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US Beats Australia, Sets up Gold Medal Rematch With Japan
YOKOHAMA, Japan The United States had just given up its first run and was two outs away from losing for the first time in the Olympic softball tournament.
Amanda Chidester stepped up to the plate with two runners on and slapped the ball into left field.
“In my head, I’m like, ‘Score! Score two! Score two! Score two!’” she recalled. “When I got up and everyone was running out at me, I was like, ‘We did it!’”
Pinch-runner Ally Carda and Haylie McCleney came across the plate on Chidester’s eighth-inning single, giving the United States a pulsating 2–1 victory over Australia on Sunday and a rematch with defending champion Japan in Tuesday’s gold medal game.
US softball team battles against Australia Share Updated: 5:58 AM EDT Jul 25, 2021 By Ronald Blum, Associated Press
US softball team battles against Australia Share Updated: 5:58 AM EDT Jul 25, 2021
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Show Transcript Yeah, watashi wa Monica Abbott Odus was that good? My name is Monica Abbott and I am from Salinas California. I m a left handed pitcher and I play both in the United States and Japan. My first year playing for Toyota was 2009 and more than anything, it gave me an opportunity to continue playing. Okay, we do have a league in the United States, but the league in Japan is definitely the strongest in the world. When I first came here, communication was so hard practicing with my team. Really helped just keep trying with this little bit of japanese that I knew and a little bit of english that they knew and just finding our own common language on the team. The longer I ve been in Japan playing softball, the more I love be
US beats Australia, sets up likely title rematch with Japan
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US softball team beats Australia, sets up likely title rematch with Japan Share Updated: 10:55 PM PDT Jul 24, 2021 By Ronald Blum Share Updated: 10:55 PM PDT Jul 24, 2021
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Show Transcript OKAY. I’M EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEXT ONE BRIAN. WE’VE GOT BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL COMING BACK TO THE GAMES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2008 AND WE HAVE TWO LOCAL ATHLETES WHO ARE ALREADY ON THE SOFTBALL TEAM MICHELLE DAPPER CAUGHT UP WITH THEM AS THEY GET READY TO HIT THE FIELD. SOFTBALL IS BACK IN THE BATTER’S BOX RETURNING TO THE SUMMER GAMES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2008. WE’RE ALL JUST SO HAPPY THAT THE GAMES ARE EVEN HAPPENING. IT’S FINALLY HERE. BUT LIKE, WHOA, IS IT REALLY COMING? MADE ITS OLYMPIC DEBUT BACK IN 1996, BUT 12 YEARS LATER THE THREE TIME OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS WERE DETHROWN FROM SOFTBALL SUPREMACY BY JAPAN. THERE’S ONLY TWO PLAYERS ON THE TEAM NOW MON. IT AND CUT OSTERMAN WHO WERE A PART OF THAT 2018, BUT WE ALL FEEL IT. WE D
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