Date | 17 – 26 September 2000 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Softball Centre, Blacktown Olympic Centre, Blacktown, New South Wales | |
Participants | 120 from 8 countries | |
Format | Round-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.
Date | 17 – 23 September 2000 |
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Format | Round-robin pool, with the top four teams progressing to the semi-finals. |
Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Losses | Points | Runs | ||
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1 | Japan | JPN | 0 | 14 | 18 | 7-– | ||
2 | Australia | AUS | 1 | 12 | 22 | 5-– | ||
3 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 2 | 10 | 26 | 4-– | ||
4 | United States | USA | 3 | 8 | 19 | 6-– | ||
5 | Italy | ITA | 5 | 4 | 3 | 27-– | ||
6 | New Zealand | NZL | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22-– | ||
7 | Canada | CAN | 6 | 2 | 13 | 18-– | ||
8 | Cuba | CUB | 6 | 2 | 6 | 30-– |
Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
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Game #1 | 17 Sep 10:30 | United States | USA | 6 – 0 | Canada | CAN | |
Game #2 | 17 Sep 13:00 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 5 – 0 | Italy | ITA | |
Game #3 | 17 Sep 17:30 | Japan | JPN | 4 – 1 | Cuba | CUB | |
Game #4 | 17 Sep 20:00 | Australia | AUS | 3 – 2 | New Zealand | NZL | 10-innings |
Game #5 | 18 Sep 10:30 | Japan | JPN | 3 – 1 | People's Republic of China | CHN | |
Game #6 | 18 Sep 13:00 | United States | USA | 3 – 0 | Cuba | CUB | |
Game #7 | 18 Sep 17:30 | New Zealand | NZL | 3 – 2 | Canada | CAN | 10-innings |
Game #8 | 18 Sep 20:00 | Australia | AUS | 7 – 0 | Italy | ITA | |
Game #9 | 19 Sep 10:30 | Japan | JPN | 2 – 1 | United States | USA | 11-innings |
Game #10 | 19 Sep 13:00 | Italy | ITA | 1 – 0 | Cuba | CUB | |
Game #11 | 19 Sep 17:30 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 10 – 0 | New Zealand | NZL | 6-inning mercy rule |
Game #12 | 19 Sep 20:00 | Australia | AUS | 1 – 0 | Canada | CAN | |
Game #13 | 20 Sep 10:30 | New Zealand | NZL | 6 – 2 | Cuba | CUB | |
Game #14 | 20 Sep 13:00 | Japan | JPN | 1 – 0 | Australia | AUS | |
Game #15 | 20 Sep 17:30 | Canada | CAN | 7 – 1 | Italy | ITA | |
Game #16 | 20 Sep 20:00 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 2 – 0 | United States | USA | 14-innings |
Game #17 | 21 Sep 10:30 | Italy | ITA | 1 – 0 | New Zealand | NZL | |
Game #18 | 21 Sep 13:00 | Australia | AUS | 2 – 1 | United States | USA | 13-innings |
Game #19 | 21 Sep 17:30 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 7 – 0 | Cuba | CUB | |
Game #20 | 21 Sep 20:00 | Japan | JPN | 4 – 3 | Canada | CAN | 10-innings |
Game #21 | 22 Sep 10:30 | United States | USA | 2 – 0 | New Zealand | NZL | |
Game #22 | 22 Sep 13:00 | Cuba | CUB | 2 – 1 | Canada | CAN | |
Game #23 | 22 Sep 17:30 | Australia | AUS | 1 – 0 | People's Republic of China | CHN | |
Game #24 | 22 Sep 20:00 | Japan | JPN | 2 – 0 | Italy | ITA | 8-innings |
Game #25 | 23 Sep 10:30 | Australia | AUS | 8 – 1 | Cuba | CUB | |
Game #26 | 23 Sep 13:00 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 1 – 0 | Canada | CAN | |
Game #27 | 23 Sep 17:30 | Japan | JPN | 2 – 1 | New Zealand | NZL | |
Game #28 | 23 Sep 20:00 | United States | USA | 6 – 0 | Italy | ITA |
Date | 25 September 2000 |
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Format | Winner 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. |
Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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Game #1 | 25 Sep 9:30 | Japan | JPN | 1 – 0 | Australia | AUS | |
Game #2 | 25 Sep 12:00 | United States | USA | 3 – 0 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 10-innings |
Date | 25 – 26 September 2000 |
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Format | Winner of the Final advanced to the Grand Final. |
Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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Grand Final | 26 Sep 22:00 | United States | USA | 2 – 1 | Japan | JPN | 8-innings |
Final | 25 Sep 19:30 | United States | USA | 1 – 0 | Australia | AUS |