Hosts Japan hoisted their coach and waved to mostly empty stands to celebrate their second straight gold medal in softball on Tuesday by beating the United States 2-0 at the Tokyo Games ...

Softball titans Japan had entered Oklahoma City as the defending World Champions in both the Women's and Junior Women's categories. USA powered to the gold medal, as three members -- Jenna Lilley ...

She was a member of Team USA during the 2008 and 2020 ... Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Softball - Women - Finals - Gold Medal Game - Japan v United States - Yokohama Baseball Stadium - Yokohama, Japan ...

The inning-ending play kept the game within reach for Team USA, but they failed to score ... Canada, eliminated from gold medal contention by Japan earlier in the tournament, and Mexico, making its ...

That year, the U.S. women won the first-ever softball gold medal. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Team USA made it to the final but was defeated by Japan. Softball was off of the schedule for the ...

After Team USA won the first three Olympic softball gold medals in 1996, 2000 and 2004, it has failed to win another, falling short to Japan in 2008 and 2020. Yes, Team USA’s two-decade-plus ...