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Santa Ana ( Spanish for " ___MASK89___ Anne ") is the county seat and second most populous city in Orange County , California . The United States Census Bureau estimated its 2011 population at 329 , 427 , making Santa Ana the 57th most - populous city in the United States . William ___MASK35___ . Seinsoth ( April 4 , 1947  September 7 , 1969 ) was a first baseman who is most notable for winning the 1968 College World Series Most Outstanding Player award while a junior at University of Southern California . He is one of seven players from University of Southern California to win that award . The others are Bill Thom , Bud Hollowell , Russ McQueen , George Milke , Rod Boxberger and Wes Rachels . Also an All - American , he hit . 327 with 31 RBI in his sophomore season . The next year , he hit . 312 with six home runs and 23 RBI . He hit . 368 with 14 home runs and 52 RBI in 1969 . He had a career . 337 average in college . William Charles Thom ( born August 15 , 1937 ) was a pitcher who is most notable for winning the 1958 College World Series Most Outstanding Player award while a junior at University of Southern California . He is one of seven players from University of Southern Califnoria to win that award . The others are : Bud Hollowell , Bill Seinsoth , Russ McQueen , George Milke , Rod Boxberger and Wes Rachels He was also an All - American in 1959 . Considered one of the finest pitchers in USC history , he won 10 games and posted a 1 . 44 ERA in 1959 . He won 23 games in his Trojan career . He played professional from 1959 to 1962 , never reaching the big leagues . Overall , he went 32 - 19 in his professional career . In 2001 , he was inducted into the USC Sports Hall of Fame . His son , Bill Thom , Jr . , played for USC in 1992 and 1993 . Los Angeles ( Spanish for " The Angels "), officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L . A ., is the second - most populous city in the United States ( after New York City ), the most populous city in California and the county seat of Los Angeles County . Situated in Southern California , Los Angeles is known for its mediterranean climate , ethnic ___MASK60___ , sprawling metropolis , and as a major center of the American ___MASK8___ industry . Los Angeles lies in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over . A university (" a whole ", " a corporation ") is an institution of higher ( or tertiary ) education and ___MASK11___ which grants academic degrees in various subjects . Universities typically provide undergraduate education and postgraduate education . ___MASK11___ comprises " creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge , including knowledge of humans , culture and society , and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications ." It is used to establish or confirm facts , reaffirm the results of previous work , solve new or existing problems , support theorems , or develop new theories . A ___MASK11___ project may also be an expansion on past work in the field . ___MASK11___ projects can be used to develop further knowledge on a topic , or in the example of a school ___MASK11___ project , they can be used to further a student ' s ___MASK11___ prowess to prepare them for future jobs or reports . To test the validity of instruments , procedures , or experiments , ___MASK11___ may replicate elements of prior projects or the project as a whole . The primary purposes of basic ___MASK11___ ( as opposed to applied ___MASK11___ ) are documentation , discovery , interpretation , or the ___MASK11___ and development ( R & D ) of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge . Approaches to ___MASK11___ depend on epistemologies , which vary considerably both within and between humanities and sciences . There are several forms of ___MASK11___ : scientific , humanities , artistic , economic , social , business , marketing , practitioner ___MASK11___ , life , technological , etc . Baseball is a bat - and - ball ___MASK98___ played between two teams of nine players each , who take turns batting and fielding . Buddy Ryan " Bud " Hollowell ( January 1 , 1943  May 16 , 2014 ) was an American professional ___MASK69___ and minor league manager . After his athletic career , he became an educator and author . An inning in baseball , softball , and similar games is the basic unit of play , consisting of two halves or frames , the " top " ( first half ) and the " bottom " ( second half ). In each half , one team bats until three outs are made , with the other team playing defense . A full ___MASK98___ typically is scheduled for nine innings , although this may be shortened due to weather or extended in the event that the score is tied at the end of the scheduled innings . Rodney Warren Boxberger ( born August 22 , 1957 in Santa Ana , California ) is a former starting pitcher who is most notable for winning the 1978 College World Series Most Outstanding Player award while a junior at the University of Southern California ( USC ). Southern California , often abbreviated as SoCal , is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California ' s 10 southernmost counties . The region is traditionally described as eight counties , based on demographics and economic ties : Imperial , Los Angeles , Orange , Riverside , San Bernardino , San Diego , Santa Barbara , and Ventura . The more extensive 10 - county definition , which includes Kern and San Luis Obispo counties , is also used based on historical political divisions . Southern California is a ___MASK57___ economic center for the state of California and the United States . Wesley Adam Rachels ( born January 19 , 1976 in Los Angeles , California ) was a second baseman who is most notable for winning the 1998 College World Series Most Outstanding Player award while a senior at University of Southern California . He is one of seven players from University of Southern California to win that award . The others are Bill Thom , Bud Hollowell , Russ McQueen , George Milke , Bill Seinsoth and Rod Boxberger . In that College World Series , he set a championship ___MASK98___ record with seven RBI . He tied another when he had five hits in a ___MASK98___ . In baseball ( hardball or softball ), a starting pitcher or starter is the first pitcher in the ___MASK98___ for each team . A pitcher is credited with a ___MASK98___ started if they throw the first pitch to the opponent ' s first batter of a ___MASK98___ . A pitcher who enters the ___MASK98___ after the first pitch of the ___MASK98___ is a relief pitcher . Starting pitchers are expected to pitch for a significant portion of the ___MASK98___ , although their ability to do this depends on many factors , including effectiveness , stamina , health , and strategy . The University of Southern California ( USC or SC ) is a private ___MASK11___ university founded in 1880 with its main campus in Los Angeles , California . As California ' s oldest private ___MASK11___ university , USC has historically educated a large number of the region ' s business leaders and professionals . In recent decades , the university has also leveraged its location in Los Angeles to establish relationships with ___MASK11___ and cultural institutions throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim . An engine for economic activity , USC contributes approximately $ 5 billion annually to the economy of the Los Angeles metropolitan area .