USA SOFTBALL: Prescott All-Stars downed by USA Softball 15-0

Prescott All-Stars downed by USA Softball 15-0 PRESCOTT, Ariz.- USA Softball wrapped up an 11-day road trip with a 15-0, no-hit performance by Jennie Finch (La Mirada, Calif.) against the Prescott All-Stars as part of the KFC Bound 4 Beijing Tour. Natasha Watley (Irvine, Calif.) and Jessica Mendoza (Camarillo, Calif.) combined for eight RBI and six hits to help the team extend its Tour record to 37-1 It was a wildcat showdown in the first at bat as starter Jennie Finch (La Mirada, Calif.) met up with Autumn Champion. Champion won the battle with a walk to first but the next bat was a strikeout, throw out to clear the bases. A single by Natasha Watley (Irvine, Calif.) that blooped over the third baseman's head kicked off a four-run second inning to give the team a 5-0 advantage after Jessica Mendoza (Camarillo, Calif.) gave the team its first run of the game off an RBI single in the first. Mendoza raked in two more RBI with a shot down the left field line for a triple, the second triple of the inning along with Tairia Flowers (Tucson, Ariz.). Mendoza scored the final run of the inning, scoring on a passed ball. The game entered double digits USA runs in the third with the Red, White and Blue scoring six runs to take a 10-0 lead. Watley led the inning with a three-RBI homerun with Andrea Duran (Selma, Calif.) taking her pitch long for a solo homerun. Mendoza, Crystl Bustos (Canyon Country, Calif.) and Laura Berg (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.) all tallied an RBI in the six-hit third inning."Today was a good day on all sides of the game. I adjusted through my at bats and was able to come through with some hits,"said Watley."Today was challenging adjusting to the cold but I think the team came together and played a great game."The team tacked on one more in the fourth with Watley earning her fourth RBI of the game scoring Duran off a single. With two on in the fifth, Prescott All-Star pitcher Dallas Escobedo struck out two but Flowers kept the team in the inning with a three-run shot to left field to take the USA lead to 15-0. Finch threw her fifth complete game and third no-hitter with 11 strikeouts, issuing two walks. Finch holds a team-best 0.30 ERA with a 10-1 record. She is tied with Cat Osterman (Houston, Texas) with 137 strikeouts while working a team-high 70.1 innings pitched so far on the KFC Bound 4 Beijing Tour."It was great to be back in Arizona, where I have spent many years. It was nice to see some familiar faces as well as play in front of such an enthusiastic community as Prescott,"said Finch."I am looking forward to a little break to rejuvenate but am excited to head to Oklahoma City for some great International games."The team now heads to their respective homes for a week break before heading to Oklahoma City for an Olympic Preview weekend at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. Fans will have the opportunity to see Olympic competition as the team will battle Canada and China of whom they will face at the 2008 Olympic Games. The team will play the Fort Worth All-Stars on June 5th before kicking off a weekend of International play. The team will host the NPF All-Stars on June 6th at 6:00 p.m., Canada on June 7th at 2:30 p.m. and wrapping up with China on June 8th at 11:00 a.m. Tickets are still available for this exclusive event at www.softballoutlet.com. Click today and don't miss your chance to see Team USA face its Olympic opponents. Also be sure to check out www.usasoftball.com for complete coverage of the KFC Bound 4 Beijing Tour and USA Softball. 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 http://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 http://www.usasoftball.com/. About KFC Bound 4 Beijing Tour The KFC Bound 4 Beijing tour is a 45-city nationwide pre-Olympic tour for the USA Softball Women's National team as they prepare to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Beginning in February, the tour reaches every corner of the country including 23 states while Team USA prepares with 62 total games. The tour consists of five consecutive weekly national televised games on ESPN2 in April and May along with two other bonus games plus four games slated for July that rounds out over 22 hours of original USA Softball branded programming on the ESPN family of networks. Along with the title sponsor, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), other national tour sponsors include Dermabond and Lumber Liquidators. 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