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The following game recap is courtesy of USA Softball… Â
DUBLIN, Ireland – The world-ranked No. 1 U.S. Women’s National Team (WNT) kicked off the XVII World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Cup Group A event today with a 5-0 shutout over No. 3 Chinese Taipei, highlighted by a 3-for-3 day at the plate from Team USA veteran, Hannah Flippen, and a two-run home run from Kiki Milloy.
The pitching staff of Ally Carda and Megan Faraimo took control in the circle with Carda setting the tone through the first five innings followed by two innings of work from Faraimo to seal the win for Team USA.
Despite a quiet first and second inning, the U.S. offense came alive in the top of the third thanks to an RBI single from Ali Aguilar and a two-run long ball from Milloy to put the Eagles ahead, 3-0.
Flippen tacked on another run for Team USA in the top of the fifth after drawing a leadoff walk and stealing her way around the bases due to a throwing error by the Chinese Taipei defense. The U.S. snagged its final run of the game in the top of the sixth with a one-out triple from Aliyah Andrews that set the stage for a sac-fly from Sis Bates to put the Eagles ahead, 5-0.
Carda limited the Chinese Taipei offense to a solo hit through five innings before handing over pitching duties to Faraimo who closed out the final two innings with five K’s and a fly out.
The Eagles return to action tomorrow at 3 p.m. IST/9 a.m. CT against No. 43 Botswana followed by matchups against Australia (July 13 at 3 p.m. IST/9 a.m. CT), Great Britain (July 14 at 3 p.m. IST/9 a.m. CT) and Ireland (July 14 at 6:30 p.m. IST/12:30 p.m. CT).
The top four teams will battle it out in the playoff round on Saturday, July 15 with the top two teams going head-to-head for a chance to advance to the Stage 2 Finals. The loser of the first play-off game will then take on the winner of the matchup between the third and fourth place teams for the second spot in the Finals, which will be held in 2024.
The WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Stage 1 event will be streamed via GameTime. Fans will have the option of three different services: Tournament Pass ($29.99), Group Pass ($12.99) or Daily Pass ($5.99). Tournament Pass subscribers will have full access to all 57 games across all three Groups of the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup, while Group Pass subscribers will have full access to the 19 games played in the specific group that is subscribed for (Group A, B or C). For more information on subscriptions, click here. Fans will also have the opportunity to follow along via live stats by following the U.S. Women’s National Team on Gamechanger.
Team USA Starters:
Maya Brady (1B), Hannah Flippen (3B), Ali Aguilar (2B), Kiki Milloy (LF), Aubrey Leach (RF), Jocelyn Alo (DP), Aliyah Andrews (CF), Gwen Svekis (C), Sis Bates (SS), Ally Carda (P/Flex)
Winning Pitcher:
Ally Carda (1-0) | 5 innings pitched | 1 hit allowed | 2 strikeouts
Relief Pitcher:
Megan Faraimo | 2 innings pitched | 0 hits allowed | 5 strikeouts
Batting Leaders:Â
- Hannah Flippen (3-for-3, 3 singles, 2 runs scored)
- Sis Bates (2-for-2, 2 singles, 1 RBI)
- Kiki Milloy (1-for-4, 1 home run)
Game notes:Â
- Members of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Softball Team led the Eagles in today’s win
- Ali Aguilar – Sparked the U.S. offense in the top of the third with a RBI single to score the first run of the game.
- Ally Carda – 5 innings pitched with only one hit allowed
- Hannah Flippen (alternate on 2020 Olympic Softball Team) – Led the U.S. offense with a perfect day at the plate
- Aliyah Andrews opened her Team USA career with a 1-for-2 day at the plate, including a triple through the left side that resulted in a run.
- Andrews is the only first-time WNT member on the World Cup roster.
- Today’s opening win improved Team USA’s overall World Cup record to 159-13.
On deck:
The Eagles return to action tomorrow at 3 p.m. IST/9 a.m. CT against No. 43 Botswana followed by matchups against Australia (July 13 at 3 p.m. IST/9 a.m. CT), Great Britain (July 14 at 3 p.m. IST/9 a.m. CT) and Ireland (July 14 at 6:30 p.m. IST/12:30 p.m. CT). The top four teams will battle it out in the playoff round on Saturday, July 15 with the top two teams going head-to-head for a chance to advance to the Stage 2 Finals. The loser of the first play-off game will then take on the winner of the matchup between the third and fourth place teams for the second spot in the Finals, which will be held in 2024.
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