Fw: USA Junior near perfect at WBSC Junior Women's World Championship; Barnhill throws perfect game while Conley picks up no-hitter

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Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. From: Nick Dorety <ndor...@softball.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 10:37 PM To: Nick Dorety Subject: USA Junior near perfect at WBSC Junior Women's World Championship; Barnhill throws perfect game while Conley picks up no-hitter FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2015   USA Junior near perfect at WBSC Junior Women’s World Championship; Barnhill throws perfect game while Conley picks up no-hitter   OKLAHOMA CITY — The USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team cruised at the 2015 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Women’s World Championship (JWWC) today in Oklahoma City, Okla. at the ASA Hall of Fame Complex. Team USA secured another two wins and finished undefeated in the preliminary rounds as the pitching staff dominated from the circle.  In game one, Kelly Barnhill (Marietta, Ga.) was flawless from the circle as she collected a perfect game in a 16-0 (three inning) win over Mexico while Zoe Conley (Berkeley, Calif.) issued a no-hitter in Team USA’s 7-0 (five inning) win over the Czech Republic. USA 16, Mexico 0 (three innings) Team USA continued their strong performance at the WBSSSC JWWC today at OGE Energy Field in their first game of the day against Mexico.  Team USA came out firing in the first inning as Alyssa Palomino (Mission Viejo, Calif.) brought in two RBI to set the pace as her hot streak continues at the JWWC.  Kelly Barnhill (Marietta, Ga.) showed off her full arsenal of pitches as she continued to stifle batters en route to a no-hitter. The game ended via run rule courtesy of Palomino’s grand slam in the top of the third inning. “Everything is a lot easier when you have great pitching and Kelly was on today,” said Tairia Flowers (Tucson, Ariz.), Head Coach of the USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team. “Our team’s mindset is really good right now. Alyssa’s hitting is very solid and we hope that she can continue that into the playoffs.” Palomino went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate, brought in six RBI and scored three times. “It felt good,” said Palomino. “I’ve been in a good rhythm here at the Junior Worlds and just have been trying to make plays for our team.”  It took only three innings for Barnhill to notch the win, as she allowed no hits and struck out six. Samantha Urbina took the loss for Mexico, as she lasted only two innings and gave up eight earned runs. USA 7, Czech Republic 0 (five innings) Team USA once again came out strong in the first inning and rolled to a 7-0 win over Czech Republic in their final game of the preliminary rounds. Czech Republic batters were not able to locate Zoe Conley’s (Berkeley, Calif.) pitches all game as Conley threw a no-hitter, striking out 10 batters in five innings of work. A couple of big two-run home runs by Jenna Lilley (North Canton, Ohio) and Madilyn Nickles (Merced, Calif.) in the first got Team USA out front early. Czech Republic was never able to recover after Team USA’s explosive first inning. “Another nice win for us tonight,” said Flowers. “We made some solid plays defensively that helped out Zoe. We’re glad to come out on top of our pool, but we know that there is still a lot of work to do to reach our ultimate goal at this Championship. We’ve got what it takes to get the Gold, it’s just up to us to come together during the playoffs and make it happen.” McKenna Arriola (West Hills, Calif.), Sydney Romero (Temecula, Calif.) and DJ Sanders (Columbus, Miss.) each brought runs in for Team USA. “I was in a good rhythm,” said Conley. “It’s definitely a big confidence booster for me to come out and be successful like I was tonight. Our team is excited to start the playoff rounds to prove what we’re made of.” In total, Team USA has outscored teams 82-3 and improved their record to 7-0 to finish pool play. Looking forward to tomorrow, Team USA plays No. 2 Pool A seed Canada at 7:30 p.m. CST at OGE Energy Field. Click here to view the results, box scores and the schedule for the 2015 WBSC JWWC. Great tickets are still available for the 2015 JWWC. Fans have the option to purchase either single session tickets or the Gold Pass for the week-long event. Single day session tickets allow fans the opportunity to pick which days they plan on attending during the JWWC with the opportunity to watch any game they choose for that day. The Gold Pass includes all-session tickets for the JWWC, as well as an official event t-shirt, a program and the opportunity to have a personalized name slide on the video board and OGE Energy Field at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, with additional photo opportunities.  Click here to view seating chart. Gold Passes and single session tickets can be purchased at the box office of OGE Energy Field. All games will be streamed live at no cost to fans through the official event website. There will be expanded coverage, beginning Thursday, August 13, featuring play-by-play and color commentary, in-game interviews, instant replays and unique camera shots. Visit 2015jwwc.com to watch games. For updates, check or the tournament website 2015JWWC.com and keep up all week on the event’s official Facebook and Twitter. Fans can also visit www.wbsc.co for more information. About ASA/USA Softball  Founded in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball is the National Governing Body Softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation’s largest sports organizations, ASA/USA Softball sanctions competition in every state through a network of 74 local associations and has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 165,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than 2.5 million.  ASA/USA is responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball National Teams that compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won nine World Championship titles as well as claimed eight World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about ASA/USA Softball, please visit http://www.asausasoftball.com/.   About the World Baseball Softball Confederation Headquartered in the Olympic Capital city of Lausanne, Switzerland, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) was established in April 2013 and granted recognition as the sole competent authority in baseball and softball by the International Olympic Committee at the 125th IOC Session in September 2013. The WBSC represents a united baseball/softball sports movement that encompasses over 65 million athletes worldwide. The WBSC governs all international competitions involving any of the National Teams of its 141 National Federation members.  The WBSC oversees the Softball World Championships, The Premier 12, the World Baseball Classic, and the U12, U15, U18, U21 and Women's Baseball World Cups.  For further information, please go to www.WBSC.co or follow the WBSC on Twitter at @WBSC_co.     Nick Dorety ASA/USA Softball Marketing & Communications Coordinator 2801 NE 50th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73111   405-425-3422 - work 405-757-5306 - cell ndor...@softball.org     On the Web ASAUSASoftball.com | Facebook | Twitter

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