Fresno State Athletics
Robin Mackin Blog Entry No. 7
3/17/2008 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 17, 2008
This was a very exciting week for the Canadian National team. Still in Australia, they competed in the International Challenge which hosted Japan, China and Australia's National teams. They played a total of 8 games over 5 days, and came out with a 5-3 record. After coming out of the round robin with a 4-3 record, they advanced to the gold medal game to face Japan. After 7 innings of play the score was tied at 0-0. They ended up winning in the 8th inning by a score of 2-1. Although I could not be there to cheer them on in person, I was able to watch all of the games over the internet broadcast. If anyone is still interested, I believe the games are still posted and can be found on the www.softball.ca website. Next week, the team will be taking some down time in Australia to enjoy the beaches and warm weather.
From a personal standpoint, I also got to watch some fun and exciting games at Bulldog Diamond! Those were probably the hardest games to watch from the stands. I very badly wanted to be a part of the action.
As some of you know, I am also a huge hockey fan! On Wednesday I went to the Fresno Falcons game at the Save Mart Center, and on Sunday a group of us drove down to San Jose to watch the San Jose Sharks play. Each time I watch it live, it reminds me of how bad I miss playing the sport.
Wednesday will be my last day in Fresno. I will be flying back to Toronto to visit with the family for a bit before I report to Nebraska to train.
