Live updates: Day 2 at The World Games softball competition
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<p>Day 2 of The World Games softball competition is underway. Check all the information of the tournament (schedule, stats, rosters, standings) at <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2022-world-games-womens-softball/home">The World Games softball event dedicated website</a>.</p>
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<h4><strong>Italy vs Canada</strong></h4>
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<p><strong>Bottom 4th: ITA 4-6 CAN</strong> - A leadoff triple by Victoria Hayward and a single by Kelsey Harshman gives Canada a two-run gap after four complete innings. </p>
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<p><strong>Bottom 3rd: ITA 4-5 CAN </strong>- Canada goes ahead in the game with 2-run single off the bat of Allysen Febrey. </p>
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<p><strong>Bottom 2nd: ITA 4-3 CAN</strong> - Canda's bats come alive in their second at bat. Erika Polidori scores Canada's first run on an infield single by Janet Leung after a comebacker to Italian starter Ilaria Cacciamani who couldn't make the play. Thenn, an illegal pitch with the bases loaded allowed Leung to score from third, and Victoria Hayward hit a sacrifice fly to center field to make it a one-run ballgame.</p>
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<p><strong>Top 2nd: ITA 4-0 CAN</strong> - Vigna produces one more in her second at bat with a single over the left field line to plate Fabrizia Marrone.</p>
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<p><strong>Top 1st: ITA 3-0 CAN</strong> - Italy scored three in the top of the first with a pair of home runs. Laura Vigna hit a leadoff homer to right field, while Giulia Longhi went yard with a 2-run bomb over the center field fence. </p>
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<h4><strong>Australia 1-10 Japan</strong></h4>
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<p>Japan hangs the zero in the top of the fifth inning to complete yesterday's game agains Australia. The Japanese team takes control of Group B with a pair of wins and qualified for the semi finals.</p>
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<h4><strong>Mexico 0-6 Japan</strong></h4>
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<p><strong>Top 7th: MEX 0-6 JPN</strong> - Miu Goto enters the circle in the seventh and retires in line the three outs to complete the combined no-hit no-run.</p>
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<p><strong>Top 6th: MEX 0-6 JPN</strong> - Sakura Miwa is pulled off the game after five innings. Misaki Katsumata retires the side and keeps the no-hitter alive.</p>
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<p><strong>Bottom 5th: MEX 0-6 JPN</strong> - Fujita keeps contributing. She hits her second homer of the tournament, a two run shot to center field. She's now 3-for-3 with 4 RBI. Japan adds one more with a run-scoring single by Yuka Ichiguchi.</p>
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<p><strong>Top 5th: MEX 0-3 JPN </strong>- Sakura Miwa retires the side in the top of the fifth and her no-hitter bid is still intact after five innings.</p>
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<p><strong>Bottom 4th: MEX 0-3 JPN</strong> - An RBI single by Kanna Kudo plates Minori Naito, and now the score is 3-0. </p>
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<p><strong>Bottom 3rd: MEX 0-2 JPN</strong> - Fujita lines a hard-hit double down the left-field line to plate the second run of the game. The WBSC Player of the Year 2021 is 2-for-2 with 2 RBI. In the circle, Japanese starter Sakura Miwa has not allowed a hit in three frames.</p>
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<p><strong>Bottom 1st: MEX 0-1 JPN</strong> - A two-out RBI triple to right field off the bat of Yamato Fujita plates the game's first run. Yuka Ichicguchi scored from first after hitting a single to left field to get on base.</p>
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<p>Play ball!! Japan and Mexico are playing Game 5 of The World Games 2022.</p>
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