SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION II: HART RISES TO THE OCCASION AGAINST QUARTZ HILL HART 4, QUARTZ HILL 0.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer QUARTZ HILL - On just about any other 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' team, Lindsey Kontra probably would never get a rest. So valuable are strong arms that a pitcher such as Kontra usually takes the mound for every one of her team's playoff games Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship . But the Hart High of Newhall Indians have settled into a rotation of two girls, Kontra and Casey Pickard, who are both headed to Division I programs, and Tuesday it was Kontra's turn to dominate in a 4-0 victory over Quartz Hill in the second round of the Division II playoffs. ``It's not really a rotation,'' Hart coach Cathy Giordano said. ``My scouting scouting: see Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts. scouting Activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth aimed at developing character, citizenship, and individual skills. Scouting began when Robert S. report said that a riseball pitcher would do a little better against Quartz Hill, and Lindsey throws a great riseball. It's just a matter of who we think we do better with according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the scouting report.'' The Indians (25-5) eliminated the Rebels (16-10) from the playoffs for the second consecutive year and advanced to face either Rio Mesa of Oxnard or California of Whittier in Thursday's quarterfinals. Kontra struck out 10, allowed just four singles and didn't let a runner past first base. ``It doesn't really matter to us who pitches,'' said Kontra, who will attend Oregon in the fall. ``We're all so close, it's not like, 'Oh, it's your day.' Everybody is always behind you 100 percent.'' Kontra dominated, but Quartz Hill pitcher Kellie Cox battled and didn't allow the Indians an extra base. She allowed five hits, struck out six and walked two. Two of the Indians' runs were unearned, and Cox gave up just one hit in a three-run 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. that allowed Hart to open up a four-run lead. Cox escaped a second-inning jam after she gave up a leadoff single to Pickard and consecutive walks to Kontra and Nicole Delfino. Erica Duhart singled to score Pickard, but the Rebels got out of the inning when Cox caught a liner back to the mound and doubled Caldaronello off first. Kontra tried to score from third on a wild pitch but was picked off to end the inning. The Indians scored three times in the fifth inning without hitting the ball out of the infield. Kristin Lueke led off with a bunt bunt: see smut. single and advanced to second when the Rebels tried to force her at second on a grounder by Stacey Holbrook. Hart loaded the bases on a fielder's-choice grounder by Erin Krallis when Lueke beat the throw to third, and Lueke scored on another fielder's-choice grounder, this time by Sara Dean. Krallis then scored on a fielder's-choice groundout ground·out n. Baseball A play in which a batter is put out at first base after hitting a ground ball to an infielder. by Kontra, and Dean scored the fourth run on a wild pitch. |
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