Courtesy of USA Softball
OKLAHOMA CITY — The USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team along with sophomore Nicole DeWitt and incoming freshman Kelly Barnhill are once again World Champions. The Eagles cruised to an 8-1 win over Japan in the Gold Medal Game last night at the 2015 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Women’s World Championship (JWWC).
UF head coach Tim Walton was an assistant coach with the U.S. Juniors.
Team USA’s offense was the story throughout this Championship, as the team finished the tournament with a team-leading .425 batting average while scoring 119 runs in 10 games played. DeWitt paced the Eagles offensive attack as she hit .381 (8-for-21) with 12 RBI and 15 runs scored.
In the circle, Barnhill was a perfect 6-0 for the Eagles as she struck out 51 batters in just 26 innings pitched. In addition she recorded a miniscule 0.54 earned run average.
In the Gold Medal Game against Japan last night, Barnhill threw 99 pitches as she went the distance, striking out 11 and allowed only one earned run.
This was the fifth time that Team USA won the JWWC, tying Japan for most first place finishes. On the year, Team USA finished 14-4 in international competition, as they competed in the World Cup of Softball X and the WBSC JWWC.
Click here to view the results, box scores and the schedule for the 2015 WBSC JWWC.
Below are the complete game-by-game statistics for both Gators at the JWWC:
| GATOR | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG. | Notes |
| Nicole DeWitt | ||||||
| August 9 vs. Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 3B |
| August 10 vs. Italy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .000 | BB |
| August 10 vs. Australia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .666 | BB |
| August 11 vs. Brazil | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | HR |
| August 11 vs. Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | 3B |
| August 12 vs. Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2B |
| August 12 vs. Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| August 13 vs. Canada | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | BB |
| August 14 vs. Japan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .250 | |
| August 15 vs. Japan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | BB |
| TOTALS | 21 | 15 | 8 | 12 | .381 | 2 3B |
| GATOR | IP | H | R/ER | BB | K | W/L |
| Kelly Barnhill | ||||||
| August 9 vs. Chinese Taipei | 2.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 5 | W |
| August 10 vs. Australia | 7.0 | 2 | 1/0 | 1 | 14 | W |
| August 12 vs. Mexico | 3.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 6 | W |
| August 13 vs. Canada | 3.0 | 1 | 0/0 | 1 | 6 | W |
| August 14 vs. Japan | 4.0 | 4 | 1/1 | 1 | 9 | W |
| August 15 vs. Japan | 7.0 | 4 | 1/1 | 1 | 11 | W |
| TOTALS | 26.0 | 11 | 3/2 | 4 | 51 | 6-0 |
This tournament marked the end of summer competition for USA Softball. For the latest updates about the 2015 National Champion Gator Softball team, stay tuned to GatorZone.com, follow the Gators on Twitter and visit us on Facebook.
