Received: 7/15/07 9:01:00 AM From: Gilles LeBlanc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Canada keeps hopes alive with win over China -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15th, 2007 Canada keeps hopes alive with win over China (Oklahoma City, OK) â The Canadian Senior Womenâs National team improved their record to 3-1 with a 5-1 win over China in KFC World Cup of Softball III action here last night. Canada will play its last game of the round-robin against the United States (live on TSN, 1:00pm ET). A Canadian win against the USA would make things very interesting in the final standings. Against China, Canada once again jumped to an early lead and never looked back while starting pitcher Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC) went the distance in the pitcherâs circle to earn the 5-1 win. After China stranded their leadoff hitter on base in the top of the first inning, Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON), Noemie Marin (Acton-Vale, QC) and Erin McLean (Whitby, ON) each delivered RBI singles to give Canada an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the inning. After China scored a run in the top of the third inning, Canada added two runs of their own in the fifth when Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC) hit a leadoff homerun to right center field and Marin brought in the fifth run of the game on an RBI groundout. The early 3-0 lead was all Danielle Lawrie needed to secure the victory. She pitched seven solid innings giving up only one run on four hits with four walks and nine strikeouts. Matthews and Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, BC) each went two-for-two with two runs scored for the red and white, while Bradley, Marin and McLean each added a hit. As mentioned earlier, Canada (3-1) will play the United States (4-0) in their final round-robin game (TSN, 1:00pm ET) with a lot at stake for both teams. Canada is currently battling with Japan (3-1) for second place and a spot in the tournament final. A Canadian win over the USA would make things a lot more interesting as there would potentially be three teams tied for first place. Japan will finish its schedule against China (1-2) at 9:30pm (ET) tonight. -SC- For more information, please contact: Gilles LeBlanc Sport/Recreation Management Intern MBA in Sport and Recreation Management University of New Brunswick Coordinator, Marketing and Communications Softball Canada 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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