Received: 7/17/08 2:13:45 PM From: "Andrea Carisse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Canada claims 8-0 victory over Elite FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2008 Canada claims 8-0 victory over Elite (Surrey, BC) The Senior Womens National Team continued itswinning ways last night by defeating the Oregon Elite 8-0 in just five innings.Canada now sits at the top of its pool with five wins and no losses going intothe final day of round robin play at the 2008 Canada Cup. In yesterdays contest, Melanie Matthews (Surrey,BC) led off the top of the first inning with a towering homerun tocenterfield. A walk and stolen base by Jennifer Yee (NorthDelta, BC), put her in an ideal scoring position. Ultimately, Sheena Lawricks (Calgary,AB) long fly ball to right field in the following play was mishandled by anOregon outfielder, allowing Yee to score from second base. In the third inning, singles by Yee and Lawrickand an RBI double by AlisonBradley (Pinkerton, ON) resulted in the third run being scored for Canada. The big offensive inning for the red and thewhite came in the fourth, when the Elite opened the frame by surrendering a fewwalks. Lawrick hit a bloop single to right field, scoring two runners andthen Megan Timpf (PortDover, ON) hit a pinch hit double hard to left field driving in two more runs. On the night, Danielle Lawrie (Langley,BC) threw a no-hitter, recording five strikeouts and allowing only two walks.As a unit, the team collected eight runs on seven hits. Lawrick led theway with three RBIs, while Timpf, Yee, Bradley, Matthews and Erin McLean (Whitby, ON)each added a single hit. The much anticipated meeting between Canada andAustralia will take place tonight, July 17th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. PDT. BoxScores -Wendy Dobbin (Assistant Coach) - For more information, please contact; Andrea Carisse Softball Canada (613)523-3386 x. 3102 scintern(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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