Canyon del Oro's head coach Stephanie Nicholson tries to get her outfield organized May 3, 2012.

 Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Former CDO state championship softball coach Stephanie Nicholson is in Miyazaki, Japan, today to play for Team USA in the gold medal game of the Women’s Baseball World Cup championship. Host Japan is the No. 1 seed. Nicholson has scored four runs in the lead-up to the title game.

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