Softball at
the 2004 Summer
Olympics was held at the Olympic Softball
Stadium
in the Helliniko Olympic Complex
from August 14 to 23. The United States (USA) won the gold
while Australia (AUS) took silver and Japan (JPN), the
bronze.
It was one
of the three sports at the Athens
Olympics that was for women only along with
Synchronized
Swimming and Rhythmic
Gymnastics.
Eight teams competed for the
gold medal
in only the third appearance of the sport at the
Summer Olympics.
Medalists
In one of the most dominating runs in softball history, the
United
States team led by head coach
Mike
Candrea won the gold medal by defeating
Australia 5-1 in the
championship game on
August 23. It was the
first time in 9 games that an opponent scored a run against Team
USA.
Crystl Bustos hit two home runs
to provide all the run-support that pitcher
Lisa Fernandez required. Fernandez pitched
all six innings, picking up her second win against Australia in as
many days. She also won the semi-final game.
Throughout the tournament Team USA outscored its opponents 51-1.
Team USA has won the Olympic gold medal in softball for the third
straight time.
Australia's silver medal marks its best result in Olympic softball
history.
Japan
earned the bronze medal after defeating
China in the semi-final,
and losing to Australia in the Bronze medal game.
Participants
Results
Starting
August 14, there were four
preliminary games each day until
August 20
for a total of 28 games.Two semi-final games were played
August 22, with the game for third place following
later that day. The final game for the gold medal was played on
August 23 at 4pm local time.
Standings
| Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
RF |
RA |
Pct |
|
7 |
7 |
0 |
41 |
0 |
1.000 |
|
7 |
6 |
1 |
22 |
14 |
0.857 |
|
7 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
8 |
0.571 |
|
7 |
3 |
4 |
15 |
20 |
0.429 |
|
7 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
0.429 |
|
7 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
13 |
0.286 |
|
7 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
24 |
0.286 |
|
7 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
24 |
0.143 |
|
Preliminary round
17:00
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
R |
H |
E |
 Australia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
 United States |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
X |
10 |
9 |
2 |
| Game ended by Run Ahead Rule |
| W: Lisa Fernandez (1-0)
L: Brooke Wilkins (0-1) |
| Home Run |
| USA 1 : S.Nuveman in 4th, 3 RBI |
19:30
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
 Canada |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
 Greece |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| W: Sarah Farnworth (1-1)
L: Kaila Holtz (0-1) |
| Home Run |
| none |
09:30
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
 China |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
| Canada |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| W: Zhang Lixia (1-0)
L: Lauren Bay (1-1) |
| Home Run |
| none |
12:00
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| United States |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
 Japan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| W: Catherine Osterman (1-0)
L: Juri Takayama (0-1) |
| Home Run |
| none |
17:00
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
 Italy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
| Greece |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
2 |
5 |
3 |
| W: Sarah Farnworth (2-1)
L: Susan Bugliarello (0-1) |
| Home Run |
| none |
19:30
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
 Chinese Taipei |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Australia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
X |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| W: Wu Chia-Yen (0-2)
L: Tanya Harding (2-0) |
| Home Run |
| none |
09:30
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| China |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| United States |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
4 |
5 |
1 |
| W: Lori Harrigan (1-0)
L: Zhang Lixia (1-1) |
| Home Run |
| USA 1 : C.Bustos in 5th, 1 RBI |
12:00
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Canada |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Japan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| W: Lauren Bay (2-1)
L: Yukiko Ueno (0-2) |
| Home Run |
| none |
17:00
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Chinese Taipei |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| Greece |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
X |
0 |
5 |
1 |
| W: Lai Sheng-Jung (1-0)
L: Sarah Farnworth (2-2) |
| Home Run |
| none |
19:30
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Australia |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
| Italy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Game end by Run Ahead Rule |
| W: Melanie Roche (1-0)
L: Jennifer Spediacci (0-1) |
| Home Run |
| AUS 2 : S.Porter in 1st, 2 RBI;N.Titcume in 5th, 2
RBI |
09:30
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Italy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
| Chinese Taipei |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
