A classic pitchers' duel on Saturday at Yokohama Baseball Stadium saw Australia take unbeaten Team USA to the limit, but Monica Abbott's 13-strikeout night helped the Americans walk off in the bottom of the eighth to move to 4-0 and move closer to the gold-medal game.
The teams combined for just six hits through seven innings, three each, with Australia's Tami Stepto striking out three in forcing the U.S. to extra innings for the first time this tournament.
While runs have been hard to come by for the Americans, scoring five through their first three matches, their pitching has been exceptional and Abbott spun a gem against the Australians.
Abbott struck out 11 through seven innings and pitched into the eighth in keeping a zero in the runs allowed column for the tournament.
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