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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black">August 13, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black">Japan and USA remain undefeated at WBSC Junior Women's World Championship; set for showdown tomorrow night at OGE Energy Field </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#333333">OKLAHOMA CITY </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">— The U.S. and Japan both secured a medal finish as both teams remain undefeated while advancing in the Championship bracket at the 2015 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Women’s World Championship (JWWC) in Oklahoma City, Okla. New Zealand and Puerto Rico also advanced in the Championship division while only six teams remain the placement bracket. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Below is the schedule for Friday, August 14:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">OGE Energy Field<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">New Zealand vs. Canada - 12 p.m. CST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">China vs. Chinese Taipei - 2:30 p.m. CST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">TBD vs. TBD - 5 p.m. CST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Japan vs. USA - 7:30 p.m. CST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Integris Field</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Mexico vs. Puerto Rico - 11 a.m. CST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Czech Republic vs. Italy - 1:30 p.m. CST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Australia vs. TBD - 4 p.m. CST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Brazil vs. TBD - 6:30 p.m. CST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/Events/2015/August/09/XI-WBSC-Junior-Womens-World-Championship/Tournament/Schedule">Click here to view the results, box scores and the schedule for the 2015 WBSC JWWC.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Highlights from Day Five</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Italy 4, Argentina 0<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Serena Boniardi kept Argentina off the board during her seven innings of work as the Italian eliminated Argentina from the WBSC JWWC by a score of 4-0. Boniardi allowed just five hits from the circle while issuing no walks and seven strikeouts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Erika Piancastelli racked up two RBI on two hits for Italy, singling in the fourth inning while knocking out a home run in the fifth inning. Mo Candelaria Acuna ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with the loss. She issued one walk with four runs allowed while striking out four through seven innings of work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Puerto Rico 2, China 0 (eight innings)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">A great performance by Puerto Rico's Meghan King helped keep her team alive in the Championship Bracket at the WBSC JWWC as Puerto Rico captured a 2-0, eight inning win over China. King kept China off the scoreboard as she collected a shutout win while striking out seven batters in the process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Sabrina Stutman helped Puerto Rico take the lead in the top of the eighth inning after the game went into the international tie breaker (ITB) rule. With the game scoreless, Stutman came to the plate and hit a sacrifice fly score Shemiah Sanchez, who was placed on second base to start the inning due to ITB. Puerto Rico added another security run on a sac fly from Kiara Resto. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Ping Fan was charged with the loss, issuing five walks and one run while striking out three batters. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Japan 6, Mexico 0<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Haruka Fukui tossed six scoreless innings to carry Japan to a 6-0 victory over Mexico at the WBSC JWWC. Japan's offense utilized seven hits, including two extra-base hits, to further them in the Championship Bracket.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Japan was led by a flawless day at the plate by Yui Sakamoto, who went 3-3 against Mexico's pitching. She singled in the second, fifth and sixth innings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Yeraldin Carrion took the loss for Mexico. She lasted just four and one-third innings, walked six, struck out one and allowed four runs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Brazil 6, Great Britain 3 (12 innings)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Brazil captured their first win at the WBSC JWWC as Fernanda Shiroma threw nine scoreless innings to carry Brazil to a 6-3 (12 innings) victory over Great Britain.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Neither team scored until the fourth when Great Britain got on the board, scoring on an RBI single by Ashleigh Carolan and Brazil forced the game into extra innings after scoring in the top of the seventh. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Brazil was sparked by Mariana Pereira and Rebeca Laudino, who teamed up for four hits and two RBI.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Great tickets are still available for the 2015 JWWC. Fans have the option to purchase either single session tickets or the Gold Pass for the week-long event. Single day session tickets allow fans the opportunity to pick which days they plan on attending during the JWWC with the opportunity to watch any game they choose for that day. The Gold Pass includes all-session tickets for the JWWC, as well as an official event t-shirt, a program and the opportunity to have a personalized name slide on the video board and OGE Energy Field at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, with additional photo opportunities.<span style="color:#333333"> </span> <a href="http://www.softballoutlet.com/graphics/2015_WBSC_seating.jpg">Click here to view seating chart</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Gold Passes and single session tickets can be purchased at the box office of OGE Energy Field. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">All games will be streamed live at no cost to fans through the official event website. There will be expanded coverage, beginning Thursday, August 13, featuring play-by-play and color commentary, in-game interviews, instant replays and unique camera shots. Visit<span style="color:#333333"> </span><a href="http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/Events/2015/August/09/XI-WBSC-Junior-Womens-World-Championship">2015jwwc.com</a><span style="color:#333333"> </span>to watch games. </span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">For updates, check or the tournament website <a href="http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/Events/2015/August/09/XI-WBSC-Junior-Womens-World-Championship">2015JWWC.com</a><span style="color:#333333"> </span>and keep up all week on the event’s official<span style="color:#333333"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/2015JWWC?ref=hl">Facebook</a><span style="color:#333333"> </span>and<span style="color:#333333"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/2015_JWWC">Twitter</a><span style="color:#333333">. </span>Fans can also visit<span style="color:#333333"> </span><a href="http://www.wbsc.co">www.wbsc.co</a><span style="color:#333333"> </span>for more information<span style="color:#333333">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black">About ASA/USA Softball</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black"> <br>Founded in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball is the National Governing Body Softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation’s largest sports organizations, ASA/USA Softball sanctions competition in every state through a network of 74 local associations and has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 165,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than 2.5 million. ASA/USA is responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball National Teams that compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won nine World Championship titles as well as claimed eight World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about ASA/USA Softball, please visit </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.asausasoftball.com/">http://www.asausasoftball.com/</a><span style="color:black">.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black">About the World Baseball Softball Confederation</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black">Headquartered in the Olympic Capital city of Lausanne, Switzerland, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) was established in April 2013 and granted recognition as the sole competent authority in baseball and softball by the International Olympic Committee at the 125th IOC Session in September 2013. The WBSC represents a united baseball/softball sports movement that encompasses over 65 million athletes worldwide. The WBSC governs all international competitions involving any of the National Teams of its 141 National Federation members. The WBSC oversees the Softball World Championships, The Premier 12, the World Baseball Classic, and the U12, U15, U18, U21 and Women's Baseball World Cups. For further information, please go to </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-0PshZTbIP6ZjcVLAK0YOW5Bs3lVDH0V1cR54vN-WjvLtVTDhaTjzD8UFEG90nPbUEGULmb0INSrs0LsAY9gifp-vJ6d0D-MekJiotmm8FeNlaGmpp9JlRU1QgJkRr6yUEtUZfetgIWdwd3d21e6AHmEE2AJIDv0&c=sQkp7pnqbiIDHi4SDfT21cdH2y87q1mtf01ZXy0MPGuVtNOc7PCcZw==&ch=gF0wMK6T5HOUFnh2aWtMgVzvGiNgbAhqfnSP1vZXEQh9K3wYoDy9xg==" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">www.WBSC.co</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black"> or follow the WBSC on Twitter at </span><a href="https://twitter.com/WBSC" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">@WBSC</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Codi Warren<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><img border="0" width="134" height="62" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D0D610.C48A6790" alt="ASA_USASplit logo_small"></span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Amateur Softball Association of America/USA Softball</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Office</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> 405.425.3431 | <b>Cell </b>405. 420. 2817</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><br><!--end of _originalContent --></div></body></html>