Canada closes round robin with 8-2 victory over Australia

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Received: 7/18/08 8:59:59 AM 
From:  "Andrea Carisse" <scintern(at)softball.ca> 



Subject:  Canada closes round robin with 8-2 victory over Australia
 



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 18, 2008

Canada closes round robin with 8-2victory over Australia

(Surrey, BC) -  It was an impressive outing for the Senior Women’sNational
Team last night at the Canada Cup, as the squad wrapped up the
roundrobin by beating Australia 8-2 in front of a huge home field
crowd.  Thevictory advanced Canada’s record to 6-0, placing them
at the head of thered pool.

After dropping the semi-final game to Australiaat the Tri Nations
Cup earlier in the month, last night’s meeting broughtwith it
a brewing contention, but the Senior Women made their presence
known.Team Canada was first to get on the board in the bottom
of the second inningwhen Sheena Lawrick (Calgary.AB) doubled
and scored on a single by Alison Bradley (Pinkerton,ON).

In the fifth inning, with two out, Canada scoredanother four
runs thanks to some timely hitting by Melanie Matthews (Surrey,BC),Erin
Mclean (Whitby,ON)and a homerun by JenniferYee (North Delta,
BC). Australia responded in the top of the sixth frame byrecording
two runs on a Canadian miscue and scoring the only two runs againstthe
team since the beginning of the tournament.

The bottom of the same inning, Lawrick and Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph,ON)
both singled and capitalized on another Aussie error to score
two of thethree runs in the frame.  Canada would eventually close
out the night witheight runs on nine hits and the 8-2 win.

Robin Mackin (Newmarket,ON)got the start for Team Canada in the
circle and captured the win, while Danielle Lawrie (Langley,BC)threw
the final half inning and managed  five more outs.

Due to Team Canada’s first place finish inthe red pool, the squad
will take on the fourth place finisher in the whitepool, the
Washington Absolute Blast.  The playoff game will take placetoday,
July 18th at 3:30p.m. PDT. To follow live box scores or for additionalinformation
visit the Canada Cup website at www.canadacup.com

BoxScores

- Wendy Dobbin (Assistant Coach) –

 

For more information, please contact:

Andrea Carisse

Softball Canada

(613)523-3386 x. 3102

scintern at softball.ca

 

 

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