WEST GETS ALMOST EVERYTHING IT WANTS TEAM DOESN'T FACE BELL, BUT WINS GOING AWAY WEST 10, EAST 3.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Like many of the players on the West team, Agoura High's Drew Norton had hoped for an at-bat against Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. of La Crescenta's Trevor Bell Trevor Bell is an abstract painter, associated with the St. Ives group. Born in Leeds, England in 1930, he studied at the Leeds College of Art. In the early 1950s he was a leading member of the artists working in St. Ives. . Bell, the first pick of the Angels in Tuesday's Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. First-Year Player draft, was limited to signing autographs on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. during the 29th annual Daily News Bernie Milligan All-Star baseball All-Star Baseball is a baseball video game series developed and published by Acclaim Entertainment. The series began in 1998 with the release of All-Star Baseball '99. game on Saturday, but Norton and his teammates didn't miss out on much else. The West offense kept busy en route to a 10-3 victory over the East in the game at Cal State Northridge. Norton was selected Most Valuable Player for going 2 for 2 with a walk, two stolen bases and an 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 . ``It was a great way to end my high school career,'' said Norton, an outfielder who is headed to UC 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. . ``There were a lot of great guys out here and I was happy to be one of them.'' Among the West's other big performers were Crespi of Encino's Michael Gilmartin, who was 2 for 2 with an RBI; Royal of Simi Valley's D.J. Smith, who was 2 for 3; Westlake's Andrew Doupe, who was 1 for 1 with two RBI; and Chaminade of West Hills' Trevor Arroyo, who singled, walked, stole two bases and drove in a run. West starting pitcher Noun 1. starting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; Clayton Edwards of Royal had three strikeouts in two innings, including one in the second when he retired the side in order. Chatsworth's Darren Norris and Agoura's Jason Novak, who is bound for UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , also retired the side in order when they pitched the sixth and seventh innings, respectively. The West had 10 hits, but was also aided by erratic East pitching. The West took the lead for good in the second inning with two runs on two walks, two hit batters, a passed ball and no hits. Newbury Park's Travis Scott left the game after being hit on the head by a pitch from La Canada's Matt Sprowles. Norton pinch-ran for Scott and scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Doupe. Arroyo walked, stole two bases and scored on the passed ball to put the West up 2-1. The West added five runs in the third inning and one in the fifth. The East took the initial lead with an unearned run in the first inning, as Palmdale's Kyle Eveland reached on an error and later scored on a single by Sylmar's Ivan Gonzalez. Poly of Sun Valley's Carlos Lopez was the only East pitcher to retire the side in order, throwing a perfect sixth inning. Lancaster's Josh White had two strikeouts in a scoreless seventh inning. Hart of Newhall's Tyler Fick pitched the fifth inning for the East, allowing Norton to fulfill one of his wishes for the day: A chance for redemption against the pitcher who eliminated Agoura from this year's Southern Section playoffs. Norton led off the inning with a single. ``That was good,'' Norton said. ``I'm glad I got a hit off him after what he did to us. The guy I really wanted to face was Trevor Bell.'' Joining Bell on the sidelines was Simi Valley catcher Bryan Anderson, who was slated to play for the West but was not eligible after having just signed with the St. Louis Cardinals For the National Football League team that played in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987, see . The St. Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. . Anderson was the Cardinals' fourth-round draft pick Tuesday. Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos, box Photo: (1) West player Drew Norton (99) is congratulated by his team afer scoring in the second inning. (2 -- 3) East pitcher Matt Sprowles, above, tries to tag out the West's Trevor Arroyo at home plate as he scores in the second inning; East second baseman Stephen Mercier, left, makes a catch while falling to the dirt. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer Box: BERNIE MILLIGAN ALL-STAR GAME |
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