Live updates: Day 2 at The World Games softball competition

Day 2 of The World Games softball competition is underway. Check all the information of the tournament (schedule, stats, rosters, standings) at The World Games softball event dedicated website.

Italy vs Canada

Bottom 4th: ITA 4-6 CAN - A leadoff triple by Victoria Hayward and a single by Kelsey Harshman gives Canada a two-run gap after four complete innings.

Bottom 3rd: ITA 4-5 CAN - Canada goes ahead in the game with 2-run single off the bat of Allysen Febrey.

Bottom 2nd: ITA 4-3 CAN - 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.

Top 2nd: ITA 4-0 CAN - Vigna produces one more in her second at bat with a single over the left field line to plate Fabrizia Marrone.

Top 1st: ITA 3-0 CAN - 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.

Australia 1-10 Japan

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.

Mexico 0-6 Japan

Top 7th: MEX 0-6 JPN - Miu Goto enters the circle in the seventh and retires in line the three outs to complete the combined no-hit no-run.

Top 6th: MEX 0-6 JPN - Sakura Miwa is pulled off the game after five innings. Misaki Katsumata retires the side and keeps the no-hitter alive.

Bottom 5th: MEX 0-6 JPN - 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.

Top 5th: MEX 0-3 JPN - Sakura Miwa retires the side in the top of the fifth and her no-hitter bid is still intact after five innings.

Bottom 4th: MEX 0-3 JPN - An RBI single by Kanna Kudo plates Minori Naito, and now the score is 3-0.

Bottom 3rd: MEX 0-2 JPN - 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.

Bottom 1st: MEX 0-1 JPN - 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.

Play ball!! Japan and Mexico are playing Game 5 of The World Games 2022.