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| U.S. softball tops Taiwan, reaches semifinals Cat Osterman struck out 10 in six innings, Crystl Bustos homered and the Americans completed a perfect run through the preliminary round with a 3-0 win over Taiwan on Friday, setting up a United States-Australia showdown in the semifinals. |
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| U.S. softball posts fourth straight shutout Lori Harrigan allowed only a first-inning bunt single and Crystl Bustos homered Tuesday as the Americans posted their fourth straight shutout of these games, 4-0 over China. |
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| U.S. softball tops Japan 3-0 in extra inning After a 0-0 tie forced an extra inning, U.S. softball squeezed out three runs to improve to 3-0 at the Games. |
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| Work in progress Barely a month after his wife's death, U.S. softball coach Mike Candrea is back on the job. |
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| Make no mistake: Finch can pitch Jennie Finch has drawn attention to U.S. softball as the team heads to Greece as the ones to beat. |
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| Team USA softball sweeps Fastpitch stars Stacey Nuveman hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to help the U.S. Olympic softball team rally from a three-run deficit to beat a team of All-Stars from the National Pro Fastpitch league 5-3 Tuesday. |
| U.S. softball team crushes UCLA in exhibition Lisa Fernandez, starting for the U.S. Olympic softball team in the final game of its "Aiming for Athens" collegiate tour, allowed one hit and struck out six in 4 2/3 innings in an 11-0 victory over UCLA on Sunday. |
| New Zealand three-peats in world softball New Zealand became the first country to win three straight world softball championships, beating Canada 9-5 Sunday behind Mark Sorenson's three-run homer. |
| Jennie Finch among players selected to USA softball team Star softball pitcher Lisa Fernandez was one of four two-time Olympians picked Friday for the U.S. team that will try to win its third straight gold medal in Athens this summer. |
| Veterans to lead U.S. Olympic softball team Lisa Fernandez, the pitching ace who sealed U.S. softball victories in the previous two Olympics, is among four two-time gold medal winners on the roster for the 2004 Athens Games. |
