<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Softball Canada News Release</TITLE>
<META http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=iso-8859-1'>
<STYLE type='text/css'>
body,td,th { font-size: 13px;color: #000000;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;}
body { background-color: #FFFFFF;margin-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;}
.leftcolumn1 {background-image:url(http://www.softball.ca/images/newsletter/left_bg.jpg);background-repeat:repeat-y}
.rightcolumn1 {background-image:url(http://www.softball.ca/images/newsletter/right_bg.jpg);background-repeat:repeat-y}
.content {background-color: #FFFFFF;}
.featured_news {font-size: 12px;color: #000000;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;}
a { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #FF0000; text-decoration: none;}
a:hover { text-decoration: underline}
.unsubscribe { color: #000000; }
.unsubscribe a { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; text-decoration: underline}
img { border: none; }
p { margin: 0px, 0px, 9px, 0px; }
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY><div>Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network</div><hr/><div><b>From: </b> "Softball Canada" <newsletter@softball.ca>
</div><div><b>Date: </b>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 21:03:32 -0400</div><div><b>To: </b>Al's Fastball News<Fastball@pmihrm.com></div><div><b>Subject: </b>Softball Canada Media Release / Communiqué de presse</div><div><br/></div>
<TABLE width='550' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0'>
<TR>
<TD width='550' valign='top' colspan='3'><A href='http://www.softball.ca/'><IMG src='http://www.softball.ca/images/newsletter/header.jpg' border='0'></A></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD width='2' valign='top' class='leftcolumn1'><IMG src='http://www.softball.ca/images/newsletter/left_bg.jpg'></TD><TD width='546' valign='top' class='content'>
<BR>
<P align='center'><FONT color='red'><B>Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship - Game 5</B></FONT></P>
<P>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
<BR>July 7, 2012
<BR><BR>
<B>USA defeats Canada at Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship</B>
<BR><BR>
(Surrey, BC) After two important wins on Friday, the Canadian Women's National Team was back in action this afternoon as they took on the United States. The Americans built a 5-0 lead, but Canada was able to keep it close until the top of the sixth inning when Team USA exploded for eight runs to win the game 14-2 in six innings on the run-ahead rule.
<BR><BR>
The Americans did not waste any time to get on the scoreboard in the top of the first, as leadoff hitter Michelle Moultrie tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly. The following inning, a pair of walks later followed by a single produced USA's second run. The Americans kept coming in the third by scoring three more runs, all on a homerun by Valerie Arioto. However, Team Canada was able to pick itself up to chip away with two runs in the bottom of the inning. <a href='http://www.softball.ca/profile.asp?pID=354'>Victoria Hayward</a> (Toronto, ON) started the rally by working a two-out walk, <a href='http://www.softball.ca/profile.asp?pID=261'>Melanie Matthews</a> (Surrey, BC) reached on an error and <a href='http://www.softball.ca/profile.asp?pID=373'>Joey Lye</a> (Toronto, ON) singled to load the bases. <a href='http://www.softball.ca/profile.asp?pID=312'>Jenn Yee</a> (North Delta, BC) then hit a two-run single, but Lye was retired in a rundown on the play to end the inning.
<BR><BR>
The United States added another run in the top of the fifth to increase its lead to 6-2 on a throwing error, and then took advantage of two errors and pounded out seven hits to score eight runs - all with two outs - in the top of the sixth. Canada was unable to get anything going in the bottom of the sixth as Team USA won 14-2 on the run-rule.
<BR><BR>
<a href='http://www.softball.ca/profile.asp?pID=359'>Karissa Hovinga</a> (Edmonton, AB) took the loss in the pitcher's circle for Canada, allowing five runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in three innings. <a href='http://www.softball.ca/profile.asp?pID=504'>Madison Schreyer</a> (Winnipeg, MB) allowed five unearned runs on four hits with two strikeouts in two and two third innings, and <a href='http://www.softball.ca/profile.asp?pID=668'>Marina Demore</a> (Richmond, BC) came out in relief with two outs in the sixth, and allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits and a walk. Canada's offence only produced three hits off American pitcher Keilani Ricketts, all singles by Matthews, Lye and Yee.
<BR><BR>
Box score and play by play: <a href='http://fastpitch.bbstats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=103225'>Canada 2 vs. United States 14</a>
<BR><BR>
The loss dropped Canada's record to 3-2, while the United States improved to 4-0. Earlier in the day, Venezuela (2-2) defeated Puerto Rico (1-4) 5-2. Three more games will be played later today, including Australia (1-3) vs. Venezuela, Japan (4-0) vs. USA and New Zealand (0-5) vs. Australia. Team Canada will be back in action against Puerto Rico at 1:30pm PDT on Sunday, and the playoff round will also begin in the evening.
<BR><BR>
Web streaming for all Women's International games can be purchased at the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship website: http://www.canadianopenfastpitch.com. The website also has live Pointstreak live scoring for all Women's International and Elite games.
<BR><BR>
-SC-
<BR><BR>
For more information, please contact:
<BR><BR>
Gilles LeBlanc
<BR>Manager - Marketing and Communications
<BR>Softball Canada
<BR>(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105
<BR>gleblanc@softball.ca </P>
</TD>
<TD width='2' valign='top' class='rightcolumn1'><IMG src='http://www.softball.ca/images/newsletter/right_bg.jpg'></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD width='550' valign='top' colspan='7'><IMG src='http://www.softball.ca/images/newsletter/footer.jpg' border='0'>
<P class='unsubscribe' align='center'>If you do not wish to receive this newsletter please <A href='http://www.softball.ca/unsubscribe.asp'>click here</A> to unsubscribe.</P>
<P class='unsubscribe' align='center'>Si vous ne désirez plus recevoir ce bulletin, <A href='http://www.softball.ca/unsubscribe.asp'>click here</A> pour vous désabonner.</P></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</BODY></HTML>