Japan and Team USA remain undefeated at WBSC Junior Women's World Championship

August 12, 2015

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Japan and Team USA remain undefeated at WBSC Junior Women's World Championship

 

OKLAHOMA CITY — Only two teams remain undefeated at the 2015 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Women’s World Championship (JWWC) as day three concluded in Oklahoma City, Okla. Held at the ASA Hall of Fame Complex, 13 games were played today and only Japan and Team USA remain undefeated through three days of action. Teams have one more day of preliminary rounds before the playoff rounds begin on Thursday.

Click here to view the results, box scores and the schedule for the 2015 WBSC JWWC.

 

Highlights from Day Three

 

Mexico 4, Chinese Taipei 1

Paola Acosta brought home the winning run to give Mexico the lead in the sixth inning as Mexico hung on to beat Chinese Taipei 4-1.  Mexico relied on Cielo Meza from the circle en route to the win, who only gave up one earned run, four hits and two walks while striking out five over her seven innings of work.

 

Kai Han Yang was charged with the loss for Chinese Taipei, issuing two walks while allowing four earned runs.

 

Puerto Rico 4, Australia 1

An outstanding effort by Meghan King carried Puerto Rico to a 4-1 win in nine innings over Australia.  King pitched the complete game, allowing no earned runs through nine innings of work.

 

Australia had the lead early, but couldn't hang on for the win against Puerto Rico. Australia took the lead in the bottom of the third but Puerto Rico responded with a run of their own in the top of the fourth.  With the game tied up at one, the game went into extra innings and international tiebreaker (ITB) rules came into effect. Shemiah Sanchez did her best to jumpstart the offense for Puerto Rico, reaching base three times while scoring twice with one RBI. She homered in the fourth inning to tie up the game and scored the final run of the game in the top of the ninth.

 

Despite the loss, Australia's Amelia Cudicio dominated Puerto Rico's batters, giving up three runs and striking out 11.

 

Chinese Taipei 2, Czech Republic 0

Czech Republic wasn't able to score a run off of Ya Ting Tu as Chinese Taipei took home the win 2-0.  Tu struck out two and allowed no walks and four hits through her seven innings of work.

 

Veronika Pecknova was the game's losing pitcher. She lasted just six innings, walked one, struck out 11 and allowed two runs.

 

Chinese Taipei got on top in the bottom of the third inning when Chieh Yu Wu scored on a passed ball.  Chinese Taipei would add another run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single from Chia Ching Shih to give them the eventual 2-0 win. 

 

Mexico 6, Italy 5 (nine innings)

A walk-off error from Maria Marrojo brought home the winning run for Mexico in a 6-5 (nine inning) victory over Italy.  Yeraldin Carrion had an impressive outing against Italy's lineup as Italy managed just two hit.  For the night, Carrion allowed one earned run, walked five and struck out 12 during her nine innings of work.

 

Paola Acosta got on base two times in the game for Mexico, scoring one run and while collecting one RBI. She also tripled in the sixth inning.  Italy was hurt by a number of miscues in the field, committing seven errors which led to four unearned runs for Mexico.

 

Laura Bigatton was charged with the loss, lasting just one inning with three runs allowed.

 

Great tickets are still available for the 2015 JWWC. Fans have the option to purchase either single session tickets or the Gold Pass for the week-long event. Single day session tickets allow fans the opportunity to pick which days they plan on attending during the JWWC with the opportunity to watch any game they choose for that day. The Gold Pass includes all-session tickets for the JWWC, as well as an official event t-shirt, a program and the opportunity to have a personalized name slide on the video board and OGE Energy Field at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, with additional photo opportunities.  Click here to view seating chart. Gold Passes and single session tickets can be purchased at the box office of OGE Energy Field.

All games will be streamed live at no cost to fans through the official event website. There will be expanded coverage, beginning Thursday, August 13, featuring play-by-play and color commentary, in-game interviews, instant replays and unique camera shots. Visit 2015jwwc.com to watch games.

For updates, check or the tournament website 2015JWWC.com and keep up all week on the event’s official Facebook and Twitter. Fans can also visit www.wbsc.co for more information.

About ASA/USA Softball 
Founded in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball is the National Governing Body Softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation’s largest sports organizations, ASA/USA Softball sanctions competition in every state through a network of 74 local associations and has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 165,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than 2.5 million.  ASA/USA is responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball National Teams that compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won nine World Championship titles as well as claimed eight World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about ASA/USA Softball, please visit http://www.asausasoftball.com/.

 

About the World Baseball Softball Confederation

Headquartered in the Olympic Capital city of Lausanne, Switzerland, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) was established in April 2013 and granted recognition as the sole competent authority in baseball and softball by the International Olympic Committee at the 125th IOC Session in September 2013. The WBSC represents a united baseball/softball sports movement that encompasses over 65 million athletes worldwide. The WBSC governs all international competitions involving any of the National Teams of its 141 National Federation members.  The WBSC oversees the Softball World Championships, The Premier 12, the World Baseball Classic, and the U12, U15, U18, U21 and Women's Baseball World Cups.  For further information, please go to www.WBSC.co or follow the WBSC on Twitter at @WBSC_co.

 

 

 

Codi Warren

 

Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications

Amateur Softball Association of America/USA Softball

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