Day 6 of Canada Cup Action - women

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Received: 7/6/06 9:03:58 PM 
From:  "Rick Picard" <rpicard(at)softball.ca> 


Subject:  Day 6 of Canada Cup Action  


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 06, 2006

 

Day 6 of Canada Cup Action 

 

(Surrey, BC) - In early Canada Cup action, Team Canada defeated
the Triple Crown Colorado Team by a score of 9-2.  

 

Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB) started the scoring for Canada as
she drove in Erin McLean (Whitby, ON) giving Canada a 1-0 lead.
 Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON) continued the attack elevating
Canada to a 3-0 lead on a two-run single scoring Kristy Odamura
(Richmond, BC) and Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC).

 

Colorado ended Canada's shut out streak in the third inning stopping
Canada's streak at 18 consecutive innings without allowing opposition
to score a single run.  Kaila Holtz (North Vancouver, BC) picked
up her second win of the tournament giving up 2 runs on 3 hits
and striking out 8.  Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC) came in relief
for Holtz after giving up a solo homerun to Jackie Hull cutting
Canada's lead to only 1 run heading into the seventh.  

 

Canada widened the gap early in the seventh as Matthews, Bradley
and Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK) each drove in a run.  Angela
Lichty (Guelph, ON) doubled scoring two more runs with Rachel
Schill (Kitchener, ON) capping the inning driving in Lichty giving
Canada a 7 run lead heading into the bottom of the inning.  Lawrie
closed out the game for Canada and picked up the save allowing
no hits and striking out 4 in one and two-thirds innings of work.

 

The Senior Women's National Team will need a win against the
Chinese Taipei in order to earn a playoff berth.

 

In other Canada Cup action, the Canadian Elite Team faced the
Schutt Hurricanes in a bid to secure a berth in the playoff round.

 

Erin Gee (Burnaby, BC) led the Elite to a 4-1 win driving in
3 of the 4 Canada runs.  Megan MacKenzie (Winnipeg, MB) pitched
a complete game for Canada and picked up the win allowing only
4 hits and striking out 5.  The Hurricanes only run came at the
hands of a solo homerun in the sixth inning.

 

With the win, Canada Elite's record improves to 5 wins and 2
losses and remains at second place in the standings.  Canada
Elite will face the third place finisher of the White Pool in
quarter round playoff action at Softball City at 1:00pm.  For
complete statistical information, please visit www.softball.ca.

 

-More to come following the 6:30 game featuring Canada and Chinese
Taipei-

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Rick Picard

Director, Marketing and Communications

Softball Canada

rpicard at softball.ca

(613)-558-4663 (Cell)
 

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