Charles Rich
Their rivalry will be extended another day.
Behind 17 hits, the Foothill-Tujunga/Jewel City posted an 8-4
victory against Crescenta Valley in the championship game of the
Little League District 16 All-Star Junior Softball Tournament at
Scholl Canyon Park on Monday night.
Foothill-Tujunga/Jewel City (1-1) will meet CV (1-1) in the
if-necessary championship game in the 13- and 14-year-old division at
5 p.m. today at School Canyon Park.
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BOX SCORE
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F-T/JC 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 -- 8 17 0
Cres. Vall. 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 -- 4 4 2
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F-T/JC IP H R ER BB K
Bishop 4 1 0 0 1 1
Meza 3 3 4 4 3 5
Totals 7 4 4 4 4 6
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Cres. Valley IP H R ER BB K
Reid 4 9 5 5 2 3
Heinemann 3 8 3 3 0 1
Totals 7 17 8 8 2 4 *--*
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WP-- Bishop (1-0).
LP-- Reid (0-1).
SV-- Meza (1).
2B: FT-Bishop; CV-Heinemann.
SB: FT-Mauerhan 2, Burgard; CV-Duncan.
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Foothill-Tujunga/Jewel City avenged a 10-0 loss to CV in
first-round game on Friday at Scholl Canyon Park. That game was
called after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule.
Foothill-Tujunga/Jewel City will have an opportunity to win its
fifth consecutive title today, including a fourth straight under
Coach Ron de Lamare.
The Foothill-Tujunga/Jewel City-CV winner will advance to the
Sectionals, which will begin at 6 p.m. Friday against the District 17
representative at Parkview Little League Field in Lancaster.
Foothill-Tujunga/Jewel City received three hits apiece from
Lyndsay Porchas, Amy Bishop and Alyssa Johnson.
The trio combined to drive in four runs in support of Bishop
(1-0).
CV, which finished with four hits for the second consecutive game,
got a bases-loaded double from Emily Heinemann in the bottom of the
sixth inning to cut the lead to 8-4.
Foothill-Tujunga/Jewel City scored three runs in the third to
build a 3-0 lead.
The first four batters singled against CV starting pitcher Chelsea
Reid (0-1) with Porchas driving in a run with a bloop single to make
it 3-0.
Bishop limited CV, who is coached by John Heurkins, to one hit in
four innings.
Danielle Tyson had a line-drive single to left in the first
inning, but was stranded at first.
Foothill-Tujunga/Jewel City scored two runs in the second, one in
the fifth and two in the sixth to grab an 8-0 lead.
Carina Matosian had a run-scoring ground out in the sixth to close
out the scoring.
