VALENCIA RALLIES BUT FAILS : LA MIRADA 16, VALENCIA 12.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News It's been a memorable season for the Valencia High baseball team, which advanced to the playoffs for the first time this year. The Vikings' 16-12 loss to La Mirada La Mirada (lä mĭrä`də), city (1990 pop. 40,452), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1960. La Mirada derives from the Spanish for "the view," referring to the panoramic view of the surrounding valleys from atop the city's hills. in a Southern Section Division II second-round 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 at Valencia Tuesday also figures to be remembered for years to come. ``It certainly wasn't a pitchers' duel duel, prearranged armed fight with deadly weapons, usually swords or pistols, between two persons concerned with a point of honor. The duel may have originated in the wager of battle, an early mode of trial in which an accused person fought with his accuser under ,'' said Valencia catcher Brady Burrill. The teams combined for 27 hits - 14 by La Mirada - and five home runs, including a seventh-inning grand slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. by La Mirada's Steve Dorneman that gave the Matadores a 16-5 advantage. Valencia (17-11) responded with a seven-run rally in the bottom of the seventh, which featured a two-run home run by Burrill and doubles by Ryan Coe and Sean Silveri. But it wasn't enough. ``You want to pass on that never-die attitude,'' said Valencia coach Dennis Mifflin. ``I almost started crying, because this is a lesson in life. They definitely tried to come back.'' La Mirada used five pitchers in the 3-hour, 20-minute game. Senior right-hander Robert Herndon, who earned the victory in the Matadores' first-round victory over Whittier's California High, made two appearances. Herndon retired three batters BATTeRS (バッターズ) stands for Bisei Asteroid Tracking Telescope for Rapid Survey. It is a Japanese project to find asteroids. It is associated with the Japanese Spaceguard Association. Members include Takeshi Urata. in order in the sixth. Jason Stencel took over in the seventh for six batters before Herndon returned to end the game with a controversial strikeout strike·out n. Baseball Abbr. K or SO An out made by a batter charged with three strikes and credited to the pitcher who threw the strikes. Noun 1. against Coe, the ninth batter of the inning in·ning n. 1. a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs. b. innings (used with a sing. . ``I thought as long as we keep our bats going and defense strong, we'd be all right,'' Coe said. ``I thought we would still have a shot at it. It wasn't impossible.'' La Mirada (19-8) forced Valencia, a fourth-year program with 14 seniors, to play catch-up from the beginning on a day when high winds carried routine pop flies to the fence of the Vikings' short field. The Matadores jumped to a 7-1 lead with a five runs in the third inning, three coming on a home run blast by Tim Lemon. Burrill had a double and a home run and four runs batted in for Valencia. |
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