Yukiko Ueno pitched Japan's women to the Tokyo Olympics softball championship in a 2-0 victory over arch-rival the United States in Tuesday's gold medal game.Ueno, Japan's 39-year-old ace, worked six scoreless innings with one inning of relief help from lefty Miu Goto in the sixth as Japan defended the title it won in 2008 -- the last time softball was played in the Olympics."This is different from the previous gold medal. Playing on home soil came with a huge amount of pressure," said Ueno, also the winning pitcher in the 2008 final. "I went through a lot over the past 13 years to be able …READ FULL ARTICLE
