Received: 10/12/07 10:24:09 AM From: "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc(at)softball.ca>
Subject: Canada_suffers_two_losses;_holds_on_to_second_place_/_Le_C -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE October12th, 2007 Canadasuffers two losses; holds on to second place (Beijing,China) The Canadian Senior Womens softball team lost both of their gamesyesterday, but still managed to retain second place at the end of thepreliminary round with a 3-3 record. The Canadian team was not able to registera hit in the first game of the day, falling to Australia by a 3-0 score. Laterin the day, China took advantage of an error in the fourth inning and held onfor a 4-2 win. China and Canada finished tied for second place in theround-robin with a 3-3 record, but Canada took the tiebreaker, allowing fewerhead-to-head runs against. Inthe first game, Tanya Harding and Felicity Witt of Australia combined to throwa no-hitter at the Canadians, allowing only two hitters to reach base on a walkand an error, both in the third inning. However, the red and white continuouslyput the ball in play as only two hitters struck out in the game. AfterCanadian starting pitcher Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK) struck out the two firstbatters in the first inning, the next Australian hitter connected for a doubleand came in to score on an RBI single. Australia then added single runs in thesecond and fifth innings to complete the scoring. DioneMeier was the hard-luck losing pitcher, throwing all six innings whilescattering five hits and three walks. She allowed three earned runs and struckout eight batters in the game. Inthe nightcap, China opened the scoring in the top of the third inning, andlater added three more runs to that lead in the fourth. With runners on secondand third and no outs, China scored both runners on an RBI groundout and a wildpitch. The following hitter reached on an error and later scored on an RBIsingle to give China a 4-0 lead. Canadashowed some life in the bottom of the seventh as Tamra Howren (White Rock, BC)reached base with a lead-off walk. Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON) thenconnected with a single and then stole second base, setting the table for MeganTimpf (Port Dover, ON) who brought both runners in to score with a single upthe middle. China was forced to bring in a new pitcher, who consequentlyretired the two last batters to preserve the win. RobinMackin (Newmarket, ON) pitched six innings for Canada, allowing three earnedruns on six hits and three walks while striking out seven. Katie Rosentreter(Winnipeg, MB) pitched one inning of relief, allowing one unearned run ontwo hits. Inother action at the China Cup, Australia defeated Chinese Taipei 7-0 to improvetheir first-place record to 6-0. With the second place finish, Canada (3-3)will play Australia (6-0) in the first semi-final (6:30pm EDT) to determine whowill earn a direct berth to the Gold Medal game. The losing team will play thewinner of the second semi-final (midnight EDT) between Chinese Taipei (0-6) andChina (3-3). Thecomplete box scores and play-by-play are available at www.softball.ca -SC- GillesLeBlanc Manager:Marketing and Communications Services SoftballCanada 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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