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Sunday, August 15, 2004
US Women's Softball Result
Remember when you were a kid and you'd be playing kickball or t-ball or something like that and the game would be called early because your team was losing by like 27-1? Ahhh yes, the old slaughter rule -- in effect when you just wanted to go home and lick your wounds as there was no way you were going to win and didn't feel like being embarrassed any further. Well, little did I know that the slaughter rule was in play at the Olympics!
When the US women were ahead 10-0 after the 5th inning in a softball game against Australia, the slaughter rule was called. According to Olympic rules, if a team is behind by 7 or more runs after the 5th inning, the game is called. What is more remarkable about this win is that Australia is the only team to beat the US in softball twice in Olympic competition.
So, if you're keeping count, in the US's two softball games during these Olympics, the combined scores of the games is 17-0, meaning that both of their games have ended early thanks to the slaughter rule.
Remember when you were a kid and you'd be playing kickball or t-ball or something like that and the game would be called early because your team was losing by like 27-1? Ahhh yes, the old slaughter rule -- in effect when you just wanted to go home and lick your wounds as there was no way you were going to win and didn't feel like being embarrassed any further. Well, little did I know that the slaughter rule was in play at the Olympics!
When the US women were ahead 10-0 after the 5th inning in a softball game against Australia, the slaughter rule was called. According to Olympic rules, if a team is behind by 7 or more runs after the 5th inning, the game is called. What is more remarkable about this win is that Australia is the only team to beat the US in softball twice in Olympic competition.
So, if you're keeping count, in the US's two softball games during these Olympics, the combined scores of the games is 17-0, meaning that both of their games have ended early thanks to the slaughter rule.
