USA edges Japan to tie All-Star women’s softball series in Fukushima
A three-run homer off the bat of Baylee Klingler gave the US the victory in the second game of the series.
The US Women’s National Softball Team evened up the Japan All-Star Series with a narrow 3-2 win over Japan, leveling the record 1-1 with a third and final game remaining in the series on Monday.
Lifting the world champions to victory was a clutch three-run home run off the bat of Baylee Klingler in the fifth frame and dominant pitching performances from starter Megan Faraimo and reliever Ally Carda.
Faraimo and the U.S. defense showed relentless mentality in Sunday’s contest, keeping the Japanese offense off the board through six innings before a Yui Sakamoto two-run home run broke the silence in the top of the seventh.
Faraimo was the winner, pitching 6+ innings with four strikeouts. Misaki Katsumata lost for Japan in six innings of work.
The rubber game of the three-match series will be played on Monday at Yokohama Stadium, where both teams contested the Tokyo 2020 Gold Medal Game one year ago.
