Phoenix Cup - Pool Game Results

I am thrilled to report that The North American Liberty Belles won both games today and have clinched the first place spot in our division!

We beat South Korea 10-5 and Hong Kong 18-5. I pitched the entire first game and Sam pitched the entire second game. Pitching here takes some getting used to because the umps zone is about the size of a peanut! They weren't calling any inside corner strikes or anything hip level or above. Nevertheless, Sam and I managed to give up only about 4 hits each. The bats were on fire today. I think every Liberty Belle got at least one hit, and we played aggressive on the base paths. There were a few errors, but once everyone got settled in, defense was tight.

In our division, we are the first place seed, South Korea is second, and Hong Kong is third. In the other division, Taiwan beat Australia today, and Japan had a buy. So Japan is in first, Taiwan is in second, and Australia is in third.

Tomorrow are the playoffs. We're playing against Taiwan and Japan is playing South Korea. If we win tomorrow, we'll be fighting for the Championships. I'll keep you posted!