Received: 8/29/06 5:17:55 PM From: "DiAnne Lilburn" <dianne.lilburn(at)softball.org.au>
Subject: Aussies thump Chinese Taipei at World Championship -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Media Release 30 August 2006 Aussies thump Chinese Taipei at World Championship The Australian Open Womens team, Aussie Spirit, hasdefeated Chinese Taipei 9-nil in their third game at the ISF WomensWorld Championship in Beijing, China. In just five innings, Australia bats dominatedChinese Taipeis pitchers by converting nine of the 10 hits to runs. At the bottom of the first, Tracey Mosley singled tocenterfield allowing base-runners Sandra Allen and Stacey Porter to score. After Amanda Doman was hit by pitch and walked tofirst, Natalie Titcume scored and then a further run to Natalie Ward took Australia to a 5-nillead. In the second inning, the Aussie Spirit again demonstrated theirstrong batting with huge home runs to Porter, Amanda Doman and Ward, with Ward bringing home Mosleyto take Australia to a 9-nil lead. The combined pitching of AustraliasMelanie Roche and Tanya Harding held the oppositionbats, allowing just one hit. Australiasnext game is against Botswana at 12.30 pm (AEST) today. FOR MOREINFORMATION ____________________________________ DiAnne Lilburn National Communications Coordinator SoftballAustralia 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 Formore information visit www.softball.org.au _____________________________________________________________________________ Didyou know that Australia is the world's number onesoftball nation? World number two - Open Women's team(Aussie Spirit), Silver Medallist (Athens, 2004), BronzeMedallists (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 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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