Team USA has won the 2011 ISF Junior Women’s Softball World Championship in Cape Town, South Africa. They defeated Japan 4-1 in the Gold Medal Game on Saturday, capturing the title. The United States had to go through the Bronze Medal Game on Saturday morning after getting shut out by Japan 0-9 on Friday. The USA beat Taiwan 12-3 and denied an all-Asian final. The European teams from the Czech Republic, Russia and Germany were eliminated in the preliminary phase of the event.
Results:
Friday, December 16:
New Zealand – Australia 0-7
Taiwan – Canada 2-1
USA – Japan 0-9
Australia – Taiwan 2-3
Saturday, December 17:
Bronze Medal Game:
Taiwan – USA 3-12
Gold Medal Game:
USA – Japan 4-1