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Going gets tough for women's softball team

Thursday, July 13, 2023 | 170 Views |

Botswana softball team (blue) in action against the USA on Wednesday

The women's softball team is finding that life is difficult at the ongoing World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Cup group stages in Dublin, Ireland.

Botswana suffered a 7-0 defeat in their first match at the hands of the hosts, Ireland on Tuesday. Botswana suffered second defeat of 15-0 at the hands of the defending champions, USA yesterday in the second Group A clash. USA came into the match on the back of a 5-0 victory against China Taipei. Today, Botswana has a tough assignment when they face Australia in the morning followed by an afternoon clash against China Taipei. Australia has bagged maximum points after beating Ireland 4-0. The last match for Botswana will be against Great Britain on Friday.

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