.jpg&h=600&w=850&c=0&s=1 "Mixed Results for Aussie Spirit")
Mixed results for Australia on their first day of competition at the Women's World Softball Championships in Chiba, Japan.
Game 1 saw the 4th ranked Aussies take a 7-1 win over 17th ranked Venezuela.
Venezuela scored the first run in the second innings giving them the lead, but the Aussies came back scoring two in the 4th and thumping in five more in the 6th innings.
Aussie Spirit win in dominant fashion against Venezuela 7-1. Aussie's were led on the mound by Kaia Parnaby & Ellen Roberts. A 5 run 6th innings highlighted by a 2 run home run by Chelsea Forkin. Great team effort for the Spirit. #worlds2018 #believeinthespirit #WorldSoftball pic.twitter.com/oGmTA40ZTL
— Softball Australia (@SoftballOz) August 3, 2018
Game 2 for the Aussies pitted them against 12th ranked China. Australia was unable to score and went down 1-0 with the only svore coming in the 5th inning.
China dominated the hits with 7-2.
Today Australia play Italy. Watch here.
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