The right hander pitched a 5-strikeout shutout, giving up only 3 hits.
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<p>World No. 5 Puerto Rico topped No. 4 Mexico in Game 2 of the WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup. The Puerto Rican squad took advantage of a pair of defensive miscues to score the only two runs of the match. Keira Bucher pitched a five-strikeout complete game shutout, giving up only three hits.</p>
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<p>Puerto Rico’s two runs were scored in the fifht inning, after a pair of bad defensive plays. With runner on first base, Mexican first baseman Romina Ruelas couldn’t glove a fly ball behind her bag, and then threw the ball to no-man’s land in the outfield trying to assist to second base, allowing both runners to score on the play.</p>
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<p>Bucher was brilliant from the circle and was credited with the win. She gave up only three hits in the game while striking out five with no walks, in a 61-pitch complete game shutout.</p>
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<p>The loser for Mexico was Leanna Garcia, who pitched a good ballgame but didn’t receive support from her offense. She went the distance allowing five hits and three walks, with five strikeouts.</p>
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