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August2015
USA Junior near perfect at WBSC Junior Women's World Championship
August 13, 2015
Oklahoma City, OK
USA Junior near perfect at WBSC Junior Women's World Championship;
Barnhill throws perfect game while Conley picks up no-hitter
OKLAHOMA CITY - The USA Softball Junior Women's National Team cruised at
the 2015 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Women's
World Championship (JWWC) today in Oklahoma City, Okla. at the ASA Hall
of Fame Complex. Team USA secured another two wins and finished
undefeated in the preliminary rounds as the pitching staff dominated
from the circle. In game one, Kelly Barnhill (Marietta, Ga.) was
flawless from the circle as she collected a perfect game in a 16-0
(three inning) win over Mexico while Zoe Conley (Berkeley, Calif.)
issued a no-hitter in Team USA's 7-0 (five inning) win over the Czech
Republic.
USA 16, Mexico 0 (three innings)
Team USA continued their strong performance at the WBSSSC JWWC today at
OGE Energy Field in their first game of the day against Mexico. Team
USA came out firing in the first inning as Alyssa Palomino (Mission
Viejo, Calif.) brought in two RBI to set the pace as her hot streak
continues at the JWWC. Kelly Barnhill (Marietta, Ga.) showed off her
full arsenal of pitches as she continued to stifle batters en route to a
no-hitter. The game ended via run rule courtesy of Palomino's grand slam
in the top of the third inning.
"Everything is a lot easier when you have great pitching and Kelly was
on today," said Tairia Flowers (Tucson, Ariz.), Head Coach of the USA
Softball Junior Women's National Team. "Our team's mindset is really
good right now. Alyssa's hitting is very solid and we hope that she can
continue that into the playoffs."
Palomino went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate, brought in six RBI and
scored three times.
"It felt good," said Palomino. "I've been in a good rhythm here at the
Junior Worlds and just have been trying to make plays for our team."
It took only three innings for Barnhill to notch the win, as she allowed
no hits and struck out six. Samantha Urbina took the loss for Mexico, as
she lasted only two innings and gave up eight earned runs.
USA 7, Czech Republic 0 (five innings)
Team USA once again came out strong in the first inning and rolled to a
7-0 win over Czech Republic in their final game of the preliminary
rounds. Czech Republic batters were not able to locate Zoe Conley's
(Berkeley, Calif.) pitches all game as Conley threw a no-hitter,
striking out 10 batters in five innings of work. A couple of big two-run
home runs by Jenna Lilley (North Canton, Ohio) and Madilyn Nickles
(Merced, Calif.) in the first got Team USA out front early. Czech
Republic was never able to recover after Team USA's explosive first
inning.
"Another nice win for us tonight," said Flowers. "We made some solid
plays defensively that helped out Zoe. We're glad to come out on top of
our pool, but we know that there is still a lot of work to do to reach
our ultimate goal at this Championship. We've got what it takes to get
the Gold, it's just up to us to come together during the playoffs and
make it happen."
McKenna Arriola (West Hills, Calif.), Sydney Romero (Temecula, Calif.)
and DJ Sanders (Columbus, Miss.) each brought runs in for Team USA.
"I was in a good rhythm," said Conley. "It's definitely a big confidence
booster for me to come out and be successful like I was tonight. Our
team is excited to start the playoff rounds to prove what we're made
of."
In total, Team USA has outscored teams 82-3 and improved their record to
7-0 to finish pool play. Looking forward to tomorrow, Team USA plays No.
2 Pool A seed Canada at 7:30 p.m. CST at OGE Energy Field.
Click here to view the results, box scores and the schedule for the 2015
WBSC JWWC.
<http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/Events/2015/August/09/XI-WBSC-Junior-Womens-World-Championship/Tournament/Schedule >
Great tickets are still available for the 2015 JWWC. Fans have the
option to purchase either single session tickets or the Gold Pass for
the week-long event. Single day session tickets allow fans the
opportunity to pick which days they plan on attending during the JWWC
with the opportunity to watch any game they choose for that day. The
Gold Pass includes all-session tickets for the JWWC, as well as an
official event t-shirt, a program and the opportunity to have a
personalized name slide on the video board and OGE Energy Field at the
ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, with additional photo opportunities. Click
here to view seating chart
<http://www.softballoutlet.com/graphics/2015_WBSC_seating.jpg > . Gold
Passes and single session tickets can be purchased at the box office of
OGE Energy Field.
All games will be streamed live at no cost to fans through the official
event website. There will be expanded coverage, beginning Thursday,
August 13, featuring play-by-play and color commentary, in-game
interviews, instant replays and unique camera shots. Visit 2015jwwc.com
<http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/Events/2015/August/09/XI-WBSC-Junior-Womens-World-Championship > to watch games.
For updates, check or the tournament website 2015JWWC.com
<http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/Events/2015/August/09/XI-WBSC-Junior-Womens-World-Championship > and keep up all week on the event's
official Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/2015JWWC?ref=hl > and
Twitter <https://twitter.com/2015_JWWC > . Fans can also visit
www.wbsc.co <http://www.wbsc.co > for more information.
About ASA/USA Softball
Founded in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball is
the National Governing Body Softball in the United States and a member
of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation's largest
sports organizations, ASA/USA Softball sanctions competition in every
state through a network of 74 local associations and has grown from a
few hundred teams in the early days to over 165,000 teams today,
representing a membership of more than 2.5 million. ASA/USA is
responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball
National Teams that compete in international and domestic competitions.
The USA Softball Women's National Team is one of only two women's sports
involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold
medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won
nine World Championship titles as well as claimed eight World Cup of
Softball titles. For more information about ASA/USA Softball, please
visit http://www.asausasoftball.com/ <http://www.asausasoftball.com/ > .
About the World Baseball Softball Confederation
Headquartered in the Olympic Capital city of Lausanne, Switzerland, the
World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) was established in April
2013 and granted recognition as the sole competent authority in baseball
and softball by the International Olympic Committee at the 125th IOC
Session in September 2013. The WBSC represents a united
baseball/softball sports movement that encompasses over 65 million
athletes worldwide. The WBSC governs all international competitions
involving any of the National Teams of its 141 National Federation
members. The WBSC oversees the Softball World Championships, The
Premier 12, the World Baseball Classic, and the U12, U15, U18, U21 and
Women's Baseball World Cups. For further information, please go to
www.WBSC.co
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Nick Dorety
ASA/USA Softball
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
2801 NE 50th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
405-425-3422 - work
405-757-5306 - cell
ndorety@softball.org
