Interview with Monica Abbott

Netherlands and USA came out with the victory this afternoon in NASPA Stadium. The European team defeated Chinese Taipei, while the defending world champions beat Philippines.

Itay got all the offense they needed in the first inning, scoring the only run of the game against Great Britain on a wild pitch. Japan used a couple of homers to keep Venezuela at a distance and earned the fifth straight win

Australia improved to 4-1 with an easy win, 14-0, against Botswana in 4 innings. Canada shares the same record (but lost against the aussie) after an impressive 7-0 win against China

The photo gallery contains pictures of 8 games: Australia-Botswana, Mexico-Puerto Rico, China-Canada, South Africa-New Zealand, Italy-Great Britain, The Netherlands-Chinese Taipei, USA-Philippines and Japan-Venezuela

Puerto Rico earned its fifth consecutive victory in as many games and leads Group A standings. New Zealand clinched today its first win in the WBSC Softball World Championship, defeating South Africa 6-0.

China shut out Venezuela and virtually pushed them out of the race for fourth place in group B of the Softball World Championship. Japan outscored, 6-0, and outhit, 11-2, Great Britain and leads undefeated

Australia shut out Canada, until this moment undefeated in the tournament, resisting a seventh inning comeback attempt. Italy displayed again home run power and beat Botswana

Puerto Rico remains unbeaten in the WBSC Softball World Championship after a roller coaster victory against Chinese Taipei, by a score of 12-11. The game was a slugfest for both teams, for a total of 23 runs, 27 hits and 7 pitching reliefs.

This gallery contains photos of 5 games: USA-Netherlands, Italy Botswana, Puerto Rico-Chinese Taipei, Australia-Canada, Mexico-South Africa