SOUTHERN SECTION SOFTBALL PREVIEW: HARD-HITTING HART GOES ON ROAD.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Daily News Staff Writer Five hits in one game doesn't conjure images of the famed 1928 New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Yankees' offense, but in softball numbers aren't always what they seem. That's how many hits Hart had Tuesday against California in a 1-0 second-round win in the Southern Section Division II playoffs. The win moved the Indians into today's quarterfinals against host and top-seeded Cerritos. Although five hits may not seem like much, they came against a good pitcher, so Hart coach Cathy Giordano was more than pleased. Besides, Hart struck out only two times, which means the Indians were making contact, and, for Giordano, that is the important stat when determining whether a softball team is playing well offensively. ``We were hitting the ball hard,'' Giordano said. ``I thought we hit the ball very well.'' It didn't hurt that Hart pitcher Amanda Fortune threw a perfect game against the Condors, striking out 11. ``The playoffs are about timing, and for Amanda it was the right time, the right team and the right place. She pitched a terrific game,'' Giordano said. Ironically, Fortune wasn't scheduled to pitch Tuesday. But when porjected starter Lindsey Kontra got sick, Giordano started Fortune for the second consecutive 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 . In another Division II quarterfinal, Saugus travels to 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 . In Division I, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. travels to A.B. Miller, which beat San Clemente San Clemente (săn klĭmĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 41,100), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1928. Camp Pendleton, a large U.S. marine base, adjoins the city, which is chiefly residential. 3-2 in 21 innings Tuesday. The Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. defeated Quartz Hill 6-3 in the quarterfinals, one day after the Rebels concluded a 19-inning, 3-1 win over Glendora that started on Friday and finished Monday. In Division II, Newbury Park hosts Placentia Valencia. Four area teams are alive in Division IV, led by top-seeded Chaminade, which hosts La Canada. Harvard-Westlake travels to Rosary and Ridgecrest Burroughs is at South Hills. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Katies Stokx and her Newbury Park teammates host Valencia of Placentia today in the Division II quarterfinals. Michael Owen
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