X |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| W: Lin Su-Hua (1-1)
L: Susan Bugliarello (0-2) |
| Home Run |
| none |
12:00
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Australia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
| China |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| W: Melanie Roche (2-0)
L: Lu Wei (1-1) |
| Home Run |
| none |
17:00
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Canada |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| United States |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
11 |
1 |
| Game ended by Run Ahead Rule |
| W: Jennie Finch (2-0)
L: Auburn Sigurdson (0-1) |
| Home Run |
| USA 2 : C.Bustos in 4th, 1 RBI;L.Fernandez in 4th,
1 RBI |
19:30
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Japan |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
1 |
| Greece |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| W: Hiroko Sakai (2-0)
L: Sarah Farnworth (2-3) |
| Home Run |
| none |
09:30
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Chinese Taipei |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| China |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
X |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| W: Lu Wei (2-1)
L: Lai Sheng-Jung (1-1) |
| Home Run |
| none |
12:00
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Greece |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| United States |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
| Game ended by Run Ahead Rule |
| W: Lisa Fernandez (2-0)
L: Stephanie Skegas-Maxwell (0-1) |
| Home Run |
| none |
17:00
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Italy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Japan |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
| W: Yukiko Ueno (1-2)
L: Jennifer Spediacci (1-2) |
| Home Run |
| none |
19:30
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Australia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| Canada |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| W: Melanie Roche (3-0)
L: Lauren Bay (2-2) |
| Home Run |
| none |
09:30
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Italy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Canada |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
X |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| W: Lauren Bay (3-2)
L: Susan Bugliarello (0-3) |
| Home Run |
| none |
12:00
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Chinese Taipei |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| United States |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
X |
3 |
8 |
1 |
| W: Catherine Osterman (2-0)
L: Wu Chia-Yen (0-3) |
| Home Run |
| USA 1 : C.Bustos in 4th, 1 RBI |
17:00
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Greece |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
| Australia |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
X |
3 |
7 |
1 |
| W: Tanya Harding (3-0)
L: Sarah Farnworth (2-4) |
| Home Run |
| AUS 2 : T.Mosley in 4th, 2 RBI;S.Porter in 3rd, 1
RBI |
19:30
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| China |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Japan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
X |
2 |
8 |
0 |
W: Yukiko Ueno (1-2)** '''L''':
Lu Wei (2-2) |- style="text-align:center;
background-color:#e6e6e6;" !colspan=13|Home Run |-
style="text-align:left;" |colspan=13|none |} ** Perfect game
Medal Round
The semi-final game between the #3 and #4 ranked teams (Japan and
China) is an elimination game, with the loser out. The winner faces
the loser of the other semifinal in the bronze medal game later
Sunday night. The loser of the bronze medal game received the
bronze medal. The winner of that game faces the winner of the
Australia vs. United States semifinal in the gold medal game, with
the winner of that game receiving gold and the loser receiving
silver.
Semifinals
August 22 9:30
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Japan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
| China |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| W: Yukiko Ueno (2-2)
L: Lu Wei (2-3) |
| Home Run |
| none |
August 22 12:20
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Australia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| United States |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
x |
5 |
8 |
0 |
| W: Lisa Fernandez (3-0)
L: Melanie Roche (3-1) |
| Home Run |
| USA: K. Kretschman in 6th, 1 RBI |
Bronze Medal game
August 22 17:00
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Australia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
| Japan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| W: Tanya Harding (4-0)
L: Juri Takayama (1-2) |
| Home Run |
| none |
Gold Medal Game
August 23 16:00
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Australia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| United States |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
x |
5 |
9 |
0 |
| W: Lisa Fernandez (4-0)
L: Tanya Harding (4-1) |
| Home Run |
| USA : C.Bustos in 1st, 2 RBI; C.Bustos in 3rd, 1
RBI; S.Nuveman in 3rd, 1 RBI |
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