refocus - focus once again; The physicist refocused the light beam" focus - cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image" 2. and come back fresh. In the past, Valencia has played in the Righetti High Best of the West tournament in Santa Maria Santa Maria, city, Brazil Santa Maria (sän`tə mərē`ə), city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base. . This year, the team took a real spring break, practicing only once and leaving it to the players to stay in shape. ``I think we'll be fine,'' Baughman said. ``We were playing a lot before. We practiced this Saturday and a lot of people went to the cages over the break. It was nice to have a real spring break this year.'' Baughman and her family took a trip up to Stanford to watch her future college, Hawaii, play in a tournament. The Rainbows beat Illinois and St. Mary's University but lost to Stanford. Third baseman third baseman n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker Danielle Maricle also went on vacation with her family, to San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . --Revenge: Hart took a few days off for spring break, but came back a few days early to exact some revenge on Los Alamitos Los Alamitos (lôs ăləmē`təs, lŏs), city (1990 pop. 11,676), Orange co., NE of Long Beach, S Calif., in a suburban area; inc. 1960. Los Alamitos Racetrack and U.S. military installations are nearby. . Hart swept a doubleheader against Los Alamitos on Saturday by identical 6-2 scores behind sophomore pitcher Jessica Fridwall and freshman Christy Lincoln. ``They kicked our butts last year,'' Hart coach Cathy Giordano said. ``One of the games was 11-1. Our girls wanted to beat them so bad they could taste it.'' Los Alamitos was the Southern Section Div. I runner-up last season and returned much of its team this year. ``I was really proud of (Fridwall),'' Giordano said. ``She hadn't pitched in about six games, but she did a great job on Saturday. She doesn't strike a lot of people out, but she gets a lot of outs.'' Fridwall and Lincoln also hit key home runs Saturday. --Perez not worried: Saugus has been the hottest team in the area this season, averaging six runs a game. The Centurions held a clinic last Monday, but took the rest of the week off for spring break. They will go to Hueneme of Oxnard today for a game at 3:15 p.m. ``I don't think they'll cool off,'' Saugus coach Rich Perez said. ``They've been taking everything in stride Adv. 1. in stride - without losing equilibrium; "she took all his criticism in stride" in good spirits and not looking too far down the road.'' --Sportsmanship: Nine-year-old Hannah Cookson had U.S. Olympians Lisa Fernandez Lisa Fernandez (born February 22, 1971, in New York City) is a renowned softball pitcher of Cuban-Puerto Rican descent who established an Olympic record in softball with 25 strikeouts as a member of the United States Women Olympic Softball Team. and Nicole Giordano rolling with laughter Sunday afternoon at an autograph session at Big League Sports in Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, . Giordano, who gives hitting lessons to Cookson, asked how her last game went. Cookson replied that she struck out nine batters in three innings, but walked two. Giordano asked why she walked the two batters, expecting to hear something about a bad strike zone or a lack of control. Cookson surprised everyone by saying: ``They were my friends. I didn't want them to cry if I struck them out.'' Ramona Shelburne, (818) 713-3617 ramona.shelburne(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Courtney Baughman will take the mound again for Valencia against Camarillo in the resumption of a suspended game A suspended game in Major League Baseball occurs when a game has to be stopped before it can be completed. When a game is suspended, the remainder of the game is to be completed at a later date. Major League Baseball Rule 4. . David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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