SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK: VALENCIA BACK IN ACTION.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Staff Writer It's been a 13-day layoff for Valencia High's softball team, ranked No. 1 in the nation by USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. and Student Sports, and the Vikings (28-1), who have won 21 in a row, finally begin competing for their first Southern Section title. After receiving a first-round bye, Valencia, led by pitcher Jordan Taylor (28-0, 0.23 ERA), plays host to 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. (19-8) at 3:15 p.m. today in the second round of the Div. I playoffs. "It seems like it's been forever," Valencia second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker Nicole Matson said. "We're all really eager and really excited." Nothing short of a championship will suffice for the Vikings, who have won seven consecutive Foothill League titles and frequently been a top-four playoff seed during the streak but have yet to finish on top. They came closest in 2005, losing 2-0 to Royal of Simi Valley in the Div. I title game. 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. has vowed her team will not take anyone lightly. "We're very grounded right now," Lee said. "We know what we need to do, and we can't overlook anyone." The Wright stuff: The state's second-leading home run hitter, Lancaster's Shawna Wright, went homerless in a season-ending loss to Oaks Christian. But the sophomore proved she's not just another Golden League phenomenon with wind-swept statistics. Against the Lions' elite pitching, she went 1 for 2 with two RBIs. Wright finished with a .514 average, 14 home runs, 47 RBIs and a 1.306 slugging percentage In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is the most popular measure of the power of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats: in 72 at-bats. All-Star game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games set: Birmingham of Van Nuys coach Jim Rose is again organizing a postseason senior All-Star game at Birmingham. Information: (818) 535-7813 or fbsbrose@cs.com. gerry.gittelson@dailynews.com (661) 257-5218 CAPTION(S): box Box: SCHEDULE |
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