The team can't hit, so naturally the coach keeps Rachel and Alo (two of the greatest players in college softball history) on the bench. This whole tournament was a disaster for US softball; get rid of the coach and let the younger players play.
Abbott is a beast. ( 6'3") The batter must feel like she is right in their face. This game should not have been this close. Japan had only 2 hits against US pitching. Poor situational batting by the US. The batters failed to execute with runners on base. Zero balls in the outfield with runners in scoring position or on base. Other than the foul ball that was caught in the sixth. It's ironic that it was that foul ball for the second out, that led to the go ahead run on the tag up. I have to admit that I was really surprised that they sent the runner on the short foul ball.
I wouldn't go all that far, Japan's hitting was dismal practically nonexistent but their defense is quite superior to the US team, those double plays are momentum shifting, Japan simply lacks the hitters to take advantage of that if they can shore that up they are going to be a real problem.
Right. It's even gotten up into the White House..."On Saturday night, Donald Trump embarrassed Republican donors by delivering a rambling, grievance-laden speech that attacked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as a “dumb son of a bitch.” This morning, by an odd coincidence, the National Republican Senatorial Committee announced it was creating a new annual prize: the Champion for Freedom Award. And the inaugural winner is … Donald J. Trump!" Crazy stuff huh?
That strike zone was so wide. You can even see the Japanese women trying to hit some of the outside pitches that were being called strikes but they had to reach far out just to even have a chance. Those definitely weren't strikes.
@@ulyssesdavis2717 i believe it’s because that foot can move anywhere on the pitching mound. her foot must be still considered “on the mound” when she takes the step.
Because OU's offense is great against college teams not so much against international with better pitchers. There is a reason the US does not use college players for baseball, basketball, etc. The World has closed the gap.
1:32:31〜 i think left fielder's choice is not bad. maybe theory says "dont catch in this situations." but she caught and threw with confidence and did it well.
This announcer is so irritating. Over and over she has to talk about the called obstructed in the bottom of the sixth. The throw to the plate wasn't even caught, didn't she notice that! Even if the obstruction wasn't called the runner was safe because the throw home wasn't caught.
Sorry, but you're wrong. The fielder had no chance to make a decent throw and beat the runner to first. It looked like even though she got rid of it as fast as she could, the runner still might have beaten it if it was to the bag. Definitely a hit.
@@patrickmorgan4006 I thought it was ruled a hit because the hit was well placed and it was a difficult throw for the player to execute from that position
I don't understand why the announcers made such a big deal about the pitcher basically throwing a pitch to first base to get the runner (24:15). It's always seemed to me that since they spend so much time practicing pitching underhand, and do it so well with good velocity and accuracy, it just makes sense to do it. I've always been curious about that. I doubt that they can throw faster or more accurately overhand, or get rid of the ball any quicker in most cases. Is there a good reason why it isn't done more?
Didn't understand the big deal either . Pitchers I played with grew up throwing overhand & were good at it . Pitchers sometimes get very specialized though . Don't hit , don't run , wouldn't that be boring ?
I've only ever seen it done with slower runners, never a fast lefty like that. I think it would take just a little bit longer to get rid of the ball doing a full windup like that, and against a good slapper, you really can't afford to give up any time (she just barely got the batter here, and it was a somewhat poorly placed bunt). I guess that's why they were so surprised by it? but hey, it worked, so good for her! if you're more comfortable doing that, go for it i guess! better than throwing it wildly and giving up an extra base lmao
@@becca-ww3xw You might be right, but I think it's more likely that they are just used to throwing overhand to first. It probably doesn't take more time to release the ball and get it to first base underhand than overhand for a pitcher, but I couldn't say for sure. It would depend on how and where the ball was fielded. Maybe someone will do a study sometime.
First home run --no balls and two strikes and the catcher sets up in the middle of the plate. What were you thinking? you should’ve been on the outside corner she should not have seen a good pitch for at least two pitches. Catchers need to be aware of the count just as much as a pitchers.
When are they going to stop calling it a rise ball. Physics has proven no pitcher has yet achieved the speed and spin it takes to make a softball defy gravity and actually rise. The ball still has an arc just less of one. it should just be called a high fastball.
@@morrieveilleux6074 Its basic physics so no its not a rise. its a pitch thrown from a low to high position. doesn't take away from how hard it is to hit. No one is questioning the difficulty of hitting a fast pitch softball.
@@tru3dialect thats not what they are referring to. IF it was i wouldnt disagree. The announcers are saying "look how the rise ball jumps over the bat" it doesn't jump anything it simply goes low to high and they swing under. I have played lots of baseball and a curve ball drops and curves. RISE balls do no start on a flat plan and then via magnus affect rise upward. YOu can call it a silly potato for all i care but it doesnt rise. its simply a fastball throw upward. In baseball its simply a high fastball. Curve balls only work because of spin and the affects of gravity. Baseball pitchers throw much faster and with lots more spin and no one has made a baseball RISE.
