SENDAI CITY, Japan — It was the Jennie Finch show in Sendai, Japan, on Sunday as the right-hander led Team USA to the Gold Medal at the 2009 Japan Cup with solid pitching and stellar hitting. Defeating the Japanese 2-0 in front of 2,600 fans, the USA took home the hardware for the fifth time [...]

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BY MATT WING Journal-Courier Imagine being three outs away from winning a state championship. Now imagine losing the title before another pitch is thrown. Parents, players and coaches from the Beardstown Girls Junior League All-Stars are crying foul after Beardstown was ruled the loser in the championship game of the Girls Junior League Softball State [...]

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SENDAI CITY, Japan — A three-run home run from Jenae Leles (Sacramento, Calif.) and an Alissa Haber (Newark, Calif.) two-run shot lead the USA Softball Women’s National Team program to an 11-3 finish over Australia in the first game of the Japan Cup in Sendai City, Japan. Team USA won despite being out hit by [...]

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