Crescenta Valley All-Stars outlast Burbank for tournament title
By Andrew J. Campa, Glendale News-Press, Calif. | |
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For a while, it seemed that extra innings would be in play until host Crescenta Valley took advantage of some wildness from
With the victory, Crescenta Valley won the rubber match between the teams, while also punching its ticket to the Section 2 Tournament, where it will host the
All those issues were nearly avoided, though, as a single from Crescenta Valley's
Crescenta Valley then patiently took advantage of
Crescenta Valley added on insurance thanks to run-scoring singles from
Only a half inning before,
With one out, right fielder
A walk to pitcher
While
Perhaps the best example was the fifth inning, where
The inning's first out came on a failed advancement with no outs from second to third on a ball hit in front of the base runner.
A little later in the same inning, Crescenta Valley reliever Leef coaxed a rare 6-3-5 double play when a
Crescenta Valley's first run was of the controversial variety as
Yet, after striking out Crescenta Valley's
The meeting was prompted by a protest from the Crescenta Valley coaching staff, which claimed the count was 3-2 instead of the proper 2-2 strikeout.
The punch out was overturned, Chung was returned to the plate and walked on the very next pitch.
That decision cost
Fortunately for
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