Subject: Australia to meet New Zealand in Gold medal game Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 14:27:02 +1100 From: "DiAnne Lilburn" <dianne.lilburn(at)softball.org.au>
Media Release 28 January 2006 Australia to meet world number one in Gold medal game Australia has just beaten Tanifa Samoa 3-1 in the preliminary final of the Commonwealth Men's Fastpitch Championship at Altona in Victoria. Top order bat, Michael Tanner (ACT) ran an inside the park home run in bottom of the third to put Australia on the board. Tanner continued his good form with the bat in the bottom of the sixth with a safe hit to centre field for a single. Team mate David Newsome (NSW) put down the perfect sacrfice bunt to move Tanner to second. Jeff Goolagong followed with a tripled to the right field fence to score Tanner. Kris Kiefel (Vic) then hit a long sacrifice fly to right field to score Goolagong for the third run. Samoa came out strong in the seventh scoring a run, but then were unable to capatilise leaving runners on base for Australia to take the game. Adam Humble (WA) dominated the Samoa bats from the pitching mound with just two hits and six strike outs from 23 batters faced. Australia, ranked third, will take on the New Zealand Black Sox, current world number one in the gold medal game at 3.30pm (AEDT). For more information, please contact DiAnne Lilburn on 0405 509 674. ____________________________________ DiAnne Lilburn National Communications Coordinator Softball Australia Suite 4, Ground Floor 38-40 Prospect Street Box Hill, Victoria 3128 T: +61 3 9890 8200 F: +61 3 9890 8295 M: +61 (0) 405 509 674 For more information visit www.softball.org.au <http://www.softball.org.au/> _____________________________________________________________________________ Did you know that Australia is the world's number one softball nation? 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). Als Fastball List *Email: fastball(at)pmihrm.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.AlsFastball.com/ NEWS: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball eScribe is down, but may be back soon escribe.com _______________________________________________ Alsfastball mailing list [email protected] http://fastpitchwest.com/mailman/listinfo/alsfastball_fastpitchwest.com
