YOUTH SOFTBALL UPDATE: AV GIRLS DEFEATED IN SEMIFINALS.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer The Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley District 51 All-Stars no longer have a chance to win the Big League Softball World Series (18-and-under) after losing 3-2 to Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, , Mich., in the semifinals Thursday in Kalamazoo, Mich. An error by shortstop Vanessa Illejay led to 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 single in the seventh inning by Amanda Vasquez to score the winning run. Right-hander Brieann Huling went the distance for Antelope Valley, allowing three hits and striking out three. Winner Tarin Foster held Antelope Valley scoreless over the final five innings, allowing one hit with four strikeouts. Antelope Valley, coached by Walt Patison, took a 2-1 lead with two runs in the second inning. Shannon Doepking scored on a passed ball and Nycole Brand scored on a wild pitch. Antelope Valley, 3-2 in pool play, including one forfeit victory, finishes against either Kalamazoo or Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. in a third-place game today. Antelope Valley has appeared in the World Series three consecutive years and five times since 1996. Also this week, defending champion Glendale Little League was eliminated from championship contention in the Senior Softball World Series (16-under) in Jeffersontown, Ky. In USSSA USSSA United States Ski and Snowboard Association USSSA United States Specialty Sports Association (formerly United States Slo-Pitch Softball Association) competition, Thousand Oaks placed second in the 12-under World Series in Fort Collins, Colo. |
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