Page 4 October 11 , 2012 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Dodgers’ Season Comes to an End Up and Adam By Adam Serrao It wasn’t only one play that lost an entire Have You Heard? Torrance Beats Southseason, though. Winning is a team effort andAs the summer season reduced to fall, so too did the Dodgers’ bright hopes of attaining so too is losing. For a good stretch down By Adam Serrao with just under two minutes remaining because one last chance at a playoff berth collapse. In the line in September, the Dodgers found it It hasn’t been easy for the Tartars to get out of a nagging leg cramp that the running back a season that came down to the second-to- difficult to even put runs up on the board, let and running to begin the season. After all, coming just couldn’t shake. In his absence, however, the last game of the year, it was at last the San alone win. This despite a first base position into last Friday night’s game against South Tartars were able to get in the end zone again Francisco Giants who ruined the hopes of the that was upgraded from James Loney to High, the team had a below .500 record. To on a four-yard touchdown run by Sam Hudson Dodger faithful--an ending that turned all that Adrian Gonzalez, a shortstop position that was complicate matters for Torrance, starting running to bring the score closer at 25-19. Hudson was sweet about the season into something upgraded from Dee Gordon to Hanley Ramirez, back Bobby Wilson was removed from the continued to take advantage of his opportunity that was all too entirely bitter. There was and a left field position that was upgraded game in the first quarter with a knee injury to to get into the game by taking the Tartars’ no dollar amount that was enough and no from Juan Rivera and Bobby Abreu to Shane thin out a lineup that this year has already been next possession 57 yards for a touchdown on surplus of big names or big bats that could Victorino. These were all noble upgrades on lacking in depth. When Jonathan Heard’s name what was a critical fourth down for the team. have pushed the Dodgers over the top this paper, but somehow wound up resulting in a was called, however, he would respond—and Torrance again was unable to convert on the season. Alas, the high-priced Dodgers of this downgraded success level. It was in the final in a major way. Almost all by himself, Heard extra point, knotting the game up at 25-25. year found themselves standing in the exact two weeks of the season that the Dodgers and filled the void at running back and carried the With the game all tied up, Heard reentered, same spot as the bankrupt Dodgers of last their bats finally began to wake up and put Tartars back from a five-point deficit at halftime attempting to ignore the cramps that had been year: out of the playoffs. together some semblance of success. As their to squeak out a 32-25 victory in what was the hampering since halftime. With just under two Last Tuesday night was when it all time began to run out, the Dodger bats helped Pioneer League opener for both teams. minutes on the clock, he jumped out from the happened. The season came down to a three- the team battled back to win nine of their last Almost as soon as Wilson went down, Heard backfield and took off on a 40-yard run to put game matchup with every Dodger fan’s most 12 contests--an effort that impressed manager got his motor running. In the first quarter alone, six more points on the board for the Tartars. This despised enemy, the San Francisco Giants. And Don Mattingly. “Obviously, I’m proud of the Heard jumpstarted his team with an 80-yard time, they would connect on the extra point and on that Tuesday night, the Dodgers’ season guys and the way we didn’t want to give in,” touchdown run and a 74-yard touchdown run with 1:30 remaining, the score was 32-25 in ended with an out at third base. Mark Ellis Mattingly said amid a silent clubhouse last to put 12 points on the board for the Tartars. “I Torrance’s favor. The Spartans had one last chance was just like every other Dodger player at Tuesday night after the loss. “If you had guys knew I had to step it up,” said Heard. “We only to tie the game, but when starting quarterback the time--giving every last ounce of energy who didn’t care, you wouldn’t have that.” Truly, have three running backs without Bobby and we Kyle Nesbit dropped back in the pocket from that he possibly had to make a difference the team did all it could to show it cared down all stepped up.” Torrance would miss both extra the Torrance 31 yard line, he was quickly and spark an incredible run that would have the stretch, but ultimately the effort came just point attempts. Though Heard got the offense sacked by Leo Fuimaono to turn the ball over landed the team in the playoffs for the first a tad bit too late. going early, the Tartars’ defense still struggled, on downs and win the game for the Tartars. time since 2008. Instead, that incredible Though this season has turned into somewhat allowing 17 points to South in the first half of play Torrance’s victory was the team’s first win run turned into a horrible one when Ellis of a wash, there is no need to panic for Dodgers to go into halftime down by a score of 17-12. over the Spartans in five years. “It’s great attempted to stretch a double into a triple fans. Sure, every fan wants to witness their Both teams struggled to get anything going to end the five-year drought,” Torrance head and was thrown out at third base, all but team make it into the postseason for a shot at offensively coming out of the gate after halftime, coach Rock Hollis explained. “The kids ending the Dodgers’ hopes of winning the the World Series title, but at least the Dodgers but it wasn’t long before the Spartans piled onto really battled.” Torrance did indeed battle game and attaining the last wild card berth aren’t the Houston Astros, right? Those fans their lead behind starting quarterback Ian Van its way back to a .500 record on the year available. “It was the wrong play,” Ellis said only saw their team win 55 times this year. Natta. Van Natta score from 13 yards out with at 3-3, now tied for second place in the quite abruptly. To be fair, the play will stick Instead, Dodger fans can look forward to just under six minutes remaining in the third Pioneer League going into a matchup with with diehard Dodgers fans until next season. witnessing a return on their $400 million quarter to widen the Spartan lead to 25-12. El Segundo this Friday night. The Spartans The regret that Ellis feels and will continue investment in contract absorption this year. It looked as if things had gone from bad to are also 3-3 on the year and will take on the to experience may last him a lifetime. 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