THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, June 7, 1996 TAG: 9606070633
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C2 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY PATTI WALSH, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: 41 lines
The Colorado Silver Bullets' pitching staff was shelled for 22 hits and fell 20-0 to the Australian Olympic baseball team before 2,185 spectators Friday night at Harbor Park.
Just two days after picking up what is believed to be the first professional league win by a female pitcher, Pam Davis surrendered eight hits and seven earned runs to the Aussies in the fifth inning.
Davis, who got only one out in relief work for Alyson Habetz before being pulled, faced four batters in the fifth inning of Tuesday's 7-2 victory over the Australian team with the Class AA Jacksonville Suns.
Until the fifth, the Silver Bullets looked as though they would make it respectable after Monday night's 19-0 loss to the Aussies.
``We're not going to kick butt playing a team like this,'' said second baseman Pat Dufficy, who collected two of the Silver Bullets' six hits. ``It's frustrating, but some positives do come out of it. They're a great team and they play great defense.''
The Australian team jumped to a 4-0 lead in the top half of the fourth when Jason Hewitt, aboard on a double, scored on John Moore's sacrifice fly to left. The eight-run fifth was sparked by a pair of RBIs each from Stuart Thompson and Michael Dunn.
The Silver Bullets, who were shut out for the sixth time this season, had opportunities to score in the fourth and sixth, but left runners stranded at third both times.
Dufficy, with a two out double to the leftfield corner, reached third when Laura Espinoza-Watson beat out an chopper to pitcher Kristian Feledyk. Feledyk then got Wendee Espinosa to ground out to third baseman Scott Dawes for the final out.
In the sixth, Tammy Holmes led off with a single to left and made her way around the bases when reliever Ben Mann loaded the bases with walks to Espinosa and Tamara Ivie with two out. Marcie Aguilar then grounded out to Dawes to end the threat.
``We couldn't catch a break,'' Dufficy said. ``We hit in spurts and weren't consistent.'' by CNB