Women's Softball Tournament at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[orangeman 2,250]

26 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said:

Great pitching is what is keeping them alive, but they are pretty much one inning away from an upset loss.

Canada was probably one bad base running call away from beating them.  

[Grassmarket 4,027]

2 hours ago, orangeman said:

Canada was probably one bad base running call away from beating them.  

This is already going down in Canadian sporting folklore as the equivalent of the 1986 Red Sox / Mets Games 6. 

[JoshMartini007 2,762]

While I'm hopeful against Japan, I feel that while their pitching might not be as strong as the United States, their batters certainly are. If we do win it'll be a high scoring match.

[dcro 10,210]

Deja vu.

 

vs still scoreless at the bottom of the 6th.

[orangeman 2,250]

The ump seems to be inconsistent on calling strikes on that outside corner.  

[Olympian1010 8,228]

 and  are into extra innings. Game is tied 0-0. Huge ramifications for the gold medal match.

[orangeman 2,250]

Canada...

[Olympian1010 8,228]

Japan’s offense overpowers another opponent in the end. 

[orangeman 2,250]

Well, hopefully Canada can still snag bronze.  

[szy123 79]

so there's Japan vs USA final for sure and Canada will play for bronze with either Australia or Mexico, right?