Received: 8/11/07 2:47:05 PM From: "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc(at)softball.ca>
Subject: 2007 Summer Universiade: Team Canada picks up two Softball two shutouts in opening day -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2007 SummerUniversiade Team Canada picks up twoSoftball shutouts in opening day August 11, 2007 BANGKOK, Thailand(CIS) - The Canadian women's softball team opened its competition today with apair of 9-0 shutouts to move into top spot in Pool A at the 24thSummer Universiade. Host Thailand and Italyboth fell to the Canadians in just five innings as a result of the run-aheadrule shortened game (ahead by seven runs after five innings). After reaching thepodium at both the World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma and the Pan American Gamesin Rio de Janeiro earlier this season, the team is looking to win their thirdmedal. "It's our team'sgoal to receive three medals in a season," said head coach Lori Sippel."We understand it will take one game and one pitch at a time in order toachieve it." After scoring threequick runs in the first inning against Thailand, Canada didn't slow up addingfive in the second. Winnipeg's Ashley Lanz started for the red and whiteallowing only two hits in the game, while striking out nine. In the second game ofthe double-header, it took three innings for the Canadian bats to get swinging.Canada picked up three runs in the second, followed by one in the third andfive in the fifth to finish the off their opponents. "We saw fourpitchers today," said Sippel. "Anytime you can get through that manypitchers in a game, you are doing good things with the bat. I'm really pleasedwith today's performance. We knew it was going to be a long day as a result ofthe double-header, but the team adjusted well." Robin Mackin of Newmarket,Ont. had the call in the second game, pitching all five innings, while givingup only three hits and striking out five. "I think ourteam did a good job making adjustments from the first," said Mackin."Once we broke it open in the third, we put the mark on the board and webroke it open easily from there." Offensively JenniferSalling of Port Coquitlam, B.C. led the squad with five hits in the twocontests including two triples. The team competesagainst South Africa (0-2) tomorrow who lost to Chinese Taipei 18-2 and Thailand7-0. Game time is at 2:00 p.m. (local). The Canadians close out pool play onMonday against Chinese Taipei at 10:00 a.m. (local). About theSummer Universiade The SummerUniversiade is an international multi-sport event that takes place every twoyears, and is second only to the Olympic Games in the number of participatingathletes and countries. The Universiade is open to competitors between the agesof 17 and 28 in the year of the Games who are full-time students at apost-secondary institution (university, college, CEGEP) or have graduated froma post-secondary institution in the year preceding the event. The 24th SummerUniversiade to be held Aug. 8-18, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand will feature 10,000participants including 8,000 student-athletes from 141 countries competing in18 sports. Canada is sending itslargest delegation to Bangkok with 309 participants including 208student-athletes competing in the following sports: athletics badminton,basketball, diving, golf, judo, rhythmic gymnastics, shooting, soccer,softball, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, and volleyball For all the info onthe 2007 Summer Universiade: Bangkok 2007 site: www.bangkok2007.com Team Canada site: www.universitysport.ca/bangkok -CIS- Source: Ari Grossman Team Canada SportsInformation Officer 2007 Summer Universiade Cell. in Bangkok, Thailand:011-66-87-932-9716 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additionalinformation: Kimberly Moser Team Canada SportsInformation Manager 2007 SummerUniversiade In Bangkok, Thailand:011-66-87-928-2957 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Al's Fastball News *Email: fastball(at)pmihrm.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEWS-1: http://www.AlsFastball.com/ NEWS-2: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball We plan to be inKitchener August 10-18 2007 ISC World Tournament http://www.iscfastpitch.com/ Follow the action: Go to http://www.iscfastpitch.com/ and click on the ISC icon at the top of the page for all the ISC World Tournament action or click on the ISC II icon for all the ISC II Tournament of Champions action. Or go direct: ISC 2007 World Tournament: http://www.iscfastpitch.com/index.php?page=153 ISC II 2007 Tournament of Champions: http://www.iscfastpitch.com/index.php?page=157 VIA http://www.webbox.com
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