Takasaki City, Japan — Monica Abbott (Salinas, Calif.), the 2018 Japan Cup Most Valuable Player (MVP), stifled the Japan offense while Amanda Chidester (Allen Park, Mich.) and Delaney Spaulding (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) each blasted two-run home runs as Team USA capped off the Japan Cup with a 4-0 win over Japan. Claiming the Japan Cup title with the win, the U.S. finished their 2018 international season with a perfect 20-0 record.
“First of all I am very proud of the way this team represented the game of softball and the USA Softball community,” said Women’s National Team Head Coach, Ken Eriksen.