CARACAS, Venezuela — The United States defeated Japan 7-2 on Friday to win its seventh consecutive world softball championships.
U.S. team went undefeated in the tournament. Japan took the silver medal and Canada won bronze.
Earlier, Japan defeated Canada 12-3 to set up the final.
Rei Nishiyama drove in two runs in the first with a single. In the third, Natoko Mabuchi singled in a run and Emi Matsuoka had an RBI doubled to put Japan on top 4-0.
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Eri Yamada's RBI single made it 5-0 in the fourth and Japan scored eight more in the seventh.