Fw: Chidester plates four runs as Women's National Team bests Curacao 14-0 in four innings

[fastball]

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. From: Codi Warren <cwar...@usasoftball.com> Sent: Saturday, August 5, 2017 11:54 AM To: Codi Warren Subject: Chidester plates four runs as Women's National Team bests Curacao 14-0 in four innings FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2017   Chidester plates four runs as Women’s National Team bests Curacao 14-0 in four innings   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — Team USA’s bats continued to stay hot as the USA Softball Women’s National Team (WNT) picked up a 14-0 (four innings) win over Curacao at the Pan American Championship.  The U.S. combined for 11 hits in their early morning matchup, including home runs from Valerie Arioto (Pleasanton, Calif.) and Ali Aguilar (Orangevale, Calif.), while Ally Carda (Elk Grove, Calif.) and Danielle O’Toole (Upland, Calif.) combined for a no-hitter.   “Wake up and hit, that’s what the team did today,” said Head Coach Ken Eriksen.  “After a late night and Opening Ceremony, for us to come out today with no pregame batting practice and knock out a bunch of hits was pretty impressive to me.  You have to give a lot of credit to Ally for knocking out the first inning and giving our team a chance to score in the first inning.”   Click here for a box score   Carda brought the heat in the top of the first, retiring three batters with a strikeout despite a one out, hit batter.  The U.S. put five runs up on the board in the bottom of the first with the help of two home runs.  Michelle Moultrie (Jacksonville, Fla.) picked up the first RBI of the game after singling to right field to bring home Haylie McCleney (Morris, Ala.).  Moultrie would come around to score off a misplayed ball that allowed Amanda Chidester (Allen Park, Mich.) to reach safely and advance to third.  With one runner on, Arioto sent the ball out of the park on a 1-2 pitch to plate two runs, and Aguilar followed suit with a solo home run to make it a 5-0, U.S. lead.   The Red, White and Blue would add to that lead in the bottom of the second inning.  Tacking on two runs in their at-bat, McCleney led off with a triple and Kelsey Stewart (Wichita, Kan.) was hit by a pitch to put runners on the corners.  Two batters later, Chidester doubled on a line drive to left field to extend the lead to 7-0.   Seven more runs crossed the plate in the bottom of the third inning.  A single from Jazmyn Jackson (San Jose, Calif.) brought Hannah Flippen (San Diego, Calif.) home and a fielding error on the right fielder allowed Jackson to advance to second base.  With a runner in scoring position, McCleney singled to make it a nine run lead.  The bases would become loaded after a single from Delaney Spaulding (Rancho Cucamonga, Calf.) and a walk to Moultrie.  Chidester picked up another pair of RBI with a hard hit ball to left field, and Arioto drove another ball to left field to bring in another run.  A sac fly from Aguilar pushed across another U.S. run and a double from Flippen gave Team USA a 14-run edge over Curacao.   Needing just three outs to end the game via run-rule, O’Toole entered the circle in relief for Carda and dished out three ground outs to give Team USA the 14-0 (four innings) win.   Chidester led the U.S. offense, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs scored while Arioto also had a 2-for-3 showing with three RBI and two runs scored.  Carda earned the win in the circle, pitching three complete innings with six strikeouts and no hits while O’Toole pitched the final frame.   Up next for the USA Softball WNT is a 6:30 p.m. ET contest against Peru tomorrow evening.  Fans can watch Team USA throughout the tournament with live streaming through InternetTV for an $11.95 (USD) subscription.  Live stats will also be available for fans to follow along through USASoftball.com.    About USA Softball USA Softball is a 501(c)(3) not-for profit organization headquartered in Oklahoma City, Okla., and is designated as the National Governing Body (NGB) of Softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation’s largest sports organizations, USA Softball sanctions competition in every state through a network of 70 local associations and has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 150,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than 2 million.  USA Softball is dedicated to providing people of all ages the opportunity to play the game they love at a variety of levels by offering recreational, league, tournament and competitive play for fast pitch, slow pitch and modified pitch.  USA Softball annually conducts thousands of tournaments throughout the country including over 100 National Championships.  The USA Softball umpire program is among the nation’s largest and are widely known as the best trained umpires in the game.   As the NGB for the sport of softball, USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball National Teams that compete in events such as the Olympics, Pan American Games, World Championships and other international and domestic events. For more information on USA Softball, including its founding and history as the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA), please visit, www.USASoftball.com.   Codi Warren I Managing Director of Communications USA Softball 2801 NE 50th Street Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111 405-425-3431 (O) Visit Us Online: USASoftball.com Follow along with USA Softball National Championships across the country!   Find a list of 2017 #USASoftball National Championships today!

_______________________________________________
Alsfastball mailing list
Alsfastball@fastpitchwest.com
http://fastpitchwest.com/mailman/listinfo/alsfastball_fastpitchwest.com