@@tru3dialect if you played whiffle ball before then you should know the difference between a pitch going down to up and a ball that makes a hook motion when thrown low
A softball just doesn't travel like a baseball . Also it's designed to be a faster game than baseball , distance from the mound to plate , btwn bases , fences are part of that .
ok honestly as a softball player i agree! the fences are sooo short, it feels like strong girls can just poke the ball over the fence, and outfielders are getting so much better that not a lot drops for hits at elite levels. however, softball doesn't get enough funding for most places to move the fences back (i'm thinking of the college level), which sucks because bigger fields would be super fun. what they need to do is either a) deaden the balls or b) regulate how springy the bats can be. this would make it a lot harder to hit it out. obviously, bigger fields would be better, but until softball is given more funding, it's just not a reality.
I like the time clock for the pitchers. That really should be implemented in all baseball because some pitchers be taking too much time
Anybody else counting down the days until the Olympics? I cannot wait to see this match up again.
Worried about the offense . Japan is very good , but not many big bats on this team .
@@JackycClark I’m worried too. This years USA team does not play the short game too much (Slappers). Seems like they mostly rely on their long game.
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In the 4th or 5th , thought the short game might have been needed . To move base runners & score a run . Create some momentum .
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Yes! Do you think the games will be shared on RUclips?
Seems so quiet compared to all the college games I've been watching lately. Used to hearing nonstop cheering from the dugouts.
Love it
Who watches softball
@@andrewjung6446 obviously you
I love this championship. This episode got me back into softball.
I CANT BELIEVE KAT IS STILL PITCHING...GREAT TO SEE HER!
The coach for Japan is good she knew to jam up up the usa batters
The team can't hit, so naturally the coach keeps Rachel and Alo (two of the greatest players in college softball history) on the bench. This whole tournament was a disaster for US softball; get rid of the coach and let the younger players play.
Abbott is a beast. ( 6'3") The batter must feel like she is right in their face. This game should not have been this close. Japan had only 2 hits against US pitching.
Poor situational batting by the US. The batters failed to execute with runners on base. Zero balls in the outfield with runners in scoring position or on base. Other than the foul
ball that was caught in the sixth. It's ironic that it was that foul ball for the second out, that led to the go ahead run on the tag up. I have to admit that I was really
surprised that they sent the runner on the short foul ball.
I wouldn't go all that far, Japan's hitting was dismal practically nonexistent but their defense is quite superior to the US team, those double plays are momentum shifting, Japan simply lacks the hitters to take advantage of that if they can shore that up they are going to be a real problem.
日本のJ1リーグでのキャット・オスターマン投手とメーガン・ウィルス捕手のバッテリーをよく覚えてます！
I wish Rachel Garcia pitched. Japanese athletes have known the other pictchers play. It might have made a difference if it were Rachel on the circle.
Talking about Japans discipline. They probably dont all get participation trophies when they're kids.
Lol
Right. It's even gotten up into the White House..."On Saturday night, Donald Trump embarrassed Republican donors by delivering a rambling, grievance-laden speech that attacked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as a “dumb son of a bitch.” This morning, by an odd coincidence, the National Republican Senatorial Committee announced it was creating a new annual prize: the Champion for Freedom Award. And the inaugural winner is … Donald J. Trump!"
Crazy stuff huh?
That strike zone was so wide. You can even see the Japanese women trying to hit some of the outside pitches that were being called strikes but they had to reach far out just to even have a chance. Those definitely weren't strikes.
Congrats USA Ladies !
Someone please explain to me how Monica can take that baby step with her push off foot and not be illegal pitch?
It is not an illegal pitch.
@@grimcargoyousoundbitter.ar1462 Can you explain why it isn't? i
@@ulyssesdavis2717 i believe it’s because that foot can move anywhere on the pitching mound. her foot must be still considered “on the mound” when she takes the step.
Hey that's really cool!
Wow, the American girls are like a foot taller than the Japanese girls.
good game everyone
16:18 wtf was that hr robbery attempt??? Lmaoooooooo
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El cuco de usa las Japonesas, no siempre el bateo fuerte gana sino las técnicas y buen bateo oportuno
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16:47 she was so dang close
LMAO
I know I am OU fan but why not bring their offense and USA pitchers
Because OU's offense is great against college teams not so much against international with better pitchers. There is a reason the US does not use college players for baseball, basketball, etc. The World has closed the gap.
@@denniswebb341 OU run ruled Team Mexico 2 out of the three games they beat them in🥴
@@ethan.shoemake and isn't Mexico like #5 in the world? I'm not an OU fan, but they can definitely beat anyone with that offense if they are clicking.
@@Vibe9223 yeah and they’re literally going to the Olympics so they’re a pretty salty team
@@ethan.shoemake Team Mexico, you are talking Team Mexico. I am talking Japan, Australia, Teams that will actually compete.
Feel sorry for Japan team. The umpire calls lot of strikes ball. May the best team wins, not. The umpire let the blue team wins. Too obvious
I wonder why the shorts for Japan..
Maybe Japan need Ms.Ohtani for pitching and hitting.
I went to the softball World Series
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i think left fielder's choice is not bad.
maybe theory says "dont catch in this situations." but she caught and threw with confidence and did it well.
Great players , the US, but so 'stuck up'....
