Canada secures 8-1 victory over Thunder

[Al's Fastball News]

Received: 6/20/08 9:41:37 AM 
From:  "Andrea Carisse" <scintern at softball.ca> 


Subject:  Canada secures 8-1 victory over Thunder  

  



FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

June20th, 2008

 

Canada secures 8-1 victory over Thunder

 

(Chicago,IL) – The Senior Women’s National Team had an impressiveperformance
at the Pro Tour last night, defeating the Rockford Thunder 8-1
inthe opening game of the second series. The game, which was
played atPlayer’s Park in Roscoe, IL, saw Melanie Matthews (Surrey,
BC) scorethree runs, while pitchers  Lauren Bay Regula (Trail,
BC) and Dione Meier (Saskatoon,SK) allowed only three hits and
one run on the night.

 

TeamCanada wasted no time, gaining an advantageous 5-0 lead after
the first twoinnings. In the top of the first, Matthews crossed
home plate when Jennifer Yee(North Delta, BC) doubled to left
centre field. First baseman, Sheena Lawrick(Calgary, AB) then
registered two RBIs when she sent one over the fence,allowing
both Yee and herself to score. Midway through the second inning,
NoemieMarin (Acton-Vale, QC) drew a walk and advanced tosecond
base before recording a run. Matthews also tallied a run on an
RBIsingle by Erin McLean (Whitby, ON).

 

Itwasn’t until the fourth inning that Team Canada widened the
scoring gapbetween itself and the Thunder even more. With bases
loaded, Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam,BC) forced a walk, giving
Matthews her third run of the game. In the nextplay, Lawrick
singled, allowing McLean to score. 

 

Afterpitching five innings and recording a only two hits and
zero errors, Regula wasrelieved by Meier, who closed out the
game with a single run in the bottom ofthe sixth inning. Before
the score was settled, McLean added one more run whenshe homered
to left field, making it 8-1 for Canada.

 

TheSenior Women’s National Team will look to better their 4-1
Pro Tourrecord tonight, June 20th, 2008 at 6:35p.m. CDT against
the Rockford Thunder.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact;

 

AndreaCarisse

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 x. 3102

scintern(at)softball.ca

 

 

 

 

 

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