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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 4 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.

PosNumberTeamNOC
1United StatesUSAGold
1Dot Richardson
44Laura Berg
16Lisa Fernandez
6Crystl Bustos
22Sheila Douty
3Jennifer McFalls
2Jennifer Brundage
33Stacey Nuveman
20Leah O'Brien-Amico
11Christie Ambrosi
21Lori Harrigan
4Danielle Henderson
14Christa Williams
23Michelle Venturella
32Michele Smith
CoachRalph Raymond
2JapanJPNSilver
1Hiroko Tamoto
2Yoshimi Kobayashi
4Emi Naito
6Misako Ando
9Naomi Matsumoto
12Yumiko Fujii
14Taeko Ishikawa
18Juri Takayama
19Kazue Ito
20Mariko Masubuchi
23Shiori Koseki
25Noriko Yamaji
26Haruka Saito
27Miyo Yamada
28Reika Utsugi
CoachTaeko Utsugi
3AustraliaAUSBronze
5Melanie Roche
6Natalie Ward
7Tanya Harding
8Sandy Allen-Lewis
9Jo Brown
10Brooke Wilkins
11Peta Edebone
12Kerry Dienelt
17Sally McCreedy
18Selina Follas
21Natalie Titcume
23Kelly Hardie
25Fiona Hanes
26Simmone Morrow
33Sue Fairhurst
CoachBob Crudgington
4People's Republic of ChinaCHN
1Xu Jian
3Yu Yanhong
4Zhang Chunfang
5Deng Xiaoling
6Zhou Yan
7Yan Fang
8Wang Ying
9Qiu Haitao
10An Zhongxin
11Mu Xia
15Wei Qiang
16Wang Lihong
17Zhang Yanqing
18Qin Xuejing
25Tao Hua
CoachLiu Yaming
5ItalyITA
6Verusca Paternoster
7Giovanna Palermi
8Jie Hua
11Clelia Ailara
12Sabrina Comberlato
14Marta Gambella
15Daniela Castellani
16Claudia Petracchi
17Susan Bugliarello
20Loredana Auletta
22Jue-Fen Sun
23Francesca Francolini
28Alessandra Gorla
33Nicole Di Salvio
35Marina Cergol
CoachAntonio Micheli
6New ZealandNZL
3Char Pouaka
12Cindy Potae
21Fiona Timu
23Gina Weber
15Helen Townsend
1Jackie Smith
22Jaye Bailey
11Kim Dermott
10Kiri Shaw
19Lisa Kersten
4Melanie Hulme
17Melisa Upu
14Rhonda Hira
24Ruta Lealamanua
2Zavana Aranga
CoachMike Walsh
7CubaCUB
25Diamela Puentes
24Estela Milanés
9Haydée Hernández
23Laritza Espinosa
7Luisa Medina
6María Arceo
5María Santana
3María Zamora
11Niolis Ramos
19Olga Ruyol
20Vilma Álvarez
2Yamila Desgrace
29Yamila Flor
1Yarisleidis Peña
18Yuneisy Castillo
CoachVladimir Caballero
8CanadaCAN
11Cherene Hiesl-Boyer
7Colleen Thorburn-Smith
22Denise Carriere
12Erin Woods
8Heather Newsham
13Jacki Nichol
32Jackie Lance
23Lesley Attwell
19Nathalie Fradette
44Sommer West
17Vicky Bastarache
21Hayley Wickenheiser
10Kristy Odamura
20Meaggan Wilton
4Sandy Newsham
CoachRon Clarke

Round-Robin

Date17 – 23 September 2000
FormatRound-robin pool, with the top 4 teams progressing to the semi-finals.
PosTeamNOCWinsLossesPointsRuns
1JapanJPN701418-7Q
2AustraliaAUS611222-5Q
3People's Republic of ChinaCHN521026-4q
4United StatesUSA43819-6q
5ItalyITA2543-27
6New ZealandNZL25412-22
7CanadaCAN16213-18
8CubaCUB1626-30
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 1st and 2nd 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