Women's Softball World Cup: The World Championship FInal Live Blog
Kelly Maxwell will start for the United States, while Japan will hand the ball to Miu Goto.
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<p>The <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-womens-softball-world-cup-finals/home" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Women's Softball World Cup 2024 (opens in a new tab)">Women's Softball World Cup 2024</a> Final between World No. 1 USA and No.3 Japan will start at 20:00 (local time) in Castions di Strada, Italy. The US picked Kelly Maxwell as the starting pitcher, while Japan will hand the ball to Miu Goto.</p>
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<h3>Up Next XVII Women's Softball World Cup 2024 - Finals</h3>
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