[Alsfastball] White Sox ready to double up

[Al Doran]

Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 16:30:44 +1300
From: SNZ Web-master <snz-webm at vanf-graphics.co.nz>
Subject: White Sox ready to double up

White Sox ready to double up

Wednesday December 8th 2004

Double headers will be the order of the day for the New Zealand Community 
Trust White Sox during the New Zealand Community Trust Women's Series next 
month.

The White Sox will be taking on Japan and the World All Stars during a 
three day tri series at Smokefree Ballpark, Christchurch from January 14th 
to 16th. During the series the White Sox will play double headers on the 
first two days of the competition before the play offs on the final day.

White Sox coach Mike Walsh says the prospect of playing back to back games 
on the first two days on the tournament will not be an issue for his side. 
Walsh says double headers are common practice in tournament play now and 
the team is just looking forward to the chance to play international class 
softball.

"Players are used to playing back to back games and it is a good way to 
keep momentum going," said Walsh.

The series opens with Japan playing the World All Stars at 1pm on the 
Friday afternoon before the White Sox take on both sides in the late 
afternoon and early evening. The White Sox play both sides again on the 
Saturday ahead of the finals day on Sunday.

Softball fans across the country will also be able to follow the progress 
of the White Sox on the final day as live coverage of both games on the 
Sunday will be screened on TV2.

Softball New Zealand chief executive Hadyn Smith says women's softball has 
not enjoyed live television coverage for many years and he believes the 
decision to carry the final day live will be a real boost for the  White 
Sox as they head towards the 2006 World Championships and qualification for 
the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

DRAW

TEAMS
1 New Zealand
2 World All Stars
3 Japan


Friday 14 January 2005
Official Opening
Game    Dia     Time
1       1       1pm     Japan v World All Stars
2       1       3.30pm  New Zealand v World All Stars
3       1       6pm     New Zealand v Japan


Saturday 15 January 2005
Game    Dia     Time
4       1       11am    Japan v World All Stars
5       1       1.30pm  New Zealand v Japan
6       1       4pm     New Zealand v World All Stars


Sunday 16 January 2005
Game    Dia     Time
7       1       12.15pm Team 2 v Team 3
8       1       2.30pm  Team 1  v Winner of Game 7
Awards Ceremony


By SNZ Media Liaison: Kelly Mitchell
*  mailto:kelly.mitchell at xtra.co.nz

http://www.softball.org.nz/
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