USA qualifies for World Championship Final, Chinese Taipei secures a spot in medal games

After four days of competition, world No. 2 USA has secured a spot in the World Championship Final, while Chinese Taipei will be playing at least in the Bronze Medal Game on Sunday afternoon. Both teams won their respective games Thursday to remain atop the WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup standings, at 5-0.

Meanwhile, the fight for the two remaining spots in the medal games is heating up. Czech Republic split their doubleheader today and has 3-2 record, tied with Puerto Rico for third place. Mexico (1-3) defeated the Czech squad Thursday and is still in the hunt for a place in the Bronze Medal Game.

• Mexico 3-1 Czech Republic - Stats and photos
• Puerto Rico 7-0 Colombia - Stats and photos
• USA 10-0 Netherlands - Stats and photos
• Czech Republic 10-5 Colombia - Stats and photos
• Chinese Taipei 8-0 Peru - Stats and photos

Chinese Taipei 8-0 Peru - Stats and photos

Chinese Taipei grabbed their fifth consecutive win in the tournament, with an 8-0 victory over host Peru. Yi-Shan Chu shined from the circle with 11 strikeouts, while Chi-Yun Lin homered.

Czech Republic 10-5 Colombia - Stats and photos

A well balanced Czech Republic lineup put together a 10-hit performance against Colombia to claim the team’s third win in the tournament, 10-5.

In their second game of the day, the Czech Republic took an early lead with three runs in the first and two in the second.

Netherlands 0-10 USA - Photos and stats

Alissa Humphrey retired all 12 batters she faced in USA win over the Netherlands, 10-0. USA used two five-run innings to secure the win in four frames.

Humphrey delivered 52 pitches to complete the game, with four strikeouts. It was her second four-inning perfect game, repeating her opening day gem against the Czech Republic.

Puerto Rico 7-0 Colombia - Stats and Photos

Kathyria Garcia and Tatianna Roman had three hits each, and Janelle Martinez added three RBI in Puerto Rico's win over Colombia, 7-0, on the fourth day of the WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup. The Caribbean team shined with 15 hits in 5 innings.

Samantha del Hoyo hit an inside the park home run in the second inning, and added an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth. 

Mexico 3-1 Czech Republic - Stats and photos

Mexico topped Czech Republic, 3-1, in Thursday’s first game at Villa Maria del Triunfo softball stadium in Lima, Peru. Left-hander Leanna Garcia tossed seven innings, only allowing five hits and one run to secure Mexico’s first win.