It was another successful performance on the world stage for Prince George’s Amanda Asay.
The 31-year-old pitched a complete game for Canada as they took third place at a women’s baseball World Cup qualifying tournament in Mexico, defeating the host nation 11-1 on Sunday.
The Canadians took a pretty young squad to the tournament which encountered some growing pains, but Asay told MyPGNow.com they pulled through and showed a lot of promise.
“The inexperience may have gotten us a little bit but definitely a lot of bright spots. To be able to contribute on a team like that is always fantastic and we had a lot of big offensive moments as well, for me to be hitting in such a talented offensive lineup also makes things a lot easier”, said Asay, a 14-year member of the team.
“I think a lot of the credit goes to the heart and hustle of our team and I think bouncing back from a couple of tough losses against the United States and Venezuela in the middle of the tournament just sort of showed the character that we have and will continue to build into the future.”
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— Baseball Canada Women’s National Team (@BaseballCANWNT) August 25, 2019
Asay was also an offensive force at the tournament with her best performance coming in a 9-7 win over Puerto Rico where she brought in four runs and was a triple away from the cycle.
Canada now goes to the Women’s Baseball World Cup in 2020; the nation placed 3rd at the 2018 event in Viera, Florida.
Until then, Asay is back in her home province as she prepares for another chance to represent Canada internationally.
“With women’s baseball, we don’t have a lot of funding so for me, I have to go back to work but other than that we will take a little bit of time off and then we will be back going to the gym, hitting in the cages, throwing bullpen sessions and getting as much work as we can.”
“A few players will head to Cuba for a development camp that takes place in February and the rest of us will work hard on our own and with our coaching staff as much as possible so we can get ourselves ready for the World Cup.”
No matter how things turn out for Asay and Team Canada, the northern capital is behind them.
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— Baseball Canada (@baseballcanada) August 25, 2019
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