{"id":6091,"date":"2010-12-08T22:28:41","date_gmt":"2010-12-09T06:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=6091"},"modified":"2010-12-08T22:35:15","modified_gmt":"2010-12-09T06:35:15","slug":"tough-day-for-black-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=6091","title":{"rendered":"Tough day for Black Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportal.co.nz\/other-sports-news-display\/tough-day-for-black-sox-104416\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/sportal.nz_.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"sportal.nz\" width=\"200\" height=\"145\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6097\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6093\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Heine.Shannon.2010.12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Heine.Shannon.2010.12-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"New Zealand v PNG - ISF Men&#039;s Softball World Championship Qualifier\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Heine.Shannon.2010.12-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Heine.Shannon.2010.12.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Sox pitcher Heinie Shannon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>09\/12\/2010<br \/>\n<em>Sportal<\/em><\/p>\n<p>New Zealand&#8217;s Black Sox opened their international Test series in Australia with a 3-1 win over Argentina on Wednesday but went down to a heavy 9-2 loss to Australia Gold.<\/p>\n<p>Australia hit two runs in each of the first and third innings. Shaun Jamieson was pitching as firstly Michael Tanner made a triple to right centrefield and then Nick Shailes hit a home run.<\/p>\n<p>A catcher&#8217;s error allowed Pat Shannon to get home after he had been sent to first after being struck by an Andrew Kirkpatrick pitch. He made second on a wild pitch and then stole third.<\/p>\n<p>Tanner then increased New Zealand&#8217;s misery with a centrefield homer at the top of the third inning which was followed by Nick Shailes making second on a left field hit. Zenon Winters backed that up with a double-base hit which allowed Shailes to score.<\/p>\n<p>Jamieson was relieved of duties by Thomas Cameron but the fifth inning turned in a five-run nightmare as Kirkpatrick, Nathan Jones, Tanner, Winters, Shailes got home on a combination of New Zealand errors.<\/p>\n<p>Brad Rona got one back when getting home on a fielder&#8217;s error.<\/p>\n<p>Things had gone better earlier when Heinie Shannon shut down the Argentinian side when allowing only three hits and one run, a home run at the bottom of the fifth inning.<\/p>\n<p>In other first day results, Australia Gold beat Australia Green 6-0 and Australia Green beat Argentina 6-2.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand captain Rhys Casley had four hits from as many innings while Ben Enoka, Brad Rona and Wayne Laulu drove in New Zealand&#8217;s three runs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>09\/12\/2010 Sportal New Zealand&#8217;s Black Sox opened their international Test series in Australia with a 3-1 win over Argentina on Wednesday but went down to a heavy 9-2 loss to Australia Gold. Australia hit two runs in each of the first and third innings. 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