USA Softball shuts out DPR Korea at ISF World Championship

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Received: 8/28/06 7:22:35 AM 
From:  "Holly Krivokapich" <hollyk(at)softball.org> 

  
Subject:  USA Softball shuts out DPR Korea at ISF World Championship
 

  




USA Softball shuts out DPR Korea at ISFWorld Championship

 

Beijing, China----The USA Softball Women’sNational Team improved
to 2-0 at the XI ISF Women’s World Championshipwith a 7-0 win
over DPR Korea. The game was called in the fifth inning due tothe
international run rule. It was the first meeting between the
two countriesin their programs history.

 

DPR Korea entered the game with a 1-0record after defeating South
Africa3-0 in its opening game but showed nerves early in its
game against the USA andthat proved to be the difference. Once
again the top of the line-up got thingsgoing for the Red, White
and Blue.

 

Caitlin Lowe (TustinCalif.) reached on a walk to lead off the
gameand moved to second when Natasha Watley (Anaheim Calif.)
singled to left field. Awalk to Jessica Mendoza (Camarillo, Calif.)
loaded the bases for U.S.slugger Crystl Bustos (Canyon Country,
Calif.),who cleared the bases with a double to left center to
give the U.S.an early 3-0 lead. A sacrifice fly by Jenny Topping
(Whittier, Calif.plated Bustos for the final run of the inning
and a 4-0 advantage.

 

“It was great to see the team do sowell”, said Bustos. “We have
never played Korea but they were a good team. Itwas good to see
the team doing better all around.”

 

The U.S. offense went into a lull inthe next two innings producing
only one base runner but turned things around inthe fourth inning.
With one out Vicky Galindo (CypressCalif.) was hit by a pitch
and moved to secondon a groundout by Laura Berg (Santa Fe Springs,
Calif.).With the top of the lineup coming to the plate the USA
proceeded to put together a twoout rally that would net three
more runs.

 

Lowe singled up the middle to move Galindoto third and advanced
to second when the shortstop made an errant throw tothird that
allowed Galindo to score. A passed ball allowed Lowe to move
tothird and a single up the middle by Watley plated her for the
second run of theinning. Mendozamoved Watley to second when she
was hit by a pitch and Bustos came through onceagain with a single
to right field to score the final run of the game. 

 

Jennie Finch (La Mirada, Calif.), who gavebirth to her first
son less than four months ago, was dominate in the circleallowing
only two hits while fanning seven in five innings of work. 

 

“It was great to be out on themound. To see the offense explode
is always great to see,” said Finch.“We just have to take it
one game at a time.”

 

Bustos was the offensive catalyst going2-for-3 with a double
and four RBI while Watley collected two hits and an RBIrespectively.

 

“It was a very good game. It wasvery good to see Jennie have
a good performance and Crystal really got it started for us”,said
head coach Mike Candrea of his team’s perforamance. “We endedstrong
and we hope to get better everyday. That is what we want to do.”

 

The USAwill face Canadathe bronze medalist at the II World Cup
of Softball, on Tuesday, August 29 at 2a.m. CT. Complete coverage
of this event including box scores, recaps and photogalleries
can be found at www.usasoftball.com

 


Holly Krivokapich
Assistant Director of Communications
ASA/USA Softball
405-425-3431
www.asasoftball.comwww.usasoftball.com 

 

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