Canada defeats Assault 10-0 in third game of Canada Cup

[Al's Fastball News]

Received: 7/15/08 9:05:13 AM 
From:  "Andrea Carisse" <scintern(at)softball.ca> 

 
Subject:  Canada defeats Assault 10-0 in third game of Canada
Cup  

  


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 15, 2008

Canada defeats Assault 10-0 in thirdgame of Canada Cup

(Surrey, BC) - The Senior Women’sNational Team maintained momentum
in its third game of the of the 2008 CanadaCup International
Softball Tournament last night, with a 10-0 victory over theNor
Cal Assault. Team Canada scored 10 runs on 11 hits and committed
no errorsin the four inning run rule game.

On the offensive side, Canada put forth a wellrounded effort
with eight different players collecting hits in each of the fourinnings
of the night. 

In front of her hometown crowd, Melanie Matthews (Surrey,BC)
ignited the offense in the top of the first inning with a lead-off
doublehit to leftfield, coming around to score on a passed ball.
After Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph,ON) and Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon,SK)
had both singled in the second inning, it was Matthews again
who hit a longthree-run homerun to deep left-center field.

It was Rafter’s turn to drive in some runsof her own in the third,
with a homerun into the right field bleachers thatdrove in Alison
Bradley (Pinkerton,ON), who had doubled earlier in the frame.

In the fourth and final inning, Noémie Marin (Acton-Vale,QC)
led off with a walk followed by a single by Megan Timpf (Port
Dover,ON).  JenniferSalling (Port Coquitlam, BC) then singled
to score Marin, while Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB)singled to
score Timpf. The game closed out with another hit by Rafter,
onwhich both Salling and Lawrick registered runs.

On the night, Rafter finished the gamethree-for-three with four
RBI’s and Matthews also collected threeRBI’s. The game was without
a doubt a team effort, as six other Canadianplayers’ added hits
to the tally. In the circle, Robin Mackin (Newmarket,ON) had
a strong performance, throwing all four innings of the game and
givingup just four hits, while striking out seven Assault hitters.

Next up Canada will meet the host team, theWhite Rock Renegades,
tonight,  July 15th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. PDT.

Box Scores

- Wendy Dobbin (Assistant Coach) -


-SC-

For more information, please contact:

Andrea Carisse

Softball Canada

(613) 523-3386 x. 3102

scintern(at)softball.ca

 

 

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