In the moments after Japan’s win over the United States in the Tokyo Olympic softball final, a reporter in the Yokohama Stadium press box was on the phone attempting to explain what happened on the biggest play of the game.
Even though he broke it down slowly, the person on the other side was having a hard time figuring it all out. Probably because it seemed so unreal at that moment.
A strong pitching performance, two runs and a play that will be talked about for a long time to come helped give Japan its second straight softball gold medal — albeit 13 years after the previous one — with a 2-0 win over the U.S. in the gold medal game on Tuesday night.