SIX MORE SHUTOUTS RECORDED IN DAY TWO ACTION

SASAKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN – Australia, China, and the United States all moved to 2-0 in round robin play on the second day of play in the International Softball Federation’s X Women’s World Championship here. Australia has scored a total of 22 runs in their first two games.

A total of ten shutouts have now been recorded through the first 14 games, after the six more recorded today.

Play continues tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. with the Japan vs. New Zealand game that got rescheduled when rain prevented it from being played on opening night. Both teams won their tournament openers today. The other game that was washed out on Friday night, Canada vs. Chinese Taipei, has been rescheduled for Monday morning, July 29, at 11:00 a.m. Both of those games will take place in Gordon Howe Park.

Today’s final scores were as follows:

Chinese Taipei 3
Netherlands Antilles 0

Australia 12
Puerto Rico 0

New Zealand 13
Netherlands 6

South Africa 8
Dominican Republic 6

Japan 7
Venezuela 0

United States 13
Czech Republic 0

China 3
Italy 0

Canada 4
Russia 0

For more details on the games as well as tournament statistics and leaders, go to the official event website listed below and click on Results at the top of any page. A text recap of each game can also be found on that site by clicking on Media Services from the homepage. That website also has the full tournament schedule. Media members and fans are also encouraged to visit this site throughout the World Championship.

The top four teams from this event will qualify to play in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The medal games here are scheduled for Sunday, August 4.

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