CORVALLIS – Oregon State head softball coach Laura Berg earned her fifth Olympic medal on Tuesday, as USA softball took silver in Tokyo.
Berg, who won her previous four medals as a player (three gold, one silver), is part of the coaching staff for the American squad, which went a perfect 5-0 in the group phase before falling to Japan 2-0 in the gold medal game on Tuesday.
The 2020 Olympics (which are taking place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) marked the return of softball to the Games for the first time since 2008.