SOUTHERN SECTION DIV. IV SOFTBALL: CELEBRATION TIME EAGLES RALLY YET AGAIN, CAPTURE SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMINADE 2, WARREN 1.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Special to the Daily News IRVINE -- Brianna Saraceno threw her arms in the air, screamed and tossed her mitt. Then she jumped into a dogpile near the pitcher's circle. It was the appropriate culmination of an emotional season for the Chaminade High of West Hills 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' team, which savored every second after defeating Warren of Downey 2-1 in the Southern Section Div. IV championship game Friday at Bill Barber This article is about Bill Barber, Canadian ice hockey player. For Bill Barber, American tuba player with Miles Davis, see Bill Barber (musician). William Charles "Bill" Barber Memorial Park. Chaminade (23-6) was making its first title appearance since 2000 and won its first championship since 1999. Warren (23-6) was making its first championship game appearance since its 1975 championship season and took a 19-game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" into Friday's contest. The Eagles overcame a 1-3 start this season and survived the adversity ad·ver·si·ty n. pl. ad·ver·si·ties 1. A state of hardship or affliction; misfortune. 2. A calamitous event. of center fielder Kelly Korras' illness. Korras, who recovered from a bout with viral meningitis meningitis (mĕnĭnjī`tĭs) or cerebrospinal meningitis (sĕr'əbrōspī`nəl), acute inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord. , was part of the postgame celebration. Chaminade rallied from an early 1-0 deficit, scoring its only runs in the fifth 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. . Saraceno, a senior shortstop, started the decisive rally with a leadoff single. She was 2 for 3 with a double, and turned a game-ending 6-3 double play after fielding a line drive in the seventh. ``It's the story of our season,'' Saraceno said. ``We had a lot of ups and downs ups and downs pl.n. Alternating periods of good and bad fortune or spirits. ups and downs Noun, pl alternating periods of good and bad luck or high and low spirits and at the end we came together ... we all did it for each other.'' Chaminade pitcher Brianna Barth (23-5) allowed one unearned run and seven hits. Warren scored its only run in the second on Barth's throwing error. She redeemed herself in the fifth, hitting a double down the left-field line to score Saraceno, and then scoring the game-winning run on sophomore catcher Brittany Cervantes' single to left. Chaminade was 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base. The distinction between being on first base and second or third base is that a runner on first can usually only score if the batter hits an extra base hit, while a runner on before Barth's hit. Chaminade's lead nearly evaporated evaporated reduced in volume by evaporation; concentrated to a denser form. in the sixth, when a freak play helped Barth and the Eagles escape a bases-loaded no-outs situation. The key play came with one out, when pitcher Erika Espino (14-2) hit what appeared to be single through the right side of the infield, but the ball hit Armento, resulting in a batter's interference single, which no one could advance on. ``You make your own destiny, and sometimes you can get a little help,'' Chaminade coach Jon Ellinghouse said. ``We were lucky to have that play, no question about it, but championships aren't based on luck. These girls played some great ball this year and they beat some great teams. They came together as a team and I couldn't be prouder of them.'' gideon.rubin@dailynews.com 818-713-3607 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Chaminade players celebrate after the Eagles finished off Warren for the Southern Section Div. IV softball title Friday. (2 -- color) Chaminade's Brianna Barth allowed one unearned run, a result of her own error, in the 2-1 win over Warren. Steven Georges/Staff Photographer |
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