SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: QUARTZ HILL TAKES SURGE INTO SEMIFINALS MATCHUP.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer Did Quartz Hill High's grueling 2-0 14-inning softball-playoff win at 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. Righetti on Saturday take its toll? The Rebels (22-3-2) will discover how much they have left today against Riverside Jurupa Valley (25-4) in the Southern Section Division II semifinals at Lancaster City Park. First pitch is at 3:15. Quartz Hill again will rely on all-purpose star Jodie Cox, whose dramatic two-run triple was the difference against Righetti. Junior left-hander Cox (20-3) has now pitched 42 straight scoreless innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. , including the 14-inning shutout over favored Righetti. For the season, Cox has a 0.27 ERA and 233 strikeouts, allowing just seven earned runs 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 , 84 hits, and 31 walks in 182 innings. Cox also leads the region (large schools) with eight home runs, and is batting .429 (36 of 84) with 30 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 and 27 runs. After watching his team stymie sty·mie also sty·my tr.v. sty·mied , sty·mie·ing also sty·my·ing , sty·mies To thwart; stump: a problem in thermodynamics that stymied half the class. n. 1. several scary Righetti rallies, coach Coy Ray likes the spirit on his ball club. ``There was at least two or three times that we could have folded,'' Ray said. ``But we held on. If we didn't, it would have been a long ride home. I can't really give this team any more advice except to just keep on playing a sound game and make the plays.'' Jurupa Valley, coached by Jimmy Rodriguez, has outscored three playoff opponents 12-1, including a 1-0 nod over Corona Corona, city, United States Corona (kərō`nə), city (1990 pop. 76,095), Riverside co., S Calif.; inc. 1896. The city developed as a primary citrus fruit producer and shipping center. There is also light manufacturing. in the quarterfinals. Pitcher Wendy Stephens is 18-4 with a 0.55 ERA. Unlike Righetti's Jocelyn Forest, one of the fastest pitchers in California who struck out 24 in Saturday's losing effort, Stephens is a finesse fi·nesse n. 1. Refinement and delicacy of performance, execution, or artisanship. 2. Skillful, subtle handling of a situation; tactful, diplomatic maneuvering. 3. pitcher who likes to change speed. ``Wendy is definitely a control pitcher A control pitcher is a pitcher who succeeds mostly by using accurate pitches, as oppose to a power pitcher who relies on velocity. By issuing a below average number of bases on balls he exhibits good control of his pitches. ,'' Jurupa Valley coach Jimmy Rodriguez said. ``She keeps the ball low so we get a lot of grounders.'' Rodriguez has a second pitching option in Erin Kelly, who is 7-0. Jurupa Valley has shuffled its lineup through the season, and Rodriguez is hoping his team is peaking at the right time. ``We're much-improved from the beginning of the season,'' he said. ``In our first tournament, we came in fourth.'' Rodriguez scouted Quartz Hill's Saturday win. ``Quartz Hill plays good defense and they're pretty smart, which means they're well-coached,'' Rodriguez said. ``I know they haven't given up a run in the playoffs, so our first goal is to score on them.'' Quartz Hill's road to the semifinals started with an 8-0 win over Buena, followed with a 1-0 victory at Hart. 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' SEMIS DIVISION II WHO: Quartz Hill vs. Riverside Jurupa Valley WHERE: Lancaster City Park (field No. 2) WHEN: 3:15 today RECORDS: Quartz Hill 22-3-2; Jurupa Valley 25-4 DIVISION V WHO: Paraclete vs. Orange Lutheran WHERE: Concordia College in Irvine WHEN: 1:30 today RECORDS: Paraclete 21-5-2; Orange Lutheran 19-10 CAPTION(S): Box BOX: SOFTBALL SEMIS (See text) |
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