Received: 6/24/07 5:13:23 PM From: Gilles LeBlanc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Canada edges Argentina at Junior Womenâs World Championships -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24th, 2007 Canada edges Argentina at Junior Womenâs World Championships (Enschede, Netherlands) - After an emotional extra innings loss to the United States yesterday, the Canadian National Womenâs Junior Team came up with a flat performance against a fired up Argentina squad but managed to come away with a 2-1 win. The win gives Canada a 3-1 record and they play Puerto Rico (3-1) and Australia (3-1) over the next two days. Jenna Caira (Toronto, ON) fired a two hitter with five strike outs and no walks to lead Canada as she only surrendered an unearned run in the fifth. Canada opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning when Corrine Doornberg (Langley, BC) beat out an infield hit, stole second, and advanced to third on a throwing error. Doornberg scored on a single by Richelle McGarva (Cloverdale, BC) to shallow right field. In the top of the fifth, Argentina took advantage of three Canadian errors to tie the game on a fielderâs choice. Jenna Caira was able to induce a two out ground ball back to the mound with two runners on base to hold Argentina to only one run in the inning. Canada responded in the bottom of the inning when Emily Densem (Toronto, ON) led off with a triple down the right field line and later scored on an RBI ground out by Katrina Lavadan (Scarborough, ON), giving Canada a 2-1 lead. Canada shut down Argentina the rest of the way as Caira retired six straight batters to end the game. âWe didnât play as well as we could have today, but it was good enough to beat themâ said Lavadan after the game. âWe need to keep the intensity up the entire game and play at our level.â Canada plays Puerto Rico (3-1) tomorrow at 10:00am (ET). The game can be seen live through webcam feeds through the Softball Canada website (www.softball.ca) -SC- For more information, please contact: Gilles LeBlanc Sport/Recreation Management Intern MBA in Sport and Recreation Management University of New Brunswick Softball Canada Coordinator, Marketing and Communications gleblanc(at)softball.ca (613) 523-3386 ext 3105 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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