WPCNR PRESS BOX. Special to WPCNR From Dayna Dixon, Chicago Bandits. August 5, 2005: The Juggernaut turned to their former Acette Friday night to wrench a game from the NPF league-leading Chicago Bandits. Amazing Amanda Scott, pitching coach for the Nauts for the first eight weeks of the season, showed her protegees how it's done twirling a 4-hitter, stranding three Bandits on the bags in the 7th to nail down the win at Benedictine University Stadium outside Chicago.

AMANDA SCOTT BACK IN THE CIRCLE AGAIN. File Photo, Courtesy NY Juggernaut.

Trina Peel walked stole second and moved to third, scoring on a wild pitch by Amy Harre in the Naut fourth for the only run Amanda needed. Jackie Pasquerella plated Trina with the second Naut tally in the seventh with a two out single after Trina had doubled. The 4th Place Nauts hung in the National Pro Fast Pitch race moving to 26-8, "peeling" the First Place Bandit lead to 4-1/2 games, and 3 in the AILC (All-Important Loss Column).

National Pro Fastpitch Standings August 6, 2005

                                         W       L     Pct.    Games Behind

Chicago Bandits                33       5     .868            ----

Akron Racers                    30      6      .833              2

Texas Thunder                   28       8     .778              4

New York Juggernauts      26       8     .765               4-1/2

Arizona Heat                     23      12     .657              8-1/2

New England Riptide         22      16      .579              11