{"id":20269,"date":"2013-03-07T10:23:25","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T18:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=20269"},"modified":"2013-03-07T10:24:51","modified_gmt":"2013-03-07T18:24:51","slug":"canada-secures-first-place-in-pool-b-with-win-over-the-netherlands-at-the-isf-mens-world-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=20269","title":{"rendered":"Canada Secures First Place in Pool B with win over the Netherlands at the ISF Men’s World Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"scanada\"<\/a>(Auckland, New Zealand) The Canadian Men`s National Team locked up first place in Pool B by defeating the Netherlands by a score of 7-0 in five innings at the ISF XIII Men’s World Championship. Jeff Ellsworth (St. Lawrence, PEI) went three-for-three with two homeruns, a single and three runs batted in and Kevin Schellenberg (Squamish, BC) added a single and three RBI`s, while pitcher Jason Hill (St. John’s, NL) fired a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts to lead Team Canada to the victory. <\/p>\n

Hill went right to work in the top of the first inning, notching a strikeout, followed by a walk, a groundout and another strikeout. In the bottom of the inning, Canada got things started offensively with two outs. After the two first batters flew out to left field, Ellsworth launched a solo homerun over the right field fence to open the scoring. Brad Ezekiel (Harbour Main, NL) then fouled off three two-strike pitches before drawing a walk, Ian Fehrman (Townsend, ON) was hit by a pitch, and Stephen Mullaley (Freshwater, NL) walked on four pitches to load the bases. Schellenberg then delivered a two-run single to right-center field to increase the lead to 3-0. <\/p>\n

After Hill quickly struck out the side in the top of the second, Canada also went down in order on three fly outs. The Netherlands managed to get a one-out hit in the third, but the next batter grounded out and Hill struck out the following hitter to leave a runner on base. In the bottom half of the inning, Ellsworth led off with his second homerun of the game, followed by a walk to Ezekiel who moved up to second on a wild pitch. Mullaley doubled to put runners at second and third, and Schellenberg hit a sacrifice fly to right field as Canada took a 5-0 lead. <\/p>\n

In the top of the fourth, the Dutch went down in order again on two more strikeouts and a groundout. Canada added to its lead in the bottom of the inning, as Mathieu Roy (St-Gervais, QC) hit a one-out single and Andy Skelton (Scarborough, ON) was hit by a pitch before Ellsworth produced his third RBI of the game with a single to score Roy from second. After the Netherlands went down in order again in the top of the fifth, Mullaley led off the bottom of the frame with a solo homerun to give Canada the 7-0 win on the run-ahead rule. <\/p>\n

Team Canada registered seven hits against the Netherlands, led by two homeruns and a single by Ellsworth. Mullaley added a double and a homerun, while Schellenberg had a single and two runs batted in. Roy had the other Canadian hit. In the pitcher`s circle, Hill earned the five inning win, allowing only one hit and a walk with 10 strikeouts. <\/p>\n

Box Score and Play by Play: Canada 7 vs. Netherlands 0 (5 innings) <\/a><\/p>\n

Team Canada (6-1) finished first place in Pool B with the win, and will open the playoff round against Venezuela (5-2; second place in Pool A) at 2:00am EST early on Friday morning. Both teams have earned double lives in the playoff round. <\/p>\n

Other scores on the final day of round robin play were: the United States earned a 4-1 win over Great Britain; Venezuela beat Indonesia 7-0; Argentina blanked Colombia 1-0; and Samoa defeated South Africa 8-0. Late games included Australia taking on the Czech Republic, Mexico against Japan and New Zealand taking on the Philippines. <\/p>\n

Tournament Standings <\/a>(from the International Softball Federation website) <\/p>\n

Live Streaming All playoff games will be streamed LIVE <\/p>\n

All live streaming is a pay to access service for the cost of $5 USD per day. Details are available at the official tournament website: http:\/\/www.softball2013.com<\/a>\/.
\niscore – Live Scoring Updates
\niscore Softball is the easiest way to track the Tradestaff ISF Men’s World Softball Championships. It has everything you need to track and review a game and does not require you to buy any software – this free service will be available at the following link: www.softball.org.nz\/Tradestaff+WSC+2013+Results.html <\/a><\/p>\n

How to Follow Team Canada
\nSoftball Canada Website: http:\/\/www.softball.ca
\nTwitter: http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/SoftballCanada
\nFacebook: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SoftballCanadaNSO <\/p>\n

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For more information, please contact: <\/p>\n

Gilles LeBlanc
\nManager – Marketing and Communications
\nSoftball Canada
\n(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105
\ngleblanc@softball.ca<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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