CASTIONS DI STRADA, Italy (July 18, 2024) — The world-ranked No. 1 U.S. Women’s National Team (WNT) continued to prove dominant at the 2024 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Cup Finals after a thrilling 2-0 victory over Japan on Day 4 of the tournament. Highlighting the U.S. offense was Dejah Mulipola and Jessie Warren who were the only U.S. batters to record an RBI in the matchup – while Mulipola (2-for-3) also recorded the only multi-hit performance for the Eagles.
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In true USA vs Japan fashion, the matchup proved to be a defensive showdown with neither side able to break the silence through four innings until a hit-by-pitch to Jocelyn Alo set the stage for Warren to send an RBI triple to right field that plated one in the top of the fifth. Mulipola quickly followed suit and tacked on an insurance run with a base hit down the left field line to strengthen the lead, 2-0. Megan Faraimo went the distance in the circle for the Eagles, recording eight strikeouts through seven innings while limiting the Japan offense to three hits to seal the shutout win – marking the third-straight shutout for Team USA.
