Home run record for softball team

Canyon Country's Crystl Bustos and Camarillo's Jessica Mendoza were part of an record-setting home run display in a 7-0 win over Japan.
The United States set an Olympic record with four home runs in a five inning game against Japan.
Mendoza hit a pair of two-run homers The first came in the first inning and the second was in the fourth. Bustos followed Mendoza with a solo home run in the fourth inning. Bustos has hit a home run in four of her past five Olympic games, dating back to the 2004 gold medal game in Athens.
Natasha Watley of Irvine hit a solo home run in the first inning.
The United States returned to the field hours later to finish a suspended game against Canada. The United State scored five runs in the seventh inning and won 8-1.