There no crying 😭 in baseball ⚾️ lol 😆 aight aka 👑KingRichee ✌🏽👉🏽
The helll
This announcer is so irritating. Over and over she has to talk about the called obstructed in the bottom of the sixth. The throw to the plate wasn't even caught, didn't she notice that! Even if the obstruction wasn't called the runner was safe because the throw home wasn't caught.
Lmao that was an error by japan in the 1st 😭 y’all calling that a hit is crazy
Sorry, but you're wrong. The fielder had no chance to make a decent throw and beat the runner to first. It looked like even though she got rid of it as fast as she could, the runner still might have beaten it if it was to the bag. Definitely a hit.
@@patrickmorgan4006 doesn’t matter it still shouldn’t have been a hit in the books, homegirl made a THROWING ERROR 😭
@@patrickmorgan4006 she was moving pretty quick down the line, it’s hard to rule
@@jaxonnickels9663 Sorry. You will never be an official scorer. Very poor judgement or just a lack of knowledge of how scoring works.
@@patrickmorgan4006 I thought it was ruled a hit because the hit was well placed and it was a difficult throw for the player to execute from that position
I don't understand why the announcers made such a big deal about the pitcher basically throwing a pitch to first base to get the runner (24:15). It's always seemed to me that since they spend so much time practicing pitching underhand, and do it so well with good velocity and accuracy, it just makes sense to do it. I've always been curious about that. I doubt that they can throw faster or more accurately overhand, or get rid of the ball any quicker in most cases. Is there a good reason why it isn't done more?
Didn't understand the big deal either . Pitchers I played with grew up throwing overhand & were good at it . Pitchers sometimes get very specialized though . Don't hit , don't run , wouldn't that be boring ?
I kind of thought the same thing. Big frikkin deal.
I've only ever seen it done with slower runners, never a fast lefty like that. I think it would take just a little bit longer to get rid of the ball doing a full windup like that, and against a good slapper, you really can't afford to give up any time (she just barely got the batter here, and it was a somewhat poorly placed bunt). I guess that's why they were so surprised by it? but hey, it worked, so good for her! if you're more comfortable doing that, go for it i guess! better than throwing it wildly and giving up an extra base lmao
@@becca-ww3xw You might be right, but I think it's more likely that they are just used to throwing overhand to first. It probably doesn't take more time to release the ball and get it to first base underhand than overhand for a pitcher, but I couldn't say for sure. It would depend on how and where the ball was fielded. Maybe someone will do a study sometime.
Because most pitchers don't do that.
Is Tom Brady's niece playing?
Watched Justin Fields sister play for Georgia this summer .
Lol I love how no one knows her name besides being Tom Brady niece
First home run --no balls and two strikes and the catcher sets up in the middle of the plate. What were you thinking? you should’ve been on the outside corner she should not have seen a good pitch for at least two pitches. Catchers need to be aware of the count just as much as a pitchers.
The pitch was a drop ball, it is a difficult pitch to hit.
My guess is that they hoped she would swing and miss, but she had great rotation and power
When are they going to stop calling it a rise ball. Physics has proven no pitcher has yet achieved the speed and spin it takes to make a softball defy gravity and actually rise. The ball still has an arc just less of one. it should just be called a high fastball.
Have you ever tried to hit one? Its a rise ball because that's ehst it is. Played the game for 20 years.
@@morrieveilleux6074 Its basic physics so no its not a rise. its a pitch thrown from a low to high position. doesn't take away from how hard it is to hit. No one is questioning the difficulty of hitting a fast pitch softball.
@@brandonclark9640 thrown from "low to high" hence the rise of the pitch
@@tru3dialect thats not what they are referring to. IF it was i wouldnt disagree. The announcers are saying "look how the rise ball jumps over the bat" it doesn't jump anything it simply goes low to high and they swing under. I have played lots of baseball and a curve ball drops and curves. RISE balls do no start on a flat plan and then via magnus affect rise upward. YOu can call it a silly potato for all i care but it doesnt rise. its simply a fastball throw upward. In baseball its simply a high fastball. Curve balls only work because of spin and the affects of gravity. Baseball pitchers throw much faster and with lots more spin and no one has made a baseball RISE.
@@tru3dialect if you played whiffle ball before then you should know the difference between a pitch going down to up and a ball that makes a hook motion when thrown low
220. feet that is a joke should be 280 minimum they are not playing little league!!!!!!!
A softball just doesn't travel like a baseball . Also it's designed to be a faster game than baseball , distance from the mound to plate , btwn bases , fences are part of that .
ok honestly as a softball player i agree! the fences are sooo short, it feels like strong girls can just poke the ball over the fence, and outfielders are getting so much better that not a lot drops for hits at elite levels. however, softball doesn't get enough funding for most places to move the fences back (i'm thinking of the college level), which sucks because bigger fields would be super fun. what they need to do is either a) deaden the balls or b) regulate how springy the bats can be. this would make it a lot harder to hit it out. obviously, bigger fields would be better, but until softball is given more funding, it's just not a reality.
Don't know what you are talking about. Slow pitch softball (loftball) has fended at vfc 275-300 feet. Not that many homeruns in fastpitch softball.
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