USA crushes Great Britain in World Cup Opener - women

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Received: 7/14/06 1:11:19 AM 
From:  "Holly Krivokapich" <hollyk(at)softball.org> 

  
Subject:  USA crushes Great Britain in World Cup Opener  
  

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USAcrushes Great Britainin World Cup Opener

 

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. –USA Softball sent a message in its openerat
the World Cup of Softball presented byKellogg’s Frosted Flakes
with an impressive 14-0 shutoutvictory over Great Britain. After
suffering a 2-1 loss to Canada in its opener at the 2005 World
Cup, the U.S. wasdetermined to not have it happen again. The
team totaled16 hits in just fiveinnings as the game was shortened
to five innings due to the international runrule. 

 

Team USA put up two runsin the first inning off a two-run homerun
by Jessica Mendoza (CamarilloCalif.) that scored Caitlin Lowe
(Tustin, Calif.).The Great Britain defensekept the United Statesoff
the board in the second, allowing three hits but stranding three
on base.  

 

Monica Abbott (Salinas Calif.) started in the circlegoing three
innings, allowing no hits and striking out six batters. The bats
ofthe red, white and blue came out strong in the third inning
with the US postingfive hits for six runs, hitting through the
entire lineup. Natasha Watley (Irvine, Calif.) hit herfirst triple
of the year scoring Laura Berg (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.who singled
to right field. With two outs, Mendoza again launched a ball
over the fence,her third of the season, for two RBI. This is
the first time in her career withthe National team that she hit
two homeruns in a game. 

 

Alicia Hollowell (Suisun Calif.) came in to pitch thefourth inning,
striking out one batter. The team again scored six runs in thefourth
off five hits. With two runners on Andrea Duran (SelmaCalif.),
in her first International appearancewith Team USAsoared a homerun
ball over left field for a three-run homerun. Mendoza singled
again foran RBI, finishing the game 3-4 with five RBI and two
runs. 

 

Jennie Finch (La Mirada, Calif.) wrapped up the game for the
U.S. throwing the fifth inning withthree strikeouts to close
out the game in five due to the run rule ahead.

 

Team USA will takeon Canadatomorrow at 6:30 p.m. (CT) to open
up session II. Check out www.usasoftball.comfor complete results,
recaps and box scores of the II World Cup of Softball.

 

 

Holly Krivokapich

Assistant Director of Communications

ASA/USA Softball

405-425-3431

www.asasoftball.comwww.usasoftball.com 

 
 

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