SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: CHAMINADE WINS RETURNS TO TITLE GAME.Byline: Daily News Brianna Barth didn't want to be upstaged in her final home game. Danielle Zymkowitz wouldn't let it happen. As a result, the two seniors will conclude their careers on the biggest stage in high school 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' . Zymkowitz went 3 for 4 with two doubles and Barth bounced back from allowing her first postseason run to crush crush A combination commodity trade in which soybean futures are purchased and soybean meal or oil futures are sold. Compare reverse crush. her third home run of the year, leading Chaminade of West Hills to a 5-1 win Tuesday over Templeton (19-6-1) in the Southern Section Div. IV semifinals at Chaminade Middle School. "We didn't want to let (Brianna) down," said the Illinois-bound Zymkowitz, who singled and scored in the second and doubled in a run in the fourth. "She's been sick ... but she's still going out and pitching great. We knew had to do everything we could to make sure we get to that big dance." Chaminade (23-8), the defending division champion, will face Bishop Montgomery of Torrance (22-9) in the final Friday or Saturday in Irvine. Thanks to flawless defense and timely hits from Barth, Zymkowitz, Brittany Cervantes and Brittany Labbe, the Eagles ended Templeton's bid for a sixth straight title, the past fivecoming in the Central Section. "We did a few more little things right ... and when you get to this level, those things become more magnified," Chaminade coach Jon Ellinghouse said. "It's a good feeling to be playing great defense and great offense at the same time." Barth (22-7) had pitched 24 1/3 scoreless innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. in the playoffs before Jill McClelland hit a one-out homer in the fourth over the right-field fence to close the deficit to 2-1. In her next at-bat, Barth gave herself some breathing room by belting Kat Hicks' first pitch of the fifth onto the junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. diamond in left-center field. "I just wanted to come out and get it back," said the Georgia-bound Barth, who struck out eight. "I didn't (pitch) as well as I would've liked, but it was sweet to be able to fight back like that." -- Erik Boal DIV. VII Hillcrest hill·crest n. The summit line of a hill. Christian/GH 14, Calvary Chapel/MV 13: Jenny Lucas went 3 for 5 with three RBIs, including a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning in·ning n. 1. a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs. b. innings (used with a sing. to score Melissa Martenson, lifting Hillcrest Christian of Granada Hills to a victory against Calvary Chapel Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational, Protestant fellowship of churches which began in 1965 in Southern California. The term "fellowship of churches" is used in contrast to a denomination. of Moreno Valley Moreno Valley (mərē`nō), city (1990 pop. 118,779), Riverside co., S Calif., inc. 1984. In 1990, Moreno Valley was California's fastest-growing city, with a population increase of more than 300% between 1980 and 1990, but major reductions (21-7). Mallory Stemme finished 3for 4 with a double and three RBIs for the Eagles (17-7). Faith Baptist 5, Cornerstone Christian 2: Onome Oboh hit a two-run homer as part of a five-run fourth inning as host Faith Baptist of Canoga Park (20-8) beat Cornerstone Christian of Camarillo (15-5). |
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