SPORTS BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Salling named Pac-10 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' player of week Oregon freshman Jennifer Salling was named Pac-10 Softball Player of the Week for Feb. 20-26 after going 13-for-18, including 4-for-4 against Siena College at the Aztec Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . Salling led the Ducks to a 5-0 showing in the tournament, turning in 11 RBIs and eight runs scored. She finished the week with a slugging percentage In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is the most popular measure of the power of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats: of 1.278, an on-base percentage of .960 and three stolen bases. |
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