Canada finishes second place in Pool A with win over the Netherlands

[Al's Fastball News]

ISF XII Women's World Championship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
June 30, 2010 

Canada finishes second place in Pool A with win over the Netherlands


(Caracas, Venezuela) The Canadian Women's National Softball Team
finished second place in Pool A following a 6-1 win over the
Netherlands. The second place finish secures double-life for
Canada in the playoff round, and they will play the United States
(7-0) at 3:30pm EDT on Wednesday in the page playoff system.


In the game against the Netherlands, Canada continued to score
runs early, as they put up two runs in the bottom of the first.
With two outs, Jenn Yee (North Delta, BC) singled and scored
on a two-run homerun by cleanup hitter Sheena Lawrick (Calgary,
AB). 

Canada did not let up in the second inning, as they took advantage
of a few miscues by the Netherlands to produce four more runs.
Again with two outs, Evelyne Pare (Ile-Perrot, QC) hit a grounder
that was misplayed by the pitcher, which allowed Jill Russell
(London, ON) to race in to score from third. After Melanie Matthews
(Surrey, BC) reached base with a single and stole second to put
runners on first and third, Corrine Doornberg (Langley, BC) hit
a fly ball to left, but the left and center fielders collided
and dropped the ball, allowing two more runs to cross the plate.
Doornberg then scored on a single by Jenn Yee, giving Canada
the 6-0 lead after two innings of play. 

The Netherlands finally got to Canadian starting pitcher Ashley
Lanz (Winnipeg, MB) in the top half of the fifth, as Solange
Starrenburg cracked a solo homerun. However, that was as close
as the Netherlands would get, as the loss dropped their record
to 4-3, good for fourth place in Pool A. 

Lanz turned in a solid outing for Canada in the pitcher's circle,
allowing one earned run on three hits, and struck out two batters
without issuing a walk. Jenn Yee had two singles for Canada,
while Matthews, Lawrick, Russell and Pare each added a hit. 

All playoff games, including the Canada-USA game at 3:30pm EDT
on Wednesday, may be available via webcast at: http://www.vtv.gov.ve/envivo.html.
Live scoring will also be available through the USA Softball
website: http://www.usasoftball.com/events.asp?uid=5585. 

In other action on Tuesday, Japan dominated South Africa 10-0,
Australia won by that same 10-0 score over Botswana, the United
States remained unbeaten with a 9-0 win over the Czech Republic,
Great Britain edged Argentina 2-1 in nine innings, Chinese Taipei
got by Cuba 1-0, New Zealand shut out the Dominican Republic
3-0, and Venezuela secured second place in Pool B with a 5-2
win over China. 

Canada 12 vs. South Africa 0: Box Score 

-SC- 

For more information, please contact: 

Gilles LeBlanc 
Manager - Marketing and Communications 
Softball Canada 
(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105 
gleblanc at softball.ca

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