Canada eliminates Chinese Taipei with win

[Al's Fastball News]

Received: 6/28/07 10:23:35 AM 
From:  "Gilles Leblanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 

  
Subject:  Canada eliminates Chinese Taipei with win  
   

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 28th, 2006

 

Canada eliminates Chinese Taipei with win

 

(Enschede, Netherlands) - The Canadian National Junior Women's
Team came up with a gutsy performance and was able to keep their
medal hopes alive with a tight 4-3 win over Chinese Taipei. Canada
had ten hits but left ten runners on base and needed a sixth
inning run to win the game.  

 

Canada opened the scoring early in the top of first inning, scoring
three runs on five hits. With two outs, Stephanie LeClair (Kitchener,
ON) beat out an infield chopper to short, and Charlotte Dolan
(Coquitlam, BC) drilled a single to left field. Robyn Draper
(Brampton, ON) then lined a 2-0 pitch past third base to score
LeClair. Carly Moir (White Rock, BC) followed by drawing a walk
to load the bases before Heidi Purtzer (Scottsdale, Arizona)
lined a single to left centre to score Dolan and Draper, giving
Canada an early 3-0 lead.

 

In the bottom of the first, Taipei answered with two runs of
their own on two singles and two walks. They were then able to
tie the game in the second inning, as the lead off batter struck
out on a change up in the dirt but Charlotte Dolan couldn't find
the handle. The next batter doubled to right centre and scored
the runner from first, and Taipei tied the game 3-3.

  

Jenna Caira (Toronto, ON) ran into trouble in the bottom of the
fifth when Chinese Taipei loaded the bases with two outs after
a single and two walks. Caira was able to get out of the jam
by forcing a ground ball to short stop Pearl Coleshill (Toronto,
ON) who flipped the ball to Jessica Tieszen (South Surrey, BC)
at second for the third out.

 

Canada then took the lead in the sixth when Tieszen led off with
a single to centre field and was moved over to second by a Pearl
Coleshill sacrifice bunt. Richelle McGarva (Cloverdale, BC) followed
with a single past the short stop and Tieszen scored when the
left fielder bobbled the ball.   

  

Canada was able to hold on for the win in the bottom of the seventh
after Jenna Caira forced three straight groundballs to end the
game, capped off by a great diving play by Carly Moir who was
able to throw the runner out at first.

 

“Today's game was a 100% team effort” said short stop Pearl Coleshill.
“We got off with a strong start, and even after Chinese Taipei
came back to tie it we stayed together as a team and came up
with the big win. If we continue to play like this I believe
our trip will only get better.”

 

“Today's game started off great” added Charlotte Dolan. “Energy
was amazing early on.  It was a great effort by all. Everyone
believed in their abilities.”

 

Jenna Caira pitched seven solid innings allowing three runs on
five hits with five strike outs and four walks.

 

Canada will be back in action tomorrow (9:00am, ET) as they will
face the losing team of the United States/Venezuela game which
will take place later today (11:30am, ET). Both games can be
seen via live webcam feeds (with audio) through the Softball
Canada website (www.softball.ca).

 

-SC-

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Gilles LeBlanc
Sport/Recreation Management Intern
MBA in Sport and Recreation Management
University of New Brunswick

 

Softball Canada
Coordinator: Marketing and Communications Services
gleblanc at softball.ca

(613) 523-3386 ext 3105
 

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