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Cary, NC – Baseball Canada Women’s National Team started the International Women’s Baseball Series with a loss and a win today at USA Baseball Complex in Cary, North Carolina.  

In the morning game, Canada lost 2-0 against Team Japan. Autumn Mills (London, ON) got the loss for Canada despite a solid performance on the mound working for 5 complete innings allowing only 4 hits. Martine Nadeau (Québec, QC) pitched the last inning for Canada without allowing anything.  

Offensively, Geneviève Beauchamp (St-Jérôme, QC) had a hot bat with 2 of the 4 canadian hits.  

The only two points of the game came in the first inning when Risa Nakashima hit a double scoring Funabiki and Lshida.

In the afternoon game, Team Canada came back strong beating defending champions Team USA by the score of 5-0. Marie-Josée Tremblay (St-Honoré, QC) picked up the win allowing only 4 hits and 4 strike outs in 4 solid innings. Melissa Armstrong (Saskatoon, SK) came in relief and dominated the Americans.  

All five runs were scored in the 1^st inning. Samantha Magalas (Burlington, ON) with 2 for 3 was the best hitter for Canada. Amanda Asay (Prince Goerge, BC), Geneviève Beauchamp, Stéphanie Savoie (La Pocatière, QC) and Patricia Landry (St-Étienne-des-Grès, QC) produced the other canadian runs.  

Canada will be back on the field tomorrow at 2pm against Japan before facing Team USA at 6pm.