USA Women Dominate with 9-0 Win over Dominican Republic

Oklahoma City, Okla. – The USA Women’s National Team jumped on the Dominican Republic team in the second inning, scoring eight runs, to earn their third win of the KFC World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City, Okla. The team will compete in its second game of the day tonight at 7:00 p.m. against 2006 World Cup runner-up Japan.

Alicia Hollowell (Suisun, Calif.) earned her first start of the tournament, allowing a single in the first but no runs were scored. This was the only hit allowed by Hollowell in three innings pitched and the game.

The U.S. put a run on the board in the first when Caitlin Lowe (Tustin, Calif.) scored off a sacrifice fly by Jessica Mendoza (Camarillo, Calif.), although the real damage came in the second inning.

The team had nine hits in the second, scoring eight runs. The team did a great job of pushing runs across with the team only leaving one stranded in 11 base runners. The team went through the lineup in the second with every single person earning a hit except Kelly Kretschman (Indian Harbour Beach. Fl.) who drew a walk. Highlighting the inning was a three-run homerun by Vicky Galindo (Union City, Calif.), her first extra base hit in 13 games. Galindo finished the game 2-for-2 with a run scored and three RBI. Mendoza also contributed two RBI with a single shot to right field.

Jennie Finch (La Mirada, Calif.) came in to pitch the final two innings after Hollowell allowed no runs in thee complete innings with six strikeouts. Finch allowed no runners to reach first, striking out all six batters faced.