VALENCIA STILL ROLLING YOUNGSTERS SPARK OFFENSE IN VICTORY VALENCIA 3, SAUGUS 1.Byline: LINDSAY CZARNECKI Special to the Daily News On an afternoon when Valencia's seven senior softball players were recognized for their achievements, it was the youngsters getting it done at the plate. Michigan-bound Jordan Taylor struck out 10, and freshman Madison Shipman ship·man n. 1. A sailor. 2. A shipmaster. and sophomore Amy Moore both hit RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in singles in the second inning that proved to be the difference in a 3-1 Foothill League victory over visiting Saugus on Senior Day. "It's just really amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. to play with a group as talented as they are," Moore said of the seven seniors. "They all have Division I scholarships, and I want to follow in their footsteps." Moore followed through in the second inning with a blooper to center field that brought in Shipman after Shipman's hit to left field had scored pinch-runner Alyssa Garza. Garza had stepped in for senior Jessica Spigner, who was walked by Jacqueline Taylor. "This team, this year, it can be any of my nine starters, even girls off the bench, that's how complete we are," Vikings coach Donna Lee Donna Lee is a bebop jazz standard itself based on the chord changes of the traditional jazz standard "(Back Home Again in) Indiana".[1] It is named after the now-obscure bassist Donna Lee. said. "... The younger girls, they love the pressure, and they're girls you're going to see in the future, I guarantee you." Saugus' Victoria Kemp, an Arizona recruit, got to Taylor in the fourth for a double -- the game's lone extra-base hit ex·tra-base hit n. Baseball A double, a triple, or a home run. -- and Claire Donyanavard knocked in Kemp's pinch runner pinch runner n. Baseball A substitute base runner. . Valencia's Alyssa Ishibashi gave the Vikings an insurance run in the sixth, driving in Lelani Bernardino. Valencia improved to 27-1 overall and 9-0 in league play with one regular-season game remaining against Golden Valley of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, on Thursday. Saugus (14-16, 5-5) is tied with Canyon for third place and the league's final playoff berth. Canyon and Saugus split this season. "We're not used to this, not making playoffs," Saugus coach Rich Perez said. "We figure we have five wins and that should be good enough to get us in, so we'll see what happens." dnlasports@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Valencia's Jordan Taylor struck out 10 and allowed one run en route to her 27th victory of the season without a defeat. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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