9:30-11:30 a.m. (2:30-4:30 a.m. ET) Semifinals - Game 29 12:00-2:00 p.m. (5:00-7:00 a.m. ET) Semifinals - Game 30 5:00-7:30 p.m. (10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET) Bronze Medal Game - Game 31
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Todd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 9:12 AM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] Don't say girls ain't tuff > 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. ______________________________________________________ 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.
