SOUTHERN SECTION SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: AMINI PITCHES IN FOR WESTLAKE IN WIN VS. LANCASTER.Byline: Daily News Westlake entered its Southern Section softball playoff game 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 Wednesday knowing it would be without its ace, Michelle Rehm, who injured her rotator cuff rotator cuff n. A set of muscles and tendons that secures the arm to the shoulder joint and permits rotation of the arm. Also called musculotendinous cuff. and could be out for the season. In Rehm's absence, Ava Amini filled in and did better than expected. She threw a complete-game four-hitter with 11 strikeouts as host Westlake defeated Lancaster 5-0 in a Div A DIV Associate of Divinity . I wild-card game. ``I have complete confidence in Ava,'' Westlake coach Gary Fetman said. ``She was spotting the ball well. She was overpowering, and we played good defense behind her and scored some runs.'' Westlake (17-10) will need to do more of the same if it hopes to defeat second-seeded Valencia in a first-round game at 3:15 p.m. Friday at Valencia. --Mira Costa 3, Hoover 1: Katie Rohrig doubled home Linda Martinez in the third inning but Hoover of Glendale (17-9) was unable to rally in a Div. II wild-card loss at home. With a 1-1 tie in the fourth, Michelle Summers was thrown out at home, quelling hopes Hoover might have had about taking the lead against Mira Costa of Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach, city (1990 pop. 32,063), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1912. It is a residential and beach community with an oil refinery and nearby factories that produce transportation and electrical equipment, computers, and pottery. (17-10). ``We didn't get any breaks,'' Hoover coach Kirt Kohlmeier said. Anna Schnitger pitched a complete-game six-hitter in a losing effort. --San Marcos 2, Harvard Westlake 0: Shelly Madick pitched a complete- game three-hitter with 13 strikeouts but her visiting Harvard-Westlake of Studio City teammates were unable to provide run support in a Div. IV loss in eight innings. Madick's only mistake was to Katie Coy, who hit the game-winning two-run home run in the top of the eighth for 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. of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. (15-12). --Bishop Amat 2, Burroughs 1: Dani Regan pitched a complete-game five-hitter but gave up a triple to Katie Gollhardt, who later scored with the game-winner in the eighth inning as visiting Burroughs of Burbank (17-10) lost a Div. I game. Burroughs (17-10) took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Rachel Ross singled, scoring Sara Budrick. But Bishop Amat of La Puente La Puente (lä pwĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 36,955), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; laid out 1841, inc. 1956. Primarily residential, the city manufactures hardware, electronics, and paper products. tied it in the sixth and went on to advance to face Quartz Hill on Friday. --Providence 12, San Gabriel San Gabriel (săn gā`brēəl), city (1990 pop. 37,120), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1913. Fabric, furniture, paper products, tools, and aircraft parts are manufactured. Mission 9: Host Providence of Burbank scored five runs in the first inning but it was the four the Pioneers scored in the sixth inning that proved to be the key in a Div. VI victory. --Whittier Christian 8, Campbell Hall 4: Host Campbell Hall of North Hollywood had a 4-3 lead going into the seventh inning, but three defensive errors allowed Whittier Christian of La Habra to score five runs in a Div. V wild-card loss. |
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