Folkard lands Aussies in Jr. Softball Worlds final
SUMMERSIDE – For the third straight ISF Junior Men’s World Softball Championship, Australia will be in the championship final. The Aussies can make their mark in Junior World Softball as they go for the three-peat after a 15-strikeout performance from Adam Folkard Saturday night in a 6-1 win over Japan during semifinal Saturday at ISF 2005 Junior Men’s World Softball Championship at Queen Elizabeth Park’s VIV Field in Summerside. Leading the Aussie attack was Travis Southam (2-2, run scored, RBI), Jon Hudson (2-3, run scored, double), Shaun Mason (1-2, RBI, double) and Jamie Sheehan (1-2, two runs scored). For Japan, Masaki Sawada (2-3, run scored, Akifumi Horita (1-4) and Takuto Tsutsui (1-3) led the way. Folkard pitched a complete game five-hitter walking two. Losing pitcher Hayami Takahashi who went two and one third innings allowing two runs on three hits walking three and fanning one. Hikaru
Matsuda went three innings allowing three runs on four hits, and striking out one. Tatsuya Oyama went two-third innings allowing a run on two hits and walking one. The Aussie win puts them into the championship final at 3 p.m. Sunday to face the winner of the 12 p.m. noon game between Japan and Canada.
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Pat Healey
MARKETING AND MEDIA CONSULTANT
ISF 2005 JR MEN’S WORLD SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS