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Softball, Women

Date17 – 26 September 2000
StatusOlympic
LocationSoftball Centre, Blacktown Olympic Centre, Blacktown, New South Wales
Participants120 from 8 countries
FormatRound-robin tournament, with the top four teams progressing to the semi-finals.

The United States had not lost a match in two years, winning 110 consecutive games, and were heavily favored going into Sydney. After winning two games, the USA lost to Japan, China, and Australia. With three losses, it was not certain they would make it to the elimination round. They responded with two victories over New Zealand and Italy, and qualified as the fourth team in pool play, but they would have to win three games to win the gold medal against the three teams that already defeated them. They began with a 3-0 victory over China, led by Stacey Newman’s 3-run homer. In a game against Australia, Lisa Fernandez pitched a one-hitter, and Dot Richardson drove in a run in the 5th inning, as they escaped with a 1-0 victory. The final saw Japan face the Americans again. The US only managed one hit in the game, but scratched out a 2-1 extra inning victory with tough pitching and astute baserunning by Jennifer McFalls, who scored from second on an outfield error in the 8th inning.

PosTeamNOC
1United StatesUSAGold
Dot Richardson
Laura Berg
Lisa Fernandez
Crystl Bustos
Sheila Cornell-Douty
Jennifer McFalls
Jennifer Brundage
Stacey Nuveman
Leah O'Brien-Amico
Christie Ambrosi
Lori Harrigan
Danielle Henderson
Christa Williams
Michelle Venturella
Michele Smith
CoachRalph Raymond
2JapanJPNSilver
Hiroko Tamoto
Yoshimi Kobayashi
Emi Naito
Misako Ando
Naomi Matsumoto
Yumiko Fujii
Taeko Ishikawa
Juri Takayama
Kazue Ito
Mariko Masubuchi
Shiori Koseki
Noriko Yamaji
Haruka Saito
Miyo Yamada
Reika Utsugi
CoachTaeko Utsugi
3AustraliaAUSBronze
Melanie Roche
Natalie Ward
Tanya Harding
Sandy Allen-Lewis
Jo Brown
Brooke Wilkins
Peta Edebone
Kerry Dienelt
Sally McDermid-McCreedy
Selina Follas
Natalie Titcume
Kelly Hardie
Fiona Hanes-Crawford
Simmone Morrow
Sue Fairhurst
CoachBob Crudgington
4People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Xu Jian
Yu Yanhong
Zhang Chunfang
Deng Xiaoling
Zhou Yan
Yan Fang
Wang Ying
Qiu Haitao
An Zhongxin
Mu Xia
Wei Qiang
Wang Lihong
Zhang Yanqing
Qin Xuejing
Tao Hua
CoachLiu Yaming
5ItalyITA
Verusca Paternoster
Giovanna Palermi
Jie Hua
Clelia Ailara
Sabrina Comberlato
Marta Gambella
Daniela Castellani
Claudia Petracchi
Susan Bugliarello
Loredana Auletta
Jue-Fen Sun
Francesca Francolini
Alessandra Gorla
Nicole Di Salvio
Marina Cergol
CoachAntonio Micheli
6New ZealandNZL
Char Pouaka
Cindy Potae
Fiona Timu
Gina Weber
Helen Townsend
Jackie Smith
Jaye Bailey
Kim Dermott
Kiri Shaw
Lisa Kersten
Melanie Hulme
Melisa Upu
Rhonda Hira
Ruta Lealamanua
Zavana Aranga
CoachMike Walsh
7CubaCUB
Diamela Puentes
Estela Milanés
Haydée Hernández
Laritza Espinosa
Luisa Medina
María Arceo
María Santana
María Zamora
Niolis Ramos
Olga Ruyol
Vilma Álvarez
Yamila Desgrace
Yamila Flor
Yarisleidis Peña
Yuneisy Castillo
CoachVladimir Caballero
8CanadaCAN
Cherene Hiesl-Boyer
Colleen Thorburn-Smith
Denise Carriere
Erin Woods-White
Heather Newsham
Jacki Nichol
Jackie Lance
Lesley Attwell
Nathalie Fradette
Sommer West
Vicky Bastarache
Hayley Wickenheiser
Kristy Odamura
Meaggan Wilton
Sandy Newsham
CoachRon Clarke

Round-Robin

Date17 – 23 September 2000
FormatRound-robin pool, with the top four teams progressing to the semi-finals.
PosTeamNOCWinsLossesPointsRuns
1JapanJPN014187-–Q
2AustraliaAUS112225-–Q
3People's Republic of ChinaCHN210264-–q
4United StatesUSA38196-–q
5ItalyITA54327-–
6New ZealandNZL541222-–
7CanadaCAN621318-–
8CubaCUB62630-–
MatchDate/TimeTeamNOCResultTeamNOC
Game #117 Sep 10:30United StatesUSA6 – 0CanadaCAN
Game #217 Sep 13:00People's Republic of ChinaCHN5 – 0ItalyITA
Game #317 Sep 17:30JapanJPN4 – 1CubaCUB
Game #417 Sep 20:00AustraliaAUS3 – 2New ZealandNZL10-innings
Game #518 Sep 10:30JapanJPN3 – 1People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Game #618 Sep 13:00United StatesUSA3 – 0CubaCUB
Game #718 Sep 17:30New ZealandNZL3 – 2CanadaCAN10-innings
Game #818 Sep 20:00AustraliaAUS7 – 0ItalyITA
Game #919 Sep 10:30JapanJPN2 – 1United StatesUSA11-innings
Game #1019 Sep 13:00ItalyITA1 – 0CubaCUB
Game #1119 Sep 17:30People's Republic of ChinaCHN10 – 0New ZealandNZL6-inning mercy rule
Game #1219 Sep 20:00AustraliaAUS1 – 0CanadaCAN
Game #1320 Sep 10:30New ZealandNZL6 – 2CubaCUB
Game #1420 Sep 13:00JapanJPN1 – 0AustraliaAUS
Game #1520 Sep 17:30CanadaCAN7 – 1ItalyITA
Game #1620 Sep 20:00People's Republic of ChinaCHN2 – 0United StatesUSA14-innings
Game #1721 Sep 10:30ItalyITA1 – 0New ZealandNZL
Game #1821 Sep 13:00AustraliaAUS2 – 1United StatesUSA13-innings
Game #1921 Sep 17:30People's Republic of ChinaCHN7 – 0CubaCUB
Game #2021 Sep 20:00JapanJPN4 – 3CanadaCAN10-innings
Game #2122 Sep 10:30United StatesUSA2 – 0New ZealandNZL
Game #2222 Sep 13:00CubaCUB2 – 1CanadaCAN
Game #2322 Sep 17:30AustraliaAUS1 – 0People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Game #2422 Sep 20:00JapanJPN2 – 0ItalyITA8-innings
Game #2523 Sep 10:30AustraliaAUS8 – 1CubaCUB
Game #2623 Sep 13:00People's Republic of ChinaCHN1 – 0CanadaCAN
Game #2723 Sep 17:30JapanJPN2 – 1New ZealandNZL
Game #2823 Sep 20:00United StatesUSA6 – 0ItalyITA

Semi-Finals

Date25 September 2000
FormatWinner of the match between the first and second place of the round-robin phase advanced to the Grand Final, the loser advanced to the Final against the winner of the other semi-final.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Game #125 Sep 9:30JapanJPN1 – 0AustraliaAUS
Game #225 Sep 12:00United StatesUSA3 – 0People's Republic of ChinaCHN10-innings

Final Round

Date25 – 26 September 2000
FormatWinner of the Final advanced to the Grand Final.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Grand Final26 Sep 22:00United StatesUSA2 – 1JapanJPN8-innings
Final25 Sep 19:30United StatesUSA1 – 0AustraliaAUS