Received: 7/6/08 10:12:22 PM From: "Gilles LeBlanc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Team_Canada_powers_past_Aussies_8-2_in_Tri_Nations_Cup_Ope -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6th, 2008 Team Canada powers past Aussies 8-2 inTri Nations Cup Opener (Kitchener, ON) After a bit of a slowstart, Canadas Senior Womens National Team scored eight unanswered runs todefeat Australia 8-2 in the opening game of the Tri Nations Cup. Jennifer Yee(North Delta, BC) and Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON) each connected with homerunsin the fifth inning to put the game out of reach. Team Australia got off to a quick start inthe top of the first when leadoff hitter Simonne Morrow doubled down the leftfield line and later scored on a groundout. They then added to that slim leadin the second when Natalie Ward scored from third base on a wild pitch. Canada finally got things going in thebottom of the third inning. Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC) led off the inningwith a solid line drive to the left-center field gap for a double. Erin McLean(Whitby, ON) followed up with an RBI single, and later scored on a single byAlison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON) to tie the game up at 2-2. With Sheena Lawrick(Calgary, SB) on third and Bradley on third, Bradley attempted to steal secondand induced a rundown between first and second, allowing Lawrick to cross theplate to give Canada a 3-2 lead through three innings of play. The score remained the same until thebottom of the fifth, when Jennifer Yee smashed a leadoff homerun over thecenterfield fence off relief pitcher Felicity Witt. That seemed to spark theCanadian bats, as Lawrick later walked and scored on an RBI double by AlisonBradley down the third base line. After Bradley was thrown out at home on asingle by Megan Timpf (Port Dover, ON), Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK) drew awalk and Kaleigh Rafter followed with a three-run homerun to round out thescoring. Robin Mackin (Newmarket, ON) pitched foursolid innings to earn the victory in the pitchers circle. She allowed bothAustralia runs on three hits and five walks. Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC) cameon in relief to start the fifth inning and did not give up a hit in twoinnings, walking one batter and striking out three. Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK)threw a perfect seventh inning by striking out the side to seal the Canadianvictory. Australia (0-1) will take on Japan (0-0) at6:00pm EDT at Peter Hallman Ballyard in Kitchener, ON. Japan will then take onCanada (1-0) immediately following that game to finish the short round-robin. BoxScore -SC- For more information, please contact Gilles LeBlanc Manager: Marketing and CommunicationsServices Softball Canada (613) 523-3386 ext 3105 gleblanc(at)softball.ca Al's Fastball News *Email: fastball(at)pmihrm.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEWS-1: http://www.AlsFastball.com/ NEWS-2: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball VIA http://www.webbox.com
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