Subject: Day One (Wednesday 25 January 2006) Results of Commonwealth Men's Fastpitch Championships
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:19:46 +1100
From: "DiAnne Lilburn" <dianne.lilburn(at)softball.org.au>
Day One (Wednesday 25 January 2006) Results of Commonwealth Men's
Fastpitch Championship
Australia went down to Tanifa Samoa 5-2 in their opening game at the
Commonwealth Men's Softball Championship being played at Altona,
Melbourne, Australia
The home team started well defensively with pitcher Andrew Kirkpatrick
shutting down the Samoan batting line with 13 strikeouts from 18
batters faced.
The Australian bats were the first to score with two runs in the fourth
inning but left a further 5 runners on base.
In the sixth inning, Duane Jerard started the scoring for Samoa with a
long ball to the centrefield fence to score Bradley Annandale and
Michael Niu.
Kirkpatrick was replaced on the mound, but reliever Adam Folkard was
unable to contain the strong Samoan batting lineup with Wayne Laulu,
the first batter he faced, smashing the ball long over the left field
fence for another two runs.
Samoa added a fifth and final run in the seventh inning when Arran
Neemia easily cleared the left field fence for a solo run.
Earlier New Zealand Black Sox defeated South Africa with an impressive
7-0 mercy win in the bottom of the fifth.
New Zealandâs, Jeremy Manley pitched strongly on the mound leaving
South Africa scoreless.
South Africa threatened to take a run off the World Champions in their
last at bat, managing to get two runners on base, but were unable to
capitalise and finished the game scoreless.
The New Zealand bats were in good form, with the highlight a two run
home run by Grant Roman in the fifth inning.
Games for Thursday 26 January will see at 12 noon South Africa v Tanifa
Samoa; 2.30pm South Africa v Australia; 5.00pm Australia v New Zealand;
7.30pm Tanifa Samoa v New Zealand (AEDT).
For more information contact DiAnne Lilburn 0405 509 674
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DiAnne Lilburn
National Communications Coordinator
Softball Australia
Suite 4, Ground Floor
38-40 Prospect Street
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M: +61 (0) 405 509 674
For more information visit www.softball.org.au <http://www.softball.org.au/>
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World number two - Open Women's team (Aussie Spirit), Silver Medallist (Athens, 2004), Bronze Medallists (Sydney 2000 and Atlanta 1996).
World number one - Under 19 Men's team (Aussie Colts), three consecutive World Championship titles.
World number three - Open Men's team (Aussie Steelers) and Under 19 Women's team (Aussie Pride).
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