2018 Japan Cup International Women’s Softball Championship in Takasaki

Play by Play

Game No. 6 Nov. 3. 2018

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 JAPAN 1 0 4 4 x 9 10 0

Top of 1st- AUSTRALIA pitching #17 Yukiko Ueno #14 struck out swinging. #10 Rachel Lack grounded out to P. #16 singled to left field. #4 Tamieka Whitefield grounded out to 2B.

Bottom of 1st- JAPAN pitching #17 #3 Mikiko Eguchi lined out to 2B. #4 Yuka Ichiguchi flied out to LF. #2 Saki Yamazaki doubled to right center. #5 Yu Yamamoto tripled to right field, RBI, R2 run. #26 Akiko Suhara grounded out to 3B.

Top of 2nd- AUSTRALIA pitching #17 Yukiko Ueno #25 struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch. #7 Taylah Tsitsikronis struck out looking. #8 Carmelle Sorensen singled to center field, R1 advanced to second. #11 Verity Long-Droppert grounded into double play 2B to SS to 1B, R1 out on the play.

Bottom of 2nd- JAPAN pitching #17 Sandra Holden #19 Natsuko Sugama flied out to CF. #1 Nozomi Nagasaki flied out to LF. #25 Haruka Agatsuma fouled out to 2B.

Top of 3rd- AUSTRALIA pitching #17 Yukiko Ueno #5 Shannon Keevers grounded out to 3B. #14 Melinda Weaver grounded out to 2B. #10 Rachel Lack struck out swinging. Bottom of 3rd- JAPAN pitching #17 Sandra Holden #10 Hitomi Kawabata Hitomi Kawabata pinch hit for Mana Atsumi. Hitomi Kawabata hit by pitch. #3 Mikiko Eguchi tripled to right center, RBI, R1 run. #4 Yuka Ichiguchi singled to center field, RBI, R3 run. #2 Saki Yamazaki walked, R1 advanced to second. #5 Yu Yamamoto struck out swinging. #26 Akiko Suhara singled to center field, RBI, R2 run, R1 advanced to second. #19 Natsuko Sugama doubled to 3B, RBI, R2 run, R1 advanced to third. #1 Nozomi Nagasaki walked. #20 Chiharu Aoki Chiharu Aoki pinch hit for Haruka Agatsuma. Chiharu Aoki reached first on a fielder's choice, R3 out at home 2B to C, R2 advanced to third, R1 advanced to second. #10 Hitomi Kawabata grounded out to 2B.

Top of 4th- AUSTRALIA pitching #22 Nana Okamura Nana Okamura to P for Yukiko Ueno, Yuka Ichiguchi position change 2B to SS, Hitomi Kawabata to 2B for Mana Atsumi, Minori Naito to 1B for Yu Yamamomt, Natsuko Sugama position change 1B to 3B, Haruka Agatsuma re-entered to C for Chiharu Aoki. #16 Stacey Porter flied out to RF. #4 Tamieka Whitefield struck out looking. #25 Clare Warwick struck out swinging.

Bottom of 4th- JAPAN pitching #17 Sandra Holden #3 Mikiko Eguchi homered to center field, RBI. #4 Yuka Ichiguchi singled to second. #2 Saki Yamazaki reached first on a fielder's choice, R1 tagged out to 2B deflect from P. #14 Minori Naito homered to center field, 2RBI, R1 run. #26 Akiko Suhara homered to center field, RBI. #19 Natsuko Sugama grounded out to SS. #1 Nozomi Nagasaki walked. #25 Haruka Agatsuma struck out looking.

Top of 5th- AUSTRALIA pitching #16 Yamato Fujita Yamato Fujita to P for Nana Okamura. #7 Taylah Tsitsikronis grounded out to P. #8 Carmelle Sorensen flied out to RF. #11 Verity Long-Droppert grounded out to 2B.