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Canada drops heartbreaker to Kiwis
Boxscore
BLACKTOWN, Australia (AP) -- Cindy Potae hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the tie-breaking run, then Gina Weber shut down Canada in the bottom of the 10th inning to give New Zealand a 3-2 victory.
A night after giving up a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to lose 3-2 to Australia, Weber struck out five and walked one while allowing four hits. But New Zealand also committed five errors.
Sandy Newsham gave up five hits and seven walks, striking out three.
Rhonda Hira went 3-for-4 and drove in the tying run in the sixth with a sacrifice fly as New Zealand rallied from a 2-0 deficit with single runs in the fifth and sixth.
Boxscore
| New Zealand | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO |
| L. Kersten ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Smith lf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Hira 3b | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Timu 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Pouaka 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| K. Dermott rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Z. Aranga rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Upu cf | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| H. Townsend c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Potae dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Shaw 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| M. Hulme 2b | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Canada | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO |
| J. Nichol ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Carriere dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Hiesl-Boyer cf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Thorburn Smith c | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| H. Wickenheiser lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| E. Woods rf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. West 1b | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Fradette 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Lance 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
New Zealand 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 -3 5 5
Canada 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 4 2
E--L. Kersten, C. Pouaka, H. Townsend, K. Shaw, S. West, N. Fradette. LOB--New Zealand 14, Canada 10. SB--J. Smith. SF--R. Hira, C. Potae. S--L. Kersten, R. Hira, C. Pouaka (2), H. Townsend, C. Potae, C. Hiesl-Boyer (2), N. Fradette.
New Zealand IP H R ER BB SO
G. Weber, W 10 4 2 0 1 5
Canada IP H R ER BB SO
S. Newsham, L 10 5 3 2 7 3
PB--H. Townsend.
Umpires--Home, Kerry Franklin, Australia; First, James Anthony Lykins, United States; Second, Gordon John McAuliffe, Australia; Third, Antonella Garofalo, Italy
T--2:34. A--5,284.
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