USA Softball

A year ago, I lamented how every USA national team failed to make the championship game in their respective world championships — except for USA Women’s Softball, who won the world championships in China.

Last year, in the World Cup of Softball (not to be confused with the World Championship), USA Women’s Softball outscored their opponents 59–3. In this year’s World Cup, USA Women’s Softball has outscored their opponents 17–1 in their first two games. In the first game, the top power hitter in the world, Crystl Bustos, hit a mammoth three-run homerun to lead USA to a 9–1 win over Venezuela. In the second game, the top pitcher in the world, Cat Osterman (pictured), was dazzling as she pitched a one hitter, striking out 9 in the five inning game (including the last 7 batters she faced).

Two more games are scheduled today, one more on Sunday and the championship game on Monday night. All games are shown on ESPN or ESPN2. Check out USA Women’s Softball, and scream your lungs out for the good old USA. You will enjoy it.