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AUGUST 6, 2010 1:29PM

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Former Arizona Wildcat Jenny Dalton-Hall, shown here during her University of Arizona years when she was part of three national softball championship teams, will join 17 other women from the nation to compete in the Fourth World Cup of Women's Baseball in Venezuela starting Aug. 12. This is her first World Cup appearance. (Photo from the Arizona Wildcats website.)

Here is the link from the USA Baseball website:

http://web.usabaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100805&content_id=13086840&vkey=news_usab&gid=

It is my sincere hope that more coverage will be given to this 12-team tournament than to Women's World Cups in the past. Needless to say, I will be blogging the tournament as faithfully as I can.

Other Women's Baseball news:

Chelsea Baker receives Person of the Week recognition

ABC recently gave teenaged knuckleballer Chelsea Baker its Person of the Week Award. Baker, who had won every game she pitched in the last few years, including two perfect games, was featured on ESPN's E-60.

http://www.nowpublic.com/sports/chelsea-baker-13-year-old-girl-leads-little-league-2644609.html

Yoshida falls to 0-3; receives city proclamation, HOF display

Eri in defeat

More than 1,700 fans came out to watch Japanese knuckleballer Eri Yoshida at the Aug. 1 Calgary Vipers game. Although she lasted only an inning and a third, her Chico Outlaws won, 16-13. Photo by Robert Durell, REUTERS. Before the team left on its roadtrip, Yoshida received a proclamation of achievement from Chico's Mayor Ann Schwab and city council. The proclamation pointed to Yoshida's achievements this year on the baseball diamond and her "positive impact" on the city. Also, the Chico Outlaws website has this photo of Yoshida's contribution to the "What's Happening Now" portion of the National Baseball Hall of Fame:

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