Olympic softball: Canada seizes on Australian gaffes in 7-1 win tokyotaketwo tokyo2020
Erika Polidori and Kelsey Harshman had a pair of hits apiece for the Canadians on Friday, while relief pitcher Jenna Caira allowed just two hits and struck out three Aussie batters through five innings. Veteran Lauren Regula mopped up in the seventh inning and didn’t give up a hit. Starter Sara Groenewegen struggled early and was pulled by head coach Mark Smith after just one inning, as the Australians hit some deep balls on her.
Saturday’s games were being held at a cleaned-up 43-year-old downtown stadium stripped of any sign that it houses Japanese baseball’s BayStars club. No one watched from roofs of squat offices and hotels beyond the outfield, nor balconies of a towering glass building further out. Hammering and welding from a new tower going up cut over chants from teams’ benches.
With barely two dozen people sitting in an ocean of 34,000 bright-to-dark blue seats because of COVID-19 restrictions, the only lines inside were players standing order for national anthems. Clouds resting nearby failed to spare the field from harsh sun, forcing teams to cover their metal benches with towels.
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