SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS.QUARTER FINALS All games at 3:15 p.m. DIVISION I Camarillo (22-8) at 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. (20-8) Outlook: Camarillo faces Division II's fourth seed in Los Alamitos, but the Scorpions aren't considered underdogs. Not the way Kathryn Nevard is pitching. The senior, headed to Illinois next season, stifled Highland in a 1-0 win on Tuesday. Keep an eye on: Nevard. She has 31 strikeouts, two hits allowed and one perfect game in two playoff victories. Los Alamitos figures to be a tough opponent, however, even though the Griffins needed a sixth-inning 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 single from Emily Foltz to get past Arroyo Grande 2-1 on Tuesday. DIVISION II Hart (23-5) at Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. (24-5-1) Outlook: These teams would have met at the Thousand Oaks tournament had the Lancers' prom commitment not forced the game's cancellation. Now they'll meet with everything on the line in what could be one of the best games of the season. Keep an eye on: Several intriguing individual matchups: Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. P Nicole Angelo (24-4) vs. Indians Ps Amanda Fortune and/or Lindsey Kontra. Hart C Sara Dean against the speed of Thousand Oaks baserunners Sheridan Fowler and Michelle Spencer. Angelo against Indians slugger Jocelyn Evans. Fortune against the potent left-handed bat of Fowler. DIVISION IV Calabasas (19-7) at Bonita Bonita (Spanish and Portuguese for "beautiful") is the name of:
Outlook: The Coyotes produced at the right times Tuesday to get past Ridgecrest Burroughs. Calabasas scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning and then answered the Burros' two-run fifth with two in the bottom of the inning Noun 1. bottom of the inning - the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat bottom inning, frame - (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat . Bonita got past Alemany 3-1 on Tuesday. Keep an eye on: Calabasas C Sara Hall Sara Hall is a social democratic candidate in the 2007 Ontario election, representing the New Democratic Party of Ontario (NDP) in the Parry Sound-Muskoka electoral district. While in university, she majored in Political Science and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1994. . The Purdue recruit batted .371 with 23 RBI in the regular season. The Coyotes scored their runs Tuesday thanks to Burroughs' errors. Against Bonita, more offensive production from Hall, Heather Bell and others will be required. Directions: Go east on the Pasadena (210) Freeway until it merges onto Highway 30. Turn right onto Foothill Boulevard The following streets are named Foothill Boulevard:
DIVISION V La Reina (21-4) at La Salle (18-8-1) Outlook: Top-seeded La Reina has won 17 consecutive games and might not lose again as the Regents head toward a possible divisional championship. Against a solid Westridge team in the second round, La Reina got a strong start from P Kristen Ward (11 strikeouts, three hits allowed). Keep an eye on: The speed of La Reina's Monica Thompson, who was among the region's stolen base leaders with 27 in the regular season. Directions: Take the Pasadena (210) Freeway east, exit at Madre and go north until Madre becomes Sierra Madre Villa. The softball field is located at 770 North Sierra Madre. DIVISION VI Faith Baptist (21-5) at Cornerstone Christian (21-3-1) Outlook: Fourth-seeded Cornerstone Christian of Camarillo had just two hits against Victor Valley Christian, but the Eagles took advantage of four errors. Faith Baptist is playing on the road for the second time this week, but the Contenders are happy to be traveling by land after defeating host Avalon 5-3 Tuesday on Catalina Island. Keep an eye on: Cornerstone Christian P Julia Hartnell. In the Victor Valley Christian win, Hartnell (17-2) threw a two-hitter with 14 strikeouts. |
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