USA Softball Beats Nicaragua 14-0 to remain unbeaten at Pan Am Qualifier

[Al Doran]

Subject: USA Softball stays perfect at Pan Am Qualifier
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:08:04 -0600
From: "Brian McCall" <bmccall(at)softball.org>


USA Softball Beats Nicaragua 14-0 to remain unbeaten at Pan Am Qualifier

GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA – USA Softball heads into playoff action tomorrow 
at the Pan Am Qualifier with a record of 6-0 after shutting out Nicaragua 
14-0 today in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Team USA has allowed only one run 
in six games, outscoring its opponent 69-1.

Everyone in the starting lineup had at least one hit with Tairia Mims 
Flowers (Tucson, Ariz.) leading the way. Flowers hit a home run, going 2-2, 
with three RBI. Jaime Clark (Tustin, Calif.) was 2-2 with two RBI and Vicky 
Galindo (Union City, Calif.) finished with three hits in four at bats and 
one RBI. The team turned in 11 hits while leaving two on base.

Alicia Hollowell (Suisun, Calif.) started on the mound and struck out eight 
of nine batters faced in three innings. Amanda Freed (Cypress, Calif.) 
pitched the final two innings giving up two hits but with stellar defense 
the USA turned a double play and an out at home plate kept the shutout intact.

Team USA will face Colombia tomorrow at 7 pm in the first round of the 
playoffs.

About ASA

The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National 
Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United 
States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation’s largest 
sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a 
network of 88 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred 
teams in the early days to over 240,000 teams today, representing a 
membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, 
visit www.asasoftball.com.

About USA Softball

USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links 
the USA Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ National Team 
programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and 
promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and 
domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of the 
only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three 
consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women 
have also won seven World Championship titles including the last five 
consecutive. For more information about USA Softball, please visit 
www.usasoftball.com

From: "Brian McCall" <bmccall(at)softball.org>


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