Deere Pats Moot: Is this thingy televised? If so, what time?
I could look it up myslef, but I'm busy listening to the "Hey Coach!" archive. Roll Tide!! Slef E. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Smoot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 6:44 AM Subject: [RollTideFan] Don't say girls ain't tuff > Team USA records seventh straight shutout > > By Tom Withers > The Associated Press > August 21, 2004 > > ATHENS, Greece | On a chilly day last October, the U.S. softball team met > its match and took a beating like never before -- or since. There was no > "mercy rule" to save them. > > The Navy SEALS don't believe in one. > > To prepare for the Olympics, the Americans trained with the elite unit in > San Diego, running their obstacle courses and enduring tests of mind and > body. They learned teamwork and a new motto: So what. > > On Friday, after posting their seventh straight shutout, 3-0 over Taiwan to > finish a sweep through preliminary-round play, the two-time defending gold > medalists had but one thought. > > "So what," Lisa Fernandez said. > > Cat Osterman struck out 10 in six innings, former University of Alabama > player Kelly Kretschman tripled in Lovieanne Jung in the sixth inning, and > Crystl Bustos homered for a U.S. team (7-0) that's as hot as the Athenian > sunshine. > > Showing more speed, more pitching, more everything than any team in the > tournament over the last week, the Americans have put up some amazing > statistics on their way to Sunday's semifinal showdown with Australia, their > old Olympic nemesis. > > Through seven games, the U.S. team has outscored opponents 41-0, allowed > just 11 hits, permitted three runners to reach third and compiled a .346 > batting average to just .080 for the opposition. > > Fernandez, a two-time Olympian, is having trouble digesting some of the > numbers. > > "It's mind-boggling when you look at our ERA," she said of the U.S. team's > seven-game goose egg. > > And there's even more. > > Fernandez, who batted .097 (3-for-31) in Sydney four years ago, is hitting > .556 -- second only to Australian Natalie Titcume's .600 -- and her seven > RBIs lead the tournament. And Natasha Watley, whose speed may be the U.S. > team's best weapon, has four steals, seven infield hits and is > unquestionably the toughest out in the world. > > Oh yeah, and there's the Americans' 77-game winning streak -- not a record > but not bad. > > The accomplishments, though, won't mean a thing if the U.S. team can't win > two more games and a gold medal. > > "It's not how you start," Fernandez said. "It's how you finish." > > Having cruised and crushed their way through round-robin play untested, > except for an extra-inning win over Japan, the U.S. will now face the > Aussies, the only team to beat the Americans twice in the Olympics. > > And the pitcher who got both wins -- Tanya Harding -- will start. > > "I'm kind of thinking she might be on the mound," said U.S. coach Mike > Candrea, who will go with either Jennie Finch or Fernandez. > > Fernandez is campaigning for the ball. > > "I want to start every day," she said. > > > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit > http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net > > AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. Get a real ISP. ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup! To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net AOL.com addresses are NOT allowed on this list. Get a real ISP.
