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August 7, 2007

Big day for R.I. softball team eyeing national tourney

A Cranston girls fast-pitch softball team has to win its regional match in Syracuse, N.Y., this afternoon, if it hopes to keep alive its dream of reaching the Junior League Softball World Series in Kirkland, Washington.

The Cranston National Budlong Little League Junior Division team, consisting of 13- and 14-year-olds, is scheduled to play a Connecticut team at 2:30 p.m.

Cranston has a 1-2 record and is trying to reach the regional semifinals. To get to Thursday's regional seminfinal, the Cranston team must beat Connecticut and then Connecticut must lose tomorrow to the New York team, said Cranston team manager Betsy Lavey

"You just try to stay with what got us here: Right now, we are not hitting the ball as well," said Lavey, but she added the team's defense has been good.

And people have gotten on base -- it's just a matter of getting them home.

The team was recently profiled in the Journal.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 11:47 AM | Permalink

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