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Sanders, Team USA Advance to Gold Medal Game
8/14/2015 11:11:00 PM | Softball
OKLAHOMA CITY - Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball shortstop DJ Sanders and the U.S. Junior Women's National Team (JWNT) secured a spot in the Gold Medal game of the 2015 WBSC Junior Women's World Championship (JWWC) with a 14-2 (5 inn.) win over Japan Friday evening at OGE Energy Field in Oklahoma City.
Sanders and her JWNT teammates are scheduled to play for the Gold at 7 p.m. on Saturday. They await the winner of Japan and Puerto Rico, who meet in the Bronze Medal contest at 4 p.m.
Free live video of Saturday's Gold Medal game is available to fans through the official event website. Visit 2015jwwc.com to watch the game.
Team USA seeks to reclaim the Gold Medal after falling 4-0 to Japan at the 2013 WBSC JWWC in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
Sanders has started all nine games in the JWWC. The Cajuns' rising sophomore is hitting .650 (13-of-20) in tournament play with a home run, three doubles and eight RBI.
She was 2-for-3 with a double and RBI in the win over Japan Friday evening. The double brought home the first of seven runs in the fifth inning as Team USA extended a 7-1 advantage.
The United States is the only undefeated team left in the JWWC. The JWNT recorded a 7-0 record in pool play, then defeated Canada 15-0 (3 inn.) and Japan 14-2 (5 inn.) in championship bracket play to reach Saturday's Gold Medal game.
Sanders and her JWNT teammates are scheduled to play for the Gold at 7 p.m. on Saturday. They await the winner of Japan and Puerto Rico, who meet in the Bronze Medal contest at 4 p.m.
Free live video of Saturday's Gold Medal game is available to fans through the official event website. Visit 2015jwwc.com to watch the game.
Team USA seeks to reclaim the Gold Medal after falling 4-0 to Japan at the 2013 WBSC JWWC in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
Sanders has started all nine games in the JWWC. The Cajuns' rising sophomore is hitting .650 (13-of-20) in tournament play with a home run, three doubles and eight RBI.
She was 2-for-3 with a double and RBI in the win over Japan Friday evening. The double brought home the first of seven runs in the fifth inning as Team USA extended a 7-1 advantage.
The United States is the only undefeated team left in the JWWC. The JWNT recorded a 7-0 record in pool play, then defeated Canada 15-0 (3 inn.) and Japan 14-2 (5 inn.) in championship bracket play to reach Saturday's Gold Medal game.
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