Everyone in the starting lineup had at least one hit with Tairia Mims Flowers (Tucson, Ariz.) leading the way. Flowers hit a home run, going 2-2, with three RBI. Jaime Clark (Tustin, Calif.) was 2-2 with two RBI and Vicky Galindo (Union City, Calif.) finished with three hits in four at bats and one RBI. The team turned in 11 hits while leaving two on base.

Alicia Hollowell (Suisun, Calif.) started on the mound and struck out eight of nine batters faced in three innings. Amanda Freed (Cypress, Calif.) pitched the final two innings giving up two hits but with stellar defense the USA turned a double play and an out at home plate kept the shutout intact.

Team USA will face Colombia tomorrow at 7 pm in the first round of the playoffs.

About ASA

The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation’s largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 88 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 240,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit www.asasoftball.com.

About USA Softball

USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of the only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won seven World Championship titles including the last five consecutive. For more information about USA Softball, please visit www.usasoftball.com