THIBODAUX, La. – The Canadian Olympic softball squad benefited from the strong pitching performance by former Colonel Dione Meier last night in the preliminary-rounds against Team USA before rain postponed the action in the fourth inning with Canada on top 1-0.
The US-Canada contest will pick up where it left off following the US-Japan match at Noon in Beijing, China on Friday. The US-Japan game will be televised on CNBC starting at 1 a.m. locally, however, it is not specified whether the network will carry the US-Canada makeup. Canada will play China at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, which will be 8:30 p.m. locally before they finish up with the US.
Meier carried a one-hitter shutout through four innings before the third and final rain delay of the game forced the game to be postponed. The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada native holds the distinction of being Nicholls first ever Olympian.
“It is great to see [Meier] doing well, we are all routing for her and wish her the best of luck in representing not only her country but Nicholls as well,” said head softball coach Jenny Parsons, who coached Meier at Nicholls.
“I will definitely be up late tonight watching to see how she performs.
I know that a lot of her former teammates that she played with here at Nicholls will be as well, and are cheering for her.”
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The US-Canada contest will pick up where it left off following the US-Japan match at Noon in Beijing, China on Friday. The US-Japan game will be televised on CNBC starting at 1 a.m. locally, however, it is not specified whether the network will carry the US-Canada makeup. Canada will play China at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, which will be 8:30 p.m. locally before they finish up with the US.
Meier carried a one-hitter shutout through four innings before the third and final rain delay of the game forced the game to be postponed. The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada native holds the distinction of being Nicholls first ever Olympian.
“It is great to see [Meier] doing well, we are all routing for her and wish her the best of luck in representing not only her country but Nicholls as well,” said head softball coach Jenny Parsons, who coached Meier at Nicholls.
“I will definitely be up late tonight watching to see how she performs.
I know that a lot of her former teammates that she played with here at Nicholls will be as well, and are cheering for her.”
To follow all of the Canadian Softball action including Dione Meier, please visit http://www.softball.ca/main.asp Article copied fromhttp://www.southland.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18400&ATCLID=1554541
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