Nunaka Valley's girls used three singles and two errors by Bacolod City, Philippines, to generate a three-run fourth inning and earn a 3-2 victory on Friday.
That win, which raised Nunaka Valley's record to 3-2 in the tournament, also advanced it into today's game at 7:30 a.m. ADT against Willemstad, Curacao, the Latin America champs. The winner earns fifth place in the 10-team tournament and the loser finishes sixth.
Nunaka Valley, the West champ, beat Curacao 2-0 on Thursday.
Against the Philippines on Friday, Gabby Meyerson, Morgan Hill and Taria Pope lashed consecutive singles, which coupled with two errors and a fielder's choice by Sydney Smith, gave Nunaka Valley a 3-1 lead.
The Philippines, the Asia Pacific champ, plated a run in the bottom of the seventh to cut Nunaka Valley's lead to 3-2, and had runners on second and third bases with one out. But Heather Breslin induced a pop-up to shortstop and a game-ending fly-out to left field to cap the victory.
Smith, who pitched the first four innings, and Breslin, who pitched the last three, surrendered a combined nine hits, but also stranded nine runners.
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