Softball gets delayed Tokyo Olympics underway in Fukushima
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Many in Japan have questioned whether the Olympics should take place at all with low levels of vaccination in the nation.“Australia can create its own excitement,” third baseman Stacey Porter said.Ueno, who won the 2008 gold medal game, struck out seven and threw 85 pitches for the win.Minori Naito and Saki Yamazaki hit two-run homers off loser Kaia Parnaby and Yu Yamamoto, who had three RBIs, added a two-run drive against Tarni Stepto in the fifth that ended the game under a rout rule.Ueno started Australia's Michelle Cox off with a ball at 9:02 a.m. at Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium, beginning an Olympics whose viability has been repeatedly questioned.It was 88 degrees with 60% humidity for the morning start, which had the sun in the eyes of left-handed batters.
As said here by RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer