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OKLAHOMA TOWN -- The great U.S. Olympic softball group struck out. Virginia Tech's Angela Tincher pitched a in a get over the three-time defending Olympic gold medalists Wednesday evening, closing the U.S. team's 185-game winning streak in pre-Olympic displays. It had been the American team's first reduction in-a pre-Olympic exhibit since Might 3, 1996. Throughout that period, the U.S. Group outscored 1,475-24 to competitors. Tincher struck out 1-0 and granted one baserunner on the stroll to Kelly Kretschman in-the next inning. 'My hat goes off to Angela Tincher,' U.S. Instructor Mike Candrea said. 'She pitched an excellent ball-game. I told we told them to prepare yourself to move and what she was effective at. But she arrived on the scene shooting and actually held us off our game.' Early in the day, the U.S. Beat DePaul 23-0, operating its report on-the 'Bound 4 Beijing' visit to 17-0. Candrea may declare his final 15-player lineup for that Beijing Games on Friday. The Hokies obtained their only run-in the 2nd inning off Jennie Finch, among 12 people on-the U.S. Team that won gold at the 2004 Athens Games. Kelsey Hoffman light emitting diode off with a and was changed by pinch-runner Anna Zitt, who moved to third on the Finch's illegal pitch. Caroline Stolle's two-out bloop individual obtained Zitt. Tincher, an All-American last period who'd pitched her 12th profession no-hitter last week against North Carolina State, retired Crystl Bustos, the U.S. team's top energy player, on the place to shortstop for the last out. Source