Pride Shut Out Comets 3-0 in Series Opener, Osterman Strikes Out 18

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - July 10, 2013 - PRLog -- Pride: 3

Comets: 0

KISSIMMEE, FL – It was another successful night at Osceola County Stadium for the Pride Thursday evening as they beat the NY/NJ Comets 3-0 in the first game of a four-game series.

Cat Osterman faced off against Olivia Galati, who was the only Comets pitcher to come out with a win the last time the two teams faced off, but this time Galati wasn’t so lucky, allowing three runs on four hits. Osterman dominated in the circle, striking out an impressive 18 batters and allowing only two hits throughout seven innings. Perhaps Osterman’s most important strikeout came in the third inning when Dorian Shaw was caught looking with bases loaded. Galati’s relief came in the form of Lindsey Richardson in the fourth inning. Richardson struck out two batters and allowed two hits.

The Comets’ only hits of the night came from Amanda Kamekona in the third and Brittany McKinney, who has the second-highest batting average in NPF with .438, in the sixth.

The Pride scored three runs on six hits, beginning with a two-run single from Kristyn Sandberg in the third that scored Natasha Watley and Caitlin Lowe, who both singled earlier in the inning. Other Pride hits came from Ashley Charters and rookie Jessica Shults.

The Pride take on the Comets for the second game of the series Friday night at 7:05 p.m. EST. Don’t miss the live coverage on usssalive.com.

About USSSA Florida Pride:

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About NPF (http://www.profastpitch.com/):

National Pro Fastpitch is headquartered in Nashville, TN. The league, created to give elite female fastpitch players the opportunity to pursue a professional career in their chosen sport, has operated since 1997 under the names of Women’s Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women’s Pro Softball League (WPSL). NPF (http://www.profastpitch.com/) is the Official Development Partner of Major League Baseball (http://mlb.mlb.com/) in the category of women’s fastpitch softball since 2002.

About USSSA:

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