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A powerhouse showdown that ended with a dramatic walk-off home run for the Americans highlighted the final day of qualification for the softball competition at the Tokyo Olympics.
The clash between Japan and the United States was the headliner Sunday (Monday in Japan), while Canada faced Italy and Mexico battled Australia in the other two.
Here is a look at the schedule and results for the final day of qualifying.
Sunday/Monday Olympic Softball Scores
United States 2, Japan 1
Canada vs. Italy, 1:30 a.m. ET
Mexico vs. Australia, 7 a.m. ET
USA 2, Japan 1
To say this was largely just a warm-up game would be quite the understatement.
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FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN (AP) Yukiko Ueno had waited 4,718 days for this moment, 13 long years that included an extra delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Finally, after all the doubts the Tokyo Olympics would ever take place, she was back on the mound trying to start her country to another softball gold medal.
“Before the game, I was actually trying to calm down and not let myself overly feel excited about this opportunity to go back to the mound for the Olympics,” she said through a translator. “I was overly thinking.”
The 39-year-old pitcher settled down from a shaky start to allow two hits over four and 1/3 innings in a nearly empty stadium, and host Japan got off to a winning start when the Olympics got underway, beating Australia 8-1 yesterday. The United States (US) defeated Italy 2-0 in the second game of a tripleheader.