Kiwis take series victory over Australia

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Received: 7/8/06 11:26:49 PM 
From:  Vance <vanf(at)ihug.co.nz> 


   
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Kiwis take series victory over Australia
Sunday July 9th 2006

Big hitting has seen the New Zealand Junior Men’s Development
team takeout the international series against the Australian
under 19 team inSydney today.

Going into the final two games today the New Zealand team needed
just onewin to claim the series and they closed the deal in the
early gamedefeating Australia 11-4.  
They then backed that up with a 2-0 in the final game to take
out theseries 5-2.

New Zealand team manager Mark Carter says the wins today were
a wholeteam effort with the victory in the final game with the
series wonimportant. Carter explains that the team had a lot
to lose in the finalgame but they played well to take out the
game. 

New Zealand’s dominance in the series was reflected in the individualawards
presented after the series final. Wellington’s James Pointon
wasnamed top pitcher, Jovaan Hanley of Hawkes Bay picked up the
award fortop batter and Jamie Love of Auckland was named series
MVP.

With a series win over Australia to go with the Friendship Series
titleearlier in the week Carter says the successful tour has
“exorcised a fewdemons and got the monkey off the back of a few
players”. In the past fewyears Australia has dominated New Zealand
at the junior boy’s level butthat hasn’t happened on this tour.
    

Carter says while the tour has been successful in terms of results
it hasalso been beneficial in terms of building towards the 2008
WorldChampionships and learning more about the players in the
squad. 

Following the series win the team will debrief the tour today
before arest day tomorrow ahead of the team flying home on Tuesday.


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

http://www.softball.org.nz/
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Cheers Vance 
Softball New Zealand web master.
* mailto:vanf at ihug.co.nz 

 

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