Softball International Tournament Japan wins over Taiwan to the US and rematch in the final August 31st 21:58
In the international softball tournament, the final round of the Japan Cup qualifying league, Japan won a 2-0 win over Taiwan and decided to advance to the US on the 1st.
The Softball Japan Cup, which started in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture on the 30th, is an international tournament in which four teams from Japan, the United States, Taiwan, and the Czech Republic participate.
In the round-robin qualifying league, Japan, who lost 1 win and lost, went to Taiwan to advance to the final.
In the match, Motoyoshi Ozaki, the starting pitcher, threw straight and changing balls firmly on the course, limiting them to 2 hits up to 5 times.
The hitting line was 0-0, five times, and No. 7 Miho Naito hit the timely hit to make the lead.
On the 30th after a broken chin, the pitcher Ayuko Ueno pitched up to the mound from the 1st lead 6th.
Pitcher Ueno lost three consecutive strikeouts with a powerful fastball, throwing two innings to keep one hit without a goal and Japan won 2-0.
As a result, Japan will face the US again, who lost 2-8 in the qualifying league, and will play again in the final of the day.