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WHITEHORSE, Yukon --- The Aussies were too much for the USA Softball Junior Men’s National team on Thursday afternoon as the tournament leading team defeated the U.S. in a 9-0 shutout. Starting U.S. pitcher B.J. Hunhoff (Harrisburg, S.D) and the U.S. defense was able to hold the highest run producing tournament team through three innings, but Australia took a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning and never looked back. The Aussies would go on to score six runs in the top of the sixth for the eventual 9-0 win.

 

 

The U.S. mustered just two hits in the contest with a single from Tony Viger (Sioux Falls, S.D.) and a double from Nick Santos (Pueblo, Colo.).

 

Hunhoff completed five innings pitched allowing seven earned runs on nine hits. Aussie pitcher Matt Stafford recorded the win for the No. 1 team.

 

The U.S. fell to 4-5 while Australia remains undefeated at 9-0.

 

On Friday, the U.S. will face its final day of competition against the Czech Republic at Noon Local/2 p.m. CST before battling tournament host Canada at 7:30 p.m. Local/9:30 p.m. CST as the final game in round robin play.

 

About ASA

The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation’s largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 83 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 240,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit www.asasoftball.com.

About USA Softball

USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of the 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 eight World Championship titles including the last six consecutive as well as claimed two World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit www.usasoftball.com