The USA completed a convincing 3-0 victory over Taiwan to set up a semi-final showdown against Australia in the women's softball. Cat Osterman was the star of the show, striking out 10 batters in six innings, helping the USA to their seventh successive win in the competition.
Elsewhere on Friday, Australia beat Greece 3-2 and there were victories for Canada and Japan.
The Japanese will come up against China in the other semi-final on Sunday.
MMIX
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