Ali Aguilar drove in the first run of the game for the gold-medal winning USA Women's National Team.
Aguilar Comes Up Big For USA Womenโs National Team
July 24, 2016 | Softball
Aguilar Comes Up Big For USA Womenโs National Team
SURREY, B.C. โ Washington senior-to-be Ali Aguilar was 2 for 3 and drove in the game's first run in the first inning as the USA Women's National Team jumped out to a 4-0 lead and downed Japan, 7-3, in the gold medal game of the WBSC XV Women's World Softball Championship Sunday in Surrey, B.C.
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Aguilar, who on Saturday drove in the game-winning run in a 4-3 win (also over Japan) to push USA into the championship game, hit .333 (4 for 12, HR, 4 RBI) in six games.
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Team USA was a perfect 9-0 during the tournament.
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Aguilar was not the only player with Husky ties participating in the World Softball Championships. Former UW stars Victoria Heyward and Jenn Salling were huge contributors for the bronze medalist Canadian team.
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Heyward hit a robust .406 (13 for 32) for Canada in 10 games. She had a home run, triple, four doubles and drove in nine runs.
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Salling was equally dominating, hitting .385 (10 for 26), with four home runs and an impressive 16 RBI. She drove in at least one run in nine of 10 games.
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Team Canada's tournament run ended with an 8-2 record on Sunday when they dropped a 11-1 decision against Japan.
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Aguilar, who on Saturday drove in the game-winning run in a 4-3 win (also over Japan) to push USA into the championship game, hit .333 (4 for 12, HR, 4 RBI) in six games.
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Team USA was a perfect 9-0 during the tournament.
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Aguilar was not the only player with Husky ties participating in the World Softball Championships. Former UW stars Victoria Heyward and Jenn Salling were huge contributors for the bronze medalist Canadian team.
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Heyward hit a robust .406 (13 for 32) for Canada in 10 games. She had a home run, triple, four doubles and drove in nine runs.
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Salling was equally dominating, hitting .385 (10 for 26), with four home runs and an impressive 16 RBI. She drove in at least one run in nine of 10 games.
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Team Canada's tournament run ended with an 8-2 record on Sunday when they dropped a 11-1 decision against Japan.
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