TEEN-AGERS STEP UP FOR ONE MORE SWING.Byline: Kevin F. Sherry sherry [from Jérez], naturally dry fortified wine, pale amber to brown in tint. The term sherry originally referred to wines made from grapes grown in the region of Jérez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain; today it may refer to any of the Daily News Staff Writer The big league held baseball tryouts Sunday in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. . OK, not the big league, but the Little Leagues' Big League, which gives many players between 16 and 18 their last shot at playing baseball on an organized team. Tryouts for the Simi Valley team were held Sunday at Darrah Park. ``We just have some kids that want to hang around and play a few more times,'' said Kevin Davies This article is about the football player. For the director, see Kevin Davies (director). Kevin Davies (born March 26, 1977 in Sheffield, England) is an English football player who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers as a striker. , who was evaluating players. About 30 people tried out for the team, and maybe 18 will make the cut, Davies said. Coaches look for the time-tested skills that make a good baseball player: base running, catching, fielding, throwing, batting and pitching. Attitude is also a big component at this age level, especially when the players have so many other things competing for their time and attention, Davies said. ``We want to see if they're committed to playing ball and not just going to flake flake an epidermal scale. flake Cocaine, see there out,'' he said. ``There's no guarantee that they'll play.'' Many of those trying out play other sports or didn't make the cut on their high school teams. But the love of baseball keeps them coming back for more. ``There's a lot of very athletic kids that are playing,'' Davies said. ``The competition level can be fairly good.'' Jonathan Turner, an 18-year-old Simi Valley resident, has been playing baseball since he was at least 7. He is schooled at home, so he doesn't have the opportunity to try out for high school teams. He hopes to try out for the Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. team next year. If it were not for the Big League, he probably would not be playing, he said. When the season begins in June, teams will play 15 to 20 games, all doubleheaders. They travel across the county to play their counterparts from other cities. Some of the younger players use the Big League to hone their skills before again trying out for their high school teams the next year, Davies said. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1-2) (Photo 2 ran in Conejo Edition only) Tony Jaraski, 16, gets set to hurl the ball during pitching tryouts for the Simi Valley Big League team Saturday at Darrah Park, left. Above, from left, Big League President Burke Cahill, and coaches Mike Galvin and Kevin Davies assess the talent. (3) Sean White Sean Thomas White (born April 25, 1981 in Pullman, Washington) is an American baseball player in the Seattle Mariners organization. A right-handed pitcher, White made his Major League Baseball debut with the Mariners in 2007. , 17, dives Dives (dī`vēz) [Lat.,=rich], traditional name of the unnamed rich man of the parable in the Gospel of St. Luke. Dives ferocious spirits under sovereignty of Eblis. [Persian Myth. for the ball while trying out Saturday for the Simi Valley Big League, a Little League squad for ages 16 to 18. Michael Owen
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