SOUTHERN SECTION SOFTBALL: MOORPARK TAKES WILD ONE MUSKETEERS WIN IN 8TH; GLENDALE GETS FIRST PLAYOFF WIN IN 11 YEARS.Byline: Daily News Kimberly Reitzell's grounder off the glove of San Marcos San Marcos (săn mär`kəs). 1 City (1990 pop. 38,974), San Diego co., S Calif., a northern suburb of San Diego; settled 1880s, inc. 1963. High pitcher Danielle Everson allowed Lauren McKinney to come home with the game's only run in the eighth inning Wednesday, giving Moorpark a 1-0 victory in a Southern Section Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. wild-card game at Moorpark High. The game was a scoreless pitchers' duel until the bottom of the eighth, when leadoff hitter In baseball, a leadoff hitter is a batter who bats first in the lineup. Strategy Leadoff hitters must possess certain traits to be successful: they must reach base at a proficient rate and be able to steal bases. Kellie Konysky reached first base on Emily Carlsen's error. Pinch-runner McKinney took second on a wild pitch and was sacrificed to third on a bunt by Emily Adler, setting up the final play. Moorpark (19-12), which moves on to face fourth-seeded Wilson of Hacienda Heights Ha·ci·en·da Heights An unincorporated community of southern California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Population: 56,100. on Friday, threatened in the early innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. but never capitalized. Erin Lafata was left at third base in the first inning and Konysky and Kim Wynigear were left stranded at second in the second and fourth innings. San Marcos (10-16), the third-place finisher in the Channel League, never had a runner reach base in the final three innings and stranded Jen Monclus at third in the fourth inning, when it had its best chance to score. - Jack Pollon In other wild-card games: --Glendale 1, Alhambra 0: Heather Hamasaki pitched a one-hitter with seven strikeouts to lead the Nitros (13-15) past the Moors (14-14) in a Division I wild-card game at Glendale. Hamasaki (9-8) pitched five perfect innings, including a 1-2-3 seventh, as Glendale recorded its first playoff victory in 11 years. ``Heather was in bed the last two days with the flu,'' Nitros coach Kris Kohlmeier said. ``But today she had a sparkle in her eye. I knew she was ready to go.'' The Nitros scored their lone run in the third inning, when right fielder right fielder n. Baseball The player who defends right field. Noun 1. right fielder - the person who plays right field outfielder - (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield Jessica Murauda led off with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice by Karla Hale. Pricilla Lopez followed with a fielder's choice field·er's choice n. Baseball A play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses to put out an advancing base runner, thus allowing the batter to reach first base safely. Noun 1. to advance Murauda to third and Kristine Rader singled to center to drive in Murauda. First baseman Danielle Soul and Rader each went 2 for 3 for Glendale. ``The girls have been extremely focused and working very, very hard,'' Kohlmeier said. ``We feel we are well-prepared for our next game.'' Glendale plays Foothill League champion Valencia in a first-round game Friday at Valencia High. - Rob Moscato Moscato can have several meanings see:
CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Chelsi Rudebusch and Moorpark scored the game's lone run in the eighth inning Wednesday to beat San Marcos. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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