SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: BIG LEAGUE HITS BIG TIME : ALL-STARS REACH NATIONALS.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer The Antelope Valley-based District 51 Big League All-Stars (18-and-under) bid for the region's third consecutive Little League softball national championship next week in Kalamazoo, Mich. District 51 won the Big League World Series two years ago, followed by Lancaster Park View's Senior Softball (13-15 year-olds) national championship in 1997. Six Big League players (Kristi DiMarco, Jennifer Durost, Ruth Gleich, Summer Richardson, Amber Slaton and Alena Valdez) were on the 1996 team. CSUN-bound Richardson pitched District 51 into the World Series by shutting down Hawaii 12-1 in the regional final Thursday night at Palmdale Massari Park. Richardson, who did not allow a runner past second base until the last inning Thursday, has not allowed an 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 10 tournament innings, striking out 13. District 51 meets host Kalamazoo Monday at 4 p.m. PDT PDT abbr. Pacific Daylight Time PDT Pacific Daylight Time PDT n abbr (US) (= Pacific Daylight Time) → hora de verano del Pacífico PDT in the first round of the six-team round-robin tournament A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a type of group tournament in which each participant plays every other participant an equal number of times. In a single round-robin schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. that concludes next Saturday. ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 2 is televising the championship game. ``It's kind of like what everyone has been saying - we've got some pretty good ballplayers,'' District 51 manager Rich Anderson Richard "Rich" Anderson is the Iowa State Representative from the 97th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2005. Anderson currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Economic Growth committee; the Environmental committee; said. ``The girls have shown they can really get the bats going when everything is on the line.'' District 51 features six recently graduated All-Southern Section starters, several of them college-scholarship players. But the regional wins did not all come easily. After beating Hawaii 6-1 in the opener, District 51 barely squeaked by the other District 51 contingent - District 51 Teal - by a 2-1 score. Then Hawaii came back with a 4-2 afternoon win Thursday to force the final elimination game. ``It's kind of funny how softball works,'' said designated hitter Nadine Klemenz, the team's 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 leader with six. ``I really don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what it is about this team, but we're really determined and we definitely have the talent.'' DISTRICT 51 ALL-STAR ROSTER Players' names, positions and high schools. Jamie Booth INF INF interferon. Quartz Hill Kristi DiMarco OF Palmdale Jennifer Durost INF Highland Ruth Gleich OF Paraclete Mikki Goldwater P Palmdale Nadine Klemenz DH Palmdale Amanda Kauffman INF Palmdale Summer Richardson P 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. Amber Slaton INF Quartz Hill Cheri Smith P Palmdale Jennifer Smith INF Highland Alena Valdez C Paraclete Michelle Wintermute OF Highland Penny Wood OF Quartz Hill MANAGER: Rich Anderson COACHES: Ken Durost, Frank Slaton ANOTHER TITLE? Who: District 51 All-Stars What: Big League (18-and-under) Softball World Series Where: Kalamazoo, Mich. When: Opens vs. Kalamazoo on Monday, 4 p.m. PDT Fast fact: Six veterans, including ace pitcher Summer Richardson, return from District 51's 1996 World Series championship team. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos, 2 Boxes PHOTO (1--2) The hitting of Kristi DiMarco, above, and pitching of Micki Goldwater, below, are keys for District 51. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News BOX: (1) DISTRICT 51 ALL-STAR ROSTER (see text) (2) ANOTHER TITLE? (see text) |
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